Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-04
GOSSIP AND NOTES.


Still the snow banks grow bigger.
Teachers examination next week.
Now's the time to discuss the question
of rebonding.
The city dads held their regular month
~ meeting Monday evening.
Editor Mccarthy was court specta
tor from Milton on Tuesday.
The order OF Modern Woodmen o
America has d membership OF 3,677 ir
North Dakota.
It is understood that Editor Mccarthy
of the Milton Globe will buy a new dress
for his paper this spring.
Last Friday morning the thermometer
registered 81 degrees below zero-the
lowest temperature on record this
winter.
Snow storms have ceased to be nov.
city and we are all watching anxiously
for a glimpse Of the flowers that bloom
in the spring.
Weather favorable to early sown crops
is what Foster predicts during hemontll
OF March. You can believe it or let il
alone. just as you like.
Nearly a score OF the local masonic
fraternity visited with the brethren OF
the Milton blue lodge last evening assist
ing with the work in the third degree.
Enforcement leaders at Milton and
Park River will make out a list OF all
who sign the ''little book" at the drug
store and give them some free adver-
Using.
Up to and including today there has
been 124 days OF good sleighing this
season. How much longer old winter
intends TO linger in the lap OF gentle
spring it is hard to tell.
The Saul Pion blind-pig case is being
heard this afternoon and several rows OF
front seats are filled with the ladies OF
the local w. G. T. U. decorated with their
emblematic white ribbons.
Halvor Torgerson was in town yester-
day and told us he came out on top in
the scramble for the assessorshipo OF Hope
township. His record in that office last
year helped to make his victory easy.
The French at Leroy celebrate the 18th
of March under the guidance Of Rev.
Pouliot OF this city, who delivers lecture
on "The Irish Nation and breaches a
sermon on ''Ireland's Patron Saint on
that day.
Had it been generally known last
Tuesday that bill had been introduced
before the legislature at Bismarck cut
ting down the fees of road overseers 1t
would have probably been hard to find
candidates for that office at the annual
township elections held that day.
Witness: My! But it's a snap to be
subpmnaed as a witness in district court
and be kept here for an indefinite time
waiting for chance to tell what you
know the lawyers won't allow you to-
and all the time drawing your princely
salary Of one dollar per day. Oh, but
isn't it nice.
Thursday evening of next week the
teachers and pupils OF the public schoo
give an entertainment at he courthoust
by which they hope to raise funds te
provide a library tor the school. Besides
musical and literary program debate
will prove an attractive feature Of The
EVENINGS entertainment. The price o
admission will be 25 and ] 5 cents.
H. D, ALERT retires this week from thu
Office OF county auditor after eight years
incumbency, during which timethe duties
have been discharged in such a manne
that besides meeting with the common
dation of the tax payers aided to the ut
most degree in the upbulding OF pros
porous local government for Caval1e
county. Mr. ALERT now purposes givin'
his entire attention to his real estate ant
Investment business which has OF lat
years gained an enormous growth.
Monday afternoon the contract wa
let for building OF q two-story brc
block on the corner Of Third and Oa
street on property owned by the FRS
National Bank and DR.. E. |. Donovan
Several tenders were received for tn
contract, the figures for thes same rang'n
from $4,000 to $18,75O the lowest bic
der being Dinnie Bros, OF iGrand Forks
whose bid was accepted. The block
to be completed and ready for occupanc
within ninety days from the date
commencement and not later tina
August 15th.