Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-06-15
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
School election next week.

School election next week.
Go to Elford Bros. for barb WIRE
If you want good meal so te
Schulke's.
Two boxes of strawberries for q
bushel of wheat.
A number of our sport loving citizens
are taking in the races at Morden to.
day.
Our town dads held a regular meet
| ing at the council chamber Monday
evening.
Elford Bros have thousands Of gents
Ladies and childrens ties ut rock bot
tom prices. 41tf
The Pytlian boys will visit Neche in
body next Thursday to aid in instit-
uting a lodge there.
The work of the city assessor is
about finished and the rapid accumula-
of wealth will be noticeable.
The thermometer reached a pretty
high notch Monday. 1t hung around
1909 in the shade nearly all day.
Langdon presented quite a deserted
appearance yesterday. Some having
taken the train to Milton while others
drove across the line to Morden.
On another page will be found an
official directory of the officers of our
city, county and state and it will we
hope prove of value to our readers.
Now is the opportunity to make your
timber culture proof, under the amend
ed act, which lessons the expense of
making proof. Call and get particulars
of John E. Truax, Clerk Of Court.
We are Informed that a picnic has
been arranged to take place on the 18th
at the residence of Mr.. Brown, near
Young post office. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
The lecture booked for Wednesday
evening and to be delivered by Hon.
Budd Reeve is one of the main attrac-
lions secured for institute week. The
press of the larger cities of the state
speak in very high terms Of his ability
as lecturer. If you would enjoy a
literary treat go and hear him.
An Institute ball will be given on
Friday evening of next week at the
Columbia hotel. The doings of the
week would appear to be incomplete
if the boys :did not get a chance to
dance with the pretty school marms be-
they leave the town. Good music and
an elegant supper will be furnished.
The open air service last Sunday
evening, on the corner of Main street
where the band stand is erected, was
we'll received and large audience
was soon drawn around the preachers
and their faithful little flock by the
singing of a number of old time revival
hymns. Rev. Thos Bloomfield, who
appears to be the promoter of the idea.
conducted the exercises.
The city council, through Street Com
missioner Souch. has done some good
work on the streets. The job Of filling
in on the squire in front of the First
National bank is well done. This was
a bad hole, but it will now be ..passable
at all times, wet or dry. 1t pays best
when street is to be fixed up at all, to
do the work thoroughly. A good
thorough job done on one Oh two streets
each year will soon put them all in
good shape, but a little patching on all
Of them will have to be repeated every
year, and even then there is not much
of a highway at any time.
The Red River Valley elevator at
this point was closed by an attachment
for theBank Of Toronto by Sheriff Pink
erton, who received his instructions Ey
wire on Thursday morning of last
week. 4 rumor has been circulated
since the news reached town that some
of our farmers who have wheat stored
in the elevator will be losers This we
are enabled to contradict and state that
all farmer wheat receipts will be re-
deemed in full. The sheriff swore in
NJ. Morrison as deputy and placed
him in charge of the property. Agent
Power, who is the local representative
of the company, states that the COM
pany have notified him to hold himself
free from other engagements as it
would commence to do business again
as soon as its affairs had passed
through the hands of receiver, which
will require about two weeks.