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Ask for Mercer's home grown seed from Langdon dealers. Saturday, February 22nd, is Washing ton's birthday, a legal holiday, but not a school holiday this year—or next year either. Judge Kneeshaw spent Friday and Saturday of last week in Langdon adjusting district court matters that had been left over tne regular term. The Boyd department store auction sale is still drawing crowds of people to the auctions held in the afternoon and evening of each day. Auctioneer Joe Kelly has unloaded wagon loads of bargains to buyers. See J. B. Boyd's half page adv't on another page. McLauchlin & Stranger have a new advertisement elsewhere in this issue that should interest the people of Lang don and vicinity who contemplate the purchase of an automobile this season. They have the agency for this county of the Buick and Maxwell line of cars. Schulke's department store in this week's change of adv't calls attention to the many lines of new spring and sum mer goods that are arriving daily. Mr. Schulke's purchases recently in the Chicago and New York markets give Langdon people the very latest styles in spring and summer wear. Park River's basket ball teams and accompanying party of visitors on their return home Saturday were given a rousing farewell by the boys and girls of the Langdon high school, a large number of whom escorted them on the trip down the line as far as Easby, where the two trains met. The visitors had nothing but words of praise for the hospitality and royal entertainment accorded them by the Langdon bunch. S. F. Mercer, the Larimore seedsman and plant grower made Langdon and other towns, along this branch line dur ing the week. Mr. Mercer this spring is making a new departure in advertis ing his business by planting demonstra tion plots with his home grown seeds in 'different towns over the state. While in town Monday he announced his in tention of seeding a large plot of pansies ihere. At Park River and Inkster he is specializing in new varieties of •corn. Mercer's home grown seeds are on sale with all the leading Langdon dealers. The Rumeley oil-pull tractor demon stration and school that has been held in the large dining room at the Gt. North em .hotel during'- the week- has- been well attended by farmers from over the county who are interested in modern up to date farming. The lectures and dem onstrations are being given by experienc ed factory experts and the crowd at tending for instruction includes a num ber of prospective buyers this spring as well as those who already own Rumley outfits. The visitors are being entertain ed during their stay in Langdon by M. Liebeler, the local agent and A. E. Montgomery the company's salesman covering this territory. WE HERE IFup Local Happenings Announcement will retain our SALE PRICES onfall winter goods as we positively will not carry'any of it over. The bad weather has made it utterlyj impos sible for many to get in from a distance. is an opportunity to buy underwear, Shirts, Sheeplined Coats, overshoes, shoes, etc., etc., at less in many instances than manufacturer's cost. Ole I. Gjevrewasa business visitor Monday from his big farm south of Osnabrock. John Mayerle and wife were visitors here on Tuesday from their farm north east of Osnabrock. J. F. Ramage went to Grand Forks yesterday where a big automobile display is being held this week. Druggist McKay is enjoying a visit this week from his wife, who came over from Bisbee, N. D., last Thursday. C. S. Hunter, was one of Langdon's farm machinery dealers at Grand Forks to attend last weeks state convention. Miss Hazel Prom was a visitor here from Milton a couple of days the early part of the week with her Langdon friends. Jacob Baker, Peter Helten and Robert Schuler were here a couple of days last week from their farms near Calio look ing afterjbusiness matters, Jno. H. McLean, who is -a candidate for the Hannah post office appointment, and has practically no opposition was a Langdon visitor last Saturday. Cashier J. A. Terhaar of the State Bank of Dresden was a passenger north Saturday returning from a week's visit to his former home at Melrose, Minn. Tony Kieffer, the ^Wales auctioneer returned Saturday from Grand Forks, where he spent a couple of days attend ing the farm implement dealers conven tion. Rev. T. Dougan is on the sick list with symptoms of lagrippe and throat trouble and was unable to fill his minis terial appointments at Inkster and Lankin last Sunday, Jake Ritter was over from his farm near Clyde last Thursday and intends before returning to spend several days visiting at the home of his father,Albert Ritter near Osnabrock. Elmer