Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-09

vacation visit Of two weeks, spent
with friends at Park River and AID.
ans, N. D.
Miss Helen Sullivan leves today
returning to her duties in Superinten.
dent Macdonald's office at Bismarck
after a two weeks vacation visit at
her Langdon home.
Robt. Bimler came up Friday from
Michigan. N. D. He will look after
the shipment from Dresden of the
Bimler Bros. threshing outfit which
will be operated in Nelson county
this fall.
E. c. Pitheon was a returning pas
senger Tuesday from the Twin Cities
where he has been since Saturday
on a stock buying trip. He was re-
called by the news reaching him of
the fire which seriously damaged the
stock of the Red Front variety store
Monday forenoon.
3. W. Quick. the contractor and
builder, left Tuesday for Bemidji,
Mimi, where he will give business
matters attention during a stay of
several days. Bemidji was the home
of Mr.. Quick and his family for
twelve years before their coming to
Langdon to reside.
Mrs. John Schwan took Tuesdays
train for Michigan intending to make
a weeks visit here with the families
of her brothers, the Bimler Bros.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Nc.
Nance, who will stop over at Michi-
gan on her return to Hillsboro after
a visit here at the Schwan home.
Miss Laura Morrison was an arri-
val during the week at the home of
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Stevenson, com.
ing from Eau Clair, Wis, where she
has been engaged for several months
in her work as a trained nurse. Be-
fore returning she will make a visit
across the line at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Neil Morrison at Kill.
larney, Man.
John j. Ross has been here during
the week with his house moving out
fit and crew from Hannah having the
job of placing a new foundation under
the Third street place of business of
D. G. Mcdonald. the hardware and
harness dealer. The alterations the
store is undergoing includes a new
front with plate glass and hardwood
floors. The interior arrangement
. will be complete new and up to date.
Alex Mclean, Of the 'l6 class OF
, the Langdon high school, has during
t the week returned from Winnipeg,
: where he consulted an eye specialist.
About a month ago he had his appli.
2 cation for enlistment in Company T
turned down owing to eye trouble,
but now expects to pass the examina
, ton. He has been teaching school il
the southwestern part of the county
! the past year, but is now intent upor
seeing military service in the U. S.
9 army.
Ole l. Gjeyre was in the city OF
t Friday from Nekoma going from her
y over to the new townsite that ha
been recently plated on the boun
Diary line opposit Windygates, Man
4 Mr.. Gjevre and others associated
! with him in the establishing of a new
f town on the spur line of the G. P. R
2 are having work rushed in the cree
ton of a grain elevator, which it j
proposed to have completed in readi
e ness for the handling of this fall
q crop as soon as it comes on the mar
Q ket when threshed.
In the past week Langdon peopl
have had another opportunity to sa.
q goodbye and extend wishes for a SAT,
+ return home to two more Langdol
boys who have offered and had thei
e services accepted by their country
Frank Heapy and Roy Wells less thai
a week ago left for. Minneapolis wher,
d they took the examination requires
for their enlistment in the mechanic
/ al department of the aviation corp
8 of the U. S. army. From Minneapc
lis they go into training at a cam
located at San Antonio, Texas.
p John Robertson. who has been en-
+ gagged in Y. M. G.. A. work in tn
training camps of the national guard
e in this state and at Great Lakes, III.
since the close of the school year a
n Jamestown college, made a shor
n visit over the week end at the famil
home in Langdon. At the morning
service of Sunday at the Presbyteria
church Mr.. Robertson gave a shor
and interesting talk outlining tn
aims and the work being done by tbs
, Y. M. c.. A., among the enlisted me
E of our country in their military train
o ing camps.
{. Tuesday, afternoon train took mort
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