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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
RIOT T LISBON
Subject IS Discussed by CONNER.
I. eiaI Travellers 0

The political situation II this state
at present has been the cause Of much
comment, from all parts Of the United
States and At has saxed 38hea vilyi5 on
the minds Of numerous politicians and
those intere sted IN the Welfare off tue.
state and national issues. he I'll itla-'
tion has been discussed qusnttl II
among All classes and The trap Fling
comment on and pass wear hours H. IL
ss,ssss several of them had gatherea at one
$of the hotels III this cit and
were aiscassing the political iii ion
from many ~ fgesent { Eie and
ntha heat off the 81 ont they gere;
Joined hs one of thei loH travel.
Ing men who tlongh we'll
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
GRO 0NDI
llfg' ARG ]. Very v | U fiiaivlor'able for Large
ield This ear


Sf Z he crop cond ions az this season;
|of the year look at least 100 per cent
better % a. q year ago and if there ia|
not not any unforsa saen disasters North SDa.
skota viii see one the larg gest Yields
.iI all lines az small grain that the.
state has ever prod duced. All vet the.
seeding ~ only about halt Finished But
With present coadit itIons ana good wea.
atiler rsgaiiina Il will be- about finish
ad dtinr5in tlle next esa
NJ sealnsy laera viii bs about
the same planted
II lasa pros ,sl
pest Iasloia ag's.
3asoWn for fllis seaaon off last yat.
ssrs N as iail acre Oh Essaad sewn
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
FREE MAIL. DELI IVERY|
VIII be Inaugurated in Devils Lake.
Different time of 0Denind SUNDAY

After May 18th it will not be
necessary for the residents of Devils
Lake to go to the postoffice for the
mail for each morning there will call
lat your door "the Mail Man" with his
greyish blue suit.
This delivery has long been thing
that was necessary in this city as the
town has grown to such a size that it
necessitated many of the residents to
walk at least mile to get their mail
and the instituting of this free de-
livery will be the cause Of lifting a
burden off great many residents of
this city. After next Sunday the gen.
eral delivery window at the postoff1ce
will be open from to 10 a. M, in
stead of IL to 1 which is the hours
at present. After the free delivery
service is in operation the carriers
will hand out the mail to the patrons
on their, routes from the postoffice at
the above stated hours. The mail from
train No. will be distributed as u.s.
ual but the general delivery window
will not be open.
Car. W. Cleveland and W. e. Me
man will be the two regular carriers
and Mathew Sherver will be the sub
stitute. About month ago there was
a civil service examination in which
there were about forty contestants but
the above named gentlemen had the
highest standing and received the ap-
pointments. ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
.F0RSAkENAT DEATH
Old Gentleman Dies IN Hospital
: =, .:..z \ I. Without Friends or.Money'

Richard Leu who. was brought here
from Bisbee some. time ago.; died at
the hospital sunday. When brought
here it was thought he was suffering
from appendicitis i but examinations
showed that he had a complication Of
diseases from which. he = succumed
Sunday. US, 81 ss N y zs !:};" ss5Ss T. : - -
MI w. In years gone by Mr., IF IIeu@ was a
wealthy man, had q happy home and
.*a loving wife and children and Sunday
:he. died in the hospital without one Of
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
FOR CITY FIRE DEPT.
Devils. Lake Fire Department viii
ReCeiyd S476.45 =.

Out of the $15,0S9.76 which will be
divided by the fire insurance compan-
les to the seventy-fve cities in North
Dakota in compliance with the state
laws which requires that two per cedt
ofathe premiums received by the COM
pany, be turned over to the cities
where they are collected Nor fire de-
partment funds. Devils Lake will re.
ceive s47645 as it's share The state
auditor has received the money from
the insurance companies and is pre-.
pairing to forward to the different city
auditors Of the state their share.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
! Fire al: ChautauQud

= The people of the. city and those
at the ;Chautauqua we're alarmed Tues,
day at the breaking out of a fire at
the military grounds and for a time it:
looked as if the whole woods surround-
ing the grounds would be burned to
the ground. Several sfremen from the
city went 70 the scene bat BY stfne
the fire had been extinguished. The
land burned over is the property OF
Edgar LaRue ana G. A. Dodge and the
military grounds. The origin Of the
fire is unknown. = =. ~ s-> s--% !
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
Dental Convention

