Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-05-12
THIS TELLS THE STORY.
Progress Made In Devils Lake
This Year.

Progress Made in Devils Lake
This Year.
Acts speak louder than words. This
trite old aphorism may be applied To
the progress of a community az we'll as
to the conduct of individuals, for indl.
viduals make the community. Devils
Lake has cause to feel particularly
proud Of her business record of the past
few months. EARLY last winter, when
the city was re.organized under the new
law which gives greater latitude and
greater powers to local government,
the initial steps we're taken looking to-
ward a supply of water and the erection
Of a city building for general city pur.
poses. Only those who have taken
part J n the deliberations of the city
board can know the disadvantages met
with IN bringing about public improve
ments. Although Il period Of seven
months has elapsed since the agitation
OF the we'll and hall question first begun,
no material progress has yet been
made. This is due mainly to the long
and tedious legal process incident to the
perfection Of such projects, and par.
TALLY to the seemingly unavoidable de.
laws which have overtaken the firm
contracting to bore the we'll. The hall
Is made secondary to the we'll, but will
surely be built.
Meanwhile there are other enter
prises which the live men Of the town
have put on foot. Foremost among
these may be mentioned the building
association, which il now in active OPP
Grafton and promises complete success.
Then comes the creamery company
organization. The building for this in
stitution is finished and the machinery
is expected every day. Devils Lake
will be making creamery butter by the
first Of June.
The Devils Lake Mill company Is an.
other prominent enterprise which
promises good results for the town and
surrounding country, as we'll as for the
gentlemen engaged in 1t.
The NJ. 4 NJ. railroad company, the
lNTER.OcEAN understands, has found it
necessary to increase their shops aud
round house to double their preseut ca.
pacity.
1t now seems certain that the national
banks of this city will each build a fine
structure this season, costing IN the az
gregate $4,000.
The city is now publishing the re-
quired ordinance providing for the
grading Of about 10000 front or linear
feet Of streets and avenues, and several
miles Of sidewalks are to be laid.
In addition TO all this there will be,
and in fact is now in progress the usual
number Of private dwellings, all being
built in y substantial manner with homo
capital.
Devils Lake has reason to feel that
she should be congratulated.
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The Administrators Flrst Shook.
Gov. Austin, who is now III this city
on legal business. IL entitled to the
aboriginal name Of "The-M Man Who
Wanted-to-M Two yours
ago he was register OF the land office ut
Fargo, and when tho campaign opened
In Minnesota he asked for u short leaye
Of absence SO that he might go oyer the
line and help his Republican friends.
The land commissioner was shocked.
The secretary Of the interior was as
founded. The president was paralyzed.
The idea Of a Republican holding Office
under a ''ciyil service" administration
requesting the privilege Of helping his
Republican friends was.so new and noysl
and at once so un-Democratic that Mr..
Sparks stopped s%uspendlng Dakota
proofs for at least . week. Tho prssi-
dents first impulse was to have the
governor shot on sight, but the cooler
council OF Dan Lamont prevailed. and
Gov. Austin's request for u leave of alb
ssnce wal granted, b ut it was for an in
definite period, and the position was
filled with q civil service reformer."
The sixty Democratic federal officials
who hold proxies in the Church con-
vsntion at Watsrtown didn't shock the
administration nv asking for 3 leave Of
absence; consequently they will be per-
United to continue the work of''reform.'
a Lively Scrlmmage.
There was quito q fracss at the DEPOT
Tuesday morning. A man named
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