The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-08-28

been appointed rural mall carrier Of
route No. 3 out of Fosston.
F~ortuna.--The Fortuna State bank
has been purchased by a company
composed OF leading local farmers.
Dunn C%enter.-A small son of Mar.
tin Schulberg is laid up with a broken
leg and several bruises. when a horse
he attempted to feed wild oats kicked
him.
Grafton.-Melbert Bryant Of Dickin-
son, committed to the state institute
for feeble-minded from the hospital for
the insane at Jamestown, was killed
by a bull a 1.-THE local institution.
Grand Forks.-Earl Young, son Of
Mrs. John Youngsof Grand Forks. was
killed when his automobile overturned
when he attempted to drive by anoth-
er car. His wife and infant daughter
survive.
Tower City.-Eignt out of ten Tow.
er City men who enlisted in the ma
rine corps hQye fallen at the hands of
the aGermans-tWo of them dead, four
gassed. two wounded by shrapnel.
Bismarck.-A. y. More, Fargo, has
been appointed chairman Of the State
Highways Transport committee of the
State Council of Defense for North
Dakota by Governor Lynn ]. Frazier.
Leal.-One Of the largest potato
warehouses in the state is in the
course of construction here. The
building will be 40x60 feet, with a
solid concrete basement, having IS in
dividual bins.
Bismarck. - Upon petition of the
Dunn county commission, the state
council of defense issued an order that
county gas tractors. used regularly in
road work. may be used for the
threshing, to be substituted for steam
tractors.
Fargo.-Yke building committee of
the First Lutheran church of Fargo
has awarded the contract for the new
church building or the southeast cor
ner at Broadway and Seventh avenue
north to T. A. Powers & Co., Fargo,
on a bid of $63.9s0.
Fargo.-There will be a plentiful
crop of prairie chickens in the Red
river valley. and in other portions of
North Dakota this year. Conditions
surrounding the Matching and nesting
of the young birds have been unusual
ly favorable this season.
Fargo. An automobile found by
Fargo police on.ta highway near Fargo
was identified as the property of Al
bert Mundfrom of Tripoli, Iowa, who
was murdered near Wadena, Mimi, on
June s. The murderers abandoned the
car when they ran out of gasoline.
Bismarck.-N. c. Macdonald, state
superintendent of public instruction,
has started a drive to obtain married
women to teach schools. The short
age of school teachers in North Da-
kota is as severe as in other states,
but it is believed that MacDonald's
plan may solve the problem.
Mandan.-A terrific hailstorm struck
towns along the north line out of Man
dan, smashing windows, tearing down
wires and seriously damaging crops.
Nearly all the windows In Hazen and
Zap, In Mercer county, were broken
and six inches of rain is reported to
have fallen at Zap In two hours.
Bismarck.-The state board Of con-
troll has announced the appointment
Of G. G. Boise. Of Fargo rs secretary
of the board, to succeed e. q. Wanner.
Mr.. Boise vas assistant enrolling and
engrossing clerk Of the house during
the thirteenth legislative assembly,
and also during special sessions.
uNluho~o nro ~vfn~ SsS%~ h>~ S,.~-.
flames, Of IRE communicated to her
clothing BY the hars-up OF . IRE in the
kitchen stove which she was attempt
ing to hasten with. kerosene, Mrs. Mel
lie Nelson, Sc, wife Of Oscar Nelson
Of this city. ran into the bedroom,
whore Nj. Nelson wss sleeping, and
fell across his bed, dead.
Devils Lake.-The Jacob Riis league,
a national organization of Danes,
whose object is to promote the sale of
Liberty bonds and War Savings
Stamps, has invaded North Dakota.
A branch of the league was recently
organized here. with Hans Wester.
gard as president and N. Clausen
secretary.
Minot.-Frank r. Willis, chief gun
ner's mate, of Minot, was recommend
ed by Secretary Daniels for resource
fulness and presence Of mind in pre-.
venting the sinking of a United States
submarine on July 8 by quickly clos.
ing the door of a torpedo tube through
which the water had burst when work.
men opened it to extract a torpedo
that had damned.
Bismarck.-The state examiners dc.
partment has just issued an abstract
of comparative statement of the fnan.
cial condition Of state banks and trust
companies in North Dakota reporting
for calls at the close Of business on
June 20, 1917, and May 10, 1918, with
the call of June 20, 1918. During the
past year the resources have made a
steady growth of $7,07s, 1850:
Tewner.-As a result OF a grocer's
clerk leaving a can of kerosene and q
box Of matches at the home of Mrs.
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