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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1904
Page
6
Local item notes Calumet Baking Powder with its touted merit. It records a high school win over Fort Patten 6 to 5 and a Decoration day game where Starkweather fell to Devils Lake 27 to 3. also mentions field improvements and a Ramsey County National Bank loan advertisement.
New Zealand rabbits once a major pest now fuel a thriving export trade with over 805000 dollars in frozen meat and 70000 dollars in preserved products shipped from Victoria. Trapping employs thousands and prompts calls for milder compulsory suppression. Unlike Chicago burrowers, Australian rabbits mostly hide in tree stumps and timber, complicating control efforts.
Colonel Fred Allen of the North Dakota militia says contracts for grocer supplies meat and other provisions have been awarded locally. F. W. Mann & Son secured the groceries while B. W. Burn won the meat contract and Campbell Bros. Show & A. M. Ing. were involved in exhibits at Devils Lake with a two show schedule this season.
Boon notes in Atlantic that quickness depends on viewpoint from England and America. He contrasts decimal currency with pounds and peesh and recalls a footman’s instant reply after a lord’s fall, illustrating rapid transfer of entail in a single moment.
The British government plans to domesticate zebras indigenous to South Africa for domestic use. Large numbers will be captured and bred in captivity to train the young as draft animals. The zebra itself is noted as difficult to tame, though allied varieties like the quagga are easier. At the Cape twenty years ago these animals were seen with draft horses.
A collage of lost items and strays: a key ring with tres keys including a Yale lock key, a pair of eyeglasses, a fat steer about 1390 pounds missing from a yard, a Tron uine steer about 1000 pounds with halter and ear notch, two geldings about 1000 pounds each from Penn, a pocketbook with two new ten dollar bills and papers lost between Crary and Devils Lake. Owners urged to claim by contacting respective offices or addresses.
Night of April 30 to May 1 at the Dean Bros. place Twinlakes four head of colts two year olds one black horse two years one black mare with white nose stripe eight years one black mare heavy with foal coming three years. reward offered for information or a card from any newspaper upstrays, F. M. Heabe, York, N.D. Read the Inter Ocean.
The Evening Herald notes Campbell Bros. show in Charleston impressed crowds on Tuesday January 7 19XX. Promises fulfilled beyond expectations with honest acts and superb performance under the large tents. The brothers are praised as gentlemen who master large crowds and please every spectator.
Public notice describes a mortgage sale process and a university level course offer for high school teachers. It mentions credits toward state certificates and possible fees, with instructions to contact the University of Minnesota registrar for circulars and details.
Notice and citation for hearing final account and distribution of estate in North Dakota. The estate of Willa Devany deceased is involved with William Devany and Henry Devany as respondents. Courtward proceedings require respondents to file an account and appear to settle decedent’s estate and authorize distribution.
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