Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-18
ECHOES,
Notes of News from Our North.
western Nelghbors.

visit.
Frank Marcoe is getting along better
than was expected a week or so ago His
leg is beginning to heal and it is hoped
he will soon be out again.
The nearest brewery now is at Grand
Forks, 100 miles away. There is plenty
of room for such a business, and Churchs
Ferry offers advantages that can be found
at no other place in this region of Dakota.
1t is reported that arrangements are
now being made for the plating of a
town on land belonging to George Lowe,
in section "a, this township. The town
would be about seven miles southeast of
here and half way to Grand Harbor.
The new proof blanks now in use in
the land Office are formidable affairs, the
claimant being compelled 10 answer some
fifty questions and witnesses nearly as
many. Whoever got these blanks up
would have taken high honors at inqui-
sition councils in the dark ages.
Postmaster Church has received notice
that, beginning with the 18th inst, a tri-
weekly mail from Fort Totem, via jack
son will be sent to this place. This means
that hereafter q letter directed to Minne-
waukan will be only two days in transit
instead OF from one to two weeks, as was
formerly the custom. \. daily mail from
The east should be the 9 change made.
The Towner County Tribune reports
that u party of surveyors called at the
p%ostof1ice at that place and ordered their
mail forwarded to Mapes. They came
from the direction of Turtle mountain.
1t is supposed they are in the employ of
the Northern Pacific and are running
lines to be used in the extension of the
Sanborn, Cooperstown & Turtle Noun
tain branch, the present terminus of the
line being at Cooperstown, Griggs coun-
ty. Such a Dad would tap the east and
north portions OF Ramsey county ana
would open up a largo amount Of fine
land that is now 80 far from market that
it Is not profitable to cultivate.
Turtle Mountain Times.
. Things are beginning to look up III Ro-
lette county. Treasurer Hesketh i'm
forms us he accepts county warrants at
par in payment of taxes. But a short
T. It. Tillotson, Of st. John, spent sew
eral days here the past week on business
and in a vain endeavor to find out who
voted for him in the ''late unpleasant
ness" He called at the Times Office sew
eral times. and really manifested a de-
sire to reform his evil ways. This is no
joke.
The Manitoba road announces through
General Manager Marvel and General
Passenger Agent Warren, in a card to
the INrER-OcEAS, that the track will be
LAID on the Bottineau branch early next
spring. They state that it would have
been laid this fall but for their inability
to procure rails. This assurance should
be sufficient, and guarantees US a grain
market and shipping point within a very
few miles. Farmers should make a note
of this and get in a full crop nextspring.
Dunseith Herald.
l.. +. Farrell has driven his flock of
sheep to the Mouse river for wintering.
4 report is atloat that Tillotson will
soon move his office into Dunseith and
the county seat will follow.
The Sabbath school is rapidly lncreas-
ing in attendance and interest. Last
Sunday twenty-nine were present.
Mr.. V. Ullery returned from the east
last Sunday. He reports hat the ma
chinery for the flour mill is ready AT
Minneapolis for shipment and will be
forwarded in a short time to Dunseith.
John Mullet drove into town Monday
from st. John and received a hearty
greeting from our boys with their o n
CALCULATIONS to be about again. We take
pleasure in announcing that Mullet has
fully recovered from his recent illness
and the wounds are nicely healed.
Bntt,ncau Pioneer.
New postot1ice established at Willow
City, and It's name is McRae.
Business Lively, hotels full, and the
joyful sound of the hammer is heard on
the housetops.
The Rev. Mr.. Burr has been doing 8
brisk business in the marriage line. His
1851 Z ~ l1h IL was lSA lAlCu "
the 5th inst, at the house Of Mr.. Frank
May, and the happy actors on the occa'
siod were Miss Virginia LcMay and Mr.
John Cassidy. Congratulations are here
by extended to John II Virginia.
Willard Leader.
During the storm of Monday nighS
Nov. -, about 1000 head of cattle strayed
away from j. \. Mrkav'S ranch in the
sandhills ten miles southeast of Willard
This immense herd of stock belonged tt
four owners, viz: John Mckelvey, Gil
bertson Bros, Jas. +. Reed, and George
Soule. The herd seems to have scattered
and gone in different directions, some o!
them having been found in the v~icinit,
of Antelope lake. On Monday last abouI
forty head straycd into John Broo,en's
place, and Il few scattering head found
their way to other points on the river al
the same time. For the past ten days {
number OF men have been securing the
prairie in all directions for the missing
stock, but as Yet comparatively few hav,
been recovered. 1t is understood that
large number of these have been seer il
the vicinity Of the Dog Den range but as
the prairie throughth region was burn
over last fall it is feared 4 great many
must perish, more from hunger thar
COLI. Every effort is being made, how
ever, to regain the herd and save loss.
Mouse River Advocate.
G.. =. Sewell and George Inkster were
up the river Wednesday after deer. They