Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-09
State News
Russell has a hospital.

1t is said that the city water at Bot
tineau is not fit to drink.
Editor Void Of the Fingal Herald
has recovered from protracted illness
Rugby wants a public library and
probably will have one before long.
The old settlers have dance sched-
uled for the benefit of the hospital at
Cando.
! Minot will make every effort to have
the summer meeting of the press assoc
iation whooper of success.
The Pekin Herald does not enthuse
much over tho talk of Roosevelt for
president.
This being leap year most of the
weekly papers get five publication days
in February, which helps some.
The Granville Herald allows a cou-
pie to air their religious troubles in its
columns.
North Dakota now has a railroad
mileage of 1886 miles of which the
Great Northern has 1000 and the Nor.
thern Pacific over 1850.
Up in Towner county the farmers
are objecting to paying for the use of
phones in advance and threaten a boy
colt if the practice is not discontinued.
The Pioneer Lake Echo predicts that
several Socialist candidates will be
elected to county Offices in Burke coun.
ty this year.
Every member of the high school at
Delamere passed the high school board
examination and the standing of none
was below 80 per cent.
The consolidated school at Pickton
has five routes and the board is adver.
Using for proposals to carry the pupils
back and forth.
The Berlin Record announces it will
support the entire state republican tick
ct when nominated and asks if some Of
the other papers will do the same.
The editor of the Minnewaukan Sif;-
ings seems to be thorough believer
in rotation Of crops, and wants to con-
vince his readers that this is the course
they should pursue.
The Enterprise says that Sanborn
needs more school room, and that Ar
chitect Hancock is planning as to
which will be the best-put on an addi-
ton, or erect new structure.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Danish at Cayuga gave them surprise
on the occasion Of their twentieth an
niversary.
The school board at Minnewaukan
warns parents that they must keep
their children away from the depot
and out Of danger.
Owing to the scarcity of houses at
Tolna the editor Of the Tribune is re-
modelling his office SO as to house his
family in the spring.
Nels Strand has commenced a new
industry at Cleveland; he is shipping
rabbits to Fargo by the wagon load,
receiving $3.50 per dozen for them;
he says it is a good business.
Hillsboro has mad dog scare; the
animal was killed and the university
reported the brain showed rabies and
all dogs bitten have been ordered muz-
zled for several months.
The Ryder Journal states that sec
ton Of land on the Berthold reeerva-
tion has been set aside for experiment
tai purposes, and $4,000 will soon be
spent for the buildings thereon.
The sheriff of Renville county will
stop all gambling. He is grabbing all
slot machines and gambling devices
and is also going after the poker play
ers.
The Tribune thinks the taxpayers Of
Pierce county got value received in
their new court house and says anyone
visiting the new building will be salts
fed.
If horses are left standing on the
streets of Maxbass longer than Eve
minutes hereafter the village marshall
will take them up and care for them
and the owners will be obliged to pay
to get them out.
The Office Of the Portal international
was invaded by runaway team last
week. The animals were in such
hurry they didn' It wait for the door to
be opened, but came right through the
window.
A rattlesnake was killed on the pra-
irie near New England last week. It
had crawled from haystack, had eight
rattles and was as lively as though it
was summer.
A movement was started at Lans.
ford towards starting a commercial
club for that town but nothing was
done to complete the organization. Ed
itor Holbein wants the business men to
get busy and do something.
The boosters club of Wahpeton mas
voted in forty-four new members.
The chemical engines for fire pur-
poses have arrived at Marion, and the
citizens feel more secure.
The Pioneer announces that q meet
ing will be held at. Mandan this week
to launch Roosevelt boom.
Herbert Hickey had narrow es
cape from being suffocated by gas
while sleeping over store in lis
bon. ..