Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-03-31
Gossip and Notes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Good Friday tomorrow.
The high wind of Thursday night
hrouoht down the high smoke stack at
Tho enoine room of the Langdon steam
laundry.
street commissioners Cleaning up
notice lust now would apply timely to a
number of property owners who have a
few extra tons of snow piled up since
the storm.
The Empire Clipper notes the predic-
tion of a local weather prophet who says
that the snow will have all disappeared
BY April LIST. I[e sizes it up as being an
April fool joke.
School opens in the eastern part of
Bruce township next week with Miss
Alice Cunningham as teacher. District
No. 2, in Henderson, commenced last
week with Jacob P. Toews as teacher.
Stage mail routes to Olga, Mt. Carmel,
Merl and other points in the county
we're able to resume operations on Sat-
urday. but Jim Hills mail wagon had to
take perforced lay-up until lasl night.
Gordon and Henderson township
officials have mapped out an active road
building campaign for this summer and
figure that all roads will lead to Empire
when the railroad is extended this fall.
The storm of Thursday and Friday
last week is sized up as belonging to the
same class as the blizzard of two years
ago which lasted three days, beginning
Friday, March 14th and continuing until
Sunday evening.
The DEMOCRAT wants live correspon-
dents at Elkwood, Perry, Trier and Calvin.
II someone who can find time to send in
items from these points will write us we
will be glad to communicate with them
regarding the matter.
There is no need to tell any of our
Langdon readers that full city ticket
in fact two of 'em-mayor, treasurer,
police magistrate, city justice and four
aldermen, will be voted on next Monday.
The registration indicates that over 300
votes will be polled.
The candidates for mayor and alder
men on the two tickets have boon doing
some tall hustling all week and the city
election coming off Monday promises to
be the biggest event of the kind in
Langdon's history, with the best set of
officers elected-no matter which ticket
comes out on top.
The election held in Langdon town
ship on the 18th inst, resulted in the
vote for supervisors being tie between
A.J Timian, Alex Hamilton and Jno.
schwan, with only tive vacancies on the
BOARD to fill The question as to which
these gentlemen will have to sidestep
Will be decided by casting lots.
Every readers attention is directed to
tae announcement in another column of
tne new serial story 'sThe Blazed Trail"
which commences in next weeks issue
Oh the DEMOCRAT. 1t depicts life of an
energetic American in the plumber camps
Of the Northwest ina wonderfully true
ana striking style. Don'tm miss the open
ing chapters.
New settlers are already beginning to
arrive. The freight train Of Wednesday
:, ,aSs week, which by the way was the
'ass one to reach here before the block
aae' brought to Langdon, the farm stock
anu ~, effects of a family hailing from
NEBRASKA. They were enabled to leave
I ~ early enough on Thursday to
auow them to reach friends in Gordon
'~nshlp before the storm broke.
last night the train service on this
v.anch Of the Ct. Northern was resumed
'' s being suspended for week owing
e'ne line being blocked by the snow
p - Of last Thursday. All through
~ winter Langdon has had reason to.
yaplaln of the poor train service on
as branch and although II may appear
.s 70 DC somewhat late ia the game it
'ettalnlyin order that q remonstrance
- aled with the postal department in
=, ape OF petition asking that The