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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
7
Special correspondent reports a large neighborhood gathering at the Harris Home wear of Tokio last Thursday with about sixty guests dining together. The event drew neighbors and friends who praised the occasion as very enjoyable as weather allowed travel and attendance stayed high.
Special correspondence from Cleveland recounts personal visits and events over Thanksgiving week. Items include social gatherings at T. W. O’Brien’s schoolhouse, visits by Agnes, Lizzie Ketch and Miss Bratlee, charitable efforts by the Lutheran Ladies Aid, a birth in Royal township, and a 26th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs Garske. Also noted are travel, hunting talk, stock laws, and a planned grand opera ticket drive with potential post show train.
The Interocean will provide a weekly budget of Webster news with latest occurrences. John Munig ships sheep in fall, Thomas Sullivan returns from Deep River claim, Rev Fall led Presbyterian services, Mrs Flegal was ill, Dr McIntosh attended, Harold Gooze visiting, F W Whalen leaves for Minnesota replaced by Willam Henry, new homes by John Munly and Ole Leet near completion, Thwing and Harrison delivered potatoes and plan another car, speculation of a new mercantile store, basketball team undefeated in region, J McKay family to Scotland trip, Tad Ryan shipped cattle to South St. Paul.
The snow storm slowed Kosola the house mover with broken chains and melted snow mixing with soil, yet the house sits in place with Sam Sammelson leveling it. A baby boy arrived at Gust Aho's home Monday night and Herman Kallokosk lost a horse from sickness. Whist club met at the Humphreys, Lillehaugen visits home for Thanksgiving, and Frank Vasicek’s sister near Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, is ill, with relatives Wendel Skalicky accompanying. C M Stone, a contractor, heads to West Bend, Iowa for months of work before spring. John Regan offers feed grinding and wood sawing services.
The Lutheran church ladies hosted a successful dinner in the restaurant building last Saturday, drawing a large crowd and good meals. Landowners Brennan and Brennan, with an eastern landwecker, traveled from Lake to market land offers. Dr R M Cox learned of Mrs Cox’s severe illness in Colorado Springs and rushed to assist, but her recovery remains unlikely. Nearby marriages include Arthur Miller and Eva Zetter, and John A. Lee with Julia Knutgon heading to Fargo. raccords on telephones near Edmore and Hampden highlight service gaps after 7 pm, urging connections for better all night coverage.
Gus Gerke and Wm Lane head to Bemidji Minnesota for the winter with two carloads of stock. Hodenfield and Peterson Jett travel to So. St. Paul Saturday, Hodenfield planning a Town side trip. C A Morton installs a Fuller heater in his confectionery store. Mya J Litecher to Morris Wednesday for Thanksgiving with friends. Edith Snyder to Culver Indiana for winter visits. W v Lakerstad hosts a progressive whist night with seven games won by Mrs Anna Lee, Leven takes ladies booby prize, Leslie Strong wins first prize for men, George Lemmen collects little prize. dancing and refreshments into the early hours.
In Ontario township on Thursday Nov 17 1910 Miss Emma Stove wed Mr Henry Booker. Guests returned to the groom's parents home for a large reception and supper. Meanwhile several area families endure scarlet fever quarantine as Dr Drew and the health board strive to curb spread.
The service for a young child was led by Revs. M. D. Wickard and HO. Helseth with mourners Harold Fath Clarence Steen Harold Lornie and Merton Jacobson among the pallbearers. The burial occurred at the village cemetery. An accident at Orvis Houge’s site left Albert Hausman injured after stepping on a chair improvised over a removed sidewalk, delaying his return to shop work where Frank Hillerman now assists.
Notices from Grand Forks and Devils Lake include Bernt Anderson returning from a Scandinavian League meeting, and Charles Copeland attending Roy Erickson's funeral. Thanksgiving travels feature Axel Carlaon, Paul Debertine, and Mrs Jack Morgan. The Sun notes a closing depot restaurant, sheriff elect Jack McLean visiting, and Ted Horsman’s Kalispell to Glenn orchard move. Plus high school basketball practice, a Mayoral marriage at the city home, and the Royal Birch-Son funeral at Zion Lutheran.
Peter Glerum Jr and Miss Lola Graham visited in town, with several others, including Miss Ruth Gessner, Miss Zoa Noltimer, John Schultz, and Mrs. Flynn. Albert Gunnerud and Bert Parrell were among those traveling from Berison and Alberta. The Anderson Merc. Co manager Geo. Miller is hospitalized after a Sunday operation for tuberculosis. A Christian Wadedvor party at John Johnson’s drew a large crowd. November 27 town improvements and a social at the Thans apartments were announced. Mr and Mrs Madden and Mike Tolléeon stayed at the hotel. a near accident disrupted their morning.
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