The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-06-26
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Minot.-The Red Cross sale held il
connection with the Retailers conven
tion here brought $263.5O to the loca
chapter. !
Jamestown.-John H. Reilly, es
capped inmate from the state asylum
for the insane here was killed by {
Northern Pacific train ut Valley City.
Williston.-Rev. G. E. Stinson, pas
tor of the Methodist church here wa!
killed in a collision between an auto
mobile in which he was riding and {
freight train.
Northwood.-C. W. Gordon of this
place completely lost one of his ears
the other day when he was mixed ur
in a runaway. Otherwise he was al
most uninjured.
~ DickinsOn.-F. D. Lovelace, manager
of the Occident mill at Antelope, was
struck and killed by a Northern Paci
fc train Sunday. He is survived by
his wife and daughter.
Jamestown.-Lightning struck the
residence of DR.. Movius and caused
considerable damage. The quick work
of the fire department saved the pro.
perty from destruction.
Observation-Disclosures is to have a
real farmers elevator. Farmers have
purchased the old Crown elevator,
which is being set on a concrete
foundation. Flour and feed will be
handled at retail. ii
Bismarck.-An agreement by which
poolrooms will close during the har-
vest season and tho employees give
their time in1helping the farmers was
reached byHofficsfs of ,the':North Da-
kota Pool association u. .s4 ~
Fargo.-AnHa audience that filled the
Fargo auditorium to capacity heard
Corporal Smith, one Of Pershihg's re-
turned soldiers, declare that; the '"boys
In France'' will stand by as long a.
the folks back them up. 'Has'l : h"i.'
Targo.-TheA annual convention of
the State Retail Jewellers association
will .bss held ID Fargo, June 81, % and
%: Tie North Dakota, Association ..ooft
optometrists win hold their connven::
ton at Fargo. Il. the same time.
Bismarck::--Weather conditions IN
NSrth' Dakota were never more favor
able FOR the growing grain crops and
a most optimistic feeling, regaFdins
crop PROSPECTS prevails t;s1h sections
Of the state, according to reports.
Grand Forks-Avocational training
camp f9r the United: States army win
be opened at: the school Of mines OF
teenagl4M4yyersityvof Narth. Dakota hsrs
july 1.n1Ehe call is fot}15f mel4f for
training IN mechanical branches.
tRismarck.--sohaol lands In. Nielsen
couaty sold Recently ut 5an,, average
price Of $57. the acre, and in Kiddst
county. where an0EkhfE sale was held.
therptieA averaged As per acre. Only
seven, descriptions of school lands arc
left in Nelson
Mayvllle--From 1000 to 5000 people
attended Tue Sons Of Norway picaip
here. N excellent proSram was rend.
cred tn,leland park, .whera Sever SER
umgard, Of Devils LAKE.. John &. Hal.
land, F6Ffo and Rev: n: J: E0ffre 81
Observation-Disclosures ddresses.-.
90 Observation-Disclosures restrictions on
the use Object in North Dakota havs
been announced by Dr.. E. F. Ladd,
Federal food administrator. North Da.
kotans are now restricted to boiled
beef on'ruesday ana steak On satur.
day. each to be- servedaat the dinner
meal" .-;-i -, .: "tnsI-.
Grand Forks:-Commentcetnfl1ient exer:
cises for graduates Of the. University !
of North Dakota were held when the /
address was made by Chief Justice A.
A. Bruce Of, the North Dakota supreme
court. Dr.. Thomas F: Kane, president
of the" university, conferred the de-
grees. '"''"
Wahpeton.-During the recent hail
storm at Great Bend q strip two miles
wide was completely devasted, headed
rye and groHing wheat and gardens
being lleveled to the, ground while
practically every, window in the city
was broken. The hail, one report said,
lay six, inches deep in, places.
Langdon.-Ole and Olaf Sandahl of
this city, have been notified by the !
United States government that each
of them will be paid $2S.75 per month
for 20 years as beneficiaries of their
brother Carl sandahl who died at
Camp Lewis a few weeks ago. Carl
had taken out a $4,000 policy.
Fargo.-Sales of War Savings and
Thrift stamps in North Dakota to
June 1 amounted TO $744,143.83, or
$1.13 per capita. Griggs county is high
with a per capita purchase of 1924.
1t is estimated that the state per CAP
tia purchase will be $50 by the end Of
1913 as a result Of the sales and
pledge campaign now In progress.
Buchanan.-Severt Steenson, 50,
bachelor farmer residing west of Blu.
'chanan, was gored to death by a vi.
cious bull while repairing a fence. Mr..
'Steenson broke q heavy hammer in de-.
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