Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

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GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Seed potatoes for sale at the Column
bia hotel. SO
Attend the Old Folks concertat the
Presbyterian church tonight.
Goose shooting is all the rage now
a-days-And royal sport it is.
The Fremont Roller Mill (Fishtrap)
is now prepared to do custom work in
any quantity, and fill orders for flour
and feed. $40
Posters are out announcing a grand
celebration at Milton, May 16. Prizes
are offered for all athletic sports, horse
races and base ball games.
There is nothing that will beautify q
city like shade trees, a fact our citizens
evidently appreciate-to judge by the
number of young trees set out the past
week.
According to the terms of the new
law passed by the last legislature, it is
necessary for owners of sires to regis
ter certificate of their sire with the
clerk of court.
Cavalier county will try hard to grow
two million bushels of wheat this year.
The farmers have taken on a new spirit
of progress and purpose to push things.
There's a boom over there in real es-
tate, too.-Drayton Echo.
Conway has a weekly newspaper
established last week and called the
Conway Rustler. Mr.. S. F. Mercer, of
Inkster, is the proprietor. Mr.. Mercer
is also proprietor of the Inkster Trib-
une and Gilby Globe-all good papers
and advocating living principles
democratic.
If the next Republican presidential
ticket is to be Clarkson and Quay, we
bespeak for the Republican party a
lodge in some vast wilderness. Or, if
these gentlemen are to be central fig
ures in the campaign, a villa ON the up
per waters of Salt River should be
leased without delay.-Pioneer Press.
[Rep.]
The CoURIER-DEMoCRAT takes this
opportunity to thank the city council
for the honor conferred in appointing
/ it the official paper of the city. Aside
from all emoluments that may arise
from such an appointment, we look
upon it as an additional honor earned
and shall endeavor to merit that conf
dence which the council evidently re-
poses in us.
The Northwestern Agriculturalist,
one of the best farm papers published
in the west, has recently improved its
makeup and added several new depart
ments, besides reducing the subscrip-
ton price to so cents per year. This
excellent paper should be in the hands
of every farmer. The Northwestern
Agriculturalist and CoUR1ER-DEno-
Graf So per year.
Another minister has gone wrong.
He was pastor of the NJ. E. church at
Portland, in Presiding Elder Cooper's
district. He came from New York
conference last Feb. Hesawa pretty
young married woman in Portland and
became infatuated with her. She. re-
turned his advancements. They coart-
ed in Portland and then silently stole
away to Casselton and occupied the
same room in hotel for two days and
two nights. Nuff ced. Cover up this
affair with black cloth, and look out
that the evil does not repeat itself
somewhere else.
The national treasury is as nearly
bankrupt as the reckless and extrava-
giant appropriations voted by the Re-
publican congress can make it so, and
it would be actually SO to-day if all Of
the appropriations had to be paid at
once. In the dying hours Of the fifty
first congress the Republicans threw
lover prudence, conscience, fear Of q
thereafter and every other restraining
influence overheard, and boldly voted
for every possible thing that promised
| to assist in the looting Of the treasury,
which their leaders had agreed upon,
for the purpose Of confronting the
! Democratic congress with deficiency.
Old mouldy claims that had been re-
fused q hundred times were tackled on
the appropriation bills, and railroadsd
through, extra salaries were voted to
Iemployes who are already paid beyond
their deserts, and money was scattered
laround as though the treasury was
|overAowing with asnrplus, as it was
1.-TWO years ago when turned over to the
Republicans. Where the money ID to
come from to Pay Ill these wild appro-
lpriations is more than any one can see
at this time;it isn't in the treasury nor
can II possibly get there under the