Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-10
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Flickertafl. Al
Smoke the ''Co. E'' cigar at Taylor's.
Meeting in the city hall Saturday
evening.
Boots and shoes at slaughter prices
at Boyd & Cairns. 1tf
The Langdon City Band will give a
concert on the evening of October 18th.
Co.E.North Dakota National Guards
will give their first annual military ball
in this city on the evening Of Septem-
Der Is. Don't miss the most brilliant
affair ever held in the city.
This seems to be the season Of the
year when the Red River fever gets in
its work. 1t is we'll to be OH your guard
at the first symptoms, unless you wish
to spend a few weeks on a sick bed.
Langdon will do herself proud at the
fair. She has guaranteed to raise the
necessary understanding to some
$eOO-to provide for good horse races
during the fair. Private parties have
donated the grounds;the city band and
militia company have volunteered their
services free of charge. Her liberality
in such matters is above question and
can be relied upon.
In another column will be found the
advertisement for the "Arvilla Normal
and classical academy" which institu-
ton we take pleasure in recommending
to any of our readers who wish to spend
the winter months in an academy.
Parents in committing the care of their
sons and daughters to this school can
rest assured that they will receive all
educational advantages.
Upon solicitation of the city school
board, Mr.. r. b. Langdon. Of st. Paul,
from whom our city derives it's name-
has consented to furnish the new schol
house with a bell and very generously
leaves the selection to the board. This
is highly gratifying to the board and to
the citizens generally who will not fail
to appreciate Mr.. Langdon's generosity
and interest in the welfare Of his
namesake.
Jos. Waite: Here is a sample of the
Irvine that purchased from the So
called Farmers Alliance agent at Mil
ton. 1t is we'll nigh worthless and is
causing me great deal Of annoyance
and extra work. 1t keeps man fol-
lowing the binder to bind the sheaves
which the binder misses and all on ac-
count of this Irvine. There are eight
or nine other farmers in my neighbor-
hood who are in the same predicament
as am and are now kicking themsel-
es that they did not buy their Irvine
from responsible dealers. No Irvine
fake will catch me again.
Few people have any idea Of the
slip-shod manner in which the records
of the auditors Office were kept before
they were placed in charge Of Auditor
ALERT. This would not be apparent to
one unacquainted with the routine
work Of the Office, or one who did not
pay any particular attention to the re-
cords unless it was brought directly to
his attention. That is what occurred
last month when Mr.. ALERT and Depu-
ty Machon started to make out the f.
nancial statements and the disposition
thereof of state taxes since the organi-
zation of the county, including abate-
ments of taxes made by the county
commissioners, and furnish list OF
such to the state. Instead Of finding
all these items properly recorded in the
books provided for that purpose they
were obliged to go through every record
in the Office, some items taking days to
determine their CORRECTIVE ss and instead
of one man doing the work in ten days,
at most, it has just taken two of them
thirty days, working twelve and four
teen hours day. This is an example
Of the folly of placing careless and in
capable men in positions OF RESPONSE
bility and where one might say there
[ is no check upon them. Fancy for 9
moment the condition Of this important
Office if it had been left insuch careless
hands for series Of years. AS this il
an off year in politics no one can accuse
us Of inditing the above as a boom
article for our present auditor, but the
thought came to us when realizing the
vast amount of labor which we know
has been expended upon this one mat
| ter, which labor would have been en-
tirsly unnecessary had the books OF the
Iofice been under control Of q competent
person at the outset.