Erickson and Miss Ella Erick son, son and daughter of Com'r S. G. Erickson took Tuesday's train for Saco., Mont., where both have homesteads and will spend most of the summer. Co. Com'r Wienecke was in the city Saturday returning to his home at Loma from Jamestown, where a conven tion of county commissioners from over the state was in session several days of last week. JOHN B. FAUST GIVES VIOLIN LESSONS Enquire at Wold & Co'aTJewelry Store LANGDON, N. DAK. N. F. Charrier left Saturday for an extended trip through the Northwest expecting to visit points in the Canadian Northwest and British Columbia with a view to a probable business location. There are a number of now towns open ing up in northern British Columbia where Mr. Charrier may decide to go in to the hotel business. CLOTHINfi HOUSE you haAe an eye for business you will not pass this chance to save. A FEW FUR AND FUR LINED COATS LEFT. Simon Schefter. Altert & Winter have plenty of money to loan on first and second mortgages. L. Fischer, of the Liebeler-Fischer Co., machinery firm of Wales was here Tues day. 1913 desk calendar pads—at the DEMO CRAT office—only a few left—while they last 15 cents each Co. Com'r R. B. Laing was a visitor here from Milton the early part of the week on official business. C. O. Rye was at Osnabrock a couple of days during the week to do an inside job of plumbing and tinsmithing. Merchant A. Schulke returned Thurs day from his two weeks stock purchas ing trip to the Twin Cities and Chicago. Geo. Plain, one of the heavyweight representatives of Osnabrock's business interests was a Monday visitor in the city. A. E. Montgomery reports the sale of a Rumley plowing and threshing outfit during the week to Walker Hamilton east of town. Jas. F. Gleason, manager of the Cava lier Co., Implement Co's interests at Hannah was here attending to business matters Monday. Mrs. Ruble, sister of Mrs. J. E. Pock randt left Tuesday returning to her home in Minneapolis after a visit here since the holiday season. Domnic Schuler accompanied Peter Helten on his return to Calio last Satur day after having made an extended stay of several weeks in Langdon. THE COURIER-DEMOCRAT, TflCJRSDAY, FEBRUAKY 20, 1913 Making a Real Estate Loan? See or write me about it. I can make it to please you. Pre payment privilege allowed. G. P. GETCHEL, Wales, N. D. Mrs. A. McKnight took Saturday's train to Grand Forks making an over Sunday visit there with her son, John, who is one of the 1913 graduating class at the state university in June, Mrs. John Mahon is being visited by her sister, Mrs. Stewart, whose home is at Aylesbury, Sask. During her stay over here Mrs. Stewart will also visit her daughter living near Sarles. J. J. Kohnen, who is quite well known to a number of Langdon people suffered quite a loss of house property by fire at Park River about a week ago. The building was occupied by a renter. Joseph Webster one of the old pioneers of Langdon and vicinity who has been farming in the western part of the county near Sarles since his return from Virginia spent a part of the week here visiting friends. The wedding of Miss Rebecca J. Elliott and Alex. C. Thompson both of Wales was an event of interest in Lang doji on Tuesday. The young couple were married by Rev. D. S. Scadeng at the Methodist parsonage. Robert McDonald left on Tuesday's train for Duluth after spending several weeks here visiting the Horgans, Deen ens and other Langdon relatives. He expects shortly to take an extended trip through the Canadian Northwest. C. McDonald and J. H. Byfield were south bound passenger's Saturday going to West Baden, Ind., where they will spend some time at the springs expecting to visit other points in the east before returning to Langdon. George A. Williams has rented his farm near Dresden to the Thelien brothers who move onto the place April 1st. Mr. Williams has been in poor health for some time and will spend part of the coming summer in a western trip before deciding as to future plans. A. H. Rehbein and wife who have been making a visit of a couple of months since the holidays with their relatives and friends north of town took the train on Friday for Bainville, Mont., where they have a homestead and will go considerably into farming. Mrs. F. W. Poppe and the family are expecting to leave Langdon the early part of the coming week for their new home in Montana, where Mr. Poppe has been since the beginning of the year putting up a house and other buildings on their homstead. The Poppe's expect to make a visit of a week with relatives of the family in Grand Forks before journeying to their new home in the west. Messrs Ramage and Kelly of this city