Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-07-21

is on his first visit to North Da-
kota, the guest of his uncle. MI.
Coutts is both surprised and de-
lighted with what he has already
seen of the country, and will pro-
long his visit long as possible.
He is editor of the Britt News, a
paper that Yields great influence
in his section.
House to rent. M. II. Brennan.
DR.. O. B. Lundy. dentist, will
visit Devils Lake, June Goth and
remain four days only. Prepared
to do all kinds of dental work.
Consultation free. Office at hotel
Sevilla.
Thos. Haig was doing the right
thing Wednesdays ten pound
boy.
John Mcbride, a farmer. living
in Cleveland Township, about six
teen miles north. had his barn and
contents including five horses, de
stroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing. Loss, about $500; no insur-
ance.
Long suffering man is slowly
receiving a partial recognition Of
his righst. The name Of the Or
g%anization known as the National
Congress of Mothers is about to
be changed to the National Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers.
Joe Foubert is down with the
Devils Lake ball team to take a
big victory away from the locals.
Joe says that they have a team to
take the punk out of any team in
the talley.-Plaindealer
It is not too early to remind our
farmer friends and stockmen that
the tall and rank grass now, grow
ing SO luxuri entity on our prairies
is just the material-properly
dried-to make frightful fires this
fall, and it will do no harm and
possibly much good to be fully
prepared to meet it. The repeated
rains has put the sod in fine shape
for making fire breaks, and the
opportunity should not be neg
lected,
The changing of the month in
which the school census will be
taken from December to June, has
caused considerable confusion
among the school clerks in the
country districts, many of them
having applied to superintendent
Of schools for blanks, thinking that
the law went into effect at once
and they should have taken a cen.
sus last month. This is a mistake.
as no census will be taken unit
June. 1900.
Forum: The Daily Chautau.
quan is jointly proprietered by
Editors Small of The Inter- Ocean
and McGahan Of The Free Press
two Devils Lake papers-both
leading organs-and both doing
good for their section. They paid
for a stenographic report of Presi.
dent Hills speech--and now blame
some other paper for republishing
without credit. The Chautauquar
is a creditable production, and
deserves full support. The man.
agement-though rivals in every
day work-seem to get along nicely
with the joint production, and il
is to the credit Of the community
it is so. The Argus no doubt
overlooked the proper credit--as
Nc generally means to be fully as
generous-as honest.
While extra No. 81, was back.
ing up from Vandalio to Tampies
on the Montana division, last Fri.
day, it struck a empty dirt train
near the water tank, keeling the
tender over, and precipitating the
engine into a ditch, rendering il
almost useless. Conductor Arm.
strong had several sinews of one
of his arms severed besides some
fractures, which it is thought will
render the arm powerless. En-.
gineer Livingston had a leg
broken between the ankle and the
knee, the bone projecting through
the flesh. Fireman Boyer was
severely scalded by escaping steam.
and at time of writing but little
hopes are entertained Of his re-
covery. Night Waterman Geo.
Gamas, who was riding on the
third car from the engine, jumped
off, striking the ground very hard
and dislocating his jaw. His face
is very badly disfgured.
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