Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-06-09

say g that, i at kA6il " sold
$40 acres 81 land Ii stevens Township
to Nebraska parties for $40 al, acre.
The same land now brings $50 an acre.
VIII we see the same increase ten
years from now
Rev. "a. s. ahland t. pas tor Of the
Gong egati onal church at 3Lakota has
gone on "a vacation jaunt that will;
take him among. old friends sin Illin.
DIS and Wisconsin. He viii attend
the reunion Of his class at the 1Viscon-i
sin University on the 26th.
Paul Boehn, q former we'll known
legal practitioner, of Rugb IS busy
at present shooting lions Gin Africa.
Mr.. sBoehn has Just completed "a course
OF study at the university at Heidel-
berg; Germany, and intends to make
q general tour Of Europe before. re-.
turning to America. !; sS$l 4
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/ Sympathy goes out to editor Stickley
Of the Kenmare Journal in the serious
illness Of Mrs. stickley in one Of the
hospitals in Minneapolis. Mr.. Stickley
was called to her bedside the latter
part of the week by relapse that is
causing her friends much anxiety. =:
The weather man was good in May.
The precipitation of rain was 8. 90
Inches. The average for the month:
of May for 81 years has been q. 95
Inches. The four inches of rain dur
ing May this year was more than the
crop got the entire season last year.
Editor Whitehead of the Williston
State demands ferry across the rag,
ing Missouri at that point and he has
called mass meeting, When he; gets
through telling the citizens the benefits
to be derived from such a conveyance
it will be arranged for forthwith.
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Charles Passenger a we'll known G.
N. passenger engineer running between.
Minot and Grand Forks, is taking the
Nelson cure" and has fled a petition
in bankruptcy with the clerk of the
u. s. Court at Fargo. He claims liza
bilities to the amount of $1,O22,S5 and
117.00 assets. -.
Vice CONSUL H. Bendeke, Of the
handsome brown beard and military
carriage from Grand Forks delivered
the address, to the Sons of Norway at
their celebration at Pekin, on the Il
There was big attendance, two bands
to play and two red hot ball games
to enliven things. E....
0Mountrail county youngsters are
experimenting with corn this year and
have contest started with 275 con-
testants enrolled. A potato contest
has It's enrolled. A splendid way to.
encourage the youthful agriculturist.s
These youngsters will be the king bee
farmers. of the state some day. =, =
There are rs applications before the
board of pardons, in session at Bis.
marck the past few days to ponder
over. Some of them are for commu-
tation Of sentence, restoration of citi-.
zenship and complete pardon. Chief
Justice Morgan, who is ill in New
York is the only member of the board
absent. s.- T., -. - y, q, = :,
Bill MUMMY, the veteran editor Of
Buford, finds fault with Williston
streets and the State retaliates by sar.
castically drawing attention to the fact
that posters at the entrance to he city
of Buford warn auto drivers, not to
run faster than eight miles per hour,
when four miles. would be dangerous
owing to the rough roads through the
main thoroughfare of the town. ,g:5ss , Z.
The editor Of the Max Bass: Monitor
says whether you believe in the signs
of nature or not, the. fact remains,
that. the ducks are seeking high land
to- lay their eggs and the rats are
seeking higher quarters this year.
These Tn signs of plentiful moisture the:
editor claims, have never been known
to ., faail, which VIII all speaks fora bountiful
crop. s. ,.5t.. q ,.3 VIZ &
S55$ = % ~ Nj Il $fEsss%
Lightning struck the school house
at Wahpeton when the CONNIE cement
exercises were in rogress and hut
for the great presence Of mind Of Miss
Hazel Hut chinson one of the sweet
girl g r'a7duates there might have been d
panic. She went II ght on In ia Arm
voice with her GRAFTON, while the house