Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

New Potatoes at Taylor's.
Flickertail. Al
Slashing bargains in straw hats at
Boyd & Cairns. 81
Choice Roasted Coffee 25c per tb. at
Boyd & Cairns. 81
Visitor-Do you devote much space
in your paper to society intelligence?
No; society doesn't have more than
about stickful of intelligence, at best.
West Shore.
Bring your feet to Boyd & Cairns
and get a pair Of their glove fitting
shoes. 81
Wyoming is infested with swarms of
grasshoppers. But little damage has
been done yet, the hoppers being young
but it is feared they will cause great
losses. Kansans are fearful of a visit
alton from the voracious pests.
Blakely has the state emblem Click
ertaiD flour. Ask for it. Every sack
warranted. AZ
Hoppers are destroying wheat in
Washington; the crop will be largely
reduced, it is feared, by such depreda-
tions.
Park River best patent flour-always
uniform and reliable every. sack war
ranted to please. 34tf
It is found that the late heavy rains
will keep the grain from maturing as
as rapidly as it otherwise might and
assist materially in giving us a late
harvest.
All grades Of binding Irvine at J. M.
Blakeiy's. As
Edward Laycock-Say send me the
CoURIER-DEMoCRAT 1 would like to
keep posted on the news generally and
don't know as can do better than to
read your paper.
For second-handed Deering Harves-
tiers call on j. M. BlakelY. 4S
Dissipation seems to be natural,
The moon gets full, the sea gets high;
the wind gets on tear, the trees often
get on bender, and all nature Smiles
At least they say she does" Yes, and
the stars frequently stay out all night.
Duluth New.
For cool and refreshing beverage
drink Hollands Extract Of Malt at
the Columbia. 3S
Frank Tough, a member Of the firm
of Tough, Mercer & Tough, accompan-
led by Mr.. SWaine, late arrival from
Canada, was in the city this week. Mr..
Tough says the grain in the valley is
furthur advanced than it is in this
county.
Doherty in last weeks Republican:
ga business manager makes small
donation to an individual OF society
that is giving company all their work
he has perforce become an "embeZz-
ler." What next?
Shucks! Doherty what, next? Call
yourself a business manager for the
"gang.n They used you in much
the same way that one would use a
ladle in dipping eggs out of the broth,
and you we're in about the same fix
when you got Thoughtful of holes.
Mr.. Williamson of Langdon was a
visitor in town yesterday, Mr.. Will
amson says there are no G. hoppers at
Langdon, and he had just visited the
hopper district nearOrr and says hewas
afraid at one time that he would have
to go home without seeing any they
were so scarce.-Conway Rustler.
Dolittle admits that he did not ac-
count to his employers for the 'ssmall
donation" and imagines he sees a loop
hole for escape out of dishonorable
predicament with the apology that "a
business manager may make such a
gift to the society without being an
embezzler." Why certainly. With
the consent of his employers-other-
wise he is disposing of other peoples
property without authority. Besides,
Dolittle did not even have the author
ity of business manager at that time.
Try again.
The meeting of the agricultural So
ciety on Saturday was largely attended
and to judge from the interest taken
in the proceedings fall fair is as
sured. The directors elected are good
substantial farmers men who are pc
culiarly interested in the county's
welfare and will spare no work to
make the fair success. The society
is to be congratulated upon their selec-
ton Of president Mr.. Mclaughlin.
who has had many years experience
with aUricn1t,Ira1 shows and ia well