Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-30
Topics Of Interest.

to start the pot boiling for q couple Oh
Rush Lakes nimble Nimrods, one of
whom we note was our old friend and
former townsman. Jim Balfour.
Taking the bumper crop of 1895 for
basis the Milton Globe figures out
that Cavalier county repeats its record
every eight years-and the present out
look points to fulfillment of his pre-
diction this fall. We hope that as a
crop prophet Editor Mccarthy will get
reputation emitting him to pedes-
tai in the temple of fame at the st. Louis
fair.
From letters and messages received
during the week by members of the
family in Langdon it is learned that Mr..
Robert McGruer. of Virginia. Mimi, is
now suffering from serious relapse OF
his illness. dating from last fall. That
he is hardly expected to live more than
few days will come as painful shock
and surprise to a large number of Lang
don pioneer residents. among whom he
is we'll known and highly esteemed.
1t is interesting in last weeks North
wood Cleaner to note that Thos Devaney.
who left here the first of the year to &C
cept the principalship of the Northwood
schools. will graduate halfdoZen pupils
from the grammar department. at the
close of the spring term. Langdon
friends appreciate that Tom is giving his
school at Northwood good conscientious
work and are glad to note that it is be-
ing attended with good results.
Friday night at half-past eight o'clock
there wasn't enough water left in the
. cistern at the fire hall to drown a cat
: The Masonic Temple fire had exhausted
the supply, but the boys of the fire de-
: partment hustled the engine down to
! the railroad ditch and had it filled to
the limit of its 100 barrel capacity be-
fore midnight Their effort was one
that should bring them the esteem and
praise of every property owner and
I citizen. Had this fire happened during
: the dry season it couldn't have been
: done. Langdon needs an artesian we'll
t and needs it badly.
Wigs. who pitched for Milton in the
Northern league two years ago and used
to make the batters of the opposing
: teams look like thirty cents. is with the
t Cincinnati club in the National league
e and was faded! in a tryout given him
: by that team las, Thursday. In speak
in. of the game the St. Paul Dispatch
sporting editor says: Our old college
: clum James Wigs. may be all right
n out in North Dakota or Montana. but
t when it comes to splitting hard maple
: he is minus the ht.tchct. He lasted two
: innings. the Chicagos making five hits il
e the second innings and these with two
II men hit by the pitcher netted them five
= runs and the game.
Co. Z. of the state militia will be callee
out for inspection drill at sometime with
in the next ten days. The inspection i:
( being made by Capt Sedgwick Rice. o
, the L. S. A.. who started on his tour O
> the various companies at Bismarck las
= Friday evening. From there he went t.
Dickinson and then makes tour of thu
II other towns at which companies of thu
Z state military organization are located il
9 the order here given: jamestown. Lis
bon. Glendale. Wahpeton. Fargo. Hills
Devils Lake and Duasei1il. This it
u inerary will bring Capt. Ricc's visit tt
i I-anecton at some date during the com
e ing week so il viii bcbooye Co. t. to ge
* I,i,y with it, drills and equi oment
+ There are mighty few Lsngclon peopl
: able 10 properly appreciate such TWEEN
t;eth century joke &; the one perpetrate'
on ,,,.r. McEunc. of The Langdon lmple
= lnent Co. last Friday night when part
= Of young vandalz we'll nigh completes
- the destruction OF the gasoline engine
:. that had been in Use during the da,
a. pumping out the excavation of the neN
:. opera house block. The engine had bee
wrenched loose from its position on tn
sidewalk and thrown onto the pile c
stones in the excavation below. The los
is heavy one as its a ten to one chanc
if it can ever be put in shape to ru
again. \ number of these after dar
:, capers. perpetrated on the people {
=, Lanedon lately are likely to eventual
> wind-up in bunch of Langdon's woul
be young bloods being given chance
= cut their wisdom teeth in solitude.
Quite number of Langdon peopl
are acquainted with Will II. Porter,
g pleasant hammered. bright and energet
~ young man who for a number of yea
= taught school in this county and who's
~ family reside at Beaulieu. Will gradua
e ed from the Mayville state normal scho
y in 1899 and later went to Chicago to tai
: up the study OF medicine. Within tt