Registration closes as 15076 register for homestead claims
The United States registration office closed at six o'clock on Saturday with 15076 total registrations, 5696 in this city and 921? in the other office. About 552 claims are expected, meaning roughly one in twenty seven registrants will obtain claims. Drawings begin Wednesday with filings set for September 6.
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United States Registration Office
Charles Henley
John Nimmo
Henley
Rosebud
Good Reports Taken Away
A town merchant asked to purchase potato carloads after County Auditor Eich advised a gentleman to visit Starkweather by the Farmer's railroad. The episode highlights North Dakota’s potato potential and acts as positive, though anecdotal, regional advertising.
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All Gentleman
Starkweather
Eich
North Dakota
Caleb
Joshua
Stranger's Opinion of Devils Lake
W H Nolte of Sioux City writes to the Advance about Devils Lake praising its cleanliness, government, and residents. He notes surrounding soil is shallow with sand on top but good clay subsoil, predicting June rains to boost wheat yields around 40 bushels per acre. land values range from 18 to 30 or 35 dollars per acre depending on location and improvements.
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W. H. Nolte
Sioux City
Devils Lake
Ida County
Severe Weather Forecast for September by A J DeVoe
Meteorologist A J DeVoe warns of a hot Pacific coast spell from Sept 1 to 5 followed by a violent storm moving from the Pacific coast to the Ohio valley by Sept 8 with flood danger by Sept 10. He predicts killing frosts in the Missouri valley and heavy snows in mountain regions, and a Gulf of Mexico storm reaching the Mississippi Valley by Sept 25 with floods feared across central states by Sept 28.
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Inter-Ocean
Devils Lake
N. D
Tully
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Ohio Valley
Missouri Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Central States
A. J. DeVoe
Devils Lake Far Ahead in business and streets says visitor
An Inter Ocean reporter quotes a Grand Forks visitor praising Devils Lake for its sidewalks, brick blocks, modern stores, and quiet order. He contrasts it with expectations of a primitive hamlet and says Devils Lake would attract business ahead of Grand Forks. He endorses the city and notes a quoted price and trip details for a railway excursion in 1904.
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Grand Forks
Inter-Ocean
Devils Lake
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