Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-05-27

Farm Boys A Busy Summer is Ahead
Langdon's commercial club trans
acted considerable business at
special meeting held Monday evening
for the purpose of taking care of
number of events which will prove
for visitors to the city
during the next few weeks.
The Chautauqua assembly, a five
day event to be held in Langden from
July 18th to Goth, will have the pre-
liminary details looked after by
committee of boosters composed OF
Messrs. Crimson, Geo. w. Price,
Sheehan, Johnston, Mesdames Milne,
Moran and Helen Sanford.
The city band, which the club in
large measure is responsible for the
resurrection Of, was reported by NJ.
0. Strom, its business manager, as
coming right along; that plenty of
music would be on tap for Langdon's
summer attractions and a series of
open air concerts during the summer
evenings at intervals.
The auditorium project was able to
report progress although apparently
at stand still while awaiting the
services of an architect and further
consideration of details from the club.
Mr.. Pruden's $ price for the property
is stated as being $6, 600, and it is
estimated that the roof could be low
cred from the third to the second
story level for about $3.50. There are
other details on which estimates have
not been received. The names of
Fred Ober and John j. Boyd were
added to the original auditorium COM
mittee, composed Of Messrs Mahon,
Winter and Crimson.
The club also took up and disposed
Of the matter of the prizes in the
| farm contests, feature of the Caya-
| lier county fair in which the business
men of Langdon through its CONNER
cial club donate the prizes. Instead
of the cash prizes Of last year, silver
trophy cups are to be offered in this
years contest. One silver cup, of
value of $25 will be offered in each
of the commissioner districts and one
large sweepstake cup, valued at $50.
The condition attaches that before
the cups becomes the property of the
holders they must have been won in
three contests. The cups are being
selected and will be on exhibition here
in Langdon some little time before
the holding Of the county fair in July.
| The teachers county institute, an
event which will bring a crowd of
visitors to Langdon during the week
of June 21, was next taken up for
consideration The committee named
by the club to look after the furnish
ing of suitable public entertainment
for the visiting teachers being COM
posed Of Messrs w. F. Winter, G. A.
Spellman and DR.. Tom Smith.
The encampment of farm boys OF
Cavalier county who will camp on the
fair grounds to the number of at least
fifty during the week of July 5th.
came next in the order of business,
when j. W. Haw in behalf of the
movement, back of the encampment
outlined to the club what was being
done to lay out the weeks program
for the instruction and entertainment
of the boys. The committee who will
cooperate with the projectors of the
boys camp are Messrs Baldwin, Thor
son, Mahon, Strom and Bolton, which
would indicate that the boys are not
likely to fare badly during their
week Langdon stay, especially con-
sidering that the club gave them a
free hand in the matter
There was the suggestion made that
Langdon should emulate the example
of some of the neighboring towns and
have gopher day, but at the sugges-
tion of Mr.. Haw, who stated that the
government authorities had taken
cognizance of the matter and man
would be here in few days to intro
duce new and improved method fol
disposing of the pest. The matter
was for the time being laid on the
table.
The old depot building and it's dis
posal was also another topic for dis
cussion just before. the meeting
adjourned, the suggestion being made
to see for what amount it could be
secured from the Great Northern for
the purpose of being converted into a
skating rink. Agent Bolton undertook
to take up the matter with the rail-
road company and will make report
at the clubs next meeting.