The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-04-27
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of the State.
MANY ITEMS Of INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
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Busy Readers.
Representative George NJ. Young OF
the Second North Dakota district has
announced his candidacy for re-elec,
ton.
Edward L. Doherty, postmaster al
Sherwood, was arrested on q charge
Of embezzling approximately $1,100,
He is under bail.
H. c. Flint, son Of the first mayor Of
Jamestown, has assumed the Office OF
mayor, to which he recently was elect
ed. He succeeded H. W. Kelley.
Falling down stairs Simon L. Roiton
q pioneer resident of Hastings. sus
tanned a broken neck, but lived three
days after the accident. Roiton missed
his footing while working on the stair
way.
Bismarck voted down q proposition
for a $4,000 school bond issue two
to one. Failure Of the board of edu
cation to map out a building cam
paign satisfactory to the voters was
the reason.
Grief at the accidental death Of hel
husband several days ago was respon
sible for the death of Mrs. Henry
Weber ear Ashley. Shock at finding
her husbands body in a pool Of water
near their home proved fatal.
The stock of the National Bank o.
Lakota has been sold to a party of La
kota financiers. who have organized
and incorporated a new state bank
The deal gives Lakota two state banks
instead of. three, as had been planned
Dickinson was selected by the Mis-
souri, Slope Educational association. as
the place for the next annual meeting
at the convention just held at Glen
Ullin. P. s. Berg, superintendent OF
the Dickinson schools. was elected
president.
After living six days with a broken
neck John McGrath. fifty-four years Of
age, a farmer of Emerado, died at 8
Grand Forks hospital. McGrath was
injured when the wagon in which he
was riding fell from a bridge to the
frozen surface of a small stream.
Charges of discrimination in freight
service in favor of Twin City jobbers
and wholesalers were aired at a meet
ing Of the Fargo Manufacturers asso
citation. The complaints of Fargo job
bers and wholesalers will be present
ed to the traffic department of the Far
60 Commercial club.
Every state %offceholder and every
member of the states delegation in
congress is a candidate for reelection
except Governor l.. B. Hanna, who ii
q candidate for United States sen
ator; John H. Frame, who wants tt
be governor, and f. ]. Taylor, super
intendent of public instruction.
A "yegg" shooting contest, Will
prizes in the various events. will be ;
feature of the North Dakota Bankers
association annual convention at Mi
not, June Is and Is. NJ. c. Bachelor
of Grand Forks has charge Of tn.
amusement features. T. S. McGrego,
of st. Paul will be one of the speakers
July II to % are the dates for tn,
North Dakota state fair, which win b,
held at Fargo this year. Plans ar,
we'll advanced for the exhibition. Sec
rotary Nash is confident the 1916 shoy
will be the best in the states history
Sixteen thousand dollars will be epen
in premiums in the live stock depart
ment.
Fargo may be represented at tn
dedication of Medora bridge by thirt
or forty automobile owners. This wa
intimated i'll an informal way at tn
annual meeting of the Fargo Automc
bile club. 1t was stated the Norther,
Pacific intends to run a special trail
from St Paul to the scene of the cele
bration. -....-
Miss Mabel Olson of Fargo wa
elected president of the North Dakot
Nurses association at the conventio
in Minot. Devils Lake was chosen a
the next meeting place. Miss 'Ethe
Stanford Of Fargo was elected corr,
spending secretary and Miss Florenc
Reardon of Devils Lake was electe
secretary.
) Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and til
governors of four states are expecte
. to participate in the dedication of Il
Red Trail bridge across the Little Mi
souri, river at Medora July "a to 2
Spectacular features will be provide
by a Wild West show. in which ii
cowboys Of the early days of that di
, trict will participate.
81 D. H. Macarthur, former chairman
the Democratic state central commi
tee, will be a candidate for the De,
= ocratic nomination for governor. NJ
: Macarthur was endorsed recently |
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