Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-08-18
Edmore Harvest

while wheat harvest In this section
will not be general for couple of
weeks, some wheat is being cut this
week. Filing skjevland is harvesting
hundred acre field which he has in on
one of the Burgess farms. It is Sonora
wheat and the seed was shipped in
from Observation-Disclosures Herald News.
Paul Here.
Paul Vornholt of Leeds is a guest at
the Moran home today. .
Many Hoboes.
| There was never so many laboring
men looking for jobs in this part Of
the county since Edmore was founded.
There are at present from SO to 100
idle men her and they esem ready and
willing to work as soon as Job IS
offered them. While there are few
| who would rather loaf than work, most
CT them seem to be her to earn what
money they can. We viii, no dou!,t,
find he "prof essional'. tono here al
SC this fall trying to boost the wages
anl making it miserable for farms IS,
LIT il looks now as though the farm
crs would be the dictator as to wages
this fAi, -. no d.. rno~nu.s wages
All /. r,:d as has k.e& pa. III tie
past few seasons. May farm. RS are
hiring men for 1925 per day for hay
ing, and we believe no farmer should
offer more than So per day for harvest
and threshing.-Edmore Herald-News.
Hansboro Visitors.
The Misses Agrand of Hansboro are
down to see their brother, who having
met with an accident few days ago is
in the hospital.
Left For Rugby.
Mrs George Parker Of Leeds, who
has been spending the summer at Chau-
tauqua, left this afternoon for Rugby,
where she will meet Mr. Parker, who is
returning from California. They will
return to Chautauqua Monday to spend
another month.
Sugar has gone up fifteen cents more
according to X. A. Morgan of the Lake
Grocery company. One dollar in a
month and forty cents in week on
hundred pounds is the record for the
sweetening compound. Even another
jump is expected in addition to the
fifteen points yesterday.
| Form Partnership.
VIM. Millerker, who was formerly in
the meat business at Doyon and later
at Penn, arrived from South Dakota
last week and has formed a partner
ship with Theo. Reed of Devils Lake
and leased the meat market at Devon,
and is now busy carving meat to salts
fy the carniverous appetites of the Doy-
onites, who have not had any fresh
meat since last winter.
Choke Cherries.
A large crowd Of people have been
taking advantage of the splendid
choke-cherries which are to be found
in the woods. Among those who start
ed out today to pick cherries were Mes
danes Dawson, Goudreau, Reed, Baker,
Blce and Turner. 1t is reported that
the cherries are better this year than
they have been for quite while
Entertained.
Mrs. w. p. O'Brien entertained a
group of her lady friends at a euchre
party last evening at her home on KEEL
ly avenue. Mrs. Chiostri gained the
head prize and Mrs. Hall the consola-
ton prize.
Homesteader Rates.
The Great Northern, acting in con-
junction with eastern roads, will offer
homesteaders rates Of fare and one
third on August Is and OH the first and
third Tuesdays of September, October
and November
Dakota Crops Reported.
In the government crop report, is
sued this week, some interesting figures
concerning the North Dakota crop are
given. The condition Of the spring
wheat is shown at sixty per cent and
oats are shown at fifty-eiaht per cent.
Miss Buckley Here.
Miss Winnie Buckley stopped off in
the city enroute home from Redfeld,
S. D., to Mnot.
Held at Larimore by Rains.
Larimore Pioneer: Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence tBierly and two sons, who
autoed from NIinot to attend the fair
at Grand Forks, are still visiting with
friends in the city. They have been
detained by the recent rains which left
the roads in bad condition. They
hope to leave today.
Anxious About Roads.
With the time rapidly approaching
for the opening of the tour of the
Grand Forks automobile club, the mem
bers of that organization are becoming
decidedly interested in the question Of
roads over the route that has been Sc
lccted. The rains that have fallen re-.
Gently have been anything but good for
the roads, and at the present time they
are in bad condition. Additional rain
would make the situation less attrac-
tive even than it is at present. Offic-
ials Of the club, however, continue to
make the preparations for the run to
start next Tuesday morning, and ex-
pect, unless something new turns up,
to see good turnout of members at
that time.-Grand Forks Times.
Secretary T. D. Casey of the game
and fish board stopped off in Devils
Lake today enroute to St. John, where
the board will hold melting this even
ing. The meeting will be held at Fish
Lake where the hatchery is located.
MIR. Casey reports splendid crop of
chickens for this fall.
Returned.
Mrs. A. Mclean an dson, Arthur,
returned to their Devils Lake home
Tuesday after spending several days
visiting with their son and brother,
Geo. Mclean and wife.-Edmore Her
ald-News.
Leased Business.
Tony Knutson has leased the pool
, room at Doyon and is now doing bust
ness in the pool, billiard and soft drink
line.
Chris Lee In.
Chris Lee of Garske is in the city
today. He has finished cutting his
barley and reports things in good
condition with n Uoo1 cron in ,,rocnoo+