Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-24
Gossip and Notes.

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AMerry Christmas and Happy New
War to our readers one and all.
Schools close today for the Christina
holidays, rsopenlng January 4th, 1904.
R.msnbsr the dates of the Farmers
1,.t;tute at Langdon-January 1lth
18th.
W.lhalla is getting quite q reputatios
from the number Of suicides, acsidenta
and murders in that section of the
state.
Fire insurance in the business portion
Of the city has dropped off from 10 to Il
n,r cent compared with the rate former
" charged policy holders.
That Hannah is getting quite sporty
is shown by the fact that a bowling alley
has been opened up there during the
u,st week. The bowling clubs at Lang
don and Milton will do we'll to take
notice of the fact.
In the case of the State VS.. William
Barry the second trial is shown as hav-
ire cost Cavalier county not less than
$500. The bills audited by the com
missonsrs at their meeting of last week
reaching that amount.
Langdon and Cavalier county will
send Co. Sup't Crawford and large re-
presentation of teachers to take part in
proceedings of the annual meeting
of the state educational ASSOCIATION,
which will be held at Grand Forks
three days next week.
The members of the Langdon orehes-
ira give grand New Years ball Friday
evening, Jan. L. This will no doubt be
one of the largest attended balls of the
season. The boys do not do things by
halves and it goes without saying that
the arrangements will be complete.
Judge Kneeshaw adjourned court yes
terday afternoon at the close of the
Wegley divorce case leaving for his home
at Pembina on the afternoon train. 4
term of court opens at that place January
9Th, so there is little possibility of any
further disposition being made of cases
on the calendar until the regular spring
term.
It's transporting that some of the
parties from around here who filed on
timber claims in Oregon within the
past year have been victims of fraudu-
lent transactions practiced by locators
In the land district near Eugene, Ore.
They have been caught in the act of
changing the range number of the To-
cation which they gave to the claim
seekers, who when they went to look up
their holding found they had absolutely
nothing to show for their money.
The Olga club issues neat invitation
this week to grand ball which is to be
nold In the clubs parlors Monday even-
ing OF next week. December 28th. Music
being furnished by the Delling or
enestra and the committees having the
arrangements in hand show thatthe best
people of Olga and vicinity, together
WIN their wives have cooperated in or
ssnlzlng the Olga club society that
ought to give everyone pleasure and en-
!o!ment during the long winter even
ings
monday was the years shortest day,
'aefe being but eight hours and forty
Ok a minutes between sunrise and sunset
LUG sun rose at 1886 a. M, and set at
4:zz In the afternoon. From now on for
%. months the sun will rise one or two
Ilnuses earlier every morning and set
.A'ee Or four minutes later in the even
ns' June 2lst is known as being the
vneest day in the year, though some
s ts 1t is the day before pay day, while
~. who have to work the day before
:, ul'stmss have no hesitation in saying
'4a' IL wall DO record breaker when it
comes to length.
george McDougall, brought in from
~ .%on5 charged with having fatally
,aO' chas Campbell, is still at the
aa'y jail. His preliminary hearing
osua on the 18th having been post
aeo until yesterday afternoon at de-
wants request. MoDougall has
rt'o,ney Mclean engaged as counsel.
hearing is being had before justice
. a.fell' a change of venue having been
ny n - rom Judge Bleakley's court.
~, :. uelay has been occasioned by the
sae auants efforts to secure the pre-
=: = Witnesses, who have disappear
SINCE the occurring Of the tragedy.