Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-09-22

= ~~
nan, who has the sincere sympathy
Of a large circle of friends.
Chas. Thompson, the handsome
millionaire, accompanied by his
private secretary, MI. Sears, left
Wednesday for Chicago, where
he will take in the big shooting
tournament at that place. Mr..
Thompson is an ardent sportsman,
and during his three weeks outing
in this vicinity has taken down
"just a few" with a $500 gun. He
will return in time for the geese.
Fashions freshest frills for fem
mime fancies are what greets the
eye for the beautiful in the show
rooms Of our fashionable milliners
-Mesdames Roller & Lewis and
the Millinery World. The open
ing day at these establishments
was a lively scene of admiring
crowds. Some dainty headgear
will be sec on our streets in the
near future.
Yesterday afternoon the fire
department was called out to a
blaze in the building corner Fourth
street and Arnold avenue, occupied
by Alex. Walker and NJ: E. Gro
we'll as a repair shop. The origin
Of the fire was a defective chimney
fue. The contents of the build
ing were all saved, but the building
is pretty we'll torn up and Quilted.
The building is owned by Peter
Haley and is insured in the Green
wich Fire Insurance Co. Of New
York, A. M. Powell, agent, for
$500.
Moral-Insure with Powell. He
has loss-paying companies,
Saturday last F. w. Mann G.
Sons mammoth establishment was
the center Of attraction by the
brilliancy of its new lighting plant
just put in by our enterprising
townsman, G.. P. Brainard. The
many improvements made by Mann
& Son during the past three
months make this establishment
one Of the best fitted up and ar
ranged stores in the state, with
a very large patronage due to
energy, enterprise and liberal
use Of printers ink. Read the
startling prices in this issue Of the
Inter Ocean.
;, The yonng ladies militia corps
are actively drilling for their big
turnout on the arrival in the city
of Go. D, and are determined that
none Of the "other" girls will come
within "Who comes there!" limit
until the boys are all safely es.
corted to headquarters. The corps
is steadily increasing in numbers
and the price of brooms in the
: city has advanced considerably
Drill Instructor Redmond says the
young ladies are more easily taught
"soldiering' than boys.
, Banker A. F. Alderman anc
! Judge N. w, Wolf, Of Mansfield
TO-, registered at the Sevilla Tues.
= day. These gentlemen make an
: nual visits to Devils Lake during
the hunting season and make prep.
) arations for a big outing. They
are equipped with all the para
! pharnalia of a hunters req uire
, ments and will follow the chickens
t in the surrounding vicinity. In E
conversation the gentlemen sale
t North Dakota stands high in the
e estimation of eastern Knights O.
f the Trigger as being the "Paradist
of Hunters"
The elements were unkind to thu
. monastery builders at Richardto1
. last Friday, blowing their super
: structure, already two stories high
completely down, thereby destroy
: ing the work Of many laborers fol
E the past month. Father Vincen
. and his brethren were on the
scaffolding on the second fool
when the crash came and all wen
S down with the timbers, planks anc
boards. It is almost miraculous
. that no one was killed or injured
t for life. The lumber was consider
4 ably broken. The mishap will Sc
things back a month.
, A new order has been issued by
, the Great Northern which requires
all it's conductors to give bonds il
$1,000 to insure the company il
the matter Of competent service
! and against loss from misappro.
y priating money handled by the
conductors. A bonding company
J, has been arranged with, which