Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-12
+ Local Happenings &
Today's wheat-$2. o..

Today's wheat-$2. O3.
"All you need is a heart and a
dollar"
Are you going to renew your Red
Cross membership?
Take your storage battery to
Sparling's garage to secure proper
care during the winter months.
We have a complete line of kodak
albums, photo frames and leather
cases all of which make fine Chr list.
mas gifts. The Opie Studio.
The light snow fall of the
early part of this week has materially
helped the roads to the extent that
considerable grain has been marketed
Calvin is to have a new bank. 1t
is to be capitalized in the sum of
$25, 900 by resident farmers of the
community, but does not expect to
open for business until along toward
early spring.
To night the Langdon camp of the
Modern Woodmen hold their election
Of new officers for the ensuing year.
There is also a program and social
session which should fill to capacity
their hall at the Auditorium.
The vacancy on the city board of
health occasioned by the temporary
removal from the city of DR.. J. w.
Towey was filled by the council at its
last meeting by the appointment of
DR.. E. /. Donovan to fill the position
David German, who holds the fede-
raj appointment as appraiser of the
valuation of farming lands over this
part of the state for the federal
farm loan bank of this district. was
here part of last week in his official
capacity.
The war casualty report in the
Monday papers bulletined "Jimmy''
Scott, a younger brother of Merchant
w. A. Scott, as being severely wound
ed The family received news Of his
being among the injured about three
weeks ago.
Milton has organized an athletic
club with A. S. Rude the principa
of the schools as its president. 1t
has opened winter quarters the
oldssHe]geson store building and for
the present is to meet two evenings
of each week.
The fine weather Of the opening of
December has enabled S. G. Erick-
son, of Elkwood, and c. w. Plain,
of Milton, two of the county's bo-
nanza farmers, with quite an acreage
of crop still unthreshed at freezing.
up to complete the seasons run.
Intervening weather has been report
ed as doing little If any damage.
Fred Hinkle, who is building up
quite a real estate and insurance
business in the western part of the
county with his headquarters at
Clyde, was in the city Friday, re.
turning from a business trip to
Fargo He also attended a meeting
of the board of directors of the
North Dakota Childrens Home while
in the Gateway City.
Ray Fabel was calling on Langdor
general mercantile trade during 6
stop.ove among old friends here q
co uple of days the end Of the week.
He will be recalled as associated in
the grocery department at Schulke's
for some time and later engaged in
business at Dresden. before going or
the road as a travelling salesman.
The Fax ell. are making their home ir
Grand Forks.
g. g Vic Koehmstedt, of Mt. Carmel
and Jos. Wilhelm ana Herman Her.
riott of Nekoma, made a trio of boys
from this county who returned or
Tuesdays train to their homes from
Fargo, where they. have been TO,
over three months receiving training
for army service. The training
school has been closed and the. boss
given an honorable discharge from
mi litary service. Victor returns with
the rank of a sergeant of his com
! pany. They all looked fine anc
) had enjoyed their short experience