Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-18
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
No mail Saturday.

NO man saturday.
Did your valentine suit you?
Township elections Tuesday March, 2
Osnabrock has snow drifts 20 feet high
Sunday was delightful day for church
goers.
The forty penitential days OF Lent be
gin March 3rd. .......
Remember the knights of Pythias bal
next Monday evening.
What to do with the surplus of snow is
becoming q perplexing question.
See advertisement in this issue of credit
auction sale of thoroughbred stock.
Milton is to have another public hall
and new school building next summer.
A new elevator is "listed" for Walhalla
as soon as the building boom opens up
Indicatio OF all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
are beginning to talk about their springs
work.
Lincoln's birthday was observed do WIN
at Osnabrock with dance and oyster
supper.
Subscriptions are being solicited for the
building of a German Lutheran church
in Langdon township.
No reason to complain OF monotony
this week as there have been card parties
and social gatherings every evening.
Langdon's shot tamales" experienced
disappointment when the twelve round
sparring match for 500 and gate re.
ceipts was declared off.
Legislation has been introduced at
Bismarck combining all county officials to
two terms each. 1t is not viewed with
general favor around the state.
Saturday Blizzard No. 10 was expect
antly looked for. The storm was con
fined to the Valley and left us without a
train until Monday. The weather was
fine enough here.
You miss lot OF good things, includ'
ing all the news and the new serial story
by not subscribing for the DEMOCRAT
right away. Ii you want to keep posted
get on the band wagon.
Our attorneys and real estate men re
port that there are less foreclosure sales
at the present time than ever before
known in the county. This speaks vol
umes for the residents OF Cavalercounty
1t shows us to be in u very prosperous
condition. Especially is this true regard
ing the farming community.
March LIST is the date on which stool
in the Duluth & North Dakota railroad
becomes delinquent, unless the assess
ment OF 81 0 per share, made at meet
ing held in January, is paid. After this
it will be advertised and sold at auction
April 14th. This is likely to prove de
csive test OF the faith OF the stockholders
in the ability OF the company to buile
the road.
For several days the trees have beer
iestooned, and the telegraph wires load
ed, with frost crystals. Snow fell nearly
all day Tuesday, the aggregate being
little more than an inch. About tn
same conditions are reported north an'
south OF here and west for 60 miles. Th
snow has been too damp to drift mucl
in the city.
Several school districts in this end o
the county have as yet failed to publish
the annual report OF their treasurer a
required by law. The DEMOCRAT is her
for that purpose and with it's big lise o
readers can best serve the requirement
OF the law. There's fine OF $lO as
penalty in case OF failure to publish tn
annual starement OF the treasurer OF
school district.
Much local interest is manifested i'll tn
bill before the legislature authorizing
militia companies to incorporate for tn
purpose OF building armories. Shoul
this measure become a law it is quit
likely Co. + will figure on putting up
suitable building as the $500 year tina
the state allows them for rent would Ell
able them to guarantee the paying OF II
terest on Il sufficient amount OF none
to build and equip an almory OF 900
size. 1t is the purpose OF the company
this new move is made to have the
new quarters so arranged that it coul
be used for public meetings and theatrlci
performances, thereby netting the con
pany large sum annually. Three q
tour thousand dollars would put up
frame building with seating capacity 10
thousand people.