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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Whittimore, of the south
ern part of the state, is making an |
extended visit with her sister, Mrs
Peter Anderson.
P. n. Kelly is visiting frisade
and relatives at ChatGeld, Mimi,
for a few weeks. <'*
Ray Cunningham went to Hills
boro last week to make q visit with
his many friends and relatives.
p. A. Lee went to Devils Lake
on Monday morning of this week
to serve as juryman.
Geo. Shepard's father from We
natchee, Wash, is visiting with
him for q few days. ],
The two Misses siegel from Ed
more visited with Maude and
Gladys Herwood last week.
i Addie Loug visited with Lakota
friends last week, returning last
Saturday evening. .s.y.s' . 1
| G. N. Parker went to; Devils
Lake as q witness in the wheai
: stealing case last Monday morn
ing. = -. >~. sss Z@
: Tom Long and family eggpen
New Year day with the family 3
= J.5H. Stuart. : : ::s5. .:..zs.. ..3 .5.s
! Mrs. J Il. Stuart spent last Sat
! urday with Mrs. %. +. Humphreys
returning to her home Sunda,
morning. r.: Z @5 ]
4 2. S. Topper, principal 9th
! Brockett schools, visited at Crar,
Hast week. returning saturda.
,, ievening. I: 81 S*3s 3s. ST. =, z
Miss AImede Vierhus vieites
with her parents, MDg. and $Agra
Frank Vierhus, j few daya las
Iwssk. s :$ { Per- z. 5:zs
Il A brother og Fred Lomke OF thia
Y pises visited with him the pas1
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11
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HIGH SCHOOL,

!. -
# Senior, Glass. Frances Rior-
dan, Reporter. y d: ..;.5ss. ;==3
81 The American history class
did not meet Monday morning.
Prof. GodWard gave . half
hour lecture Monday forenoon
on the work Of the coming year.
The Misses Tena and Carry
HOnneE spent their Xmas vacation
ss their home 1aaar y ~ ebsser 55I3
81 account DC the report that
there would be no school Mon-
dor elaege many absent.
sH9ls id fest W. ~ 90 gg1sy no se-
ssGia ID
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11
THELOCALT IELD

Lunches served any time, day |
and night at the Windsor Hotel. |
Albert Kildahl returned to
his studies at St. Thomas in St.
Cloud, Mimi, last Saturday.
Judd Whitman left last Sat-
urday for Delefield, Wis. where
he will resume his studies in the
St. John Military Academy.
Sherman McClory returned to
his student duties in Minnea-
polls last Saturday.
This heavy fall of snow means
plenty of moisture and a big
crop for the coming season.
| Miss Frances Shortridge re-
turned Monday evening to May
willie to resume her studies at the
Normal.
| Master Ralph Gierum won the
toy automobile and sled in the
contest given by O'Brien Bros.
HE turned in $13.
j The many friends of w. M
Holbrook will be grieved to hea1
that he is very ill with pneu'
Ynonia, and has been confined t.
: his home for over a week past.
I The original Dixie Jubile
Singers appeared Ut the arnor.
! Tuesday night 10 q good size
Z audience. and lovers Of goo
. vocal music were highly enter
! tanned. 81 T.. ,.
!. DON'T overlook the advertise
lment of the Devils Lake Fee
& and Seed company in this issue
& This is "a new concern whicl
4 comes b I'LL q long felt want. I.
/ During the LAST hours of Coy
!. esrnog ssarles' administration
Adjntaysg General Creel handes
! ia his resi- gnatioa and Che Cover
a Poole ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

The DESIGNATION of the papers
to publish the official proceedings
by the new board of county COM
missioners will meet with the
hearty approval of every tax
payer. 1t shows that the board
is not afraid of the widest pub
hczty- of their transactions, when
they selected the papers with
the largest calculations, regard
less of politics.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11
The new board of county CON-

