davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

ARE TOO HIGH

The valuation of city real estate is
too high as compared with valuation
of personal property and of adjoining
real estate. This proposition is based
on the relative valuation of vacant
residence lots insthe original townsite
and in additions adjoining and equal
~ desirable. The valuation of the
city portion is more than four times
as high as that of the portion in the
addition and being continuation Of
the same lot. 1t may be urged that
the city portion is more valuable be-
cause of sewerage sidewalks and wat
erworks, but these privileges (?) are
in sense burdens. The city does
not pay for them. They ere all charg-
es independent of and in addition 70
any city tax and of the valuation. /.
The owner payc for the sewerage
and sidewalk. It requires 70 city
protection to enable him to do that.
The D. L. Improvement Company con-
structs the waterworks and may be
depended upon to charge tie owners as
much as diplomacy will permit. Tne
grading is also special charge paid
by the owner, but supposing the priv
ileges are concerted as furnished BY
the city government, the latter may
not tax for them as they are paid.
Let us admit that the other privileges
are fair consideration for taxation.
They are provided for in the annual
appropriation ordinance. In addition
to that, the realty in question has to
pay its part of the general tax which
for this county is II for 1908. Let us
suppose then shat the municipal tax
for 1908 per cent Of the valuation,
is not excessive or that under any
other valuation whether higher or
lower, the tax payer should pay his
full share Of the cIty's burden, and
let US admit that the city's finances
are economically administered; still
an injustice is done the owner Of city
realty in the fact that hia property is
valued four times as high as realty Of
tia same value on the addition and
adjoining, that is, the city owner
pays 81. 36 tax on 800 while the ad
joining owner in the addition pays
only 34c. That is on general taxes
alone.
| The fraud on the owner Of the city
lot is accomplished by ASSESSING his
land four times as high as the town
ship assessor assesses fAe land adio1n-
ing. Under this disparity the owne
OF city realty is paying more than his
share Of the public burden, OF his
lneighbor on the addition is not pay
ling his full share. &c will net do to
largue that the cost Of running the
lefty government is the sole cause.
The disparity in the case Of the gener-
al tax is an injustice to which the city
tax payer should not submit. It takes
one sixth Of the income from product
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04
sARLEs' CANDIDACY.

E. Y. Sarles of Hillsboro has issued
the following formal announcement
to the voters of Trail county. S
1t will be impossible for me to
make personal canvass Of the conn
ty, and take this means of asking
your support in my candidacy for the
governorship. have made no pledges
and shall make none further than to
promise the people of North Dakota,
l. elected, an honest, economical ana
business like administratio
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04
THE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE TO
NEW YORK, BOSTON AND
THE EAST,

The Michigan Central has four
splendid through trains daily be
tween Chicago and New York and
Boston. Two trains run via Niagara
Falls, stopping five minutes at Fall
View. Ten-day stop-over at Niagara
allowed on all through tickets. Chi
cago City Ticket Office, 119 Adams
Street, Central station on the Lake
Front, 18th street and Pa K row.
W. L. Wyatt N. w Pass, Agt., st.
Paul
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

The case of Col. Melvin Grigsby,
Of South Dakota, United States.- dis
trict attorney at Nome, whose dis
missal under charges was recently
recommended by the acting attorney
general, is still before the president.
MI. Roosevelt is in a quandry as to
what action to take in the matter.
Attorney General Knox recommended
Grigsby's dismissal year ago, but
the PRESENT at that time turned down
Mr.. Knox and allowed Grigsby tv re-
turn to Nome. New evidence has
since been brought to light, but the
president is unwilling to offend Sem
ator Hansbrough by dismissing the
district attorney. Mr.. Hansbrough
is backing Colonel Grigsby very Wig
orously, and the president feels that
this is the wrong year Ito disregard
the wishes of United States senator's.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

A Bottlneau News correspondent
desires to cut out factlonal fights ;
in party politics. If said correspond
ent can solve the problem successfully.
he is entitled to the badge.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

