The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-05-29
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oolngs Of Last Few Days Througho0
North Dakota Condensed for !.
Hasty Perusai.

Aneta.-Aneta is to have a three
day chautauQua June S, 6 and Z.
Arthur.-A Red Cross auction sale
at Arthur, Cass county, brought in
owe $4,000.
Burlington. - The German-Amesf
can Bank of Burlington has changed
its name to American State Bank
Wahpeton.-The choir in the Meth
odist church raised S11O for the Red
Cross by the presentation of THE
Holy City"
Grenora.-George Kitchen, a former
resident of Grenora, has been sent
enced to five years at Fort Leaven-
worth for desertion.
Grand ForKs.-Dentists from all ov.
err North Dakota attended the four
teenth annual convention Of the North
Dakota State Dental association.
Park River.--The Young Peoples
league of the Park River district OF
the Lutheran congregation will hold
it's annual convention in this city June
%, 30 and 80.
Bismarck.--A. d. Gaines, Minneapo-
lis, was called before the North Da-
kota state committee of defense hers
charged with not having sown to crop
his 30,00O-acre farm lea Sanger.
Bismarck.-Dr. r. A. Beard, pastor
Of tn First Congregational church Of
Fargo. will deliver the commencement
address N the evening of June 6 to
the graduating class of Bismarck high
school, when thirty-six graduates
will receive diplomas.
Observation-Disclosures is a crime IN
! North Dakota under an act adopted BY
the state council for defense yester
day and which became operative to-
day. Every male between IS and 50
| years old must do at least ifty-four
hours of work each week. s.
Minot.-A Minot Grotto Of the Mys-
tic Order of the Yelled Prophets has
been organized in Minot. Some Fifty
Mascns became charter members
Harry Ordway, deputy grand monarch
Of the Grotto. was present from Chi
cago and had charge Of the affair.
Minot.-Architect Ira L.. Rush has
! been awarded the contract for plans
and specifications for a school build
ing which will be erected south Of
Plaza. 1t will be a five room builA-
ing and with teacherage on the upper
floor and will cost about $4,000.
Fargo.--Dr. VIM. N. Stearns OF Far.
go college will sail soon for France
to enter Y. NJ. c. A. army work. Dr..
5tearns has been ordered to report IN
Chicago early in June for induction
into service. l.. B. Hanna, former
governor of North Dakota, who en-
listed recently for foreign service
with the Red Cross, has arrived in
France, he cabled yesterday.
Fargo.-Farmers of this state are
asked to make known as soon as pos.
sible to the county agent or to he
government labor office here tbs
amount of help that will be needed
during the haying, harvesting ana
%:hreshing, according to William Eng
.ish, the government local examiner.
The government will establish branch
offices at Bismarck, Grand Forks and
Minot.
IIduu EOIhS.- uIl6 " lCpOItS
received here the $50 men who are
In the selective service class will be
sent to the University Of North Dar
!. kota and will be given special train
ing. This step was taken by the war
department on the recommendation
of a representative of the COMMITTEES
on education and special training q
the department.
Bismarck.-Prospects for a bumper
crop of wheat are better than they
have been at any time in the last ten
years, Commissioner of Agriculture
and Labor Hagan advised the state
council of defense in a formal repor2
here. The spring wheat acreage o
sown is 1900, 900 acres, an increase
of zoe, 900 acres over 1917. The seed
ing is completed everywhere in the
state, and in most sections the wheaf
is already up. ~,
Bismarck.-Two pounds of WOO
from White House sheep have beer
allotted to North Dakota to be sold at
auction during the week Of the Red
Cross war fund campaign. according
10 d lelLGT fSSucu W luC puUllC COudy
by Governor Frazier, of North Dar
kota. The letter, which admonishe6
persons to send in their bids, says
the total amount secured from All
states by the auction will be turned
over to the Red Cross war fund az
the presidents fund.
Misunderstanding to the assist
ance of her little daughter, whs
screamed for help, Mrs. Ferdinand
Matthias, wife of Rev. Matthias,
grabbed the oil stove, which had
caught fire, only to be caught in the
burst of flames which followed its
explosion. She rushed to a barrel
Of water and thrust her head into It
She was found in this position by her
husband and n%eighbors. death having
quickly followed the explosion. Shs
was SO years old and the mother OF
five children. The home was burned
to the ground.
New England.-A new 200 barrel
foulr mill fully equipped to manufac-