Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-07
GOSSIP AND NOTES,
Wheat No. / Hard Al cents


Caps, caps, caps, way down at
Boyd's. 1e
Mike O'Brien is at CRYSTAL this week
on business.
Drop into Shulke's and examine his
fine line of Christmas candies. II
Charley Hops the piano man from
Grand Forks was here yesterday.
Harry O'Brien leaves today for his
home at Cavalier where he will spend
the winter.
The man who keeps his sidewalk
clear of snow enjoys the blessing of
pedestrians.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
realized $4,000 by their Thanksgiving
supper last week.
Has anyone sent Standsh an invita-
ton to the boxing contest that comes
off Saturday night?
Geo. McClory a brother of Mrs.
Burke and Mrs. Flumerfelt is visiting
at the Columbia this week.
The poor we have always with us
an axiom that holds good at all times.
but particularly SO this winter.
~ perusal of Hicks December fore
cast will lead our readers to be pre-
pared for what is in store for them.
Mr.. Thermometer-Oh, pshaw,
This amt cold. Just wait until I
crawl into the bulb; then you can kick.
On Tuesday the tax sale OF farm
lands and town lots took peacefully a
third have been paid up since adver-
tised.
The city council at their regular
meeting Monday evening decided to
retain the services of Marshal Nulph
until May 1st.
Bills are out announcing a boxing
contest for Saturday night under the
management of the tall and stalwart
Joe. DuCamp or olga.
Rev. Scott drove to Hyde Park,
Pembina county Oh Friday last week
to speak the mystic words which
made two hearts glad.
No service was held at the Presby-
terrain church Sunday evening owing
to the absence OF Pastor Scott and
sickness Of Rev. Robson.
Messrs Walker & Belfour opened up
their ice rink Tuesday night and were
accorded a good attendance. The rink
was opened this year just one day
earlier than it was a year ago.
There was a "team' of festive sports
in the city last week who imagined
they could deal the town boys u stop
hand'' at a little game Of ''draw." 1t
didn't work and they soon concluded
to seek greener fields.
In a letter received from II. j. Golf,
of Beau]ieu, an old subscriber of ours,
who is at present taking a course at
the Archibald business college, Mime
apois, we learn that he is greatly taken
up with the manner in which the course
of study is pursued at that institution.
For PHYS sake, don't growl and
grumble because you are troubled with
indigestion. No good was ever effected
by snarling and fretting. BE man
unless you happen to be a woman),
and take Ayers Sarsaparilla, which
will relieve you, whether man Or
woman.
Langdon schools will close for the
Christmas holidays on Tuesday, the
18th inst, and reopened January 18th,
thus giving the scholars a months
holiday. Prof. Sheehan will spend his
vacation among friends at Detroit,
Mich. This week all grades are under
going final examination, the result OF
which will be given next week.
A musical and literary entertain
ment will be held at the school hall
on Monday evening December 18th. on
which occasion the program will be
handled principally by the scholars.
The entertainment is being gotten up
to defray the expenses of those who
attend the state oratorical contest at
Wahpeton this month. Admission %
cents. Further particulars next week.
We welcome Mr.. w. D. Keenan, OF
Langdon, to Pembina county as an
officer of the U. S., customs on the
boundary line May he prove himself
as efficient an officer as the man whose
Mace he comes to fill. While we do not
wish to dictate to the undertaking OF
the officers vino make these appoint
ments, we do feel that Pembina
county has enough efficient Democrats
to 90 around the Offices in the customs
that NAV be made notwithstanding
Co. Democrat.
Thousands Of lives are saved annu-
ally by the use of Ayers Cherry Pee
n