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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
5
Local items note visits and travels of residents and visitors across Devils Lake region. Many names appear visiting relatives in Grand Forks Rugby Fargo Brinsmade Crary Webster Rolla and other towns. Activities include holiday visits, trips toMaples and Sauk Centre, and social calls at homes and churches.
Miss Charlotte Hodgson arrived from Minneapolis Wednesday as visitors stayed with friends. Mrs Gus Yeager of Brandon Man paused in town en route to Branesville while Ray and E Cunningham at Brockett hosted. Preparations begin for a January minstrel show produced by Commercial club members. The committee has started assembling acts and rehearsals will start the first week of the month with a late January or early February date anticipated.
The Salvation Army fed eighty families with a Christmas dinner and delivered a turkey flour sack of provisions to the needy. A Christmas tree for children was held at the Barracks with over 250 attendees and ninety youngsters received clothing toys and candy. Also noted is a financial statement from Capt Ellis and information on St Michael's Hospital training program for nurses in Grand Forks North Dakota.
The Lake Region of North Dakota offers a rare buying chance with land prices today. Investing now yields growing revenue as the first crop of flax in 1911 paid for many lands, with parcel prices often $30 to $40 per acre. The district reports remarkable flax success and rapid loan repayment from early yields.
The second series will feature Leeds versus Rugby, Minot versus Kenmare, Valley City versus Oakes, Devils Lake versus Hatton, Hillsboro versus St. Thomas. The date remains unfixed though Jan 19 was planned with finals May 17. Devils Lake and Hatton earned spots by defeating Michigan and Buffalo respectively in the first round.
The notice lists Sunday December 31 services across Methodist Catholic Episcopal Evangelical Lutheran and German New Year services. It details times for Holy Communion Morning Prayer Sermons Sunday school and evening services with subjects from Luke and the Three Wise Men. All services held in the basement and open to all.
The note recalls T. G. Cooper and family from Britain Burleigh county who left North Dakota for Illinois then tried Michigan and Virginia Michigan before returning to North Dakota, praising Cooper as a successful farmer and noting his decision to reclaim his home slope country residence in the South West North Dakota.
At a regular meeting the Modern Brotherhood of America elected officers for the coming year including President James Stenson and Secretary Irvin Anderson. Installation is set for January 10. In a separate note, North Dakota farmers are urged to test seed corn as muting weather harmed germination, with practical steps to select ears and improve future yields.
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