Lenroot Starts Ball Rolling for La Follette in North Dakota
Congressman Lenroot of Wisconsin launched the La Follette presidential campaign in Ramsey County court house. He urged progressives to test converts, warned against compromise, and praised LaFollette’s role in Wisconsin and other states. The address critiqued Taft and cited the Sherman law debates and Senate alignments. Continued on page four.
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Wisconsin
la Hollette
Lenroot
la Follette
North Dakota
Ramsey County Court House
Fred J. Traynor
Progressive Republican League
Taft
Winona
Supreme Court
Congress
Cates Siinder
Puwule
LaFollette
Senate
Devils Lake approves 33000 bond for electric plant
A four hundred eighty five vote turnout produced 327 in favor and 156 against a $33,000 bond for a city electric light plant in Devils Lake. Two spoiled ballots, two thirds threshold met by 322 votes, and party spirit marked the special election amid a lively postvote celebration and a later community sale notice in Fargo.
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Vernice
Devils Lake
Court House
McCrory
Fred
Cuthvert
Ay Ber UN
Directory Work Starts on Big New Guy and Ramsey Go
Ramsey County advances plans for a new county directory to catalog residents businesses and property with detailed plats and post office addresses. J C Vigren will direct the local project, replacing the Ward County directory model and ensuring local printing.
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Ramsey
Tto
Tha
Great Directory Publishers
Rl, Polk & Co
Ward Bounty
Ramsey County
Ts Huilttiesy
Pierce Dies at 68 Former Devilw Lake Police Chief
E A Pierce longtime Devilw Lake resident and former police chief died suddenly of heart failure at noon yesterday. He was 68, a prominent Mason, and survived by his wife and daughter. Funeral services set for 2 20 Tuesday afternoon.
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E. A. Pierce
Devilw. Lake
Glad-to-meet-you committee welcomes eighty new members
The Devils Lake Commercial Club will host a get acquainted party and smoker at the club rooms tonight to extend welcome to eighty new members. Among the newly joined is Forman-Hertha Sanakken, 24, a domestic worker at the J. D. McKenzie home, who died from carbolic acid, reportedly expressing she wanted to die.
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Devils Lake Commercial Club
North Dakota Farmers Report Record Flax Yields Across State
Reports received at the North Dakota Publicity Bureau in Grand Forks highlight strong 1911 yields and profits from flax and barley. Clarence Mackey near Minot harvested 800 bushels of flax from 40 acres, averaging 20 bushels per acre at $2.20 per bushel. A. C. Dayton of Glenburn notes 800 acres averaging 16 bushels per acre, projecting about $28,000. August Tampke near Deering thr eshed 1,500 bushels from 100 acres earning $3,200, with farm value paying for land bought two years ago. J. B. Taylor near Minot produced 1,600 bushels of barley from 40 acres at $1 per bushel, about $40 per acre. A. D. Tomlinson of Eady county reports 720 bushels from 25 acres of No. 1 flax, about 29 bushels per acre, netting over $64 per acre at current flax prices.
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North Dakota
North Dakota Publicity Bureau
Grand Forks
Clarence Mackey
Minot
A. C. Dayton
Glenburn
Tampke
Deering
Oriska
N. D
J. B. Taylor
Eady County
Civil Service Exams to be Held in Several Cities
The U.S. Civil Service Commission announces a competitive examination on February 3, 1912, for first grade clerical positions in federal service outside Washington. Applications must be filed by January 2, 1911 with J. M. Bh OEMAKER, secretary, Postoffice Building, Saint Paul. Also noting the Order of the Eastern Star organized in Williston.
