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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
2
A 1904 article notes a surge of public interest in opening Okanogan forest reserve lands as people seek land ownership and stable homes. Merchants travelers and officials flock to learn about parcels while contemplating wage growth and the shift toward farming as a preferred future.
Webster items list local visits and guests including Mrs N Morrison Miss Sara Bell Miss Pearl Webster and Jos Collinson with Albert, Mr and Mrs J R Kollar hosting several days. Frank Snell travels from Grand Forks to stay with brothers L D and Barry, W C T U hosts an ice cream social with $12.45 raised, and church services feature a Solo by Frank Snell. Registration papers available from J H Bloom at Inter Ocean office.
Burglary at Joe Wickert’s barber shop Tuesday night. thieves used a skeleton key to enter and stole eighteen razors and about five dollars in cash. Several hundred dollars worth of cigars and other tools remained untouched. six dollars in the cash register was left. Razors valued at not less than fifty dollars. suspects avoided disposing of tools to prevent identification.
Mayor Whitman hires experienced detectives to work in plain clothes over the coming weeks. They will assist in preventing crooks and confidence men, bringing seasoned urban insight to keep streets safer. The effort emphasizes practical, low-profile enforcement.
Markets report from Edwards Wood Co shows July wheat near 9 874 cents and Sept around 9 534 cents with Northern and barley figures, rye and oats. Duluth and Chicago listings echo July and Sept wheat values and grain futures across regions with assorted barley and flax notes.
Lost and strayed notices list a lady's bicycle and two bay mares with light brown companion, each about 1000 pounds, plus a white horse branded with brown spots taken from Roe barn to Devils Lake. Reports should be made to M. H. Brennan or Dr. Davenport at Devils Lake North Dakota and the issuing office for missing animals.
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