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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
THAT COMMITTEE.

The lnter-Ocean has had Its atten-
tion called to the fact that there are
a few people in different parts of the
county who have beer made to believe
that there really was some attempt to
do some undetermined work at the
meeting of the county central COM
mittee held March Goth. The charge
Is so unwarranted, childish and silly
that it. would seem NJ one would
accept these waillngs of the dis
gruntled seriously.
Now as to the facts: A call for a
committee meeting was regularly
issued. Notwithstanding the fact
that the weather was severe, a
majority of the committee was repre-
sented either in person or by proxy.
There were present Geo. Mclean, of
Prospect, 40 :2iles from Devils Lake;
M. O. Simenstad, Of Edmore 80
miles from Devils Lake; James
Mccormick. Churchs Ferry, 10 miles
from Devils Lake; A. K. Walker,
Morris township, 16 miles from
Devils Lake; j. A. Van Lew, Lake,
7 miles from Devils Lake; Myron
King proxy to H. e. Baird. j. E.
Watt proxy to R. Daeley and A. F.
Hodgkinson of Devils Lake and 2. D.
Norton with the Wilson proxy who
was offered an opportunity to take
part in the meeting later in the day,
but who refused. , Aside from the
proxies mentioned there were six
representative men present, men
whose honesty and integrity no one
questions. When the committee met
and it was found the s'boss busters
were not in the majority one of them
took his departure for the purpose, it.
was afterwards learned, of breaking
up quorum. And because the rest
of the committee went ahead and
transacted the business for which the.
meeting was called cry of gang rule
was raised.
Certain statesmen" have alleged
that because quorum was not
present the acts of the committee
were null and void. What ridi
cu1ous propositioni If quorum
ere necessary to transact business. a
majority could remain away and pre-
vent a convention being called at
any time. Time and again the
courts nave held tnat those VINO
assembled in response to a regularly
issued call may go ahead and transact
business, even though there should
be but two people present, and their
action is legal. It was found
that the convention was fixed one
day short of the time fixed by law,
and Chairman Watt thereupon issued
another call for committee meeting
at which every member was represent
ed and which meeting transacted the
same Identical business transacted at
the previous meeting, excepting that
there was a change in the date of the
convention, and this is the basis for
the great hue and cry about gang
rule. Ism it awful
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
Republican County Convention

A Republican county convention for the
county of Ramsey will be held at the court
house in the city of Devils Lake, North Dakota,
for the following purposes, to-wit: -
Electing fifteen (15) delegates and fifteen
alternates to the Republican state convention
1904, for selecting delegates to the national
Republican convention to be held at Chicago,
June 81, 1904.
The basis of representation in the county
convention will De one delegate for each twenty
five votes or major fraction thereof cast for the
Republican nominee for governor at the Nov
ember election in 1902 and in addition thereto
the village of Edmore 8 delegates, village Of
Starkweather delegates, village of Crary 2
delegates, and one delegate for each organized
precinct as such. ,.g
The different precincts in the county will,
under such provision, be entitled to representa-.
ton as follows; =
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
The Edmore Herald accuses the In

The Edmore Herald accuses the In
teri Ocean Of unfairness in stating that
the credit Of procuring representation
for the new voting precincts Of Stark.
weather, Edmore and Crazy belongs to
Representative Davis. the Herald
says the credit belongs to james Me-.
Cormick The Inter- Ocean would
not rob Mr. M cCormick Ct any credit
due him. The truth Of the matter Is,
however that the Inter Ocean had a
reporter in attendance upon the COM
Initfee meeting, one II which 1t has
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
In his paper, the Edmore Herald.

In his paper, the Edmore Herald,
'Milt Crary last week formally an
nounces himself as candidate for the
legislature. Mr.. Crary says he has
resided in the county IA years. Ex-
cepting the past 10 months his resi-
dence has been at the town of Crsry.
We will wait and see what the Crazy
paper has to say Of Milt's candi lacy
this week. They know him there. OF
ought to, and their opinion ougat to
count either for or against him.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
Editor Tuttle If the Mandon f,

Editor Tuttle of the Mandan Pion.
eer has Deen vindicated b. a jury Of
the accusation of being connected 81
interested in fraudulent transfer
OF Mandan city lots to A. F. Ra M
barter. Tut will row breath cas-
Ter, and the Republican. which was
recently started in the Missouri
slope city for the sole purpose Of
purifying the Pioneer editor, has evi-
IDENTIFY performed it's uncalled for
mission and its publishers are said to
have folded their tent and deca1nped.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
Entered as second class matter.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY AND
THE CITY OF DEVILS LAKE.
FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1904.
Republican State Convention.

