Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13
1T BISMhRGK

w uear tu6C LAWS Is soon TO the
Plaindealer.
Some paper suggests that if Robin
son be the candidate and johnson the
manager-the result might be differ
ent.
Winship's arrival here didn't cut n
ice-in the Misconduct a report was
circulated that the Red river was now
running south.
The fit the Argus is having in adyo
eating Johnson's election convinces
everybody here that Robinson still has
an interest in that paper.
johnson wa the only senatorial,
candidate before the people at the
last election-and the result shows he
was overwhelmingly BY r~epudiated.
How do the mugwump papers figure it
that johnson is the peoples choice?"
Congressman Johnson's newspaper
support is almost wholly from the
mugwump and Democratic press of
the state. That is not a very high
compliment to Johnson's Republican,
ism--which is being paraded as the
only simeon pure article-extant.
Forum: Henry Hale, a prominent
member from Devils Lake and his long
experience in secret society lodges
brings into play his parliamentary
knowledge-besides Henry is one of
the most genial of men-always oblio-
ing and clever.
Sundays Bismarck Tribune made a
passionate appeal to the members Of
the legislature to attend church-but
it is understood the 81 do not read the
Tribune-and the A would go anyway
SO Bro. Jewell's praisworthy effort
seemed fruitless.
Tribune: The rapldity with which
Senator LaMoure's divorce bill passed
the senate took away the breath of
friends and opponents alike-although
the vote showed there we're none of the
; latter-being unanimous-and the SEN
ator from Pembina-gets the first bill
into and through-the upper house
The Argus-which didn't support
the Republican ticket last fall-and
which is trying to share the position Of
leadership of the mugwumps with the
Grand Forks Herald-says: "The peo-
pie outside of the McKenzie-H Hans
brough element demand a representa-
tive" The Republicans hero are
amazed at the gall displayed by these
boilers i'll demanding anything from
them.
:. Forum: The Argus seems to have
! it IN for McKenzie-as a New Yorker
; when as a fact-Aleck probably pays
more taxes on more property in North
Dakota--than all the senatorial candi-
dates combined-slO0,OOO Of which he
has put in water works and blocks in
Bismarck-put in since the fire last
fall. Aleck is interested in politics
and has a choice-and he don't make
any bones of it.
Tribune: An interesting contingent
in the senatorial fight now on are the
ladies. Quite q number of the wives
of prominent North Dakota men are in
the city at the present time and are in
terested spectators of the contest. At
the Sheridan the ladies have an organi-
zation known as the third house. The
ladies it is said ballot regularly on the
senatorial matter and Denny Hannifn
is reported to have considerable
strength in this quarter.
Senator Mansfield: So much has been
said by the state press of late calling
for the passage of a law that would
afford protection against the loss of
property by prairie fires, it has oc-
CURED to me that the public is not
aware of the presence of a law cover
ing that very point. On page 4O4 Of
the Revised Codes there is just the
kind of a law desired. Section 1866
gives the road supervisor of each town.
ship the authority to employ persons
subject to road poll tax to work on
firebreaks when desirable. Section
1904 gives the board Of county commits
%sioners power to divide the county into
fire districts and make the road over
seers fire wardens of their respective
districts. Section 1910 clothes the
county commissioners of each county
with the authority TO expend not to
exceed $1,000 annually from the road
and bridge fund, for the purpose of
constructing firebreaks OF guards. SO
you see that there is all the law
necessary on that point.
Special to st. Paul Dispatch: Con-
gresham Johnson is working desper-
ately to break the combine of forces
against him as his only chance of the
~senatorship. The petitions and letters
that are being received by the men,
bers indicate the activity of the John