The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-16

died from the Spanish influenza in two
days at Camp Custer, at Battle Creek,
Mich.
.Hazen.-A large potato warehouse
just completed here will permit the
storage Of this years crop and its
preparation for shipment.
Bfsmarck.-Prince Axel of Denmark
is said to have been q guest in the
state while travelling incognito through
various parts Of the country, last
week.
Observation-Disclosures General Fraser
has received a call for $500 select
service men to be entrained for San
Francisco the latter part of this
month. +,
Valley City.-Barnes eounty's aver
age wheat yield this season is esti-
mated at Is bushels per acre, upon
computations made from threshers' ~
ports. /:
Fargo.-The county draft boards
throughout the state have instructions
to call off physical examinations q
draftees while the epidemic Of infxr
enza continues.
Cooperstown.-Private Carl Bone.
well, whose death in action was re-
ported to relatives here, has written
letters bearing dates later han the
report of his death.
Wahpeton.-Careful estimates place
the present years wheat crop u
Richland county at 4 value of approx
mately SIS, 0,O00. The yield In bush-
els is about 100000.
Grand Forks.-J. F. T. O'Connor q
this city has been recommended b.
Governor Frazier for a position in tho
Office Of Provost Marshal General
Crowder at Washington.
Observation-Disclosures Talcott Of ~
state penitentiary proposes to keep the
Spanish "fu" out Of his institution 4
possible, and has put the ban on all
visiting Of the place by outsiders while
the epidemic Is prevalent.
Bismarck.-October % has bee4
named by Governor Frazier as Jewish
Relief day, to expedite the raising Of
funds for helping needy residents Of
Palestine, recently reclaimed from the
barbarous cruelties Of the Turks.
Beach.-Edwin Hovsrson, who SUI
! fered conclusion Of the brain and PAL.
tal paralysis as a result Of a motor
cycle accident, has recovered sunici-
emily to return home from the hospital
and seems to be much improved.
Fargo.-Under new food administre-
ton rules for public eating houses, a.
fective from and after October q, no
kitchen garbage Of any kind may be
burned or destroyed, but must be saved
for animal food Or reduction to con
serve the fats.
Thompson.-Several hundred bush
els Of valuable grain and other farm
property were destroyed BY fire start.
ed when lightning struck the barns q
Fred Schenk and George Behl, shout
six miles apart, during an electrical
storm ear here.
Dickinson.-A young boy practiesnS
with a 20 caliber rife accidentally shot
Cecil Mitchell, assistant express agent
here. The wound took effect in the
abdomen and is serious. although 70.
covery 0 fthe victim II not quite con
fdently hoped for.
Observation-Disclosures for many
building permits throughout the state
are coming in to the state council ol
defense, which IL now passing upon all
proposed structural enterprises, accord
ing to Executive Secretary John b
Brown.
Mandan.-A wealthy Indian from
Oklahoma, IN this city en- route from
Montana where he had been transact
ing business, wired from here to hi,
home town to put him down for
subscription Of $4,000 for the fourt
Liberty loan campaign.
Bismarck.-At q windup meeting o
the state bank deposit guaranty bear,
1t was found that 700 Of North D.
kota's 705 state banks had compile,
with the requirements necessary t
place their deposits under the prote<
tion Of the state guaranty fund. m
I'VE remaining banks have been Gloss
or are under investigation.
Jamestown.-George Rand, one q
the oldest and best known engineer
Of the Northern Pacific road out q
this point, is dead from apoplexy, q
the age Of Y. Rand was elected On
Of the first county commissioners n
Stutsman county but never Qualins
for the office, preferring to contanu
unterrupt,lly with his work on Il
ROAD.
Fargo.-Community boards throuel
out North Dakota will survey moi
essential industries and list men VII
can be spared for war work, such Lis
to be used by federal authorities Il
conscripting men for the erection
muniton factories and munitions MAJ
ing in event the volunteer recruits
campaign now in progress. fails to gu
ply the required number Of workers.
Bismarck.-A nne buffalo lane
with a steel head nearly three feet
length and as keen and w%ell-temper<
. as a rapier, has been presented to Il
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