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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30
NORWAY.

Four young men who passed exami-
nations as second lieutenants at the
naval academy have declined positions
as permanent officers because they
think the discipline maintained in the
navy is too severe.
The Oldest Citizen Dead. Lars KY
pen of Lunner died at the age of 104
years, the church book showing that
he was baptized June "a, 1898. At his
death he was certainly the oldest man
in the country. His mind was active
to the very last, and only a few
months ago he amused himself by
chopping wood.
A dozen persons were poisoned by
drinking water from a polluted we'll
in Aaserod. The disease manifested
itself as violent ~hemorrhage, and ten
of the patients died.
Edward Grieg> gave a concert in
Warsaw, the program consisting ex-
clusively of compositions OF his own.
"The great representative of northern
art was received with hearty ap-
plause."
The Kristiania Margenbladet, a con-
sentative daily which welded great
power in the sixties and seventies, has
been bought for $4,000 by a stock
company.
The government has very material
ly reduced the imports of artificial
wine, the so-called laddevin. Hamburg
was the center of the laddevin pro-
ducing industry.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30
CHURCHs FERRY,

From the Sun.
Mrs. S. S. Moen has been quite ill
this week, but is now improving.
Anton Blegen left Friday for Good
hue county, Mimi, on IN extended
visit to friends and relatives.
Churchs Ferry is credited in the In
surance Press with having paid five
thousand dollars for life insurance
during 1901.
o. B. Olson and family will soon
move into the Lysnne building on
Fourth street recently vacated by Mr..
Schuman's family.
s. E. Pixley has purchased the soda
fountain at the temperance saloon and
will dispense refreshing beverages to
the public this summer.
Conductor R. G. Wynn and family
have gone to housekeeping in the
rooms to the real of the S.. E. Pixley
store building on Orvis avenue.
Frank Beatty's dwelling house at
Maza, was struck by lightning dur
ing the storm Saturday night and the
east end of the building was com
pletely riddled. No one injured.
The M. E. church at .Maza went up
in smoke Monday. It was struck by
lightning about 1 p. M. during the
heavy thunder storm. Loss, 81, 800.
Insurance, 81, 600. Nearly all the fix
lures were saved
Presiding Elder Cooper was in the
city between trains Thursday. The
elder was enroute to Maza to ascer-
tain the loss sustained in the burning
of the M. E. church at that place, and
probable chance of rebuilding this sea-
son.
Capt. Schuman moved his family to
Leeds Tuesday. which town they will
make their future home. Two of the
children-Pearl and Ruby-will re.
main in town until June 1, in order tc
complete their studies in the public
school,.
During Saturdays storm lightning
struck the barn on the Matt RIPLEY
farm west of town and tore out the
east end of the structure. MI. Rip
pley was in the barn at. the time and
was knocked down by the shock and
remained unconscious for a long time,
Several Churchs Ferry gentlemen
contemplate purchasing land across
the line in the near future. The first
contingent consisting of Chris. John.
son, Hans Bjerke and Olof Swenso1
left this week and the rest will follow
later. Their friends hope the boys
will bring something other than {
dinkey headgear as a souvenir of theil
visit to King Edwards domain.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

The railroad construction crew got
a free for all fight at Brockett
last Friday, but no one was seriously
injured.
P. H. Burgess, of Northwood was
in town from Saturday till Monday.
1t is understood he was looking over
the ground here for putting in an
elevator.
The recent rains have delayed the
farmers somewhat with their spring
work, but there is some consolation
in knowing that the ground is in
better shape for a crop.
From the News.
Tom Madden is visiting friends at
Grand Harbor this week.
Miss Nettie Landsverk took the
stage Monday for Devils Lake.
b.. Anderson is building a two story
residence 26x2s. When completed i
will be n of the finest buildings in
Edmore.
Last Friday evening a supper was
given by the ladies Aid of the Luther.
an church. The receipts for the sup.
per amounted to about $50.
The school officers of Newland
school district have contracted with
Mr.. Larson for the erection of a fine
arge school house in their district.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

