Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-26
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

+. L. Buck takes wheat in exchange
for flour. bran and shorts.
Register of Deeds Barcelo was called
away to Grand Forks on Wednesday.
Divine Service at the residence Of
Hugh Daugherty on Sunday next at
3 p. M.
n special train carrying railroad Of
ficials was at this end of the road We'd
neSday.
Parties wishing to subscribe for this
paper and the St. Paul Weekly Globe
can receive the two papers for S2.35
through this office.
Services next Sabbath will be held in
M. E. church in the morning at II
o'clock and in the Presbyterian church
in the evening at 7:3O.
This neighborhood has the best
sleighing now that has been seen for
several years. and we are having an
old fashioned January too.
We now offer our readers the fol-
lowing unprecedent bargain for sub
scriptions paid in advance. For the
sum of 50 65 we will send the weekly
st. Paul Globe, Farm, Stock and
Home and K-DEMoCRAT for
one year.
Among the North Dakota exhibits at
the worlds fair will be a''scene Of
former days. w. S. Chapman. Of
Bathgate, d taXidermist, has the set
ting up Of an OK which will be attach
ed to breed cart with aschaban-
che harness.
The militia OF the state are enthusi-
astic over the probabilities OF being
sent to Chicago during the worlds
fair. Some of the companies are drill
ing three and four nights week. So
good, solid drilling will be the order Of
the day from now till spring.
We are enabled to state on good au-
thority that early in the spring the
stock holders Of the new bank, which
commences business on February LIST,
will erect a handsome brick block.
The larger part of the building will be
for; their own use, While the second
story will be rented for office purposes.
Druggist McGruer, has secured the
services of a first class jeweler during
the past week, in the person of Mr..
Emil Nelson, of Park River. The gen.
tleman has had an experience Of over
nine years at the business and is high
ly spoken Of in Park River and will
undoubtedly be well received by our
citizens.
"For the past two or three years I
have been subject to cramping pains
IN the stomach" says Mr.. w. B. Bald
win, a hardware merchant Of Room
vile, Dallas Co., Iowa. II have tried
a number of different remedies; the
best one being Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One
or two doses of it always cures me-"
Sold by Nick McGruer.
Storm prophet Hicks pretty near hit
the mark when he predicted storm
for the 24th inst, to be proceeded, Oh
Saturday and Sunday by exceeding
mild weather, It commenced on
Monday to play hide-and-seek around
the corners of the buildings and on
Tuesday morning fully impressed
everybody with the belief that Hicks
is right after ''Old Boreas.'
Report has it that ''unknown'' who
issued challenge about two weeks
ago through the columns of the Repub-
lican to skate one or five mile race
with any man in Cavalier county
Milton not accepted-for gate receipts
and $25 side on any rink on the coun-
ty, will in the near future have an OPP
portunity to display his agility on the
steel runner. Let the race be arranged
to take place in this city is what we
say.
Saturday was in reality a farmers
day. The bright sunshine combined
with the moderate temperature did
much to induce them to come to town
and do business with our merchants
and the streets were filled with theil
teams all the afternoon. AS a proof
that they did not come empty handed
we will state that the train pulled Out
of Langdon the following morning
with seventeen cars of wheat that hat
been loaded the previous day.