Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-27
Go to Elford Bros. for barb wire.

Go to Elford Bros. for barb wire.
Oranges, Lemons, Figs, dates, nut'
and candies, at Schulke's.
NJ. II. Murphy, of Elkwood, did bust
ness in the city last Saturday.
Mrs. JAS. McGruer and child return
ed from visit with friends at Milton
on the belated train Friday.
Lee S. White. district collector fo
the Deering company, with head
quarters at Park River was here yes
terday.
Frank Moran has been busy Thu
week finishing neatly painted barr
that he has erected on the corner O.
Walnut street.
Jos Reiber received his new stock o
wall paper this week and is displaying
it in a. Schulke's store. y fine col
lection of the latest patterns. Call ant
see them.
The man who stands on the corner
says that the spring mud has brought
out tire fact that the Columbian stock.
ing has patriotic emblems worked
about halfway up.
A dispute, which arose between two
farmers from Loan township, on Sat
urday night regarding hired man
whom both claimed will probably be
settled i'll justice court.
For neat and attractive route bill
or card, stallion owners cannot do bet.
ter that by leaving their orders at the
COURIER-DEMoCRAT office. We have
a fine line Of cuts and our prices are
reasonable.
Chas. J. Hops, the Grand Forks
music man, left the city last Saturday
after spending several days here
drumming up trade. He claims tc
have sold a number of pianos and Or
gans this trip.
The Republican man in his last is
sue poses as critic and take the
COURIER-DEA1OCRAT to task for leav-
ing out a comma in five line local.
Bro. Shepherd should bear in mind that
people living in glass houses should
not throw stones.
John E. Truax, Frank Hodgins and
John Mahon, who were appointed by
the administrative of the estate of
Robt. Cairns deceased, as appraisers of
the stock of Boyd & Cairns, went down
to Osnabrock yesterday to apprise the
stock in the firms store at that place.
Ed Countryman, formerly in the en-
ploy of DR.. Donovan, but who Of late
has been studying medicine in Ontario,
recently passed the final examination
with honors and now writes MD. after
his name. This will be good news to
the host of friends he has III this
county.
An incident that happened quite re-
Gently in a district school house, not
more than a hundred miles from Lang
don, will probably make many of our
embryo school marms stop and think
occasionally before putting a question
to the scholars. The story was given
somewhat as follows: ''She had chalk
ed the word husband" on the black
board, and in trying t. help the hope.
fuls to comprehend what it stood for
asked the artless question, eff should
marry, what should 1 have?' The
youngsters of her class shouted in uni
son: babies, marm!''
a farmer, who resides several miles
west of Langdon, was in town Satur
day afternoon, and became so overJoy
ed at the signs of approaching spring
that he made himself disagreeable tt
everybody he CHANGED to meet. Hi:
behavior was finally the means ofland
ing him behind the bars of the cit.
bastile, not, however, without con
siderable remonstrance on his part
About seven O'Clock in the evening al
alarm Of fire given and it was foun(
that the bedding Of the cell in which
he was incarcerated was on fire, ant
the man nearly suffocated with tn
smoke, but he was got out before h
was hurt. The condition of the fellow
was such as to make it impossible t.
obtain from him the facts as to hoy
the fire started, although it is general
ly believed that he must have done i
in lighting his pipe. He was temper
arilly removed to the county jail, pend
ing his hearing at late hour the sam
evening. The quick manner in whic
the members of the fire department
responded to the alarm is worthy Q
com endation as quite a serious con
flagation might have resulted from tn