Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-12
The TWELFTH DAY 0F Til i:.';ii;' T;;;i with
MONTH Of THE TWELFTH YEAR CAUSES
CONSIDERABLE SPECULATION HERE

This was day of figuring. I. was
almost as hard to figure out when an
other day like this would occu: as it
was to figure how old Ann was, sever.
al years ago. Devils Lakers gave their
undivided attention to the cause today
and as aresult varied opinions and ex-
pressions were secured.
All seemed satisfied that another day
like this, the twelfth day of the
twelfth month Of the twelfth year OF
the century, would not occur again for
one hundred years, but DR.. Harmon
Smith insisted that next year we would
have the thirteenth day Of the thir-
teenth month of the thirteenth yea-.
DR.. Smith is evidently going to put in
an extra month next year.
DR.. Smith was not half as bad as
Judge George Juergens, however, who
insisted that we start all over again
next year, claiming January would
be the first day of the first month OF
the-but here Mr.. Juergens stopped
and added-of the new year.
Bill Belford insists that there will
never be another day like this Thurs
day, for when the twelfth day Of the
twelfth month of the twelfth year oc-
ours in hundred years the calendar
day will not be Thursday. Bill had to
order some new stationery today, how
ever, for he used up several thousand
sheets in figuring the problem out.
Charles Doyon has it that another
day like this will occur just twelve
years after the Elks' grand lodge con-
vention which will be held in Devils
Lake in the year 1000, but Gus Furst-
enau insists that there are only nine.
ty-nine years to wait for another day
like this, and the county treasurer
ought to know, for this has been busy
week in figuring tax receipts.
Mike Noonan insists that "Thurs.
day is his Jonah day. regardless Of
the date and the year, and he was too
busy to bother his head with it, except
to announce that everything he touched
during the day went wrong. Sheriff
Mclean was happy, however, because
he was not interviewed at any length
as to what sort of day this freal
day was.
Chief Randall, of the weather burea,
knew it was not as cold this mornin;
as it was yesterday morning, and hi
made prediction that we would hav
the same kind Of day, so far as tn
weather was concerned, when "12-1
-l2' is written again. This shows tn
remarkable powers Of the weather MAJ
in predicting the weather a hundre,
years in advance.
Archie Miller, at the Grand, is won
dering whether the fact that the ney
show which starts tonight will have a
| good an attendance as the one whic
held the boards the first half of til
week. In order to avoid difficulties b
has cautioned Director Mason, of tn
orchestra, to refrain from playin
Thursday is my Jonah Day.
Charies Henley regrets that his birth
day, which was celebrated yesterday
was just one day to the bad, but Bil
Henzie has a different opinion, insist
ing that he could partake Of birthda
dinner far better yesterday than h
could today. OF course Bib says thi
after he had already partaken Of tn
bountiful repast which was served i
honor of Charles.
The heat in the apartments at tn
Wineman block, furnished by the H
w7aunee boiler, was turned on for tn
first time, today, and this, Sam asserts
marks an epoch in history, since tn
same boiler will be used to heat tn
building hundred years from now.
In order to keep up the standard q
other days Of the year, the trains a.
irving in Devils Lake over the Grea
Northern were not any nearer on tim
than they usually are. Whether or nc
this will be the order of things hui
dred years from now is not know
but it does not follow that what haI
pens today will not happen again fo
a hundred years.
Aside from today being l2-l2-l2
few stopped to consider that tomorro,
Wall W L AAuoyj tuC IAA1 ICcAtu, dAU VII
added another unusual occurrence an
set Bill Greene back couple Of day
for he had fully intended to have hi
new drug store arranged within tn
next two days, but when he learne
the condition of affairs the stuff wa
off, and Bill will consequently della
the opening of the new store for Sc,
eral days.
Over at the barber shop of Chapma
s; Shirley, Curtis Hunt quit his jo
for two days in an endeavor to e.
away from any difficulty that migl
occur. Pat Higgins the distinguishe
travelling man got up at CLOCK
catch a train and is still waiting #
the train, while T. P. O'Connell tt
Great Northern claim agent, got o
in this city to settle claim only
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