Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-11
Local Happenings
Today's wheat-$2. O3.

Today's wheat-$2. O3.
Buy a war savings stamp.
Come to Langdon and have a good
time at the county fair next week.
The "Work or Fight" govern
ment edict has been in effect since
July lat.
Walhalla graduated a class Of
seven from its high school last week.
There are twelve stars in the school
service flag.
Send for catalo que to Aakers' bu-
siness College, Grand Forks, N.
Oak. !; also for a tractor and aut
school catalogue. 81 st
Judge H. A Libby, one Of the big
corporation lawyers in Grand Forks
is here this week in the interest of
litigants in Judge K%neeshaw's court.
The Calvin Times places the town
ships Of Glenila, Byron and Grey as
each having completed the purchase
of their respective alloments Of War
Saving Stamps before July lst.
TIE Fairdale band, which comes
to Langdon for a three day engage
ment next week during the county
fair, is one of the finest in the north.
erp part of the state and a big credit
to it's home town.
Judge Kneeshaw came over from
Cavalier on Sunday in company with
States Attorney Crimson. After the
close of the term he expects to spend
a day or two here at the fair and in
looking after his farming interests
in this county.
There is to be a Red Cross picnic
held to day in the grove at the Mai.
da farm of Pat Shelp, with several
good speakers present. Louis Me-
Mcleod, the war veteran Scottish pi
per from Canada and Sergeant Steele
of the Canadian forces, both we'll
known by the people of this county.
III Saturday evening of this week the
Red Cross branch of Easily will hold
a social at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Rourke, which is one mile west and
thee miles south of the village. The
Easily Red Cross workers hope to see
quite"a crowd of their Friends from
Langdon and immediate vicinity, if
the weather is suitable.
Doc. Porter, the Calvin M. D., and
who will be in the democratic column
on the ballot at the fall election for
the state senatorship from this legis
lative district was in Langdon yes
terday. accompanied by Mrs. Porter,
and the latter's mother for q short
tine. Since the primaries Doc. has
sworn off talking politics until after
harvest.
Frank j. Schwartz, is officiating as
one of the court officials this week,
being engaged with Sheriff Thomp'
sons corps of dignitaries in the court
room az a bailiff and custodian of the
jail. 1t is hoped with competent aie
in all departments of justice for Judge
Kneeshaw to dispose of the business
pending at the present term by the
end of the week.
Photographer Ross Opie was among
those from Langdon who observed tn
Fourth by viewing the patriotic pa
geant at St. Thomas. His trip, how
ever, was more Of a professional af
fair as he took along his cirkut cam
era and 30: a splendid panoramic
picture of the parade, which is some
thing quite unique in the line of Jul.
Fourth s~'doings.'
The local drafting board has re
ceived notification from the STATE
draft executives at Bismarck to thu
effect that General Crowder, the pro
vost marshal at Washington. D. c.
had ordered the calling up for physi'
cal examination of all the new regis
trants of June 5th of this year. Thi'
will include all those who have beel
given classification in Glass One.