Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-28
LangdOn Markets.
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Who is going to run the ice rink this
winter?
Deputy Auditor Machon, took a
fifteen mile walk out to his homestead
Saturday.
Disastrous prairie fires have been
raging in the southern part of the state
this week. How are you fixed?
We print this week an interesting
letter from our Mclean correspondent
who is taking in the Worlds Fair.
Hardly a day passes without some
one enquiring for vacant residence.
There seems to be quite q demand for
such.
a light fall of the beautiful last
Sunday morning made a few of the
tenderfeet shiver and turn up their
coat collars.
The thermometer has been down to
freezing point several nights lately and
thin ice on pools of water may be seen
each morning.
Now that crop receipts are being
handled, will those of our subscribers
who are able to do so pleaae pay their
subscription debts.
The recent famine in sugar has sub
sided. Until the arrival Of several
barrels considerable yesterday incon-
venience was experienced.
The furry of snow and appearance of
squaw winter called forth a broad
smile on the countenance of the
dealers in stoves and the vendors of
coal.
A. E. Wheeler, who has been the
railway postal clerk on this branch for
the past three months, left last week
for St. Paul, where he will report for
extra duty.
A clerk Of this city, who is smarter
than his employer. was heard to remark:
''Thank fortune, the boss has stopped
advertising for the season. Now we
will have a rest"
Since the rush of work commenced
in the sheriff's office "Pink'' has been
assisted by Jabe Souch, who will keep
a watchful eye over the four burglars
brought up from Milton Saturday.
Trade was brisk in the city Saturday,
many farmers taking advantage of the
weather to come in after supplies.
Towards evening number of thresh-
ing crews helped to swell the throng.
Father Turcotte babe adieu to his
Langdon parishioners last Sunday. A
large congregation attended the
farewell service. His labors will now
be confined to Olga, Osnabrock and
Milton.
State Veterinary Turcot has been
kept quite busy since his arrival in
town last week. The successful treat
ment administered by him to stock on
his former visit has given him quite a
reputation among the farmers of Cava-
lier county.
Sufficient wheat has not come for
ward yet for inspection to give a clear
idea of the quality, but so far as can
be judged from samples shown this is
going to be a No. l Northern crop.
The great bulk of samples shown,
grade No. l Northern, and a large
portion of the crop will come up to this
high quality. The one thing lack
ing to make No. l Hard is smut, the
disposition being toward a lean
berry. Threshing results vary but
little, and prove what has been stated
before, that the crop is very even as to
Weld. some sections being extra good
and others fair. A crop of 20 to Is
bushels per acre is about the idea in
grain circles.
Last Thursday night the store of H.
T. Helgesen, of Milton, was burglar
lied and three shot guns, and eight
revolvers and ammunition for same,
and about peck of pocketknives were
stolen. Yesterday morning some farm
ers reported seeing four men armed
about three miles south of town in the
scrub timber, and Helgeson and Deputy
Sheriff Joe Catherwood gave chase.
They came across the men about eight
miles from town in the open and
getting to windward of them, COM
manded them to throw up their hands.
as they were only armed with revolvers
and fine shoti in guns, while Helgeson
had Spencer repeating shot gun
loaded with buckshot. They complied
and the four were brought into town
and locked up awaiting the fall term
of court. Great credit is due the two
men for their nervy capture.-Grand
| Forks Herald.