Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-04
GOSSIP AND NOTES,

Tho melancholy days have come
The saddest of tho year
When we must now resume our thick
And WOODEN underwear.
Wheat, No. / Hard. 70 cents today.
Two divorce cases are in sight for the
December term of court.
Hannah boasts of the only bonded
warehouse in North Dakota.
Hunters are still on the war path for
geese which continue to fly southwark.
Langdon public schools monthly re-
port makes good showing in another
column.
That rain Saturday was music to
every ear, encouraging all after the
long drought.
The Ole Olson Jr., company give two
night entertainment here this week on
Friday and Saturday evening. Don't
miss it,
Quite number OF amusements have
already been opened up for the winter
months, but no steps appears to have
yet been taken regarding an ice rink.
Tomorrow Friday) evening there will
be general good time at Ole Swansons
place-a big dance and supper, besides
the rattle of colt and Shetland pony.
Quite load purpose driving out from
town to take in the fun.
Wednesday of next week Walhalla
will give it's first annual Harvest Home
Ball, which will in more ways than one
be the event of the season. The boys
say that it is to be the biggest thing of
It's kind regardless Of COST
Many of the farmers think that the
coming winter will be an open one. In
1886, we had dry summer followed by
prolonged and mild autumn, and short
winter, the latter not being over seven
weeks, or from the middle of January
until about the end of February.
Both w. A. Laidlaw and Jas G.. Dick
son have been drafted tor jury duty at
the U. s. court held at Grand Forks next
week. Neither, however, anticipate with
any particular pleasure being compelled
to neglect their own business to look
after Uncle Sans at this busy season
The handsome new quarters OF the
local knights of Pythias lodge will be
a dazzling blaze of splendor on the occa-
SION of their Grand Thanksgiving Ball
the end of this month. The boys of the
Uniform Rank have the arrangements IN
in hand and promise to eclipse any thing
of the kind gotten up this season.
Henry Porter was in from Fremont
last week, reports the new bridge we'll
under way and that things were warm
ing up good for the four-cornered COM
missioner election Of this week. Crops
average better than 10 bushels down
there, buthis 30 acre patch of 1910 bushels
has vet to find record breaker.
The play "Ole Olson Jr.," was present.
ed to fair sized audience at the city hall
Wednesday evening. The company pre-
senting the play is one Of the best that
has ever been in Glbbon and the many
laughable situations of the play were
warmly greeted by the audience. The
company gave another entertainment
last night.-Gibbon Gazette.
D, w. Hines has again made his es-
cape from the confinement of the asylum
for the insane at Jamestown. Sheriff
McGauvran was appraised OF the fact by
a letter received from Sup't Moore on
yesterdays mail. 1t stated that he made
his escape on Sunday evening, since
which time the authorities have been
making careful and systematic seach
but without finding trace of him. After
being taken back to Jamestown since his
escape on Oct. 5th, Hines has been
in charge of one of the Oldest and most
experienced nurses there which goes to
to show that there is considerable method
and cunning in his madness.
If one may Judge of Walhalla's metro
politan greatness from the tone in which
the Mountalneer talks of the traffic
commerce and new industries that are
being opened up she is many years
ahead of her age in growth, This is a
sample item from last weeks issue:
"With her stores open to the public, with
carefully selected and complete stocks
in all lines, with its one hundred and
twenty-five barrel flour mill, with three
elevators, with its hotels crowded, with
everyone working and no idlers, Wal
halla claims to be the busiest town IN
the state of anything twice its size
this no town Gun successfully refuts.'