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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05

all gone, haln't they? Ana the money
he's sendin' back Dick dug out nv the
ground By hard work, didn't he?
Leastaways. Payson hadn't ort to use
the. money to rope in Dicks girl. It
.ort to be KEEP from him, anyhow, till
Dick comes on the ground his own self,
That d hold up the Weddin all right
! If I know Josephine. It d be easy to
!; steer her into refusin' to let Echo go
Into d mortgiged home. &Ss
Simple minded Bud readily accepted
the willy half breed S explana lions and
surmises and fell into the trap he was
preparing. This was Ito hold up the
express agent and rob him Of the mon
ii;ey :Paysoll was expecting, on occurring
(which It was AIcKee's intention. to fee
the country before Dick Lane returned
to denouncey him. 10 ascertain just
when the money came into the agents
hands and to act as "a cover in the rob
berry, itself an accomplish was needed.
For this purpose no man In all the
Sweetwater region was better ada pied
than Bud Lane Frank and friendly
with every one, he would be trusted
by the most suspicious and cautious
official In Pinal county. The fact that
he had chosen Buck Mckee! as an as
,sociate1 had already gone far 2ts re-
habilitate this former bad man. } in:
the good graces of the community.
Under cover of this friendship Nc Kee
hoped to escape suspicion of any kind
In the HOMICIDE he contemplated. - Z
For 1t was murder-foul, unproyoked
murder-that was In the black soul Of
the half breed. He intended to In
cfiminate Bud SO deeply as to put it
beyond all thought that he would con.
fess. p 49, .;%5z y;
Young Lane. passionately loyal to his
brother. was ready, for anything that:
would delay Payson''s marriage to
Echo Allen. Together with the wild
" joy that sprangsup III his heart at the
Thought that his brother was alive
was intwined u violent hatred against
his former employer. In the fierce tur-
bulence within his soul. generated by
, the meeting Of these great emotions,
he was impelled to enter upon a. mad
debauch, in which Mckee allotted and
Joined him. s. "a S5.$5: = ;555a
Il Filling up on bad whisky, they rode
through the streets Of FTorence. Eell5
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II uuulcu up DUCK MCh6e HI HIS
a T. \ fayorfte gambling joint and IN
a white heat Of indignation Informed
him in detail of everything that had
passed between Payson and himself
At once Mckee Inferred that the writ
Ter of the letter was none other than
,, Dick Lane. Realizing that Payson5
was already Informed of his villainys
and that In a very short time Dick
I Zane himself would make his appear
B ance5 s.oi, the ,SWeetwater, the half
/; breed conc luded 4 to make "a bold move
!: while he. YET retained the confidence Of
Bud. !. 1;.53 & II n: 81 d; rs 4
re lie said Il 4 know; the man
h who lis sendin' the money to Payson.9
Its . iek, yer broth b .5s$$3sS
{ But stanlmered Bud, his brain
/ whirling, sstbut If that's SO: you lied
about the A Iiac hes Killing him and
You why. you must have been the
renegade, the devil who tortured pros
pectors , F'#s
ly. Bud, Dick never wrote all
4 THAT q dime novel nonsense bout the
man who stood by him to- wen. not
the very last fer Dick has managed
somehow to pull throug ID baby
The sWuz saved by the rurales that
1. wiz chasin' the band that rounded us
up. No; - 2 ack ayson, that
made up that pack nv lies les to- keep
i j. you AVA from me. the man that WIZ
& last with Dick an so may get on to
= Jacks game an block it Il
i lame hat game D, asked Bud,
A beRiide Tered
you told me It yerseif
I marry Dicks girl alb I've on Dicks
hard earned money s.
sI3ut Dick borrowed the three tlholIs
u sand Of Jack. I, objected Bud.
Ell the dol lars Zig iaorr have
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Moved and carried that the above


