Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-01-18
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
IT'S now the naughty little boy
Gets home from school too late
To carry in the evening coal,
Butnot to go and skate.

Elegant weather Sunday.
The Corbet- Mitchell fight is expected
to come off next Thursday ,.
The city churches united in observ-
ing the week of prayer last week.
Robt. Fleming was confined indoors
several days last week with the grip.
Only two deaths from freezing have
been reported in the state this winter.
The congregation Of the Presbyterian
church held their annual meeting Mon
day evening.
Tomorrow is the day on which the
hangman's moose will tighten around
the neck of Murderer Bomberger.
A party of Masons from Milton and
Osnabrock came up Monday evening
and visited the brethren of Lebanon
lodge.
They say that Shorty got lost dur
ing the big storm last Wednesday night
while going home" Since then
rumor hath it, he has lost his s'home. {"
Preparations,are being made for the
grand carnival at the rink which will
be for the benefit of the band, boys.
The date is not fixed but it will occur
the early part of next month.
Arrangements are being perfected
for special train services ON st. Valen-
tines day, February 14th, to enable the
young people at this end of the line to
attend the bali at Park River.
Postmaster Power: Ihave answered
the inquiries of the Washington postal
authorities relative to the new route
west, and expect the necessary steps to
be taken to establish it's mail services
in a few weeks.
The ''big grist" of school lands for
lease in this weeks issue accounts
somewhat for the scarcity of local mat
ter. All will do we'll however to read
the list carefully over and see if there
is anything they want.
The city schools took up the mid
winter term Monday morning with re-
newed vigor, all hands being refreshed
by the happy months vacation just
passed. The attendance this winter is
very large, the superior advantages
offered by the city schools being load
stone to draw many pupils from the
country districts. {.
O. @. Wentworth: A letter received
from the Waterous Engine Co., OF St.
Paul states that they are now engaged
in the manufacture of our fire engine
and that it will be delivered here by
February 18th at the latest. We ex-
pect to have the cistern and addition to
| fire hall both finished by that date, in
readiness for the arrival of the apar-
atus.
| Do those people who, after driving a
distance of several miles into this man s
town. and then leave their team for
hours facing a northwest wind with
the mercury down at ~, their only
shelter being hitching strap While
| they themselves do business, realize
that they are committing a crime
against the law of the state, as we'll as
branding themselves of inhumanity.
Some dealers in this city we under
stand have printing done at st. Paul
or Minneapolis, because the prices are
lower than the local printer asks. II
is fact that the customers of these
stores could send to the same cities
and buy groceries, hardware, wood,
and coal and other goods, cheaper
than of home dealers. If customers
should make a practice of buying in
that way, wonder what these loca
dealers would do? Probably they
would rush to the local printer ant
! demand of HIM that he give the offend
/, ing consumer good hot roast free o
charge.