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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-31

q months vacatlOn In FarlD8ult.
MINI, the day before. He reports
a good time and returns to his
Blackstone with a new store of
enthusiasm.
j. A. Stewart returned home
Sunday from his visit to his
daughter in Romeo, Mich.
Robert German, one of Town
ers' hustling merchants, was
transacting business in the city
Monday.
Mrs. John Cranor, of DeLand,
Florida, is visiting her brother,
Landlord F. Whitman, of the
Hotel Sevilla.
Superintendent Bangs and
family returned last week from a
pleasant visit with MI. Bangs
parents at Flint, Mich.
Mayor Brown left for Chicago
Monday to take in the sights there
during the G. A. r., encampment
and take a vacation from business
cares.
Mrs. F. II. Prosser and children
left Monday for Chicago on an ex-
tended visit with relatives. They
will. go from thence to Ohio,
where they will also visit before
returning.
Harvey Edelman who has been
with G. P. Brainard & Co., for the
past two months, has severed his
connection with that firm. He
left for his home in Alexandria
Tuesday.
Mrs. II. L. Wineman left yes
terday for her old home in Toledo,
Ohio, to attend the wedding of her
sister which occurs in October.
She will return to Devils Lake the
first of November.
Hon. II. A. Nicholson, Republi-
can candidate for representative,
was up from Crary last week
shaking hands with his many
friends. Harry is popular
throughout the county and will
poll a big vote this fall.
E. A. Norton, Of Chicago, is in
|, the city on a canvass Of several
weeks duration among the schools
of the county for a school library
publishing firm Of Chicago. He
is meeting with great success in
establishing his libraries in many
of the country schools. He is as.
sisted in his work by @. S. Nc.
Candies. of Bottineau.
Geo. II. Heising, president Of
the Heising Elevator company. Of
Minneapolis, spent Sunday in the
city at the Sevilla. He is super
intending the erection of one Of
his elevators at the new town o.
Doyon, which he believes is {
coming grain market. The Heis
ing company although one of the
newest, is also one of the mos
prosperous grain buying corpora
tons in the northwest, much O
} which is due to the enterprise ane
business management of Presiden
Heising.
Devils Lake has been experienc
ing a very serious ice famine since
the latter part of last week and tn
+, soda fountain and soft drink deal
ers are in a quandary. A larg
quantity of ice stored up for thi
summers use was lost in the bi,
fire last April and only a small
portion saved, so there has no
|, been enough to supply the demand
e The meat markets also have but
limited supply on hand. Som
energetic person who would lik
t to be the iceman would max
a fortune by shipping in ice an
selling it here just now.
Some one connected with tn
S local express Office stands a goo
e show Of losing $50. A pointe
e dog, valued at that figure, was II
e ceived Sunday, consigned to A. .
IS Keifer, at Keith. His dogshi
!, was properly boxed and was keK
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-31

Public Library.
The Library is open to the public every We'd
hesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Al
so Saturday evenings from 8 90 to 9 80 during
the months of January and February.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-31

No. 4. ........ $50. ......".....3l Bis a. m.
no. y. III.
Trains 20 north on the Cando and St. John branch
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 300 p. M;
returning Monday, Wednesday. Friday at 800 a. M.
On tbs Bottineau branch trains go north Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, at s:45 y. M, returning
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at I o. m.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
from borrowing twice on the same sui.
nry.
HAS KERFOOT LAID DOWN.

Business Men and Citixcns Generally
Are Wondering Over the Com.
placcncy Of the Com mptrOiIcr In the
Matter Of the Sharks.
1t ls only a few months since the
sharks went into court and tied np the
pny OF the whole police force Of Chi
cngO for weeks. because 300 policemen
had made assignment OF their salaries
to them, and they insisted on having
these assignments recognized by the
authorities or the sharks would not per.
NIT the city to do business.
The sharks really think that they own
the city government.
After this action of the sharks In ~.
ing up the pay rolls, Comptroller Ker.
foot came out In grandilOquent an.
n0uncement TO the effect that assign.
ments Of salaries and other paper In the
hands Of sharks and scalpers would not
be recognized by the city.
But the sharks are doing a bigger
business at the City Hall than ever, ana
everybody Is talking about Kerfoot.
The City Treasurer, right under Ker.
foot's nose, will not pay q policeman
his salary until the usurer gets his slice
out Of II.
People are surprised at Kerfoot.
Has he laid down?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
GREAT JEALOUSY At HARRISON
STREET.

