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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Road Petition Granted-Bills Al
lowed, Etc. ...
IOEEICIAL PnRIICATI0H

Ramsey county commissioners were
in session Saturday, Nov.6. Present,
Messrs. Currier, Creel, Barton, Smith
and Mccormick.
The clerk laid before the board the bids
for coal, as follows:
Warner & Stoltze, in car OH track at
Devils Lake, per ton. $lO.5O cash; $ll.55
warrant.
E. McManus, in car on track at Devils
Lake. per ton, $l0.50 cash; $ll.6 war
rant.
Garner 4 Cleveland, in car on track at
Devils Lake, $l0.5O cash, or it's equivalent
In county warrants.
On motion of Mr.. Currier. the bid of
E. McManus was accepted at $ll.55 per
ton, and the clerk was directed to notify
Mr.. McManus to order for the county
20 tons.
A road petition was received and laid
before the board, signed by H. d. Hud-
erson and nine others, asking the board
for the opening of highway on the Sec
tion line in the town OF Morris, said
road to begin at the intersection of the
section line between sections Is and 36,
with the range line between ranges 6:
and 6S; thence west ON the section line
between sections rs and 36, 26 and IS, q
and 81 and % and 33 in said Morris town.
ship to the point where said section line
intersects with the county road, known
as the Daley road.
Commissioners Smith and Mccormick
thought the petition should be taken t.
the township board, as it was a matter
over which they exercised full control
in declaring section lines highways in
organized townships.
Mr.. Creel moved that the petition be
granted and the section line declared
open. The motion was carried, Curriel
and Barton voting yes, Smith and Nc.
Cormick no.
On motion the following bills were al.
lowed and the clerk ordered to draw the
warrants for the different amounts.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Matrimonial.
mi

At noon OH Wednesday, tho 9th inst,
Mr.. Joseph Grow, Jr., formerly of this
city, and Miss Helen. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. A. Jennings, were married
at the homo of the latter in New Castle,
Ind. The groom was accompanied from
this city by Gen. d. T.. Williamson and
wife. Mr.. A. o. Lock ridge and wife, Mr..
8. F. and Mrs. Laura Lockridge. Mr..
Crow and his bride will visit Chicago,
st. Paul and Minneapolis, and Dunseith
and Devils Lake, Dakota.
sKOw-PETERsoN.
On Thursday evening, Nov. IL, at the
residence Of J. II. Trout. in Noonan
township. by Rev. r. c. Lapham, Mr..
Nelson Skow and Miss Louise Peterson.
A few intimate friends witnessed tho
ceremony, and after partaking Of boun-
teous repast and spending q pleasant
evening the guests departed, wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Skow many blessings.
LYsUE-CUBBY.
Mr.. Erich Lysue and Miss Cubby, Of
ChurchH Ferry, we're married Wednes-
day evening at the NJ. E. parsonage by
Rev. T. II. Sheckler.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Towner County.

Following is the vote Of Towner county
at the late election: For delegate, Day
l59, Clifford So; for council, Donovan,
Democrat, l55, Houston, Republican, So;
Representatives, Bidlake, Democrat, l57,
Ely. Democrat, 1888; Shelp, Republican.
So, Tibbits, Republican, H; for register OF
deeds, Pew 20, McGee 8; for Judge Of
treasurer, Atkins ia, Ensign l04: super
intendent Of schools, Cowan III, Lane
l09. No competing candidates for other
offices,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Y M, G., A,

A business meeting of the Young Mems
Christian association was held Thursday
evening of this week. Committees were
appointed for tho several departments of
the work, and it is expected they will
soon have their reading room and library
in operation. We believe the association
is destined to do good work in this
place, and it should receive every en-
cOuragement from our citizens. DevU-
tional exercises are held every Sabbath
in the Methodist church at p. m. All
are cordially invited.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Will Contest.

