This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
3
The record shows 40 000 farms 70 flouring mills 88 lignite mines eight cheese factories and 281 000 acres planted to corn. Wheat yield averaged 18.9 bushels per acre with a state total of 46 million bushels and flax supplying over half the national crop. population in 1900 stood at 310 040 and rail miles at 3081.
Local notes show many Crary residents engaging in house building, farm expansion, education and church life. A 400 acre Fialk Black Tiger farm, new Southam store addition, and plans for a two story block near Gile Miller highlight town development alongside births, deaths, and community events.
The Churchs Ferry area reports a train wreck at the east switch injuring six freight cars due to a broken rail. Local residents note residents filing on nearby land, a sale of business, and planned road investments as officials push for June assessments and expanded rail service from the Lakota branch.
News and Notes reports Creel district seeking bids to erect three modern schoolhouses. Summer vacations end May 29 for Charles Ferry Crary Grand Harbor and Devils Lake. Training for teachers starts July 21 at Chautauqua grounds. Memorial Day exercises and teacher exams scheduled, with possible adjournment for public observances.
The tenth annual North Dakota Chautauqua opens June 28 and runs to July 20 offering a program of musical numbers lectures and entertainments. Featured acts include Fr Totten Indian band Mendelssohn quartet and the Sanford Dodge company with a range of outdoor sports and recreation. Write Edgar LaRue secretary.
Reader seeks full terms rental rates and general information for Chautauqua at Devils Lake North Dakota and one of the handsome illustrated booklets if available for the 1902 assembly.
Special Order from General Crook Post 88 Nebraska Territory calls for a May 30 1902 Memorial Day observance honoring fallen comrades. A service at 11 am May 25 includes attendance by W R C and Company D with a parade from the courthouse to the M E Church. Comrades urged to lay aside business and join in remembrance and civic unity.
The program outlines a Decoration Day parade forming at 10 a m on Fifth street with line of march along Arnold avenue Fourth street Hill avenue Sixth street to the cemetery then returning to Fifth street. It lists order of march including the Devils Lake Band the City Schools Company D North Dakota National Guard General Crook Post G A R and various civic and musical participants. The event includes services at the cemetery and court house music prayers songs readings and an oration by Hon John Burke with Taps and benediction. The second item notes political commentary from the Minot Optic about Hansbrough and Ward county politics contrasting with editor McClure’s stance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.