Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-02

In a letter received during the week
by the famllyit is learned that j. w.
Pomeroy is quite ill at New Orleans. La.
The ball team. accompanied by several
auto loads Of Langdon fans, went over to
the Dominion Day celebration at Mani.
tou yesterday.
:, Among the many attractions through
J out the county scheduled for Saturday
of this week in observance OF the Fourth
of July is q monster bowery dance to be
held in Oak Grove, located two miles
west and one and one-nalf miles south of
Wang.
Last Sundays double header of games
played by the Langdon ball team at
Clyde resulted in Langdon losing the
afternoon game by a score of 5 to 2. and
winning in the evening by 3 to O., the
shut-out being administered with
Mosher in the box as pitcher.
Friday morning the rainfall for the
previous twenty-four hours showed a
a precipitation of 1.20 inches, This to-
gether with other June rains during the
month practically insures the harvest
ing of bumper crops of all kinds in
Cavalier county this f~all-barring hail
and a few other incidental offs" %ofcourse.
To-day the county %canvassing board
has convened for the purpose Of
canvassing the vote cast in the forty
seven voting precincts of Cavalier county
at the primary election. Immediately
following will occur the equalization of
the 1914 assessment of real and personal
property and regular July quarterly
meeting of the board. The session is
+! likely to be one of some length,
Among the towns in Cavalier county
where celebrations of the Fourth of July
will be held on Saturday are Wales,
Calvin, Iona and Numedahl, Langdon
people-those who don't stay at home on
THAT day-will either follow the fortunes
or mlsfortunes of their ball team at Cal.
vim or 60 to Wales. Some are planning
a trip to the Chautauqua at Walhalla as
a days outing on the Glorious Fourth,
An immense crowd enjoyed the address
of Bishop Luccock of Helena, Mont,
Tuesday evening at the Methodist
church. The bishop is one Of the most
interesting speakers who ever stepped on
a platform in Langdon and the great
congregation yesterday, augmented by
people of other denominations, we're
afforded a great treat. While in the
city the bishop was a guest OF Mayor
and Mrs, w. A. Mcintyre,
The monthly summary of the weather
report for June of the Langdon sub
station of the U. S. Weather Bureau
shows a high temperature Of 80 degrees
on the Bird inst, and a minimum of 36
degrees on the 18th, at which time a light
frost is noted as having been experienced
here and over the county. The months
averages show a mean maximum of 70,
q mean minimum OF 48 and a mean tenn
p~erature of 60. The total rain fall for
June was 81 inches, a rainfall being re-
corded on nine days in the month, the
heaviest rain recorded occurred on the
9th and is shown as being l.20 inches.
The June report for 1918 showed a maxi
mum temperature of SO degrees on the
18th and Goth, with a minimum of 30 on
the 7th, which it will be recalled formed
ice in some localities. The jane rains
amounted to 2,53 inches, there being a
recorded rainfall on nine days during
the month, aud the heaviest precipita-
on any of these dates was less than SO
of an inch. The crop condition beirg
considerably behind that OF this year at
the same time.