In accordance with the instructions of the
conventions of delegated representatives of the
republican party of this state will be held this
year as follows
house, Fargo, on Wednesday, May IS, 1904, at
II 100 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of
choosing eight delegates and eight alternates
to represent the state of North Dakota in the
National Convention of Republicans, called to
meet in the city of Chicago, on the 2lst of June
1904, to nominate a president and vice-presi-
dent of the United States.
STATE OFFICERS.
a convention will be held at the opera house
in the city of Grand Forks, on Wednesday,
July 20, 1904, at IL o'clock in the forenoon for
the purpose of nominating candidates for state
officers to be supported at the next general
election and for the transaction OF such osher
business as may be brought before it.
The different counties in the state will be en-
titled to ranrnsantatinn as follows. -. -.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
IT PAYS TO BE FAIR.

II pays to be fair, no matter what
you may undertake. In his effort to
array the east and west sides Of the
county against the middle, to the end
that he would find means Of break
ing into the Legislature. our friend
Mil. Gary seems to have over played
his game IN the Hampden country.
Being neighbors the Hampden people
were inclined to give credence tc
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

It ia recommended that caucus in each
precinct be held at the usual voting places
therein on april %, 1904, from 5 to 7o'clock p.
m. and be held open not less than two hours,
and that the uames of ell persons voting at
the caucuses be taken down and delivered to
the chairman of the county central committee
at Devils Lake, att o'clock a. M, on Satur-
day April 3d. 1901
The county central committee will pass upon
the credentials of all those entitled to partici-
pate in he preliminary organization of the
convention, and will meet for that purpose on
Saturday, April 80, 1904, at 10 o'clock a. m. in
the city of Devils Lake.
4AlI contests must be accompanied by a
written statement of the grounds of the con-
test and be filed with the chairman Of this
committee not later than Saturday, April 80.
1901 at 10 o'clock a. m. s65s
By order Of the Republican county commit
tee. 10y ~. e. Watt,
Nj 0. Simenstao, Chairman.
va Secretary.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

In enumerating his many qualifi-
CATIONS for legislator Milt Crazy re-
fers to the fact that he was at one
time clerk Of. one of the important
legislative Committees. For goodness
sake. is he going to tell all that hap
pened on this memorable occasion?
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
40 SOUTH.

Farm values are .heap manufac,
turing opportunities unprecedented.
Write John N. Beail, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Mobile and
Ohio railroad, ST. Louis, Mo-, and he
will put yon In touch 5-5t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

Pembina county republicans honor
ed Jud LaMoure by placing him at
the head of tie delegations to Fargo
and Grand Forks nomination conven-
tions. It is evident that Jud is not
soosing his firm grip upon matters
political in his own county very fast.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

The people are funny. The Rus
slams are very Indignant over the
claim that Japanese mine blew up
the PetropavIovsk, preferring to be-
lieve that it was their own careless.
ness that caYsed the terrible tragedy.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

The unreasonably cold weather
throughout the country is serious
drawback 20 business according to the
weekly trade reviews.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
FOB COUNTY TREASURER.

8 J. o. Baughman OF Devils Lake, hereby an
nounces himself a candidate for treasurer Of
Ramsey county, subject to she decision of the
Republican county convention, Il
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
BARTLETT

9. z. simcns will put In 40 acres
in cereals this spring having bought
Y the Mclaughlin farm contiguous to
the city limits.
9. T. Simon and u b. Perripg,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Announcements will be printed under this head
and charged at the rate of S. per notice. They
will be published to the time Of the convention.
Cash must accompany all orders or tue an.
2Douncament will not be inserted
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

Including admission, it will cost
Just 500 to see everything on the
Worlds Fair grounds at st. Louis.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-29

