Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-09-19

Fergus Fails Thursday morning.
DIR. Drabelle, of Fort Totten, returned
last Saturday from his eastern trip.
Will E. Worden, the fancy skater,
came up on Saturdays train from Fargo.
Chas. Currier has threshed 26O acres of
wheat that averaged 25 bushels per acre,
DIR. Camp left here yesterday morning
for Iowa. He will be gone abouta week.
Harris celebrated Nickle Plate Shows
VIII arrive this evening and exhibit here
Monday.
James E. Reed, wife and son arrived
in the city from Newport Wednesday
evening.
Kelly Bros, of De Groat, threshed 265
acres of wheat that averaged 30 bushels
to the acre.
Miss Edith Cooke went to G rand Forks
on Monday morning TO attend school for
| the winter.
Parson Stuart went to Bismarck this
| morning as a witness on IL liquor case
! for the government.
). III. Ehle, representing the wholesale
house OF Raworth a. Co., Fargo, was in
he city over Sunday.
Johannes Oleson, brother of Ole OLE
son, of this city, died Saturday last of
brain fever, aged % years.
Hunter & Bennett have an immense
line and large assortment of wall pa
also schnnI .
Lieut.. Roach, wife and son, DIR. De
Loire and wife and Lieut.. Russell, of
the Fort, were in the city last Saturday.
The Presbyterian church has been
carpeted and now chairs put in, all
through the efforts of the Ladies' Aid so
ciely.
Mrs. j. e. Klein, Mrs. Chas. Foster
! aha Miss Lena Miller arrived in this
| city on Thursday evening from Minne-
! apolis
Mrs. McCollum and her son Harry
arrived home on Monday evening. much
pleased with their visit to her old home
| in Minnesota.
10 MIR. and Mrs. Robt. Ferguson, Sept.
IA, daughter, weighing eleven pounds.
Congratulations have been pouring in
| thick and fast
Mrs. Washburn and Mrs. Horton, OF
| Minnesota, have been visiting Mrs.
Clark for few weeks and returned home
| on Tuesday morning.
}. B. Kent, of Freshwater. had only 30
acres sowed in wheat this year; 23 acres
OF it averaged 90 bushels per acre and 10
| acres of it went - to the acre
There is good sidewalk from Kelly
| avenue at the Benham house to the
church now, and every person can get
there without soiling their boots.
Mrs. Il. T. Conklin. who has been here
most of the summer visiting her sister,
Mrs. w. Il. Pattin, left for her home at
Ithaca, n. V, Wednesday morning.
Ralph Howard killed half ia dozen gem
uine barc-legged prairie chickens yes
terday morning. Mr.. Howard has the
| thanks of the ISTER-OcEAS for two of
the same.
Burdettc Thayer, county attorney Of
Fillmore county, Mimi, came up to this
city last week and spenta few days look
ing the country over. He left for home
| Tuesday morning.
| Mrs. o. +. Spencer and her sister were
in the city Thursday. Mrs. S. Informed
US that her husband had just finished
threshing his crop Of 1000 bushels Of
wheat und 1000 of oats.
D. c. Griffin, formerly in the merchan-
dising business in Jamestown, spent
Thursday and Friday in this city with a
view to opening a store here. He ex-
pects'to return next week.
James Cassidy was marched before
Justice Pattin last Saturday by. Marshal
Garbutt and pleaded guilty to charge of
drunkenness and disorderlv conduct.
He was fined 81. which he paid.
| J. L. Nichols, local agent for David
Dows Jr. IL Co., grain commission mer-
chants at Duluth, has an announcement
in this issue of the ISrER-OcEAN that
will be of interest to the farmers.
VIM. Brunette, a merchant of Dunseith,
has concluded to go into business in this
city, and has rented the Chaumette build
ing on Fourth street, where he will put
in stock of general merchandise.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nj. Pcrcival, father
and mother Of Messrs. J. 4. and G. n.
Percival. of this city, arrived here Mon
day from their home at st. AlbaIs, VT,
and will visit here for several days.
w. T.. Hunt came up from his Odessa
farm Thursday. He had thrcshed 1900
bushels of wheat up to that date, OH
which he has a guaranty of No. hard
grade. His yield was twcnty-four bush
els to the acre.
| Dan Regan, of Freshwatcr, while feed
ing threshing mill on w. II. Otis farm,
got his right hand badly cut with
hatchot in the hands of the band cutter,
ON Tuesday. He came into the city and
| DIR. O. DOnnell dressed it.
y. f. Worthington, member of con-
J gress from The Peoria district, accom-