Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-21
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Prepare for winter.
Teachers examination next week.
Only two weeks now untilelection.
Wheat, No. Hard. ~ cents today.
A burning questionable price OF coal.
Now the geese will have to come down
Hyou would keep up with the times
read the DEMOCRAT.
Storm windows have already taken
the place of wire screens. ....
Walhalla ships it's first car of cattle to
the St. Paul stock yards this week.
Langdon never knew such a scarcity
of houses to rent as there is this fall.
Friday of last week the deer hunting
season opened. 1t lasts sixty days in
this state.
The Columbia is enjoying the biggest
run Of commercial traveller trade this fall
that it ever experienced.
Hannah has several first-class board
ing houses but has begun to badly feel
tho need of good hotel.
County Auditor Work publishes the
official notice OF nominations tor the Of
fees OF county commissioner to be elected
next month.
The new woman's club-The Political
Equality Club-has lots OF we'll wishers
and endeavorers for it's future success.
Guess it's go alright.
B.O. Seymour, business manager OF
Duffy's East Grand Fork Courier spent
yesterday here swelling the circulation
of their neat and newsy daily.
Langdon can give ample support to
one first-class ice rink this winter. There
ia lot of fan as we'll as good money in it
if the right party takes hold OF it right
away.
Miss Fannie Ferguson and her sister.
Miss Elizabeth have concertengagements
in Pembina county until Nov. LIST, at
which time they close with entert ain
ment at Gretna.
&C. Cooper, the widely known re-
publican leader OF North Dakota and
big insurance man from Grand Forks,
made trip to the western part OF the
county yesterday to adjustlosses by fire.
Joe Flanagan, the Milton athlete, is
again at tho university this winter and
will play right-back with the varsity
foot ball eleven, beside which heis second
lieutenant OF Co. A, OF their militia Or
ganization
The K. Of P. lodge members held an
important meeting last week at which 1T
was determined to lease the large hall on
the second floor OF the First National
Bank block. 1t has been specially laid
out for lodge purposes, it is OF spacious
size with dead walls and necessary ante
rooms connecting and will make model
new home for our local knight OF Pythias
lodge.
This week Marriott Bros, remove their
popular City Restaurant and Billiard
Hall to their new location on Third
Street, in the Mcmillan building. Since
starting up here q year ago their bust
ness has had a phenomenal growth
which has proven highly satisfactory to
both the public and themselves.
They call attention to their change OF
location in another column.
Cards are out announcing a dancing
party to be held this evening at the new
K OF P hall in tho brick block. On this
occasion it sintended to complete the Or
ganization OF the Lnngdon Young Mems
Club, the formation OF which was started
some weeks ago. 1t is the purpose OF
the club to arrange for the hold
ing OF a regular series OF dances this
winter atintervals OF not more than two
weeks. 1t is to be hoped that all re-
ceipents OF invitation cards will be pre-
ent and become ''jiners' OF the club.
Joe Reiber got back Friday nom
Wales, where he spent part OF the week
giving the finishing touches to the new
drug store. Among otherimprovcmentt
he mentioned rs notable in the growth
of the town was the big size hotel that
Geo. Reekie has underway. general
merchandise store at present located
neor Dnniels is to be moved into the
town. the elevator there, larger III capa-
citv than any in this city, is busy run
ming full blast and the newly finished
DEPOT with its bright coat OF paint
makes the folks think they are living
right in town.
Dedrirk u tinwnrc will outwoMr tinwnr'
bought elsewhere.