Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-01-03
GOSSIP and NOTES

School opens on Monday of next week.
The fuel situation is worse now than
at any previous time-we are still on the
famine line.
Persons holding tickets from the public
library, please present them at the lib
rary as soon as possible.
Train service on the 500 was abandon
edDecember 18th, with little if any pros
pect of the blockade being relieved at
present.
Lots of clean fun and delightful music
at the Opera House on Monday Jan'y
18th, 1907 by the Bob and Eva Mckinley
Comedy Co.
Langdon merchants commencing with
this week close their stores at seven
o'clock every evening during the week
except Saturday.
The Hello" glrles wish to express
their appreciation to the many sub
scribers who so kindly remembered them
at Christmas and New Years, and shall,
use every effort to merit a continuance
if their good will during 1907.
The Grow theatrical company closed a
very successful weeks engagement at
the Opera House on Saturday night,
Owing to poor train service on Monday
they were compelled to cancel their
opening night date at Larimore.
From Fairdale it is reported the supply
of coal has held out until the present
time, but it is now becoming a scarce
article. People along the 500 don't need
much coal anyway. The train service
makes them so hot that fuel is unnecess-
airy.
Coming attraction at the Opera House.
The famous comedians Bob and Eva
McGinley's Comedy Co., on Monday
evening January 7th. In new plays.
new songs, new dances and beautiful
Illustrated songs. Wait for Bob and
Eva.
Next Thursday, January 10th is the
date of the appearance here of the Phil
harmonic Concert Co.. with Miss Fanny
Ferguson as prima donna. Previous
announcement gave Friday January II
as the Langdon date. The public
will bear in mind the change: Langdon
on Thursday evening, Jan'y 10th and at
Dresden on Friday evening Jan'y 18th.
The suggestion is made by the Hannah
Moon in it's issue of last week that the
legislature when it meets a make a
slight change in the law relating to the
payment of taxes. AS the law o
stands the property holder is notified OF
the amount of his personal tax, but is
not given notice of the amount due on
real property. Both of these fall due De-
cember LIST each year and become delin-
quent onMarch LIST of the following year
The suggestion of the Moon appears to
be a good me
The Mooney State Bank opened ur
yesterday in it's new quarters, the final
transfer of the books and other office
etceteras taking place New Years day,
which enabled the bank to start doing
business with the beginning of the year
in its new building, which it may be
stated without fear of contradiction is
the handsomest and most finely appoint
ed banking house in the state. Its
beauty of architecture will be more ap.
parent to the public when the old build.
ing alongside has been removed.
1t was reported from Nekoma last
week that the hotel man there was hav.
ing a task On his hands to collect fol
board and room from some of the pas.
sengers who were compelled to remain
there on account of the blockade of all
the 500 trains. They contended that
the railroad must pay all the expenses
necessitated by delay or neglectin trans
porting them to their destination. II
seems, though, that this view of the case
is not supported by law as the railroad
is responsible for the care of passengers
only when on the train. Travelling or
the 500 these days would therefore be
an expensive luxury to anyone without
a plethoric bank account.