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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
CHURGHS FERRY
(From the Sun.

n The rural mail carrier made a
faithful effort to make the trip over
his route Monday during the blizzard,
but was forced to turn back. Il. B
Frank Murphy left Sunday for his.
home in Grafton, having resigned his
position with Mr.. Nice in tie hs:.rd
ware store. 81
We are informed Mr.. Olsberg will
do considerable travelling through this
section Of the state in the near future
in TIE interests Of Cooler y Cooler Of
Devils Lake. ,3l s3s
Tom Hillerman shipped lot Of
household goods this week to the new
town Of sMondak, on the Montana and
North Dakota line, and expects to
leave Sunday for his new home. 55
At the January meeting Of the
Northern Telephone company, Cnrt.
Lord Of Cando was elected president
and F. i, Thompson Of that town one
of the directors II
h Bernt Anderson, we are informed,
lis quite low with pneumonia. His
famil Of children have been i'll with
the same trouble but are now out Of
danger. III
q. i. Orchard made trip east
Thursday and farmers may reasona-
bly, expect q slight advance ia wheat
at the Farmers Elevator next week -
unless all signs fail. a
Mrs. John Anderson and daughter
Hulda made trip to Devils Lake
last Friday.
q. Nv. Whitney is confined TO the
house this week with q severe attack
lof neuralgia.
Larkin Flath left Saturday for St.
Thomas where he will ramain with
his father. y s5g
The pupils Of the high school have
organized brass band and are foot
ling their horns on every corner. Mr.:
Moei their instructor The young
lsters are taxing hold Of tine matter IN
earnest and it will not be long before
4 hey will be able to spiel il great
hape. At present the1 are using tht
4 instruments or the defunct Church,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
LAWTON.
From the Leader.

80 r. : T.
Erwin Brandt and family left
Tuesday for Park River. where they
expecttto reside in the future.
Earl Pike has returned from Tag us
where ne has been holding down his
claim for the past two weeks.
The daily mail service on this
branch has been rather irregular this
week, on account Of bad weather and
heavy snow.
{ Charles Dupuis, who has had charge
Of the Lawton depot for the past few
months, has been transferred to SOL
way, Mimi, and left for his new
field on Sunday last.
WI. Edge has closed the Tanton
& Todd elevator at this place until
next fall, and has taken charge e an
!, elevator at Lakota for the same com
pany.
Owing 20 the stormy weather and
the bad condition Of the roads,a mum
Der Of the speakers who had promised
to attend the farmers institute failed
to reach here,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
STARKWEATHER.i
From the Times.

Clarene Sailor is i'll at the Grand
Hotel with typhoid fever. His friends
hope for him speedy recovery.
J. d. Larson returned from Mime
Espolis last week where he spent sew
|eral days on business trip.
"a. F. dickinson, the Devils Lake
druggist, was in town last week Wis
iting with P. F. Meharry.
another storm visited this secti n
last Monday and traffic was carried
on under difficulties for several days.
Silver serumgard drove over from
Cando where he was attending court,
last Wednesday and took the final
proofs Of "a. F. Faust and a. Lang.
&. Cob Farquharson came with him
and spent a few hours in town.
Michael Conway arrived from Wis
cons u last Saturday and is visiting
in town this week. Mike has practi-
|caliy recovered from the injuries
which be received by being hooked
and tra1npled by 4 bull nea- here LAST
fall pnt is not able to do any WORK
yet
Mrs. May Grant cooked in the
hotel conducted here ~ Duncan Nc
Intyre some time ago and when Nc
Intyre went ont Of business he owed
| her something like six dollars. This
amount he failed to pay although Mrs.
Grant pushed her claim continually
lsisce that time. Failing to find any
way to collect hel money Ia peace.
liable manner she der srmined that she
would show the other fellow, and
watching her opportunity. she seized
on a piece Of carpet which Mr. McIn-
tyre had stored with other goods il i
building at that place. and which hi
was preparing to remove to Cando
When he objected to her carrying Of
the carpet shs told him where Il
head In at 3 and dared him TO toucl
her There was only one thing Il
do and that was to let her take th'
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12