"colony owe the hill'' and the Pub
lie Opinion is pleased to inform his
anxious lady friends that he still
claims to be the handsomest man in
Crary.
H. A. Nicholson was roofing for
Devils Lake at the first Grand Forks
game. Harry says that he finds root
ing the most efctual method of reliev-
ing the strain of this strenuous life.
Mr.. Shaw, of Devils Lake, was in
town last Wednesday looking over the
Episcopal church property here and
making arrangements for regular SER
vices every Sunday. Rev. Jones will
ofdciate.
Farmers are vrey busy putting in
their crops now, and the business men
are improving the opportunity to
make many little changes and sim-
provements about their houses and
residences.
Again has the grim messenger en-
tered the home of Anton Rasmussen
and called to a better home the young
est, a little boy 10 months old. MI.
Rasmussen himself is nearly laid up
with the rheumatism.
P. H. Wermager, the veteran horse
man has closed out the last of his
fifth cal load of horses and will go
back for another load today. MI.
Wermager has worked up a big bust
ness here and enjoys the confidence of
the community.
w. E. Hunt came. up from Mapes
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
visiting with Crary friends. "Hunt''
is the same good fellow he was in the
earlier days when the county politi-
clans had to figure on his influence in
the east end.
The St. Anthony and Dakota Ele-
vator company will make extensive
improvements on their property in
Crary this summer. A new 1O-horse
power engine will make their elevator
at this place one of the most conven-
lent along the line.
Ethel Crazy returned home from
Rockford, Iowa, where she has been
attending school the past year. She
was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Campbell. MI. Campbell has been
here some weeks and has decided to
locate here permanently.
Peter Smith, who lives about three
miles north Of town, met with a SER
ious accident last week. One of his
horses was cast down in the stall, and
while helping him up Mr.. Smith
arm was broken. DR.. Drew reduced
the fracture and he is doing as we'll as
can be expected at present.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

EDMORE +:
From the Herald.

CTOm Cu0 norulO. Pill ..a.-E. -l. ..
Chanier, the tailor, fell while
crossing the street and broke his right
leg.
A baseball organization wa per-
fected last week by the election Of E.
Toomey, president; B. Bennett, man
ager and secretary; John Klemer,
treasurer.
Word was received from G. A.
Currier that he had gone to Grand
Rapids, Mich, to select a stock Of
furniture. He is expected to return
Monday or Tuesday.
Alton Thomson, who is afflicted
with pleurisy, was taken to the
Grand Forks hospital last Saturday.
His brother, l.. Thomson, went
down also, returning last evening.
The storm on Monday wrecked the
frame work for Wheeler's buggy sheG
and the Adams company lumber shed
It also blowed the sheet iron off thu
back part of the Currier block, be
sides tipping over other minor sheds
etc.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30
FOR RENT.

Rear basement of First National
Bank building.
WIN. II. Brown & Co.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

=. The sound of the carpenter ham
mer is heard from all directions these
days and it keeps n busy to keep
track of all the new buildings going
up. There is room for all and a
great number more. Before the
season is over the appearance of Ed
more will be changed to such an ex-
tent that the old timers will think
that they are in some large city.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30
FINLAND.

the extent OF two or three months
salary because they refused to read
the CONSUMPTION laws from their pull
pits. Nil
The discovery of goldsin Karkelas,
Lappmark, has turned the head of
many a sensible man in that part of
the country. New companies are or
ganized almost every day for the pur-
pose Of taking claims as close to Kar-
kelas as possible.
1t was expressly stipulated that no
such league should be organized IN
less the authorities agreed to employ
no soldiers for maintaining public or
der except the Finnish Guard, and to
resort to military intervention only
in cases of obvious necessity. The
voluntary protective league shall car
ry no arms, but shall do service only
on the strength of the esteem of its
individual members.
The PRONUNCIATION of the unconsti-
tutional convention laws has given
rise to a strange state of things in
Finland. In the first place the laws
were not properly announced from
the pulpits, except in a very few
churches, either because the pastors
refused to read them or because the
congregation did not permit them to
be read. And when the time came
for the fresh recruits to- report for
examination, the Irregularities were
equally great. A private dispatch
says: Reports about the passive re-
sistance to CONSUMPTION show that in
some communes no n reported for
business. In n commune all ap-
peared in order to make a protest,
and thereupon they left the building.
In some localities there were no ply
s%icians, and this made conscriptions
impossible. In the province of Vasa
the CONSUMPTION committee has no
secretary. Only in the province of
St. Michael, near the Russian from
tier, have the men reported with toll
cradle regularity, but nowhere is the
attendance complete" So far the
Russian authorities have contented
themselves with a warning to the
young men to obey orders or suffer
for it; but just at present Russia has
so much trouble at home that her
government has more than enough to
do without going to Finland to hunt
for chances to infict punishment.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

Some more Lake
Front lots in Green
wood, adjoining the
C%hautauqua. Address
J. O. B%aughman, Dew,
lis Lake.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS|
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN The FATHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in h Old Countries About The
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
DENMARK.

