Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-03-07

work gets back to normal.
Spring auction sales from now on
will have the right of way as an at
traction to farmers.
For two weeks and the annual town
meeting will be here again. The date
of the meeting is Tuesday, March 10.
Everything in the grain market
has been mounting skyward during
the past couple of weeks-wheat of
course being excepted.
a There has been long hours and a
rush of work during the past ten days
taking care of the rush o%ccasioned by
the payment of taxes to avoid the
penalty that attaches on March 1st.
In the columns Of the Crystal City,
MAN Courier, it is noted that at a
recently held auction sale sheep were
sold to the highest bidder at S24.O 90
per head.
That spring robin that was headed
Langdonward with tidings that spring
was coming would appear to have got
headcd-off by the cold spell of this
past week.
Tomorrow the schools over the state
| close by proclamation of the governor
for the purpose of taking a crop and
labor survey of the state as an aid to
covering the greatest possible acreage
uNdar WAR TINA cnnditinna
"Homaid' flour, manufactured by
the new Midget mill of Langdon,
sold by Fred Alpstag.
Jno Byfeld was a Saturday visitor
: to the Twin Cities, where he is spend.
3 ing the week looking after business
matters and visiting friends.
: AntonJ. OAKLAND family were here
from Osnabrock during the farmers
convention, guests at the M. O. Strom
= home during their stay.
C. M. Turner was among the Wales
farmers who came down on Thursday
" to take in the closing sessions of the
> farmers convention and the big enter
r taiament held that evening.
Walter Barker LETT on Friday re
turning to his home in Western Canads
after a visit here with relatives OF
the family and old friends f3l
y. some time.
s Jas. Austin went from Langloa at
the close Of the farmers convention
20 Park River, where he was ca tn
program for a talk en- "Sheep''. q
:, tie short term training coGrse OF th
agricultural school.
ia Mark Kelly who has been remove,
y by the Ct. Northerns frorn the assjs
t2nt caahiership at the Langdon depo
to . mere important position a
:. Devils Lake, left Saturday accom-
~ panied by Mrs. Kelly for their ne,
h1me in that city.
,e e. j. Moen was in the city las
ID Thursday and Friday dividing his at
n t%ention between the sessions of tn
je farmers convention and pushing tn
" sale OF Dodge Bros, cars, of whic
rs he has the agency over the norther
he part of the state.
he Til H. Kr~istjansen. the county a.
rcultural agent from Milton, was u
ab}e to be at the convention here Ia.
week as he had ~p!aa.ed, being calle
TO Nelson county, to which field {
labor he bas been given an appoia
ment lately.
The opening sessions were held la:
evening at the Masonic Temple Of Il
:. semi annual reunion OF the Scottjs
Rites degrees CT Masonry. The az
ii vancing of the large class of cana
"a Gates for initiation is expected t
. continue in progress until about t.
~ morrow at noon
Va Joseph Heapy, who mas been ava
IA most of the time since the holiday
a. at points in the east to receive treat
ment for a trouble of long standing
was among the arrivals of Sa-urda,
Mr.. Heapy was looking we'll, but
not certain as to the permanent result
Of the treatment he has undergone.
=, T. w. Killshaw and wife who hay
:. been making h visit since the holiday
with a number of their former frient
~ and relatives left the end Of la
~ week returning to their home at XII
:. cairn, Sask. They were ~accompanie
- by Miss Olive Ullyott, a a sister c
y Mrs. Killshaw's, who will spend NO.
of the coming summer there with the
II Mrs. Jas. Walker and daughter
ok Miss Ethel, are leaving on tomorrow
NY afternoon train for the Twin Cite!
If the purpose of their trip being to max
a visit with Mrs. Walkers son, Stanle
j. Walker, who since being transfer
red to the aviation corps has bee
sent to Saint Paul for a course in tn
i, mechanical construction of airplanes
va Hio fuo mOnfh'a atav thoro ia drawn