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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-08

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-08
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pref YAM ulrayi, alyste moIlla dloulo irpicim pa.
m0hai, Go piSi, j. prnyda. Marie Procldzka.
Caldwell. Texas.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-08
B~uehboIts, Texas.

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pani Oionpalikoypl IA yas jstc yyltci. Van pani
pref dIoubeho ziii mezi Mani.
Frances Ru2icka,
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-12-08

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

A new stock of school tablets, pens
and pencils at the Democrat. Z
Roy Alt from Plum Coulie, Man.,
was a Christmas week visitor at the
Langdon home of his cousin, Mrs.
John l.. Schwartz.
Miss Myrtle Balsdon was a passen-
ger Saturda y to her home north of
Osnabrock after a visit of part of
Christmas week with Langdon friends
The party which accompanies Jas
G. Dickson from Langdon today on
the New Years excursion to Southern
Texas includes: Thos. Ullyott Jas.
Gordon, John M. Fischer, John
Hope. Robert Work and son, Robert
j. Work
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
Local Happenings

!. G. A. Lundstrom was here over
Sunday from Wales with friends. :
Daily memorandum calendar pads
for 1920 now on sale at this Office.
Highest market price paid for
Marquis Wheat by the Home Milling
Company.
Have that suit cleaned, pressed and
repaired at the o. K. shop. j D. Roach
proprietor.
John Balsdon and Harry j. Bowles
were here Monday in the interest of
Hay township matters.
Rolf Prom came up from Milton
for a visit owe the new year at the
home of his sister Mrs. Tom Smith. !,
Boyd's department store will pay
So. so per hundred for good unmixed
potatoes of any variety. No small
potatoes wanted.
A. A. Scott, the end town hotel
man, went south Friday to look after
business, matter until the end of the
week in Grand Forks.
Mrs. McHugh and daughter, Miss
Rose, left Friday for q stay extend
ing over several weeks, which, will
be spent at points in Minnesota, in.
Guiding the Cities. I ~
Dr.. Tom Smith, accompanied Mrs.
Smith and the baby to Milton, where
they spent Christmas at the Prom
home. The doctor returned Monday
to look after his practice. Sc :
lChas. s.. Robertson was added to
the number of the Robertson family
home o Christmas Day, coming uE
from Milton, where he has a posi-.
tion with the First National Bank.
John J. Boyd was a 'down.the line
passenger as far as Osnabrock on
Friday having spent Christmas with
his father. Mrs. Boyd and the child
rem are spending the winter in Utah
for their health. i
Arthur Krein was down at Osna:
brock over Christmas for a chance t
spend the day with the old folks. The
Christmas of a year ago, Art, like
many other boys from this county
was over seas in France -.
Father Mcdonald was in Langdor
visiting with Father Cory for {
short time on Christmas Day. Hit
mission includes both M ilton and Os.
nabrock in this county, although hi
home parish is. at Park River.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01

Miss Simmonds. stenographer in
the law Office of Attorney George M.
Price, has been confined to her rooms
in the Boyd block by illness through
the holidays.
Austin McComb came on Satur-
days train for a visit until after the
holidays with his parents. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Jos. C. McComb. He has a 20.
sition in Winnipeg.
Miss Alice Robertson and Miss
Winnifred Stevenson left Saturday
for their schools in the south.end of
the county after spending the Christ
mas week at their Langdon homes.
Henry Eikenbrock was here the
end Of the week from his farm in the
vicinity of Wales and Hannah. He
was one Of the class of seventy. three
candidates t. be initiated into the
Bishop STANLEY court of the knights
OF Columbus order at the reunion held
here this week.
Mrs. Mary Hill and Mrs. Henry
Montag were passengers Tuesday
from this point to Rochester, Mimi, :
the former being called there by the
condition of her son, Joseph F. Hill,
of Wales, who went there less than
a month ago for medical treatment.
His condition at the present time is
stated as being quite critical.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
LOUIS C.. SLENDER
Graduate and Licensed
AT

Joseph Crawford is making a visit
during the holiday season at the
Calvin homes of his sons, Chas. C..
and William Crawford. 1t is his
frs: visit of any length to the western
part of the county in years.
Merchant ]. B. Boyd had his two
sons, John and Richard, with him
for the festivities of Christmas Day.
The day was enjoyed at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. F.. Schneider, the
latter formerly being Miss Louise
Boyd.
Richard Seccombe in company
with Mrs Seccombe and their daugh-
ter still sojourn in Denver, Colo.
Incidentally he had the opportunity
to both see and hear Gov. Frazier,
who was there on an official trip
through the southwest.
The Turtle Mountain Star at Rolla
N. D.. states that Rev. c. P. Drew
will be in that city on Sunday the
18th inst. to conduct Episcopal SER
vices and remain part of the week in
the interest Of the nation wide cam
paign for the Episcopal church.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01

