Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-04-23
Gossip and Notes.

m,o assessor is abroad in the lane
again. -.
rbo crocuses are out and make tn
marie fairly bloom withEthe first bios
sons of spring.
Co. r. militiax boys aressnow drilling
+wo NIGHTS each week and meet with ne
+roublc in recruiting..the company up tt
its full strength.
The ST. Anthony & Dakota Elevator
Co.. are replacing their.ahouse recently
DESTROYED at Milton by fire with one Of
increased capacity.
The time set for sthc holding of the
ANIMAL encampmentsof the state militia
&c Given rs the first week in July and
will be at Devils Lake.
Milton post Office has shown an in
crease OF business .duringssthe.past year
sufficient to increase the salary of Post
master powlcs from $1,000 to $1,000 per
annun.
Northiicld. the new town, to which
tbe Edmore branch of the CT. Northern
is TO be extended this summer. has /;
bank lately established by Ed. Swarth-
out of Park River.
The county commissioners have IN
this issue an advertisement for tenders
for the putting in Of - sixty foot steel
bringe at the Gillespie crossing, one mile
this side of Milton.
Millions two banks show deposits
amounting TO s2Oi, 41O.29 in their call
statements Of recent date. The aggregate
cuisines. being transacted reached close
onto a quarter of Il million dollars.
Mos,,uw postoiiicc has been discontln-
ued and where not otherwise ordered
the mail OF parties at that address Is DC
inc delivered at Rosehill. There is also
considerable talk OF having the Moscow
post office established.
Readers throughout the county Will
find interesting and important reading
in the report of the meeting OF the town
ship assessors who were in the city last
Friday to receive their Instructions ana
supplies from the county auditor.
1t comes from that eninently reliable
North Dakota daily newspaper, the Far
20 Forum. that a gentleman who has
travelled all over the state claims that
Cavalier County has some of the hnes'
bred stock of any part Of North Dakota
Milton baseball fans are threatening
to break into the game. Lots OF good
PLAYERS down there and their outfit OF
two years ago is yet looked upon as
trophy Of the pennant winners oy
everyone 'cept the devils over at inc
Lake.
The special council meeting Tues day
night completed the purchase OF an aadl
tional half-acre OF ground from III. Il
Sullivan for the purpose of enlarglng 1T
gravel pit in South Langdon. The new
ly elect members took their oath o
office and much time was taken up IL
reorganization.
y nepew of Morris johnson enroute II
Milton from Norway has been detained
at Winnipeg and sent out west. AN ei
fort was made to detain John Hogfoss
enroute home from Norway via Wlnnl
peg, but he being citizen OF the Unlte'
States was permitted to go. A frlene
however, who was with him, was forclbl
detained at Winnipeg. They are farmln
the immigrants out up there for slo
sl2 per month, while wages on this SID
are from 1926 to $50 for farm work. 'Iho'
sands of immigrants are suffering Wit
hunger and for want of shelter all alon
the lines of the G. p. Il. from Winnlpe
Milton Globe.
The steps taken by the Langdon ban
at a meeting held Friday evening, whe
it was unanimously decided to dlsban
demonstrates that the item printed
the DEMOCRAT last week was not mo
air." and the appearance on MOI
day of an advertisement in the Graz
Forks Herald, offering their instrument
music and uniforms for sale goes
show that the band boys are not ablu
ing" either IL is nota because there
any wrangle, but a feeling that has
come contagious among the members
the band that they have been sac
neglected in the matter Of encouraf
ment by our citizens. Now If Langd
wants band this summer and 1t Dug
by all means to have one-there shot
be a spontaneous movement to reno
this deep gloom, apparenti I'm m'lsl
circles. The disbanding Of q band arg
badly for the welfare Of town that
every way is as progressive as Lan ll'