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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
DIETZ WINS FIGHT,

John F. Dietz, "the outlaw Of Cam
eron DAM" as he has been dubbed by
his enemies, has won his fight of over
two years standing. He has agreed
to let logs go through the sluice on
the now famous dam on Thorn Apple
river, and will receive $4,000 from
the logging corporation in settlement
1t was long and hard fight On a
little farm which was bought from a
homesteader several years ago in the
northern part of Wisconsin on the
Thornapple river, John F. Diets and
his family lived. Dietz hadNhi land
surveyed, and found out that Cameron
dam, instead Of being on the land be-
longing to the logging company was
on his farm, and that under the state
law he was entitled to ten cents a
thousand for all logs sluiced through
the dam. He demanded this sum from
the logging company upon an esti-
mate of 100000 feet Of logs, but 1t
was refused. Later the company Of
fered to settle for $4,000, but Dietz
refused.
Injunctions we're then issued against
the holder of Cameron dam for inter-
fering with the logging company
logs, but no sheriff could be found
who had enough nerve to serve the
papers. With birdshot and rifles
Dietz kept all intruders at bay, and
no one complained with having met
with a cold reception. A deputy sher-
if from Milwaukee was fred at, sew.
eral others we're reported to have re-
ceived similar treatment, and Dietz
still held the dam.
Just last week Dietz's brother and
w. L. Moses of Chippewa Falls, rep
resenting the logging company, ef-
fected a settlement at Rice Lake,
wherein Dietz is to receive $4,000
compensation and the logs will be al
lowed to pass through. The sum will
make the owner independent, but his
intention is to stay on his farm.
Strictly speaking John Dietz has
not been right. Practically he has
had that kind of right on his side
which often wins out in civilized
countries, where the sense of justice
breaks through the forms of law and
shines upon the merits Of the fight.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

S. J. SMALL, Publisher.
MARION SMALL, Managing Editor.
September 9th, 1907
FOLLOW A DIFFERENT PLAN.

We would advise the farmers of this
state he1eafter to make their obliga-
tons due about the first of the new
year, instead of the first of October,
as is more than likely the case this
year, and for his reason:
Now is the time when the specula-
tors in the wheat pits at the Board of
Trade get busy. They largely over
estimate the crop, representing it 10
be much larger than it really is.
Therefore the prices offered for wheat
are considerably lower than they
should be, as it is represented that
the supply is much greater than the
demand. This is not at all true, es-
pecially this year. OF course it ad.
vertises the country to have large es.
but that's all the good it does. 1t Ger.
tainly does not benefit the farmer.
The price of this advertising falls on
men who are the least able to stand
1.-THE farmers, inasmuch as it re-
duces the price Of every bushel OF
wheat from 10 to Is cents, which Is
practically stolen from them.
Therefore it is up to the farmers C
hang on to as much of their product
as they can, and as long as they can
This will be largely impossible this
year, for the reason before stated:
that most of their obligations fall due
as soon as the threshing season is
over. Wheat will undoubtedly soo1
go higher than it has been quoted
but unless the producer can hold OF
until after the holidays there will no
be much use waiting for a raise
There is no doubt but what II enough
of wheat was held back the specula
tors would be compelled to pay ever.
cent there was in it.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
WHY?

We do not see why people Of this
state should be forced to buy canned
goods, like beans, corn, peas, etc.,
which are put up in Maine, Illinois,
New York or Wisconsin. why should
we not grow and put up our own pro-
ducts? Why shouldn't we have a can.
merry in North Dakota? Why does not
some farmer interested in these things
have home canning outfit and try
his success and have fresh product
for the home and then sell to the less
progressive people? We can grow to
surety as good sweet corn as Illinois
and as good peas 40 Wisconsin. WHY
shouldn't We try IT.?
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

dealers continue to remain full, by
the time the really cold weather sets
in, the chances of their at once re
plenishing the depleted bins will be
much Simmer than it is now. Now
it is up to the consumer. If anyone
experiences a coal shortage this win
ter he will have no one to blame but
all full, and the winters supply ca1
be had for the buying.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
STATE NEWS
omou@n ouoeen wenoso eom@I