The Grand Forks Herald has Rail
road Commissioner e. J. Lord Of
Cando, appear as an available guber-
ntorial timber. Lord is tired Of his
present job and will not accept re-
nomination.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

Perst nal friends and favorites all
over the state are booming Gov
White for a third term. This is par
ticuls.rly true of the governors ap-
pointess.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

The Cavalier County Clipper, pub
lished at Empire, by R. s. Myers, is
the latest venture in the journalistic
field Of North. Dakota. The Clipper s
first issue bears ont its cognomen and
presents most creditabls appearances.
Here is wishing it success.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

mind and of spirit as far as possible
from that of lifelong clerk or en-
ployee. And no problem in the bus
mess world is more vital, or has far
ther reaching relations, than how such
men are in the future to be produced.
Henry A. Stimson, in the March
Atlantic.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04
r Hanshrouph

Senator Hansbrough offered an
amendment to the Indian appropria-
tion bill for telephone service at
the Devils Lake Indian reservation.
The amendment calls for $2,2 for
tie system. This movement would
prove of great convenience. 5si
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

The man who put the sheet iron
casing on the Russian pat.le ships
must have had the idea that they were
to be used only for dress parade pur
poses.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

4 was little supposed when Presl-
dent Mckinley was reelected four
years ago that before the end Of that
time the names Of Mckinley and
Hanna would be removed from the
roll of the living. But their public
services will last in the history Of tie
country and in that sense are com.
plete. 353s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

The Bottineau Courant, in its last
issue contained a most creditaple
write.up of the Farmers Institute,
which was held there last week. The
Courant always believes in doing
things as they should be done and the
paper itself is one Of the very best
In the state. IA ;.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04
YOU C. AN GET

q " 20 .si " AKA ! " SIlH I'D u
land FIR e b BY Buying a
ID section of Us in a country where corn,
wheat, oats. barley, rye, alfalfa. tame.
grasses and all kinds OF vegetables can
be raised in abundance. and where
HOME S can be
made as easily as anywhere in Uncle
SANS domain. These crops are abund-
ant in yield and fine in quality. There
is no guess-work about this for we have
samples of the crop Of 1903
I'm our field office
and are prepared to prove that they
are genuine products Of the country.
No stumps to dig out, no stone, gravel
and sand st"eahs, good wa.or and con-
venient railroad facilities. We fur
nlsh free fuel to our customers for two
years. This Mace is
GOLDEN " ALLEY.
in North Dakuga and W ..-Cs...s. Ii YOU
have no stock and desire to engage in
the stock business, We gill furnish you
COWS on shares, and creameries to use
the milk.
Prices Of land range from 81. to S1260 per acre,
terms one.thi!d cash. balance in five equal annual
payments with six per cent. interest 3
For maps and further particulars address
GOLDEN VALLEY LAND G. CATTLE co. Il
n6-7-S Chamber of Commerce, ST. PAUL. NINE
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

F.. ( "a . q MI
Marshall McClure's.. new pull lica-
tion, The Politician, is out and vol
ume 1. No. /, has reached our ex-
change taole. It is neatly printed and
arranged IN magazine form. the
cover page contains cartoon, repre-
senting Congressman MARSHALL and
spalding, but upon a careful examin-
alton Of the illustration it is at once
plain that the caricature Of the last
named gentleman is really represent
ing sold Mac" himself. just why
he should palm himself off for a
Congressional is shrouded in deep
est mystery. and the Inter Ocean
awaits an explanation
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

March came in like Russian lamb
-22 below-now watch its exit.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

Bottineau is wrestling with the in
corporation question.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04
HORSES FOR SALE.

