Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-03
Gossip and Notes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Spend the Fourth in Langdon.
Unsettled weather, but it raises big
crops OF weeds.
It still continues to rain little about
every other day.
Hicks has a storm period dated for
this region somewhere in between the
Fourth and July 10th.
The race track at the driving park is
in fine shape for the trotting aud running
events tomorrow afternoon.
The call for the democratic county con-
venlion is published this week. They
meet in Langdon on the 18th.
Tomorrow's celebration OF the Fourth
in LaDgdon will be we'll worth coming
miles to sec by young and old alike.
A lady quartette is always aseurce OF
delight to lovers OF beautiful music and
the Schubert Lady Quartette is one OF
the best.
The Chautauqua excursiOnists return
ed home yesterday morning at seven
o'clock having spent sleepless night
during the nine hours tedious ride home
from Devils Lake.
Fourth OF July dinner and supper will
be served at the parsonage by the 81. n,
church ladies; they are also prepared to
serve ice cream and light refreshments
during the afternoon.
Lanvdon was noticeablv quiet Tues
day, part OF the out oi-town folks tax
ing the early morning Chnutauqua ex-
eursion while many Others helped Osna-
brook in it's celebration OF Dominion Day.
Today Mt. Carmel is having it's turn
ut celebrating the national holiday.
Wales and Dresden..ar furnishing large
number of the attending crowd and
many from Langdon have gone out to
have q good time.
Report has it that Hannah will hold a
10th OF July celebration. Should the re-
port be confirmed they may make the
necessary arrangements to accommo-
date anywhere from fifty a couple OF
hundred Langdon friends.
Hannah football players scored a
goose egg in a game they played at
crystal City week ago. Dominion Day
they played their first league game OF
The season at Manitou. Results have no.
heen learned but we wish them success.
The summer vacation OF school girls
at Hannah is being devoted to playing
basket ball. They have organized club
and are gong in strong for this favorite
indoor pastime among girls. They ought
TO arrange for matched game with
their Langdon sisters.
Conway, one OF the best little towns
on this branch, about twelve miles east
OF Park River was literally wiped Out
Dy fire Monday morning. The origin Of
the fire is undiscovered, starting at
about two hours after midnight anc
destroying $4,000 worth OF property
about half covered by insurance.
Stone for the foundation OF Langdon'
many building improvements Is oe'ns
hauled in at the rate Of from twenty t@
twenty-five loads day. Brick, t'rnber
and other material for the Donovan
block is coming in on every freight, anf
the masons and bricklayers are expect
ed to start work OH this contract mex
week.
The Chautauqua over at Devils Lax
opened it's annual assembly last satul
day and will be an attraction to peop'
from all over the state until the end c
July. Its general popularity is shown o.
the fact that nearly one hundred peopl
from Langdon and vicinity boarded til
excursion train here for Devils Lax
Tuesday morning.
News from Calgary, one OF the point
headed for by those OF our farmers WI
have become afflicted with the Canada
Northwest fever, states that during I'll
cold spell OF few days ago they wei
anb;ected to thirteen degrees OF irot
and tho ground covered with sewers
inches OF the "beautiful." 1t will DC L
membered that here the thermomet'
only dropped to 80, freezing point.