Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-05-05
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ELM POINT.

johnny get your gun
Arbor Day will be observed this year
by planting Spamnrds.
Mrs. George Dremble is reported sick
but at this writing is steadily improving
The spring bonnet has made its ap-
pearance. A student OF botany should
not miss the opportunity of securing one
Our genial assessor, Jim Laidlaw, has
commenced his round OF inquiries this
week. He reports dogs as beng more
scarce this year than ever.
An elopement is rumored to have oc-
Cured in the Jerusalem neighborhood,
but later Developments show that the
report was without foundation.
1t looks now IS if ELM Point is to be
left without a sky pilot this summer.
Why not speak to the 'parson" beforehe
engages for the summer elsewhere.
Our town clerk wonders why some OF
his friends are afraid he will lose his dash
board and hopes that their worry over
the matter will not cause any loss Of
sleep on their part.
Octave Nadreau, who recently pur-
chased the Will Greenwood place is max
ing considerable improvements, which
add greatly to the general appearance
OF his new property.
No teacher has yet been secured for
the school in District M. ]. The drpc-
tors have been disappointed in two hat
promised to come. Several applications
have been received from other teachers,
but as they consider a first class teacher
is needed here it is likely few days will
pass by before school is opened,
We learn on good authority that the
president Of the boys home has jumped
the broom stick and is now enjoying tho
felicity Of married life in his "llttle old
log cabin in the scrub. The members Of
the club learning OF the happy event
turned out in full strength to give him a
good reception on returning from his
honeymoon aud was indeed a pleasant
surprise to the happy couple. A stump
tuous repast was served and the fatted
calf killed. Music filed the air and bon
fires were seen in every direction. The
boys heaped blessings upon them while
the happy pair IN return hoped that the
day might not be far distant when their
guests would be in the same fix.
We learn that some of our esteemed
townsmen have given vent to their feel
ings and taken decided stand against
this country in it's present trouble with
Spain by saying that they would like to
see Uncle Sam defeated. They only make
themselves ridiculous by such talk as
there is only one natural out
come to the righteous warfare OF the
United States against the heather Span
ish people. Let the war be long or
short the Yankee lovers Of freedom will
eventually win the day. 1t seems to us,
however, that parties who have taken
this country as the land OF their adop-
ton would do well to consider their
position before uttering such unpatriotic
remarks and remember that it is in this
country that they receive their daily
bread, and have prospered, finding it
necessary several years ago to emigrate
here from the land of their nativity to
search for livelihood under the stars
and stripes, and yet after all these years
of unbounded prosperity, rising from
perjury to good financial condition they
desire to see their country and their
homes wiped out by the insulting Span.
iards. We believe one and all should
have for motto those patriotic words
OF Admiral Decatur when he said "Our