Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-10
Gossip and Notes.

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Tomorrow, Friday night at the Dono-
van Hall, "The Bellies OF Blackville.'
Edmore is said to have been too busy
with it's building boom to celebrate the
Fourth.
Langdon feels all out OF killer this
week with Co. E boys away to the
Deyils Lake encampment.
This weather is helping along the
growth OF crops at the rate OF an inch
every twenty four hours.
The council at it's monthly meeting
Monday evening ordered the putting in
of q crossing on Pine and Seventh street.
Osnabrock is one OF the most sporty
towns OF it's size in the state. So say
those who visited there July 1st-Do-
miniou Day.
The grade along Fourth street is be-
ing raised with dirt taken from the base
ment excavations OF the new brick blocks
"a much needed improvement.
Rock Lake, Man, is vieing with Devils
Lake, in it's attractiveness to Cavalier
county campers as summer resort.
Boating and fishing age both good there.
The band boys lent to the harmony OF
TUESDAYS departure of Co. E for encamp-
ment by discoursing martial music at
the depot before the departure OF the
train.
The county commissioners are still
busy making their equalization OF the
1902 assessment. Official report OF their
July meeting will appear in next weeks
issue of the DEMoCRAT.
The only crop that appears to be
backward up around here is that COM
posed OF the festive office seeker. Candi-
dates are crowding their announcements
into the papers in almost all counties
'eepting Cavalier.
The down town refreshment stands
run by the Methodist and Episcopal
church ladies on the Fourth netted
handsome returns and were unanimously
voted as furnishing satisfying provender
for the inner man. In each case upwards
500 was cleared over and above ex-
penses.
On Friday night the "Belles Of Black
yille.' an amateur black face minstrel
entertainment, put on the stage by
Park River ladies, appear here. They
drew an immense crowd in their home
town and have since played to big honses
along the line. Don't miss seeing and
hearing them next tomorrow evening.
The league football team at Hannah
plays game next Friday the 18th, that
it will we'll pay local enthusiasts OF the
game to 60 up and see. The Manit GU
team play return game with Hannah
and as the visitors have four profession
ais from Winnipeg in their line up o
eleven players it would be a good thing
for Langdon to be on hand to "root."
Although the rainfall for the month O
June seems to have been excessive. it was
only one-tenth OF an inch above thu
average for twenty-seven years. I'M
total precipitation in June this year wal
4:75 inches. Last year for the SAM
month the precipitation was 5.l7 IL
ches. Rains have been frequent during
che past month. but the rainfall has no
been heavy.
Quite chapter OF small accidents
the result OF premature explosions Q
fireworks, attended the Landgon cele
bration OF the Fourth before it was al
over. The buggies OF B. Heating an
VIM. Kahn both narrowly escaped goin'
up in the air when the fire cracker fen
recklessly got in his work early in tn
evening, Both rigs showed the effects c
their encounter. Will Bradley has got
badly crippled hand to tell the tai
OF what often happens through hang
ing ON to fireworks when they don't &
off right; there are some OF the smaIle
boys who know what it is to smell pow
der at close range. All tho Langdo
casualties were light-might have bee
worse, but should provide lesson
profit generally.