Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-23

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GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Farm loans at B. Ericksons.
No more school until September.
This is the week that the school marms
own the town.
The band is getting ready to do It's best
on the Fourth.
Tuesdays nice shower adds greatly to
the, crop prospects this harvest.
Osnabrcck citizens will make an effort
to change the name of their town. What
for?
Don't forget the DEMOCRAT when your
school treasurer's report is nearly ready
for publication.
The Fourth of July celebration here
will be regular rip roarer, if any body
should ask you.
A good old fashioned program of
sports both on land and water is adver-
tised for Walhalla on the Fourth.
Langdon's Masonic brethren are max
ing preparations to entertain members of
the Manitou, Man. lodge shortly.
The write up given Langdon by "Our
Traveller" in Saturday ST fargo Forum was
good, excepting several Typographical
errors.
Walhalla commemorated Tuesday of
this week, as Martyr Day, in honor of the
early settlers there, who we're killed in
81 by the Indians.
Why not have the city build stand
for the band boys, where they can rest
between pieces, aud enjoy the occasion
like the rest of us?
Co. Treasurer Robertson reports that
tho receipts at the recent selling Of hay
permits on state and school lands in this
county will aggregate about $3.50.
II your dog is Of any value get him q
licsnse tag. Chief McDermott has orders
to reduce the dog nuisance and the CITY
ordinance gives him authority to 60 gun.
ming at any time now.
Iangdon and Dresden mines played
ball on the Dresden diamond last Sun
day afternoon. Our boys evened up the
score of the previous week by making 10
runs while the other fellows piled up II.
Il was hot game, just for glory, and
Lanpdon had half innings to spare
when they quit.
TO. Hall who has been engaged in
thu insurance business at Milton the
passed year was arrested by deputy
sheriff from Duluth last Friday and
taken back to that place to answer to
charge of larceny in the first degree. He
appropriated to his own use $500 paid to
him asaagent in satisfaction of a mortgage
while residing at Duluth early in 1897.
Ground was broken Monday for the
new residence that States Attorney Dick
son will build on his lots in the Dorval
addition. This week work is also COM
manced on the new home H. E. Birtch
in the old park opposite r. j. Hodglns
residence. Another elegant Langdon
home is to be built by Ed. Elford, and as
soon as the excavation for the basem en1
ia finished the frame of $4,000 home
will loom into view All these houses
will be built on the modern style o.
architecture and be credit to the city
Let the good work go on
From the columns OF the Montrea
Press of a late date we learn that two O.
our Langdon boys, Hercules and George
Dorval. sons of Hon. Ell. E. Dorval, Judg'
of the county court, are keeping we'll tt
the front with their fellow students a
college and are proving themselves II
every way credit to our city. In speak
;no of q musical festival al ST. There's
Co,leee. occurring Tuesday of last week
that paper states that "Master Hercule
Dorval distinguished himself in mos
Aattering manner in his singing OF tn
sonrano part in an operetta entitled 9Th
Sixty.six," by Offenbach. lie wa
bonored with several encores. His brothe
plays second violin in the orchestra an
gives promise of being master VOL
nlaver. Distinguished musical artists
Montreal who have heard the boys SIN
and play. write with equally loud prals
of their achievements on the occaslo
referred to above.