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whereabouts Of Prominent .Contrac
I. tor of City Unknown at Present

VsUOs C1DUutS VI aEUHl1tiGe1a ,DUuebQG7
4. 4: tor Of City Unknown at Present
Contractor John Felkins has "aew
de, coop" In other words, he has
shaken the dust of Devils Lake from
his heels, and is believed to have
seeked warmer and sfresher climes.
Behind him he has left a, trail of I'M
paid bills, to his employees, and mer-
chants about town, sums ranging
from s35 to $3.50 each. .s :: ,2:js y ,,1se.
Felkins came to this city from Min
neapolis last summer, and represent
ed that he was an extensive contract
Tor with extensive backing In Minnea.
polls, which was prepared to back
him in his building operations. He
proceeded. to take q number Of CON
tracts, and had the work pretty well
advanced when; he left for Minnea.
lpolis. lAfew days subsequent he. wrote
to his foreman in this city, and 1t was
believed that he would soon return.
People with whom he had business
transactions were slow to; believe that
he had left the country for good, but
! after waiting two weeks for his re
turn, they became uneasy. s s.53..Es 3; 4
sA large number OF carp penters In his
employ have fled liens on buildings
upon which they had been working,
and firms which have furnished ma
terfal have protected themselves By
/ filing the same. NJ
The liens may be foreclo losed In some
instances. However, some of the own
ers of the build ldings will endeayor to
effect an outside settlement Of their
claims, 81 zssE
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAIM. :,
ATOM.
BY tho Governor.

i In accordance with the beaut +
4. full and appropriate custom of !
II setting aside special day af- +
4 tor the harvests are garnered /
4. each year 40 day upon which !
4. We can make manifest our graf i
4. itude to God for manifold bless !
4. ings, I, John Burke, Governor of I
# the State of North Dakota, do 4
= hereby designate i
i. Thursday, the 2sth day Of No \
A. vemhes. i
j. as day OF General Thanksgiv- !
j. ing and prayer throughout the !
j. state. The year, now nearly !
f. gone, has been one Of peace and 4
+ plenty in state and nation; j
f. peace at home and abroad, uni. J
+ versal peace; plenty almost be- i
j. yond the capacity Of the coun- 4
e2s try. Providence has smiled upon j
# us with a bountiful harvest, and i
!. has withheld pestilence and dis j
j. aste. Divine guidance is lift j
eSs ing the whole people up to a !
+. higher, healthier moral plane, y
Il making the world better and j
+ brighter and pointing to higher !
+ ideals in public life. On this !
- coming Thanksgiving day let us j
+ unite in praise and thanksgiving >
f. to God for all His kindness and j
eSe mercies, and fervently beseech j
i. Him to bless and preserve our j
I. people and our country. j
j. Given under my hand and the J
s3s Great Seal OF the State, at the ]
f. Capitol in Bismarck, this 10th j
i day of November. A. D. 1907. j
se :, j . JOHN BURKE, j
IL =. =: r>: y, -. Governor. j
j. By the Governor, -: - j
Il Alfred Blaisdell, )
:. Secretary of State. !
j. j. - j. e4s - j. ss - y - sSSs >
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22

