Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-07-25
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STATE NEWS


The "Mince Meat column in the
Harvey Herald makes a nice menu for
it's readers.
Bismarck streets and houses are to
be numbered. This is made necessary
by the establishment of free mail de-
livery.
Right Rev. Bishop Stanley has APP
proved the nomination of Gus Reuter-
and Peter Kerstein as trustees of ST..
Joseph church in this city for the
financial year ending July 1, 1902.
T. E. Morgan and his timer, MI.
Mcintyre, left with their hardware
stock for the Devils Lake country the
first of the week, with the we'll wishes
Of their Drayton friends. -Drayton
Echo.
The post Office fight at Langdon is
reported to be getting warm. The
Langdon Office is a paying one, and
the two parties after it are each de-
termined to win out by the aid of their
coachers.
Troop A, who made such a fine
showing during the encampment at
Rock Island camp, we're rendered a
big reception by the citizens Of Dun
seth on their return home. They
were also presented with a beautiful
silk flag.
At the meeting of the State Bar as
sociation, held at Chautauqua Friday
evening last, the following were
chosen officers for the ensuing year:
President, J. H. Bosard, Grand Forks
vice-president, NJ. H. Brennan, Devils
Lake; secretary and treasurer, George
w. Thomas.
1t is reported, that a man over in
the western part Of the state is a firm
believer in the hor 9 shoe for good
luck. He hung one over his door,
and that night his house burned down,
and he collected an insurance I'M
thing like twice the value of the
house.
Editor FAIRIES, of the Courtenay
Gazette, has been released from the
custody Of Sheriff Eddy at Jamestown,
after having been in Jail ten days for
neglecting to pay a judgment held
against him by Rev. VIM. Steele.
The reverend gentleman sued the edi-
tor for libel, and got Judgment against
him for $3.50. Going to Jail was the
easiest way that Editor FAIRIES could
pay the Judgment.
Rev. J. B. Monroe, of Perth, was
in Bisbee last week selling a patent
fire extinguisher and Editor Cores re-
marks: "The gentlemen Of the cloth
generally admonish us to beware of
the fire to come, but this is the first
time we have seen one that advises
the purchase of an extinguisher. II we
were sure to need one, we would buy,
but I think we will be good now.
Bro. Davis, how about you?
In the hearing of the case of the
United States against G. D. Rice, of
Towner, before Court Commissioner
Geo. H. Soule, last week, the court
found sufficient evidence to bind de-
PENDANT, G. D. Rice, over to the U. s..
grand jury, which meets sometime
this fall. Mr.. Rice is charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government.
Attorney Engerud of Fargo, was for
the government, and Attorney O'Con-
mel in the defense.
The appeal of the defense in the
Barry case for a new trial will be
argued before the state supreme court
at Bismarck, when the fall term opens
in September. Attorney Tracy R.
Bangs has been retained by MI. Barry
and Attorneys Cochrane and Corlis'
will assist States Attorney Dickson a.
counsel for the state. Barry is tn,
man who received a life sentence 70.
the murder of his. farm hand nea
Langdon last year.
An Irishman was seen out in a pour
ing rain, carrying an umbrella unde
his arm. When asked why he did no
use it, he said: "Shure me fathe
never used one, and be dad it's mesel
that won't either" Now, do we no
often follow the Irishman's method
We are often too slow in pushing an
putting new methods into practice
Are you still letting your cows drin
out of a foul pool? Do you let tn
{ flies poster and worry the flesh 0:
them? DE- you bring them from tn
pasture with a dog to worry them
If, when milking, they attempt
switch the flies off a d strike 20
with their tails, do you practice physi
cal culture with the milking stool
If you do any, or all, Of these things
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