Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-01
NORTH SHORE NOTES.
Gtom Saturdays Daily Inter oooa,

Qrom Saturdays Daily Inter-Ocean.
David and Sandy Coolin came in from
Moose river last night.
U. 8. District Attorney Murphy and
sister returned to Fargo this morning.
A great many Of our visitors went on
the Minnie II. to Fort Totten this morn
ing.
E. E. Dill came in on yesterday even
ing's train with two car loads of live
stock.
Jas. Elton, D. w. Ensign and A. O.
Whtpple returned from Fargo yesterday
evening.
%. r. Corset was in the city Yesterday
and returned home to his Towner county
farm this morning.
Mrs. Lemay, wife of the Bottineau
county sheriff, left this morning for Min
nesota to visit friends.
G. Bernhardt and bride, of Little Falls,
Mim., came down from Turtle noun
tain yesterday and left for home this
morRing.
Frank P. Dwyer, travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago Il Grand Trunk
railroad, was registered at the Benham
last night.
0. F. Perkins, a prominent attorney
of Northfield, Minn., is spending few
days in town, the guest of his old part
ner, A. o. Whipple.
A gentleman visiting this region, after
investigating for himself, writes this to
one ofthe dear boys" back east: "Wheat
through this entire country will proba-
bly, average IS bushels to the acre, and l
have just caught pickerel that weighs
Sc pounds
John McCune was in from Towner
county today preparing for harvesting.
He took out four new Mccormick self
binders and two new wagons. He also
had four other wagons loaded up with
machinery and stuff for his farm. Jack
is rustler, and has every prospect of a
large crop of wheat, which he intends to
draw into this city this fall.
j. r. Plummer, of Brattleboro, VT,
and J. H. Meritield, of the Vermont Loan
and Trust Co., Grand Forks, came up
yesterday and returned this morning.
The gentlemen were not only surprised
with the exceptional growth and vigor
of our town, but we're decidedly inn
pressed with the character and proper
tions of last evenings memorial service.
Mr.. Carson, agent of the Northern Pa
cific at Minnewaukan, stated to gentle
man yesterday that in the future all
freight for that country will hereafter
be shipped by way of this city, as the
Northern Pacific people absolutely refuse
to receive freight until their fight with
the construction company is over with.
When the war will end cannot he deter
mined.
Miss Ethel Moore celebrated her
twelfth birthday last evening by enter
tanning number ofyoung friends. Those
present were Edith Cook, Nellie Brain
ard, Blanche Percival, Florence Lis
comb and Fannie Simrall; Will and Bar
tow simrall, Everett Cole, Louis Daven-
port and Ralph Burdick. Refreshments
were served at 9o'clock and to which the
young folks did ample Justice.
JOS. Kent, our former night watch
man here, is in the city today. He says
his neighborhood east of Freshwater is
infested with thieves. His shack was
recently broken open and trunk rified
OF its contents. A neighbor of his had
his shack broken and over $40 in cash
and considerable other property stolen.
Joe says he will reward any person well
who will give information that will lead
to the conviction of the party or parties.
(Erom MondaY's Daily Intar- -Ocaanl