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The board of county commissioners ., will be here next wsekfor their re gular October quarterly meeting. Wm. Bell went north on Saturday to his farm at Rush Lake after a a stay of two days here attending to business matter. Contractor Hussey was here for a «v' stay over Sunday to see the headway being made on his building contracts here in Langdon, Emmanuel Myer reports a yield of of thirty bushels per acre on a small field of seven acres of flax on his farm a mile east of Langdon Mrs. Palmer Berg and family spent part of last week here in Langdon, returning Saturday to their present home in the south end of the county. Stanley Mahoney, the oldest boy of J. Mahoney took Tuesday's train for the Twin Cities where he this fall takes up another years work at Saint Thomas college, Miss Josephine Faris arrived on Saturday from Fargo and will for a time take the place of Miss Loretta Schwartz as chief operator at the Langdon Telephone Exchange. Judga Kneeshaw was a Langdon -visitor Tuesday enroute to his home at Pembina from the southwestern part of this county,, where he spent a few days looking after his crop interests. MiBs Loretta Schwartz, chief ope rator at the Langdon telephone ex change was a passengor on Saturday's outgoing train for an extended visit with friends in Winnipeg and the Twin Cities. Miss Agnes McLean and Miss Gladys Shanks came down from Han nah on Saturday to assume their da ties as' part of the teaching corps of of the Langdon city schools at the •opening of the fall term this week. G. Brecke the Milton real estate dealer was a business visitor here on Tuesday, it being his first trip to the county seat since the injyrieB he received at Milton on the Fourth of July when the grand stand collapsed. Peter Stewart one of the early pio neers of the Harvey Center settle ment now located again at the old family home in Ontario is making a fall visit among old friends and look ing after interests he still holds in Cavalier county. Contractors from Fargo have start ed work this week on the concrete foundation of the parochial school building to be built in Langdon by the members of St. Alphonsus church within -the coming year at an outlay of not less than $75,000. W. H. Lackey, of West Hope, N, D., recently eiven the appointment of register of the U, S. Land Office at Williston was at one time a Lang don resident, being for a short while the manager of the F. H. Stoltze lumber yard after the retirement of O. C. Wentworth. Since Friday of last week it has been evident to the family .and friends that B. E. Groom, of the Re publican, who has been on the sick list for the past month, was in ft»r a seige of typhoid fever. His weak* ened condition, 'when the fever symp toms became evident place the odds slightly against, the patient, though with careful nursing and medical'at tendance there is every reason to an ticipate Mr. Groom's recovery. S Banker P. J. Antony was a Munich visitor to the county seat on Tueaday Have that suit cleaned, pressed and repaired at the 0. K. shop. D. Roach proprietor. A. 0. Wold & Co., sells White sewing irachines. No better made. $35.00 to $65.00. Donald McLauchlin returned Sat urday from a trip to the stock mar kets of the Twin Cities. Today Auctioneer Kieffer is hold inga farm sale for Joseph G. Hill, whose farm is near Wales. Mrs. Miles F. Kessler and little daughter left yesterday for a visit at Milton until the end of the week. H. A. Helgeson the banker, auto and tractor dealer at Osnabrock, was transacting business here yesterday. Cashier Halvorson of the tfirst Na tional Bank of Milton transacted bu siness here for a short time on Sat urday afternoon. Miss Trudeau of the dry goods de partment at the Schulke-Biadley store is off duty this week as the re sult of a severe sprain. Jack Reilly, who since leaving Langdon has operated a pool room and restaurant at Munich spent a part of the week with Langdon friends Mrs. Thos. King went north to .Hannah on Friday's train after stay of part of the week here at the Langdon home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kelly. Dan C. Horgan on Tuesday even ing lost a black lambskin lined mit between his home and the Boyd store Will the finder kindly leave the same at the post office. The J. K. Hamilton sale referred to last week has had its date with drawn, Mr. Hamilton having decided not to dispose of his farm property at public sale this fall. 1 Levi Hooey was a passenger down the line Saturday as far as Fargo, with the possibility of visiting points In Montana and the Canadian North west before returning Mrs. H. E. Price was the hostess •f the members of the ladies guild of Presbyterian church at the annual meeting held yesterday afternoon. Refreshments were served at the close Dr. E. J. Hughes DENTIST A. M. HOUR3 Phone 112 9 to 12 BCHULKE BLOCK P- M. 1 to 6 Langdon, N. D. Miss Opal Jensen was the guest of the Misses Lorraine and Ellenora Koehmstedt while here from Edin burg a couple of days the early part of the week. Miss Jenson was here to take the civil service exami nation as an