'slick' they have been unable to con-
vict him in a single instance, except
ing that Of using cancelled postage
stamps. He said that two-thirds of
the Indianapolis convention had as
sembled with the idea of defending
Everett, but that before the conven-
ton was over the number had dwin-
died down to nine. That the Up-to-
Date Farmer was not at present the
official paper was clearly demonstrate
ed, its place being taken by the Equity
Farm Journal, which is published in
Chicago, ana is edited by Charles W.
Bovine, formerly of the editorial staff
Of the Everett sheet. T.
H.. O. Brown of Brismade, made a
short and concise address in the. in
terest Of harmony. He said that he
could not see the use of spending the
time of the convention on chickering's
and in thrashing over old sores.
Mr.. Nelson, in the course of his ad-
dress, answered several questions that
were put to him by the different dele
gates present. He was asked if, in his
opinion, the farmers were responsible
for the present price of wheat. j. He
said that this was a large question,
and that he was not in position to
answer it. However, he assured the
farmers that If they stuck together BY
next year they could. fix their. own
price on their product. i 4s4* szs i. & 4
& Al the evening meeting the official
program as outlined by the committee
was carried through. The election OF
officers for the succeeding year result
ed as follows II. o. Brown, Brins-
made, president John Newton OF Cass
county vice-pre dent; a. D. South Of
IGasselton secretary and treasurer.
Directors for two \ years, succeeding
Messrs. MurreY Glasgow and Hanson,
whose terms have expired NJ.
Anderson, A Piper and !. 3. DeFoe.
The meeting chen adjourned. sS IF
The following reso1uti Ions were pass
|ed by the Sconyentio
whereas This body aasembl led on
this the 18th day Of ~ NJoYenbe 1907,
At the annual sting IN the Al. s. !. oi
d, Ii the off Devils Lake, state 81
Nortn Dakota, All an $orga alton ot
farmers ana others ID ssecure and
maintain eas,it able hi COS on d 4 farm q
products, and
herea II ~ II, al,-p or,
Iganizatiol, the men IIela ags
I'D
tive t % as
81 tls ssc sf M
Isshsis iii anting sehats Il
llan
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22
JACOBSON BLOCK BURNED
A 100000 Conflagration Sweeps This
!. Fine Block and Contents Away Yesterday

building, suffered total loss. He had
insured with A. M. Powell to the ex-
tent Of $500, which amount 10 believed
to cover bis loss. =
There were about seventeen ROOM
era up stairs. all OF whom were not
able to save o single thing. Among
them were Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Mel
son and son Leo, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Horvick, J. H. Shaettle, Mas Helen
Shearer, Mrs. G. r. Blaisdell, Messrs.
Staddt and Paulson, Walter w. Quen-
nell, Torgy and Andrew Torgenson,
Edward Larson, Louis Olson and Hell
mer Nelson. :.
Anselm Rothaker is the name Of the
janitor of the building. He says that
he left the building the preceding
night about 10 o'clock, and to all ap-
pearances everything was all right, so
the supposition that some entertain
that the fire started in the basement
am the furnace, seems to be incor-
AtsDI~ n Cramer was returning
H., ''o1 paying s,1, at t. a =, dance e at
he noticed flames issuing from the
Jacobson building. He rushed up the
stairs and aroused the inmates and
turned in a call for the fire depart
ment. That was the first intimation
that. a great many OF the roomers had.
Cramer says that when he went over
to the city hall, there was no one else
there, and he got out the hose cart by
himself. EIf>.-' --ss !, 49,:
All morning Fifth street and also
Kelly avenue were strewn with furni-
ture and miscellaneous household ar.
ticles. Ed. Gilbertson thought he was
going to be burnt out, and immed ediate.
AZ sgot5 busy He mo yeda several pianos,
sewing machines Sand other articles
out son %the street; but it was unneces,
sary, for the flames did not reach the
Gilbertson building. The management
Of the State bank got busy, and Ben
Ness was moving books and fixtures
across the street = 7 y, va
The work Of the volunteer fire de
partment is TO- be much commended
for 1t was through their efforts alone
that the fire was prevented from
spreading. At the time the conflagra
tion broke out, water was not obtain
able, owing to the reason that, at thai
! able, owing to the reason that the
pressure was being changed. 4 ~.
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~ IT: r ~ 1T " -: "a. 49, n gf: :$3S
FIREl EATAlT TO TWO
$25O,000 FARGO .fire. / Last Al; / Sunday
s.: {. u Evening .=.. .:..s 5

