The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-05-31
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Llrals classes OF the Grand Forks nigh
school.
Bismarck will contribute $1,000 to
the Y. M. G. A. fund to be used by
the association in work among the ma
tion's soldiers.
The Grand Forks chapter OF the
American led Cross society closed its
membership campaign with the desired
5000 enrolled.
Miss Bernice Brenton and Miss Jen.
t-nie Brooks, constituting the gradual.
ing class Of the wilton high school,
will receive diplomas Junett7.
The body of Henry Larson, a mid.
die aged bachelor, was found in his
home at McVelle. He apparently had
been dead two days from a self.inlfct.
ed bullet wound.
Driven frantic by earache Frank
Koothian visited a Lidgerwood physi-
clan, who removed from his a a
melon seed which had been imbedded
there twenty years.
Fargo bakers announced a further
increase in the price of bread. The
10acent loaf has been raised to 70
cents and the loaf that formerly sold
for II cents now will bring II cents.
The Bismarck lodge Of the Knights
of%Pythias, by unanimous vote, made
application for two $500 bonds of the
liberty loan, to be purchased by the
surplus funds in the lodge treasury.
r. Notification has been received by
Dr. Cyril ]. Glaspel of Grafton that
he had been appointed first assistant
surgeon to DR.. Frederick Bealey of
Chicago to serve in a base hospital
in France.
The biggest price ever paid for a
single porker in the HettinEer market
-$80-was drawn by Ole Woll of Bi.
son, who q few years ago would be
willing to sell two good steers for
that price.
Breaking of ground for Fargo's
100000 packing plant has started, al
though the general contract for the
building has not been let. The site
comIrises 200 acres donated by the
COm31erctal club.
Anticipating the dispatch of a large
American army to the front in France
the Y. M. c. A. of Grand Forks, realiz'
ing that many North Dakotans may
eventually get there, has started spe'
cial classes in French.
One hundred and forty men enlist
ed for three branches of the United
States military service in Fargo dur
ing the first ten days in May, accord
ing to the officials in charge of the
Fargo recruiting stations.
Governor l.. j. Frazier, in an in
formal proclamation, urges upon every
community in North Dakota to make
registration day, June 5, a patriotic
festival, with parades, loyalty pro
grams and other demonstrations,
DR.. H. G. Mendenhall of New York
city will deliver the commencement
address to the graduates of James
town college or June IA. Rev. Mr.
Postlethwaite of Bismarck will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon on June 10
Denny Sullivan, manager of the
Fargo-Moorhead team of the North
ern league, will be out of the game
several more days as the result o.
the breaking of a finger in the initia
game of the season. Sullivan vas hi,
by a pitched ball. f.
In full view of several hundred per
sons Ruth McVey, fifteen years old
,,oo o~,,ndoI IN Iaofh of tho NorfhorY
Pacific station at Bismarck when she
attempted to pass between two
freight cars just as they came to
gether. The girls home vas at Dunn
Center.
Twenty members of the jamestown
chapter of the North Dakota Arm!
and Navy league, which was organizet
there recently, held a mass meeting
at Spiritwood and seventy-one mem
hers were added to the list of 6O4
members. The object of the league ii
to assist needy relatives of enlisted
men and the starving millions of Eu
rope.
Undaunted by the report of hi
brothers. death on the firing line A
Nv. Cascaden of Williston has left TO-
his home at Lethbridge, Alta, to Bit
g~odspeed to his youngest brother, Mel
son Cascaden. who will leave soon a
a member of the Seventy-eighth bat
tery, of Lethbridge, to take the place
of his brother, who was killed a
Ypres.
The cultivated acreage on tn
Standing Rock Indian reservation will
be from 50 to 100 per cent create
than in previous years. The govern
ment has advanced the Indians NOR
than $4,000 worth of seed, to be col
Elected for at the thrcs!ler next fall
and in addition Independent red me
"a heve made purchases of $4,000 t
5000 0 Of seed at Bismarck and othe
points. There is a remarkable dc
velopment. in the Sioux interest II
agriculture" said Major James F
Hitch, superintendent of the reserva
ton. who has started a better farmini