Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-05
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Fl,ckert.il. ~
Thrsshing lien blanks for sale at
this office.
The last water melons Of the season
at Taylor's. lott
]. E. Nichols, Of the firm Of Barnes
& Nichols, is in the city today.
Park River best patent flour-always
uniform and reliable every sack war
ranted to please. 34tf
Mclean Bros, of Harvey, have
threshed about 10000 bushels of grain
this season already.
Rev. P. P. Farnham, of Michigan,
will hold divine services in the Presby-
terrain church next Sunday evening.
Mass will be celebrated at Mt. Car
mel next Sunday, weather permitting,
anc at Langdon on the 9th and 10th.
Walsh and Crockett threshed 1890
bushels of grain for Joe Mcneil one
day last week. Unjust have kept them
hustling.
Our lightning express'' was only
five and a half hours late Tuesday
might. Good time for Great North
ern Limited"
Fred bennett, formerly of the Mil
ton Globe, has been elected vice-presi-
dent of the newly formed North Dakota
Republican Association at Washington.
, Commissioner Marcelin had the mis-
fortune to lose about twenty tons of
hay which was set on fire by spark
from the engine used for running his
crushing mill.
When you are settling up your little
bills about town don't forget the small
account due us. It is our ambition to
give you good paper, but it takes
money-and lots of ito run the old
machine.
'SThe prudent editor of all exchange
drops these words of caution. EDELIN,
quent subscribers are cautioned not to
let their daughter wear this paper for
a hustle, as there is considerable "due''
on it and they might catch cold.
The country west of Minot had an
extraordinary heavy fall Of snow dur
ing Fridays storm. 1t banked up in
some places to the heighth of thirteen
feet, An eastern bound passenger
train was held fourteen hours in one OF
these drifts.
This section was visited by quite a
snow storm Friday afternoon. Very
little snow fell, but a heavy wind was
blowing and made quite blizzard
The snow has since disappeared which
fact eladdens the hearts of the farmers
and threshers.
7 Sunday evening Miss Preston, Of
Fargo, lectured in the Methodist
church on behalf Of the W. G. T. U
Although she had the incentive de-
sired by all public speakers large
and attentive audience-her lecture
was dry and wanting in originality.
Mr.. Marcelin has about completed
threshing fol, the Irelan boys in Ere
mont township. They will have abou1
70. OOe bushels of wheat and 5000 bush
els of barley and oats. We are begin
ming to believe there is more money il
raising wheat than there is in running
a newspaper.
Last winter Langdon had a skating
rink which furnished great deal o
amusement and healthful exercise t.
one and all. We believe the enterpris'
proved good paying investment t.
the proprietors and we hope to see tn
project repeated this winter. either b.
the same parties or others equally en-
terprising.
WHY do not some Of our monte
men invest their spare, cash IN erectll
La few comfortable dwelling house
| Hardly a day passes that inquiries a
mot made for dwelling houses by farr
ers who are anxious to take advantat
lof our excellent school accommodation
and others who are DESTROYS OF moviI
Into town for the winter. Good renta
can be had and there is not a doul
but that the enterprise would pay we
for the money invested.
The donation advertised for Frida
evening was postponed until saturda
!. evening on account Of the storm. a
excellent program consisting Of vocs
A and instrumental music, tableaus, etc
Ihad been arranged and each part we
;lrendered by the participants. Mr.. c
G. Wentworth oficiated as chairma
and filled the position admirably
I AFTER the program was completed
.I1unch was served and a collection take