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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
Another Hotel
I'm Prospect

William Flummerfelt, a promi-
nent hotel man of Langdon, was
in the city last week looking
over the hotel situation here.
He was so favorably impressed
with the outlook that he went to
St. Paul to figure with contract
ors and builders on material for
a modern hotel. He has in mind
a 35-room house, three stories
and basement. Although a
building of this size is not large
enough to meet the needs of
Devils Lake, it's completion
would help considerably in re-
lieving the present overtaxed
facilities. A rough sketch of the
plans shows a model hotel for
comfort and convenience. On
the first floor will be a large
office and dining room with liv-
ing. rooms for the proprietor.
The second floor will have Is
rooms with baths, and the third
floor will have 20 rooms without
baths. The building will be
heated with steam and hand
somely furnished. Mr.. Flum-
merfelt is a brouher-in-law of P.
J. McClory. who is assisting
him in designing the building
and it's interior arrangements.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14

*Policies dated subsequent to Dec. 81,
1900, valued on the American experience
tables with 8 per cent interest. ftt
~ p INCOME.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
Kirk Makes a
Good Suggestion

William Nixon, one of the old
settlers and respected farmers
of Hope township, has had the
misfortune this summer to lose
thirteen head Of work horses
from the disease Of CHAMBERS.
This is a heavy loss for a farm
er; it means a damage of at least
two thousand dollars. Mr.. j. S.
Kirk, owner of the Lakeview
farm south Of Crary, has sug-
gested that farmers who may
desire to assist Mr.. Nixon in
raising a fund for getting a
start again may deposit to- his
credit in the Farmers Bank Of
Crary or the First National
Bank such sums of money as
they can afford to assist a bro
ther farmer in time of need.
;; The crops are good, prices fair
and the majority of the farmers
in this locality are prosperous.
The suggestion by Mr.. Kirk is a
good one and the Opinion joins
heartily in this effort to do good
and recommends that as farmers
sell their grain they set aside
such an amount as they feel able
to spare to help a brother farm
er to partially recover a great
financial loss. - Crazy Public
Opinion,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
House Burned
At Fort TOtten

Monday morning the priests
house, in close proximity to the
Catholic church and school. was
destroyed by fire. The building
was worth $500 and was insured
in the Powell agency for $500.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Catholic sisters have valu-
able property in school, church
and other buildings, and they
are very fortunate in escaping
with the loss of only one build
ing.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
Barrett's Fine
Collection

Out near Churchs Ferry is To-
Gated one of the most interesting
and at the same time largest col
lections of natural curiosities of
the state to be found in any pri-
vate collection. It is the prop
erty of J. w. Barrett, who in his
earlier days mingled sufficiently
in politics to connect with the
pay roll Of the state and draw
the salary of commissioner of
agriculture and labor-the thing
which the editor of the LaMoure
County Chronicle tried to WOO
unto himself. But Barrett quit
in time to devote some energy to
other things besides rainbow
chasing and having sufficient of
this worlds goods to make life
comfortable without any serious
efforts, and being by natural
turn Of mind a &geologist and
naturalist, he began making the
collection which is now much
more than a local curiosity.
He named his farm Sylvaton
and so arranged the buildings
that his home life was actually
surrounded with the objects he
most enjoyed. He has growing
on the farm every native tree or
schrub of North Dakota, and in
addition a large number of i'm
ported varieties. Among the
latter is the Russian willow
which in three years on his farm
reached a height of eighteen
feet, and is strong and healthy.
J He planted apple trees and
trimmed them in various ways
to discover the best method of
protecting them from the wintry
winds.
But he did not stop at such
things. He has made a collec-
ton of glaciated rocks of the
state which show at a glance all
the changes and actions of these
giant plows of nature while they
were fashioning the present
fields which now make the farm
ers rich. The pyramid which he
has constructed of these distinc-
tive marked rocks become at
once an object lesson which can
be read at a moments glance.
The collection includes speci-
mems of every kind of timber
native to the state in both the
natural and dressed state. The
nest and eggs Of every kind of
native or migratory bird which
makes North Dakota even a tenn
porary home, and the seeds of
every kind of grain and plant,
whether wild or cultivated,
which so far have been found in
the state.
Many of the exhibits were
'shown at the St. Louis and Port
land fairs, and the owner carried
off a large number of medals
from both on the splendid exhi-
bit of grains and grasses which
he had at both places. Grand
Forks Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14

A six months scholarship will
be given away absolutely free
to the first student coming from
each town within a radius of
sixty miles from Devils Lake
to Buttons Business College.
Write for same to day to J. A.
Button, principal, Devils Lake,
N. D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14

Maybe that old buggy of yours
doesn't make very respectable
appearance. See Russell &
Schultz, and have them show
you their new Pontiac and STAY
er runabouts.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
Get in line and buy a Stude
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT

