Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-28
Seventeen Years Ago.

Seventeen Years Ago.
Now that the Old Settlers are
about, to hold their great meeting
and grand barbecue, anything that
savors of old times is interesting.
An opportunity to take a peep in
to bYgone days was given us by
the perusal Of the columns Of
the devils Lake Globe" which
was kindly loaned to US. The
are taken from the first is
sue, Aprna26 1883, andare g,u1aran-
'tteed sufficiently ancient. The
Globe published at Grand Harbor
was the first paper published on
the north shore of the lake:
sCreel City is to have a six thous-
and dollar hotel the coming sum-
NOR, work having commenced on
the same.
It is expected that the Devils
Lake and Turtle Mountain branch
ofsthe st. p. M. & NJ. road will be-
completed to this place eaaarllyJisiin the
summer, and then Grand ,Harbori
will experience a boom that has
not been exceeded by any town in
Dakota. 80
The Odd Fellows ball to be held
at Fort Totten this evening win1be|
an, occasion of unusual interest
and pleasure. A goodstime is an
,ticipated for all attending.
MI. H. G.. Treat while walking
along where tie road crosses stheI
head of the Bay last Saturday,
caught two fine. pickerel, weig hing
about four pounds each, with his;
hands.
Capt. Herman loft yesterdayfor'
his home in Wabasha,y MINI. and
after .perfecting some, fnalarrange-
ments necessary relating to the
boat, will return with his family.
Those wishing toasecure a claim
inhthis section. will have to do so
soon, as there is scarcely a3quarter
section for miles around that has
not been f'squatted" upon by some
hardy pionee r.
It is almost, incredible the num-
Der of fish that are being caught
here this spring. Last Monday
morning Mr.. Lou Stosser and two
younger brothers caught nine fine
ones weighing from four to twelve
pounds apiece; and j. ii. Barthol-
omew and j, T. Cowan 81, weigh
ing over 125pounds. The fish are
! all of good size and are equal in
quality to the trout caught in Lake
Michigan.
Grand Harbor is located at the
head Of Teller's bay, five miles
from the mouth Of the bay, on
Devils Lake, and is destined to be-
come one of the largest cities on
the line of the St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Manitoba R. R., and dur
ing the months of July, August,
September and October of each
year, pleasure boats will run down
the bay and into Devils Lake, for
the benefit of invalids, pleasure
seekers, etc. Hotels, bath houses,
and all necessary conveniiences for
the comfort of parties from
abroad visiting this wonderful
medical resort will be constructed
at an early date, when the tidefof
medical waters and medical seek
segs will BE turned from Hot
E8ptings, Ragendsn and Eureka
.l,Springs to Devils Lake; an ever.
Tasting fountain of medical water,
called by the Indians, Minnewaulk.
Ian, which ill., IS miles long and1C
milesiM width. WILSON be classed
IS one, Of the the great medical re.
sorts Of the world.
The government officials should
Hose no time in having the lane
around Devils, Lake surveyed
There are at present no less thar
5000 people in Ramsey county
living on unsurveyed lands, a large
portion Of them doing little .ol
nothing forfear that when the lane
is surveyed, the line will throw al
or part Of their improvements OF
.some other claim. The presen
state of affairs broods an immense
I amount Of trouble, as one person
, stakes out a claim, there being NJ
) surveyed lines, some strange:
. comes along and puts up a shant!
on what he sunnosas to be unnccn