Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-11-23
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

@M@mSnw0u@ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Emmons County Advocate
There is one condition existing
that ought to be remedied by the
coming session of the Iegisla
Under law passed two years ago.!
the state fair is trotted backward
land forward between Fargo and
Grand Forks. One year it is held.
ia Fargo. and the next lin the other.
city. IA state fair that will be a.
credit tot North Dakota cannot be
had until ithas q permanent home.
IT was taken from the Missouri
Slope, the home Of the diversified
farming id this state, and est ablish-
led Ia the Valley Of tie Rec. It
Twill prof. badly stay there at least,
until the rapidly inceasing pop
ulation of the Slope gives this
section the power. to- bring it back
Eif il should be thought best to do
ESQ In the mean time Mandan is
Igiving q better fair than ever. But,
lif the statesfair is to abide in the
Red River Valley awhile, il ought
TO be held every year in. them
ftropolis Of the Y alley and Of the
Estate, When people 60 some dis.
Etance to state fair, they like at
the same time to visit q city and
mot an overgroWn village. They
lprefersa place with street cars and
other metropolitan appliances.
Fargo fills the bill in this respect.
Furthermore, Fargo is much more
easily reached than Grand Forks
by q majority Of the state s citizens.
tits to be hoped that the coming
session will correct the NONSENSE
fcal deal by which the fair was put
on wheels
Fargo Call. Already the mouth
piece Of political instruction in
1 the state, toWlt: The Grand Forks
A Herald, has assumed the role Of
director as respects the policies Of
the new regime under Governor
elect Burke, and those republ icans
|EWho believe ia party principles
and are old faah ioned enough to
1 rely Hppn party organization as q
1means Of maint tanning those prin-
ciples may confde emily expect the
aEinsurrecto organ to tell them what
{ method shall be pursued in the
work Of returning the republican
!, party to power through 8 democra.
4 tic machine. Meantime the Her
aid proprietor viii be close enough
& to the new administration to see
8that the plum tree is not shaken
he is on the ground to grab
1.-THE fruit. Indeed his influence
with Governor Burke and the leg
sislature should be. sufficiently
strong to enable him to prevent
any inq uiry into the printing graft
through which he obtained the
sineWss Of war with which to do
his share towards putting the
lHscOhtEOl OF n the BLaGe.
story is told Of Gen. Sir Alfred
/ Horsford, who believed lin a celibate
! army. A soldier once sought his per.
mission to marry, saying he had two
Y good conduct badges and S25 In the
savings bank. VI Well. go away. " said
Y Sir Alfred, and il You come back this
4 day year III the same mind you shall
! marry. keep the vacancy on
4 the anniversafy the soldier repeated
his. request. But do you really, after
B = year, want to marry r. Yes. sir,
very much Sergeant major. take
shis name down. Yes, you may marry.
4 i never believed there was SO much
consistency Id man OF woman. Right
face; quick march AS the man left
the room, turning his head. he said.
Thank you, SIR: 1T isn't the same
| woman.