Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-01
John Bloom returned today from Bis.

John Bloom returned today from Bis.
marck.
Harvey struthers came in last night
from Crazy.
M. w. Moore of Webster is shopping
here today.
Gordan Rutten was in from Crazy
.hl> lacrn'ae
Albert Anderson came in last night
from Doyon.
s. E. Currie of York is visiting in the
city today.
The Misses Lofthus and Ruseness of
Grand Forks were in the city this
They were in the recent wreck on the
Great Northern.
Mrs. Jestor was in the city today
from Penn.
The Womcn's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church gave mite
box social at the Stevens home yester-
day afternoon, at which about forty
five ladies were present. After the reg
ular business meeting the following pro
gram was much enjoyed: "Tne Mite
Box on Wooden Legs" by Mrs Clark;
Song by the Society; Reading, "Mrs.
Hartwell Is Mite Box" by Mrs. NAL
Tough; Reading, "The Model Girl" by
Mrs. Simonstad; Dialogue, eta, Mite
Box Convcntion,'' by Helen Miller,
Luella Goer, Esther Lasham, Elsie Will
son, Octavia Blaisdell, Ruth Adams and
Avilda Bekkcn; Recitation by little
Lenora johnson. A delicious lunch
was served by the hostess, ana the
guests expressed themselves as having
spent delightful afternoon.
Sheriff D. G. Talley Of Minnevaukan
was in the city this morning on his
| way to the eastern end of the reaerva-
ton where he has papers to serve.
While here he spent his time visiting
with his many friends.
Through roundabout way, Manager
Booth of the "Queen zephra" COM
pany was handed paper yesterday at
the Great Northern hotel, a recent is
sue Of the Boston American, which told
Of brother-in-law Of his suffering the
loss Of lower limb from being run
over by a train.
Mr.. Bailey is an employee of an east
ern road and accidentally slipp"d,
throwing himself under coach. The
news of the accident was first received
through the newspaper and Mr.. Booth
Immediately wired his sympathies.
The Merry Widows were delightful
ly entertained at tho Duell home last
night, the hostesses being Mesdames
Duell and Reid. Tho guest of honor
was Mrs. Bert Green of Sherwood, a
former resident of this city. The Mer-
~ Widows will be entertained tonight
at the home Of Mrs. r. V. Bice, the
guest Of honor will be Mrs. Green.
Mrs. G. J. B. Turner, Mrs. Smell and
Mrs. Bice will be the hostesses.
! The high school debating team re.
turned this afternoon from Hatton,
where they debated last night with a
team representing that high school.
While the Devils Lake high school was
able represented the debaters from the
little city were evidently a trifle better
and won the decision.
The young people returned, feeling
that they are were treated absolutely
fair in the matter and are proud of the
fact that they made such q good show.
ing.
People with sense of the ridiculous
often see things which amuse them
much, but which are overlooked by
others. A very ordinary thing convul'
sed a couple of men the other day at
one Of the local hotels. A very larga
and very tall man, with tiny grip,
about large enough to hold pound
box of candy, arrived and registered
Even the disparity between the sizf
of the man and his grip probably wou
not have been noticed, had not a di
minutive bellhop been assigned to show
the man to his room. The sight Of tn
big man walking side by side with The
tiny bellhop, the latter carrying the
microscopic grip, caught the attention
of a couple of men sitting in the iobtj
and they thought that the combination
vas very funny.