Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-08
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Milton arrangement p!cnic Ill tne grove
July 18th.
A wee baby boy arrived at NJ. Morri.
sons home last week.
Hail knocked out crop prospects quite
badly in Fremont, Cypress and Billings
townships on Monday.
"We' celebrated Monday with patriot
ism BETTING the occasion-hencea short.
aee Of home news matter IN this issue.
Our old friend T. R. Mclaughlin, OF
Fremont, is reported to have lost 500
acres OF wheat during Mondays hail
storm.
Hon. Il. T. Helgeson was up Tuesday
viewing the remains OF our monster cele-
bration and helping to drinkup the sur
plus lemonade.
Cabinet photos are down to 50 per
dozen in Langdon now as the result OF
competition between the local concern
and the travelling art studio.
Charley Mccarthy, the Milton Globe
man showed his Fourth of July patriot
ism by helping out the Langdon band
boys by footing the big bass horn.
Sid Pickle headed big delegation OF
whole-souled Morden citizens to our
sports on Monday. Sid always finds
something worth seeing when he comes
to Langdon.
Bartholdi Patclen won the free for all
trot at Milton last Saturday from Abner
Taylor in three straight heats-a similar
decision should have been awarded him
here on Monday.
The county commissioners have been in
session since Tuesday forenoon, the first
two days being taken up as a board OF
equalization. The proceedings will ap-
pear next week.
The refreshment stand of the NJ. E.
ladies aid continued doing business all
day Tuesday. They succeeded IN dispos-
ing of all the eatables and netted upwards
OF $50 as nucleus to their parsonage
fund.
Judge Sauter and Stenographer Prince
arrived in the city Tuesday to clear up
an accumulation of court cases on the
docket. There will be no jury cases tried
until the regular fall term OF court in
November.
Mrs. VIM. Gallagher, daughter OF jacob
Schneider, OF Mt. Carmel, arrived IRON
St. Paul this week for aholiday vacation
and to be present at the wedding OF hel
sister, Miss Teckla Schneider, which oc
cured in this city on Tuesday.
Last week one of the crews OF men al
work on the Ct. Northern extension iron
Cavalier to Walhalla struck tor $l.5O pei
day. They were getting 1925 and pay
ing IS cents for board. Their demands
were acceeded to and work resumed.
At the Milton celebration last satur
day the Mcmillan & Ramage horse, Bar
tholdi Patchen, " OH the free for all trot
Chisholm's horse. Brown Billy, tool
third money in the green trot; Rooste
captured the running race, Charlie 10!
NOT being allowed to start.
The meeting called for reformation G
a German society was quite largely al
tended Monday forenoon, upwards c
fifty representative Teutonlc citizens
this county having gathered at TN
DEMOCRAT office for the purpose OF enec'
ing temporary organization ALDER
Timian presided, Peter zettel recorde
the proceedings, and committee OF nv
on constitution and bylaws, conslst'n
OLA. 1. Kehmstedt, H. Dohman, y. fau
sen, j, Bisenius and S. l. kehmsteo
were chosen. Saturday the Oath INST
the date OF the next meeting. when pc
manent organization will be made
Rumor was current around town ye
terday Of double tragedy stared
have taken place Saturday at one OF u
railroad camps few miles south OF wa
halla. The particulars as lar as oo9a u,
able are that foreman OF one OF II
crews struck man down with SHOVE
when threatened with insubordlna'lc
the injured man dying i'll snort VII
from the effects OF the blow. THIS so e.
orc;.od ~. mon in the camp that II
foreman was lynched before the pro ''
ton OF the law could be obtained II
story lacks confirmation but IL CIV
credence by many owing to the rece
dissatisfaction among the grading ere,
regarding low rate OF wages recen''
1t is only a few days ago that tneS WEI
out on strike.