Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-20
Today's wheat-$2.0 s.
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Buy q war savings stamp.
Saturday of this week is registra.
ton day across the line in Manitoba.
Just two weeks from today to the
Fourth of July. This is 9 year for
a sane display of patriotism.
Customs Officer Myers was here
Monday for a short time between trains
giving official matters attention.
Wales has a four minute mems or.
ganization in connection with its com.
mercial club and no public event goes
by without a short patriotic talk.
the twenty-five per cent increased
rate in freight charges over all rail.
roads of the United States becomes
effective on Tuesday of next week as
an additional war measure.
: Thursdays passenger brought along
with it the private car of the division
superintendent and traffic manager
taking those officials on a trip of in.
.'-spection over this branch line, s.,
Mark j. O'Brien, assistant;4cashier
Of the Citizens State Bank, left on
Saturdays train for Milwaukee, where
he is again compelledsto consult with
specialists relative to eye trouble and
will probably be away. for a month.
Injury done to the cement street
crossings and the tearing out of metal
culverts by the heavy ditching ma.
chimes engaged in the sewerage and
waterworks contract are matters that
the city authorities should see are
properly taken care of before the job
is finished up this fall.
Hon. B. F. Spalding, a former
judge of the state supreme court, was
here from Fargo the first three days
of the week and made a speaking
tour of towns along the 500 and
through the western part of the county
holding political meetings, campaign
ing for the straight republican ticket
at next weeks primaries. He was
accompanied on the tour by the local
legislative candidates for nomination.
Friday evening. June 18th. at a
meeting called for eight o'clock at
the Gellner school house, Perry
township branch of the Cavalier
chapter of the Red Cross will be or.
ganized by the people of that settle
ment, several officers Of the chapte,
are to be there to aid in starting the
branch and address the meeting. Jas.
c. Heating, Jacob Gellner and Otto
Dettler have been active in promoting
the organization of the Perry branch
.. of the Red Cross.
On Tuesday of next week the Still.
I we'll. Harvey branch will hold a Rec
Cross picnic in the grove on the Hugh
+; McDowall farm during the Afternoon
and evening, to which the people Of
Langdon and vicinity are invited a:
as we'll as those living in the imme.
diate neighborhood. Everybody will
please take a we'll. filled basket with
them. The admission charges to the
picnic will be fifty and twenty five
cents. If the weather is right this il
an event that should draw a capacity
crowd to the grove on the. Harve!
Center farm of Hugh Mcdowell.
Lloyd Newbern, who less than
couple Of months ago left the hom'
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l.
Newborn, near Langdon to enlist fol
service in the navy in a letter to the
home folks received during the week
tells of having been assigned fol
training to the U. S. San Diego. on.
of the fastest of the large cruisers Of
the American navy. They were tt
leave enc of the Atlantic ports on thu
18th acting as part of the convoy o:
troop transports and vessels carrying
war supplies to France. Lloyd ha'
really only just started in on his ca
reer in the navy but is getting al
early start into the war zone.