Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-30
Langdon Markets.
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

do you hear dem bells9
Wheat No. Hard IS cents
1t was war on the turkeys to-day.
Caps, caps. caps, way down at
Boyd's. l6
A few mild cases of la grippe are
prevalent around town this week.
Several inches of "The Beautiful"
fell on Tuesday.
Go and eat with the ladies at the
Presbyterian church this evening.
1t will soon be time for our merchants
to plant their holiday advertisements.
The ground is covered with snow.
but it looks as if fine weather wants to
reign.
Jack Frost and Miss Wintry Zephyrs
will make their abode here during the
coming season.
The teachers and pupils of Langdon
City schools enjoy aholday to-day and
tomorrow on account of Thanksgiv-
ing.
Jim" Fraser is making the Bathgate
Democrat fairly glisten with local
matter these days-a most-decided
improvement.
The Owl club shows signs Of return
ing to life. Some of the old members
have joined the benedicts, but plenty
are left to carry on the good work.
Rev. Scott delivered a sermon in the
Presbyterian church this morning in
which it WAS clearly demonstrated
that we have all something to give
thanks for.
More talk is going the rounds rcla-
tive to the recognizing Of the young
peoples literary society this winter.
Let 'er go and revive the literary in
terests of the city.
Monday the wheat shipment from
this point reached it's highest point for
this season. Twenty-four cars, or
about l5,O 900 bushels were hauled out
of Langdon station that day.
The track buyers seem to have a
little the best Of it over the elevator
men in the local wheat market this
week. Farmers should use discretion
when selling wheat to those they do
not know, as there are tricks in all
trades.
The Grafton vendors Of ''the extract
of frost bitten wheat. which inebriates,
intoXicates and steals away the brain, y
were Sw0oped down upon by the aveng-
ing angel, Standish, and his satellites
last Saturday morning. Twelve fine,
fat porkers were sacrificed on the altar
of injured innocence.
New blood was infused in the boys
of Company f., last week when Col.
Miller unfolded to them the plans laid
down by the officers and militiamen of
the state for the next annual encamp-
ment, and although the date Of this
event is more than six months ahead
the details are already being thoroughly
discussed. The encampment next sum-
mer is sure thing.
The removal of mortgage property
from Dakota to Manitoba does not in
validate the mortgage. The mortgage
can follow and take possession Of the
property, even if it has been re-mort-
gagged in Canada. This is the result of
case which lately occurred at Killarney
in which one Steel brought six horses
into Manitoba from Dakota, and secur-
ed mortgage on them here, and the
original mortgage followed from
Dakota and secured the property
Morden Herald.
Many business men throughout the
whole country have suffered more OF
less by dishonest creditors, and time
has come now when halt should be
called. The honest upright man, let
his occupation be what it may, should
be protected, the business man must
be protected, and how are we going to
remedy this matter which is of the
greatest Importance to both classes.
The time is here now, and the bust
ness man can no longer afford to give
credit, from the fact that many credi-
tors cannot meet their bills and others
have gone without paying. Merchants
and business men Of all classes are
talking cash or security. The former
is a scare commodity and the latter
generally terminates in lawsuits and
hard feelings. Which shall we haves
Cash buying is our only hope for the
future, but many of us have not got it,
4hop MO cav 1et the man that cannot