For the Year Ending December 81: 1905,
OF the condition and affairs of the Nation
al Life Insurance Company of Montpelier,
Vermont, organized under the laws of the
State of Vermont, made to the Commits
sioner of Insurance of the State of North
Dakota, in pursuance of the laws of said
state.
! President, Joseph A. De Boer
Vice President, James T. Phelps. @5ss
Secretary, Osman D. Clark.
Principal office. 116 State street, Mont
pelier, VT. -.@-.- ... I, .....
Attorney for service of process in the
State Of North Dakota: Name, Insurance
Commissioner; location, Bismarck. s
1897 assani7ed or incorporated Nov 18TH
Commenced business, Feb. LIST. 1850. 8
ASSETS.
Value Of real estate owned
Loans secured by deeds Of
trust or mortgages on real
Premium notes and loans. 1855, 1857
bonds ...................... 14s,ooooo
Cash on hand and in bank: i,149,72ooS
Interest due and accrued. ss,s2953
Rents accrued ............... 4,0254
outstanding premiums -. 5s5,e1so8
assets ............ 3,5566s
Total assets .............. 1874, 414, 1920
LIABILITIES.
Policy claims due E.
and. unpaid ...... 2415OO
Annuity claims due E.t
/ and unpaid ....... 5,54O34
Policy claims in pro- ..-~.
cess of adjustment, 49,. ,a...
or adjusted and
not due ........:.. e9,6ss.27 ....
Total policy claims s77,ess.e1
sNet present value of all J
outstanding policies-"Ac-
tuaries," 4 per cent. 49,. 3o,o13, 7s7. Bs
Dividends due and unpaid. IL, 69560
Taxes due or accrued and
unpaid, salaries, rents, Of
fee expenses, etc. ........ 151,67276
Amount of all other liabili-
ties. including extra life sg cs
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
lA3oa ~ fsAyi1 mi q II M, or, IF If1et{rs nj


Company's Certificate Of Authority.
3 Whereas, The National Life 1nsurasspe
Gonna nv Of MONTPELIER VIZ coTnnf1-
ton Organized under the laws of Y i,
has flied In this office q sworn s. ateftit.f't
Exhibiting Its condition and business for
the year ending December 81, 1866 et(,l-
formable to the require ments OF the tllv's
of this state regulating the business or
Insurance, and. ~ Sljs,
whereas. The said company has filetl iii
this Office duly certifie copy OF IS
charter, with certificat Of orgaIaizat ION,
the insurance laws aforesaid. S5
Now, therefore, I, e. Ct, Cooper Cora. Z
North Dakota. pursuant to the provisio.is
of said laws, DO hereby certif ~ that the
above named company is fully empowered,
through lis authorized gents, To trass IL
act its appropriate business OF Lift m
gurance in this state. according to Iapss
thereof until the 31st lay of December.
ia. ID. 1865.
s In stiInony whereof, I have hereanto
set nv hand and seal at Bismarck tItis
21st day Of February, Asl y. 1906.
lseal.l III. q COOPER,
Commissioner OF 1fisuranccs
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14

Screen doors and screen
windows at Nels w. MaWkin.
sons lumber yard.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14

Screen Doors and Screen
Windows at Nels. w. HaWkinu
SON. Independent Lumber
Yard.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-09-14
$4,416,317.27
$4O,5s3.03
a6'1.2O3.57
100000
n. 10000
STATE OF VERMONT,

county OF washington, SS. 6r. 49, H..
Joseph A. De Boer, President, and Os-
man D. Clark, Secretary of the. National
Life Insurance Company, being duly
sworn, depose and say that the foregoing
Is true and correct statement Of the
affairs of said company, that the said
Insurance Company has paid up capital
stock Of at least Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars, in available assets, inclusive of
stockholders obligations and over and
above all liabilities for claims reported,
expenses and taxes. and that they are
the above described officers of said In
JOS. 4. DE BoER.
osMAN D. CLARK.
Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25th day Of January, 1906.
e (Seal) GEO. X. PUTNAM,
y Notary Public L
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
Office of Commi ssioner$ OF Insurance j
T. e. C. Cooper, Commissioners of In-
HtTT--s- - iss tho State of North Dakota. Il p
hereby certify sthat the foregoing is d
true abstract Of the original statene.,l
now on file In this Office.
In testimony whereof. have hereilsrtp
set my. hand and affixed the seal of ~ y
Office at Bismarck the list day of August,
SeaI.1 e. g. COOPER,
| Commits sioner of Insurance. 4
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Story Of a Blind Sparrow.

