Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-06-12
Gossip and Notes.
COMING EVENTS.

fIShN1Os
russdsy June 17-Annual School Rleetion.
Come to Langdon to spend your
Fourth Of July.
The township and city boards ofequali-
satioa meet on Tuesday, June 18th.
Local land men have been exceedingly
busy during the week, taking out pros
pective customers to view land.
Edmors papers tell of the general jabi-
lation over there when the first train pull
ed into town Saturday: May 31st.
Osuabrock has only two vacancies in
it's SQUAD OF men who will go in camp at
Devils Lake next month with Co. e.
The Great Northern has lately put in
new stock yard and shed at Hannah
to facilitate the handling OF the big ship
ments OF cattle from Manitoba:
At Osnabrock the Fourth OF July &C.
ours this year on Tuesday, July LIST.
Our friends down that way who want 81
good time will please note the change OF
date.
The ball game on Decoration Day be-
tween the married and single men show
ed that Langdon still has some excellent
material fer base ball teafn Can't
something be done in the line OF organic
ing Langdon club for the su'pmer.
The electors OF Hope township vote
on the question OF moving the Elkwood
and Ridley schools at the annual school
election next week. 'Tis said the voters
are pretty evenly divided in opinion as
TO whether these schools should be moved.
Ahot time and big turn out OF the
voters is anticipated.
Co. Supt. Macdonald announces that
there are scarcely thirty Per cent OF the
teachers in attendance at the institute
this week who attended a year ago.
There's larger number OF teachers en-
gagged but the ranks have been filled by
applicants from the outside. Teaching
il evidently not as popular with our
young people nowadays as in the past.
The insects that attack tree life are
making their appearance this sumner III
MANY towns oyer the state and trees IN
some cases are entirely denuded OF their
leaves. SO far Langdon has had no
trouble with them, but it looks as ii we
NAV have to cope with the insect pest
before the summer is over. as they are
moving westward, Just the same as the
human race.
Another postoffce opened up for bust
uess 10 Cavalier county June 1st. Its
located six miles southwest OF Daniels
and has been given the name OF CALVIN
D. j. Sykes is the postmaster. and we
expect a number of the DEMOCRATS in the
south part OF Grey and Huron town
shin will soon be requesting us te
change the address OF their paper from
Daniel to Calvin.
The beautiful month of June is here
and the country looks better that at any
other time OF the yea1. Every hill Il
green from base to peak. The trees hav'
that fresh appearance which fades late
in the season. One cannot fail to ex
perience an enthusiasm at the very 10,
of living at this time OF year, provided
ones health is normal and provided on
is at peace, with nature and the world.
The plan for selecting the delegate e1
cursionists taking. in the farmers ire
trip to the state agricultural college a
FARGO, which occurs during the week be
ginning July 14th will be the same her
in Cavalier.county as last year: e1cep
that each county commissioner will ap
point one delegate instead OF two, Pres
dent Worst having requested that he
allowed t., select five delegates. In
chairman ni .nch township board report
to the county commissioner OF his dl'
trict the name of one delegate from eac
congressional township. Each count
commissioner will add the name OF on
delegate OF his own seleetion and repor
the list from his district not later tina
July Let to Charles Mccarthy OF Miltol
secretary o! the farmers institute sooiet