Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-03
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
Have you paid your taxes?
Langdon needs q wood yard.
Christmas will be here in three weel

Have you pun your 0dAeo!
Langdon needs q wood yard.
Christmas will be here in three weeks.
Our merchants are all preparing for
the holiday trade.
District court will not meet until some
time in February.
Langdon's school closes for Xmas
holidays, Dec. 18th.
Langdon has been somewhat on the
quiet order this week.
Considerable sickness among the child
rem around town this week.
ANY kind OF United States money is
GOOD enough for us on subscription.
Don't fail to hear Prof Kennedy's lec-
ture at the court house Monday evening.
Langdon folks don't think much OF the
schedule adopted by the Ct. Northern
the last few days.
Langdon M. DIS. have their hands full
prescribing for babies in q number OF
homes around town. :
Ii the q. s. weather bureau will send a
chinook out this way for Christmas it
will be appreciated all round.
A number ofsmall bets have been placed
around town this week as to when the
belated train would reach here.
Remember the DEMOCRAT office is now
located in the Workman Hall building
if you want to pay your subscription.
"Under the Laurels'' is the title of a
drama that the Langdon Dramatic Co.,
is now rehearsing and will present
shortly.
Sidewalks have lost their usefulness in
many parts OF the city since the storm.
Let everybody buck snow infront OF their
door yard. .'@
Local pugulists claim that the "Lang-
don pug" is daisy in "the noble art Of
self defense" and will meet all Corners in
- foot ring.
There is talk OF organizing curling
club here-push it along. For the benefit
OF the dear girls we will say that stones
will be used, not tongs and hair pins.
Candidates for the Langdon post office
under McKinley's administration are al
ready in evidence. Don't gee in too great
a hurry boys the present term will not
Co, n Lowe %;,,,o
An ilnpromptu dance was gotten up
Friday evening by the guests OF the COL
umbia to lessen the disappointment Of
the merry dancers that had to stay at
home Thanksgiving night.
The Great Northern is likely to find it.
self in peck OF trouble if it does not en-
deavor to expedite the delivery Of Uncle
Sam Small. The government on't stand
this monkey work the way that the pub
lie seem willing TO.
Local grain buyers, both elevator and
commission men, agree that both wheat
and all kinds OF grain are going to bring
a better price in the near future than
they do now. They base their opinion
upon the we'll known fact that there is q
shortage in wheat all over the world.
and think other grain will advance in
sympathy with the rise in wheat. The
temporary drop of several cents q bushel
which has occurred within the past week
is due to any one OF hall u dozen causes
and has nothing to do with the legiti-
mate value OF grain.
Here is the way they run public lib.
rary in Grafton. "'rhe public library Of
Grafton is al institution which every
loyal citizen should be interestedin Last
winter something over $500 was sub
scribed by the public spirited citizens O
Grafton. This amount, together will
what the ladies Of the Magazineclub hac
raised, made a very good neuclus te
start IA library with. The greater por
ton OF this money has been expended fo1
books, and for the number, which is now
over 600, there is not a better selection
to be found anywhere. The library was
opened in March aud since then Their
have been circulated about seventy-tiv'
books each week. The total numbe
OF persons taking books now humble
abouu 1875. The expenses OF the librar!
Torrent, fuel and ianitor'ss services amour
to over $175 year, which the trustee
hope to be able to raise by series o
entertainments.
As you loan SO shall you pay
Better make the best terms pos
sible. See H. ID. Alert.