The Devils Lake world., 1922-12-27


lighter Harriet arrived last Saturday
to spend Christmas at the Jack Nc
Lean home.
Miss Helen Danielson left Satur-
day night for her home at Crookston,
Minn., to spend the holidays with rel
atives.
Miss Margaret Connolly departed
last Thursday for Cavalier, where she
will spend the holidays at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Garvey.
Clarence Wold, linotype machinist
at the Journal office, spent Christ
mas at the home of his mother at
New Rockford.
Miss Olive Dickson, who is teaching
school near Ray, N. D., arrived here
last week to spend her holiday vaca-
ton visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Dickson.
Mrs. Mena McDevitt of Minnea-
polls arrived here last Saturday for
a visit at the home of her bother
Mrs. DeMars in Grand Harbor.
Miss Caryl Price left last Thurs
day night for her home at Lake Crys-
tai, Minn., where she is spending the
holidays with the old folks.
Olaf Nelson, superintendent of the
city schools at Edmore, was a busi-
ness visitor in the city on Thursday
Of last week.
Mrs. Minnie Thompson of Fargo ar
rived here last Friday night for the
purpose Of visiting during the holidays
at the home of her son, C. D. Thomp-
son, and family.
Romanus Downey returned on
Thursday of last week from Wash
ington, D. c., where he is student
at the Georgetown University, to
spend the holidays with his folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Miller left last
Friday for Minneapolis to spend the
holidays visiting at the home of their
son, D. C. Miller, and will spend
few days visiting at the home of Mrs.
Miller's sister at Cumberland, Wis.
A. J. Hawley of Fairmont was am
ong the out Of town business visitors
in the city on Thursday of last week.
Miss Irene Carlson left last Thurs
day night for her home at Cannon
Falls, Minn., to spend the holidays at
her home.
A large framed picture of Frances
E. Willard has been procured by the
local W. c. T. U. organization for pre-
sentation to the Devils Lake high Sc
hool Immediately after the holiday
vacation. Mrs. Mann has been ap-
pointed to make the presentation.
William j. Dulmage and Miss Edna
Alexander, both prominent young
people from Leeds, were married last
Saturday morning in this city by Rev.
Benjamin Babcock at the M. E. par
sonage. T heco uple will go to house.
keepngim mediately at Leeds.
Charles Gessner Of Penn, one Of
the pioneers Of the Lake Region, died
suddenly while on business trip to
Minneapolis on Wednesday night of
last week. He was apparently in the
best of health when he left here a
few days before, and the news of
his death proved a great surprise to
his many friends. The remains were
shipped to his home at Penn last
Friday, and the funeral was held
Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Moede Of
Devils Lake officiating.
Mrs. E. w. Scott of near Stark
weather, who recently sustained sew
eral broken ribs when falling down
the cellar steps at her home, is said
to be getting along fine and will re-
cover. Mrs. Scott is we'll up in years
and this fact is making the injury
much harder on her than if she were
younger. With her husband she cele
brated her golden wedding anniver-
, sary just before the accident.
Three persons convicted of crime
were sentenced last week at the reg.
ular term Of district court at Lakota
W. D. Martin, who was charged With
making and having in his possession
some booze was sentenced to nine
months in the county Jail and to pay q
fine Of $3.50 and costs. George White.
sides, who pleaded guilty to the same
charge, was sentenced to eight months
and given $3.50 fine with costs. Both
sentences were suspended in order that
the defendants might be able to look
after their families during the wiate,
months. 1t is understood that in both
cases the families would have become
public charges in case the jail sen.
tences were carried out. Henry Erick
son, charged with removing and dis.
posing Of an automobile on which
there was a chattel mortgage, wa.
found p11iltv after +r;o1 ho%oro :