While out hunting near Langdon,
Robert Michaeljohn received part of a
load from a shotgun in the hands Of
his companion. He was struck in the
face and neck. His escape from se1i-
GUS injury is considered miraculous.
A f1nlander of Valley City, was
found dead in a barn yard last week.
He had partaken too freely of whisky.
Henry Jackson a farmer residing
near Gilby, accidentally shot himself
while out hunting.
The annual meeting of the directors
of the Pioneer Life Insurance CON-
pany was held at Fargo last week.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected.
A man named Anderson lost his life
while threshing near Willow City. A
bar of iron dropped from the machine
striking him on the head.
The Grebe land case, which has
aroused considerable attention in this
section of the state, is on at Rugby.
10000 acres of choice McHenry
county land was sold last week to L.
B. Beard Of Austin, MINI. It was
| one of the largest improved land sales
! ever transacted in the state.
The embriotic Elks of Minot, have
agreed on Saturday, Oct 10, as the
date for the installation of their new
lodge in that city.
| George w. Jameson, pioneer of
this county. returned Wednesday
from short visit in Spokane, Wash,
where his son Ray holds a position
in. one of the leading banks. Mr..
Jameson returned by the Canadian
route and was far from favorably i'm
PRESSED with what he saw of the
Dominion.
Tue Altar society of the Catholic
church conducted very successful
luncheon at the home Of Mrs. Thomas
Page On Wednesday afternoon and
evening Mrs. Page was ably assisted
by Mrs. r. T. Fox. Next Wednesday
afternoon luncheon will be served at
the home of Mrs. William O'Brien, as.
sisted by Mrs. Wiener, at Mrs
lO'Brien residence, north of the school
lhouse. 1t Is intended by the ladies to
serve these repasts throughout the
fall season.
a guest at q Minot hotel turned on
the water in bath tub and forgot tc
turn it of. The hotel was flooded.
Il Another postofice robbery was at
!, tempted at Leeds last week. It failed
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

We hear that Hetty Green, the fam
GUS woman f1nancier, can stand III
City Hall Square In New York City
and see five million dollars worth OF
her property but at that she doesn t
get nearly as pleasant view as the
country girl who sees the sun rise on
the farm these fine mornings.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
BUY YOUR COAL SUPPLY NOW

IL has been ascertained that while
the coal dealers have their sheds full
to the brim with both hard and soft
coal, yet the actual consumers have
been dilatory 80 far In laying in their
winters supply of that mineral. The
Importance OF 50 doing cannot be urged
too strongly. &c the, coal bins of the
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

1t is said that on his return &c
South Carolina after his recent lee
ture tour, Senator Ben Tillman TOLD
his admiring constituents he had had
a splendid time teaching the gospel
of white supremacy to those igno~
amuses up north" Pleasant com
mentary, isn't it?
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
NORTH DAKOTA'S FOREST PROB
LEM.

The people OF North Dakota have
just laid the cornerstone of a fine
building at Bottineau for the state
forestry school for which they have
been working for ten years. The need
Of encouraging forest growth was
early recognized, for North Dakota is
the most treeless OF all the states.
Only one per cent of its area is tim
berland, and the best timber has been
cut from much of this. Minnesota, on
the other hand, its nearest neighbor
on the east, has sixty per cent Of its
surface classed as timberland.
North Dakota has no national forest.
A few years ago the government I'M
dertook to establish one in the Turtle
mountains, and made a thorough III
vestigation of the project to discover
that the effort was too late. The
greater portion Of the cumberland of
the proposed forest had already pass
ed into private hands. 1t was not
practicable to make national forest
Of the remaining and detached frag-
ments, and the project was abandoned.
The Canadian government was more
prompt and successful. The Turtle
mountains extend across the interna-
tional boundary, and the portion on
the north side of the line was made
into dominion forest by Canada, and
its timber is being cared for and de-
veloped, while that south of the line
is practically all gone, except second
growth which is rapidly being cut out.
The Turtle mountains form the chief
wooded region of the state. Early set
tiers on the open prairies obtained
their fuel and lumber there and will
continue to draw upon this little
North Woods" as long as the supply
of material lasts. 1t is not an unusual
thing for farmers to go fifty or sixty
miles with their teams for wood; and
for years the Turtle mountains have
met the demand, but they can not dc
SO much longer.
Outside of this little area of woods
and lakes, North Dakota never had
any considerable forests. The greater
portion Of the state consists of tree
less prairies, while the portions which
are too rough to be classed as prairie
are no less treeless. This is notably
true of the so-called bad Lands
This name is misleading. The lands
are cut by deep and formidable "a
vines, rendering roadmaking and trav
cling difficult; but much of the land 1!
fertile and there is reason to believE
that many valuable woods will flourish
II planted and cared for.
Small patches Of forest are found !,
many places in the state, furnishing
evidence that trees will grow IL the,
> get start. The valleys Of most o
. the rivers have belts of timber, an
here and there in the 'Bad Lands
small bodies Of timber are found.
The native trees are nearly al
broad-leaved oaks, elm, poplar. bircf
and occasionally maple. Coniferou
} trees are few and scattered. The pin
, forests which reached such high d.
velopment in Minnesota, never game
foothold west of the Red river. TIL
broad and fertile valley of that strean
appears not to have been favorable +
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

