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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11
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SCHOOL NEWS AND NOTES (
BY L. B. FANcHER, co. suPT.

1ouon01On0aosoaosonon neHoao
School boards should keep dis
trict property in good repair. It
is the wisest economy to practice.
Teachers should have daily
program placed in a conspicuous
place in the schoolroom. Pupils,
patrons and school officers will ap-
preciate it,
Notice of teachers examination
is published this week. Candi-
dates for certificates should plan to
be on hand promptly, as the new
regulations will not permit them
to write at any other time than
that set apart for each subject.
RECENT VISITS.
Dry Lake, No. g.. Stella Arri-
son, teacher. Fair enrolment, but
attendance poor. Schoolroom walls
and ceiling have been recently
kalsomined and windows provided
with screens and neat shades.
Fair supply of apparatus. Storm
shed has been blown down. Other
repairs needed. Miss Arrison
taught several terms in Iowa be-
fore entering upon the work here.
| DeGroat, No. 1--Jennie E.
Wright, with the assistance of her
pupils, has decorated the walls OF
the schoolroom with paper chains
pictures, etc. Good interest mani.
fest, though attendance small
Children sing with spirit. Win
! dows and flag rore need rcpai:
Hitching posts have been provided
} Miss Wright will spend the wiz,
ter IL Minnesota.
Webster, No. 1.-Margare'
Spelliscy. Commodious schoo
; house supplied with many needfu
teachers helps. Bouquets Of
native grasses adorn the walls
Attendance fair. Pupils ind us
! taious. Some repairs are noeIed
Nil Spelliscy expects to teaca ID
Minnesota during the winter
Bay, No. 2. Laugena Eannier
Goa,itions very satisfactory here
Irn jinted walls and ceiling win
d. shades, pictures. etc. combine
ty eve inc room a bomolIle attnos
l,e that is too often wanting il
rar nraI school. [So-d order ana
est. Two pupils have airead.
ssaluated, receiving consmo'
school diplomas. Pupils sing well
4 aash basin and towel permit NJ
cxeuse for dirty hands and faces
Miss Vannier is a graduate Of the
Devils Lake high school. She ex,
poets to attend the University o1
n. D. during the winter.
Grove, No. 1.-Theolinc IngwalI
son enrolls % pupils, but attend
ance is small today. Grove ant
field contri butte to tho adornmen'
of the schoolroom. Miss Ingwald
son instructs her pupils in the ele.
ments Of vocal music and the
benefit Of such drill is shown il
the singing. School is in session
eight months during the yearsarlG
children have an opportunity K
make good advancement. Severn
have been promoted to the higE
school. Building needs some re
pairs. Miss Ingwaldson vii
study osteopathy i'll Minneapoli,
next winter.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11
Catholic Fair.

There will be Catholic fair in
the Maccabee hall, in Crary, on
Friday and Saturday, October
25th and 26th, 1901.
The fair will be given under the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11

time is expected. The music will
be furnished by Miss Hovey's
orchestra. Dancing will be from
$3.50 until IL, or later if the dancers
wish. The party will be, no doubt,
pleasant affair, as all the clubs
parties in the past have been.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11
Metropolitan Club Party.
next winter.

The first of the fall series of
Metropolitan club parties will be
given at the Devils Lake opera
house on Friday evening of this
week. ALI members of the club,
of course are invited and jolly
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11

Fruits, candies, toys, books,
tobacco and cigars at j. Jones'
confectionery store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11

nation can be held until March ID,
1902. L. B. FANcHER,
County Supt. of Schools.
Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. Z, 1901.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-10-11
Neighbo1'
els Neigh:bor'

All over the county, of the EXTRAORDINARY
OFFERINGS we are making in all lines repre-
information at first hand; you ought to see for
yourself. You must SEQ our line of
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
SEVENTY.FIVE THOUSAND
STEEL WORKERS ON A STRIKE

Pittsburg. July 1i.-After n three
days session the convention between
the representatives of the American
Sheet Steel Company. American
Steel Hoop Company and American
Tin Plate Company. subsidiary com
panies of the United States Steel Cor
poratAOn, and the general executive
board of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of iron. steel and tin workers. adj
journed finally at 6 o'clock last even
ing without reaching n final agree
ment.
In less than an hour later President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated associa-
ton, had wired the following order to
all the Amalgamated lodges in the tin
plate, steel hoop and sheet steel mills
of the country:
Notify yonr men that the mill is on
strike and will not work on Monday,
July 18th"
President Shaffer says that for the
present the three companies named
will be affected but that later all the
union men in the employ of the Fed
eral Steel Company, the National
Steel Company and National Tube
Company may be called out If it is
found necessary to resort TO extreme
measures to win the fight.
At the start it is claimed $4,000
skilled workmen, 10000 unskilled men
and indirectly many thousands more
will be affected.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
Restorlnr Big Horn Reserve.

