The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-07-19
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of the State,
Many ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make PerusaI Easier for
Busy Readers.

Sheriff H. j. Slaughter of Stanley,
after an exciting chase captured w.
Miller at Saco, Mont, placing him
under arrest, charged with larceny of
a saddle.
Art Ford, who confessed an attempt
to blow up the Killdeer Jail with dy.
Mantle, was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment by. Judge Crawford at
Bowman last week.
The Farmers Elevator company of
Westhope, after declaring a 25 per
cent dividend, instructed it's manager
to buy $4,000 worth of Liberty Loan
bonds out of the surplus.
With Tolstoi's saying in mind, "A
life for self can have no meaning
Velva girls started out to do their
"bit," with the result that nine were
recruited for the United States navy.
l.. E. Goodwin, secretary of the
jamestown Y, M. c. A., has been Sc
lected by the national army Y. NJ. C.
A. committee to organize and take
charge of the army Y. at Fort Lincoln.
Grand Forks Jews, aided by a large
number Of other business men of that
city, last week devoted their energies
toward raising $1,000 for the Jewish
relief fund. Rabbi Sternheim of New
York conducted the campaign.
The re-enactment of Clusters mas.
sacre featured an Indian day celebra-
ton at Devils Lake last week. More
than fifty Indian warriors and 100
members of G company Of the state
national guard took part in the affair.
More than a score of Golden Valley
yield of one acre to the Red Cross
fund. It is anticipated that from
$500 to $1,250, depending OF crop con
ditions, will be realized from this
source.
Fire which started in the apartment
of l.. l.. Haskins over his store in
Deering caused a damage estimated
at 100000, when it destroyed a block
of store buildings before it was
brought under control. Haskins was
burned slightly in escaping from his
O
Frank Muselman. twenty-nine years
old, shot and killed Miss Opal Har-
meson, nineteen years old, at the
home of her hrother-in-law, N. A.
Doyle, i'll Croville. Wash, last week.
The families had been neighbors at
Douglas, this state, where, it is de-
clared, Muselman proposed marriage
to the girl two years ago and was re-
jected.
To a student from the Orient goes
the honor of ranking first as a mem
colleges academy. Miss Pearl Wong
of Ngu Cheng, who has been in Amer
lea only two years. carried off the
honors of the second semester, with
Q grade of 93.5. In spite of the handi-
cap Of language, she ranked fifth in
the academy in the first semester.
S. A. Olsness, state commissioner
Of insurance; II. l.. Reade, state fire
marshal; Curtis Cooper of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, secretary of the National
Association OF Mutual Insurance Com
panies, and Arthur M. Seekell Of
the annual convention of the North
Dakota Mutual Insurance association
in session at jamestown this week.
More than 500 prominent farmers,
business men and capitalists inter
ested in the construction Of the
Observation-Disclosures Leipsig railway
attended the organization meeting at
Lefor last week. 1t was reported that
$l05, 900 worth Of stock has been sub
scribed, and it was agreed hat the
company proceed with actual con
struction work with rs little delay as
possible.
John NJ. Baer, nonpartisan candi-
date, was elected to congress from
the First district. having Il plurality
Of 1900 votes over his nearest rival.
Baer, a cartoonist. is q former demo.
crat, but ian Oh a nonpartisan ticket.
supported by the Nonpartisan league.
George A. Bangs Of Grand Forks wa
the Democratic candidate. Before go
ing to Fargo, Baor was postmaster al
Beach, having been appointed by
President Wilson.
The contract for the buildings to
compose the Northern Packing com
pany's new 100000 plant at Grand
Forks has been let TO the Splady, Al
bee and Smith General Construction
company OF Minneapolis. Plans call
for the erection OF III of the most
modern and complete packing plants
in the Northwest. Much OF the pre-
liminary work is now under way, and
actual construction operations are
scheduled ~ begin within ten days.
Authority for the tri-state flood con
troll agreement between Minnesota,
North and South Dakota is given in
the rivers and harhors bill which will
be reported in the senate. Senator
Krutc Nelson succeeded in inserting
the amendment when the bill was con-
sldercd by the commerce committee
last week. An appropriation OF $685.
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