Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-02-28
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Senator Little, candidate for the
United States Senate from this state
has been in Minot Yes we think he
has been about five thousand times
At any rate the newspapers say he
has been there.-The Williston Herald
1T is certainly pleasing to know that
the. papers of the northern part of the
county are much in favor of Senator
Hansbrough. They join hands with
those of the southern part of the coun
ty in seeking the return of Mr. Hans
brough to the United States Senate
Williston Herald.
Another democratic daily has given
up the ghost This time it is the Grand
Sorks Press. Thus the two papers
which have felt the touch of the
"Hoosier Boy" have come to the same
unhappy ending. It is indeed a strange
coincidence yet the only untimatum
We can but console the democratic
Forks and that part of the state
.Williston Herald
The granting by the government to
persons within the limits of prohibit
tory states a license to sell and barter
liquor is not right. Prohibitory states
are up against a proposition where
they are forced to fight their own gov
eminent in the matter of enforcing
the state laws. AS it is now the gov
eminent will grant the right, for
small tax, to sell liquors even in the
lace of the fact that the state wherein
they know that it is prohibited by the
states laws. The government should
not grant license for persons to deal
in liquors if the state laws prohibit
And even though the revenue collec-
tors find that one has been dealing
in the liquor he will simply collect up
for back tax and allow the matter to
be dropped, when it is his duty as an
official to prosecute. To correct this
fatal mistake, there is either bill in
troduced or about to be introduced
which will undoubtedly be passed and
one of the greatest errors will be
righted. 1t is understood that the rep
resentation of this state at the
national legislative body are in favor
of the bill and there is no reason why
they should not be very persistent in
the matter, else how can they serve
their constituents? Elk
After the next presidential election
is over William.J Bryan and that 9th
er one-time Democratic idol and peer
Jess leader" Grover Cleveland, will
both have had the distinction of hav-
ing been three times nominated for
the Office of president by the Demo
cratic party. A difference between
Cleveland and Bryan, however, will be
that whereas Bryan ran three times
and was defeated the same number OF
times, Cleveland ran three times and
was elected twice.-Mayville Tribune.
There used to be time in the poll
tics of North Dakota, when the local
politician who would spend the most
money for beer and other like refresh
ments, was the man that got the votes
Nowadays, things have changed, the
boozers drink the booze politician s
beer, and-yote for the other fellow
Elk.
If Alexander Mckenzie were dead
the insurgents would still insist that
his ghost was doing business at the
old stand.-Bottineau Courant.
1t is stated on good authority, thai
the principal causes for dogs going
mad in the winter time are indiges
ton and lack Of drinking water. Ev
eryone should be very careful during
the winter months, when there are nj
open watering places, to see that thei
dogs have plenty 5ofs water--Pieres
County Tribune. r, -" 2s'f - ".I..''.
For the enlightenment@of those in
u terested, We reprint the following from
( the Bismarck Tribune: A question d
IT to when it is legal to begin geeurins
4 signers8 on petitions for nominations
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IN could 2bs obtained last night !
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