The Armory Police Are lnsanciy JcaI.
Ous Of City Hail Friendship for the
wcbers.
That home Of graft. the Harrison
street police station. IL all torn up for
fear II will lose the friendship Of the
Weber gang.
There IL u constant struggle between
the City Hall ana the ArmOry police
for the favOrs Of this tribe and the
Harrison street crowd fear that the
City Hall people are ahead of them.
Hence the Harrison street police arc
bending every effort to wait on the
Webers and assure them of their devo.
ton.
Officers are kept at the Weber pawn.
shop night and day to render any SER
vice necessary, from bouncing an oh.
strepcrOus sucker to making a small
loan.
The crookedness rampant In this 10.
lice district has escaped notice for some
time. but the obsequiOus friendship Of
the Armory officers for the Webers has
called attention to It once more.
The Harrison street district deserves
n thorough showing up. ana It will get
u showing up one Of these days. the
like Of which Chicago has never known
before.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
kERFOOT WOULD DISCHARGE EM.
PLOYEs.

hut the Best wny for Him to DO II "a
Refuse 10 Recognize Assignments ot
saiarics-In Fact, IL IL His DUTY "a
do 10.
| The Civil Service Commission refused
Tuesday to discharge city employees
who assigned their pay TO loan sharks
Comptroller KerfOOt wrote to the com.
mission ana pointed out the many
scandals resulting from the lOan
sharks methods. He said that he had
been trying his utmost to drive the
money lenders out of the City Hall. and
had succeeded 10 some extent. In Jus.
tice TO his bondsmen he urged the com.
mission to adopt rule, II the law
would permit. dlschnrging any city ON.
plOye who assigned his pay.
When President LindblOm finished
reading the letter Commissioner Ella
snid: 1T II impossible to comply with
the request under the civil service law
We have no right to discharge u man
for assigning his pay. He may have ia
meet doctors bills or be In other finan.
| clal distress. We can only discharge
men for unttness or for lack OF integ.
rlty. II II not u reflection on u mans
integrity to be forced to borrow money
II does not show he is unfit for work. -
President LlndblOm suggested tim,
heads Of departments might make a
rule that no employe should assign his
pay Mr.. Ella said the commission
could not take cOgnlZance Of depart.
ment rules. He maintained the civil
service law was sufficient for the com.
misslOners. SO Mr.. KerfOOt's letter
was placed on file.
The Eagle believes Mr.. Kerfoot to be
an honest man.
TO protect his good name ana that OF
the city he should refuse to recognize
any assignment of salaries.
There IL no law compelling him ia
recognize them.
The assignments are all made before
the money II earned and are therefor,
void anyway.
The City Council apprOpriates money
to pay certain men for work AS police.
men and tiremen.
The city at present pays the loan
sharks and does not pay the policemen
or tiremen ut all.
Both the Comptroller and the Treas.
'irer are liable on their bonds for this
diversion Of public funds apprOpria ted
for specific purpose.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19

posed for the good of the public ser.
vice: therefore. he II
Resolved. That u committee of five
members of this Council be appointed
to thoroughly investigate the relations
of the money sharks with the police
and fire departments and to investigate
ALL OTHER complaints concerning
these two departments which may I've
brought to the attention of the commit.
tee by police. firemcn or citizens.
Resolved. further. That this commit
tee shall have full power to send for
persons and papers. and that it report
fully to this Council the result of its
Investigations within thirty days from
the date of the passage of this resolu-
tion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
HOW THE p0LIcEMEN FEEL.
Letter from = West Side Oficer VIII,
Tells Of Sad Case Of Good Man.

