Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-03-06
We will buy your IL nd or We
will sell you a farm. Ttuax g. Nc
Lean.

During the week, Joseph G. McComb
has sold his blacksmith shop in this city,
the purchaser being P. A. Bernier, form
erly of Fargo, The stand occupied by
Blacksmith McComb for years past is
one of the best in the city and as the
new occupant announces his willingness
to work over time getting acquainted
with the local trade he is likely to do his
share Of work. The DEMOCRAT has not
heard what plans Mr.. MoComb has in
view for the future.
The apportionment for the Langdon
fire department of the state fire insurance
tax THE year will amount to $l52.49,
being on basis of one-half of ono per
cent of premiums paid on property in
this city during the past year. The figures
for the several towns in the state show
that Langdon has more property on
which it carries fire insurance than such
towns as Casselton, Cooperstown, Cando,
Hillsboro, Larimore, Lakota, Mimic, Park
River and st. Thomas and 1t is safe to
say that our city is as we'll equipped with
apparatus for protection against fire as
any of the towns above mentioned.
At the monthly meeting of the Lang
don fire department., held Tuesday even
ing at the city hall, the annual election
of officers was held and the following
named to look after the Management
of affairs of the department during the
year: President, George Vierhus; chief,
w. A. Lavia; assistant chief, James De-
Berg; secretary, Chas. Sherman; treasur-
or, J. D. Milne; foreman of the chemical
engine, James Carson; engineer, VIM.
Plummer. There was large turn out
of members and much enthusiasm and
discussion was had relative to the state
firemen's tournament this summer. at
which Langdon is likely to be represent
ed yb one or two contesting teams in the
racing event.
A prominent farmer from the south
western part of the county last week told
the DEMOCRAT that some important
changes are being made in the proposed
route of the extension of the Great Nor
ern nortbward from Lakota. His infor
nation came from officials prominent in
the construction of the farmers railroad
that runs north from Devils Lake twenty
miles through the Sweetwater lake Sec
t.on of the country. The officials of this
road, in st. Paul recently to confer with
the Great Northern railroad, we're given
the assurance that the Lakota extension
would run directly north to the Cavalier
county line bringing the terminal IN the
vicinity of Merl postoffice. This would
leave the towus of Stoltzville, Derrick
aud North6eld, built during the past
year along the route 1t was thought
that the road would be built, midway be-
tween the Lakota extension of the Great
Northern aud the farmers railroad,
which during the summer is to build an
extension of its line through to the Aanito-
ba boundary line with Dash as the jump
ing off place. This change in the Great
Northern's plan will not effect the town
Of Edmore, the point to which the grade
Of the road has been flushed ready for
the iron this summer, as it is from here
that the change from a northwesterly to
northern course has been made. II
the project of these two lines resolves in
to practical form, the ultimate benefit
to Cavalier county will be two-fold what
would have been realized under the plan
6sst presented with the surveying Of the
Great NortheEa's extension frem Lskota.