Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-28
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The large grain elevator on the Ben
Lembke farm near Cando, together
with $500 bushels of fax, was totally
destroyed by fire Monday. The max
was fully insured. Elevator insured
for about half value.-Churchs Ferry
Sun.
At a recent meeting Of the McHenry
County Newspaper mems Association,
p. v. McClay, Mirot druggist had
the following to say relative to adver-
Using: I believe that my success in
business is largely due to advertising.
During the five years that have been
in Minot my business has grown stead
lily, last year reaching near the $780,
900 mark. believe that I have carried
advertising space in the newspapers of
practically every man present, and the
fact that / lay my success to adver-
Using, and the fact that I have in
creased the amount of advertising
each year, is evidence of my believe
of what advertising will DO. In the
local papers / carry from one to two
pages each week in the weeklies and
two or three hundred inches in the
daf1ies This should be evidence of the
fact that l am a firm believer In ad-
vertis.ng and I shall continue To use
all the space I can afford while re-
main in business. "-Souris Messenger.
On Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming of Feb. 26, the Odd Fellows will
dedicate their new temple. Several
of the grand officers OF the North Da-
kota Jurisdiction viii be present and
assist in the ceremonies. Elaborate
preparations are being made for a
Grand bail, banquet and after dinner
program, all of which, as well as the
dedication ceremonies viii be public.
The W1lliston Herald.
Architect ]. A. Shannon, OF Devils
Lake, has secured the contract for fur
nishing the plans for the new school
house to be built at Rolette next sum-
mer. The dimensions of the building
will be 5ox80 with entrance projections
of three feet at front and rear. It will
be two stories high with stone base
ment, and will contain six class rooms
each % #. in. by 81 #. in; an as
semb1y room 33x47 feet; two recita-
ton rooms, one 11x24, the other 9x21;
two cloak rooms and two halls. The
material will be brick with stone
rfmmings:-Turtle Mountain Star.
=; Marcus Gaa and wife leave today
asr visit to Missouri. Joe Lindgren,
Of the general Offices at Devils Lake,
was checked in here yesterday and
:swn look after the station during Mr..
Gaa's absence Starkweather Times.
Conductor Wynn was all swelled up
yesterday over the new combination
mail and express car which is added
to the equipment of the Turtle Noun
tain flyer. - souris Messenger.
A SUBSCRIBER to the Paramount News
was nine years behind on his sub
seription when the editor made a call
under orders from the postofice de-
partment. The delinquent came in
promptly and paid up-and to show
his appreciation Of the time extended
him on his account he paid nine years
in advance. We hope our subscribers
win moi all come in at once and do
the same thing. If they did we would
take trip south, and are not sure
that we would come back to get out
another issue of the paper-Ex.
At the time of the Boxer troubles
in China an award of 25000,OO0 was
made to the United States to settle
claims practically all claims have
been settled nearly half of the award
remains. And we are going to give
1t back to China OF course it is the
right thing to do but it Is establishing
new worlds record for national
honesty. Will the others follow our
lead?-souris Messenger.
st. Patricks day will be great day
in Starkweather. Father Cleary will
speak here in the evening and the Irish
will no doubt be out in force.-Stark-
weather Times.
The county commissioners we're
served with an injunction to forbid
them from purchasing property at
Schafer for the court house for that
county. Truly they do have some
scrappy times in our neighbor county.
Herald.
A good market is the one essential
element that makes prosperous COM
munity and thriving town and without
which neither will prosper. The east
ern states that have been forced into