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MEETING AT COURT HOUSE FRI
DAY EVENING RESULTED IN
RENEWED ENTHUSIASM
FOR OPERA HOUSE
The meeting" called at ,the court
house
Friday
night to" discuss plans
for. entertainment, etc., for the open
ing of the new opera house in -this
city wbb quite well attended and re
sulted in bringing out many points
which it was well to consider in re
lation to the coming opening of the
flne new improvement in our city.
The meeting was called to order
by Col. Jos. M. Kelly, president of the
Commercial Club, who in' stating the
object of the meeting paid a fine
compliment to Contractor V. Gram
in praising his unbounded confidence
in the city by- building such- a fine
building in the clty,.and urged that it
was incumbent: upon the city of Dev
ils La.Jratf demonstrate that this con
fidence on Mr. -.Gram's part was not
misplaced.
Following the opening remarks by
Col. Kelly, A. B. Kerlin talked at
some length-.- In the course of his
remarks he Btated- the plan under
which the new building is to be.man
aged, Mr. Gram receiving all that
was taken in «by the building above
expense, and expressing himself -that
rise to the occasion and see that Mr.
Grain was not a lpSer In this venture.
Mr. F.'P. Mann said: "We all real
ize the Importance of having such a
magnificent building in our city," and
stated that he felt that -the business
men as as whole were Inclined, tovbe
iMtbfcrj^jfith the Tiigvement now ^lp
progrtss' atfd/iisked rwMtvwatf waited
that they, do further. ^^55:42,^.1^
This question on the part" of Mr.
Mann brought out the real object of
the meeting, th^t of interesting the
people in the further sale of tickets
for the opening night, and the acco-
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he felt that there was no doubt but some of he leading speakers of the
that the people of tills vicinity would U. -S." were" secured for dates here.
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Hon. J. F. Henry was called in and
said in substance that everyone should'
-have an interest in the project and
that Mr. Gram Should have all the
support that is possible on account
of his unbounded faith in Devils'Lake
in building such a magnificent build
tag. We should take steps to see that
people who come *here are properly en
tertained. He felt that the hotels
were inadequate to accommodate all
the visitors and other arnangemetns
should be made.
E. F. Flynn felt that the* first night
of the opera house would take care:
of Itself pretty well but the trouble
would be in regard to other nights.
It .wie want good plays we must
patronize them. If we want to make
it a success when a $2.00 attraction
comes to Devils Lake we should pat
ronize it
F. T. Cuthbert in his remarks that
followed said, that he thought, that
can advertise the city so much as the
everyone in Devils Lake should have
the' opera house at heart. Nothing
opening of a new opera house. First
we should get a good crowd here and
second-.that~we should see*they are
properly taken care of. He stated
further that following the opening
he thought' that it would be well if
F. J. Traynor, on behalf of the Uni
versity Club,' pledged their support
to assist in every, way what they can
do to push the good wor& along.
''Tell us what you-want us to do,"
said Mr.-Traynor and we are ready
and anxious to do It.
Cb$&. Russel expressed himself in
favoi^ of letting''people In general
"know thtat when they attended the
production of he "Honeymoon Trail"
they were going to get the worth of
Alter farther remarks by various"
•persons present: a moUon- was made
proud of
hi'r present in leather. Thcare'i id
way* a use for it. They nev«r
get enough of than, teems as
they hm a bag, a satchel, a
purse and everjrtWng else in
leather to match each suit W«
Ipok at it that and .have
stocked with the greatest variety
ofHandBags, Satchels, Purses,
Hfh Mus^s Rolls, Mudki ever shown
Even if the 'floods sure
extraordinarily high quality Ae
a
'th® visitors in the city,-and carried that a committee pe ap-
the night of opening. pointed to assist in the solicitation of
Mrs. Dunn was called upon and on accommodation for the visitors!' the
behalf of the Library Club expressed night of the 16th, and in the s?,le of
the sentiment of that society as the remaining seats In the opera
heartily in favor of doing all they house. Mr. Kelly appointed as-: such
could for the success of the committees the following:
opera house opening and in hearty
"accord with everything pertaining to
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For sale of tickets—W. H. Reid, C.
E. Burgess, W. M. Holbrook, J.- A.
VanLIew, C. O. Russell.
Committees on invitation and en
tertainment—Mesdames F. P. Mann,
Ole Serumgard, Wm. Hurst, Sr.,
F. A Stpltze, S. Wlneman, I. Glerum,
A. M. Powell, Anna Shortridge, Oli
ver Evans, W. D. Jones, H.- E. Baird,
C. M. Fisher, W. M. Thompson and
Clinton Smith.
DEPOSITS OVER
ONE MILLION
LARGEST AMOUNT DEPOSITED IN
THE BANKS OF DEVILS LAKE
!N THE HISTORY OF.Ii(i
The deposits in the three banks
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DEVILS LAKE, NORTHH)AKOTA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 3, 1909.