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0. S. Civil Service Commission
Bismarck
Devila Lake
Fargo
Grand, Forks
Jamestown
Minot
Pembina
Williston
N. C
Federal Service
Washington, D. C
Board of Examiners
Narrow Escape at Tracks as Farmer Leaps to Safety
Hans Rustom, a prominent farmer, suffered severe bruises after leaping across the Great Northern tracks near Keith to avoid an oncoming locomotive. He was found by train crew with his horse and demolished buggy on the far side, and taken to Devils Lake General Hospital where he is recovering. D. D. Sullivan, an optical specialist, will visit Fort Totten and Devils Lake to offer eye exams and eyewear on November 24 and 25. Edmore reports a bumper flax crop with fields yielding twenty bushels or more per acre and up to 200 loads hauled to elevators daily. locals credit favorable conditions and Roode tropa.
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Hans Rustom
Great Northern
Keith
Rustoms
Rustom
Devils Lake
General Hospital
Turnig
D. D. Sullivan
Fargo
Fort Totten
Huesgen's Jewelry Store
Devils ‘Lake
Edmore
Trophies For Best Products At St Paul Land Show
Growers of grains fruits and other products in the American Northwest can win sterling cups valued at $4,000 by submitting samples to state exhibits or Commercial club displays at the St. Paul Land Show December 12 to 23. Cups are offered for best state and sectional exhibits and various crop categories across Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Alaska, with multiple sponsors including the St. Paul Association of Commerce Great Northern railroad and others.
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American Northwest
St. Paul
Land Show Management
St. Paul Association of Commerce
Northwestern Land Show
Trou Pte
Commercial Club
The
Association of Commerce
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Alaska
North Dakota
Chas. W. Clark
Gallatin Valley
Great Northern Railroad
Odonnel Shop Company
Jne C. Kelly
Sioux City Tribune
Boosters Celebrate Unity in Devils Lake Club Dinner
In a festive Hotel Western feast twenty five young boosters toasted Devils Lake and Ramsey county. The event honored the membership drive with a post campaign toast and invited James J. Hill as guest of honor. An amateur minstrel show was proposed, with Eddie Flynn as toastmaster guiding speakers about city and county development.
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Devils Lake
Ramsey County
Lake Region
Jack Duis
Hotel Western
James J. Hill
Big Lake
Mr. Hill
Avery Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Harry Kneeshaw
Ray Austin
Tom Turner
E. F. Flynn
Eddie Foy Flynn
Flynn
Devils Lake Club Plans Lake Region Banquet For Mr Hill
The Devils Lake Commercial club invites about 200 regional business leaders to a November get acquainted banquet hosted by the club. James J. Hill has accepted and will visit between November 25 and 30. Committees cover programme music invitations decorations publicity and tickets at 3 dollars each for members first 150 applications.
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James J. Hill
Devils Lake
Commercial Club
New Life
Hill
New York
Horton
St. Paul
Homton
W. H. Reid
W. E. Hocking
Igns A. Stotlar
M.A. Tenny
Ea GD
Alhe
Akg
E.F. Flynn
K. A. Morgan
8. L. Wine Nan
Jack Duis
A. J. Stade
M. I. Com
Mumdhley
Traynor
Yonn VanLiew
Chas
Jenne
Harry Kneeshaw
Tom Turner
Avery Joeson
Ray Young
Davies
RE Austin
Branham
Lake Region
Devila Lake
Horton Sms
Hille
Duluth
Twin Cities
Twin City
Great Northern
Vena Ghezick Settles For 100 Dollars With City
Vena J Chezick who earlier alleged injuries from a sidewalk obstruction in front of the Great Northern hotel will settle with Devils Lake city for 100 dollars. The council voted to pay, and Police Chief Barnes was instructed to ensure obstructions are removed or boxed. Nearby street light pipes were enclosed and bolts removed from Fifth Street sidewalk.
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Vena J. Chezick
Great Northern
Devils Lake
Miss Chezick
Barnes
Fifth Street
C.H. Baker Wan
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Ward County
Thig
Howdy
Brothers
Ukumi
Order of the Eastern Ser
St. Paul Land
Boosters
Cooperstown—Fargo
Vena Ghezick
Nortz Lumber Company
Denils Lake Plumbing & Heating Company
Lasham
James Stenson
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