Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-29

o$AOoAS UAAS SCd1.
J. H. Mulroy, of Griggs county, is
erecting a IS, 900 residence.
In July there were SIT homestead
entries at the Minot land office.
Mill men all over the state are get
ting their machinery in order for a
big run this fall and winter.
Coal chutes are empty-coal is
chuting towards the SIS mark-but
not the North Dakota product.
The Cando band was highly COM
%plimented for the music furnished
during the Winnipeg exposition.
G. S. Nordby, of Milton, dropped
dead on the sidewalk while looking
into a store window. Heart disease.
It is reported that the 500 will ex-
tend it's line beyond Bismarck to con-
meet with it's other line at Harvey or
Minot-sometime.
Three men plowed frebreaks on the
Great Northern from Minot to Havre,
Mont, 400 miles, three burrows on
each side of the track.
The Lockhart estate closed out their
tract of land in Stutsman county
sixty-five quarter sections-for a
little less than 800, 900.
The fax crop is in excellent con-
ditlon and ripening fast. Some is
ready for cutting in many parts of
the state.
Nels Olson, in Ransom county,
threshed fifteen acres of oats which
yielded 1, 622 bushels, which weighed
40 pounds to the bushel.
Captain Braithwaite, who for thirty
years was a steamboat man on the
Missouri, died at his home at Poko-
moke, Maryland, last week.
North Dakota is short of miners.
This is not a joke. Owing to the
scarcity of anthracite the demand for
Ignite increases in leaps and bounds.
Rev. w. G. Hunter has resigned
as pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Minot. DR.. Walter Stevens of
Chicago will probably be his successor.
St. Thomas had a threshing ma
chine boiler explosion. 1t had not
left the city's machine yards when the
accident occurred. No M was in
jured.
The state auditors Office has com
pleted the statement of the work OF
the state board of equalization, and
changes are being sent to the county
auditors.
"Every acre that is cleared of grair
shocks can be plowed at once. The
earlier your fall blowing is done, the
better it is for your next season.
crop. "-Max Bass.
Hobos at Casselton robbed a mai.
sack thrown off at the Great Northern
depot, and a large number of drafts
and letters were secured. A reward
of 5000 is out for the apprehension
of the thieves.
Some damage has been done to the
early wheat in the eastern part of the
state by the Hessian fly, and it il
feared that when the late sown grain
is harvested it will show even more
damage from this cause
In accord with the promise of Presi
dent Hill, made last spring, there is
reduction announced in grain rates O
from one-half to two and one-hal1
cents. This will be good news TO,
grain shippers.
Frank, Winship, Of Spokane, Wash.
is visiting his brother Of the Herald
at Grand Forks. Twenty years agt
he founded the Park River Gazette
News when it was published as tn,
Garfield Gazette.
Alice Crane, a young girl abou
thirteen years Of age, lost her life by
being run over by a binder near Roll;
last week. Her home was in Coopers
town and was visiting an uncle nea
Rolla when the accident occurred.
!. North Dakota is on the verge of
lumber famine The great amount O
building that has been done this yea
, has reduced the supply all over tn
) state to a minimum, and wholesaler
report they are unable to replace til
l the stock with dry lumber.
Local capitalists will establish
c state bank at Binford in Grigg
county. Binford is about fourteen
y miles northwest of Cooperstown, an
is regarded as a good trading point
The city of Bismarck celebrated tn
coming of the 500. An excuriso1
: from the territory tributary to tn