The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-03-08

H. A. Swartz and Son Herald are
visiting up at Starkweather for few
days this week.
Fred R. Stevens attorney of Crazy
was in Devils Lake on business YES
tcrday.
Harry Baird president of the First
National bank is ill with the flu.
Miss Jessie Umpnrey of Webster
was in Devils Lake Sunday visiting
friends.
G. R. Bottolfson, of Garske, was
looking after some business interests
in the city Monday.
Albert Gessner, Of Penn, was in the
city yesterday and today looking af-
ter the school interests for that CITY,
Mrs. F. L. Reimer of Lakota spent
Saturday shopping and visiting in
Devils Lake.
Torvald Bryn of Grand Harbor
township was business visitor in
Devils Lake.
William scltnetter |of Dry Lake
township was in the city Saturday
on business.
Mrs. R. W. Dickson, who has been
very i'll with pneumonia for some
time, is reported as being little bet
ter.
School opened again this morning
after being closed Monday and Tues
day on account of So many of the fac
ulty and also pupils having the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nixon, of
Nixon township, spent Monday in De-
wills Lake attending to business mat
tiers and also visiting friends while
in the city.
The annual district basket ball
tournament will take place at the
high school gym. in Devils Lake on
Friday and Saturday of this week,
and some mighty fast games are look
ed for. The teams which will take
part are Devils Lake, Egeland, Cando,
Churchs Ferry, Maddox, Michigan,
Rock Lake, and Lakota. The winner
at this tournament will take part in
the state tournament.
Palmer Melhouse left Tuesday for
Shreveport, La, where he goes into
training with the league baseball
team of that city, is Glass A or
ganization of the Texas league. Dur
ing the past season Mr.. Melhouse
played with the Montana league, and
was drafted into the Texas league last
fall Immediately after the Montana
season was over with.
Minnewaukan Farmers Press-The
stores of Paul ]. Moen at Flora and
Maddox have been placed in the
hands Of a receiver appointed by the
refere in bankruptcy. The stock OF
goods, together with land and othe,
property of Mr.. Moen were first taken
in charge by a Minneapolis credit
bureau. Later application in bank
ruptcy was made with the result that
receiver was appointed.
At a meeting of the state executive
committee Of the Independent Voters
association held at Fargo on Wed.
nc>d;y Of last week. a Commute con.
sisting of A. B. Jackson, of Devils
Lake, J.. F. Crawford of Sentiu
Butte. and L. s. Sh,rpy of II 'p:. wa!
appointed for the ">,rposc CT as
pertaining what char - were ncces
i$aly, Is any in the constitution prio:
IT, the Assembling OF !.c NY, lcyis
lature in 1der to pr.,v;;ic l.:,.ds will
which to deplace in the treasure
Of public institutions and politica
subdivisions money is now tied vi
or lost, and to tighten the tax burde1
incident to the current period of re
construction.
M. dickson, the popular proprieto
OF the Chicago Store, is putting in
large stock of mems furnishings thi
spring than had during the pest seve
raj years, and is sure that there vii
be plenty Of market for same. L
talking to The World he told us tina
owing to the peak high prices durin,
| former years he did not feel justifie
in putting in as heavy stock as h
, would like to, but that conditions il
| his opinion are ideal right now TO
big business during the sprin,
! months, and lie wants to be RICH
; there to get his share of it. A larg
amount of the new spring goods hav
. already arrived at the Chicago Stor
/ according to Mr.. Glickson, but Their
is yet big lot coming.