Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
GOSSIP AND NOTES.
/ wantto 60 to Greenland
And he an Eskimo,
Where they haven't any sidewalks
Aud never shovel snow
-RostOn Transcript,

-Roston Transcript.
Burns anniversary next Monday.
Only $50 below zero Tuesday morning,
Who doesn't expect to get the Lang
don post Office?
Hannah has a boxing school. Tuition
50 for a three-month course.
Book keeping is one OF the new branches
being taught in our school this winter.
The Langdon boys have not as yet
succeeded in getting a clerkship down at
Bismarck.
The band helped to draw a crowd and
enliven things generally at the north
rink last night.
Millions state bank is O veritable pa.
lace OF finance since it got those new
fixtures in place.
The stone for the foundation for the
brick block on the First National bank
corner is being hauled in.
The Lang'lon flyer had two engines on
Friday to facilitate the hauling home OF
the visiting cold water delegates.
Editor Mccarthy returned last week
from Bismarck. OF course he knew Hans
had the inside track from the start
A good many out-of-town visitors
were in to witness the Good Templar i'll
stallation work last Thursday evening"
The early closing agreement has gone
into effect at Park River. Isn't it about
time that Langdon merchants got into
line.
And now comes the school treasurer's
report from Linden. The finances tf
school matters out there are in good
standing sure enough.
Tuesdays north bound passenger quit
when it reached Park River and hustled
back to the Forks. The snow drifts
We're just few to many up this end.
The new post office ofCypress opens up
for business this week with JAS. Kyle as
stamp FOUNDER. 1t will prove a great
convenience to many DEMOCRAT readers
IN the western part OF the county.
In the school treasurer's report from
Harvey, published in the DEMocR&T OF
last week the cash on hand at the be-
ginning OF the year was made to read
$2,67S.S9 when it should have been
only S267.S9.
Representative Butterwick. writes a
breezy and interesting letter to his home
paper, the COURIER DEMocRAT-just like
an old newspaper reporter. Mr.. Butter
wick is pleasing gentleman and one of
the leaders among the pops. He is stop
ping with Ex-Governor Shortridge.-
Bismarck Tribune.
Our Bismarck correspondent writes us
that the x-Com'r OF Agriculture is hav-
ing dead loads Of silly. business to ex-
plain about how Cavalier county could
possibly roll up it's big fusion majority
IN the face OF the fact that statistics COM
piled in his office show that: stud horses
abound within it's borders to the num-
Der Of 1850
Prof. N. A. Brannon, OF the state uni
versity, was here Monday from the
Forks and delivered his lecture on RE
striction and Prevention" at the court
house in the evening. The subject is one
OF much scientific research and was in.
In fact one of the best heard during the
winter course and it is to be regretted
that so few were out.
The deep snow on he ground this year
will likely prove Il blessing to thecountry.
AS there is little frost in the ground the
moisture caused by the snow melting in
the spring will sink deep into the soil
and fill the sloughs and lake beds, which
will furnish plenty OF moisture for the
growing crops for a year or two. The
big crops Of early days followed winters
when there were heavy falls OF snow, and
history is repeating itself.
The meeting of stockholders and direc-
tors OF the Farmers Railroad was held
at Drayton last week and fair repre-
sentatiOn of thoseinterested were in at
tendance. 1t is proposed to start out on
q plan Of getting financial support sutfi-
Client to assure the completion OF the
road before any work is done. 1t is ex-
pected the counties and townships in.
terested in Minnesota will bond them
selves for $3.50, 900. and the North Dako-
To counties arc to bond themselves Tor q
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