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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
3
Total deposits in North Dakota banks rose sharply from September 11 to December 1, 1911, with state banks adding 6 166,637.13 and national banks increasing by 4 389,314.94. State deposits totaled 38,720,937.83 and national deposits 38,492,19.21, yielding combined deposits of 367,218,757.04 and overall bank resources reaching 100,176,935.54.
Farmers from North Dakota will gather in Minot on February 6 and 7 for the Mouse River Loop Development association convention. A highlight is The Romance of the Reaper by International Harvester, a moving pictures and lecture show tracing the evolution from old book reapers to modern self binders and tractors.
Minot January 26 The proposed street railway franchise now before the city commission will be discussed at the Fortnightly club’s next meeting two weeks from tonight. Members will investigate the franchise, weighing its good and bad points. A club member said the franchise is a good fair proposition but has defects that can be remedied without harming anyone. He added the proposed franchise is better than Fargo or Grand Forks.
The experiment station staff issue free bulletins and county auditors must provide taxpayers a list of available titles. High demand means editions run out quickly, so farmers are asked to send their names to be placed on the regular mailing list to receive bulletins as issued.
The article notes strong emphasis on road improvements across North Dakota with farmers and business leaders considering cash road taxes and a businesslike construction system. It cites Arkansas census data on improved highways boosting population and land values, and mentions the Meridian Road passing through the state with a February 14 meeting in Grand Forks to plan summer improvements.
North Dakota aviator Lucky Bob St Henry, who gave an exhibition last summer, announces plans to soar again at the North Dakota fairs next season. He had announced retirement and residence on a Miles City Montana ranch at season’s end.
Starkweather Jan 26 stock holders of the State Bank met last Tuesday and elected officers: David H. Beecher president, F. H. Welcome vice-president, and O. M. Lofgren cashier. Directors named: David H. Beecher, P. A. Welcome, and Peter Traynor.
A North Dakota church survey will map the number and location of churches and assess missionary needs. Dr. E P Robertson of Wesley College leads the effort with headquarters opened in Grand Forks to coordinate the movement.
State Dairy Commissioner R F Flint and Fred W Merrill present a schedule of Dairy Schools to be held January through February in multiple towns. Instructors include R F Flint Federal Expert Merrill K Risser and a federal veterinarian. Topics cover breeding feeding care of dairy stock silo construction milk handling and dairy products. Sessions run morning afternoon and evening across Pembina Drayton St Thomas Hamilton Park River Hoople Cavalier Valhalla Grafton Conway Adants and others with dates from January 22 through February 6.
Farmers in five townships of Grand Forks and Traill Counties urge Milwaukee Road to extend its line from Fargo to Grand Forks. A large mass meeting at Bellmont outlined plans and a delegation was named to approach the Grand Forks Commercial Club for help in promoting the project.
The attorney general's department, at the instigation of M A Hildreth, plans a petition to file with the supreme court seeking time to submit further arguments in the Poole court murder case, where a recent opinion was filed. The state has not revealed its additional evidence or strategy, and the reargument outcome will draw statewide attention.
Grand Forks railway official reports improving business prospects with Great Northern carload totals rising 27 percent in the first week of 1912 over 1911. 1911 total carloads delivered by connecting lines were 6,830. 1912 reached 8,240, with North Dakota contributing a fair share of the rise.
North Dakota advances in education with a new law allowing schools to establish agricultural departments, requiring trained instructors and a land plot for school gardens. Grand Forks plans to establish facilities and Valley City launches a Junior High program with six groups, including two “Opportunity” groups for underperforming students, to tailor instruction.
Prof James E Boyle of Grand Forks notes North Dakota’s rural growth from 1890 to 1910. The state’s farm count reached about 79,000 as population climbed 386,078 people, a 202.2 percent increase, with two thirds of the rise in the last decade. Farmland growth outpaced earlier decades.
Measurements of light from a star like Vega explain radiuz area and gravity changes. December census data shows St Petersburg with a population of about 1,007,706, highlighting its status as an office town and seaport for part of the year. The text notes cotton industry as principal but contains garbled phrases and inconsistent terms.
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