Local residents and visitors gather in town events
Mary Prete returned from Minneapolis on Tuesday. Mrs P R Flint and son visited relatives in Cando Tuesday. Miss Walker of Cando traveled through town to Melrose. W Vance, Crookston brick man, transacted business with contractors Saturday. Mrs Thos Krieger of Rock Lake returned from General hospital Wednesday. Rev Father Jerome of St Michaels Fort Totten visited Wednesday. Mrs Lawrence Hoseng Crary, recently at General hospital, returned home Tuesday. Miss Charlotte Hodson left Wednesday for Benson Minnesota to visit friends. Mrs R Daeley entertained 12 friends Tuesday at a boiled dinner. New features for the Mann annex arrived and are being installed. Marriage license saved Tuesday for Olara Uleta and Johanna Reinerstone of Anton. Mrs H Ar-Dexter, Miss Lena Rutten Crary visited between trains Tuesday. Clara Rutten returning from Minot. Mrs J W Berry, Great Northern agent’s wife at Barnesville, arrived Saturday to visit Oscar Johnson home. Misses Smith and Reginald Smith of Spokane visited Henry Thomas home. Mrs O S Miller of Milwaukee, mother of Mesdames Tenny and Wilson, visiting here. John M Bloomer, former Devils Lake land office clerk, now in Department of the Interior fieldwork, visited Devils Lake Tuesday. Hon John W Maher appointed North Dakota delegate to Trans-Mississippi Congress at Salt Lake City. Mrs John Lenhart to Williston today for visit.
Local and Personal Gleanings in Devils Lake Area
Local notes report Mrs Patterson and daughters, Elizabeth in Williston, and Mrs Gee McLean visiting Sheriff Lean. Conductor Anthony Nelson resumes Great Northern work after illness. Various residents travel to Cando, Rochester, Fargo and San Diego, with many visiting relatives, attending operations, or planning winter stays. Wiley town news covers travel, health, family ties, business moves, and a Lake Region development push ahead of the Twin City land show.
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Anthony ‘Nelson
The
Great Northern
Twin City
W. A. Campbell
St. Paul
Devils Lake
Lake Region Development Association
J. M. Kelly
Stamps as Clues Expose Sneaky Swindler
A detective recalls catching a crafty swindler whose stamps were applied diagonally, forming a triangle. By observing a post office routine, the detective matched a triangular stamp pattern to the suspect, proving how a tiny habit can reveal a crime and lead to capture.
Farmer Forgets Wife's Name In Deed Claim
A farmer, asked for his wife's full name during a deed signing, cannot recall it. He explains he called her Pet in youth, later calling her mother, and admits unable to provide her given name. The lawyer retrieves the name later from a paper.
The Hat Question in 1790 Hat fashions and church rules
In 1790 Westminster Abbey hosted Handel festival officials banned bats and logs others from adornments while church law required women to cover heads. Sir Frederic Cowen in 1906 suggested ladies wear “extremely fascinating fiat hats” though these hats largely did not appear that year. The London Globe notes reflect fashion conflicts with ecclesiastical constraints.
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Westminster Abbey
Frederic Cowen
London Globe
New Rockford Considers Electric Franchise Proposal
The New Rockford city council weighs an electric franchise measure as it seeks to permit development. Residents face questions about the project’s scope and potential impact on the town’s growth and public utilities.
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St. Mary's Academy
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