Miss Nellie Norton, who was en-
gagged to teach six months term in
School Ne. 2. resigned to attend
another term of three months at the
university. Miss Norton will resume
her duties as teacher in School No 2
at the end of her university term.
Miss Kate Pendegast will teach the
first three months.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05

sulphate in a coarse bag and hang it in
the two and a half gallons water until
dissolved. Pour gradually two and a
half gallons water we four pounds
good quicklime in such a mar. her as to
Stake it to the finest powder, and give
a good milk of lime solution.
Put sixty pounds air-slaked lime in
a shallow box where it can be worked
Over with a hoe. Pour the milk of lime
and copper sulphate into a third vessel,
and stir until thoroughly mixed, when
it will have a deep blue color and be
thick. Put this Immediately into a
double -four bag filter, squeeze out
most of the water, and empty the wet
blue material at once into the sixty
pounds of air-slaked lime, and work it
up so that it will be well distributed.
If too moist, add more lime.
While still somewhat damp rub
through a coarse sieve, Fig. 1, made of
stout wire gauze, having twenty-five to
thirty meshes to the inch, using the
wooden block, Fig. 3. to rub it through
if necessary; the sitter fits over a box,
Fig. 2, which is about 3x3x3 feet. Then
spread the material out to dry, and
when perfectly dry sift through a fine
mesh sieve, crushing all Jumps. AL!
except the sand, which is in the four
pounds quicklime, should go through
the fine sieve.
This mixture will keep indefinitely.
and contains about three and a third
times as much copper per gallon as is
contained in liquid bordeaux. 1t may
be diluted with powdered lime or -four,
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05

AS a rule large, fat globules make the
best butter.
Cream rises best when the tempera-
ture is falling.
A good COW does not, as a rule, eat
but little more than a poor one.
The dairy COW should not have to
travel a long distance for water.
Have you arranged to keep your cows
comfortable in winter? Feed is costly
fuel, but it should be burned to keep
the cows warm if they are kept in a
cold stable.
A cow is different from a child in
that she can never be spoiled by too
much pettipg. Speak softly, milk gen.
tly and she becomes at once your profit
able friend.
One advantage with the separator is
that all animal matter, dirt and impu-
rites are removed from the milk, and
will be found sticking to the outer wall
of the bowl.
Trouble is the price OF success in
making good butter, and without it the
dairyman will make neither good but
ter nor a good reputation as a butter
maker. Have the utensils sweet and
absolutely cleans
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
MRS. MAVERICK SET FREE
American Woman Finally Released
From British Prison.
Her Life Sentence For Death OF Hus.
band Terminates After a Servi.
tude of Sixteen Years.

London, Eng1and.-Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, the American woman who
was serving a life sentence for having
poisoned her husband, was released
from the Aylesbury Female Convict
Prison at 6.45 o'clock on the morning
of January 25, on special license.
Her mother, the paper says, had Wis.
tied her Saturday, January %, and
evidently was the bearer of important
news. The Governor of the prison
on Sunday conferred with the prison
officials with a view to arranging for
the departure Of the prisoner, which
was carried out very quietly.
Mrs. Maybrick, accompanied by one
of the prison matrons, entered a closed
carriage and drove to Aylesbury Sta.
ton, where she took d train for Lon.
don. She drove from Euston Station
and from there went to a private home
not far from the metropolis. She will
remain at the home for a short period
in order to recuperate and to await
the completion of certain formalities
which will give her a freedom Of move.
ment not allowed by persons On ordt
nary ticket-of-leave.
Mrs. Maybrick, the paper concludes,
during the last few months in prison,
was employed in the lightest work as a
reward for good conduct.
The release of the famous prisoner
brings to an end one of the most cele-
DRAFTED criminal cases in the history Of
England. At the age of thirty-nine
years the once noted American beauty
leaves her cell, white-haired and blast.
ed with the prison pallor. Since the
death Of her husband, in 1883, after a
most unhappy married life, she has
faced a sentence to death by hanging,
has seen a gallOws erected outside her
prison window, on which she was to
die, has received a Communication of her
sentence to Imprisonment for life, and
finally, has been released after serving
nearly sixteen years.
The British Government was ap-
pealed to again and again, the officials
of the Home Office being in almost
constant receipt of petitions in which
new evidence was given and new rea-
sons for seeking a pardon presented.
When it was officially announced that
the officials of the Home Office had
finally agreed to release Mrs. May
brick, after her many years of i'm.
prisonment, there was the greatest re-
joicing among the members Of the In.
ternational Association of Women,
who from the time that they had had
the sentence of death imposed upon
her changed to life Imprisonment,
fought for her release. 1t was stated
then that after her release she would
probably go with her mother to her
home in Rouen, France. and that later
she would return to America to live in
Louisiana.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
The Fable in Russia.

