The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-06-16
BROCKET
From the News.)
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John Pisek and family of Lawton ar
rived in town Tuesday for a short Wis
it with friends.
Mrs. D. F. Humphreys went to Dew
lis Lake yesterday to meet Mrs. Leet,
who is coming here for visit.
Mr.. P. E. johnson left Monday morn
ing for Petersburg, where he is going
to help Mr.. Ray in his bank through
this weeks rush.
Geo. J. Humon, a travelling socialist
speaker arrived in town Tuesday and is
conducting daily meetings in Brocket
and vicinity this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Bina went to
Grand Forks, Monday, to visit John
Bina, who is staying in the st. Michel
Hospital with broken leg.
Percy Holmes left yesterday for
Grand Forks to confer with the Inter
national Harvester people, who have
offered him position in their Office
at Grand Forks.
Ed. Rose, the genial salesman for
Eddy and Eddy's one hundred and one
varieties of sour goods, was in town
Tuesday, pleasant and smiling as usual;
not sour thing about him except the
sample in his grip.
Mr.. Dorr Rose of Lakota, deputy
sheriff of Nelson county was in town
Tuesday.
Miss Florence Spencer was Lakota
visitor between trains Wednesday.
Messrs. s. NJ. Butler and Jolly Aus
tin We're visiting friends at Sarles from
Tuesday until Wednesday.
Mr. Gilbert Sandbakken and daugh-
ter went to Lakota on the Monday train
to visit for few days.
Mr.. Gust Natson made trip to La
kota Tuesday to see if the old town
was still doing business at the old
stand.
The ladies Of Brocket gave Mrs. D.
F. Humphreys very pleasant surprise
Saturday night last week, the day be-
ing her 52nd birthday. While some
friends detained Mrs. Humphreys down
otnw on some pleasant pretext, the
others took possession Of the Humph-
reys residence and proceeded to give
the lady of the house very enthusiast
tic reception when she arrived home.
Those present were: Mesdames E. o.
sngesather, Geo. Holmes, G. X. ierhus,
Frank Svoboda, Sam Adler, \. Thomp-
son, Geo. Sheppard, F. L. Bina, Oscar
Hooker, Chas. Lahti, S. NJ. Ferguson,
J. L. Trueblood, VIM. Powers, E. G. An
derson, NJ. D. Butler and P. E. John.
son. A very pleasant evening was
spent and before departing the ladies
presented Mrs. Humphreys with very
beautiful gold trimmed hand painted
dish.
Albert Moravetz left Saturday for
points in Oregon for the purpose of
looking up desirable location, either
for business or farming enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Klug went to La
kota Monday, to meet the sister Of
Mrs. Klug, whom they were expecting
to arrive on that day.
Nels Arne and son, Of Eagle Grove
Ia, after weeks visit with their rel
atives, the Eidness and friends in Lii
lehotf and elsewhere, left for their home
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. E. 0. Engesather, accompanied
by his son, John, drove to their farm
Wednesday, to see now much damage
was done to the AK cfrop by the Mon
day wind storm.
Mr.. Gus Cervenka returned Wednes
day from ten days outing at Pelican
Rapids, MINI. He reports having spent
most enjoyable trip.
Messrs. John and Tom Bina returned
Thursday from Grand Forks where they
have been visiting John Bina, who is
at the hospital. He is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Dis world is like a baseball game, q
lookin mighty gay,
Some sits up in de gram STAN 'caus
dey has de price to pay,
An some is on the bleachers havin
fun at less expense,
An some must be contented just a
peekin' til 90 de fence.
Washington Star.
She-Have you told papa of our en-
gagemcnt2
He-I IN not in the hospital am H.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Emporium is well equipped to
clean and block Panama hats.