Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-31
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

LOOK OUT tomorrow OF lue 1OOlS
may catch you.
Read the Headquarters announce
ment for bargains.
Easter Sunday April 18th. Take
good care Of the poultry.
Now is the time for the street COM
to keep moving.
Wonder if Helgesen can carry his
own county in the race for congress?
Rev. G. NJ. Turcotte will celebrate
high mass in the Catholic church next
Sunday morninn at 10 o'clock.
For we'll seasoned lumber, sash, doors
and all building material at bed rock
prices go to B. r.. Click & Co. 33
Ladies, you can purchase those beau
tiful spring novelties at the Great
Alliance cheaper than old style goods
can be bought elsewhere.
The Commandments will give a
and barometer to the per-
son who reports the first acre of grain
sown in the county this spring.
Remember your chances for an album
dant harvest depend materially upon
your own efficiency for work and
promptness in execution at this time.
Parties intending building OF repair
ing will save money by getting prices
on lumber, sash, doors, windows, etc.,
from B. r. Click & Co. They carry
the most complete stock of building
material in Cavalier county. 80
Grand Forks is after the state
fair again. The managers say that
the fair will 80 to the city that
raises $4,000 fol premiums, and
Grand Forks citizens with their
usual energy are rustling the price.
She will raise it too.
The rink season closed last Friday
night with grand carnival in which a
large number took part. The masquers
were not as numerous as on former &C.
casions, neither we're the costumes SO
fancy. but it was thoroughly enjoyed
by the spectators.
The Jametown Alert truthfully says:
1.-TWO years ago newspaper filled with
real estate mortgage foreclosure sales
was an evidence Of distress in the
country. Now it is evidence Of conf
dence. Money loaners want titles to
land that brings more than its value in
crops in a single year."
M. G. Fossum returned Tuesday eve
ming from his trip to Minnesota. Mr..
Fossum has secured a location at
Butterfeld, Mimi, whittier he will re-
move his family as soon as he can get
away from here. He will again en-
bark in the general mercantile business
and without doubt will make it a sue
cess as he has former undertakings.
The Helgesen-Johns fight is on
and there is chance that johnson
NAV be worsted. In that case the
anti-Johnson faction will probably
derive as much pleasure from the
victory as did the anti-Hansbrough-
ties two years ago which may be
summed up in the following words
Of a prominent member of that fac
ton: awe beat Hansbrough, but
look at the mark we beat him
with"
The many reports floating about o.
deadly combats ION paper) between
noted masters of the manly art OF self
defence'' has proved baneful to tn
many disciples in Langdon. Trouble
has been brewing among the "laborinl
class'' for some time, and Tuesday l
reached the climax, and "high society
was thoroughly startled by the repor
Of a "soiree de scrapee' between tw'
noted ssknights of the plane and saw.
The battle was short, sharp and decl
sive, only one round in fact, but that I
bloody one. The difference arose owe
the base insinuations Of Mr.. johnson
that Mr.. Reid did not possess the ne
cessary qualifications to make a good
carpenter. Mr.. Reid resented this a
he has for many long years served-a
an apprentice-in the work OF con
structing-large and commodious-out
houses-and a wordy war ensued Whlcl
finally eliminated in an attack by MI
7 mon Mr.. r. with two four scant
ling Mr.. r. met the assault bravel
and the result was that Mr.. J. wa
4 laid out with swinging left-hande
l which completely demeralized him an
l his life was only saved by the promI
interference of his second-Mr. Al
field, who showed his experience as
diplomat by ordering the principals
agree to modus vivendl and a hber'
use Of court plaster. Peace, swee
winged peace now hovers over u
scene Of the late combat.