Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-08-25
GOSSIP AND NOTES,

"What shall the harvest be?"
Threshing and stacking has started.
Shocked-but not frozen--the wheat.
Cool nights are the regular thing now.
Teachers examination here tomorrow.
Milton has put on special night po-
lice force during the hobo season.
The appointing of a night watch at
once would be we'll timed move by the
municipal authorities.
The advent of Tin-Can gun club is
announced at Hannah with the opening
of the chicken season.
Wheat today sells at 50 cents-three
months ago when there was none to put
on the market the figure was Sl.47.
The recent apportlontment of school
funds for Cavalier county is $l,667.71 for
the 1911 children, making 81 cents per
child
Monday nights rainfall Of over an inch
and ne-quarter was heavy enough to
block the work of the harvester until yes
terday noon.
The end-town IS agog over Septem-
Der wedding in which one OF Hannah's
budding youths and ten cent smokes are
on the bill of fare.
More hunting permits have been issued
to Langdon than any other town in the
county. Up to date the sotal number
issued IN this county is 149.
Senator Plain has about forty farms in
south and eastern part of Cavalier county
and an unusually heavy and magnificent
crop is reported on all of them.
The ten days stay of the steam merry
go-round came to close last night-for
which everybody except the kids are
thankful They left today for drive
across the country to Cando.
A new mail route has been established
this week from Langdon to Merl, a new
post office on the county line between
Cavalier end Ramsey. It goes by way of
Polar, the new Office in Billings township.
Our country correspondents doubtless
have their hands full harvesting just
now, but if they would spare few mo-
uents to lot outsiders know what the
crop yield will be the DEMOCRATS read
ers at large would appreciate it.
Hon, Fred. bennett. the Milton man
who is private secretary for Senator
Hansborough at Washington, returned
last week to his Cavalier county home
with his family for vacation until con-
Rress re-opens next winter. He has late
" been admitted to the bar and may
decide to resign his present position and
practice law in this state.
On Friday afternoon of last week the
conference committees Of the democratic
and independent parties OF Cavalier
county mot in this city to discuss the
question of placing in nomination joint
legislative and county ticket this fall.
The meeting was held in the office OF
Attorney +. w. Mclean and was called
to order at two O'Clock. The democrats
we're represented by j. B. Boyd, j. Nc
Phail, r. p. McAllan, Jos. McGauvran,
IT., and j. Fl. Williamson. The indie.
peudent committee consisted Of Frank
Wrightson, r. Fleming, ". j. Thomp-
son. W. e. DeLong and j. McCollum
The naming of chairman and secretary
resulted in these positions being tilles
by F. Wrightson and Rob't Fleming re-
spectively. Fusion was talked over at
length and nothing in the shape OF
definite understanding reached aftel
nearly four hours deliberations. The
committees each will report to their re-
spective parties on convention day wha
concessions the other is willing to make
in the naming of ticket. Further thar
that nothing was accomplished as neither
committee had authority to accept or re
iect tho terms offered by the other
Laupdon was selected as the place TO
holding the county conventions which
will be called not later than October 9Th
when the entire question will be sub
mitted to the respective conventions will
certain recommendations foom the con
ference committee.