ss,y s.jy In I a $3.50 900 fire which destroyed
the entire ~ I, Case warehouse at
Fargo Sunday night at midnight two
brave fire 1addies, named illiam NJ.
White and George W. Hartna al. met
instant death 5.by being buried be
meath a falling wall. Another freman,
Frank III Campi on, had a close call
from death. but escaped with "a few
bruises: Despite the lateness #uf siie ;ises
hour a|croWd OF Il 500 people Witness
ed the fire, which was quite spectacu-
lar II. i.js
The fire III supp posed to have had its
origin III effective electric light wires,
they not being pro operly snlated.
The building was regarded be
worth $50 900, and the stock ss15 ,oOo.
Tlyeryt thing Y was wei insured ~ II.
hlte, the elder of the two dead
flremen haad een 3on the force fol
sixteen years. HE Nas \ q sidoWer,
and was TO have been married within
ID few months
Iartman came IT'D argo from Chic
ago two years d leaves sto
mourn his loss and two chill
oren the eldest 81 nom sig but ten
years os age: The citizens of Fargo
make up d subs ption fd5ir the -.
':lief Of the stricken ffarail
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22
Minneapolis, Minn.

]};+ f. Minneapolis, Minn.
Congratulations. God speed the
cause. Sorry work here prevents me
being with you. MO. Hall. i
The president then appointed com
mittee on credentials consisting Of
Jonas Lenz of Grand Forks county,
Wm.s zinnicker Of Ward county, and
Peter A. Fatland Of Richland county.
While the committee on credentials
retired to an ante room and consider
ed the papers of the visiting delegates,
short addresses were, listened to from
various delegates present, which oc-
cupied the time up until adjournment,
which was taken until 1880 O'Clock.
The concensus of the addresses were
"Hold your wheat, II possible" Il.
!, Immediately upon the. reconYening
of the convention after dinner, the
committee on credentials reported on
the names OF delegates that were sub
mitted to them, They recommended
that all parties who had credentials
i,ber entitled. to a vote, and that all
others In attendance should be given
Ia voice on the floor, but no vote. The
report was adopted on roll call Far
mer" Newton Of HarWood, who was
present without credentials then
made an earnest talk against the
adoption OF the Il committee report.
He Is president Of his local union, but
had no valid excuse ais to8Why he had
appeared without the necessary identi--
ncation papers. - ;4S s5s;
Il President Holes then APT pointed q
committee consisting of O q Halter,
Hans Thompson and .. ichards
t, to draw up an orde of business for
the conyentio to pursue. secretary
Palley. on euuest, read the aninlites
|Eof the last meeting which was held dl.i;I IL
this city last. June, after which the
committee On prag grarn exported.
The time eff the convention was
! mo mostly taken ur this afternoon ID
thrashlng over the depositio 81 A. A
Everett the 5latey deposed national
president tie Indians napolis conVerl.
| )tion. Everett VI as The orig atoI
Iof the Society og Equity and is also
the editor and publish p-to'
T.
Date Farmin q iclls sslags been here
fofore The oficial or San offS the society
an1ents were heard nrss ana con
ID. Nelson tie presgd dent ta,s
Grain era 6Separ sl A
III. of , tslait The at,scis ha aaaai
oa Eserattt,a d ssor the lffsteen
years, bus. ots accoliatt ss his g5eir q as
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22

