The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-09-08
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Miss Edna Walker left Thursday
for Antelope, Montana, where she will
teach this year.
Miss Ella Thorson Of Willow City
arrived Saturday and is visiting at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. K. o.
Raftshol.
C. E. Copeland, who with his fam
lily has been making his home in Cali
9ornia the past year, was seen on our
streets Wednesday,.
The Misses Phoebe and Fern Ger
hart of Crary are visiting at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Henry
Brehm.
Miss Clara Hanson has accepted a
position in the public schools at
Medicine Lake, Montana. She left
for that city Thursday.
Mrs. L. M. A. Foss returned last
week from a few weeks visit at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. S. N.
Dale Of Outlook, Canada.
Miss Elsie Sylvester leaves today
for Crosby, N. D. to accept the prin-
cipalship of the consolidated schools
at that place.
John Berkey, Of Rolla, arrived We'd
nesday with his family and are get
ting settled in the J. G. Nichol resid-
ence at the north end of Orvis avenue.
Mrs. A. A. Anderson was kicked
by a horse last week Wednesday and
two of her ribs were broken. She is
reported recovering nicely. +.
Miss Verna Nelson left Wednesday
for Minneapolis, where she will take
her second year work in the McVail
School of Music.
J. w. Sweitzer Of St. Paul, arrived
last Friday to look after his farming
interests northwest of town. Mr..
Sweitzer will be remembered by many
of the old timers.
Miss Bertha Myers, of Lakota,
passed through here last week en-
route to Leavenworth, Washington,
where she will taech the coming year.
Miss Myers is well known here, having
taught in our public schools.
Lawrence Hanson, who has been
holding a position as bookkeeper with
a hardware firm at Sidney, Mont, has
resigned his position and arrived
home last week Thursday for a few
days visit. He left Tuesday fol-
Fesselden to accept a position with
2 firm IN that city.
Word was received here Monday
that Charles Huntsley Of Maza, who
was at his old home in Illinois, pas
sed away on Sunday, August 20. He
had been afflicted with consumption
for the past couple of years and had
been at a Woodmen sanatorium for
some time trying to regain his health
prior to going to his old home in II.
Nnois. The deceased had lived in this
state for about twelve years and was
well and ~favorably known by many
Churchs Ferry people. He leaves q
wife and three children to mourn his
death. The family left here on No.
80 Monday to attend the funeral.
Filing Nelson Answers Last Call
Filing Nelson was born in Bergen,
Norway on February %, 1886, and
died at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
C. o. Nelson Of Perth, Sunday, Au-
gust 20, at the age of "a years, 6
months and Z days. He left Norway
at the age Of II years and came to
Madison, Wis.,, the western frontier
where he with his family experienced
the life Of the early pioneer. In
1902 ne and Mrs. Nelson came to
North Dakota and for a number Of
years were residents Of Churchs Ferry
Mrs. Nelson died in 1912, since which
time the aged father has been making
his home with his daughter, Mrs. c,
o. Nelson. The deceased was a highly
respected citizen and a nan who
placed honor and good citizenship
above everything else. The funeral
services were held from the NJ. E
church at Churchs Ferry and were
conducted by Rev. o. E. Tourtellotte
and interment was made in the
4Churchs Ferry cemetery. There are
left to mourn his death, two sons AND
four daughters. The sons are Norman
Of Churchs Ferry and Stanton Of
Perth, and the daughters are Mes
dauoa C. II Mess. BIC Sandy. Mont.