Local News Highlights Faithful Contacts and Shoemaking Update
Don Prosser returns home for holidays from Grand Forks to join his parents. Mira Mary Hughes and Lebanon Smith wed at the Catholic parsonage with Rev. Father Augusting officiating. Marriage licenses issued this week include Jagow Sax, Smith Hughes, and Anderson Hedden. H. M. Bekken opens a shoe repair shop in the former Belinder space, naming it The Shoe Doctor, bringing 25 years of experience to Devils Lake.
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Don Prosser
North Dakota University
Grand Forks
Mira Mary Hughes
Tyndall
Dak
Lebanon
Smith
Lawton
N. D
Philip Jagow
Devils Lake
Dorotha Sax
Niagara, Falls
Wis
Lebanon D. Smith
Mary A. Hughes
Carl A. Anderson
Edmore
Alma V. Hedden
H. M. Bekken
Theo. Belinder
Bekken
Bolinder
Journal at Home Devils Lake Journal Moves to New Building
The Devils Lake Journal relocated to a new office, with the building neatly arranged as a newspaper plant. The move occurred Saturday and the paper issued Monday on its regular hour. The staff, led by the Tuttle force, handled the transition with good humor and efficiency.
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Devils Lake Journal
Journal
Tuttle
Christmas Gift Suggestions From a Past Paper
A humorous old style guide recommends practical gifts for family members including a new brae for the furnace, a hallway rug for father, a snow shovel for Tommie, a red patent vacuum cleaner for Sister Sallie, and a large kitchen cabinet for Lena the servant. It advises choosing items most needed at home and suggests yearly magazine subscriptions for relatives nearby.
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Father
Tommie
Sallie
Lena
Farmers Institute to Be Held in Devils Lake
Farmers Institute arrives in Devils Lake on February 1 and 2 with Superintendent Hoverstad in charge. Mrs. C W Kelley says it is North Dakota’s best yet and the Commercial club boosts full preparations. A strong lecturer roster and expanded program promise a fruitful day for local farmers.
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Farmers Institute
Devils Lake
C. W. Kelley
Larimore
North Dakota
Hover ‘Stad
Devila Lake
Superinitent Hoverstad
Thelin’s checked corn draw visitors to Noonan township
Mr Thelin of Noonan township dropped in from Ramsey County with fifty acres of corn, twenty drilled and thirty checked in. Visitors from Illinois and Iowa praised the crop, forecasting hundreds of acres to be planted this year as Ramsey County farmers adopt Illinois methods to grow better corn.
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L Tigelin
Angus McDonald
Noonan
North Dakota
Mr. Thelin
Illinois
Iowa
Potatoes Growers Showoff North Dakota Yield
Freshwater township farmer Mr. Lam with Mr. C A Dodge traded and shared large potatoes weighing over two pounds each. Lam sent bigger examples to friends in Washington Canada and South Dakota to display North Dakota potato prowess. He harvested hundreds of bushels and sold most at 18 cents per bushel for next year. In 1909 two rods less than one acre yielded 378 bushels. He cultivates carefully to boost yield.
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Wr. Lam
Freshwater Township
C. A. Dodge
Lam
Dodge
Washington
Canada
South Dakota
North Dakota
Lamb
Letters From Devils Lake Children To Santa Claus
A 1910 Devils Lake page notes a flood of letters from local children to Santa at the North Pole. The piece highlights homemade envelopes, stamps and drawings, with sample lines from youngsters requesting a bank, a piano, a doll, a sled, and toys, all dated December 1910.
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Santa Claus
Little Folks of
Devils Lake
St. Nicholas
Santa
Santa Clause
North Pole
L Ave
Perry
Cook
N. D
City
Ramsey Co
State of
North Oak
Willie
Waterworks Improvements Bring Clearer City Supply
Improvements to the waterworks have produced a better water supply. An air lift was installed and sand removal increased flow, yielding cleaner water. The improvement company plans further upgrades next year including a new pump south of the tracks to enhance conditions.
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Children Ory
Fletcher
Castoria
Thelin
M’'Donald
Yi Lam
Third Street
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