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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
4
A Devils Lake weekly notes conventions attract visitors and boost the city’s future. It praises proactive planning by the Commercial Club and recalls Pat’s political rise from Ramsey county schools to secretary of state, highlighting local ambitions and regional competition. The rambling piece blends booster rhetoric with election history and civic plans.
P D Norton a former Ramsey county boy becomes secretary of state of North Dakota. He earned expense money through various jobs while at the North Dakota university and pursued political aims since quitting school. In Ramsey county he was an insurger from Inguersville and faced off a crowd backing Gen Creel at a county convention where Creel urged he be allowed to continue.
Captain Hanley of Morton county has won the speaker's chair amid a progressive Republican caucus. Nominated by the insurgents, he drew unanimous GOP support and is seen as a energetic, independent leader likely to pursue clean standards and popular service for the state.
The Langdon Courier Democrat notes a rising arrest trend as local officials continue enforcing laws on booze and crime. A Ramsey county public meeting at Devis Lake supported two reforms: tax funded road improvements by contract and a recall system, aimed at public welfare. Devila Lake’s population growth outpaces Grand Forks and others, per census reports, highlighting state progress and accountability.
The article notes Fargo’s population changes since last Sunday and projects next week’s development, suggesting possible impact on state fair location. It mentions Grand Forks holidays, Devils Lake merchants decorating homes with new calendars, and the Inter Ocean nearing its thirtieth birthday as a seasonal aside, with a reflective jab at writing in 1911.
A letter from Robert D. Tufford recounts the Devils Lake party’s Fargo trip for the boys and girls institute. They toured the agricultural college, heard lectures on corn dairy poultry soils potatoes and crops, toured facilities, swam at the YMCA, attended a show, and praised the hosts and railroad for the free ride.
The K O T M delayed its January 7 gathering to January 14 due to their books and rituals being burned in the Strand store fire. Devils Lake shoppers were Mrs C B Moen W B Taylor John McKay and Miss Edna Kelley.
Mrs A R Faust has purchased the handsome brick residence completed by Contractor Shannon on Fifth Street and will move in this week.
Last Saturday evening Devils Lake welcomed the new Lou Dawson pool and billiard hall opening. The establishment features lavish fixtures, oak tables, wall chairs, and a bar, with interior remodeling resembling the Old Athens cafe to create a bright, fashionable amusement space.
The North Dakota legislature begins amid calm as J M Hanley is chosen speaker and Lt Gov Burdick is sworn in. Governor Burke delivers a lengthy 8000 word message urging tax reform, anti corruption, road funding, and state economy while supporting tuberculosis care and wider public official removal powers. The session opens with inauguration ceremonies and anticipated harmony.
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