Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-11-01

He wants to kiss tho baby.
"Uneasy rests the head that wears
a:'-nomin alton.
Saul Pion, one of the popular demo-
Gratis from Olga, was III Saturday.
Tracy Bangs came up from Grand
Forks and spent Monday with Clerk
Truax.
Langdon folks attended the Catholic
fair at Mt. Carmel to-day in large
numbers.
Winter footwear of all kinds at as
tonishingly low prices at Abbey, Bjorn-
erud & Co.'S.
The arrival of a son and heir last
Sunday morning knocked politics into
the shade at G. w. Clarke's home.
Secretary of State, o. NJ. Dahl, was
a guest ut the Columbia last Sunday,
accompanied by Hon. John Wamberg,
republican nominee for railroad COM
missioner.
Several communications of all impor-
tant nature are held over until next
week owing to the crowded condition
of our columns.
Prof. Sheehan visited friends at Wal
halla last week. The knowing ones
claim that the next trip will probably
bring matters to climax.
Martin Antenson. of Loan town
ship, is in the field for commissioner Of
the fourth district, and counts his
prospects for election as among the
brightest.
Wheat buyers Paulson and Kings
bury were visitors to the city on Fri
day. They state that their houses are
full and business suspended until they
can get cars.
Gjevre's friends are making desper-
ate attempts to make votes for him in
the western part of the county. Read
carefully the communication entitled,
another Lie Nailed"
Marshal jackson and family, of Lin
den, will move into town this winter.
Mr. jackson is building new resi-
dence and will soon be comfortably
settled on Fifth Street.
The slight delay we experience this
week in reaching some of our readers
is owing to the rush of matter at the
last moment in our agricultural de-
partment." For further information
look over our last page and see if you'er
in it.
Harry Farris is completing arrange
ments this week for putting up skat-
ing rink which will in all probability
be built on the old site He proposes
to have everything in readiness for
opening up with the first appearance
of the frost king, and will no doubt
have a liberal patronage.
The scenic entertainment given at
the school hall on Tuesday evening
under the auspices of the NJ. E church
drew out an exceedingly good house,
considering the length of time it had
been advertised. Many of the views
were very fine and the entertainment
zyas we'll worth the price of admission.
Richard Mahoney has been seriously
i'll with inflammation of the lungs the
past two weeks and at. the present
writing is in critical condition.
LATER-Just as we go to press news
is received that Richard Mahoney has
=succumbed to the ravages Of the dis
ease. A more extended notice will be
given next week.
M. N. johnson spoke at the school
house last evening to democratic au-
dience. His argument for returning
the republicans to power was replete
in generalities and so inconsistent that
he must have presumed upon the ig-
norance of his audience. His criticism
of the Wilson bill was so unjust and
misleading as to facts, patent to every
consumer, that it destroyed the conf
dence of his audience in whatever
good points he adduced on the fnan-
cial question from his point of view.
Banker Kessler bowls in his paper of
last week that the First National Bank
stockholders are supporting Robertson.
We ask, why shouldn't they2 Mr..
Robertson is a farmer; has resided
here for twelve long years, through
trials, frosts, poor crops and hardships
and has never, as we know of, COM
mitted an unmanly act. On the other
hand is it not a fact that every stock
holder in the Citizens State Bank is
working for Laidlaw, who has been in
the county but six years, who has vir-
tually held the Office of county treas
urer by proxy and drew his salary
and salary from Kessler and DonO.