Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-31

-A'i" thc LanSuOn auuc ana oysters
WI! both be in the soup.
First frost-August %.
For a good meal go to Schulke's.
Farmers get your machine oil at
Elford Bros. 81
School will reopen for the fall term
Oh Monday morning
ED. Mcneil got back Friday from /;
lengthy trip to Ontario.
Mass will be celebrated in the
Catholic church Sunday, Sept, 10th.
Fully 4 score Of thYeshing machines
commenced work in Cavalier county
this week.
Irvine dropped to 10 cents this week.
The dealers possibly being afraid that
they would have to carry a surplus over
to next year.
Elsewhere in this paper will be found
a very interesting letter from Neter-
nary Turcott relating to tie disease
that is NOV causing SO mitch sickness
among horses.
i higily priced hunting dog, owned
bya Langdonite, created a havoc among
brood Of turkeys the other day.
Hunters should remember that turkeys
are not ripe until November Both.
The country WAS alive with nimrods
Sunday, and the mortality among the
chickens was excessive. Hundreds fell
victims to the unerring aim Of sports
men, and residents are feasting on
prairie fowl.
Thresher: There ought to be good
money III running a threshing outfit this
fall if we can only secure our pay.
Grain is going to run much heavier
than usual according to the amount Of
straw. The straw is short.
We are again compelled to remind
our readers that the publication day Of
this paper is Thursday and that all
communication to receive careful
notice should be handed in not later
than Tuesday noon. Communications
on correct topics Of the day solicited.
Last year the farmer was advised to
hold his wheat for higher prices.
Some followed this advice and are still
holding it. Others held it till last
spring and then sold it for several
cents bushel less than they could
have received last fall. On general
principles the farmer is safe in selling
Just as soon as he gets through harvest.
If he has debts to pay there should he
no hesitancy whatever.
The Bathgate correspondent i'll the
Pembina Express has the following to
say regarding difference that has
arisen in the management of the joint
stock printing company Of that city,
"There is trouble in the Democrat
office. Manager Frazer wants to close
out Secretary Gagnier and vice verse.
Frazer has hired Archie Currie III
Gagnier's place and the secretary will
not have it that way. At present
writing Marshall Laney has posses
sion and the Democrat is liable to be a
little late this week.
The first frost Of the season arrived
in this section about daybreak Monday
morning. Those who arose early in
the morning witnessed the white king
spread over the earth as far as the eye
could reach. Self registering ther-
mometers marked the lowest point
reached at 800 and it is not thought
that any damage has been done to the
crop. 1t is generally feared. however,
that the mere fact that freezing point
has been reached before harvest was
completed will give the uncharitable
elevator men an opportunity to raise
the CRY of frosted wheat.
Farmers who ship their own Wheat
should remember that even the most
reliable firms of commission houses
are like everybody else. short Of cash;
besides that, there are good many
unreliable commission houses. The
only safe method is to shiPto Mime
apolis or Duluth to the shippers own
order. Then 60 to the bank, attach
the bill of landing to draft, on the
commission houses for about 40 cents
bushel, with an order to deliver the
prain to them if draft is paid. Ii
this way the shipper will get the bull
of his money at once and only have t
+rnst the commission house for thu
Ibalance.-Pioneer Express.