The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-02-26

lOWeQ, S0OtS went Cnr0ugn n door OF
the Orpheum theatre, ranging across
the building just ove the heads OF
the audience. Other buildings were
nicked or penetrated by the shots, and
Cole and two officers were slightly in
jured. The man was successfully ar
rested.
Minot.-North Dakota retail lumber
dealers will hold their next years an
nual convention in this city.
Osnabrock.-Revival services are be
ing largely attended at one of the local
churches.
Bismarck.-Attorney General LANCER
announced today that he would
apply to the state supreme court
for a writ to restrain Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson from putting into effect
the order increasing telephone rates.
In some instances the increases are
as high as IS per cent. F. e. Packard
is associated with the attorney gen.
erals office in this litigation.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. here have
purchased a $4,000 pipe organ, to be
installed early in June.
Fargo.-A class of Is new members
was initiated into the local council of
the Knights of Columbus last week.
Williston.-A high school alumni as
ISOLATION is being organized here and
gives promise Of being a large and
active organization.
Bismarck.-Appropria tt budgets
for state institutions total a half
million dollars above the budgets for
the last biennial period.
Grand Forks.-The University Of
North Dakota may establish a fitting
memorial to its student soldiers who
lost their lives in the world war.
Fargo.-Two hundred fathers and
sons were present at the annual
Father and Son" banquet and pro-
gram of the boys department of the
Y. M. C. A.
Ninot.-L. T. Larson Of brady,
south Of here. brought two dressed
hogs to the local market witch netted
him $1OO.51. One of the porkers
weighed 275 pounds.
Beach.-Mrs. L. w. Richards has
sold her famous Il. W." ranch, north
Of this city, for a consideration Of q
little upward Of $4,000. Peter Col
let Of Fargo Is the purchaser.
Grand Forka-St. Valentines day
brought N application for a marriage
license at the office Of the county
court here, after even days in which
not a license had been called for or
issued.
Amidon.-Local merchants report
their sales for the past two months
much larger than for the correspond
ing period Of a year ago, and q gen.
eral quickening Of activity In all lines
Of business.
Halliday.-Paul, Nick and Tom
Baer, three we'll known farm boys liv-
ing south Of here, all died within a
week from influenza and its compli-
cations. The mother is also reported
In q critical condition.
Williston.-This city and a number
q other towns are congratulating
themselves on the improvement Of the
ice situation, which for many weeks
threatened to be serious, owing to the
protracted period of warm weather.
Fargo.-W. P. Chestnut, succeeding
J. P. Hardy as secretary Of the Fargo
Commercial club, was the guest OF
honor at a local get-together banquet
at which numerous other local and
state organizations were officially rep.
resented.
Bismarck.-Preslden Anthony Wal
ton Of Minot vas reelected president
P. II. Casey Of Lisbon vice president
and n. v. Boldly Of Fargo secretary.
treasurer Of the State Union Of the
American Society Of Equity, at it,
annual meeting held here a few days
ago.
Sheldon.-Because he had changed
his physical bearing, it took resident,
Of the town of Sheldon several minute.
to place 4 sailor boy who arrived IL
the city. The boy was Ray Fender
a son Of Alex Fender, and had bee,
in the service Of the navy for twt
years.
Grand Forks.-North Dakota funera