Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-08

Mrs. Kelland returned Tuesday from
Hannah, where che spent few days
visiting friends.
When in need of something that fits
we'll, is stylish and will wear we'll 60 to
w. L. Bradliy the tailor.
Flumerfelt & Bucklin are now prepar-
ed to furnish ice cream in bricks on short
notice. Leave orders at once.
R. P. McAllan, the postmaster and
pioneer merchant of Osnabrock. was q
visitor in town for brief time Tuesday.
Willie Farrell has gone to Park River
where he will spend part of the sum-
mer school holidays with relatives of the
family.
If your bicycle needs repairing take it
to LeVescont's shop. He has the best
line Of extras and repairs in the city.
Charges moderate.
Frank Hanson came over from Morden
last Friday with the Langdon crowd
having taken in the institution of the
new K. of p. lodge there.
Sheriff Robertson and wife are taking
in the closing spectacles at the Fargo
festival to-day having stopped over on
their way back from the asylum.
Joseph Heapy, county commissioner
from this district, was in from his Perry
farm Saturday and reports splendid crop
prospects all through that section.
The city council holds special meet
ing tomorrow evening to consider thu
question of granting franchise to the
National Automatic Telephone Co., of
Chicago.
Since Mondays meeting of the city
council Chief McDermott has been out
Oh hunt in dead earnest for the unfor-
tunate CANNES who have not the little
tax tag on their collar.
Chisholm & Hunters store at the old
Langdon Mercantile Co.'S. stand, is in
the front rank this week with bright
line of improvements in the interior.
The papering and painting was done by
Artist Lean.
Geo. H. Herbert arrived in the city
Monday from Benson, Mimi, to act as
relief agent at the Ct. Northern depot
during the temporary absence OF Agent
Shaw, who left yesterday with his family
for months vacation which will be
spent on the Pacific coast and in Eastern
Ontario.
Doc" Schoolcraft has accepted con-
tract to do a job of carpentering at the
Tongue river cement works and expects
to commence work as soon as the roads
will allow of the material being hauled
in. VIM. Knox, of this city is also likely
to go down there, having been rendered
position as assistant engineer.
The precipitation for the months of
April and May amounted to s As inches,
being above the average Since then
the rain of last Saturday night has
again soaked the ground to the extent of
nearly an inch, making total downfall
of about five inches since spring opened.
These rains have really done little to de-
lay spring work while on the other hand
their benefit to late sown grain is some
thing that can scarcely be appreciated.
A meeting was held at Co. Sup't Fo1's
Office Saturday forenoon for the purpose
of dividing the school property of old
Dresden township between the new
towns of North and South Dresden, the
division of the old township being grant,
ed at the last meeting of the county
board. Rob't Fleming was there to re-
present South Dresden and August
Koehnstedt for the new town in the
north-end, also c. l.. Chase, the clerk of
the old school district, to hand over his
books to his successors. Each of the
new towns take up an equal share of the
outstanding bonds. The assessed valua-
ton showed that sixty-one per cent OF
assessabl property is in South Dresden,
though at present the north town has
more school buildings. The entire busl-
nees before the meeting was disposed of
in an extremely harmonious manner and
as adjusted the school matters of
both South and North Dresden start off
in an extremely fourishlng condition.