The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-03-06

Mlendale. ~ The Ellendale normal
ibasketballsteam has returned from
trip To- South Dakota upon which the
team won three OF four games played.
Valley tty.-The International Har.
vesterscompany has opened tractor
Aschools III this city. a full course OF
Instructions that % be grasped In
one weeks time 10 being put on.
Bismarck. - Numerous complaints
have been received by Secretary ]. H.
~lCalderhead .of: the railroad commits.
sion 81 the inability OF the railroads
to supply cars for the shipment Of
hay.
Petersburg. - Fire completely de-
stroyed the store of A. r. S%wendseid
Of this place, with a total loss Of
$4,000, and 5000 insurance. An
,~overheated furnace is believed to have
caused the fire. It ii? likely that Mr..
sSwendseid will rebuild.
Towner.-Despondent because three
Of her sons had been called for the
draft, Mrs. Charles Kriedeman, ~
years, killed herself by firing a bullet
through her heart. A husband, one
daughter and four sons, three Of whom
= : in the draft. survive.
Grand Forks.-The- first case so far
reported Of q Grand Forks man try
ing to buy exemption from military
service came to light when certain
papers in connection with the Incl.
dent wer returned to the local draft
board. He will be punished.
Bismarck.-The railway commission
has been notified that the Great North.
ern Railroad company intends to ap.
peal from the orders Of the commits
sion to- build q depot at Fairview, N.
d., to the supreme court. The order
Of the commission was sustained by
the lower court.
Ray Deputy United States Mar
shall Scott was here and took Joseph
Shinagl into custody. Mr.. shinagl
was arrested at Stanley on a charge
Of violating the selective CONSUMPTION
law in that he failed to register on
June s. Marshal Scott took him to
Fargo, where he will be tried in the
federal court.
Fargo.-The first step in the drive
for $4,000 to be raised in North Da-
kota by the Lutheran churches as
their quota Of a 100000 war fund.
which will be provided by the Luth.
.eran churches Of the United States,
taken at q meeting held here.
"A majority Of the counties of the
south half of the state were repre-.
scented.
Wilton. 80 At q contract price of
$4,000, ". D. Lowell of Minneapolis
was awarded the contract for putting
In the water system for the city.
James Kennedy Of Fargo was award
ed the contract for the construction
Of the sewers at q bid of $19, The
contracts call for the completion OF
the wells by April Is and for the
tower and tank May Is.
Wyndmere.-The Commercial club
went on record as favoring continuous
. service from the Wind Electric com
pany, which had asked to furnish the
village with intermittent service ow
ing to the Increased cost of material
used in the furnishing of electric
power. The company proposes the
curtailment of light and power fol
certain intervals each day for the
next two months.
Dckinson.-The mangled body of 8
man about 25 years old, found in .
coal car some time ago at Dodge ant
which has never been identified. wa,
murdered, according to the finding.
Of q coroner's jury. The car wa.
loaded at zenith and unloaded Al
Dodge January g.: Miners at ZENITH
say they know nothing Of the bod,
of q man being in the a when the.
loaded It.
Bismarck. - According to figures
available in the Office of Commission
or Of Agriculture and Labor Hagan
seven counties in the state are bond
ing fer 81, 100000 for supplying tn,
farmers with seed for the cominl
spring. Commissioner Hagan esti
mates that at least Is other counties
will have to bond to meet the mood
of their farmers and that the tota
bonds to be issued by the differen
counties IOr SEEDS Will amour e
s~5,0o0,oO0.
Grafton.-Not content with sending
more than 100 of her sons into tn
service Of the army and navy, Grafton
has now commenced to enlist younl
women for active overseas service
Three young women from this cit,
now serve the government under regu
lar .enlistments "for the duration 0
the war" One is Miss Mary Gagnon
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Gag
non, who has enlisted as = telephon
operator and Freneh-English transls
tor. She has gone tosan Atlantic bor
and will sail from there shortly 70
France. The Misses May Ross Dnl
das and Florence H. Desautel hav
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