The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-03
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of the State.
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make Perusal Easier for
49, Busy Readers.

Theodore Leroy, five years old, was
Instantly killed when he fell from 8
grain wagon driven by his father at
Valley City.
Robbers entered the Flambert store
and the 500 Line depot at Foxholm,
obtaining SIPS at the former place and
ia at the latter.
Burglars raided the Surrey postof-
ice, obtaining $40 and a few stamps.
One attempt with explosives failed to
open the door of the Office safe.
Efforts have been begun at Camp
Lincoln to raise a new regiment of
national guardsmen in North Dakota
following the departure of the states
only regiment for the Mexican border.
Mrs. R. Warner of Hampden was in
stantly killed and Mrs. Fred Radcliffe
was seriously hurt when the automo-
bile in which they were riding was
precipitated over an embankment by a
blowout"
Jack Ryan, twenty-five years old.
sought relief from the heat by crawl
ing into the shade under a box car at
Mandan. He fell asleep, a switch en-
CINE moved the car and he awoke
minus a leg.
More than 200 individual hail losses
In Golden Valley and adjoining
ties have been reported to the hail in
Eurance a gents in Beach. All the
losses were sustained in a series of
local hail storms.
Paul G. Pierce, nineteen-months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Pierce Of
Fargo, is the champion baby Of North
Dakota, winning sweepstakes honors
at the state fair baby contest at Far
60. The winning baby scored 9S.4
per cent.
The Fargo Commercial club has ex.
tended an invitation to Charles Evans
Hughes to include that city in his
itinerary for his Western tour. He
would visit Fargo Aug. 10, just after
concluding his Twin Cities visit if
he accepts.
Four counterfeit dollars were the
total sum obtained by thieves who
blew the safe of the Fairchild Fuel
company of Grand Forks. after a thor.
ough job, during which, it is estimated
the yeggmen spent $40 in time, tools
and explosives.
About $500 acres of grain was
hailed out in the recent storm that
swept over the Crown Butte district
Losses ranging from 60 to 100 pei
cent are reported by farmers. Dam
age also was done by the storm in
Burleigh county.
Another hail storm, the SECOND
that has passed in that vicinity this
year, hit a section south of Sentine
Butte, some farmers reporting losse:
ranging from 20 to 80 per cent. In
the W%esterheim district damage esti
mated at so per cent in the center O
the storm zone is reported.
The Ely-Salyards Elevator com
pany's grain warehouse at New Rock
ford was destroyed by fire with a los,
of 100000. Twelve thousand bushel,
Of grain were in the structure. Spon
ANSA~0uS SOAA40u0t4OA Sou0Su lu0 uIO
This is the fourteenth elevator burned
there since the town was established
Mrs. Alice Nelson Page, PROMINENT,
known newspaper woman at Gran,
Forks and suffrage leader, died sud
denly of q brain hemorrhage. Cyri
Page, her only son, a member Of tn
North Dakota First infantry, wen
home to view the body of his mothe
and then left for the Southern horde
with his company.
Wind, hail and rain hit the sectio
eouth Of Rhame, doing some damag
to crops, while e farm built
fngs were seriously damaged. In som
instances the farmers lost nearly a
grain crops, so violent was the hal
In the sections north of the city ha
damage vas done, while a heavy win
worked havoc at the O'Malley ranc
near Mound.
st. Paul and Minneapolis firms a,
cused of violating the federal act ne
raining to the marking of containel
that carry liquor. pleaded not guilty j
federal court at Fargo, but three ind
Gated their intention of pleading guilt
when the cases are called at the O
tober term of court. The companit
face fines of $1,000 each if convicte
or plead guilty.
The F. S. Sargent company, foun
ed in 1897 by F. S. Sargent, former
of Grand Forks, has come under IL
control of A. J. Hunter of Graz
Forks and W. R. SCHUYLER, the sale
the Sargent interests being announce
C. W. Ross will continue in the cana
aty of secretary. The company is O,
of the best known financial operati1
concerns in the Northwest.
John F. johnson, nominee for she
If of Foster courty, hit by lightning
. recent storm, did not die, as repol
ed at the time, bat is still quite aliy
Johnson. however, was dead" f