Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-03

about tho air when handled by a col
ored quartet that seems to develop air
its possibilities and it has never been
heard to better advantage at Chautau~
qua than last Tuesday evening.
The chut.s began operations last
night and hereafter a stay at Chau-
tauqua will not be complete unless<
you have taken a trip on them. The
starting point is forty feet from the.
ground and the cars will hold about
eight people. Everything is in the
best condition. The precautions taken
for saftey are ample and this will no
doubt be nj of the most pleasant and
popular features at the lake this sum-
mer. The water toboggan is also
running and is being very we'll
~patronized.
One Of the rare treats Of the pres
ent assembly was that part Of the
evenings entertainment at the audi
forum Tuesday evening contributed
by Elias Day. Mr.. Day is an artist
in the truest sense Of the word and
his work on Tuesday evening will
take rank as the best thing Of the sort
ever seen at C~hautauQua. The char
acter sketches were especially fine.
from Uncle Bill Jones, a type of the
Indiana cross roads store. to the colo
mel from old Kentucky. They we're
true to life and executed with a con-
ception and finish that was very
pleasing. His character of the French
musician and composer made Q decid-
ed hit and he has been asked to re-
peat it. 1t is a clever bit and will
bear repeating just as often az Mr..
Day has the disposition to do 81.
Mr.. Day is never tiresome. None Of
his work is overdo 10 and from the
time he appears On the stage until his
return is concluded the audience is
entertained every second.
1t is not an improbability that the
possibilities of the mud in Creel's bay
for medicinal baths may be exploited
in a short time. 1t is a we'll known
fact that the water of the lake pos
sesess medicinal qualities In a high
degree which are very beneficial for
some ailments. In the bay
TONED the mud is from eight to fif-
teen feet deep in some portions. Cap
tain Herman says that he is positive
the mud contains medicinal qualities
! equal to anything at the famous In
diana resort of West Baden. Some
4ime ago the project of dyking the
water from a portion of the bay and
establishing baths vas considered but
it was finally abandoned. 1t 10 not
probable that a ource that is as pro-
life of profit as this would be if cor
rectly handled will be allowed to lie
idle long.
F. E. B. Mercer. the Langdon
hardware merchant is at Cha utauqua
to remain throughout the session.
Mr.. Mercer is one Of tho ablest bust
ness men Of Langdon and Jne of its
most substantial residents. He b In
enthusiastic Chautauquan and has
been a regular attendant for ,eveEal
sessions. Mr.. Mercer says the open
ing meeting of the Great Northern
Racing Circuit was the best event Of
the sort ever undertakes in this Sec
ton of the state. The talent en-
braced in the entries is without .
question the best that has v ap-
peared in this section Of North Dako-
ia. The attendance at Langdon was
Of the record breaking sort and was
justified by the excellence of the pro-
gram. The same horses are entered
for the most part over all the circuit
and nearly all those who opened at
Langdon will appear at tie Devils
Lake meeting. The harness events
were particularly fast and Mr.. Mercer
predicts that the circuit will have Q
highly successful season.
Members of the different companies
are indignant at the arbitrary way in
which the corporal of the guard con-
Quoted himself Tuesday evening.
The corporal of the guard for that
evening was corporal Handsome
Harry Of Co. I, and the boys will
long remember him. Promptly at
ten O'Clock the corporal got busy
rounding up the men, and sone Of
the scenes enacted were heart rend-
ing. Boys in blue were rudely sep
arated from their lady friends, with
out so much as a word Of parting or
anr evoir. Another private WA buying
something at one of the stores, had
given a bill in payment. when without
ceremony he was yanked away BY the
long corporal, and not permitted TO
wait for his change. Subtraction is
entirely without precedent, and the
boys think the corporal went beyond
the limit in the manner in which he