Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-12
: !eee! Happenings &

Eight experienced girls wanted at
POLES Place during fair week. APP
ply at once.
E. G. Pitheon went south on Mon.
days passenger on a business trip to
the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Chamberlain, of Minneapolis,
was a Saturday arrival and will visit
for a few weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. w. A. Bolton.
Allan Pinkerton was in Langdon on
Tuesday from his farm near Wales to
cast his vote for congressman at the
First Ward election precinct.
Dr.. Backus, of Wales, was here
Tuesday as a chautauqua visitor to
hear the talk in the afternoon of Con.
gresham Davis, of Texas, "the cy-
clone orator"
DR.. A. H. Backus and wife of
Wales we're visitors in the city yester-
day to attend the afternoon and eve.
ming programs of the ch%autauqua.
Senator Henry Mclean and Ole T..
Axvig were visitors in the city yester.
day from Hannah and Milton to give
a once over to the casualty list of
Tuesdays election.
Deputy Collector of Customs McIn-
tosh received word last week of the
death of his brother, Donald Mcintosh,
at his home near Lucknow, Ont,
death being due to cancer of the
stomach. Mr.. Mcintosh was sixty-six
years of age and was one of the early
settlers in the eastern part of the
state, having homesteaded near Lang
don where he was familiarly known as
Dan Mcintosh, in 1882. The Amer.
lean extends sympathy to our towns
man in his Observation-Disclosures On.
d. American.
Stewart Work, writing from Ris.
marck, where Company A. of the lst
Regiment of the North Dakota Ma.
tional Guards is in barracks, awaiting
orders to entrain for American Lake,
Wash, states that quite a number Of
new men had enlisted during his ter
days leave of absence. Less thar
twenty are required to bring Company
A. up to its full war strength Of one
hundred and fifty men. When HI
wrote he had learned of the formation
of L%angdon's Company f. and wa
elated to learn that the training quar-
tiers of both the LIST and End regiment!
is likely to be at American Lake.
Lieut.. Rich M. Still, of Compan,
B, at Fargo, arrived in the cit,
Saturday and has since that time beel
in active charge of the recruiting
headquarters of Company F, next doc:
to the Postoffice in the new w. F.
Winter block. In the past few day
the muster roll of the company ha
had between seventy and eighty sign
ers. Tuesday was designated by Ad.
J jutant General Tharalson, of Bis
marck, as inspection day for members
of the various companies of the new
regiment. The medical inspection
here was made by DR.. Kirkham ant
the reflections after undergoing exam
i%nation by the doctor still leave Com
pany F with the needed quota O.
sixty.five men with which to organize.
F. F. Ross autoed to Langdon las
Monday in response to a telephone
message requesting his presence there
on business in regard to the organic
ing of a company for the U. S. Army,
Mr.. Ross has been offered the cap,
taincy of the proposed company ane
if the company is raised will accep'
the important commission. Mr.. Ross
has been a member Of the Nationa
Guard for twenty years and has beer
in actiye service in the Philippines
where he received a medal for brave.
ry. His training and natural ability
al a leader will make him a yer,
efficient. officer and his many friends
in Calvin and throughout the count,
will be pleased to learn of his ap
pointment and will wish him all kind
of success and a safe return at tn.
conclusion of the war.-Calvin Times.