Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-28
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
The flakes fall at early morn.
The enow-birls chirp Il. noon.


The enow-birds chirp ~ noon.
LATER.
The rain-tirops laugh the snow to scorn,
The geese will be here soon.
Read the Langdon Mercantile Com
pany's new ad. and phenomenal cut in
groceries.
n coat of paint would improve the
appearance of d number of buildings
in this city.
WHAT'S the matter with the school
board that they do not place that new
bell in the tower?
Teachers Institute convenes in this
city Monday, May 9th. What program,
if any, has been devised for their en-
tertainment?
The CoURIER-DEMoCRAT's facilities
for turning ont stallion posters are I'M
equalled by any office i'll the state.
Leave your orders at once.
Rev. Foster, presiding elder for this
district held service in the NJ. E. church
in this city last Sunday. He also adj
ministered the sacrament of the Lord S
supper.
1t is said that France is preparing to
declare war on Dahomey in the hope of
securing treasure hidden by the kings
for many centuries and valued at $780,
O00, 900.
People should be very careful these
days with prairie fires. The grass is
dry as finder and with heavy winds
that prevail these days would easily
jump an ordinary fire break.
The Republicans will go through the
form Of electing delegates at Grand
Forks next week to attend the ''cut-
and-dried" convention at Minneapolis
on June It'll. The band wagon will be
shaded by ''grandfather's hat.''
The Democratic wigwam now build
ing in Chicago is designed to accomo-
date 1000 people. The largest crowd
ever assembled at a political meeting.
It is interesting to know that 600 trains
pass daily over the tracks thatlie with
in a stones throw of the wigwam.
The Park River Gazette in relating
an accident that befell a seven-year-
old girl of that town who fell into a
well said: "The we'll was IS feet deep
and nothing but the girls head was
visible.'' and the Fargo Republican i'm
pertinently inquiries if the little girls in
Walsh county are is feet tall how long
are the big girls?
The next presidential election will
be held on Tuesday: Nov. s, and the
electors then chosen will meet at the
capitals of their respective states on
Jan. 10, 1898, to vote for president and
yice-president. The electoral votes
will be counted by Congress on Feb. s.,
and the new president will be inaugur-
ated on Saturday, March 4.
Editor McCully of the Grafton Ad-
vocate and Editor Woods of the Record
are candidates for superintendent of
schools of Walsh county. Both are
educated men and old school teachers,
popular with their respective parties
and we'll qualified for the position to
which they aspire. Our sympathies are
naturally with Bro. McCully.
Milton Globe: Joe Catherwood went
over tn Thief River Falls last week land
brought back another moose add fawn.
He now has two elks, three moose and
a fawn. Joe is surely trying to get d
corner on the wild animals of the coun.
| try. Perhaps he is tryinn to find some
thing that will make foot race inter
esting for him this coming summer.
The number of men working on the
Exposition building is now more thar
|6.OOO. On some of the buildings worl
lis proceeding day and night. Of thu
liz. $50, 900 feet of lumber required fol
the Exposition buildings, docks ant
electric subways, LISTS, 800 nave beer
placed. OF iron and steel 39,490,9O'
pounds, OF nearly 10000 tons, are re
}ouired. Of this nearly half is in place
land the remainder will all be in posi-
ton before the first Of June.
W. J. Footuer, general manager O
the recently organized Great Northern
Express Co., and F. D. Adams, super
intendent of the American Express co
were in the city today looking over tn
personal property Of the American Co.
here. July 1st, when the contract o
the American express company witt
the Great Northern railway compan.
expires the express company will retir
from business on the Great Northern
lime and will turn over its Offices AM
effects to the new Great Northern Elk
press company. But little change VII
be noticeable, however, so far as tn
public is concerned. The America
l.,,,no,,y mill take care of the easter