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

IAN, FRIDAY, JULY z,
Rockford always sends a big party,
and they are a jolly and entertaining
crowd of campers.
Grand Harbor is an enterprising lit
tie town is always to the front. The
following are new subscribers todao:
Frank Shook, Frank Emigh, Jas. Hunt.
er, w. D. Miller.
The county commissioners met in a
short session this morning and adj
journed to Wednesday. The county
dads are just like the rest of us-they
must see the elephant aud shoot a
bunch of f~recrackers.
N. D. Grover, general solicitor of the
Great Northern, accompanied by his
family, also j. w. Mason and wife of
Fergus Falls and Herman Oppenheim-
er and wife of st. Paul, passed through
the city Saturday on President Hills
private car, bound for the coast.
DR.. Manseau, of Montreal, Canada,
arrived in the city Saturday and will
spend several weeks with his brother,
P. A. Manseau, the we'll known stock
raiser OF Grand Harbor township. The
doctor was in this country years ago,
before any settlement and is now lost
but delighted.
J.. A. MacLau, a capitalist from
Cleveland, Ohio, who has large North
Dakota interests, says that no eastern
state can bring in a crowd of farm ers
owning the fine carriages that we're
driven into Devils Lake this morning,
He says the country must be prosper
ous-and it is.
We understand that the Great North
ern has ordered a chsnge in agents at
this place. Mr.. Chambers will be re-
placed by Mr.. Vale, now of Devils
Lake-a promotion for MI. Vale.-
Minot Reporter.
Thursday night Len Maurer, post.
master at Starkweather, had three
horses and one colt killed by lightning.
Insured by the Manchester, Of Eng
land. On Friday night A. r. Walker,
of Morris township, had one horse
killed and two injured by lightning.
Insured by the Manchester, Of Eng
land, A. M. Powell, agent. Moral: In
sure WIN lowell.
Activity in real estate circles in
this county is unprecedented at the
present time. Hardly q day passes
without seeing a party of home seekers
alighted from the train, where they
are taken IN charge by some one of our
local real estate dealers and shown the
beauties and advantages of the country.
A great many thousand acres of land
have been sold in the county during
the past few months.
j. w. Whitford returned from Leeds
last night where he was called by the
injury of his brother-in-law, John
Walker, in the storm of Friday night.
MI. Walkers house and barn was
blown down and he was injured by
falling timbers and has not yet regain
ed consciousness, but will recover A
mile from his farm a little girl named
Watkins a killed. Seven houses
we're demolished and a number of
barns.
In DeGroat township the storm on
Thursday night blew over Sivertson's
new dwelling which was nearly com
pleted and Mark Conquests new dwell
ing was also demolished and in Coulee
township Towner county, Frank Lon
den's dwelling was levlled to the
ground and injured him and his hired
man rather seriously. Pat Buckeyes
barn was destroyed, carrying parts of
the lumber over 80 rods and moved
Hansons new h~ouseHfrom its founda-
tion and smashed the barns of Will
Evans and Ed. Evans.
One of the express messengers was
mad Wednesday. The "boys' we're very
kind towards him on account of the
excessive heat and packed his grip
full of empty beer bottles, which he
unconsciously carried to the train.
His clothing was wrapped in paper and
carried down and handed a brother
messenger-who was ION to it," After
the train started the "joked" messen-
ger expected to make a change of uni.
form and on opening his grip recited
prayers ~ all the way to Grand Har-
Dor.
The Ottumwas, the world renowned
quartette of Chicago, are artists of the
first water. They have opened their
Chautauqua season at Devils Lake.
From here they will go to Celen Lake
Island Chautauqua, Boulder, COL, and
Galesburg, Ill. The Ottumwa quar-
tette do more platform work than any
other qu~artette in America. The vol
ces of the quartette blend nicely, and
their selections are exceptionally var
led and good. The Chautauqua direct
ors were very fortunate in securing
these pleasant entertainers, and We an
ticipate a great deal of pleasure for
visitors by their sweet songs. They
will be here till July 9th only, so don't
miss hearing them.
Farmers and others, if you want
to sell your property list it with