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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1905
Page
7
The Devils Lake county paper argues that advertising rates ignore actual reach. It notes many Northwest papers have circulations under five hundred yet charge similar rates, reducing value for advertisers.
In England estates bear names rather than owners. The author argues American farms, especially in this state, should keep farm names like Sylverton or Lake View. He urges printed farm stationery featuring a farm scene to convey pride, commercial importance, and identity as farmers gain telephones and rural mail service.
An exchange notes that in the last two months fifty new banks have opened for business in the state. This remarkable spike signals rapid growth in the financial sector and prompts discussion about the implications for liquidity and competition.
The piece argues that banking and newspaper businesses are overextended in small communities. It notes banks cannot prosper in locales with limited resources and that consolidations or relocations to better areas create the impression of poverty, though the real issue is attempting business in too small a market.
President James J. Hill hailed North Dakota's growth from desert to promising wealth in Grand Forks. He recalled land prices rising from ten to fifty dollars an acre, urging kept inheritance and farm life for a strong nation. He warned that educated, patriotic farmers will outshine other paths and sustain national prosperity.
A historical note on the blackbird as a major crop pest, describing how flocks clutter watercourses and fields, consuming grain at a peck per bird per season. It advocates education to regard them as game birds to spur sportsmen into control, comparing potential losses to gopher damage.
North Dakota wheat shows gluten content near 42 percent this year versus about 30 percent last year. The gluten level, a key component in bread, signals changes in quality and baking properties for local grain growers and mills.
The text defends farm life and praises the farmer's wife as a person of real worth and culture. It argues against snobbery by belles of fashion and warns that deriding local men harms a community and mirrors domestic abuse by those who attack their wives.
The narrative tours Ramsey County farms detailing Peter Sorenson’s 1000 acres of wheat, J S McIsaac as post office custodian, and Mrs Kate McIsaac. It notes 30 bushel wheat on heavy land, Osman Severson’s empty home, Mads Meikelsom’s 2240 acres and 1000 wheat, plus drains and a threshing rig.
The narrative profiles Scotch ahrewdnesa and other farmers like Cockburn and Meikelson, noting 560 acre farms, 200 acres of wheat yielding 20 bushels per acre, 90 acres of flax at 12 to 15 bushels, and Cockburn’s 20 years as township town clerk. It mentions plans for a 44 by 80 stone barn and Morita’s role managing the Kellys’ 1600 acres since 1895, illustrating early struggles and ongoing success in farming communities.
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