rs Moved and carried that the above.
report be accepted 81. M
The Following report was next read S
ss53 our; commit tee appoin ted to check
up the office OF clerk OF curt, register
5ofs deeds and count Sjudg Ice, beg leave.
to report that we have done SO ard
find as flows
Collections in register Of deeds
Office for the folio swing months
July 908, 1904 so August, ST. 500
.September 208. 4 october. $35 ;05.;;s
Novembe $584,65 Decembe $S03.90.5
Total ~, 431.4 Il, all of which has been
turned over to- the county treasurer as
the records Sof his ofic Ill show
M objections in the office of county
Judge for the folk owing mont this: Il
To- money COLE cted from drug per-
nnits Jul 90s., SIS. rs j; August, $55.42s
September s. 59 o. tober, s93.8S;;''
Noyembe r $50. 81 and s December,
$64 'otal /, $s4 32..9 q. Also money
collected for probate fees, from July
1st, 1906. to- January i st, 1908, $445. 90.
Making 81 total Of fees collected for
said office Of $877 g 2, all Of which has
been properly turned over to the
county treasurer
##: Coll ctions Id the office OF the clerk
lot district court for the foil owing
month s ss
July, i sOS, a 90; August $4,000;
Septembe Der, S55. 30 % ober, 500. 90;
NoYembe SEE. 80 Il Ii and cember,
$3.50 90. Total; $4o6 90, all E:of which
has been turned into the county treas
urer.
Respec tfully submit ID,
Ole o. Nesseth,
IL II Z. u Il. M aloney
5 s53I5s Committee
Moved and carried that the above
report be accepted I. us
Moved and carried to- djourn until
8 a. "a w dnesd day January Z, 1908.
v Die o. Nesseth ss:s rs
Chat nan.
Attest: Emil S. Eich,
County Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05

chimes Of mis-,
sion bells sound
ed softly on the
evening air. Ii; .i:E: u
Jack and Echo:
sat down upon
the steps of the.
4piazZa. : Jack con-.
tinued the strain
! Of Of his lis thought
but in a more
serious vein: ....5
Z i, Echo, I'm 50 J,
happy that I an,
fright ed Z :;3}
I" frightened"
she asked won
deringly. sg q I: IL. 55,5
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COUNT Com RS
PROCEEDINGS q NJ BOARD Or
S8 coUNTY CoMMi sslON ERSE OF
HANSEN CO uN7-AY IN nth DA 81
OTA.
! Monday, anuary 4, 1909.


Board met at 45 j, ii n III
trains having been delay ed \ on ac-
count @tof the snow storm.
ssss County Aud tor Emil IS. Fitch called
the meeting to- ord s$,55
County G ommiss ionerselect o..
johnson and crank Emigh then took
the required oath Of Zee and were
duly seated as members Of this Board
of County Commits sioners "A. SSs$$5s
There were then present Commits
siOners Johnson, ID Nesseth, M loney,
Emigh and Samuel.
Moved by ohnson and seconded by
;Maloney that Ole %. Nesseth; be elect
ed chairman Of this board for the en-
suing year. Carried $ES SEs
Moved and carried that bond Of ID.
G.. Duell as states attorney, In sum of
~, 000.00 With The Dakota Trust com
pany lof Fargo, ~ I. ID as surety, be
approved.
#g Moved and carried that the bond 8of
Gus Fnrsteneau,a as county treasurer,
in sum Of $50, 100000 with The Dakota
Trust company (of largo, N 3D. as
surety, be approved. 5#3! Il.
y Moved and carried that the bond OF
Gus Fursteneau, as county treasurer,
in sum Of $50, 900. 90 with The: Northern
Trust company (of Fargo, IN. d. as
surety, be approved. ..;5i}
Moved and carried that the bond Of
John "a. Hafg, as county supe rintend-
#ent $of schools, in the sum of $4,000,
with The Dakota Trust company (of
Fargo, ~. ID as surety. be approved.
@ The board then adj ourned until 9 a.
IN, tuesday, January 5th, 900. . :;5 s.53
Eek O.. Nesseth, /; !:
3$s NJ OIL $:$* ;.5 ,5zs $$t Chairman. X.
Attest: Emil S. ;Eich, 9. I. 5si l$ :. =
5st:5 Eh 1$ County Audi tor. Ss-sa
81 Adjourned meeting of the Board of
County Commits sioners }of Ramsey
County, N. ID W Il 323 ;s5 $e*f
ct5 e. Tuesday, January 5th, 1909: 81 I. !
s The board met at 8 a. M, pursuant
to adjournment. Il: fs@5E v, E "
Present: Commissioners johnson,
Nesseth, M aloney, Enigh and Samuel.
The board then decided to divide it
self into committees and proceed with
the work Of checking up to outgoing
county officers. $50:
At 10 o'clock M, a recess was taken
until 2 o'clock p. m. s : Z, 4.
4 ;.. y Afternoon Session. ,s# ssI
:, The board met At 2 O'clock p M,
pursuant to above recess. e. s'
s Present: All the memb ers Il .ss5 s5f3
| The following report was then read:
q Your committee appointed to check
the accounts of the county treasurer,
with the vouchers on file with the
county auditor, beg leave toreport that
we have done SO and find collections
and payments and balance as follows:
Balance Jan. 1908 s146, 696.93
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Moved and carrie led that the bond ofs
nj. "a. Hoghaug, al egister ot deeds
IN y the sum 5otf 0S 00e 100, with The
Dakota Trust comp Vi OF Fargo al I
surety, be approve RED.
Moved and carried that the bond of
&c .ss Thorson as clerk Of the district
court in the sum S0f ,000. 00,
The Dakot Trust 8c omp any COT Fargo
as surety be- al proY!ed..
EssS owed and carrie ed that the bond Hof33
John ~ Henry Of the county
court I'M the " sum sol $2 ,000. 100 With
The Dakota Surety Co.. (of Fargo asS;
surety, be APPROX d:
Moved and carrie led that the bond Oh
WI Belford, as sherif In the sum
Of Sc 100000 J. with hes I9akot Trust
company 9of Fargo as surety, he APP.
proved
n Moved and carried that the bond SofS
e. w Gilbertspn Il, as coroner, LII the
sum 4 OF So, OO0. 00, with The Dakota
Trust company (of Fargo as surety
be approved.
rs Moved and carried that the bond Of
Chas. e. Taylor as public administra-
| tor. IN the sum. Of 81 100. 90, with The
Dakota Trust comp VI (of# Fargo as
surety, be approx ed. g
Moved and carried that q recess be#
|; now taken until 2 D clock p. ~.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at 3 o'clock b. IN.
pursuant to above recess. 3sSl
Z Present: All the members
l# Petition OF 3. q filbertson for cam
IcelIation Of tai, read, q ard ts was
moved and carrie chat the tax assess
led against him for year 1907 in 4 Web
| ster township y, and for the year 19 06z
lin Grand Harbor township on pianos
EbeS cancelled for the reason that the
first one was Of no value, and the
second one was assessed to- him in the
ECftySof Devils Lake. $ sss
Moved and carried that the bond |
OF Ger. Yri ght as assessor for the
tSecond assessm ent district 4 township
| 1856, range 62) in the sum OF $500 .O0,sjj
with p. M !. Crary and ], 2. Dough erty
as sureties, be approved. q
III Moved that the foil lowing bills be-
allowed and warrants ordered drawn;
in naVnnent of same
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CHATTER Nv.