il serving ninety days in the Cass
county Jail for tampering with a
juror in the Major Murphy case.
q B. Morton, who some years ago
shot and killed j. w. Shelton at
I Little y tab, n died on a train pe-H
tween Ludden and Cakes while on
his way home. Heart failure.
Frank Fowler. the absconding5
Great MOI thern agent at Northwood
has been located in a small town in
West Virginia. He - also wanted in
this state on charge Of seduction.
1t is rumored in railroad circles
that Gsneral Superintendent q. T.
Ssade is to 60 to the Union Pacific
and that Assistant superintendent a.
"a. Kennedy is to be appointed in his
place. \. Y .55a
One Of Mac Mahoney's neighbors
tried to make a seive out Of two Of
Macs horses by emptying charge Of
Ebird shot into each animal. The
scheme was not very successful as
one horse died and Mac has small
hopes for the other. mn Velva journal
Eugene Buffers Larimore bachelor
farmer, had hallucination that all
| the manageable young ladies, wld-
ows and grass widows had designed to
marry him He was committed to the
4 asylum at Jamestown. Butler is said
to be worth about $4,000.
Representative citizens Of Bismarck
land Mandan had a hearing before the
secretary Of the interior on the loca.
i tion ST Indian schools on the Missouri
river in theil vicinity. Inspector Nc.
|Laughlin first reported in favor Of thu
Mandsse site ard then cheangd to Bis
marck. The secretary reserved hi
decision,
] Miss Agnes Lamb of Ward county,
1 aged twenty three, five feet four in
ches in height, slen Ter, scars on RICH
Of neck, Of Scotch descent, is missing
i Last heard Of when leaving with
Chas. Brownlee and family for Velva
| to file on claim. information to Chic
q Of Police Kimball, Minot.
The secretary of the interior ia
] also sgmed the decision Of the tom
MISSIONER Of the general land offic
/ rejecting the affidavit of contes
against homestead entry Of Walter E
J, Macomber for the ne ! a Of sectio
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12

Correct any tendency to constipa.
ton with small doses Of Ayers Pills.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
EDMORE.
(From the Herald.

Mail driver Foley is making the
trip from Lakota here, a distance of
SO miles witha team, Notwithstanding
the Great Northern's claim that their
road is 80 badly blocked that it is inn
possible to run their trans.
Editor Beveridge Of the News is
sued an extra edition this week Mon
day and in consequence there is an
unusually happy feeling in the News
household. Its boy and the Herald
trusts he will be writing editorials
some day.
While attending dance at the
residence of Geo. Askelson last Satur-
day night, Halvor Gregreson had the
misfortune to get his leg broken.
just how it happened we are unable
Ito learn, but it is claimed that he
was wrestling at the time.
Up to the present time we have
| certainly had 9 very cold winter, but
Lie is claimed by old timers that a
winter with plenty of snow insu es
us a prosperous year. Il this proves
true North Dakota will certainly
have bumper crop next year.
What might have been a serious
/ fire started in the meat market of J.
| E Dougherty on Monday afternoon
] The ceiling caught fire around the
thomble which the pipe goes through,
and had it not been discovered al
once and prompt action taken, the
probability is that there would moi
4 have been much left of Edmore.
j There was blizzard raging at the
| time and the wind was blowing forty
\ niles an hour, and with no fire pro
lection all one could do would be tx
j get out Of the way and let the frt
take its course. We cannot De tor
careful with our fires at present.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
THE LOCAL. FIELD.

E. T. Davies, of Churchs Ferry,
passed through here Monday on his.
way to Grand Forks.
@ Miss Kate Stone Of this city was
registered at the Antlers hotel at
Grand Forks Monday. Il.
Miss Ruth Roberts of, this city, is
at Cando and will organize class in
china painting. She is meeting with
excellent success.
w. e. Powell came down from
Grand Harbor Tuesday and found time
ito drop into the Int. Ocean long
enough to say howdy.
Mrs. Trumbull, sister Of Mr. &c. p.
stoner, came down from Minot the
latter part Of last week to visit a
brief period with friends and rela-
tiges.
Ramsey county farmers should not
fail to attend the Farmers' institute
at--starkweather next Monday. Free.
transportation Or the Z Farmers road
both ways. 3s5s
Some dress goods, choice patterns,
are being closed ont at bargains at
the old Anderson q Glerum stand.
:Iohn Anderson. 44Btf.
Mrs. B. s. Green Of Winona, MINI.
an aunto Mrs. r. b. Short. arrived
in the city Monday morning to visit
for a short time with her niece. She
is accompanied By her daughter, Miss a'
Eyelyn
Land Commissio r lizards has
returned the case Of the towncsite OF
Bartlett va. Smith, involving q town
site entry in the Gran FORKS district
to the local officer. with instrut ions to
hold hearing and render q decision
in accordance with the facts. This:
ase has been before the land office for
some time for adj ud cation, on what
was supposed to be an agreed state of
facts. After examination, the COM
missioner decided that the case should
| take the regular course, through q
| decision by the local officers and an
appeal BY the loaing party # desired,
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
s4 township 145. range so Bismarck
5E5l.N;lpoRsE THE WORK.

