Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-08
(From MONDAYS Daily Jpt.r.Oc.,n

Judge Palmer left for Sioux Falls this
morning.
Joe Couture, Of st. John, is in the citv
buying goods.
L. S.Hyde. Grand Harbor, is visiting
the metropolis today.
w. j. Doyle, of Grand Harbor, is in
the metropolis today.
G. G. Beardsley came over from Totten
yesterday on the Minnie H.
jim Boden is in the city putting up
two binders just arrived for his use.
Moles Blake is erecting building in
the rear of the Benham house to keep
livery in.
John Doyle, brother of Ed Doyle. of
this city, is here representing st. Paul
cigar house.
Marshal Coolin has got good pound
for the poundmaster, and the streets will
he kept clear of stock in future.
Frank Adams, of Dry lake, drove into
the city this morning and says he will
NoeeatsS NuS1b Ip".
A. Messner, of st. Johns, has all the
machinery at the depot for both a'grist
and saw mill to he put up immediately.
l.. B. Richardson passed through the
city yesterday for Grand Forks. lie has
spent the last three weeks on his Moose
river cattle ranch.
There is an enormous amount of freight
arriving here every day. The regular
freight trains cannot ca rry it all and an
extra has been put on.
A special train with about one hundred
passengers came up from Park River
yesterday. ihe eXcursionists made Il
trip tn rot.rn and spent several hours in
this city.
4 hurried Democratic caucus was
held this morning at the News Office, at
which two Office seekers were present.
The town tattlcr was chairman and, as
usual did all the talking.
Peter Morris came into this city this
morning from Moose river after several
months absence. He says the Moose
river country is literally alive with
chickens, and there are good many
deer.
4 gentleman in this city received a
letter on Saturday evening from the late
Cyrus Collins brother, of New York,
stating that Cy had a paid up policy of
5000 in the New York Life Insurance
company.
DIR. Lane, accompanied by his wife,
drove into the city from Coolin to remain
a few days. The doctor says that story
of Editor Sibley cannot be true, as no
that he knows of.
Mr.. Frank Howard, who has been
paying a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Maher for some time, left for his home
at Ann Arbor. Mich, this morning. He
is delighted with this country and thinks
it has bright future.
John McDevitt brought to our sane
tum this morning stalk of corn meas
uring eight feet, and having three we'll
developed ears. The specimen is from
seven acres of corn now growing on Mr..
McDevitt's place near this city.
Andy Hope. S. l.. Wineman, f. J. Ma
deau and Mike Lynch started out on a
trip this morning to the Turtle mountain
and Moose river district. They will be
gone ten days. They ought to have
Joined the Sportsmen's club before start
ing out.
Special Land Agent Rowe has been
in the city for several days looking into
the matter of proofs before the land Of
flee. The late orders and instructions of
Commissioner Sparks has caused great
conmotion through out the Dakota land
circles.
Pendroy Bros. of Moose river, brought
in "a head of shorthorn beef cattle to this
city for market on Saturday. This is the
second shipment brought to this place
and they find it a much better market
than Bismarck, to which place they
formerly shipped. Moore & Dodd bought
the lot and say they cannot buy better
stock anywhere.
From Tuesdays Daily Inter-Ocean
w. I. Brown went down to Arvilla this
morning to remain week.
DIR. Lane and wife returned home to
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