I have three or four good farm
horse teams for sale-young and
sound at reasonable prices.
A. R. Walker,
49tf Bangs block, Devils Lake,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

n holding fast to the. Kansas City
platform, Mr.. Bryan is likely to lose
his administrative entity.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

The Exposition Transportation
Company, # St. Paul, have published
an artistically illustrated booklet
outlining trip on their steamboats,
via the Mississippi river to the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition next sum-
mer. The projecs is as attractive as
il is unique for it contemplates the
use of the steamboats, as floating mo-
tells during the tourists stay In st.
Louis There are other features of
the trip which will doubtless appeal
strongly to the majority Of the
Worlds Fair visitors, many Of whom
are already making their. reservations,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

Governor Herrick has =. appointed
Former Congressman Dick, !. chairman
of the republican state Central com
mi:tee, United States senator to sue
coed the late Hon. Marcus a. Hanna.
This bit Of news will prove Of more
than ordinary interest to che demo-
Gratis of the country, who have been
breaking their heads and spending
sleepless nights since Hanna's death,
as to who the dead statesman's snc-
cessor would be.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-04

OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY AND
THE CITY OF DEVILS LAKE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
MR.. MARK HORGAN'S GIFT.

The last issue of the Laurinburg Elk
change presents to its readers a life
like portrait Of Mr.. Mark Morgan, the
~big-hearted man of Scotland county
who has just given to the Red Springs
female college the sum of sever thou
sand dollars. Few men in North Car
DINA have made sue handsome dona-
tions to the cause Of education or for
any other charitable purpose. Some
institutions Of learning in our state
have been the recipients OF larger do
nations through requests in last wills
and testaments. but we doubt if ever
before there has been such a gift by a
living North Carolinian. This gift by
Mr.. Morgan shows two things-that
u p~ublic-spirited men are becom-
ing more able to max large do
nations to the cause of higher educa-
ton. and that more of our people OF
means are taking interest in the educa-
ton of the youths of the state-bcth
conditions gratifying to those who have
the welfare Of the state at heart.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
TUESDAY, MARCH 20 1904.
CLAIMS OF THE CAPE FEAR SEC
TION.

Is it not about time hat the Cape
Fear section of the state was being rep
resented I'm the list OF candidates for
state officers chosen by the democratic
uarty? We can recall only Two Cape
Fear men whom the party has chosen
ON the state C since reconstruction
days. The Cape Fear people haTn
stood by the democracy year after year
mot only stood by it. but thrown it
self into he breach and time and again
run greater risks for the sake Of the
party and for white supremacy than
have its members in any other part Of
the state. There is no doubt that the
bold and aggressive action taken by
the white people of Wilmington in the
fall of 1898 had more to do with the
success Of the democratic party at the
polls in hat November election than
ill the efforts Of the balance of the
party men put together. The men of
Wilmington risked their lives and the
lives of their wives and children in the
heroic effort to put the mongrel CROWD
of negroes. White republicans and af-
fliating populists who were united In
an orgy of crime, corruption and in
competency which was fast sapping the
very life out of the business and coin
nerciaI industries of our city and max
ing life in the community ~unbearable.
The white people of North Carolina
were again under the dominion OF tlin
negro and his white allies. From iris
fearful condition of political thraldom
there seemed no relief until the white
men of this city sounded the tocsin in
that memorable campaign. The echo
reverberated from the Atlantic to the
Alleghanies, and in every county there
was an answering shout of defiance to
re~publicanism which meant democrat
ic success. To the people of Whining
ton and the Cape Fear section is due
the overthrow of the republicans in tie
campaign Of 1898 and the restoration
of the democratic party to power. We
think it is due to this section that the
party should recognize it's obligations
when it comes to the nomination o1
state officers at the approaching cor
yentiop.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29

When the editor Of the Presbyterian
Standard cannot find anything in the
conduct of the other churches to at
tack he hits his WI church. He seems
to be conStitutionally opposed to send
ing out a single issue Of his weekly
religious paper without having it con-
tain an attack upon somebody's reli-
gion. If he is not treading on some
brother Christians toes he Is not hap
Spy. Last week he had to fall back
upon the pastors Of his own church
for attack and he was mighty hard
pushed for something to say against
them, the following being the best
he could get off:
This is the season of the year when
the Presbyterian pastor instructs his
choir to sing Easter music and writes
an Easter m the Introduction to
which is always a careful and dis
eliminating historical statement that
there is no scriptural authority what
ever for observance of Easter"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
OTHERS III WITH SULlY
FAILURE DUE TO HIS PARTNERS
GOING BACK ON HIM.
Mr.. Sully, His Personal Counsel,
Dir. Halves and Mr.. Ray-New
State of Affairs Shown.