The seriousness of the strike of the
dock laborers and the stokers may
be inferred from the fact that Prince
Valdemar consented to intervene. But
the shipowners protested against all
intervention, no matter whence it
might come. In several instances the
men were called upon by their en-
ployers and notified that theyawould
either have to withdraw from their
labor unions OF be discharged. This
indicates that the policy of. the ship
owners is not only to hire non-union
men, but also to compel those already
employed to sever their connections
with the union. The watchword of
the shipowners is, mo union man
shall eat our bread" The defiant at
titude of the employers only tends to
extend the scope of the strike. A con-
vention composed of more than three
hundred members of executive COM
mittees of labor unions in different
parts of the country resolved, by an
overwhelming vote, to extend the
strike to the seamen and dock labor
ers throughout the country, as the
circumstances may seem to demand.
If this plan is enforced the number
Of unemployed will be yer 5000. The
convention ever alluded to the posi-
bility of a coachmen's strike. Such a
strike would tend to stop the hauling
of goods handled by the shipowners.
The seamen's union has already paid
out $3.50 as it's first contribution to
the support of the strikers.
A cast of the monument of King
Frederik I. in the Slesvig cathedral
has been presented to the king of
Denmark by Kaiser Wilhelm.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

The roads for the past week have
been in worse shape than they have
any time this spring. Hauling any
thing like a load being an impossible
ity.
P. H. Burgess, a grain buyer from
Northwood spent Sunday here visiting
with friends. Mr.. Burgess was very
much pleased with this section of the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-05-30

Verdens Gang receives the recon-
structed ministry with a scathing
criticism, its strongest terms of OBJ
loquy being turned against Premier
Blehr chiefly because he left his POI
sition as minister of state in Stock
holm at a most critical moment.
But" says the paper by way of con-
ISOLATION, "next year we shall have
another election, the present arrange
ment a be but temporary. The votr,
ers will talk plainly enough, of this
there can be no doubt among those
who have paid close attention to the
most recent events" What makes
Verdens Gang so disguested with the
cabinet gang" is it's inability or it's
unwillingness to push the matter of
establishing a separate consular serEs
ice for Norway. This reform is CONF
ing, but it is coming from the Swedes
rather than from the Norwegians.
The guano factory at Brettesnes,
Nordland, was closed for a period of
ten years because it's running expens-
es could not be covered. Last year
an English syndicate which employs
a secret method Of preparing the
guano bought the plant and is rum
ming it at a profit. About $50 hands,
+ employed most of the year. The
rates paid for the raw materials are
as follows: Goldfish heads, 10 cents a
hundred; Goldfish backs, Is cents a
hundred; and 10 cents for the entrails
OF one hundred Goldfish. The guano
produced is a dry, absolutely odorf
less powder, and contains as much as
1Slz per cent ammonia and 26H per
cent phosphoric acid.
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05

Timber of all dimensions at Tanner & Clark lumber yard.
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05

ears ago al pcak of oi in the vicinity f Cold bay.
 After long efforts, according to exchange, Mir,
 Brown discovered the lake of oil. 1t proved to be
 vast deposit of crude petroleum from five to ten feet deep, covering about eight of land at the upper end of which crude oil flowing at the rate of about fifty gallons day. Having no natural outlet the heavy crude petroleum is left after the light part of the oil passes off by evaporation. Exploring the vicinity the party found that the surrounding country abounds in oil springs crude oil oczing from the earth in more than twenty other places, though none was marked by such large deposits of petroleum residue as the first. Some of the smaller springs were found within a radius of few hundred yards from the one first discovered, but others than three miles away. The country in the vicinity of the oil springs is easy of access. An excellent sheltered harbor for seagoing vessels is afforded by Cold bay near which the oil is located These features together with the fact that the locality receives the full benefit of the warm Japan current, insuring extraordinary warm climate for such latitude, add to the ieas bilitv of the oil fields being worked with success.
 The surrounding country, Mr. Brown learned, is composed of stratited sandstone, of that particular kind which occurs where the richest oil deposits are buried There is proof the shores of the bay that this sandstone is at least 5000 feet deep and evSy probability that 1t extends to a depth of 10000 feet The conditions for vast productive oil field could scarcely be better
 Cold bay is not far out of the track of vessels ply in8 between North Pacific coast points and the orient and S so conveniently located that Seattle shipping companies are offering transportation faclities- at lower rates to various points than shipping petroleum to there from Ohio or Pennsylvania fields costs. The distance from Seattle is about 1000 miles Were the oil fields being worked there would be very consd- erablo market in Alaska alone, where fuel is eXpen- sivc for river steamers. The feasibility of using petroleum fuel locomotives has already been demonstrated and it may be employed for like purpose in the boiler rooms of vessels plying across the Pacific. On the whole, there is every reason to believe that Alaska oil is destined some day to play an important role in the industrial development of the great northwest. if not of the whole country. Some day vast oil fields will also be found to cxs; ou Seward peninsula.
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05

considered, for where else on this wide earth, tie same cordition eX- isting, can be found similar oppor- tunlties for peace, contehtment, en- joymcnt, the enrichment of the mind, as may be found in this win ter-time isolated community ? It is true that you may find fault abundantly if you want to, but. thank Heaven, all mankind are not chronic fault-hndcrs. Visit Mir. Ryberg's public library, enjoy your self, indulge in feast of reason and a flow of soul and you'll be q broader minded and a better man by next spring.
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05
THE DANCING TIME.

