Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14
Gossip and Notes.

Dig in and clean up.
Farmers refuse to discuss the condi-
tion of the roads.
Foster predicts some bad storms about
Tho middle of the month.
OLGA is assured of telephone connec-
+on with Milton this spring.
Easily is to have a new two story
..one school house built this spring.
This spring finds number Of Lang
,o ro.;aonts troubled with water in
their cellars.
The township assessors of the county
will meet at the Office of Go. Auditor
Work on Saturday.
Osnabrock is out for state reputa-
ton among ten pin players and now
boasts of two bowling alleys.
Pending the decision of the supreme
court Judge Cowan has postponed the
rehearing Barry trial until May 10Th.
Business men at Milton are combining
TO nut in an acetyline gas lighting plant.
CAPITAL to the extent of $1,000 has al
ready been subscribed.
Sundays downfall of snow, which
continued nearly all day demonstrated
that the winter of 1904 has the toughest
kind of backbone that was ever broken.
LESS than two months remain before
the close of the school term and the class
Of 'O4 in the high school are busy pre-
paring for their commencement program
Farmers around Milton started har-
rowing last week, preparatory to seed
ing, but since then the early hustlers
have butted into another of Old Borea's
farewells.
Regular meetings of the district school
boards we're held Tuesday. There will
be another final examination of pupils
completing their common school course
Of study on May 10th and Goth and an
examination of applicants for teachers
certificates on May 9th and 28th.
Achange in business was consummated
Thursday of last week by the retirement
Of H. D. ALERT from the drug firm Of
ALERT l. Co., which hereafter will con-
tinue under the name of r. Z. Burke g.
Co., at the old stand, where it has grown
in popularity since established eight
years ago.
Tomorrow, Friday evenings, concert
at the Opera House promises to be
quite drawing card with Langdon
people who are evincing more than usual
interest in the program of vocal and in
strumental numbers interspersed with a
humber Of fine literary selections. The
Evenings program appears elsewhere.
At Saskatoon, N. W.T., on Saturday
pf last week, the 10th occurred the we'd
ling of George Johnston and Miss
Christine McIvor. The groom is the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. John
ton, formerly of Harvey township, and
he family have many old friends here
Fho will be interested in learning of this
happy event. There we're some fifty
|oaples to witness the ceremony, Miss
ilce M. Johnston being bridesmaid and
III. Wesley Burroughs best man.
Inc city election of last week develop
u the fact that South Langdon has a
Dung strength of nearly 30in the Second
ward and it is known that the residents
0ath Of the railroad track propose to
SIX the council for something substan-
al In the way of street grading and
'aef needed improvements. 1t is not
nhkely that South Langdon will seek
presentation in the council chamber
men election day next rolls around.
The stage mail routes have not been
laklng regular trip since the roads be-
~ to breakup. The condition was at
worst Wednesday Of last week whom
'ne OF the star route mail drivers made
~ Trip, with the exception of the Wal
qua and Olga man. The driver in this
10 reached here at nine o'clock at
gut after having been on the road
a''een hours. The day previous the
nef OF the mail from Olga to Wang
horse by drowning in deep water
~ several instances Of narrow escapes
se been heard during the week from
. Sple who have been compelled to
~. s,e'' There is more deep water and
.sleo out road beds this spring than
'een experienced in many years.
legal blanks at the CouRlzs-DEno
lat office.