Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-01-12

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
notwithstanding the fact that
the Inter- Ocean was not voted
one Of the official newspapers Of
the comfy at the late conven-
ton OF the board Of commission
ers, this paper does not propose
that in consequence thereof the
bulk Of the tax payers in the
southwestern portion Of the
county shall be deprived Of the
privilege Of reading the doings
of said board, hence. elsewhere
in this issue is presented the
proceedings from official copy.
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CLANCY NJ. Depew, the wise
old man of the senate, he of
whom it has been said that he
knew everything, has been
asked by a recalled resolution Of
the New York legislature to re-
sign from the United States
senate. But DepeW fatty refuses
to take the hint and declares his
intention of sticking to his post.
He states that he will lay aside
all other important positions
which he holds next April when
he has attained to his 72nd birth
day save those honorary with the
Vanderbilt lines. Then he ex-
poets to devote his whole atten-
tion to his senatorial duties and
even anticipates accomplishing
his greatest work in senate after
that time.
A few years ago and the trend
of western migration was from
the east Dakotaward, and while
this has not by any means en-.
tirely ceased, the wave of hum
anity which from time immeln-
orable has been looking west
ward, no longer stops with the
boundary limits Of Uncle Sans
domain, but pushes on into Cam
ada's fertile and promising ter.
ritory. Still there is yet room
in North Dakota for many more
people even in the so called well
settled districts and it is quite
probable that. as time progresses
the larger tracts will become
divided into smaller farms and
closer and more profitable farm
ing will be the outcome. z
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The Grand Forks Evening
Times made its initial appear
ance with the daWning Of the
new year. The new sheet is a
fine specimen Of modern news
paper making and a credit to
Grand Forks and the state of.
North Dakota. Its pages are
such that lead to the conviction
that its creators are making a
Rooseveltian strenuous effort to
give their readers the news and,
spare no pains to get it all and
give it as truly and accuratelyas
possible, and that S what counts
with any newspaper. The edi-.
torial pages show a strength and
capacity surpassed by no daily
in the state. Typographically,
with the popular Winchell series
predominating in all display,
the columns Of the Times pres
emit a very pleasing appearance
Indicating the good judgment Of
its promoters and the skill Of
the mechanical force. During the
initial numbers too great a div
ersity Of heads was in evidence.
but as the paper has grown
older its creators have seem
ed to grow wiser, greatly sim
plyfying their heads and make
up. This latter, from the stand
point Of a newspaper man, is
now worthy Of much praise, as
the utmost pains for the attain
ynent of well balanced and aes-
thetic aspect is iii evidence. In
the opinion Of the writer. the
Evening Times has a promising
chance Of becoming popular with
the reading publ lie, and with
that popularity, success will be
assured. Politically the Times
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