Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-04

in Moscow township has gone to speno
the balance of the winter at Stafford,
FONT, which he last saw at the time
he came out to North Dakota over
twenty years ago.
William Stranger returned yester-
day from a weeks. stay at the big
auto show in the Twin Cities, having
also made a short visit to the home OF
his mother in Chicago since leaving
here two weeks ago on his trip east.
E. 1. Often, a former we'll known
O%snabrock resident, now successfully
engaged in the jewelry business at
Gull Lake, Sask., is making a visit
with his brother and old friends at the
Brock for a while.
Wayne, the seven year old little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Hamilton,
is under the Doctors care, suffering
from an attack of pneumonia. Last
evening the little fellows condition
was reported as being quite critical.
Eden R. Hebal, who has a position
with the Farmers State Bank at Mu-
mich, was married at Argusville, N.
D., last week to Miss Hedvig Lauren
zia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O..
Monson, of that place.
During the week the seating capa-
city of the Presbyterian church has
been increased by the installing of
new pews in the annex to the church.
The pews take the place of chairs used
when the congregation overlooked the
normal seating capacity.
Yesterday was the opening Of the
sixth annual two day checker tourna-
ment at 1nkster. In the years that
are past Senator Henry Mclean, of
Hannah, has been a regular contest
ant, and invariably one of the winning
players in the finals.
Nekoma has a farmers institute for
Monday and Tuesday of next week,
February 9th and 9th. In addition to
a number of men speakers, all of
whom are practical farmers there is to
be a woman speaker, who is to take
up household topics on the farm.
Friday evening of this week a has,
ket ball game and dance is to be the
event at Dresden. The game, which
is called for 7:3O, will be between
the junior teams of Dresden and
Wales. The friendly rivalry that ex-
lists between the players of these
towns should make the game one of
unusual interest. Following the game
there will be a dance and those who
take in the double-header of enjoy
ment are guaranteed good music and
a good time at the dance.
Wales had another lucky escape
from a serious fire last Friday when
the rooms upstairs at the Frank j..
Fischer home were the scene of a con-
hagration in which the bedding and
furniture were badly damaged before
fire extinguishers and a bucket bri-
gade got in their work. The cause OF
the fire is stated as being defective
stove pipes and the loss is stated as
being less than $3.50.
Mrs. Molberget, one of the pioneer
residents of Qsnabrock, though of late
years a resident at Seattle, is among
those whose death has occurred since
the beginning of the year. Deceased
was the mother of Mrs. Allan Melon
aid, of Milton, and about sixty years
of age at the time of her death, the
news of which came unexpectedly
to relatives and friends of the family
in this county.
Monday evening a telegam was re.
ceived by Mrs. w. H. Row and hel
family from Kansas City, Mo which
brought the unexpected news of the
death of Mrs. w. J. Craig, a siste,
of the late w. H. Row. Death fol.
lowed an attack of pneumonia and oc.
cured Sunday evening at clever
o'clock. Mrs. Craig was here about
two weeks ago at the time of the
funeral of her father, who died at he1
home and was brought to St. Thomas
for burial. She was taken down with
an attack of pneumonia shrotly afte,
returning there. Deceased is under.
stood to have suffered from two pre-.
vious attacks of the same disease. Ir
addition to the bereaved husband there
is a son and daughter left to mourn
The funeral was held on Tuesda,
afternoon.
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