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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04
CoMPTRoLLER's AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Ramsey. %.

County of Ramsey.
Personally appeared before the under
signed, notary public in and for said
county, John w. Roche, comptroller of the
city of st. Paul. who being first duly sworn,
deposeth and says, that all the statements
made in the Pioneer Press of date Sunday
morning May 3. 1885, under the head of
Astounding Discoveries" relative to his
detailed official reports, and also as to all
matters contained therein as relating to
himself, are each and all absolutely false in
every particular.
And further, that since he was first sworn
into Office as city comptroller on the 18th
day of April, 1865, no member Of the COM
mon council of said city, individually, or col
lectively, or any man, woman or child, has
during that time ever asked him to suppress
or delay the publication of his annual re-
ports or suppress any item of receipts or
expenditures.
And he further says that it was abso-
lutely false that over one hundred men or
any number Of men whatever were drawing
pay from the city treasury, who per-
form no service in return, or that $40, 900
year of public moneys or any other amount
was suuandered in the pay of men who per-
form no service. And further, that in the
month of January. 1885, he furnished Fred
erick DriscOll chairman of the committee
on taxation of the chamber Of commerce Of
this city, with full and complete list OF all
salaries upon the pay roll of said city and
the amount paid to each, which report is Oh
file in the chamber of commerce, and was
afterwards published in the Pioneer Press.
Deponent further says that it is not true
that the bonds Of several contractors are in
default to the amount of $4,000, or any
other sum to exceed the sum of about
SIP, 600, and the reason that such bond is
not sued is solely that the same is under
consideration to see what amount is due
thereon. JOHN W. ROCHE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
4th day of May. 1885.
THEO. E. PARKER, Notary Public.
The falsehood relative to employees being
carried On the pay rolls who do no service was
most deliberate in view of the fact, as
stated above, that the business manager of
the Pioneer Press was, as chairman of a
chamber of commerce committee, supplied
by Mr.. Roche with complete list of every
name on the city pay rolls last January and
the amount received by each said list being
afterwards printed in his paper.
To make the falsehoods dovetail, City At
torney Murray was quoted, (his alleged
words being put in quotation marks as
though literally copied, as opposing the
publication of Mr.. Roche's reports because
they would damn the Democratic party in
=,
refutation of Merriam 6 Co.'S supplementary
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04

Forty-fve chickens were stolen from a
hennery in Pennsylvania township the
other night. This is new way of playing
forty-fves.-Boston Transcript.
A Vermont man claims to have hen
80 years old. In process of time he in
tends to dispose of the fowl as spring
chicken to some enterprising boarding
keeper.-Boston Transcript.
The hen may not be much of gardener,
but she generally manages to have as big a
share in one as if she paid the rent of it and
had the seeds mailed to her by her congress
man in Washington.-Fall River Advance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04

At Stratford, Conn.,, a courtship that has
been carried on for thirty-four years is still
in progress. 1t is safe to wager that the
girls father is dead-or else an invalid,
and so weak that he cannot lift his feet
Norristown Herald.
Somebody who has probably got tired OF
paving gas bills asks: How would it be if all
the world went to bed at sunset? 1t would
certainly effect great saving in gate-hinges
in the rural districts in the summer time
Boston Courier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04
A Lumber Yard Goes Up i'm Flames.
oil 10 4lo

Special TO the GlODe
STEVENS POINT, Wis, May 3.-The
most destructive fire this city has expert
ehced in many years broke out in Herrin
and Wadleigh's lumber yard this morning
Nearly all their best lumber was piled on
the north side of the Wisconsin Central
and east of the Green Bay, st.
Paul & Winona railroad tracks,
covering about two blocks in the
center of which the fire started. The one
steamer and one hand engine which COM
prise all the apparatus in the city were in
sufficient to cope with the fire, and the en-
tire square was burned out, with about
500, 900 feet of lumber, 1, 705, 600 shingles
and 700, 900 lath, all owned by Herrin and
Wadleigh, except 500, 900 feet of lumber
owned by Robert Maine, on which
there was an insurance of So, 500
in the Home of New York. The
immense lumber and single sheds, sash
and door buildings of Herrin & Wadleigh
were also swept away. AS Maj. Herren is
in Chicago, and most of their insurance was
placed with agencies in that city, the details
cannot be obtained tonight. Three dwell
ings and two barns belonging to other
parties were destroyed and several others
damaged. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04
non1.Arn ARRIVAL