Mr.. Bloom Of Devils Lake was in
Lakota Saturday delivering the Nell
son county maps, gotten up by Messrs.
Small & Bloom Of that place. The
map shows who owns every quarter
Of farm land in the county, the situa
tion Of school houses and postofices.
as we'll as the rural mail routes, dis
lance between postoffces and the days
each route runs. And all transfers
which took place before October i,
1908. TO make q long story short the
map is one Of inestimable value and
every man interested in Nelson coun-
ty shou ID have one Lakota observ-
or. ~ l4 Ii 5 4 tsi II
One Of the best and most valuable
maps Of its kind that we have seen
as just Deen published by Messrs.
Small q Bloom Of Devils Lake. It is
a map Of Nelson county, giving each
township admirably appointed with
the names Of each resident and prop
erty owner in the county. All that
| is necessary to find the location and
owner Of any farm or parcel Of land
| is to consult this map. The mechan-
ical work is splendidly executed in
every detail, the names and locations
lof residents of the calnty is acurate
and irs finish complete. The hide.
pendent is indebted to the publisher:
for a copy Of sal.is, the best map Of its
kind ever produced in the state. Mr..
Bloom called at our Office during the
past week and paid rs q delightful:
visit Mr.. Bloom splendid
! journalist and man Of e fairs, a lucit
writer and entertaining conversation
alist. The Independent desires to
thank the publishers for this unex
| pected though mucn appreciated com
pliment. Nelso1 County Independ
emit. IA
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
81. MORE THAN HALF FARE

From st. Paul or minneapolis VIA
Chicago Great Western railroad. @
To points in Arkan y, Colorado,
Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas Tick
at, on sale Jan. 9Th and 10Th; Feb.
and and 18th, March 1st and 18th;
April 9Th and 10Th. For further
particularly apply to- R. R. Jones,
IT. p. a., Farg ), d April 10.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
u 0MM0 H0BWUO no. ~ ~ aOatV A0E
STATE NEWS

@0H0MO0OUO@O 10 OM0BO U@OkV@l
Wheatland has new chemical FIRE
engine.
Thelold settlers association will
hodd a meeting at Velva. VI.
The Bismarck trolley line construc-
-tion work has been completed.
q correspondent describes the Me-
Henry county jail as q pill box.
a. j. Parmeter Of Milnor is the
winner Of 81, 070, in an Election guess
ing contest. II
W. Il. Brown has assumed his du-
ties as register, OF the Grand Forks
land office.
M1not received its $ls, 900 school
bonds from the university and school
Hands board. i.
The Cass county commissioners
have appropriated $4,000 20 build a
new court house. .s&
Herman Vierhus, a Northwood far
me shufaed off this mortal coil by
the stryhnine route. Il. 4. A; NJ
AT Steele four-foot shaft is being
sunk to hunt for gold. Two more
will soon be started.
4 e. s. Kilbourne, q veteran news
paper man Of this state died at Cas-
selton, Of pneumonia,
The supreme court will hold ! d.
session Of ten days at Fargo. COM
menclng March 30.
Bismarck and Mandan committees
are at Washington to SETTLE the glocat
ton of 6 $50, 600 training school.
McCanna people are kicking be-
cause the Great Northern closed the
station there. They want it reopened.
4 The sales department Of the W ash y
burn Coal CO., will be moved to Viii
ton. Heretofore it was at Bismarck
.# Minot is promised a wholesale
furniture house. G. II. Brauer, the
Harvey capitalist, Il. at the heal Of it,
Candc will have a chess tourna-
1nent next week. in which some of the
best players in the state will partici-
pate. z3
Andy Jones, the sRugbv banker.
was granted a divorce from his wife
by Judge Fisk at Grand Forks last
Monday.
Conductor Wooley Of Larimore had
both legs broken By peing thrown
from car when his train went into: 2
snow bank.
New North Dakota postmasters:
Arthuor Il johnson, Drayton Emil
1 .. Ellison, LaMoure; Edmund Cavvi--
Ter, Pembina.
Chas.5 Nelson and Dan and jerome
Weddle were sentenced to state I'M
prisonment from Harvey, having plead
guilty TO burglary.
Fireman Jos. splain, who lost an
arm and one leg in q Minot railroad
wreck last fall, has gone west and
will learn some trade
Edmore has come bad boys whom
the Herald would like to see better
trained, and suggests some stringent
measures for that purpose.
Five Fargo people suffered terrible
agony from eating poisoned candy,
which was ] sent them through the
mails. The culprit who did it is not
u known.
Milkman Young Of Jamestown was
4 found dead in his delivery wagon
\ when the team returned home from
the daily route He was about q
years Of age. III
Peter Moen, OF Balfour, in at o
mental alteration, which left him II
d partially demented condition. wan
dered about the prairies near the city
and was frozen to death.
Because he was forced to- walk from
5 the Junction at Grand Forks to ta'
city, and was badly frozen on Oh
way, Oluf Hillman sues the Grea
Northern for SIS, 900 damages.
Application will De made by IL
B friends Of Art scofeld, sheriff 3
Ward county, to secure his release q
habeas corpus proceedings. sco6el
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12

