Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11

Iona Is still pioneering over the Ques-
ion Of whether ii wants a farmers
cooperative store or not.
The Sarles dramatic club is putting
d "Borderland as a theatrical attrac-
ion for the evening Of Lincoln's birth
Thereis talk of Incorporating a farmers
cooperative lumber yard at Milton. 1t
: expected that steps will be taken IN
spring.
Calvin has a Commercial Club which
has under consideration a number Of
Improvements for that town in
the spring,
Both O. t. Countryman and Jas.
Of Hannah were awarded prizes
at the state poultry exhibit at Fargo
last week.
The Modern Wcodman and Royal
Neighbors are two orders that have been
increasing their membership at
Nekoma this winter.
The estate of l. Newgaard, the Munich
merchant, killed by being run over by a
Great Northern engine, will bring suit
for damages against the company.
A series of services by Elder Sumner
of the Christian church are being given
every night during this week at the
Graves school house in Loan township.
Presbyterian church people at Hannah
hold a National Fair on the 22nd inst,
Washington's birthday. All the civilized
~nationalities of the world are to be
represented in costume.
The box social and dance held Monday
evening by the Wales court of the
Catholic Order of Foresters was attend
ed by people of the neighborhood for
miles around. The proceeds amounted
to upwards of $50.
At Nekoma. on st. Valentines Day, an
address will be given at the school house
by Mrs. Betz, the topic being "What Is
Man? The speakers view will doubtless
be guided largely by personal contact
with the other sex.
The Catholics OF st. Edwards parish
at Nekoma give a concert, supper and
entertainment on Monday evening Feb.
18th. The Nekoma orchestra and con
siderable Langdon musical and literary
talent take part in the program.
Some one spread the alarm at Milton
the other night that the school house
there was on fire, but when the fire com
pany arrived on the scene they found
the janitor had been using a new kind
OF kindling wood and the people had
only seen the reflection from the boiler
room.
e. l., Burdick has shipped into Munich
during the past week a thoroughbred
Percheron stallion, direct from France.
He is stated as weighing over a ton, is
pedigreed to the limit and the bringing
into the Munich neighborhood Of a
hor g of this high standard is something
that no doubt will be appreciated by
the farmers.
Washington's Birthday, the 22nd, the
scholars and the teacher of the Graves
school in Loan township give a box
social and short musical and literary
program, commencing at eight o'clock.
A general invitation to attend is extend
ed to the people of that vicinity and it is
urged that the ladies all bring lunch
boxes with them.
Easily elevators handled as much of
not more grain than any of its neighbor-
ing towns last week. No doubt most of
the towns are larger but, AS Easily buyers
we're paying three cents over the market
price. they got the grain. All three of
the elevators there participated in the
war on prices, which was started by the
st. Anthony 81 Dakota Co.
A postal card from Rev. j. C. Bachand
formerly of Olga, and now filing the
position OF chaplain at st, Michael's
hospital in Grand Forks, states that
Mrs. Laporte, living near Olga, under
went a serious operation in the hospital
On the 4th inst. The patient, he says, is
doing nicely and will shortly be able to
return to her home entirely recovered,
r. F. Kargel, a we'll known Huron
township farmer who left shortly before
the holidays for a visit across the ocean
at his home in Germany, writing from
! Blucherstrass, Bromberg under date of
of January 7th,says he is enjoying a visit
among friends, relatives and boyhood
school mates in the old town he left
twenty-five years ago. lie finds every.
thing owe there rapidly becoming
American in style, particularly SO the
railroads. Very little if any improve.
ment in farming. however, is noted by
Mr.. Kargel, most of the farmers there
still cutting their grain with a cradle
and hay with a scythe. The trip has
greatly improved his health, which was