The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-12
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poInss o. Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

appointed home demonstration agent
for Williams county, has arrived here
and taken up her duties.
Valley City.-Tlse state Normal
school here celebrated LincOln's birth
day with the unwilling of a bust Of the
martyred president by Paul Fjelde.
Mapleton.-The town hall and opera
house, owned by a local association,
was burned to the ground recently.
Loss, 5000; with only $1,000 covered
by insurance.
Fargo.-The local park board has
authorized Park Superintendent Mel
Ter to secure plans and estimates for
a swimming pool in Island park, and
the pool will be built if the cost is not
excessive.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Account,
ants association. which met here late
in January, elected J. F. German of
this city as president; L. NJ. Thorsell,
v~ice-president; and A. Il. Short, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Hillsbor0.-Iver A. Acker, former
legislative reference librarian for
North Dakota, has been appointed
states attorney for Trail county to
finish the unexpired term Of States
Attorney Hort, resigned.
Fargo.-The Lutheran churches Of
North Dakota launched their campaign
last week for this states share of, the
100000 to be raised by the denomina-
ton for soldiers and sailors welfare
work. Between 800 and 400 pastors
and delegates were present ut the
conference held here for that purpose.
Valley City.-The largest state bank
yet organized in North Dakota has just
been chartered and made ready for
business in this city. 1t is to be known
as the American Exchange bank, and
is organized with 100000 capital stock
and a $4,000 paid surplus. The stock
is largely held by Nonpartisan farm
ers.
acknowledgements Earl Tostevin,
North Dakota newspaper man with the
U. S. military forces, wrote to his
relatives here that he hoped to be on
American soil again early in February.
Mr.. Tostevin has been for some time
past assigned to duty on the Stars and
Stripes, official organ of the American
army overseas.
Devils Lake.-General II. NJ. Creel,
well-known former resident here, has
sold his estate in Maryland, where he
has been living for a number Of years,
and will return here in the spring.
General Creel plated the original
tOwnsite of Devils Lake and was for
many years one of the states best
known public men.
Fargo.-The first important automo-
bile show in this part of the northwest
since the armistice was signed opened
In Fargo on February 4. Many auto
mobile companies were represented
and the floors of the Fargo auditorium
armory were well filled with exhibits.
The feature display Of the show was q
decorated exhibit bearing out the slo.
gan: around the world in an auto.
mobile"
MinOt.-A movement has been set on
foot by farmers between Minot, Rose.
glen and Elbowoods to establish an
electric line owe a route connecting
these points. Both coal and grain are
produced in large quantities at the in
land points in this region, and if the
proposed line is feasible much good
will result to the people of the country
covered. A strong committee has been
named to investigate the practicable.
ity of the undertaking.
Mandan.-B. A. Lawrence, formerly
Of this city, was scalded to death al
Glendive a few days ago. He was Z
railroad locomotive fireman, and the
accident which caused his death was
caused by the bursting of one of the
main steam pipes in the engine cab In
which he vas working. A peculiar
circumstance accompanying his deatf
Is that within Is minutes Of the time
it occurred his father also died at hi:
home at StreeIer in this state.
Medora.-It is considered probable
that a memorial will be raised here II
honor Of Theodore Roosevelt some
time during the present year. Colone
Roosevelt'a former residence here par
ticularly endeal ed him TO many of thu
older settlers of this section, as well a!
to others, who see western traits in tn,
rough and ready manner in which h,
espoused any cause that appealed t.
him. Suitable memorial services wer'
held here I'm his honor as suggested il
the recent proclamation of Governo
Frazier.
Bismarck.-Assistant Attorney Gen
eral A. E. Sheets left here last weel
for Rugby, where he vas called t.
assist in the prosecution Of Olaf A
Olson, the wealth Minot hotel owner
on charges brought against him as
result Of Attorney General LANCER
famous raid on the Magic City in 1911
Olson, who was charged with tire
felonies and one misdemeanor in cor
nection with the alleged immoral or
GRAFTON Of his hotel, took a change Q
venue from Ward countysand then be
came i'll, necessitating postponemen
Of the hearing.
HebrOn.-Mrs. Justina Hoerscl
aged IL vaarS was finally IN iuro6 an