Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-11

She leaves a husband
and seven children. Deceased
carried life insurance of $1,000 in
the order of Royal Neighbors of
America. The funeral>serviees will
be held Saturday afternoon at q
o'clock, at Woodmen hall under
the auspices of the Royal Neigh
bors. Rev. MI. Murchison will
conduct the services.
A monthly publication at Buff
Ifalo, n. Y, called American In
vestments, SAYS Whether the re-.
suit can be attributed to the fact
that he advertises in American In
vestments or not, we are not pre-.
pared to say, and it is extremely
doubtful whether weswonld say so
five weressprepared,~b but all. the
same, Mr.. Wm.H, Brownof Devils
Lake, North. Dakota, has been;
elected mayor of that place by 8
verycomfortable majority, showing
conclusively that the citizens Of
that place wanted him.>
Monday the mayor instructed
the chief Of police to- close all
blind pigs and to see that they are
kept closed. The city administra.
ton is determined to stamp out
pigism in Devils Lake, and the
boys will discover they are up
against the real thing if they do
not obey the instructions of Chief
Sparks. sas
The school board held meeting
Tuesday night. Mr.. H. Huesgen
) presented a petition from nearly
all the parents who have children
) in the 4th grade praying for the
retention of Mrs. Stoddard as
teacher. The board reconsidered
their former action and employed
the lady for another term. Tie
board also employed Miss Eliza
beth Willard, of Hornellsville, N,
Y, to take charge of the 5th grade.
! The question of employing a man
proficient in penmanship, drawing
and vocal music to act as an assist.
ant in the high school, was
brought up and thoroughly dis.
cussed. It was unanimously agreed
n to make this addition to the corps
q of teachers, and applications viii
, be called for.
Mayor Brown has finally sue
' ceeded in inducing a first elias.
+ architect and builder to locate il
Devils Lake. He has been in cor
respondence with several gentle
j. men who were all anxious to locat,
here, and the mayor thinks he hal
landed the best of them in Jame'
r. Taggart, of Minneapolis. Nj
Taggart is an architect and builde
of twenty years experience, ant
.comes to his new home with tn
highest recommendations. Devil
Lake has long needed a com
3 petent architect, and the city is t
be congratulated in securing a ma
9 so we'll equipped in every way a
Mr.. Taggart.
o The NJ. w. A. band of this cit
g expects to go to Niagara the 6tI
q of June to, play for a Woodme,
y picnic to take place there at tina
time. They received a communi
cation this week from tho lodge a
Niagara requesting their presenc
9 and asking for terms.
d. There will be services at 81
Olaf's Norwegian Lutheran churcI
e next Sunday at IL B.. m. in tn
Scandinavian language. In tn
evening at 9 p. m. there will be n
regular services, but a meetin,
will be held for the purpose of dis
~cussing the Luther League" ques
ton, and all are cordially invited
and especially the young people
g Bring your English hymn books
j. j. Strandniss, pastor.
u Mr.. and Mrs. FL. A. Noltimie
tdrove down from Churchs Fer,
" yesterday. Mr.. Noltimer says tn,
crops along the way as a whole ar
looking fairly good, but he notice,
several fields that were foul witt
weeds. He is satisfied with th
action of the late Republican
county convention, and says tn
- Legislative ticket is the stronges