The new board of county COM
missioners has adopted the
Rooseveltian motto Of "A Square
Deal for ALL" A pleasing con-
trast to the dominion of the
late political car, who handed
out favors to his pets. and pun
lshei his enemies. The Inter-
Ocean predicts that the new
board will make a record for
fairness and economy unparal-
leled in the history of Ramsey
county.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

few days, returning to his home at
Cando last Monday. =s : & ss2...1@y
It ia very discouraging the way
the coal is being handled for this
point. There are cars of coal
which have been in transit since
Nov. rs of last year: ~ -
Miss Ekanger returned last
Tuesday evening from her vaca-
tiou and began work. again ON
Wednesday morning.
Miss Conley, teacher in the pri-
mary department Of the Cleveland
schools. returned from her vaca-
ton last Saturday.
The Oleeard Machine aud Lum-
her Co. have moved their office
fixtures to Lakota and are now en-
tirely out of business in Brocket.
The pool room and barber shop
have been rearranged and repaipt-
ed, so that there is a great deal
more room aLd lends q more cheer
full appearance.
The old pool room has been re-
fitted and repairted and furnished
Cor the use of the CitiZen's State
Bank. which will open it's doors
for business about Tuesday, Janu-
ary 9Th.
The snow is SO deep ard drifted
in snch heaps about the buildings
in town and the country as we'll,
that it is very difficult to gel
about, and still showing.
John Engessther returned to St.
Olaf's college at Mortified. MINI,
last week after spending a pleas.
ant vacation with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. e. o. Engesather.
c.. Z. VieYhus WAS summoned as
a witness in a wheat stealing case
to be tried at Devils Lake this
week. Con says he ia no good az
such a witness an he knows abso-
lutely nothing about the case.
Albert Thompson has sold out
his restaurant and fruit store to
Ed Lefevre. Albert has rot de-
c;ded what he will engage in vet.
We trust he will find such employ
ment as will not necessitate his
moving from our town.
Mrs. E. Cunningham received q
message last week that her mother
had been taken with an apoplectic
stroke and was very i'll. She start
ed Immediately to see her and was
accompanied by her husband and
children.
Victor Anderson, who has been
in the employ of the Olegard Ma.
chine & Lumber Co leftlast Mon.
day morning for his home in La.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

Some one has suggested that
a meeting of the citizens be call
ed to petition Governor Burke
IT, urge the railroads to relieve
the coal famine. Not a bad
idea. If it doesn't do anything
else, it will show what confidence
his fellow townsmen have in
his ability to accomplish the i'm
possible.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

the position for two yea Fl. The
question now arises, can Cover.
nor Burke remove Poole and
make another appointment, or
does Poole hold durign Burke's
administration? -"
Forget your coal shortage and
concentrate your mind on the
prosperous times we are going
to have next summer when the
boom strikes the town.
j. A. Beaudry, who has for
some time past been foreman in
the Republican Office, expects to
leave for Bottineau during the
latter part Of the week.
Mrs. J. A. Mankie, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Williamson Of
this city, returned to her home
in Grand Forks Sunday afternoon.
What's whittier than a black
bird? Snow. What's whittier
than snow? Why, the beautiful
new line of zoe embroideries the
Dependon store has now on sale
at &c a yard. Swisses, Nansooks
and Cambrics included in this
sale. This bargain won't last
until the snow goes-get busy
and come at once.
Four carloads of coal arrived
for Devils Lake Wednesday
night, and five for points on the
Farmers railroad. The Devils
Lake supply was Immediately
distributed, and the famine is
still on.
Hurrah for Governor Burke!
The Dependon store has just re-
ceived a telegraph message from
him to express at once to Bis
marck 5000 yards of their spec
ial 121c embroideries. The gov
ernor expects to put a ruffie on
every dog on new law turned out
this session. He saves the state
just 125 cents yard on this
deal by patronizing home indus
try.
John Bowman, who is now
holding down a claim in Will
liams county, took seriously ill
several weeks ago, as a result
Of over exposure. John COM
menced the digging of a we'll
just before the cold weather set
in, and upon reaching a depth
of fifteen feet he struck water,
in which he stood while finishing
work. His many friends inthis
city will be pleased to learn that
he is now on deck and as happy
as ever.
= Interstate Commerce Commits
sion coming to Devils Lake. It
has been discovered that the De-
pendon store is responsible; for
the coal shortage, for the5spast
week Jim Hill has been Using
his cars to bring immense lots
of embroideries to this concern.
One big lot worth from Csc to
SOC per yard is on sale now for
TIC per yard. It's a shame to
let this go on.
B. J. Ness and Attorney P. J.
McClory went to Minneapolis
Wednesday night. and will ar
range the preliminaries for the
coming suit to be brought by
Mr.. Ness against the Acetylene
Gas company for the damage
their plant caused Mr.. Ness
drug store Several months ago.
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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

