Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-24
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
May SOth is Memorial day.
Hurrah! for the opera house.

Hurrah! for the opera house.
Have you had the tree craze yet?
The straw hat season seems to have
commenced.
Langdon can boast of a number of
good driving horses.
A case of CHAMBERS in the vicinity of
Daniels post-otfice required Veterinary
Turcot's attention this week.
Quite number of our citizens have
been garden making this week-all
going to helpto beautifv the town.
Lawyer Kessler has had considerable
of the decorative art applied to the
interior OF his suite or his office rooms.
M. L. Sullivan: Itook ten shares in
the opera house stock and believe the
project will tend to increase the value
OF city property.
Jimmy Dixon, of the lunch counter
fame, will continue to hold down the
City Cafa-bis case being continued
till the next term Of court.
The Langdon militia company is
drilling twice week on the ball ground.
The various manouevers and foot
movements are receiving careful atten-
tion.
Our boys in blue will compete for
the gold cup offered for the best drilled
company in the regiment attending
encampment.
The bids for buildinga fence around
the premises of Langdon City schools
were opened at meeting of the school
board Monday evening. The contract
was awarded to B. R. Click for the
sum Of $3.50.
At the regular meeting of the A. O..
u. w. last Monday evening Frank
Hodgins and John Mahon we're given
an opportunity to prove themselves
Workmen good and true. The order
is in a most flourishing condition.
Mayor Boyd: Yes, the opera house
problem is solved. The citizens have
shown an interest in the matter that
does them credit, Anyone who has
not sufficient public spirit to lend Il
helping hand is away behind the times.
Our towns a dandy anyhow.
The band boys are busy preparing
the program for their concert during
institute week. Local talent of the
highest order will be obtained for that
evening. A special feature in the
shape of souvenier badges with NINA
ture photograph of the band boys will
be distributed on that occasion.
A bulletin board in the billiard room
of the Columbia gives telegraphic
quotation of the grain market every
fifteen minutes each day. 1t is a con-
venience that every local buyer heartily
appreciates and affords those OF
speculative turn Of mind, all oppor-
tunity to s'buy'' or ''sell'' margins as
the market fluctuates.
The city Of Langdon will observe
Memorial Day in beftting style and all
Union ex-soldiers are cordially invited
to be present. The matter received its
first impetus among the militia boys
and was of course heartily endorsed
by every citizen. The local company
of the state national guards and the
city band will parade in full uniform
and proceed to the city school hall
where appropriate addresses, declama-
tions and singing will form a program.
Let US honor the memory Of those who
preserved us nation and died in de-
fence of our country. Althoug h no G.
A. R. post has been organized in this
city there happen to be quite number
of old soldiers in Cavalier county who
survived the conflict Of a nations free
dom and it is earnestly requested that
they be present and take part in COM
merating the heoric deeds OF departed
heroes.
Since last Saturday afternoon our
citizens have subscribed four-ifths of
the necessary shares to build a $4,000
public hall. which is sufficient assur-
ance that it will be built. The cause
for such immediate action was re-
mort that the board of school trustees
at recent meeting had decided to use
the school hall for educational pur-
poses. Some of our prominent citizens
feeling that this would leave the city
without place in which public gather
ings could be held started the ball roll
ing. The idea is that the shares taken
nv the citizens will in the course OF a
few wears be taken up by. the Masonic,
K. of =. and Workman orders, it being
agreed in the conditions that none OF
these societies should control more
than one-third of the stock. No specl-
fic plans as to the style of building have
vet been adopted, but just now the idea
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