! ! Many responses have been receives
from the invitation sent out for ths
convention of the Dental Association
of the state which meets in this city
May IL and 13. The program that has
been arranged is an interesting one
and there will be some of the best
and most authoritive speakers of ti1g
state on all subjects pertaining to the
profession present. The time occupied
for this session will be well taken up
but there will be recreation from the
regular routine work of a convention
and the. Eagles band will play for ttsz
occasion.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
At \ HELETIC J.: i. M EET
At the Race Track Grounds Satur
: :. day Afternoon

The annual track meet of the State
School for the Deaf, the Great North
ern Shops and the Alumni and High
school will be held at the city race
track grounds next Saturday afternoon
and there will undoubtedly be large
attendance for there is a class in this
city that enjoy that class ofisport. Fol
lowing are the, events that are to be
contested: ,4''' e..
5o-yard dash; 1oo-yard dash; 22o-
yard rum. 44o-yard run; mile, run;
running high jump; running broad
jump; pole vault; discus throw; shot
put; hammer, throw; 2o-yard hurdle;
22O'yard hurdle;, and one-half mile re-
lay race. H. -:
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
Memorial Services

Sunday morning the Eagles held
their memorial services at the Metho-
dist church. They marched headed
by the band from the hall to-. the
church where the services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Olson, pastor Of
the church. A fine sermon was de-
hVered and the occasions was complete
with excellent music which had been
prepared for the occasion. In the af-
ternoon the band gave one Of their de-
lghtf1 concerts on the court house
square and there was large gather
ing. 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08
Resigns His Position

Herbert, Faust, who has been in the
employ Of the Devils Lake Drug store
has resigned aIs position ana tues Il, s;
day departed for his home in South
Dakota: His health has not been well
for some time and this rest will un-
doubtedly benefit him. After he has
fully recuperated he will return and
resume his duties in the drug store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08

On account of the Woodmen picnfr
tos g be held at Leeds on the 10th OF
AIDE has changed ttksE tks: os4ss
of their Gopher Day celebration oue
week earlier than was formerly Ed
nounced and it will now occur on June
18th. They are making extensive pre-
parations to give all who attend a roy
al reception.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-05-08

ed to go on the support Of Towner
county and the expenses of his sick
ness and death will be, paid by that
county. @g. -. - - ! ~ e" :|>i
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
FROM FREELING.

Freezing, Va, Nov. 2o.-Mrs.
Lucy Phipps, of near this place
passed away suddenly ON
Thursday. She had been suf-
fering with cancer. but having
been under the treatment of
la specialist, she had become
better. 1T Is thought that heart
failure was the cause of her
death. She was about 10 years
of age. Her husband, George
Washington Phipps, died about
fifteen years ago. The remains
were inferred in the Vanover
cemetery near this place.
IL begins to look as if Elijah
Wright, who was sentenced TO
hang at Clintwood on the 27th.
VIII have TO pay the penalty.
He was tried at the October
term of the Dickenson county
Circuit Court, and found guilty
OF murder in the first degree.
his victim being William Sifers.
OF Hagsi. Wright came from
Pike county, Ky.
Rev l.. NJ. Nanover, of Clint
wood, has accepted the position
OF editor of a newspaper at
Pikeville, Ky. The paper is to
be changed from political to re-
ligious, and will be run in the
interest of the Missionary Bap-
tist Church. Mr. Vanover is a
veteran newspaper man, having
been engaged in editorial work
at Clintwood and Wise.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

and the smoke Of the burning
still house smarts in his ewes.
The fight has been carried on
so relentlessly that the still has
become a movable feast aud the
still worker has given up in des
pair.
At present the reports of the
revenue officers show tha
the big distillers are the men
who are 20 be looked after. and
their plants are being inspected
and watched all the time
Where the moonshiner would
get away with a few gallons
the big distiller gets away with
hundreds Of barrels and the
revenue officer is on the lookout
for game every time. Also the
big distiller is more prone 20
look for the loopholes i'm the
law than through the loop
holes in the still house.
Such is the case at present. and
before the passage of many
years the mooushiner will be "a
thing of the past and the valley
hollOws which once saw him The
glad spiral smoke denoting the
bubbliug of the 'Sperrits" will
be desolate and cold and the
ashes Of still house will mark
the period of a happy era when
happiness could be drawn from /
the cooling worm and cheerful /
ness came with the jug from the /
spring house. Then the stllI
house viii be burned. the moon I
sinner routed, and the salt ofI
desolation will eat into the ne
mains Of that most pictureque
and romantic institution. the
moonshine still house. News
Leader
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

