Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-22
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

What q rest the street sprinkler got
during the big rainfall.
Hail did great damage to crops south
of Osnabrock last Friday.
The photographers war is still on in
Langdon and another cut in cabinets is
looked for next week.
Wheat for the most part is headed out
and the late cool weather further tends
to insure a good crop.
Wheat is worth 63 cents today and a
steady rising market makes September
prices look quite bright.
Full moon Tuesday-no more than to
be expected though considering the heavy
rain fall of the preceding days.
Post Office Inspector, E. S. Clement
visited the local stamp mill last week
finding everything in apple pie order.
Rain interfered with the Langdon and
Rosa Lake football teams at the Sander
son farm east OF town Saturday evening
So far the owners OF Abner Taylor
have not covered the money put up for
match race for 5000 with the Langdon
trotting stallion, Bartholdi Patchen.
Since Saturday evening downpour OF
5.19 inches of rain is shown by the guage
and it is safe. to predict that crops are
saved from any possibility OF drouth.
To-day's picnic at Mt. Carmel gives
special interest to folks in town from the
fact that a game of base ball between
Langdon and Mt. Carmel mines will be
played.
Let every school board comply without
delay in publishing it's treasurer'sreport'
This should be done..right away. Ii you
send it to the DEMOCRAT everybody Will
read it.
Customs Collector Archie McCully, OF
Woodbridge, is recovering slowly from
his late illness. He will go to the ban11
Hot Springs in British Columbia for
further treatment.
A. M. Scott, the right of way agent OF
the Ct. Northern left Saturday TOR 81
Paul. He is interested in the new town
site west Of here and will return with
surveyors to plat out the same.
Several OF our progressive farmers
some of them prohibitionists too-were
seen in town this week withjugs BUTTS
all right. They were having them filled
with machine oil TO use in haying.
The new extension OF the ct. Northern
from Langdon to Hannah is dotted ou
at distances OF from one to i've mlle'
apart with thirteen graders camps. Thel
work would have been completed o1
August LIST except for the late heaV'
rains.
The officials of the Langdon Drlvlns
agricultural ASSN are keeping a Keel
look out for the pin-headed mlseraof
scally-wag that swiped some 500 'feet o
lumber from their race track ground
this week. Three kegs of wire nall
walked off at the same time.
IfLangdon city authorities could on''
collect dog tax for all the worthless cur
that are allowed to wander AROUND an
harass the cattle and hogs OF honest Ia.
payers, besides killinginnnmerable chich
ems, it would have almost been unneces
sary to have called for a new issue
bonds this spring Thenuisance 10 s'o'
in McPhail's pasture has well nigh passe
forbearance and Pat Ntzhugh, voices tn
unexpressed feeling Of all breeders {
fancy poultry when he says that I'll
time has come when shot gun neeus
brought into play. Langdon mas
many well bred and properly cared &c
dogs as can be found for many niue
around, but she has whole lot OF u
nondescript kind that commit 'rrepa
able damage besides making q oad MOI.
when good folks are at home anu
their beds. Johnny get your gun!