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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
GENERAL CREEL
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And the Base Ball Park Remains Where it Now 1

Through the efforts and influence
of General H. M. Creel of this city the
base ball park will remain in its pres
ent location until spring at least.
This action was brought about last
week by the General who used his
influence with the Great Northern
Railway. and finally got their consent
to leave the park remain where it is,
and the baseball boys as we'll as the
people of the city are indeed indebted
to Mr.. Creel for his efforts in the mat
ter as the present site is an ideal
place for the park as it is handy to
the city, which is great factor in the
drawing of crowds to the games. -
On the tenth of August Agent J. B.
Cushman was notified by Division
Superintendent Nicholson that the
park would have to be removed and
Mr.. Cushman got stay of five days
until arrangements could be made for
the moving of the grand stand and
fence. The matter was brought to
members of the commercial club and
prominent citizens interested them.
selves in the affair but their efforts
proved useless and a little later Mr.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

the principles of organized labor. We
believe in organized labor when it is
a benefit to the working class, but the
continual mixing Of the leaders of that
body into politics has been detriment
to the labor union ever since the
practice was adopted. The labor
classes have reached a period where
they will not be dictated to by aspiring
political leaders and this fall will vote
for the best cause and the man who
will be in a position to further the
movements advanced by organized
labor
The meeting held here Saturday was
for the purpose of reviewing the plat
forms of both parties and the large
gathering decided that it would be i'm.
possible: to decide at this time as to
which was the better party for the
labor classes, but the general feeling
OF those gathered was toward Taft and
in all probability at their next meeting
which, will be held soon, the majority
of the, railway employees of this divi
sion Of the Great Northern will line
up for the Republican party at the
fall earnpaign. ,*sgt., 49, ,s,.,5.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

vice between this city and Brandon.
The report seems to be well founded
and is made the more likely from the
fact that large force of men and sev-
eral construction trains are now
working on the ST. Johns branch and
are putting the roadbed in first-class
condition and laying 72 pound steel at
the rate of about five miles a day.
The activity on the Aneta branch is no
less apparent. The road is being sur
faced up by large force of men. The
steel on this line is the heaviest used
on the system, and when the work is
completed on these two lines of track,
there will be no better road in the
state than these two lines of steel.
Cur informant did not know how
soon the new train was to be installed,
but was of the opinoin that the date
of it's inauguration was not far dis
tant.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

day morning where the funeral was
held at nine o'clock. He was well
liked by all who worked under his
supervision at the shops as we'll as
by a host of the, people in the city
He has thirteen children and q a wife
who survive him. The children are:
:. John Bauer: Of California; Ike, st
Louis; Charles, of this city; Joe, o1
Fergus Falls; Frank, of .Missoula
Mont; Herman, of st. Paul; Anton, Of
St. Paul; Adolph, of Detroit, Mimi;
Eugene, Of New York; and Ed, OF
Murdo, So. Oak, Misses Anna, Mary
and Rose, Of Fergus Falls, Minn.
His wife and three daughters from
Fergus Falls, Mimi, and sons Chas.
Joe,% Herman and Anton were present
at the funeral - III IL -:
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

many who will be compelled to buy a
good supply of winter fuel and who
have not the means to do so. They
will live in dread of the cold days of
the long winter months when the fam
lily will gather about the stove in one
dingy room to keep warm, but the cold
days will have their many redeeming
features. The children who have en-
joyed the hot summer months will
have the pleasure of wading through
several feet of the beautiful white
snow and facing the cold winter
winds going to school, but they can
throw snow balls and that will relieve
the monotony of the winter. Indeed
the approaching fall has many strange
qualities, it brings JOY to some, sorrow
to others.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
Will HAY FOO TEAM.

M The Devils Lake H igh school boys
are getting into shape for the fall
playing and are practic every even
ing phe real work Of the team has
not attarted as several of the boys are
att america AXE with the militia
comp hut ttlhey return regu.
lar practice viii be held ana stshe team
lined MP for the aeaso on here slse
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

Cushman got orders from headquar-
ters that unless the park was re-
moved that he should engage crew
of men and tear down the grand
stand and clear the ground.
The matter was brought to General
Creel and he at once. got busy with
the officials and they finally consented
to leave the park where it stands until
spring. This is great benefit to the
base ball club as to remove the grand
stand and fencing would be no small
outlay and then again suitable place
for the material would be hard to
find.
The base ball team want to thank
the people of Devils Lake for Their
liberal support of the team and their
! contributions to the aid Of the team
the past season and also want to
assure them that the next year Devils
Lake will be as well if not better
represented on the diamond than this
/ season. Next year the management
expect to, play all the home boys pos
| sible and fine schedule will be com
pleted and the people of the city will
have the best base ball that they have
had in a number of years.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

about twenty candidates for positions
OH the. team and the high school will
he representa- by q fast team this
fall they win meet the teams from
the high schools of the neigh ghboring
towns. There are number of flns
young athelets ia the iglh school
here and HE team lie year viii he
one off the strong gest ever represent.
ing the higlh school
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

