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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23
I)eIl|iiii,aI

I wish to- publicly brand the state
ment which appeared In the Devils
Lake Journal Of last week. to the III
feet that while / was an incumbent 81
the f<of1ce Of: Police, Magistrate 81
Devils & Lake, | accepted fines from
sporting women, in lieu Of a license,
as absolutely false: When people were
brought before me charged with such
offences. and were convicted oil plead
guilty fines as prescribed by law were
imposed and collected :. Z 55.Sf.sj
I$also wish: to brand as false the;
statement in the same paper to the ef-s
feet that I was being backed BY a
gang" that would like to see the III
cense. system established. The only
gang" with which 4 am afiliated Ii
a gang consisting Of over 100 Erepub-.
lican voters of Ramsey county who
have by their votes expressed their:
desire that accept the office Of States
Attorney. | am heartily in accord
with this gang" and will do, my best
IL elected to prove worthy of their con-:
tf1dence. This is the only gang with:
which 1 have any connection and the
statement to the contrary by the writ
er in the Journal is absolutely false. sSs:
ID. G. Duell. {: &
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23
Saturdays Journal takes the Inter-

:. Saturdays Journal takes the Inter-
Ocean to task over our article Of last
week relative to the typhoid fever
cases in the city and our recommends
ton that steps be taken to !. guard
against it's spread. They call it q
scare, and say that Of all the cases
in the two hospitals less than one
fourth are cases that are contracted
in Devils Lake. Possibly some people
consider things of this character in the.
newspapers as scares, but if by these
scares the sick list and death rate Of
city is cut down they are good
scares for city. While it may be
true that only one-fourth of the cases
in the city were contracted here that
is no reason why precaution should
not be taken to keep that amount from
getting bigger. Typhoid fever lis no
thing to look upon lightly, and we feel
that in cases of this kind the public
is best served by putting the matter
plainly before them SO that they may
guard against it than to muzzle the
press and let the. undertakes. work
overtime later on. NJ sS II. :
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23

that through his efforts Devils Lake
was being quickly transferred from
the depths of deaths abismal environs
into veritable paradice We say that
we were being led to this conclusion,
and 10, we awoke from the dream to
lind that the wings were plentifully
scattered with black feathers and that
our city while never being as bad as
pictured showed little if any improve
ment over it's same old 'hustling, reli-
able, active, business-like SELF
We felt also on making this discov-
cry that it was no more than justice
to the people Of the county and to
the candidates themselves including
Mr.. Serumgard that we try to state a
few matters in our own feeble way
that might aid in: putting history
straight.
Silver said in his self written article
in the Devils Lake Journal of last
week that when he entered the office
he now holds, two years ago there
were Three sporting houses in the
outskirts Of Devils Lake, gambling
joints were maintained in several
places and there were half dozen
places where beer could be bought by
any one who had the price" This in
itself surely looks deplorable. But
! in order just 10 Ike y history straight.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23

John Burke whom the democrats are
now asking you to re-elect. II there
was lawlessness in Devils Lake as
stated in the, journal during this time
the Mr.. Serumgard speaks of he was
the man to prosecute it. Not Mr.
Duell as has been intimated We do
not state these things with any malice
in our. heart, we have naught but the
kindliest feelings for Gov. Burke, we
believe he is a straightforward gentle
man, but if the condition existed as
Mr.. Serumgard says it did he was the
one RESPONSE Bile and it is our duty. to
say so, just to keep history straight.
Then there is another thing that has
been prominently promenaded before
the people by Mr.. Serumgard in this
campaign and that is that the drug
stores are grossly violating the law,
they are a menace to the community,
etc. Well we don't know much about
that we are free to admit. We don't
drink and will admit that we, can not
say from personal knowledge whether
this is true or not. But they do say,
those who are supposed to know, that
conditions do not seem to be material
ly changed for the worse now than
they were short time Z. ago when
States Attorney Serumgard- was a
partner in drug store in this city.
We say we do not know, but that
seems to be the prevailing opinion
among those who do. We state this
also only to keep history straight. .
We are sorry to have to bring all
these matters to the attention of our
readers, but we felt that it was in
cumbent upon us as true friend of
the people to head off if possible the
political demagogy that was going the
rounds and being used in the present
campaign. For ourselves we do not
believe that Devils Lake is now, nor
has it been as bad as most cities in
this state of it's size. It is hustling
thriving city, inhabited by a good
class of law-abiding citizens, but some
evils will exist in any good town and
this city has it's share of it. We do
, not believe that there has been such
a wave of reform sweeping over the
city under Mr.. Serumgards reign as
he would like to make the neop!e be-
Ieve, and we also believe that our
; readers will uphold us in what we
have said especially as it is printed
with no other object than to keep his
tory straight
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23

