Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-30
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Jack Frost harvested :, choice crop Of
Easter lilies during the cold spell this
week, aud the man with garden patch
on the back end of his lot hiss postponed
setting out cabbage plants for day or
two.
NJ. L. Walton drove through town
from bis Grey township homestead last
Friday to Neohe. and is visiting there
with bis brother, W. L. Walton, local
manager of the Mahon & robinson Ium-
Der and fasm machinery business.
w. E. Stevens is again depot agent
at Osnabrock. Since Steve threw up
the job less than year ago the Great
Northern has had on On average one new
man in charge there each month. Jim
Hills depot at Osnabrock never was con-
sidered snap.
The town of Hamilton, Penblns couu-
IL, which knows thing or two about
artesian wells and alkali water is passing
under q prohibition wave that ought to
settle the water question in that town for
all time to Some. John G. Woolley, the
candidate for president on the pro-
hibition ticket in 1900. lectures there
on March 25th.
Over at Grafton the pupils of the pub
lie schools have . savings bank fund in
which the children have over 81 800 on
deposit, interest being paid ON Sums ever
three dollars. Interest on deposits The
past year amounted to over e53. Some
thing of this kind ought to be good
idea in the line of encouraging thrift in
our public schools here ia Langdon.
Some half-dozsn or so of Lsugdon' g
business men are id ntified as stock
holders in the Northwestern Fire and
Marine Insurance. Co., OF Grand Forks,
and the fact that the business written by
this company IN 1901 was fit, per cent.
more than during the preceding gear, ID
therefor quite gratifying news, as Lang
don people have grown to look u on the
Northwestern Fire and Marine az the
next best thing to home institution.
N. D. Gsgnier, PRINTER, who for a
short time, back in 1894-95. was associat-
ed with III. Shepard in publishing the
Republican, sued the city Of Fargo last
summer for damages sustained from q
fall off his bicycle which struck some
obstruction on the sidewalk, and he was
given a verdict of $500. The city ap-
pealed the case to the supreme court. 1t
was eontended that bicycle riders had no
right on the sidewalks; and if Gsguier
bad been riding his wheel on the streets,
whore vehicles belonged, he would not
have received the injuries alleged. The
supreme court has reversed tho decision
Of the lower court aud ordered new
trial This is only another Of the many
troubles up against which "Gag" has
been buffeled Of late.
All members OF the local A. o. U. w.
are doubtless aware that Monday of next
week, February Bird, Brother p. L. Bonn.
chief deputy Of the grand master for this
jurisdiction, will make Langdon lodge an
important official visit. On the occasion
OF this visit class of twenty-five new
members will be initiated. This probably
taking place at special afternoon ses-
sion, to allow of the evening open session
being enjoyed by outsiders, each member
of the lodge having been urged to bring
somebody else along with him. A pre-
vlous visit to Langdon by Brother Bonn
/ vouohee for the fact thnt he 10 an earnest,
pleasing and convincing speaker, we'll
qualified to tell about the great work the
Ancient Order of United Workmen are
performing. The lodge meets in Knights
Of Pythias Hall and Master Workman
9ouch hopes that all members will On.
dsavor 10 interest their friends in this
meeting aud be on hand Monday night
The membership is already considerably
over 100. and if all b,,sg alsug friend
as urged there should be no trouble 10
fiiiieg the hall.
i We have inquiries evsry day for
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