There will be number Of the young
Zen and women or this city leaving
bout the fifteenth Of September; for
arious colleges in the: United States.
1 number Of those graduating from
III high school, last year will go away
B school this fall TO prepare to, take
N professions. \: . ::T. r. f''% ~. y =.
Dan Whitman win go. to ST, John
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

Steve Jones' Invincibles, far herald
ed as one of the greatest aggrega,
tionss ever gathered together in this
city, attempted to defeat the Devils
Lake team on the local diamond Sun:
day and were given a walloping to the
tune OF Is to 8. Steve was on the
coaching lines and did all in his power
to pull his team together, but his -ef-
forts were all in vain and the locals
followed each other aound the dia-
mond with scores until they: were
tired running, and at the end of the
seventh inning the game was called
off. .sr* :, r.. I: > :. ~ =, "g:
Lou Dawson, the sturdy pitcher of
the Devils Lake team, was in the box
for the locals and had fine support.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
WILL GO TO COLLEGE SOON
lumber of Devils Lake Young People will Attend

Military school at Delafield, Wiscon.
= ~" -, ii e. n - H&~r.~ '&.~' -, '..
sin, and his elder brothher Jud will
go to Cornell. Howard Maher will go
to- the University of North Dakota
and Leo Nelson will in alt probability
go. to the same school. The boys will
leave about the fifteenth. Of septenl,
ber and viii be gone until about the
first of June: ~ o. .5: ~, hi &Ss sy .,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

Friday evening the ..Benedicts' and
Bachelors" met on the diamond and
fought it out, the bachelors winning
by score of 1S to 13. The game was
full of spectacular plays and the large
crowd of ladies that had followed the
single men to the park, show that
they still have feeling for the poor
.unsortunates and try to cheer them on
in hopes that they would win, for if
they would win in the ball game they
may win somewhere else If they had a
little encouragement.
Howard Whipple,. one of the e1igi-
bles, did the pitching for the single
men, and the way that he had the
benedicts guessing was q caution.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

n A meeting was held Wednesday
night by. a numeber Of gentlemen in:
terested in boating and conserving the
beauty Of the shore of Devils Lake to
consider the opening Of passageway
for launches through J the Pelican
Point bridge which would open up a
twenty mile course. It is possible to
pass under the railroad bridge If the
rocks from the Old channel are re-
moved. Another impro rovement con.
;sidered which would be a pleasure
and benefit to the many visitors TO the
lake is the building Of q safe and per.
manent dock for boats SIof all kinds
The idea has some way prevailed for
years that the lake, was not safe for
small Graf Only the large steamers
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
JONES' TEAM Is SWAMPED
Steye's lnvinCiNes We're No Match for the Locals

Shorty" Laing, the mighty HEAVIER of
the Invincibles, was touched up to a
frazzle and was almost willing to quit
after the,dirst inning. From our ac-
quaintance with Laing we know that
he is a good type pitcher and on this
reputation he went to the diamond
determined OF mix them up the same
as he does in this office. He was Civ
en- rather poor support, while Dawson
was backed up in fine shape. This
will probably end the baseball in Dew
lis Lake for the present season and
next year the fans of the city will be
treated to real live baseball the same
as they were the past summer and the
management expect to have far bet
ter team than was in the field this
season. 3d.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28

run for a very short: season, have
given people the pleasures OF as beau
tifu1 and interesting a body of water
as there is to be found anywhere. in
the country, but through, the. enter
prise of DR.. Hooking and Mr.. Hanson
this summer It has been proven that
the lake is, as safe for small boats
and launches as for large boats, Since
the lake has receded several islands
have appeared that the Audubon So
sciety hopes to have made government
reserves for the birds that breed here.
Upon one ofsthese larger islands is to
he found quite. a large number of the
trumpeting swans among the rarer
species Of birds. There are, also
cormorants and other interesting
water fowl Gsrand Forks Herald. 4: 4,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
bENED|CTS MEET WATERLOO
Bachelors Knock Ball to All Corners of the Lot

They were unable to do anything with
his Merry Widow curves and had he
been given good support would haye
scored a shut-out Tom Page was on
the firing line for the married men and
he did we'll for several innings but
finally the continual slugging sent hiyn
to the barn. Tony Odegard, who is a
twin brather of Baby Bliss" played
first base for the single men and the
way he handled numerous hard throws
to the sack showed that he is there.
When the sun had got directly back of
him his shadow cast complete dark
ness over the diamond and the game
was called off.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
GREAT DAY scs ALvA.
Everything is Ready for an Enjoyable
Time on the Fourth.

