Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-14
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Where art thou NelS Erickson?
Who ever heard of potato social?
Caps, caps, caps, way down at
Boyd's. l6
The grippe still has quite a grip on
our citizens.
The examinations at the city schools
for this term are in progress this week.
The signs of approaching Christmas
are to be seen in displays by local
merchants.
n few of the Osnabrock boys came
up on the train Monday night to skate
in the new ice rink.
Sheriff Pinkerton has placed very
nice convenient desk and blank case
in his office this week.
Alderman Chas. Haugh and family
will leave Saturday on an extended
visit to friends in Ontario.
Next Tuesday the Langdon City
schools close for Nmas holidays-re-
naming closed for four weeks.
We are informed that a turkey rattle
will take place on Tuesday, Dec. Goth
at WIN. Illerbrun's. of Mt. Carmel.
On another page we reprint an article
from the Cando Tribune, relating to
the railroad through the western part
Of the county.
Read over the program that will be
presented at the school hall Oh Wednes-
day evening. 1t is bound to please you
and You can't afford to miss it.
Elevators have been paying three
cents above market price for wheat
this week which has caused consterna-
ton among the street buying element.
Every person in Langdon ought to
make it his or her duty to guard well
against fire. Nine tenths of all des-
tructive fires occur from carelessness.
Let every person be careful.
The man who sprinkles fine ashes or
salt on his side walk is a public bene-
factor. The slippery condition of the
side walks on the front street since the
fire has made it aplace of backsliding
to many who ordinarily lead an upright
| life.
Doc. Corbett and a Jolly quartette
of Park River boys came up Tuesday
evening to apprise us of the fact that
the young bachelors of that town in,
tend giving Il New Years ball that
will simply be Fought of sight" You
can depend on us Doc.
On another page will be found d
letter from Geo. w. Graves, relative tt
| the r,mor that was circulated recently
to the effect that his horses were alllict
ed With CHAMBERS. He denies the ale
cation and delies the allegator..he' s
got the papers to show for it.
\ case of extraordinary luck is ex
hibited in the case Of Alex McNiven
who AYERS he has only twice in his
life purchased rattle ticket. On one
occasion he drew a horse and later or
a cow-some of the boys who OCCASION
ally sit into !; big game would like tt
have ALEX put them on.
J. b. Boyd, the enterprising proprie
tor of the Headquarters store has a big
display ad on the front page this week
lie concludes that this is the month il
which the people spend their cash ant
that they want to know where to spent
it. He says that they look at the
columns Of the papers to see who is dc
ing the advertising.
At the regular meeting of thu
Masonic order of this city last Frida,
evening the following officers were in
stalled: w. a. Laidlaw, w. NJ; II. D
ALERT. S. W.; A. Pinkerton, j. W.; r
Meklejohn, Treas; NJ. Morrison
Sec'y.; Frank Hodgins, S. D.; j. Ry
lance, j. D.; Thos. Tough, Tyler.
Robert Fleming, S, S.; Chas. Chisholm
Us.
The hardware firm Of Mercer \
Tough made an assignment yesterda.
morning to Farwcll, Ozmun, Kirk =
Co., of St. Paul. Slow collections ant
hard times necessitated the step
No particulars are at present obtain
able, but all will regret the misfor
tune that has befallen our fellow towns
men as they have been identified witt
the interests Of Langdon since it
infancy.
If you want to pay two prices TO
goods, look over your country paper
and observe the merchants who do no
advertise. Visit them and you wi
find cobwebs in all corners and good
that will be shelf worn for years, an
, here and there stray customer, VIII
has to pay prices sufficient to allo'
necessary profit to keep the wolf frol
the merchants door. The merchar
who adyertises and sells his stock OF