A woman ornithologist tells OF a
sparrow that was born blind, without
any apparent eyes: at was found,
evidently fallen from nest, and was
fed and put into greenhouse with a
broken pane. through which the par.
ents could, If they would, visit it.
Both old birds were promptly on the
spot, feeding 1t assiduously. 1t was
missing one day, but has returned to
its kind friends. who supplement the
parental feeding. 1t hops about and
makes its whereabouts apparent by
the ordinary little "chirp, chirp" OF
young birds. 1t may be imagination
that notices a plaintive ring in the
sound. In my long experience of orni.
thoIogy / have never met with a sim.
liar case"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
GUIDED BY THE TREES.
The Indian Relies on Tall Pines to
Show Him the Way.

The Indians are guided by the trees
more than anything else If you look
across the lake you will see that the
tops of about half of the tall pine
trees bend slightly toward the east,
says Recreation. There Is a distinct
trend to the forest, always toward
the east. On this the Indian relies
implicitly. and 1t does not deceive him.
Again, If an Indian. travelling In the
forest, makes loop and intersects his
own trail, he knows it Immediately,
without seeing any footprints, because
of the character of the timber.
One of our party. accompanied by an
Indian, Big Paul, as guide, shot
moose. Big Paul had never been in
that country before, and, as 1t was a
stormy day. without the sun to guide
him, he became confused in his sense
of direction and had to wander around
somewhat in order to find the camp
again. But on the following day he
led us three miles through the forest
to the carcass. He did not follow the
back trail, but went apparently by in.
stinct | followed him with my COM
pass. He would vary and waver in his
course nearly 80 degrees, first to right
and then 10 the left. but he went to the
moose. Now and again he would point
to something he remembered particu.
larly. Here" he would say, lis the
rock where you set the compass
down" or. This is where we were
when we heard the shot" Then he
would point to the ground, where TO
our asphalt-pavement-trained senses
there wasn't anything at all to see
and make no comment, but would
smile at rs a little and go on BY and
by he came out exactly at the moose.
All could get out of him was that he
went by the trees.
In addition to noticing everything
else, your guide sees trails that You
cannot see, and notices the bitten
twigs that you do not discover have
been browsed off until he points II ont
to you. When twig seems to have
been very freshly bitten off, he will
apply his own mouth to it, and bite IL
OFF again. If he sees froth on the
twlgs, he makes sign to you not to
crack so many branches.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Mo More sevres Graft in France.

The budget commission has decided
to abolish the famous lions de Sew
res" M. Caillaux, president Of the
commission, states that this decision
has been arrived at owing to the fire.
quent abuse of these tickets. The ia
nous china has. in fact, come to be
regarded as convenient form of cur
rency in transactions to which 1t
would not always be convenient to
give name. An artist to be compli-
mented, politician to be placated
for services in the past or for posi-
bilities in the future, received orders
on the great national porcelain fac
tory. In late years the practice has
reached the dimensions of scandal,
so marked that the management of
the factory has at last taken heart
of grace to stop 1t. Henceforward the
establishment will not in any circum-
stances part with goods except against
cash.--Paris Edition of London Mail.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
MEANS END OF OBSERVATORY
Power House Threatens Usefulness OF
Scientific Sta'i.n.

The Greenwich observatory, Eng
land. one OF the most important astro-
nomical stations OF the world, Is about
to be put out Of business" according
to the Electrical Review, by the pow
er station located near 1t by the Lon
don county council.
"The power station is located" says
the Review, exactly on the meridian.
about a mile south of the observatory,
and. although 1t at present has but
a small part of It's complement, the
entire equipment will have an output
OF over $4,000 horsepower. Already
some disturbance has resulted from
the observatory authorities have
from the operation OF certain
generating units, and the OBJ
seryatory authorities have brought
the matter before parliament,
as they fear that when all the ma
chinery is in place and running, their
instruments will become useless"
AS nearly all tho world now gets
its longitude from Greenwich, all the
world will share in the wonder that
the British government was so inert
as to allow power station to be put
where it will interfere with important
scientific work.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Polonius' Advice a Hoodoo

A certain Chicago manufacturer has
issued terrible warning to the gay
and festive clerks who pass the ma.
jority Of their spare time in devising
ways and means whereby they may
the more gorgeously adorn their
manly figures.
This manufacturer entered his of.
fee the other day just as one of his
clerks was coming out In the clerks
hand was a small cane and on his
finger glittered a diamond ring. and
his raiment was such as to make
Solomon turn in his grave with envy.
The employer noted the dazzling crea-
ture and then made his way to the
cashiers office and inquired what sal
airy the young man was getting.
Twelve dollars week." replied
the cashier.
Cut it down to $40, the fellow
dresses better than l do" was the
terse response.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
A KENTUCKY WOMAN
How She Gained Fifteen Pounds In
Weight and Became Well by Taking
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