heokec, Na. Nov. Ig. -Vhe
writer made "a t0ur in kentucl,-
and has Just returned. started
from here Thursday. I5th inst
and went over th n. N S NJ
hy to Pennington Gap. thence
over Che l.. A N Co Richmond +.
by, from there over the /. "a =
oy Irvine to Beattyvine june
lionr from there over L.N r.. TO
ieicchowa. Ou q. k. Rv. nm
Frozen Greek Valley. thence h1.
hack to Hazel Green. there ,isi-
Jing relatives and friends. ANA
from there bv hack 60 Campfon
and from there on a narrow
guage railway 90 Torrent and
from Torrent over L. az n. to
w mchester, and from there
over l.. N a. to Pennington
Gap, and over the n. 81 s w
back To keO6ee on Saturdav
l4th The "trip, which cost
,-5.0N, train fare and other ex-
penses, consumed Do davs-
rms route goes through fer
siic country and passes the
Wolf county, Ky, OH wells.
near Campton Prosperity is
reigning all over this great sec
ton of country. Coal mining
farming and stock raising are
the chief occupations of the peo-
pie and they are very indus
trious and enterprising.
Rev Thos Jiminson. the N
j.. Church, South circuit
preacher. was here Saturday
and Sunday and held church
services.
There was "a teachers meet
ing held mere at the school
house Saturday, attended bv
the following teachers. Prof
Geo. /. Bailey, T. II. Sprinkle
,. l. Smith, Prof NeR and
~ Glass, Kite and McNel
Their program of exercises was
very Interesting. These teach.
ers arc all young and bright and
ENJOY ed The entertainments
improvements have conn.
menced here aud business is
looking up fine. Xxx
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
c. ca o. SHOPS IN uslcol BOUNTY
New Railroad Loates az Erwin. Forty
Miles From Brisol Estimated that
1000 People VIII be Employed
in Nev shops.

The Carolina, Clinchheld and
Ohio railroad shops have been
located at Erwin, Unicoi coun-
ty, according TO information
taken as reliable, which reached
the city yesterday It is said
that official announcements has
been made of this fact. 10 has
not been received in Bristol.
The contract for the grading
has been let Go the contracting
firm of Rhinehart and Dennis.
of Washington, and will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
so that work ON the buildings
expected to begin in the very
near future.
lt rs estimated that there will
be at least 200 people employ
ed in the big shops of the c.. q.
* o., and the location of the
industry at Erwin, within about
forty miles of Bristol, will be of
much value TO this city. mas
much a = t. supplies a large
amount of the domestic com
nodes consumed in that terri
try and its trade will be increas-
ed by the opening of the shops.
The location of the shops al
Erwin is expected to result of
the building of a prosperous
little city IN Uuicoi county. and
the very material enrichment
of the wealth of the county, as
the enhancement of it's popula-
5ion.-Bristol HerolG Courier
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

have had seven years of proof thai D~
Kings New Discovery Is the best medicine
70 take for coughs and colds and for every.
diseased condition Of throat chest az
lungs, says W. Y. Henry. of Panama No
The world has had thirty-eight wears of
proof that Dr.. Kings New Discovery Is the
best remedy for coughs aud colds. iarrippe
asthma, hay fever. bronchitis, hem0rrahre
OF 'he lungs, and the early stages OF con
sumption. It's timely nse alwars prevents
the development Of pneumonia. Sold undor
q guarantee at J. W. keliy's drug store
9oc. aud sl.OO Trial bottle free
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
IMPORTANT FACTS
Abort Wise County and Some Of is
Resources.