we feel constrained to say that from
all we can hear the condition is mot
materially changed since the time al
luded to in Mr.. Serungard's write-np.
To be sure the houses maintained do
not exist in the outskirts, as he states
they did few years ago, but we are
informed ON excellent authority that
ley are scattered all over the city
and that the effect is, if anything
worse than the picture painted by our
democratic friends and when the
states attorney says that gambling
has been suppressed in Devils Lake, it
is simply considered a joke by those
who know about it, and then he says
that there were at least six places in
the county where beer could be bought
by anyone who had the price. Is this
condition changed any at this time Mr.
Voter. Just make few inquiries and
see if this has all been eradicated
We do not bring these matters up
with view of misleading the people
but as facts and simply state them
along with the rest of this matter in
order to keep the record straight.
Another little piece of history that
seems to require Strengthening is the
allusion made to Mr.. Duell in the
states attorneys article. He says
that Mr.. Duell "is one of Devils Lakes
most respected citizens, and man
who stands high in the community"
This compliment is simply meant as
as teaser to hand out while he gets
ready to shove the knife into Mr..
Duell's back. He then goes on to say
yet the fact that as police magistrate
he repeatedly received monthly fines
from women, in the nature of license
to run houses of a questionable char
acter, is construed by some to mean
that he would be willing to see the
fine system re-established." Now this
statement is so entirely misleading
and vindictive as to require straight
ening. Mr.. Duell was for many years
police magistrate of Devils Lake and
only relinquished that position this
spring to become candidate for
states attorney, he could probably
have held the position for many more
years with the best satisfaction to the
people of Devils Lake. We do not
doubt but what Judge Duell-t did fine
these people, when they were brought
before him and were convicted or
plead guilty he probably imposed the
fine prescribed by law and we will
vouch that they paid the limit too. In
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23
this action he was doing his duty, his

this action he was doing his. duty, his
whole duty and all that he had any
power to do under the law. In order
to keep history straight and be sure
of our ground we looked up the city
ordinance on this matter and find that
on June IS, 1895, an ordinance was
passed by the city council Of Devils
Lake and is still in force, which reads
as follows: :
Ordinance No. 10, Sec. Amy
person who shall be guilty CT keeping
or maintaining, or being an inmate of
any disorderly house, or house of ILL.,
fame, shall on conviction be fined not
less than $1,000 nor more than 500"
If person was brought before the
police magistrate charged as above
all the officer could do was to impose
the fine as prescribed. This we say
we believe Mr. Duell did if such cases
were brought before him. But when
we are looking up this history there
is another painful thing that is
brought to our mind and we would
refrain from mentioning it were it not
that it seems necessary at this time
in order to keep history perfectly
straight.
We have been informed that in all
these matters the cityeis guided in all
it's actions and procedure, I'm the en-
forcement of law, the framing of or
dinances, ETC., by an official who is
paid by the city to see that the laws
are correct and who advises in all
cases and in fact is the legal light of
the city. 1t is he who is supposed to
do the prosecuting for the city and
to see that the city ordinances are
enforced. Is this the police magis-
trate? Why, bless you, no, he is not
that officer. That person is the city
attorney. Now in order to keep his
tory straight it is necessary to find
VINO was city attorney during these
strenuous times referred to in Mr..
Sernmgards article, then it seems we
Will know who was responsible for
this deplorable condition of affairs in
our fair city. We find on looking up
the records that from April 10, 1904, TO
May :, 1856, John burke was city 1T
torney for Devils late This is Ibe
same John Burke WHO is now COVER
nor cf this great state of ours, III.
saline !lnrest John who was golr 2
to close up everything in the state
when he got into Office and has been
there for two years and has made no
impression whatever, this is the same
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23
OCTOBER %, 1908.
KEEPING HISTORY STRAIGHT

There has been so much political
demagogery sprung recently in the in
terest of the candidacy of Sever Ser
umgard, candidate for States Attorney
that we have been forced to sit up and
take notice. We were being led by
his pleas to the voters to believe that
his celestial wings were sprouting and
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24

