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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
2
A local retailer touts fitting hats including Stetson models at 34.00 and 5.00, Soft hat tome, whaleback curl brim bulldog shape at 3.00, and a best 3.00 lounge hat. Also offers Scotch tweeds and heavier fabrics for caps from 50 cents up. Hats advertised as fitting well and exclusive selections.
A Devils Lake roundup reports visitors and residents at lake locations, including E J Boe bringing down three geese and various locals such as Mr and Mrs T Haugland Hans Hanson and Mrs Kirsch, Sylvia Manseau, bankers J M Thompson and Schutte, C G Koesch, C B Kendall, Anna Tollefson, and Daniel Martin of Noonan township. It notes Martin's death and funeral at St Joseph's Church with a large turnout, plus references to the Farmers Mill manager J A VanLiew and overall local sentiment about rail taxes and political division in the Dakotas.
Twenty two years ago James Gagen assumed control of the St Anthony elevator following a chaotic incident. The event drew local attention to management and safety concerns at the facility.
In the Devils Lake region, residents report property additions and social events. Mrs Graves adds to her house while Albert Jaqua visits business circles. a Taklo district dance is planned with the Devil’s Lake orchestra. Threshing rigs finish flax and several land entries show continued settlement growth with new patents issued to multiple individuals.
The Chichester farm near Devils Lake hosts building activity as C D Mills and Otto Canper drive plans for a barn at the Mills farm. Albert Iaquin may build four residences soon while a local gentleman considers opening a bank next spring. Nearby, Jamce Taylor returns from Devils Lake on the train after weeks helping with the barn project.
Fragmentary notice mentions a dry cleaning plant in town called Burtscher the Tailor and hints at loans for contract expiring, with a reference to John W. ofaher offering the lowest rates to clean up. The text reads as ad-like and incomplete with garbled phrases.
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