The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1915-11-25

while standing upright in the narrow
confines of coffin placed in his pulpit.
Canyonville, Ore. How an old trapper
with his leg caught in big bear trap
perished alone in the forest II years
ago, was revealed when the skeleton
was found recently. The skeleton is
believed to be that of well-known
character named Blynn, who disap-
peared many years ago.
Martinez, Mis.-Twenty-two child
rem Of Peter Benedict returned home
today for the purpose of celebrating
his birthday. Instead they went to
his funeral. There were four pairs of
twins among the children and the eld-
est was rs years old.
Los Angeles, Cal.-When the will of
Mrs. Clara A. McCutcheon, who died
recently, was read, it stipulated: chat
my body be cremated and that the oil
painting of myself at the time I was
Is years Of age shall be cremated with
me and the ashes strewn on the ocean
from the end of Long Beach pier"
Philadelphia, Pa.--Sixty- three years
of married life and not one cross word
Thus have Mr.. and Mrs. Charl
Bodine made their home UtopiA. The
couple recently celebrated thir sixty
third anniversary by going to the NOV
les, after which they were given a
surprise party by four generations of
their family.
East Greenville, Pa.-F'our frac
lures in four years is the record for
bone-breaking held by Mrs. Henry
Mumbauer. She is sixty-five years
old, but the fractures in each instance
have mended rapidly.
New York, N. Y.-Thomas James
Nutty has grown tired of the sugges-
tiveness of his name and the conse.
quent ridicule. The court, when ap.
pealed to for relief, allowed him to as.
sumo the name of Thomas James NJ.
ley.
Meridian, Miss.-Mrs. James Reeves
who has five grandchildren, recentl!
presented her husband with triplets
Two are girls weighil.; seven pound:
each, and the other a boy, 8 pounds.
South Norwalk, Conn.-Giles Greg
ory has stepped from the poorhouse t.
palace. When Hen: ! Green, an &c
centric, said to be worth $150,O00, died
it was found that he left no will. Th
money went to Gregory, an almos
forgotten uncle, who had been an in
mate of the poorhouse for many years
London, Eng.-Mrs. Emma Noule
is believed to have reared more child
rem than any woman on earth. The,
number 60. Twenty-three were he
own; seventeen her second husband
and the remainder nurse children. Sh
also had a share in rearing 1o7 grand
children. She is 73 years old.
New York. N. Y.-For years Jos
eph Truda and his wife, Marie, wante
a baby. Finally, discouraged, Josep
deserted his wife. She adopted
child from an asylum and wrote t
Joseph that God had blessed her. H
returned, and shortly afterward tn
child began to change color. A. ply
sician was called. The child was
negro.
Kirby, Vt.-Frank G. Grant, Of sar
ia Monica, CAL, who taught schoe
here years ago, went to the schoe
house, rang the bell and nineteen q
i his thirty-six former pupils, gray-hail
ed and bent responded to the call.
| Wilkesbarre, P.-Jilted at the alts
when his bride failed to appear, Micl
ael Zeigler proposed to Mary Nobl
the bridesmaid, was accepted and ma,
ried her at her home Of her parent
the same day.
PREVENT WINTER PASTIIR.,t(
II Stock pasturing on alfalfa in Il
fall and winter often causes wintt
killing. The growth Of alfalfa
] needed to hold snow.