Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-25
Today's wheat $2.O 3.
Buy a war savings stamp.

Buy a war savings stamp.
Have you pledged an acre of crop
for the Red Cross from every quarter
section that you have in the township?
Last weeks Pioneer. Express OF
Pembina, editorially suggests that
there should be a special tax assessed
against the property of all those who
have not invested in Liberty bonds
and wal saving stamps.
The Junior Red Cross dance of Fri
day evening made a most fitting open
ing event for the newly remodeled
Chisholm store building The affair
was what can be called a huge suc-
cess, both socially and financially.
John Schwan and Frank j. Schwartz
took the train Monday for a trip to
the mineral springs of Southern Min
nesota, where they will take the
waters for rheumatic trouble. They
will also visit before returning with
friends at Saint Cloud.
The Mt. Carmel picnic and sale 70,
the Red Cross held on Tuesday of last
week in reported as having netteo
over $3.50. The crowd there was re-
preventative of the entire northern
part of the county and a day of en-
joyment had by everyone present.
John Reid of Beaulieu, n of the
pioneer promoters of the Cavalier
County Fair Association spent nearl,
all of the week here at the tentl
annual fair, He was more thar
pleased with the record breaking Grove
in attendance on Friday and say
that for a wal year the fair from al
points will stand as the best held il
the whole state.
Red Cro as workers of the Langdo'
branch are more than rejoiced at tn
lei patronage accorded thei
meal service at the fair grounds las
week. Their cash receipts of tn
two days aggregated over 81, 20
and they hope to clear after meetin
all expenses s, HOO, as a benft fun
for carrying on their Red Cross wor
there in Langdon. Their receipt
for the first day reached over $500
Track laying is to start the comm
week on the Windygate spur line o
the C. P. R'y, crossing the boundar
line in to the northern part of thi
county in Mt. Carmel township. Tn
steel for, the rails is now on tn
ground and the work of making tn
l. grade completed. 1t now looks as
the promoters were going to be sue
cessful in having the line in opera
ton in time to move this falls croI
Did you find time during the bus
days of last week to look over tn
the abstract of the vote cast at til
June primaries for candidates {
parties who will seek election tn;
fall. The committeeman from til
precincts, form ng the county centr;
-cOHulLLe0 dIc dlSO w VIC AOuhu IL VI
proceedings of the ~canvassing boart
If you are interested in politics, {
any shade or color whatsoever, it wi
be a good idea to file this away fl
future reference.
The correction is made this wee
to an item in these columns of la
week in which it was stated that M
B. E. Groom would be at the head
the old line republican county organ
cation in the election campaign
this fall. Mr.. Groom states that
was distinctly understood sever'
months ago by the republican count
committee, that he desired to retil
from it's craftsmanship at the close
his appointed term of occupancy
June. 1t is also stated by Mr.. Groo
that as far as he has any knowledf
of the make, up of the republican mi
chine in the. approaching campaign
this fall. Mr.. Bowles is at the hes
of the county organization.
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