H Go to A. o. Void & Co. for good
sewing machines. :
DR.. Mcqueen was in Osnabrock
for a short while on Friday between
trains.
The Calvin home of w. Crawford
welcomed a little daughter on Christ
mass eve h
Ben Lothspeich was among the
large number from Wales who Sun
dayed here.
Have your shoes repaired at the
O. K. shop, opposite the City Hall.
Emile Mason, proprietor.
John Mahon took yesterdays train
for Winnipeg, expecting to he away
until tn end Of the week on business.
Henry Nuella was a Christmas
week visitor with old Langdon friends
from his farm home in the vicinity
of WalhaIla
For good unmixed potatoes we will
pay So; SO per hundred. Do not pick
small potatoes to sell. .Boyd's De-
partment Store.
Mrs. Jas. MCLAUGHLIN has had to
remain indoors through the greater
part of the holidays, suffering from a
rheumatic trouble.
Mrs. Alex. Hamilton and her
yo ungest daughter, Marian, were
Christmas day visitors at the Hannah
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Ross
John Wild was in Langdon with
friends from Saturday to Monday, be-
ing among the number from out of
town to attend the K. of G. reunion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
ScHuLkE-B BRADLEY Go.

Remember the "EXIDE" service
station when it comes to winter stor.
age for your battery. AL. Heapy,
Delco Light Corner.
Mrs. w. E. Fowler left Tuesday
returning to her home at Portland,
Ore, after a month pleasantly spent
in visiting amongLangdon old friends.
Merriam Stephens and wife were
returning passengers Monday to
Crookston, after making a Christmas
week end visit at the John Mahon
home.
Austin McComb left Tuesday re-
turning to Winnipeg after a visit of
part of the holiday week here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. c.
McComb.
B. E. Groom and family got moved
into their new home the Nicholas
Irwin property, recently purchased,
in time to be comfortably settled for
the holidays.
Clement Tourand and sor, Frank,
were returning passengers yesterday
from Grand Forks, where Mr.. Tour
and consulted a specialist regarding
an eye trouble of long standing.
John T. Owens, the county agent,
was a returning passenger Tuesday
having spent Christmas and a two
week vacation with his home folks
in Minnesota since returning from
the big stock show in Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01

At Christmas cards of a%nnounc
ment were received at Calvin intim-
ating the marriage in Minneapolis of
Miss Lula Pouches, a former teacher
in the Calvin schools, to Mr.. Clyde
Kingzet, a young farmer residing
near Clyde.
George E, Sturm returned Saturday
from a visit over the holidays at St.
James, and other Minnesota points,
where Mrs. Sturm has been staying
while he has been looking after the
farming interests of Sturm & Price.
They are leaving here shortly for a
stay during the balance of the winter
in California.
Roy Peters is here from the Twin
Cities to spend part of the holiday
vacation with Langdon friends. He
is nowadays a travelling salesman
with a western territory, but some
few years ago was holding a position
at the Boyd department store. He
is a guest at the A. 1. Koehmsted DIT
home during his Langdon stay.
Joseph Webster, one of the better
known of the older residents of the
western part of the county and a
Langdon pioneer of the earlier days,
was last week taken from Calvin to
Devils Lake. where he will undergo
an operation for a tumor of the
stomach, 1t ia understood that an
operation will be necessary to save
his life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
DR.. E. J. Hughes
~ DENTIST
A. NJ. HOURS P.
to IL Phone 112 1
SCHULKE BLOCK

On Wednesday afternoon of next
week, January 9TH, at 3 p. m a
business meeting of the Ladies Guild
of the Presbyterian church will be
held at the home of Mrs. I'D. Milne.
AS this will he the first meeting Of
the new year it is urged that all
members attend.
Among the number that the Demo,
crat received greetings from on
Christmas Day was Mrs. Flora Nc
Leod, who since removing from Lang
don has been located at Page, N. D.
Mrs. Mcleod wrote from Paulina.
Ia. where she was enjoying the holt
days at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Ross.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
BRING YOUR FILMS. TO. =.
! Ole Opie Studio
To be developed and printed
Popular prices and quick service
We also have a line of films and Kodaks
= $3.50 FOR SALE T