carpet. She now proposes to hold
the carpet until she gets the money
and we suppose she means what she
says. !, M
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-02-12
FROM OUR NEIGHBORS.

Ferry band, but as soon as they have
proven their ability to play they de.
sire to interest the business men to
the extent Of new set Of instruments.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

22rd Sudcial District Court, Parish
of St. Mary. NJ. 1868.
Jac Bokenfohr Co., ltd, vs.. G. W.
Rnddy ct ais.
BY virtue of a writ Of feri facias is.
sued out OF the 23rd Judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish
of St. Mary and to me directed, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, |
have this day seized and will offer for
sale at public auction. for sh, to the
last and highest hi lder,. at the princi-
pal door of the court house, in the town
of Franklin. La, on
Saturday, the 18th Day of March,
A. D. 1904.
between the hours of ii o'clock a. m.
and 4 O'Clock p. m., the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
All of the stock in trade consisting of
hardware, groceries, dry goods and no.
tions, as we'll as all the fixtures. show
cases and other appurtenances belonging
to Geo w. Roddy. situated in his store
building heretofore occupied by him on
iberia street.
JOHN B. SANDERS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st, Mary, Feb.
ruary 9th, 1904.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
DIED..

At the residence of her son, Mr..
S. T. McCardell,on Oak Hill plan
tation, a few miles above Frank
lin, on Thursday, February 18th,
1904. at sos o'clock p. M,
MARTHA ANN MCCARDELL,
Born February 10Th, 1921.
The funeral took place from the
Catholic Church, Friday evening,
February 5th, 1904, at 1 O'Clock,
and was largely attended by rela-
tives and friends of the deceased.
Mrs. McCardell was the aged
mother of Mrs. j C, Fourmy, Mrs.
A. NJ. Underwood and Mr.. S. L.
McCardell, ,all residents Of this par
ish. The BANNER joins the many
friends of the family in extending
its heartfelt sympathy.
The United States Carnival and
Street Fair Co. arrived in town
Monday from Abbeville and is
now in full operation. The streets
are crowded every day and every
body seems to be enjoying them
selves to their hearts content. The
weather is fine and many people
from the surrounding country are
arriving daily. All the shows are
firs.-class and the gentlemen con-
nected with the Fair are doing
their utmost to please the people.
The Young's electric theatre is
very interesting exhibition and
was literally patronized. Lovers
of magic were we'll repaid by Wis
iting Zaza, the Mystery. The BIZ
cycle rides in the daring race for
life, were the best ever seen here.
The up-side-down house furnished
much amusement to those who
entered the house. Capt. Owens
and his little Texas broncho, Cleo,
was exhibited daily. This is a |
wonderful little animal, and is
without doubt the smallest
horse alive. The high diver, !
in his perilous leap, attracted |
large crowds also the balloon as
cension. Mr.. r. l.. carroll is the |
manager of this enterprise and
every body are perfectly satisfied
Of the manner in which he con-
ducts business. The Street Fair |
will concluded their weeks en-
here tomorrow (Sun-
day. night.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
List OF Additional Petit Jurors.
Drawn for the Week Commen.
cling February 8, 1904 and
February Is, 1904.

l, John K. Parkerson, Deputy Clerk
and ex-oficio Jury Commissioner in and
for the Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana,
do hereby certify that on the 22nd., day
Of January, 1904, the Jury Commission
ers of the Parish of st. May, did in
obedience to an order of the Honorable
2ord, Judicial District Court of Louisi-
ana in and for the Parish of st. Mary,
of date January 20, 1904, met at my Of
fee, and quorum being present did
then and there draw in conformity with
the requirements of Act 135 of the Gen
eral Assembly of Louisiana, approved
July 18th, 1898, the following named ad-
ditional petit jurors to serve respectively
for the weeks beginning February Sth.,
1904 and February 18th. 1904, to-wit
S-11 lQAA
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06