This fable, dealing with the fall Of
White, the Russian finance minister, is
related in a recent brochure entitled
"a Glance at the Secrets of Russian
Policy" published at Vienna: 1.-The
Gar dreamed the following singular
dream. He saw thre cows, one fat,
one lean, and one blind. The next day
he sent for the metropolitan Paliadius
and begged him to explain the dream,
but the metropolitan declined. The
Gar then sent for Father John of
Kronstadt, and made the same request
to him. Father John stroked his long
curly hair with his hand and made re-
ply in the following words: Your
majesty, / understand your dream in
this way: The fat COW is the finance
minister, the lean n is the Russian
people, and the blind One Don't
be afraid; go on said the Car. The
blind COW is-your majesty"
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
Sentence Sermons.

Truth abhors tricks.
Love needs no label.
The upright go right up.
Helpfulness is happiness.
Strength has little need of style.
Information precedes reformation
He makes no mark who has nc aim.
The future holds no failures to the eye
of faith.
Fast living makes fast links in the de-
viPs chain.
God measures by motives; men, By
mistakes.
God never forgets the man who forgets
himself.
A mans prospects depend on the things
he respects.
altogether good
It takes many new beginnings to make
a glorious ending. IN
A man is not a saint because ne can tel
the difference between a good sermon
and a poor n
The square man is never looking Tor .
crooked opening.
Loyalty to the lessons OF the last year
leads to success in the new.
God knows the way to your door IL you
know the way to His poor. -
Take stock of your mereles and you NIL
find your miseries have taken hgnt-CM-
caro- Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
Oldest shin Afoat.

There is at present lying at New
castle a schooner which is supposed to
be the oldest ship of her kind sailing
under the Union Jack. Her name is
the Dart; she was built at Carnarvon
seventy-eight years ago, and ever since
has been in constant employment. At
n time she sailed between Carnarvon
and Liverpool; she is now engaged in
the coasting trade between Arbroath
and ports on the northeast coast of
England.
The Dart has another distinction be-
sides her age. She is manned by the
oldest crew sailing the high seas. The
captain is seventy, the mate seventy
two, the cook s%cyenty-onc and a sea-
mar sixty-one--a total of 352. They
have been with the Dart for some
years; and were all boys together
st. James's Gazette.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
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TODAY

