Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-15
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

There will be no service at Rosa Lake
Sunday next.
The Presbyterian church is receiving
a fresh coat of paint this week.
p. X. Haugen has three good teams
of work horses for sale at his sale
stables in Osnabrock. 5
The only good work the republican
convention did was to endorse the
democratic candidates.
The Fargo Commonwealth says that
Cavalier county sent the handsomest
delegation to the state convention.
There is a seething caldron filled
with bouillon awaiting a number of
ambitious aspirants for official honors.
Episcopal services were held in the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and evening, Rev. Tassell, of Larimore,
officiating.
The CoUR1ER-DEMOCRAT has pur-
chased a numbering machine. Bring
your check and receipt books around
and have them numbered.
A noted doctor declares that death
by cholera is painless; but somehow
that doesn't seem to console the people
in proximity to the dreaded scourge.
Where farmer hasn't got dead
sinch on threshing machine the adj
vice of the CoURIER-DEN1oCRAT is
being generally observed-the grain is
being stacked.
Stick a pin here. The Langdon
merchants will do the trade this fall.
Montgomery & Ward won't be in it.
1t is hard to make a fish nibble at the
same bait twice.
Landlord Conn has torn down the
old square front on the Ellerton house
and builded in different style. The
house now presents much more cred
liable appearance.
Carpenters have begun the erection
of neat one-and-a-half story dwelling
house on Sixth street for Frank Moran.
1t is safe to presume that Frank will
soon vacate his bachelor quarters.
When merchant advertises, pat
ronize him. You can depend upon it
he has good goods and is not ashamed
to show them. His prices are low and
he is not afraid to make the fact
known.
Sullivan & Mcknight shipped a car
load of fat hogs and Car load of beef
cattle to Grand Forks Monday. They
will ship another car load next week.
Raise the stock and you will find
market.
Except for the talk of candidates a
stranger would not know this was a
political year. Farmers are all too
busy securing their crop of No. hard
to discuss political issues. Later on
the pot will brue.
Presbyterian services will be held
next Sunday in the city at II a. m. and
at the country appointments at the
usual hours. Jas. Fleming, of Man.
College, Winnipeg, will conduct these
services for two months.
The Mabel Snow Opera Co. played
in this city last Thursday evening to a
crowded house. They gave very
creditable performance, and the fell
lows who paid the admission fee with
the expectation of witnessing a per-
Torrance not strictly within the rules
Of propriety, are the only losers. q
Alex. McNiven received the painful
intelligence by telegraph Sunday that
his sister, Miss Annie McNiven, was
lying at Deaths door at the home of
her brother in Grand Forks county.
Immediately upon receipt Of the news
Mr. McNiven started overland by team
for the bedside of the dying girl and
yesterday sends back the welcome
news that there is slight change for
the better. Her many friends in this
city hope for the best and pray that
she may soon be restored to health.
"The Person" contributes the follow
ing brief allegory to the San Francisco
Wasp: "The devil once bargained for
the soul of young man. The devil
agreed to furnish all the money that
the young man could spend, and if he
did not spend it as fast as it came, his
soul was to be the forfeit. For several
years the young man managed to keep
ahead of the game by the aid of wine,
women and fast horses, but finally the
fend sent him tremendous sum, which
it seemed utterly impossible to get rid
of,when the young man as last resort
started newspaper. At the end of
three months the devil began to growl;
at the end of six months he was savage;
at the end of nine months he was sad,
and at the end of one year he owned up
dead broke. The paper went up, but