Letter from West Side Oflicer Who
Tells Of Sad Case Of Good Man.
TO the Editor: There are number of
officers In this division who have suffer.
cd ut the hands of the sharks, and who
are delighted with the course The
Eagle is taking In the matter. l know
one police officer who has not been able
TO get one cent from the City Treasurer
for his family for the past three
months. Several of his brother officers
have had to chip In to keep them from
starving. Yet this officers Is u sober
ana faithful policeman. Some time ago
nn operation had to be performed on
his wife to save her life to her five little
children. The policeman was directed
To the sharks whom You have often
shown mp, They made him u loan at
eXOrbitant interest, and although he
has paid the principal over twice he Is
still In debt to the sharks, They charge
interest on interest, ana Dantc's In.
fernO could be nothing to their grasp.
The poor man can get no pay at the
City Hall. The sharks draw il in ad-
vance lie cannot complain To his SUI
pcrior officers. They stand In with the
sharks, ana all policemen who kick
about their obligations To money loan
ers are either discharged outright or
are driven or the force by systematic
ana petty annOyances. was talking
with Inspector Shea. who Is an honest
man, one day about the matter, and he
said that In all the years he had been
connected with the police department
he had never known the sharks to be
as bold and brazen as they are now.
There Is movement on foot among
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
DON'T FEAR THE POLICE.

Money LOsners Shoot Policemen and
Hirenen Whenever They Want To,
4 money shark named Bunch. who
has an Office In the Masonic Temple
Building, shot at u Chicago fireman on
saturday because he would not pay $50
which he did not owe.
4 money lOaner named Pewter struck
q policeman named OBrien over the
head with an iron ruler In the Oxford
building on LaSalle street ON Monday.
The courts are filled with suits begun
daily by policemen and tirenen who
ask III the name Of Justice for some re-
lief from sharks.
They know that they can get no relief
In the city Hall.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
AWFUL FACTS To COME.

Every Day Brings Fresh Evidence.
| The Eagle ls In receipt of hundreds of
letters from business men AMI prom.
inent citizens approving of Its course
In showing up the money sharks.
The Eagle has hardly commenced its
fight upon the money sharks who har-
nss the life out of our brave tircmeIl
and policemen.
| II IL getting more evidence against
them every day.
| Evidence that IN damning.
Evidence that IN sensational.
Evidence that will stir the city to its
foundations when the people read II.
The Eagle II glad to learn that May.
or Harrison and tho City Council are
both moving In the matter.
The evidence OF corruption In the
police department and Of cOlluslOn Inc.
tween money sharks AMI city eflicials
II not hard to get.
II will be forthcoming.
II the chattel mortgage people who
were never noted for their popularity
can escape their just taxes, how long
will the people stand It?
II the United States Internal Rev.
enue ONCE would look up some of these
men 1t might make some big hauls.
Very few Of them put stamps on the
documents until they deliver the inter-
est note paid over and over again to
the victim.
Tho Eagle ia having the victims In
the public offices tabulated ana win
publish them.
1t Will also publish the names Of the
protectors In the water office, the water
pipe extension, the county cOmptrOl-
lers, city cOmptrOller's, school teachers
and other departments of the city and
county governments.
~eA
Tho sharks of Chicago claim to have
a combination which divides up $780,
900 a year with city and county 9th.
cials.
The Eagles espionage corps Is pick
Ing NJ some rars facts about 10 per
cent. sharks.
A simple search of the Recorders rec.
Ortls show up facts enough about Rlch-
artlsOn.
Who In the County Comptroller's
ONCE gets q rake-0ff from the l0-per-
centers!
Who In the City COmptrollsr's Office
gets q rake-off from the l0-per-centers2
The 1O-per'centers are the leeches
who charge 10 per cent. a month for ,
money loaned to city and county en-
plOyes aud school teachers.
They recently tied up the pay of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
DETECTIVES ALWAYS AT wEBER,s
Jake Has Men ON Hand All the Time
10 Protect Him.

