City Council Minutes Reveal Water, Sanitation Concerns
The GounGIl met in regular session at City Hall Monday with most aldermen present except Hoult and McGurren. Contested topics included delays in water connections on First and Second streets, concerns about the open reservoir and sanitary conditions, plus committee actions guiding the water company to remedies.
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Hoult
McGurren
Nmhe
Devils Lake Improvement Co
Heporta
C. Jones
Geo. Jurgens
Ae Polde
Tend Sind
Juergene
C. ©. Russell
Ang Raff
City council moves to light Minnéwankan Avenue intersection
Alderman Newgard pressed for lights on the avenue at the street intersection and the council voted to order them. A “revolution” was ordered published guiding sidewalk work in the west part of town. The west end of Third Street grading was referred to the city engineer for report. A colored Dalce signal will be placed at Fourth Street and Kelly avenue with daytime and nighttime visibility for police calls routed through the central office.
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Newgard
Minnéwankan Avenue
Third Street
Putaldé
Timboe
Fourth Street
Kelly Avenue
Central
Ind
Great Northern Named for Devils Lake Hotel
The new Devils Lake hotel project valued at 126000 dollars will be called the Great Northern. More than one hundred name submissions were received with strong support for the chosen title citing the rail network, Chicago’s leading hotel, and regional northern locale as reasons for adoption.
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THE
Great Northern
Devils Lake
Wilson
United States
Chicago
Devils Lake Wins Soo Line Railroad for Future Growth
A Devils Lake committee led by Mayor McClory and B. F. W. Cockburn secured Soo Line railroad access after talks in Minneapolis with President Pennington. The route will enter from the north near Tenth to Fourteenth streets, cross the Farmers line, pass Great Northern yards, and head toward Grand Harbor and Norway townships, signaling a major economic boost for the city and Ramsey County.
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C. Jones
Minneapolis
Pennington
Tenth
Fourteenth
Farmers Line
School For the Deaf
Great Northern Stock Yards
Great Northern
Grand Harbor
Norway Townships
Soo
Devils Lake
Ramsey County
Wisineas
Republican Meeting Highlights Skulason Speech at Courthouse
A Republican candidate for congress addressed a sizable audience at the courthouse on issues from a Republican stance. Topics included trusts, interstate commerce and prohibition, taxation and the income tax, and support for the primary law. He urged bridge improvements linking Ramsey and Benson counties and noted local land expansion and road access challenges near Devile Lake.
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Regerine Pe Ei Shlon
Siulason
Congress
Court House
FT. Cuthbert
Skulason
Dustin
Vtwo
Commonwealth
United States
New Lake Bridge Report From Thry Lake Waters
A fragmented report notes waters of Thry Lake receding and a new bridge near Devil Lake. Context is unclear with garbled OCR but mentions lake levels, a bridge location, and nearby Devil Lake. No clear dates or organizations are discernible.
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Thry'fe Lake
Devil Lake
Real estate spree by Northern Investment in Devils Lake
Over the past week Northern Investment has bought six Bell estate lots at Third Street and City Avenue, Frank Grellinger's livery barn site, Stolge Lumber Co. holdings at Kelly Avenue and Third Street, Third Street and Arnold Avenue lots, and a West Eighth Street house. The firm plans to sell blocks to buyers seeking solid improvements. Also notes a May clothing sale at The New York Cash Store offering 20 to 40 percent discounts on Mens Special Trousers.
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Devils Lake
Bell
Third Street
City Avenue
Frank Grellinger
Stolge Lumber Co
Kelly Avenue
Arnold Avenue
West Eighth Street
New York
Lake Grocery Co to Build Wholesale House in Devils Lake
The Lake Grocery Co a 30000 capital corporation buys three lots east of the C H Baker elevator and Haley Implement house to construct a 60 by 115 foot two story plus basement wholesale grocery and fruit building. A cold storage plant will aid rapid handling as Great Northern Railway orders a side track on the alley for loading and unloading cars. Plans are with contractors and work starts at once. Devils Lake shows bright prospects as a regional distributing point reaching Northern and central North Dakota cities.
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the Lake Grocery Co
C. H. Baker
Haley Implement House
Great Northern Railway
Devils Lake
North Dakota
District agent opens Liberty Manufacturing offices in Brennan block
J. W. Bliss named district agent for Liberty Manufacturing Co. and will operate from offices in Brennan block, overseeing several counties in the state. The move signals expanded regional coverage and sales presence.
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Brennan
Liberty Manufacturing Coo
J. W. Bliss
Liberty Manufacturing ‘Co
Lis
Brennan Block
Liberty Manufacturing Co
Weather record shows high temps and strong rainfall in April
Norquiet of the weather bureau reports April climate in the city with a mean 45 and a high of 84 on the 27th, the month's lowest 14 on the 16th, and total precipitation 1.22—the greatest since the station opened in 1905. Seventeen clear days, ten partly cloudy, five days with at least .01 inch rain. moisture surpasses 1906, a bumper year for crops.
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Sur
Fire fighting goods lines reach Devils Lake agency
A large national firm opens a Devils Lake agency for a complete line of fire fighting goods from hand grenades to engines, hook and ladder trucks, and iron bridges. Mr Blige, a well known local figure, is expected to boost business in the community and business circles.
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Devils Lake
Blige
Antte
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Goungil Meeting
Kresodip
Iva
Ramsey Pharmacy Chemists
Onge
Soorail
Drake-Medford
Devila Lake
McClory
BF. W. Cockburn
Tee
Ramsey
New Lake
Northern Investment CO
Rogers Brothers
H. Huesgen
Dewvila Lake, N. Dale
NEW Wholesale House
Lake Grocery Company
Agengy
Chicago Corporation
Happy Kodakers
Kodaks
Kodakers
Eastman Kodaks and
Cameras
Kodak
Devils Lake Drug Company
A. B. Hodgkinson
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