NIDING hard into Florence from
~ %Sweetwater ranch, Bud Lane
Nv hunted up Buck Mckee at his
"A u fayorite gambling Joint and IN
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05

Collections III anu u, 9OS 792. u:
Collections February, 90S:. 13S;7l8.81
Collections March, 908 d, 1901 .65
Collections April, 908 IS -s- ,498iO1
Collections May, / 80 81 12,549.60
-Collec tions ] tune; 908 8 = 329:30
Collections July, 908 S. - s.S 2,773.74.
Collections August 908- &, 180. Az
Collections Sept sos ,600s11s
Collections Qctobe sos 81 ,02S.19:
Collections NoYembe Ell, sos Is ss32.337
Collections December 90S SS4 IS, 95s
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
Z q =, Is
:$40.1,41:1ll8.36.
Y " :,
$113,161.86.
II Il. "a, y, y
.}Fes Z 4 :i4si y
s1l1I.4,,;ss5.7s.
y; ,:5E 20
~ y. 'iEii,,l
! .5i.61,564.11i
s:1l13,,1ls:1...6,jaS:.

.5 Balance Jan. 4tl. 1 909 ---$113 1916
Deposited as follows: sss5. :5.S BIZ
In First National Bank Of b
Devils Lake $ z s ~ !. 26, 1920
IN Ramsey County National Sss
Bank OF Devils Lake Il, 412s3i
In State Bank OF Devils
Lake ) !, Ii, 1888:
In Farmers Bank 5of Grarye 1850
81 c i, s,4ss. i,
IN Bank of Dqyon. !. ,028. q!
in State Bank OF Brocket ,810.5;
IN Citizens Bank of Brpcket ,095.T.
81 Lawton 4 I. !. / AS. 4;
Edmore ,412,s1
Edmore .sss.s:
ia FIRST National Bank s
Hampden ~ 9 Z 8 - 1855
den LIDS
hi Penn State Bank 65.5
I'm Bank Of Webster 2, Hist
In First National Bank OF
Starkweather Z ]. 3 ATS
M State Bank ss'tark
weather SAG
I'm First National Bank Of s
Ghurehs Ferry ~ y ! = q ,315.8
lIn State Bank of thur chs
Ferry 1901
Bank . !, s.. l7s.e
Total iii bank 81 ,565.7
tReWards under prob ton
law paid and due from sssl
ate .
Wolf bonnties paid %
l Tax receipt luncolle cted1 1913
lEhecks Oh nd " e &
i Currelscy and silver on hand ~
otal to balance II, 131 a
/ Of which ~ especially submit
Lea
\ e. Samuel, ~
i . johnson,
sDnlnit tes.
Dated All
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4 tai I ii ons I:

