Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-11
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the debt, she refuses to return to her
former lord, preferring to stay with
his erstwhile creditor. The LAWYERS
are unable to decide what is the pro-
per remedy.
Bismarck, Sept. 5.-An appeal to
the U. S.. supreme court has been
taken, in the famous Rooney case.
It will be remembered that Rooney
was convicted of murder and senten-
ced to be hanged. The point upon
which the appeal is taken is that he
was tried and convicted under the old
law providing the death penalty, and
that Judge Pollock, who had passed
sentence upon him, had not fixed the
date of execution as far ahead of :he
time of sentence as the new law pass.
ed by the last legislature required.
When the error was discovered, Room
ey was resentenced according to the
requirements Of the new law. 1t is
%contended thai. the new law is ex post
facto.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept: 5.-Alta
Book, an illegitilmate child of Francis
M. Stern, deceased, has just been
Awarded a half interest in his estate,
valued at 1915. 600. During his life
time, the child was surrounded by
every luxury that wealth could afford,
and Stern has always stated that the
child should have half of his wealth,
he being unmarried. He died with
out a will and the whole estate was
claimed by the brothers and sisters of
the dead man. A suit was instituted
on behalf Of the child, and a compro-
mise was made as indicated.
Chicago. Sept. 5.-John Mitchell,
president Of tue United Mine Work
ers' Union of America, is writing a
book on trade unions. 1t will be a
presentation of the labor question from
all points Of view. The tone Of the
book will be strongly in favor of an
amicable understanding beween labor
and capital, and will be written with
the same broad and liberal views the
author has so often expressed.
Jamestown, Sept. 5.-The Russell
Miller Milling company has announced
that it will grind macaroni wheat,
and will do all in it's power to as
sist the farmers in bringing it before
the public. They say, however, it is
harder to grind than ordinary wheat
and is therefore more expensive to
handle.
The Inter. Ocean has received reli.
able reports from the northern part of
the county, which gives the wheat
yields of this section much larger than
was expected. Wheat that it was
thought in the early season should be
plowed under is yielding not less than
ten bushels. One farmer threshed g.
500 bushels from a field which yielded
i IS bushels per acre. The average crop
will not be less than Is bushels.
Danvil1e, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE peo-
pie IN this part of the state have
hardly recovered from the consterna :
ton into which they were thrown by
the verdict Of gully returned by the
jury in the l%ynching case against
Bessie Dodge, Winfield Baker, Jack
Alton, William Redwine, Minces Mo-
baker, John fsam, Isaac Newton Slade,
John Robertson, Thomas Bell, Horace
Murphy, Adam Merry, D. L. Menifee.
The charge was. that of assaulting the
county iailer with intent to commit
!; murder, and the penaly is a term OF
not less than two years in the peni
Tertiary. The persons found guilty
are all prominent people, and there
was no chance 1t seemed for them tt
> be convictel until late Saturday after
noon when Richard Roberts turned
states evidence, and gave testimony OF
3 which the verdict of guilty was found
Louisville, KY, Sept. THE con
test for the governorship in this state
which was opened by the Democrat
at Winchester Saturday, has far NOR
+ than political power in it. The re
: cent conviction Of Caleb Powers HI
Y shown the SC Der minded people Of tn
state that party politics has gone ia
1 beyond party Office, and has entered
n the domain of the courts. There i
i no doubt of the innocence of Power!
in the minds of the we'll Informed
. people, nor is there any doubt abou
$ the continuation Of present methods
Q SO long as the present Democratic re
gime is in power In the state. Part,
politics have been carried far beyon1
their legitimate bonds. This has arous
3 ed the Republicans and the fight pro
misses to be decidedly interesting.
Washington, Sept. S.-For some
ltiC,o ~ hoe hoo, c,Sroofo1 Inv RI;