Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-01-24
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Munich's trade has become so de-
moralized by poor train service that
merchandise Is being shipped in by ex-
press.
The Standard Oil Co is reported to
have raised the price of coal oil five
cents a gallon at Munich, owing to the
shortage.
Isaac Kitchin has been laid up at his
home in Waterloo township with severe
attack of rheumatism since the first of
the year.
Robert Naismith of Cypress township
has recently completed one of the finest
farm residences in the county. 1t is
constructed of cement blocks.
Ralph K. johnson is the new manager
of the Robertson Lumber Co.. at Dresden.
He from Petersburg and is a son
of EX-Congressman M. N. johnson.
Attorney j. G. johnson. of Milton, is
among the attorneys from this county at
Bismarck in attendance at the term of
state supreme court now in session.
Joe, kraemer, who filled a position
with the Langdon Lumber Co, before
leaving for Munich a year ago is now at
Hampden in charge of a lumber yard.
Sarles has been q coal distributing
point for the neighboring towns of
Calvin, Hannah, Hansboro and Rock
Lake during the fuel famine of this
winter.
From Calvin M a denial of the
report which appeared in the daily
papers to the effect that farmers there
were cutting down telephone polls and
fence posts for fuel.
Dresden was enlivened last night by a
box social and dance gotten up by the
ladies of the Catholic church there. the
proceeds we're devoted to a fund being
raised for the purchase of an organ for
the church.
The village council at Sarles handed
their marshal a cut in salary, from $50
to Slo per month, the beginning of the
year, Mr.. Cop won't have an exalted
view of the economical resolution of the
village dads.
Sarles plans to organize a special
school district. The district will com
prise Cypress township in this county
and a part of Dash township in Towner
county, providing the move is amenable
with existing state laws.
Harry Atkinson, who removed from
Dresden to Sarles at the time the latter
town started, is at the head of a camp of
the Modern Woodmen of America order.
lie has a position as assistant cashier in
one of the banks at Sarles.
l.. \. Burdick, who is helping to look
after the First National Bank at Munich
during the absence of his brother, Hon.
L l.. Burdick, at Bismarck this winter,
made an overland trip to Devils Lake, a
distance of l54, miles on skis in four
days.
The First State Bank of Sarles show
ed a net earning of 40 per cent On its
capital at the stock holders meeting
recently held. The bank is one of a
string of sixty banks owned by capital
lists in this and other Northwestern
states.
The wife of Attorney Crimson has
been engaged as principal of the public
school at Munich for the balance of the
winter term. Principal o. Z. Jahnke
rendered his resignation owing to not
having the cooperation of the parents
of his scholars.
Frank Delling, who has been farming
in Hay township since retiring from the
hotel business at Milton. is likely to
again become a resident of that town.
He is negotiating for the purchase of
the Milton telephone exchange, at pres
ent owned by a stock company.
Sarles says registering thermometers
gave a temperature of 420 below zero at
that place on Tuesday last week, which
is several degrees colder than any point
heard from in the county. The 18th day
of January. however, so far holds the
record for cold weather this winter.
Farmers on the rural line of the Lang
don Telephone Co., are finding their
phones convenient nova, days, when
roads are bad for travel and they want
to enquire about wheat prices, the arrival
of cars of coal and other topics of in
terest to us all this snow bound winter.
Lodges of the Masonic, Eagle, Odd
fellow, Modern Brotherhood of America
and Good Templar orders are talked of
as likely to be organized at Munich this
winter. The ball was started rolling a
few weeks ago when Munich's popula-
ton got the goat riding craze at the
time the Woodmen started up.
The 500 railroad company will have