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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Judge cConnell's Order.

!. Following is Judge McConnelrs order
for a term of court to be held in this city
beginning July IL:
In accordance with the provisions of
that certain act Of the Dakota legislative
assembly approved March, 1885, Great
ing and constituting Ramsey and Tow
ner counties as q subdivision of the Third
judicial district, and directing the judge
of said district to appoint and hold terms
of court fer said subdivision at Devils
Lake, the county seated Ramsey county,
and in said act directing Towner county
to be attached to said Ramsey county
for judicial purposes, it is therefore or
dered that a term of court for said sub
division Of Ramsey and Towner counties
be held at Devils Lake, Ramsey county,
commencing July II, 1885.
Dated at Fargo, June 6, 1885.
WV. B. MCCONNELL, Judge.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Injunction.

An INDUCTION has been issued out of the
Sixth judicial court restraining and en-
joining the county commissioners of
Rolette county, and all other persons
from removing, u attempting to remove
the county property, or any part of it
from Dunseith, pending the contest, un-
til further order of the court.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

THERE were As filings in the land Of
flee in this city Monday, comprising
1900 acres Of land-the largest days
business this year. So also was last
weeks business the largest of the year
-95 filings, or 1920 acres. The cash
collections last week we're 1884, 40, and
those Of yesterday amounted to 1924 S
These figures will give q fair idea of the
volume of emigration pouring into North
Dakota.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
The Contest Case.

Judge Mcconnell has required the
sureties-Messrs Church and Yeager-in
the contested election case of Jonathan
Roberts VS.. Ramsey county to justify in
$4,000 instead of $500. and the defend
ants have been given twenty days further
to answer. This would indicate that if
Benson county persists in engaging in a
hazardous game she must have the
"stuff" to repair damages.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
The hail storm that visited Iowa, Ne

The hail storm that visited Iowa, Ne
braska, Southern Minnesota and the
southern portion of South Dakota re.
ceived only a passing notice by the
"ggreat dailies" Of the southeast. Had one
Of the hail stones strayed inio North Da.
kota the eastern papers would have had
it that all our stock was killed and ou1
crops beaten SO deep into the ground
that they would never get out.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Records of the Annex.

Deputy Register of Deeds G. w.
Green returned today with a copy of all
the records that are in the register of
deeds Office at Minnewaukan of the
three townships lately annexed to RAM
sey county from Benson. He has been
about three weeks doing the work.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
The Timber Cutting Case.

Johannes Lemilas Biork was taken
before Justice Noble Friday by Dep
uty Sheriff Flummerfelt and examined
for unlawfully cutting timber on Jake
Walkers farm on Rock Island. The
learned judge did not think there was
sufficient evidence to bind him over to
the district court and Bjork was dis
discharged,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
IT will strike the average mind as very

IT will strike the average mind as very
strange that Towner and Benson coun-
ties are not capable of furnishing their
own s us takers. Edwards has in
Aicted two of his employees upon the
people of these counties. One of them
has offered to transfer his office as CEN
sus taker to a local citizen if the people
Of the county would give the Fargo
Argus $50 worth of advertising.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

DISPATCHES from points in the San Joa-
quin valley, the principal wheat region
Of California, state that the Hessian
fly has greatly damaged the wheat crop
and that where twenty bushels per acre
were expected not more than seven will
be realized
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

AMONG the names of numerous DEM
ocrats alleged to control Territorial pat.
ronage, we notice that of our esteemed
friend Judge O'Brien mentioned in a
Fargo telegram to the Minneapolis Tri-
bune. The Tribune correspondent is a
Fargo Argus employee, and the question
arises, What has the Judge been doing
to Edwards?
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

Anew Orleans paper refers editorially
to the wonderful restoration to health
of Mr.. T. Posey, druggist, 225 Canal
street, that city, who some time ago was
Frustrated by an excruciating attack of
s~ciatica. After much suffering his
wife applied st. Jacobs Oil, which cured
him promptly and entirely.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
. rYpE-sErr1Sa match came off

New York last week between Ira
Sdners, of the World, and James
HcCann, Of the Herald. The former
set 6,O32 ems Of solid minion in three
hours, and the latter e,342, thus beating
Arensberg's record of 5,555 ems in the
time made several years ago. Somers
had much the cleanest proof, and it is
thought he can beat Mccain in anothe,
match.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Coming by the Hundreds.

