The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-19
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
SHOWN BY LAKE
REG|0N|TEs
Devils Lake Special Train
Passed Through the City
Monday Evening

The much hcralded Lake Region"
special train arrived in Grand Forks
Monday evening. stopped here tor hf-
teen minutes. picking up about twenty
local people. and then continued on its
way to st. Paul, arriving there this
morning. The Lake Region" special
carried Il large number of enthusiasts
tic boosters for the satanic City. Cam
do. lIikotu and other municipalities OF
that section.
one hundred representative bust
ness men OF the cities in the vicinity
of Devils Lake wcr" aboard the train.
Each one wore Il badge Lake Region.
North Dakota" fastened to his coat
lapel by a button in which was dis
played a small amount of flax. All
were imbued with tn" spirit OF boost
or bust" as one member OF the party
expressed it.
The special train left Devils Lake
at . o'clock aud arrived here at 1883.
1t was scheduled to arrive in ST. Paul
at : O'Clock this morning. This morn
Ing the members of the party march
ed in a body from the train to
the St. Faul hotel. where rooms were
reserved and where Il big banquet will
be served this evening.
During the visit of the lake re-
gionitcs at the land show boosters vii!
flock around the exhibit in which they
are most interested. An orchestra
has been engaged to discourse music
at the Lake Region booth and every
thing possible will he done to let the
visitors to the show know that the
lake region is one of the most favored
sections in the west
The train was in charge of Attorney
John j. Samson of Devils Lake. who
has been n of the prime v in
the work. since the inception Of the
lake region exhibit. H. has an able
corps of assistants. Ray Austin Of
the Devils Lake World has been des-
lgnated as special press representative
of the trip. His account Of the be-
ginning of the trip is as follows:
: o'clock. DELAYED somewhat by the
late arrival Of Ole Serumgard. After
introductions all around. Conductor
Gilmore made the announcement in
behalf Of the railroad company, that
the train belonged to the lake region
ties. Attorney j. j. Samson acted as
master OF ceremonies in the distribu-
ton of the badges and buttons. saying
as he delivered the ribbons and spe-
cial buttons. that there was three
dollars worth Of flax in each BUTTON"
Forty passengers boarded the six
car train at Devils Lake. The special
carried a day coach. three sleepers
an an observation car. Nine more
boosters boarded the train at Lakota
and two each at Michigan and
Petersburg Six had made reserva-
lions from Cando but failed to real
lie the speed with which the lake re-
and missed connections. They. how
ever. made arrangements to follow
on No. 9"
About 20 boarded the train here
and accompanied tho r%cgionites to the
big show in st. Paul.
Among the boosters. who will boost
for the lake region and North Da-
kota are the following:
From Devils Lake: Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hale. Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Cuth-
bert. DR.. F. J. Pierce. w. II. Horton,
Supt. p. G.. keaveney. J. f. McClory.
j. j.. Samson. j. NJ. Kelly, Frank Hy-
land. "Heine' Mitchell. Peter Kersten.
Chas. Garske. l.. Elliott. J.. r. Whit
taker. B. j. Ness. r. r. Jones. Geors,
H. Owens, Henry O'Toole. Ole Serum
gard. r. +. Austin and II. ]. Hinck.
From Cando. c.. C. Reinert. George
Blose. DR.. n Mrs. G. a. Real and
Mr. and Mrs. e. ]. Lord.
From Lakota. NJ. r. Rott. r. J
King. ]. Goldammar. w. Kitchman,
H. A. King. T. p. Root, w. Egler, A
A. Greenleaf. Harry Metcalf. John
Hoffman. j. NJ. Martin. w. NJ. Met.
calf.
Others were G. ]. Ice and Otto
Shipley of Hampton. A. ri. Wall. Al
Heapy. Al Trarnick and James Tyrel'
Of Munich. J. Mccarthy Of York. NJ. j
Weisst Of Starkweathcr. NJ. Lawler, ]
f. Higginbothnm and John w. Pound
OF Hansboro. J. II. Mcintyre Of VOL.
ford. NJ. J. Lamb of Michigan, w. p
McClintock Of Rugby. and Tom Engel.
horn. Erick Lysne. and r. Engebret.
son of Churchs Ferry.