The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-05-19
LAWTON
(From the Republican,

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Val and R. j. Roberts of Lakota,
come up Sunday to witness the ball
game.
Senator Jerry Stevens was in town
Sunday looking after his farming inter.
ests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Salaba of Edmore
came down to witness the ball game
Sunday.
Miss Whelan, the popular teacher of
school No. 2, Newbre township, was in
town Saturday shopping.
A. R. johnson, one of our prominent
farmers east of town, was in town Mon
day renewing his subscription.
Geo. Adler returned from White
Earth, N. D., last week and went to
Lakota, Monday, to work at his trade.
A. F. Moravetz of Brocket, was in
town the first of the week looking after
business here in the Farmers Implt.
Co.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Moravitz and j.
Svobode autoed up from Brocket Sun
day to visit friends and take in the .,all
game.
Mrs. jerry Paukert reported sick last
week may have to be taken to the hos
pital to undergo surgical operation
for gall stones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Watson of Mil
ton, N. D., came over Saturday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bruce. They re-
turned home Monday.
S. S. Bowen took out acorn planter
the first part Of the week and planted
several acres. Several other. farmers
also intend planting corn this year,
A. H. Gebhardt, late principal of
Lawton school, left last Saturday for
his home in LaSalle, ILL., A number of
townspeople and scholars gathered at
the depot to bid him goodbye.
Last Friday as the train was passing
by the Andrew Swanson farm, his dog
ran out to stop it. But the train didn It
stop, but the dog did, and Andrew now
mourns the loss Of good cattle dog.
Mrs. L. H. Aaberg was taken sud-
denly ill Wednesday. Dr.. Nicholson
was called out and found Mrs. Aabcrg
suffering from heart trouble. At pres
ent writing she is getting better.
Wheat seeding is finished and much
Of it is coming thru the ground. The
storm Of Wednesday and Thursday put
stop to seeding for the time being,
but will prove Of inestimable value.
J. Murphy Of Lakota was in town
Wednesday looking after his farming
interests. He returned home yesterday
morning. He is we'll pleased to see
, the moisture which has fallen upon the
land this week.
J. A. Arid, o. Hagen, R. MeMofran,
Aug. lehman, w. Boyer, A. G. Dvorak,
Fred Fish and stranger, autoed to the
Lake Saturday to be present at Judge
Cowan IS reception. They returned in
the evening.
jolly Austin, the genial proprietor
of the Brocket tonsorial parlors, was a
visitor in town Tuesday. While here he
made arrangements with Manager Vc-
bayda for a game between the Lawton
Cubs and the Brocket team to be play
ed on the Brocket diamond Sunday.
Sunday morning while J. Gorecke ard
a party Of autoists were returning
from M. Kerr Is, they had occasion to
stop at the Arid farm, short distance
out Of town. While standing around
the machine a flock of gulls passed ove1
and one Of the party prepared to taks
shot at them with his pump gun. II
doing SO the gun was accidentally dis
charged, the shot passing under tn
machine, hitting NJ tsorecke on tn,
ball of the foot, badly lascerating it
He was Immediately brought to tow
and DR.. Nicholson dressed the wound
:. Mr.. Gorecke is getting along nicely bu
!, will be confined to the house for sew
:, eral weeks.
! Mrs. M. Colebank, who has been sis.
for over three weeks with pneumonia
= is slowly recovering
). E. D. Christion opens up an ice crear
. parlor and lunch counter in the post
office building tomorrow Saturday
= This will be convenience to the publ
4 when in need Of lunch or ice cream
i The building has been thoroughly owe,
v hauled and renovated and everythin
will be up-to.date.
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