There were a greater number of emil
grants passed through the city Monday
than ever before in the history Of this
country-all bound for the Turtle noun
tain district. They had good teams and
were loaded down with farming nipple
ments and had same very nice looking
cattle with them.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

CARTER HARRISON promises to make
war upon the gamblers and other vicious
elements that stood by him for the past
six years, if the citizens committee will
not aid Judge Smith in his contest for
Harrison's place as mayor. This is the
price of his peace.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
After "Skip.".

Special Correspondence Of the INTER.OcEAN.l
ODESSA, June 5.-There have been
several articles in your paper lately
written over the nom de plume of
"Skip," and said articles seem to indi-
cate a very unsettled state of mind on
the part of "Skip." Now this "Skip"
seems to he laboring under the very
painful delusion that he is chuck full to
overlooking with literary ability, and
his special forte in this line seems
to be in writing articles defaming the
character of notaries. public, and MAX
ing statements concerning young ladies
and their sleeping apartments, which, if
written by a responsible citizen would
be, to say the least about the matter,
exceedingly ungentlemanly; but, as they
were evidently written by o dude or q
crank, they nc partially excusable.
Now, it wouldn't matter so much if
Skip" would confne himself strictly to
the truth, but he either makes
some very outrageous blunders or else
purposely wanders from the paths of
truth and ~.veracity. In the first place,
r. said that the Calderwood Bros.
wished to jog that young woman's mem
DRY, as "Skip' will very quickly perceive,
if he will examine hat article again,
unless bis education has been as sadly
neglected as his moral training) and in
the next place, it was not a wood-house
that the young man found occupied, but
an inner apartment, and in the last
place we don't believe "Skip" has any
young lady, and if he has it is unneces.
sary %precaution for her to lock the door
to her sleeping apartment for the noto.
riety Of being "Skip's' young lady would
protect her from intrusion. "Skip" ev-
identity considers young ladies akin to
horses or cattle, for he speaks of driving
a couple of them home from a dance,
Some young lady should inform him to
the contrary. JUN1Us.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

THE dead letter office at Washington
is a monument to the carelessness and
stupidity Of the American people. The
average number of letters received there
daily is about fifteen thousand. Never
drop a letter in a postofice without look
ing a second time to see that it is prop
erly addressed and has the required
stamn. d
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

We do not believe the editor of the
Lisbon Herald can stuff such political
tricksters as Mage Edwards down the
threats of the people of Ransom county
TOO close to Cass county which has re-
peatedly refused to swallow him.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
A Pleased

Rev. P. G. Robbins, Of Grand Haven,
Mich, left for home this morning after
spending two weeks in the Turtle mount
ain region. He intends coming here to
locate. Mr.. Robbins is greatly delighted
| with what he has seen,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Rebate of Taxes.

The county commissioners adjourned
Saturday after ordering the issuance of
a refunding order for $144.5O in favor o
Capt. Herman, the amount of his
steamboat tax for 1884.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
DISTANCE AND TRADE.

UlS ANU ANU lkAUE.
Our young journalistic friends at Dun
seth are making themselves miserable
and their readers very unhappy over
the question of distance from the noun
tain precincts to the Devils Lake me-
tropolis. Just what problem these
young men are trying to work out we do
not know and never expect to find out,
but we venture to offer the suggestion
that a t~welve-inch rule laid upon the
latest map of this land district might
be the means of assisting them very
materially in their labors to promulgate
the truth. The scale of this map is six
miles to the inch, and it is exactly
twelve inches, on a Decline, from Dun.
seth to this city-equivalent to 70 miles.
Now turn the rule to the west end of
Devils lake, and the measurement will
show ten and a half inches, or GO miles
nine miles nearer to Minnewaukan
than to Devils Lake. The Dunseith
papers assert that the distance is twenty
miles nearer, but they do not tell us
how they arrive at that conclusion.
There is q first-class old-traveled road
from this city to Dunseith, and compe-
tent judges of roads and distances tell
us that the route is almost an air-line;
that crooks and turns do not make it
over fifteen miles greater. Thus the
actual distance is less than 80 miles,
and the semi.weekly stages running be-.
tween Devils Lake and Dunseith make
the trip in twelve to fourteen hours,
through a beautiful country. From
Dunseith to Minnewaukan there is no
road at all, and men who have surveyed
that country state that a direct road will
eve be made, owing to the broken
and s*ampy nature of the land in the
southern part of Rolette and the western
part of Benson counties. The fact is,
the traveller from Dunseith to Mime
waukan must pass over the Devils Lake
road IS far as Church's ferry; thence
south over an uncomfortable road
fifteen miles. The distance from
Church's ferry to Devils Lake is twenty
miles; so that in reality Minnewaukani is
only five miles nearer Dunseith than we
are.
There are other things to be consid-
cred by our Dunseith neighbors when
they bring the mountain to Mahomet.
The advantage of trading in a large city
with established mercantile institutions
containing large stocks and selling Mt
St. Paul prices is one great considera-
ton. Thus far no other town in Dakota
has been able to compete with Devils
Lake merchants. Our peculiar adyant
ages and situation are backed by q bus
mess population of broad-gaged men
enterprising merchants in brick blocks;
rustling machine agents with enormous
supplies; opulent bankers and brokers
with plenty of cash at low rates of in
terest; a towering elevator where higher
prices are paid for wheat than at any
other point; ample hotel accommoda-
tions; a daily paper, just bristling with
news from all over the world and its adj
vertising columns teeming with live,
vigorous, fresh announcements of bar.
gains that no other city can offer.
Competitionl Our Turtle mountain
friends will find that they can afford to
travel twenty-five instead of five miles
further for the privilege of trading in a
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