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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24

eeod J Gihsoa postage end
IoxnEosa to data Oil 80
neel~r Courier county print
IT, - ~
lseo d HARVARD 4 Co ollc<
|ompplies 90 s
a. motion board sdbarnsd tu
JnnnAry Is 1913
January IS 1907
Unrd met with I'll mam bera
pgooout and On motion The fol
|loWtng npsrs wsrs designated
IT, - o.hcial papsrs sor N
|yGne 1905
taArlss Nix New Ere. wagssr
toa1n Dsk0sa
0sddes Record, Csddss, So.
OokoeA
Plnsas Enterprise Plassa So.
Dohpes
ca motion the following bills
wore allowed:
John y Nicholas prspa ring
lOaS poll lists Of thU county ei.
John T Csmpooll Per diem ssc
81 s
Jaa T CAmposll Per diem etc
~ -
~ q Mcdonald per diem etc
~ %
On motion board adjourned
sine die
ERED J. GInsox,
County Auditor.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24

menk
On motion the following vol
bounty applications we're sp-
proved:
B F Reynolds 2
Dick Rinehart |
Frank Rada |
Paul Qusrnberg I
Oscar Herreu I
On motion the board voted %
have : new ferry lease made out
10 II n Carroll 70 cover The nm
expired part Of his lease dated
july IL. 1904, and ssAsss att0r-
ney was instructed 70 draw 3
lease with said n n Carroll q
expire July II, 1919 in form %
comply with The law
Board spent the balance Oe
the day checking and on motion
I'd journed TO meet January II,
1903
Janu ary II, 1908
Board met with I'll members
present
On motion the following war
rants on the county general
fund were ordered destroyed
for the reason that they had 70
maiued uucailed for for : period
Of moro than six years
Warrant No 1923 % r Wilker
son date July q. 1901 amount
81 10
M.sEsat No-lae4e 10, sns
SIS
Warrant No 1853 - Freak
Hobbs dats July Il 1901 a0s
Warrant No 1858 70 David
.Smith date Jan II 1904 amoans
Warrant No I72i to H n MI
ler date January i3 lyO2 amo0nt
-
Board adpurned at II p n %
meet at pm
Jpn January II 1908
Board met with III members
present
On motion the board rejected
all bids for lease for the opera
tion OF : ferry at Wheeler tor
| the reason that there was 81
ready : lease In full force
2 o'clock y N January Il 10 O
Board met with county snp
|er,nteudent - Z board Of oducA'
tion and ia tho matter Of tn
lpesition OF A Amnndson and s.
Io,her resident citissns Of Lake
| Andes aid vicinity praying tha
lsectiou 3 the a I 0f 0sctiOn I
sectious 5, q, z and 8 aad u
south I Of section . and ssctio,
10 al ia township 06 range O
ICharlss Mix county. South Di
Ikots. be added 70 The prosel
limits OF the Indspeudsns schoo
district Of Lake Andes b forr
one Independent school distric
: and il appearing that the iAv
had been complied With IL =
{ respects and thsre being no Op
/ position 70 tie petition The bosr
! OF education ordered that th
said petition be granted - prA,
J ed.
In the matter OF the petitio
of certain residents Of distric
|, | No z iu Jackson township 81
ing that certain Territory /
4 taken from district No 3 |
. jackson township and added
, district No Z in sai1 t0wnehil
the board On motion Refused
grant said petition
On motion cOnnty tfGaoare
wss INSTRUCTED 70 pay ~ %
q standing warrants iseaed !
ii Cnns Lake school tO~nsh
! prior % July 1901 Ont y .,
: funds accum nlated by roason
'eI nyment Of taxes @ yants pris
p 70 July ! I9U7 i.
= On motion board O3 edncasi'
= adjDurued
|, Hard OF county com0iosio
a fere recouvened md o. mOti'
y allowed the fOllOwfng b1llS:
: Fred J GibsOa Galnky =
~ 3 unr1ef $50
= Fred ] Gt6eoe clssk hirs !
: ssArs'r -
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24

