The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-04

In addition to the horses lost, MIR.
Clairmont lost COW and calf and
Sam Brown, the horse trainer, also
lost some stock and considerable of
his household goods.
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Harold Wilson, ID of Bismarck, had
his nose almost severed from his face
in a smashup that took place while
catching a ride with his sled behind
an auto.
Editor Forkner of the Langdon Re-
publican claims to be the champion
watermelon eater in North Dakota
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Robert Falconer, aged 10 of Bis
marcA, was awared $2,025 damages
against Fred Gutenberg after the
jury was out for five hours. It seems
the defendant ran into two boys rid
ing on bicycles, one of whom was
Robert Falconer, who sustained very
serious injuries, including broken
leg. The boys were riding home from
a ball game and were in the road.
The evidence brought forth that Cru
enberg didn't give them sufficient
time to get out of the road and ran
into them.
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Ncls Thompson, one of the early
settlers ia the Red River Valley, fell
on the sidewalk on the west side of
the A. l.. Moody department store, at
II a. nj. last Saturday and died few
minutes later after being entered in
la local hospital. Relatives said he
had been suffering for some time
from weak heart.
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N. P. passenger train No. caught
fire last Thursday morning few
miles out of Driscall, causing loss
of $4,000 to one of the Pullman
coaches. The fire started at II a.
m. when smoke began to stream out
of tn esmoking apartment on. one Of
the Pullman cars. Before the train
could be stopped the breeze famed
the blaze to such an extent that one
end of the coach was destroyed. The
train was stopped and all fire protec-
ton devices put into operation.
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The population of North Dakota's
correctional and eleemosynary insti-
buttons has increased during recent
months. Reports filed with the board
Of administration of state institutions
indicate that 2,138 individuals are in
mates of the different institutions.
More than half of the total of all
wards of the state are in the James,
town asylum and home, the number
being 1885. The institution for the
feeble minded is second with 1929
while the state penitentiary is third
with 231. In the correctional insti-
buttons, women are conspicuous for
the small number present. The pen
itentiary has but two-third and the
state training school but % girls.
This is from total of 251 1899 North
Dakota women, 10 years of age or
over. A smaller percentage of women
than men are in the hospital for the
insane the ratio being about two to
one.
Hail losses on acreage insured with
the State Of North Dakota increased
from 10000 in 1919 to 14,14O in 1920
F; and 21,069 iii 1921, according to the
preliminary report for 1921, issued by
Martin S. Hagen, head of the Hail in
surance Department. Every county in
the state suffered from hail losses
during the 1921 season, Williams and
Dunn suffering to the greatest extent
with 1915 and 1897 losses respec-
lively. The total number of adjust.
ments for the 1921 season was 2O,98c
and the total amount of the adjusted
losses was $4,874,360,32. The in.
creases of $500 losses in one year
caused severe strain upon the mach.
merry of the department, especial,
as the losses came in one of the
shortest growing seasons ever expert
enced in North Dakota.
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| Federal aid for irrigation work ir
| North Dakota has been urged and CO
operation to obtain it requested in {
memorandum to North sDakota sen
ators and representatives, prepared
| by the North Dakota chapter Of thu
American Association of Engineers
North Dakota has approximately l.,
100000 acres in the western half O.
the state subject to irrigation.
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| Jacob Martin, former Glen Ullil
man, is on his way back to Mandal
to stand trial on statutory charge
He waged a hot fight for release be
fore the authorities could get him t,
come back. He left North Dakot;
about two weeks ago for Stockton
CAL, intending to make his futur
home there. In reporting the case
the Stockton Sentinel says: "Jacol
Martin of North Dakota. has heen 70