Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-17
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When a supposedly staid, respect.
able newspaper like the Grand Forks
Herald will devote a, column of space
to an article that they cannot but
know lisa ridiculous falsehood, like
the capture of the wild man. over
at Velva, to. what lengths will 1T not
go for it's 'favorite son? Rugby Op-
timist
Some of the boosters for Uncle Joe
Cannon are endeavoring to carry their
cigars at the same angle. Fargo For
UNI.
Now that it. has been decided that
the cases known as the "Mandan pig
cases. are to go to Barnes county for
trial, it is quite generally conceded in
Mandan that considering all the cir
cumstances it will be much cheaper
to have the cases tried In Barnes
| county than at home. 1t is likely that
a special term of court will be called
in Barnes county so as to try these
cases and Attorney General McCue,
4 under whose direction these prosecu-
tons have been made, will try the
cases. In this connection it may be
stated that the western part of the
/ state is not the only region where VIC
lation of the law is fragrant and the
attorney generals department expects
to be kept pretty busy Unless the local
authorities are more active than they
appear to be at Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
The tidal wave of prohibition that is
| now sweeping over the southern states
bids fair to make the south as solid on
the temperance question as it has
many years heretofore been DEMOCRAT
ically. We believe the day is not far
distant when the country south of
Mason's and Dixon's line will be solid:
ly prohibition. The day Of free and
licensed whiskey is gradually fading
away in America.-Cavalier Chronicle
State papers tell us that Tom Mar
shall has agreed to put up $4,000 for
the insurgent republican campaign.
We have heard before that United
States senatorships come high, but
we didn't apprehend before that they
cost an even $4,000. That's a. lot of
money, and Tom Marshall's political
ambition must be going at breakneck
speed to want to barter away that
much for the uncertainty of a senator
ship. It's wonderful how political;
ambition will rattle some men.-Cav-
alier Chronicle.
Last fall grand jury was called for
Morton county to Investigate blind pig
cases. The jury proved to be a pig
jury and would not indict. even in the
face of evidence which Judge Burke
considered sufficient. The judge dis
| missed the jury and called for an
other. The next jury proved to be of
| better stuff and the offenders were In
dicted. The district attorney for Nor
| ton county, then moved for a change
| of venue on the ground that a fair
jury trial could not be had III Morton
county. The motion was granted, and
the piggers appealed to the supreme
1 court The supreme court has render
| ed its decision sustaining Judge Burke
in every particular, and the cases will,
| be tried in Valley City. This decision
is one of great Importance, as it. will
4 enable judge and district attorney to
prosecute criminal cases in other
counties, where it is impossible to get
an impartial jury in the county where
the crime was committed, The failure
Of juries to convict has been a refuge
for piggers ever since the prohibition
law went into effect. The point that
q Judge can dismiss grand jury that
fails to indict' ana call another to in
vestigate the same cases is another
important item in criminal prosecu.
ton, and especially in pig cases. Laws
are made to punish criminals; and,
when "a man violates those laws he
must expect the rulings Of courts to
ibe against him. The pigger knows
where he stands before he goes into
court.-Crystal7 Call. - .~s< -
This time last year the eastern
dailies were running scare heads.
telling in startling paragraphs of the
awful weather in North Dakota. So
far this winter there has been but a;
few furries OF snow, and the weather
has scarcely been cold enough to war
rant people In wearing their. winter
wraps. But these same papers have
very few words Of praise. for this ex.
icellent winter and the great prosper
1ity of the people. What they wanted
to do if possible was to injure the rep.
/ utation of the state and retard the in..
flux of population from the east. The
scare didn't seem to work as hundreds
are coming into the state every day to