. What more does RAMSEY coun-
ty want? Ever Wagness and
Pat Norton have landed comfor-
table bcrths in the legislature
at Bismarck.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

In CHEEKY letter from Brer
Whitehead, he states that The
Williston State will be forthcom-
ing in about a fortnight, and
that he has received very fiatter-
ing encouragement for the new
newspaper. Ben will certainly
make a 60 of the enterprise.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

The rich girls of New York
have banded themselves together
for the purpose of learning to
cook and do other household
work. That's better than try
ing to reform some broken down
scion of nobility.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

This reminds US that next July
when we are all trying to keep
cool, we should lay in a stock OF
coal sufficient to last eight
months.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

Last fall the insurgent leaders
I'm Ramsey county lost their
orgauist and now they have lost
their organ.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11
a, having ! finished his work

kota, having :. finished his work
here. e.. ! !: w.. :
Thorstein Sahl of this place had
a verv narrow escape from losing
his life. He was about to butcher
an animal when it plunged at him
without any warming and gored
him very severely. Re was laid
up for severa; days. but is now
able to be up and around again.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-01-11

Junior Class.-Minnie Jacob
son, Reporter.
Good bye, 1906; welcome,
1907.
The pupils of the city high
school arrived in due time Mon
day morning to welcome their
delayed teachers who had expect
ed to reach the city on No. l
Sunday night, instead of on No.
l Monday morning at 800 O. clock.
The majority of the Seniors
spent the jolly vacation days at
their respective homes in the
city.
The Misses Carrie and Tina
Honnett spent vacation at their
home at Webster.
Many of the Seniors of the '06
class spent vacation at their res
pective homes in the city. Some
who left for school last week
were: Eda Morgan and Blanche
Fox, who will resume their
studies at the Valley City Nor
NAL; Reca Connolly went back
to St. Benedicts academy, st.
Joseph, Mimi, and James Collin
son will continue his work at
the N. D. u.
Sophomore Glass. -Esma Mill
er, Reporter.
On account of the scarcity of
fuel, it was doubtful as to wheth-
er school work would be resum-
ed on Monday.
Miss Mildred Streeter was
absent from her CLASSES Monday.
Miss Adele Thompson left last
week for St. GATHERINGS, where
she will take a course in music
and elocution. Sne will be
greatly missed by her classmates.
Amelia Newton and VIM. Will
son have not returned to their
classes since the Xmas vacation.
The high school boys gave a
dance in l. O. q. F. hall New
Years night in honor of the
alumni. A very dainty lunch
was served at midnight, and a
delightful time was reported by
all those present.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
AS TOLD BY HAYWOOD.
Defendant Takes Stand in His Own

