The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-11

which at the death of the late E. R.
Gamble went to his heirs, have been
bought by Adolph ferguson, George
F. Reeder and Olaf M. Olson, three
Wahpeton men who have held posi-
tions with the company for the last
Is years. The deal brings the entire
ownership of the corporation back to
Wahpeton.
D Company, of the North Dakota
National guard, was mustered into
Federal service at Minot by Captain
Anderson, U. S. Army officer and
Major Sorenson, both of Bismarck.
This is the first time the company
has been .reorganized since it was
broken up during the World war.
Captain Otto Gross is in command.
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A Visiting" teacher, the first in
Minot and perhaps the first in the
state, will be employed by the Minot
Normal school and will began work
Immediately She will work with the
model school pupils in the forenoon
and visit the homes of their parents
in the afternoon, with view to estab-
fish a closer relationship between
parents and school.
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Approximately 800 slogans for
Bismarck were submitted in the slogan
contest held by the Town Criers club.
First prize was awarded to Row F..
Dow, of Mandan, who submitted as a
slogan; Bismarck Services" Second
prize was awarded to John Bortell, of
Bismarck, who submitted the slogn:
"Try Bismarck First" Third prize
went to Hulda Sangberg, of Wilton,
who submitted the slogan, Bismarck,
Where All Ways Meet"
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About 1900 more automobiles
were registered with the state motor
vehicle department during 1921 than
in 1920, according to F. P. Grain,
registrar. Fees in 1921, however are
less than in 1920, because of many
registrations of used cars. Figures
for 1921 follows: Cars and trucks
registered, 92,643; registrations or
transfers, 6,261; passenger cars, co.
300; trucks, 2,343; motor cycles, 80;
trailers l. Total fees collected were
$683,052.45 as compared to $780,
509.55 in 1920. Total registrations
in 1920 were 10000. Under the re-
gistration for 1921 there is an auto
mobile for every persons in the
state.
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Donnybreok was the scene Of a
costly fire early last Thursday morn
ing when the hatcher garage and
Holland barber shop were burned. The
fire was discovered about three a. m.
and by that time the garage, where it
originated, was a mass of flames.
The Holland barber shop adjoining
could not be saved and it was only
by the most strenuous work that the
Ben Combs residence and law office
was saved.
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The school clinic held at the Bge-
land land, school house recently was de-
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Mrs. P. T. Bolyen, was reelected
president of the Fargo Anti-Tuber-
culosis society at the annual meeting
Miss Allen Sullivan was named as
vice-president; Mrs. T. B. Hale, sec
rotary and Mrs. R. H. Slocum, treas
urer.
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"The derermatian of the business
men of Minot to assist the farmers of
that section in securing fair treatment
from commission firms purchasing po-
tatoes, has done more to bring about
a spirit of friendship between the
business men of Minot and farmers
in Minot's territory than anything
Minot has attempted in years, is the
opinion of Henry L. Finke, Berth
old farmer.
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Total savings deposits in Fargo
banks, including certificates of de-