ner Jumped from WINDOW Oh Tile top Il00r.
The direct cause of the fatality is attributed
to the
TOO LATE ARRIVAL
of the hook and ladder company and the
panic of tenants. The fire did not get be-
You'd the fourth floor except in the hall
ways, where the doors and wainscoatings
were black and charred. The building had
frontage of thirty-tive feet, and was
twenty-five feet deep. The Railways were
three feet wide, with stairways two feet ten
inches in length, and landings six feet ten
inches wide. Crowds of people visited the
scene of the catastrophe to-day, but be-
yond the few broken windows there was
little to see of the effects of the disaster
which has caused so many deaths and so
much suffering. The fire broke out in the
kitchen of Humphreys restaurant The
police think it was due to ,carelessness ON
Humphreys part who often closed his sa-
loon and left very hot fire in his range.
The loss in property was Insignificant.
At II D. m. none of the patients suffer-
ing from suffocation had recovered con-
seriousness,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04
Difficulty of Getting Supplies to the
Front.

WINNIPEG, May 3.-The mounted police
went west to-day. If the government
waits to build fat-boats at Medicine
Hat and float supplies to Middleton,
he will get them sometime in July.
All the boats are grounded below Swift
Current, and unless teams are brought into
requisition soon the army will be short Of
supplies. Two hundred miles is about the
nearest point to Clark's Crossing, and Moose
Jaw seems the most feasible route to be
utilized from now Oh.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04

rescued three of the Koemer family, caught
third child of Limbacher's. Pauline KOer-
ner jumped from window on the top floor.
The direct cause of the fatality is attributed
to the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04

New YORK, May 3.-Eight persons are
known to have persisted in the fire which
occurred last night in the double brick tene-
ment No. 672 First avenue. They were:
JOSEPH HUMPHREY, aged 35.
HENRY HUMPHREY, aged 4 months.
MRS. ELIZABETH HURLEY, aged 25.
MRS. CHRISTIANA KOERNER, aged
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
Dakota at New Orleans.

NJ: Quad, the celebrated newspaper
correspondent, in a recent letter to the
Detroit. Mich, Free Press, written from
New Orleans, relative to the worlds ex-
position says: "Read what your school
books say of Dakota and then let me
give you some pointers. She has more
miles Of railway than Massachusetts,
New Jersey or Georgia; there are only
eighteen states having more school
houses: in the number of her postotlices
she leads twenty-threc states; her postal
payments lead thirty: she has more
acres than New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
put together. She grows apples, pears,
grapes, cherries and various small
fruits, and her display Of agricultural
products is hardly cqualed in the whole
building. In minerals she shows gold.
silver, copper, zinc and other things. In
wood she shows over 100 varieties. In
clay she has the best for the brickmaker
and the potter. In building stone she
has eighteen varieties. In natural
grasses she has ten different kinds.
These facts are well worth FASTING in
your hat. Taking her wealth and pop
ulation into account Dakota makes the
best show Of any state ortcrritory in the
unionH
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
She Was a Rustler,

She came into the sanctum selling let
ter files and patent bill-holders. She was
pretty and sweet, and somewhat talka-
tive. "My life is hard, she said, "but l
have a jolly lot of fun. When l was at
St. Paul stopped at the Science hotel.
My husband is a travelling man and was
in town ut the same time. | happened
to meet Il Bible agent, who was determin-
ed l should go to awork for him-got
mashed a little think. Anyway he fol
lowed me about until 1 got rather tired
Of it. He wanted to call and see me at
the hotel, and l let him come.
'Now my husband stands SIX feet two
and is built like John L. Sullivan, and
when that little Bible peddler got into our
DON the sweet sunny smile died out OF
his face, and when my husband took him
on his knee and told him sweet little
stories about good little children that had
gone to heaven and had their pictures
preserved in Sunday school books
thought he would die. My husband told
him he was real glad to find such a nice
little fellow, and was so glad he liked
me, and that when we got rich we would
adopt him-but | must go.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
Dakota Odd Fellowship.