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Behalf.
William p. Haywood tool oath
Wednesday as a witness in his own
defense, and In a lengthy narrative of
his life and his work as a leader of
his fellow miners, that was interrupted
by adjournment, denied the guilt of
the murder of Frank Steunenberg and
the manifold crimes charged against
him by Harry Orchard, Haywood was
pale and trembled with
when he left the table Of his counsel
and walked around to the elevated
witness stand, where he faced the jury
and raised his right hand to be sworn.
When he began to respond to Clarence
Darrow's questions his voice was low
ana somewhat uncertain, but within a
few minutes he had regained his com
posture and for the rest OF the after
noon he was master of his feelings. AS
he told or his bSyhood that began with
toll at the age of 9 years, and gave
the history OF his family, his invalid
wife. who sat Just to the left Of the
witness stand, began sobbing softly.
His mother-in-law and her nurse soon
comforted her, however, and during
the remainder Of the afternoon she
and the rest of Haywood's kinsfolk
remained quiet blu deeply concerned
auditors.
Haywood's testimony vas chiefly
characterized by positive denials of
the allegations made against him by
the prosecution.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
The News d South Dakota |
MosER coNrEssr2s KILLING.
Youn" Ioyvan Claims He Shot in Sell
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The mystery surrounding the muir.
der of T. Marsalkee. who was SHOT
and killed near Columbia on the
Fourth. has been cleared up by the
confession of the murderer, Wllllahh
Moser. Of Strawberry Point, Ia, d
youth about 10 years of age. "A ley"
hours after the murder Moser was ar
rested and brought to Aberdeen, sus-
picion pointing strongly to him as tne
one who did the shooting. lie dehleu
all knowledge Of the crime, however,
until Thursday, when he broke down
and confessed to States Attorney van
Slyke and Sheriff Anderson. Accord
ing to the prisoners story he left Co
Iumbia in company with the VlctiM 1or
Hecla, and while crossing a field Just
outside the former town Marsalkee
suddenly turned on him n man
ed his money. Moser said that the
mar drew a knife and threatened to
attack him, but afterwards put the
weapon away. The man then attempt
ID to strike him, he said, whereupon
he drew a revolver n fired. Mar
Sake fell, and Moser sent two more
bullets into the PROSTATE body and
ran away.
Questioned about the money found
in his possession when arrested, Mo-
ser admitted that he took $2.95 from
the dead man. He denied stealing a
bundle ron his victim, but later d
mitted hat he Dol it and threw 1t
away. The states attorney advised
the prisoner to write a letter to his
mother making the confession to her,
and the later was mailed. 1t contains
practically the same version as given
above. The authorities do not think
the prisoners plea of self defense will
hold; in fact, they regard the story
as a fabrication. a -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
ODD HUMAN MIXTURE.
Many Character mt hay

nynuv strnnge Characters mt Hay
xyoud Trial in BOsse.
Tho world at large has had a some
what nauseating peep into the court
room of Ada County. Idaho, whence
~osnaaated that awful story Of crime
| which will make the name OF aarry
| Orchard a synonym for shalsinS ana
! assassination through generations 40
! rome 80 writes n Boise correspondent.
II has become familiar with this hui
IMAM monstrosity. 1t has formed a
! slight acquaintance with the fair
minded iurist. Fremont Wood, and
with the gifted attorneys-Richardson,
! with his pouderous bludgeons OF
speech the adroit barrow, with his
| shining lances of wit and satire; Haw-
ley, a veritable steam engine of thought
and language; ana Borah, whose pene-
| trative mind and piercing tongue are
( a terror to the witnesses who must
4 submit to cross-eXamination.
But there is a phase of the trial with
| which the public has not become ac-
| uuainted. There is a strange conglom-
GRAFTON of humanity assembled here at
| the call Of the State and the defense.
! The rough. uncouth life of the mines
and the mining settlements touches ell
bows with the polished upper crust OF
| society, and the contrasts which result
| are striking. We find the educated.
| cultured daughter Of an Ex-Governor
taking the seat but recently vacated by
an arch-criminal, and we do not Won
der that her surroundings confuse her
testimony. An Ex-Governor follows a
negro servant in giving evidence and
a former lieutenant governor exchanges
seats with one Of Orchards alleged
confsaerates. The tria! Is g succession
of contrasts such as could not be found
anywhere save in this region Of con-
trasts, where you can enjoy all the
comforts Of civilization, while but a
few miles beyond lies utter desolation.
Scattered about the court Dol are
other men who place little more value
than did Orchard on human life other
than their own. They are town a
shals, Pinkerton detectives and gun
men who are regarded as guardians
of the law in the mining communities.
Some Of these are the "unterriied"
deputies who in the days Of the bull
pen helped to starve the miners. 9th
ers are former cowboys, fellows Of the
Rough Rider stripe, who assisted the
State governments of the West to pre-
serve order after the Spapish-American
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19

war was ended. They show their i'm
portance on the streets, where they
jostle unoffending citizens, and several
scraps have been averted by a very
narrow margin.
There is another body of men here
who represent the law after a fashion.
They are the Pinkerton squad. They
disguise themselves by wearing broad
brimmed, h~igh-crowned SLOUGH hats
such as miners wear while off duty.
They loaf around the street corners,
in the hotel lobbies and at the rail-
road stations, and their eyes are al
ways open, though they have had lit
tie occasion to use their hands. Some
Of these men were in the Homestead
riots and some Of them have seen SER
vice in South America and in Europe,
tracing famous criminals.
It is this strange mixture Of human
ity which gives additional flavor to a
case already pretty well seasoned with
human interest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
FIFTY MEN NEAR DEATH.
Have Miraculous Escape In Wreck on
the Milwaukee. @

