Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-09
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Schools close next week.

GUSNlf AMI NUlIn'
Schools close next week.
City council met Monday evening.
"Remember the main" question is:
Have you paid your personal tax?
This years big crop will mean thou
sands of dollars to the new settlers ofCa-
Waller county.
Sundays heavy rain was looked upon
as mascot by the farmers and hoodoo
by the base ball cranks.
Walhalla is in line for patriotic cele-
bration of the Fourth and promises to
make it little bit bigger than anybody's
celebration.
The new ladies tennis court east OF the
court house block has been leveled,
courts marked out and nets spread and
the members are in active practice.
The annual election of school officers
for the several school districts of the
comfy, will be held on Tuesday, June
21et, it being the third Tuesday in the
month.
While the weather Sunday was insult
able for tho pre-arranged ball game at
Dresden, yet the farmers appreciate the
big benefit realized by the downpour on
their crops.
The Independent party start the politi-
cal ball rolling this week with an an
nouncement of the holding of their coun-
ty committee meeting in this city on
Saturday of next week.
Institute week, beginning Monday,
June Goth promises to be busy one and
what with the district court, circus, ball
games and lectures. The teachers and
Langdon citizens will be pretty we'll en-
tertained.
The city board disqualification meets on
the third Tuesday in June. All those
who have complaints to make regarding
valuation should appear before the board
at that time. as after they adjourn there
is no redress.
Morden's summer race meeting to have
been held yesterday and to-day has been
postponed one week. At least telegram
received here Tuesday said so. Quite a
number of Langdon people were prepar'
Ing to start when the message came.
Auditor Work reports an active de-
mand for the purchase of state and school
lands, which fetch a price of $lOper acre.
Until this year they have been drug on
the market. The growing scarcity OF
free government lands is bringing them
right to the front.
Go. Sup't Fox reports that arrange
ments for institute week, June goth to
25th are we'll under way. All the way
from ninety to hundred teachers will
be in attendance, while the program as
outlined by the state department OF edu-
cation is one of especial interest. In
telegram received Saturday by Sup't Fox
the information is given that Prof. W. b.
Hoover, principal of the Casselton high
school, will be here to act as conductor
and Miss Stout, of " ahpeton, as primary
lecturer.
The Langdon city school board at q
meeting held last Friday afternoon, re-
elected the entire staff of teachers of ou1
public school for another year. Besides
being neat compliment to the ability
and efficiency of Prof. Sheohan and his
assistants it will give all round satisfac
ton to parents and pupils. When school
opens in September pext Prof. Sheehar
will begin his seventh year, an unbroker
record unequaled in any city Of similar
size in the state. During the entire perl
cd he has managed theschools with firm
ness, skill and tact, the work has never
been better and his reelection as princi
pal shows he is worthy of the place apc
has the confidence of the school board
as we'll as the parents and pupils. The
grammar department will continue to b
in charge of Mr.. Chas Crawford while
the intermediate and primary grades viii
continue under the instruction of Mis-
Lulu Hodgins and Miss Veda Oke re
spectively, both having done splendid
work III their rooms. No school in thu
state has made better record thar
Langdon in the school year that ha
abeut drawn to close.