Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-08-07
Gossip and Notes.

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Wheat is rapidly ripening.
What has happened to Langdon's
$4,000 hotel project?
Loan township lays claim to the
finest and most even crop that will be
harvested III Cavalier county this fall.
Saturday nights low temperature $50
-four degrees above the frost line made
some OF the nervous ones worry about
the crops.
The St. Anthony 4 Dakota elevator is
undergoing changes and when the car
penters are through it will have doubled
its storage capacity.
Carpenters arc making extensive in
terror changes at the depot this week
that will greatly improve Agent Shaw's
over crowded quarters.
There is a rulcor prevalent to the
effect that I.augdon is: TO have daily
train service with Grand Forks leaving
in the morning and returning the same
evening.
The local telephone company has just
received Il new list OF tariffs to stations
on the lines OF the Northwestern Telc-
phone Exchange Co., which takes effect
Aug. LIST .......
Reports from all sectious OF the county
show that harvesting OF barley was well
started before the close OF July Early
sown barley this year will lie enc Of the
best crops put onto the market by
farmers this fall.
Postmaster McHugh increased the
capacity OF the local Office to handle its
increasing business by the addition Of
forty new lock boxes this week. The
money order window has been moved to
the rear to make room for them.
Langdon merchants have agreed to
continue the maintaineDce OF the early
closing movement up to August 18th in
stead of the LIST as previously arranged.
After that date the stores will remain
open during the evenings heretofore. :.
Langdon is one OF the North Dakota
points where harvest help promises to
be scarce this fall. This week several
farmers have been vainly endeavoring to
hire men to work in the hay fel. What
laborers have already arrived up here
seem to prefer working in town to going
cut on farms.
A summary OF the weather during the
month OF July shows that rain.{eIl on s
days, the total precipitation for the
month being 1872 inches. the highest
during the entire season; the highest
temperature was recorded on the j4tll.
when the thermometer registered 86sand
the lowest 40. on the 9th. m,
E. Fl. Howe has flax ripe enough tA
harvest this week on his farm out at
Storlie Nearly all his crop is sown on
breaking turned over since arrived from
Iowa this spring. He hos two quarter
sections on which with the aid o.
neighbors he has broken up. and seeded
ever ninety acres this season: , 9 "
The rank growth OF weeds alongside
the walks, especially in the residence
portion OF the city, is II nuisance
Property owners should take enough
pride in their premises to look after this
without further hint An hours work
in the localities mentioned would ado
greatly to the general appearance OF thu
town.
Cavalier county will need severa
hundred harvest hands to care for thu
big crop now beginning to ripen
Machine men and others best acquainted
with the situation as it stands today
claim that farmers in the vicinity OF al
towns along he line could give employ
nent to from 100 to go men each
There are Fix towns along the RAILROAD
in Cavalier county and all report tn
-ssame scnu:ity oi help. The demand To-
help in the harvest field is most felt il
Milton, where early crops are ripenint
rapidly on the mountain side; here an,
at western points the rush liz also be
ginning to be felt There is more graf,
und less help to care for it this yea
Than ever experienced in the past.