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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-25

AN Around Webster :

/. n. Walker was IN Webster a few
days since.
Miss Jennie Wolfe left Monday to
attend the Mayville Normal.
Another w. {. 7. U. meeting will
be held this week.
Mrs. Henry Hale was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cocburn a few
days ago.
Miss Mildred Marks has also left
for Grand Forks to attend the Univer-
sity.
Misses Gertrude Grimes and Lille
Lenan visited in Starkweather Sat
urday.
Rev. Bisel of Starkweather will
hold services in Webster chapel ne 1t
Sabbath at 1890 a. m.
The Rev. Mr.. Swenson, CT Chicago
has been the guest OF his brother
Albert Of our town for the past week.
John Cronnie is prepared to enter.
tain You with his new gramophone.
Call round and see it, or hear it,
rather.
The Misses Carrie and Tena Hunett
will he gre lily missed by their large
circle of friends. They left Monday
for the n. D. U.
Rev. Swenson of Chicago preached
to the members Of Webster chapel last
Sunday at 500 p. m., by special re-
quest. His very touching sermon
was highly appreciated.
The opening services of the new
} Episcopal church We're held last Sun
day at 300 p. III. A large number
of Devils Lake people came out on
the excursion train to attend. Re
freshments We're served at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3. Goozee.
The most intimate friends of Miss
Margaret Chisholm gathered at hel
home last Friday evening in a fare
vel! surprise party, as she intends de,
} parting for the Mayville Normal in a
few days. A very delightful evening
was spent with music and dancing.
\ Last Saturday evening as the lonley
(y) members of the Bachelors Bug
House sat about the Preside Tor COOK
stove we should say and talked OF
past and present, a rap came upon the
# panel. Nothing strange you say,
No but this time twas a happy, OK.
cited group. The ladies of Webster.
e Whw' How the furniture did fly
around, though, and the masculine
smiles came to the surface. (By tn.
way, II poor boy fled, and hasn'
" "een seen since After several hours
of unrestrained mirth and refreshing
music, sandwiches, cakes and coffee
y m~ysterionsly appeared, and Just a.
mysteriously disappeared. And righ'
l. here we wish to say that the laiie.
,, We're truly very agreeably surprised
at the order and neatness displayed il
# this Home Of the Friendless'-which
Il sign was removed before day break.
After washing the dishes the self in.
vited guests took a %relunctant depar.
ture and none who were present will
never forget "the little brown Jug
the elusive shadow on the wall, OF
Creole Belle
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-25
Here and There
About the State

John Elk of Forman threshed 1872
bushels of wheat from 3 acres.
E. R. Walker of Sawyer raised five
acres of corn which fully matured.
The New Catholic church in Min
will be dedicated next Fri
day.
Agents are working the state with a
nor freezing water tank. The thing
is a fake.
Dickinson is overrun with thieves,
burglars, l~oafers, dead beats and
grafters, says the Recorder.
The Jail at Valley City was broken
and Thomas Elliot, awaiting the
action of the district court, escaped.
Mrs. J. Spaulding of Dunseith pro
cured more than a hundred pounds Of
honey this season from a few colonies
of bees.
James Turner, a G. n. brakeman
of Glasgow was seriously injured at
Casmar by falling in front Of a
moving train.
A 4-year-old Sol of James Houghs
stepped on a rusty nail and is in a
precariuus condition, blood poisoning
having set in.
Anton Namayst, twenty-eight years
old, was caught in tie betting Of a
separator on the Elk Valley farm near
Larimore and severely injured.
H. A. Harrison, Of Edenburg, has
sued knute Overond for S., 900 damages
for personal injuries. Harrison was
shot by Overond sometime ago.
Ole Ronstad and his son. the latter
seventeen years of age, were asphyx-
lated while cleaning u an old we'll
on the former farm neal Reynolds.
James Laid, S. years Of age, be-
came lost on the prairie near his home
at Forman and was out all night.
Searching parties found MIN a mile
and a half from home.
Hans Sunde of Forman, got drunk
with some threshers who were work
ing for him. He was placed in a bin
of oats to sober off when he turned on
his face and smothered to death.
A small child which with its par
ents was a passenger on the train
coming into jamestown, hal it's 6ng-
ers mashed off by the car door swing
ing shut while it was holding to the
frame.
Miss Alice J. Fisher, formerly a
teacher in the Fargo schools, who spent
last year in study in the Chicago uni
versity, has accepted the position as
supervisor of primary schools at Park
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-25
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
Attest
Ole SkrataS
City Auditor.

