Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-15
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

OONOllt AMI NO1AOs
Drop in and pay up. We need it.
The advance in wheat prices has made
the grain market lively.
Joint debate at the court house to.
morrow friday evening.
Langdon's experience with a building
boom will continue until the snow flies
Six Milton cyclists made the run to
Langdon Sunday forenoon and dined at
tie Columbia.
nLangdon does not have an ice rink
this winter it won't be the fault OF the
boys around town.
Senator Plain and Com'r Weir were
among those from Milton to Fargo last
week to hear Bryan.
The arrival ofa son at C. Hunters last
Thursday brought additional bright
smiles to Charities face.
Thelast chance to get your citizen pa
pGFS DelOfG elGCIiOu Will UC NOlOliON.
Judge Sauter will be here
Jas Fleming, the democratic nominee
for sheriff was here extending the glad
hand to Langdon voters yesterday.
The republicans of Harvey Centre had
a big Notification with speeches last week
Judge Sauter and Atty Monnet were
both there
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Gillerlain drove across
from Devils Lake this week and accom-
panied G. Orion and wife on trip to
Manitou, Man.
Chas. Hough is putting up a commo-
dious ice house this fall and will put up
300 tons OF the CONCEALED fluid for tho
benefit of the Langdon folks.
John Butterwick andFrank Wrightson
were in the city Saturday attending a
county committee meeting OF the demo-
cratic and independent parties.
Gunder Nelson. the petition candidate
for register of deeds was visitor from
Milton on Saturday and filed long list
of names at the Auditors Office.
John E. Truax, the old time hustling
democrat, has ''cinch" on the clerk of
courts office again this fall. The repub-
licans considered it useless to put can
didate up merely to slaughter him.
Under the amended election law an X
must be made within the circle before the
name OF each and every candidate for
whom you wish to vote. A cross before
the heading OF the ticket is no good.
Mrs. Judge Krekel, The lady orator,
will deliver three speeches in this county
before the close of the campaign. Her
dates will be, Milton the Doth, Osna-
brock the both and Langdon the 31st.
Judge Spencer, the fusion nominee for
the judgeship Of the Seventh judicial dis
trict was in Langdon on Monday. He
was more than pleased at the many
honest and unsolicited pledges ofsupport
offered him.
.Observer," in his communication of
last week appears 10 have overlooked the
fact of K. s, Norgard and Ole Tanem
being republican nominees for the offices
Of superintendent and surveyor on the
county ticket.
Ed. Murphy the photograph man
from Devils Lake, was here Saturday
and found big demand for Brya ms
speech at 10 cents while Mckinley talk
was drug ON the market at 5 cents.
Straws like this count,
Senator Chas Plain paid the county
seat visit yesterday and conferred with
local members of the body polite. Al
though he ie one Of the hold-over men,
.bers of the senate he is doing some tall
hustl;ng for the democratic legislative
and county ticket in the south end.
Many good free silver campaign speech
es will be delivered in this county be-
tween now and election day. Hon. H. B.
Kirkland, a Scandinavian, has been So
cured fer four nights and will be at Mil
ton, Osnabrock, Wang and Tollefson'e
school house on the 26th to the Goth at s
o'clock on each evening, inclusive.
Qualified voters are, every male person
twenty-one years or upward who shall
have resided in the state one year, in the
county six months, and in the precinct
al
who is citizen, or who has declared hif
Intention to become a citizen one yeal
and not more than six years prior to
such election. Women having the same
qualifications may vote on questions
pertaining solely to school matters, and
in this election may vote for state super
mtendent OF schools.