Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-02
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Cnt those weeds.

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reported as having begun cutting wheat
this week.
Threshing machines will be running by
the middle OF August-fully two weeks
earlier than other years.
Good reports OF flax crops come in
from the new settlement in the south
west portions OF the county.
Hunters round Hannah go out and
take crack at the black birds-just to
keep in practice until the chicken season
opens.
The council and fire department each
hold meetings next week at which
important matters OF public interest
will be disposed OF.
The treasurers OF several school dis
tricts have as yet not complied with the
law in the matter OF publishing their
annual statements.
The Globe complains that Milton is
overbardened With sneak thieves. who
are doing business in way that so lar
has baffied detection.
New sidewalk is being placed in front
OF M. l.. Sullivan and II. D. ALERT 4 Co.'S
places of business this week. Carpenter
Jim Reed has the Job in hand.
Langdon was largely represented at
the Woodman celebration held at Milton
last Friday. The main features OF the
days program We're the ball games, OF
which there We're three.
At Wales the ball tossers have two or.
CARNATIONS, the married and single men
having mines OF their own. SO far this
season the married men have put it all
over their bachelor opponents.
While there is plenty OF hay in sight
Tor winter use there is none to burn and
those who have put up hay should not
forget that their only protection is a
wide firebreak around the stacks.
The cement works down on the banks
OF the Pembina river near Milton have
decided to practically shut down the
plant for the balance OF the season
owing to business in their line being
extremely dull.
Tive need OF more rain is making itself
manifest and crop growers are showing
impotence accordingly. just let us
have shower OF some kind in proof OF
the fact that it hasn't altogether for
gotten how to rain.
"Shep'' and Dan have got things
down to a working basis and the Moon
locally records the fact that 'sour next
state treasurer was up the line-or
more correctly speaking-our would be
next state treasurer.
There still remains eighteen days be-
fore the chicken season opens, but the
Intervening period is being industriously
filled by local sports in fixing up their
shooting irons and training their bird
dogs so they can stand the work.
A new postal regulation that has just
gone into effect imposes a penalty OF
$500 fine or one years imprisonment on
3 nerson who takes from post-ofice
mail matter addressed to another party
by mistake and fails to return the same
to the Office for proper delivery. Fhis
law applies to newspapers taken out by
mistake as we'll as lette: mail.
Considerable OF the fax crop isspotted
with disease this season and Prof. Bolley
OF the agricultural college warns farmers
to secure their seed from other fields-for
the disease, a fungus, one in the ground,
will remain and infect next year. tx
anine the fields, and if there are spots OF !
dead or diseased fax, send samples OF
J1G Oeuu duu PisAoto w o~AS O0-No~
for examination.
HID. ALERT, of this city, will represent
North Dakota democracy on the
notification committee that walt on
BRYAN and Stevenson at Indianapolis on
The 8th and formally apprise them OF
their nominations at the natlonal con.
yention, The event is something out OF
the everyday hum drum OF lie and H.
D. should have quite narrative to I'M
fold to the boys when he gets back from
what should be trip OF unusual
interest.
Hicks. the great weather predictor, in
his forecasts for August says we sinai! q
dash OF cold weather about the middle
OF the month with frost and at the close
OF the month the usual early fall snow
storm may visit northwestern sections.
He maintains there will be a shortage o
rainfall throughout the fall season
Hicks has made close predictions as te
fhe weather the past season. drought
and all. OF course he has been or or
Same things, but on the whole hit Il
pretty close.
Rarley ia being cut by number O
eorn,ars ont west this week and SOM
ranort that wheat is ripening fast enough
a. start harvest in few days more
East al Langdon on the slope Of tn
mountain in Olga and Fremont town W.
sh;p wheot is being cut this week. Tn
crop has n,atured in spots this year :. an n
The harvesting will necessarily be OF tn
same order. although with the binder
Mt work before August 1stit stands 7
raaaon tlut the crop will be OF in tim
to escape the early frosts that H'ck
rradcts for later in the month. A
Grains arc filling in much better Wa
than was expected and in spite Of tn
drought two.third average crop
1rured on by those making conse'
vstivs estimate.