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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
4
Invitation to visit the steam heated garage in the city to demonstrate Cadillac superiority. Horton Motor Supply Company as jobbers in high grade automobile supplies welcomes the visit to their supply exhibition. Prices compare favorably with Eastern jobbers and deliveries are F. O. B. Devils Lake. Catering especially to North Dakota.
Residents of Roseburg and vicinity who formerly lived in North Dakota held a reunion at Hayles hall and organized a permanent North Dakota association. About eighty attended. L A Ueland served as temporary chair with H R Fancher as secretary. Officers named include L A Ueland president and Mrs Gorthy vice president. Two general meetings yearly were approved, with dues and enrollment to be set by the executive committee. Remarks praised Rev H D Gifford and Ueland for organizing effort. A brief program featured recitations, music, and talks. Members enrolled include Mr. and Mrs. D W Beall, Park River. Mr. and Mrs. Holloway, Park River. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Thomas, Bottineau. Mrs B D Gifford, Valley City.
A long list of local couples and single residents from Devils Lake Edgeley Sanborn West Hope Langdon and nearby towns are noted as attendees or names connected with a forthcoming Fargo Elks meeting. The Fargo Elks plan a big event Saturday night with a visit from the Devils Lake lodge and an invitation to join the institution by month’s end February 25.
A census bulletin shows North Dakota as an agriculturally associated state yet in 1909 its manufacturing output totaled 19 160 000 dollars. The state had 758 establishments with 11 894 000 dollars capital, about 3 500 officers and workers, and wages totaling 2 422 000 dollars.
Pearl Milton was arrested at the Leland Hotel in Minot by Deputy Sheriff Hovind after failing to serve a 90 day jail sentence for a prior prohibition violation. Milton, formerly of Devils Lake, had paid a $300 fine but skipped his jail time, and was located through his description. He faces 90 days in Sheriff Sampson's bastile.
Four young Minnesota and Wisconsin girls set out from St Paul aiming to travel west by car or train to seek opportunities in farming and new settlements. They started from St Paul last Sunday and plan to join a larger group in Devils Lake tomorrow to pursue a Joop of the United States as funds permit. If luck favors them they may not return, hoping to claim land and become tillers of the soil. One traveler is Miss Jane Browne of Minneapolis, formerly of Alexandria, with others named Kathryn Hy-.
A. Hann returns from the Mechanics Mutual Benefit association convention at Minot. About sixty members from across North Dakota and several traveling salesmen attended despite stormy weather. Officers elected for the next year include President Bathgate Grand Forks Vice President J B McKeon Surrey Secretary Treasurer J C Myerhouse Langdon. The gathering discussed threshing law scope and enforcement, member pay, and public image. next convention planned for Devils Lake in February 1912 with Willis ton and Grand Forks bidding for hosting.
A Wednesday night fire of unknown origin caused considerable damage to the offices and equipment of Williston State. The state is owned by Ben G. Whitehead, who claimed many things about Devils Lake at a recent editorial convention.
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