Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-10-16

Shock threshing is all done and a num-
Der of machines have completed their
seasons work. The fine weather has re-
duced the runs to twenty five and at the
outside thirty days.
1t will be noted by perusal of the Off
cial proceedings of the county board that
the commissioners awarded the printing
of the tax list this year to the COURIER
DEMOCRAT. Thanks.
Strange isn't it, but is reported as true
that citizens of Osnabrocll no longer go
to blind pig for an eye opener? A
moral wave struck that town last week
and vendors of nose paint retired from
business of their own accord. temporarily
of course.
The Ct. Northern's water tank at this
point has lately been "bucking" again
and jim Hills engines have been run
ming backwards from Milton to Hannah
in search of drink, The idea OF raising
water by windmill power has been rele-
gated as a back number by most sys-
TENS of railroad.
was experienced over the northern half
of the state. Fargo, Minot and Churchs
Ferry were visited by quite a plentiful
covering of the beautiful Langdon
also experienced it's first snow fall of the
season, though it did not amount to
much in quantity and disappeared as
rapidly as it fell.
In the lineup of the Grand Forks high
school football team, which plays at
Grafton next week, is noted the name of
Harold Elford, who it will be remem-
bered got his first pointers of the game
on the school grounds here, previous to
the Elford family removing to Grand
Forks the past year.
1t is reported that through train ser
vice daily between Walhalla and Duluth
goes into effect next week, this being So
the Mountainecr will cease to have a
kick coming on its tri-weekly mixed train
that has rolled up the Cannon Ball
line since the road was built With the
'Halla as main line terminal the
semi-weekly Mountaineer may certainly
be expected to blossom into daily.
The democrats of Cavalier county have
named Isadore Dawson as one of the
county justices and Robt. Fleming fol
Commissioner, both from the enterpris
ing town of Dresden. AS our ex-towns
man w. H. Speckmann, now leading
merchant of Dresden, was the only dele
gate from that place who did not receive
nomination we naturally conclude hi
did the heavy manipulating and SCORED
twice for his home town. In the future
all of our Cavalier county cases will b.
tried before his honor, Judge Dawson
that we may be assured of perfect fair
ness. Here's expressing confidence tina
both the boys will win the election AM
carry the county and district ticket witt
them to success Bathgate Pink Paper
Less than week ago prairie fire DIES
troyed the crop: home and live stock Q
new settler who took up land yea
ago six miles north of Edmore. He ha
lost everything and was quite badly in
1ured himself while endeavoring to say
one of the horses. Every week event
similar to this are chronicled by paper
from different parts of the state, som
caused by the firing of straw pile afto
the threshing is done, some from the III
guarded rmbers OF fire left on tn
prairie by a hunting party and man
from the sparks OF a passing locomotiv
1t would certainly be as well to plo
1lrcbrcaks SO as to give chance of SUI
ccssfuly fighting any fire that migl
arise. a pillow should be kept in readine!
on every farm near where thrcshing
IN progress so as to be handy in case
emergency.