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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
3
The Inter Ocean asks former correspondents to resume weekly reports and invites new writers to share daily happenings in their neighborhoods. Call write or telephone for details and free supplies.
Smearlie and Calderwood visited at John Calderwood's across the lake over Sunday. Fred Lang spent Saturday at Devils Lake. Miss Hintgen visited Devils Lake Monday to see her sister. Mrs. Richmond hosted a birthday party for herself and daughter Lizzie. Mrs. Ellingson and baby visited her sister Mrs. Nelson. G L Roberts of the Homesteaders lodge spoke in Tokio on Wednesday. Ignatius Court and Solomon Fox returned from Washington, D C on Indian business. Ed Nash and Frank Pinto rode to Devils Lake Tuesday. Nels Strand digs a well on his homestead. Oliver Twist visited from Fort Totten Tuesday. A township meeting was held Tuesday. Albert Luody of Maza came to inspect rent land for large-scale farming.
Mr John Lange visited Devils Lake Tuesday on the Farmers line. A home gathering at Christ Hermans Sunday evening featured games and music. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Dan Kavanaugh last week. Jake Wolfe and Tom Maloney hauled home oats bought in Webster. Joe Jelick a Devils Lake plumber visited John Dablen's last week. Johnny Lange drove to Webster on Tuesday.
Lawson family notes indicate Mesere, Zeman and LaBrant plan a several week trip to Oregon and coast around the 10th inst. LaBrant will search for a new location while Zeman travels for health and rest. Mrs Saunders returns to Innisfail after a delay near Calgary when a train jumped track. Two people reportedly killed. she unharmed. Local business activity includes Geo Bennett awarding a hip roof project with Doige and Lamb & Kops as contractors and B A Lunde handling tin work. A major Lawton deal saw B D Christian sell his shoemaking and repair business to Frank Rybjecka, details pending.
Louis Bratt, a prosperous farmer from northwest of Lawton, visited town this week to obtain fixtures for the airship he built. He will not attempt flight until March winds stop, preferring a spring launch, noting the deep snow makes a rough landing less dangerous than hard ground.
Mrs F L Bina entertained many friends with a 7 30 dinner vote she a royal entertainer. Joe Casselius smiles over new baby boy born six days ago. Ole Skedevold travels to Grand Forks for medical consultation while Dan Farley moves to daily mail routes in summer. Mrs Birnel returns from Missouri with horses and a wife. Elsie Briggs visits from Box Hider Montana and Starkweather folks prosper in Boxwiser. Banks Whitmer 28th birthday celebrated with games music and taffy pulling. Gile moving to Williamson Crary. Crary junior basketball defeats Michigan City 22 18 in a fast game at Gile s hall.
Edmore items reveal Chas D Kennedy visiting, Howard Latham returning to work, Alston Thompson heading to a Canadian homestead then Grand Forks and Winnipeg, a party hosted by EB Griffin and S M Crary with prizes won by A B Toomey and C C Honey, John B Clemens seeking Grand Forks care, and a dinner at Mrs Charles Honey in honor of Mrs Geo Williston with eleven guests listed.
Sander Hanson led to the altar Miss Jennie Branton in a ceremony at the farm home of Mr and Mrs Mads Jorgenson with Pastor Meisel of Bergen Lutheran church officiating. Mrs Jorgenson is the bridegroom's sister. Bessie Richardson has returned to Warwick. Farmers northwest of Starkweather welcome the rural route news.
Ghurche s, Ft Mrs S P Fox and son Luther returned home to Brandon Man from a week at J G Nichol's. William Peterson arrived from a Texas trip praising the state but seeking work with Jim Hill. Mrs Ida M Higgins and sisters visited from Canada, guesting at Roath and Guy homes. John Carter enjoys a rare vacation while clearing the St John to Brandon railroad. Dr Duncan and family traveled via Upham from Winnipeg where a relative labors as a Chinese missionary. J N Nichol injured on scaffold at C T Studa saa store, treated at home and improving. Albert Hausman, Will Boglehorn, Geo Inglebretson and Editor Chambers visited Starkweather to see A O Sather, the local merchant prince.
Mr Ed A Omland and Miss Amanda Lux were married by Rev McKay in Grend Forks on Tuesday evening February 21 1911 and returned to Crary Wednesday. The groom works in Aber deen North Dakota automobile business. the bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Lux of Crazy. A Friday gathering at the Gile home hosted about 60 to 70 guests with lively dancing and refreshments concluding late night.
Miss Maggie McDonnell of Churles Ferry visited her sister Mrs J M Morgan. Gilbert Wolden of Norway, a business visitor, recently left a Devils Lake job due to poor health. A party from Norway township included Miss Clara Tollefson and Messrs C Gordhammer Elling Tollefson Chris Ronning. F C Reading was a Devils Lake visitor. Observers noted the Elkdom parade and a bean party at Skyberg's marking the cash guessing contest final. The bean jar held 3011 beans with 3010 guessed by R B H Stoesser and Jennings Kornder, who shared the sugar prize. A late-night luncheon followed.
A Devils Lake resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved varied kidney symptoms after a spring illness. The advertisement cites back pain headaches and fatigue as warning signs and urges readers to seek treatment with a single box priced at five cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo is listed as US sole agents and warns to remember the Dean's name.
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