Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-30
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

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Watermelons at Taylor's.
Fall fair at Langdon, October IA,
1891.
Slashing bargains in straw hats at
Boyd & Cairns. 81
The Langdon City Band now num-
bers fourteen pieces.
Blakely has the state emblem Click
ertaiD flour. Ask for it. Every sack
warranted. Al
The six chopper scrapers" that were
sent here to make folks believe we
were going to be eaten up by grass
hoppers, are still at the depot.-Cando
Record.
Bring your feet to Boyd & Cairns
and get a pair of their glove fitting
shoes. 81
The Rev. John Scott, of Walhalla,
will ID. V.)preach in the Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning and evening
at the usual hours. He will also preach
at Harvey school at 8 p. m.
Mems and boys ready made clothing
at your own prices at Boyd & Cairns.
AS the fall fair is now an assured
fact the CoURIER-DEMoCRAr would
take this opportunity to remind it's
readers that now is the time to prepare
} their stock, etc., in order to carry
away the prizes.
For sale Cheap a Mccormack
binder in good repair, at Ellerton, on
one or two falls time. Apply to H. d.
ALERT, Langdon.
A Kansas woman induced her neph-
ew to commit a thousand verses to
memory to gain a reward in the form
of Bible. The boy traded the Bible
for gun and accidentally shot his aunt
in the back. Retribution is surer than
taxes.
The rumor is current that after Aug.
LIST daily passenger train will run be-
tween this city and Breckenridge. stop
ping here one hour for dinner. If this
is true it will prove great accomoda-
ton to the travelling public and great
help to our city.
Ellckertail. At
There is a certain young man in this
town who is causing his friends consid-
cradle trouble to learn what he means
by hitching up every evening about
shutdown and after describing several
0 0 0 in this way, strikes the road that
leads westward. An explanation is
necessary, Frank.
Boys, take good care of your chick
ems, colts, pigs, squash and pumpkins;
farmers, see that your stations and
brood mares are in good condition;
girls, get at your fancy work, make a
good loaf Of bread, cake, roll of
butter or something of that sort. There
is going to be fair and a prize for
every useful article on exhibition.
States Attorney Kessler took his de-
parture yesterday for months vaca-
ton al his old home in Iowa. We do
not anticipate that a blushing bride
will accompany him on his return, as
we believe him to be case hardened,
nothing but the wiles of a winsome
North Dakota girl could make any inn
preston upon him. He returns about
September 1st.
So many accounts Of the militia ell
campment have appeared in the
newspapers throughout the state-es-
pecially in the home papers Of the
different companies-in which each
claims that it's respective company
carried off ''all the honors" that we
have decided to refrain from any COM
ment upon Co. E and will let the praise
due them for efficiency in drill, inspec-
ton, general appearance, ETC., come
from right quarters, the commanding
officers. But this much we will say
the boys were gentlemen all the way
through-they enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely-Both privates and officers
were new to the routine of military
affairs, but they were willing to learn
of others, and they did learn consider
able-that in the target practice the
honors are about equally divided be-
tween Co. G. of Grafton and Co. Eft
has not yet been decided which one
wins. Whichever one does, the other
will prove good second to judge
from the remarks of the ladies-who
are usually the best judges in such
matters, we had the best looking cap
tain on the grounds-that although
the boys in their fatigue uniforms did
not show up quite as well as those in
! full dress, still that does not say they
are not made of better material for
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