Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-07-01
Bartlett,

The foundation of the new school
building in this city is now built and
all Of the material for the massive
structure is IN the ground. VIM.
Miller, Of the firm Of Schroeder
u Miller, who have the contract, with
q force of men is now at work sorting
lumber and other preliminaries. The
building will be ready for occupancy
by the first of September.
A Number of Our citizens will take
in the Chautauqua the coming week
fully equipped with tents, ETC., for a
couple of weeks stay in the forest and
beside the sea. We very much desire
to share with them some of the de-
lights and feast Of reason which will
be theirs from contact with the elite
of intelligence of the country, but
business will not allow it.
Mrs. Geo. L. Ault, proprietress of
Hotel Northern, is now firmly estab-
lished and is enjoying a fair proportion
of public patronage.
Mrs. Dillon, of Houghton, Mich, is
visiting Der parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Norton, of this town. Mrs. Dillon is
accompanied by Mrs. Sause, of the
same place and state.
We are in receipt of a book from the
celebrated author and politician, Budd
Reeve, entitled "What I Think After
Thinking" It will pay any one to
secure copy of the book. We have
found it very interesting. The author
seems to have a thorough knowledge
of human nature in all Of its different
realities.
DR.. M. W. Smith, of Oil City, Pa, is
now visiting his father, Col. q. Smith
of this city. DIR. Smith has been here
for about three weeks and will possibly
remain about a month longer. He has
had a number of calls in his pro-
fessional capacity since coming here,
some of them being of a serious and
complicated nature, and success has
followed him in every case. DIR. Smith
is a graduate of North Dakota Uni
versity and also of the College of
Medicine and Surgery of Boston, Mass.
Mrs. L. Laughlin, of Duluth, Mimi,
is here on a visit to her husband, l..
Laughlin, assistant engineer of the
Great Northern railroad, at this point.
Mrs. Laughlin is accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Laughlin, and son
Harmony.
Mrs. Thorson, wife of u popular
and efficient county treasurer, and
daughter Hawley are visiting friends
and acquaintance in the city.
Business has been fairly good for
some time and merchants and business
men generally are feeling good over
the fact of so many of Jim Hills
employees being at work in this vicinity
and the prospects of a bountiful
harvest.
Bartlett is a very patriotic city and
on nearly every building and in every
window may be seen Old Glory dis
played to full advantage. 1t would not
be very healthy for a Spaniard or any
number of them for that matter to
show themselves in the vicinity of this
town. The people are we'll satisfied to
pay any tax that may be required to
subdue and humiliate those proud
arrogant mobiles in Spain who have
been for centuries trampling under
foot for their own aggrandizement our
neighbors in that almost celestial
island Cuba.
The public schools in this city
closed Monday.
r. w. Walker, manager of the st.
A. d u. elevator company and e. Cole,
of the M. & N. elevator company are
busy making preparations for the hand
llngof a large amount of grain in their
respective elevators the proceeds of
the present prospective crop.
The Maccabees are now in possession
OF their new hall and are we'll pleased
to find themselves in such comfortable
n commodious quarters.