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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
3
Fragmentary text references memory and an invitation to a beat or event, lacking concrete names dates or places. The readable portion conveys a nostalgic or commemorative tone but provides no actionable details or entities to anchor a fuller summary.
Mann's Department Store promotes Hart Schaffner and Marx Varsity clothing as the authentic top choice and warns against look alike imitations. The ad touts dressy and serviceable garments that offer value, quality, and lasting style, inviting customers to shop for reliable, well dressed apparel.
The advertisement touts a Regular overcoat style from Hart Schaffner & Marx, praising its dressy look and versatility between extreme styles. It claims buyers get full value by paying a Hart Schaffner & Marx price.
A long column lists visitors and residents in Devils Lake and nearby towns, with names such as E A Burn, P Rance, H G Hazenbrook, Wm Bryn, Verank Hetchell, and L M Arnason. It mentions First National Bank horse sales, a Grace Phifer recital canceled for hall unavailability, jury members for Fargo federal court, funeral attendance for Mrs Henley, and ongoing furniture stock from Horsman Strawbridge. Also notes about fire department equipment, Presbyterary session, and multiple farm rental offerings near Devils Lake, Edmore, and Church Ferry, plus island lake rescue concerns near Prosser Point.
After days of fruitless attempts and perilous seas, a rescue succeeded at dawn as Capt. Sonnevick and crew hauled the stranded hunters from a treacherous island in Devils Lake. The seven men survived on a single lunch, sheltered in duck boat scooped holes, and endured roaring waves, wind, and cold before reaching shore miles away. Capt. Sonnevick is hailed as a hero for the daring rescue.
Advertisement offers free fuel free sheep free cattle and free homesteads with excursion railway rates to North Dakota lands. Promoted by Wm H Brown & Co of Chicago and Mandan ND. Instructs readers to state where they saw the ad and to request maps.
Yesterday morning William Nimmo, Charles Kennedy and Segard Scrumbard went to a small Devils Lake island to dig a pit and prepare for a geese shoot. A storm rose in the evening making the lake rough.
An advertisement promises the best bargains in the city as a month long sale winds down. The note urges readers to read the advertiser’s large second page display for details and savings before the period ends.
Minneapolis cash close shows No 1 hard wheat 33, No 1 northern 81, No 2 hard 79, oats 8434, barley 39 to 52 with Dec May wheat futures and cash flax prices listed. Duluth and Chicago quotes for a range of grains included. ad at Reid's Hotel appeals for local handyman work.
Week ending October 10 1903 uncalled letters remain at the Devils Lake post office including Arnett Jay Moon Geo K Consineau Bay Murray Jim Crow Thos Mabey Joe Danham Frank McCauley J T Fox Edgar Prichard A Farrar Ralph Page Wm Hull Harry Peters Lillian Hiscock W P Stoner Herbert Hilton Obe Santee Frank Hanson Taschean Alphonse Johnson Josephine Trammala Aneti Keith Scott Walden Helmer Long John Wilson Frank R Dagvey postmaster
One half fare plus 2.00 via the Chicago Great Western Railway to points in Arizona Arkansas Colorado Indian Territory Kansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma and Texas. Tickets on sale Oct 6 20 Nov 3 and 17. For information contact any Chicago Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Ill. Nov 17 Five good relinquishments cheap Gooler & Gooler 66-71.
In Grand Harbor Austin area residents note threshing nearing completion. Mrs. L Hy Miller and Mrs Snooks hosted visits, while Miss Minnie Richter traveled to Leeds to visit her brother. Local businessmen Morgridge and McDevitt visited the Grand Forks fair. A reception for Mrs W D Miller and a musical program at Mrs F E Merrick’s home featured several local ladies and guests.
A red and white steer with large horns and mostly white legs was taken up. Likely two or three years old. Report by John B. Stewart in Township 156 Range 62 section 20.
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