THE CITY. -fW*
•The statements of the banks'of Dev
ils Lake which-were published last
week brought out the fact that there
is on deposit in the three banks in
this city over $1,000,000.,.- This is the
first time in the hlstor# ot-gthe city
that tills amount has evei-^een reach
ed by the financial institutions of Dev
ils Lake, and when it Is taken Into: ac
count that this year has also seen the
largest amount of building operation^.
:arel
as follows, as shown by their stated
ments of condition on November 16th:1
First National Bank... —$ 643,064.53
Ramsey
Devils Lake State 140,375.00
1181
These reports show that there has
been a phenomenal increase in depos
its of. over $300,000 since this time
last year, and is dnly another Indica
tion that Devils Lake is forging to
.the front'as one of the leading1 cities
of North Dakota, i"
ORATORICAL
CONTEST
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TO BE GtVEN UNDER AUSPICES
OF W. C. T. U. AT PRESBYTER
«. IAN CHURCH TONIGHT.
There will be a medal contest given
this evening at 8:39 at the Presbyter
ian church under the auspices of the
local W. C. *T. TJ. which promisee to
'be a very enjoyable and entertaining
eveidng's program (or those who at
tend, as Hie personell of the program
is made up of the beet talent -of the
city. There will be an .admission
of 25c fbr adults and 15c for children^
The program is as follows:
Instrumental Solo—"The Maiden's
•Wish" -—-JF. Chopin
Song—"How Firm a foundation".
.... Congregation
Prayer Rev. Bailey
No. I—"The Convict's Soliloquy"..
Kathleen Cowan
No. n—"Christian Citi*en8hip" i...
-i Ralph Glerum
Mrs. John A. H«mey an^*^. It
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Sunday, 5th, HW,
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tMafl^ 43»e Sairam«®t otfeeLord'A
Jtapper will be
c«ommeanor4te^g
.^onday^stAool at o'clnxik.
-^Ijnnior JEJndeavor b'olock.
j|^Senior Endeavor at fl.'SO ofclock.
.^lESvenipg yorshlp at 7i30 o'clock.
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will be assisted by one of the neigh
boring pastors who is especially good
in work of that character.
616 StRIKifON
6. N. RAILROAD
SWITCHMEN OF ALL THE ROADS
OF THE NORTHWEST
WENT-OUT TUESDAY
EVENING.
Wednesday morning a general
strike was put in operation on all the
refusing to grant an increase of about
20 per cent in wages and overtime for
Sundays and holidays.
requiring large outlltys of money,, the1 merchants are considerably handicap-' the time he was called* fit-consultation
condition is all the more gratif^gi, led In the way of receiving freight ^rith his lawyer and ^tf'iorfeiture or
This is also an evidence that the Io- which cannot be unloaded on account der was rescinded.
callty surrounding our municipality is of no crews to switch the freight cars. State vs. H. O. Merry was called,
reaping the benefit of their large crop} This will of course tie up freight the defendent not appearing his bond
and that they have unbounded. confH trains all over the country ami^ greafc was declared forefited $500.
dence in the solidity of the financial^ ly hinder the successful operation of, The case'.of the state vs. J. J. Da
lnstltutlons of Devils Lake., passenger trains. "h i1outs
invited.
In this city the freight office has re-1 of $500 was declared forefited and a
ceived instructions riot to receive any! bench warrant issued for him. He
freight until further orders, and the reported later and explained that at
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Sunday, Decembe'r£5th, 1909.
11:00 a. in. Moniing Worship. Sub-:
GIVEN A TEST
LARGE CROWD GIVE THE FLOOR8
TEST MONDAY NIGHT WHICH
PROVE® SATISFACTORY.
The fioors of the. sew opera house
-were given a severe test Monday night
to make certain that they were ade
quate to accommodate any slxed
crowd that might congregate in the]
building, and the tests which were
the severest that could be planned:
were not such as to cause the least
Quiver of the building, showing that it
was built strong enough to withstand
any pressure that might be brought to
bear upon it
As a means of making the test the
band played on the streets and drew
a large crowd who were Invited into
the flew building, the military com
pany was also present as were the
members of the city ocmmercial club,
council and others, making quite a
large aggregation. Then the band
Clayed in the building and all formed
oTVCTrtiwf double file line and marched over
goto, Selected MUw Cuthbert
_No. HI TJxe JWh tag around in the balcony each stinnp
A a a
No. IV—"Gtood JSlght,
a J«w4e* Etenley
Duet—"Springtime of the Soul",, a
aa tfiey walked. TbiB was done
without the least tremor being felt
any place in the building. There can
be no more iwsere test made than,
this, and the opera house la declared
by **pert*.who know, to be absolutely
safe no matter how .large a crowd is
District opart convened in this city
Monday jfaorning with Hon» J. F* Cow
a® presiding, '-'/J
IntormatfoiL waB oWer««J( filed'In
the cases of State vfc: John Johnson
State, vs.- Jqhn fiuUard State vs.:
Ysakl Kufaloi State vs.Barti Shea
State vit J. JT. Daoust State vs. James
Dolan State vs. Henry King.'
