Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
MANY IMPOSING STRUCI .C0MPLETf;:
ED.--GREAI PROSPECTS IN STORE
FOR l9ll---S00 RAILWAY MEANS
MUCH FOR DEVILS LAkE-=-BOOST FOR
$1,000 POPULATION. $780, :. :. s

:. 10000 POPULATE Q |: [. /.
More good buildings were complet-
ed in Devils Lake during the past year
than In any one previous year Of the
ctty'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 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.
nificent structure costing upwards OF
$3.50, 900 is "a building Of which any
city 10 the country, no matter what
size might well feel proud Built
strictly fire proof In every way It Is
also model Of architectural beauty.
The outside IT, Of granite and Bedford
cut stone and inside is trimmed very
generously with marble and doors and
castings Of the finest quartered oak.
The flrst door IS. occupied enttre1ysby
che postoface as ts also t1ez portion
ofthe basement not used for the heat
fng plant The second floor, contains
sa1sa IU,ited STATES Court ofHcsass.s Jury IN.
rooms, etc, and one-ha1f 81 Ii and the;
third aoor are taken up with the I'm.
eA little court room III the county.
There Is no nicer for It's size anywhere.
The third floor IL given up to the Unit
ed States land office. j S p, !;
Opera House. s s5 # { i Il.
While the opera house was opened
IN December 1909, it. was not entirely
finished until about April LIST. This iii
the finest building used Tor like purr.:
poses in the state and cost between
$4,000 and $4,000 dollars. The au.
'ditorium seats 1860 persons, the stage
ID large enough to accommodate any
thing that plays except the New York
mppodrome, and all modern conven-
iences are used. The basement con-
tains one Of the largest halls In the
state and che second floor outside the
4 opera house part is occupied by the
Devils Lake Commercial Club, and
there are no more elegant or well 1T
ted rooms used by a. like institution Ii
North Dakota. The other two fioorg
are used for Offices and lodge rooms,
/ and the. whole building Is 20 by 140
! feet ID size, strictly modern In every
way with a. front OF cut-stone and
{ handsome red and white pressed
! brick. Devils Lake Is very proud Of
Its play house. N : ,s 5s
S !; s.5 Great Northern Hotel. 53s
One of the buildings which the year
| 1910 claims, hut which is not yet full,
~ completed Is the new Great North
ern hotel being erected By the North
Dakota improvement Company. This
WIN not. be the largest hotel IN the
state, but it win be the finest as FAR
I as It's size goes, and no other hotel IN
/ the state win contain ais many excel
7 lent rooms. There win be no Al all,
Il f which about 60 win have private
] baths and the rest viii have hot and
1 cold water. It rs not necessary to on.
( ter into detail regarding this magni-
! Acent structure except 10 say that n ~
triangular IN shape occupies q whole
( block and every room win be an ont
! side room Il viii contain M number
/ of rooms ID suite. ~ all means the
! best appointed In North Dakota The
! building Ii built OF notified dark red
4 pressed brick over the entire outside,
I the entire lower foor win be tiIed.
Besides the hotel there viii .be several
store rooms on the first floor. The
4 building win be supplied with water
I by iits own artesian wells and there ID
I no purer water mad The hotel win
& be modern In every way and WIN have
an the late applia that SO to make
che traveller feel that there ii some
+ place like home.
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