Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-02-20
RANDOM
An Inter-Ocean Representatives, Observa-
lions in the County.

lions in the County.
If. the expectations of the people of
Lawton materialize this year, that
will be a lively little town They
have been promised a side track by
the Great Northern, the. completion Of
which means the erection of no less
than five elevators. There are some,
however, who are a little skeptical as
regards railDad promises, and these
are holding back building operations
until work on the siding actually
commences. Several lines Of bust
ness, including a bank, are already
represented there, and the citizens
feel confident they have a country
surrounding them which will be the
means of building up a good town.
The, creamery at Brocket has started
up again after having been idle
through the worst of the winter.
Those in a position to know claim
that this creamery is a success. If a
creamery can be made to pay in a
community where there are so few
COWS as in the Brocket country, what
a money maker a creamery at Deyils
Lake would be?
The State Bank of Brocket is just
completing a handsome new bank
building. Cashier .Engesather in
forms the Inter-Ocean representative
that the outlook for Brocket this year
is very encouraging. There are a
number of new buildings to go up
this spring, and several new lines of
business to be established. 1t seems
the Finlanders are pulling out Of that
section, their places being taken by
Iowa and Illinois farmers.
The finest little bank building in
North Dakota-in any western state
for that matter-is the State Bank of
Edmore of which the Honey brothers
are the principal owners. It is con-
structed of cream colored pressed
brick, and the architecture inside
and outside is certainly a model of
perfection. This bank building is
the just pride of the citizens of the
place. By-the-way, the Honey broth.
ers are all right too. They are push.
ers, enterprising and obliging-ju jul
the kind of men needed to make {
good town-and their success is vel,
#*nerited.
) X is g broad statement to make,
5 is nevertheless true, that the
store in North Dakota outside
! n 49,. and Grand Forks, is that Of
: ;:%$ $$% ::%$:: \. Mercantile Co. at Edmore.
%:#%: &ding is rs by 100 feet two
high. They have. their owl
$aric light plant, steam heat, an6
everything is modern throughout.
During the fall it was no uncommon
thing for the cash sales Of this estab
lishment to foot up over 81, 300 pei
day.
jim Calder is marshal of Edmore,
and he is as usual proving himself an
efficient officer. He has recently com
pleted a neat little residence and will
move his family there as soon as the
weather moderates a little. They
are just now completing a new jai:
for the town. Heretofore when OBJ.
jectionable characters have made
themselves obnoxious Jim's way o.
getting rid Of them was to give then
"a hours in which, to ;'hike"-ant
they usually liked.
The "devil'' is having things hi
own way at Edmore just now. Boil
Editors Crary and Beveridge hav'
gone to the coast with the state edi
torial association and the printing
office devils are in charge of the Her
aid and News.
The people of Mortified feel conf
dent that the Great Northern will, ex
tend the Edmore branch to that plac
this year. At Edmore, however, tn
opinion seems to be prevalent tina
the terminus will remain therefor
year or two yet.
The Inter Ocean representative ha'
the pleasure this week of meeting
Editor Davis of the Crary Courier
MI. Davis has ideas-and expresse
them, forcibly and ente1tainingly
He is making the Courier a pape
5 much sought after by his subscriber
(too seldom the case with. countr
~newspapers) and the people Of tina
town are beginning to point wit.
pride"
Crary has made many improve
ments during the past six months. j
NJ. Soby has enlarged and remodele
his store and he now has the larges
! establishment in town. j. H. Smit
has erected a new store and ban
+ building. Wright & Stevens hav
: built a new implement house and s