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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
6
Lars Leet visits with sons Olaf and Ole. Dance at Garske well attended by Websterites. Many residents travel for winter or medical care. Foundation stone for new school being hauled. Several residents leave for Minn or Missouri. Ed Elliott suffers gasoline fire accident but survives. Local officials, business moves, and prohibition case noted.
Chas Starkweather and Tyree suffer typhoid fever while A Blacker visits relatives at Carrington. Mrs Chas Bowell and Fisay notice J W Kennedy active in nearby business circles amid scattered fragments of the page.
Crary Ray Tess Bolly have returned from a several weeks long journey through the west. Richard Turner will spend time elsewhere following their homecoming.
Reports from the village include the Epworth League being reorganized Thursday evening. W C Truax at the G N depot suffers appendicitis. George Orvis visits his daughter in Minneapolis and plans to go to Kansas City. Katie and Jacob Brehm return from Iowa. W Mathews of Fergus Falls purchases wheat. Ever and Martin Engers return from Northfield. Hareplery Night operator resigns. E M Carlson appointed. High school debate with Deyila Lake Friday draws attention. Mr and Mrs Tollef return from visit. Weather notes mention two feet of snow.
A severe blizzard battered North Dakota with ferocious winds and deep snow, prompting disaster warnings and travel disruptions. Emergency crews battled whiteout conditions as residents hunkered down and awaited safer travel, with officials urging caution and preparation.
Edmore reports Miss Camilla Sagen visiting relatives at Park River while H Rostad recovers from a severe grip. G N Berg moved his family to Munich. Thorman Rusholt returned from Minnesota. A baby boy was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Abram Tobiason. Mrs Frank Stoltze of Devils Lake visited here, Miss Vesta Landsmark returned from Canby. Ed Ohnstad visits Rugby seeking a position, and W J Hanson of Minneapolis visits his brother E W Hanson, a conductor on Soo Line out of the Twin Cities.
Hampden Lee Bolster visits his old home in Posie county Indiana while Mrs G Schimer lies in danger for days W S Van Berge returns to Grandieu after visiting friends in the village Mrs Goldberg plans a Spine move to Chevtken The new elevators may open soon and the Soo line might run near Conway amid county rail rumors
A report notes a planned extension from Munich toward the Canadian line in early spring, with a surveying crew already at work on the proposed expansion, signaling future construction activity and regional connectivity efforts.
LAWTON R. P. Fitzgerald visits Albert Lea Minn. R. A. Wayrunck improves will soon be out. Mark Randall of Inkster visits village friends. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Adler. The new G N depot finished a credit to village and road. Bryan Coe of Inkster visits parents Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Coe. A social at Mrs Soim Ruttle’s home was a success. Angus McKinnon sick from peat wheat rash while grading grain. Mrs. Fred Rolph of North Muskegon visits daughter Mrs. Burfield. fifty years in Michigan, first trip west. North Dakota fair weather hoped for. K O T M lodge masquerade ball Feb 22 at M W hall. Grand Harbor Sports men went wolf hunting last Sunday. no pelts shown.
W A Richter, formerly a clerk at Mortgridge and Merrick, returns to his old position after taking over for A O Platt who has gone to New York. Platt was well liked and leaves in good standing. Austin Leavitt also leaves Morgri as a clerk and plans a trip to Portland where a position is offered.
Newville residents report J. W. Shively visiting friends in St Paul while Jep Moore returns from a trip to Missouri. A gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs W R Briggs last Wednesday featured a festive evening with music and games.
Garske society enjoyed a bak masque last Friday night as Mrs Wuest and Miasch, recently on the sick list, were missed. Attendance at Garske school remained steady, with Superintendent noting the community’s interest in their work.
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