The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-05-11
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sidering a proposition to construct a
central lodge home.
Fire at Mimic destroyed the Sacred
Heart Catholic church. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. Two houses
also were damaged.
Fire originating in a barn at the
rear of the United States hotel at
Neche destroyed an entire block, caus-
ing damage estimated at Isl 1000.
sixty-one students will graduate
from the. Fargo high school this year.
The commencement exercises are
planned for. the early part of June.
Contracts granted for graveled
highways radiating from Grand Forks
city will form the nucleus for a gen.
eral county system of road construc.
ton:
John E. Thomas, twenty-three years
old, was killed at Kenmare when his
team ran away, throwing him under a
load of lumber in rounding a sharp
corner.
The Beach Tennis association has
purchased three lots on which it will!
make two splendid courts this season.
The work has already been COM
menced.
The first fire at Langdon in three
years destroyed the Electric ttheater
and the Red Front Variety store on
the chief business street. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Dan Sutherland of Beach was badly
injured in an accident at Wibaux,
Mont. He was driving a dray when
he was thrown from the rig when the
horses became frightened, running
away.
Professor ]. w. Thornton, who was
two years ago a candidate for super
intendent Of schools of Richland
county, has accepted the principalship
of the schools at Hunter, for, the COM
ing year.
North Dakota National Guard Off
GERS school, for commissioned men OF
the First regiment, will be held at
Rock Island military reservation, on
the shores of Devils lake,: the week of
May IA to 20. edta"~
Bank ~clearings $1,477, 744.53 greater
than for the same month last; year are
] reported by tie Fargo clearing house
for April. The total Of the jclearings
n s$7,164,S74.66, while last year they
were $5,687, 1908: @11S aTf:
r. "A. Nestos of Minot has accepted
the invitation Of the Devils Lake
Chantauqua association to deliver the
Fourths Of July oratoin at the Chau
tauqua. This is one Of tie fbiggest
days at the Chautauqua.
A total of .33.2o1 was collected by
the treasurer of Morton county fol.
lowing the annual school land leas.
ing, which was the most active the
county has had. The courtroom was
packed with prospective bidders.
The heaviest line the University OF
North Dakota has ever produced will
grace the eleven next fall. according
to present prospects. The varsity line
will average about 1870 pounds, two
men on the line weighing POS pounds,
Louis Hagen of Ray has just closed
q deal for the sale of a half section
Of land near that city to Mrs. Jonetta
M. Leite of Petersburg, this state, fol-
a consideration Of $1,000. 1t is one
of the best farming properties in that
district.
Julia ~Czapiewski, nineteen years OF
age, is, under arrest at Grafton on the
change of second degree manslaugh.
tor. Discovery of a baby's body near
her. home caused her arrest and she
has made an extended statement Gov.
ering the affair.
John E. Garvey, a graduate of the
University of North Dakota college of
law, will be a candidate for states at.
torney of Cavalier county, opposing
William McMurchie for the nomina.
ton. Mr.. McMurchie is the present
holder of the. position.
Chance Hamilton, living heal Mott,
was correctly named. for he took
one too many chances with a bull
which had frequently attacked him.
He was found unconscious in the pas.
ture with several broken ribs and in
ternal injuries which caused his
death later.
E. f. Ladd, president. of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, was elect.
cd president of the board of educa-
ton of Fargo at the annual meeting
of that body, when three new mem.
bers, Herbert LOOMS, DR.. William G.
Nichols and M. J.. Moen. took their
seats.
The 1916 building season in North
Dakota will be one of the most active
the state has ever experienced. In
the matter of municipal improvements
the year also bids fair to establish a
record. Fargo will spend approx
mately 100000 for paving operations
and 3lO0,0 900 for sewers.
An accident four years ago was d.
Yectly responsible for the death at
Nandan Of Mrs. Katherine Nicholson
Of Sweet Briar. In q runaway four
years ago Mrs. Nicholson was thrown
On: her head. Her skull was fractured
I'D 4 fragment Of bone pressed on
IL brain. This ultimately caused her