Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-07
Wheat. No. 1 Hard. 70 cents today.

The telegraph wires were down nearly
all day Saturday owing to the heavy
winds.
Did you hear anyone remark that the
wind was blowing trifle Saturday.
besides being triae dusty.
Osnabrock is now in the throes Of q
postage stamp famine-since the robbery
OF the postoffice last Friday night.
Painters are at work decorating the
exterior OF the Ct. Northern round house
and water tank with q new coat OF paint
this week. ...
Hugh Mcdowell threshed "a bushels of
wheat to the acre from over 40 acres Of
new land on his Harvey Centre farm last
week-which compares favorably with
the best heard from.
Look at the date opposite your name
on this paper. 1t tells you to what
month and year your subscription is
paid up to. Ii it is wrong write or
come in and have it corrected.
The scriptural unit ~" and the null
tiples thereof evidently apply to the three
new towns up north. Dresden is Z miles
from Lang don, Wales Z miles from Dres-
den and Hanna miles from Wales.
1t was reported in the city Sunday
that several stacks ofgrain were Destroy
ed by prairie fire last Saturday evening
west OF Hanna, Also that the citizens
OF that place turned out en- mass to burn
fire break around the town for the
protection of their new buildings.
DR.. P. G.. Donovan, of Neche one of the
pioneers here in the early SOS, is having
a fine string OF purses and low trotting
records won by his horse, Anti, which ls
taking in the eastern Circuit. His horse
took first money in a race with eighteen
entries at Springfield, ILL.,, last week.
Time 2:16A Purse $500.
The monthly report OF Langdon public
schools shows an attendance in all de-
partments aggregating ITO scholars. A
bip increase is looked for in Rooms and
2. beginning with November and the
questions OF crowded rooms and in
sufficient corps OF instructors is likely to
confront the management.
Word received from Milton and other
points in the south-end of the county
comprising the Third Commissioner
District, indicates that the unanimous
choice of the people, irrespective o
party, is that no better selection cal
he made than to retain CONS Weir ii
that position which he has so acceptabI
filled now for six years. His popularit!
with his neighbors and familiarity will
the affairs OF this county, particularly
of the Third District, demonstrates tina
no better selection could be made.
An unusual number Of small robberie
have been reported along the line thu
fallbut the climax was capped when
was learned last week that the store Q
Dan NCAllnll Ut "eI' SA''S'o
Friday night and plentiful supply 0
clothing and other articles easily HANDLED
had been taken. The post office which
is in the same building was thorough.
depleted OF it's stock of stamps, amount
ing to over 500 worth The work ha'
been well and carefully done as tn
family sleeping over the store were no
awakened, nothing being known OF wha
had happened until the store was opese
for business Saturday morning. Fou
men were arrested by Sheriff McGauvra
ON Sunday morning, it being suspects
that they were either connected with O
knew something OF the affair, but upo'
an examination held before Just'c
Dawson on Monday morning no ground
were found to warrant their being held
McAllan' q loss amounts to upwards $2st