Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
MANY IMPOSING. STRUCTURES C0MPL i:
ED.--GREAT PROSPECTS In STORE
FOR zl9II---S00 RAILWAY MEANS
MUCH FOR DEVILS LAkE-:-B00ST FOR
10000 POPULATION. ~ !. Il

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More good buildings were comp1et-
ed In Devils Lake during the past year
than in any one previous year of the
city's history, and had it not been for.
the short crop, more residences would
have been built than in either 1907,
1908 or 1909, the three big years in
the growth of the residence district of
Ramsey county's~ capital and North
Dakota's coming metropolis. The gov
eminent building, the finest: public
building In the state was completed
about the 18th Of April last. This mag
niicent structure costing upwards. Of
$4,000 is a building Of which any
city II the country, no matter what
gtze might well feel proud. Built
strictly fire proof in every way 1t Is
also 9 model Of architectural beauty.
The outside is. Of granite and Bedford
cut stone and inside is trimmed very
generously with marble and doors and
castings OF the finest CHARTERED onls.
. The hrst floor Is, occupied entirely by
the .postoflce as is also the portion
of$the basement not used Tor the heat
Ing plant The second floor, CONTAINS
,tae states Court ofaces, jury,
! looms, etc, and one:half Of 1t ana the
third door are taken up With the I'M
cot little court room III the country.
There Is no nicer for its size anywhere.
The third floor il given up to the Unit
Cd States land Office. %s+z=5. s. ]; !;
III siYS: Opera House 3s's# Il s. S.
while the opera house was opened
in December 1903, It was not entirely
finished until about April list. This il
the finest building used for like p,ri4
poses In the state and cost between
$4,000 and $4,000 dollars. The au.
ditorium seats 1860 persons, the stage
% large enough to accommodate any.
thing that plays except the New York
Hippo rome, and all modern conyen.
fences are used. The basement con.
z tains one OF the largest halls in the
J; state and the second floor outside the
& opera house part is occupied by the
Devils Lake Commercial Club, and
there are no more elegant or well At;
ted rooms used BY d like institution n
North Dakota The other two floors
are used for Offices and lodge rooms
and the whole building IS 20 by 14e
! feet in size, strictly modern IN every
! way, with q front Of cutstone and
! handsome red and white pressed
brick. Devils Lake is very proud Of
! It's play house. I. NJ: .5 zs
4 # Great Northern, Hotel. |Szs
One Of the buildings which the year
1910 claims, hut which Il not yet full
{ " completed Is the new Great North
ern hotel, being erected by the Nortf
Dakota Improvement Company. Thil
! WIN not be the largest hotel in the
4 state; but it win be the finest as fal
/ as its size goes, and no other hotel ii
R the state viii contain as many excel
lent rooms. There VIII be 110 81 an
I OF which about 60 win have private
& baths and the rest VIII have hot and
/ cold water. It II not necessary to- On
ter into detail regarding this magni
4 Acsnt structure except 10 say that II 81
\ triangular IN shape, occupies a whole
I block and every room win be an ont
I side room viii contain - number
of rooms IN suite. ~ al means ths
best appointed In North Dakota Thu
{ building - built 81 raottled dark rei
\ pressed brick over the entire outside
4 the entire lower floor WIN be tiled
h Besides the hotel there viii be severa
store rooms on the first floor hlt
! building win be supplied with vVatel
by its own artesian wells and there Il
I no purer water made. The hotel viii
II be modern IN every way and win have
4 an tho late appliances that 60 TO maks
The traveller feel that there u soms
place like home. ass,
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