Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-02-18
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The Commercial club sis5 a well
organized and public spirited body and
is, most successful I'm promoting the.
lgrowth 81 Devils Lake and the develop.
ment Of the county n n
Adjoining the Chautauqua Park is
the State Militia tReservatio consist
ting Of thousands / of acers, where the
Soldiers camp! and exercise every SUM
ner. NJ 5zss h. :lsss: ~
E. Diaries. and creameries are, located
Itn different, parts Of the. county with
elevators IL. every town, many Of which,
|jare owned and operated by farmers.
The county has twenty-five national:
band state banks, with an annual de-
ibposit#o Of over s33,OoO,0OO and the stock
dsF owned largely BY farmers. So. ias: ~
Tn 1908 the county's grains gave In
!. cash the sum Of 81. 76s ,1o4. and that Of
1909 will be rs to. 80 per cent larger.
!! stss Il innewauk kan or Devils Lake is al
fine bodys Of water, the extreme points,
,tbeing near fty-iveS miles part. LIT
varies in width, the widest part. befngS
about ten miles. IT mas ,,differreeinlltii
depths, its deepest part being .ne 81 + mo;
ieet. It's margins: ,of hills, bo{,z,a s IS
!: streWn t,ores; and ssha are
most picturesque and faseinat issts
!. . = The :ycounty has ahoutsir20 3graf;eai
schools !. with eight. consoli.,a 4-eI
schools, and Its enrolment is. 8, s7a:
scholars. the Deytiils Lake high school
Z: has twenty four teachers and az they and AZ
The; superinte ndent are among the: best:
I Instructors IN the & union, 4 The: new
& ward sch Dol, christenedS Eashington;s a
:; is ane structure, costing 1884 900: 5ss,Aii
i new itwo-room consolidated school iii
being built. in Hope township .tt o cost
$4,000. The total value Of the school
property Of the county is 1921 sos. - e
..5 The State School for. the. Deaf locat-.
ed at Devils Lake, has near 100 pupils.
under the management; Of Prof. ID. r.,
Bangs, one Of the foremost and most,
successful instructors IN the nation. .$ 5s
An The county contains 1thirty-nine:
churches and ! all denomin attons, and
much interest; IS taken. in, religious
culture. @ i:t; E7i ii e.: ~ y =. I.
The price of land varies from $50
Ito $40 per acre.. Generally the pur-
'chasers are practical farmers: living in.
our state who know the value 81 North
Dakota adirrt. # f5 . 4. saa:57 ' f4s
;lay The productions Of the farms Of the
county consist of wheat, oats; barley,
rye, flax, speltzs corn; millet,g timothy,
clover alfalfa, grasses, potatoes and ali
! kinds Of vegetables; ornamental shrubs,
I bushes and flowers; Also tdecidudous
trees and eyergreens, apples, plums
j and cherries and ten different kinds II
= small berries, and the animals raised
consist of horses, mules, cattle, sheep,
goats, hogs and poultry with eggs;
Y butter and cheese Bys virtue OF the
!, many grain eleva tors and railways All
farm products are easily marketed at
d good prices. 81,
I A5 Prominen mt among the other. thrifty
!, towns Of Ramsey county, having from
three to seven grain elevators each,
!, substantial state and national banks,
large general stores, excellent school
tand church buildings are, Crazy, Doy-
y Oh, Bartlett Penn, Churchs Ferry,
4 IsaWtOn, BrOcket, Edmore. sHamnden.
on the main line and branches Of the
Great 5North ernf and Webster Garske
and starkweather on the Farmers
Road. .5..z5. + 5*ss