Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-21
Gossip and Notes.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Attend the masquerade ball next Mon.
day night.
Old Sol was down doing business ia
GOOD shape Sunday.
Three new school houses are being
opened this spring in Weber township
The teachers summer, school at the
state university opens this year on July
5th.
East spring seeding had become
general in and around Langdon on
April 18th.
A light fall of snow again last night
had tendency to give the spring poet
bad cold.
Don't miss seeing the play "For One
Night Only" at the Opera House to-
morrow, Friday evening.
Private postal cards will be unmail-
able after July 1. Persons having a
stock on hand should endeavor to dis
nose of them before that date.
The Empire Clipper publishes an I'M
confirmed rumor of a man and two
horses being drowned in attempting to
cross the slough south of there.
The republican delegation from here
to the state convention is to be selected
May 18th. Early as it is Cavalier county
politics promise to be warm enough to
suit the most fastidious.
The people of Pilot Mound, Man.,
have donated $500 toward the support
Of their band for the coming season. It
would be good move il something in
that direction were done in Langdon.
How many readers out through the
country bear in mind the fact that
under the new law all births and deaths
must be reported to the township clerk.
There is "a penalty for neglecting to
do this.
Monday nights masquerade ball at
the Opera House is promised turn out
Of dancers from nearly all the towns
along the line. For the accommodation
Of spectators it has been decided to
open the balcony on an admission of
twenty-five cents. This is only for
those who are not dancing.
The township assessors met on Satur-
day with Go. Auditor Work to receive
their books and listing blanks and talk
over matters pertaining to the valua-
tons of property in Cavalier county for
1904. About half the townships were
represented. The official report of the
meeting appears on another page.
Indications point to somewhat late
spring, but then we have numerous
instances of where the best crops have
been harvested when the work seemed
TO be backward in the spring. Twenty
years ago, in 1884, the early pioneers on
me mountain didn't commence seeding
until the 25th Of April and the crop tha+
year was what might be called one Of
me best ever harvested all over the
northern part of the state.
1t {" expected that work will begin as
soon as the weather will permit on the
construction Of eight miles of railroad,
lohnectlng the cement mines with the
treat Northern at Hensal. This much
= inc line will be finished this year,
'aa 1t will be Of lnestimable value to the
sment company, in giving it a shipping
Ia.et for the output Of the mines,
nlch has in former years been limited,
wing to the haul necessary to get to
~ railroad. 1t is expected that the
Ae hnally will be built through to Red
axe Falls, MINI, for connection with
enew 500 line, that is being built
9tsn OF Glenwood, Mimi, to tho Cana
lan line.
aa event which will be Of interest to
~ nigh schools over the state, and
40ag others the Langdon high school,
defamation contest to b held at the
~ university, in Grand Forks on the
.ulng OF May 18th. Tho three prizes
I''ea are sl2, o and Is. Those eligi-
70 enter the contest are members
s sue olgh schools Of the state and it is
ss'steod that ton entries have already
~. made. As there is . little over
.e e0 weeks yet before the contest takes
n.s. II is likely that Langdon will be
s .ss: There are certainly pupils
aslns that department Of the Lang
II sa who would make = credit