Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-07-28

Two of the Hannah elevators have
closed for a time.
A cement brick factory has been
started up at Milton.
The Yeomen of Daniels hold a big
pow-wow next Friday, July %. Base
ball games in the afternoon and a dance
at night in the hall.
Calvin now is able to boast of an
orchestra which is kept going these days
furnishing music for all the dances ever
on that side of the county.
The summers drouth is stated as the
cause for several islands being visible in
Rush Lake, where in previous years
there has been one vast expanse Of
water.
The Calvin Times editor returned
home from his visit to the county fair
with words of praise for it's fine lot Of
entries, its excellent management and
expressed surprise at the crowd of people
who attended.
The Office of the county superinten-
dent of schools asks that the DEMOCRAT
note in this issue that the name of Miss
Ethel Bjarnason OF Milton special school
district, was omitted from the list
of pupils receiving common school
diplomas at the recently held exami-
nations in the schools of this county.
Manitoba elections resulted in no
especial change, the government having
practically the same majority as before,
27 to IA. In the Emerson district Nc
Fadden beat Walton by majority of 8
in a vote Of about 1900. Last election
Walton beat McFadden by a small
majority.
The rainfall of Saturday showed a
measurement of 1.Ol inches and was
the heaviest downpour at one time
that has occurred since the opening of
the present summer season. The total
~rainfall to date since April amounts to
less thar $50 inches and is the lowest
on record in any previous year.
Returning home from the fair held a
couple of weeks ago the editor of the Mil
ton Globe has this to say:''The manage
ment of this years county fair made good.
When it came to exhibit the farmers
were also there with the goods. Crop
prospects and weather conditions consid-
cred the crowd was a record breaker.
There wasn't a point where criticism
could be placed. 1t was a big time for
everybody.
The board of education of the Lang
don city schools has received notification
from Mr.. G. R. Holloway that he
will have to decline the pr%incipalship
of the high school. which he had lately
accepted. The doctors have ordered
that he take his invalid wife to the
south. Up to the close of the sumne
term MI. Holloway has been holding q
similar position with the Park River
schools, for two years.
Newall Crawford, who has seen service
in the Philippines since enlisting in the
United States army about three years
ago was here on a ten days leave of ab
sence visiting with his family during fail
week. Since being returned from Manila
his regiment has been stationed at For
Cook, Neb., where it is expected to re
main until mustered out in December
Dewitt Salter, who was a companion O.
Crawford's when they left Langdon tt
Join the army is also at Fort Cook
Both intend to come back to Langdon
when their term of service has expired
A correspondent of the DEMOCRAT from
Elkwood sends in an item of base bal
news that will interest a number of oul
readers through the northern part of the
county. 1t is to the effect that tho One
Six Picketts of Brown, Man, met and de.
feated the Morden, Man, crack base bal
team on Friday of last week, the 22nd
inst, on the grounds at Brown, Man
The One Six boys had the game in hand
from start to finish and won by a score
of 5 to 3. The Morden battery consisted
of John Horgan and Sic Young, while
the One-Six team had Walter Erickson
and Gessley Olafson at points.