Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

of last week.
Grand Forks raised the 5000 bonus
and gets the state fair.
This should be good weather for
spring bonnets. How is it ladies?
This is the season of the year when
the reporter must hustle for locals.
Mr. Paul Gardner has begun the
erection of Il residence in the western
part of the city.
Paris had seventy-three acres under
roof for it's exposition, but Chicago will
have lis acres.
Easter services were held in the
Catholic church Sunday morning by
Father Turcotte.
Clean up those back yards and re-
move those unsightly heaps of rubbish.
"Cleanliness is next to Goodness and
is also a preventative Of infectious di-
SeaseS.
Rev. W. E. Mcleod will conduct
services next Sunday us follows: Lyall,
at Mr.. D. McLaughlin's house, at p.
m; Harvey Center school house, 4 p. M;
City, 7:S0 p. m. Sunday school, 2 p. m.
The townsite company has let the
contract for another half mile of side
walk, to be built on Fifth and Walnut
streets. This will be appreciated by
the residents of that portion of the
city, and will also make nice prone
made during the summer weather.
1t is rumored that St. Jean Baptiste
day will he celebrated in great style
this year in Langdon, Cavalier county,
and invitations are to be sent to the
neighboring counties. Amongst the
speakers of the day the name of Hon.
E. w. Conmy is observation-disclosures
Express.
The Langdon CoUR1ER-DEA1oCRAT
accuses Commissioner Helgesen of
purchasing a controlling interest in the
Cavalier County Republican for $40,
and now Helgesen and the former
owner of the Republican are to shake
dice to see who got the worst of it..
Bismarck Tribune.
The many friends of Rev. L. A.
Ricklin, formerly of this city, will be
pleased to learn that he has fallen heir
to an estate in France. He left for
that country last week and after set
Ting up his affairs will return to this
country and will be given the position
of secretary to the bishop Of the Green
Bay diocese, in Wisconsin,.
In 1860 there was S4O2, 500 worth of
shoddy made in the United States; in
1880 the production was S9,20S, oil: an
increase of over twenty-one fold. For
the same period the increase in the pro-
duction of WOODEN goods was less than
five fold. The enormous increase in
the use Of shoddy as substitute for
pure wool goes far towards accounting
for the depression Of the wool growing
industry and for the general unsavory
reputation of American wooden cloths.
A case of diptheria is reported in
the city. The unfortunate victim is
the young brother of Mrs. Frank Sta
die. lie has attended school here all
winter, and on Saturday visited his
parents at Conway, returning Monday
evening. The disease is prevalent in
that locality, and it is supposed he
caught it while there. 1t is not a dan
gerous case, by any means, but it would
be we'll for the board Of health to take
every precaution to prevent the disease
spreading.
Mr.. G. w. Conrad, of Blaine, Wash
ington, was an arrival in the city on
Yesterdays train. Mr.. Conrad sunk a
small fortune in real estate in Wash
ington. The object Of his trip here
was to see some land which he traded
town lots in Blaine for with Gardner
Gilday, and was so well pleased with
the land, country and climate that he
will make this his future home. He
says that people are leaving Washing
ton as fast as they can get away. For
instance, the town of Blaine, two years
ago, had population Of $500, with
electric street railways, electric light
plant, paved streets, and large brick
blocks that would be a credit to any
city. Today the population is under
500. and is still decreasing. There are
hundreds of North Dakotans there
who are heartily sick of the country
and only awaiting a chance to get
back. In fact the eyes of the laboring
and middle classes Of that state are
turned toward North Dakota and it
would not surprise him in the least to
see as large influx Of immigration to
this state from that direction as from
the east. MIR. Conrad left today for
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