Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-16
Gossip and Notes.
Merrifeld lecture tonight.

Merrfield lecture tOnlgnC.
The high school entertainment nette,
s27 after all expenses were paid.
Langdon machine men are buster thai
candidates at city election these fin
spring days.
What is Langdon going to do about
baseball team this season, get bus.
"fans" now's the proper time to start.
Quite number of farmers stick t.
the idea that the seed wheat is better
in the granary than in the ground unit
after April 18th.
The Easter ball at the Opera House OF
Monday evening was largely attended by
our young people who never miss an op
portunity OF helping out the orchestr;
bows withan occasional benefit.
Langdon capitalists interested in the
Continental Mining Co, report that then
properties in California as coming along
nicely and big prospects OF soon anas-
sing wealth from their valuable hold
ings.
At their meeting of last week the
county commissioners decided to build
three iron bridges in the south end of
the county. The decision was reached
after Il personal inspection OF the loca-
tons.
A shortage of news from the DEMO
cRAr's corps of county correspondents
may he accounted for this week by the
fact that seeding operations now require
the whole time and attention of everyone
in the country until the crop is in.
Local baseball fans will be interest
ed i'll learning that Wigs, the pitcher
Of the Milton team in the North Dakota
league OF couple Of years ago, is play
ing with Cincinnati in the. National
league this season. where it is a pleasure
to know he is playing in splendid form.
Milton is destined to build at least
two brick business blocks during the
coming summer and it looks as ii the
chances We're that the product will be
result of a home industry. Milton is
going after that brick yard in Il way
that really looks as if it means business
this time
The county commissioners have con-
tracted with the city dads to furnish
electric lights for the Offices. Jail and
court room at the court house. Electric
call bells have also been placed i'll the
Offices of the county superintendent OF
schools, register OF deeds. county treas
nrer and sheriff, for the purpose OF no
f1Nin@ these officials of telephone calls
IN the auditors Office.
Persons taking up estrays hereafter
must advertise the same within ten days
and also file with the county auditor d
description OF the estray and the marks
and brands thereon. The notice to the
county auditor must be fled within ter
days. Failure to advertise and to notify
the county auditor is punishable as
mlsdemeanor, and in addition the party
taking up the estray is liable to the
owner for damages.
Dr. P. G. Donovan of Neche, and H
a. Mayo Of Walhalla, have spent a por
lion OF the week in the city and during
Their stay it has been learned they viii
aevelop large manufacturing lnelustr!
at the foot of the Pembina mountains
within six miles of Walhalla. The frs
development will be in the shape of
Water power of 500 horse power. Thi
will be obtained by damming the Penn
Dlna river. There is to be found at tn
location valuable deposit of ella.
peculiarly valuable for making brick o
all Kinds and many colors, but it is ex
pected that the industry will be largel
devoted to the manufacture of what ar
known as hollow brick, tire-proo
material that is considered very valuabl
IN building operations. By mixing tn
Gay to be found there with sawdust, an
taen burning the hollow brick in xii
similar to those used in burning ordinar
oflck, the sawdust is burned out, lea,
ing porous brick that is light, porou
ana absolutely ire-proof. The bushes
nas got beyond the point of an exper
ment, and the promoters expect to hav
" large factory in operation within th
year. Messrs. Donovan and Mayo wi
build the grade and secure the right-o
way for Great Northern extension
SIX miles to the clay deposit, and tt
great Northern company will lay tt
steel and equip the line, and it is @
Pected that work on this extension wi
% started within very short time.
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