Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-12
= Local Happenings &
9 GD
Today's wheat--$l. go.

& Today's wheat-Sl. go.
Hear Hon. John Burke at the Court
House tonight.
Another three weeks and the cleo.
tion will all be over 'cept the voting.
Arrangements are pending by which
1t ls expected to open up democratic
headquarters not later than the end
of the week, in the vacant store
building in the Donovan block.
Snow to the depth of from four to
six inches is reported as having fall
en- within the past week in portions
of Saskatchewan and the northern
part of this state and Montana
Since the wind-up of the harvest
and threshing season, Langdon mer-
chants have discontinued remaining
open until 900 and now close each
evening at $50 until further notice.
The board of county commissioners
reached an adjournment of their regu-
lar October quarterly meeting Friday
at noon. The board will hold another
short session at the end of the month,
converting Monday, October 31st.
The hearing of Ben Flint, who has
been held at the county Jail since his
return from South Dakota upon a
charge of wife desertion, was given a
further continuance Monday, at the
request of council for the defense.
G. Brecke was here Tuesday and
stated that the democrats of Milton
had plans made for a fine reception of
Hon. John Burke there at noon today.
The band has been secured for the
occasion and a big turnout to hear the
speaker of the day is looked for.
Republican headquarters have been
opened during the week in the vacant
Chas. Chisholm store building, the
same to be maintained under the
efficient management of "Geordie'
Fisher until after the election to be
held on the seventh of November.
A shipment of four car loads of
horses, composing seventy-six, head
was made from Langdon on Saturday
mornings stock train, they had been
bought up tributary to this point by
Twin City horse dealers, who are
again busy filling contracts for the
warning nations of Europe.
The Langdon potato warehouse,
which re-opened this fall under the
management of ]. B. Boyd, made its
first shipment of the season, consist
ing of two carloads, this week.
From now until it freezes up there is
likely to be quite an activity in the
local spud market, owing to the pre-
vailing top price.
On Saturday afternoon of last week
Manchester College played its first
football game of the season with the
Wisconsin state normal school at
River Falls, Wis. The line up in
cluded Alex Robertson of this city
who has been playing on the team
now for two seasons in the position
of left tackle. The score of a tie of
0 to O shows the aggressive way in
which both sides played the game.
The blacksmiths and mechanics of
North Dakota are having petitions
circulated owe the state, praying the
next legislature to amend Sec. 6S77
of the complied laws of North Dakota
for 1913. AS the law now stands
they have no opportunity to file liens
for work done. No class of workmen
are beaten out Of their h]ard.earnec
money more than the blacksmiths
and mechanics and the Jaw ought to
be amended.
j. W. Haw states that the senti.
ment is rapid]y spreading through the
west and southwestern parts of the
county that the most successful way
in which to conduct the warfare
against weeds is to start raising
sheep. Not less than five hundred
head have been placed on farms ir
that part of the county since Sep.
TENDER LIST. Another shipment of al
least two car loads is expected from
Montana during the coming week.