The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
DEVILS LAKE
BOOMING
North and sonth Railroad Dream is a
Realization Town with the satanic
Appelation WIN Take to Itself q
Large Slice Of Population.

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Devils Lake is preparing for "a regu-
lar boom this season. For years
there has been the dream of another
railroad north and sonth-a dream
that had become sort inheritance
handed down from one generation to
another. and like a fortune descending
to the collateral heirs, getting smaller
with the increase of time. But few
weeks ago the people aweke in the
morning and realized that the dream
had become true. The contract
for the Aneta branch was let
and their first definite informa-
ton came in the form of a
city. Last fall Louis Hill, while ON a
trainload Of piles to be used In con-
structing the bridge across the lake.
Even when this report was circulated
it was feared that 1t might not be true.
and this material might be destined
for some other point and merely side
tracked here because of the snow
blockade on the road. But when the
contractors arrived and began engag-
Ing teams to draw the timber to the
bridge site, the people saw 1t was all
true. The dream was realized.
But it is not alone the building Of
the road that they see. For years the
Great Northern depot has looked like
q hen coop set ION the prairie The
city has asked again and again to
have this eye-sore replaced by one In
keeping with the importance of the.
city. Last fall Lonie Hill, while on a
hunting trip in the country, stated that
the delay had been made until the
railroad officials conld determine just
how important the place was to be-.
That, at the time, was thought to be a
sugar coated pill like all the other
promises. Now the reason is appar-
emit. The new depot will be Of the
character reqEired for the accomnaoda-
ton of the business of two great trunk
lines, This will most certainly be
built during the summer, as will a.
large sound house and an addition to
the traekage Of fa,e yards.
With this new railroad business
there has come a demand far houses.
and There Will be a heavy line. build
ing OF this character.
The new hotel, while not assured,
certainly begins to look as though it
would be 60. The plan is to build
q 100000 building and expend apma-
thing like half that amound in furnish-
ing It. It will be thoroughly modern
and will be built. Il at all, with a view
to making It the leading hotel whAn
the city reaches population of 10000.
sf One good business block win be
erected. It will be on one Of tie prin-
,cipal corners. probably seventy-five
feet on one street and fifty on the /
other, two, IL not three stories high,
and will contain q number OF business
rooms. n y II y is
Ii The Farmers mill. which has been !,
IN operation about q month. ID getting
as popular with the public as q beauti-
full actress. The magnificent plant
which has been built u an ornament 1
3of which any city might well be proud.
But Il - the character Of the -four
manufactured that ID pleasing the peo-
pie most Every housewife talks about
AZ and the merchant who would at
tempt "a work on u 1finneapolis brand
now 90 & .someth thing 4 just as good
would be N danger Of losing the cus-I
tuners trade.
Il ygas. rs !, ~. A
His Wife John, dear, tha5 doctor
says need Il ChanKe OF climate,