Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-11
Additional Local News. !

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shall be here week or so longer
buying old iron, old rubber, and old
metals of all kinds. SYLVESTER. =:
The Langdon Tennis Association have
purchased the corner lots on Sixth treet.
north of Bert Elliott's residence. These
lots give them l50xl4O feet, which will
be laid out into tennis courts as early as
possible.
Co. Auditor Work this week gives the
owners and occupants of farm property
official notice of duty regarding the de-
struction of noxious weeds. Attention
is especially directed to the penalty at
tached for the violation of the requ ire
ments of the noxious weed law
The State Bank of Morton is another
of the new financial institutions of Cava-
lier county that have been granted
charter by the Secretary of State recent
| ly. 1t will be located in the west half of
Billings township on the site of the first
enters this county. It will have a capi-
tai of $4,000 and is being financed by
Minnesota capitalists
The Wales branch yard of the Lang
don Lumber Co., was opened up for
| business on Monday of this week with
Mr.. Chas. Richardson in charge as man
ager and sales are already reported as
looking up with the outlook for a good
demand for building material all through
the section of country tributary to Wales
as soon as farmers have finished their
spring work. Mr.. Richardson has until
lately been in charge of the Stoltz
Lumber Co.'S, interests at Lansford, n.
D., and will be remembered as resi-
dent here for a short time.
| On the evening of Memorial Day,
Tuesday, May 30th, the Presbyterian
church ladies give patriotic entertain
ment Of musical and literary numbers
on which much care has been taken in
arrangement in order that pleasant So
cial time may be enjoyed by everyone
who attends. The entertainment is be-
ing gotten up to raise the necessary
funds to enable the ladies to place me-
mortal windo in the new Presbyterian
church commemorating the ministerial
work Of Rev. Osmonde the first Presby-
terian missionary to come to Langdon
in the early SOS and who built the pre-
sent place of worship of the congrega-
tion seventeen years ago. in 1888. This
old pioneer in church work died two
years ago at Tacoma, Wash, and the
placing of memorial window in the
new church to honor his labors here is
| certainly an appropriate and fitting tok-
en- of remembrance.
At the council meeting Of Monday
evening last week and the adjourned
meeting held Wednesday considerable
routine business was disposed of. The
appointment of VIM. Plummer as city
engineer and Jacob Steinley as pound
; keeper we're made by Mayor Mercer and
confirmed by the members of the council
It was also decided that bids would be
! received at the next meeting for the un-
loading of coal during the ensuing year
a at the city's electric light plant. An
other matter passed upon was the exist
ing violation by bicycle riders of the
! citys ordinance regarding the riding or
sidewalks. Chief of Police Haverty be
: ing instructed to see that the ordinance
is properly enforced. The council alsc
took steps toward the issuing of the
: $4,000 refunding bonds, upon which the
: taxpayers of the city voted at the sprins
- election, resolutions being adopted call
L ing for the same being advertised al
once. A commendable move was made
: when the council before adiourning EN-
powered the street commissioner to take
= the necessary steps to having condemn
ed sidewalks Immediately repaired a:
: many walks in residence portions of the
:! city are unsafe for pedestrians even il
daylight.