Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-10
Langdon Markets.
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

GUSSlP AND NUIES.
Good sleighing now.
The Wizards are in town this week.
Masquerade carnival Tuesday night.
The new county officials took their
seats Monday.
The hotels report business little
quiet since the holidays.
Next week the DEMOCRAT will COM
mence giving a weekly resume of the
doings at Bismarck.
The public hall question is being re-
suscitated with renewed vigor now that
our people are brought face to face
with it's actual need. Where's that
list with $4,000 worth of subscribed
stock? Surely all those who subscribed
last summer are still willing to see it
brought to a realization. Keep the
ball rolling.
Traces were discovered last Saturday
evening of the barrel of alcohol that
mysteriously disappeared from the
platform of one of the elevators. OF
course but little of the valuable con-
tents of the aforesaid barrel were in
cluded in the discovery, but as salts
factory settlement was arrived at be-
tween the interested parties further
proceedings were dropped.
The attention of the board of county
commissioners was occupied on Mon
day in considering the sealed proposals
for the deposit of county funds. this
being in accordance with an act passed
during the 1893 session of the legisla-
ture. On opening the bids it was
found that all three of the banks of
this county offered the same rate of in
terest-S per cent. All the members
of the board not being in attendance
it was finally decided to lay the matter
over until the next meeting.
The Bismark Tribune will cover the
news incident to the session of the
Legislature of 1895, as in the past-the
best it knows how. 1t is the only paper
publishing the entire proceedings, full
synopsis of the speeches, all the Bill
and Resolutions. An able co1ps of re-
porters will see that nothing of inter-
est escapes, and it will comment edi-
torially, without prejndice or bias,
without fear or favor, but candidly
upon each measure before the Assem-
bly,. Each subscriber of the Tribune
gets the laws as we'll as the Legislative
proceedings. The Daily will be sent
from now until April l, 1895 for s1.75
cash in advance.
Prof. ]. E. Gardner and troupe of
four people, representing Hamlin's
Wizard Oil Co., have been holding
down the boards at Watkins hall since
Monday night and will be here the
remainder of the week. Crowded
houses every night have been the rule
and the low prize of admission, 10
cents, with the prospect of being donat-
ed with gold watch is likely to hold
the crowd till Saturday night. The
show given is refined and entertaining
and the little talk by the Prof. about
the wonderful cures achieved by the
various "cure alls" compounded by the
company he represents are listened to
with patience by his audiences.
The cold penetrating north wind of
Tuesday evening failed to deter very
many from attending the sciopticon
entertainment at the Presbyterian
church, and ladies guild of that church
society were given the pleasure of
seeing the auditorium we'll filled by
the time the lights were turned down.
The series of views given were taken
from American history commencing
with the landing of the passengers of
the Mayhower continuing to the assas-
sination of President Lincoln. The
entertainment was brought to close
with series of we'll executed views
portraying that we'll knewn story of
slavery days, ""Uncle Toms Cabin. -
These special features that are being
introduced from time to time by the
ladies of the above mentioned church
are we'll received by the public and aid
materially in filling the exchequer OF
their society.
Next Tuesday evening the owners of
the Langdon Ice Rink give a masque-
rade carnival of unrivalled grandeur
and excellence, when gayly attired
skaters will glide gracefully around the
spacious rink to the sweet strains of
music furnished by the Langdon City
Band. Through the generosity Of our
merchants Il long list Of prizes will be
given to the best representation of
various characters and as this is the
first carnival of the season it cannot