Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-28
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auction bills, both large and small,

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auction bills, both large and small.
Five cases of diphtheria are reported
IN the ~Llngenfelter family in East Alma.
Township elections occur on the third
Tuesday in March, the 10Th day of the
month.
The next regular teachers examination
will be held on Friday and Saturday.
March 9Th and 9th.
Pay your 1906 real estate and personal
property tax tomorrow and save the
penalty that attaches on that date.
The new we'll at the Langdon Light
Co., plant has recently secured a flow
that effectually disposes of the water
supply question.
Wheat buyers on the local market
agree that a conservative estimate will
show at least % per cent of the 1906
crop tributary to Langdon has not yet
been sold.
Langdon city schools did not observe
Washington's birthday last Friday as a
holiday, both teachers and scholars put
ting in full time in order to make up
n of the days school was closed during
the fuel famine.
Plans should be made for further i'm
provement and identifying of the local
cemeteries this summer They possess
much natural beauty which could be
greatly enhanced by a little expenditure
Of time and money.
Special Washington's birthday exer-
clses were held in several rooms of the
Langdon city schools on Friday after
noon. Visitors who were present report
excellent programs and some of the
rooms very handsomely decorated,
thanks to the diligence and skill of
teachers and pupils.
According to the mathematician of
the Fairdale Times the 500 line pas
senger train pulled in there on Wednes-
day evening of last week 14Ol hours and
so minutes late, it being the first over
the line since December 2lst of last
year. THERE'S little doubt that the
record is one unbroken by any other
line of railroad in the United States.
The Great Northern is now endeavor-
ing to clean up the accumulation of de-
layed shipments by its regular daily
freight train service. The extra was
taken off last week after having partly
cleaned the railroad yards of the loaded
cars that have gathered on the side
tracks at every station along the line
during the freight blockade since the
first of the year.
Co. Treasurer Thos. Sheehan: The
Gt.Northern railroads 1906 tax in Cava-
lier county amounts to $18,296, being
upwards $4,000 more than last year.
The 500 line pay a tax of a little more
than $1,000, making a total of S25,296 in
taxes paid to Cavalier county by the
railroads. AS the 500 was not operat-
ing in this county when the 1905 assess
ment was made we are getting from the
railroads 81 1000 more than we did a
year ago.
There are many indications of an early
spring this year. Besides the mild
weather " have had for the past two
weeks black, a number of spring birds
have put in ar appearance. One man
reports to US having seen a number of
robins; another told of having seen
gophers and other small prairie animals
on the snow during the spell of fine
weather. 1t is generally believed that
spring is near when these birds put in
an appearance, and we hope and they
will not be fooled this time.
Real and personal taxes for the year
1906 become delinquent tomorrow, Fri
day March LIST. On real estate there
falls on that day a penalty of three
per cent; April LIST, three per cent more;
June LIST, three per cent; November LIST,
five per cent and tax sale first Tuesday
in December. On personal property
March LIST, five per cent, after that time
one per cent per month. The county
treasurer informs us that the money
must be in his hands on March lst or
the penalty will be collected.
According to the Inter-Ocean wheat
buyers have been having a little fun on
the market over at Devils Lake, and
Cbas. Baker, who is a brother-in-law of
M. l.. Sullivan, is in thick of it. The
Inter- Ocean says that Charley took a
notion in his head last Monday hat the
margin for wheat between local and the
terminal price was too large and at once
notified the old line elevators that he
had boosted the price of wheat two cent
per bushel. The local elevator agents
at once took the matter up with head
quarters and soon received a wire back:
AKeep up with him." Tuesday, Charley
boosted the price another cent above in
structions, and the other elevators fell