1t is said Mr.. Mahood will contest the
election in the Second commissioner
district, which was carried, on the face
of the returns, by Creel by ono majority.
This is splendid chance for Creel to
carry out his repeated promise to resign
the Office. The people of the Second dis
trict would rather have Mr.. Mahood
as commissioner anyway.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
List of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for at the post
Office at Devils Lake. D. r.. for the week
ending Nov. l3, 1895. II not called for
within thirty days they will be sent
to the dead letter Office. Parties calling
for any Of said letters will please say adj
vertised:
Anderson Nels Christian
Beck H C 2 Barton James +
Berg Lyner
Charles c A Cross George
Erikstad More 8
Fee John s
Hine Carr Hestness Engebret
Haugen John w
ingalls, f
Kenney John
Melvin A l. Morrison John A
McIsaac J Allen
Nolan Chris
Perry Chas f
Ryan w D
STATEN Mr. q Shackel J
Streatter Mrs Thos
Tellefsen Gunnul Tollofsen Svenung
Turpin Sevre Thomas Walter
Thinkers VIM s
Vierling Adam Voux Felix
Wolfe Chas E
H. G. HANsBRoUoH,
Postmaster.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
A Pulling Match.

Will Powell and A. J. Mcdonnell had
a pulling match with their teams on Sat-
urday for $40 a side. PowelI's team
drew the load and then McDonell's team
was hitched. They pulled the load six
wishing to hurt his team he gave up the
money. Powelrs team weighed 5000 and
McDonell's team about 200. The load
consisted Of about two cords Of wood and
sixteen men. Both teams are good
pullors.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Get Ready for Game.

Dolph Bennett, George Treat and the
INTER-OcEAN editor left for the front
Thursday evening to shoot deer and ante
lope. Arrangements have been made
with the butcher shops and hotels to take
all the game they bring in.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Oyster Supper.

The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E.
church, will serve supper next Tuesday
evening from to 10 o'clock at Slough
toms old store- Supper, oysters includ-
ed, so cents. Children half price. Ice
cream will also be served.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Melvin A I
Death.

At Midway, Friday, Nov. IL. Hans H.
Wickum, Of paralysis of the heart. The
deceased was 80 years OF age and leaves a
wife and several children. The funeral
will take place next Monday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13

\ Valuable Family Medicine All
aches and pains of the stomach and how
els, may be cured by instantly taking
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoeo Remedy. Sold by C. o. Malouey,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
The Ladies' Episcopal Guild

Will give an oyster supper and an art
gallery entertainment Thanksgiving
evening, Nov. Is, from 6 to l2 o'clock.
All are cordially invited.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Suicide at Towner.

E. Everett, formerly of this city, COM
mitted suicide at Towner yesterday af-
ternoon by shooting himself in the head
with shot gun. Cause supposed to be
temporary arrangement.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
CHARLES a. CUHRIER,
County Commissioner.
JOHN BARTON,
County Commissioner.
CHAs. $. SMITH,

Jewelry at cost for the next thirty days
at A. d. Norris. To make room for hol.
iday goods. 34tf
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Found.

Bunch of keys on postoffice desk. One
key numbered q. Owner can find same
at this office.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Taken Up.

One red COW six or seven years old.
Owner will please call and pay charges.
32-t3 JOHN SPIEsN4N,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
Wanted Immediately.

A good cook; woman preferred; $40
per month. Apply to Palmer house, Ft.
Totem, d. T. 1t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13

Jewelry at cost for the next thirty days
at A. D. Norris. To make room for hol-
iday goods. 3atf
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13

Bring your county and school warrants
to Eaton 4 Higbse. 3l.tf
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13

