Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-04

5 STATE NEWS :

Fargo reports police business decid'
eddy poor last month.
A 81, 600 fire occurred at the little
town Of Hague in kmmons county.
A boy with a party Of immigrants
was drowned at Dickinson. The body
was not recovered.
James Dugan was landed in Jail at
Grand Forks for attempting to brite
witnesses in a hold up case
Joe. Hodai, a Grecian restaurant
keeper at Fargo, tried to kill his
competitor with a brickbat.
Grand FORKS will celebrate Labor
Day. Tracy R. Bangs and Father
Conart will he the principle speakers.
The macaronia wheat growers of
Ransom county have formed a strong
organization for the growing of the
new cereal.
The gasoline lamp in Grams hotel,
Abercrombie, exploded. The front of
the building was blown. into the
street. No one was injured.
The Fessenden Free Press criticised
a shyster lawyer without giving his
name aud nearly every lawyer in tle
town took exception to the article.
New Rockford Is putting in cement
walks.
O. N. Korsens, living nesr Edmore
ahd his skull fractured by the kick of
a vicious horse.
Governor Van SAINT has issued a re-
QUESTION warrant for the arrest of Ed
ward Thompson who is wanted on
a charge Of blind pigging.
J.. J. Gokey, of Jamestown has
been appointed chief game keeper
at the Yellow Stone Park, by President
Roosevelt.
Flax wilt is reported to be general
ly prevalent in Cass county.
The night cook at Browns restaur-
ant at jamestown took a watch chain
and about 800 from his employer, and
fled for parts UNKNOWN.
The citizens of Edmore recently
called upon the village trustees for an
accounting of the publicfunds. Chair
man Currler told the citizens the Off
GERS we're under bonds and did not
have to make explanations.
Rugby is now lighted --oy electricity.
Paramount is being terrorized by
thieves.
Kenmare is to have an electric
light plant.
Pembina is agitating the building
of a public hall
Peter Ehr of Minot threshed 4;
busehls of wheat to the acre.
The state bankers have been in
session at Grand Forks this week.
Farmers about Edmore need lots
more help to take care Of the grain.
A baker at jamestown has made
bread from macaroni wheat flour thai
the citizen $ of that city say is better
than that made fro,n No J.. Northern.
J. w. Mahon Of Langdon fell down
the stairway at his home and received
painful injuries.
The citizens of Mohall are trying
to have the founder Of the town, NJ
O. Hall, removed from the postmas
tership.
Some grocery fakirs sold farm
machine oil to the people near May
vile for % cents per gallon that conlf
be bought in Mayville for IL
The farmers in a number of town
ships of Benson county have organized
FOR the protection of game birds. They
will not permit hunting Dr. their land
without their consent.
Judge GlaspelI OF jamestown ha'
so bushels of barley per acre which b.
sold at 40 cents.
A mass meeting Of farmers will b.
held at Llbson to promote the growti
and sale of macaroni wheat.
The amount of money paid into tn
federal treasury during the fiscal yea
ending June Goth, last, on account o
public lands in this safe was 81 23o
OLA.
Judge Fisk Of Grand Forks has hel'
the law authorizing county commls
sioners to levy a tax Of one-ffth OF
mill sor -ae support of certain count.
fairs unconstitutional.
Philip Graves of Cleveland was
a%ccidently shot. He had returned
from hunting and set his gun down 81
hard that it was discharged. Tn
shot took affect in his foco