Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-22
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ID. d. Garvey. of Boden, is in the city
buying Il harvester. He says the farmers
are all busy cntting grain III his district.
Commissioner Rumney came up from
his Odessa farm this morning. He fin
ished cutting his l0U acre wheat patch
last night.
Mrs. Leach, mother of \. II. Leach, of
the Bank of Devils Lake. and Ferry
Leach, his brother. arrived last evening
from Detroit, Mich.
w. c. Whiteman, connected with the
st. Paul newspapers, came up yesterday
and went to the Fort TODAY. Mr.. White
man is an old friend of Banker Rolfe, of
Minnewaukan.
There arc two good, strong steel bank
vaults in town, and Mr.. Mctzner. who
has lost $500 in gold which he kept in a
valise in his shack, should have deposit
ed in one Of them.
j. l.. Graft, reporter for the Chicago
and st. Louis press, was one of our Wis
itors this morning. He was guest at
the Fort yesterday and is overioyed with
the delightful time he had. MIR. Crafts
home is at Centralia, Ill.
w. Il. Page, state agent of the Under
writer's Insurance company, and Otto l..
Greeley, of the Phenix Insurance COM
panv, are in the city establishing rates.
The Underwriters has concluded to close
up business and withdraw from the Ter
ritory.
Mrs. Finslcy and Miss Butler, school
teachers of Minneapolis, have been on
an exploring expedition through this
country as far west as the Turtle noun
tain in tho interests of botany and have
found some very rare plants and flowers
on the prairies and around the lake.
Ole Serumgard and l. l.. Shelley re-
turned today from trip to the Turtle
mountain. They went across the line to
have Il look ut the Canadian side, but did
not stay long, as breathing seemed to he
harder there. They did not feel as free
as on Dakota soil and are quite satisfied
to remain under the stars and stripes.
Rev. c. S. Converse returned last even
ing from Jamestown, where he went to
attend meeting of prominent North
Dakota Presbyterians. The purpose OF
the meeting was to discuss tho question
of a location for Presbyterian college
Devils Lake should have this college
but jamestown offers Il site and O,00O
so they will probably take the cake.
Rev. Mr.. Griffith, of jamestown, camt
over in the Minnie ii. from Minncwau-
kan yesterday. He is getting up an ex-
cursiOn in the interests of the NJ. T..
church of jamestown. to arrive at Min,
ncwaukan about the 10th of September
and take the boat from there 10 Fort Tot
ten. He would like to make this point
ut the same time, but thinks there will
not be sufficient time.
DR.. George L.. Marion, 81 Paris phvsi-
clan, has been looking over the country
for few days with the intention OF
locating here. He has been all around
him, as the country is altogether too
healthy, and has decided not to locate
here, but will remain IL fcw days hunt
ing and then return east, where there arc
larger fields for the practice of medicine.
| (From Fridays Daily Intcr-Occan)
Wheat 80 cents.
i w J Carver, of Dry lake. is in the city
today.
w. w. Flynn, of Jerusalem, is in the
metropolis today.
The finest display Of toilet soaps in Tic
city at Carpenter Il MaIoncy's.
Oily Rawson has better luck shooting
when he has lammcrless gun.
j. +. COwan, of Grand Iiarbor, drove
into the metropolis this morning.
Mrs. McCoium and some lady friends
went over tho lake on the Minnie II. to-
day.
Ed Poole went to Moose river this
morning with load Of lumber and pro-
visions.
Towner county, drove into the metron-
oils today.
J. A. Locke. Ed I.oIncs, Fred Ayerst
and Rory McRae, ali of Fresllwater, are
in the metropolis today.
J.. Il. Richardson, of Grand Forks,
came up on the train last evening and re-
turned home this morning.
Sam Dodd took a whrI around the
streets this afternoon with his flyer
Nellie Garbut and running mate.
Carpenter d MalOncy have placed al
elegant mirror in their prescription
stand and have also invested in a large
fire proof safe.
If you are troubled with flies just cal
at Carpenter e. Maloney's and buy some
sticky fly paper or the golden fly plate
Only five cents.
II. w. Hill and WI. Christie and wife
returned yesterday evening from Their
trip to Turtle mountain, all slightly
changed in complexion.
Mrs. Hoehandle, squaw and wife OF
helper IN the blacksmith shop at Fort
Totten, dropped dead while splitting
wood about o'clock on Wednesday
evening. 1t is supposed she burst blood
vessel.
Wheat ought to bring more than 6;
cents bushel when there are so many
competitors for it. Agents are arriving
every night on the train from Duluth
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