Jewelry at cost for the next thirty days
at A. d. Morris. To make room for hol-
iday goods. 34tf
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13

tax sale. 20
J.F.Carruthers, supplies furnished
county treasurer" rer"........................ 81 81
VIM. Flumerfelt. for delivering
ballot boxes and serving notices
of election ....................... 80 90
Ever Wagness, for delivering bal
lot boxes and serving notices of
election 80 so
Ever Wagness, salary as jailer for
month Of October. er....................... 35 90
Ever Wagness, board of prisoners. l8 60
Garner & Cleveland, coal for coun-
....,,............. SO 81
Mrs. w. G. Dickinson, for board of
pauper (Church's Ferry.............. l8 90
Lee Bros, supplies for jail""....... IL 70
Louis Stoeser, witness fees, April
term of court. 2 80
VIM. Cowan, witness fees, April
term of court. l3 60
John Miller, witness fees, April
term of court. Observation-Disclosures. -
Fargo Argus, township, road and
bridge ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs
Refunding order was granted w. II.
Bradley for taxes illegally assessed in
the year 1888, amounting to $3.50, and the
clerk was ordered to draw tho order.
The board ordered an election to be
held in township l56 north, range 50
west, for tho purpose ofelecting the nee
essary school officers, and named Moore
| Campbell, Michael lIagerty and Erick
vided that the children Of school age and
valuation in said township Is sufficiently
large to conform to the statute"
The board then adjourned until Satur-
day, Dec. 4, 1885, at 10 a. m.
... Chairman Board of Co. Com.
Attest: JOHN a. PERCIvAL, Co. Clerk.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-13
RAMSEY CoUNTY's VOTE.
As Returned by the CanvasslnR
Board.

In compliance with Chapter q, Politi-
cal Code las amended), the county clerk
did take to his assistance majority Of
the board Of county commissioners who
were not candidates for any Office at the
election held on Tuesday, the second day
OF November, \. b. 1886, said commits
sloners were Chas. A. Currier, John bar
ton and Chas. 5. Smith. the said commits
sioners did at once form a canvassing
board, with Chas. 4. Currier chairman.
and John A. Percival County clerk) q
clerk OF said board. and proceeded to
open the returns Of the general election
held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1886, and made
the following abstract of the votes cast 1t
said election in Ramsey county, Dakota
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
How POstage.Stamps Are Made.

The design of the stamp is engraved
on steel, and, in the printing, plates are
used on which two hundred stamps
have been engraved. Two men are
kept busy at work covering these with
colored inks and passing them to man
and girl who are equally busy print
ing them with large rolling hand-presses.
Three of these little squads are en-
ployed all the time. After the small
sheets of paper containing two hundred
printed stamps have dried enough they
are sent into another room and gummed.
culiar composition, made of the powder
of dried potatoes and other vegetables,
mixed with water. After having been
again dried, this time on little racks
famed by steam-power, for about an
hour, they are put between sheets of
pasteboard and pressed in hydraulic
presses capable of applying weight of
two thousand tons. The next thing is
to cut the sheets in two; each sheet, of
course, when cut, containing one hun
dred stamps. This is done by girl,
with large pair of shears, cutting by
hand being preferred to machinery,
which would destroy too many stamps.
They are then passed to another squad
of workers, who perforate the paper be-
tween the stamps. Next, they are
pressed once more, and then packed
and slowed away to be sent out to the
various offices when ordered. If sin
gle stamp is torn or in any way mutt
lated, the whole sheet of one hundred
stamps is burned. Not less than five
hundred thousand are saidto be burned
every week from this cause. The great
est care is taken in counting the sheets
of stamps, to guard against pilfering by
the employees, and it is said that during
the past twenty years not a single sheet
has been lost in this way. During the
process of manufacturing the sheets are
counted eleven times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Savage Map.Makers.

