Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-02-03

LOCAL. LHG0NIGS
What People Say When They Don't
Know They're Being interviewed.

satisfied with my trade.
Attorney McC]ory: Sheriff Wagness
and myself will be called below I think
about next week on very important
business that will probably keep us
away for a week or so-but don't on
penalty of your life mention a word
about it.
Landlord Baughman: I can lick any
two men in the house, and the bigger
they are the better / will like. All,
gentlemen, 1 would like to accomdate
you, but to tell you the truth, / have a
little touch of the rheumatism this
morning. Some after time, please.
Attorney Maglone: L understand
the supreme court judges are making
strong objections to the establishment
of a term of court in Fargo and Grand
Forks. But I also understand the
people want the change, and what the
people want in this country they gen
orally get-tinally.
A. E. Hodgkinson: I honestly be.
leve l am the worst man in the world
to remember names. You can't imag-
inc how h%umiliating it is to me-unless
you are afflicted in the same way-to
be compelled to ask some one of my
old customers and good friends often
what their names are. But it's a fact.
Attorney Brennan: I cannot deny
the soft impeachment that I once was
engaged in the newspaper business
here-straddled the editorial tripod
as gracefully as any of them. For tune!
No; but l made the venture pay, be.
sides having more fun than a barrel of
monkeys. :
T. s. Cordner: It is remarkable the
number of North Dakota people one
can find in st. Paul during the winter.
I was down there a week, and every
day a fresh bunch Of familiar faces
would bob up. I had a talk with Alex
Mckenzie. while. there and he seems
perfectly satisfied with the senatorial
outcome in this state.
One of the Clerks: Fred Mann car
talk their language to these Indians
like a native, and the noble Red mer
have come to look upon him as ont
of the tribe, Where did he learn it!
Oh, picked it up talking with them
around the store here. Fred is an &C
complished linguist, and when it comes
to selling goods we clerks are simply
not in it.
William H. Brown: inquiries for in
formation concerning lands in this sec
ton of the state are coming in rapidly
Here is one from a farmer in Pennsyl
vania who says that about fifty of hi:
neighbors will take advantage of the
land-seekers excursion rates nexl
month and visit this section. He, him
self, will not come until about Jun,
when he expects to make some invest.
ments. Here is a letter from a cigal
maker in Virginia who wants to locat,
in Devils Lake; and q doctor, who
would like to open an office and bu,
some land; a citizen of Council Bluffs
Ia, who is thinking of buying a farm
Yes we will have q host of home-seek
ers this summer. The 'Inter-Oceau is
doing good work; keep it up.
DR. Crewe: Representative Lynch
has introduced a bill amending the
law as to compensation of state veter-
narians, which if it passes will worl
harm to the farmers. We are now al
lowed 5000 for our work for the state
The amendment cuts off the salar,
and instead allows the surgeon S. per
day and expenses while actually en-
gagged for the state, but limits the
AMOUNT each veterinarian can draw tt
$500 a year. When this amount is
used up and All epidemic should breal
out among stock in any part of thu
state, we could not be lied tx
attend nor would not without compen
sation. The amendment to the oil
law is intended to cut down expenses
but the few hundreds OF dollars Il
would possibly save to the state, nigh,
cost the farmers thousands. 1 do no
believe the farmers are in favor of any
such economy.