Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-02
GOSSIP AID NOTES,
A decided cold snap.

A decided cold snap.
Winter has got bunch OH itself and
is now attempting to break all previous
records.
The Moon anticipates u number of
business chan ges at Hannah In the very
near future.
Milton butchers are compelled to ship
in beef for local consumption owing to
the scarcity of live stock.
It is reported that Prof. McEwan, the
hypnotist, who gave performance here
two years ago, died ut Seattle last week
OF pneumonia.
Two school ma'ams married in one
short week. That was Cavalier ccunty's
record for the seven days proceeding last
Wednesdays blizzard.
-Four year ago Business Mems Union
was organized here. It's resurrection
right now would be- a good thing for
Langdon Think it over.
Last Saturday The people of Milton
voted to bond the town for $1,000 with
which to replace their fire apparatus,
recently destroyed by fire.
Judge Dorval: People who are matri-
monially inclined have good occasion to
"Remember the Maine as a marriage
license requires a teu cent war tax stamp.
The thermometer went down TO $50 be.
low Saturday morning. The first real
Scorker'' this season, and by the way the
lowest Temperature OH record slnco the
winter OF '96
The Great Northern depot at Dresden
has been re-opened. and is again doing
business. 1t is reported the company
will continue to keep it open until April
LIST, when IT. will be closed for the summer.
Ed. r. Andrews, n brother of G. W.
Andrews, of Walhalla, and who joined
Go. e of the state militia while attend
ing the agricultural college at FARO last
summer, writes an interesting and we'll
written letter from Manila, which ap-
peared in list weeks Mouutaineer.
According to statistics furnished by
the state school for the deaf children Of
North Dakota. which is located at Devils
L AXE there are five totally deaf children
! in Cavalier county, one at Osnabrock,
two at Sorer and one at Mona. Or these
two are at the achool and in QUE of the
remaining cases application for adnis-
sion has been made. Thr statistics
further show that deaf children are
found in IS counties to the total number
of 81, of these SO arc at present attend
ing the state institution 3: DavilE LRke.
The feature OF next Tuesday evenings
meeting oI the LITERARY Ciuo viii be the
opening of mock parliament, in which
the ,..,v,r,lsis,i'. al,49 :>rp"5itipa VIII each
be represented by six members. Parlia-
mentury rules viii govern every step
taken in organizing the house and it is
not expected that much progress will be
made that evening beyond toe elocting of
a speaker and naming CT clerks, etc. The
leaders arc already announced as being
Prof Sheehan and Chas: Crawford. The
first subject to come up for debate will
be "Ihe Annexation of the Philippines. y
Postmaster McHngh in in RECEIPT Of q
letter from the Lafayette memorial com.
mission, usking him to receive subsc:ip-
lions fnr the Lafayette moDNment TO be
erected in Paris The commission has
been at work some time soliciting sub,
scriptions TO thb fund and some $4,000
has already Fleel realizad. IN erect {
monument. snch as will stand before the
world as q worthy Offering from, lhe PEG
pie Of a great country TO one OF its great
est benafactors. S150OsO at least will b.
required. liz this IN: ttertlie cooperation
OF every post master in the United State
is being enlisted. Mr. McHugh will &c
cept subscriptions to tho fnndfrom thos
30 dispnaed and forward same to the com
nlisa;oi. hayingin charge the erection o
tie ,neuument. Large sums Ct none
are not expected, but il il hoped tina
everyone will pay q little to the fund an
4 the hin.,1n.s, ,sha.ssr, thet are, shout
bsshsnded ins during tho next tsn dsys q
" two Wssks 81 Tho pot ofacs.s