There are 1874, 4,77As2 acres in
the Western District of the
county valued at $3.50. .722 LOS.
with S950,76l.17 as the value of
the real estate in the several
towns. In this district the min.
eral lands are valued at 81. .965. .-
oo4.26, and the non-mineral
lands at S266. .s37.s The total
county aud district levies ON
TINS property amount TO St8.-
o-2.o2. 90 which is 90 be added
county and district levies ON
the personal property of am
Kinds amounting 81. .3f6. SO. max
ing a grand total of S53I69.42.
In the Eastern District there
is l7i,llO.Sl acres, valued at
S2,o3o,509.6S. with town lots
valued at S2l5.OH.50. making "a
total of real estate i'm the dis
trict of S2.245,557.2s. The coun-
'y and district levies ON which
amount 20 S2I OBS. -. 20 which
Is go Ice added the country and
district levies on the personal
property of S2.9s3 a.. making
Ia all S24892. c3 county and
district levies in the Eastern
District. Thus 10 viii be seen
hat the total county and dis
.rict levies in the whole county .
amount Co the enormous sum of
''0,o'l65. Does it not look like
.he Board of Supervisors might
'educo our rate of taxations
The 69 pages in the personal
property book in the Eastern
district as compared Co ma I'm +
he Western District book. and
b pages M the land books of
he Eastern District 90 154I
ages in the Western District
'ook. There are 80 pages of
own lots in Big Stona Gap. ID F.
'ageS IN Norton. ID pages IN
'ppaIachia, and pages in East
Stone Gap. There are % trans.
ers OF lots IN Big Stone Gap.
@ in Appalachia, o in East
tone Gap and 60 in Norton .
a curious fact in the personal
roperty lists is that nearly
very family has a sewing ma
hine and a shot gun. and "a
1rger percentage of the colored
eopie has musical Instruments
han the whites.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
How IS Your DigessiOu.

1T 14I- Do9lrk 9t Ec OPS s.h 81.
--a la11-scc zee sI-e-ts rs-zeso tr
s-o-oi-1 trc1t-e- Size SAYS. tCs-.-.--.l la ~
The wccde-;c, eject q E!scfs.s E.ts,-' 81.
case of aeute Indigestion. prompts rhis ta.r,
iiionial avn iuiiy con1 ineea fh,f f,. =
s.e,iacA and hveT trou1Ies Elcctrsc Bfer-
= l'e nest remedy ou the market to- dsr
Ai-s great tonie aud alternative medi,a.
'-' -.'t''t'~ tne system, parties the bi.,.
snd IS especially helafai IA ~ io-,.
ie2lale NexkGcss 1oc. ~ " x.r
J Ans rstre.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
MAY GO TO CHINESE WATERS.

Manila, Nov. I9.-The third
squadron of Pacific feet, now
in the Philippines, is awaiting
orders from Washington, and
is ready to proceed to Chinese
waters if necessary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
'S.oooeo FEET OF riN.
BsR To BE CUT

Erwin. Tenn. Noe. ls-
Nessrs McMahan. Galetts. and
Flynn of O.ean. N y
are preparing lo operate a
$4,000 band mti ou their 5000
acres of timber near ,his place
They have approximately s5.-
o0',llo feet of hemiock pine
oak. popular and chestnut on
the tract. and "a great deal of
crosstie stuff They are being
solicited 90 sell the property
and indeed some uegotiat,cn
for sale is in grogrcss. bus IN
an events it is certain that the
timber viii be cut.
Thus it is becoming evident
that Che final determination of
the Carolina Ciiuchdeid and
Ohio railway to locatelts eener-
I'D shops here IS starting an era
of great business activity
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

The above message was given
to me by a fit person.
The above message with its
signature was give in the year
of our Lord 1861.
y. J. ALLEY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
THE ADAMIC
SIN REVEALED.

