The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-11-01
Facts About the
Flckertal State

Fickertal State 1.
Lack Of patronage will result In the
Of the Bantry Creamery soon.
II has not been decided whether the
place will open for business next
J.. n. Watson, while In the east,
a contract with the United
States government, to buy horses for
army work. He has been stationed at
Nsws, Salssms and inspections. will b.
made thefs.s
WarAlam Lusk and Leo Void, farmsrs,
wersb4dty tn3ursd whsn the car IN
which they were riding with another
was struck by the fast mail at
Grenora, T. small station on the Great
Northern, nine miles northwest Of
velva.
Mrs. Henry G. Lsifert, living north
Of Blalsdell, has placed an exhibit Of
garden vegetables in the postofce
there. and what IL considered the prize
Of this section 10 q turnip Weighing
s pounds and Is ounces and measuring
over ~ inches In circumference.
Catholics Of Amidon will erect q fne
house Of worship upon lots donated for
this purpose by the Amidon Townsite
company. Over $500 already has
been subscribed for the building, which
% to be completed by Nov. Is. Father
Regensburger, Of New England, now
has charge Of this parish.
The farmers Of the Killdeer section
still continue to ship stock. A few
days ago so cars Of selected cattle
were loaded in two special trains for
the Chicago market. The last Of these
two makes the seventh train Of stock
to leave there this fall and the value
Of the stock shipped is placed ct
100000.
David McLuski, night engineer at
the Northern States Power company
plant in Minot, was instantly killed in
IN accident at the plant, when the
hywheel Of one of the engines which
drives the dynamo burst. Pieces
weighing more than two tons were
hurled through the air for q distance
Of $50 feet.
John Brown, within two years Of 80,
q veteran Or the Civil war, In which
he served under Grant, and q resident
Of PembinA county since 1880, is dead
ct NechA There survive him . widow
and three sons and two daughters:
William Of Neche, James Of Minneapo-
lii, Mrs. Bouley Or Dayton, Mimi, Miss
Terrence Brown at Melrose. and Mr..
Haggefty Of Neche.
Fire starting from IN unknown
source destroyed the Matt Counors
barn and two granaries lear Velva.
The loss IL estimated ut $4,000.
L. b. Wall returned to Carbury
after disposing Of 4 carload Of stock
for the Carbury Live Stock Shipping
association. The animals were sold
d sight and good prices were re-
ceivsd. The youngest steer weighed
1000 pounds.
Despite the fact that bakers Of Far
20 claim they cannot make . profit
BY selling bread ut five cents q loaf,
DR.. E. f. Ladd Of the United States
food administration insists that H.
ounce loaves can sell ct ave cents and
still give the baker q profit DR..
IAdd's argument Is based on the re-
tail price Of bread in other parts Of
the country which, have been investi.
gated by the food administration.
Ministers of North Dakota on the
average are being paid a salary OF
$3.50. This was made known at the
state conference Of Methodists II
Dickinson In the report submitted by
Edwin Burling. state statistician Of
the church. This does not. however,
include house rent, which in most
cases is furnished in addition to sal
airy. According to his report there
are 100 pastors in Methodist circles Of
the state, that the conference consists
Of 1868 members and that the pei
capita tax cost of paying the minis
ters is $14. The Methodist Sunday
school enrolment is 2 5000. The church
organization has 212 church buildings
and 1873 parsonages, representing ar
Investment Of $500. 900.
The Farmers Elevator Of. Belfield
was sold to the Belfield Farmers Ele
vator company for a consideration -oi
$4,000.
When Nobel sansel, 10 years old
Of Beach, tapped a small gasoline tank
an explosion resulted and the lad wa,
badly burned.
Two trainloads of about rs r o
cattle were shipped to eastern market.
from Killdeer. Another big shipment
will be made Don
E. willard, editor of the Charlton
neau Herald. has purchased the Fair
view Times, and will operate boil
papers in the future.
An important business transfe
took place at Hettinger when thu
Monstad Auto company sold their bust
ness to E. r. Pepke and l.. w. Ginthe
of Lennon. The new concern will b.
known us the Pepke-Ginther Auto CON