The following interesting record Of the
work of the Dakota Odd Fellows during
the year 1884, is taken from a report
made to the Grand Lodge during its re-
cent session at Aberdeen: "Number OF
members Dec. 81, 1888, 2,i21; numberof
members Dec. 81, 1854, 2,4S5; gain 1854;
number initiated, Al; admitted by card,
1855; reinstated, IS; deceased, p; with
drawn, 81; dropped, 1877; suspended, 5;
expelled, 6; number Of past grands, 1896;
number of brothers relieved, 104; num-
Der of brothers buried, is; number.o
brothers wives buried, S; number o. fam-
lilies relieved, 5; number of weeks bene.
fits paid, 461; paid for relief Of brothers;
s2,176.334; paid for burying the dead,
S117.62; paid for special relief. s693.OO,
paid total relief, s3,5S0.5S.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
A Cornwall Crowd.
Texas Siftings.

Two young men who move in the very
best Of society went on a spree not very
long since. After they were pretty well
under way one of them said. in all ineb.
rated tone of voice:
"Let's bid each other good night, Bill
"Why, you amt going home already,
It's right in the shank of the evening"
"Of coursh, I'm not goin' home now,
but after awhile we won't know each
ozzer from q shide of soleleather, she
lets shay good night right now, before
itsh to iate.'
They embraced.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20

Land Office at Devil. Lake, Oak. June IL, Iss5.-
Notice is hereby given that the following named set.
tier In. filed notice Of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Register and Receiver
at Devils Lake, OAK, on July 2z, 1855, viz:
JAMES LYNN, for the " Il Of the sw Il and lot. q, !
and =, sec ~, town l55, range 81.
lie namcs the following witnesses to prove his con.
Paul u Daiil.trom Charlie Dahlstrom Edward Charlow
Charles u richards, Of Grand %IIartor, IT.
And you, Charles T Znnicl. who filed r c entry No
J"l on January ~, 1856, for lot 9 and the NV ID Ofthe
Nv 4 sec 90, town 30, rang -, are hereby summoned
TO appear at the time and place above written, and
show cau-e, If any there he, why said James Lynn
should not he allowed to make proof and payment ~
advertised. HENKY W. LORD, Keyistcr.
Wi.iart L PaAons. Attorneys. l2-l7
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Remarks by Rev. Mr. Converse a,
the ~nnivorcoru

the Anniversary.
We assemble here tonight for the first
Sunday school anniversary held in our
church, and the first in our town. Not
that it is just a year since the Sunday
school was organized, but the evening of
"%children's day" offers a fitting occasion
for these exercises, and I hope will be
regularly devoted to this purpose in flu
ture years.
On my arrival here a year and Il half
ago 1 found a small union Sunday scnool
held in the building then used for the
public school, on Fourth street. l do
not know exactly when it was organized,
nor how prosperous it had been through
the summer months, but when 1 FIRST
visited it theattendance was about eight
or ten. When our church was opened
for worship in February, 1884, a Sunday
school was at once organized, and the
union school dissolved. Our school has
been open ever since with gradually in
creasing attendance. 1t now numbers
about forty on a clear pleasant Sunday.
Its history thus far has been %uneventful.
1t is the day of small things with us, but
we trust the seed will produce Il bounti-
full harvest. 1t is pleasant to report
that we have had no trouble financially,
and now have a comfortable balance in
our treasury. And we have given our
mite to the missionary work of the
church at large; IL dime collection at
Christmas, and a subsequent collection
for the same cause, amounted to IS.
Some Of our scholars are now calling for
a children's missionary society, and We
hope the missionary stamp will thus
early be impressed upon our school.
For success in Sunday school work it
is important to have a high conception
of what the work is. The Apostle Paul
wrote 81 magnify mine Office So, too,
Sunday school laborers should realize
their high opportunity and responsible.
ity. 1t is not Il trifle to undertake this
work. 1t demands time and labor and
love and prayer. The faithful teacher
will not be satisfied simply to met the
class on Sunday. The lesson must be
studied and the scholars visited at their
homes. The faithful teacher must gain
both the affection and respect of the
scholars. Above all he must be ever
conscious of the opportunity he enjoys.
The soil he tllls is the most fruitful OF
all, but it needs careful working, and ::
p%ainstaking selection Of the seed to be
sown. Each lesson should be studied
not only TO know what it contains, but
seeking for special thoughts that can be
pressed home upon the conscience The
grand aim Of the Sunday school is the
conversion of the scholars. and the best
teacher is the one who can best press
saving truths home to the heart.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20

