Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-07

The name of Northield has been
changed to Hampden.
Recent good rains about Cando
have materially helped the crop pros
poets.
Mrs. Ragna Cleve, of Grafton,
committed suicide while temporarily
insane.
GA. Stevens, living near Velva.
was attacked and nearly killed by a
vicious bull.
Editor Irish, of the Wheatland
Eagle, is an enthusiastic believer in
Chautauqua.
Edmore has no hopes of securing a
change of mail service on the branch
to that town.
The gamblers of Minot have been
ordered to put distance between them
and that city.
Lewis Pond, of Churchs Ferry,
will have a crop yield of twenty
bushels per acre this year.
State Game Warden C. A. Hale,
says there never was a more favorable
season for chickens than this.
A hundred thousand dollar acade-
my Of the Congregational church has:
been located at New Rockford.
Bottineau is having a 10 acre. add.
tion to it's cemetery laid out.-Ex.
But the town is not very much dead.
The eighteenth annual meeting Of
the Pharmaceutical Association Of
North Dakota opened at Fargo yester
day.
s. J. Samson, formerly u prominent
citizen of Bismarck, was found dead
in his bed. Death was due to heart
trouble.
Three farmers of Stutsman county
have been arrested and fined, for fail
ing to advertise estray stock. taken up
by them.
Lone Carter, a horse thief, and
John Hassett, a blind pigger, broke
Jail at Minot, and have not been ap-
pretended.
The .Folt Buford reservation was
thrown open for settlement a~few days
ago. and there was a rush at the
Minot land Office. @ &.
The body of Nils Nelson who was
drowned in the Mouse river, was
found near Burlington, in a bad state
of decomposition.
Editor Mcclure, of the Minot OPP
tic. is looking after his mining inter.
ests at Cripple Creek, Col, where he
owns the Ella M. mine.
Harry G.. Adams, who escaped from
the North Dakota penitentiary several
weeks ago, vas captured near Glencoe,
where he had fallen ill.
Charles Swift, a farmer living near
Velva was accidentally shot last Sat-
urday, by the discharge of a gun in
q wagon in which he was riding.
The Benson county fair at Leeds
will %inagurate a new sensation in the
shape of an automobile race. A
number OF machines will be entered.
-a... D np1yr MoY,vfoir 7oo,, c%c tlG,o = a.
stroyed large quantities Of wheat neal
Buffalo. Prof. Waldron, of the agri
cultural college, is investigating thu
pest.
The street carnival at Fargo failed
to make the big financial returns tn
promoters had hoped for. Even tn,
kangaroo court failed to come on
ahead.
Andrew Larson, of Richland ooun
ty, who cruelty beat. his wife with
shot gun, has been located in Mime
sofa, an will be brought to Wahpe
ton for trial.
The badly decomposed remains Of
man were found by a cattle herde
northwest Of Denhotf. 1t is suppose
the mar came to his death in tn
blizzard of 1902.
The Casselton Eye, edited by tina
prince Of good fellows. Chas. E
Stone, is now five years old, and i
commemoration Of this event the pape
zones out in a new dress.
The citizens of the west end {
Bottineau and northeast Of Wa
counties recently held a meeting {
Mohall for the purpos. of pushing ii
organization of old Reville county.
A report from Buford says a tel
year old son Of Philip Wettlin W;
deliberately killed by "a brother tv
years older. The assailant took
the woods and has not not been ca