Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-10-25


go cents per bushel, and the farmer
who had few bushels planted in
"Murphys" has something for which
to be thankful.
Mrs. Ed Elliot of Starkweather is
visiting friends and relatives in the
city.
Ask your grocer for "Ye Olden
Tines graham flour made or a
; mill stone by the Farmers Mill
and Elevator Assn.
Judge Cowan left Friday afternoon
for his bonanza farm near Derrick,
, where he inspected the progress being
made with the fall work. It is report
ed that the crop harvested on his land
is above the average secured by farm
ers in this county.
E. c. DISCARD, of Neville, and a
member Of the school board of that
city, were in town Monday and called
at the office of the county superintend-
ent of schools. Mr.. DISCARD was for
merly superintendent of schools of
Nelson county.
Phillip Greenburg has returned to
this city after completing threshing
operations on his farm eight miles
southwest of Starkweather Phil was
evidently we'll out of the path of the
hail storms for his wheat yielded from
fifteen to eighteen bushels to the acre
John B. Drake, of the new Drake
hotel has been advertising for a cash
Ter and clerk at his new hosiery
Monday the cashier turned up in the
shape Of sixteen pound boy. John
Is rejoiced exceedingly thereat, and
mas been busy this week handing out
The cigars.
! The police force has budded out In
uniform caps. The gold braid is quite
lavish across the front and Chief
Hurst is known by the inscription,
Chief" in gold leaf. William Barnes
looks like a cavalry lieutenant, while
Jim Macbeth is reported to be all
swelled up over his new acquisition.
Miss Francis Shortridge will take
the place of Miss Grace Lolita as
teacher at the Crazy school for few
weeks. Miss Lolita has obtained a
leave of absence for few weeks and
has left for the east, where she will
attend to business matters. Miss
Shortridge took charge of the school
Monday.
Rev. T. A. Olson returned from
Minot Monday afternoon where he has
been in attendance upon the annual
conference of the Methodist church.
There we're over three hundred dele
gates present coming from all over
the state. Reports brought in show an
increase along all lines Of church
activity. Rev. Olson is returned to
Devils Lake for the ensuing year.
A. C. Warner, a real estate dealer
of Dixon, ILL.,, paid this Office pleas
ant call Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Warner gets up to this country about
once year as he has extensive land
interests about Crary and also in the
southern part of the state: He con-
siders his North Dakota land invest
ments as the gilt edge" ones of the
many he has made in different states.
P. 0. Brown, former hotel keeper
Of Starkweather, assumed the manage
ment of the Reid hotel Monday morn moi 2
ing and will continue to manage that
hosiery throughout the winter
months. He has rented his hotel at
starkweather, and In turn, has rented
the city hotel from Mr. Reid, who. will
spend the winter travelling in the
south with his family. -:
7. Ward Gretzsinger. who during the
past eight months has been making
his home on a claim near Gladys.
Ward county. has made final proof
I and iss now employed in q newspaper
ONCE III Williston. Ward. who 10 well