Crary district notes mix of social and legal items
The Lake region reports social events and civic matters including a grand jury in session over a wheat theft case with Jack Mapes as the only formal indictment, local visits by editors and merchants, a New Year ball, farming delegation, and plans regarding bridging the lake and farm activity.
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Lady Maccabee
Alex McDonald
Willow City
Alex
M.&n. Co
Crary
Jack Mapes
Millionaire Mine Find Alleged Near San Diego Claim
J T Butler former La Moure County ND registrar of deeds and Edgeley bank cashier reportedly struck a gold claim near the Dewey mine south of San Diego. Assays at 49 feet yield gold quartz 6247 per ton. Illinois buyers reportedly bid 2 million dollars for the claim. Butler reportedly discovered it while prospecting, entering a sunlit opening in bushes and stumbling on a “gold blossom.”
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Turcola
J.T. Butler
la Moure County
N. D
Edgeley Bank
San Diego
Cal
Great Dewey
Illinois
Butler
Dewey
Chapparel
Captain Reese Transferred From Fort Totten To Tampa Station
Captain Joseph M. Reese of the engineers corps, recently critic ed by the War Department for visiting O. M. Carter at Governor's Island, is relieved from duty at Fort Totten North Dakota and ordered to Tampa Florida. He will relieve Captain Henry J. Ervey, who is reassigned to Reese’s former post at Fort Totten.
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Washington
Joseph M. Reese
Engineers’ Corps
War Department
O. M. Carter
Army
Governor's Island
Fort Totten
N. C
Tampa
Fla
Henry J. Ervey
Engineers Corps
Reese
North Dakota Educational Association Meets in Grand Forks
The thirteenth annual meeting at Grand Forks drew the largest attendance in its history with excellent papers and addresses. Attendees from the city and region praised the earnestness and progress of the state's educational interests, noting harmony and intense enthusiasm throughout the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Educational Association
Grand Forks
Resolutions Considered At Meeting With Ramsey County Guests
The committee on resolutions led by Supt Fancher offered timely recommendations on vital questions. Attendees from Ramsey county included Miss Crans, Miss Jamieson, Mrs Stoddard, Prof Haig, Supt and Mrs Fancher of Devils Lake, Miss Jacobson, Mrs Gene, Mr Morgan of Grand Harbor, Mr Hesla of Jackson, and students Miss Rue and Miss Peterson from the University.
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Fancher
Ramsey County
Crans and
Jamieson
Stoddard
Haig
Devils Lake
Jacobson
Gene
Morgan
Grand Harbor
Hesla
Jackson
Rue
Peterson
University
Land Office Report Highlights North Dakota Entries
A supplemental report from the general land commissioner details last year's land transactions in North Dakota districts. Bismarck saw 355,297 acres valued at 27,046 dollars, Devils Lake 473,943 acres for 87,098, Fargo 115,889 acres for 32,038, Grand Forks 124,448 acres for 30,131, and Minot 97,555 acres for 13,150.
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General Land Commissioner
North Dakota
Bismarck
Devils Lake
Fargo
Grand Forks
Minot
Mrs Ada Wallace Unruh to Speak at Devils Lake
Mrs Ada Wallace Unruh of Portland Oregon, national W C T U organizer, will lecture at the court house hall in Devils Lake Friday evening January 12. Admission is free and she is noted as an eloquent rostrum speaker. Francia BE Willard lauds her noble work and devotion to the temperance cause.
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Besauss
Susan
Fessenden
Boston
Devils Lake
Ada Wallace Unruh
Portland
Oregon
W. C. T.U. National Board of Organizers
Court House Hall
Unruh
Francia BE. Willard
Graceful oratory captivates crowd at court house hall
Award warm praise for her high class diction and illustrated illustrations. The impassioned appeal for higher ways of living moved the audience while tender sentiment and refined thought stirred listeners. At court house hall Friday evening January 12 admission free.
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Court House Hall
Grand Jury Indicts Four in Ramsey County District Court
The Ramsey County grand jury convened at the court house and, after delays, indicted four defendants for liquor law violations, dog stealing, wheat thefts at Crary, and twine theft at Bartlett. The panel also resolved to adjourn sine die, commending local officials and endorsing road, bridge, and railroad improvements to aid county prosperity.