The Lord has led me strangely
and unfolded deep things to NV
understanding things that I
knew no: until I was taught
them by the Holy Ghost. The
Lord alone has led me Co where
! am, ana it Is by grace that /
live and Christ liveth in me. TO
VIII and TO 90 of His own vooJ
. pleasure. About IL years ago I
was evidently caught up 90 the
paradise OF God and heard un-
/ speakable words. which 7 sun
/ pose under The constitution of
the United States it would be
lawful to utter; but prudence
and diitdence have prevented
me from uttering them until
now. TIC I can now utter them
as TO be understood. I would
bee glad However. I remained
m a paradisical state for forty
days and nights. But To write
all l saw and learned while IN
paradisical state would DE oc
cupying more time than I would .
devote 60 at present. and Z only .
design in this epistle Co write .
some of the m ost essential
things.
The first thing saw and
learned was the Adamic sin
which has been the great mvs-'
terry as 90 what that sim was
called the sin of Adam. or Adj
ans trausgression This the
Lord showed unto me and made
&c plain Co may understanding
that the Adamic sin was law
of sin IN itself. It's root is in "a
counter law Co Gods law Man
was created with a conscience I
TO be acted upon by the power
of law and who was mode con-
scious of his Creator. knowing
that Gods ways are equally /
just and true, and the man
placed in His govern law of|
SIN over which he had no com
troll, made himself a sevant
or subject of it's power. bv
which the governor and the
governed became rebels and
sinners, and by which sim hath
reigned from Adam unto Moses
even over all them who had not
slnned after the similitude oil
Adams transgression or the sin
pf Adam.
And the Lord showed unto
me and made it plain TO nav un.
ierstanding that the sin of the Z
world is the sin of the first Ad-
am, which has been continued =
N the supreme laws of nations. f
which generally have given an ID
unlimited control ON gold and p
silver, mostly on gold, an the IN
natural means of life If the +
gold and silver law were abol- a
shed, man would learn obedi- n
nee and would soon see the \
ight of Gods perfect law oil Il
liberty. Things were revealed "
o me more plainly than / can r.
how by writing But You NAV
est assured of this one thing. + VI
hat the gold and silver law is /
he main root of all evils that
low infest the human family n
nd viii surely--be abolished
With all Of it's legislative -
ranhes, for it was revealed to =,
ne by Him who cannot lie. -
God, like a mighty angel, be- Of
lg my Judge, took up a stone p
Ike a great milestone cast it in.
the sea, and said, "Thus with
iolence shall that great city be =.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
STILL HOUSE" SOON
BE THING OFPAST.
Reyeuue Officers are Becoming Too
Active for Makers Of ExhllarsiinE
Mountain Juice.

~
the surreptiOus mOonshiner al
the most embarrassing moments,
Virginia is on the verge of lOos
ing one of her most picturesque
institutions. The mOOnshiner
is on the wane and the writing
on the wall spells extinction.
The residents of the moonshine
counties, who form the most
stalwart portion of that "unter-
riied democracy" declare it is
the fault Of the Republican ad-
ministratiOn and the revenue
Oficesr say it is the proper out
come of strict attention 20 duty
ou their part, either way it IS
taken moOnshiner gets the short
end Of the deal
Time was when the corn O
Franklin, the apples of Wise,
and the rye Patterson all came
TO the inevitable end OF the
worm and kettle and in the
liquid state made cheerful the
long frosty nights of doleful
winter, but within a short time
the apples will be eaten and the
corn and rye viii have 20 go the
way Of Iplebian and low land
grain and be eaten by those who
know not the Establishments Of
"sperrits, NOR the sharp tang of
white liquor no longer viii
the thin curl Of blue smoke arise
from the ivy and laurel 20 show
the thirsty soul where surcease /
may be found nor viii the mod
est Jug and the quarter grace
the rosined stump. The infant
viii grow up into mollcoddism /
on curdling mil k instead of
growing lusty on the white nee /
tar which gags but makes Joy I
full. The newly wed wife viii
sip her store bought dram with
a wry face and complain that
10 bears no resemblance to the
white lightning that father used
% make. The revenue officer
no longer carries his life in a
hand satchel which M ay be
dropped at any time by the
squirrel rifle that has grown
calloused from use. The moon
shine still is going and before
many years have passed it will |,
only be heard of in the reminis-
cense of the oldest inhabitant.
The report of the revenue
officers show that although the
business of moOnshining is still
going on IN some remote noun
tain fastness the romance of the
life has been taken from the
store. Even Franklin county.
which has for years without
number been the hOtbed. or.
more correctly speaking, the :
still house of Virginia, has al
most ceased it's work of distil-
ing and become almost peac- I
iOle. A few months ago. an :
nformer, than whom there is In
10 more hated enemy of the z
nountaineer, was shot in .
rankin county, and revenue +
'ficere pursued a relentness =
var on still workers for
months. In their efforts to hunt
Town the murderers of the in
ormer, the officers raked the K
'ounty as with a Fl q tooth !,
.omb and broke up still after il
TIL. They penetrated into hol- 4
ows, that had never been dis b
overed by the department. be- y
ore, and the stills were practi- s.
ally wiped out. The still work a a
rs saw that it was a useless .
-