Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-05-02

family are to benefit by it, we are glad
for their sake.
Mrs. T. L. Twiford gave whist party
Tuesday evening. There were present
the Misses Alexander, Houghland, Uline
and Caldwell and Mrs. Burdick, and
Messrs Thompson, Council, Leach,
Stoughton, Wilder and Williams. Sid
ney Thompson appropriated the gentle
mans prize and the hostess got the
lady's favor.
Jameson broke Jail again last night
picking through the masonry in the east
side and north end. The sheriff cannot
understand how he got out through the
iron railing as everything is in the same
condition this morning as it was yester-
day evening when he locked him in.
The iron rail door was locked and not
even bar seems bent; he must have got
assistance from the outside, no doubt
from the same party who helped him out
before. He also says that this party
rarely visits the vicinity of the jail, but
has been seen twice there and each time
"thS Vic udS UolOTc JuI116SOn DcOkG out.
From Thursdays Daily Inter Ocean)
Rev. c. S. Converse is building barn.
Judge O'Brien returned from St, Paul
yesterday evening.
Rasmus Johnson's building is finish
ed, except the front.
Paul Deidrickson went down to his
farm at Bartlett today.
Sam Davis is employed rs night clerk
at the Lakeview hotel.
L. Grant is turning out the defences
for the trees planted Arbor Day.
County Assessor Reed and family have
moved into Mr. Saunders house.
Lee Bros have put up very large and
handsome awning on the front Of their
store.
P. l.. Clarity, travelling auditor of the
st. P. NJ. & NJ, arrived in the city last
evening.
George 7. 1nkster came in from Moose
river this afternoon, and reports the
country all in blossom.
Fl. NJ. Heath, route agent of the Am
erican Express company, was in the city
today paying his friends visit.
Jno. McDevitt has imported IL number
Of evergreen trees, pine and spruce to
plant on his farm at Poplar Grove.
William Doll has been spending tho
winter in Illinois, but OH his return hero
yesterday evening said there is 10 place
like Dakota.
Major Benham thought he was enter
tanning duke in disguise last evening"
1t was cruel to disabuse his mind and
destroy his castles in the air.
Commissioners Rumney, Barton and
Creel drove out to Freshwater and De-
Groat today to inspect the county in re-
gard to repairing and locating bridges.
The contract to remove the Odd Eel
lows hall has been let to Johnson Bros.
of Grand Forks. They will commence
in about ten days to bring it down to
Kelly avenue, where it will be placed on
the lot bought for that purpose.
If the occupants and owners of build
ings on block % do not clean up their
backyards and remove all the lose hay
and other combustible matter they will
probably awaken some night to the
noise of the fire alarm. There is to much
hay scattered around for the safety Of this
city and it should be removed ut once.
Lynn Il Elliot returned from LAX ota
this morning and will go back in week
to bore several wells they have contract
ed for. They say the Lakota citizens
wish they had n nice large lake to show
the Vermont gentlemen when they come
here again. The only lakes the Lako-
tians have are on the streets, which are
almost iInpassable.
From Fridays Daily Inter-Ocsan)