The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-05-08

has been organized with DR.. r. s. Nor.
ton as captain.
North Lemmon.-The district com.
prising North Lennon, Spring Butte
and Cedar Butte townships have sub
scribed their Mlotments on a $50
! per cent basis.
l. Carrington.-With the departure Of
DR.. E. l.. Goss for . base hospital q
short distance from Des Moines, Car.
rington has given its third medical
man to the colors.
Fargo.-Claude M.Venaas, postmas-
ter at Maxbass. has been arrested,
charged with embezzlement Of $35.
He has furnished $500 bail for his
appearance In federal court.
Dickinson.-Mayor j. v. lessen has
appointed Jerry Hayes as chief Of po-
lice. The new chief was Stark coun-
TVS first sheriff and is one Of the
real pioneers of the county
Fargo.-After three days of gen.
eral hospitality, fifty-six Cass county
soldiers and eight transfers from other
counties entrained at the Northern
Pacific station here for Camp Dodge.
Turtle Lake.-Lawrence Stephen.
o of Mrs. Hattie Stephenson, Turtle
Lake. died Of heart failure in a mill.
tary camp at Caswell, N. c., and
the remains were brought back here
for burial.
Observation-Disclosures A. Bruce, chief
Justice Of the North Dakota supreme
court, will resign about Oct. l and
60 10 Minnesota for the purpose of
taking up his new work as Instructor
OF law at the state university.
Notwithstanding is planning q
Red Cross celebration May Is and
has secured Governor Frazier as .
speaker. There will be a sale with F.
H. Hyland of Devils Lake and Mr..
Robson Of Cando acting as auction.
GERS.
Minot.-Mrs. Phoebe Buck, wife of
A. Buck. who confessed to the mur.
der Of a policeman here pleaded
guilty to a charge OF maintaining a
common nuisance. She was sentenc.
ed to four months in Jail and fined
5000.
Minot.-The Minot division of the
Great Northern has made a remark.
able good showing in the Third Lib.
erty Loan drive, being second only
to the Terminal division. which in.
cludes St. Paul. The Minot division
has subscribed for 1921, 900.
Bismarck.-There were $500 births
4 and 1907 deaths in North Dakota dur.
ing the months Of January, February
March, this year, according to the
reports just issued from the office of
DIR. G.. J. McGurren, secretary of the
state health board: The deaths dur.
Ing this period in 1918 showed an in.
crease Of 116 over the same period
last year
Fargo.-Ransom county, on the day
the apportionment for the Red Cross
drive was given out, had oversub-
scribed it's allotment Of Sig, 900 by
$1.145. according to word received al
state headquarters here. The drive
Is scheduled to start next week. II
is believed that Ransom county is
the first in the country to "go over
the top" in this campaign.
Minot.-Clark N. Ticknor was ar
raigned in police court charged with
murder in the first degree. He waived
examination and was unable to fur.
nsh $4,000 bail. Ticknor is charged
with killing Pat Devaney and Kersey
Gown, who tried to arrest him on a
charge of violating the prohibition
law. A. l.. Buck, arraigned for the
same offense, admitted his guilt and
was bound over.
Fargo.-North Dakota retail coal
dealers to the number of about 100,
called into conference by H. L.. Laird,
secretary of the Northwest Traffic
bureau of Minneapolis, which in re-
ality Is the coal dealers association
Of the northwest, vent on record as
favoring the adoption OF the card
plan Of the United States fuel ad.
ministration in ascertaining the house.
hold needs, and to work out a plan
by which it shall be carried into Of
feet.
Fargo.-Two boys, IL and 10 years
old. respectively. have confessed to
wrecking the North Coast Limited
near Casselton. The boys were sen
fenced in juvenile court to the state
reform school when they pleaded gull.
ty on the request Of their parents.
The train was derailed at 6:29 o. NJ,
and hour and a half after a local
branch train had pulled into Casselton
station, which gave the authorities
the idea that the wrecking OF the train
was deliberately planned.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. calling upon
boards OF education to give careful
attention to the question of salaries
to the end that teachers may be &C.
sured wages in proportion to the cost
Of living, were adopted at the annual
meeting in Minot OF the Northwest.
ern Educational society. The asso.
citation also adopted a resolution pro-
posing the creation in the presidents
cabinet OF a place for the nations
educational commissioner. L.. A.