W. NNhudUno Flnk TiUS.
Women at forty, or thereabouts, have
their future in their own hands There
will be n change for the better or worse,
for the better If the system is purified by
such n tonic as DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
Mrs. ID. O. Wedding. of Hartford, KY,
writes as follows concerning the diff.
'culties which afflicted her:
81 was seriously i'll and was confined
to my bed for six or eight months i'll all,
during two years. / had chills, fever,
rheumatism. My stomach seemed al
ways too full, my kidneys did not act
freely, my liver was inactive, my heart
beat was very weak and had dizziness
or swimming in my head and nervous
troubles.
~ was under the treatment of several
different physicians but they all failed
TO do me any good. After suffering for
two years l learned from an Arkansas
friend about the merits of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills and | decided that / would
try them. The very first box l took
made me feel better and when had
taken four boxes morcI was entirely well,
weighed fifteen pounds more than when
began, resumed my household duties,
and have since continued in the best of
health. | have recommended DIR. Viii.
liams' Pink Pills to many people on ac-
count Of what they did for me, aud feel
that l cannot praise them too strongly"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills restored Mrs.
Wedding to health because they actually
make new blood and when the blood is
an full vigor every function of the body
is restored, because the blood carries to
every organ, every muscle, every nerve,
the necessary nourishmcnt. Any woman
who is interested in the cure of Mrs. Wed.
ding will want our book, "Plain Talks to
Women. which is free on request.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, or they will be sent by mail post
paid, ON receipt of price, 30 cents per box,
six boxes for $3.50, by tho DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Chinese Are Workers

Everybody in China works hard,
even those who have reached the
highest positions. 1t is related of a
mepber of the Chinese cabinet that he
letc>home every morning at two o'clock
as he was in duty at the palace from
three to six. AS a member of the
privy council he was engaged from
six to nine. From nine until eleven
he was at the war department, of
which he was president. AS the mem.
Der of the board of punishment he
was in attendance from ~ till two and
as member of the foreign office he
spent every day from two till five or
six there. In addition he frequently
served on special boards or commits
sions.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Cold Storaue for A,u

Here is a cure for hay fever
may not come too late for n. !
ceptible victim of that fell nail
The Hospital relates that "a ~
man who was suffering from b,,|
yer happened one summer IN !,
two hours In the refrigeratip, 4
of a steamer" This cured him
he had no further attack that ,
mer. IS a remedy, "cold stOr,
has ouiections, but there are VIII
who would even be cured at ths
pense of frozen foot or fingers.
at any rate the idea is refresh
Those of us who enjoy novelty,
always the last thing" might ,
for the refrigerator the instant
begin to feel that hay sneezing
ing on.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04

BABY's ToRTuRINo HuMoR.
Ears Looked as II They Would Drop
OH-Face Mass of Sores-Cured
by Cutlcura in Two Weeks
for 75c.

II feel 1t my duty to parents of
other poor suffering babies to tell
you what Cuticura has done for my
little daughter. She broke out all
over her body with a humor, and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. l called In three doc.
tors. they all claimed they could help
her, but she continued to grow worse
Her body was mass of sores, and
her little face was being eaten away;
her ears looked as II they would drop
OF. Neighbors advised me to get
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment, and
before I had used half of the cake
OF Soap and box of Ointment the
sores had all healed. and my little
ones face and body were as clear
as newborn babes. I would not
be without 1t again II it cost five dol.
lars. instead OF seventy-five cents.
Mrs. George ], Steese. 701 Colburn
St., Akron. Ohio"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04

The full eclipse of the moon was OBJ
served in Singapore on the night Of
August 4. According to the Hindus
this eclipse Is the contact between
the moon and another planet called
Rahoo, but the masses believe that
owing to the will OF God, Rahoo, or the
serpentlike planet, catches hold of the
moon by its hideous mouth and re
leases 1t after short time.
AT the first contact the Hindus
battle principally in the sea and anxi-
ously await the release. After the
contact they take another bath. Dur
ing the interval they are not allowed
even to drink a cup of water, as their
belief is that all things in the world
get polluted during the contact.-Sing-
apore Times.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Language OF AIrships.

There is squabble as to the cor
rect name for flying machines, air.
ships and balloons, and the Aero cub
OF France attempts to set the matter
straight. "Aeaonef' describes a fiy.
ing machine heavier than air; that is.
an apparatus having no gas bag.
"Aeronefs" are divided into several
classes: "Helicoptera," machines de.
pending on screws for flight; aero.
planes" machines propelled by the
mapping of wings. The expression
aviator. very often incorrectly EN-.
ployed, should be applied only to the
pilot of an "aeTonef," as "aernonaut'
Is applied to the pilot of gas balloon.