Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-19
Langlon Markets.
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Are you going to the
Conversational Tea Party
Now look out for cold weather.
Christmas holidays next week.
Tho shortest day-next Saturday.
Band beneft at the court house tonight?
The ice rink seems to be sure thing this
time.
Holiday Goois ut cost, at f. l. Donovan g
Drug Store.
That chinook wind this week took of most
of the snow.
Tho cold weather has practically frozen
tho fever out
How do you like those new antique oak fix
lures in the post office.
Little drops of mercury, TWEEN ty at a clip.
makes Il mans profanity go zip! zip! zip!
Both Sunday schools are preparing fine
programs for Christmas tree entertain ments.
The last meeting of the old board of
county commissioners will be held next Thurs
day,
"A series OF club da noes is among the posi-
bilities of winter evening amusements In
Langdon.
1T was easier on the coal pile but somehow
everybody seemed to have cold. We refer
to the weather of course.
The card of Attorney Monnet finds place
amid the array oflegal luminaries in our pro-
fessienal columns thisweek.
The Ladies of Langdon give Conversation
al Tea Party at the court house tonight 1or
the heneflt of the band boys,
Ifyou have to pu on your "specs.. to read the
local page its because the type is hltle smaller
this week. Its all here though.
The nth bound passenger train leaves at any
time these mornings be ween daylight and din
ner time and arrives in the evening wi equal
reru!arity-"and we ought to be thankful tor
that"
Money didn't save Hayward's neck. but a rise
in the price Of barley and oats would save gooo
many hard words that our farmers let drop
these days.
Tao Plaiudealer wisely remarks that Cavalier
county, already democratic. should roll up
much larger majority since 1t welcomes Hon.
) .Jno. burke as one of Its citizens.
with sixteen columns of matter already in
tvpe for our special holiday edition of next
nsual appearance of this weeks paper.
A meeting of tho stock holders OF the Farmers
Ra .lr ad is announced to be held at Drayton
Jan,y 9th, All stockholders are onjoined to DC
nresent Expenses will be paid by the company
An carly closing movement is receiving
.considerable impetus by our business men and
clerks and after Christmas they hope TO Close
their establishments at eight O'Clock in the
evening. May the arrangement nc periec'eo'
Since It has been so clearly demonstrated
that lin Hill is unable to run his trains py
wind IN this branch they have commenced u
Ar nm their water tanks with steam fixtures to
he ,,sed when the A. r, Y. Gull out the WIND
mills on strike.
The Presbyterian Sunday schooi VIII pIc,
sent at the church ON Xmas Eve q beautiful
cantata entitled 1.-The Growing or Cnristn"s
Al, that desire to put presents on the Xmas
tree arc kindly requested to nave 'hehi ~ wv
church not later than four o'clock. Doors
open ut half past seven.
Hon John Burke aud family Will become
residents of Langdon about inc hrs
of the new year. The delay has been or
casionctl by tho closing up Of his practice III
Rolla. Attorney Burke enjoys the larees
outside practice of any lawyer In tho st""
and his coming hero means m''c'i 10 A""s"o''
Its claimed by the Pembina Express that ON
silas woodruff. who lives In y tent III that Pacs
has invented II machine that Is to ueVeloP' ls'
pctual motion. Tho machinh IL quite iarsc ~
frame work being about tlfteon foot h'gh. :. u
composed Of three different cylinders ono WIN
In ths other. The motive power IL derive" 'ro"
Icadcn balls. and tho inventor claims thu. WV
mower IL unlimited, the speed 10 infinite una rev
0lutIons uncnd,ng until worn out Woo"ta'
viii exhibit his machine 10 HE puo'io a. oo 'e"'
per head this week.