The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-19
STATE news

k4O az LII VVAAk~s VI
stock man Of this place, was elected
president Of the North Dakota Live
Stock Breeders association ut its rec
ent annual meeting in Grand Forks.
Mandan.-A school for the demon
stration of methods in the remodel
ing of old clothing is being held here
this week, under the auspices of the
local Thrift society. Miss Elsie Stark,
county home demonstration agent.
will assist.
Observation-Disclosures aggregat-
ing $1,000 have been received by the
Bismarck library, the proceeds Of
which will be used for books or ag-
r!cultural or western historical sub
jects, contemporary fiction, dramatic
criticism and works Of travel.
Grand Forks.-Mose Rosenzweig.
recently returned soldier who enlist
ed from this city, is said to have
seen the most travel of any North Da-
kotan in the service. AS chauffeur
for high army officers he had oppor-
tunity to travel through many of the
most interesting parts of France.
Grand Forks.-An enthusiastic well
come was given by Grand Forks citi-
xens last Friday to Vilhjalmer Ste
fanssen, the Arctic explorer, who was
formerly a resident of the northeast
ern part of this state and ut one time
a student in the university here. Mr..
S%tefanssen is now on d lecturing tour.
Mandan.-The first official step to
secure a wagon bridge across the Mis-
souri, river between Mandan and Bis
mack was taken by the recent intro
,duction in congress of a bill asking
permission to erect such an improve
ment. The bill will probably be re-
introduced when the next session con-
venes.
Grand Forks. - North Dakota's
wheat reserve held v from the
1918 crop is officially estimated at
129,311,OOO bushels out of the years
original crop total of OF 100000 bush
els. The reserve is higher than that
held over on either of the last two
preceding years but only a little over
half of the reserve held over in 1916
from the crop of the previous year.
Fargo.-A monster welcome meet
ing for Fargo's and Cass county's re.
turned soldiers and sailors will prob
ably he held here in July-the event
being held off until that time so as
to make it probable that most of the
enlisted men will be home. Talk OF
entertainment tours through the state
by M or both bands is still hearG
but nc definite plans have yet beer
announced.
Velva.-The Equity Stock Shipping
association of this community chal
lenges any stock shipping association
In the state to show a bigger member
ship than that enjoyed here. The as
sOciatipn was organized in NOvembe
1914 and has a present membership
of 3O1. One hundred and twenty-fou
carloads Of stock have been shippe
by the organization since it began OF
erations.
Observation-Disclosures by scream
from n of her children, Mrs. Pete
Emily, living near here, rushed fror
the stable to the house to find tn
dwelling in flames and to watch he
one-year-old daughter, Irene, perish i
the flames. The son, three years OLE
escaped from the burning building b.
fore the flames reached him. The e,
plosion of a stove filled with lignit
is believed responsible for the fire.
Arthur.-Leland Bergum Of thi
place was first, Archie S. Meier {
New Salem second, and Ellen Gre,
Ory Of Center third in a prize essa
contest conducted by the North D.
kota Dairymen's association. TT
young people were awarded cas-
prizes of $25, SIS and $40 RESPECTIVE
~. OF 100 essays submitted, Commi
sioner Osterhaus states that all whit
received creditable mention were fro
sections where local creameries ha,
operated for some time and whel
dairying is well established.
Bismarck.-That poisoned grassho
pers do not kill North Dakota prair
chickens and other valuable gan
birds is the conclusion arrived at |
farming experts after investigation
this claim which has been made r
garding the hopper-killing campait
waged last year in the southwestel
part of the state. Taken in this W,
the amount of poison consumed
birds would he practically negligibI
it is alleged. The systematic wo
against the grasshopper pests will
resumed through the coming season.
Bismarck.-State Engineer W.
Robinson is quoted as requesti
North Dakota auto owners not to mi
applications for motor vehicle licens
until they have received blanks I
their transmission. Owing to a NJ
and somewhat complicated system
specifications regarding vehicles a
a graduated license fee, it would
tail almost endless correspondence
establish all the necessary facts
quired for issuing licenses unless t
information is collated in proper TO
upon the blanks prepared for that p
pose. Licenses this year will be
sued by the state highway departing