Local notes and arrivals at the Dakota town
Orary, Jas. Dolan remains on Courier. May Cullen recovers from illness. Chas Turner moves to Avery House for summer. B J Ostrum enlarges blacksmith shop. Mrs T A Luros returns from Leeds visit. Oscar Anderson brings a carload of horses from Decorah. Crary freight business nearly doubles in three years. Sam Bottina returns to old haunts. Immigrants pass through town. many young men seek frontier fortune. Peter Herber to manage Bower place. unloading car locally. Mrs A McDonald occupies lower floor. Crary family upstairs. John Bunting kicked by horse. jaw fractured. Dr. Wager treats. Formalin smut prevention gaining traction. Immigrant trains last week. many young men optimistic. Edgar Anderson visits by brother Henry from Town considering settlement. George Calderwood buys meat market. Frank Allen assists. A W Crary, North Star hotel manager, promises good service and refurnish. J S Kirk returns from West Virginia with goods. may settle. J H Smith buys land from Simon Johnson. Simon moves to Minneapolis. Mars warm and roads dry. harrowing begins. Businessmen appoint to fund pile bridge across narrows. Flax seed scarce. farmers plant more for expected price. Wm Monteith buys City Hotel. Virginia visitors may relocate. Grand Forks land office rules Earl Parker in homestead contest.
City Council Votes and Finances Include Official Actions
City Council met Tuesday night to canvass votes and transact business. Police magistrate Duell’s report approved. auditor directed to panel revised copy. Drug license of J W Whitford transferred to Routier and Huss. Artesian well damage claim by Ed P McKee investigated. Electric light committee report on lighting contract withdrawn and records cleared. Wm H Brown elected mayor, T A Haslam treasurer, D G Duell police magistrate, A S Pattie city justice. Council to meet April 17 after bills.
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Istrate Duell
J. W. Whitford
Routier & Huss
Artesian Well
Wineman, Haslam and Baughman
Ed. P. McKee
Electric Light Committee
Tompkins
Cockburn
Wineman
Wm. H. Brown
T. A. Haslam
D. G. Duell
A. S. Pattie
Mayor Elect Brown Hosts Welcoming Reception In Devils Lake
The Devils Lake band serenaded mayor elect W H Brown at his home after nine. Brown thanked citizens for the honor and urged unity to advance the city and state. He invited guests for coffee and sandwiches, pledging to serve and uphold laws. A grand ball and banquet at Hotel Sevilla will follow the inauguration with proceeds to the volunteer fire company.
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Devils Lake
W. H. Brown
Wm. Marshall
Brown
Dallas
Wm. H. Brown
Hotel
Sevilla
Fire Company
Mafeking Relief Hinted as Columns Move Toward City
A Daily Mail dispatch from Mafeking dated March 25 reports a relieving column advancing via Vryburg, with no burghers found on the route. It notes Colonel Plumer’s approach and that Boer bombardment continues but around 2,000 defenders remain. Paris and London reaction cites protests over British troop transport via Beira and Portuguese neutrality.
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Mafeking
London
Daily Mail
Vryburg
Plumer
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