Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-04
County Correspondence
EMPIRE.
tToo Late for Last Week.

LVAV IAEs
tToo Late for Last Week.)
Around Empire the thermometers re-
gistered as low as SIS below zero week
ago Sunday. 1t was by long odds the
coolest morning this winter and we are
out with stuffed club after anyone who
predicts another spell of such weather
before spring.
One of our Empire sports went to the
county seat on Thursday of last week ano
has up to date failed to put in an ap
pearance. He may be waiting for the
roads to get shorter or the days to gel
longer before he makes the return trip
We are all waiting for the big event
the rattle and dance given by our old
friend Joe Boyd Esq, more commonly
known as the head advance agent of the
Cavalier county band (?) wagon. The
event is scheduled for Friday evening
and Joe assures us that all the youth and
beauty of Empire will be there.
Gus Strand left here week ago for the
Twin Cities with prospect of visiting
points of interest in the south before re-
turning. We don't know whether Angus
is out as a candidate for some of those
old maids in the east or is bent entirely
on making pleasure trip of it. In any
case it would be our advise that the
boys gather together some old tin pans
and COW bells in readiness for his return
We understand that Robert Booth,
formerly of this place moves back here
this spring. He and his brother, Charles
have purchased a we'll boring outfit and
will locate it at Empire, so there is no
reason on earth why anyone should be
short of water. They will be ready for
business by March LIST and will be able
to put down wells of any size ranging
ing from eight inches to three feet in
diameter. Robert Booth was one of the
first settlers in this locality and has
host of friends to welcome him back and
wish himself and brother success in
their new venture.
William Ellenbaum. the mainstem of
Empire, has purchased fine new driv-
ing team and is now talking of investing
in buggy, or perhaps an automobile in
the spring. so as to have something to
help him weary away the long sum
mer evening. Billy seems to have
been one of the back numbers during
the past year, but the captain is now
married and gone beyond recall and it
has left poor Billy broken hearted. How
ever, he has at last made up his mind to
be revenged. and show some other fair
damsel that he is still in the ring. Good
boy Billy never feel discouraged. Seek
and ye shall find
The Starkweather drayman was in our
burg on Saturday last with the printing
press of R. S. Meyer, who will open up a
printing Office here in short time and
the name of the paper we have learned
will be the Cavalier Co. Clipper We hope
that the people of this vicinity will do
all they can to encourage and support
this enterprise. Though we have not as
yet got railroad there is no use in be-
ing dead. For heavens sake wake up
old bachelors, old maids and married
folks. Come to town and have your
names enrolled on the subscription list
of the Clipper, and by this means let
your neighbors know that you are live
and progressive people.
We noticed some items in the Repub-
ican of week or two ago from its En-
pire correspondent that misrepresented
certain parties Of this neighborhood by
the using of unfamiliar names. The
parties referred to feel somewhat bad to
think that the dense ignorance of the
correspondent compells them to live and
be publicly known under name that in
all probability rightfully belongs to
some one else. Perhaps the correspon-
dent is not very we'll acquainted, but in
a small place like this there really does
not seem to be any reason why any per-
son needs to be misnamed in the writing
up of news when everyone is well, if not
intimately acquainted with his neigh
boes. Mr.. Correspondent wants to got
out and post up q to who is who before