The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-06-16


posing and beautiful structure, made Of
Vermont granite and white cut-store
from Maine; county cuort house, cost.
ing $4,000, and new sheriff's rasi-
dence and Jail to be built next year;
Mercy Hospital, St. Mary's Academy,
Catholic church and parsonage, cost.
in g$5O,O0O; Presbyterian church and
manse; Episcopal church and rectocy;
Norwegian chuch an dparsonage; sLeth-
odist church and parsonage; high school,
ward school "Washington," costing
$4,000; State School for the Deaf,
costing $4,000 to 100000; Carnegie
library, costing $4,000; U. S. Weather
Bureau; first class opera house cost
ing $4,000; and the Christian Scientist
Salvation Army, G. A. R. and Militia
organizations have good quarters and
the Commercial Club and fraternal as
sociations have fine offices. The foun-
dation for new hotel has been put in
this fall, the structure will be complet-
ed next spring, representing a cost of
over 100000.
Devils Lake is the headquarters of
unmber of organizations composed ex.
clusively of farmers, as follows:
The Farmers Grain and Shipping
Company; The Farmers Grain Com;
pany; The Northern Investment Com
pany; The Farmers Mill and Elevator
u Association, and The Building and Loan
Company.
The North Dakota Chautauqua Asso-
citation also has its Offices in this city.
1t owns the Chautauqua Park, consist
ing Of 80 acres Of land located five miles
from Devils Lake upon the shores Of
the Minnewaukan lake, well woodaa
and most attractive plat Of land con-
tanning many cottas-s of the camper.
) Thousands of people visit these grounds
each summer to enjoy the charm of
) nature and find instruction. and profit
) in the literary, religious and scientific
: lectures and instructions given at the
assemblies at each returning summer
This, the North Dakota Chautauqua
5 stands forth from the top of the 125
: chautauquas Of the United States.
| The Commercial club is a we'll organ.
lied and public spirited body and is
4 most successful in promoting the growth
;. of Devils Lake and the development OF
f the county.
: Adjoining the Chautauqua park is the
k State Militia Reservation, consisting Of
: thousands Of acres, where the soldier!
r camp and exercise every summer.
Diaries and creameries are located :,
/ different parts Of the county with eleva
: tors in every town, many Of which ar,
: owned and operated by farmers.
: The county has twenty-five nationa
g and state banks, with an annual depos
Il it of over 100000 and the stock i.
;. owned largely by the farmers.
S 1909 will be 25 to so per cent larger.
9 Minnewaukan or Devils Lake is a fin,
j. body Of water, the extreme points be
). ing about ten miles. 1t has differen
depths, it's deepest part being near 10(
l feet. Its margin of hills, boulder
: strewn shores and shady trees are mos
: picturesque and fascinating.
G The county has about 100 graded
s schools, with eight consolidated school
Il and its enrolment is 1878 scholars
:, The Devils Lake high school has TWEEN
e ty-four teachers and they and the sup
: erintendents are among the best in
}, structors in the union. The new ware
), school, christened Washington, is !:
g fine structure costing $4,000. A new
d two-room consolidated school is being
), built in Hope township to cost $4,000
f The total value Of the school property
Of the county is 1921 SOC.
y The State School for the Deaf locate;
: at Devils Lake has near 100 pupils I'M
= der the management Of Prof D. Il
f Bangs, one Of the foremost and mos
s successful instructors in the, nation.
S The county contains thirty-niE:
t churches and all denominations ani
:. much interest is taken in religious cul
: ture.
a The price of land varies from $40 Il
: $40 per acre. Generally the purchaser:
: are practical farmers living in our state
: who know the value of North Dakota
;. "dirt.''
+ The productions Of the farms Of the
i county consist of wheat, oats, barley
e rye, flax, speltz, corn, millet, timothy
b clover, alfalfa, grasses, potatoes and al
S kinds of vegetables, ornamental shrubs
bushes and flowers. Also deciduou:
t trees and evergreens, apples, plums anG
e cherries and ten different kinds of small
berries, and the animals raised consist
of horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats
: hogs and poultry with eggs, butter and
: cheese. By virtue of the many grain
elevators and railways all farm pro
ducts are easily marketed at good
> prices.
I Prominent among the other thrifty
otwns of Ramsey county, having from
9 three to seven grain elevators each, sub
: stantial stae and national banks, large
general stores, excellent school and
F. church buildings are, Crazy, Do:on
Penn, Churchs Ferry, Lawton, Brockct
E Edmore, Hampden, on the main line and
G I