Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-04-11

were seen to pass over Langdon last
Friday.
Do you want a copy of the new session
laws? Call up phone two-one and order
it-now.
The meeting of the city council set for
Monday evening of mex week ought to
be al interesting one.
Two years ago seeding commenced
here on March 30 and last year it com
menced about April End.
The board of county commissioners
reached an adjournment on Saturday
forenoon after having been in session all
week.
Iona expects a big building boom the
coming summer, and contractors are
preparing to push the work as O as
the snow is gone.
Both the Munich and Sarles papers
are making a big effort to have rural free
delivery routes established over roads
tributary to those towns.
The Canadian Pacific Railway branch
line running from Snowflake to Now
bray On the Manitoba side of the line
has been under a continuous snow
blockade since March 18th.
Edinburg is reported as already see
ing itself as the division point of the
farmers line of railroad to be built dur
ing the coming summer through the
eastern part of Cavalier county.
Munich base ball fans" met last week
and decided to reorganize. They didn't
get as high up in the per centage column
last season as they might have done, but
go after the %pennant this trip. That is
if a Cavalier county league is formed
and it ought to be.
Papers having Saturday the 18th of
this month announced as the date de-
signated by Gov. Burke for observance
as Arbor Day have a chance to readjust
their premature fixing of North Dakota's
tree planting day, as the appointed time
set by the governor is May 3rd.
Monday evening of next week, April
18th a pleasing and up-to-date concert
will be given by Prof. r. B. George <
Co., of Chicago and a local chorus of
sixty voices at the Opera House COM
mencing at a quarter past eight o'clock.
A good interesting program of high
grade music is promised. Admission
% cents.
The Western Union company has
raised telegraph tolls. Messages which
formerly cost % cents to st. Paul or any
place in this state now cost 81 cents, and
messages to Chicago cost 60 instead of
SO cents as formerly. Thecompany has
recently increased the pay of all
operators, which is given as the reason
for increasing rates.
Through a typographical error last
week the DEMOCRAT gave the majority
of votes cast in the Third ward to Mr..
Robert Meiklejohn, one of the candi-
dates in the Second ward. There is
little question but what the error was
easily apparent and that local readers
naturally placed the majority of IL votes
where it belonged, to the credit of Alder
man John Crawford.
On being taken to the state prison at
Bismarck Otto Weberg acknowledged
that he remembered all about his doings
on the night he murdered Annie Engels-
rud. The blank state of his mind seems
to have lasted only while his case was
before the jury. He is also said to have
made the statement that Mrs. Alfred
Edwards hid HIM in the bed where he
was found.-Fairdale Times.
j. H. Harlan thinks that Langdon
bird dogs running loose around town
are likely to be a little skittish about
making trips through the poultry yard
at the back end of his lot. Hank
whose c~ountenance is usually wreathed
in good natured smiles has been wearing
a face as long as a fiddle since Monday
afternoon, when he went home to dis
cover that eighteen head of young fowl,
that had kept the table supplied with
fresh eggs through the winter had been
killed by some over Jealous bird dog.
The next four footed invader of MIR.
Harlan's poultry yard will needs expect
a shot gun reception.
Mr.. Robert Work, the outgoing county
auditor of Cavalier county, received a
substantial token from his fellow officers
at the court house and the members of
the board of county commission ers, in
the shape of a handsome leather up
holstered rocking chair. The presenta-
ton took place Friday evening in the
commissioner room at the court house,
Co. Judge H. E. Dorval making the few
brief and appropriate remarks accom-
.panying the gift. Mr.. Work lays down
the duties of the Office of county auditor
after ten years of faithful service to de-