Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-09-29
Gossip and Notes.

OVOSAf s Z
The farmers purchased an old line
elevator over at Edmore.
Election day, Nov. 9Th, is only five
weeks away and shortens up the cam
paign for the candidate Who is new at
button-holing the voter. Get into the
game boys.
Hay is reported as being sold at $40
Der ton in western Montana. That
being the case it would pay Cavalier
county farmers to gather all the surplus
product they have and gain some of the
benefit of high prices.
Hannah's first shipment of the 'O4
gheat crop was from the farm of James
Austin. Yield, 221a bushels per acre;
trade, No. 2 northern. Wheat yields
rom the country tributary to Hannah
ire reported as running as high as 38
bushels per acre.
The Langdon Dancing club is en-
becting soon to announce the first of a
cries of dances which will be held
Turing the season at regular intervals.
The club will have card membership
md their opening hop may be antici-
bated as brilliant society event.
Kelly & McLauchlin's recently COM
bleted addition to their feed and sales
barn at the rear of the Columbia hotel
ives them as commodious quarters as
an be found in any of the big towns in
he state. The firm is now we'll fixed
nd able to handle all the business
Rhich comes their way.
The regular October meeting of the
oard of county commissioners convenes
1onday of next week. Considerable
BUSINESS pertaining to the fall election
nd matters incident to the remaining of
overall townships will combine with the
putlne business in making the sessions
more than usual interest.
Alex. Mcfarland and Arnold Seeley
auled out a new Buffalo-Pitts thresh-
pg rig from the McPhail- Brosnahan
'o.'s. machinery depot Monday. Messrs.
[cFarland and Arnold have large crops
their own to thresh this fall and if
be season remains open may find time
pound out few thousand bushels
pr their neighbors.
Hon. j. T. Duffy, that gallant old
emocratic warrior who has been party
(orker since way back in the territorial
eys, was here from Grand Forks at
uesday's convention to witness the
pening of the fall campaign. Mr..
uffy is giving the democrats of North
akota his services at state headquarters
here he has been busily engaged as Sc
etary of the executive committee since
(e opening of the campaign.
Easily school was closed last Friday
id when the winter term opens Nov.
I the scholars will meet in the new
200 school house now in course of
ection. The closing exercises last
riday afternoon, under the direction
the teacher, Miss Lottie Marsh, gave
children ample opportunity to do
emselves proud. Co. Supt. Crawford
d the members of the school board in
dition to many of the parents of the
pills were present. The entertainment
IS presided over by Veteran Jesse
hnley, chairman of the school board,
d refreshments were served by the
lies of Easily. Miss Currie, who
lches school No. 2 accompanied by
scholars were in attendance during
afternoon.
rhreshing has been general all along
line from Milton to Hannah for over
Veek past. At Wales wheat islyielding
IN IA to % bushels to the acre of No.
orthern. At Dresden wheat is yield
"a bushels to the acre of No. hard.
is report was from one tract Of 40
es. At Milton the yield is Is bushels
3 and northern. Langdon and
Unity give varying yields from 10 to
bushels, the more general yield being
put Is. At Edinburg l00-acre tract
lded 20 bushels Of No.2 northern. The
I'D at Park River is from II to q
shels, but the grade is very poor. At
nway wheat is going from u to 20
shels Of 2 northern. At Inkster the
eat is running from 10 to l6 bushels
northern. A 1OO-acre tract at Orr
lded II bushels Of 2 northern.
Liam McLaren reports yield Of
m 10 to l2 bushels on his farm near