On August 24th large section of the
Big Horn forest reserve. Wyoming,
will be restored to the public domain,
by order of the President. This land
has been found to be more valuable for
agriculture and for grazing than for its
timber. and after numerous recom-
mendations by the local forestry Off.
cials, members of the Wyoming delega.
tion. and reports by special agents the
secretary of the interior concluded
these tracts should be again opened to
entry.
The lands to be restored are as fol-
lows: Sections "a to 36. inclusive, in Il.
% NJ, II. 92 w; sections 2S to 33, in.
elusive. in r. 55 N. Il. 81 w; sections
81. 30. 33, 4. 5, 6, Z, s. .. 16. IL, IS, 10,
20, 21, %. 30, 33. in Il. 81 N, Il. 81 w.
The southwest quarter and remaining
unsurveyed portion of section IS and
All of sections 6 and Z, 4. 53 N, II. 90
w.
Most of these lands are now unsur
veyed. and cannot be entered until sur
veys have been completed 1t is in
tended to make these surveys as rapid.
ly as possible, SO that the lands can be
taken without any unnecessary delay.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Predictions based on the census Of
1880 that the negro population of the
United States would gradually de-
crease in proportion to the population
are not borne out by the statistics OF
the present cencus. The negro pOpu-
lation In the United States in 1880 was
II 93 per cent. of the total, n decrease
from H. IL per cent. In 1850. This year
the percentage will be somewhat less
than II. though 1t is impossible to give
exact figures now. III some of the
southern states the negro population is
increasing faster in proportion than the
white. In the border states there seems
10 be little falling off and in the north.
crn states. 10 which the tide of Euro
pean Immigration flows strongest.
the white pOulation Is increasing more
rapidly, though this does not hold good
in some special localities. such rs cities
in which the negro servants. especially
In hotels. are rapidly displacing white
men and women.
The census office has issued bulle-
tin concerning the urban population
Of the country. 1t shows that 2S.411.-
Cos people in the United States live in
cities and towns of over 1000 popula-
tion. This is 31.3 per cent of the en-
per cent. since the census of 1899,
when the percentage was 32.0. Com
pared with the census of 1850. the re-
port shows n gain in the urban popu-
lation of the country of more than
third i'm percentage and of consider
ably more than double in actual num-
bers. There We're in 1880 80 places
of more than 1000 population each,
with an aggregate population of L.
93G. no. or 25.S per cent. of the popula-
fion. About one-half of the urban pop
ulation of 1900 was contained in cities
of over 100000 people. There We're
thirty-eight of those cities, with
combined population of 1I,20S,3I0
There are now LES places of over
1000 people In the country, as against
NS in 1880. The population of the
District of Columbia is regarded as
urban. In the other states and terri
tories the percentage of people living
in cities and towns, as compared with
the entire population of the states.
ranges from dig in Rhode Island to
30 in Indian territory. The percentage
of the population of Colorado living in
towns of over 1000 inhabitants is 41.2;
Wyoming. 2S.S; in New Mexico, 81.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

In giving general details of the ef
feet of the strike now being ordered
President Shaffer said that the first
order only went TO the mills of the
three companies that have been carry
ing on negotiations. 1t was thought
best that this should be the case. The
order for the others to he called out
is to follow in n circular letter sent to
every lodge of the Amalgamated asso-
ciation in the country where there are
mills of the United Steel Corporation
in operation. 1t would include the
mills of the Federal Steel Company,
National Steel Company, National
Tube Company, and wherever there
were organized men employed In non
union plants of the first mentioned
companies.
He could not give the total number of
men that would be thus rendered idle
hut estimated them at 100, 600 directly.
1t was his intention to have the strike
as general as possible ut the earliest
possible moment. so as to force n set
tlement of the dispute the quickest.
AS soon as the mills shut down, the
shipment of raw material and coal and
coke for the various plants will cease.
1t is said the depression in this respect
is looked upon as threatening more
serious results than the simple clos
ing of the mills of the United States
Steel Corporation.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
Mormon. Colonl.lnk wyoming,