Alva, Okla, June 90.-The fine
large bills advertising the fourth at
Alya, are being posted IN the surround
ing country and neghboring towns,
and everybody Is talking Of the great
celebration being prepared no Alva.
The splendid crops in Woods cOun.
ty this year and the wave OF prosperity
that is passing over the country. calls
for a day Of pleasure and rejoicing af-
ter harvest and especially were the
pleasures Of the farmers and their fam
lilies considered in the arrangement Of
the program and the amusements for
the fourth. Take q day off and come
with us and enjoy this glorious occa.
sion.
Alya viii celebrate the fourth OF
July in the old-fashioned style, and
everybody for miles around are prepar-
Ing to come When there's anything
good in sight share 1t with your neigh.
bors, and with this feeling In our
hearts we ex.cud both far and near
a hearty welco.Ae to come to Alva and
take part in the graDdest fourth Of
July celebration that ever happened
in the southwest.
A splendid program is being pre-.
pared and there will be something do
ing all the time The committee on
program is doing everything In its pow
eT to secure amusemcnts that will
please and are arranging 70 entertain
the largest crowd that ever gathered
In Alya There has been very little
said ~ far. as il was not settled fact
that the fine program outlined could
be carried out. It's sure go; the
moneyis up and Alva will celebrate
as it never has before.
Neighboring towns that have not al.
ready arranged to celebrate the fourth
come to Alva and join with us in our
grand celebration, we viii make you
feel welcome, and the day win be a
continual round Of pleasure. Come and
bring your family and your nelghbors,
and have them bring their neiehbods.
Ali roads in the country lead to Alya.
aud at an early hour on the fourth you
viii see people pouring IN from all
directions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
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h. z Day Of poteau, fourth district
and &. l.. Greer OF Chickasha and
Claude Miller of Altus fifth district.
One Indian Is a member of the dele
CATION. Hon. Thomas NJ. b. Bunling-
ton Of Ninita is OF the Cherokee tribe.
In the politics OF his nation he as
Cended to the highest honor his people
could bestow, that OF principal chief,
in the latter days of the Indian ter
riiory's existence He was first elect
ed to the office OF district judge OF
the nation, later a member OF The tri-
bel council Of which he was made
president, then a delegate from his
nation TO Washington after that cir
cut Judge and later principal chief
so far as am able to learn was
the first Indian to announce my pref
erence for Bryan for the presidency. 3"
said Mr. Burlington. "and during the
years Intervening since his first nom
nation ! have lost none OF my liking
for him. He is the greatest man of
the age My people are democrats for
the most part and they viii help to
swell the Commoners majority in Ok
lahoina to a number bordering on the
so 600 mark"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
TWO CENTS TO ENGLAND
enny poslaae conauerIna New world

tunJ ToStdHe NVNQucllnD view Woiloa
After October ] of this year letter
can be sent from any part OF the United
states to any part OF Great Britain or
Ireland at the domestic rate of two
cents an ounce. This is one OF the
fruits of Postmaster-Geueral Meyers
intelligent and progressive administra.
ton of the American postoffice depart.
ment, working with the cordial ce-aper.
alton OF Mr. Buxton the British post.
mastergeneral and the stimulus OF the
preliminary educational campaign OF
Mr.. Henniker Heaton. II Is a long step
toward the abolition OF postal frontiers
throughout the world which. thanks
to the Universal Postal union. Is al
ready more nearly a single federation
IN the postal senes than In any other
In three months two cents will carry
a letter from Chicago TO The United
Kingdom, Canada Mexico. Pan8ma
Alaska, Hawaii the Philippines Tutui-
la. Guam. Shanghai, Cuba. or Porto
Rico. The range of the domestic post.
age rate covers ninety degrees of lat
iiude and over two hundred and forty
of longitude. From north to south it is
equal TO the distance from the equator
to the pole, and from east to west Il
goes twothirds OF the way around the
globe Moreover the Anglo-American
agreement is thought to be only fore
runner Of similar arrangements with
other countries. Germany fears q loss
of needed revenue but II seems lmpos
sible for her TO allow England to hold
an advantage over her in correspon
dence with the United States. and the
other European powers are in a similar
position
The cut rates will put a new OBJ
stacle in the way of shipping subsidies,
for, II the postal revenues are greatly
reduced subyentions to mail steamers
viii seem more thar ever a clear gift
from the Taxpayers Il is possible, hoss,
ever, that the volume of letters may be
so stimulated that the ships may have
better claim than before for liberal
payment for carrying the loads.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
MANY FINE HOUSES
ARE BEING ERECTED
GuthTie Residents Prove Faith
in the PeTmanenCy Of
the City.

