Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-11-07
and in that time has not been east of the
Red river bat once.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke, brother and moth
er of J. J. Cooke, of this city, left for
their Kontucky home Monday. John
SAYS the folks have made a mistake; the
winters are warmer In Dakota than in
the Blue Grass state.
c. H. Tallmadge, Of Arvilla, arrived
here Friday evening with $50 head of
cattle-Polled Angus and Short Horn.
He brought them from New York state
and they will be placed on his stock
rancho at Mouse river.
The new steel cells in the jail have
been completed and are ready for use.
w. j. Christie tested them with full
line of burglar tools, which resulted in
the tools being destroyed and the steel
bars remaining intact.
ker & Johnson. Grand Forks, has an an
nouncement in this issue. Mr.. johnson
informs us that his Devils Lake trade is
increasing wonderfully. He says the
mails are full of orders of late.
| The Bank Of Devils Lake has had
printed neat release Of mortgage bear
ing the famous vignette with its "Give
the devil his due"-rather an appropriate
and pleasant way of requesting tho reg
lister Of deeds to release the mortgagor.
d. A. Moore, of McHenry county, was
in the city Wednesday on his way to
Canada to share in division Of the es-
tate of his father, who has just died. Mr..
Whore will bring his family back with
him, consisting of wife, five girls anu
two boys.
Mr.. Curtis J. Lord, for three years as
sistant postmaster at Shakopee, Minn.,
now occupies u similar position in the
Devils Lake postotfice. He is bright.
active young man and thoroughly un-
derstands the intricacies of the postal de-.
pertinent.
Tho First National bank received its
circulation from Washington Wednes-
day morning, consisting of sc, 900 In &lO
and go bills. The bills arc printed four
on sheet, and the officers of the bank
have been putting in some hard licks
cutting them apart.
\. Solberg and family have returned
from La Crosse, Wis.,, and become per.
manent residents Of Devils Lake, the
which, Mr.. Solberg says, has no equal In
the west. Mr.. s. has opened shoe shop
in Brunelle's store, and is prepared Il
take measures for and make the very
best foot gear.
The INTER-ocEAN was right last week
in predicting the marriage Of Pete w ood
The ceremony was performed In Grand
Forks and the happy couple returned
Saturday. Miss Lizzie Thoms, former.
ly of Crary, was the fortunate party OF
the second part in this instance. Pete
and his wife are being congratulated ali
around.
John F. Splcsman, one Of our pioneera
who owns fine farm about ono and a
half miles east Of this city left, Tuesday
morning for Suspension Bridge, n. Y,
to get married. He is an energetic and
industrious young man, and is worthy si
good helpmeet, which he will no doubt
get among the thousands of fair ones who
are anxious and waiting for Dakota bach.
elors to come after them.
Mr.. j. c. Kenmonth, who came here
three weeks ago from Mortified, Minn..
and was married Wednesday of last
week to Miss Lulu Slocum, by Rev. c.
$. Converse. will leave next Tuesday for
Kansas City. Miss Slocum, who had
been teaching school at Waterford,
Minn., was visiting her mother, Mrs.
Josephine Amsdcn, in this city. The
newly welded couple will visit for II few
days in Northfield on their way to Kan
sas City.