The Devils Lake world., 1922-08-30
N 1 X o N
(From Staff Correspondent

IhreShlng is IN lull UldsI Ill th1o
vicinity now grain is turning out
we'll wheat is running between twenty
and thirty bushels to the acre.
R Wunkel has moved into his new
place of business in Southam run
ming a restaurant and ice cream par
lor in the building on the north side
of the pool hall.
Anne and Vera Cole are visiting
with Verone Nixon just now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jet Wheeler and Mr..
and Mrs. Felix Poissant were visitors
and shoppers in Devils Lake Mon
day.
Joe Henley is running Geo. Leith's
tractor during the threshing season.
Miss Opel Leith of Newbre has
been visiting Miss Eva Poissant the
past week.
Ben Burt had his eye quite badly
hurt one day last week when beam
he was taking down from over head
in the granery fell down and hit him
in the eye. Now Ben is carrying
around very black ele and has to
explain every once in a while how
it happened.
Mrs. Martin Retterath spent Wed
nesday at the home of her mother Mrs.
Ben Burt.
George Carpenter is threshing with
the VIM. Firth rig this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dodgson are the
parents of brand new baby.
A. L. Smith was a business visitor
in Devils Lake Friday.
The w. c. T. U. met at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Firth August "a. A large
crowd was in attendance. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
H. E. Nixon with Mrs. Geo. Stewart
leader. Delegates will be elected at
that meeting Wednesday Sept. 9Th
to go to the w. C. T. U. convention at
Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fosgate Mrs.
M. Holm and little Florence Kyle mo-
tored to Devils Lake Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Thomson and children of
Devils Lake are spending few days
at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller.
Grant Wheeler has been ON the
sick list the last week
Mrs.. N. Jacobs was a caller at
the Geo. Leith home Sunday.
John Brown was calling on friends
in Southam Sunday.
Frank Cole had what might have
been a. very serious accident last
week when an oil truck he was driv-
ing slipped of high grade and turned
clear over. Mr.. Cole was lucky to
get out of it with a badly bruised arm
and his head cut little.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hackenson
land son Ralph are here from Mimi
eapolis to look after threshing on their
farm.
Art Burt was transacvting business
in Devils Lake Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Kunkel and
children of Southam spent Sunday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Burt.
Mrs. N. Jacobs and Mrs. Felix
Poissant spent Friday afternoon shop
ping in Devils Lake.
Little VIM. Firth who has been i'll
the past week with swallen glands
in his throat was taken to the Mercy
hospital in Devils Lake Friday.
Mrs. H. Miller and Mrs. Geo. Thorn.
son were shopping in Devils Lake Fri
day.
Robert Shook is here from Newton,
Iowa for a short visit.
Mrs. Henry Nixon spent Sunday
visiting at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
John frisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Hockenson are
here from Texas to see after farming
interests here. Mr.. and Mrs. Hocken-
son drove from Texas in their car
making the trip in eleven days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Retterath and
children and Mrs. A. Hayter of Bart
lett spent Sunday visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Rett-
erath of Southam.
Olive and Russell Nixon visited
Tuesday with Gladys frisco. Cor. B.