Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-07

DEVILS LAKE INTER-OCEAl
them, but because an earnest effort to
give the people of this town a live,
progressive, and interesting paper is
finding a response ia the minds of the
public. W. r the servants of the
people, and only hope to be able to
serve them faithfully and efficiently.
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One of the best appointed light and
telephone plants we have ever visited
is that of the Devils Lake Improve
ment company. Not only is the
machinery and fixtures both thorough
ly up to date, but the elegant build
ing makes the visitor almost Jealous
Of the genial and gentlemanly mana
ger. He Is certainly at home IN his
work.
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~ am drinking artesian water,
the best in the world,'' said a gentle
man last night who was carrying a
quantity home. Come to think of it,
that about true. The water is not
only cool, but it contains several
medicinal properties that are decided.
ly beneficial to health. We have
known health resorts that were extern
sively patronized whose waters have
the same effect upon the system as
Devils Lake artesian water, and
Devils Lake is making no pretensions
at this time to being such a thing as
a health resort.
The way of the blind pigger is hard
for him. It is n If the most uncer.
tain of businesses. III every commun-
ity there are law abiding and decencv
citizens who do not hesitate to
report any violation of that kind,
with the result that: but few escape
the clutches of the law. Just why
any man would take all the risks of a
in Jail for the little gain in sell.
ing a few bottles of booze is difficult
understand. A man can earn more
money in a week at honest labor than
he can make in a month at bind pig
ging, not counting his prospective time
in Jail. Yet, in the face of this danger
they pursue the dirty calling. Such
natures must be sadly d%epraved.
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A gentleman who is interested in
suggested that it would be a
decidedly economical method this year
or the farmers to stack their grain
before threshing. That is a good
dea. By 81 doing they could utilize
heir own teams in hauling the grain
ogether AID thus very materially re-
luce the cost Of threshing, which is
quite an item.
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IT want some quinine' said an
rate customer recently to a prominent
ruggist. "That stuff I got yester-
ay didn't taste any more like quinine
han molasses does like SALT con
inued he. IT took ounces of the
fluff when I first settled in Illinois,
md while it has been twenty five
ears since I took it, I have not for
often the taste" "Now,' said the
lruggist, 'sthat is where you are be-
ind the times. What you took was
in modern form. You took it
ormerly in its native state, while
'ow we give it in such a way that you
ever know the taste" That set us
linking. Medicine and surgery have
made rapid strides in the last few
ears, The druggists-pharmacists ,
hey call themselves-have kept pace.
You can take a delicious drink of
oda and be freshed' and at the same
take the most %nauseating medi-
inc in 1t without tasting it. Yes,
he old-time medicines that made you
'icker than you were are gone.
Arather good joke-though the vic
inns fail to see. the jokes being told
about a couple Of prominent business
men in the city who spent a night re,
Gently on the Chautauqua grounds
and failed to make proper connection
with the C%hautauqua train. A vain
search failed to find a rig on the
grounds, and as it was a matter of
business for them to be in town early
they took the first opportunity and
walked in. The worst feature was
chat it was just after a drenching
and the roads were worse than
"That market report is worth the
price Of your paper said a gentle
man yesterday. We are trying to
give our patrons double value for the
paper, and the markets are given fresh
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