Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-05
The little bay Of d.. and Mrs. Nc.
Intosh 10 fast gaining in health. ,5s

a The little bay 81 d. and Mrs. Nc.
lntosh is fast gaining in health. " 4
Fred Walker returned today to his
home q cando, having failed to nego-
tate business for = purchase in this
city.
Prof. West Of tho Webster schools is
enjoying 9 short vacation in Devils
Lake.
Thos: Turner left last night for Min.
neapoGs for a weeks stay attending
to business.
MI. and Mrs. R. Thompson are the
proud parents Of a baby girl born this
morning. .85$ Il
(. Mrs. Stratus Of York, Wis, passed
through here yesterday on her way to
Finley for q visit with friends.
The Christmas trees that have pre-.
vailed during the holiday season will
be Illuminated for the last time New
Year g night.
The local band is progressing rapid.
" and Prof. Maxwell promises some
real classic concerts during the summer
months. 81. 5
Most Of the stores in Devils Lake
are completing their inventory work
and will be ready to care for the Sat.
urday rush.
A number Of Indians braved the cold
weather today and visited the city. It
takes colder than twenty below to
keep them home.
w. D. Scott, general superintendent
and G. P. Allen, division superinten.
dent of the Dakota division, arrived in
the city this afternoon on No. five.
Miss Lila Fox was taken to the
Mercy hospital yesterday suffering
with an attack Of appendicitis. It is
mot known yet how serious her case
may be.
B. J. Ness spent Christmas in the
cities with his parents and returned
by way Of Fargo where he attended
the banquet of the Pioneer Life Insur
ance company.
John LeGore Of Maryland was here
today on his way to Cando where he
will make his home with his son, T. G.
! Legore. Mrs. Legore and son were
up from Cando to meet him.
! New Years will be generally observ
ed in Devils Lake as far as the stores
! and Offices are concerned. The county
and federal offices will be closed. The
barber shops will probably remain oper
a half day.
Mrs. VIM. O'Brien and Mrs. Mort,
entertained their lady friends yester
day afternoon and the ladies and gen
tlemen last evening at progressive
dinner and card party at their homes
A large number of the residents of the
city were invited and splendid time
was reported.
/ The report was circulated in the city
today that there was man killed al
Sweetwater, but The World was un
able to learn anything with reference
to the matter from Coroner Gilbertso1
or Sheriff Mclean and the report il
considered false. A member Of tn
ice crew, Joseph Hesseck, was injured
last Sunday but from all accounts HI
is recovering.
Twenty.four degrees below zero il
the story given out by the weather
man today, such being the temperature
at Z a. M, this morning. Some ther
mometers are reported to have register
ed as low as thirty-two below zero. The
highest point reached yesterday wa'
nine below.
Cloudy weather and continued colo
tonight and Saturday is promised.
| Len Burdick, brother of Lieutenan
Governor Burdick, gained fame yester
day in somewhat Of marathon walk
crossing the ice of Devils Lake from
his home at Grahams Island and com
ing to this city, a distance of fourteen
miles, Drawing the sharpest wind Of thu
year. Mr.. Burdick wanted to get tt
Munich by train, but missed the jim
Hill caravan after arriving in THU
city by fifteen minutes, and he lament'
that fact more than the long walk.