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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
7
A neighborhood Christmas celebration on the fifth united young and old with a festive dinner and a Santa visit. The evening featured gifts from a sparsely described tree unwrapping, songs, and socializing in the host’s home, ending with well wishes for Mr and Mrs Thelene and family. The piece laments a local death, calling the deceased a flower of the Maytime of life.
Mrs Magdaline Turner wife of David Turner of Dry Lake died at homeFriday January 6 aged forty years and twenty seven days. Interment was in the city cemetery. Formerly Magdaline Trum she left three children from a former marriage and two daughters and a infant from her marriage to Turner. A devoted husband and a mourning community remember a gentle woman of faith.
Agent Mouse reports a December increase of 558 dollars over last year for the Great Northern Express in St Paul. The December 1908 figure was about 1500 dollars, marking over a 33 percent rise and signaling strong city business conditions. Agent Mouse handled all deliveries solo with same day service and no complaints.
The North Dakota agricultural department issued its northwestern bulletin showing 90 308 acres of corn yielding 1 914 580 bushels sold at 40 cents each for 765 812 dollars. Wheat from 198 acres produced 58 892 bushels at 81 cents, totaling 43 652 676 dollars. Oats from 829 154 acres yielded 31 010 360 bushels sold for 7 442 486 dollars at 24 cents per bushel.
Jas Foubert sold his restaurant business to C W Conquist and J B Drake. The new firm Conquist and Drake began operations Monday. Conquist came from Wilmar Minnesota and was a Great Northern conductor with headquarters here. Drake is a railroad man who worked as an engineer on the Great Northern Dakota division for eight years with headquarters in this city and Minot.
Advertised letters uncalled for at Devils Lake post offices for the week ending January 7 1905. If not claimed within fourteen days they will be sent to the dead letter office. Call for any of the letters listed including Adams FU Jewitt Wm Butter Andy Lauritson Rosia Burkers Miller Gust Bailey Robt Messaacs Joe Bjarnstad John Nelson Ghani Christianson E Perkins & Co Dewey B F Borate Jennie Dace Eisenzimer Ragnhill Mise Fah Jakob pb
The district court convened Monday with Judge Cowan presiding as several minor civil cases were settled and dismissed. A large criminal docket loomed. bailiffs were appointed and informations filed against Lee Barnhart Gus Williams Solberg Harry McPhail Amy Barber. The Bradford case from Grand Forks involves Hicks and a train robbery near Niagara and Rugby with Great Northern detectives awaiting trial.
Mortgage sale notice records Cornelius Burly as mortgagor to William E Powell filed December 18 1902 in North Dakota. The southeast quarter of section twelve township one hundred fifty seven north range ninety west is described. Default on the indebtedness allows the mortgagee to declare the whole amount due and foreclose. Sale set at the front door of the court house in Devils Lake on a specified day with the amount due.
Notice of mortgage sale cites a loan secured by properties and recorded in Ramnee County Idaho. The document lists the mortgagor and attorney and references a date and parcel details though many words are garbled.
Notice to bidders for the erection and completion of a two story brick school building with four rooms will be received at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 80. Bids may be seen at the store of W. D. Insrnp Jabato Fancher Devils and at the office of architect Joop Bel Dallomon Rand FenD. Filing details and plumbing work listed. Clerk of Brushhater School District No. 7, Webster County.
A fragmentary public notice indicates the Land Office at Devils Basin is listing branches and entries related to land claims or filings. Details are incomplete, with core actions unclear.
Fragments of a court page mention legal actions and individuals with unclear details. The readable text references a trial context and associated parties, but names and specifics are obscured.
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