Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-14

curse. To restore digestion, normal
weight, good health and purify the
blood use Burdock's Blood Bitters.
Sold at all drug stores. Price 81. Is.
Joseph Paulson, who is again one
the coterie of grain buyers, at Osna.
brock after several years spent in
farming down at Concrete, was
among those from out of town here
last week to take in the Scottish
Rite reunion at the Masonic Temple.
Dan Shelly and wife returned on
Friday of last week to their home at
Iona from a visit covering the greater
part of the past winter in the states
of Washington, Oregon and California.
In addition to having a most enjoyable
time they mention having met some
of their old Cavalier county acquain-
tances at every place they stopped.
Elmer Johnson returned to the city
Tuesday from a visit of several weeks,
since the death of his, wife at the
old home in Indiana, where he left
his little daughter with relatives
while going to school. Mr.. Johnson,
still retains his territory in this
county as the representative of the
St. Paul wholesale grocery firm Of
Michaud Bros.
On Sunday the pulpit at the Pres
byterian church will be filled by Rev.
Finlayson, of Edgeley, in this state,
who until some little time ago was
pastor of the church at Park River
for several years. He is ~favorably
known by a large number of the peo.
pie of Langdon and vicinity as we'll
as over the entire northern half of
the state. .,
Mrs. Jas. Walker and daughter, Miss
Ethel, accompanied by Miss Electa
Crockett, left on Fridays train for
St. Paul, where Stanley Walker has
been located for the past month in
training for his work as a member of
the aviation branch of the U. s.
army service. Mrs. Walker and her
daughter expect to spend a couple of
weeks there visiting with Stanley.
H. E. Fay. assistant cashier of the
First National Bank. returned to the
city on Thursdays train from a
months vacation, during which he
visited the home of his mother in
Chicago. Mrs. Fay, who has been
spending the time at Scott, Sask.,
the home of her sister, Mrs. Gather
wood. is expected to return to her
home in Langdon in the course of a
few days.
Rev. E. A. Foley took Tuesdays
noon passenger for Grafton, where
he is spending the forepart of the
week in attendance at an annual
meeting of the pastors of Methodist
Episcopal churches in Walsh and Penn.
bina counties, being on the program
to deliver an address at one of the
sessions. He is also a member OF
what is known as the District Male
Quartette, which features in the mu
steal part of the meetings held,
Joseph Week, who has been holding
down the job of ticket agent ane
cashier at the Great Northern depot
along with Agent w. A. Bolton. re
signed the position the end of last
week to accept an offer which the
company had made him as their agent
at Mimic in Walsh county. He is
succeeded here by Mr.. Reuben C ardi.
nal, who has been holding down a jot
as second man at several points oyer
the Ct. N. system for the past couple
of years.
The school board OF Mimic town.
ship will open the bids for their new
consolidated school building on April
lst. 1t will occupy the old site and
foundation of the school building re,
Gently destroyed by fire. on the south
east corner of Section l6. The plans
are for a modern three room school,
with full basement, the size of the
building being 32x64 feet, and is to
be completed by August LIST. 1t will
be modern in every DETAIL and fire
proof as far as practical.
Judge w. J.. Kneeshaw was among
the arrivals on Tuesday, coming to
open the adjourned March term of
district court. The term will be con-
fined to the hearing of court cases,
there being no jury called for the
spring term. Judge Kneeshaw is at
this time also hearing the petitions
of ten applicants for papers of citi-
zenship. 1t is stated that an ad.
journment will probably be reached
tomorrow at noon as the calendar is
only a light one.
George A. Williams spent a couple
of days in Langdon bidding good bye
to friends, before the leaving of him.