Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-30
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
A Happy New Year to you all.

A Happy New Year to you all.
Wheat, No. Hard. II cents today.
The new board of county commission
ers will meet next Monday.
It is expected that after the New Year
the stores will close earlier.
The winter term Of the Langdon pub.
lie schools will be taken up Monday,
the 10th inst.
The aggregate deposits of Langdon's
three banks amounts to $148, 48O. sc, which
makes mighty good showing of the
business transacted here.
It is learned from a reliable source that
the through passenger service will be
continued all winter. This is the best
news Item for long while.
There was "a bot time in the new
town" Monday night according to the
particulars furnished by the Langdon
aggregation that took in the dance at
Dresden.
Langdon merchants have cheerful
rountenances just now in prospect OF the
figures that will show-up on the past
years business. They don't care wheth-
or it snow or not.
Township officers can be furnished
with all blanks required at their meetings
and the spring election by leaving their
orders here now. Give us your order
and leave your money nCavulier county.
Is that free reading room to be opened
for the benefit of the public this winter?
Many of Langdon's business men have
promised to assist in making it go"
We will do our share in contributing
from our exchange list.
P. Gardner is arranging to put IN
telephone communication between the
furniture store of his son A. f. Gardner
and the electric light plant, for the con-
venience of parties desiring to order wood
or coal. Iii likely an Office will also be
established there for the transaction of
the business of the Electric Light co.
The topic of conl ersation in Langdon
the last few days has been the closing OF
the First National Bank over at Pembina.
All connected with that institution are
we'll known here and the general remark
has been, Il am sorry" We hope soon
TO hear that It's reorganization has been
perfected and again open for business.
An entertainment is being gotten up
by the teachers of the Langdon public
schools to take place at the Donovan
Hall on Friday evening, January l4th,
which has for its object the worthy cause
of swelling The treasury of the school
library fund. The services of Major R.
Henderson,, the original drummer boy
of the Rappahanock, have been secured
"a an additional attraction to the pro-
gram under preparation by local talent.
The December term of. district court
was finally adjourned by Judge Sauter
last evening to meet again February %,
when the unfinished portion Of the calen-
dar will be cleaned up. James Boyes,
who pied guilty to stealing livery team
and rlg from Thomas Tough in August
last. was sentenced to a year in the peni-
Tertiary, but will not be taken to Bis
marck until he has sufficiently recovered
from his late illness. Harry Ferguson,
held for threats to burn down the town
of Milton, was discharged, there not be-
ing sufficient evidence to convict. This
with the hearing of two court cases closed
up the business of the term. No jury
will be held in February.
Saturday-New Years. night there
will be masquerade skating carnival al
the Palace Ice rink. Music will be
furnished by the band and everything
will be in shape for genuine good time
The following prizes donated by oul
business men are offered by the manage
ment: Best costume, ladies and gents
a box Of cigars and box of ladies tolle
cond1m ent; best skater ladies and gents
fancy al bum and box of cigars; hes
fancy lady skater, glass water set; barre
race, boys under Is, plush cap; potato
race, boys under ID, fancy album; boy
race, 10 laps, under Ii years, brush ant
comb case; best fancy gent skaters
silk neck scarf Bills are out announcing
furthur particulars.
A large new safe in N. e. McGruer'
drug store, which arrived last week will
help to give Langdon's pioneer drul
store a prosperous and metropolitan ap
pearanco with the advent of the New
Year. ...."