Free Delivery Planned for Devils Lake Before July
Devils Lake to receive a free city delivery service with two carriers and two daily exchanges after July first. Streets must be named and houses numbered, city split south and north of Fourth Street for two districts, twenty mail boxes planned. Post office must reach 19000 by June 30 with $1400 more needed.
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Chariie MccCoy
Free Delivery and
Devils Lake
Wednesdy
Fourth Street
Daeley
Pelican Point Bridge Work Goes On Despite Court Ruling
The district court issued an adverse injunction preventing city funds from being used to finish the Pelican Point bridge. Despite this setback, merchants and citizens have intensified fundraising efforts, with a solicitor collecting $150 in two hours and new donors joining. The bridge is expected to proceed, funded by private contributions unless an injunction halts spending.
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District Court
Devils Lake
Pelican Point Bridge
Supreme Court
Inter Ocean
Pelican Point
Accidentally Killed Farm Laborer Near Ceveland Township
Samuel McSherry a farm laborer for Jas Hartman of Ceveland township was accidentally shot on Tuesday afternoon. He had been hunting a rabbit and, while mounting a bicycle, his shotgun discharged tearing away the left side of his face. He died at 5 pm after being unconscious since the incident. He was engaged to be married next Monday to Mr Hartman’s daughter. He had no known relatives in the area. his home was in Michigan.
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Samuel McSherry
Jas
Hartman
Ceveland Township
Mr. Hartman
Mies Hartman
Inter-Ocean
Michigan
Devils Lake Driving Association Prepares for July Meet
The Devils Lake Driving Association, led by President C A Dodge and Secretary M P Neff, set plans for July 7 8 and 9 races with purses up to 300. A finance report praised progress and urged more funding as track improvements proceed under a new board including J J Bell E W Miner M A Doheny J O Baughman and John Gordon. The Great Northern Racing circuit is highlighted as the largest in the state with strong purses to attract more horses and ensure a lasting meet.
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Devils Lake Driving Association
Neff
C. A. Dodge
M. A. Doheny
C. B. Pillsbury
M. P. Neff
Committee On Finance
J. J. Bell
E. W. Miner
J. O. Baughman
John Gordon
One Way Colonist Rates Offered by Great Western Railway
On sale via Chicago Great Western Railway on the first and third Tuesdays each month to Sep 15 1903 for points west and southwest. For details contact any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago IL.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Ill
Fine stock urged as key to riches in Litchville
The Litchville Bulletin urges farmers to weed out scrub cattle seen in Congressman Marshall’s recent purchase and replace them with better, purer stock. It extols the region’s nutritious grasses and vast pastures, arguing that fine stock yields high returns, and calls farmers to expand breeding efforts.
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Litchville
Congressman Marshall
Bulletin
Marshall
Lithville
For Sale First Class Fresh Cows By J A Van Liew
A brief advertisement offers a few first class fresh cows for sale and notes the seller would recommend them to neighbors as all OK. The First National Bank will not sell horse notes but will grant extension in case of crop failure or other misfortunes, and you all know it.
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O. K
J. A. van Liew
First National Bank
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