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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
6
Amid region wide notices dated August 21, 1903, the piece warns farmers about traveling grocery agents who write orders and cash notes, recounting past frauds. It critiques Democaratic critics, praises Republican constructiveness, notes temperance license excesses, and reports on state legal actions and Chautauqua praise.
The document lists a Devils Lake high school event for Saturday August 29 1903 with music and lectures including The Teacher and the School Board Ruth Wolcott A Trip Through Ireland Honora Riordan and more. Speakers include T H Russell L B Fancher and Charles F Adams with notes from Gertrude Jamieson and a course of study segment.
The Minneapolis Journal lauds Edwards Wood & Co for its rapid growth and strong private wire network. The firm maintains ground teams at major wheat centers, ensuring accurate crop data for patrons across the northwest. Long industry experience supports an enviable reputation for sound business and substantial growth.
The county commissioners ordered new office furniture for the superintendent to improve document handling. Arrived are a large cupboard, legal blank case, bookkeepers desk, doc files, and index files, with funds approved and the county trusting the superintendent's judgment. A Great Western rail fare sale offers travel to points nationwide, while Nebraska citizens L B Richart and T Trixler visit to view lands from C A Dodge & Co.
Gus R. Anderson a farmer eight miles north of Edmore hanged himself in the granary. Unmarried, about 45, he lived in comfortable style on a good farm, prosperous and debt free. Coroner Nimmo notified by wire. body cut down and cared for. No known cause. likely temporary insanity.
Markets report from Edwards Wood Co shows cash and futures prices for wheat flax corn oats and barley across Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago with figures for No. 1 hard and northern grades Sept Dec and May wheat and flax at various levels. Chicago quotes include Sept Dec and May wheat and corn and oats. notes a quiet cash wheat day and a small stock market setback in New York. Short items mention a chicken theft at Mrs Burns, trips by Miss Whipple and friends to Lakota, a correction on M Devaney's death, and local farm equipment ads in Devils Lake.
Bids invited for Fifth street sewer from Hill avenue to Uline avenue Devils Lake North Dakota with bids due by 8 pm September 5 1903 Plans and specs available at city auditor’s office Sealed bids marked Proposals for Fifth street sewer to city auditor The city council may reject all bids August 20 1903 Ole Skratass city auditor 1903 Also mentions 160 acres of farming land with rich soil and 110 acres in crop location not fully stated.
Six miles west of Edmore Emil C Pyea reports on the Keifer farm near Keith where Wednesday fifty six acres of wheat produced seven hundred sixty bushels and flax acre yield totaling fourteen hundred twenty eight bushels. The flax harvest was deemed barely worth cutting.
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