Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-02-01
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Dance at the Armory tonight.
Tonight Masquerade carnival.

i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS carnival.
You can't afford to miss the Co. E.,
grand ball at the armory tonight.
Rumor has it that-what-do you
think?-Langdon is to have another
drug store.
Coal oil has gone up three cents in
the local market. Thank heavens the
days are getting longer.
The DEMOCRAT will be pleased to
receive school treasurers repor is fol
publication as required by law.
It will soon be time to have your
horse bills printed. Remember the
DEMOCRAT can do you work just1ight.
The back bone of the Grand Forks
epidemic has been broken and the
convalescents greatly out number the
new cases.
A notice in the depot informs the
public that Canadian currency is only
accepted there subject to discount of
2 per cent.
IT'S reported that a prosperous young
farmer living not more than ten miles
from Langdon expects to get tangled
up pretty soon.
A lodge of X. of F., will be instituted
at Milton during the present month
and members of the order in this city
will take prominent part in the
work.
Wheat buyer: 1t is generally esti-
mated that about $4,000 bushels of
wheat remain to he marketed at this
point. The greater portion of this
lies in Harvey and Hope townships.
Let every citizen be watchful against
fire. Two weeks more and Langdon
expects to possess fire protection equal
to any town of her size in the state.
This would be an awful time for fire
to break out.
According to Hicks storm almanac,
February will be furious. From the
7th to the 18th, and from the 18th to
the 2lst. Mars will be on high old
bender and the feathers will fly. Re
member the dates.
The man is again abroad in the land
who will approach bis neighbours
gfanary in the darkness of night and
relieve him of his seed wheat. Two
cases we're reported last week.. Both
Hugh Dougherty and Con Jordan
acknowledge a pleasant (?) call.
Neither have any. clue to the sneak
thief.
In spite of the loudly lamented hard
times there will probably be consider
able building done in Langdon during
the approaching spring and summer.
The report is confirmed that the space
made vacant on Main street by fire
last November will be built up when
the snow leaves US. This will greatly
enhance the appearance of our main
thoroughfare and add to our business
facilities. Quite number of additions
are promised i'll the way of dwellings
to the residence portion of our town.
Langdon has held up her end in grand
STYLE during the past year and you can
bet she faint going back on her record,
Notices are posted in the post office
advertising for bids for carrying mail
over the new mail route north of here.
The distance between the two ends OF
the route, Langdon and Dash, is stated
to be IS miles and the trips to be made
twice week, leaving Langdon at a..
M. on Monday and Friday of each
week and arriving here at 6 p. M. on
Tuesdays and Saturdays. The new
services will be commenced July list
and the contract will be for four years.
The party awarded the contract will
have to give bonds in the sum of ST 300.
We understand a change will be made
in the schedule time Of the departure
Of the Elkwood and Olga mails COM
mencing July 1st.