Officer Shawhan-"Whats your big
sister gettin' teached up derc at der
school?" Teeny O'Tuf-"Aw, electro
cution, physical torture, and stuff like
dat."-Puck.
He-"I think the bride was wonder.
fully lucky in receiving so many beau
tiful wedding presents" She-"Oh, she
always was lucky in that respect
Brooklyn Life.
Church-'T see a Jersey man is COM
planning because his wife thought more
Of a dog than she did of him." Gotham
well, perhaps the dog growled less"
-Yonkers Statesman.
What makes you think she has a
saving sense Of humor?' Because
she laughed SO heartily when she de.
scribed the way you proposed to her."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Then you have no sympathy for the
deserving poor" said the charity work
er. "Me?" retorted the self-made man.
why, sir. 1 have nothing but SYM
pathy."-Chicago Daily News.
Section Boss-"What is all that ar
guing down the road?" Foreman
"Why, the man operating the steam
roller insists that we shall call him a
chauffeur ."-Philadelphia Record.
The lass who turns to literature
The aching heart she sometimes wrings
With speech and me so demure,
How can she think such awful things?
Washington Star.
Chicago Mani do think our cab
drivers are the worst in creation" New
York Man with the pride of conscious
superiority)-'My dear fellow, they're
innocent angels compared with oursw
Chicago Tribune.
Nodd-"Awfully sorry to hear your
house burned down. Did you save
anything?' Todd-"Oh, yes. After
some pretty lively work we succeeded
in getting out all the things we didn't
want."-Town and Country.
Tenant (angrily)-"The cellar of our
house is full of rats. What are you
going to do about it," Landlord (calm-
ly)-"Nothing. What do you expect for
SIT a month, anyway cellar full of
white mice?'-Chicago Daily News.
The Very Good Man-"He's forever
prating about what his conscience tells
him. What does his conscience tell
him, anyway. ut usually tells him,
apparently, what awful sinners his
neighbors are."-Philadelphia Press.
Mother-"Yes; and when the Prodigal
Son was sorry for being so bad and re-
turned to his home his ,ather killed the
fatted calf" Bobby--"But what
had the fatted calf been doing? Had
he run away, too?'-Boston Transcript.
There was a great swell in Japan,
Whose name on a Tuesday began
1t lasted through Sunday
Till twilight on Monday,
And sounded like stones in a can.
Harvard Lampoon.
Il shall not be content until we see
son making forty or fifty thou
sand dollars a year." said the fond
mother. my DEAR" answered her
husband, what do you want him to be,
a jockey or a MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
yisitor-'sYou say you call your
horses Biscay and Bengal. Aren't
those decidedly unusual names for
horses?" Farmcr-"Ef the joggraies
hain't changed sense 1 got my schoolin'
them's mighty good names fer a pair
o. big bays."-Baltimore American.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
Overcoming worry.

I believe a little true philosophy and
reasoning can go a great way in overcoming
worry. / do not mean a deep and mys-
terious philosophy, but a simple spphea-
tion Of common facts which appeal to IN
telligence. These facts are such as the
following: Worry can do no good. You
cannot change things by being anxious;
Worry units you for hard work, and hard
work is the surest power to make wrong
things right. 1t is foolish to waste time
and strength in doing that which only
leaves one less time and less strength.
Rut there Is also a sweeter philosophy
which deals with principles of right and
balance. 1t shows how things go crooked
sometimes, that the final result may be
more beautiful. 1t suggests how by some
wisdom greater thar ours wrongs, or ap-
parent wrongs, are finally righted. Il
brings history and personal experience IN
array against a merely transient view OF
life. and proves how in the large and long
run the man who waits and trusts IS the
man who succeeds.-Floyd Tompklns-
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
AGRICULTURAL.
Making a Dry Bordeaux Powder.

Making a Dry Bordeaux Powder.
The use of a dust spray, which has
been adopted quite largely in orchard
sections in Missouri and other portions
of the Central West, has been referred
to frequently in these columns. Con-
siderable difficulty has been exper-
fenced in obtaining a dry bordeaux mix
ture which will have the same chemi-
cal proportions as the liquid bordeaux.
Professor r. M. Bird, acting chemist
of the Missouri experiment station, has
succeeded in making a dry bordeaux
powder which contains the copper in
the same chemical state as in liquid
bordeaux. In a recent bulletin he ex-
plains how it is made.
The materials necessary to make sew.
enty pounds of the stock powder are
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
COARSE SIEVE.

four pounds copper sulphate, four
pounds good quicklime, two and a half
gallons water in which to dissolve the
copper sulphate, two and a half gallons
water, which is to be applied to the
quicklime, and sixty pounds air-slaked
time, which has been sifted fine.
Break up into small Jumps seventy
br eighty pounds Of quicklime and
spread it out so that it will become air.
slaked. When slaked and perfectly dry
sift it through a fine sieve Of 100
meshes to the inch. Put the copper
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-05
WOODEN BLOCK.

or may be used in this way. If 100
pounds of air-slaked lime or an equal
volume of flour is added to seventy
pounds of the stock powder, it will
have practically the same copper
strength as the 44-5O bordeaux mix
ture.
Insecticides such as paris green may
be added in the form of powder in the
proper proportions. The usual method
of preparing a dust spray by shaking
the lime with a strong solution of cop
per sulphate changes the chemical form
of the copper to an oxide so that it does
not stick as we'll to the leaves, nor
prove as effective as a fungicide.