Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-04-17
Use "Hannah's Pride" -four.

Use "Hannah's Pride" -four.
You can buy shoes at cost at Kelly's
the noxt thirty days.
Miss Mollie Comstock opened spring
terra OF school this week near Osnabrock.
Jas. MeDougal was in Grand Forks,
called as witness in an Important home
stead contest before the land office.
The North Dakota Workman for April
announce the mortality rate of this state
as beng lower that that of any other
state in the union.
J. p. Fansett, formerly principal of
public schools at Osnabro:k, has aban-
doned teaching to enter the law Office of
j. Fl. Mccullough at Milton.
G. H. Bronson, travelling man for
years past known to Langdon merchants,
died Friday morning after short ILL
ness at his home in Grand Forks.
| Janitor Sam Prescott, Of the court
house, has purchased IL corner lot north
of T. E. Pierce's home on the end of
Third street and will build this summer.
| Seeding operations started Monday
morning on Register Of Deeds Rylance's
farm in Loan township. Spring work
is general throughout that locality this
| week.
N. E. MeGruer left Tuesday for Battle
Creek, Mich, receiving dispatch stat
ing that his brother, Rob't McGruer,
under medical treatment there, was
much worse.
WIN. Russell was appointed assessor
by the county board for the unorganlzed
townships. comprising the school dis
tricts of Boyd and Bruce. Mr.. Ruaselrs
compensation for the work is placed
at $40.
The postoffices at Rosehill and Storlie
have been designated as legal places for
the holding of chattel mortgage sales in
the southwestern portion of the county.
There are now fourteen designated places
/ for these sales throughout the county.
The initatory step has been taken to-
ward organizing Farmers and Mer-
chants bank to be established here as
soon as the requirements of the law can
, be complied with. Tho stockholders and
incorporators will comprise ten Of the
leading business men and farmers of the
city and vicinity. Milton Globe.
Andrew George, for five years past
active ia the management Of H. j. Has
kamp's interests at Dresden, has left this
week for visit during the summer at
his home IN Minnesota, expecting to re-
turn about Jnlyss1st to fill the position of
cashier of the State Bank of Dresden,
which opens for business at that time.
Meagre reports have been obtained Of
the special election held during the week
in Gordon township to name officers for
the present year, stating that H. A. Rel
mer Is the new chairman of the board of
supervisors, ] III .Goertz assessor and An
ton Knudson clerk. The names of the
other officials have up to the present
been understandable. 1t will be remem-
bered that the holding of the election in
this township in March was allowed to
go by default. hence the necessity OF
calling special election.
The Poplar Grove school of Hope town.
ship, taught during the winter by
W. J. Storie, closed lately for the
spring holiday. The school has had an
attendance during the term of sixteen
scholars and Robert Carson and his sis
ter, Florence, have been placed on the
honor roll for being neither tardy mol
absent during the five months. Mr.
Storie has been engaged 10 teach the
echool when it opens next week for an.
other term of several msnths.
. The first appearance of strawberrieI
: on the local market Thursday gave Lang
] don people taste OF what Southern Tex
t az can produce rs early as April. Til,
> price asked here wasn't out of proportio,
+ with the distance shipped and it will onl.
' be short time now until the Wisconsin
E and Minnesota berries are on sale here
J. The lot received here last week was par
f of carload lot from, Alorn, Texas, ship
i ped by refrigerator express to Minneapo
j. lis at cost of S440. It contained As:
y crates of "a quarts, or in oil l0848 quarts
T Tho few that reached here sold at 3
sents quart.