Con Jordan returned Monday from
Northwood. where he left Mrs.
Jordan in a hospital with the prospect
Of having to undergo an operation for
appendicitis. -, Il, ~
Andy A. Wilson, of the Schefter
store, went to Milton to spend Christ
mas, taking Mrs. Wilson and the
family along to be guests at the Die
bel home for the day. 1r
+ &Myron O.. Brothovde and wife were
here to spend Christmas. arriving at
the home of Mrs. Robertson, the mo-
ther of Mrs. Brothevde, from Rey-
nolds on Christmas eve
Miss Susan Schwartz was a Christ.
mas Day arrival from Minot, coming
home for a short vacation visit over
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs, Frank j. Schwartz
Father Won Nicer was a Wales
visitor here Friday. He is still ex.
periencing delay in securing papers
that will give him safe journey and
return to his former home in Holland
E. M. Bennes, formerly of Wales,
was among those who sent substan:
tial greeting to US at Christ
mas He now has quite an extern
sive insurance business at Thief River
Falls, MINI.
Albert Chaput and Oliver Bcudion,
the latter a nephew, were passengers
leaving on Friday for a visit during
most Of the winter in the Province
of Quebec. They will spend most of
the time in Montreal.
Bookkeeper Johnson, of the Home
Implement Company. went to Lari-
more to spend Christmas with
friends, the former home of himself
and Mrs. johnson, who accompanied
her husband OF the trip.
Mrs. Sam Little and daughter were
Saturday arrivals at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman D.
ALERT. MIR. Little may come up
from Minneapolis for a few days
after the first of the New Year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01

Clarence Crockett arrived during
the week from his home in Saskat.
chewan and is making a visit through
the holidays with his father, N C..
Crockett and other Langdon members
of the family. He has been located
in the west for the past twenty
years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
ga Happy New Year"'

Start to-day to write it 1920.
Walhalla's post of the American
Legion put on a minstrel show as a
holiday week event.
The Calvin Times was hand set
Xmas week, owing to a breakdown
of their typesetting machine.
Miss Grace Dunford has a position
as lady assistant at the dental parlor
of DR.. E. j. Hughes in the Schulke
block.
Calvin is to have a new p. m. as
q Of the early happenings of 1920.
Editor G.. D. Arnold has rendered his
resignation.
The Sarles Advocate man has re.
'ceived his U. S. commission which
insures his holding the job for the
next four years.
Langdon City schools will re-
open on Monday after a two weeks
J vacation during the Christmas and
New Year holidays.
Harvey Center has its. first Of a
series of leap year dancing parties
tomorrow, Friday evening. They are
4 making a pretty early start on this
. leap qp year propositions. out that way.
Wales had a Xmas Night dance
which proved quite; an, out of. town
attraction 'fofa quite a number of
Langdon young people, who took adj
vantage of the late train service of
that day r as-~
Thu. K%ristjanssen, of the better
farming movement. is back in Lang.
don after the holidays to look after
). the purchase Of the surplus of our
crop of Kubanka whea. for farmers
in the Valley counties.
Munichsmade it a big double header
THE closing dance of the old year
and the grand opening new years
~ ball-only the supper hour 'interven.
ed and the floor manager saw that
they danced out of 1919 into 1920.
Wales is already planning a build
ing campaign for 1920 which will
entirely wipe out the eye sore that
the business center of the town gu.
stained by fire last fall. The
/. Improvements will be of a permanent
freproof character. 80
County Treasurur Kelland returned
Monday from Grand Forks, where q
conference was held by treasurers
from owe the state relative to the
readjusting of state taxes since the
twenty-five per cent rebate provided
for by the special session. ~;
Judge Kneeshaw was here for a
brief stay of a few hours Friday.
having Christmassed at Grand Forks
after a lengthy term of court at
Devils Lake. His mission was to ex-
tend holiday greetings before leaving
'sto join his family, who are wintering
in Southern Texas. Judge Kneeshaw
. hopes that his vacation will continue
until spring.
Hon. John Reid. one of the first
of the early pioneers to settle on the
Pembina Mountain, along the eastern
boundary of this county, writes to
have his Democrats address chang.
ed from Walhalla to usk, BIC. John
has just returned from the extra ses-
sion of the Legislature and goes out
to British Columbia, for the winter to
look after the Development of
mining and lumber interests that he
has lately invested in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-01
agnes. the new maid, can.
not be found"
GRO BE CoNTINUED.o
LIBRARY IN SMALL COMPASS
Properly Prepared, Pigeon Could
Carry Volume Of Writing Equiva-
lent to 100 Ordinary Books

