Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-01-26

nal OF influence, vas in the city
Monday in the interests of his
paper. Mr.. Oftelie will combine
farming with printing, and intends
taking up land in Towner county.
F, Routier and G.. Huss have
purchased the dray line business
of j. w. Whitford and will con-
tinue the business. Energetic and
enterprising, the new firm will no
doubt get their share of public
patronage, which will receive care
full attention at their hands.
The Minot Optic is authority
for the following: 1t is reported
that the Great Northern has CON-
pleted it's survey of the Bottineau
and Portal line. The new line
starts from Bottineau and runs
about ten miles this side of the
Canadian line direct to Portal.
The new line will open to settle
ment a large amount of rich farm
ing land.
Prof. Whittier, the eye special
list, whose ad. appears in another
column, will have rooms at the
Sevilla hotel one week, commenc-
ing Monday, January 20. He will
examine eyes free, whether for dis
ease or spectacles. Twenty wears
experience. No mistakes +; no
errors. Hours from 9 a. m. to s
p. m. Call and investigate.
Fessenden News: A nice snow
two or three inches-fell Sun
day afternoon, and fair sleighing is
now on. At 10 o'clock Sunday
evening it thawed enough that the
caves raj a stream of water and
the air was as mild as spring.
Where can you beat that kind of
weather in the east? (And this in
the middle of a Northwest win
teri.
The greatest trouble with some
people in most towns, says an ex-
change, is that they will not cast
their bread upon the winters unless
they r assured in advance that
in a few days it will come back to
them a full grown sandwich, trim
med with ham, and butter and
mustard and rolled in a warranty
deed for one-half Of the earth and
a mortgage on the other half.
Grand Forks P%laindealer: Thos.
Action arrived in the Office today
january 22) and exhibited a cater.
pillar and two crickets, which he
secured on his farm near.the city.
The instance is rare indeed for the
state Of North Dakota, and a gen,
GRAFTON may pass before another
instance may be noted. Crickets
caterpillars the weather is indeed
lid. The banana belt has a rep
utation.
By a recent ruling, documen.
tary revenue stamps of the value
Of 10 cents and upwards must be
mutilated by cutting three parable
missions l%engthwise through the
stamp in addition to canceling the
stamp with pen and ink.
The public library has Just re.
ceived sixty new books. Every.
one is welcome to come and get
one-it costs only so cents a yeal
for a choice of over a thousand
volumes The library is open on
Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9:3(
o'clock; on Saturday afternoons
from 2:3O to 5 o'clock; evenings
from s to 10 o'clock. The library
is at the court house on the frs
floor.
In appreciation Of kindness
shown, a few young friends enter.
tanned Miss Lucy Pope at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Temp
kins on Friday evening last. The
evening was pleasantly spent il
juvenile games, singing and music
in which the popular teacher mos
heartily joined. Those present
were: May Connolly, Susie Small
frankie Cowan, Jennie Belle
Lewis, Hazel Fancher, Ed. Wag.
ness, Ernest Tompkins, Mile
Huesgen, Clarence Kray, John
Elliott, Frank Prosser, Paul Camp.
bell.
Exchange: When you visit 6
printing Office and wish to make
yourself exceedingly popular, seat
yourself at the editors desk anC
carefully examine everything il
contains: go behind the cases and
monkey with the compositors, read
and criticise every proof that may
be hanging on the hooks, or or
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