The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-08-21
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DoIngs Of last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Ha1ty Perusal.

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Munich.-Munich expects to have
an electric light plant in operation this
fall.
Fargo.-Fargp registered ffty-six
young women in the student nurse
The city had been asked
to register twenty-three.
Williston.-Jay Batten of this city
ts the youngest lieutenant in the Unit
ed States engineers by five years, hav-
ing just been promoted in recognition
of brilliant service in France
Minot.-Nap Lafeur, prominent Mi
not travelling salesman. has received
an appointment for Knights Of Colum-
bus war work in France, and will leave
Minot as soon as passports arrive.
Bismarck.-Former Governor l.. B.
Hanna, in a letter from Paris to Mrs.
Marshall H. Jewell, advises that he
has seer a number of North Dakota
boys in France and that all are doing
finely.
Minot.-Cecii Innis, a driver for a
local motor company, was killed under
an automobile today when it turned
over on the way to Grand Forks,
where it waste be delivered to the
buyer.
Observation-Disclosures will enjoy
four big community days within the
next year. Merchants will cooperate
by offering special trade inducements.
The first day probably will be OBJ
served in October.
Sargent.-An enemy alien, who was
detected here, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Jackman here, after a long
chase which ended only when a shot
from the officers revolver frightened
the German into submission.
Cavalier.-Maxwell Short, who was
injured by the premature explosion of
q dynamite bomb at Camp Fremont,
Cal, and is now in the military hos.
pital at Presidio, will be sent home on
furlough as soon as he is able to
travel.
Sutton.-Robert P. Lyle, %, son of
Peter S. Lyle, prominent farmer re.
siding near here, has been killed in
action in France, making the first cas-
ualty for Sutton and vicinity. He was
in the first draft quota from Griggs
county.
observation-disclosures with farmers
or farm laborers in handling the crops
will not be tolerated, nor will any
boycott or attempted boycott, lockout
or strike be allowed for any reason,
under work or fight" regulations an
nounced by Walsh county officials.
Bismarck-Henry T. Bechtold, chief
st. Paul.-Spring Grove, Fillmore
county, and it's neighborhood, form
the only infantile paralysis spot in
Minnesota, according to the state
board of health. About a score Of
cases have occurred in that locality
traceable to an epidemic of the dis
ease in Iowa.
Observation-Disclosures and employees
of the state board Of auditors, now
punch a time clock, when they come
to work and as they leave. The stand
ard working day at the state capito
$50 am. to $3.50 p.m.-was made
effective at the board OF auditors
when the clock was installed.
Bismarck.-On the affidavit filed by
F. L. Watkins, superintendent of thu
State Enforcement League, with Gov
! ernor Frazier. l.. p. Muens, chairman
of the board of trustees of the vii
; lage Of Hague, has been suspended b!
the governor. A raid made a few
weeks ago uncovered q carload o
whisky in his basement.
Bismarck.-R. D. Hosldns Of the ad
jutant generals staff has prepared TO,
the provost marshal generals Office
an estimate showing that approximate
ly 1O0,4l3 men between the ages o
10 and As will register under the new
draft regulations in September ant
that $40 new filing cases will be re
euired to handle this business.
/. Fargo.-Under secret orders, thei
destination not being given Eel t.
the soldiers themselves, owe 25
soldiers who have been in training a
the North Dakota Agricultural colleg'
vocational training school have left
The second training camp at the col
lege has been placed under way, witt
about $50 more soldiers being brough
in from North Dakota counties.
Hillsboro.-Chris Foss, Hans . HoI
son, Lars Hegle and Anton Ouren
Hannaford, Griggs county residents
arrested northeast of Hillsboro b,
Sheriff A. J.. Osmon when their auto
mobile, carrying a geodly supply o
wet goods" from Red Lake Falls
MINI, overturned on a bridge owe
the Red river, have been fined $40
and costs each in district court i
Fargo.
Bismarck.-Sheriff John p. Frencl
of Burleigh county. emheT Of tn
Burleigh draft boa S flied infol
nation with the Uli.ui States distric
court, charging John Johnson.
farmer + Grassy Lake, N. D., wit
having paid 500 to him to obtain e,
emption from the draft for his sor
and of Offering to give $500 more i