Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-30

1918 desk calendar pads-at the DEMO
Graf ofice-only a few left-while they
last Is cents each
Tom Torgerson, wife and little son
took the noon train Monday and will
spend a week visiting with relatives at
Foston, Mimi, before returning to their
home in Hope township.
Miss Florence Kopriva left Saturday
for Hardin, Mont, where her two
brothers, Frank and John Kopriva, have
lately started up in business. Miss
Kopriva will assist in taking charge of
the dry goods department. of their store
Prof. Richard Hayward, state inspec-
tor of high schools was in the city Fri.
day of last week in his official capacity
and spent part of the time looking after
his farm and other interests before re.
turning to his home in Grand Forks.
Announcement is made that there will
be Episcopal services held at the Church
of Our Saviour in this city on the COM
ing Sunday both morning and evening
at the usual hour by Rev. e. B. Upson
of Grand Forks.
Mrs. Alma Bleakley leaves the city on
today's train for Grafton, where she
accepts a position in the real estate and
abstract office of A. McConville g. Co.,
who have also offices in Grand Forks,
Crookston and Fargo. Miss Bleakley
takes with her years of experience in
the office of her father Judge F. W.
Bleakley which we'll equips her for the
position.
Mrs. Jos. Power, whose illness since
the beginning of the year took a turn
for the worse the early part of this
week is this morning reported as being
in a somewhat improved condition.
Yesterday the return of symptoms Of
pneumonia caused grave alarm to the
family and attending physician. She is
in care of a trained nurse.
Nj. Kelly went to jamestown last Fri
day as a deputy under Sheriff Kellano
in charge of an insane patient, a young
man. a transient, brought over from
Calvin during the week for inspection
by the county medical board. The type
of insanity was in a mild form anc
the patient is only expected to he con
fined at the asylum for a year so.
The mysterious man who was foune
dead early Friday evening in the hous'
Of Frank Shemik on Fourth street nortl
of Hunter & Stevenson's warehouse wa
identified at the inqdest held at tn
court house the following day as being
section man by the name of Franz
Dvorak, who until a few days ago ha,
been working for the Ct. Northern o.
{ the section at Dresden. When the bod
was first found at Shemik's, place it wa
asserted there had been foul play, bu
, this theory was done away with by tn
!. bringing out at the inquest Of testimon
showing that Dvorak and several other
. had spent the afternoon in drinking an
that the excess to which the decease
INDUCED was the cause of his death
Dvorak was a Bohemian about thirty
five years old only slightly known her
and is stated as having come out t
> this country about six years ago, havin
' a wife and family of young children i
' the old country.
r Jas. D, McDougall has been a patier
at the Langdon hospital since Saturda
forenoon about ten o'clock when b
:" had the misfortune to sustain a ba
. > fracture of both of the bones of tn
. lower joint of his right leg between th
: knee and the ankle. The accident
stated as having occurred in the room
over the Ferguson drug store, where th
Caledonian society had their head
quarter to close up the business {
the annual celebration held the da
previous. "Mac" and Doc. Porter {
Calvin, are stated as being engaged i
a friendly wrestling match whe
the former slipped, the fall breaking tn
leg. 1t is expected that several week
9 will elapse before McDougall will b
around again. In the meantime Mac
friends are seeing that nothing is lack