Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06
GOSSIP AND NOTES.


And every head as good us dead, the
sun can set his eyes on.
The lean, lank-looking skeletons, go
stalking pale and gloomy
The fat, like red-hot frying pans, send
hotter fancies through me.
l wake from dreams of polar ice, OH
which I've been a.slider;
Like fishes dreaming of the sea, and
waking in the ''spider.'
Flickcrtail. Al
Watermelons at Taylor's.
An annoying bill-the mosquitoes.
Slashing bargains in straw hats at
Boyd & Cairns. 81
The greater portion of the hay crop
has been secured.
Prairie chickens can be lawfully
killed after August 20.
Hired help is going to be scarce in
this part of the state this fall.
Mathisen & McQuarrie will qnote you
prices on Betting that cannot be beat.51
The wheat crop Of the Dakotas and
Minnesota is estimated at 100000, 600
bushels.
The Devils Lake country was visited
with hail storm last Monday and
about 1000 acres of grain destroyed.
If the present favorable weather COLI
tinues the barley harvest will COM
mence in another week and wheat will
be cut within three weeks.
Hon. John Bidlake and Mrs M. Ian
gan were up from Osnabrock Saturday,
making arrangements for settling up
the estate of the late Mr.. Langan.
Frank says that he don't cut 0 0 0
aiiI' he can drive just as straight ss Joe
Boyd, Cap. McQuarrie, Harvey Mathi-
sen OF any other fellow matrimonially
inclined.
Ed. Copeland was up from Beaulieu
this week, visiting with his sister. Mrs.
Marsellis and friends. Ed thinks that
they will commence harvesting about
the Goth of August.
Mooney & McHugh having disposed
of their former purchase are now nego-
tiating with q Montana ranch for an
another flock of 5000 sheep. MI. Nc
Hugh leaves in about ten days for the
| west to look them over.
The system is rendered malaria-proof
when the blood is kept pure and vigor-
Gus by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
At this season all should have this ad-
mirable preparation at hand. Malarial
poison is harmless when Ayers Sarsa-
parilla is used.
Farmers see that material to build
smudges is placed about your grain
fields. Smoke is the only known pre-
ventative for frost and although we
may not have any frost still it is better
to be prepared. 1t would be a pity to
see the present magnificent crop de-
stroyed by negligence when there is a
possibility of saving it with few hours
extra labor.
| Last week Messrs. Prior, Kelland and
Dew, of Snowflake, consumated a deal
with the Cavalier County Bank, by
which the above named gentlemen be-
came the owners Of the latter's flock of
sheep which now numbers about 1000.
Mr.. Prior had his first experience with
sheep in this country last fall, when he
purchased of E. Ashley Mears, 300 of
the wool producing species. From that
flock he has sold $3.50 worth of wool,
and has been offered for his increase,
$3.50. This transaction proved to him
that raising sheep was a paying bust
ness and with the other gentlemen this
spring decided to embark in this lucra-
tive business on larger scale. Hence
their late purchase, which cost them
$4,000.
Sunday afternoon while playing about
the roof of the new school building,
Alvin Orion had a narrow escape from
instant death. He was trying to get
out Of the window in the third story,
when he became dizzy and losing his
balance fell tn the ground, distance
of thirty feet. Fortunately hefell on
his right shoulder, thus escaping with
out serious injury. The little fellow
displayed considerable pluck for imme-
diately rising to his feet he informed
i those who rushed to his assistance that
he was not hurt in the least and not to
tell his parents of the accident. He was
carried to his home, however, when it
was learned that his collar bone was
broken, besides being severely bruised
about the face and neck, and severely
i shaken up. DIR. Donovan was sum-
|moned and the broken bone set. This
should prove lesson to his school
a mates and might serve as warning to