Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-22
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

just twelve days till election.
Wheat is worth Sc cents today.
Fine weather for campaign work
You should take the COURIER DEMOCRAT
I.angdon now has three veterinary
surgeons.
Did thecandidates for office cease from
their labors last Sabbath?
A band concert on Thanksgiving night
will he the next big attraction.
Call and pay your DEMOCRAT subscrip-
ton now. We need the money.
John Currie and family moved into the
P. Gardner house on Sixth street this
week.
Col. Z. c. fuller, commandant OF the
state militia is here today in the interests
OF insurance and free silver.
States Attorney Dickson has the per-
feet confidence CT the people and the
outlook for his election is good.
Lie tttuuluLlt'S VIII all lIdNV ~ JCilIt
to attend the Catholic church fairs at
olga and Mt. Carmel next week.
We are indebted to Editor Mccarthy
OF the Milton Globe for the consise &c
count OF the "Menes Discovery"
State Treasurer Geo. f. Nichols is in
the city today being introduced to the
people by his opponent Fl. D. Alert.
Robt Work is meeting with strong en-
enlargement in his canvas among the
voters OF the county for the office OF
auditor.
Saturday, OF this week is red letter
day in tine new township OF Dresden.
They hold their first election for town.
ship officers.
Big prairie fires ragged in the vest last
week, and the small amount OF damage
doe is owing to the care exercised by
the farmers in blowing firebrcaks.
The marriage OF Mr.. Robt Wilson to
Miss Finetta Cragg took place last even
ing at the home OF James Baliour. Both
the young people are we'll known at
their home neighborhood at Byron.
Rev. Dougan officiated.
John R. Mears, the republican candi-
date for the legislature from the south
end Of the county, is in the city today.
A good practical man and we have no
doubt but what he could he elect ed: if he
was only on the right !icket.
Editor S. F. Mercer, better known up
along this line as cold Hayseed" and
who became famous by the startling
bear and fish stories that filled space in
the Inkster Tribune under his regime,
isnow roofing hard for Bryan and
free silver with his newly established
paper. the Leader at Larimore.
Hon. c. A. NJ. Spencer in his address at
the court house Thursday evening chal-
lenged Editor Tracy, OF the Republican,
to produce proof in support OF his state
ment that the state supreme court had
reversed any decisions handed down by
him in his official capacity as attorney
general of this state four years ago.
Senator Hansbrough. the Republican
U. s. senator, came here last Friday and
was patiently listened to by fair. sized
audience that marveled Mt the wondrous
changes that time will wolk. There was
trIp, I<h. hn I'm
we'll whose fault it was 1t was hardly
to be expected that the Devils Lake
statesman desired to be brought face to
face with his silver utterances at theFargo
convention last summer, especially now
that he has been whipped into line by the
party lash and forced to espouse the
cause of Mark Hanna and gold-buggery.
G. W. Holmes, who is general agent of
the Grand Forks Wooden Mills has de.
cided to make Langdon his headquarters
and has built for himself and family a
comfortable residence in Riverside Park,
north OF F. j. Hodgin's. The Grand
Forks wooden mills is state industry Of
which North Dakotans have good rea-
son to feel proud and it's success dnring
the past four years shows it's general
popularity. They make speciality "f
custom work, all worsted: yarns, under
wear and wooden goods manufactured.
Call on or write Gen. Ag't G. w. Holmes
Tor samples and prices
Many lives OF usefulness have been cut
short by neglect to break up an ordinary
cold. Pneumonia, bronchitis and even
consumption can be averted BY the
prompt use of Oae Minute Cough Cure.
II. ID. ALERT & 90.