Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Walter Laidlaw returned Saturday
to Hannah, having spent the week
here with his father, Hon. W. l..
Laidlaw, of Minneapolis.
Postmaster Sam Cross and j. B.
Beauchamp were in the city Thursday
and Friday at the mid winter fair and
doings generally at the farmers con.
vention.
Optometrist l.. C. Stember, of the
! A. o. Void firm, is making a profess
sional tour this week of the, towns in
the western part of the county on the
J Sarles and Munich line.
W. G. Mcbride was a Milton visi.
tor Tuesday being accompanied by
Mrs. Mcbride who will undergo treat.
ment for a chronic rheumatic trouble
during a stay of a few days.
Peter Keveney, wife and children
were down from Hannah, visitors last
week during the mid-winter fair at
the home south Of town of C. M.
Johnson, the father of Mrs. Keveney.
On Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock, the young girls who form
the membership of the Queen Esther
circle of the M. E. church, hold a
candy sale in the Boyd department
store.
j.. A. Balgaard, local manager of
the interests of the Standard Oil
Company here, left yesterday for
Fargo, where he spends the balance
of the week looking after business
matters.
Jacob Kohen, whose farm lies be-
tween Langdon and Munich, in Gordon
township, mourns the loss of an infant
daughter in his family. The little
one passing away Sunday morning,
after a brief illness.
Auctioneer Tony Kietfer has a farm
sale Monday at the R. B. Bimler farm
northeast of Dresden in Mt. Carmel
township and Tuesday another big
sale at the "Raspy" Larson farm at
Stilwell.
MIR. and Mrs. N. C. Crockett had as
guests at their Langdon home during
last weeks mid-winter fair, his son,
William Crockett and wife, and Mr..
and Mrs. John Thorn, both of whom
are farming west of Wales.
Prof. j. Adams Taylor, of the
University of North Dakota, who was
here during the past week. taking
part in the banquet and entertainment
program of the mid.winter fair, was
a guest at the w F. Winter home
while here in the city.
William Frederick, who since NOV
ing here with his family last fall
from Minnesota, has purchased the
farm at Stilwell, up to the present
time operated by R. E. Larson, NOV.
ed out with his family to their new
home the early part of the week.
Thursday, last week. March 1st,
another of the county's early pioneer
settlers, John Thompson, living five
miles east of Milton, passed away.
Advanced age with poor health, fol-
lowed by an illness that had confined
him to his bed since winter set in,
left the final outcome Inevitable.
Monday evening of the coming week
has been definitely set by those hav-
ing in hand the presentation of the
tournament of Song" The fact
that it is entirely a home talent event
is one that assures a turnout of the
people of Langdon and vicinity that
will give the performance a capacity
audience at the auditorium next Mon
day evening.
The news came in a telegram from
Bradley. S. D., last evening of the
death Of Mr.. Alex Hoover. Deceas.
ed was a cousin, by marriage, to
Mrs. A. l. Koehmstedt, who, owing
to distance and short time intervening
until the funeral will be held, is UNI
able to attend. The passing of Mr..
Hoover is stated as being sudden and
quite unexpected by the family and
friends.
Stewart Work made the trip with
the high school basket ball team to
the Forks last week and found an
opportunity to spend a few days with
friends in that vicinity. He goes
from there to Jordan, Mont, for a
visit with his brother, Robert Work,
Jr., and intends to look over a bust
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