Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-15
FLlcKERTAlL NUGGETS.

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FLlcKERTAlL NUGGETS.
Hazelton. - Wolves are reported
plentiful around this town.
Walkalla.-A shipment of angbra
goats has arrived at this place.
Fargo.-The Lyall school building in
Wells county was destroyed by fire.
Tagus-The school has been SUI
spended because Of the cold weather.
Towner. Ken. Wylie sent $500
pounds of coal from here to Bantry by
express.
Wahpeton-willie Beimer, Ia
year-old, boy, came near drowning in
the Red river.
Harvey.-A sample room caught fire
from an overheated stove and endan-
gered the entire town.
Walhalla-The merchants are re-
ceivfng kerosene by express. which
adds six cents a gallon to its cost.
Dickinson.-The Merchants National
bank has only been organized four
months but has $4,000 deposits.
Norwich.-Most of the business
houses here have agreed to close at 6
o'clock except on Saturday evenings.
Fullerton.-Some twenty farmers in
the vicinity of this place have formed
a company to build a rural telephone
line. -,
Max.-The 500 agent is under ar
rest charged with selling freight con-
signed, reporting that it had not ar
rived.
Oakes.-The business men carry their
snow shovels to and from their places
of business, as it il frequently neces-
sary to shovel path to get home.
Ryder.-There has been no train at
this place since Dec. %, as the rotary
snow pillow has broken down several
times in attempting to open up the
lines.
Grand Forks.-Young DR.. r. G. Bar
rack Of Rock Lake says he was follow
ed by seven big wolves while going
to his school a few mornings ago, four
miles from town.
Mayville.-A passenger train froze
to the track so badly a few days ago
while taking water at that station that
it took the whole section crew with
pick axes an hour to get it loose.
Cando-Postmaster Hill announces
| that the Washington authorities are
| making inquiry in regard to route
from Cando to Olmstead and says that
| the establishment Of this route would
| be a great convenience to the farm
| ers.
Devils Lake-The employees over at
| the new round house were surprised a
] fxuo tn o1,pr M
small fishes in the reservoir which
holds the water supply for the use OF
the round house and shops. Their
presence there was mystery for a
time. but it was finally concluded that
| they mad come down from Sweetwater
! lake via the pipe line.
Fargo-Work on the Northern Pa
! ciic improvements east of Fargo IL
being continued, and although it has
been interrupted by the bad weather
considerable progress is being made
The heavy snow. which fell in Novern-
Der has kept the ground from freezing
to any great depth, so that it is easy
to work in spite Of the cold weather.
Bismarck.-Oliver NJ. sCockrum, spe.
cial agent Of the land Office department
FOR the districts Of Bismarck and Dick
inson, died suddenly at his home II
Bismarck. MI Cockrum has been sta.
toned in North Dakota since 1904 ant
one Of the governments most trusted
. agents. He had charge Of many i'm.
portant Investigations and was very
successful in his work. He was abou
40 years of age and leaves a wifi.
! and one son. 3y.:,Fr.. ~: s.jS u A.:
F'argo.-It is said that the man WHIT
froze to death southwest OF Bowdo1
last week is said. to have been intoxi
| Gated when he left Bowdon and tina
he was a half mile from his homi
when he stopped in the road, un
f1itched his horses tied them to tn,
= sled, took of his cap, coat, .mitten4
and loosened his shoe strings and lait
Il down to freeze The neighbors say
the rig standing in the road the, mex
morning, and found the man frozei
I stiff, face down, partly undressed, witt
Il the horses tied to the sleigh nearl,
i dead with the cold. ~ s4s;: &. & :, =.
/ Caring on.-Ffre broke out In til,
4 N. p. depot from some cause no
$ known and the entire building an,
contents were consumed by the flames
The warehouse contained good dea
i OF property and In addition to the de
pot Ebnilding i've cars Of inerchandis
Il standing near the depot were ais,
& burned, lit being impossible to. NOV
4. them from the vicinity Of the flames
II The depot was a good one. II is SAT-
THAT IL the wind had been Hi The nta1e
|, direction the entire town would new
Il been iii flames. as there was no ga6e
quate Ore protection. 5, !. 5Iss=5 81 4
u 3 j.
q Minof5J !. A. Erickson, former presi
n Dent Aof the Minpf National bank, 4
4 Rgain 10 the penitentiary at Sion,
Falls He had been bit Minot Iookin,
4 SITTER some affairs sof5 the wrecked bank
He ss iin Sioux Falis 10 serve Ave ,year,
4 for re King d saiss report regarain,
re connDtsoiier 81 currency. s5 !. & i
gattina In u cold storage plant coatsn,
sosaas 5000.