An ordinance making the annual
appropriation bill for the City of
Devils Lake, North Dakota, for the
fiscal year commencing Sept. /, 1903,
and ending Aug. 81, 1904.
: Be it ordained by the City Coul Gil,
City Of Devils, Lake. N. D.
Section I. That the sum Of S13,-
1907 90 be and the same is hereby ap-
propriatcd and deemed necessary to
defray all expenses and liabilities of
the City Of Devils Lake, N. D., for
the fiscal year commencing on the lst
day of September, 1903, an ending on
the 3lst day of August, 1904.
And the SAID appropriation is made
for the f~ol1owinv nurpocac r., wit.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-25
FREE FUEL
FREE SHEEP
FREE CATTLE
FREE n DS

FREE RAILWAY FARE
To buyers of our North Dakota Lands.
Excursion rates any day over all rail
roads. VIM. H. Brown & Co., 131 La
Sale street, Chicago and Mandan, N.
D. State where you saw this ad.
Write for maps and facts. 1892
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-09-25

Total .$13, 100 90
Section 2. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its
passage and approval and publication.
IS. L. Wineman,
Mayor.
Ole Sklatass, City Aud itor
Passed fist reading Sept. 7, 1903.
Passed second reading, Sept. IS, 1903
Approved Sept. Is, 1903.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
WALL STREET REVIEW
INcRNAsED ACTIVITY AT Ex.
 PENsE OF PRICES.
Atchison at First Resumed Its Re. cent Leadership, But Later
 Gave Way to the United States Steel Shares.

NEW YORK. Sept. lo.-The stock market was rather more active today. but the increased activity was in many instances made with the expense of prices The opening. though tame. was slightly higher, Atchison resuming to an extent its recent leadership. but later yielding to the United States Steel shares The ex- treme weakness of the steel stocks which were sold in large volume was a disturbing feature Stories concerning the next action to be taken on the dividend on steel common, together with adverse trade reports were freely circulated, but neither confirmation nor denial was obtained from authoritative sources. Another stock that showed marked weakness in the early session was Brooklyn Rapid Transit, the result. it is said. of a pool ois- point advance at the opening. Trading re- lapsed into extreme dullness in the second hour and the drift of prices was again downward. The reduction in the price of Southern pig iron probably influenced the lh per cent. decline in Tennessee Coal and Iron and was not without effect on other stocks of that class. Colorado Fuel advanced 2 points Tor no apparent reason. Business came almost to a standstill in the early afternoon. hut there was some covering of short contracts and prices hardened in some instances only to lose their impro vement later. Forecasts of the Gov ernment crop report were conflicting and trad CTS seemed disposed to hold off in the absence of definite news. For the rest Of the day business continued dull and aside from the further large offerings and increased weakness of the United States Steel stocks together with some liquidation of Atchison the late ses- sion was almost featureless and closing prices were generally at the lowest. Only few is- sues. such St. Paul and the Paoifics, in the list of standard railway shares and some of the high class specialties displayed com parative frmness. Londons operations here were nominal. the only noteworthy feature be- ing the heavy selling of steel These issues closed with net loss of Ih for the com mon and ib for the preferred. The local money situation excited little interest in spite of a gain of ss5o. 900 by the banks, making a total since last Friday of about S 500, 900. Call money continued available at from to 2h per cent, but there seemed little 3ustifca- ton for the statement that ninety-day money could be had in large amounts under per cent. Demand sterling broke 5 points at midday, the result of very light demand. Among the few railway returns of the day was that of Illinois Central, showing an increase of gross earnings for August of more than S6oo,- 900, making s .ooo 900 since July l.
 The bond market lacked feature and moved irregularly on a small range. Total sales (par value), S92o.o00. United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call.
 New York stock List.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANS-Steady: sales 300: ordi- nary, tic; good ordinary, 9; low middline. 10: middling. loSs; good middlng. Io%: mid. 10 800. o<+' s'ocA' esaa sGaALVESToN-Quiet; middling ll sales. L., oSo; receipts l,9ap; stock. 534o
 MoBiLE-Quiet; hiddling. IOA; sales. BOO. receipts. I29: stock, I.6Ie '"0' ,sa sSaAVANNAH-steady; middling, Io%; sales. I5S; receipts, 2,2e3; stock Io,7I5.
 CHARLESToN-Flrm; middling. ioS. saIes 800: receipts. 475; stock I2I2
 WiLMiNGTON-Steady; mlddling, IlX: re- ceipts. 62; stock, o9s '4' 'e
 NORFoLk-steady; middling, lIA; sales. 6. BALTIMORE-Nominal; roiddI,pr 10. o ceipts, 50; stock 25l ie c.In.s bIosr0IN-steady; Io: .s mddng 1928; net re- PHlLApELPHIA-stead mlddling. I2 so; stock. I.o86 '''' '''Ae'' C. NEW YORK-steady; middIing. I225; sales. 3.2i6; stock. Ilo2o3 '"'e'' Total today-Net receipts. 5.787; stock. I4o Consolidated-Net receipts. 26, 325; exports to Great Britain. 7395; to the continent, 4e
 Total since Sept. Met receipts 30 $50: ex- ports to Great Britain. l.2il to the conti- nent. SIS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
Note for Penny and Another for a
 Million Pounds.
Stray Stories

