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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
2
In attendance as jury members of the United States court were Jas Dinnie and Leslie Stinson, prominent university city businessmen. Dinnie is a building contractor and Stinson an implement dealer, both noted figures in local affairs.
Letter from a farmer describes Devils Lake as lacking rest rooms, equitably priced goods, and a town center. He urges merchants to unite, add a rest room and feed barn, and keep trade local to benefit farmers. Also notes bankruptcy cases and legal notices affecting Grand Forks and Devils Lake.
Berlin proceeds with electrifying its street railway, budgeted at six million dollars. The report notes a large population in India and offers aphorisms on happiness and ambition, reflecting a miscellany of observations.
Portrait of Josh Billings' outlook on honesty restraint humility and restraint through comical aphorisms. The piece argues for tempering pride with restraint and urges dedication to humanity over self interest citing moral precedents and parables from New York Weekly.
The Eastern Star elected fall officers including Worthy Matron Mrs John McLean Past Worthy Matron Mrs George Bergens Secretary Mrs Frances Woodward Treasurer Mrs C Connolly Conductress Mrs D McNaughton Asst Conductress Mrs Ed Routier Three new members were received Edith Ida Pearl Webster and Cora Wagness Out of town members attended from Webster including Mrs Norton Morrison and Mrs W D Samuels
A wedding era keeps traditional beliefs about signs of blessing. Spiders on dresses foretell luck, dreams of fairies promise blessings, a groom with a tiny horseshoe implies lasting fortune, and telegrams en route to church are warned against. A dropped ring is a bad omen predicting years of trouble for the bride.
McBain, a youth from Wink Blake district, faces trial in district court on charges connected to acts alleged against him and his wife Margaret Walker. He was bound over under $500 bond after a preliminary hearing at the county jail. The case, noted as highly remarkable, involves a twist where pleas and a move to juvenile court preceded his incarceration in the penitentiary before friends intervened. He and his wife, living with relatives near the city, await the January district court term opening January 19.
Fat dollar dispute in Fargo involves Mel Bowman and Tanies E Phelan over a four week illness. A federal report details women’s events at Fargo with unclear cause and duration.
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