Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-13
County Correspondence
DANIELS.

Frank Hankey will put up quite Il
large stable and granary this summer
on his homestead, where he has been
busy breaking since the seeding season
wound-up.
One OF the fair ones of this ncighbor-
hood had llsr sweetheart out last week
looking over the homestead, on which it
is expected they will shortly make their
happy home.
Ed. Mcdonald is busy hauling out the
lumber with which he is going to build
new house, replacing the old one which
has done service on his homestead since
the early pioneer days.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Hart lost one Of
their babies during the week that has
just closed. All these sad events bring
sorrow to the neighborhood as we'll as
to the immediate bereavcd family.
1t is now understood thar George l..
Corey, the old soldier, has blossomed
out into veterinary surgeon this sum
mer and according to all reports is
having quite little work in that line
come his way.
The first rain to break the dreuth OF
over months duration came on Mon
day OF last week, and since then rood
soaking showers have fallen at intervals
OF a day or two right along. There is
nothing now that can make Us look for
anything else but a bumper crop.
Hugh AcCollum is having as good a
time as any OF the young bachelors
here this summer, driving around show
ing the beauties of the prairie farms OF
North Dakota to fair Cannuck cousin.
His friends generally hope that he may
eventually be able to induce her to STAY
Hugh MCPHERSON has been fitting him.
self out with new breaking plow and
threatens to turn over the sod at q rate
this summer that will warrant him
investing in another quarter section by
the time another season has rolled
around. Like the rest OF us Hugh has
his eye on some state land nearby.
Everybody is feeling good over the
way in which the work of putting in the
crop has all been finished up and follow.
ed by heavy rains that insure IL fine
growth during the hot summer weather,
The boys appear to be taking turns
going to town. all coming home in good
shape-and keeping early (?) hours OF
course.
Some OF those bachelor boys from
Huron have started making regula,
Sunday trips over the town line into the
Daniels settlement since the summe,
weather has made driving SO pleasant
and by the way their fine new to,
buggles and bright colored fly nets looks
as though they were likely to catch
someone unless the boys here look q
little out.
Dan Mckechnie's experience SATURDAY
evening while returning from the post
office, causing him to walk home
instead OF riding behind the pony in the
in his gig cart, has it's amusing as well
as its disastrous side. What scared the
pony OF course only Dan really knows
though naturally there We're Others NOT
30 very far away when it happened.
The thunder storm OF last Monday
caused quite little: excitement here
owing to the fact that the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Darling was struck by lightn-
| ing. When the storm broke at about
two O'Clock in the afternoon Mrs.
Darling happened to be alone, The
building was set afire, but Mrs. Darling
fortunately had the strength and
presence OF mind to put the flames out
before the fire had made any great head
way.