The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-12-07
in NORTH DAKOTA
News Of tie Week From Many
Sections Of The State, !,
MANY ITEMS Of INTEREST.
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make Perusal Easier for
Busy Readers.

Busy Readers.
Using gasoline to start a fire re
suited in serious burns to Ado1ph
Prasek at Iidgerwood recently.
John Andrews, deputy secretary Of
state, has resigned and will accept q
secretarial position in Washington.
Ole Peterson, formerly OF Tiogas
was killed recently. at Horse Creek
Mont, when hit by a freight train.
Two hundred dollars worth Of furs
were obtained by men who raided the
Minot Hide and Fur company store
last week. Ss
Robert v. McMichael, defeated by p
O. Void for sheriff of Richland coun.
ty by eleven votes, has fled contest
proceedings.
Two buildings. occupied by a bowl
ing alley and a garage at Reynolds,
were destroyed by fire at a loss Oh
about 5000.
H. B. Olson, thirty-fve years old
was instantly killed near Regent last,
Friday when his automobile turned
over on a hill.
It is definitely known that the
Northern Pacific will start work in
sthe spring o new shops at Mandana
which will cost s1,50O,000.
Ole vaarum Of Litchville, a victim
of lockjaw. successfully combated the
disease by taking the Pasteur treat.
ment in a Valley City hospital.
Thieves raided the Bartz mercantile.
company store at Garrison last week
taking 5000 worth Of silk and thirty.
suits of clothing, with enough suit
cases to carry away the plumber.
Falling through an airhole in the
ice, Alfred Hanson, fifteen-yearold son
of Edward Hanson, was drowned in q
creek at Bowman while his sisters
watched from the shore, unable to aid
him. The body was recovered.
Two women arrested in Chicago
recently, charged with shoplifting,
were released on parole on recon.
mendation of the complainant in the
case One is said to be the wife ofsa
well-to-do Grand Forks business man:
Successful in reaching a $4,000
goal in a campaign forsfunds 70 con.
struct a Hospital in Williston, the VIII.
liston Hospital association has launch.
ed a second canvass to add $4,000 to
the total.
Partial figures on the amount to be
requested of the state budget board
at its meeting In Bismarck this week
show an aggregate of $831,758.97, as
against the appropriation OF $781,5SQ
for last year.
George Wong was sentenced to one
yearin the penitentiary, on a charge
of desertion and nonsupport, after he
declared in a Grand Forks court that
he would rather go to jail. than
support his wife:
The construction of a 100000 high
school by the city: of Fargo is pro
posed by the Commons club. Dr.. E
F. Ladd, president. of the agricultural
college. has been placed at the head
Of q committee to promote the pro
posal. .sf
Charles Neys Of Eldgridge was sen
fenced to pay a fine Of 500 In 9
jamestown court on q charge Of hunt
ms deer out OF season. Neys refused
to plead guilty, declaring he. was moi
sure whether the animal he shot was
Q deer.
n Fargo's morning newspaper, thu
Ceurier-N News, was sold last Friday b,
Messrs. Marsh and Fentress TO TIL
Nonp6rtisan Publishing company, pub
liahers Il the Nonpartisan Leader tn,
ofhcial organ OF the farmers Non
partisan league: III
/ State livestock officials watched til
markets closely last week followinl
the rumor of Threatened outbreak Q
/ the hoof and mouth disease. II wa
/ declared no embargo would be d
/ ciaed upon unless more serious 4cor
/ ditions developed:
George Markiudw was Instantly kille
" -HL y stt1E--HsA ZIpf4<
and Miss Gladys Hauge sustained
fractured skull when their autpmobil
yhdded into a ditch and collided wit
). . telephone pole at the outskifts {
!. Michigan last Friday. Miss Ida M.
: kild escaped injury.
2 New England hunters, with Mu
phys heading the list, bagged 100
= pounds in the greatest rabbit driy
ever staged at New England. II
tehm captained BY ]. A. Murphy got
total o 735 rabbits and the ter
e headed by ]. J.. Murphy retpfnedsswit
g 6ss rabbits. a totalso Lis 4
Nonpartisan league members throul
Z thb state will hold precinct conye
e tons Dec. IS, following cali islsu.
ii from the headqnalffttssrssy A Fargo. 9
y cllar letters including the callil i,
cate that "matteisg az interest ia mel
bars only" will Ss,SScot,nsideresd and Il
!. no outsiders SsiIlSsb e atdtnnittsds ;.Ss'
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