Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-07

all the hay sheds that farmers of this
vicinity use for the pursose of storing
their WATERS fuel in, and this week they
have been busy re- filling them ready for
another blizzard.
The Gordon township board met on the
26th OF last month to examine the books
of the town officers for the year just
closed and arrange for the annual town
meeting that occurs on the Monday of
next week, at which everything promises
to pass off in a satisfactory and har-
monious manner.
The bachelors of this settlement are
threatening to 60 on strike If this thing
continues OF the girls passing up the
young fellows in favor of those Of more
mature years. Quite number OF our
marriageabie young men have been
thinking seriously Of adopting new tactics
in order to avoid the defeat of their am
bi,ion and object in life.
Tuesday of next week, the date of the
annual town election, is day on which
it will stand our people in hand to rise
early. The meeting at the place of hold
lug the election will begin an hour sooner
thar has been the RUE in the past, so as
to give the voters time to caucus and see
if til , are agree on a ticket which all cen
unite IN supporting with their ballots at
the elections that follows.
In letters received during the pas
week from Nebraska, which state by the
way is the former home of many of the
people of tins settlement. it is stated
that there are ten cases Of smallpox al
Henderson, Nel,. No particular alarm is
felt, however, as the disease is only OF ii
mild character, and the physician, Dr.
Hanna, has a quarantine rigldly enforced
throughout the district in which thu
cases are located.
AT the hour of two o'clock in the after
noon Of Sunday, the Gath ult.. H. ID
E7ert and MISS Maria Froes were united
in marriage at the Mennonite church b.
Pastor John Ems. Alter the ceremony
the happy compile, with number of in
brides parents, q mile north Of toe
church, where an elegant wedding supper
was served. The people of the entire
township join with their many friends in
wishing them a long and prosperous
welded life.
In paper received from York, Neb, :,
day or two ago. is an item which will be
OF interest to mary Rosehll readers. II
says, Tuesday was busy day for the
sneak thieves of York. A couple of
strangers vent into the store of John
Hopkins, and while one of them was pric-
ing pair of overalls his partner was
engaged in swiping pair of pants.
After getting out of the etore they went
around ard tried to sell them to z. H.
Jackson, who happened to notice the
Hopkins tag on them, and sent word TO
him of the affair. Later the thieves went
around to w. X. Williams place where
they succeeded in stealing another pair
of the aforementioned article of raiment.
One of the thieves was arrested while yet
in the store by John Af1lerbacb, and later
Jim Ilginfritz caught the other south of
the Kansas City depot. During the
evening of the same day, stranger stole
an oyercoat from the store of Wood
Bros, the clerk, Dan Dermerer, missed
the coat, and followed the fellow in CON-
pany with John Dloyd, George Bickle
and Blodgett's bus driver. 1t was not
long before they overlook the thief head
ed for the barn Of the Blodgett House
where bis capture WAS affected. All Of
the thieves are in jail"