Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-31
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Mosquitoes are around presenting
their bills.
W. j. Mooney left yesterday for
Minneapolis.
Jas. McPhail's machinery warehouse
is fast nearing completion.
Big ripe strawberries are now on the
market and none are allowed to spoil.
The Osnabrock boys belonging to Co.
E. attended the memorial day exercises.
Tomorrow is the day on which real
estate taxes becomes delinquent-last
chance.
There was a slight frost Saturday
night but no damage to crops has been
reported.
Tom Tough is in the livery business
again and can be found at the rear of
Palace hotel.
With the constantly increasing num-
Der of cyclists in the city why not
organize atlub.
The school children took an active
part in the Memorial Day exercises
yesterday afternoon.
Those who ''teach the young idea
how to shoot" will have possession of
the town next week.
The thermometer registered 800 in
the shade for while last Sunday-a
most delightful day.
Large quantities of snake root are
being brought in by half-breeds and
barted at the stores for groceries.
Every democratic county committee
man should endeavor to attend the
meeting called for Saturday afternoon.
City improvements continue to go
right along. Numerous fences are
being built and wholesale quantities Of
fresh paint is being used around town.
Bear in mind the band concert next
Thurday evening. 1t will be one of
the "biggest doings'' on record. Pro-
gram and further particulars next
week.
Hicks predicts storms in June from
the 1st to the 5th, from the 7th to the
18th, from 18th to 18th OF great violence
from Goth to 2lst reactionery and from
the Goth to Goth.
Sheriff Pinkerton took E. Foise down
to Jamestown asylum again this week.
He was a patient there last summer
but made good his escape after remain
ing about a week.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
have withdrawn their entertainment
for Thursday evening next week and
will cooperate with the band boys
in the benefit entertainment they pro-
poseto give that night.
The work of painting the exterior of
the St. Anthony & Dakota elevator,
which was accomplished by swinging
staging suspended from the roof, drew
the attention of a number last Monday
who had nothing else to do.
"Bill Boyle" our Olga correspondent
takes upon himself the job of replying
to the criticisms that the Republican
made on the Olga celebration item
last week. 1t is rather long but will
doubtless make interesting reading.
On Monday last Mr.. Peter Olson
took out a complete outfit Of base ball
goods for "Elkwood." The boys Of
that locality will endeavort to grasp and
hold the pigskin with their usual
tendency. Where are the base ballists
of Langdon, did the last match game
that was played here put an eternal
quietusen their base ball prociivities.
Don't permit the opera house pro-
iect to languish for want of support.
If YOU have not taken up any shares
yet you should do so at once. Every
thing local has a first lien on your
patronage and every dollar invested at
home helps to strengthen some local
enterprise. There are only few more
shares left, upwards of $4,000 worth
having been subscribed for last week.
We have got to build a public hall this
summer and the larger and more sub
stantial it is the better it will be for
the town.
Editor Wardwell, of Pembina, comes
to Cavalier county for an example to
illustrate an editorial he had in last
weeks Pioneer-Express on the 5000
exemption on personal property assess
ment. He claims the people are abus-
ing the letter of the law and apportion
their property among the members of
their family just before the assessor
comes around, thus fixing things so
that he has little if anything over the
exemption valuation when the visit is
made. Frank claims that to make up
for the deficit thus caused the non
resident has to ''divy-up' about twice