A Baltimore paper says: If Mr..
Roosevelt ever become an editor,
heaven held his staff" Why? The
staff would have nothing to do, but
look pleasant and brag on the papers
circulation.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

A Michigan man is quoted as saying
that man should give his wife half
his salary. We think there are a
number of married men who would
be glad to compromise with their
wives on that amount
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

Hartman says that he found that
the people out west were holding on
to their money. What did he expect
them to do when he was around?
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

1t may be Of some interest to know
that our average state and county
taxes are lower this year than they
have been for number of years pre-
vious to 1907
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

The new Georgia prohibition law
has two features which don't seem to
"jibe"-that wine for the church sac
raments must go, but that private
club lockers shall stay.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

There are $1,000 people in Jail in
this country, according to a statistic
shark And yet all those that ought
to be there haven't arrived yet.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

A current magazine says the old
fashioned night cap is coming back
in vogue. What Is it? About three
fingers straight without any settler
or lemon foolishness.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

An exchange says that Otero, the
Spanish dancer, has had her ankles
insured for $4,000 each. Rather a neat
figure for an ankle.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
RI 0yS,

Fall is now here. How
about those harnesses you
have been promising yourself to
have fixed up? Bring them to
Chisholm G. Fitzgerald. Wine.
man building, Kelley avenue.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

A popular writer of coon" songs
says whiskey has saved his life twice.
It's fact that most of this worlds
are charged up to whis-
key.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

The hustling propensities of the
festive mosquito have been accounted
for. His natural life is only three
DAVIS
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27

For fire, lightning and lorna
do insurance, talk with Jones.
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days..
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shifting the snow over ones tracks.
1t is then that the dogs become so
useful. since they Will always find
their way back by instinct. no matter
how completely the path has been OH.
liberated. Their keen scent enables
them to find lost trayiers even when
these. are completely buried by the
drifting snow.
Accidents have greatly diminished
in number since the Government in.
stalled n telephone between the hos
pice and the Cantino de PROF.. rlns
enabling travellers to announce To the
monks the hour of their departure
over the worst lit of the road. Then.
II they do not arrive within Il given
time. monks. servants, and dogs turn
out to lock for them The bodies of
the unknown are placed in the NOR
cue below the hospico. propped
against the walls just us they were
found in order to- make recognition
easier The air circnTates freely
through the non.cemented wallis and
dries up the bodies like mummies At
one time the monks had to denend
absolutely upon their dogs for news
of travellers in distress. "Their scent
is SO Keen" the good doctor said.
that they will track n mans foot
steps three days after he has passed"
Thus, nowadays the fatalities are
rarely more than a dozen a year, al
though the travellers over the pass
may number scores of Thousands.
No one seems to know the precise
origin of the dogs as an institution.
Some declare that Saint Bernard
himself brought them hithel. II is a
curious fact that in the plains they
degenerate and lose much of their
marvellous sagacity. One is much
srievcd to hear that the monks and
their dogs are afflicted with severe
rheumatism In this damp and bitter
climate, especially when the snow
mclts I'm the late simmer.
WILLIAM G. FITZGERALD.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12