New York. March 26.-Daniel ]. Sully,
the failed cotton speculator, said today
acting On the advice of a friend he had
secured personal counsel. to whom the
prosecution of q suit against Edwin
Hawley could not be in any sense dis
tasteful. John r. Dos Passes is the
attorney selected by Mr. Sully. Edwin
Hawley is president Of the Iowa Cen
trail and Minneapolis and st. Louis
railroads and is one of the capitalists
whose names have been mentioned re-
Gently as the hackers of the Sully bull
campaign. Mr. Sully gave out a formal
statement setting forth his reasons
for securing personal counsel. Mr..
Hawiey also gave out a statement in
which he 1ccl1red that no relations ex-
listed between himself and Mr.. Sully's
firm. other than hose of customer and
broker.
Mr.. Sully's statement reads as fol-
lows:
Previous to my suspension, Mr..
Cutcheon Of EornbIower, Byrne, Miller
and Potter. had at various times since
1 have been doing business in New
York, acted for me in several legal
matters. l know that he and his firm
had also acted in various matters for
Mr.. Hawley. When / suspended, I
consulted with Mr.. Cutcheon. He had
no knowledge at that time of any pos
SlDlS cOIllcl between the interests OF
Mr. Hawley and myself. When IL ap-
peared that there might be such a con-
fiict. he asked to be released from act
ing for my firm or me and I insisted
on his remaining as our legal adviser
and after consulting his partners. and
in view of the exigencies of my situa-
tion, he consented to do 50. Neither he
nor his firm have G acted for Mr..
Hawley in connection with any of the
matters owe which a conflict may arise
nor been under any general etainer by
Mr.. Hawley or his interests and there
was no reason why they should not act
for me.
Il am perfectly satisfied that their
entire action has been with a view sole
ly to the interests OF myself and my
firm and my creditors.
"A friend whose advice I feel 1t was
best to accept however has
that 1 employ in addition to Hornblow-
er. Byrne, Miller and Cutcheon. other
personal counsel. to whom the prosecu-
ton OF a suit against Mr.. HawIey
could not be in any sense distasteful."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
T.. SPENCER'S PLACE OF RESI-
DENCE.

The republicans of the Eighth con-
gressional district are terribly wrought
up on the question of the place Of aboda
of e. Spencer Blackburn. He seems TO
be as ubiquitous as the Irshman's flea.
His home seems to be on the jump.
The Eighth district is strung out all
over the western part of the state. Il
extends from Stanly county on the
miles from New Hanover. to Ashe, the
extreme northwestern county Of the
state. Mr.. Blackburn claims to reside
all around in his vast stretch of coun-
try and he also has one or more homes
outside of this territory in other dis
tricts bordering it on either side. The
question OF his place Of residence has
become OF so much interest to the re-
publican voters OF the Eighth that del
egatfons from some of the counties
have made pilgrimages to other coun-
ties in which he claims residence and
also to counties in which he owns resi-
Dental houses but denies citizenship,
in order to settle for their republican
constituents the question of his real
domicile. We are willing for them to
have all the fun and excitement they
can get out of it during the campaign.
for after the election there won't be
n fun in it for them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
NO OFFICIAL nTERFERENCE-

