Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-25

Last Monday the holders began test
ing the keys, and it was decidedly
amusing to see the looks Of disgust
and disappointment depicted Or: the
faces Of these holders ais the keys
either turned in the locks without
throwing the, spring 81 refused to turn,
at all. Finally John Nv. Horsock Of
Grand Harbor. sprung the lock hold
ing the proper key and received the
twenty silver dollars. 8
Alex Mclean was down from Penn.s
Monday. 4
John Il White Of Evanston. was
IN tne city Monday. ,...s
w. p. Massacre OF Starkweather,
was "a business visitor Monday.
NJ. Kerr and WIN. Kerr. two Law
tonites, were city visitors Monday.
A. Il. LaRue and wife Of Chicago
are visiting friends ID the county.
F. G. soudan Of starkweather,
spent Sunday with Devils Lake
friends.
The farmer-e editor Of the La Moure
Chronicle was the guest Of relatives
in the city this " -ek,
D. D. McNaughton Of Webster, was
in the city Tuesday buying some pres
ents for somebody q sister.
The dispute between the Turtle
Mountain Indians and the settlers ii
that region, has been Investigated BY
the local land Sodice at this place.
# you want TO give your friend i
pleasant Christmas surprise. take him
e see sapho, the greatest play Of the
age at the Arrmlory Saturday night.
David Stewart, whose headquarters
at present are at Spokane arrived
Tuesday TO spend the holidays with
Mrs. Stewart. He expects 10 move
his family to Spokane in the spring.
| At the N. 3. church there will ID
9 Christmas tree. on Christmas eve.
There will also be a pleasant program
consisting Of music and recitations,
with q short address:
Dispute the fact that this il fe.
garded as financially stringent
time, the stores have BEEN crowded
with Christmas purchasers. and
right here it should be remarked that
money is not helf as scarce as is sur !;
posed. People simply do not waste
lit, as is often the case n.
/ The children Of the Episconal
church had their Christmas festival
and tree on Thursday evening at 100
O'Clock. Christmas day there Will
be Holy Communion at s 100 q. n.
Morning Prayer and Holy Commun.
ion with sermon at 1900 q. N.
An appeal will be taken from the
Injunction order issued by the district
court ia the celebrated Webster school
case 30 soon as the order in vacation
y signed. The-state superintendent
has decided to make this test case ], ii
reference to the law governing conso-
lidation Of schools.
Mr.. and Mrs C. Z. Ellis 81
Garske spent Tuesday night in the
lefty. Mr.. Ellis recently came To- tlais
county from Iowa and while be thinks
Iowa has some advantages that this
Estate does not have, he is more than
pleased with his new home, and il
enthusiastic about the future Of North
Dakota.
The editor Of the Dnnseith Herald
takes exceptions to an item which ap
pears among the state news In the
Inter- Ocean last week, concerning
tine rumors aDout the treatment Of the
Indians IN the Turtle Mountains.
The item, like all state items, was
lclipped from an exchange, and We
did not go to Dunseith to verify the
truth Of the statements The trouble
seems to be that there is d difference
IL opinion among the people al Dun-
seith as TO the facts. Abe Inter-
! Ocean has 40 desire 10 misrspresent