Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-17
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Tuesday rainfall measured 97-1ooths
OF an inch.
Nice thing, that rain, Tuesday fore
noon. We allfeel better.
Milton has concluded to hold it's cele.
bration on Saturday, July 3rd.-
Tuesdays school election was not al
together devoid Of interest in Harvey.
Harvey Centre church goers are enjoy
ing a series Of special services this week.
Langdon generally regretted the ex-
odus Of fair school marms on Friday
passenger.
Loan will buildla 40 foot three-span
bridge across the Little Pembina at
Martin Olson's crossing.
Langdon will lead and Others follow in
the matter OF celebrating July Fourth.
Read the list OF attractions.
School lands lease at the court house
tomorrow between the hours OF 10 in
the forenoon and III the afternoon.
The rush OF new settlers into Cavalier
county still continues-t hirty-two home
stead filings were made here last week.
The w. j.. Mooney State Bank received
two neat brass signs last week. They
give the front of that institution quite a
metropolitan appearance.
The foundation work on the new brick
block is about completed and work on
the superstructure will be commenced
before the week closes.
The Good Templar lodges of Langdon,
Harvey Centre and Lyle hold their an
nual basket picnic in Hutton's Grove, at
Mona, ON Saturday OF this week.
Additional interest was manifested in
Tuesdays school election at Milton by
the free text book question being voted
on. It was carried by a big vote.
Among the new business houses to be
erected at Walhalla this summer we un-
derstand, is a mammoth general store
by Vim. Holbrook, formerly DIST. Thom-
as, and one by j. LaMoure & Co., not a
bit smaller.
Heavy rains this week all over this
section and it is the common report Of
farmers, that wheat crops are looking
fine but a little backward. Some warm
weather now will help things along
wonderfully.
Mat Helm has opened up engine and
boiler and repair shop this week at II.
Meikleiohn's' we'll known stand and
makes his opening announcement IN an
other column OF this issue. Mat has had
16 years practical experience in the busl-
ness and is thoroughly reliable Now's
good time to get repairs fixed up before
the seasons rush is ON.
The SO voters OF this city who turned
out to vote on school matters TUESDAY
were apparently all of the same 1nlno
and gave M. L. Sullivan and j. L. Robert
son their unanimous vote Tor school
directors. The board OF directors is no"
composed of Messrs Sullivan, Robertson,
McNiven, Vierhus ana Crawford with j.
E. Truax as clerk. They are all gentle
men who will take the trouble to ascer'
tain that educational matters are al
they should be.
Langdon horses are in it some in tine
Red River Valley racing circuit and the
dozen or more of Langdon sports that
attended tile summer race meeting al
Norden last week are proud OF Z. NC.
Hughs running pony, Charlie Roy, wh'cf
came in first in the running race, beating
Rooster, the Grand F orks flyer. Another
Langdon horse, Little Fly, owned oS
VIM. Brown captured third money IN TN
same race. The two trotting and paclp'
mares Miss Revenue and BessieP entered
in the 1926 and 2:35 classes did not lar
as we'll, both being distanced IN the mrs
heat. ,,.
The first stopping place for jim Hill,
ears n orthwest OF Langdon when the eS
tension is built will be seven miles out d
Robt Fleming's place on the west sue
the town line dividing Langdon an
Dresden townships. 1t is likely that 10
the first year or two the only aceomme
dalton furnished there will be eleva'o
sites, a side track and loading pla'lor n
Mr.. Fleming granted the company ~
feet Of right OF way across MS e'e nv
acres with the understanding taao
stopping place and elevatorsld'ng DC ''''
out. Dresden will be the name adop'e
and a petition is already being circulate
for the establishing OF post once ~ ~
vicinity. This deal was only closed ye
terday afternoon