The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-24

Grand Forks.-N. L FORMER OF
Langdon2was elected president Of the
North Dakota Press association OF the
annual meeting held here.
Grand Forks.-A service flag, carry.
Ing 1880 stars. for each Grand
Forks county man In the service. viii
be dedicated here Sunday. Aug. 4.
Drake.-Rev. c. M. Christensen Of
this place, who recently volunteered
for Y. NJ. C. A. work abroad, has re-
ceived orders to report In New York
August IL. &
Tower City.-six Of nine Tower
City boys. who enlisted in the United
States marine corps at n time q
year ago. have been killed or serious.
~ wounded in action In France.
Grand Forks.-Eighty rural school
girls will form q Girls encampment
at the Grand Forks fair, July % to 81.
Home economics and home building
will be the special studies for the
week.
Grand Forks.-Joseph Poole OF
Grand Forks. formerly a lineman en-
PAOyCu W q NAdAU rOIh6
exchange, won mention for bravery
under fire in France recently, accord.
ing to word received here.
Fargo.-A fatality in connection
with the state fair held here vas the
accidental killing Of Cora Stensland,
II, who stepped in front of a big auto
mobile, a bus being used to transport
no cno~~nuo - ~~S f~o-o &ho tol~
grounds, and "a crushed.
Williston.-More than two miles Of
road leading north from Williston
were graded and graveled by volunteer
labor during a three-day good roads
lcampaign. The campaign was backed
by Williston business men, who either
donated teams, men or money.
Fargo. - Seven hundred and eighty.
North Dakota women have been
trained ip the army 81 food conserSsaR-
ton. and will conduct canning and
drying demonstrations in their own
localities, going into the kitchen Of
their neighbors for that purpose.
Fargo.-Sixteen North Dakota men
who participated in the United States
marine corps attack on the Germans
in Bailleul wood. In Chateau Thierry
region in France. fell before Hun guns
and gas, four of them dead, four seri-
! ously- wounded and eight have sim.
mered back to the state from the bat.
tie front.
Fargo.-North Dakota ranks ninth
In point of efficiency in the work of it's
Four-Minute men, according to word
received by H. H. Wooledge of Fargo,
state chairman, from the committee Of
public Information. Mr.. Wooledge an
nounced today that 1913 Fnur-Minute
chairmen have been commissioned and
that 217 units have been organized.
Ray.-Two hundred and forty head
LOT cattle were shipped from Ray in
one day to market in St. Paul. These
cattle are expected to bring a premium
on the market as they have been fed
on Williams county alfalfa. Large
herds are expected to be shipped from
that district this summer and fall on
account of the shortage of feed crop.
Bismarck. - The elimination of
grades of four and FIVE, and the pro-
posed purchase of all below these
grades on sample were announced as
plans Of the United States Grain cor
poration by Commissioner, of Agricul-
ture John N. Hagan, upon his return
from Washington, where he had .
lengthy conference with Food Admin
istrator Hoover.
Bismarck.-A cali for 200 men quail
fed for general military service to
leave Aug. S for Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, to complete the states quota
there, was received by Adjt.-Gen. Fra
ser. Registrants of the 1918 class may
be voluntarily indicted for this ser.
vice, or, in the event that all Of the
physically qualified Glass 1 mon Of
1917 have been indicted, the 1918
Class l men may be involuntarily in
Quoted.
Fargo.-Inquiry into the new gas
and electric light rates recently or.
dered by the Union Light, Heat &
Power company Of Fargo will be made
by the state railroad commission, be.
ginning Aug. II. A preliminary in
quiry provided by law has been dis
pensed with, the company officials
waving that Formally. The city com
mission of Fargo has complained
against the ratas, insisting they are
excessiva
Bismapoh:-Ths vest Of 80 years age
IL to be Aimed On ths Standing Rocl
reservation. Arrangements for the
pictures were made by G. F.. Burnstad
a cattle man from Logan county. The
pictures are expected to be an elabo
rate record Of passing Indian life
sports and customs, and It IL expected
that 1000 Sioux Indians will contrib
ute the company. Burnstad has prom
Used to pr tide the Indians with sew
i, eral steers for a barbecue after they
put on their act.
}, Grand Forks.-P. Chizik. Portal
i, won the state trapshooting tourna
ment and championship of the NORTH
! Dakota State Sportsmen's association
and with George Duis. Grand Forks
, won the team trophy cup. At the an
!, nual businesa meeting H, L., Wood