The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-11-06
NORTH. DAKOTA

dent Of Hunter, 10 dead.
Fargo.-North Dakota's quota In
the united wal work campaign has
been increased to $1,012,6OO.
Jamestown.-As a matter Of fuel
and light conservation local drug
stores have agreed to close at Z p. m.
McHenry.-The 1,1O0-acre farm Of
n. s. Halvorson has been sold for
$4,000. George Backen 10 the pur-
chaser.
Wahpeton.-Richland county COM
missioners are considering the adop-
ton of medical inspection in the
schools.
Fargo.-The publicity campaign pre-
liminary to the drive in this state for
the united war work interests is now
well under way.
Fargo.-Cass county is supplying q
carload of clothing and provisions for
the benefit Of the fire sufferers in the
/ Duluth region.
Dickinson.-A runaway farm team
cost the life Of Charles Gustafson, it is
believed, who was found near his
granary with his neck broken.
Park River.-Attorney E. Smith
Peterson, of statewide reputation in
legal and political circles, was a VIC
tim of pneumonia at his home in this
place.
Cleveland. = Five business places
were destroyed by a recent fire here,
entailing between $4,000 and $4,000
loss. Plans for rebuilding are already
under way.
Bismarck.-A night school will be
established here rs a part Of the pub
lie school system. Military training
for high school boys is also a new in
nOvatiOn here.
Williston.-Company E Of the old
North Dakota regiment organized here
has just sent home from France a silk
banner won by the company there in q
recent athletic contest.
; Fargo.-The Boys Working Reserve,
to be organized in this state under
the direction Of w. L. VanHorn of
this city, is to be given instruction in
agricultural pursuits. it is announced.
Devils Lake.-The conditions under
which public gatherings, schools, ETC.,
were closed in various parts of the
state, have now improved to an extent
which was permitted the removal of
h ban On such gatherings at many
points.
Elbowoods.-Miss Deborah Hall,
daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Hall,
for AZ years missionaries among the
Indians of the Dakotas, has been des-
ignated as field secretary of the Y. w.
Z. A. for work among the Indians in q
district Of which this state is a part,
Fargo The local military voca-
t1onal training camp and students
training camps got of with exception
ally light percentages of losses on ac-
count Of the Spanish influenza, the
record here in this respect being n
Of the best, it is said, of any camps in
the United States.
Bismarck.-A local milk dealer who
threatened to discontinue business be-
cause the pEice-fixing commission had
moi allowed him what he considered a
living profit on his milk, was forbidden
by the health department from sus-
pending operations, during the continu-
ence Of the influenza epidemic.
Grand Forks.-L. B. Matthiesen,
much-wanted fugitive who was recent
ly r%ecaptured after 9 series of old
escapes from detention on charges of
grand larceny, military desertion, etc.,
pleaded guilty to the first named
charge and has been sentenced to a
term Of i've years in the state peni-
Tertiary.
jamestown. = Federal employment
agents here are sending workers 10
assist In construction work at New
port News. Norfolk and Nitro, Viz
GINA. Bismarck and other points, It
Is said, have also contributed quotas
of men for the important work there
on plants in which the government is
interested.
Misunderstanding specialists are
using every effort this fall to collect
and preserve the largest possible
amount of pure and well ripened seed
corn for use next year; the tendency
In years of early frost being to greatly
deplete the available stores of good
seed that is acclimated to the region
for which it is to be used,
Bismarck. = Recently promulgated
rules for fuel conservation in this
state require that stores obtaining
heat directly or indirectly through the
consumption of coal or petroleum shall
not be open before 8 a. NJ. or after 6
p. m. and shall not be kept open on
Sundays. An exception is made for
Saturdays, when places of business
may remain open until 10 D.. m.
Fargo. w. Hallowell, chief as
ststant to Herbert G. Hoover, federal
food commissioner, was here last
Thursday to meet county administra-
tors for this state in conference over
the operation of the commissioners
plans for the coming year. It has
been announced that the home card
plan. scheduled to have been begun
October %, has been Indefinitely post
poned.
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