Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-31
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
UPS AND DOWNS.

She went to he ice rink to skate;
Her heart was filled with bliss;
She ruck q rough spot in the zee,
SUP CHI 4snt pepust eqs puv
Exit 1896.
School re-opens next week.
Wheat still keeps coming in.
Where is Langdon's B. NJ. o.?
Teachers examination next week.
The curling rink talk is growing-less.
Attend the Masquerade ball New Years
night.
The DEMOCRAT wishes it's readers the
happiest OF "Happy New Years"
Hicks seems TO be somewhat "of'' just
now. Everybody satisfied, however.
The directors OF the First National
bank hold their annual meeting this week.
1t is admit tied by all that the Masque-
rade Bail tomorrow night will be a
peach. .....
Several Langdon republicans will visit
Bismarck this week just to see how
it is done.
Prof. Siberian is taking steps to have
the city school raised from graded tc a
high school.
Co. E did considerable "brushing-up"
preparatory to the inspection drill Tues
day forenoon.
The machine collector is the liviliest
thing in town this week-the kid band
is good second.
Milton will send a number OF her best
people here New Years night to take in
the masquerade ball.
The outlying districts will send in some
of their best young people to study at
the Langdon schools this winter.
Yesterdays midday passenger was
ditched in the cut thrr miles east OF town
and arrived here over an hour late in
consequence.
Cavalier county furnishes several stu
dents forohe state agricultural college at
Fargo which opens up it's winter term
next Monday.
The Cavalier Chronicle has just got Oh
to the fact that it is Fred Mclean who
is sending the Plaindealer those interest
ing Washington letters signed "Mack. !"
The annual meeting OF stockholders Of
the Duluth & North Dakota railroad
The Farmers Railroad-will be held
January 18th at Drayton. -Four direc-
tors are to be elected.
Inspector General Creel was here Tues
day and made the annual inspection OF
Co. E OF the state militia. Nothing the
matter with our soldier boys except that
they want to go to Cuba.
Mccarthy. OF the Milton Globe, is going
to be married, and is trying his best to
conceal it. Fred bennett gave the snap
away and there is no use trying to cover
it up any longer.-Plaindealer.
They had good crops over in Cavalier
county the past year, and many OF the
farmers, who came from Ontario, have
gone back to that country to spend a
few months OF the winter.-St. Thomas
Times.
Col. Creel was presumably very busy
looking after the affairs OF the militia
boys while here Tuesday. He occasions
ally found time however to throw out a
"feeler'' as to the local sentiment regard
Ing Hansboroughs reelection. The Col.
was not quite able to hide his personal
anxiety as to the ultimate outcome.
We would call the attention OF the
school officers OF this county to the fol,
lowing, regarding publishing their annual
statements: 1.-The school treasurer shall
Keep such accounts and make such re-
ports as are required OF him by law and
Shall publish his annual statement in
newspaper, published in the nearest city
or town to his district
Quite number OF people both in anc
out OF town don't seem to have got onto
The fact that Langdon has a free reading
room and that everybody is welcomed
10 enjoy it's warmth and comfort. 1T il
centrally located on the main street be
tween Elford Bros store and Wieland''
barber shop. You will find all the lead
ing daily and weekly papers there. also
Illustrated monthlies. Ii was the ladie'
Of Langdon who were instrumental IL
having IT established and we think thai
when everybody knows its started Il
VIII be generally patronized.