Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31
WARM APPRECIATION.

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the editors.
WARM APPRECIATION.
Sheldon Progress: The Chautau-
qua assembly at Devils Lake closed
week it's eleventh and most suc-
season. The Chautauqua has
long been a feature of the life of the
northern half of the state and deserves
a much wider recognition by the peo-
pie Of the south half. The beautiful
wooded grounds, the bathing 8, the
boating, the first class entertainments
in the vast auditorium, the excellent
accommodations and the unfailing
courtesy of the management and all
connected with it ms Ike the place an
ideal summer resort. Too few North
Dakotans really appreciate that the
state indeed has in its borders an in
land sea, that a swim in Devils Lake
is a wonderfully good imitation of
ocean bathing. Nature and the North
Dakota Chautauqua association have
provided a boon for the weary workers
and the North Dakota Press association
are its prophets.
1t would take the space and type
setting capacity Of an entire issue of
this paper to do adequate justice to
the story of last weeks doings at
Devils Lake, and circumstances are
such that the writer just expresses in
a very few words his deep appreciation
of the splendid time he enjoyed. The
%Chautauqua management left nothing
undone that could add to the pleasure
of their guests, their attentions
eliminating in a fine banquet Tuedsay
evening. Capt Herman, the
"ancient mariner Of the lake, was
courteous and clever as ever, giving
the newspaper people a delightful ex-
cursions on the Minnie H. and the
general freedom of his boats. Every
citizen of Devils Lake was a Jealous
host and Superintendent Bangs Of the
school for the deaf and dumb right
royalty entertained the visitors. The
trip over the Farmers railroad to
Starkweather was hihgly interesting
and pleasing and the Progress man is
assured that he missed the time of his
life by being unable to remain for the
ball which wound up the meeting.
MANY thanks to Devils Lake. Long
may she flourish.
At the recent meeting of the State
Press Association at Devils Lake Col.
Hage1 of the St. Thomas Times was
elected president. An honor to our
county which should be appreciated.
The Colonel will fill the position with
dignity and advance the interest Of
the newspaper fraternity of our state
wherever and whenever opportunity
presents itself. A strong executive
committee Of which Major Lampman
of the Neche Chronotype is a mem
Der, was also selected. But little
business outside of routine work was
transacted. Editors Small, Short
and Smith, the Chautauqua Associa-
ton, the people of Devils Lake, Cap
tain Herman of the Devils Lake
Navigation Co.. the officers of the
Farmers railway and Professor Bangs
of the Deaf mute school all united in
making the occasion one of pleasure
to the visiting editors and their wives.
A most enjoyable time was had. In
fact the program of boat rides, enter
tainments, etc., 80 occupied the time
that but little was left for real asso-
citation work. If any suggestion is
to be made 1t is that more of the edi-
tors should attend and those attend
ing should take their wives, or in
case of not having wives they should
"get busy" looking about for them.
We noticed that a number of the
bachelor brothers we're ''busy' among
which were ever prompt members OF
the association .-Bathgate PINK
Paper.
We attended the editorial associa'
ton meeting at Devils Lake last week.
It was our first meeting with the press
gang and we enjoyed it very much
The people of Devils Lake, the news
paper men of that hustling city and
the management of the C~hautauqua
did all in their power to make tn
meeting a thoroughly enjoyable one
-Bottineau Courant.