The Devils Lake world., 1922-01-25

W lle udlIy DuSllleSS is Ine regular
thing after "a depression in grain
yields and prices.
The Bergen Farmers club of Ber-
gen township, Nelson county, has
gone on record calling upon Congress
to establish an emergency minimum
price upon wheat. The club will en-
deavor to enlist other farmers orga-
nizations in the state in the move
ment.
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Construction of a four story, fire
proof, bonded warehouse, to cost $751;
900, will be begun here about Feb.
1st at Grand Forks, Thomas Berge,
president of the Northern Construc-
ton company will build the structure,
which has been leased by the Kidney
Warehouse company of Minneapolis.
The warehouse will be under the point
management Of the Kidney company
and Mr.. Berge.
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The jagged and blackened walls of
the city school at Park River are all
that remains standing to remind one
of the building which but few days
ago housed $50 eager pupils. Fire is
of an unknown origin. The loss on
building and contents will exceed
100000 while insurance to the amount
board. Arrangements are being per-
fected for the opening of school in the
basement of the city churchs, the City
Hall and such other places as can be
found convenient for the purpose.
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Foreigners 60 years of age are
learning to read and write English
in Dickinson.
Chicago, Jan. 19.-Additions to the
National Advisory Council of Am
erican committee for Russian famine
relief made public today included
Judge C. F. Amidon of Fargo.
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Minot, N. D., Jan. 19.-Whisky,
moonshine whisky, wine, gin and
homebrew to the value of 100000 is
stored in the federal building here,
all of which has been seized by fed
eral agents, according to authorities.
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Sam Crabbie of Fargo was elected
president Of both the North Dakota
Poultry association and the State
Poultry Breeders association, a
branch of the national breeders or
ganization, at the joint annual ban
quet and business session of the two
bodies held at the Waldorf hotel last
evening. M. N. Hatcher of Fargo
is secretary.
Wheat producers of the Northwest
will receive from 8 to 12 cents a bu-
shell more for their gfain as a result
of an 18-cent saving in transporta-
tion costs in shipping to Liverpool
provided the Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Deep Waterways project is
pushed to completion, former Cover
nor w. L. Harding, of Iowa, told the
Tri-State Grain Growers convention
in session here today.
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Knut Haahr, for the past two years
resident of Larimore, died last Fri
day evening from cancer.
Mr.. Haahr was pioneer resident
of Moraine township near Larimore.
He was the father of seventeen chill
dren, some living in Moraine and
Niagara townships and others widely
scattered.
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Loans made by the War Finance
corporation to banks of North Dako-
ia have been of much benefit to the
banks Of the state, and consequently
to customers Of banks and to general
business, according to Gilbert Sem
ingson, state examiner. Banks of the
state have been able to dispose of
much paper in loans to the War Fin
ance Corporation and it is expected
that they will be in good shape next
spring to finance the 1922 crop in
the state as a result of the loans.
work on the new Liberty Memo
rial building on the state capitol
grounds has been discontinued tenn
porarily because of weather condi-
tions. The exterior work on the
building will be finished in the spring.
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It is doubtful if further reductions
will be made on freight rates in
North Dakota by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, but the railroad
commission hopes to hold reductions
already made in grain and livestock
rates in the state.
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Funeral services were held al
Lidgerwood for the late Caleb Ezra
Stewart, 70, Civil War veteran and
Richland pioneer, who died at New
England at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Alfred Stiles.
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| A very ancient model of Indian
hatchet has heen nickod I'm moo,