Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-13
Gossip and Notes.


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Teachers examination Oct. 28th and
Doth. This will be the last examine
ton held until March 1905.
Candidates the DEMOCRAT makes a
specially of campaign cards. Mail
orders filled the same day.
This years election occurs on the latest
date possible, the first Tuesday after
the first Monday happening on Nov. 9Th.
Presbyterians at Calvin have basket
social on the 26th. Here's another
chance for the candidate to do little
electoneering.
Langdon public schools for the first
month of the fall term, ending last Fri
day show an enrolment of 348 scholars
in the various grades.
The DEMOCRAT has limited number
of sheets containing the county cleo
ton returns for 1902 which we will
furnish our political friends, or foes,
who will ask for them in person free, or
for an addressed stamped envelope by
mail.
Morton will have the 500 railroad.
The surveyors passed through here on
Monday and bought supply of pro-
visions. The survey runs two miles
north of Morton postonce and in a
northwesterly direction.-Morton CORE
spondence in Hampden Reporter.
Hon. H. E. Dorval, of Langdon, was
a visitor in the city on Saturday. The
Judge is candidate for reelection over
in our sister county-and the repub-
licans seem to be inclined to let him
hold the office as long as he desires;
anyway they have put up no opposition.
All of which makes it very nice for the
Understandable Mountaineer.
"What's the matter with Hannah 2"
There's no need to ask such question
when looking for big crop yields. S.
Ackland threshed and marketed 1862
bushels from 13O acres. This represents
nearly % bushels per acre and is good
for year like this when quarter Sec
ton averages asa rule are not causing
the farmer to sing songs thatsound we'll
when set to music.
Langdon is the only town in this
county where the voter has to see that
his name is on the registration list be-
fore election day. The registration
board meets first on Oct. 25th and again
on Nov. LIST, the dates being two and
one week before the election on Nov. s.
Langdon voters should be sure and see
that their names appear on the regis
tration list of the precinct in which
they vote.
The possibilities of job working on
Jim Hills railroad are sometimes better
than might he supposed upon casual
glance. Last week j. B. Jamison quit
the position of depot agent at Edin-
burg, which he has held down steady
for thirteen years. He takes hold of the
active management of the Merchants
bank, of which he has been vice presi-
dent for some. time back. There's
nothing wrong with man who can quit
railroading and step into the vice presi-
|dency Of bank.
Right Rev. John Stanley, bishop of
the Catholic churches of the diocese of
North Dakota arrived on Mondays pas
|senger from Fargo and is spending the
week in visiting the different Catholic
churches in this county and will preside
pit the confirmation services on Sunday
at St. Alphonsus church in this city.
Tomorrow, Friday, Bishop Stanley
and number of clergy from different
parts of the state attend the opening
md dedication of new Catholic church
ht Mclean, south of Olga, which has
been built dnring the past summer.
A party Of 500 surveyors are now
working on the correction line twelve
niles north of Hampden. The chief en-
Eineer of the crew was in town Wednes-
lay trying to find trace Of the Great
Northern surveyors who passed through
here recently working west. He stated
Q the Reporter editor that his party
Tould cross the Great Northern survey
hat day and were working straight
Fest. He also stated that he was we'll
ware Of the purpose for which the
sreat Northern surveyors are making
70 east and west survey, but such a
fluff will not work with the 500 peo-
Ele-as they are acknowledged to be the
(eople who ''do things" Hampden Re-
orter.