The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-02
NORThDAkOTA

Sontrtbuted no men to the United
States military. and naval service.
Dickinson.-Nathan Hininberg Of
this city has received Z patent on q
new surgical devics for use in the
treatment Of the eye.
Mnot-Ars. G. L. Clifford, wife OF
. local pastor, received part Of q
charge Of buckshot in her body and
left hand while hunting near here.
LaMoure.-Children who wished to
see 4 bonfire made one by applying a
lighted match to hay owned by Fl. g.
Halverson, destroying twelve tons.
Fargo.-The,federal court conveniag
here October 8 has q calendar Of 1863
cases for trial, many Of them being for
alleged violation Of the espionage act.
Bettineau.-A new school building
|and,a hospital are in course Of erection
here, the former being nearly enclosed,
with q probability Of being completed
this winter. =
0akes.-The death Of j. II. Denning
at his home near this city removes q
pioneer resident Of this section who
had lived in .Dickey county continu-
ously since 1883.
Sheldon.-A local thresherman lost
bis machine, valued at $1,000, through
"a explosion supposed to have resulted
from the introduction Of dynamite into
. bundle of grain.
TArgo.-The intercollegiate football
games will not be a feature Of student
work this season, the idea having been
abandoned on account Of conditions
incident to the war.
Upham.-A single farmer at this
point has raised and marketed 27.000
bushels Of potatoes this fall and has
done this from 1913 acres, netting him
self $4,000 from the crop.
New England.-This city is now
without a physician, since DR.. G. A.
Sarchet, the local physician, was com
missioned q captain and ordered to re-
port for duty at Fort Riley.
Cando.-Two hundred soldiers from
Camp Dodge were detailed for work In
the harvest fields Of Towner county,
owing to the shortage Of help required
for getting in the fall crop.
Kindred. The local farmers club
and Kindred business men united In
observing Sunday, September 20, as a
day Of patriotic thanksgiving for the
favorable progress Of the war.
Observation-Disclosures Howard R.
Huston, in service in France from
this place, has recovered from wounds
and been returned to active duty.
Lieutenant Huston vas reported killed
In action some time ago.
Devils Lake.-A young boy robbed q
local restaurant a few nights ago and
then fell asleep within a few feet Of
the place where he entered the build.
Ing, permitting himself to be captured
BY the police.
Minot.-By mutual agreement. Minot
merchants have discontinued the sell
ing of sugar and have turned the
handling of that commodity over to the
Red Cross, by which it will hereafter
be administered.
Jamestown.-Scarcity of teamsters
is now contributing to the fuel short
age here, there being an insufficient
number Of men available to deliver
even the small quantity of coal that Is
being received from the lake term
inals.
Coteau.-Three husky young women
Of this community have set a new
record for feminine industrial enter
prise in this state by accepting work
in the railroad section crew. Miss Ida
Hendrickson, n of the party, is the
daughter Of the well-known local legis-
lator Of that name.
Steele George Beresford, a young
boy ear here, was killed by being
crushed between two wagon racks
while trying to stop his team which
had begun to move away from him.
The boy was on the ground between
the two wagons, where he was caught
Bismarck.-The supreme court has
declared unconstitutional Section 1852
Of the primary election law which re-
Qutres that party candidates for stata
or county administrative offices must
receive not less than rs per cent Of the
average vote at the preceding general
election for governor, attorney general
end secretary Of state Of the polit;:. al
parties they represent, In order to get
on the official ballot.
Fargo.-A state price fixing commit
tee has been appointed by Federal
Food Administrator E. f. Ladd, for the
purpose Of fixing basic prices on
groceries sold in the state. The com-
mittee includes a representative each
Of the food administration, the con-
sumers, the retail grocers and the
wholesalers, with power to establish
and promulgate prices which will b.
effective throughout the state.
Fort Observation-Disclosures J. B.
Hitch has returned from Chicago,
where he marketed 1000 head Of cattle
Of cattle raised by the Sioux Indians
on this reservation. The shipment net
TED the owners a total Of @150,O00, and
the Indians were very highly compH-
mented on the fine condition Of their
stock, which was said to have been In
the finest condition Of any consign-