The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-17
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ooln1s o. Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condemned for
Hasty Perusal.

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Observation-Disclosures will be made
an additional delivery point for al.
legged draft evaders, according to off.
cial information received here from
Washington.
La Moure.-Robert Fleming Of
this city has been awarded the Croix
de Guerre, the highest honor the
French government can bestow on .
soldier, for %gallantry in action.
Williston.-The population of VIII.
liston has decreased 50 in two years,
from 5,301 in 1916 to 5,21S, according
to a recent census taken by the pub
Usher Of the new city directory.
Bismarck.-The month just passed
was by far the dryest June in the his,
tory of the. Bismarck weather bureau,
which was established in 1875. The
precipitation for the entire month was
SO of an inch.
Lisbon.-A band Of gypsies shot q
valuable young sheep for Ed Thomp.
son. a farmer residing near Oswego,
and were about to cook it when appre.
hended by Mr.. Thompson, who ordered
them to move on.
Kindred.-Mr. and Mrs. Toilet Han.
son, pioneer residents, celebrated the
golden anniversary Of theig wedding
with a large number of friends and
relatives present. The couple came to
Kindred IS years ago.
La Moure.-Daniel Mcleod, residing
six miles north of this city, had sew
earl ribs broken and suffered internal
injuries when he attempted I'd stop a
runaway team belonging to ". !.
Struble, a neighbor farmer.
Jamestown. - Stutsman county is
confronted with the problem of pro-
giding fifty-one more men for the July
draft call by the process of %reclassif-
cation. Only 102 men are left in Glass
l and the July call asks fol. 1853
Minot.-Fred Rem, % years Of age,
Of Epping. was killed in action June
%, according to information received
here by his sisters, Mrs. Henry Scher-
iegger and Miss Alta Rem. He was
a machinist at Epping and enlisted
with Company e at Williston, where
his parents reside.
Fargo.-Dr. Stem Hanson of Fargo
was elected president Of the North
Dakota Osteopathic association; DR..
Joseph Tarr, Lidgerwood, was elected
vice president at the annual meeting
held in Fargo. Fargo was selected as
the place for the winter meeting, Jan.
2 being fixed as the date.
Kulm.-Rev. o. F. Felth Of Fargo
was elected moderator of the North
Dakota Swedish Baptist conference at
the annual meeting held here, attend.
ed by delegates representing all
churches in the conference. F. A. AS
lund was elected secretary; John Nor
dell, vice president, and J. A. Tjern'
lund, treasurer.
Grand Forks.-Gladys Allen, a teach
er near Merrifield, is running a % by
36 tractor on G. w. Asbury's field
these days. Miss Allen started in ae
a "reg'lar" farmer the, day after the
beginning Of the school vacation and
has been at it ever since, working
from early till late in the regulation
woman's farming outfit.
Tower City.-Harold Beltmann, 20
Of Tower City, vas killed in action
with the United States marine corps
In France, according to a cablegran
received by his parents from another
son, Albert Beltmann, in France. Belt
mann is the second Tower City man
to be killed in three days, Sergeant
George Slime being the first.
Grand Forks.-Grand Forks is tt
have another daily newspaper, estab
lished by the No%npartisan league
which has sold stock to several hun
dred farmers in this section Of thu
state. The date for launching the new
paper has not yet. been fixed, a new
building being in course of construc
ton for the housing Of the publication
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Bill
liardmen's association is to be givel
the privilege of doing its own house
cleaning with no aid as the result o
action taken by the Council of De
tense. The matter of closing billiard
and pool halls during harvest season
all or part Of the time also was left t.
the discretion of the association mem
bers.
Oakes.-Richard Washdal. a prom
nent farmer residing near here, is u1
der arrest, charged with seditior
United States Deputy Marshal Scot
of Fargo made the arrest, the accuse
being taken before United States Con
missioner Perry of Glendale. H
furnished bonds and his case will b
tried at the fall term of the Fedora
court in Fargo.
Bismarck. = Rains which fell /
amounts varying from one-tenth to a
inch over central North Dakota hav
revived scorched wheat fields, brigh
ened up corn. potatoes, oats and ba,
ley and have saved thousands of acre
of flax which was slow in germinatfn
or which would not have terminate
at all but for this timely rain. 9TH
rain in itself is not sufficient to say
the crop, but it will tide It over for
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