The peaceful slumber of the
town was awakened last Wednes-
day morning at about one o'clock
by the shrill blast of the fire alarm
whistle for q fire supposed to be
at the saw mill of the Kyle Lum-
b9 Co. The citizens quickly re-
oI6nded and with the fire depart
msnt repaired to the scene, guided
BY the reflection of the flames.
Fortunately it proved to be moth.
ing but the burning out of q cabin
near the bayou bank q short dis.
lance above the mill. The origin
Of the Are 10 not known.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Herman Bloch is spending
some time in New Orleans.
Mr.. Murphy Foster was ar
Iberia visitor during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Milling were
New Orleans visitors this week.
DR.. David Berwick, of Jennings.
visited relatives in town this week
Senator Foster left the first parl
of the week for Washington, D. c.
Hon. J.Y. Sanders arrived home
this week looking the picture oi
health.
Miss Ruby Roberts LETT ior New
Orleans the latter part OF the week
to hear Patti.
Mrs. Bonino spent last Sunday
in New Orleans with her SOD, Mr..
John Bonino.
Mr.. Maurice Levy, of Glencoe,
was transacting business IN town
during the week.
Mayor Thomas Shannon, OF
Morgan City, was in town on
business this week.
Miss Martha Foster is visiting
in New iberia, the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Julian Eaves.
DR.. Bachelor, House Surgeon
of the Charity Hospital, OF New
Orleans, was in townsthis week.
Hon. Walter j. Burke, a prom
inent attorney of New Iberia, was
a visitor in town last Thursday.
Mr.. Alphonse Gouner and son,
Ira, of Berwick, were visitors in
town for several days this week.
Judge A. c. Allen, Capt. R. w.
Allen, and Mr.. F. c. Marsh at
tended the Grand Lodge this week.
General John r. Parkerson, De-
putty Clerk Of Court, spent the
week in Lafayette visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Mollie Harris entertained
at dinner on Saturday last. Her
quests being Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Palfrey and Misses Matte Harris,
Beatrice Ardineaux, Lola and
Emma Jones.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06

The Police Jury at its last meet
ing showed its appreciation of the
good work done by DR.. A. j.
Smith in stamping out small pox
in this parish by ordering that
$500 be paid him for extra SER
vices rendered.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06

The Police Jury at it's meeting
lat Tuesday opened the bids
for the working of the public
roads in this parish and awarded
the contract to the following par.
lies who were the lowest bidders: !:
1st, 3rd and 7th wards to Alfred
foftier, Jr., for So, 900; 9th and 9Th
wards, to Percy O'Brien, for
$1,000; 4th ward, to Peter Uns-
yofth, for $1,000; 5th ward, to
0has. p. Stansbury, for 81, 200;
I'D ward, to John Flanagan, for
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
NOTICE..
FRANLlN. La. Jan. ii, 19O4

FRANLlN, La, Jan. IA, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting Of the stock
holders of the st. Mary Park AS
sociation, Ltd, at the Office of the
President, Mr.. Jno. c. Lewis, in
the town of Franklin, on Monday,
March 7th., 1904, at o'clock pm, !,
for the purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing year.
F. E. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
HAVE YOU INDIGESTION ?

If you have Indigestion, Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure will cure you. 1t has cured
thousands. 1t is curing people every
day-every hour. You owe it to YOUR
self to give it trial. You will continue
to suffer until you do try it. There is
no other combination of the digestants
that digest and rebuild at the same time.
Kodol does both. Kodol cures, strength
ems and rebuilds. Sold by
Fer sale BY A. J, Delahoussaye.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06

The interior of the court house
10 undergoing some MUCK needed
repairs. In the Clerks Office the
ceiling and walls were given a
thorough renovation. The court
house as a whole is in a very di-
lapidated condition, the court
room and Offices should be given
some attention.
The St. Mary banner., 1904-02-06
D1puty United States Marshal

D1puty United States Marshal
Haa&x Of New Orleans, came up
Wed1 day and took back to
New Orleans Joe Bruno and Do
I1ini0k Lupo, the two Italian
oo4nteIfeiters who were in Jail
A1Eo for victimixing several par
6o0 in Charenton and elsewhere
n passing Oh 'queer money"
The case was worked up by Secret
6efviee Agent Pat Louby and
onoueA evidence has been secur.
u = opnyict the crooks. Town
4nxoAa1 Charles Pecot who ar
Sooeo9s the man has been sum.
none1 - . witness before the
u1jte1 Statsu Grand Jury.