Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-05
Local Happenings
Today's wheat-$2. O3.

Today's wheat-$2.O 3.
Only three weeks to Christmas.
Take your storage battery to
sSparling's garage to secure proper
care during the winter months.
ESince the start-off Of December
colder weather would appear to have
set in and a long cold winter until
next April is now confronting US.
The Electric theatre ~reopened last
evening with special film features for
local movie fans after having been
closed for several weeks during the
prevalence of the flu epidemic.
Mrs. ]. H.. Balm and daughter,
Frances, are both among those con-
valescing this week from a regula.
ton attack of thelu, which has laid
them up for a couple of weeks.
Starting with December 1st the
food administration has removed re.
strictions. as to the sale Of sugar to
the consumer, leaving it to the indi-
>vidual user to conserve az much as
apostolic.
Langdon city schools will in all
probability re open on Monday, De.
cember 80. after being closed during
the greater part of the past two
months owing to the prevalence of
:, the Spanish influenza epidemic.
Tuesday of next week is the date
of. the sale of property, on which de-
linquent taxes of 1917 and prior
years remains unpaid. 1t is also the
day on which the closing chapter CT
the activities of the local draft board
will be reached.
Since the first of the month the
price of subscription to this paper
has advanced to So, 90 a year, pay.
able in advance. To Canada and
overseas, the subscription price now
is So. SO. Both new and old subscri.
Der will please bear this in mind
Milton Reed, the Oldest son of
Chief of Police Reed, who went from
Camp Lewis to France with a ma
chine gun company, writes the family
in a letter received last week that
his company had been in almost con
stant action for more than two
weeks. The letter gives no intima-
tion of anticipated steps toward an
armistice.
Yesterday forenoon Superintendent
Bonar and the board of education
made official announcement of their
decision to reopen the Langdon
public schools on Monday, December
Both, if no further development OF
influenza cases is noted in Langdon
and immdiate vicinity in the mean.
time. Until then the board of health
will have rigid observance of the
situation so as to leave no chance of
a return of the epidemic.
Thursday of next week, tae 18th
inst, the Langdon camp of the Mod.
.ern Woodmen of America will hold
their election of officers for the en-
suing year. There is also to be q
social session and short %impromptu
program for the good of the order.
The officers of the camp also expect
to have quite a class of candidates
for irritation into the mysteries OF
Woodcraft at this meeting and ask
for as large a turnout Of members as
con ho nresent that night.
According to telegrarhic statements
in the daily papers of Saturday from
the Mar department there will be nc
rehabilitation of the United States
Marine forces until after. the definite
conclusion of a peace. This is the
branch of the service in which son
of w. L. Drury and two o of
James Lindsay enlisted at the outset
of the war. Drury has twice been
wounded and Roy Horgan. who joined
the marines at the same time, died Of
wounds received at that time.
Francis Rowe, who left a job in the
Democrat printing Office to join
the colors at the outset of the war,
epterd the sam. branch of the service
and according to letters received in
the past week had escaped injury
although having been in action on
several occasions.