Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-02-19
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Ladies get your calling cards, al
styles, at this office.
a good pair to be tied-Doherty ant
Wiggins-hoth false prophets.
Gov. Burke offers Il reward of 500
for the murderer Of Mr.. Flett. the ele
vator man at Arthur.
There is 10 better opening for a
Touring mill in the state OF North Da.
kota than right here in Langdon--nol
another business enterprise that would
pay so well.
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opening chapters.
Whiskey compelled poor Doherty to
mortgage his stock in the Courier two
years ago, and kept him from paying
that mortgage when due. Now he ex-
poets us to follow his example. Poor
shnw Biddy-we are prohibs.
Dr. Donovan received the sad news
yesterday that his aged mother who
resides near St. Joe, was not expected
to live. The doctor left for that place
Immediately and will remain at his
parents bedside until she improves or
the end comes.
1t is whispered OH the quiet that
Fred Searles has at last joined the
army of benedicts-the bride coming
all the way from Ontario and meeting
Fred at Gretna, were quietly married
there and have since commenced
house keeping at Fred's home in Alma
township. They have our blessing.
David Nicol and his bride were
among the passengers on the fast ex-
press misunderstanding from Cana
da. Col. Nicol will now take up his
farming operations with renewed ener-
gy and make for himself and wife a
comfortable home amid the orange
groves Of Cavalier.
Jim Week returned from St. Paul
Saturday where he had been sojourn-
ing several weeks and, rather surprised
his many friends by walking into the
Columbia and calling up his friends
babe them all drink Il lemonade to the
continual health and prosperity Of him
self and wife. Congratulations, jim
my. and may your stock Of ''old shoes
to mend" never grow less.
Personal property taxes become de-
linquent this year on the LIST of March,
at which time there is a penalty of 5
per cent added and interest at l per
cent per month. The new law makes
it the duty of the treasurer to collect
all personal property taxes by distress
between March and June l. SO look
out for a call from the sheriff unless
the present legislature extends the
time.
Mr.. ,Getchel, proprietor Of the Fish
Trap Touring mill, was i'll the city yes
terday and in conversation with the
CoURIEE-DEMOCRAT scribe informed
him that the mill would be started on
trial Monday, the 23rd, and if found to
work satisfactory would continue from
that date. Mr.. Getchel is to be con-
graduated Oh the successful compile
ton of his mill and has the best wishes
of this paper and our citizens for CON
tinued success.
After two years urgent pleading on
our part the fact has at last dawned
upon our citizens that our present
school facilities are inadequate to the
population, and at the citizens meeting
Saturday night it was unanimously re-
solved that due provision for a more
commodious building should be made
at once. The school board was in
structed to issue call for an election
for bonding the city for $4,000 to be
used in constructing and furnishing a
school house. We would urge upon
the school board the necessity of i'm
mediate action in the preliminary ar
rangements, so that the work of con-
struction can be commenced as soon as
spring opens up or sooner If possible.
Resubmission has carried in both
branches of the legislature of North
Dakota-not because the majority of
our legislators are ''whisky men, or
in favor of high license. but because
the sentiment of large majority of
the people is that this amendment
should again come before the voters
for endorsement or rejection. At any
rate we are forced to accept the action
of our representatives. II will not in
terfere with the enforcement of the
present prohibition law, as many sup
posed. In fact it will be the duty of |
the prohibitionists to see that the law
is enforced more rigidly than ever, and
if it developes that the majority Of the
people are in favor of prohibition, then
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