Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
AUCTION SALES:

March 2s-Alex. Mcdonald Of Harvey.
March 28-E. houraGe, OF Wales.
Sleighing is vanishing and from nov
until the weather breaks up, their
will continue to be bad.
Another indication of an early spring
-Osnabrock is talking of incorporating
so as to enforce the cleaning up of it,
Streets
Sixteen wrote at the teachers examina
tion here last week. There were abou,
the same number of applicants al
Hannah.
Early seeding is not profitable. in this
section. Wheat that is in the ground
during the first week of April will be
plenty early enough.
The opening of new drugstore is
looked for as one of the improvements
of the season at Osnabroclk. That town
is bound to be healthy as we'll as sporty.
Osnabrock merchants are buying up
shares in the $4,000 opera house build
ing fund and say that they consider it
as good an investment as Standard Oil
Co., stock.
Next Tuesday will be the first registra-
ton day for the annual spring election
to be held ON April 9Th. The second
registration day will be on the last day
Of the month.
The adoption of the early closing move
ment by Langdon merchants seems to be
well received by the people. During the
summer both the propf1etors of the
stores and their employees look forward
t. many evenings of enjoyment.
Additional interest was taken in the
township election in Montrose from the
fact that vote was taken on the ques-
ton as to whether or not road work
should be let by the contract system
which is proving satisfactory in many
parts of hesitate.
Milton will ask the board of county
commissioners at their April meeting for
asseel brid ge on the road entering that
town from the north at Gillespies cross
ing. They have got Com'r Gjevre in
terested in the matter with every likeli-
hood that it will be made go.
Milton has advertised that an old
maids convention will be held there and
Usnabrock is in a great way for fear
itwon't be able to furnish an attend
ing delegate. It doesn't take much to
get those two towns wrangling about
any old thing. Even old maids are not
barred.
In certain quarters around town COM
plant is heard that our business men
should have given more extended
notice of their intention to adopt the
early closing movement. The few days
warning that people from the country
received is understood in number Of
instances to have caused evening shop
pers trip to town all for nothing.
Next Thursday is the date for the
spring leasing of school and state insti
tuition lands in this county. The terml
on which the land is leased by the stat.
are the same as in years past. Land
With an appraised value of $40 per acr
WILL be leased only for one year. Un
cultivated lands can be leased for fiv
years. The leasing will take place at tn
court house, commencing at 10 o'clock.
1t is learned on what is believed to b
reliable authority that the Grea
Northern Railway will extend the Ed
more branch this spring, at least as ia
as the town of Mortified. Instruction
nave been received within the past fey
Gays by the agent at Lakota, to hav
everything in readiness at that point fo
the immediate forwarding of the lin
beyond Edmore. According to all il
formation obtainable, work ION the 81
tension will commence just as soon {
Tue condition of the ground and weatht
permits. From time to time during tt
past few months rumors have been
circulation as to the extension of Il
road only to be followed by opposite r
ports. The authenticity of the prese'
report makes it almsst q certainty tn
The road will be extended and that vel
VAL probably be commenced within u
~arse Of the next TIVE neatis.
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