Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-11
4 Local Happenings &
- a q

The Langdon city schools reopen after
the three months summer vacation for
the fall and winter term of 1901 on
Monday, September 5th.
Judge Kneeshaw has a term of court
called for Tuesday, September 18th. 1t
is not expected that any jury cases will
be set for trial by the court at that
time.
Langdon's new creamery was one Of
the sights viewed by everyone, both in
and out of town Saturday, on the
occasion of its being started up for the
first time.
The Langdon Masons at their next
regular meeting to be held on Friday
evening will confer the third degree of
Master Mason. The work of initiation
will be followed by a social smoker.
Langdon machinery dealers have ship
ned in a number of "heade1" harvesters
during the week, Several farmers hav-
ing decided that the crop this year
could best be handled by this method.
Auditor Hamilton has placed hunters
pernalts for the season. of 191O-which
will give chicken hunters the privilege
getting busy after September 7th-on
sale at the different banks throughout
the county.
A social was held on the parochial
lawn last evening by the young ladies' OF
tSt. Alphonsus church,at which ice cream
and other light refreshments were served
The affair was attended and thoroughly
enjoyed by quite a number of Langdor
people.
There will be a meeting of the stock
holder of the Langdon Creamery Go.
held at the creamery building on Satur
day afternoon of this week for the
purpose OF completing the organization
of the company. All who have stock II
the Langdon Creamery Co., should make
it a point to be in attendance at this
meeting, which is one of considerable
Importance.
1t is now given out by the Ct
Northern that they will not put on
mixed train in place of the passenge1
on this branch, at least not for the pre-
sent. The railroad company, however
does announce that it will close up it,
,depots at McCanna, Union and Easily
owing to lack of business in sight thi'
fall. There is no question but that tn
patrons of the Ct. Northern at thes'
points will ask the state board OF rail
road commissioners to intervene an
compel the company to continue doing
business.
The state board of equalization whel
lit meet last week raised the valuation o
Cavalier county real estate and struc
lures forty per cent; town and vlllag'
property wss also given a boost of thirty
three and one-third per cent of a raise
The present valuation of farm lands il
this county for the purpose of taxation
is now s4.s5 per acre, a slight advance
over last year. Something like $1,000
acres of state and school lands sol'
during the past year are now placed o.
the assessment books for the purpos
.of bearing their share of taxation.
Langdon post Office is socn to have
new location and will shortly be moved
10y Postmaster McGauvran into tn
building occupied recently by the R
Work s. Co., hardware store. The nev
quarters for the post office will be abou
a block north and on the opposite sid
of the street from the location it ha
occupied the past ten years. The chang
is made necessary so as to enable tn
Mcmillan Machine Co., which owns tn
building having more room in which t
handle its growing business. Carpen
ters are now making alterations in tn
new building so as to make it suitabl
for the proper handling of Uncle Sam
mail.