The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-11-13
N0RTHDAkOTA

Fafgo.-Upward Of 5000 was raised
BY local newspapers for the IRE suffer
srs In the Duluth district.
Hazelton.-Reinhold Z. Batter, well
known local business man and former
member Of the state legislature. is
dead.
Bismarck.--Thre hundred and nifty
n North Dakota service men have
been called to entrain for Camp Dodge
this week.
Fargo boys and girls victory
campaign has been organized In con
nection with the united war work
drive in the state. .ss
Fort Observation-Disclosures a..A.
n. Young Of the government Indian
school here, has been transferred to
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Grand Forks.-The' county farming
agents at various points in the state
report some delay in receipt Of
threshing reports required by the gov
eminent.
Mott.-Rev. A. Cutler Of this city is
the third Congregational pastor in the
state to have succumbed to the effects
Of the influenza since the epidemic be-
came prevalent In the state.
Grand Forks.-One hundred and
t%wenty-three men from Grand Forks
county are included in, the draft call
for entertainment to Fort Winfield Scott,
CAL, on or about November IS.
Jamestown.-A shocking accident
occurred on the Andrew Pearson
farm near here, when Mr.. Pearson,
aged IS, fell in such q way rs to be
crushed to death by a traction pillow
which he was operating.
Bismarck.-Mrs. F. L. Conklin,
state chairman Of the woman's COM
mittee of the council of national de-
Tense, announces the nurses examine
ton scheduled for November s, at
Fargo, has been postponed to Deem
Der 4.
Fargo.-Local police officers have
received a letter from Mrs. Florence
Smart, of Willis, England. thanking
them for assisting her to locate her
brother at HARDWOOD in this county,
from whom she had not heard for
20 years.
Gardner.-Helmer Ellenson Of this
place, who died of wounds in France,
will be especially remembered for hav-
ing volunteered for service in the
draft to take the place Of q chum who
was needed by his aged father and his
mother who was i'll here at home.
. Forman.-Sargent county led in per
capita payments to the war savings
stamp fund in October, and is still
in the lead for per capita investment
in stamps since the start Of the cam.
paign. Her total per capita subscrip.
ton is $19.03, and for October $6.s1.
Williston.-Thieves stole an auto.
mobile belonging to w. II. Denny
while the owner was assisting In car.
ing for the sick at the local emergency
hospital. The car is supposed to have
been used by the culprits In making
their escape with other plumber stolen
here.
Beach.-The farm loan business Of
State Examiner ]. r.. Waters at this
point was left without a manager
through the death of Paul r. Graham
the former Fargo young man who was
in charge here until taken with the
| illness which resulted in his death q
few days ago.
Fargo.-Word is received here that
Major r. P. Robinson, dean of Fargo
college before his enlistment, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel. Robinson was active in the
enlistment of volunteers here on
Americas entry into the war, and was
among the earliest to leave this city
for the service.
Fargo.-The arrangements of rival
packing plants being constructed in
this city and Grand Forks seem to be
vieing with each other in seeing which
can show the earlier installation Of
equipment. Both concerns have re
Gently announced machinery going into
the pknts, Notwithstanding the gen
eral shortage Of help.
Bismarck.-The do-your-C Christmas
shopping-extra-early movement is be
ing pushed by merchants throughout
the state in order that industrial, rail
way and postal facilities may not bt
gorged to the point Of i%nefficiencJ
during the final shopping days. Spe
cial reminders are also being given t.
the people that gifts intended for sol
diers must be sent several weeks
ahead. The limit Of time for posting
gifts to American boys In the British
and Canadian forces has been placed
at November 20.
Bismarck.-Oneof the peculiarly sac
series of illnesses and deaths from thu
influenza in this state is that which
includes the death Of Walter w. For
sythe of Plaza, which took place IL
this city last week. Mr.. Forsythe, whit
has been for nine years the. agent o.
the Standard OIL company at Plaza
came here to look after his father-in
law at st. Alexius hospital, the aget
man who was found on the banks o.
the Missouri sick and delirious aftel