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 15.-Plans for
Mormon colOnists in the northern part
OF Wyoming, will, IL carried out sue
cessfully, increase the population of
the state between 10000 and $4,000 by
the time the next census Is taken. The
entire Big Horn country, Jackson's
Hole section, johnson county and
parts of Sheridan and Fremont coun-
ties are to be settled up by Mormon
colonists, principally from Utah and
Idaho. About 1900 Mormons have MI
ready settled In the Big Horn country
and 1000 more are now on their way
to that section by the overland trail
All Of the colonists coming into the
northern part of the state are trekkinp
from their former homes, carrying
stock and household goods with them
As soon as the 1000 which are now
on their way to the Big Horn section
are taken care OF, arrangements for
the moving In of 5000 more will ha
cOmpenced. The movement ia ,,n,er
the sanction of the church and mission.
aries from the northern colonies nj.
ready established are being sent ont tn
older communities to make converts.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
Western Army Posts,

According to n Washington dispatch
to the Tribune, the tour of inspection
which Secretary Root Is making for
examination of the military posts mt
Forts Ieavenworth, Riley and Jefrer-
son Barracks is In furtherance of one
OF his most notable plans for the bet
terment Of the American army system.
Forts LeavenwOrth and Riley are
within n few miles of the junction of
twenty railways, including all the
great lines of communication of the
continent, and 1t is intended that they
shall hereafter be improved and con
stituted the chief rendezvous of troops.
while at Jefferson Barracks there will
be established the principal military
supply depot of the United States.
AT Forts Riley and Leavenworth
respectively, are the United States cav
airy and infantry schools for the army.
and 1t Is now proposed to materially
extend their scope by assigning to
them greater number of officers for
instruction and n much larger force of
men for practical campaigning.
They are to be made practical post.
graduate colleges for West Pointers
and their prize graduates will be pro.
moted to course at the army war col.
lege to be established at GoyernOr's
Island. Nearly million dollars win
DE spent for new quarters and i'm.
provements ut these posts in the
current fiscal year, and in another
year from now 1t is the intention tn
make start in carrying out co-oDero.
tive maneuvers of large bodies of
troops, composed of regulars and Nm.
tional Guardsmen. By next winter i,
Will be feasible, 1t is hoped, to quarter
Mt least a regiment at each of thes,
posts, and a few months later n br,o.
ade, or perhaps a division can be moh.
,iized for several months drill and ev.
oiutions under campaigning conditions
by another year militia may be called
from various states, and extended f,eId
evolutions by an army corps NAV con.
tribute to the higher education Of pen.
eral officers, subordinates and enlisted
men. 'cu
Secretary Root heartily supports the
plans, and by personal inspection NJ
the schools and posts he expects 10 ,,a
IN position to invoke the support ~
congress toward securing the neces-
tary funds.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
DENVER TRAMWAY TO
ENTER COAL FIELDS

Denver, July 15.-The Denver News
says: The Denver Tramway Company
now throws down the gauntlet to the
Colorado L. Southern road and the
Northern Coal Company. The tramway
management has decided tc go into the
coal traffic and to transport the coal
which it will mine. Plans have been
made to develop properties which it is
estimated will produce 5OO,OO0 tons of
coal year. This product is to be
placed on the Denver market.
tract of land comprising 2.G4O
acres ten miles northwest of Denver.
was recently secured under lease and
bond with privilege of purchase any
time within two years. The options
We're made out in the name of ]. ii.
Simpson. Assignment of the bond and
lease has been made to S. n. Perry,
president of the Denver & Northwest
ern Railway Company "a tramway ell
terprise).
The tract of land supposed to be un-
derlaid with high class Ignite coal, is
embraced in the Faragher, Bunney,
Stepp. NJ. A. Tucker and Thomas f.
Tucker farms. The theory is that sew
eral blanket veins of coal will be found
within reasonable depth at dist
ance of two or three miles from the
mountains. Along the hogbacks four
veins Of coal are exposed, all standing
perpendicular. The uplIft of the noun
tains raised the horizontal layers of
coal, but it is believed that within n
short distance of the range the coal
will be found In its original position.
This Is to be determined by the drill,
and complete drilling outfit was yes
terday set up on the Faragher farm
and work will be commenced this
morning. 1t is proposed to explore
the ground thoroughly and start sew
eral shafts as soon as the value of the
coal deposit Is determined II the
tramway company does not purchase
the land it will have the privilege of
working the mines upon n royalty for
period of twenty-five years.
The line is to be built into the coal
fields, and the coal delivered by elec-
tric power to coal stations in Denver
whose locations have ns yet not been
announced. The tramway company
will supply itself with coal, and us the
company uses $4,000 tons year 1t is
estimated that the saving will be many
thousands of dollars. The new power
plant Of the company at the north end
of the Fourteenth street viaduct is be.
i:;y rapidly pushed.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
C. f. 4 l. co. READY
TO SPEND S10,00O,0OO

