Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-26

1OS1ASC uIdlC, UuC he IdU dlFSduy en-
listed in the u. S. marine corps at
Fargo.
Bert A. Welsh is another Harvey
Centre farmer who numbers among
the more recent buyers of auto.
mobiles. He is the purchaser of a
Pullman.
John j. Boyd, accompanied by Mrs.
Boyd and the children, autoed up
from Milton for a visit of part of
Sunday with a number of their old
Langdon friends.
Mrs. j. H. Harlan left on Tuesday
for the home of her sister at Plain.
view, Mimi, whose illness of some
months is stated as having lately
taken a serious turn
Ben Cooperman, whose name up to
a few years ago used to appear in
Langdon's directory as a manufac.
turer of cigars, was here Monday
making his regular round of the trade
as q salesman.
George H. Lachner was a visitor
here Thursday from his farm at Wales
AMI stated the hail storm of the even
ing of the previous day resulted in a
p tactical total loss of two hundred
acres of crop. ~
Miss Loretta Schwartz who is TAX
ing a course in trained nursing at
Valley City, arrived Tuesday and will
make a vacation visit of a couple of
weeks here at the home of her
parents.
DR.. Mcqueen and Rev. F. j. Hib-
bard autoed from Langdon to Fargo
the latter part of the week, their
mission being to get pointers regard.
ing the organization of Langdon's
chapter of the Red Cross society.
Judge Dorval and DR.. w. w. Nc
Queen were among those from Lang
don to attend the meeting of the
Olga auxiliary of the Red Cross So
ciety, which is cooperating in its
work with the Langdon chapter.
M. l.. Aver, who since retiring
from the newspaper business when
he disposed of the Dickinson Press to
Ernie Peterson, has been talking in.
surance, is among the out of town
visitors here during fair week.
The enlistments in Company E have
gained steadily during the past week
the total having signed the muster
roll now being eighty three. The at.
tendance at the fair is expected to
bring the company membership up to
the hundred mark.
This is the day when Langdon
business men are giving a ten per
cent of the profits on all cash sales
to the fund that is being raised for
the boys of Company E. The money
itself will help to provide for their
real needs when badly needed after
they have gone to the front. Be
liberal in what you spend today and
help a worthy cause.
Thursday afternoon of next week at
three o'clock in the assembly hall at
the high school building is the time
and place for the organization of Red
Cross workers among the young girls
of Langdon between ten and fifteen
years of age. Mrs. w. H. Syers is
chairman of the committee having
charge Of this work undertaken by the
Langdon chapter. An invitation is
given to all Langdon girls of that age
to attend.
Albert Drury and Roy Horgan who
left their Langdon homes a little
over a week ago to seek enlistment in
either the military or naval service
of Uncle Sam are heard from as hav-
ing joined the U. S. Marines at St.
Paul and have already ,heen sent for
ward to a training station on the
coast of South Carolina. Before the
close of the fall season it is expected
both of the boys will be transferred
to one of the crusier s%quadrons of
the United States navy and doubtless
number among the fighting forces to
be landed somewhere in France.
Yesterday afternoon occurred the
interment..i in Lebanon cemetery of the
remains of Mrs. Redmond, of Ia
coma, WASH, in the burial lot of the
McGruer family the remains being
given a last resting place by the side
Of her first husband, the late Robert
MrGruer, whose death at Virginia
City, Wis, dates back about fifteen
years ago. The family were among
those identified with Langdon during
its earlier days of some thirty years
ago. Mr.. McGruer being at one time
a partner of Mr.. Chas. Chisholm in
the furniture and undertaking bust.
ness. The deceased was a relative
of County Commissioner Robert Laine