When the Bank of England commenced busi-
 ness in l694 with a staff of fifty-four clerks | all or whom worked in a single room and the directors with them, no one imagined that it
 would develop into the great national insti- tuition it Is today
 And its career extending over two centuries has brought It in touch with wealth of TO.
 nance. relics of which may be found in tha, department of the bank with which the public
 IS Iearst famliar-namely it's museum How many people know that the bank once
 issued note for penny ?-although it should De explained that this was entirely due tc
 an error. But the penny note went into cir culation all the same. and only by offerins
 reward of S25 was the bank able to get it back again before 1t passed into the hands ot the curio collector,
 This note is still preserved in one of the
 albums. and in another are some of the curl
 ous notes which saved the bank in I745. Tn mat year great run on the funds took
 piace-so great, in fact. that it was though, that the bank would be unable to meet it. but the directors Tn the nick of time sent a nun,- Der Of their clerks into the crowd to present notes which were paid in sixpences. thus giv-
 Ing the officials time to prepare for the de- mand for specie,
 Another curiosity is A note for CT mn mn
 which is the only one of that yaIue ever printed while there is also Q note which was was presented N
 Specimens of all the forged notes which have
 been uttered from time to time by the un- scrupulous are kept, and their vaiue ospre-
 gates several million pounds. while notes
 brought from the wreck of the Eurvdice and one takeh from the stomach of an enormous
 codish captured of the coast of Greenland are
 among the banks most valued tres snrae There are hundreds of specimens of ,,,r;o,,-
 coins which have been returned to the bank from all parts of the world or found in tha testing machine. ~
 The museum library contains all the old
 ledgers which have been used by the bant-
 since it first opened, and they numher
 7o'ooo, while another set of volumes gives a
 record of every member of the staff who has ever served at the bank
 The bank has it's own churchvard adjoining
 and here many of the officials have in former times been buried. In one corner is the grave of clerk who stoId feet inches in his
 socks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
Treasury Balance. WASHINGTON. Sept. lo--Treasury ba
chicaeo orain and Provisions


 CHICAGO. Sept. Io.-wheat and corn were weak the greater part of the session. the former steadying a trifie at the close at a loss of &c for December. the latter showing net loss of Aqlc for the same option. Oats were strong, December closing 1sc higher, while provisions were up i0d2oc
 The opening in wheat was steady at about yesterdays final prices. December starting at 32hQs2%9e2h. the sustaining features being fairly steady cables and lighter receipts South west. An easier tone soon prevailed, however, Government report, commission houses and long holders letting go considerable quantities A break to 8 3s resulted in the December option. The close was slightly better, due to cover ing by shorts. with December at SI%18I%, net loss of 5. Clearances equaled 42,ooo bushels and primary receipts .2s5, 600. against i,o65. 500 last year. Receipts. I5i cars. 6 contract; Minneapolis and Duluth re- ported 9l6 cars. a total for the three points of i.o67. against BIO last week and S59 a year ago.
 Continued mild weather in the corn belt brought out quantities of long and all though local bulls offered considerable support early prices continued to sag. Expectation of bearfsh advicss in the Government report also contributed to the weakness Commission houses generally were on the selling side and shorts who had covered the frost scare put out their lines December sold down from the opening 5I@5lA to sos, closing at 5oA4 5o6, a loss of K@ic. Receipts. 6l2 cars, 36 con- tract
 There was general good buying in oats in fuenced by heavy rains ir many sections and 8 prevailing feeling that the Government re- port would show large reduction in the in- dicated field. December ruled strong, closing hc higher Receipts. 36 cars.
 Yesterdays strength in provisions held today but in less degree. pork being up at its best 25c. but easing off liquidation by longs with profits. There was a light run of hogs and local traders gave the market support Closing prices were Sl3.So for October pork a gain of 20c; lard up i712c at SS.47h. and ribs ioc higher at SS. 30.
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
q. E. Pierce & Co.'S Cotton Letter.
(By Private Wire from Gfbert & Clayl