applicant for the va cancy as post master at Edinburg. Mrs, Orton and son, Alvin, are numbered among the pioneer Lang don residents who are bidding gcod bye to "ur townspeople this week and leaving for California. They have practically disposed of their Langdon interests, and except for an occasion al visit are leaving here permanently The Ortons were among the very first families to establish a home in Langdon when the town first started. Complete Joy of Motoring Have a convenient place for housing your car and making the small repairs. One of the first requirements of a complete garage is the work bench—you need a place for the tools and acces sories. This bench may be built along the side or in the rear, according to choice. Of course, you'll arrange for the windows. Good lighting is first-aid to handy repair work. A concrete floor provides good drainage and you can wash the automobile in all kinds of weather. It's a year 'round necessity, Build a garage now. Plans and Estimates Can Be Furnished Lampert Lumber Company, Easby Maida Langdon Hannah flales Goto A. O. Wold & Co., for good sewing machines. Halvor Torgerson was a passenger Tuesday to Grand Forks and Fargo, Mrs. Bonar waa among those on the sick list last week, but is now able to be around Have your shoes repaired at the O. R.~ shop, opposite the City Hall. Emile Masson, proprietor. Alex. Reid cashier of the Citizens State Bank of Hannah spent part of Saturday at the county seat. J. H. Harlan and wife autoed over to Grafton and are spending the week there with friends and relatives. Miss Eva Plummer spent a day-or two of last week visiting with seve ral of her young friends at Wales. 2 Edison phonographs, both cylinder and disc make?*, also the latest re cords are sold by A. O. Wold & Co. Ernie Falconer is again able to be out and around again after over a week's confinement indoors with an attach of quinsey. Mrs. Wakeford of Park River was a visitor during part of the week at the Sixth street home of Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Drew. Lloyd Liebeler was down the line Saturday as -far as the Forks, acting as convoy on his return to a ship* ment of automobiles. Father O'Brien has been making a visit extending over the past couple of weeks with the family of hia sis ter residing in Montana. Ernest Olson and Bister, Miss Ella Olson a son and daughter of Hon. Otto C. Olson of Elkwood, took the train Monday for Fargo, where they both enter school this fall. as. Austin was a passenger south Saturday from Hannah to Grand Forks, where Mrs Austin and the family are comfortably domiciled for for the approaching winter season. BRING YOUR FILMS TO Opie Studio To be developed and printed Popular prices and quick service We also have a line of Films and Kodaks FOR SALE George Groom arrived on Monday'_ train from Cassville, Wis., to assist in nursing and caring for his son, B. E. Groom, whose illness of the past month has recently developed into an attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. M. I. Forkner, accompanied by Dick and the baby left yesterday for a month's visit at Roundup, Mont.. Their daughter, Miss Adalaide has been installed as housekeeper durin gher mother's absence. The winter schedule in the hour of Sunday evening church services from half paSt seven to eight o'clock is supposed to go into effect the first of the month but no announcement of the change has been handed in. S. G. Erickson and wife were visi tors here Saturday from their home at Elkwood, being accompanied by a son and daughter, the former leaving for the agricultural school and the latter for one of the state normal schools. Nicholas Schneider of Wales is the purchaser of the 360 acres of farm lands owned by W. H. Chase in South Dresden township. The con sideration being $50 per acre. Mr. Schneider has farmed the land for several years. W. A. Bolton has this week dis posed of his interest in the Langdon Wood and Transfer Co., to his part ner, J. A. Balgaard who now owns the business, which is one of Lang don's growing enterprises and is un der the management of Wes Abbott. LOUIS C. STEMBER Graduate and Licensed Optometrist AT DONOVAN'S Stanley Walker and Orville Stewart two of Langdon's young war veterans who responded to the call when Com pany E. was organized are planning to start out from here the latter part of the month by auto overland to California, where they intend remain ing through the winter. Frank Wohletz, who has spent most of the fall here looking after his crop interests over near Nekoma, took yesterday's train returning to his home at Los Molinos, Calif. He has sold his land holdings in this county, but still expects to return for an oc casional visit with his brother. Monday evening there was special work in the Scottish Rite lodge at the Masonic Temple, when the de grees of advancement from the rank of a Master Mason were conferred on Robert J. Work, who has lately re turned from overseas and will shortly be returning to nis homestead in Montana. Reuben Cardinal telegraph opera tor and cashier with Agent Bolton at the Gt. Northern depot for upwards of a