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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
2
In Beach North Dakota on September 6 a two day siege by Deputy Sheriff Barnett and Billings county deputies surrounded farmer Clifford Gatewood near Sentinel Butte. Gatewood surrendered uninjured after using bedclothes to shield himself from broken glass. One nurse sustained a cut hand during the escape.
Rose Molly, a typhoid patient at Beach Hospital, leaped through a plate glass window during delirium and fled in a nightgown across 125 yards to the cement elevator before pursuers caught him and returned him by ambulance to the hospital. The incident occurred on September 6 in Beach, North Dakota.
Mason Brothers' farm reports 3,500 bushels of barley thrusted so far this season with an average of 76 bushels per acre, one of the state’s largest barley yields. Threshing of other grains proceeds well, though recent rain may delay field work by a day in Mapleton area.
Chief of Police McDonald receives a letter from John Werner of Dawson North Dakota asking to watch for a suspect trying to sell a lady's gold watch. Werner's home was broken into Monday night with several items stolen, but the watch is the only identifiable article. He suspects a local culprit who may dispose of the loot.
North Dakota items report a village marshal resigning to farm in Michigan City, rising newspaper patronage, and state headlines on eight constitutional amendments. Other notes mention a Fallon Forum launch, a Casselton pig with stock, and a Minot Reporter capital venture. Also covered are road work near Hillsboro, horse demand, a briquetting plant bid, soapbox speeches planned for Roosevelt visit, and bird baskets by Passamaquoddy makers in Eastport.
A humorous quip describes Maud fastening her second best hat on windy days to attract attention. The tale mentions she has already added five police, three news boys, a truck driver, and four other men to her acquaintance list, as recounted by Bella.
A brief, garbled OCR line recalls a conversation about visiting a grandmother last Sunday. The speaker mentions eating so much chicken that they could not hold anything else upon arriving at the strawberry shortcake sequence.
A discussion on patent law notes most patentees fail to mark products with Patented and the patent date. The statute requires patentees and holders to apply the mark along with the grant day and year, enforcing proper notice of patent ownership.
The Royal Academy of London offers a wide range of advantages to members. Pension funds at Burlington House provide up to $2,000 yearly for disabled or retired Academicians. Widows and children of deceased members receive ongoing support from fellow Academicians as acts of charity beyond the academy’s formal aid.
A New Rockford committee of citizens met to organize a large county fair and market day scheduled for Tuesday September 24. The meeting decided to take steps to hold the event and advance planning efforts for the community gathering.
The effort to secure exhibits and finance the project proceeds under the guidance of competent committees. Work on organizing the exhibits and arranging funding is now underway to move the initiative forward.
In Minot North Dakota on August 80 few land filings occurred in the Berthold reservation. Over the past days only fourteen filings were recorded though 400 notices were issued. Judge Witten has reached 4 400 in the winner list with about 1 300 names remaining and more than 500 claims still pending.
Two beautiful seven room houses with cistern and pump electric lights full basement good shade trees in front located on east tn street in one of the best residence districts in Devils Lake. Address owner care the Inter Ocean.
Johnson completed bookkeeping shorthand and banking courses at Union Commercial College of Grand Forks North Dakota. The school placed him with State Bank of Howard North Dakota where he now handles most bank business and earns a good salary. Free catalog offered for enrollment.
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