The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-08-28
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DoIngs Of Last Few Days Throusheu.
North Dakota Condemned for.
Hasty Perusai.

Mott.-Plans are being worked out
by local citizens for the organization
of q company of home guards.
Omemea.-The old Burns hotel has
been purchased by the school board
and will be used for school purposes.
Hettingsr.-Dr. George "A. Sarchet,
well known local physician, has en-
listed in the medical department Of
the regular army.
Dtckinson.-The fall term of the
Dickinson State Normal school will
open on Tuesday. October l, accord
ing to President Samuel r. May.
Sharon.-Sharon has a citizen police
force. The first one to. volunteer
was Rev. r. Johnson. The next two
months the citizens will look after the
policing of the village.
Langdon.-Water was turned into
the mains of Langdon's new water
works system last week. The new
sewerage system is also near compile.
| ton.
Amidon. - County Agent Charles
Eastgate is organizing a campaign
against prairie dogs in Slope county.
They cost the farmers heavily each
year.
"Reminiscences in the vicinity of
Noonan have purchased small thresh-
ing machines and Will thresh out their
W grain. Some of them have
dubbed together in joint ownership.
Bismarck.ANorth Dakota has a
monument to Gen. Pershing in Lake
Pershing, in Emmons county, a popu-
lar summer resort, which draws from
a territory Of several hundred square
/! miles.
Valley City.-valley City health Of
ficials have issued orders requiring all
dealers in foodstuffs to not display
foods except under glass, as a protec.
ton against flies and other disease
carriers.
Minot.-Cecil 1nnis, SO years old,
who for some time has been employed
by the Fuller Motor company of this
city, was instantly killed when the car
he vas driving went over the grade
and turned over.
Jamestown.-Federal control of the
railroads and the return to its stock
holders Of the Midland Continental
railroad, running north and south out
of Jamestown, have left that line in a
precarious situation.
Fargo.-North Dakota's, farm labor
shortage, with wages the best in the
history of the state. is 1000 to 5000
men, Lindley H. Patten, Fargo, state
director of the United States employ
ment service, said recently.
Lisbon.-Leonard, the .1S.months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Lorntsor.
was strangled to death by being en-
tangled, in a swing. Mrs. Lorntson
found the baby. still alive, death COM
ing before q physician could arrive.
Fairmount. - Paramount has made
arrangements for a waterworks sys-
tom, the contract for the work having
already been made by the village
board. 1t II expected that the con.
tract will be finished by the end Of the
year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the infant son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Canute Lafrance, was
killed by falling from the second story.
striking his head on the banister,
crushing the skull and causing instant
death.
Amidon.-Attacked and bitten by .
rattlesnake, George German, aged .,
Will recover, though it was over five
hours before he wa given medical At
tention. Poisonous rattlers are grow
Ing in numbers In that district.
Acknowledgment Clyde A. Neer.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Neer Of
this city. was crushed to death under
the wheels of a troop train on which
he had Just returned from New York
to Camp Pike, Ark. Sergeant Neer
was In the first draft last fall.
Neutrality-suspicious. Nelson, for sew
eral years cashier in the 500 depot
here, is reported missing in action In
France. He was in the second draft
quota from Richaand county, and
shortly before his departure val mar
ried to Miss Nina Minis of this city.
Jamestown.-Many Of the James
town merchants are having such diff
ficulty in hiring help that the delivery
system bids fair to be decidedly modi-
hed and m~odernized. Many have al
ready curtailed the number Of deliv-
cries, while several more are running
their establishments on the cash and
and carry plan.
jamestown. Formal approval Of
the plans for the inauguration Of mill
tary training at the Jamestown col
lege has been received from the war
department: It is expected that an
Instructor will be sen to take charge
Of the Fargo college and that he will
divide his time between that institu-
ton and jamestown.
Bismarck.-In q decision handed
down by the supreme court in the case
Of Beardsley vs.. Ewing, 4 Ewing, the
decision Of the district court of Ward
county has been affirmed awarding
$1,000 damages to L. A. Beardsley, .
railroad engineer. Ewing & Ewing are
physicians of Kenmare and the action
was brought against the physicians
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