VI course, the grent attraction IS
The kennels of the far famed st Per
nard dogs. These are In buildlnp
by themselves, just below the levej
OF long corridor. One is surprised
to learn that the old breed, whicl
came down In n direct line for many
centuries, practically died out n hun
dred years ago owing to an acct
dent. During terrific snow storm n
ia!se alarm WAS raised that some
SGldiers and emisrants were lost an
hour below the hospice, and out rush
ed all the female doge, and never re
turned. Not a season passes without
some losses among these magnificent
creatures.
The present dogs seem rather larp.
er than the old breed. judging from
me celebrated CID Barry which stands
stuffed In the museum Mt Bern, wear.
ing his small cask OF Stimulants pal.
lantly round his neck even yet. Forty
human lives had Barry saved, and was
IN the very act of saving another
%hen he was struck down by the
startled man. A young Swiss of the
Alpine Chasseurs was crossing tho
pass. when he suddenly sank TO his
neck I'm STOW drift. and was carried
down In the moving field There he
remained for over seventy hours. and
was fast slipping from sleep into
death when Barry was put upon his
track. The dog found him at lick
MS face so rs 10 waken him to some
sense of peril. The poor fellow awokc
and I'm his fh'et confusion, thought
only of an enemy. and drove his
sword through his noble rescuer
Thus, of the CID dogs only two are
left-a huge white one. which I'm con.
sequence of an accident during n res
cue has been nearly blind since pun.
pyhood; and another handsome old
brown dog which basks by the kitchen
fire.
Usually there are nine or ten sturdy
peasants who act as servants to THO
monks at the hnsplcc; and wien the
storms nre out two or three of these
men. accompanied by the most skilful
hops scour the paths in many direc.
tons every day. Just previously light
posts fiItecn To twenty feet high are
put up to indicate the right direction.
Dut after severe storm these are
entirely oblitoratcd, ana on ton of
them another line of p0ies has to be
erected, which also will get buried
later on.
Grave danger arises from tiie wind
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
WORK PERFORMED BY
GREAT ST. BERNARDS

/ The long nine months' winter o.
the Great st. Bernard Pass has shut
off The monks and dogs from tht
QUITE world, and the far famed hos
pice Is filled with guests who rang,
~ social rank from millionaire idlers
10 the humblest OItalian emlgrants
Cesaro Manella, young lawyer oil
Turin. started to cross the lofty Sim
plun alone. but was ovcrtaken by Il
terrific storm, and wandered from the
track Exhausted anu without food
he took refuge In Il lonely barn
where he remained starving for four
: teen days, utterly ignorant of tale
fact that the hospice OF the st. Ber
nard monks was only twenty minutes
from where he lay. At length two
Valaisan peasants found him. He
was tenderly carried up to the hos,
pice, where he died the same day.
II is little wonder that the st. Der.
llard dogs and their work should be
familiar to all from childhood; for 1t
was as long ago as the year 923 that
Bernard de Mention of Savoy, great
grandson of Oliver, Il paladln of Char
lemagne. founded the hospice, and
gave II It's simple and touching mot
to, "lnasmuch as ye have done 1t I'M
to one of the least of these my Dreth-
rem. We have done It Unto me-" (Mnt-
thew XXV.-40). And all the world
knows how the founders ideal has
been carried out down the centuries,
Fully twenty-five thousand strangers
Rre entertained there every year, and
not cent asked for In return. 1t
makes one ashamed Of ones kind to
lear nthat buttons, and even pieces
sc n. ln,, .I,, a,
collector, are found In the little col
lection box placed In the refcctory to
receive any voluntary offerings from
those who have eaten Of the monks
bread or drunk of their wine
TO reach the hospice one takes the
numbering old coach known ms the
Alpine diligence
The route is up and up over the
old grass grown road past Bourg st.
Pierre, by which Napoleon marched
his legions. The wind grows kcner
and keener: forests of FIR and mead
odws are left behind with the lovely
Alpine flowers that grew Oh every
rock. The stiffness hacOmes intense:
the scenery bleak and even hideous
In its frozen immensely. From yon-
der glacier nm avalanche fell years
of Swiss soldiers. And from that
towering snowy flank beyond the val
ley another destroyed an entire vii
lage. Here In one vast tomb lie the
remains of eishty.eight victims with
n little cross above them.
Now comes the so called VALLEY
of Death" where the snnky, sinuous
pass elads in deathlike silence up to
ihe hospice. In this forbiding valley
Ia the Bridge OF Nudri, with two low
stone nuts, one OF them used us n
morgue by the monks for all tho vic
Tins claimed by the fearsome pass.
Long ago the flocks and herds ceas
sd; there Is no sign of life in these
wllds save the fierce eagles of
Irtlia crags that swoop down through
the binding mists to prey upon the
sheep in valleys below.
We are we'll up on the st. Bernard
now. ar. obtain sublime views of her
sisters, the Mont Vclau, and tho stu
pendons Grand Combin of fourteen
thousand feet and always on the
track of Napoleon: on the track too
of Roman legions that crossed the
pass n century before Christ was
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