Prosperous times are in store for
the capital city. The Greater Guth-
rie spirit prevails Eveyone is eager
to make the sacrifice TO pull together
until the task os consummated More
than S5OO,O00O worth of public improve
ments is now being completed besides
this week Will complete thirty blocks
of paving on Harrison and Cleveland
eyenues and on North First street
The citizens yote1 $3.50. 600 for ad-
ditional school buildings These i'm
proyements are TO be erected immedi-
ately AT the next regular meeting Of
the council bids viii be advertised for
paving twenty-five blocks on Noble
avenue and at the same meeting a pp.
tition and will be filed BY the properly
owners on East Springer avenue ask.
ing mat that street be paved from
Broad Street to Capital Boulevard
The properly owners along Villas
avenue are preparing 10 circulate a
petition for the same thing while resi-.
dents Of North Elm street are agitat-
ing such action. A better spirit pre-.
walls since the recent boEd election
and everyone is anxious to see the
town advance. With all these improve.
ments under way here this summer
and fall 1t will make prosperous times.
Over a half million dollars will be
paid out for labor in making these
public improvements
ball game every day this summer
al Electric park the -PikeH open in
the evnings on Harrison avenue with
first slass attractions a the Airdome,
the nickelodiums, a two weeks summer
C-autauqua at Island ada Electric
parks next month. dances and shows
az the Electric park pavilion all dur
ing the summer besides band concerts
frequently az Highland park the cap
ital city VIE be the liveliest in the
state.
The merchants report a better sum
mer trade than since the opening.
The crops are all good this year, the
rains damaging the cotton crop but
very little and making the corn crop
a few weeks later but better than
ever
The fall trade business to be enorm-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
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Weeds on Capital Square need cut
ting.
The weeds in the bas ball park have
been cut
Dr. {. S. Petfys residence is near
ing completion.
The grass at Highland Park has been
cut and the driyeways repaired.
Basket spreads are numerous in
Highland and Island parks in the even.
ings.
Th local base ball team plays at ll
Reno Saturday July 4th for a guarantee
purse
The ribbon sale at the Grand Leader
Monday morning brought out the shop
pers.
Fire Chief w. c. Gruber is erecting
two dwelling on South Third street for
rental purposes
d. Dowie is erectir,s modern resi-.
dence on Capital boulevard facing
highland Park on the Egg"
The new sanitary sewer which Is
being constructed in the Northeast
part of the city is nearing completion.
The Oklahoma Cereal Factory in this
city is doing a thriving business II
is the only one Of the kind in the New
State
District Judge A. H. Houston has
completed the erection Of modern
cottage on the corner on Capitol Boule-
ward and llas avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
PROPOSE
To TRADE
COUNTIES

The proposition Of members Of OKLA.
homas congressional delegation 10 ex-
change Cimarron, Beaver and Texas
counties to the state OF Texas for a
strip equal in area OFF the eastern line
Of the Texas Panhandle, thereby Civ
ing to Oklahoma harmonious proposi-
tions has, in part, been proposed be-
fore, said Thomas H. Doyle OF Per
ny. The three counties mentioned
formed what was, prior TO the constitn-
tlonal conventions carving Beaver
county, and back Of that NO Mans
Land" or the handle of Oklahoma
territory. In 1S45 when negotiations
we're completed for the republic OF
Texas TO become a state, II was a con
ditOn Of the resolution passed by con
gress that all that territory lying north
of Mason and DlxOns line, on the Mis-
souri, compromise boundary, should be
ceded TO the United States, for, coming
In as Texas did o slave state, the gov
ernment would not permit slave hold
ing north OF a.
For many years the territory en-
bracing 5,796 square miles of area,
about 10 miles long ana SO miles wide
was was lost in the governmental
shuttle With no legal supervision other
than by United States marshals and
United States courts Indeed for "a
lime IL had no government on law an
all which gave 10 il the name on NO
Mans Land" ii also made up the
Cherokee strip, or outlet. by which the
Indians enjoyed an undisputed avenue
TO the western hunting reserves, fin
ally being purchased by The govern.
ment and made part OF Oklahoma
territory
When Texas and the federal gov
ernneni fwere lawlng over the owner
ship OF old Glrer county by the cOns
siituiionRF convention blade. She gov
ernment offered TO return TO Texas
Beaver county or no Mans Land.
the territory Il had yielded a half cen
fury before II Texas would relinqni sh
claim OF ownership 10 Greer county.
People residing in Greer county ~.
scented the proposition long before
Texas had an opportunity of replying
TINS state Of Texas. also believing that
II had a proper claim 70 Greer county
rejected the governments offer It's
subsequent history Is Well known ~
the people 81 both states, Texas lost
her suit and Greer county became a
corner Of Oklahoma territory