Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-10-01
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Opening gun of the political campaign
at the Opera House tonight.

Opening gun of the political campaign
at the Opera House tonight.
Hear Hon. T. D. Casey, the democratic
nominee for congress at the Opera House
tonight.
The railroads have made another
advance in freight rates that almost
takes your breath away.
First killing frost this fall Monday
morning September %. The minimum
thermometer reading 270-or five degrees
of frost.
Monday speeches we're delivered by
Taft the republican presidential nominee
at Grand Forks and Fargo-and the
next day it showed.
The Farmers Railroad between Edin-
burg and Concrete was completed this
week. Joe Walters, a prominent farmer
of Gardar, shipped the first car of wheat
over the new line.
Friday night last week, Nightwatch-
man Strand captured half-a-dozen Fin
landers and landed them in the Munich
bastile. They were relieved of about
half-a-dozen knives and a revolver.
The autumnal equinoctial period
brought with it a slight furry of snow,
which only helped to pave the way for
several weeks of beautiful Indian sum
ner weather that is sure to follow.
The school routes of the Nekoma con.
solidated schools for the coming year
we're awarded to the following: Harry
Mann. No. 1, Gay Dollan, No. 9, and
Dave Moore, No. 3. They will begin
hauling Oct. 9TH.
Jas. Van Pelt, a veteran travelling
shoe salesman who has made regular
trips through this part of the state fol
almost a quarter of a century has es.
tablished a business of his own al
Bemidji, Mimi, this fall.
Threshers in the southeastern part Of
the county are experiencing quite
difficulty in obtaining water for theil
engines, especially north of Nekoms
where they watch the wells like a dog
would a bone and scrap over it il
necessary.
Democratic headquarters we're form
ally opened this week in the building OF
Third street until recently occupied by
the Cavalier Co. Immigration Associa
ton. Visitors in the city will always
lind a welcome at democratic head
quarters where campaign literature
Bryan Autographs and candidate buttons
are always on hand for all Corners. Cal
at democratic headquarters when in
town.
AS Rober Letter was assisting on the
Atchinson threshing rig Saturday after
noon, about nine miles southwest OF
Hannah, one of the grain teams started
to run away. He attempted to capture
the horses but was thrown down and
team and wagon passed over him,
When picked up it was found that both
bones of the left leg we're broken below
the knee besides bruises on his face and
other parts of his body.
Official notice has been sent out by
the department to -postmasters, an.
nouncing that on October LIST the new
rate of postage between this country
and England and Ireland, goes into
effect. The rate on first-class mail
matter, like letters, is now two cents for
each ounce or fraction thereof-the
same as it is in the United States and
Canada. This is a pretty big cut, three
cents an ounce, but it is believed that
the number of letters will be so much
increased by the lower rate of postage,
that the difference will more than be
made up.
Farm and Fire Insurance oct low
est rates at the Mooney State Bank