Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-10
LOCAL NEWS
(From Fridays Daily.)

ed in Devils Lake today by Chief OF
Police Barnes. Martinson was wanted
at Minot on a charge of blind pigging
and Sheriff Kelly of the Magic City
will arrive here on No. 2 tonight to
take Martinson back to Minot on No
j, to serve his uncompleted sentence Of
ninety days.
When Martinson, who has one arm
was committed to Jail, he became sick
and his arm proved to be in bad shape.
He was taken from the Jail to the hos.
pital and after he recovered he did not
return to Jail to finish his term but
rather came to Devils Lake and was
arrested here yesterday.
Martinson was famous in Devils
Lake about year ago and got his
name as the "Millionaire Brakeman"
having fallen heir to several thousand
dollars as result Of losing his arm in
a Great Northern railroad accident. He
spent his money lavishly until it was
gone, when he resorted to violating the
prohibition law at Minot, where he was
sentenced to 60 days in Jail and 800
fine, in default of which he was to
serve 80 days additional.
Ben Winnie of Reynolds is in the
city today looking after business mat
tiers.
Mrs. w. J. Nash had the misfortune
to break her arm few days ago. She
and her little son were hauling load
of hay to town when the wagon tipned
throwing Mrs. Nash 10 the ground and
the hay rack fell on her, breaking the
fore arm bone. She is doing well at
this writing Starkweather Times.
Many Devils Lake citizens left today
for Cando to be present at the funeral
of Hon. T. W. Conyers of that city, who
passed away SUDDENLY last Wednesday
night. The deceased, who is we'll
known in Devils Lake, was a charter
member of the Cyrene Commandery
and the first of nine men to pass away.
hers Of the Commandery from this
city will attend the funeral.
J. johnson of Webster was in the
city yesterday looking after business
matters and visiting with friends.
John Slovik, the Polander who was
shot through the arm some weeks ago
by his pal, and who has been in the
hospital here being cared for and re-
tanned for the purpose of identifying
the fellow who did the shooting, was
released today and will return to New
York. Although several men were cap
tured and believed to be responsible
for the crime, none proved to be the
man who did the shooting, according
TO Slovik.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Page were pas
sengcrs to Cando today to attend the
Conyers funeral.
Andrew stade and Peter Haley were
among those who went to Cando today
to attend the Conyers funeral.
The Pekin Arrow is one Of the latest
papers published in North Dakota and
rs under the direction of the CONNER
cial club at Pekin, N. D.
The Reuter- brothers in this city re-
ceived the sad news Of the death of
their sister, who made her home in
Michigan.
Tom Kelly returned from his home at
Warwick yesterday.
Albert Jacqua returned from his
home at Toxic yesterday and has re.
sumed his studies in High School.
Misses Mary Collinson and Laura
Gretzinger will go to Minot Saturday
and attend the football game. They
will remain over Sunday and visit with
friends there.
Bert Young, former resident of this
city, where he was engaged in the
newspaper business but who is now
engaged in the land game in Mckenzie
county, was in Devils Lake yesterday
between trains calling on old friends
Mr.. Young was on his way to Fargo.
c. B. Baker, the piano teacher, will
move his studio from the rear of thu
Locke block to one of the rooms or
the ground floor. Mr.. Baker has a.
ready secured splendid class.
Al Logan, the restaurant man Of
Grand Forks and Frank Griffin, thu
Great Northern freight scout, have
been enjoying several days hunt in thi.
section and returned to the university
city last evening laden with game thai
will serve for bountiful repasts.
3. W. Gilbertson, the maker Of hap
Ply homes returned from a business
trip to the cities to purchase furniture
Mr.. Gilbertson purchased five carload
which will be shipped to Devils Lake
which include carload Of iron bed
which will be shipped from Milwaukee
to Devils Lake. This is the larges
shipment of beds ever received in thi
city and will arrive in Devils Lake il
a couple of weeks.
o. F. McKone, who is visitor in tn
city, went to Penn for short COOS
hunt. He returned with some fine spec
linens of the feathery tribe, but say
that hunting is scarce there now a
/. the geese have nearly all left for til
south. Mr.. McKone is a former res
dent Of Ramsey county and when
boy used to take the old muzzle loade,
go to the far end Of the pasture and re
turn with enough game to make the o,