Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-21
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

GOSSIP AND NOTES..
Quite cool again yesterday.
Sunday was another sizzling hot day.
The DEMOCRAT has old newspapers for
sale.
There was almost half-inch of rain
fall last night.
Work on the excavation of the ALERT
and Winter brick block is progressing
quite rapidly.
There are quite number of our coun-
try correspondents we would like to hear
from little oftener.
The National elevator is to be equip
ped this fall with gasoline engine, a
brick house for which is now in course of
construction.
Query: Why do Langdon people use
-four made in other towns when the
home product of the Langdon roller
mills is just as good?
Plasterers complete the interior i'm
provements of the Langdon school build
1ngs this week. The board is at present
contemplating the putting in of heat
ing and ventilating plant before the fall
term opens up.
The Walhalla stage mail service with
Langdon was resumed Monday after be-
ing discontinued since July LIST. The
accommodation afforded by this service
locally was such that the government
was petltioned to resume by the patrons.
Monday evening several Langdon
couples participated in dance given at
the Albion Hotel down at Osnabrock.
Landlord Sims has lately built large
addition to and reuodeled his hosiery
and the dance was given celebrating the
completion Of these changes.
Four new residences and two business
blocks were started this week, giving
employment to upwards thirty men and
when completed will represent an outlay
of upwards $4,000. Besides these a
number of other fine dwellings are in
different stages of construction.
Under late ruling of the post Office
department, box rents at this office have
been reduced in price. The new rule
went into effect the first of the month
Lock boxes are now charged for at 35
cents quarter, and call boxes at 20 cts.
The old rates we're rs and 25 cents.
The new fees charged at the register of
deeds office, under the government
revenue law, as follows: Deeds having a
consideration of more than 500 and less
than $500, so cents; consideration OF
$1,000 to ST. 500, $3.50. Mortgages, both
real and cbattel, 81, 900 to $1,000, 25 cents
and Is cents additional for each $500 or
fraction thereof in excess of 81 5OO. As
sipnment of mortgage must have the
same amount of revenue stamps attached
as would be required on the original IN
etrument. Lease to run one year, 70
cents; two and three years, so cents; more
than three years, 81. Power of attorney,
Is cents. In addition to the above every
instrument presented for record or filing
must have stamp of 10 cents attached.
Alex, Mclean was in town on Tuesday
from Mclean, where he runs the post
office. and general store on his own town
site in one of the most picturesque hooks
at the foot of the mountain along the
Tongue river He reports that Prlncl'
pal Merrifeld and Professor Babcock o.
the state university have crew OF mer
busy clearing off a site for their mining
plant on the river bank and have latel.
purchased eighteen 40 acre tracts of lane
running along the banks of the Pemblut
river. The future development of thl
mining venture makes the outlook TO
Mclean quite BRIGHT. Mr.. Mclean ais
stated while here that movement wa
under consideration by residents dow
that way to petition the next Legislature
to organize new county, taking the east
ern range of towns from Cavalier and tn
western tier of Pemhlna to form the ne1
county. The scheme is as yet only o.
paper, but is received with great favor
especially by the residents OF western
Pembina, who arc nearly fifty miles fror
their county seat.