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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
1
Quanta ctor Gram announces sufficient encouragement to build four stories in front of the opera house block. Work is advancing on the front while interior spaces including a skating rink in the basement are rushed to finish for the season opening. The interior bustle suggests a modern theater for the west.
Geo Ruhberg died Sunday at his sister home after weeks of liver trouble. He sought care in St Paul and Rochester before returning home. Mrs Ruhberg and their young son Noel stayed with him until his death. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 00 from the family residence.
Teachers examination will be held at the courthouse in Devils Lake on October 29th and 30th beginning at 8:30 a.m. All writing material will be furnished applicants. John A. Haig, Co Superintendent of Schools.
Judge Kneeshaw of the seventh judicial district ruled that the county commissioners did not exceed their authority in letting contracts for building a sheriff’s residence and jail in Ramsey County North Dakota. The decision upholds that the contract letting was legal despite prior appeals by States Attorney Dallie G. Duell and taxpayer concerns raised in Edmore and Crary.
A North Dakota court ruling finds the Ramsey County contracts for a sheriff’s residence and jail lawful. It held expenditures could be funded from annual revenue, and that the plaintiffs appeal is dismissed. Judge W J Kneeshaw presided after exchange of testimony and written stipulations.
County Superintendent Haighag announces quarterly apportionment of school funds in Ramsey County. The notice lists the districts and the amounts allotted to each, reflecting distribution across schools for the period.
Washington ward school ballots showed Washington as the preferred name with Lincoln a close second. The Central Ward School Columbus and Abraham Ward appeared among the options as voters weighed names for the new ward school. The piece also discusses constitutional convention debates sparked by many states petitioning Congress.
A local attorney rushed to collect a note from a Native American debtor in town for about 76 dollars. After calculating interest to 20 dollars, the man claimed he had lost a grain check and could only pay 10 6 cents more to cover his supper. The article notes uncertainty whether the attorney loaned the extra funds.
H W Gilbertson, fur nitive man, announced a shipment of over 400 iron beds, the largest in the state. Direct buying from manufacturers allows lowest prices, with plans for a wholesale furniture store to supply small retailers in the region. Constitutional convention notes appear amid mixed reporting on constitutional amendments and state matters.
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