Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-07-18
Fifth street-a much needed improve

Fifth street-a much needed improve
ment.
A. J. stade, of Grand Harbor, is in the
city today.
]. A. Locke, of Freshwater, is in the
city today.
Who will fill the cisterns so as to be in
shape for fire?
B. F. Barney left here on the train this
morning for st. Paul.
The walls of the Budde brick block
are nearly completed.
New potatoes are late putting in an ap.
pearance in our market.
Commissioner Barton drove into the
metropolis this morning.
Frank Bartlett, of Bartlett, made tlv.
ing visit to this city yesterday.
F. w. Gibbons, of St. Paul, spent last
night in the city selling groceries.
w. f. Hunt, the Odessa farmer, was
in the city to day wearing broad smile,
He's glad it's boy.
William Andrus, of Battle Creek.
Mich, and an old friend of o. b. Corsett,
is in the city and will remain a week or
ten days.
Capt. John Wander Horck, of Minne-
apolis, an old friend of Col. Uline, came
up yesterday and went to Totten today
on a visit.
Several loads of lumber left here this
morning for the erection of farm dwell
ings near o. B. Corsett's homestead in
Towner county.
L. b. Richardson, Jr., came up from
Grand Forks last evening and went to
Moose river this morning to inspect the
Richardson-Pr Prouty cattle rancho.
the Continental Insurance company of
New York, was hung in the office of Ea-
ton Il Higbee last evening. 1t is a
handsome document.
o. B. Corsett drove in from his farm
last evening. He says the storm was
very slight at his place on Saturday, but
seemed to get heavier the further east it
came. as 1t blew a regular gale at DR..
Lanes. on the coulee.
The Democratic drowning committee
succeeded in getting Receiver Whipplc
on board the Lulu this afternoon. After
the federal officials are drowned the COM
mittee propose giving the McGee- News
Democrat outfit sail.
James A. Small, postoffice inspector,
arrived yesterday by way of Totten and
went east this morning. Since his visit
here year ago he has been from ocean
to ocean and made investigations at
points in Texas and New Mexico.
From Wednesdays Daily Inter-Occan
The commissioners are in session to-
day.
Sheriff German, of Towner county. is
in the city today.
Deputy Collector w. ii. Kirk left for
Bottineau this afternoon.
John w. Maher and Mr.. Howard have
gone to Turtle mountain.
$. l.. Wineman sent out lumber to his
farm today to build large grainary.
l.. b. Richardson and son left this
morning for their stock rancho on Moose
river.
Rev. Arthur B. Wilkes, of the theolog-
ical school in Oberlin, o., is visiting his
sister, Mrs. A. b. Bennett, of this city.
Ed Graham. the ,jewcler, went out to
his homestead with load of lumber this
afternoon to build an addition to his
house.
VIC Bennett. son of Capt. Bennett, of
We acknowledge call from the youn.
gentleman.
Are the boys in blue who are lcserting
showing the white feather because the
noble red man in Montana is preparing
for the warpath?
Some Of orr squattcr citizens are very
much excited over the notification to re-
move their shacks of the railroad land
south of the track.
Capt. George NJ. Farnhan, northwest
ern travelling agent for the New York
and Erie railroad. came into the city last
night and left this morning on the train
for Winnipeg.
Pat Kelly, Of Tracy, is in the city to-
day. He says crops are looking well in
his part of the county and there are a
great many people taking up land be-
tween Tracy and Freshwater.
Tom Twiford, VIM. Oswald, Martin
McCollnm and Parson Stuart returned
from Grand Forks yesterday evening,
satisfied that there is just as much fun
here and a little more business.
A travelling salesman tried hard to sell
w. q. StoughtOn some ladies' hosiery,
but he did not succeed. Mr.. Stoughton
said it was an insult to our ladies to offer
such sizes; that they might he worn in
st. Louis but not here.
When the Minnie II. was about one
mile from the dock this morning on her
way to the Fort the barge she was towing
broke away which necessitated consider
able delay in turning around and pick
ing the barge up again before it was
blown ashore.
The marshal has completed the cross
walk on the north side'Of Fifth street
across Kelly avenue and is repairing the
one on the south side. Every person can
go to church now on Sunday without
wading through mud There are some
who live near the church who would re-