Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-31

When women vote we men will be
Put specters Of humanity;
hungry. thirs y, despe rate race
For we'll have nothing left but space,
When women vole
New York World.
About twenty nonresident pupils
are improving their time III our school.
We would draw attention to the
newly revised official directory of state,
county and city officials.
The usual grist of Bismarck doings
will be found on the inside pages.
Read it and keep posted.
The fire department will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting at the city hall
Oh Tuesday evening next.
1t is now in order for the rank and
file of Co. E to take steps toward Civ
ing their annual grand military ball on
Washington's birthday-Friday, Feb
ruary 22nd.
Senator Plain paid visit to Grafton
during the recent adjournment of the
lawmakers and is paid nice compile
ment by the press of that city on his
Legislative ability.
A number of little ones in town are
! suffering with severe colds or are other
wise affected. Parents should give
their children the closest attention
this changeable weather.
A party of ten Menonites on their
way from Gretna, Man., to homesteads
near Langdon, Cavalier county, put up
at the Central on Friday night.-Wal-
halla correspondent to the Pembina
Co. Democrat.
A bill was introduced IN the senate
on Tuesday of last week by Senator
Plain, amending the educational law
of 1890, to submit the question of
changing to the district system to the
school township voters.
Hicks gives us hope in his February
storm predictions, by. confirming the
disturbances from the 9th to 18th, 18th
to Goth and 22nd to 25th, mainly to the
Sunny South. February will be biz
zardous below the N. P. belt.
Representative Flack is proving him.
self to be useful as we'll as ornamental
in oul state legislative halls, and will
try his hand at passing bill providing
for protection from use of barb wire
fences along public highways.
The military appropriation is in dan
ger of being cut down from $4,000 to
IS, 900 by the present legislature. This
will settle the encampment question
for this year and the boys will have to
swallow their disappointment with as
good grace as possible.
Fermont may we'll point with pride
to it's school report, which appears in
another column. 1t has made rapid
strides in educational progress during
the past year County commissioner
Porter looks after the financial affairs
OF the Fremont schools.
O. G. Wentworth has been heard
from since his arrival in the Windy
City and is we judge having a gala
time, although it appears the weather
is not exactly seasonable as he tele-
graphed for that silver-tipped silk UNI
breIla, which aids so much in giving
"Dad" that Pickwickian air.
The annual treasurer's report of
Langdon school district appears this
week, and by looking it over the dis
covery is made that our old friends,
Memo Liebeler the treasurer, and his
assistant, George A. Williams, clerk,
have proven themselves faithful and
efficient officials. At the close of the
year balance of 1872 70 remains in the
hands of the treasurer
During the past year there were but
twelve assessments made upon Dakota
members of the A. o. U. w., and there
is no assessment for the present month.
2,976 members in Dakatos since Janu-
AIRY 1, 1895, is all unparallel showing.
The lodge at Aberdeen has 500 men,
bers, Fargo, 4O5; jamestown, 800;
Sioux Falls, 30l; Valley City 40. In
the two Dakotas, which are under one
jurisdiction, there are 131 lodges.
The minstrel fever has broken out in
Langdon and primary steps are being
taken to form burnt cork circle,
which will at an early date occupy the
stage of Watkins hall. The twang of
the banjo strings and stunning on the
mandolin by amateur talent prove
that the boys are bound to make it d
go. This popular style of entertain
ment will certainly be received with
great appreciation by our citizens and
the program will comprise only the
best in songs jokes and music.