Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07

John Shepard.
From Thursdays Daily Inter ocean)
Have the DAILY ISrER-OcEAN left at
your door; so cents per month.
T. c. Lapham, from north Of Sweet
water, was in town yesterday.
Capt. P. P. Parker, of Cando, left this
morning for Missouri on short visit.
Mrs. Ed Carey and Miss Blanchard
came up last evening from Crookston.
Mr.. Coykendal and his son Frank, of
Sweetwater, were in the city yesterday.
w. n. Steele, c. Aultman's North Da-
kota agent, came up on this evening s
train.
Council & Eaton state that business is
improving. They made profitable sale
today.
w. D. Mann, the Minnewaukan drug
gist, came over from the west end this
morning.
A certain young law student was not
married last evening, as dame rumor
had 1t reported on the treets this morn
ing, but appearances are very much
against him.
a few Democrats celebrated inaugural
ton in their usual way. THE city editor
is responsible for this
Plats came in today for towns 100, l6l
and 1852, range 81; also l59, 100 and l6l,
SO, and l5S, l59 ard lGO, IS.
Dennis Shehan and wife came down
from Cando yesterday on their way to
Larimore to visit relatives.
Another slight fall of snow, just to re-
mind lis that Old Winter loves to linger
in the warm lap Of Young Spring.
Mr.. Dobson, of Fort Totten, reports
seeding at Turtle mountain. One man
had seven acres Of wheat dragged.
Messrs. Corsett, Percival, Christie,
Bennett and Ellis, who went to Lari-
moro on Masonic business. returned
home this evening.
Major Benham returned from st. Paul
yesterday, and looked so happy that we
might almost expect reduction in the
price of meal tickets.
One ofour county commissioners cred
its the DAILY 1NTER-O OCEAN with lots of
enterprise for getting the news of the in
auguration from Washington.
Judge Noble, Judge O'Bricn and Dis
trict Attorney Morgan were present yes
,terday afternoon whom the first copy of
the DAILY INTER-OcEAN came from the
press.
J We learp~ J. A. Burnett will build
a two5story brick, 24xso feet, just back
ots6e North Shore bank. No hotter evil
dence of confidence in the future of Dev-
lis Lake can be shown.
1t is quite evident that the Sportsmen's
club mean business, Judging from the
number of witnesses subpnnaed to tes.
tify against the two parties arrested for
violating the fishing laws.
R. L. Cleveland came up from Lari-
moro yesterday and says seeding has
cophenced in the Elk valley. Percival
nd Storms land east Of this city is in
good condition for the drag.
Tom Twiford wishes he had telephone
connection with the business houses, so
that he could order his goods. He is SO
busy that he cannot find time to run
after everything, and laborers command
high premium here at present.
Mike Coburn's team in lacking up to
saloon this afternoon lost their balance
and fell to the ground. The exertions OF
the by-standers in raising it drew a
large crowd. No damage done.
Coroner Zunich reports business very
dull in his line, but will hold office
longer than either of his elected or ap-
pointed predecessors. He wants >his
jurisdiction extended owe 9r IlliDpis, Iowa
and Wisconsin, where people perish in
billiards..
The following representative Mason
Of this city took the train for Larimore
this morning and will meet with the
lodge in that city tonight: O. B. Corsett
John A Percival, B. J. Mcintyre, W. J.
Christie, L. Council, a. Roberts, C. C.
Ellis, A. B. Bennett.
Dick Sutter and Moore Campbell en-
gagged in roaring race at the rink last
night. They are both amateurs and
came near tearing the building down.
1~11 os% $l- H. t,1
heard the noise yelled fire. Sutter won,
but is terribly disfgured.
Tuesdays election in the town OF
Freshwater resulted as follows: Super
visors-David Duncan (chairman), Ed
Lohnes and William Haig; clerk, Frank
Coykendall; treasurer, F. Chisholm;
assessor, Fred Ayrst; justices, John
Haughn and George Granger; constables
Albert Raisch and Frank Adams; over
seer Of highways, Thos. Sullivan.
David Hoover, of Grand Harbor, got
back yesterday from Pennsylvania
where he went few months ago. Mr..
Hoover states that everybody he saw
was inquiring about Dakota, and he is
quite certain the emigration to this re-
gion from the Keystone state, as we'll as
from parts of Ohio he visited, will be very
large.
Mr.. and Miss Ballou's progressive
euchre party last evening was delight
full affair. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Kel-
ley, Miss Terry, Miss Hougland, Miss
Saunders, Messrs. Howard, Wilder and
Stoughton. The badges of honor were
presented to Mr.. G. w. Kelley and Miss