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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
8
Village news from Tokio reports a lively social scene with the Haggarty home gathering and plans for a large installation and dance by the Homesteaders. Returns of Hilma Freeburg, local travels, school Christmas exercises, and various town visits are noted along with a detailed account of residents and activities.
Knute Soleim now in San Diego after leaving Churchs Ferry for the west. Alfred Anderson returns from Havre Montana and filed on a claim. H J Hamilton and daughters move into W A Hausmann residence on Orvis Avenue. B Moon of Culbertson Montana arrives to handle business. Nurse Miss Vannier, caring for Tom Thompson, leaves for Devils Lake as Thompson improves. Miss Zio Noltimier visits from Penn, returns after a brief stay. Minnie Knutson resigns temporary bank position after First National Bank absorbed the State Bank. Oakley Flath, confined with a fractured leg for months, receives a postcard shower from Epsworth league.
The Inter Ocean adds R Stoose as De Groat news correspondent. Alma Rushfeldt hosted a surprise birthday party December 9 with about fifty guests. Mr and Mrs Louis Haase visited their daughter Mrs B Bacon in Kermit North Dakota. Mrs J C Resler traveled to Minot to see sister Mrs F E McFall. Ollie Olson returned from Alberta to visit Mr E Rushfeldt in De Groat before returning to Nebraska after holidays.
Miss Lucile McDevitt buys gifts in Devils Lake while Edna Baker visits a local home. Charles Vautner of Portland spends holidays with relatives before boarding the Orient Limited to St Paul. Laurina Belcourt visits Willow City. W. J. Northridge and Miss Spellisey join local shoppers. The school board builds a village school barn. Mrs. Fred Rods visits Freshwater. William Hoover, now in Cando, Manitoba, was operated on at Paneral hospital. Teachers Spellisey and Gott return to Litchfield. A list of Devils Lake shoppers includes J. McDevitt and several others. Unloaded car of cats drawn with local quip about a seven‑lives cat. The November day ends with a vanished cow incident.
STARKWEATHER J F Quick and wife plan a Saturday departure for Staunton Virginia for several weeks. They will stop at Devils Lake briefly before arriving in time for Christmas dinner. Attorney Siver Scrumgard visited from Devils Lake to handle a case before Judge Hilden. Ernest Nehr and wife, former Brumbaugh resident Laura Deal relative, arrived from Washington state. they marry and plan to relocate to Washington next Monday. The Starkweather cornet band has been revived and earns local support.
The Herald-News reports that El H Griffin traveled to Fargo last week to take the bar examination. He was among the successful candidates and is now a duly qualified attorney.
Griffin speaks of no definite plans yet but expects to arrange residence soon. John McLean, a country figure, is noted in the rumblings of local changes as others visit relatives. Devils Lake visits and a deal closure near Edmore involve H. M. Crary and master Clayton in travel to Grand Forks and back.
Mr G L Welmer of Knox, a Democrat, spent Monday and Tuesday in the city promising to sample his famed pan haas. Tom Engelhorn Sr. was moved to Grand Forks hospital Monday and underwent a delicate operation for a urinary obstruction, reportedly enduring well. C F Ringlee, Spare Bank cashier, left for Binford ND for the winter. Clarence Gordhammer, rural school teacher in Grahams Island, visited town then headed to Devils Lake. Billy Doyle left for Rolla to visit relatives. A J Mitchell traveled east toward the Black Hills to manage mining interests and expected to return near year end.
A string of local society notes reports A F Moravett traveling to Lakota between trains, Mrs Moravette and baby visiting Law ton, Erik and Hjalmar Nurmi visiting Lakota, Mrs Nels Bjorge visiting Andrew Dah and family, John Kyllonen departing for California for plantation interests, Frank Vierhus returning from Swift Current and gaining Canadian status, and H O Moel entering banking in Galesburg North Dakota.
A garbled miscellany offers aphorisms on vanity and prudence along with satirical dialogues about advertising poison in foods and tainted drugs. It references social folly. The piece weaves fables, snippets, and quips about honesty, manners, and human foibles.
The Guardian notes Mr and Mrs Thomas Rudser rejoice over the birth of a baby girl who arrived Tuesday. Miss Jennie Graham spent Monday at Grand Harbor after a successful term close. Mrs Skarr hosted a Fri evening gathering east of town with eight games. Lagerstad and Borstad tied for first in cards. Borstad won the tiebreaker. Woodmen meeting last Wednesday elected officers.
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