HERE is the last sentence uttered by
the Fargo Democrat. 1t then turned up
its little toes and died:
The Democrat would suggest that
while this matter is under discussion,
there is q place called Devils Lake, in
Dakota, that might properly have its
name changed along with its postmaster.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Court for Ramsey County.

Judge Mcconnell has decided to hold
court in this city the present term. He
will arrive here July IL and go imme-
diately from the train to the court house,
where court will be convened.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Death.

John Nasvig, who lived across the
coolie in Benson county, went to bed in
his shack seriously ill with lung fever.
He laid in bed for two days and was Wis
tied by his brother just before he died.
No one knew he was sick.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

were men who attempted to laugh us
down. But the experiment (for that
was all it was then) having proved sue
cessful, what do the scofers think now
to see the cattle going into that country
by the hundred?
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
The East Waking Up.

Edwin Bigbee, capitalist of Oxford N.
H. accompanied by Lucian H. Paige, of
Barnard, N. H., is looking over the
country with a viewto encouraging peo-
pie from the granite state to come out
here and take up land. They went out
to Cando today to look at the coolie gar
den spot.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Forty to the Acre.

Ole Serumgard returned Tuesday from
the "annex." In conversation with the
INTER-OcEAN Che said, "Gemini Chris
topherson! you ought. to see the wheat.
Forty bushels to the acre sure"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

The resignation.of the English cabinet
means that Russia will no longer be
permitted to peacefully acquire impor-
tant territory which Great Britain has a
second mortgage upon.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

JOHN and Hattie Dilley. who murder
ed H. H. Hackett for his money, near
Glendale in August last, were tried in
Judge Francis court and being convicted
Of manslaughter were given seven years
in the penitentiary at hard labor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Brand1ne Stock for the Moose.

L. B. Richardson and E. NJ. ProutY
arrived Monday with another drove of
cattle, and they now have 314 head in
this city, 214of which are being branded
preparatory to putting them on the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

range at Moose river. The process of
branding is quite interesting, and may
be witnessed at Moore & Dodd's stock
yard where the cattle are now corraled.
When the work is finished the 3l4 head
will be driven to the Moose, where the
firm now have 800 head which were put
upon the range last season.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

The sure effect of Ayers Sarsaparilla
are thorough and permanent. If thare
is a lurking tint of scrofula about you,
Ayers Sarsaparilla will dislodge it, and
|expel it from your system.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Should Return the Compliment.

Devils Lake is preparing to celebrate
the Fourth of July on an extensive scale,
on which occasion the citizens of Mime
waukan should return that city's. fine
compliment of Tuesday night and 60
over.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

A YEAR and half ago when the INTER-
OCEAN began to advertise the Moose
river country as q stock region, there
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1885.
LAKorA is advertising for bids for a
court house for Nelson county. They
want a safe place to keep their safes.

Our kilograms state that Ziebach will
be made governor of Dakota when Gov.
Pierce retires. Gov. Pierce has three
years to serve yet.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

ELLA WHEELER claims to have sur
rendered to her first love in this way:
Love, when we met, twas like two planets meeting;
Strange chaos followed; body, soul and heart
Seemed shaken, thrilled, and startled by that greeting.
: Old ties, old dreams, old aims, all torn apart
And wrenched away, left nothing there the while.
But the great shining glory of your smile.
Gosh! What q mouth he must have
had.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13

HENRY WARD BEEcHER's son has been
gwen a federal office on the Pacific
coast.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Total collections, 423S4.4O.