 NEW ORLEANS Sept. io.-Private cables advise Alexandria as a prominent factor in the advance recorded in the English market this morning, heavy buying being indulged in by Egyptian operators, influenced by bullish cables sent from this side. Manchester ports orders at low limits for cloths with buy CTS of yarns holding off. Silver records an other advance to 26 e-l6d Our private crop accounts continue to be anything but encour- aging and the interior is offering less freely even though spots seem to be seeking lower level. which. however. is easily explained by the wide disparity and, as we stated on yes- terday. 1t is a far cry from the present price to that of the December option and it is de- ridediy open question whether or not the producer will rush his product to market at a Considerable discount compared with the nrice at which the season Is started On this question largely hinges values irrespective of the final yield. The weekend figure to- morrow may show further decrease even though the time is past when the visible sup ply usually starts to increase as the insight for the week will figure in the neighborhod of 2S. 600 as against 5000 for this week one year ago. Sentiment today seems to be more ket was decidedly nervous and easily iniu- enced. There was some disposition manifest Ao hammer prices and spasmodic short cover fz1x, the final result being net gain of 699 points for the day. Traders generally seem more inclined to note crop reports than for aome days past and as the news from the fields is not of an encouraging nature we look for higher values with reactions from time to time and suggest purchases on declines as most uireiy to prove profitable until the attitude of aha farmer become more clearly defined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
MARKETS FOR FUTURES 1Am REPORTS FROM THE cor
 TON BELT. feet on Prices-Gains of 5 to II Points shown at the
 Close.

NEW YORK, Sept. lo-The cotton market epenad firm at an advance of i@e points and IR eFttme ruled active with upward ten Mnoov following a better class of cables than UuEpected. The early market was also bullishly %u0Unnce6 by indications of renewed support 1kum recognized bull leaders, furthered by a E11uaor to the effect that late bear leaders had Hnfned bulls. There later period of 11qn16A<ion that carried prices of a little. xnfer there was sharp rally on renewed sup 1of& considerable increase in outside invest
 znsnt demand and some pretty active covering. zol1owing reports of crop deterioration. Re- prrfs of boil weevil. rust and shedding be- cozne quite numerous. although 1t is to be said &hAt they were generally to be traced to bull oources The market towards the close eased o2 anywhere from to 10 points under realiz- 1nE, but was finally steady at a net rise of 88iI points. Sales were estimated at 500 900
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
H. 6 B. Beers Cotton Letter.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. io.-Notwithstanding xAverpool advices were better than expected
 our market opened 2 points lower on septem- Asr and unchanged to points higher on the later months. Shortly after reports of a severe storm in San Antonio. coupled with more crop zaarnage, advices. caused fresh buying and shorts covered freely. superinducing an Im- Hfovement of io@i2 points from the bottom
 Eater in the session it was ascertaned that there was only q heavy rainfall of short dura- lion in San Antonio. but as a prominent New York operator who has been bearish advocated covering for the time being, values receded only points from the top on the late months end | on September. closing points higher on September and about points on the other aosiffons. The fact that Septembers have shown more relative weakness than the other ogfions has been due to the easiness of spots and also in a measure to the local labor trou- f,1es on the levee which preclude the export ing of cotton. This however will probably be pf temporary duration. During the past 24 hours heavy rains have fallen at Oklahoma, Tudian Territory and in Abilene, Tex, and riehf scattered showers have occurred in other rorticns of the South It Is predicted that Shouers will take place in the eastern and
 northern portion of the valley and Gulf States eoaiEht and Friday, while fair weather will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept lo.-spot cotton steady. Sales. 1900. including 800 bales to arrive. Quotations unchanged.
 Futures were steady with brisk trading at times and an upward trend as to prices Co., tober opened at 9.6o. sold up to e.65, then down to g. 56 and later up to 972 December opened at 9.5l, advanced to 9.55. fell to o46 and then sold up to 9.6I. January opened at 9,52. went to 9.55, fell to e48 and then went to s.6l. The encouraging bull features today were the improved demand for spots in Liver pool and development of the fact that cotton IS being sold in that market 40 of their deci- nal points above quotations; the frmness of dry goods at supply centres, too much rain Tor cotton picking in many sections and not enough for the growing crop in others and good demand for the staple for the continent altogether exerting more or less influence in holding up prices. The board at the close showed net gains of points on September and 8q9 on the other months
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
Virgin 6 Faunce's Cotton Letter.
 IE, E1ri,rafn anaaa HNiro

