Real estate transfers end period week Feb 15 reported
Real estate transfers filed with the register of deeds Hoghang for the week ending February 15 include Jacob Wolfe and wife to Ole Mor sith for 3510 dollars. Garrie L Bowman and husband to Vern Young for 3200. Jens Knudson to A Maxon for 25. M A Adelius to John Lin erin for 40. Edgar La Rue and wife to Devils Lake State Bank for 1500. T M Hvans and wife to C L Libby for 1. Elizabeth McNamara to Jane McNamara for 1. Charley G Simpson and wife to Ped er Sather for 1. Charles B Richards and wife to Arthur HE for 1. Ole Johnson Bids to H J Nyhns and J L Rosholt for 5700.
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Hays
Register of Deeds Hoghang
Edgar la Rue
Devils Lake
Debating team prep and school notes at Devils Lake
By week’s end the Devils Lake debating squad of Alice Daley John Smith and Albert Jacqua will deliver three strong negative speeches on the plan for Workingmen’s insurance modeled after the Wisconsin plan. They defeated Michigan City 3 0 in a prior meet and plan to beat Hatton on February 23 in Hatton. Lincoln birthday holiday observed and Washington’s birthday next week. Seniors received gold class pins marked D L H 8. Speedy typewriting results: Martha Schultz 68 wpm 32 min Adolph Schlichting 68 wpm 24 min Fannie Ray 58 wpm 32 min Don Bowman 57 wpm.
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Alice Daley
John Smith
Albert Jacqua
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan City
Devils Lake
Hatton
Martha Schultz
Adolph Schlichting
Fannie Ray
Don Bowman
High School Glee Club to Practice Next Monday
Fer n Baker and Roscue Baker study speed for credits as tardiness rises. Queen Zephia and the Captain of Plymouth opera rehear sal delays occur. Fifteen minutes each morning seniors review Arithmetic Geography Animal drawing. new High School Glee Club, sixteen voices, to practice next Monday under Miss Radcliffe.
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Plymouth
Jorgenson
Wolverton
Gretzsinger
Animar
Broadwater
Red River survey funded to improve navigation to Winnipeg
Grand Forks February 16 Telegrams from Congressman Helgeson now in Washington indicate Congress will fund a survey for a Red River improvement. A proposed lock and dam system from Wahpeton to Winnipeg would make the stream navigable to the Canadian port, aligning with Canada’s already improved river, and offering Dakota grain a low ocean shipment rate via water. Proponents say steamers could carry vast freight once navigability is achieved, directly benefiting the state.
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Grand Forks
Red
Red River
Desert Ocean in Africa proposed as Sahara sea project
A plan led by Prof. Gothegoven calls for turning the Sahara into a vast inland sea by carving a 60 mile canal to the north coast. The water would create a navigable basin of 10 to 60 fathoms depth, linking French West Africa and potentially fertilizing arid lands. Critics warn of climatic and geological risks, though many scientists deem these objections exaggerated.
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Sahara
Mediterranean
Gothegoven
France
Africa
West Africa
Europe
Whispers Seal Vancouver Wedding of Portland Pair
In Vancouver Washington a quiet wedding was held at Rev Walter Eck’s home for Miss Martha Francee Owens of Portland and Dr Hugh Charles Smith also of Portland. The ceremony occurred after Pastor Eck, lately rendered voiceless, spoke only in whispers.
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Vancouver
Wash
Portland
Walter I. Eck
St. Paul’s
Eck
Martha Francee Owens
Hugh Charles Smith
Queer Burial Customs in French History
A Journal des Debats note recalls ancient French burial practices. Some regions placed tokens with the dead to aid their journey to paradise, including stones, bread, myrtle, or pebbles on the tongue, reflecting beliefs about afterlife and judgment.
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Journal Des Debats
France
la Vendes
Dinan
Bordeaux
Haster
Brittany
Poitou
Women Students In Berlin Rising And Falling In Numbers
Educational statistics from Berlin show shifting female enrollment across departments. The theoretical department reports a drop to one woman registered, while 258 women attend lectures without matriculating. Counts include 12 in the school of jurisprudence, 172 medical students, and 659 in the department of Pee. In total about 115 women students remain, mainly in philology and history, with many professors’ daughters among the attendees.
