Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-28
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Harvesting is getting quite close.
Our job printing will please you.
Another nice rain Monday night
Farmers are busy "making hay while
the sun shines.
Old residents say it is only fair crop
this year-average Is bushels.
Langdon is a very busy tswn this sum.
mer IN the way of work. No man need
go idle. ....
Langdonites in large numbers drove
down to Osnabrock last Friday to wit.
ness the ball games.
The light frost of Tuesday night of
last week has been found to have done
no damage to growing crops.
The new public hall of Hope township
will be opened for the first time tomor-
row on the occasion of the Woodman's
picnic.
When you forward chattel mortgage
to the register of deeds Office for filing be
sure and see that ten cent revenue
stamp is affixed.
In an impromptu game Tuesday even.
ing team composed of travelling sales
men and visitors proved to be regular
s'puddin" for our boys-score IL to 3 in
four innings. Next!
Samples of ripe barley have been re
ceived in town this week plucked by our
campers at the Halla from the fields Of
Fremont township farmers. This is about
the first harvesting done in the county.
Three weeks more and the hunting
season in this state will be open. Chick
ems and ducks are reported plentiful
throughout the county. There is game
warden and our Ninrodswill find it bet
ter in the end if they observe the law.
Quite number OF our Langdon boys
are with the Grigsby's rough riders OF
Troops G and H of the 3rd U. S. Volun'
teer Cavalry, which is one of the first
regiments to be sent to Porto Rico. 1t
is probable they will leave Chickamauga
this week.
This week another new school house is
being completed in Alma school district
This gives Cavalier county an even hum
dred schools within her borders, all Of
which are in operation at the present
time with the exception of the Langdor
and Milton schools.
F. Broghamer, who will fill the position
Of cashier of the new bank at OsnabrocH
when it opens it's doors to the public IN
few weeks, has been making his head
Quarters in the city this week while max
mo important abstracts from the resordt
at the court house. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Broghaner.
Rob't Meiklejohn has been re-appolnt
ed deputy game warden for Cavalle
county and started in on his duties las
week by posting up notices warning
sportsmen not to hunt without permits
Rob means business and the festlv
chicken hunter who goes cunning Win
ont a license in his inside pocket VII
wish he had'nt-that's all.
Tomorrow, Friday, the Mazda and Elk
wood camp, Modern Woodmen OF Amer
ca are going to have grand picnic an
log rolling. There will be an elaborat
,ro1r.m Of speeches, base ball, dancin
and other sports. Meals will be serve
on the grounds throughout the DAY
Visitors from the different camps WI
help to swell the throng. 1t will be bel
at the new town hall of Hope TOWNSHIP
about three miles southwest OF ElkWeoe
Tn another column this week will b
found the announcement Of Frank +.
Marcer the we'll known hardware mai
who ia in the race for the democrat
nomination for sheriff. The crop OF cal
didates for this office promises to be
bie one this fall, but local interest
manly centered on the good natureo
yalry for the party Endorsement oetwee
Mercer and John L. Robertson. VINE
II comes to political sagacity in arran
ing the preliminaries for the free for
in the convention few weeks hence the
will certainly be found evenly matche
One thing Is certain, mighty close hnls
may be looked for.