Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-16
HEARD ON THE STREET.

Sheriff McGauvran: Just one more
frosty morning like this and will have
to lay up my straw hat for the season.
II. E. Birtch: Yesterdays train
brought in man that's got shade the
best of me when it comes to color.
Suppose you saw th;tt new coon in town.
N. L. Sullivan: This is one of the
months with an "r" in (which means
oysters-ior which am thankful as the
chicken season leaves business pretty
quite in q meat market.
B. R. Click: 1t is probable that hard
coal will be q little higher this winter
than last. the reason OF which is in part
owing to the recent strikes We are
taking orders now for future delivery
at $11.OO per ton.
H D Alert: Apple raising in Cavalier
county is as yet in it's infancy, but this
year raised some very fine transcendent
crab apples from trees OF three years
growth. The flavor is fine and much
better than those shipped in here.
J.J. Souch: I'm on deck with the rest
of the track buyers again this fall. Nc
Carthy Bros. the firm represent, have
furnished the required bond to do bust
ness in this state Cars will be hard to
get here-worse than when this was the
terminus.
Milton Citizen: Since "Pink" has done
such good job on Thomas c., pro-
minent liveryman down in our end OF
the county offers, his whole stable any
time the said "Pink" may want to run
for office. At that rate he ought to go
like blazes.
RI. Burke: We had most delight
full time at last nights impromptu hop.
Everything pleasant, a nice crowd and
elegant music. Steps are being taken
today to arrange for series of club
dances for the winter months. OF course
it will be go
]. F. Ramage: l think the crops
around Mimic are much below the aver
age crop up here. l returned home last
week and succeeded before leaving Mimic
in selling my threshing rig. There's no
money in threshing down there this fall.
Wheat will not average 10 bushels per
acre.
Prof. Sheehan: School enrolment for
the first week numbered 165, which will
be largely increased in a few weeks.
The attendance OF city pupils alone will
reach zoe this winter and when the usual
numbered OF outsiders attending is con-
sidered will leave all departments in a
crowded condition.
Jas. S. Loynes: My crew OF carpenters
at the present time consists of twenty
five men and have work for them on
new buildings at Dresden, Wales and
Hanna as long as the open weather lasts.
Yesterday started work on three new
buildings at Hanna and have at least a
dozen more contracts waiting. Many
OF the business houses at Hanna will be
finished with sheet iron, rendering them
fire proof.
Attorney Fred W. McLean: Last week
had the honor OF appearing before the
honorable body OF the supreme court OF
this state and after undergoing examina-
ton was admitted to the practice OF law
before the courts of North Dakota.
There were fourteen applicants, only eight
being successful in passing the exam
which is a severe one. must confess
that the bench OF our supreme court is
ornamented with gentlemen OF brains
and learning.
Paul Gardner: Everything is running
smoothly down at the electric light plant
and we are constantly kept busy putting
in more lights. The experts that INSTALL
ed the engine and machinery left for ST.
Paul this week, we having accepted ii
as satisfactory. 4 competent lineman
will remain here for some time yet to
wire the houses OF several parties that
have not yet been waited upon. The
question OF street lighting and furnishing
electric lights for the court house will be
decided upon in October. The success
of the project is already assured.