Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-10-11

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Cavalier County Democracy is in
line with hurrah.
Come and hear Benton, Burke and
Kinter Monday night.
Wild geese are making their appear-
ance in considerable numbers.
A social hop will be given at the
Columbia next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. j. D. McGruer and family ex-
pect to move into their new house soon.
We publish elsewhere the proceed
ings of the commissioner meeting that
was held last week.
Ladies. you are especially invited to
attend the Democratic rally at the
school hall Monday evening.
In the Catholic church of North Da-
kota there has been during the past
year 1888 baptisms, 226 marriages and
256 deaths.
Seven Of Langdon's "dead shots''
left Monday morning to spend the
week hunting geese on the banks of
SweetWater lake. ....
A term of district court will be held
here on the 23rd inst. This will be
the last chance to obtain your citizen
papers before election.
The liberal rains during the past
week have been of great help to fall
blowing and will put the ground in
good condition for next seasons crop.
The ''pops" held ''star chamber"
session at Osnabrock last Thursday,
but the only change in their ticket is
the ''pulling off, of X. N. Syverud for
coroner and endorsing of S. G.. Gibson.
A glance at our announcement col
umn will show that several candidates
for Office have taken this means of tell
ing the dear people what they are
after. There's room at the top for
several more yet.
Editor F. M. Cooley, of the Spencer
(Ia.) Reporter, is looking over the
rolling acres of prairie in Cavalier
county this week. He will tell his
readers the good tidings of free homes
in North Dakota on his return.
Jno. L. Robertson is receiving every
encouragement from all parts Of the
county in his campaign as candidate
for county treasurer. John has made
for himself a host of friends among
the farmers during the eleven years
that he has titled Cavalier county soil.
D. W. Hindes returned last week
from trip through the Red Lake
country where he has been hunting for
timber to make ties for the rail road.
He proposes to get out the the ties this
winter and states that by next fall the
road will be completed from Drayton
to Portal.
F. B. Fancher, the calamity nomi-
nee for commissioner of insurance
came up Tuesday. In the evening a
sprinkling of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis were induced to 'listen to his
tale of woe'' at the school hall. This,
however, will not delay the march of
Democratic good times.
In the twelve-page edition of the
Fargo Sun last Sunday morning was a
splendid write-up of the Knights of
Pythias of North Dakota, giving illus
trations of the various officials of the
grand lodge. Among the coterie was
easily recognized the familiar 'phiz' of
Auditor ALERT, who is grand keeper of
records and seal.
The road master of the Great North
ern visited this point last week and
directed the laying of side track on
the north side Of the depot which will
be used for the unloading of local
freight. For some time past patrons of
the road have suffered inconvenience in
using the south track which is needed
by the elevators and private grain ship
pers.
II. O. Storlie returned to the city
Saturday evening after an absence of
two months, which time he has spent
in Minneapolis looking after the get
ting out of the map Of Cavalier County,
which, it will be remembered, Mr..
Storlie spent the greater part of last
summer collecting data and necessary
information for. When he left the
Twin Cities it was still in the hands of
the printer, but from a proof copy
which he brought along one can easily
Judge of its value and the truthful
manner in which every particular ia
given. The county map shows every
township, section and quarter section.
school house, church, rivers, lakes
etc, besides giving the correct loca.
ton of every resident owner of land in
the county. In fact it is as useful as q