Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
F. x. KIRsCH PAYS A GLOWING
TRIBUTE TO THE SATANIC
CITY IN HIS PAPER.
AMOUNT OFFERED BY F. w. MANN
& SONS FOR THE BEST STORY
OF THIS CITY.
Full Account of What Kirsch Saw at
Editorial Meeting Shows That He
Was Thoroughly Impressed With the
City of Devils Lake and Its Metro
politaniSm.

"We re Always Ready Our Praises
to Sing, When it Comes to Boosting an
Up-to.date Thing" is the heading
with which F. Y. Kirsch started the ar
ticle which won the $4,000 prize offered
by F. W. Mann for the best write-up
of Devils Lake following the editorial
meeting. The Board Of Directors as a
received and made their decision. Only
seven papers submitted copies to the
club.
The winning article in full was as
follows:
Devils Lake! That name stands out
to the people Of North Dakota and
falls from the pen of writer as some
thing with significance in connection.
Situated in Ramsey county, one of tho
most fertile counties of our fair state;
fourth in size Of the cities of our state
in population and first Of all as far as
progressiveness is concerned, Devils
Lake bids fair to become the metrop-
oils of North Dakita. If you have new
er visited the place, gentle reader, all
we can say is ego there" You will be
astonished. Its handsome business
blocks greet the eye. Everywhere you
will see activity-to the man who tolls
in the street, to the banker who sits at
| his desk. No dead ones there, if you
please-and every man has his shoulder
to the wheel Of progress-ever lending
helping hand to shove the city to the
front. That's the stuff that counts.
/ Devils Lake means something It is
| there where you will find the best of
educational facilities; II is there where
| YOU will find beau.-4ul churches where
the citizens go to worship and give
praise to Him from whom all blessings
flow; it is there where the weary trav'
eler will find the best Of hotel accom-
modations; it is there where you viii
find everything LAT goes to make uI
an up-to- date and handsome city in
each and every respect. If we were q
master of the English language word:
could not express the beauty and the
progressiveness of Devils Lake.
4 stranger upon alighting from the
passenger coach will note with satisfac
ton the magnificent depot and as hi
meanders off of the platform, steps up
on the pavement and gazes toward thu
city, the eye is greeted by the new
Great Northern hotel, an immens'
three story structure, built of brick ant
stone. with hundred room capacit,
and costing $4,000. Evrything i
there for your comfort and guest reg
istercd at that hostclry is inspire,
! with a "Home Sweet Home' feelin
Immediately. Devils Lake his $3.50
,, 600 postoflice building, one of the fines
! in the country; Devils Lake has
business blocks towering the sky tina
would look far better standing side b
! side with the best buildings in Ne,
York or Chicago; Devils Lake has hur
: dreds of beautiful homes with fin
lawns, gardens and well-kept orchard
that show the thrift Of its industriou
citizens; Devils Lake, taking all int
consideration. is a marvellous wonde
} and for city of its size is outclasse
by none. The professional element
the city is considered among the be:
in the state.
n Devils Lake can well boast of i
f mercantile establishments, there beir
h several in number and among these
O Mann & Sons who are housed in
O building costing $l25,000. Employir
/. in the neighborhood of twenty-f'
|. clerks at all times, Fred E. Mann, II
e proprietor and head of the firm is in
e position to cater to his trade. Tn
$. establishment does an immense bus
e ness. Why7 Because Mann s. Sons q
# strictly up.to-date-not only in turnil
d. goods over their many counters tn
% are right up to the minute but becau
e. they treat each and every custom