Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-07
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Ihrld three acee-drew one more
Ny joy you'll understand;
And then the man who had stayed in
Said he'd lay down his hand.
The Player.

Dry and bracing.
A burning question-coal.
Where did they find Taylor?
Have you bought valentine yet?
Next Thursday-St. Valentines day.
The skating rink is enjoying good
business.
just what you could notice-a little
blizzardy yesterday.
February 9th will be Ash Wednes-
day-the first day of Lent.
"As the days lengthen the cold
strengthens seems to hold good.
| Nobody IN the community 80 thor
oughly enjoys this protracted cold snap
as the coal dealer.
The band has received three new
members this week while two applica-
tions will be considered next week.
During the year 1894 Cavalier
county filed 300 homestead entries in
the Grand Forks land office. Who's
next?
Hines is reported to have succeeded
in interesting the board of trade and
jobbers union of Duluth in his pro-
posed line of railroad.
"Freeze-out'' is getting to be quite a
popular game. 1t is most interesting
when the thermometer registers down
in the 40's aud the coal bin is shy.
whooping cough is playing havoc
with large number of school children
and the kids whoop'er up from morn
till night with their mournful
barking.
Eleven new school houses have been
built in this county during the past
year and are distributed among the
fifteen school districts as follows:
Alma, l, Cypress, 2, Fremont, 1, Hope,
2, Loan. l, Langdon,2, Osnabrock, 2.
How would it do for our citizens to
coax the city council to enforce the
snow and ice ordinance? What with
the darkness and Icy sidewalks consid-
cradle risk is taken by pedestrians after
nightfall. Let vigorous crusade be
made against this evil. a
The local thermometers had re-
lapse last Sunday evening with a faint
pulsation of about IS degrees below
respiration difficult. Little change
was noticeable until the arrival of Old
Sol and his warm rays when the tenn
perature increased and hope of re-
covery.
The management of the Langdon ice
rink will give another masquerade car
nival on Wednesday evening of next
week. Every effort will be put forth
OH this occasion to give all corners a
pleasant and enjoyable evenings
amusement. For particulars see bills.
The man who does not clear his
walk of all the snow that's sent, will
never reach that happy land where
good Elijah went; he will not gain adj
mission there, by devils he will be
driven, and made to loaf eternally,
outside the walls of heaven-or words
to that effect.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Langdon fire department Tuesday
evening indicates that we have a
thoroughly live organization that can
be depended on when emergency re-
quires. The annual election of officers
will take place at it's next meeting,
the first Tuesday in March.
The treasurer's report ofLoam town
ship is published this week and a
glance shows that conservative man
agement has placed this district in the
front ranks. They have $343.3s in tile
treasury and no bonded indebtedness
John Peterson is the efficient treas
urer and Mrs. VIM. Hutton, clerk.
A movement is on foot to furnish the
city what it has long felt the need of.
an orchestra. The band boys are at
present corresponding with several all
round musicians and propose to engage
man to take charge of the band, who
will also fill position in the Or
hestra that will then be a possibility.
BY engaging as their instructor man
capable of giving lessons on such in
struments as piano, violin, mandolin,
banjo, ETC., our citizens generally will
be benefited and a new interest in
music revived.
Representative Jennings came up
from Bismarck OH Monday evening to
enjoy day at his own fireside. Yes
terday he returned to the capitol city
in anticipation that important meas
ures will come before the house ere
the week closes. Mr.. Jennings gives it
as his opinion that it will take the full
limit-sixty days-to dispose of the
work in the legislative halls and con.