Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-02-07
NORTH SHORE NOTES,

| Tuesday.
The Siftings says Mrs. Hackett is
slowly failing.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pitcher, Jan.
25, daughter.
Commissioner Rumney returned from
St. Paul Saturday.
Major Cramsie and Mr.. Dobson were
in town Wednesday.
Found, small pocket book with sum
of money. Call at this Office.
The county treasurer's safe has been
removed to Mr.. Maher's Office.
The club party Tuesday evening was
we'll attended and all had good time.
Major Benham has leased the rink for
the grand masquerade February Oath.
w. G. Stoughton writes friend that
he is in New Orleans having a pleasant
| time.
A patent has issued and been received
at the land office in this city for 10 acres
of the townsite of Cando.
Major Bacon and Capt. Nolan came
over from Fort Totten Tuesday in the
government SCHOONER"
The Rev. Mr.. Yost will preach tomor-
row morning and evening in the school
house. Sunday school at 8.
V. B. Noble has been appointed Z. S.
court commissioner for the district of
Oak ota, vice John w. Bennett.
Patrick Kelly has been appointed post
master at Tracy, the first station east of
Devils Lake. Pat is Democrat.
The first polo race will take place at
the rink this evening. There will be
some ground and lofty tumbling.
Capt. Herman returned Tuesday. He
has come to make the necessary arrange
ments for this seasons lake traffic.
The Hon. H. w. Lord has the thanks
Of the lNTER-OCEAN for volume 2, part
3, of the official records of the war of the
rebellion.
Arrangements have been made for a
complete outfit of masks for the big ball
and they will be on sale at Bennett Bros
in few days.
Miss Josie Lipe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. d. Lipe, arrived from Minne-
apolis Tuesday and 10 visit her parents
near this city.
NJ. d. Flint, Of Minnewaukan, spent
most Of the week in town. We have
always had suspicion that NJ. D. would
like to live in Devils Lake.
John d. Ratson, northwestern agent of
tho William Deeriny Co., was in town
yesterday, and is greatly pleased with
the promptness with which collections
arc coming in
a terror will he interested in knowing
that Monday the weather was so mild
the doors had to be opened in tho county
commissioners room.
Mr.. Field, junior member of the firm
Of Peck 4 Field, Fort Totten, was il,
town yesterday and bought tho first copy
Of the 1SrER-OcEAN's pamphlet. He
says "timcs are looking up.''
Siftings: r. r. Wise forwarded a we'll
signed petition to the Legislature
Wednesday protesting against the pro-
posed distiguring Of the geographical
boundaries of Benson county.
The policy of the "snide" agent or
ranvasscr is to wait upon business men
and request their names to help him
push his ''enterprise.' One Of these
cheeky and transient individuals has
been ''doing" this city of late.
Every business man mentioned on the
twcnty-fourth page of our pamphlet.
issued this morning, should buy from 25
% 100 of them and send them away. The
lime is short. immigration will COM
mence in a month or six weeks.
Photographer Blackburn was in the
ity Thursday taking views. He turned
his camera on the ISTER-OcEAS block,
md cut of 1t is to ornament our letter
heads. The News is also to be congrat-
ulated upon having a fresh supply Of
views"
P. Kelley, railroad agent, left yester-
day morning for his old home in Mon
treal, and will be away about three weeks
Pat expects to organize q colony to come
to this part of great and glorious Oak ota
II. S. Leach will fill the position ofagent
during Mr.. Kelley's absence.
Will Campbell left Thursday for De-
troit, Mich, which place is to be his
future home. His many friends in this
region seriously regret his departure.
Mr. Campbell was one of the early pio-
neers of Devils Lake, and passed
through enough hardships to entitle him
to life residence. He will say many
good words for Dakota.
J. B. Sinclair one of the prominent
residents of the Turtle mountain coun-
try, was in the city over Sunday on his
way to Ottawa, Ont. Mr.. Sinclair
ordered supply Of the ISTER-OcEAS
pamphlet to distribute among his friends.
Every citizen of the Devils Lake region
should send one of these pamphlets to
each of his friends in the east.
''The Great Devils Lake Region"
The lSTER-OcEAS's pamphlet will be
ready this morning. 1t contains many
interesting facts which. while they can
not of course be new to the people Of
this part Of Dakota, will command the
earnest attention of thousands Of people
abroad. About everything to be said of
Northern Dakota can be found in it in
a brief way. 1t IS a comnact little vol.