The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-24
Facts About the
Fnckertal State

FuCkdLau state HI
Excellent progress is being made
II the restoration of the two spans
the Ellensburg bridge carried away
y. 2 recent wash-out.
The annual meeting Of the North
Dakota Federation Of Women's clubs
will be held in Fargo this year, Febru-
my 6 and z being the tentative dates.
Grand Forks city officials declare
that approximately $3.50 is being saved
the city per month and merchants
about $1,000 as the result Of two eight.
less nights q week.
Eugene Walla, former chief clerk in
the automobile registry department Of
the secretary Of states office, was
found not guilty Of e~mbezzlement by q
Mandan jury after an hours delibera-
Hon.-
Holly Ketchum Of Slope Center near
Bowman, estimates that he already
has half of his spring work done. Last
fall he succeeded in sowing $50 acres
Of winter wheat and rye, and he ex-
poets to have an even thousand acres
Of grain when he completes his spring
planting.
o. F. Gibson. assistant general
freight agent for the Northern Pacific,
who was stationed at Bismarck for
several months in connection with the
movement Of North Dakota troops,
has been commissioned captain in
the seth United States engineers. and
is stationed at Camp Grant, Rockford.
III.
d.. J. R. Pence Of Minot, who wal
commissioned recently as lieuten.
ant in the medical corps Of the regu.
lar army, has been ordered to report
1t Fort Riley, Kansas. DR.. Pence IL
we'll known throughout the state, par.
hcularly in sportsmen's circles. He
is president Of the North Dakota
Sportsmen's association and at the
annual shoot held in Minot carried
off most Of the prizes.
Ernest J. Erickson Of Wilton, Co. G.
Beth infantry, Camp Lewis. Wash,
holds the craftsmanship record for
his company. In fire from 100 yards
at an eightt-inch bullseys, he made 46
out Of a possible so; at 200 yards, 43
gut Of a possible SO; at 800 yards, GO out
Of a possible rs. In slow fire at a head
and shoulders target he made four out
Of five at 100 yards; four out of five
At 200 yards and q perfect o at
300. In rapid fire, 10 shots to the min.
ate, at head and shoulders target, he
made eight Of a possible ten shots
at 200 yards and seven out Of a-pos-
sible ten at 300.
The postofice and store at Amor
has been completely destroyed by fire,
neither mail nor fixtures or stock be-
ing saved. Mr.. Hedlund, proprietor
Of the store, will rebuild q fine modern
store building. No insurance was
carried.
The winter short course at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
opened with an attendance estimated
to be somewhere between 500 and
600 students. The subjects offered are
agriculture, engineering and domestic
science.
john S. Gee, postmaster at Flaxton,
from 1901 until a year and a halt
ago, died recently at Long Beach, Cal,
where the family was spending the
winter. Mr.. Gee was one OF the ear.
Hest settlers of Flaxton. The body
will be shipped here for burial.
For the purpose of securing a good
market, disease control, securing
suitable laws and urging their en-
forcement and in bringing registered
cattle into that part of the state, q
Mott branch Of ne Hettinger Live
Stock association, has been perfected
D. T. Sheppard of Chaseley has in
vented at multiple bomb by which he
estimates that twenty automobile
trucks, travelling at a rate of ten
miles an hour and carrying mortars
for the discharge of his bombs could
sweep a line of German trenches every
60 minutes. The invention has been
rendered the United States govern
ment, and the war department now
has it under consideration.
Out of 300 horses offered for sale
to the government at Bowman, only
20 came up to Uncle Sans require
ments.
Rev. Father John Halloran, of thu
Hettinger Catholic church, has beet
named as army chaplin and has lef
for Fort Smelling to take the physi
clans examination. He was named
on recommendation of Bishop Wehrle
There were So more births IL
Mandan in 1917 than deaths, or 131
births and 70 deaths. March held tn.
distinction of being the month o
babies fifteen being born. The larges
number of deaths occurred In Janu
airy, records showing II.
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