Precse1lnGs - - Dsasd - cssaey

Precse1laGs - ~ Dsas6 q Csane
Ce00lea1oaoes
Wheeler, South DskotA
January II, 100
Beard Of coanty com mission.
err met with all members pres
enA
On motion the penalty and
interest On personal tar OF n
D Hiner Of Wagner for the yeAi
1900. l9Ol, 1906 and 1865 ~.
ahated.
On motion the following bill
we're allowed.
Z + Hoaglin county printing
/ 80 6S
I = skillings sheriff Zee.
e261 Oh
= h 6kiIlings phones $ls 25
L n SklllinRs bard and care
OF prisioner. EberhArdt tI35 =
La Skilliugs collecting de-
liDquent personal taxes ta9 IS
L n Skillings collecting de.
linquent PEI soual Indian taxe1
$l65 SO
j L WEIGH stove, stove pips
and nails for county So IS
John J Nessett labor on Cas-
talia road a
J H MilIage labor on Castalia
road o.
Edward Schneider labor on
Castalia road $.O
AL Buchu labor on Castalis
road SIS
w 3 Porter labor on CAstal.a
road "a
John johnson labor on Gas.
talia road $2
J p Nugent labor on CAstslia
road $40
n E Wallace labor on Cas- talia
road $40
G e Richards labor ON Cas-
talia road $5
G v A C0lley labor on Cas-
tAlia road $i6
" + Strub'e labor ON Cas-
talia roa5 xo
S J Hansen labor on Castalia
road Si2
Geo Weaverling labor on Cas-
B + key6Uus ~aaaty j snoCs-r.
hire last 4 uArts.r SAD 80
b + Reynolds expense &C
count SO q
A z Bossingham~ medicines
for county $6 %
A Il Bossingham medicines
by order board Of health $2i q
CP Rouse fees Is clerk OF
courts $i39 %
American Book company
school hooks furnished since
July l, 1907 Si736 81
Omaha Printing company
blanks aud blank books $3o
IF Kelley 4 TO MARI iags
certificates for clerk Of courts
$6
Perkins Bros Co blanks anc
blank books $65 81
Geo d barnard 4 Go blanks
and blank t.ooks $I4J ID
State Publishing compan.
one set sample primary blank
$3 50
Brown 4 Saenger J P blank
$l3 60
LeMars Printing Co blank
and blank bs,oks $oi -
| &c Day service ia insan
case Is 55
| VIII A Beach 4 Go blanks an
blank Jocks 90
| Kasper Zwanz labor on Sig
nal road -
| In the matter OF the petitio
lof Jas Flynn, jr and ~ otne
citizens and tax payers OF Caa
talia township the same being
majority OF the legal voters
said township praying that ~
terri iiory be organized INTO
civil township; the board ords
"a that said township be, and
hereby constituted : civh tow
ship subject 70 the provisions {
the laws of tire state u 0Ou'
} Dakota
And the following board
lsupervisors wss appointed
oct until the regular election
March:
KO Hammer, chairman
eva Cooley
Jas Flynn, Jr.
In the matter Of the petite
Iof Oliver Rasm ussen and sevo
lty-six other citaSens and =
lpeyers OF Signal township :
same being : mai,rity Of :
legal votrrs Of said sownsn
Ipraying TINT the terr,e0'
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24

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And tho following board u
supsfvieors wAs appoiuesd "a
acs until the regular siocs:ou Il
March.
III Gates. chairman
Jscoh Els
Harm Hoeksema
On motion ths psrsonal tax al
Jas O'Brian Oe Ch0eeau CrSe1
No 2 amosut "a s6 was relun1ed
On Account ol errooen0s asooae.
meut
On motion n + Tenant was
granted : refund Of prrsooal
az paid BY him t0e Axsl r
Carbon IN Mhite Swan t0wn-
ship for the year 1901 On C
count Of IN erroneous ssssss-
meOk
On motion the following wolf
bounty applications were ap-
proved:
B F Reynolds 2
Dick Kinehart l
Frank Rada |
Paul Quarnberg I
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-24
K @ Ham mer, chaii
G v A Cooley
Jas FLYNN, Jr.

In the matter Of the petition
OF Oliver Rasm usseu and seven.
ty-six other citaSens aud tAx
peyers OF Signal township, The
same being ! mai,rity Of ths
legal vOturs Of said township
praying that the territory
known - Signal township be
organised into : civil township
The board ordered that the said
signal township be, and ~
sams = heroby org .nizsd is,tO :
|civil tOWnship Dnbject % -
provisions Cf tho lAws OF -
laws of ~ stAte q south -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-26
ALL WRONG.
The Mistake Is Made by Many Albu
qucrquc Citizens.