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Subject, ^'Divine Salvage." The following cases were continued a club causing Mm injuries from
To these services the "church with over until next term of court: State which he has never recovered. Ex
a welcome for the people" cprdiallyj vs. Charles Meadean Fidelty Deposit pert testimony was Introduced and
Invite the public. Strangers and those Co.,' vs. Ole Skybury William Britton the case discussed at some length by
with no church home especially invit
ed. Seats free. Good singing.
vs. B.- B. Regan F. H. Stoltz vs. E.
Plans are in progress looking to the Larson Mengent
holding of a series of evangelistic Nelson: Young &
meetings beginning withthe new Insurance Co., of Missouri Young & tiff,
year. In these meetings the pastor
(Stotler
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Crary and O. S. Wing State vs. E. R. to the jury about the middle of the
Nelson vs. Chas. afternroon Wednesday. The jury re
ntier vs. Citizens turned a verdict of
vs. German Alliance Insur-J The
ance Co., of Missouri. Martz Shea which was tried by jury
Motion was made to strike from the and they retired at 4:30 Wednesday
calender the case of Citizens State afternoon. A verdict of guilty was
bank of Brocket vs. S. R. Johnson, returned
roads in the northwest from Duluth to! tried and went to the jury, who re-j Thursday morning the first case cal
the coast, as a result of the railroads turned a verdict of not guilty. led was that of the Cando Implement
The case of the State vs. Tom Slutz, Co. vs. John Caldwell, et al. This
which has been on the docket for a case was heard by the court and the
next tip Impossible to get freight ship-1 son was called and' as the defendant
ments through as things now stand. in the action failed to appear.
The case of Goldle E. Dodds vs. Following this case the action of
Willard Dodds was called fot trial.' the State vs. Yosiki Kupola was called
This was a case wherein the plaintiff for trial. This was an action wherein
was suing for a divorce from the de- the state charged the defendant of at
tendant. The defendant made no ap- saultlng Geo. Wesburg with a danger
pearance and the court granted the ous weapon with Intent of inflicting
decree. bodily harm. The jury was selected
Naturalization papers were granted
(and
to Herman Carl Kolge and Peter Link., Wednesday afternoon. A verdict of
Tuesday morning the case of the'guilty was returned late Wednesday
State vs. Henry King was called and night.
The strike is long, time was called and tried re- attorneys for both the defendant and
of such mammoth proportions and the suiting in the case being dismissed the plaintiff moved, the court to direct
forces on both sides are so well lined there not being sufficient evidence to to verdict in their favor, which mo
up that the outcome is likely to cause convict. jions the court now has under consid
considerable inconvenience as it is! The case of the state vs. John John-' eratlon.
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bond
was called and tried going to the
jury, who, after due deliberation,
agreed to disagree and the case will
have
to be again tried.
ject: America for the World. I The case of EmIUB.eecher .ys. Wil
12_:OOV ifl? Sunday School. .tfSmi 'MacNamfr" was called 'and tried'
L.3f30"p m. Children's Church.. consuming the balance of the day
6:30 p. m. Epworth League, Young Tuesday, Tuesday evening Wednes
People's Meeting. day morning and apart of Wednesday
7:30 Evangel!tic Service. A afternoon. The case was one in
service for the benefit of those who, which, the plaintiff through his guar
are seeking the way of the Christian dian was suing the defendant for
life. Seats free Public cordially, damages, charging that MacName had
struck the defendant on the head'with
$1.50 A YEAR
the attorneys on both sides. It went
$3260
the case continued throughout
The case of L. D. Gooler, vs.
erts was called, jury was drawn and
the case was tried until noon. Follow
ing the noon recess the attorneys an
nounced that the case had been set
tled.
Fine box papers are in grow
ing demand as holiday gifts.
They are not only practical,
bat a very acceptable gift,
especially whore well chosen.
We have the largest and best
stock of popeteries in this
localityand itincludse&Ilthat
Davis Rubin vs. Ole Olson was the
next case called, and at the time of
our going to press is still on trial be
fore a jury. This is a case wherein
Olsen is asking for a division of the
crop grown by him on the Rubin farm
this year "and Rubin is seeking to re
cover damages on account of the de
fendants not living up to the contract,
which seems to be conflicting in many
respects. The case is one filled Wltiu^
legal complications and will probably
consume considerable time in its dis
position.
President Taft was made an honoiV
ary "tarheel" by the people of North
Carolina. The St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat foresees that this will enable Mm
to do some hot tooting in 1&12.
Sonne of
the paddtgef are wofks of
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25c to $6,00
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