For more than 1000 years carrier
pigeons have been used to- carry mes
sages when no other means slfficed,
and during the siege of Paris In 1871.
when 363 birds were sent out from the
city, one bird performed the almost
incredible feat Of carrying to the out
side world. in one trip no fewer than
10000 messages averaging 20 words
each. This was 100000 words, or the
equivalent Of five or six average
novels.
It was accomplished by means OF
microscopic photography, the message
being first printed with ordinary type
ard then photographed and rephoto-
graphed until they had been reduced
several hundred diameters. The final
photographs were taken on films or
oellicles Of collodion, each Of which.
about two inches square, contained 3D."
OnO words. A dozen of these films,
rolled up in a quill, weighed but one
twenty-eighth Of an ounce, and the mes.
sages could, Of course, be read with
a microscope, without the necessity OF
rephotographing and enlarging.
Under favorable conditions, and for
comparatively short distances, pigeons
have carried as much as three-quarters
Of an ounce. Using the photo-reduc-
ing method, it would therefore be pos
sible for a single BIRD to carry mes
ages equal in words to 40 fewer than
12O ordinary volumes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-01
CHAPTER vlII-continued.

81 cannot correct your convictions, :"
/ said. "YoU must use your best judg-
ment. You have our permission to do
anything that suggests itself to you"
You're going to brazen it OUT" he
cried.
"We are not going to do anything at
ALL | said, mot seeing any necessity
for doing anything. ] might merely
suggest to you that there are legal
provisions against bIackmail."
The quiet little man, with his no
lions of profit evaporating, suddenly
became savage and desperate.
81 can't be fooled WITH" he cried.
ST know you. You won't assail me
with a blackmail charge, because you
do not dare. l know am guilty and
can be punished unless / have real
hold on this family. | have taken the
chance that l have real hold. 1t was
not certain, but now I know it. 1t
is not enough OF a hold, but it is
enough to keep you from making trou-
bic for me, and I'll see that soon it
will be enough to make you listen to
me-"
"You may do anything you want to
do" said.
He became quiet and cunning again.
"Then, if you don't mind, I'd like to
speak to jed" he said.
/ rang for him.
When Jed came, the little shabby
lawyer became excited again and got
up out of his chair to shake his finger
at Jed.
'You are in for trouble" he said.
1--WE know what you have, and well
get it. They, don't dare stop us, and
/ want to give you notice that you are
marked. That's all. You'u be follow
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-01
one Good Time.

7 think my most embarrassing mo-
ment took place one lovely night last
summer. was engaged to be mar
rfed and decided to have one good time
with an old friend of mine. cam
celed nv Intended husbands date,
complaining of sick headache. and
went out JOY riding. I explained the
circumstances to my friend, so we de-
cided to go to a bathing beach some
distance away to take plunge in the
lake. We were having grand and
glorious time swimming and diving
when 10! who should stand on the
pier but my future husband. You
can imagine my agony when my friend
called to me, "Say, May, dive with me
once more; then we'll have lunch. =
Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-01
JED ABDUCTED.

Synopsis. - DR.. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career, becomes
resident physician and companion
of Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney is an American, a semi
invalid, old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs Sidney is a
Spanish woman, dignified and reti-
cent. Jed, the butler, acts like a
privileged member of the family.
The family has come from Monte
video, South America. Hartley
house is a fine old isolated country
place, with a murder story, a
haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry. The haunted pool" is where
Richard Dobson, son of former
owner of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very i-rst
night Doctor John fixes his door
so he can't be locked in. He meets
Isobel, daughter of the house, and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs Sidney by the wrist.
He interferes. Mrs. Sidney makes
light of it, John buys a revolver
John overhears Jed telling Mrs.
Sidney he will have his way. In
reply she says she will not hesitate
to kill him. Mrs, Sidney asks John.
to consent to the announcement Of
his engagement to Isobel. The
young people consent to the make
believe engagement. Later they
find it is to head off Jed, who
would marry Isobel. JED tries to
kill John, but the matter is
smoothed over John, though ZEN
gagged" to Isobel, conceals his love.
Mr. Sidney visits a nearby prison
and has Dobson, the murderer,
pointed out Jed tells the story of
the Dobson murder. The family go
to South America for the winter.
John is left at home, but the ''en-
gagement' is not broken. John
hears the story of a tragedy that
might have happened in Monte
video.'' The fankfy reedts7s. A
mysterious Spanish sailor appears,
Jed recognizes him and wants to
Kill him The sailor plays burglar,
Mr.. Brown, attorney for the
sailor, calls on John and makes de-
mands.