The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-24
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Dolnss Of Last Few Days rhroushout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusai.

Lakota.-John Hennessey. n OF
the early pioneers of Nelson county
and former county auditor, is dead ct
his home here.
Bismarck.-The Standard Oil com.
pany has purchased all the bulk sta.
tions in the state. owned by the Mar
shall Oil company.
Hamilton.-Fire here destroyed the
Paxman store and machinery hall and
the Independent printing Office. The
loss is estimated at $S5,000.
Killdeer. = Nearly every business
man in Killdeer has signed up for
work during the harvest. The total
will aggregate a large number of days.
Fessenden.-This city is now with.
out a dentist, DR.. H. Holiday having
left to join the army at Fort Sheridan.
DR.. Lynn w. Radke left last week for
army service also.
Devils Lake.-It took nothing less
than a circus to bring a c%rop-saving
rain to this vicinity. The farmers
rode cheerfully through the rain and
the Hagen-Wallace circus showed to
a record crowd.
Alexander.-The Mckenzie County
Chronicle, which was burned out in
the recent fire, which destroyed about
20 residences and business houses,
will be housed in a brick building,
building operations being under way.
New Leipzig.-The Northern Pacific
Is putting in a half-mile siding at this
place and will connect up with tho
Milwaukee road. This will be the
only connection between the Northern
Pacific and the Milwaukee on the
branch. - = 81 "a sN~s
Shields.-A cattle and land deal Of
considerable Importance was consum.
mated when Major Belden, of Shields,
and F. J.. Giegold, of Fit. Yates, bought
the @. E. Burge reservation lease and
some 400 odd head of cattle. The
price paid was in the neighborhood Of
$34, 900.
Bismarck.-Bennie Simons, 10, was
drowned near here while swimming
in the Missouri river. Four other
young men were swimming at the
time, but none noticed Simons' condi.
ton until the swift current had car.
ried him down the river.
Bismarck.-Orl Davis, Leslie Kenan
and Glennie MCGOWAN, Bismarck boys,
were taken in custody by the police
on a charge Of smearing yellow paint
on Bismarck" signs in the business
district. The boys admitted guilt, it
is said, but declared their motives
were purely patriotic. They have not
been prosecuted.
Bismarck. = Between July 20 and
Aug. II North Dakota will be expected
to furnish $40 volunteer nurses for
war work. Uncle Sam has issued q
call for $4,000 student nurses. The
women's committee of the National
Council of Defense has been asked to
assume the task of enlisting these
nurses.
Pembina.-The heroism of Marion
W. Wilkinson of Pembina saved the
life of his comrade, Max Short, of Cav,
alier, at Camp Fremont, near San
Francisco, when Wilkinson carried
Short out of a trench of exploding
dynamite after the latter's feet had
been blown off by q premature explo.
sion. Two charges exploded after viii
kinson entered the trench.
Minot.-Mrs. F. Nv. Strange of this
city may be the first American woman
to join the Russian railway service
corps in Manchuria. Her husband
who left the Twin Cities Nov. II, 1917
has cabled her to join him. Mr.
Strange was a Great Northern train
dispatcher at Minot, before enlistine
in the railroad division. He and five
other Americans are in a party sta
toned west Of Hardin.
Fargo. - Capitalization Of cream
buying will become effective Aug. 1
The regulations provide that in town.
from which less than 100, 900 pound.
Of butter fat were shipped through
more than M ream buyer during tn,
year ending June 30, 1918, all but on.
cream station will be abolished ant
propose fixing a maximum commits
sion for Independent buyers shipping
more than 100000 pounds Of butter ia
during the past year.
Observation-Disclosures and employs
of North Dakota's farmer administra
ton must travel as the farmers dc
the state auditing board has decreed
On motion Of Attorney General Ian
ger, seconded by Secretary of Stat.
Hall, the board has instructed its sec
rotary to call on the head of each dc
partment and insist that its officer
and employees avoid parlor and sleel
ing cars while travelling within tn
/ state.
Fargo.-Announcement is made q
the election of DR.. F.. J. Stout Of tn
University of r. &c = to the pres
dency Of the Vaney & Y normal schoc
and of Samuel MAJ, superintendent q
the public schools of Madison, Wis, t
{ the presidency of the new Dickinso
I normal school by the state board {
regents. The election of DR.. Thoma
Strawbridge of the University Of MI,
souri, to the position of director of th