The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-01-22
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North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty, rsrusal.
Fnrgo.-The North Dakota Retn'
hardware Dealers association wi.
meet here February ~ to IL.
Mandan.-Mrs. Frank Wilder, VIII,
of the former deputy secretary q.
;tate, died n few days ago ut the HON
of her daughter ear here.
Fargo.-A local rumor has It tina.
the Consumers United States cOmpan,,
may establish headquarters here in :
business block which the organization.
has recently leased.
Bismarck.-FormerN State Superin
tendeRt Of Public Instruction f. J.
Taylor has removed to Washington
D. c., where he will be engaged ii
army reconstruction work.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS less mar
riage licenses We're issued in Stutsma,,
county in 1918 than during the yea,
previous. the smaller number bein:
generally attributed to the war.
Minot.-Policeman Edward Robisoi
Of this city has been acquitted of re-
':ponsihility for the death of G. NJ
"allness. who was shot while attempt
ny II escape from arrest in a raid o.
alleged thieves here Some time ago.
Rismarck.-North Dakota golfer:
will he given an opportunity to wit
ness the famous strokes of the STATE
champion, John Reuter-. Jr., of Dickin
son. who has been filmed in action b.
a local movie oncern for this purpose
Fargo.-State Field Agent A. J.
snrratt Of the United States depart.
ment of agriculture reports that tho
total cultivated acreage in North Da-
:ota the past year was approximately
lG,0O0,OOO or 1,365.0OO more than til.
previous year.
Grand FOrks.-A test suit is bein,
brought by Attorney General William
LANCER to determine the legality o.
the states claim to $4,000 of fund
which the attorney general believes t.
BIZ due to the commonwealth from the
county of Grand Forks.
Manufacturers in the exploit Of
y well-kn"wn Mandan young man, nov
IN the aerial service, was renewed .
few days ago by the publication Of 3
portrait of the young man, Clifford
l'rodger. with the huge Handley-Pagc
machine in which he piloted forty
passengers yer the city of London a
short time ago.
Dickinson.-LOcal officials took
Theodore Deletzke at his word and
searched him after he had boasted
that he sold two gallons Of liquid
Christmas cheer for>$125. He still had
two suitcascs Of fiery fluid in his pos.
session, which should have made him
independently rich if the opportunit!
and demand had held out.
Fargo.-1.eO Horst, a former Non.
partisan League organizer in this
state. who was acquitted Of Il charg,
| of seditious utterances and afterward.
enlisted in the military service. has
been h%0nOrably discharged, it is said
and is now head master of the Hill
military academy ut Portland. Ore.
witlMthe- honorary title of major.
Drake.--Ihis city has recently re-
sold. to a local electric. company the
city lighting plant which had. beer
purchased some time previously fo,
municipal operation. The city did no,
find the operation Of the plant a salts
factory undertaking. and has turned II
bnck to the previous n with re
newal Of their franchise privileges.
misunderstanding Thomas Altar
Box Of the state council Of defense
reports that that organization ncgo
tiated 1000 leases of waste lands
during the last growing season, anf
that the average yield on each LEASE
was $ $1,000. making the gain in ne
revenue to tire state 1000 OO, Of
which the council appropriation Of
$4,000 was Is per cent.
Bismarck.-George N. Remission
secretary of the local Commercial
club, has been elected second vict
president Of the National Parks High
way association, which has just held 8
meeting in Spokane. Mr.. Remission has
been for a number Of years president
Of the North Dakota section Of thu
organization and has been a vigorou.
promoter of the development Of some
Of the famous overland trails.
Mandan.-A sharp increase in thu
movement of real estate between local
buyers and sellers, leads Mandan bust
ness men to anticipate a considerable
revival Of real estate and building in,
dustries here during the present year
Several good sized blocks Of property
have changed hands, and it is pointed
out that active local buying, in the
experience of real estate men, usually
presages an increase of interest amons
prospective purchasers from outside.
Fargo.-State Drainage Engineer a
A. Hard reports that Polk county
Minnesota, has agreed to cooperate
in financing the movement for a pre-
lfminary survey by the United States
department of agriculture for the pur
pose Of determining probable cost ani
best methods of procedure in obtaining
fOOd control in the Red river valley