Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-08-21
GOSSIP and Notes.

The Bank of Dresden, organized some
little time since, opens its doors to the
public today.
The city has daring the week put in
q much needed new crossing at the in
terseotion of Seventh aud Pine streets.
A noticeable street improvement this
week is the cutting down OF the grass
and weeds that OF late had given the
sidewalks an untidy look all over town.
This week is 1.-THE last opportunity
for the listing of school and state
lands that you would buy at the sale to
be held later in the fall by Land Com
missioner LaXdal.
Scarcity Of help and the amount OF
space taken up by the new ordinance
and commissioner proceedings accounts
partly for the lack OF items in our local
columns this week.
The sixty-eight real estate transfers
which will be found in another column
give some idea OF the activity in farm
lands during the two weeks which have
elapsed since the publication OF the last
list.
Easily ball players are reported as
having pulled in their horns, the result
OF a game in which they went down
before twirlers OF the horsehide sphere
from Perry last week. The score was
20 to IL.
The Great Northern Railway has made
it possible for you to attend the greatest
State Fair West of the Mississippi River,
which opens at Hanlne, September LIST.
One fare and so cents buys your round
trip ticket, and your admission to the
fair grounds. This is your opportunity
TO visit the Twin Cities. See Great
Northern agent for other information.
Henry Paterson was visitor IN the
city Saturday from Hoople, where we
understand he has started up in business
recently. Years ago Mr.. Paterson num-
bered among the school teachers OF this
county and is still Interested here to the
extent OF owning fine farm in the west
e1n past OF the county. He was accom-
panied on his visit here last week by
Misses Wood and Hoople.
Even when it was only small town
Osnabrock showed signs OF being
"sporty' and now is on to all the
curves. The latest acquisition down
there in sporting circles is a local pug
who has been dispensing OF all Corners
in from three to five rounds with eight
ounce glove These events are reported
to draw the entire population of the
Brock to the ring side at least one
evening each week.
Track laying is reported in progress
on the Farmers Railroad which is being
built northward from Devils Lake a
distance OF thirty miles and reaches
within about twelve miles OF southern
boundary line OF this county. 1t is also
reported that the ties are being laid this
week on the extesion OF the Snowflake
branch over on the Manitoba side and
the railroad over there expects to have
ten miles OF new track in operation soon
enough to haul out the crop. Consider
able interest is felt by Cavalier county
people in the building OF both OF these
pieces OF new railroad.
S J.Small was visitor in the city Fri
day from Devils Lake and while here
CLOSE an arrangement with DR.. Donovan
for the placing of the Donovan Hall on
the theatrical circuit which he has form
ed for the approaching season and which
includes upwards of thirty of the best
show towns in the west and northern
parts of tho state. 1t is known as the
Flax Belt Theatrical circuit and is list
ing some OF the best attractions on the
road for dates during the season. 1t il
also learned That the Donovan Hall il
likely to undergo a number of important
interior changes that tho public is bound
to appreciate. Mr.. Small is the versatile
editor of the Devils Lake Inter. Oeean
and in his dual role Of newspaper mar
and theatrical manager is making quite .
popular hit all over the state.