Courier Democrat., 1904-05-05
Gossip and Notes.

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Dance at the Opera House tomorrow
night
The open season for duck shooting
closed last Saturday.
The poles of the city's electric light
n,ont have been decked out in fine suits
Of green paint.
Co. .E. has taken charge of the de-
tails for a fitting observance of Memorial
Day here on May 30th.
Langdon attorneys agree that there is
little likelihood of jury term of court
being called earlier thanJuly.
Walhalla last week sent an Icelander
over to the county seat to do thirty
days stunt for starting a rough house
while drunk.
Langdon's automobiles are scheduled
to put in an appearance this week as
the streets are fast getting in good
shape for travel.
Friday of next week has been designat-
ed as Arbor day for North Dakota.
Gov. Whites proclamation to that effect
being issued this week.
Chief of Police Haverty has his war
paint on these days and the people who
arc dumping refuse at the nuisance
ground want to look little out and not
unload until they get there.
Every indication points to the fact
that Langdon will have large number
Of fine residences built during the sum-
mer. Langdon is one of the few towns
in the state that is noted for it's hand
some homes.
Items from the paper at Edmore indi-
cate a big line of of Improvements for
this summer. They organize fire de-
partment; will put a crack ball team in
the field again this year and have band
that is forging right ahead.
The high school over at Pembina is
holding a declamatory entertainment
tonight for the purpose of picking out
their representative in the inter-scholas-
tic oratorical contest to be held at the
University of North Dakota on the 18th
Of this month,
The encampment of the militia boys
at Devils Lake this summer it is ex
pected will be held during the week of
June 18th. The matter will be given a
definite settlement during the present
week when Gov. White confers with the
staff officers of the state militia as to
the date
Hay, its scarcity and high price, still
continues to be an expensive object
lesson to farmers all over this county.
Ion of baled hay are daily being hauled
from Langdon by farmers who pay s14
ton for an inferior product shipped in
mere from Minnesota. At Hannah the
price is SIG, and virtually the same con-
ultons exist at other towns along the
line.
The meeting of the school board held
last week decided to increase the corps
:" teachers of the Langdon public
schools from eight to nine in number
uuflng the ensuing year. The crowded
condition of the various grades has
rendered this step imperative. Nearly,
u not all, of those who have taught dur
'ns the year now closing have been re-
Engaged for the year 19O4-5, which
opens with the fall term.
Inc dilapitated appearance of the
'ourt room at the court house should be
gwen the attention of the proper
au'norlties before the opening of the
u'11 term of court. Those who have
ps''lclpated in public gatherings there
- oae Kind or another of late years can
uU' De otherwise than unanimously of
.ao opinion that the county commits
sonefs would be fully warranted in ex-
sAolng the money necessary to improve
@present shabby appearance.
=: Inc Democratic county central COM
assee a. held a meeting in Langdon last
sa'utday afternoon at the call of Chair
aan H. d. Fox and issued call for a
unty ~, convention to be held on June
Isu tor the purpose of naming twenty
t.t s'ee delegates to attend the party's
'4'e convention called to meet at Fargo
"0ck later when North Dakota dele
s0s s' 10 the Democratic national con-
.a''oh atSt. Louis will be selected.
IN .IuSes Tor the county convention
." 'e held on Saturday, June llth. J