Jake HAS Men ON Hand All the Time
TO Protect Him.
The Police Department Is run In the
interest Of the money sharks.
There IL no doubt Of this fact.
o. W. Potter and q thousand other
citizens may be robbed Of all their
wealth by porch climbers and the pO.
lice never make an arrest or recover u
dollars worth Of their property.
But let II gang Of crooks threaten tn
take one cent or 500 from the money
sharks and the whole police force beats
the thieves 10 the scene to head or the
crooks with warrants sworn out in ad.
vance.
The Wcbers are especially well cared
for in this respect.
Last Saturdays Daily News and the
Sunday papers contained the following
Bit of news, which explains itself;
''Detectires Riley and Cannon. of the
Harrison Street Police Station, are said
10 have broken up Il band of alleged
fOrgcrs who have piled their trade with
success Of late among mOney-lenders
III various phF's ol lle 'llN III the arrest
of Michael Madden aud Edward Brad
dock, alias McInerncy. The men are
charged with an attempt TO swindle
Weber Bros. mOney-lcnders at 3il
Clark street, out of 500, by represent
Ing themselves as city employees,
Friday, II j. charged, they approach
ed Jake Weber one Of the firm, aud
asked him for IA loan of 500. Madden,
according to the allegation. represented
himself as member of the stan Of
city Electrician Ellicott, and offered
EraddOck, who gave the name of Nc,
Inerney, as his indorscr. Weber had
been notified by Cannon and Riley Of
the work Of the men. and he pretended
10 fall in with their scheme. Papers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19

whole police force Of Chicago, simply
because 800 out Of 1000 men had as.
1 signed their salaries to them.
The County Comptroller. 1t Is alleged
kindly pays these assignments and
puts the assignments" In the employ.
es' envelopes.
A similar system obtains In the city
government.
Now, how much Is there In this for
city or county officials?
Surely they would not help to skin
the poor employees gratuitously.
&
How many school officials stand IN
with the sharks who make money de.
spelling the poor teachers Of their sal.
| aries?
The Eagle has heard great deal
about this sort Of thing, and It would
like to hear from people who are ac.
quainted with the facts.
School teachers above all others
should be free from financial embar.
rassment.
Yet hundreds Of them are under obll.
cations to merclless money loanerv who
are driving the very soul out Of them.
People want to know who Il 10 at tn
Board of Education who 10 making Q
pile Of money by standing In with the
money sharks.
OVER ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED SCHOOL TEACHERS
ARE TIM VICTIMS OF MONEY
SHARKS TO-DAY. AND THE AS.
SlGNMEN1'S OF THEIR SALARIES
TO THE TEN PER OENTERs. ARE
HONORED BY THE PEOPLE WHO
GIVE THE TEACHERS THEIR
MONEY!
The sharks are demoralixing the
schools as they are demOralixing the
public service.
In the meantime the sale of police
helmets and uniforms, combined with
the lOaning OF money to policemen ana
hremen, continues ut Jake Weber's
pawnshOp with unabated vigor.
The Eagle has the names and mum.
bers OF tifty-twO policemen who patron.
lied this joint last week, and when II
gets the full records of these officers of
the law 1t will publish all of the facts.
%d
How many cities In the county would
stand Jake Weber deal on their po-
lice force?
~eA
II you want u policeman real bad
Just drop into Weber L. Co.'S. on SOuth
Clark street, near Harrison. You Gun
always lind copper there making a
touch"
~d
Jake Weber feels his oats since the
"fOrce" was Obliged to flock to his
for salary advances.
~6
Jake Weber's grfp on the police force
IL strong one.
~6A
II Chief Ripley wishes to ascertain
why pOrch-cllmbers have an easy time, J
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19

together again and the question of
graft" II to he thoroughly opened up.
The immense monopoly enjoyed In
the looming Of money to the policemen
and firemen Of Chicago apd the hard.
ships to which Chicago police ana fire.
men are subjected In consequence will
prove an immense card with which to
work up the public.
The Weber gang owns the police de-
partment Of Chicago today. and every
policeman In Chicago IL aware of the
fact.
The policemen and fremen arc more
than dissatisfied over this state of af.
fairs and In every police station and
every fire engine house the pull of
the money lenders at the City Hall Is
a subject for daily discussion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
&lOO,OOO \ YEAR.
The Amount Of the Rake.OH Divided
at the City Hall by Money Sharks,