IUtHI CUI1UCtFUIs, d.Jof.fV.
And yesterdays business was very
much greater in proportion, there be.
ing As filings and $l2s4.25 receipts.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-13
Land Office Business.

Following is a statement of the bust
ness transacted in the land office in this
city last week:
No.
Homestead entries 16
Timber culture entries. IS
Presumption declaratory state no 1ts....""".....". 30
Cash 8
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-15

Officer Norton arrested VIM. Frey for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
David Martin was run in by Marshal
Hughes as Il plain drunk.
For quarreIiug with his brother John, and
threatening to burn his mothers house dow n
ov,r her head, aud other disoriery conduct
alleged against him, Officer Mckay arrested
Wilson Welsh at his home on Columbia street
last evening, and placed the charge 'disor-
derly conduct against his name at the sta
tion house. Welsh is wanted for other
charges, among which is that of peut larceny
and jumping the chain gang.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-15

The following is from the B ,ston Press:
At the Park theatre Mr. Ed ward f. Kid.
der new dramt, Niagara" WAS presented
for the first time. Toe theatre WIS crowded
aud the verdict was entirely favorable. The
title role was ably sus aimed by Rose Eytinge
The dramatic situations Of the play are very
strong and novel, and the company is light
and sparkling. 1t WAS well cast throughout,
especial credit being du" Mr. Chas Stanley,
Laura Deland, Ada Gilman, Lillian Lee,
Augusta Raysard and Matte Fer
guson. The action of The play is laid in
kngIand and Italy aud the construction is
artistic. The interest is sustained from first
to last. MIR. kiider has sssuredIy scored an
other market success with Niagara"
Edward T.. kifder says his salary list for
Niagara foots up 81 900 week. The pro-
ducton will take place Sep. Il, at the
Brooklyn Theatre The company includes
Rose EStinge, Ada Gilman, Augusta Ray
mond, Lillian Lee, Matte Ferguson, Stella
Fenton, Lara LeClaire, Charles Stanley,
Henry Dalton, Charles T. Nichols, W. A.
Sands and A. }. Dunbar.
This company will be at the Grand Sttur-
day evening, Oct. 7. Sale OF seats now open
at usual place.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-15

Frank Tyner accused Of unlawfully dis
tributing illegal election tickets. Case post
poned till the 9Th; WIN. DonncIly.
drunk, 81 and costs; WIN. Frey, drunk, 81
and costs; Andy Geier, disorderly, 81 and
COSTS John Hayden, drunk, 81 and costs
Sam Ryan, charged with stealing pint of
whisky and II hat, fined $40 and costs and
fifteen days in jail.
His Honor, Mayor Goodwin, did the thing
up in great shape by passing the cigars
around among the boys, at roll call, last
night. The democratic "coppers' hated to
do it, but they nevertheless helped to dmin-
ish the pile.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-15
The Duck pid II.


IRON morning Edition
Mention was made 10 this paper couple o.
weeks ago OF the duck which Providence &c
consid'rateIy sent Bob Williams. janit1r OF
the police court Bob declared that that duck
was sent there for sign Of some grand, good
'hihg that would soon happen. "A to exactly
what that was, Bob couldn't tell hu, he said
that 1t was sign OF good times. Now,
since the announcement OF For
akers election, Robert VOWS that 4,
was all on account OF the duck. "Why,
sah,' declares he, what did de good Lawd
ever drive dat geese from heben Tor il il
wasn't to tell me that the republicans were
goin to win. That geese was sent for a
token Of great JOY to all the loyal republicans
of dis heth city. And the first ratification
parade tia, they have in dis city, that thar
geese am goIn ter waddle along ia front, and
don't yer iergit it,"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-15

While two young gentlemen were stand
ing on tn s. James corner conversing, elec-
ton night, mutual friend came up and play
fully knocked their heads together. which
caused one OF the young men to lose his bal
ance. Tie fell down, and revolver tell out
OF his pocket and discharged itself, the cart
ridge striking the young man in the leg, in
tiicting painful though not dangerous
wound. The name of the young man is
withheld tor cause.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-15
Mrs. Mary M,ddleton's First Appearance

The opere'ta OF "Penelope' is full OF spark
ling aud delightful music. The comedy part
is extremely funny. Mr.. Middletons com.
pany is thoroughly up in all its parts Ev-
cry feature connected with the entertainment
next Friday evening, OCT. lG at Black opera
house, will be trs,-class. The music, the
singing and acting, are OF the highest order.
Mr. F.. c. Middleton will give his personal At
tention to all details, as the entertainment, is
under his sole managem