In the collection recently taken to
Denmark from the east coast of Green
land by Captain Holm are several OBJ
jects that have excited the astonish-
ment of several European geographers.
They are maps made by the natives.
The maps are made by their rude cut
ting implements on boards that drifted
ashore. They were found among the
natives who live along the shores of
deep ford near the most northern point
attained by Holm. Only ten or twelve
of these four hundred people have ever
visited the Danish settlements in South
Greeland, owing to a stretch of glaciers
and ice-felds which have so nearly
isolated them from the world that their
existence was not known until recently.
They had never seen a white man until
Holm and DIR. Knutzen came among
them. Some of these curious maps,
Captain Holm says, represent quite ac-
curately the contour of the coast, with
all its many big and little indentations,
along which they live. Other maps give
the outlines of islands lying near the
coast, and the explorers say the maps
reproduce the shape of the islands with
good degree of fidelity. The existence
of these maps among savage and al
most unknown people has aroused much
interest, and some geographers have
expressed the opinion that they were
not the work of the East Greenland
natives. Mr.. Hansen-Blangsted, for in
stance, suggests the theory that some
survivor from the ship Lilloise, which
years ago started for East Greenland
and never returned, may have lived and
died on the coast at Angmagsalik ford,
and that he may have made these maps.
This suggestion is very far-fetched. We
have long known that the Esquimaux
have more talent for cartography than
is often found among untutored savages.
DR.. Hall, for instance, in his eXplora-
tons north of Hudson Bay found one
or two of the rude native charts of a
part of that region somewhat service
able, and at least one of them has been
reproduced in the report of his work
published by the United States govern
ment.-Erchange
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Travel a Century Ago.

AT the time of our revolution the
difficulties of travelling formed an i'm
portant social obstacle to the union of
states. In our time the persons who
pass in single day between New York
and Boston by six or seven distinct
lines of railroad and steamboat are
numbered by thousands. In 1888 two
stage-coaches were enough for all the
travellers, and nearly all the freight be-
sides, that went between these two
cities. The journeys began at three
O'Clock in the morning. Horses were
changed every twenty miles, and, if
the roads were in good condition, some
forty miles would be made by ten
O'Clock in the evening. In bad
weather, when the passengers had to
get down and lift the clumsy wheels
out of deep ruts, the progress was
much slower. The loss of life from ac-
cidents, in proportion to the number of
travellers, was much greater than it has
ever been on the railway. Broad riv-
ers, like the Connecticut and Housa-
tonic, had no bridges. To drive across
them in winter, when they were SOL
idly frozen over, was easy; and in
pleasant summer weather to cross in a
row-boat was not a dangerous under
taking. But squalls at some seasons
and floating ice at others were things to
be feared. More than one instance is
recorded where boats were crushed
and passengers drowned, or saved only
by scrambling upon ice-foes. After a
week or ten days of discomfort and
danger the jolted and faded traveller
ney in the most highly civilized part of
the United States. The case was still
worse in the South, and it was not so
very much better in England and
France. In one respect the traveller in
the United States Jared better than the
traveller in Europe-the danger from
highwaymen was but slight. Such be-
ing the difficulty of travelling, people
never made long journeys save for very
important reasons. Except in the case
of the soldiers, most people lived and
died without ever having seen any
state but their own. And, as the mails
were irregular and uncertain, and the
rates of postage very high, people heard
from one another but seldom. Com
mercial dealings between the different
states were inconsiderable. The occu-
patton of the people was chiefly agri-
culture. Cities were few and small
and each little district, for the most
part, supported itself. Under such
circumstances the different parts of the
country knew very little about each
other, and local prejudices were in
tense. 1t was not simply free Massa-
chusetts and slave-holding South Caro-
lima, or English Connecticut and Dutch
New York that misunderstood and rid,
iculed each other; but even between
such neighboring states as Connecticut
and Massachusetts, both of them thor.
oughly English and Puritan, and in al
their social conditions almost exactly
alike, it used often to be said that there
was no love lost.-AHdntic Monthly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Yorkshire Mullins.

Mullins are baked on a hot iron plate
or griddle, and not in an oven. To
four quarts of sifted flour add three
quarters of pint of yeast, one ounce
of fine salt, and as much warm milk as
will be sufficient to form a dough of
rather a soft consistency; small por-
tons of the dough are then put into
holes previously made in a layer of
flour about two inches thick, placed on
a board, and the whole is then covered
up in blanket and placed in warm
situation, in order that the dough may
rise; when this is effected they will
each present a semi-globular form
they are then to be placed en- a heated
iron plate and baked; when they are
brown on one side they are turned and
baked on the other side.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
First Flowers of Spring.

