Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-03
and he wheeled round upset ing sulky

nish him with enough staff sites to dc
business for a year. He says Lake Min
6etonka sinks into insignifi canoe COM
pared with Devils Lake.
Among the exhibits of thoroughbred
stock, i. Fl. Thursby has two of the fin
est Pollcd-Angus thoroughbreds to be
founda anywhere. He takes them to his
ranch OH the Mouse river after The Stock
Show. Navarro was calved Aug. Is, 1884,
and Minneapolis was calved Aug. Z, 1884.
They are as sleek as grease and as black
2ezcoal.
When the first cry of fire was heard
last evening some malicious person
stuck his head in the door of the Bank
of Devils Lake building, where Major.
Benham and his wife were seated eating
ice cream, and called out "its tho Benz
ham House," The major was on the
street and at the hotel in a very short
space of time.
From Saturdays Daily Inter-Ocean.
o. A.. Lane was among the Larimore
people who come up yesterday.
Towner county's boomer, Col. Sibley,
editor of the Tribune, was in attendance
at the Stock Show.
Frank Hunter, brother of G. T.. Hun
ter, came up on the train yesterday af-
ternOon.
r. Il. Noyes came up on yesterdays
train from Grand Forks; also J. II. Bar
tholomew, the brickmaker.
Catholic Services will be held Mt the
church Sunday morning July IL at 1880
Rev. Father Jerome officiating.
Mr.. +. L. Pearsall, Of Buffalo, N. Y,
nephew of Mrs. Ellis, is visiting G. c.,
Ellis and family, and says he likes this
country.
Henry Murphy bought a Holstein calf
of Col. Liggett for 800. The little fellow
was only twenty-four hours old when he
changed hands.
The "merry-go-round'' which was To-
Gated outside the fair grounds the first
two days, was brought in by it's owners
this morning II did a paying business.
The little McIsaac boy that was thrown
from a pony i'll one of the races at the
far ground on Thursday, looks as if he
had passed through Il thresher, but is
able to sit on a wagon.
Jas. Il. Reed came down from Mouse
river last evening, accompanied by Mrs.
Towner and daughter. Jim is one of
Devils Lakes old citizens, and he is u
dandy. Ask him what Il dandy is.
Lightning struck among tho $50 Mon
tana horses that are being herded east of
the city, last Thursday night, stamped
ing them and knocking one of the boys
senseless. The horses were soon round
ed up. The cowboy will be able to work
in Il few days.
A gentleman and his lady were driv-
ing round the track after the GRAND
parade, and entered into II race with a
friend who had another horse and buggy,
The first horse jumped the track near
the east end of the grand stand and broke
the shafts and harness badly.
Whilethe committee on thoroughbreds
were examining the different herds,
Messrs. Forbes. Mckelyey, Alloway and
the representative of the INTER-OCEAN
formed themselves into Il committee.
and gave the red ribbon to the Polled-
Angus, the blue to the Herefords, and
the yellow to the Holsteins.
Athigh noon today, a high lady ofcolor,
with a high hustle, passed into the fair
grounds. She had not gotten more than
two o d within the gates before the
ed that she had lost her hustle. She
did not turn to pick itup, but it was res
cucd by one of the gate keepers a min
ute or two later. Upon examination it
was found to be two copies of the North
Dakota Farmer, containing an imports
ed Berkeley COW, a Percheron stallion,
group of Shetland ponies and group of
pigs. 1t was II of the largest exhibits
OF its kind within the grounds. The cop
les OF the paper were returned to Mr.. j..
j. l1eTournean, agent 70 the Farmer.