tby frlVate Leased Wfre.J
 NEW YORK, Sept. Io.-Cotton futures in the local market today opened firm in tone with first prices at an advance of lG9 points. There was an active demand from shorts in conse- Quence of reports to the effect that the late bear leader had turned in favor of the bull side of the account. The cables from the Eng fish market were better than looked for and the crop news on the average was more bullish. There was 6 fair line of buying as the ses- sion wore on, but the market gradually became less active. On the better levels there was considerable selling for the account of tired longs. but the cotton coming out on this ac- count was quite readily taken. The late mar ket was rather slow and dull. with the pit in- terests in control of the speculative market. The movement of cotton continued quite fair, the port receipts for the day being figured at 7,0o0, against i,i78 last week and 2S, 600 last year. For the week the ports were estimated at 3o GOO, against 5,53 last week and 54,- 700 last year. The indications were for more bearish statistics from this time forth inas- much as many farmers were reported to be ready to sell their crops at prevailing prices. The spot markets were dull and devoid of spe- cial feature. The offerings were only moder- afn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
q. B. Baxter 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.
 fBy Private Leased 'Wire1

NEW YORK; Sept. lo.-The market opened higher under the lead of good cables. The re- cent decline was looked upon unwarranted. east of the Mississippi so far as shown by the map. but in the Southwest the temperature was too low from Oklahoma to Abilene. Further more, despite the good showing every day as to rain and moisture the reports from people in position to judge are to the effect that the crop Is not nearly so well as it has been. and in fact has been losing ground right along. more especially in Georgia and Mississippi. Texas also has failed to recover from the ef- fects of the weevil and good people there are confident the crop will not prove greater than last year. The market was quiet after the opening. but there was fair buying by South ern houses. Receipts were expected to run small. but not So small as they have been. Today's estimates were but 7,000. againt 28.- 900 last year. In the Liverpool market prices advanced 3G6 points. Galveston received only 1880 bales, against o,2oo last year. and New Orleans TIA. against $500 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
.. H. Pierce 0 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

fBy Privase Wire From 0. W. Lee q Col
 NEW YORK, Sept. io.-The expected rally in fhe market took place today. Under the in duence of extensive short covering orders, Co., fober ran up to .e4 after selling at s.6l yes terday. reaction of 60 40 points after so extensive a break was almost inevitable and was due to this belief that so many had courage to buy cotton yesterday and the day before. On an advance tomorrow would take profits purchases and would be much inclined to sell October above 10 cents than to buy it at the moment. It must not be for gotten that there will be big cotton movement in the near future and this will lead to a very cratic market. There was general disposition on the part of traders to play the long side and this will change with the first sign of weakness. We would not be surprised to see another sharp break after shorts have covered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-11
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.
Staple Groceries.

Apples-Western evaporated. 7has1kc. S4 SO.
 sugar-Granulatei B.: Y C.. 4%c
 Coffee-Green, 75saelc: Arbuckle's. pack ages, S 10 30; Lion. packages. Slo.3o; Cordo- vs. packages, slo.3o Porto Rico, Slo.3o. Meats-Dry salted ribs. 9Ac; dry salted ribs. bellies, lohc hams fancy, I5c; medium, l342c: extra clears Sc
 Lard-Leaf, el4c
 Compound Lard-7lsc
 Molasses-Centrifugal I5d35c; sugar-hou 4oc; Georgia cane 35c
 Beans-Navy, s275 per bushel; Lima. Sc 6lkc per pound
 Pearl Grits-e2 lbs, SI.65.