bly, for the purpose of being ground
into -four to be mixed with our domes-
tic wheat and exported, is very detri-
mental to the financial interest of the
farmers of this country, especially to
those in the wheat growing states OF
the northwest, in as much as the Shaw
decision practically puts wheat on the
free list, the result of which is to en-
richen the pockets OF a few millers at
the expense of million farmers of
this country.
Whereas, We believe the Shaw de-
cision is misconstruction of our tar
i'll laws and in complete violation for
what the tariff laws are intended for
and contrary to the ideas of those
who framed the law pertaining to tho
duty on wheat
Therefore, be it Resolved, That this
body pass strong resolution favoring
the resembling of the Shaw decision,
relative to the duty on wheat and that
eaO pSlAbiOA NC duUiSSSSu " tlG SSCTG.
tary of the Treasury and endorsed by
this body asking to have the Shaw de-
cisicn reversed. i 55HH- s. e. a A.
While we, as members of the A. 8.
of e. of North Dakota, regret that
anything should have occurred at the
recent national convention to disturB
the united efforts OF the producers OF
this nation in behalf Of equity;
RESOLVED, That we recongnfze the
principles OF our society as paramount
to the interests of any individual or
Iset OF individuals, and pledge our
selves individually and the loeag
| unions which we represent, to contin-
ued Loyalty to those principles and the
constituted authority Of the national
union, and by every means Id ..oug.
power to advance the great work iua-
dertaken by the Grain Growers depart
ment. u
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Russia has had q big movement AN
real estate. An cart quake started 81
land slide ana several districts bear.
ms long, hard names were piled no
and tied np anu slid into the sea.
North Dakota may have y strip
ped sgopters and j snow banks lla
The winter. but B about tho biggest:
shake sRe set here is hen the travel
ing men are tli1 tha5
depot form Rec.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22
STRONG WIND AND lNSUF.
{. ..FIClENCY OF WATER
!. ...=.= WORK HAVOC :
Fire Starts From 6asoIine
Stove Explosion
HEROIC WORK By FIRE ladies
Loss Partially Covered By Insurance
full Amount Not Known


In spectacular fire which broke
out in the Jacobson block at $50
o'clock Thursday morning, 100.
worth Of property was destrt., .e,,
for time, owing to the high win,
and the fact that no water was OBJ
tainable, the whole. business portion
Of the city was threatened with des-
: truction. As It was the Jacobson mil
linery store, Frank Lueck's jewelry
I store and the clothing store Of Stavs-
wick, strande & Company are COM
pletely; wiped out. BY. heroic work of
the volunteer fire, department the
flames were confined to the Jacobson
:: building, but for quite while 1t look
ed zas Il. the city hall, on the south,
and Gilbertson,s store on " the east
would also :be razed entirely, Up to
half past ten, when the fire was gotten.
completely under control, Fourth
street and Kelly avenue, up to the
scene Of the confagration, bore the ap-
pearance Of being entirely deserted, as
fully half Of the. inhabitants OF the
city were Watching the fire. ~ i .=* E
/ It. seems that the fire started from
an explosion Of a gasoline stove. Miss
Amanda Jacobson had arisen quite
4 early, preparatory to doing some wash.
Y Ing, and had started q fire In the gaso.
line stove. While it was lit she at
VI tempted to fill the reservoir; with the
4 result that an explosion followed, the
J furniture In the room was quickly
sablaze. Miss Jacobson saw that It
was useless to. try to Il subdue the
NJ fames, and quickly aroused her siss,'
ters and the other ooners IN the
Il building Of which there are seven.
teen. All the inmates made q safe
exit from the building, but were un-
able to save q single article, either of o'lf
d clothing Of furniture. Three pianos,
one belonging % the Misses Jacob bison,
one to Miss shearer and the other$to
four young men Y men who had but
lately rented i room in the bull ding
The burned building was owned by
81 drs. Olaya obson, Who At present
IL In CALI ifornia Her three sdaug ghters,
Amanda, Andrea and Josep ephine. were
Ia the building st the time Was "a q
hand some brick structure, and Yas
Il valued b the owner at ssz222 ,oo0. VIC, I
900 worth of nsilrance was carried ION s
q being divided n among several
mpanies, nanelyy the e'erman Amer. II.
TIE ST. Paul the New OH
Unde Writera. the II III oyal ], the Philadell,,
phia the North Anne ericans and 81 the
yorWich unionu s8s
+ Z Lueck the ieweler, SAYS a it
M depend ths condi dition % his safe
as ~ the extent os his loss. He keeps
his a aiaanonda and most his his
watches a this safe and ttlle con.
tents are ~ his loss off stock
al1aost be fully covered iraur.
@ anee earries WORT is.
tribated yario,is com panIes.
Thomas seaEIa the con- tractor ssio
s lnad his oifiee IS ttIls basane the
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22

