Devils Lake District Treasurer Report 1912 figures posted
This clipping presents the Devils Lake Special School District treasurer’s report for the 1911-1912 year. It lists cash on hand July 1 1911 receipts from state and county tuition funds taxes and other sources totaling 41 562.36 and expenditures on schoolhouses furniture apparatus teachers wages officers services and bond related items totaling 36 042.67 leaving cash on hand June 24 908.69. The sinking fund shows no activity and the clerk notes total indebtedness June 30 1912 at 58 942.05 after cash on hand 4 909.69. Approved August 13 1912 by the district board.
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Devils Lake
Rameey
North Dakota
Seston
Psssseessee
T. A. Haslam
Devils Lake Special
Treasury
A. D
A. B. Parshall
Man from Bis marck shot dead in Shields card game
Aug 30 Mandan North Dakota report says Guy von Was shot dead during a card game at Shields eight miles from telephonic service. Bolton, a Bis marck resident with a troubled past including blind pig incidents, is linked by rumor. Morton County officials, sheriff, coroner, and state attorney have traveled to Shields for investigations. Also an advertisement seeks seven teams of horses and five wagon racks for threshing season near Devils Lake.
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Bismarck
Shields
N. D
Mandan
Guy. von
Bolton
Mott
Morton County
Devils Lake
Gloves Helped by Calculating Mrs. Compton at Sale
In a humorous exchange, Mrs. Compton shows her husband she uses tan gloves to do quick price math at a downtown sale. She demonstrates counting from ten dollars to determine totals for two silk remnants of three and four dollars, preferring to calculate herself rather than ask a clerk.
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Mr. Compton
Mrs. Compton
Mrs.Compton
Henry
Gauging Rainfall How Measurements Work In Britain
The article explains how rainfall is quantified in the United Kingdom via gauges. It describes a funnel and cup setup where water flow triggers a pencil to mark a chart as inches accumulate. The device records rainfall continuously until the rain stops, then resets.
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British Rainfall Association
United Kingdom
Nee
Farmer uses gun to keep men on the job in North Dakota
James Schouler of Baldwin township near Valley City adopted shotgun methods to force workers to stay. No one was hit due to poor aim but he faces assault with a deadly weapon charges and will be jailed by Sheriff Stenshoel. Reports say a Wisconsin worker, George Eberhardt, attempted to leave after a dispute and was shot at as he drove away.
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Valley City
N. D
North Dakota
James Schouler
Baldwin Township
Schouler
Stenshoel
Rubber stamp maker seeks to prove value and price
Devila Lake Stamp Works offers rubber stamps as good aid as cheap as can be. L. G. Anderson, journal office.
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Devila Lake Stamp Works
L. G. Anderson
Journal Office
Choose Neighbors With Home
Ag nes Athol writes in Suburban Life Magazine that renting a house before buying helps gauge neighbors. She notes charming rear neighbors but criticizes short stays and disruptive ones, including a family of seven diagonally across and a rowdiest neighbor with a rebellious cesspool.
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Agnes Athol
Suburban Life Magazine
Why We Are Right Handed Explained by Ancient Fight Roles
A professor at a prominent agricultural college proposes that left handedness marks ancestors who fought with the left side protected. He notes most people are right handed, about one in twenty left handed, arguing that shield use and battle demands fostered right-hand proficiency and linked brain development through history.
Ventilation Test for Room Air Quality
An old method uses a wide-neck bottle filled with lime water left overnight. If the lime water turns milky, ventilation is poor. if it stays clear, the air is clean. The guide notes that covering the bottle’s mouth and shaking can affect results.
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Cincinnati
George W. Mooers
A. E. Parshall
Fromme
Hank O’day
the. Emporium Tailoring Co
Wilensky and Yell
Jimc
Remington Amc
Remington Arms
Union Metallic Cartridge CO
Broadway
New York City
Farmer
Later- Ocean
Kirchof & Cooper
Philadelphia
Red’ Luderus
Davin
Iniuriés
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