Don't mistake the oausc of back
ache.
TO be cured you must know the
cause.
1t is wrong to Imagine relief is cure
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the Kidneys.
An Albuquerque resident tells you
how.
j. w. Weir, living at 719 Eleventh
street, Albuquerque, N. NJ, says; 81
had trouble with my back off ana on
for a long time. For two years could
,.ot s%traightcn after STOPPING without
help. AS long as I would remain IN
an erect position l experienced no diff
hculty of any kind but the least straia
or tension brought on to the muscles
of the loins, caused me to suffer Sc
vercly. 1 tried different remedies, but
no relief Of any kind was obtained
until about two years ago / CHANGED t.
learn of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
"a box and began using them. The re-
suit was a complete and permanent
cure and one which has lasted up to
Tie present time. / feel more than
justified i'm vouchinE for the value Of
Doan's Kidney Pills and ON innumcr-
-rIc occasions / have strongly adNi5
I'd their use 10 those suffering with
tackache or kidney trouble"
For sale by an dealers. Price 80
cents. Fostcr-Nilburn CO. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Uni
ted states.
Remember the namc-Doan's-and
..f.. o.. ,th.,v
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-26
GOVERNMENT nr rmE NON.

The original Issue, Involved iu tbc
Springfield race riot is quit, over
Swallowed 10y the latest Developments
of the dcploranlc AFFAIR I'm o%udoovor.
iug 10 hN the responsibility for tho
crimes and d,prclations that Noro
committed thr authorities are meet
ing with me usual obstacle In such
cases the reluctance OF those WHO
have Information to imuart IL pua-
icly
Hut the Kansas cuts journal calls
attention to this vltol difference ho
tween the Springfield ana other eases
M ,h, latter tho general sentiment ot
th, community ta,ors summary vcuEn-
anne upon brutal negrocs. even
though it may not sanction thu dee
~truetiou ot property but In spring
n,ld ID lis aot the better element. soc
called which approves the results of
the rIy. war and which refuses Zoe
chat reason TO Civ, information against
The persons known Co have boon Im-
pIlutttd ON tho contrary. th, better
lass H' citizens are strongly opposed
Do riot.rg and the murder OF .uuoc,u.
people. but are afraid 900 Civ, ,,ldyu,,
against tHe rioters for fear nf rutur,
.epIi-ais There is uo r,a~un Co bc-
r,e that this Tear IS an 900, one.
the ,Ntrut Co which tn, mob
ruled b,for, the militia gam, rs re-
called Th. Withdrawal of the troops
places the community ai tho mercy of
iavie,- spirit and th, issue of
mob ruIe or ba>ouot rulr or law rui,
in this couutrS ls placed |suuar,ly be-
tsre tho people
There 81. of e"ur~, but one answer
o. o.. fbrrrllil question iuU MUST
500 -Hau rH's hut hyu o. m'k. tn.
snsuef euectIy. l- Is lr.hl,m char cau-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-26

CLEAN Up your yard. DO it now.
-4s
THE EVENING citizen boys are
not much On baseball but they are
swell entertainers.
a SOUND of bagptpcs is heard.
There is an uprising IN the Hollands.
Hoot Mon,
THE DRY Farmers are up against
it in Ncw Mexico these days. They
can't find any way to keep the ground
dry,
ONE MONTH remains before the
Irrigation congress. Don't put off
painting your front fence until Sep
TENDER IS.
THE CHEERFUL candidate ia
win get more kissing in the next three
months than for a year aftcrward.
49,
lr BEGINS to look as IL tho small
boy would have to back up ana head
I'm. A detention home and u truant
officer don't look good to Willie.
49,
TT IS AN ominous sign that the
democrats are seeing snakes this early
In the campaign That incident at
FairvicW should be q solemn warming.
YELLOW journalism finds It's final
limit in AN attempt to swipc a base
ban game HAT you nave lost. one
would have thought better even of ttr
evening paper.
THE DEMOCRATIC papers are still
struggling hopolcssly with the name Of
their candidate. "Larazulla In Tucum-
says "a leading newspaper of
that city. Guess again.
MIR KERN, like an the other can
didatcs, TOOK it with great fortitudc
Now that the news has been broken
To all of them the nation can breathe
easier. lt would have been unpleasant
had the shock In amy case proved ia
tai