Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12
GOSSIP anl Notes.

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Walhalla schools have an enrolment
of 2Os pupils with four teachers at the
close of the first month of 1903.
Langdon's monthly school report
printed this week shows an enrolment of
3O5 scholars against 298 enrolled the
previous month.
Agent R. A. Shaw states that the local
business of the Ct. Northern at this
point for last month was $1,000 in excess
of that done in January 1902.
The ct. Northern railroad company
Maid sl1.l46.77 taxes into the treasury of
Cavalier county this year on its track,
right of way and other property.
The DEMOCRATS circulation continues
to increase right along at a time of the
year when the growth of a newspapers
subscription list doesn't usually boom.
Ash Wednesday, the first day of the
Lenten period of forty penitential days
occurs this year on February 25th-only
two week distant, dating from yesterday.
Eastern capital has been interested in
the developing of the H. A. Mayo cement
mines, five mile west of Walhalla, and as
soon as negotiations with the Great N.Y.
them, now under way, can be completed
spur track will be put in from Wal
halla and the opening up of the mines
proceeded with on big sale.
Langdon's hockey playing team re-
turned on Saturday mornings freight
from Hannah where they met defeat
and sustained heavy casualty list. In
return game to be played on the Lang
don rink at an early date the boys expect
to turn the tables and send the visitors
home wondering how it happened.
Mayor Mclean, of Langdon, was a
Grand Forks visitor during the week
He says Langdon anticipates the best
year in its history this year. Many new
buildings are already arranged for in
Guiding a very fine opera house, three
churches and number of elegant bust
ness blocks.-North Dakota Review.
To-day, Thursday, February 18th, is
Lincoln's birthday and the banks, schools
and court house, with their usual pa
triotic spirit, observe the holiday. The
average business man would not remem-
Der these dates of the nations great men
but for the closed door of public build
ings,which they run against unexpected
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The events in the speed skating cham
pionships of America which took place
at Montreal last week came to close
Saturday. No records were beaten and
Nelson of Minneapolis is champion for
another year after, however, having only
been able to beat Norval Baptie, the
North Dakota man, by inches. The
events were half-mile, one mile and
three miles.
Langdon has been without electric
lights for ten days past. The city having
found on taking hold of the plant that
the engine boiler as we'll as the dy
namos needed thorough overhauline
before satisfactory service could be given
the public. 1t is supposed that the work
will be completed so as to enable the en-
tire lighting service being resumed not
later than next week.
The city council at a special meeting
Tuesday evening having conferred witt
the fire department decided that thu
condition of the steam fire engine TO
some time past been out of repair
had got to be altogether useless il
case of confagration. They had tn
pumps and steamchest shipped to st
Paul by express yesterday. Until tn
needed repairs have been made it vii
necessary for citizens to exercise ex
IRENE care to guard against fire as unit
the engine has been repaired the city i
practically without any protection, rely
ing entirely on the chemical engine AM
what hand grenades are owned by in
dividual property owners.