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Berlin
Educational Statistica of
Pee
Batting the Value of Coal in City Purchases
The actentic method of buying coal by thermal value rather than weight may be adopted by St Paul city government. The B T U system, a standby for British thermal walls, could save the school board about six per cent or fifteen thousand dollars annually in consumption. Railroads are buying coal for what it can do, not just for weight.
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St Paul
Springfield
Why Are We Ashamed of Our Neighbors and Babies
A satirical dissent questions why people apologize for living in unfashionable areas and for relatives, especially babies, who behave normally yet trigger social mortification. The piece mocks fashion-driven shame and lengthy excuses, noting how even well bred hosts fear social scrutiny and blame.
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Lving
George
Tommy
Hill Wanted Fair Chance Race Between Boat and Train
In a railroad era tale, Jim All encounters a Great Lakes steamship boss who offers a $1000 ride race against a Great Northern train. Hill wavers, noting boats’ speed, then is challenged to race upstream. He scoffs at bringing a river boat to the prairie rail contest.
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Jim
Great Northern
St. Paul
Great Lakes
Mr. Hill
Protestantism in France shows declining numbers in Revue
The Revue reports French Protestants declining to about 70 000, with Lutherans down to 80 000, Calvinists remaining the largest group at over 500 000 but shrinking. The piece notes political clout far above their size, tied to wealth and education, and predicts Protestantism in France may fade soon. Also cited is Westminster Gazette’s note on Maine herring catches halted by snow.
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France
Revue
Lées
Westminster Gazette
In Deep Mourning Patron Walter Blames the Steak Burn
A fragment from a humorous note shows a distressed patron scolding the establishment over a steak burned black and a waiter replying with odd phrases. The exchange ends with a line about the chef having died yesterday.
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Walter
Yeasoh
Mark
Reupee
Yestiddyi
Puck
Love at First Sight Mystery Links Two Women
A fragmentary item notes a courtroom moment as a judge references a tale of two women connected by a chance meeting. The snippet hints at mistaken identity and the puzzling thread of romance observed during a domestic scene.
Birth of implement dealers attends Grand Forks convention
There is a birth of implement dealers in Devils Lake this week as the implement dealers convention sits in Grand Forks. Attending from the vicinity are Clarence Haley and O. O. Russell of Devils Lake and Echo Weber and Billie Forbes of Bisbee. Luke Elliott of Penn left Tuesday on No 2 but only reached Doyon.
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Devils Lake
Grand Forks
Clarence Haley
O. O. Russel
Thin City
Eich O. Weber
Corn Drives Livestock Feed Preference Across Stock
Livestock from horses to chickens show strong preference for corn grain. Experts note corn kernels break into Putty pieces improving mouth feel, while oil in kernels may be a delicacy. Corn is the most fattening grain and yields the highest grain per hundred pounds fed, ideal for final market stock.
Church Services and Salvation Army Meetings Notice
At The Churches Low Mass 8 a m and 10 30 a m High Mass with English sermon Sunday school 2 p m Sermon and benediction 7 30 p m Public worship 11 a m Sunday school 12 m Geo B Talmage superintendent Hyening worship 7 30 p m All seats free Albert Torbet pastor The Salvation Army Captain P C Hills Public meetings Tuesday Thursday Saturday 8 p m Sunday school 3 p m Special meetings all this week
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M. Geo
B. Talmage
Albert Torbet
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Royal
Royal Baking Powder
Jacob Wolfe
Ole Morsith
W. d. Ndi
Garrie L. Bowman
Vern. Young
W. d
Jens Knudson
A. Maxon
City of Devila
M. A. Adelius
John Linerin
Stoltzes
Brocket
T. M. Hvans
C. L Libby
Elizabeth McNamara
Jane McNamara
Chariey G.simpson
Peder Sather
Charles B. Richards
Arthur HE
Ole Johnson
H. J. Nyhns
J. L. Rosholt
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Yi Inne Ty Prat
HU Bolley
Werth
Delta Rom
Delany
Myr
Northern Seed Co
Alley City
W.C
Fern Baker
Roscue Baker
National Congress
The
Opera House
Oregon
Clengyman
Hill
Maine
Portland Press
Presbyterian Church
Salvation Army
P. C. Hills
Devils Lake Stamp Works
L. G. Anderson
Journal Office
Devils Lake Markets
Coon Springs
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