Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-08-14
Gossip and Notes.

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No frost yet.
The A. o. q. w. lodges OF North Da-
koto have no assessment for August.
There's a scarcity Of harvest hands,
but big surplus of the genus hobo.
The stores discontinued their early
closing movement this week. lthad neen
in effect since April LIST.
The board OF county commissioners
reached an adjournment yesterday. The
official proceedings will appear next week
This has been week Of fine weather
for growing crops. There was a slight
scare OF frost Sunday night when the
temperature dropped to $50 but nobody
got hurt.
The 5000 busheI annex to the st.
Anthony and Dakota elevator is beng
pushed skyward apace. The capacity OF
the National elevator is to be increased
in q similar manner before the season
opens, so it is understood.
Wheat cutting is we'll started i'll the
shelteredfields protected by timber along
the edges OF the Pembina mountains.
Phis section has year after year been
noted for it's record breaking crop aver
ages but this year will beat anything
yet heard OF.
The board OF county commissioners
i.1 j1lt ~
week. Part OF the business for which
the extra session has been called is un-
derstood to be the division OF the re-
ceipts and disbursements OF the old town
OF Linden, made necessary by its dlvl-
sion and the formation OF the newly
organized township OF Mckinley.
Langdon is making rapid strides city
ward these days. Third street is all torn
up in anticipation OF those fine brick
blocks and the big hotea4 New residences
the cost OF number OF which will run up
to SO, eral thousand dollars mark the
.eitys long line of improvements for 1902
in every direction and those who thought
they were Just little out OF town ayear
or two ago find their location gradually
being drawn toward the business center
Of Langdon, which today is city that
we are oil nightly proud OF, and feel
personal pride in pointing out it's Won
derous growth to the stranger who en-
tiers within our gates.
At this time OF the year the life OF the
police officer is not q happy lot. Just
now they have the hobo problem to solve
and it is hard one. The pest is numcr-
Gus and the class tough. In thepast ten
DAYS they have swarmed in here from
nobody knows where. Policeman Pen
mock and Nlghtwatchman McDougall
are doing their best to rid the communi-
ty OF these nomadic travellers OF the
tough hobo and crook order and will be
greatly assisted if our people would re-
frain from responding to their impor-
tunities for food and money as they
make the daily rounds to the kitchen
door. The "pot gang along the rail-
road track have been thriving and grow
ing holder each day. The police have
tired Of telling them to "move on it
didn't do the business and now nn oc
casional one is Thrown in" to the city
hall dungeons.
Local machine dealers have been ship
ping in Irvine since the harvest season
started by the carload with little pros
pect OF being able to get enough to sup
ply the demand. In seasons past two
pounds OF Irvine to the acre has usually
been the amount needed but those WING
have started cutting report much NOR
Irvine than that will be needed. Up IL
August Sth the entire output OF TIN
Irvine plant at the Bismarck penitenti
airy had been sold and the supply O
5000 pounds n day the capacity OF tn
plant sent ont us last as made to fiji
orders. Irvine prices are up this yea
considerably over IL year ago. controle'
by republican trust prices, and they can
not help but strike the inrfner OF hoy
the monopoly OF industries is holding
the consumer ut it's mercy. Here
something the farmer should bear il
mind when he casts his vote.