The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-09-27
Facts About the
Flickertal State

Practically 1000 men have been
transferred from North Dakota to the
cantonment at Camp Dodge.
Jamestown lodge No. 995, B. p. o.
E., rendered a rousing reception to
members of Stutsman's second incre-
ment of the first draft, who left for
Camp, Dodge, Des Moines.
Napoleon's $4,000 new school
building will be completed and ready
for occupancy Oct. 1, on which date
the fall term will open. Prof. O. F.
Diersen has been reelected superin-
tendent.
Old settlers who have resided in
the vicinity Of Pembina for more than
a century state they never have seen
the Red River so low as it is now.
Islands are showing up in spots where
In former years the channel was sew
eral feet deep.
LaMoure gave q farewell reception
for the drafted men who went to
Camp Dodge and the streets were
lined with people from almost all the
surrounding towns. Bands were here
from Judd and Kuhn and the Edgeley
boy scouts also took part in the pro-
gram.
Grover Barry, who enlisted with the
Canadian contingent" and whose long
silence had led his friends to fear he
had been killed or captured, writes
his sister, Miss Merle Barry, Of Ma
poleon, that he's still in the trenches
doing his bit, glad to be there and
confident Of the ultimate result.
Sticking to her story that she killed
Aleck Panasuk, . neighbor, when he
had overpowered her father, and she
believed the latter's life in danger,
Miss Julia Covlin, q popular belle Of
the Dogden4 community. is in jail at
Washburn with her parent, Anton Gov
lin, whom eye-witnesses insist seized
. shotgun from the hands Of his daugh-
ter and fired upon Panasuk during q
dispute regarding some stock. The
coroner's jury found that either Gov
lin or his daughter fired the shot.
Paul Durham, a big farmer and
wheat grower ear Wimbledon, thinks
the grain growers of the state will
fare we'll this year. The straw is
light, but the heads are big and the
wheat is of the finest quality. Prac-
tically all Of it weighs from SO to g.
pounds to the bushel and will grade
No. l Northern" he said. 1.-The yield
will average about twelve bushels to
the acre, but the quality, and the price
will help the farmers. Our big prob.
} lem is help. The I. w. WIS are not a
} help but a hindrance, and it is al.
most impossible to get the men we
! need during the rush season."
| G. P. Riley, who pleaded guilty to
the charge of passing worthless
: checks in Ryder, was fined S. and
: costs, amounting to $43.45.
: At a special meeting of the James
town library board the contract TO,
the new city library building was lei
: to Contractor w. H. Carson of New
Rockford. The contract price is $24,
$50.
At a special election the village
Q of Woodwork voted to erect a vii
! lage hall at a cost not to exceed
e $1,70O, and the board is advertising
for bids for the erection of the bricl
building, to be 20 by 40 feet.
Eight horses, one cow and two
t calves we're cremated and 1900 bu
t shells of wheat and a number of ton.
of hay destroyed in a fire which burn
Q ed the big barn on the Ole Bertheu
$ o. farm in Brenna township. nea,
Grand Forks.
When arraigned before Unitet
States Commissioner George Robbins
at. Grand Forks on charges of violat
ing the Federal bone dry law. Antol
Branberg, Albert Viger, John Rydsol
9 and Christ Iverson, four prominen
Walsh county farmers, were bount
e over to the Federal district court
q which convenes in November. Bal
. was fixed at $1,000.
Capt. Charles L. Rouse Of Co. c
Second North Dakota infantry, ha'
made an important capture, according
to formal announcement received here
in the hand of Miss Myrtle Kreiser,
n daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexande
, w. Kreiser of Minneapolis, whom h,
Is to wed in November. His marriag,
will leave very few bachelors amonl
the commissioned officers above tn,
;: rank of Lieutenant in either Nortl
Dakota regiment.
. A satisfactory sum was realized TO
the benefit of the Red Cross through
. recital given by IL music students
d Of Miss Lulu Schawyer at the Waldo
q mar hotel at Anamoose.
Announcement that Williston has
good chance to land q large sugal
factory was made by Reclamation
Agent w. 8. Arthur, who has just com
pleted q survey of the Williston IL
= rigation project.
Henry Feldman, brother OF Emf
j, Feldman of the Valley City creamer!
and member Of Company G, wa.