year and a half left Friday for Morden, where he's been assigned a job as depot agent. Langdon peo ple believe this is only the flrnt of a number of well earned promotions that the future has in store for Rube in his career as a railroad man. /. Copyright DI9 ttw Boost of KBWfBhtiatc Highest market price paid for Marquis Wheat by the Home Milling Cqmpany. Mrs. L. A, Weed and little daugh ter were Langdon visitors from Han nah for a short tifne on Friday. John Bostik left Saturday return ing to Grand Forks after a visit of a part of the week at the Langdon home of his parents. Why buy a substitute when you can get a genuine Victrola talking machine. From $25.00 to $250 each A. 0. Wold & Company. Mrs. A. D. Mathieu accompanied four of her children to Grafton, where they re-enter the Oakwood academy this fall for another year of study. Mrs. W. W. Brown, wife of the miller of the Home Milling Company was here for an over Sunday visit from the family home at Northwood, The Browns hardly expect to move to Langdon until sprine. Miss Letetia Plummer, who has been teaching one of the county schools during the summer vacation left on Monday's train to re enter the state normal school at Valley City at the opening of the fall term. Joseph Crawford is expecting to leave here before the setting in of cold weather to consult specialists in the east relative to his failing health Mr. Crawford is expecting to spend the winter either in the south or on the Pacific coast. Miss Mary Nowatzki, who has been at the Mt. Carmel home during the summer vacation caring for her mo ther, who is in poor health, left Fri day for Grand Forks, where she re enters the University of North Dako ta for another years work on her course A. O. WOLD Chiropractor and Optometrist Licensed to Practice in North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon and California. LANGDON, N. DAK. Dan Shelley and wife [were Loma visitors here Friday from their home on the Soo. In spite of the crop dis appointment of that section of the county owing to drouth the Shelleys expect to follow their usual plan of spending most of the winter in Cali fornia Hugh Work and his sister, Miss Mary Work autoed to Grand Forks on Friday to meet their brother, Robert Work, Jr., who returned with them Saturday after more than two years service overseas with the First Di vision of the American forceB during the world's war overseas. The Home of Kuppenheimer Clothes SCHULKE-BRADLEY CO. LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA H. D, Allert was in Grand Forks transacting business a day or two during the week. 2 R. O. Miller's mother is expected to arrive during the week from a couple of months with members of the family who reside in Nebraska. Henry Hytson was here from his Gt. Northern depot at Neche for an over Sunday visit with Mrs. Hytson and many of his old Langdon friends JUDO H. KIRKHAM Physician and Surgeon Office Allert & Winter Block TELEPHONE FGJ^ENCE'IW Langdon, N. Dak. Ralph Lorentz left during the week for Detriot, Mich., after a a stay here of most of the summer looking after his farming interests. He has Teased the hotel property at Plymouth, Mich that he has operated since leaving here several years ago. It's Good Business To Wear Kuppenhimer Clothes YOUregardt can repeat that gospel too often. The man who has a care* ful for the clothes he wears "get there in business—in moft every endeavor. The clothes speak before the man. The name Kuppenheimer betokens all that is good and corredt in clothes for men. You ought to see the new fall produc tions. They're as smart in style, as rich in quali ty and as thorough in workmanship as clothes were ever made. The choicest foreign and domestic weaves cassimeres, worsteds, serges, cheviots, tweeds, iridescent weaves, and others. Novel patterns and color tones. The waist-seam models with belts are the feature of young men, and older men will find stylish ideas to satisfy their own desires. $40, $45, $50, $55. G. A. Lundstrom was here Monday from WaleB on business matters during a brief stay. R.C. McAllan the eye sight special ist from Grand Forks spent Sunday with Dr. A. O. Wold on his way to Hannah on a professional visit. Harry Scott came over from Law ton last week and is helping to take care of the fall trade at the grocery establishment of W. A. Scott & Co. A. J. McDonald, who came here from the Canadian Northwest about a a month ago to visit his sister, Mrs. Walker Hamilton took Monday's train for Bemidji, Minn., where ha will spend some time before return ing to his home across the line. W. H. Chase, who some years ago retired from farming in the vicinity of Dresden to engage in the lumber and building material trade at Malta Montana, was in Langdon on Tues day. He still holds business interests in the county that bring him back for a visit each fall. Majestic Ranges AVE been placed in the homes of satisfied customers of Langdon and vicinity by us' that have given years of good service. None have regretted making the purchase of this stan dard make. "The Best is the Cheapest in the End." D. C. McDONALD, LANGDON, NORTH DALOTA