Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-02-18
NEKOMA

Last week George Smith and Ed.
Gjevre shipped a car of hogs to the
South St. Paul market.
A. A.. Myrand is visiting with his
brother, Selmer and family at Wea.
yer, N. D., this week.
O. L. Fodness transacted business
at Grand Forks during an absence Of
several days from town the past week.
John Oakland and his father have
returned home from their trip to the
coast country, arriving here Monday
after an absence of nearly two months.
Mrs. August Fiereabend has return.
ed from Long Prairie, Mimi, at which
place she spent several weeks visiting
at the home of her parents.
Father Biernes, who has recently
been placed in charge of the Catholic
parish of Trier, spent several days OF
the past week here visiting with
Father Garland.
Carl Hefta and wife have returned
to their home here from Portland, ir
this state, where they were called
recently to attend the funeral of Mr..
Hefta's father.
Mrs. F. L. Taylor and daughter,
Helen, of Lacrosse, Wis, are here
spending several weeks with Mrs.
George Plain and family, Mrs. Taylor
being a sister of Mrs. Plain.
Mrs. M. Malroy, Of Page, N. D.,
and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Fargo, are
here this week visitors at the Geo.
McCabe home. They are both sisters
of Mrs. McCabe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krois, whose
home is north of Nekoma, are the
proud parents of a brand new little
daughter, which has arrived at their
home during the past week.
Among those from out of town here
to attend the Farmers Institute We
noted Matt Weber of Weaver, anc
Dan Shelley, who has extensive farm.
ing and business interests at Iona.
Another happy event Of recent date
in this vicinity is the birth of a little
daughter which arrived Friday last
week at the home of M. Coye anc
wife, who live a few miles south OF
Nekoma.
The death is noted as having occur
red at Duluth on Monday last week Of
Rev. Clark, who used to hold services
here about eight years ago. He was
in his eightieth year at the time Of
his death.
Miss Ella Dolan returned home
from Devils Lake on Friday, at which
place she had visited with Mrs. Ed.
Griffin and the family, also with her
sister Hazel, making a stay of seve
raj weeks at the Lake.
A surprise party was held at the
James McGregor home west of towr
on Friday evening, in honor of theil
daughter, Miss Bertha. Quite a mum.
Der Of the younger set of Nekoma
were in attendance and report hav.
ing spent a very pleasant time.
Last week the people of Nekoma
subscribed the amount of thirty dollars
for the relief of the Charley johnson
family Of this neighborhood, who have
been in destitute circumstances since
the setting in of winter, owing tt
sickness and crop failure.
Ernest McDermand, manager of the
local interests of the Robertson Lum.
Der Co. at this place, is away on E
vacation trip and during his absence
the yard has been placed in temporary
charge of Mr.. Gordon Stewart, from
Grand Forks.
Commencing with this week Neko.
ma is to have a moving picture show
one night of each week. Lien &
Thompson of Fairdale have made Out
a route of towns along the 500 al
which they show each night during
the week and of course, Nekoma is tt
be n Of them. The show comes here
on Wednesday night.
The sessions of the farmers insti.
tute held in Nekoma on Monday ane
Tuesday of the past week, were well
attended by the people of this neigh.
borhood for miles around. Among the