Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-11
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

GOSSIP AND NOTES..
The militia boys promise good time
at the dedication of their new armory
on the 10th.
Chas. Chisholm, Allan Pinkerton, W.
A. Laidlaw and II. D. ALERT left this
morning for Grafton.
A large number of our citizens will
take in the church picnic at Under
woods grove next Saturday.
VIM. Crawford reports the small poN
scare at Neche and Gretna on the
wane. 1t has hurt the business of
these towns considerable.
The militia boys have been to con-
siderable expense lately, so buy ticket
to the grand ball next Tuesday evening
whether you dance or not.
divers Great Eastern Show is billed
for this city on August 18th. Those
who are in a position to know say that
the show is a very creditable one.
1t is generally conceded that the
wheat harvest will commence in this
county between the goth and 25th if
the present excellent weather contin-
ues. The barley harvest is on
Langdon city is entitled to ten dele
gates to the reciprocity convention at
Grand Forks on the 18th. The object
J of the convention is to establish trade
| relations with the Canadian northwest.
A new paper will soon be started at
Neche, to be called the Oak Leaf.
Chas. II. Lee, formerly editor of the
Bathgate Democrat. will be the pub
lishdr. 1t goes without saying the
Oak Leaf will be newsy journal.
Last Thursday at O'Clock a. M, the
planet Mars was nearer the
earth than it has been for fifteen years
or will be for fifteen years to come. 1t
is estimated the distance between the
earth and Mars was only 36,000,O00
miles.
Gov. Burke has declared quarantine
along the whole northern boundary be-
tween this state and Manitoba by
reason of the smallpox scare at Gretna.
1t is said the quarantine is being rig
idly enforced; none but first class
passengers being allowed to cross the
line on trains.
The grand lodge, Ancient Order
United Workmen, for both Dakotas
held convention at Redfeld, S. D.
last week and elected j. NJ. Chisholm,
of Hamilton, grand master workman.
Mr.. Chisholm is a brother of. Capt.
Chisholm of this city, and is engaged
in the lumber business at Hamilton.
A severe hail storm occurred at
Drayton Wednesday night. Consider
able damage was done around Bowes-
mont and Toilette. Across the river
in Red River township, Mimi, the
loss is much heavier, five or six farmers
sustaining a loss Of over a thousand
acres Further particulars may make
it greater.
Our friend, Harry Weiland, is noted
as student of natural history, and is
never 10th to give his less forward COM
panions the benefit of his extensive
knowledge of this subject. Ask him
for information of that sweet-scented
''peculiar little fur-bearing ANIMAL he
found ON the prairie the other day, and
what relation it bears to the pole-cat.
Many Of the state guardsmen are
wondering whether the guard is going
to Chicago to the dedication and formal
opening of the Worlds Fair. 1t has
, heretofore been given out that the day
of the opening would be Oct. u, but
there is now bill before Congress to
change the date from the 18th TO the
22nd. This last date would more ac-
curately correspond with the day on
which Columbus made his immortal
discovery, for while the actual date
was the 18th, it was 'old STYLE" and
there is about ten days difference be-
tween the old and the new under which
we are now sailing.-Fargo Forum.
The French weed, which is unfortun-
ately gaining Roadway in this county.
taints milk, butter and even beef,"hen
eaten by cattle grazing. 1tpoisons the
land so that grain cannot grow when
it gets established; the seeds are so nu-
merous and of such nature they will
lay in the ground for years and when
plowed up will grow very quickly, and
no weed multiplys. so rapidly. Cases
have been known where people have
abandoned their farms entirely rather
than undertake to exterminate the
weed when we'll started. Numerous
cases of its enroachments in this coun-
Ity are reported and we would strongly
advise farmers generally to keep a