The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-06-21
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
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Douglas Mcdonald. playing his first
season OF golf, won the Eugene Love-
joy cup In the play at the Lincoln club
links at Grand Forks. He turned in
a card Of 81 for 10 holes.
Dr.. Eff. Ladd Of Fargo. president
of the North Dakota Agricultural col.
lege, has been named state inspector
of weights, grades and measures by
the state railway commission.
Thomas Thompson vas shot and Sc
riously wounded by his brother. Albert
Thompson, at Lisbon. when Sheriff
Ray Craig Of Ransom county arrived
to take Albert Thompson to the insane
hospital.
Sunday baseball played for money
is illegal. according to an opinion sent
to sherifs of North Dakota by Attor.
ney General LANCER. The sheriffs are
notified to stop any games at which
admission is charged.
McHenry, Bottineau, Renville and
| Ward counties have Joined in the or
ganization of the Mouse River Valley
Region immigration bureau. County
units will be formed and q campaign
launched for settlers.
Louise, the four-year-old daughter
of Louis Evje, the cashier Of the
Ross State bank at Ross, accidental
ly shot and killed herself while play
ing with a revolver. The accident was
witnessed by the girls parents.
Captain B. F. Ristine. U. S. A.,
transferred to Bismarck three months
ago from Oglethorpe, Ca, to become
instructor-inspector for the North Da-
kota national guard, has been ordered
tc Fort Des Moines, Ia, as instructor
for the officers training camp there.
John s. Patterson, editor and pub.
Usher of a string of newspapers in
that section, died at a Minot hospital
from injuries received when the auto.
mobile In which he, and two other
men were riding overturned. MI. Pat
terson Is survived by a widow and
four children.
Howard r. Wood of New Rockford,
speaker of the house at the last SEES
sion Of the state legislature, has been
appointed vice chairman of the execu
tive committee Of the state efficiency
commission, to succeed d.. John H
Worst, who IL compelled by pool
health to take q vacation.
William Behrhaum, assistant cash.
Ter Of the First National bank at New
Salem, was placed under arrest at Far
60 by federal authorities, charged with
violating International bank act by. fall
styling accounts of the bank. Accord
ing to the statement Of the federal au
thorities Behrbaum embezzled $500
If there's anything in a name Uncle
Sam has some doughty fighting men
In the young Sioux whose names have
been reported to the county registra
ton board at Fort Yates. TheEe are
Loves-the.War Shoots Near, Take-the
Gun. walking, Standing-sol
dier, Wounded : neutrality-suspicious.
Takes-Alive-and-C omes-Home, Did-Not
Butcher and Come-Home-Alive.
President John w. Hansel of Fargo
college conferred the degrees of doc
tor of divinity on Rev. E. Lee Howard
of the st. Anthony Park Congrega
tional church, st. Paul, and Rev. Hen
ry Hoag Frost of the First Methods
Episcopal church at Fargo. Guy R
Vowles was appointed dean of the col
lege. Reports show every department
of the college has grown and tina
there is $4,000 in the hands of tn,
endowment fund committee.
Burberry hedges and bushes, which
are said to have caused rust and heav
! lily damaged last years small grail
crop in North Dakota, will 500 be ex
tinct in this state, according to Johl
N. Hagan, commissioner Of agricul
ture, who has reports from specia
agents, designated to conduct a can
paign against the shrub. The agent
, report hearty cooperation in all dis
tricts. The last legislature appropr
ated $4,000 for a two years campaign
= against the barberry bush.
With six candidates assured a plac
on the ballot in the special congress
sional election to be held in the Firs
district July 10 for the selection of
i representative to succeed the late H
T. Helgesen the campaign may b
: said to be fairly under way. The car
didates are: George A. Bangs, Gran
f Forks, Democrat; O. B. Burtness
Grand Forks, Republican,; H. F
Aaker, Grand Forks, Nonpartisan Pr
gressive Republican; C. w. Plain, Mi
ton, Republican; H. G. Wick, Cavalier
Republican; John NJ. Baer, Nonpa,
fisan