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Court House
Panal
Morgan
Stenson
W. D. Millar
Grand Harbor
Crary
Bartlett
Ramsey County
Prompt Payment Insurer John F Ray Addresses Fire Claim
John F Ray states he insured household furniture with the North Western Fire and Marine Insurance Company and seeks prompt payment of the claim.
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John F. Ray
Northwestern Fire
Marine
Spotless Skin Book Offer for Women by Dr. Pierce
A vintage advertisement promises a book for every woman wishing to improve life. Send 21 one cent stamps for the paper edition or 31 stamps for cloth binding to Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Zoo
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Insurance receipt notice from Grand Forks agent
Insurance Co of Grand Forks N D acknowledges receipt of cash for loss incurred December 21 1899 with the letter dated December 26 1899 signed by Jorn F Ray stating satisfaction.
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Surance Co
Grand Forks
N. D
Jorn F. Ray
Temperance Union adopts six resolutions at Jan meeting
At a Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathering on January 8 the group approved six resolutions. They explain the Inter Ocean letter signed "W" came from their city, affirm continued temperance letters, urge avoidance of lurid adjectives, request Chief Hurst share destitute-family details, thank editors for space, and authorize printing these resolutions in the Inter Ocean and Free Press.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Inter Ocean
Hurst
Inter-Ocean and Free Press
Inter- Ocean and Free Press
Notice to pay debts to Ramsey County Driving Association
All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to the Ramsey County Driving association are requested to make prompt payment to me. Those having bills against the association will please present them to me for payment. 43.44 M. Watser, receiver.
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Ramsey County Driving Association
M. Watser
English Royal Marriages and the Crown’s Consent
The English royal marriage act, dated to 1772 by George III, restricts marriages of George II’s descendants without crown consent, permitting under-25 or special cases for princesses abroad, while often privileging alliances within the German ranks and limiting English matches. notable earlier examples include the Duke of Gloster’s 1776 marriage to Maria Waldegrave and the Duke of Cumberland’s 1771 union with the Horton widow.
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George III
Duke of
Nelson and the Spaniards Amuses with a Frightening Wardrobe
An anecdote recalls Lord Nelson meeting two Spanish captains while onboard. His legs were bound with brown paper soaked in vinegar to ease mosquito irritation, yet he greeted the visitors with courtesy. Spaniards left with a strong impression despite the odd attire. A separate note recounts Observing Youngsters Mildmay avoiding punishment, until a daughter retorts that Flora is not the mother, highlighting family banter.
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Nelson
Lord Nelson
Mildmay
Flora
The Sun’s Decline and Earth’s Icy Fate Seen
A discussion cites Professor T J J Leo on the sun’s shrinking radius and rising heat, predicting a distant future where the sun becomes blue white and then cools. If light ends, Earth freezes in months, oceans freeze in years, winds and tides stop, leaving a rigid, lifeless world.
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Capella
Sirius
Vega
Profesor T. J. J. Leo
Atlantic
Procyon
Algol
Earth
Peculiar Japanese Dinner Custom Ends With Carried Home Food
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a long standing Japanese custom at formal dinners where guests take home uneaten food in neatly wrapped parcels. Although recently discontinued in official events, the practice persists informally, allowing guests to pocket dishes for later use by family, friends, or pets.
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Japan
San Francisco Chronic
Sample carriers haunt city hotels in peculiar trade tale
The Philadelphia Record notes that a peculiar trade is carried on by men who linger at big hotels to seize chances to carry samples. Some cases hold jewelry and the duo often includes a spruce youth and a shabby finder. Regular patrons seek them on every visit. Also part discusses standard foot length versus forearm bone for artists and concerns about proportional limbs in tall individuals.
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Philadelphia Record
Miss Lippitt Disengaged Over Diamond Ring
An afternoon caller reports Miss Lippitt is disengaged as Nanette confirms she wears the diamond ring seen by a witness. A young man hurries down the front steps with the ring, suggesting a pending or recent breakup or engagement change. The terse exchange appears in the Boston Traveler.
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Miss Lippitt
Nanette
Boston
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Odessa
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