Have Miraculous Escape in Wreck on
the Milwaukee.
A bad wreck occurred on the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul road We'd
nesday night when a wrecking car, a
block car and a combination coach
went through the James river bridge,
three miles east of Mitchell.
A crew OF men had been working
at Burt in clearing up a wreck which
occurred the day before n when
the work was done the wrecking train
started for Mitchell.
The boom on the wrecking car,
which stands about thirty feet high,
struck the spans at the top OF the
bridge with such force as to cause the
east end of the bridge to collapse, pre-
cipitating the three cars into the wa
ter below, the engine passing over
safely. ...
The three cars were piled on top of
one another. the combination ear just
touching the top OF the river. In this
car were forty laborers, one of whom
were hurt. After their car went down
the men crawIed through the front
end, which stood nearly erect.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
ANOTHER JAP TAKEN.
This Ono Had Hue Print OF Fort
Rosecrans.

1t Is learned from a trustworthy
source that in addition to the Japan
ese detected in making sketches at
Fort Rosecrans lear San Diego, Cal.
a few days ago another was arrested
In the fort Friday for having 2 blue
print Of the workes in his possession.
This latter Japanese was employed as
a servant at the fort. He is a man Of
superior attachments. In his room
was found q. standard work on engi-
neering. The blue print was well
drawn and showed much technical
skill. but w8s not quite completed.
MAJ. Gatchell still positively refuses
either to admit or deny that Japanese
been detected In spying OF the
fort, but from others In a position to
know the facts the report Is confirmed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19

marks the initial step toward the main
tennnce of a permanent fighting fleet
in the Pacific hereafter.
Whether the entire feet of eighteen
vessels which is now destined for the
Pacific remain there or not, it is as
serted on the authority Of we'll in
formed officials that the American navy
in the Pacific will never again be in.
adequate to cope with any emergency
on that side Of the continent unless
there is a vast change in the aspect Of
international politics.
In addition to the necessity of urg-
ing upon Congress the needs of the
navy on the Pacific side, which will
now be accumulated by the presence Of
the feet there, the administration is de-
clared by close students in Washing
ton to have taken time by the forelock
in sending the feet to the Pacific just:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-07-19
LITTLE COST TO TAxrAYERs
State Lands Will Pay for Erection of
& New Capitol. ~ ~

Not many Of the states of the union
have been able to secure a capitol
n n expense to the taxpayers
in the way Of special levies for that
purpose. South Dakota is going to
accomplish that feat and Will have q
building ample for the needs of the
state for the e. half century
through the sales Of state lands set
aside for hat particular purpose. At
ter years of wrangling the last legis!a-
tive session auth orized the expendi-
ture of 5000, 900 for that purpose, and
already the fund has reached half the
amount with only a small part Of the
available land disposed of. Under a
former legislative action the state ex-
pended approximately 100000 on
foundation work, and at present the
available cash amounts to 1881, 626.10,
making the total up to the present
half the desired amount. While most
of the lands yet to be disposed of are
west of the Missouri river and are
looked upon as low priced lands, there
are yet enough lands left in h coun-
ties of Hyde, Faulk and Potter east of
the river to increase h mount at
least another $4,000 This will
mean sufficient. funds for operation at
least two years, if not longer, s"d by
that time the lands in Butte county
should be ready to bring a fair price,
as that county is now the center of
attraction for new settlers in the state
and is filling up rapidly. The bust
ness of the lane department in these
lands the past fiscal year amounted 70
the sale Of Is, SIS acres at an average
price Of 1891 an acre. bringing in a
net sum of $155,141. The balance Of
the fund on hand has been in sales
since the close of the fiscal ear prior
sales and lease receipts.