Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-01

Noulu lNChic leSS gill
Athens Bonner.
And the Athens Banner
Would appear more frisky
fits delicate editor
Would gully less whiskey.
New York World.
And the New York World
Would lead this campaign
lifts heightened editor
Would destroy less champagne
Stack your wheat.
Loaded shells at Elford Bros. 9
Hunters get your ammunition at
Elford Bros. 2
BE guided by the experience of last
fall and-stack your wheat.
Democratic state convention at Far
go, Tuesday, September 9th.
Democratic county convention at .
O'Clock, Saturday afternoon.
i See that that barley don't become
dicolored lying in the shock. Stack it.
Thos Flynn started up his threshing
machine yesterday at the farm of C..
w. Clarke.
Miss Annie Powers left last week for
a few weeks vacation, which will be
spent with friends in Minnesota.
The thermometer got down to 800
Monday evening but did no great dam
age. Eighty per cent Of the grain is in
shock.
Rev. Mcleod preached his farewell
sermon in the Presbyterian church last
Sabbath evening. He left yesterday
for Chicago.
Prof. Powers has accepted position
with the Kelly Mercantile company, of
Milton. Everybody will wish Joe sue
cess in his chosen vocation.
Thos. Brown: We finished harvest
ing 300 acres Of wheat Monday even
ing Just as the sun went down the
binder threw out the last sheaf-safe
from frost.
The strongest and only objection to
the peoples party movement we have
seen no one mention as yet. 1t is
likely to spoil lots Of good farmers to
make mighty poor politicians.
A farewell reception was rendered
Rev. Mcleod at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mahon Tuesday evening. A
number of friends were present and a
very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Foster said there would be frost in
the storm Of the 2Sth-it came true.
Hicks says that September will be a
stormy and wet after the Sth. Stack
your wheat.
Supt' Evans was up from Larimore
Tuesday evening. He considers a
daily passenger service necessity be-
tween this city and Breckenridge, and
will lend his official aid to obtain such
service.
| What steps are being taken by the
directors of.the Cavalier County Agri-
cultural society toward securing a fall
fair? With good crops and fair prices
the people will be found enthusiastic
for the project.
The COURIER-DEM commences
another serial this week entitled Seven
Threads Of the Wool Bunco, ''and would
commend it to the consideration Of oul
farmer readers. 1t will run for seven
weeks-a thread each week.
Jas. Loynes, of Woodbridge, secured
the contract to build the Bathgate
schoolhouse. The walls are to be of
brick-the structure to cost $4,000.
Mr.. Loynes had the building contract
of the Langdon school and if the
workmanship of that building is any
criterion the good people Of Bathgate
will be well satisfied, when their school
is completed, that Cavalier county
builder secured the contract.
The editor Of an exchange drove
away dull care half an hour the
other day in the production Of the fol-
lowing pathetic tale: A humble boy
with shining pail went gaily singing
down the dale to where the COW with
the brindle tail on the clover did re-
gale. A humble bee did gaily sail over
the soft and shady vale to where the
boy with the shining pail was milking
the COW with the brindle tail. The bee
Hit down on the cows left ear, her
heels flew through the atmosphere, and
through the leaves of the chestnut tree
1 the boy scared on to eternity.