The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30

OVERWHELMINGLY ,cOunty's hfsts %
nual sfaar9as being lid Ia THIS tdty thi
woek. s ~ ssS g; 81
Bisnnarck.-The gas users In this cit
have been notified OF u rate increase o
20 cents per Thousand. feet;
Beach.@4lMr. and Mrs. IL. W. Peek
pioneer residents here, celebrated thei
golden wedding on. September oath.
Jamestown.--Arlie Roudel, sever
years old, as.fatally injured by ID cal
driven by Martin Monek of this city
The boy died within an hour.
Fargo--The ~promiscuous. use Of
gopher. poison in many parts Of thu
state Is blamed for the shortness Oh
the prairie chicken crop this year.
: sBowbefls.-Sheri6 Heath and depu'
ties captured two auto loads Of booze
on the road to the hills west Of this
point. third machine; In the party
escaped by speeding away,
Ltsbon.-James s. Cole, grand treas
urer Of the odd Fellows OF North Da-
kota, dropped dead In his office here.
He was a resident In the state and
territory since the early sos.
Mnot.-Rev. J. l.. Asher, district
superintendent Of the Methodist de-
nomination; from this. territory, has
accepted, an assignment for I'M ca
work in France. whittier he VIII 10
within q short time.
Fargo.-H. C. Fish Of Minot, former
curator Of the North Dakota State His
torical Society, has been named as
state representative Of the Junior Red
Cross on recommendation of the Red
Cross state headquarters here.
!: Crosby.--Christ Odegard, an Upton
township youns man in this county,
suicide with "a shot gun.
'Odegard was a class four man In the
draft. and Is said to. have grown de-
spondent because he could not enlist.
Kindred.-A farmer near this point
has harvested $4,000 worth .,,of grain
this season from a quarter section
which he purchased last year for
$1,000 His net proceeds from the
crop have nearly paid for the farm.
Edmore.-Negroes held up two
young men near this place week or
90 ago and in the melee which followed
shot both victims, iniictipg wounds
from which; they may do. The assaa-
ants were unknown and have disap-
peared.
Fargo.-Local police made 145 AZ
rests in September, an increase Of Sc
over the previous month: Transient
DRINKS made up a majority Of the
number, with a few gamblers. speed
ers and violators Of the selective serv-
ice law. - q. '
Crystal.-The name Of W. J. Green
WOOD Of this place heads a list Of q
farmers whose appointment has been
announced by Governor Lynn ]. Fra
zier as delegates to the international
farm congress to be held at Kansas
City October is to e.
Observation-Disclosures 70 an air Of mys.
terry surrounding the firing Of a shot
through a window OF the Office Of the
secretary Of state one night last week.
It is said that an unidentified man
went to the capitol in an. automobile,
fred the shot and whi1sed away. No
sde5 was hurt. @.E
Mex lusky.-Complaints have been
nled with the state fire marshal's OF.
Ace from this vicinity, Of alleged pro.
German activity In the burning Of
grain stacks. Fire Marsnal Reade and
els deputies r keeping close watch
oA|reports Of thia Apd, It 10 lsarnaaa,
failpem different paris 4 the. stats. y
Conway.-BurgiaFs Suffered thu On,
way bank building. and by means e&
series Of explosions, forced the bank
vault and the safe which stood. within
It, and made their escape with about
5000 Of the banks cash. The post
Office building was also entered, and
one aaGkA of parcel post mail VA
stolea.s
Hazen.-Ths local creamery made
1929. pounds Of butter during August
1913 sThesrecord wassthe1ee1enxil
months record. made during the year;
which. in turn. 10 the BEST years cream,
cry business ever experienced In TIL
local held. Datsymsn Of the vicinity
are taking out - average income ID
about $1,000 .Dsr meath for their prod
net Manufactured hers.
Williston.-Sander Aaherx IN Amssi
!; can soldier from this city who VA
captured BY the Germans some uml
! ago. was successful In making hi,
escape and returning to the American
lines. During the thrps days u" whiel
he was In the Gefmans' hands he Wal
teft totally without food. according d
. letter which he has written to hi
relatives here.
Fargo,-Formef Governor L. b
Hanna, who II In Red Cross service u
France, u preparing to return HON,
late this fall, according to q lette.
recently received from him by fcrms.
State Auditor Carl Jorgenson Of Minoe
Mr.. Hanna expects to remain unit
there 10 q diminution In active fighting
owing to cold weather, and then return
to his post In tho spring. ~.
Fargo.-Excavatdons have been mad
for the erection Of "a homes to be bull
By the local cooperative packing com