have a case coming up in United States court at Minneapolis this week against the Great Northern railroad company, claiming damages amounting to SI,200, sustained by a shipment of a carload of horses they brought in here early last spring. The value of the horses is alleged to have been affected by their exposure while they were in transit. Dr. A. C. Kirby, who during the past few months has returned to the state after practicing veterinary surgery for twa years in southern Indiana has decided upon Langdon as a location. March 1st, it is understood that, Dr. Kirby will form a partnership with Dr. J, F. Sylvester of this city, the down town office of the new firm to be located in the old quarters of the Lang don Lumber Co., on Second street. The two dootors have a wide acquaintance with the people all through the western part of the county who will be favorably i^RfOBBed. with,jt4^p^U iorrned by Drs. Sylvester and Kirby. Get your flour, bran and shorts from E. A. Enger at the Duluth Elevator, Wales, N. D. Ed. Herbauson, formerly general mer chant at Easby was here on business matters Tuesday. A policy in the New York Life is a business investment. Talk with L. A. Weed, of Hannah about it. Miss Blanche Murphy visited part of the week with relatives and friends up the line at Dresden and Hannah. Miss Edna Erb was a Milton visitor a few days of last week with her friend Miss Mario Hankey, at the U. C. T., hotel. Miss Hulda Schwartz was a passenger up the line Monday to spend a part of the week with friends at Hannah and W ales. Miss Ida Old arrived Tuesday from Park River aud is a visitor for a few days at the home of Alex McLean, north of town The Langdon woman's club announces its next regular meeting for Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. G. Dickson. Mrs. Tembreull was visited during the week by her mother, Mrs. Nelson, who left on Monday's train returning to her home at Aneta. Henry Quam was among the number of teachers here from the Milton neigh borhood to attend the examination held two days last wejk. Simon Schefter is spending the week in Minneapolis making purchases of stock for the spring and summer trade at the Schefter clothing house. Mrs. George Ryan returned to her home at Inkster on Tuesday after mak ing a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. Dunford of Harvey Center. A. O. Wold, the Langdon optometrist, has professional dates for the coming week at Hampden and other towns along the Edmore branch of the Gt. Northern. Co. Com'r Elias Porter, of Calvin was a member of the county board to at tend the meeting of commissioners from over the state held at Jamestown last week. John G. Mueller was here Friday from Dresden transacting business and visit ing with a number of old Langdon friends. The DEMOCRAT acknowledges a pleasant call. Percy McKay, son of Rev. McKay pastor of the Presbyterian church at Park River was a visitor over the week end at the home of his uncle, W. B. Gordon in this city. Messrs H. O. Sorenson, T. B. Han key, Dr. Semple and Jas. McLauch lin formed a representative party from Langdon attending the Elk gathering at Gi-and Forks on Saturday. Tom Qualley, assistant druggist with the H. L. Francis pharmacy is up ttie line at Hannah in charge of the Mc Gruer drug store during the temporary absence of Druggist Dan McGruer. Joe Halbeisen sends word to his Lang don friends that he will complete his pharmacy course at the agricultural college in Fargo early in the spring and will be back in town in plenty of time for the opening of the base ball season Ernest Falconer has resigned his posi tion as lineman with the Langdon tele phone company and is now electrician and machine operator with the Wald ron road moving picture show, which gives entertainments at towns along this line. •AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* A. C. Kronenberger PIANOI NSTRUCTOR Those desiring instruction at the 2 close of school term, apply now. 4 HOURS LIMITED. ^Address Box 27 Inquire at Wold's •nrrrmmmmmmTfi McLauchlin & Stranger shipped in another carload of Buick autos on last Friday's frieght, making the third ship ment they have received since the first of the year. They will handle both the Buick and Maxwell line of cars again this season. J. D. McDougall was abla to be out of the hospital and around town last Friday for the first time since his accident on Bobbie Burn's birthday anniversary, when he had the misfortune to sustain a bad leg fracture. He will have to travel on crutches for some time but eventually expects to have the full use of his limb without any notice able lameness. E. A. Wadsworth in a letter from Grinnell. la., under