Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
GOSSIP AND NOTES,

Wheat, No. 1 Hard 81 cents today.
Langdon choral ciass concert tomor-
row evening.
Only seven days more and the Lenten
season begine.
A little wheat cor tlnues to come into
town nenrly every day.
Another legal holiday next Tuesday
Westinghouse birthday this time.
The Central hotel ut Walhalla had a
narrow escape from destruction by fire
one night last week.
Hannah citizens have their hustllnp
clothes on and intend to capture IA cheese
factory this summer.
On Ash Wednesday the 23rd. inst,
there will be services in the Catholic
church, at ten O'Clock a. m.
The boys Of Co. E have in view tho
giving of a grand military ball on Wash
ington's birthday, the 22nd inet.
The first examination OF applicants
Tor teachers certificates will he held
Friday, March 1lth at both Laugdon and
Milton.
The post Office was loaded down with
valentines Monday-principally those
hideons travesties on art that you send
to your enemy.
The DEMOCRAT subscription list is
growing along-five new readers added
last misunderstanding total of seven
teen during the week.
An event that should not be overlooked
is the concert give by the Langdon
choral class-at the NJ. E church to-
morrow night-tickets % cents.
The Langdon Touring mill shut down
Satur lay to undergo course of repairs
and allow the putting in of new improved
machinery which will greatly increase its
present capacity.
Langdon merchants are al ready be-
ginning to receive large supplies of
spring goods and will soon be telling the
public about them through .the columns
of the DEMOCRAT.
On April 18th a list of unpaid personal
taxes for 1897 and all prior years will
be delivered to the sheriff with orders to
collect the same by distress this is in
accord with the new law.
The latest in secret society circles at
Milton is to be Rhebekah lodge to be
organized soon. It's number being com
posed Of wives and daughters of the Odd
fellows order-and the ''jiners" are wait
for the next.
Quite number of horses and cattle
have lately been allowed to run at large
in the residence part of the city If the
owners don't see that the nuisance is
abated its likely the city authorities will
take the matter in hand.
Hereafter all state school lands will be
leased in the fall instead OF the spring
giving renters an opportunity to pillow
the land in the fall and prepare for the
following crop. Accordingly large
amount of the lands will be leased pri-
vately. Common school and institution
lands will be leased to first applicants at
minimum price.
A pleasant affair this week was st.
Valentine party on Monday evening
when Miss Lulu Hodeins charmingly
entertained party of select friends at the
home of her parents at Riverside Park
The evening was spent in conversation,
music, games, etc, until the hour of re-
freshments which were served in good
style and formed a fitting climax to an
exceptionally pleasant evenings en-
teHtainment.
Railroad talk is going the rounds
little early this spring The news comes
from what is thought to be /. reliable
source that the Aneta branch of the ct.
Northern will be extended this season to
the boundary, crossing the main line two
miles east of Crazy. This would open
up an outlet for the thousands of bushels
of No. l Hard raised by western Cavalier
county farmers living on the west side of
Rush Lake.
Attorney Monnct informs lis that it is
not expected that any more loans from
the state school fund are likely to be
negotiated until next year. Since Jnn'y
LIST real estate loans have been made from
the fund in this county through him
amounting to upwards $1,000, and
several other applications have lately
be,n forwarded which will hardly be ac-
copied owing to the cash balance OF the
fund having been exhausted with the
exception of about $4,000, which is
held in reserve to handle school bonds
during next four or Eve months What
appears to make the state school loans
so popular with farmers borrowing on
their real estate is the low rate Of inter-
est--six per cent being ill that is charged.