The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-09-13

6dlc, Will Adte charge VI Lu0 u6W loan
in North Dakota. w. j. Morris of
Fargo will act as secretary.
Frank Sahay, forty-fve years old.
shot and killed Hjelmer Hon, aged
twenty-six, a thresher, on the west
approach of the bridge spanning the
Red river at Fargo after a quarrel.
The yield of spring wheat in North
Dakota is estimated at 61,O11,oOO
bushels, according to the September
crop report issued by the department
Of agriculture at Washington. That
of South Dakota is estimated at A..
1872, 900 bushels.
All Northeastern North Dakota
pledged it's loyalty to the United
States of America and the president
in a monster loyalty meeting held It
Grand Forks under the auspices of
the Stars and Stripes league, recently
organized to put down sedition.
In line with the nationwide move
ment for the outstanding of food sup
PLIES the American Railway associa.
ton, in a letter filed with the North
Dakota railway commission, calls at
tention to the many thousands of
horses, mules, cows and hogs lost IN.
nually on the American railways. The
association suggests that section men
exercise particular care to prevent the
running down of live stock.
To prove their independence of pale.
face aid Sioux farmers of the Cannon.
ball district have advised Superintend-
ent Kitch that they desire no aid
from the government with their
threshing this year. Threshing for
the district will be in charge of a
committee named by the Indians and
the only assistance they will accept
from outside will be the use of a gov
eminent tractor and separator.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has requested Governor Frazier to
give publicity to his message denying
a statement issued by the marine
corps to the effect that registered men
might voluntarily enlist after their
number had been called by the local
board, provided they obtained the
written permission of the local board.
The report, General Crowder advises,
will be corrected by the marine corps.
Much confusion has resulted from a
conflict in instructions.
Peace officers advise that a very
close watch is being kept of families
who have in the past made a practice
nf nonl1foo flrin0 q 1iff1o vuinn ooch
fall for home consumption. Under
the liquor laws of 1913 the manufac-
ture of vinous as we'll as all other
spirituous and malt liquors is express.
ly prohibited and the husbandman
found guilty of violating this provision
is subject to a fine of not less than
5000 nor more than $1,000, or impris-
onment in the county Jail not less than
ninety days nor more than one year.
or both fine and Imprisonment.
A regular real wild vest show
with no charge for admittance, will be
staged at Elbowoods by Indians of the
Berthold reservation at their three
days fair, Sept. 25, 26 and 81. The
Indians and their guests will camp
out during the exposition, which will
consist of old time Indian sports, rop
ing, riding and breaking contests
There will also be a display of agri
cultural products grown by Mandans
Arikaras and Hidatsus, who have
farmed the valley of the Missouri fol
400 years, and where agriculture.
; achievements have attracted consider
: able attention.
Filings are now being received al
> Dickinson by W. B. Dickson, register
: OF the United States land office, fol
; the lands in the North Dakota nationa
: forest reserve in the Slope country
comprising 5000 acres, which will be
: opened to homestead entry Sept. 10
Applications may be filed in person o.
: by mail. The forest service is no
available for homestead entry unde,
!, the enlarged homestead acts. No one
may make application for a tract EN-
S bracing more than 100 acres o more
f than a mile in length. Intending home
the lands to examine them, but no act!
of settlement are permissible prior tt
9 a.. NJ, Sept. 26.
Governor Lynn j. Frazier of Nortl
t Dakota declares that the coming Non
r partisan league meeting in st. Pau
. Sept. 10 and 10 will be in the inter
k est of the consumer as we'll as tn,
e producer. The meeting, he said, will
r try to induce the authorities to en-
force the government regulations rela
e tive to grain grading and dockage, a!
complaints have already been received
that the spring wheat crop, which i
r of the best quality that this section
of the country has raised for man.
. years, is being graded lower than i
deserves and that the dockage is ex
: cessive. Those attending the meetini
!, will also try to secure a fixed pric'
on f1our in direct proportion to the dc
:, creased price in wheat, the governo
= asserts.
Soldiers of North Dakota are CON
ing forward RAPIDLY and taking adyau