date of the 12th, says he has been enjoying the winter immensely with his famiiy. He states he will start an emigrant car from Grin nell about the end of this month to un load at Easby. He has rented his Easby farm to J. B. Higginbotham, an Iowa farmer, who comes here with his family of seven boys. Later on it is likely the Higginbothams will move to the Wads worth ranch, a 960 acre tract east of Langdon near Rosa Lake. The ranch is to undergo considerable in the way of improvements and be stocked with horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry. The winter at Grinnell is reported by Mr. Wadsworth as being enjoyable, no snow in sight and what little fell the early part of the winter melted as it fell. Typewriter ribbons for all standard jtiakea of machines, both wide and nar row ribbons at the DKMOQBAT. James Hooev visited over Sunday in in the city at the Thelien home. C. R. Rucker was a business visitor in the city Tuesday from Dresden. Allert & Winter .have plenty of money co loan on first and second mortgages. Unlimited money to loan on first mortgages, liberal amounts and lowest rates Joseph Power, Langdon, N. D. W. H. Wilson, retired farmer and real estate broker at Clyde visited a few days in the city with his sister, Mrs. Allison. Hugh McDowall and Alex McNabb went to Milt in on Monday's train to at tend the Masonic funeral of Arthur Bi Close, brother of Druggist H. E. Close of this city. Munich's creamery is reorganizing and advertises a sale of its delinquent stock, consisting of ten shares for Satur day of this week. The assessment plan of ownership and co-operative system of management are to be abandoned when the company reorganizes this spring it is understood. Drs. Smith & Nichols DENTISTS Donovan Block Morris Orton had a large number o* his Langdon friends both young and old at the depot Monday to bid him good bye when he left for an extended trip through parts of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Mr. Orton'fe intention to look up a business location in some of the live towns in the west and he takes with him the best wislfe's of the people of Langdon generally. Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT and have your neighbors do likewise. We have the best a the Arcadian Malleable Char coal Iron Range. Every department of our store is busy opening and placing on display large and fine assortments of new spring merchandise. New Arriving Daily We will tell you all about these new goods in out advertisement next week. Schulke's Dept. Store. A. SCHULKE, Proprietor. How About Stoves? The Bast Baker TIIF ADA A III AII Lasts a Lifetime Uses Less Fuel ilL fillVftVIHH Easily Cleaned We are Headquarters for Thresher's Supplies of All Kinds D. C. McDONALD Hardware and Harness LANGDON, NORTH DAK. FAGE FXVJfi Mr. A. Schulke received news during the week of the death of an aunt, an aged lady named Mrs. Ford, yrhose home is in Chicago. Deceased was a resident of that city prior to the great fire of 1870 and is understood as having been able to relate some interesting experiences of Chicago's big conflagration. Fatal Accident of Arthur B. Close Arthur B. Close, a brother of Drug gist K. E. Close of this city, and whose home until recent years was at Milton, met death Thursday morning in St. Paul when he was struck by a switch engine. Mr. Close since being in St. Paul has been with the Swift Packing Co and held the position of head ship ping clerk and was crossing the rail road's side tracks on his way to the office when struck by the engine. The accident occurred immediately in front of the packing plant office, the body ly ing near the door. Death had been in stantaneous but there was scarcely a mark on the body. The high wind blow ing at the time and the noise of traffic is supposed to have been the reason of Mr. Close not having observed the ap proaching engine. Deceased was in his thirty-seventh year and the remains were accompanied to the family home at Mil ton, by his brother, H. E. Close, who took Friday's train to St. Paul, upon re ceipt of a telegram telling of the sad happening. The father, Mr. Mark Close, only returned last Saturday from a mid winter trip to California, maKing the home coming an extremely sad one. The funeral held Monday afternoon was very largely 'Attended a*hcl lb- s*rvi--"«s at at the grave were corid'uc'ted oy tut .vLsl lodge of the Masonic ortfer. When baby suffers with croup, apply and give Dr. Thomas' Electic Oil at once Safe for children. A little goes a long way. 25c and 50c. At all drug stores. Do you need a hard coal Heater? You will find Favorite Is economical on fuel and gives a healthful heat in your home. J}