Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
EXCHANGE ECHOES.
Notes of News from Our North
western Nelghbors.
Turtle Mountain Times


western Ne,ghbors.
Turtle M"untain Times.
A. ]. Carver has moved to Bottineau
for the winter, where he takes charge OF
the Pioneer.
Last Saturday over 500 prairie chickens
and partridges were marketed here. the
price being II! cents apiece.
Last week was SO warm as to melt
nearly all the snow from tho roads, and
buggies and cutters were in about equal
demand.
Looks like tho old county seat strife
in this county was going to break out
afresh with even more virulence than in
its early stage.
Eugene A. dinner left Monday for his
new home in Barnesville, Minn., where
he may be found throwing sandwiches
and eggs over the counter and raking il,
tho shekels.
On the morning of the 9th, at Churchs
Ferry, Henry A. Carpenter of Island
Lake and Miss Mamie X. Carpenter Of
Pittsburg, Pa, were married, Rev. Mr..
Green officiating. With their many
friends in this county, the Times wishes
them long and happy journey through,
life.
Now Is the winter Of our discomfort,
and the reason therefor is that we have
urgent need of more government sur
veys. All our arguments US to this ur-
gcncy were hurled at Commissioner
Sparks last winter, and we can now but
repeat them, with the additional addonda
that whore one year ago there were ton
settlers clamoring to have their farms
surveyed there are now twenty.
Deputy U. s. Msrshals Thos. Mullen
and Philip Solly, Of Devils Lake, drove
into town Saturday on business. Mr..
Mullen, when asked what brought him
here, replied that he had some warrants,
but he did not know what for. 1t was
learned, however, that charges had beel,
preferred against several settlers, alleg-
ing trespass upon tho Indian reservation.
Sunday they loft for Bottineau will,
four prisoners, Alex Brunei, Sr., and
his three sons, Orila, Adolor, and Alex
Junior.
Churchs Ferry Sun.
Tho stage for Minncwaukan leaves vt
o'clock Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
1t is no longer "Irv," but "Governor'
Church that says "nore' to inquiries FOL
mail at the postofllce.
Forty-four thousand three hundred
dollars is the amount of improvement t.
in Churchs Ferry since July 3. 1t is no
claimed that Church's Ferry will ever b,
a metropolis and jobbiny center lik,
Now York-or Devils Lake-but it ha!
that solid foundation on which all thriv
ing country villages are erected--a splen
did agricultural country OH all sidos, sot
tied no by thrifty, intelligent far..ers.
Several neat little Christmas gifts Al
the shape of cancellation notices from tn
land Office were received by patrons O
Church postofllce last week. As u gen
eral rule further evidence was required
as to the reason the claimant had re
moved from the land. Most of tn
claims were proved up on from two t,
three years ago.
Emmett Pow and Judge Hardee came
down from Towner county Wednssda,
morning on their way to Devils Lake
and the judge was unfortunate enough
to freeze his face. It 10 surmlsed his
friends will he somewhat astonished 81
this, as the Judge has never been accused
of any tenderness in that portion of his
anatomy. Emmett came through un
scathed.
There are 35 scholars enrolled in tn,
public school.
District court sits in Minnewaukan OF
the llth proximo.
F.. IL. Carson COOS to work for Tho
Northern Pacificat East Grand Forks OF
the 9th.
There was an attendance OF forty-twt
at Sunday school last Sunday-officer
and all.
Hon. johnson Nickeus came up from
jamestown Wednesday to look after hi
prisoner clients. In the Jail are Dal
Hart for rape, John Mcdonald for horse
stealing, and Elmer Fosbury for murder
Mr.. Nickeus conducts the defense 70
all three.
Bntttnesu Pioneer.
Mr.. Jas. Haskell, recently from Man
itoba, is one of those who believe in Da
kota in general and Bottineau in partic
ular. Flo brought with him an outfi
consisting Of stock, agricultural imple
ments and other personal effects value
at $500.
T.. II. Thursby, Esq, of Mouse rive
was in Bottineau yesterday to qualif
for the Office in which, after Jan. !, he
to dispense with JUSTICE. Squire Thurs
by Is on his way to "Merrie England,
where he will illustrate the virtues an
display those qualities characteristic Of
true English squire Americanized. 1t
understood that he goes to get a fortur
which was left him. Bon voyage.
Townsr Coustv Tribune.
| Dave Conyers has gone to Californ
to visit relatives in that state.
A couple gentlemen in the emplo
of the Milwaukee road passed up tt
trail one day last week. They were prol
ably making preliminary Observable
of the country preparatory to the extel
sion of that road northwest from Farg
The Devils Lake News tells cocl
And-bull story of a fearful rencontre b
tween a couple of our county official
The foundation of it is: a few days pr
vious to the reported battle, the New
informant had scrap with an indivi