The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-03-27
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Bismarck. Charles Mcdonald Of
iMandanshas been. appointed assistant
deputy warden Of the state peniten-
tiary by the state board Of control. /,
Mr. Mcdonald IL a{ormer sheriff o.
Morton county.
steele. - The membership Of the
Home Guard, which was organized re-
Gently with . membership Of is, has
been increased to so. DIR. J.. g. Pres
scott, a Spanish-American wal vet
eran, is the captain.
Goldwin.-Shortly after the death
OF his mother, Mrs. f. A. Leska, from
scarlet fever, Bruce Leska, four years
old, died of the same diesease. Other
members of the family i'll with the
fever are reported to be recovering.
Washfngton.-Secertary of the In
terror Lane has announced the men
Ing to public entry Of $500 acres Of
public domain in New Mexico. In
North Dakota $4,000 acres, It was
announced, are also now available
for settlement.
Towner.-McHenry county commits.
sioners have. taken the initial step to,
issue bonds in the. amount. of $780,,
ouo' the proceeds to be loaned to the
farmers to help them secure feed for
their horses and seed with which to
plant their 1918 crops.
Towner;-After, q three-day Illness
from pneumonia, Gilbert Void died
In the camp hospital at. Camp Dodge,
loWa.Fhis marked the second at:
tack. he having passed through a
siege early in December. He was
born near Buffalo Lake, June 13, 1895.
.Fargo.-Dr. H. M. Van Campen, q
dentist OF GAINESVILLE, Mimi, applied
Rt the recruiting office for admission
70 the dental reserve corps. DR.. Van
Camper, recently married, has been
called to report for service with the
Clay county contingent on February
"a.
velva.-A. g. Smith was elected
president of the Velva fire depart
ment at the annual election of off,
GERS. George Skarison was elected
Vice president; A. E. SEVERED, treas
urer; l. A. Beebe, assistant chief; I.
L. berge, custodian, and B. F., Well
man, trustee.
Grafton.-Attorney T. I. Dahl has
been notified by the government to
report for duty at Washington, where
he. has been appointed as law clerk
IN the war insurance department. MI.
Dahl will leave in a few days to take
up his new work, and Mrs. Dahl
VIII Follow some time later.
Fargo. Jeanette Goraman, alias
Mrs. e. Stewart, known to the police
OF the Twin Cities as 4 shoplifer ana
who, 1t is alleged, passed worthless
checks aggregating $500 on Fargo
merchants during the rush hours on
Saturday, December 8 last, is under
arrest in Minneapolis on a fugitive
warrant through information given
by the Fargo police and the states
attorney.
Washington--An embargo against
lake shipments of bituminous coal to
North Dakota and South Dakota, ex.
cept for public utility requirements,
Is being prepared, the fuel admins
tration- has announced. BY shutting
on lake shipments the Dakotas will
be required to draw on the surplus
from Montana and Wyoming, thus
releasing the dock supply for Illinois
and Eastern centers.
Grand Forks.-Dr. Thomas F. Kane,
newly elected president Of the Uni.
versity of North Dakota, is here, be-
Ing In the city for the first time since
chosen by the board Of regents to
succeed Franklin McVey, resigned.
Dr.. Kane is here to get in touch with
the problems that need immediate at
tention, such as teachers to be EN-.
gagged for next season, and also to
have a conference with the state
board Of regents
acknowledgements Lynn j. Fra
zier has ordered all the schools OF
the state closed or Friday, March 8,
for the purpose OF taking a crcn ana
labor survey. The survey will be
taken under the direction of the state
department of agriculture and labo-.
The children of the rural schools VIII
circulate quest1onnaires to ascertain
the~labor needs of the farmers, while
the ch~ildren-of the city schools will
enroll available help for the farra-,
ers.
Fargo.-The annual convention OF
the Norwegian Lutheran churcn Of
America will. be held in Fargo June s
to 13,,$inclusive, it has been officially
announced by President H. g.. Stub
after a meeting of the church council
at Minneapolis. Several cities we're
after this gathering, which Will be at
tended by between 5000 and 10000
people, but the invitation extended
the convention by the Fargo Com
.mercial club early this year was ac-
cepted by the council. This will be
by far the largest convention Of the
year in Fargo.
Hettinger. - The possibilities that
Hettinger. is in the oil belt has re-
suited in a large amount of land in
the North Grand river country being
leased for oil inspecting purposes: A
company recently organized to carry