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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
7
Devils Lake High School debating team faces Charles Ferry High School at their venue on Friday evening February 10. The event pits the two programs in a regional contest with spectators invited to attend.
Hon. H. E. Baird, receiver of the local land office, reports a telegram from Washington stating that the extension of time for settlement of Devils Lake dam upon the Devils Lake Indian reservation is now law through May 1, 1905. Powell issues a notice to homesteaders about the extension and urges timely residence. The Inter Ocean cautions settlers not to delay to late in April as illness or accident could hinder arrival.
The G A R and RC plan a private yet patriotic Lincoln birthday program at the E O O hall on Saturday evening. The high school orchestra and Miss Mary Cairns will perform, Dr W J Brownlee will sing, John James will recite Gettysburg Address, and David Shelyer will read. Local ladies and prominent citizens will contribute, with ads by community members.
At a Monday night meeting the city council agreed to sell the old fire apparatus including a hand pumper hook and ladder rig with five ladders hose cart and 500 feet of hose all in good condition. The pump can handle ordinary fires in a small town and the city water works made the gear redundant. The council sets the sale price at 850 noting it would cost nearly three times as much new and inviting a village to acquire fire protection at minimal cost.
The district court adjourned Saturday of last week and will reconvene February 27 with juries returning to take up several cases. Louis Hasse won a $285 verdict against B C Kendall and an appeal is reported. Mary K Hann secured a verdict against S V Hunter. About twenty prisoners were sentenced Saturday afternoon.
Real estate transfers listed include Louis Doering to Louis H. Miller for net price of 1 dollar covering parcel 20-157-61, Amelia A. and L. B. Fancher to John A. Haig for Tand and block 1 in Devils Lake at 1800 dollars, A. T. Gronna and wife to Rose Rosa for 22-157-61 at 3 dollars, and Johanna Scrumgard to Geo H. Locke for parcel 930-154-683 at an unspecified price.
The February issue of the North Dakota Banner, produced by Deafi school students, highlights the school's buildings, offices, workshops, classrooms, dining and sleeping areas, hospital, and graduates with detailed illustrations. It includes a history of the early school site now Wilson's livery barn and notes overcrowded conditions, while praising student training in the printer's art.
Uncalled letters at the Devils Lake post office remain listed for the week ending February 11 1905. If not claimed within fourteen days these will be sent to the dead letter office. Names include Cooke Ben McNamey Jno Frank Geo Names Geo A Grant Mae O Neil Ha Herald Wm Peterson Edw Lekeot Elyen Parks T B Lang Clara Mrs Prithe Winna Maethie Haney Madsen G Trempe Glen Miller Jake Tomasen L H arpy Jno Thomas Jenine McGuireW We. A Waillom Milton.
Leo Wright and Miss Lavine Anderson, both of Crary, were married at Crary last Monday. The groom is son of Chas Wright, a noted machinery man in Crary, and a young man with bright prospects. The bride is the accomplished daughter of Edgar and Mrs. Anderson.
A long excerpt notes the groom is 20 and the bride 17 with wishes from a large circle of friends for a joyful life together, reflecting a youthful, hopeful union in the village.
George Murray aged 27 died at his parents home near Crary last Saturday morning from pleurisy. Interment followed Monday after services at his home. He was described as bright industrious and of sterling character respected by all who knew him.
Frank Dowling a former Bell dry clerk died at Mercy hospital early Tuesday from consumption. He lived in Bellville Ontario. Remains were sent to Bellville for interment by the Catholic Order of Foresters, of which he was a member. He was a well liked young man with many friends in the city.
The wheat market tightens as visible shortages from last year push prices higher. Foreign and domestic buyers watch US, Canadian, Australian, and Russian shipments, with dealers limiting stock buildup and signaling a potential sustained bull phase as country elevators run down receipts for the year.
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