The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-04-24

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,enees anvlnen,, were caught tnA
other day with too much liquor in,
their grips and as a consequence were
Immediately placed under arrest.
They also lost their Jobs.
New Leipzig.-The New Leipzig
Commercial club has arranged to
lease all the lots in the Park addi.
zion to the village for war garden
purposes at 50 for the season. They
are already plowed and dragged.
ready foff planting, There is a brisk
demand for them. and the entire tract
will be gardened.
Fort Yates.-R. p Higheagle Of
the Standing Rock reservation is one
! of three delegates selected at the
Black Hills council at Fort Thomp.
son, s. D.. to carry to Washington
the Sioux nations representations as
Ito its claims for an indemnity of sew
eral million dollars for the forfeit
IRE Of the treaty ceding these Indians
the Black Hills country.
Observation-Disclosures, In former
years one Of North Dakota's great
est game resources, r increasing In
the Bad Lands, under the perpetual
| closed season which has been in eff.
feet in this state several years, re-
ports Deputy State Warden Mack Sim
clair. who has Just returned from Ami
don, where he investigated charges
Of illegal hunting Of antelope.
Bismarck.-A pair of stockings
knitted by Mrs. Robert Buchanan
from wool which she had sheared.
carded and spun from sheep which
she had raised entirely without as.
sistance. we're sold at a Red Cross
auction at the Buchanan consolidat-
ed school, in Emmons county. for Sc
and contributed to a net total of 1892
produced by the sale. for which ar
ticles we're donated by all the farm.
ers in the community.
Bisma:ck.-Five hundred and
eighty.one men will entrain during a
five-day period beginning May 10 for
Fort Logan. Colo, according to in.
structions sent out to North Dakota
counties yesterday by Adjt. Gen. Fras.
or following orders received from
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Grand Forks county will supply IS
men, Cass 40, and other counties in
proportion. This Is the first move
ment OF drafted men in the state who
were not ordered to Camp Dodge. Dea
Moines. Iowa,
Williston.-Prairie fires starting on
the Achamire farm. nine miles south
east of Bonetraill. spread before a
terrific gale. Considerable hay and
pasture land was destroyed by the
flames. which also threatened the
Achamire barn and home. The barn
full of work horses and cattle. caught
fire, but by hard work tile horses
we're rescued. A prairie fire starting
along the river bottoms and in ,hl
high wind threatened the building
on the Mustck farm and adjoining
sections. Both. fires were ex'tn
guished by rain and snow.
Bismarck.-The gentle three-da!
rain which has fallen over North Da
kota is estimated to be worth $4,000,
900 to the state by Commissioner o
Agriculture and Labor John N. Hagan
"A good start is generally considere,
worth at least two bushels to the acr'
of any CROP" said MI. Hagan in dis
cussing the crop situation in the state
"The normal acreage Of wheat II
North Dakota Is about 7.500,000 acre
and this year the wheat acreage 1
abnormal. More than half Of tn
wheat acreage is already in TIL
} ground. This means that the raj
{ of the last few days has fallen on q
least $500, 900 acres of wheat. Al
increase of bushels to the acre vii
mean at least 100000 bushels q
wheat which. at 81 per. hushel,
worth $4,000, 900 to the state q
+ ! large"