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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
4
A typed ad lists subscription prices at 1508 dollars yearly and 1 dollar if paid in advance. Advertising rates are shown per inch per month, with line charges for reading notices and subsequent insertions. A fifty percent discount applies to yearly contracts. All bills are collected monthly. Entered as second class matter.
In Devils Lake on October 9 1903 officials discuss amending the national irrigation law to use the reclamation fund to drain wet lands. The text notes proceeds from public land sales fund reclamation, and that both public land entrymen and private landowners benefiting from irrigation would pay pro rata costs over up to ten years. If amended, private landowners might handle drainage locally to avoid federal oversight.
A New York speech by President Hill foresees vast northwest development led by James J. Hill, linking North Dakota and surrounding lands to global markets. It argues the east’s commercial supremacy will shift as the northwest feeds population and industry, while warning that military power remains a political reality to be checked.
A correspondent notes that regular troops restored order with no violence, arguing armies enforce civil authority yet are under state power. The piece reflects on military necessity and restraint, then shifts to local news about farms, threshing, and long awaited construction of a M E church led by Rev C A Macnamara and Ladies Aid, costing about 1700 dollars.
A reader argues that city tax arrears harm redevelopment urging the city council to collect back taxes or sell delinquent properties. The letter notes substantial back taxes in two cases and contends nonresident landholders hold vacant lots that hinder housing and growth, praising street upkeep but demanding action on back taxes and weeds.
On Sept 4 a baby girl arrived to Mr and Mrs George Price on Broadway with Rev G Charles of Hope township visiting the city. Public schools report good attendance as the term proceeds. Thomas Sheils of Blue Mountain wed Miss Graves of Sexton Carlyttist, now of Portal, and Henry Oliver and wife, long-time Bartlett residents, have returned to manage their nearby farming interests.
The Grand Forks based duo Mr and Mrs W B Thompson appeared at a Sioux Falls South Dakota college of music faculty recital. William Bernard Thompson impressed with a flexible sweet tenor tone earning admiration and claims of the finest voice heard in Sioux Falls. Mrs Calvert Thompson pianist drew acclaim for expressive technique and captivating renditions. Thompson is linked to Mrs Trueman Miller of Grand Forks.
The theatre celebrates Fun with Old Arkansaw a tale by Fred Raymond praised for clean refined comedy. Audiences enjoy strong dramatic moments hair breadth escapes and hearty laughs in a production featuring good scenery and relatable characters.
A light comedy review notes the play Old Arkansaw will be staged at the Devils Lake opera house on Wednesday October 14. The performance is described as a lively, humorous show recalling the audience’s long laugh.
A 25 reward is offered for information about the whereabouts of Frank Connelly aged sixteen with dark auburn hair gray eyes and freckled face. He weighs about 130 pounds and is described as medium height. Last seen wearing a dark coat a gray vest a dark soft hat a light colored shirt and white collar. P F Connelly Willmar Minn.
A boy named Emil aged about 12 was killed by lightning while driving toward Neche yesterday morning. He was struck about a mile from town and died instantly.
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