Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-04-25

started in business at Portage la Prairie,
west of Winnipeg, but he says this coun-
try is the best for poor man to make Il
living in. He will engage in the
saddlery business, and expects large
stock in next week.
Hrom Wednesdays Daily Inter.OceanJ
Major Stansbury left OH this mornings
train for st. Paul.
Hunter & Bennett have hung new cur.
tains in the windows Of the postoffics.
The buffalo bone business has opened
up again. Several loads arrived today
H. H. Barr returned yesterday from
Brookville, Pa. A number of his friends
will follow.
J. L. Landers, Of Gardner, Dakota,
arrived yesterday with carload of stock
and movables.
Emmett Pew drove in from Cando
yesterday evening and will return with
couple of1oads of seed wheat.
j. F. Tibbets, of Minneapolis, arrived
in the city last evening and is supplying
our business men with awnings.
q. B. Corsett received two elegant
looking young bear skins today that he
bought while out at his farm near st.
Johns.
Sam Dodd returned from Minnesota
yesterday and left for Fort Totten at day.
light this morning to bid on fresh beef
contract
! f. G. Graham, the jeweler, in jumping
from wagon broke one of the second
bones of his leg. He is laid up at his
farm near this city.
| J. s. Sinclair, Of Toronto, arrived here
yesterday evening. He owns large
farm between Mapes and Lakota and has
| large part of it seeded now.
From Thursdays Daily Inter Ocean.)
The stone mason work is in progress
on the Mackay and Budde buildings.
William Moore arrived here with one
car load of stock and movables ycster-
day.
Judge O'Brien went to st. Paul this
/
days.
| A sidewalk is being laid along the
north side Of Fifth from Kelly avenue
west.
| Miss Kittie Moran went to Bartlett to-
day to spend few days on her claim
near there.
Frank Palmer has been awarded the
contract for wagon transportation from
Bartlett to Fort Totten.
! c. NJ. Fisher, of st. Paul, and H. 8
Hyatt, of Wahpeton, arrived in the city
on Yesterday evenings tram.
A half breed brigade from Turtle
mountain drove in with their one horse
carts for their government rations.
T. L. Twiford has engaged I. T. Ben
ham for foreman on the mason work OF
the government school house, Fort Tot
ten.
Messrs. Fisher and Hyatt who were
in this city few weeks ago looking
over the situation, came up again yester-
| day.
Coroner Zunich wants to know ifthere
Is good life insurance company in the
city, as his business is getting more
/ hazardous every day.
Mr.. Whaley, representing the well
known cigar house of Verplanck Bros,
st. Paul, is In the city supplying his
numerous customers.
Charles Schooner, John Kane and A.
Miller arrived yesterday with three car
loads of stock and movables and will
take them out to Dry lake.
| e.. G. Marks and Miss Jennie Judd
were united in holy natrirnony last
evening at the residence of the brides
father by the Rev. c. s. Converse.
NJ Gullicksen, of Grand Forks, is in
the city and will take trip through the
country for the purpose of selecting
lands for large Norwegian colony.
Alexander Cowan, father Of Justice
Cowan, Grand Harbor, arrived here last
night with his family from Goderich,
Ontario, and will make this place his
future home.
| c. C. Ellis received telegram of his
fathers death yesterday at Buffalo, n.
", at the age of 83. He was man of
remarkable activity and did business
until two months ago.
| Frank Palmer has purchased the ma
terial for his hotel and will transport it
across the lake by boat as soon az navi-
CATION opens, which will be by the mid
die of May. The hotel will be finished
by the first of July.
Rev. Mr.. Converse has received $50
from the Sunday school at Little Falls,
n. Y, which will be applied to furnish
ing the church here. 1t was through the
energy Of lady formerly of this city
that this money was obtained.
Two days ago dog appeared at Ed
Poole's farm showing symptoms Of mad
ness. He was killed at the time. Two
heifers have since died that were bitten
by the dog under circumstances that
would indicate that they were mad also.
(From Fridays Daily Inter- -Ocssn)
Wheat 72 cents.
Jas. E. Reed left this morning for
Moose River.
Chauncey McTaggart is painting the
engine house today.
NJ. D. Flint came over from Minne-
waukan yesterday evening.
Finest assortment of rubber combs