Only few days now and we who
have eyes for such things will find peep
ing out from the sunny side of the fence,
an old brush heap or stump, the first
flowers of spring How delicately beau
tiful they are after the long, cold win
ter, and how wonderful that so soon
after the first spring rains they push so
rapidly into the air and light. But all
last summer they were preparing quiz
city to surprise us this spring. 1t was
no suddenly formed purpose. For
weeks and months they were gathering
nutriment and storing it carefully in
thickened roots, bulbs and tubers, and
last fall everything was ready for an
early push in the spring, under the
stimulus of bit of glad sunshine or h
few drops of warm rain.-American
Garden
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
3---WOrd SyncOpatiOns.

Take one word from another and leave a
complete word.
The words removed are all of the same
length and are spelled backward and for
ward alike. The central letters read down
will give the name of a river in Vermont.
Take an animal from repeated and
leave to tear.
2-Take a bird from named and leave pre-
coded.
Stake prefix meaning against from a
fruit and leave prohibition.
flake prefix meaning not from imme-
diately and leave an article.
flake to burst from a tree and leave a
household deity
G-Take masculine name from laborer
and leave restricted.
Take likewise from smoked and leave
a color.
Stake a seed from an apple and leave a
pointed instrument of metal or wood.
CARRIE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28

PAIN is the protector of the voiceless
tissuesl 1t tells us to desist from efforts
when they are becoming injurious; it
teaches us to avoid what is destructive
to the tissues; it compels us to rest in
jured parts, and so to permit of their re-
pair. Pain, then, is very far from an
unmitigated evil. Without the sensi-
tive skin in which our bodies are en-
closed, injury would constantly be in
flicted upon the tissues; and without
the lessons taught us by pain there is
every reason to believe that most mis-
chievous and injurious acts would be
constantly committed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
advertisements.
,ye6etin95 s 5 E As?

Never falls to relieve Languor and Want of vi
taty, which few escape at this An impover-
shcd condition Of the blood is the prime cause of tho
trouble, and the Of this reliable purifier early in
spring should not be omitted. Take vegetine now and
you successfully counterfeit the effects of Malaria
upon the system. Humors Of Generous or
ecrofulous nature are most troublesome now, and
no otner remedy has such power to eradicate them.
the skin, nothing will 30 efIectuaily remove as
,egelne There Is no diseased condition of the sys
m caused by an impure state of the blood that not
benefited by IFS use. As tonic for conyaIescents,
unsurpassed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28
Select IlistelIamp.
The Mother.

over and under I'm and out
The swift little needle flies;
For always between her and idleness
The mendingbasket lies;
And the patient hands, though weary.
Work lovingly on and on
At tasks that are never finished,
For mending is never done.
She takes up the fathers stocking,
And skilfully knits the heel
And smooths the seams with tender touch,
That he may no roughness feel;
And her thoughts to her merry girlhood
And early wifehood go,
And she smiles at the first pair of stockings
She knit 80 long ago.
Then she speaks to the little maiden
Learning to knit at her side,
And tells her about those stockings
Uneven and shapeless and wide
I" l had to ravel them out, my dear;
Don't be discouraged, but try,
And after awhile you'll learn to knit
As swift and even as l."
She takes up little white apron,
And thinks of the woful face
of her darling when she came crying:
ooh, mammal I've torn my lace"
SO she mended the child's pet apron,
Then took up tiny shoe,
And fastened stitch that was broken,
And tied the ribbon of blue.
The maiden has wearied of working
And gone away to her play;
The sun in the west was sinking
At the close of the quiet day.
Now the mothers hands are resting,
Still holding the stocking of red
And her thoughts in the twilight shadow
To the far-of future have fed.
"O where will the little feet wander
Before they have time to rest?
Where will the bright heads be pillowed
When the mothers loving breast
Is under the springs blue violets,
Is under the summer grass
When over her fall the autumn leaves
And the storms of winter pass?"
And prayer from her heart she utters:
4" God bless them, my dear ones ALL
o! may it be many, many years
Ere sorrow to them befall"
To her work from the mending- basket
She turns with heart at rest;
For she knows that to husband and children
She is always the first and best. Ledge,