at the City Hall by Money sharks.
1t Is said that the annual rake-off at
the city Hall for the privilege of skin.
ming policemen, firemen ana other en-.
ployes is over S1OO,OOO u year.
There Is widespread public curl.
osity to lind out where It all goes to.
There are various rumors afoat, some
Of which are undoubtedly founded
upon fact.
II but small percentage of them are
true, the public can easily account for
the sudden riches of some of our city
Hall friends.
One thing Il certain:
The Mayor Is honest.
He always was honest.
He always will De honest.
Sometimes he may be- II little slow to
get Oh 10 grafters.
Rnt when he does get on to grafters.
The graftcrs will have to go.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
THE LOAN TIGER DESTROYING the POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS

some Of the officers to petition the City
Council ON the matter, while others
think that u Legislative Investigation
next winter will be the right thing. One
thing IL certain: When the investiga.
tiOn does come the facts shown up will
surprise the people.
DESpLAINES STREET..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
wHACK UP WITH POLICE.


Money Flccced from PatrOlmcn Goes
10 Their superi0rs.
II Is Il well'known fact that the mon.
ey sharks do not get all OF the favOrs
that they do from the police force Of
Chicago for nothing.
The Eagle In In possession Of some
very Interesting facts concerning this
phase OF the subject.
The City Hall In the vicinity of police
headquarters IL the constant hang.Out
and lounging place Of several well.
known sharks.
The sharks are well received. and Il
Is said that few Of them even wear
police stars.
What do You think OF that:
One well-knOwn shark frequently
boasts that he loans the money of u
prominent police official.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
SHARKS SAY CITY OWES THEM,

They Put OFT Their Creditors Until
They Get "Thcir" Money from the
Corporation.
People who have bills 10 collect from
the sharks Inform The Eagle thar they
ar" frequently put OF by the usurers
with the remark: I'VE haven't got our
money from the city yet"
The sharks regard the city as their
debtor and act accordingly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
THE BANTER COMMITTEE COMING

Republicans Talk Of Making the Loan
Scandal at the City Hall "a Cam paign
Issue.
There Is much talk among Rcpubli,
cans OF making the money loaning
scandal In the police and fire depart
ments a campaign issue In this cam
palgn.
The Baxter committee IL 10 be called
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
SOME UNWILLING WITNESSES.

s p s. . c..x rov, ..
Oth.r imx..,;ya,iny Committcc a.
summon,
The Eagle is going to find out some.
thing about this 10 per cent. business
So are many of our public spirited citi
gems.
Can Jake Weber tell?
Or Louis Weber?
Or II. Il. Weber,
Or Kantor.
Can Sattler?
Or Heyman?
Or McClun?
Or "Padden:"
Or Monroe? /,
Or Murphy?
Or Zuckerman?
Or Webster?
Or Brewer?
Or Smith?
Or Richardson?
Or Ohlsen?
Or Harper?
Or Tolman?
Or Montgomery?
Or Kelly?
Or Mclean?
Or Erd?
Or Tomlinson?
Or Vallislon?
Or Cessna?
Or Cullen?
Or Dledrich?
Or Hickman?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19

were drawn up. Madden made an as
slgnment of his supposed salary. ana
Praddock signed his name Us indOrser
of the notes. This done. Weber went
to the rear of the store. Ostensibly to
get the money for the men. and the two
followed. Instead of cash they were
met by the detectives. with warrants
signed by Justice Prindivillc. calling
for their arrest on charges of forgery
and conducting % confidence game.
They attempted to escape. but ran only
few feet before they were taken into
custody. They were locked up at the
Harrison Street Police station. where
they denied guilt.
"An investigation showed that neither
of the men was employed by the city.
and City Electrician Ellicott said he
never had heard of Madden"
In this ease. in order to oblige Jake
Weber the detectives were on hand
with the warrants already made out,
before the attempted crime was com.
mitted.
Who will say. In the light of the
above statement. that the Wcbcrs do
not run the police force!
II 1t was Marshall Field or any other
business man who wanted help from
the police no one would he on hand.
The reason II obvious.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-19
KEEP TAB ON CITY EMPLOYEES.
The Loan sharks Pubiisi, Daily Bul.
lctin to Prevent Re peatinu,

In addition to having the police force
of the city of Chicago looking after
their Interests constantly, the loan
sharks publish n daily bulletin giving
the names OF all city employees who bor-
row from them. This bulletin IL dis
lrlbnted among the sharks every day,
the idea being to prevent any employe