The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-17

,oolnss o. ILast. Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Psrusai.

SITS, INFESTED the proceeds in Liberty
bonds, and then enlisted in the army.
Grand Forks.--A Home Guard or.
ganization may be soon formed In
this city, according to M. M. Merrill.
who is acting as temporary captain.
Jamestown.-G. w. Collins, ex-
press agent at Kuhn, Nd, vas found
not guilty of having acted as agent
In the purchase Of beer and liquor for
others. after hearing in Federal court
here.
Ia Moure.-A building owned by q.
la Moure resident, held by citizens
as being but lukewarm to support
the government in the war, was de.
corated with a German flag, an iron
cross and much yellow paint.
Devils Lake.-Rev. T. T. Hanson,
for ave years in charge of Bethel !
Free church here, leaves soon to take
change Of the pastorate at Litchville, !
N. D. He will be succeeded here by
Rev. John Lillei, Minneapolis.
Bisma.ck.-A complete plan for the
organization of a 81, O0O,0 900 corpora.
tion to promote the production and
distribution Of Ignite coal in North
Dakota will be submitted-to the state
cuncil of defense at its next meeting.
Fargo.-Thousands of gophers have
been killed in the state this year by
active cooperation of the extension
department OF the North Dakota Agri.
cultural college and United States
biological survey, in an effort to save
wheat.
Grand Forks Andy Gill, for five
years coach Of the University Of
North Dakota, has resigned and has
gone to Louisville, KY, where he
will be head coach at the University
Of. Kentucky, commencing September
LIST next.
M~inot.-workmen excavating in a
gravel pit west Of the. city unearthed
three cohins. The find was explained
by Judge William Murray Of county
court, who stated the present pit was
once q cemetery, but was abandoned
twenty-five years ago.
Bismarck.-H. H. Jones, 60, q pior
neer who came from New Hampshire
IN frontier days, and who twenty-five
years ago located in Bismarck, died
at a local hospital after a brief Ill.
ness. He was a pioneer and without
Immediate relatives in North Dakota.
Bismarck.-Between 800 and 400
telephone officials and operatives,
with their families, assembled here,
for the twelfth annual convention Of
tire North Dakota Telephone associa-
ton. The visitors were welcomed to
the city by George N. Remission, sec
rotary of the Bismarck Commercial
club.
Bismarck.-North Dakota Ignite
mines produced $4,000 tons Of coal
in 1917, the equivalent in heat units
of 502,2S0 tons Of anthracite. repre-.
senting by its use within the state
the conservation of North Dakota
capital Of approximately 5000, 900,
according to ]. w. Bliss, state engin.
Ger.
Fargo.-Twenty-nlne graduates OF
Luther Theological seminary of st.
Paul were ordained by the Norwegian
Lutheran church Of America, the ser.
vices being attended by more than
$500 people. Other services attract.
ed 10000 people. The rites or ordin.
alton were ministered by DR.. H. g.
Stub, president Of the church body.
Minot.-The new city we'll, the SEQ.
ond of its kind, will be in operation
bout July l.. A centrifugal pump
with a capacity Of 1000 gallons per
minute is now being installed. The
other well has been in constant op.
Grafton since October IA, being
pumped for IL hours each day. Minot
Is using about 100000 gallons Of water
per day.
starkweather. dorothy, the little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ellis
Of this place had the thumb on hee
right hand torn loose and her hands
and arms badly bruised when they
were caught in the wringer of a pow.
or washing machine. Her fingers be-
came caught in the rollers and her
hand and arm were quickly drawn
into the machine.
Grand Forks.-A. Lincoln Shuts Of
Edgeley was elected superintendent
Rev. Ralph T. Fulton, Towner, prest
dent; Rev. D. Mcintyre, La Moure
first vice president; Judge ]. A. COT
fey, Jamestown, second vice presi
dent; Charles Gunthrop, Edgeley
treasurer; and Jennie Christianson
Edgeley. secretary Of the North Dako
ia Purity federation here.
Bismarck. = Thirty-one Bismarck
citizens, many of them prominent
two of them ministers of the gospel
one of them assistant superintendent
of the North Dakota Law Enforce
men league, several Of Teutonic birth
or. descent and at least one an enemy
alien, with relatives fighting for thu
kaiser, nave been prohibited by o. w
Roberts, county food administrator
from purchasing sugar until further
orders.
Observation-Disclosures warrants have
been issued in connection with the
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