Land Office at Grand Forks, OAK, June 6, 18sj.-
Notice is hereby given that the following named settler
Mas filed notice of his intention to make final proof in
support Of his claim, and that said proof will lie made
before is-r u Shelley, n notary public, at Devils Lake
ID ], on July Is. iss5, viz: OLE OLES6N, for the 5 !!
Of the NV 4 and the II u Of the sw a, sec 4, town l5i
range G.
He names the following witnesses to prove his con.
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said land
Thorn y Thompson Peter Kjclbergson Frank Eli.
Matthias Vangen, Of Devils Lake, y T.
And you, Eugene " Berry, who on the 18th day OF
January, 1854, filed ID $ No 1860 on the = !. Of the nv
u, Sec !. town Ia, range 81, are hereby notified Il
show cause at this office on or before July IL, 1855, il
any there be, why said Ole Oleson should not he al
lowed to make proof and payment for said tract.
l2-l7 b c TIFFASY Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
An Answer Wanted

Can any one bring us a case Of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cure? We say they can
not, as thousands of cases already per.
manently cured and who are daily re-
commencing Electric Bitters. will prove.
Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Weak Back or
any urinary complaint quickly cured.
They purify the blood, regulate the bow
els, and act directly on the diseased
parts. Every bottle guaranteed. For
sale at SOC. a bottle at Bennett &
Hnrsman's.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
Records Found.
Turtle Mountain Times.

Last Wednesday night between the
hours of midnight and dawn the county
records were returned to the clerk
Office. The persons returning them did
not take the trouble to unlock the safe
and put the records inside. but left
them lying on the Office floor. How
ever, it's all right this time, only they
ought to ask permission the next time
they want to borrow the records.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20

Digest of decisions rendered by the commissioner of
the general land office and secretary Of the interior,
relating TO the pubIc land, prepared and reported
scmi-montlly Tor the lNTEH-DrEAN, by Archibald
Young, attorney at law and practitioner before the
supreme court Of the United States, the Legislative
anu executive departments, III all matters concern
Ing grants, Indian titles, mines and other public
lands. ohices-G37 + street, Washington, b. e.
Practice-Notice of contest sufficient
if published once q week for four sue
cessivc weeks. Erickson VS.. Anderson,
Acting Sec'y, May s, 1850
9. Application for review rejected
for failure to file same within the re-
quired thirty days with affidavit as to
good faith. Regan VS.. Stevens. Acting
Sec'y, May Is, 1851
3. Not competent for land depart
ment to inquire into the authority by
which a de facto officer exercised the
rights Of Office. (Ex parte Palmer,
Sec'y, May p, 1859
Pre-emptions.Proof cannot be ac-
cepted until payment is made and resi-
dcnce and cultivation must be shown
up to date Of payment. (Ex parte Mar
tin, Commr. June 4, 1851
,. Lack Of good faith shown by short
residence and the omission to dig a well
and make the usual Improvements. lEx
parte Sphinx, sec'y, May 10, 1852
Homesteads-A party having served
four years in military service will be re.
quircd to reside upon and cultivate the
land for one year before making his
homestead proof. (Comm'r. June 5.
1881
3. The residence required is actual
bona fde inhabitancy, and absence Of
claimants family from land must be
explained. (Comm'r, June 4, 1852
3. The demands Of a lucrative bust
ness elsewhere no excuse for claimants
non-residence, nor could the residence
OF his wife for a few weeks at a time be
construed as personal residence by him.
(Overacker VS.. McGovern, Asst. Comm'r.
May 10, 1881
Timber Culture-Land not subject to
timber culture entry. unless the section
is destitute of timber. (Dotson VS..
Thomas. Comm'r, May II, 1882
.. 4 tenant will not be allowed to
take advantage of his own laches in a
contest against an entryman by whom
he was employed. civilians VS.. Price,
Sec'y, April IA, 1881
3. In case of two simultaneous an.
plications to enter the land should be
awarded to highest bidder. lex parte
Mccormick, Acting Sec'y, May 81, 1885
Town ~Lots-Entries of town lots
analogous to %pre-entries, and when
owner files a d~eclaratory statement he
must be governed by rule in processes.
No formal transfer necessary to convey
title to improvements on government
lands. (Lavell VS.. Mayne, Asst
Comm'r, May !, 1889
EMinerals-Land claimed simply as q
water right cannot be patented as d
placer claim. (Ex parte Hale, Acting
Sec'y, May 9, 1881
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
He Kept the Whole House Awake.