Denver, July 15.-Ten millions of
dollars will be spent by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at once on its
various establishments throughout the
state. large portion of this amount
will be expended in enlarging the steel
plant at Pueblo. The rest will be spent
III the purchase of improved machin-
cry and other facilities for the forty
or more mines the company owns in
the state.
The additional money for the i'm
provements is to be procured by the
sale of S1O.W0,OOO worth of five per
cent. gold debentures, the issuance of
which was yesterday authorized at a
meeting Of the stockholders of the
company. The stockholders voted to
Increase the capitalization from 2JO,-
OO0 shares to 100000 shares. These are
worth at par 800 each, which makes
the present capitalization $40,OoO,OOO.
But twO-thirds of the increase of
capital stock will be sold mt present.
lhe debentures mature in ten years
and are convertible into stock at any
time within five years after 1902. At
the meeting yesterday 23G,OOO shares
OF the former total issue of 25O,OOO
were Represented.
Ihe certificate of increased capitali-
zation was filed yesterday morning
with the secretary of state the COM
pany paying n fee of $3,O33 No pro-
test was made to paying the tax,
though 1t is considerably increased on
account of the new revenue law. The
increase Of capitalization makes the
largest of the independent steel and
Iron companies in the United States.
Contracts have already been let for
some of the improvements to be made
through the new appropriation. They
include additional furnaces, railroad
facilities and the erection of several
complete minor plants ut Pueblo.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19
CONTINUED HEAT AND DROUTH
COMBINE TO DESTROY CROPS

, went to sleep in the sun and ,iied from
the heat. New Ulm. Minnesota, re-
ports temperature OF lo4, Win u
number of prostrations.
The state agricultural experimental
farm reports that the hot weather Is
doing great damage to wheat in south
crn Minnesota, and that chinch bugs
are numerous and are contributing to
the destruction.
Omaha. Ncb., July 14.-Ihis state
has had n very torrid day. The ther-
mometer here registered 1Ol. The at
mospherc was fresh, however. with
an absence of anything that tended to
hot winds. Reports almost universal
ly from the state are to the effect that
rain is needed. but with the absence
of hot winds the crop will stand con-
siderable hot weather. Spring wheat
and oats in Nebraska are well nigh Il
failure.
burlington. Iowa. July 14-To-day
was the sixth day in succession that
the mercury went to 100 and over.
There are no signs of relief.
Wichita. Kan. July 14.-TO-day was
the hottest of the season in southern
Kansas, the temperature registering
as high rs Is in the sun. This after
noon special prayer services for rain
We're held mt all of the churches here.
Two thousand people crowded into
the Roman Catholic Church 30 pray.
Hundreds of cattle are reported to
have died of the heat and thirst in
western Kansas.
Jefferson City. Mo-. July 14.-At all
the churches to-day prayers We're
made for rain. 1t is cloudy tonight,
with favorable indications for rain.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

The submarine Narval. conveyed by
the sea-going torpedo boat Zouave, has
returned to Cherbourg from series oi
deep-sea trials. These trials extended
over period of fifty hours, and were
eminently satisfactory. Rough weather
caused great inconvenience to the tor
pedo boat. but the Narval sank out OF
the rough surface water and remained
below in perfect security. Five times
she torpedoed the Zouave, and on her
return to port it was found that she
still had sufficient supply Of oil on
board for twelve hours consumption
although she had steamed from Cher
bourg to st. Lo and back.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

