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If there were any plums distributed
at the gathering of the North Dakota
Press association and North Dakota
Ben Franklin club held at Grand
Forks Friday and Saturday of last
week, Devils Lake surely got an album
dance Of the real ripe juicy fruit, in
fact "a greater portion. than any city
represented at the big meeting.
The landing Of the midsummer con-
vention Of this great organization, the
brains" Of North Dakota is, the great
est move that has been made in be-
half Of Devils Lake. The editors are
the ones who voice the hospitality that
has been extended them, and as the
Inter Ocean voices the hospitality that
1T received at the: hands of the Grand
Forks editors, SO will the same be said
of Devils Lake, If the hospitality is
such that it can be remembered by the
five hundred editors who will : visit
this city, from every. corner of the
state to attend the. July meeting.
We dare say that every weekly pa
per In North Dakota will have some
mention Of the wonderful things that
happened at Grand Forks last week.
The daily papers have had their. say
and what has been said has been well
said. The advertisement that Grand
Forks will get as a result of the edi-
toriaT convention can not be estimated,
and the advertisement that ;. Devils
Lake will get at the midsummer meet.
Ing, IF the citizens and, Commercial
club who have. asked that, the invita-
ton be extended the editors do their
part, will be. the greatest that, this
city has eyer had. It means much to
Devils Lake and If this city keeps up
to the pace. that Mr.. Brennan assur-
ed the editors it would, then there is
much to be done for the weilder Of
the pen between now and July. The
premises that were made must all be
kept and with Grand Forks hospitality
=stil lingering in our memories we
must not fail to begin at once to make
the coming gathering for this city the
greatest that has been held by: the
State Press gang. ,..s= ~ I: Id
Editor Ben Whitehead of Williston
said that Devils Lake was a city Of
homes, Of ideal, hospitality and rec
1eation spot that could not be equal
ed when, It come to holding mid-sum-
,mer conventions. Manager Plumley
Of the Fargo Forum was equally. as
enthusiastic as were numerous others.
In this connection it might be said
that there were numerous requests for
the midsummer meeting, but having
met at. Williston and enjoyed the best
that Editor Whitehead and his vaIua-
bile associates could offer all were sat
5isfied that there was no more favorable
spot on this hemisphere for a mid
summer session than the city of Dew
lis Lake, cons quently when; Mr.. -Bren-
nan promised SO many nice things, the
truth was known and Devils Lake was
allowed to pick the first plum. 4 .sT y. 81
;:s This was about all the fruit that this
I city cared Tor in the estimation Of
those who did the valiant work in Sc
: curing the midsummer convention,
but It was not all and no sooner had
N. i. Black the genial, fleshy, inspir-
Ing Individual at the helm Of the Grand
( Forks Evening Times been selected to
preside over the North Dakota Press
association and to WELD the gavel at
/ the session III Devils Lake, than an
other one Of Devils Lakes trusted
SONS was honored. sz$1.5.5s;. 81. OR
The Inter.O Ocean did not realize that
our esteemed contemporary was such
q good fellow, until he got away from
home. He had never Dragged about
1t, eanently It remained for some
one to give the proper intro duction,
and Frank Wilson, state oil inspector
and BditorE OF the Bathgate Ping Paper
proved equal 20 the task. MI. Wilson
no doubt spent many evenings ID
i framing up the excellent words he us,
led in nominating Colonel John Bloom
tsof the Journal 10 the Office OF Vice.
President Mr.. Wilson said that the
editor % the Journal was one Of the
mort capable newspaper men ID the