He Kept the Whole House Awake.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Mr. F. .. Nc
Cleary, a promin ent solicitor of patents
of this city, was troubled for seve raj
weeks with q severe cough, which not
only deprived him of sleep but annoyed
others. The only thing which did him
any good, he says, was the new pre-
paration Red Star Cough Cure, a purely
vegetable compound, free from opiates,
narcotics or poisons of any kind.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Especial kilograms to the DAILY INTER.
OCEAN,
The New English Ministry.

LONDON, June 13.--Lord Salisbury is
to arrange the cabinet with Sir Stat
ford Northcote at the head of the ex-
chequer. There is much talk over the
promptness with which the queen &C
cepted Gladstone's resignation. The new
deal may mean a ":jingo' policy.
RUSSIAS VIEW.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 12.-The papers
here view the change in the English min
istry as tending to complicate pending
negotiations, which are now at a stand
still.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
$4,000
TO LOAN On
ARMS
AT TIE
NORTH SHORE BANK.
On LONG OR SHORT TIME.
SUMMONS.
SUMM0NS.

TERRITORY OF DhKDrA,| District Court,
CnuNrY OF GRAND FoHks. Third Judicial District.
Elting +. Warner
vA. Summons.
Lewis X. Arnold.
The Territory Of Dakota 10 the above named defend,
ant:
Yon are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in the HhDv. entitled action, which WAS
Oh the 9Th day Of May. lasj, flied with the clerk Of said
court al Grand Forks, y T. and 10 serve q copy Of your
answer To the said complaint on the subscriber, at his
Office in Devil Lake in III" county Of Ramsey and Ter
ritory aforesaid, within thirty days after the service Of
this summons upon ynn, exclusive Of the day Of such
service: and If you fail ~ answer the said complaint
within tho time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will take judgment against Won for the sum Of four
hundred and ~sixty--ix 1I-luD dollars and interest at ten
per cent. per annIiu on SiJ7 from June -, 1854, Ies4
$40 paid April %, 1ssj. and interest On styJ.7i at l2
per cent. per annum from August ~, 1854, beside.
cots and disbursements.
Dated May 6, A. d.. 1885.
JAS. =. O'BRIEN,
' lOl5 Plaintiff. Attorney, Devil. Lake, DIT.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
That livery Hire.

/. The county clerk says the commits
sioners have paid their livery hire. The
livery mel had put in their bills against
the county and warrants were drawn for
them. The amounts were afterwards
deducted from the commissioners mil
cage and per diem.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20

When YOU visit or leave New York city. save Bag
gage eNpressage AMI Carriage Hire and stop Mt the
Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot.
lars, reduced to 81 and upwards per day. European
plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the best.
Horse cars, stages and elevated railroad to all depots.
Families can live better for less money at the Grand
city. ~.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20
The Northwestern War.

WINNIPEG, June 15.-Gen. Strange is
pressing Brave Bear and Gen. Middleton
is moving to his support. Other troops
are moving against other Indians who
have left their reserves.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-06-20

Land Office at Devils Lake, y. T., June 5, 1885,
Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler
has filed notice of his intention to make final proof In
support Of his claim, and that said proof will he made
before Register or RECEIVER at Devils Lake, u T. on
July IL 1885. viz: BERTHE MARX, b No 655 for
t'.' 4 Of the NV 4 sec 81, town l55, range G.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his con.
tin"o.is Residence upon, and cultivation OF said land:
lawn duncan Henry Lake Joseph Graham John
Thornton, all of Devils Lake, Ramsey county. u. r.
lI.l6 ". LORD, Register.