Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-06
there through the winter and holding it
down remarkably close.

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iown remarkably close.
Capt. Palmer is in the city today driv-
ing an elegant spring wagon made by J.
E. Locke & Co. Our livery men should
not send east for buggies when such good
ones can be made at home.
There was quite an exciting foot race
OH Fourth street this morning between
Mr.. Wirtz, of Grand Harbor, and John
Sieber, of this city. Johnny got left, the
Grand Harbor man almost distancing
him.
ID. N. Brown, of Newbigging ranch.
'rowner county, is in the city with his
brother, who has recently come into this
from Canada with view to To-
eating himself and sons on our fertile
soil.
J. F. Finnegan, Of st. Louis was up
here about two months ago and located
OH some land in Towner county and
went back home again, but returned
yesterday evening with his wife and
family and Will make his future home
here.
Our listW Devils Lake people who at
tended the Arlington opening was in
complete yesterday. We had great diff
ticulty in getting the names. (rhe lake
was 80 rough that we couldn't write. J
Barney Stanley, p. Kelly, Robt. Boeing
and George Stuart were among the guests
whose names were omitted.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Palmer, lately from
Fulton, Mo-, were in the city this morn
ing. They have been living on claim
near Cando for two months past. Mrs.
Palmer, who is very fine musician, left
for Minneapolis this morning to visit
relatives, but expects to return here in IL
few weeks and establish class.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: VIM. IT.
Parker, proprietor Of tho Commercial
hotel and the Brooks house, Devils Lake,
spent the past two days in tho city. This
is his first visit to the metropolis of
North Dakota. He was greatly surprised
at the size and activity of our beautiful
city, and thinks it has Il bright future.
l.. b. Richardson. of Grand Forks, ar
rived here last evening with 5 carloads OF
cattle, about 2lO rail-. He brought them
from Wilmar, Mimi, and Is taking them
up to his stock ranch on Moose river.
l.. NJ. Prouty, Mr.. Richardson's partner
i'll the cattle business, will he here Mon
day with 100 head, which he is driving
through from l.arinorc.
tFrom Fridays Daily In,"r-Cccau)
Wheat Is cents.
Thos. White, bridge contractor, is in
the city.
Harry Garbut drove up to Cando this
forenoon.
Sheriff Wagness wont over to Fort
Totten to day.
a. w. Storm drove in from Moose
river yesterday.
Ed LaRue and j. J. Bell have good
wood for sale. See adj
Mrs. Creel returned home from Mis-
souri, yesterday evening.
DR.. Ellis went to Grand Forks this
morning on land business.
ii. c. Majoribanks and Il. IL. Thursby,
of Lakota, are in the city today.
Bocing l. Dovle have placed y fine
new piano in their sample room.
i. u. Ross of tho Chicago, Milwaukee
Il ST. Paul railroad, is registered at the
Hcnham House.
Mrs. Cramsie and the sister superior
came over from Fort Tottcn on the boat
yesterday evening.
Morris Thomas took out 5000 feet of
lumber yesterday evening to Frcshwatcr
to build a graincry.
Jacob Dobmeior has been visiting the
city for couple of days. lie returned
to the Forks this morning.
Twenty-Five acres ready for crop for
flax seed to let on shares. Seed furnish
ed. Inquire ofC. w. Nash. l,dHw
Parties wishing wells bored on time
can have lG inch we'll bored and r,lrbcd
up complete for SLIGO per foot, by giving
good security. Lynn & Sicbcr. 3ltf
Johanus Lainelius Bjork was arrested
by Sheriff Wagness yesterday on war
rant sworn out by Jake Walker for cut
ting timber on his claim on Rock Island.
Tom TwifnrI came over from Fort
Totten yesterday and returned this
morning. He has his government con-
tract more than half completed and will
have the schoolhousc ready to occupy
about July |.
Chauncy McTaggart is planting trees
on tree claim near Mapcs. His paint
lug business is left in charge ofhis broth
err. The ground is very dry near Mapcs
and it is quite long job setting out five
acres of trees.
Division Superintendent Guthrie and
Chas. II. Benedict, private secretary for
President Hill of the NJ. d. NJ. road, came
up last night and returned this morning.
They took short drive about the colln-
try. Mr.. Benedict is on a vacation.
900
That Prize Wheat.
dakota was awarded the first prem
ium on wheat at the Now Orleans expo-
This item has been published
and is now being published in all the
papers, but none OF them tell what part
of Dakota the wheat was raised in. Da-
kota is 400 miles long and 300 wide, but
the bushel Of wheat that took the prize
was raised at the Turtle mountain, in
Bottineau county, and the Turtle noun
tain and Rottinaau cnuutv are in N,.th