Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
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Interesting News Notes from
MlnOt.

mlnOC.
Special Correspondents u the INTER OCEAN.
M1Nor, Dec. 2s.-Messrs. Rourke, Bro
gan, German and Ross attended the last
meeting of the old Ward county commis-
sioners at Burlington Wednesday last.
Minot's unknown coal deposits, Mr..
Hugh O'Donnell. of the Manitoba coal
interests, in charge, states his force have
opened several tunnels along the Gass-
man coulee between Minot and Burling-
ton and found veins of Ignite coal, which
though inferior OH the surface improves
as they proceed. Itseems to lay in layers
at the various openings. The vein they
are now working Is eleven feet deep,
width and length unknown. 1t answers
for private or family use, also for sta
tionary engi nes and can be utilized be-
yond doubt for gas purposes. 1t is
being furnished and delivered to busi-
ness mon and citizens here for $3.50 per
ton and gives good satisfaction, so much
so that the contractors and stock men liv-
ing along the river in the midst Of the
woods prefer to it. The coal yards and
docks ut the large mine will be con,plet-
ed the coming week. when coal may be
obtained at either Of tho mines for $3.50
per ton.
One A. NJ. Shack, representative Of
defunct newspaper claimed to be pub
lished at Devils Lake, induced our un-
suspecting business men to subscribe
for the paper by Offering free advertise
nents until January !, stating that be
had a large circulation along tho river.
| MIR. Sykes, Pendroy and others hold his
autograph attached to receipt for vari-
Gus amounts. from $3upwards. Beware
of him, he may turn up about election
| time.
Through rough estimate the lumber
sales during the past eight weeks here
have exceeded $4,000, aside from what
has been brought In from tho outside.
| MIR. Walter Mathews returned Tuesday
with more men and Is again pushing tho
work ON tho trestles.
Hay in tho stack down the river is s.
per ton; that pressed and baled from the
east, VIA tho railroad, Is bringing Sl3 per
ton.
What tho Minot public needs most
now besides IL postoffico is school and a
town hall. Mr.. Chas. Burton is m liking
arrangements for the latter and should
receive great encouragement. A good
hall is necessity in case Of u removal
of the county seat or for court and socie-
~ purposes.
The business men and citizens here
and along the river have held two en-
thusiastic and harmonious meetings to
take the proper steps for changing the
county seat from Burlington to Minot.
Frank Coo,nbs, formerly of Devils
Lake, assumes charge of Warner q
Stoltze lumber interests here. Plenty ol
room for more good live men like Frank.
Business men requiring note, letter ur
bill heads, envelopes, cards, etc., will do
we'll to correspond with the INTER
OCEAN, not forgetting to advertise and
largest circulated paper in this section.
Messrs. Stoltze, Wetenhall and Carpen-
ter returned from the east Thursday
The citizens freely responded to the
Subscription list for tho Christmas troe
which will be distributed to the young
Minoters Friday p. m.
The railroad company has decided to
increase tho size of the round house 80 as
to accommodate thirteen engines. 1tis
predicted that the iron will be laid TWEEN
| ~ fl ,iloa vast E1y 1S
The Cotton coal deposit, which is three
miles north from tho Manitoba mines, is
steadily improving. 1t is located neal
tho junction of the Dc Lac and Souris ol
They are now Ia feet in, having tapped
, the coal deposit on the side of the noun.
tain and tunneled through. They pro-
|, pose sinking shafts from tho surface fol
air and hoisting purposes.
Bell Bros, Of Larinore, are arranging
to put in general stock of merchandise
!, in tho Bennett building.
During tho first cola snap some foul
weeks ago Eroni Waldrof, a settler living
eight miles below Minot, froze one ofhi'
feet while travelling from Coal Harbor
Little attention was paid to the injured
limb. as the relatives considered the in
3 jury but trivial. About six days ago DR.
Beliza, tho contractors physician, wa
t called in and advised an early operation
: the greater portion Of the foot being in {
3 state of dry gangrene and the patient suf
: fering from blood poisoning. Yesterda,
3 the doctor with the assistance of hi
brother, who is reading medicine here
repaircd to the home of Mr.. Waldrofant
, removed the diseased part of tho foot a
!, the instep. At last accounts tho unfOr
o tunatc man was doing we'll.
Death.
NJ. NJ. Crary, brother Of William, Ed
ward and John Crary, OF the town @