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Devils Lake Inter Ocean

Location

Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1904

Page

2

Webster Items and Local Happenings in Town

Local notes report plans for a Friday evening dance in the town hall. Mr and Mrs Lindsey travel to Starkweather then home to Cando. Mr and Mrs Geo L Peppon welcome a daughter in Bartlett. Stubborn mud remains between the station and drug store as sun shines. Tufford school term opens under Mrs Thos Moores. An enthusiastic resident recites an original poem about Webster. Urban McCarthy leaves for Lake to join P DeFiore. will visit holidays. Spear and Canfield build a new barn on C L Thwing property. A town sale is held Saturday by W D Millar.

Free Fress Interest in Bug House Grows

Comment notes that the Free Fress shows growing curiosity about the bug house and mocks the bachelors for becoming overly confident and popular as their influence rises.

President Kelly Optimistic on Daily Train Service

President Joseph Kelly of the Farmers' Road tells Inter-Ocean trains on his line will run daily until further notice. He notes late sowing has yielded the best crops and seeding will finish on high lands. He regards last winter as a lesson valuable to at least half the county farmers. Hay and straw issues are mentioned alongside high costs.

Joseph Kelly Farmers’ Road Inter-Ocean Kelly Kely

Seed aid and school election mark busy county scene

The article notes abundant hay due to moisture and seed grain aid from the Minneapolis and Northern elevator to settlers, backed by a seed lien. It describes a high school athletic association meeting electing officers led by Lyle Cowan as president, with Rosa Ruger as vice president and other posts filled, followed by speeches and celebratory treats. A carload of Grafton White Lily flour is noted at Mann's.

The Athletic Association Jamie R. Dewar Lyle Cowan R. 8. Dewar Rosa Ruger Susie Small Orville Duell Nellie Baldwin Arthur Cummings Board of Control Earl Moon Inter-Ocean

Lawton News Briefs and Local Openings

Lawton reports several moves as Mrs. W R Nudd plans a millinery store in the Wonderasek building Frank Miller of Conway rents the Saunders place and moves from Conway Mrs Wm Roach of Minot arrives to teach in Langdon district James Abel returns from Grand Forks with confectionery stock for a new store expected to open soon Great excitement as Posey farm body of William Shannon found buried in Posey barn stall Gt Northern line may extend 45 miles to boundary with grading to start in spring Contract let for the work and a legal practice entry noted for Hampsen Gns Schionour’s child ill then improved Gophers hunting with rifles Cashier Swarthont tours Rugby OC G Cummings returns from Soway logging work Miss Magie Code back to hospital duties at Dolpth Matson brothers to open a harness shop in Stoltz building W G Robertson returns from east trip re land interests

Boe & Co Haul Five Tons of Freight This Week

Boe and Company hauled up five tons of freight from Edmore this week. Code attended the funeral of his aunt A. L. Burdick in Park River on Tuesday.

Tshampden Boe & Co Edmore Das. Code Park River A. L. Burdick

Episcopal Church Services May 1 1904

The notice lists Sunday services for May 1 1904 at 8:00 Holy Communion 11:00 Holy Communion with sermon 12:80 Sunday school and 7:80 evening prayer and address. Seed wheat for sale 200 bushels extra choice macaroni 7-9 by C P Dahl Crary ND.

C. P. Dahl Crary N. de

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New York Holbrook Mercantile Co Mrs. Lindsey Starkweather Cando Geo. L. Peppon Bartlett Our Town Papa Webster South Wabash Street Tufford Thos. Moores Hamilton, Ont Png Starlight Club Urban Mc‘Carthy P. DeFiore Messrs. Spear and Canfield C. L. Thwing W. D. Millar Gerain Webster Pharmacy Noyes Bros. & Cutler St. Paul Bolley Agricultural College Fargo Webster, North Dak Minneapolis and Northern Grafton Mann's Lawton Lord.r W. R. Nudd Frank Miller Conway Saunders Place Wm. Roach Minot Langdon James Abel Grand Forks Posey William Shannon Edmore Herald Gt. Northern Boundary Line Hampsen University of Schionour Swarthont First State Bank Rugby OC. G. Cummings Soway Minn Miss Magige Code Dolpth Matson Brothers Stoltz Building W. G. Robertson Episcopal Church P. J. Kersten P. J. Kersten Green Devils Lake F. T. Fox
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