The winter season in Nome has been renarkablp. at least, for thing Heretofore it has taken on ( social form By this is meant that n the winter much time is given up to the social side of life. Balls and dances are the order of the night. Nomes fame center of social intercourse during the long winter
 isolation has gone abroad It has been the talk of the newspapers and magazines published the "great outside.' Why shond it not be? People must do something. Those who can't dance may sing or content themselves with being wallhowers. There are seven months of winter and, if people did not mingle with each other they would become stag mated. Therefore, with the dance, let joy be fined No one has to dance; neither is one compelled 10 sing or be wallfower. The blood must be kept in active ejaculation if one would enjoy robust health and all of us cannot Unit the tra and thus give the greatest activity to the red blood corpusces" There fore let those dance who can. There is time 10 dance, we are told, we'll time to weep and to mourn, time to marry and time to be given in marriage It is better, we think. to laugh than to weep; it is better to be cheerful than sorrowful A merry ceuntenance doeth good like a medicine; the lachrymose and the sorrow bearing individual is sell dom a welcome guest To be cheerful is not to be trivial; to be sorrowful is not to be devout, jealous in good works. We need ali the cheerfulness can inject into this life, under the most pleas ant conditions and environments. How much more do need the spirit of cheerfulness under Arctic night. Therefore let us be cheerful we can. Ii of cheerful mind we will also be helpful one to the other.
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Rev. C. E. Ryberg, the energetic pastor of the First Congregational Church. of Nome has undertaken praiseworthy work in establishing public library in central location. During the long winter an insti- tuition such this does incalcuable good. The stu dent may revel in intellectual luxury the casual reader will be nstructed the area of ones informa- tion will be broadened, and through this source all who take advantage of the opportunities afforded, will become better and better citizens For the basis of the best citizenship is the highest attainable intelligence. Intelligence often is in error, but gno- rance is midnight from whence no intelligent thought springs. The greater the dissemination of intelligence, the more happy, more prosperous and more contented the whole people. There is per centage of people in the world who would Lot, who could not in fact because of their peculiar tempera mont, be contented under any circumstances or sur rounded by any conditions. We will not speak of shese. They are always with and after all, they fulfill their part in the economy of existence.
 But the opportunity to extend ones knowledge and therefore, to expand is happily within the reach of those who ice-beeaguered on these inhospit- able shores. Inhospitable only when climatically
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05
A POOR RELATION.

Uncle Sam's representatives in this far northern country have no official cognizancc of the poor Es- kimo being in existence. The rep resentatives are not to blame, for neither does Uncle Sam. The gov ernment and congress, however, know all about the Porto Ricans, the Cubans. the Filipinos and the people of Guam, white, half white, copper colorod, yellow and black 7, all of them. Millions of good American money for the recently acquired foreigner; not a red cent for the aboriginal native of Alaska though he became an adopted child of Uncle sam when the territory was purchased from Russia for d few pieces of gold. The grinning skulls of five thousand Eskimo bear ghostlv witness of the fatherly care of the government of the United States toward this poor, patient, helpless people. Five thousand bleaching skeletons on islands and mainland, attest the paternal care of a great government. If the wraitho of the unhuried Eskimo who have died of starvation and disease on this coast in the past few years, ever walked abroad, the night would be filled with shriek- ing souls attesting the neglect and indifference of an ungrateful re- public. What shall be done then ? Missionaries have endeavored to ave souls while the bodies per ished from neglect, disease and want. The absurdity of such a proceeding IS atroclous. Ana IL still continues. Books by the ton are printed yearly in Washington telling about the progress of the rsindeer industry and the civiliza- tion and education of the natives, while they are dying under the very eyes of the writers hy the score The whole system of our treatment of the Bering coast native is hollow mockery, a delusion and sham. Il is base lie. The native population grows less year by year. In few years it will have passed away. Then the gov ernment may ask why the Eskimo perished.
The Nome nugget., 1902-11-05

The NUGGET is sale the toliow ing in North Alaska, where subscriptions and advertisements will also be received:
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