The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-19
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the Public Welfare association and
the Boy Scouts band.
Williston.-O. e. Ohnstad, well
known musician and band leader of
this city, will be married, it ia an
nounced, to Miss Olga Wetzel Of Du-
luth.
Fargo.-The life and work Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Gilbert G. Grafton, rec
emily deceased, was extolled by speak,
ers at a large memorial meeting held
in his honor at the Gethsemane ca
thedral here.
Nandan.-Morton county will have q
series of twelve farm ,women's meet
ings for the discussion of better home
economic plans under direction of the
county's home demonstration agent
recently employed here.
Fargo.-1mportantl conventions Of
Methodist pastors and laymen in con-
nection with the Centenary" move
ment Of the church here were held
In Fargo and Bismarck during the
past week. with many prominent
speakers present to assist.
Mandan.-Morton county officials
are considering the acceptance of q
proposition which would render avail
able to them 100000 Of government
money for road Improvement upon the
expenditure of $4,000 by the county
during the next three years.
Steele.-Farmers west of the river
who took advantage of the January
thaw to get an early start with their
spring seeding are wishing they
hadn't, as the subsequent cold
weather, following partial gerlnina-
ton, has ruined most of their seed.
Aandan.-Major J.. M. Hanley ar
rived home last week as per sched-
ule. and after receiving s%alutations
from his many old-time friends dis
earded his military marks and title
and resumed his former official role
8 district Judge, leaving promptly
for Stanton to held a regular term Of
court.
New England.-The Kunze Farm
ers' club of this vicinity has u plan
on foot to buy seed and feed in car
load lots on u cooperative plan with
the assistance Of the county farming
agent, and it IL believed that besides
getting first-class grain u very mater
aal cash saving will be realized from
the plan.
Observation-Disclosures Bailey, a
well-known n"onOgenarian Of this
county, is dead. The aged mar was
one of Rurleigh county's earliest resi-
dents and was the father of Repre-
sentative l.. d. Bailey, ut whose home
he was residing, ut Moffit. ut the time
Of his death. He was 90 years Of
age.
Fargo.-Municipal ownership of
electric lighting plants is IN issue in
the city campaigns both in Fargo and
Grand Forks this year, and will have
considerable to do with the sue
cess or failure OF candidates for
commissioners in both places
at the elections, which occur early In
April.
Grand FOrks.-Feed crop reserves In
the western two.thirds of the state
are below the average for this time
OF the year, according to a recent re-
port by A. ]. Surratt, state field agent
Of the United States department Of
agriculture's bureau Of crop estimates.
In the northwest quarter of the state
both feed and seed are unusually
short.
Glendale. = %Strychnine poison
enough to have killed twelve men
was found in the breakfast food about
to be eaten by william H. Fleming,
young farmer living near here.
Fleming discarded the food owing to
the unpleasant taste. and the hired
man on his farm is under arrest, sus-
picioned Of having prepared the dead.
y dose.
Grand Forks.-The Theodore R0ose-
velt Memorial highway overland from
seabOard to seab0ar1 between the
two Portlands will pass through this
city, 1t is announced. Plans in prog.
1ess for this route give promise Of
making 1t the best marked highway
In the country. Poles will he marked
with a red band and white borders
with the initials ct. R." In the center;
with the signs r." Il" or *" on
the sides of the poles. 1t ia hoped
to have the trail marked before the
opening Of the tourist season.
New Salem.-The death of T. A.
schreiber in this city early last week
ends the jurisdiction Of federal courts
IN 4 cas- which was awaiting trial for
seditious u%tterances alleged to have
been made shortly after Americas
entry into the war. Mr.. Schneider,
who wal a former well known county
official, was arrested at about the
same time with Rev. ]. F0ntana, who
was convicted Of seditious %utterances
and is now serving Il term mt Fort
Leavenworth. The case OF Mr..
Schreiber was continued and would
probably have been tried, within a
short time had 1t not been for his
death.
Nandan.-Captain Charlie. Heater,
known as the bomber nee of aces"
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