When the head Of an administra-
ton, state or national. Is a candidate
for election to succeed himself Ii is
ence of his position to aid his candi-
dacy. but where he is not a candidate
for the position of his own successor
because of a constitutional r~estric-
ton. he should stand hands of and
allow the people to make their choice
for the various officers without any in
reference or effort to influence them
by him. The people are fully compe-
tent to choose their officers. state n
county. without gratuitous advice. The
machinery of state or county govern
ment should not be brought into use
in behalf Of any man seeking office.
Let every candidate stand on his own
merits. 1t does not sound well to
hear a man spoken OF as the state
administrations candidate for gov
ernor or for any other state office or
as the county officials choice for sher-
iff or other incumbent OF a county Of
fee. In the canvas in this state
which is now being hotly waged for
the democratic nomination for h Of
fees We hear a good lea of talk
as to which candidate the state ad-
ministration is favoring for this and
for tina office. This is all wrong. The
state administration has nothing to
do with whom the democrats shall
nominate. Whether the administra-
ton is using its influence in favor of
any one man or not We do not know
We are only speaking Of what is in the
air-of the general talk.
The men holding state office have
as much right as other individual
democrats to express their personal
preferences, but beyond this they
should not 60. If it is true that there
is any effort being made by any Of the
state officials to use their positions to
influence the people in favor of or
against any man who is a candidate
for office it should be made known to
the people 81 that they can rebuke
the unw~arranted interferences of the
man who is presuming upon the fact
Of his having been chosen by the peo-
pie on one occasion to represent them
in a certain office that he has the right
to designate his successor or to use
the influence of his office to aid any
man who is a candidate for some 9TH
er position on the state ticket Such
| action as this is in direct conflict with
the fundamental principle Of h dem
ocratic party h a h people rule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-29
THE REVEREND j. MCCONNELL.
Slick Negro Becomes a Gentleman of
ImpOrtance-Many Officers Want
Hfm-Supposed to Be Kidnapped
and Taken to South Carolina. .

The Reverend jeremiah Mcconnell,
colored. who was arrested here two
weeks ago seven miles from town by
Chief of Police Scott. with a stolen
horse and buggy belonged to Mr.. John
H. Daughteridge, of Racky Mount,
and sent to Rocky Mount to answer
the charge. is about to become a gen.
tleman of Importance by reason Of the
indeiniteness of his whereabouts D.. He
could have been retained here for
stealing two hams, one of which was
found in his stolen buggy when he
was overlook" which had Eeen taken
from the Misses Finch. of this coun-
ty, but he was delivered up to the
Nash county officer and allowed to go
to Rocky Mount. Yesterday Chief of
Police Scott received a letter from DIR.
Wray. OF Gibson. stating that he had
a horse stolen by the Rev. Nc which
was left in the stable OF Mr.. Daught-
eridge, in exchange for the horse and
buggy captured there. that the sheriff
| Of his country had succeeded in getting
the Rev. Nc from the officers of Nash
to answer to the crime in Cumberland,
but while on the way with his prison
er. the sheriff of Scotland county,
| appeared in the middle of the road
IN lSoh PoSSSooiOi vi III
prisoner. claiming that he was wanted
in Scotland county. and besides Their
was danger of his being lyncled in
Cumberland. etc. It is further related
that the Rev. Nc from that time has
dropped out Of sight. The supposition
[ is. that some n impersonated the
Scotland county officer. and that his
| object was to deliver the Rev. Nc. to
the authorities in South Carolina,
| where a reward of $500 is outstanding
for his he having broken
out of the p~enitentiary in hat state.
h Rev. Nc. is not in danger OF
lynching- He is too valuable. AfsT
breaking out of the South Carolina
Wadesboro, where he stole a bale OF
| cotton and was SEM to the county
roads. After serving two weeks of his
sentence he broke out. and stealing a
| horse, rode him with John Gilpen like
speed to the stable of DIR. Wray in Glib
son. There he exchanged the winded
steel for a bright particular equine
fayorite of the Doctors; from thence
he wendell his way to the stables of
Mr.. Daughtridge in Rocky Mount,
left the doctors horse. and took a fine
roadster from Mr.. Daughteridge, also
a buggy and harness. coming to an
ingloriOuS capture in Gui;fOrd county,
with two fresh stolen hams in the
foot of his buggy. In view of all the
trouble which the perigrinations CT the
Rev. Nc. has caused since his capture.
Chief Scott is constrained to remark
that he is sorry he did not naId hin
here for the hams, but ne says he
thought sure they could hold him bet
ter on the. house than on the hams
! Greensboro Telegram