Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-07-21

G. F.. CETCHELL, wales, N. d.
Sunday there will be no services either
morning or evening at the Presbyterian
chuch, owing to the absence of the pas
tor, Rev. F. j. Hubbard, who was
suddenly called to Minneapolis this week
to conduct the funeral of an intimate
friend of the Hubbard family.
The sudden death occurred Tuesday
morning at the home in Hamlin, MINI,
of Mrs. A. I. Birtch. When the news
reached here in a telegram received by
Langdon friends of the family it came
quite as a surprise, no one having been
appraised of the illness of Mrs Birtch.
1t is some three years ago since the
Birtch family left here to make their
home in the suburbs of the Twin City.
H. j. Hope returned Monday from his
trip to Winnipeg, where he went to
meet the head official of the G. p. R'y
company by appointment, relative to
proposed railroad building from the
Manitoba side of the line through the
northeastern part of this county. Mr..
Hope returns from his trip confident
that the Canadian Pacific company pro-
posed making an extension of their road
access the international boundary
line. 1t being quite likely they will con
meet with the 500.
G. Brecke, who is extensively engaged
in the real estate business at Milton and
incidentally has large personal farming
interests through the south-end of the
county, stated while in Langdon on
business Tuesday that he had 400 acres
of wheat that would harvest not less
than a two,third average crop. Future
weather conditions are all that endan-
ger what at present promises to be one of
the best crops of late sown fax that he
has seen on his land in a number of
years. Mr.. Brecke stated that there
are strips of crop throughout the
south-end of the county that will give
their owners almost a fair average crop
this fall. After coming west as far as
Osnabrock he says there is quite a
preciptible falling off in the general
| condition.
One of the best prize winning entries
of the live stock exhibit at the county
fair was the herd of thoroughbred Short
horn cattle and the flock of Shropshire
sheep. MI. Hopes stock farm, in the
township which bear the welt known
pioneer family name, is famous through.
out the northern part Of the county fol
the fine strain of breeding of it's horses
and cattle, which have thrived there
while the owner has prospered in pas
two or three decades. MI. Hope himself
was called to Winnipeg just at the time
the fair opened to attend a conference
of Canadian Pacific Railroad officials
on matters relative to the building of
.branch line, which MI. Hope and others
are desirous of having extended acroo!
the boundary line through the northern
part of this county.
Now is the time to think of next years
crop. Now is time to begin saving ur
moisture. How can it be done? Weed
take a great deal of moisture ane
especially is this true in grain growing
When the crop is growing they pump GU
moisture and so reduce the yield. Wher
the crop is cut they keep on growing ane
SO pump out what moisture is left. Their
when blowing is begun the soil is too dry
to work well, it breaks up in Jumps ane
so is left in poor condition to take il
and hold moisture, SO next years crop ii
cut short. To get rid of the weeds, dis,
as soon as the grain is cut, and then plal
on growing a crop OF corn and a crop o
clover every four or five years. This viii
do muchto kill out weeds and to improv'
the condition Of the land for holding
moisture. To still further improve tn,
water holding capacity of the soil, appl
a thin coating OF stable manure, or oc
c~asioually pillow under a green crop
The yields can in many cases be double'
in this way. sN.e X 8"