Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
Gossip and Notes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The early closing movement should
he in vogue again after the holidays.
Osnabrock is sending its usually large
ouota of excursionists to Ontario this
winter.
ouite number of Langdon skaters
took in the rink carnival at Osnabrock
last Friday evening.
Osnabrock winds up its Christmas
festivities with dance tomorrow night
in the BONNER new building.
Since Incorporating the people of Ed
more think that street lightning is an
Improvement that they have got to have.
Nearly all of the teaching staff
of the Langdon City Schools are antici-.
pating attending the annual gathering
of state educators at Fargo to be held
two days of next week.
Tonight being Christmas the manage
ment of the ice rink has arranged to
have the band in attendance for the en-
iovment of skaters. The rink will be
open both afternoon and evening.
Hon. Ole Axvig announces himself as
possible spectator when the senatorial
fight comes on at Bismarck. Ole should
endeavor to get there early and take part
in the organizing of the third house.
Saturday nights attraction is at the
ice rink where it is quite likely there
will be big crowd to see the exhibition
byNorval Baptie, the professional skater,
who besides speed exhibit is advertised
to do number of "sttlnts" in fancy
skating.
Black diphtheria is said to be raging at
Cando, in fact reports received from the
town week ago are to the effect that
the public school will have to be closed
and the town quarantined. Six children
had died from the dread disease up to
Saturday and others are seriously ill.
The Independent alleges that Osna-
brock has too many carpenters who
spend more time around the flowing
bowl than ut their work. If the town
Incorporated perhaps an occasional fine
Of $40 and costs would give the "bums''
an idea to travel and make room for
good sober steady workmen.
The DEMOCRAT goes to press day
ahead OF time this week in order to
allow of the office force giving proper
observance to Christmas Day, which to-
gether with the Fourth of July furnishes
one of the few holidays that fall to the
lot of the printer. We hope our readers
will kindly over look any omissions that
may result from closing the forms earlier
than usual this week.
Caldo and /; number of the surround
ing towns have been successful in the
securing of dates for holding Farmers,
Institutes, but from what can be learned
Lansdon, nor in fact any of the towns of
this county, have managed to get on the
list. 1t looks as if our people were too
BUSY looking after their own business to
take hold. The DEMOCRAT has repeated
~ given the matter s'boost" and there
you are.
The mystery as to in what manner
jackson Mencs, merchant of Milton,
came to his death several years ago still
remains unsolved. The statement that
attorney Norgard made death bed
confession which implicated himself and
o'hers in the affair has been publicly
oenled An affidavit to that effect was
sworn to last week by eleven Milton
citizens, including two doctors and q
preacher.
'raln is moving out of Hannah IL
large tlai: loads. The past week they
nave nae as many as three outgoing
re'ghts every day. Crops throughout
'h' western part of the county were .un
usually heavy this fall and the relief af
''roed the market ut that point by tho
railroad is something farmers have beer
1''' to thoroughly appreciate. Ship
~ents from Hannah this season will over
reach the million huahal mark