Edi tor voigt 5off the Leeds NeWs Sdes5 de.5
sniiess that be nts the p.s y. JOB tll
his IND Bloom OF the Devils
Lake Journal fears this I'D throw III
cloud on Voigt inst,rge gencs because
AZ appears To bs about tine only one 8iri
tins entire shoot ting match rho is# NOT
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-11-22
A. s. OF'E. MEETING
Annual Meeting Marked by Lprge At
tendance and Much Enthusiasm

tendance and Much Enthusiasm
The state convention of the Ameri-
can Society of Equity convened Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock in the dis
triet court room. About one hundred
and fifty delegates from all over the
state were present. President James
Holes Of Cass county, occupied the
chair, and State Secretary O. D. Paul
ey of Hillsboro. was also present.
States Attorney serumgard deliver
ed the address of welcome to the dele
gates IN behalf Of the city. In few
timely and well chosen words he bid
the farmers perfect their organization
DO that In the future they could set
their own prices on their product. He
spoke Of the different farmers organ
izations in the city-the Farmers
mill, the Farmers elevator and the
Farmers railroad. The men at the
head of these several organizations
have stuck together, and by so doing
have put their projects on well pay
Ing financial basis.
Attorney Fred Traynor addressed
the convention on behalf of the Devils
Lake Commercial club. He said that
the Commercial club was composed al
most exclusively Of farmers, and
through him, had extended cordial
welcome to all the city visitors. He
said he looked forward to the time
when instead of Wall Street farming
the farmers the farmers would farm
Wall Street. His remarks were greet
ed by applause.
Mr.. Newton Of Cass county, was the
next speaker. He mentioned the ex-
tensive improvements that has been
I;consumated in this city since his first
visit here in 1883, and said that In his
estimation Devils Lake had more of
a future ahead Of 1t than any other
city In the state of North Dakota.
! President Holes read two congratu'
lstory kilograms, which he had re-
eelved. They were as follows: :s.4; r: :. 80.
: Hartford, Ky.
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Hartford, Ky.

Hartford, Ky.
James Holes, President. r.
Congratulations. Push the good
work. We must and shall win. = t..
&C. M. Barnett, National Pres.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-11-29
GeIa -FOUR AppIes Tor Rent.

Mr.. Clalborn, owner OF the cider and
vinegar works and the sorghum factory
east of town, is the man with the best
right to lament over the fruit failure.
He stated to-day that the cider and
sorghum portion Of his mill viii re-
main shut down for the year, the only
operation being with grain, There Is
no sugar cane to speak of, and no
apples at ALL AS striking evidence Of
this latter fact he visited his farm in
Salem township yesterday. Under the
terms OF the lease he Is to receive zone
half of the apples grown In the or
-chard" on the place. His renter ln-
formed him that Mr., Claiborn's share
will be just four apples, and inquired
whether he wanted them delivered In
town or would come after them.-Iola
(Kan.) Record.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-11-29
ADVICE TO VICTIMS
TELLS READERS HOW TIC
promptly CURE RHEUMA-
TIsM AT HOME.
Directions to Mix a Simple Preparation
and the Dose to Take-Over-
comes Kidney and Bladder
Trouble Promptly.

There is so much Rheumatism every
where that the following advice by an
eminent authority, who writes for
readers of a large Eastern daily paper,
will be highly appreciated by those
who suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one ounce Compound Kargon, three
ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsapar-
lila. Shake these well in a bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and at bedtime also drink plenty
of good water.
1t is claimed that there are few
victims of this dread and torturous
disease who will fail to find ready re-
lief in this simple homemade mix
ture, and IN most cases a permanent
cure is the result.
This simple recipe is said to
strengthen and cleanse the eliminative
tissues of the Kidneys so that they can
filter and strain from the blood and
system the poisons, acids and waste
matter, which cause not only Rheum-
atism, but numerous other diseases.
Every man or woman here who feels
that their kidneys are not healthy and
active, or who suffers from any urin-
airy trouble whatever, should not hest
tate to make up this mixture, as it is
certain to do much good, and may
save you from much misery and suf-
fering after while.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-11-29
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