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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
5
A compilation of short items covers rental notices, local visitors, mumps in a family, job searches, attorney gossip, sales, bank visits, produce ads, fruit orders, travel to Jamestown, a medical ad for Kings New Life Pills, weather bureau visits, land-seeker forecasts, farm sale terms, bank loan mentions, and various personal notices from towns including Edmore Wentworth Ramsey and Webster.
The Chicago Great Western Railway advertises round trip tickets to Boston at very low rates from August 11 to 19. For details contact H L Wyand at 1004 Robert Ave St Paul Minnesota.
A cautionary note promotes Bucklen ARnica salve as protection against minor injuries and burns. Inter-Ocean releases a Fort Totten reservation color map for land disposal guidance, with mail orders. Devils Lake hosts Jule Walters’s Side Tracked in a metropolitan tour, promising a major local theater event.
Classified fragments show farm help requests in Devils Lake and a call for maps of homestead and railroad lands near Mandan with prices per acre. Also notices of guests, employment seekers, a farm household manager, a visit by Albert Black party, a theater show Side Tracked, and a cold remedy advertisement.
The notice outlines Electric Bitters as a tonic and nervine that may prevent death by own action. It notes the product strengthens nerves and regulates stomach liver and kidneys and is guaranteed by C W Greene. It also reports local visits by R A Edwards and Edwards Woods Co reps, and changes in local officials with Geo Hansen becoming deputy sheriff in the city. It mentions Albert Robert and family heading to the G A R National Encampment in Boston after long absences.
End of Bitler fight notes J F Hughes of Du Pont Ga crediting Dr King s New Discovery for a recovery from a long cough and lung trouble. John A Haig visits Fresh Water township as a Republican candidate for county school superintendent with backing from Hampden and local supporters.
W G Stillwell appointed division Superintendent of the Great Northern to succeed J C Howard who recently resigned. Stillwell a seasoned railroad man brings universal satisfaction with the choice. The Inter Ocean notes local smokers and dealers unite to back a local lady for a free trip to St Louis on Keystone Maid and Red Fern cigar manufacturers prizes.
Sealed proposals are invited for grading parade grounds at the Military reservation near Devils Lake North Dakota. Bids due August 20 1904 at 1 pm. Work involves removing about 9124 cubic yards of dirt with per cubic yard bid and five percent certified check. Bid must state completion time. Board may reject any bid. Documents available at John H Fraine Grafton ND.
Mankato Commercial College aims to mail its course catalogue to every prospective attendee. The initiative targets individuals planning to pursue business studies in forthcoming terms.
Reverend N B Reeves leads Westminster Presbyterian Church with a Sunday schedule including preaching at 11 am and 8 pm, Sunday school at noon, Junior Endeavor at 3 pm, Senior Endeavor at 7 pm, and a midweek prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 80 pm. all are invited.
Duluth to Boston and return 25.75 dollars with tickets on sale August 11 12 and 18 and return by September 30. Boston to Montreal and return 83.00, to Toronto 25.90, to New York 41.90, and to Albany 88.20 plus other routes via steamer or rail with various sale dates and return limits. Matt Adeon general agent at Spaulding Hotel, Duluth Minn.
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