The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-05-29

Hlllsboro.-The bIickyards at Hills.
. + were raided and a large assort-
a,ent of pipes, brass fittings and
,ther a%rticlec taken.
~Fessenden III. !. Beiseker. a al
spenter; was killed then he was.
brown from a bu.~s,y in an automo-
Bile accident, his head hitting a con-
crete curb.
Characterization Pearson, Is, for
!wenty:eight years a resident Of
Jamestown, died here. Slice receiv.
ing injuries last January in a fall
his health has been falling constant
ly.
Fargo.-Rev. Charles Zech. for four
years presiding elder of the Fargo
district of the Evangelical church, has
been transferred to Aberdeen to be
the presiding elder of the Aberdeen
district.
Devils Lake.-Local unions Of
boilermakers, car repairers. machin-
lists and sheet metal workers in the
Great Northern shops have consoli.
dated under the name Of the Great
Northern Federated Trades.
Lidgerwood-s6,000 was raised here
towards the county Red Cross quota
81 $4,000. The city was only asked
for $4,000. An auction sale and 10y.
atty meeting was held in the city for
the purpose of raising funds.
Fargo.-Fargo lost another of its
pioneer residents in the death of
Robert McCulloch, So, pioneer lumber
dealer. Mr.. McCulloch was a men,
Der of the w. H. White and McCul-
loch Lumber company of Fargo.
Stone.-Mrs. Val Helbling, of Stone,
26 years old, met with a tragic death
when she fell into a we'll and was
drowned. Her body was recovered .
few minutes after, bit life was ex-
tinct when she was taken from the
we'll.
Portland.-The Portland CONNER
cfal club has taken steps to finance
the local band. The band boys have
heretofore been compelled to dig
down in their own pockets in order
to meet the expenses connected with
the organization.
Grand Forks.-The membership of
the Civic league of Grand Forks has
voted to contribute 81 each toward
a fund started by the National Fed.
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs to estab.
fish and equip furlough houses for
American soldiers in France.
New Observation-Disclosures North
Dakota last year sustained heavy
losses from the grasshopper pest. At
a meeting here recently steps were
taken to maintain a~poison campaign,
county wide in its nature, and the
same kindssf a fight will be made BY
other counties in the district.
Fargo.-A large. barn, including q
quantity of hay, 20 horses. and two
cows. was burned in an early morn.
Ing fire on a farm owned by j. p.
Finch, Fargo, located five miles from
Finley in Steele county, according to
word reaching Fargo yesterday. The
loss Is approximately &c. 900.
Bismarck.-The official count Of
signatures on the constitutional
amendment petitions recently filed
with the secretary of states offce
shows 1851 names, according ia
secretary of State Thomas Hall. The
petitions will be re-counted by coun.
ties to make certain that the required
half Of the counties Of the state have
he required Is per cent of the vot.
ers.
Minot.-w. S. Shaw, president Of the
city commission, resigned from that
office and his resignation has been
accepted by the board and a special
election to fill the vacancy has been
called for June z. Mr.. Shaw wa,
facing a trial before a referee an.
pointed by Governor Lynn J. Frazier
the charges being malfeasance in Of
flee and not properly conducting the
affairs Of the city.
Ray.-Arthur Stevens of Epping
who enlisted in the aerial service OF
the army and went into training al
San Antonio, Tex, in August Of last
year and left overseas in December
With the Six Hundred and Thirty-sev.
enth aerial supply squadron, died
from scarlet fever, according to word
reaching his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
p. H. Stevens. Memorial services
we're held in. honor Of the young man
at the Stevens home.
Groton.-Persons are warned to bc
on the lookout for a confidence man
who is operating among the farmers
of this section Of the state. It Is
stated that the party, who claims ia
be a government foods inspector, "a.
cures accommodations at a farmers
house and then if it Is found that
what he calls the food regulations
are not being lived up to, arrest ia
Threatened. 1t has always been pos.
sible. however, for the arrest to be
avoided by the payment Of $25 "fne."
Bismarck.-Seventy thousand cues.
tionnaires returned to the office Of
U. s. Farm Help Specialist John B,
Brown, representing 70 per cent of the
farms of North Dakota, show an in.
crease Of approximately 10 peg cent
over the wheat acreage of 1917. On
the basis Of the burnper 1853. 900. 600
/ whoof orooo - fO1E IT. 1865