Kansas City. July 14.-No relief
came to-day TO break the almost unpre-
cedented drouth in the Southwest.
The day was repetition of the past
two weeks. with reports for many
places in western Missouri. Kansas
and the territories of temperatures
over the 100 mark.
At Most places the sun shone merci-
icssly. with not even fitful cloud to
break its rays, nor a slight breeze. In
Kansas City last night proved more
bearable. n breeze from the north al
leviatine the conditions, but II day of
intense heat followed.
Tonight there is n prospect of rain
in Oklahoma, but there are no indica-
tions of Il change from any other part
of the Southwest.
With no relief In sight. the fears for
the crops that have been experienced
daily are fast becoming realities. and
the scarcity of water and generally
dry conditions make the element of
fire almost n serious one.
What the real damage TO corn. the
crop most affected, will be is problem
atical but 1t is probably safe TO say
that half the crop will be lost.
The supply of water is short in al
most every direction and the shipment
of cattle and hogs to this market 10
save them must continue.
In Kansas City to-day the govern
ment thermometer registered 1O2 and
at Maryvillc. Kansas, 1G was re-
corded, against 100 yesterday. There
We're three prostrations at Maryvillc.
ST. Paul. MINI. July 1.-THE hot
wave continues throughout Minnesota
and the Dakotas. At Huron n child
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

1t is hard to realize that the boot.
black is an invention of the last half.
century, yet he is now celebrating in
London the fiftieth anniversary of his
appearance. He came upon the scene
in 1851. the year of the great exhibition
in London, the first of the worlds
fairs" The city was full of visitors
from all parts of the world. and the
problem of the street Arab was a seri.
ous one. Mr.. Macgregor of the famous
Rob Roy canoe suggested that the boys
be organized into great boot-blacking
brigade. and he himself made the first
box for holding the kit" the model of
those still in use. Idlers jeered the
boys at first and sometimes stoned
them, but the public found their serv-
Ices SO convenient that the trade was
profitable. 1t has prospered ever since,
and is now, II not one of the learned
professions, at least one with a his
tory.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

The Zion Lutheran congregation at
Lancaster recently made it's annual
payment of one red rose to the descend
ants OF Baron Steigel, who over a cen
tury ago donated the land on which
the church stands. The anniversary
proceedings. which are known as the
feast of the roses were taken part in
this year by thousands of people. each
of them bearing red rose. Mis-,
Annie Boyer of Pittsburg represented
the heirs of Baron Steigel and accepted
the rose from the congregation.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

The statue Of the late Empress Eliza
beth recently unveiled at Godollo Cas-
tie, seat of Emperor Francis Joseph,
near Budapest. is a bronze figure oi
more than life size on high pedestal
in Gothic style. She is represented IN
a walking costume. such as she most
frequently wore at Godollo; in one
hand a sunshade, in the other q few
wild flowers, and she appears to be
resting after one of her long excur.
sions. Her head is crowned only with
rich pleats of hair. The figure is the
work Of the Hungarian sculptor Roma,
and stands in part of the park most
frequented by the empress.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher latitudes. According to the
last census of the German Empire, OF
population of 55,soo, 600 only seventy
eight have passed the hundredth year,
France. with a population of 100000
has 213 centenarians. In England
there are 146; in Ireland, SIS; and in
Scotland, 46. Sweden has 10, and Nor
way %; Belgium 5: Denmark, 2;
Switzerland, none. Spain. with popu-
lation of 100000. has 40l persons
over 100 years old. OF the 2.25o, 900 in
habitants of Servia, SIS have passed
the century mark.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

A national fencing competition has
Just taken place at Bologna, and the
championship was won by Signor At
tilio Monferrito. This "maitre
d'armes" is only twelve years old. He
fought the most celebrated Italian
fencers and beat them all. He used
to be the fencing room assistant OF
the celebrated fencer Sartori, and he
has now succeeded in vanquishing his
former employer and many other past
masters OF the art.
The Dolores star., 1901-07-19

Over $4,000 acres of unoccupied lands
In Nebraska. Wyoming and Kansas
were disposed of during one week re
Gently, the largest amount in any one
week in the history of the land depart.
ment. The majority of sales were to
Dunkards, who attended the conference
of that sect at Lincoln, Neb. Large
numbers were induced to give up their
Eastern homes-most of them in Penn
sylvania-and settle in the West