Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
HE'S AT YOUR DOOR.
And now the anxious candidate,
Who would the country save,
Tells from the stump how much he loves.
The mcn who toll and slave.

Caucuses Saturday night.
Fall blowing is we'll along.
Soon be time to shoot geese now.
Geese and hobos are flying south.
Did you get your stove up this week?
Democratic primaries Saturday
night.
Banking houses will soon be in
order.
Signs of the season-"Please shut
the door,
When you want basket of grapes
go to Schulke's.
Democrats! Let there be a good
turnout ut the caucus Saturday night.
Decidedly agreeable weather these
days-typical North Dakota weather
cannot b. found elsewhere.
That free-for-all "hoss" race that
was to come off Tuesday afternoon
between the broncho men failed to
materialize.
Scranton and Lehigh Valley hard
coal at $500 per ton OH board car, or
$3.50 delivered in your bin. Weight
guaranteed. B. R. Click. g
The warmest October in North
Dakota for the past thirteen years was
that of 1886, with an average of 49,;
the coolest was that of 1887, with an
average of38e.
The way some of the republican
chieftains are hustling for democratic
caucuses would indicate they have
little or 10 confidence in the success os
their own party nominees. Eth Dan?
The farmers of Mt. Carmel are
bestirring themselves and making a
strong effort to have the Olga cheese
factory moved into the midst of their
settlement.
Hon. F. B. Fancher, the republican
nominee for commissioner of insurance
will be here October 9th to talk in the
interests of the candidacy of the state
ticket of that party.
The members of the republicancounty
committee met in this city Thursday
evening and decided to bold their
county convention in this city next
Wednesday, October 3rd.
Pedestrians would thank the city
authorities if our sidewalks were
thoroughly repaired before winter sets
in. A we'll known resident was heard
to remark the other evening that the
sidewalks were HI after dark.
The council chamber at the city hall
will be made use Of as a reading room
this winter. 1t will be opened to the
public Noy. LIST and a we'll selected list
of monthly and weekly periodicals and
daily papers have been ordered.
President Merrifeld and Professor
Babcock, of the state university came
up from Grand Forks on Tuesday to
enjoy a few days outing and pursue
their geological researches regarding
the various strata formations of the
Pembina mountains.
| If farmers do not get all their grain
is worth in Langdon this fall it will
not be the fault of the local buyers.
They are as good lot of fellows as
can be found on any market in the
state. They all want grain and
each will put forth his best efforts to
get it.
The boys find the prairie hen very
much scarcer article near the city now
than month ago. There is but little
cover in which to hide from hawks and
dogs and the birds fly far from where
first flushed and much more wary than
usual. A dozen birds to a party are
now a good bag for an afternoon.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week our city will be the centre of con.
siderable political excitement. Hote
corridors and street corners will be oc'
cupied by the 0thce-seeklng asplfant
in button-holing the county delegates
1t is useless to attempt to predict the
outcome of these two old party county
conventions. Full particulars next
week.
This morning an emigrant family
with all their belongings placed in
canvass covered wagon, passed through
the city en- route to Cavalier count!
where the husband is fortunate il
owning half section of land. The!
have been five weeks on the road com
ing all the way north, nearly across
the entire breadth of four states, from
, the Cherokee strip, which but a shor
time ago was thrown open to settle
, ment. The father smiled when h
thought that their long journey woul'
soon be over and once more they coul,
, settle down and begin life anew. HI
stated that he owned good land an,