Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

E6rJY WucttU ~ Ill lll0 SIlOU UIuUe.
Tomorrow ia the last day OF school.
The Cavalier county crop outlook is at
it's best.
County commissioners meet Tuesday
in regular quarterly session.
All signs point to a grand celebration
of the Fourth here next Monday.
Hicks gave satisfaction all round this
week with his predicted rain falls.
Langdon had EN- again this week-the
herbs OF health patent medicine show.
Monday evenings light hail storm gave
the insurance fiend something to work on.
The city council met Tuesday evening
to equalize and revise the assessment of
city property.
Milton and Wang will both be in the
swim Saturday with patriotic celebra-
tions OF Americas Independence.
Don't overlook the fact that the M. E..
church ladies will be in line with first
class refreshment stand on the Fourth.
The total amount OF rain fall this week
is one and twelve one-hundreth inches,
three-fourths OF which fell during Sunday.
Work on the race track is being COM
pleted today and the lumber for the fence
OF the grounds arrived on this mornings
freight, giving ample time to have every
thing in perfect readiness for next Mon
days races.
There was greatstirin town this week
over the report that the Ct Northern
has finally decided to run it's extension
along the south side OF Rush Lake.
Nothing can be discovered to substanti-
ate the rumor.
Chief OF Police McDermott will see that
the bank block contractors reduce their
incumbrance OF Third street with build
ing material before the Fourth. More
than half the width OF the street is filled
with piles OF brick, stone and other truck
at present.
A basket picnic will be given by the
young people OF the Presbyterian church
at Elkwood on July 18th in TIL grove on
W. H. Rows place, east OF the post office
The usual out door game will be in
dulged in. Everybody invited to join in
enjoying q days outing in the woods.
NJ. Heapy. brother OF Com'r Joseph
Heapy. OF Perry, arrived yesterday with
his family from Nebraska. They will
spend the summer here with Com'r
Heapy and Senator Dobie, the later being
brother Of Mrs. M. Heapy. The trip
was made overland in prairie schooners
and occupied about a month. It is quite
likely that M. Heapy will decide to take
up land here and make Cavalier county
his home.
William McQuarrle. who has been in
the employ OF G. w. Foogman as drug
gist for the past three years and hail.
has purchased q lot and willimmedlately
commence the erection of a large and
commodious business block in Walhalla.
When the building is completed Mr.. Nc
Quarrie will put in a full and complete
stock Of drugs, and other stock necessary
for a first class establishment. We wish
Mr.. McQuarrie good success in his ne"
enterprises Grafton Record.
Monday evening the board OF directors
OF the Langdon City schools held the
closing meeting Of the present, school
year and considered the appointment o.
a teaching staff for the next twelve
months. 1t also decided to have the
school buildings painted ana thoroughly
renovated during the holiday period
The principalship OF the school will b.
retained by Prof. Sheehan and his stat
OF teachers in the different grades will b
Chas. Crawford, Miss Hodgins and Mls'
Oke. Mr.. Crawford will take charge o
the room taught by M. c. Whitney dur
ing the past two years.
Miss Fannie Ferguson has just taken
the diamond medal at the Chicago con
servatory OF music. Her many Bathgat'
friends were greatly pleased last yea
when she won the gold medal and VIII o.
more pleased to learn that she has taNel
the highest honors in q very large GAS
OF vocal students. During the past win
ter Miss Ferguson was travelling with al
opera troupe and has only taken I'll
spring term. 1t is solely owing to lie
own Efforts that she il enabled to con
tinue her study OF music. which MADE ne
triumph the more commendab'e.-oatn
gate Daily Pink Paper.