The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-08-07

0SSOuAAI VI AO YOVE 0Sd1udTU. $780,
Oakes.-sam Geizler, a young man
Of this place, is dead as a result Of
being overcome by gas while helping
dig a well.
Fargo.-John Reuter- Of Dickinson
won the North Dakota golf champion
ship by defeating Thomas Hull of
Fargo, II up and 10 to play.
Mandan.-Five hundred pounds of
white flour were found boarded in the
home of Nick Wirtz of Mandan, Fed.
eral food authorities announced.
Bismarck.-E. H. Conibar of Indian.
apolis has been assigned to North Da-
kota by the Federal food administra-
ton to aid the threshers of the state.
Fargo.-Girl taxi drivers have re-
placed men drivers here. The girl
drivers will receive SIG a week and
work from z a. m. to z p. m. with two
hours off. +.
Grand Forks.-There is serious dan
ger of a coal shortage in this section
OF North Dakota, according to the sur
vey made by the Grand Forks Com
mercial club.
~ 6SAL COulIy Will uO1u
Its first fair for three days beginning
Sept. Is. The fair will be held at For
man and prizes have been offered in
all departments.
Fingal.-Mrs. C.. E. Batcheller of
this place, the first woman president
of a national bank in North Dakota,
is 10Y in France installing filing cab
inets at all branch offices of the Amer.
lean Red Cross.
Sutton.-The local postofice was
visited by burglars. The money draw
er containing about $50 pennies and
about that amount in nickels and
dimes "a cleaned out, but nothing
else was disturbed.
Fargo.-Elling Evenson and Mrs.
Anton Harburg, living northeast of
E%nglevate, Ransom county, were
killed at Mapleton when a Northern
Pacific train struck the automobile in
which they were riding.
Sheldon.-William McLees, about 60
years of age. was killed instantly at
his farm about 10 miles south of here
when he was struck by a bolt of light
ming during a severe electrical storm
which passed ver this section.
Rolla.-Arthur and Ischem Williams
of Rolla, brothers, enlisted together
a year ago, crossed the water together,
fell seriously wounded in the same
battle in France, and their names
stand side by side on the United
States casualty list.
Jamestown.-Cupid has again joined
hands with Mars. Miss Rose Tho
MALE of jamestown has been visiting
in Iowa, and while gone she became
, the bride of Sergeant William Bauk-
necht, a former Mandan boy now sta
toned at Camp Dodge.
Minot.-Severa1 hundred Minot bust
ness men are ready to go into the har-
vest fields, with J. A. Roell at the
head of the city labor reserve, and
Gale S. Robinson, secretary. The re.
serve will be known as the Ward
County War Service club.
Observation-Disclosures to be dope
fends in search of drugs, R. ]. Kelly,
a salesman, and Richard O'Malley, a
brakeman, were captured in Casselton
as they were making their escape
from the Office of DR.. L. c. Hormell.
They were captured only after a spir
tied chase.
Fargo.-A hail LOSS ~aggregating
81, 900, 900 in La Moure county, and
from $500, 900 to $75O,OOO in Stutsman
county, is estimated as a result of the
storm that swept those two counties
recently, according to several hail in
surance adjusters who have already
} been on the m
Bismarck.-WOrd has been received
here that Mrs. Leo Nolan, wife of
popular Bismarck commercial travel
er, who left to join her husband who
was anticipating a draft call at Brook
ings, S. D., had died suddenly. She
was in the best of health and spirit.
when she left here.
Bismarck.-After an examination Of
J the books of the Security State Bank
: Of Knox, State Bank Examiner J. r
. Walters said there is a shortage Of
: between 100000 and 5000, 600. He
/ asserts the shortage was kept under
=, cover by a series of forgeries dating
back three years.
:. K~indred.-The Crangill elevator In
Kindred was destroyed by fire origin
, ating, it is believed, by rats gnawine
| at matches, the total loss being abou,
$4,000. The grain plant was owned
, by B. G. Crangill of Kindred. It is no,
likely that the elevator will be recon
structed. There were only 400 bush
: els of grain in 1t at the time.
Fargo.-Soil experts of seven states
| Minnesota, North and South Dakota
Iowa, Kansas, Montana and Wiscon
. sin, held a conference here with Os
valid Shriner, Of the department Of
agriculture, in connection with the
> campaign to bring about the greater
, use of fertilizer and manure in in
; creasing crop production in Contra:
, and Northwest states.
Bismarck.-When Burleigh county's
draft men reported to entrain fol
: Camp Custer. it was found that the
board had too many men on it's hands
I The officials called for five volunteers
who would be willing to stay at home
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