Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-11
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Lenten quiet.
Court adjourned yesterday.
No. Hard Wheat So cents.
Get your blanks at this office.
Nothing new in city politics as yet.
Hicks has another big storm predicted
for tomorrow.
The school entertainment is held at the
court house tonight.
TheSalvation Army continues to Hold
the Fort'' out at Hannah.
Fred Borusky was in from Wang in
search OF medical attendance.
Base ball Umpire: Cleveland out. Nc
Kinlpy to the bat. Hanna on deck.
DISTRICT court adjourned at noon yes
cerday until the spring term in May.
The items from our Daniels correspon-
dent arrived to late for publication last
week.
Are you going to the St. Patricks dance
at the Palace hotel next Wednesday
evening.
Another coal famine-unless the Great
Northern freight affords the relief de-
manded in the complaint. 49,.
The "white ribbon organization at
Milton is putting in spare minutes post
ing up on the prohibition law.
Another twelve inches of the "beauti-
ful' Oh the level this week: Well soon
begin to wonder where we're at.
Either district court, or the "advance
agent OF prosperity" doomed the hotel
business to top notch this week.
Six births in Langdon this week argues
well for the restoration OF confidence
since the Inauguration OF Mckinley.
Unorganized townships 1852 range SO
and Ga, south Of Cypress will petition the
county board for organization at the
April meeting.
1t is given out that hundred families
OF Russian Jews intend settling in the
southwestern part of the county the
coming summer.
Teachers institutes threaten to be a
number from now on as the state SUPER
intendent has issued his edict in favor OF
the summer school.
Langdon citizens are still after that
electric light plant and are bound to
have it, ''Keep everlastingly at it, y
would be good motto.
A little politics were on deck at the
election in Billings last Tuesday and a
point OF law will be required to designate
the ''in's' and the "outs."
Judge Sauter and the attendant gath
ering OF court officials and lawyers has
made the past week busy onefor Land
lord Burke at the Columbia.
Osnabrock' new two-story school is
to be provided with bell. The scholars
have undertaken to raise the funds and
as a starter Melted 500 at concertgiven
last week.
Good Templars at Harvey Centre hold
social next Tuesday evening the occa-
sion being the celebration OF the ami
versary Of the lodge. The public and
visiting brethren cordially invited.
Farmers consider that there is but
little frost in the ground his winter. and
that the immense SHOWS which will soon
be melting will probably not cause any
damage to property worth mentioning.
City election on Monday April 5th will
see a general turnout in the aldermanlc
body. Besides the electing of one alder
man from each OF the three wards two
other vacancies ure occasiOned by the
change Of residence OF Aldermen Mcmillan
AMI Schulke. This leaves Alderman
Loynes the only hold over member OF
the board.
Coroner Gibson was called to Elkwood
ye yesterday to investigate into the cause
OF the death Of JOS. A. McEachren, who
accomplished seli-destruction by strangu-
lat'on last Sunday: in the granary OF
VIM. Thorn, for whom he was working.
Upon inquiry into the circumstances
lending up to the rush act Coroner Gibson
found that everything pointed to pre-
meditated suicide on the part OF the de-
ceased. lie formerly resided in Chicago
anu came out here last fall to engage i'll
harvest work. Since winters et in he has
made his home at VIM. Thom's place
lie hung himself with a rope in the
grnIInry between the hours OF IL n. IN
and . p. M, at which hour his body was
discovered by Mr.. Thorn. An inquest
was deemed unnecessary.