The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-25

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(From The Times)
Clarence A. Larson came in last
week from Bottineau and has accept
ed a position in the A. o. Sather Com
pany store.
Ed Lewis. a former we'll known res
fdent of this community, but now To-
Gated at Hadishon, Wise, is here
looking after his farming interests.
George Ray of Logansport, Ind.
came in Monday for a visit at the
home of his nephews, Samuel and
Francis Scott. Mr.. Ray expects to
remain here until fall.
Carl Mikkelson, q we'll known far
mer north of town, has accepted the
position of manager of the Farmers
Grain Co., at St. Joe. A new engine
is being installed in the plant and
other improvements are being made.
Arthur Ericktad, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Erickstad, had the mis-
fortune to have his foot badly crush
ed Wednesday afternoon while riding
. motorcycle on the road west of the
Erickstad home. The accident was
caused by the machine skidding in the
dust on the road.
Starkweather was a busy little city
Wednesday afternoon thanks to the
wind which was raging that day. The
wind was Sc bad that practically all
farmers quit work at noon and most
Of them and their farm help came
to town in the afternoon. The result
wa that the streets were full Of cars
and the stores and places Of business
were crowded.
Leonard Kinnicker came in last
Thursday from his home at Snow
belt, Mont, and has accepted a posi-
tion at the Magnus & Noyes elevator.
Leonard reports that there was very
little crop seeded in the part of Mon
tana where the Zinnicker family is
located but that there was a fairly
good yield from what was planted.
A%eroplanes are becoming as COM
mon as Fords in this part of North
Dakota. Last week a flyer dropped
into Starkweather and spent consider
able time here taking up passengers.
Friday morning another machine came
in for the same purpose. However
aeroplanes and flying are getting to be
~old stuff" with local people and the
last fellow who was here failed to in
terest anyone in the project of person.
al aviation and after a few hours here
he sailed off in search of greener pas
lures.
MAIDS Mikkelson, a prominent pic.
Aeer farmer southeast of Starkweath-
er, suffered the loss of his barn by
fire Tuesday afternoon. A granary
near the barn, 500 bushels of feed, one
horse and two calves were also lost in
the fire. Fortunately, however, the
wind was blowing from the south and
the house and other buildings on the
place were not destroyed which could
very easily have happened had the
wind been blowing just right. 1t is
presumed that the fire started from
cigarette or a match thrown down
by one Of the employees on the farm
The people of this community
should organize an army of protest
against the mail service which we have
been receiving for the past two years
During the wal and the days immedi.
ately following local people were per.
fectly willing to overlook the poor ser.
vice. However the war has been owe,
tor almost two years now and instead
OF getting better, our mail service i:
getting worse. Monday practically al
papers were carried past agar
and did not reach the local postof6c,
until the train returned from thu
north. This is getting to be a com
mon occurrence lately as we'll as man,
other atrocities of service and loca
people are justified in raising a how
or something.