Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-07
LANGDON

day. Sept. IS, states thai the repair
work and overhauling the building
has been finished. Five of the teach
Ing staff of last yearss.have been re-
engaged, leaving nine changes in the
corps of teachers in grades and high
school.
Miss Beth Mahon has been installed
as bookkeeper and cashier in the auto
accessory and repair shop of AL
Heapy.
Field Deputy Earl T~releaven of Co!
Sup't Body's office, who returned
Tuesday from a trip through the west
ern part of the county. states that
the middle of September will see the
majority of the county schools open
and at work. In a few of the districts
the date has not been definitely set,
and the condition of fall work on the
farm.
John Wild here from Milton on
Tuesday. stated that Monday nights
rain came too late to delay thresh-
ing operations i'm the southeastern
part of the county. unthreshed crop
is generally in stack, he says. Wheat
Is averaging from fifteen to twenty
bushels to the acre.
John Morrison. prescription drug
gist with H.. E. Close & Co., returned
to the city Monday from Milton,
where he has had charge of the Swan
law drug store, during a months leave
of absence.
Rev. j. NJ. McInnis, accompanied
by Mrs. McInnis and their little
daughter, We're here from Park River
a day or two the fore part of the week
visiting with Rev. and Mrs. w. c.
Faucette.
The heavy rainfall early Tuesday
morning was a little over two inches
at seven O'Clock, according to the rain
gauge at the local U. S. weather bur.
eau Reports from Wales and north
through the Mt. Carmel settlement in
dictate the downpour as almost a
cloudburst and the rain saturated
grain crop, standing in the shock over
the county will not be fit for thresh-
ing before Thursday afternoon.
Langdon's municipal system OF
waterworks and sewerage is being
installed this week at the. Great
Northern depot. This with the cleo
trio lighting and connection with the
lines of the telephone company max s
it possible, Agent Bolton says. to give
the public a service equalled by few
II any of the towns along the line. II
is understood that drinking fountains
are to be installed in both waiting
rooms.
County Auditor John W. Scott and
wife were passengers Tuesday as far
as Grand Forks. During a stay OF
part of the week Mrs. Scott consulted
a specialist for eye trouble.
Will Row. Of the Row Motor Co..
spent a day or two in Grand Forks
the early part of the week.
Hon. Jim F.. Shea came over from
his big farm in the vicinity Of Calvin
through the rain Tuesday. Threshing
Is completed and the crop Of the west
ern part of the county he reports
away ahead of the last few years.
The plant of the Langdon Heat and
Light Co., has q crew of men at work
excavating and relaying the line OF
steam pipes which furnish the winter
heat to the Presbyterian church and
a number of homes in the residential
section of the city.
the finishing touches put on this week
to a number of Improvements that
have been added this summer to his
residence property on Sixth street.
Druggist McLauchlin, Of the Cav
alier County National bank. has been
temporarily transferred to the First
State bank Of Easily, to assist Cashier
A. j.. Backes during the fall collection
season.
Rev. H. Won Nicer, located at Wales
for the past three years as pastor of
st. Michael's church, has been trans
ferred by Bishop O'Reilly to the
parish Of Mt. Carmel.
F. J.. Reher. of the Schulke-Bradley
Co., spent a day or two looking after
hb crop interests in the southwest
part of the county. Threshing is
practically completed around Alsen
and wheat is said to average from Is
to 80 bushels per acre.
1.angdon people have learned since
the return OF Rev. c. w. Langdon
from the summer ministerial school.
in session at Grand Forks during the
month of August, that while there Mr..
Langdon had offered him the assistant
passionate of the Wesley church, one
of the largest NJ. E. churches in Min
nan nolia