Total Il !. ]: I. { ]. s /. Z:
Payments JAM 1908 ~
Payments Fe bruary. 190S Il
Payments March, 1908 - 81: ...5l
Payments April, 100 /. !. q. .:
Payments May, sos - : $;
Payments June, 1908 -:
Payments July, 1908 g :. Z ],
Payments August, 1908-5---
PAYMENTS Septemb er, 1903
Payments o tober, / 1903
Payments November 1903
+ Payments Decen1be 1908
Total payments q: 4: -!
Balance Dec. 31st, 1903 +
Cole tions Jan. 1st, End and
4th, 1909 g; ,: ~ =. q
Making a grand total OF
Payments Jan. LIST, End and,
4th, 1909 !. y !. &. ]. 8. $; =. 3
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01

a precipice, with the Pacific Ocean
spread out before me.
Directly in front the rock sloped
away steeply for about forty feet, then
took an abrupt dive downward, going
sheer to the sea in a perpendicular
line, about three thousand feet.
The Alaskan gulf below looked like
huge panorama. Away off on the
horizon l could see, with the aid of
my glass the white sails of hull.
down ship. On each side of me stretch
ed away in limitless perspective the
Alaskan continuation of the Rocky
Mountains-snow-capped always.
will not attempt to describe the vast
and desolate scene over which brooded
such a silence, accentuated by the oc-
casional single sad cail of a gull.
For perhaps the half of an hour we
looked and said nothing. Jinks ap-
peared quite satisfied with my first in
voluntary expression of delight at the
picture, and l did net insult his per-
ceptions by attempting to explain to
him how fine thought it.
Then we lunched, and after that I
walked rod or two along the brink of
the incline and sat down on a little
knoll Of grass-covered earth, letting
my feet hang over on the rock slope
below, and prepared to enjoy the
changing lights and shadows of the
clouds on the sunlight sea, while Jinks,
the Indian blood in him uppermost,
went to sleep reclining against tree
directly behind me.
Then it happened! AS | was sitting
there peacefully, my thoughts on any.
thing but the recent rain-storm, the
little knoll, it's cohesive force loosen
ed by the water it contained, gently
detached itself from the rock and slid
with me on it, swiftly down the forty
feet of rock slope toward the brink be-
yond.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01
The Eus Eiahty Years Cid.

The London omnibus is now eighty
years old. la was oil July a, 1879,
that George Shillibeer, after being sue
cessively midshipman in the British
navy and 4 coach builder in Paris,
placed on the London streets the first
two omnibuses ever seen in England.
A large crowd assembled to witness
the start and general admiration was
expressed at the smart appearance OF
the vehicles, which were built to car
ry twenty-five passengers, all Inside,
and were drawn by three beautiful
bays, harnessed abreast. The word
Omnibus was painted in large let
ters on beth sides of the vehicles.
The fare from the Yorkshire Stingo''
to the bank was Is; half way, Cd.
Newspapers and magazines were pro-
sided free Of charge.-English Homes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01
A Contaqious Idea.

Imitation may be a nuisance rather
than form of flattery. A writer in
the Outlook tells of an incident in a
bank which is as amusing as it Is
probable. The teller was asked by a
woman for a new envelope for her
bank book. 1t was passed out, and
the lady behind, noting that her own
envelope was trihe dingy, also ask
ed for a fresh one.
The third woman said, me, too" or
words to that effect, and so it went
down the line. When the teller's pa
thence and his stock of envelopes
threatened to give out he determined
to call a halt.
A fastidiously dressed lady appear
ed at the window. he! ling out a per-
fectly gloved hand.
81 should like one, too, please" said
she.
"One what, madam" asked the tel
Ter.
The lady flushed and began to look
comical.
"Why," she stammered. what the
other ladies had."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01

AS went down that terrible slide
my first thought was to jump to safe
ty, my next to spread cut and attempt
to catch on some projection Of rock,
and my last a prayer for help. Jinks
says l screamed and woke him, but |
have no recollection of 1t. In three or
four seconds had arrived at the edge,
convinced that another instant would
see me hurting through the air to the
rocks three thousand feet below. On
the very edge stopped, caught on a
small uprising bit Of rock. l was fat
on my back, my arms extended on
either side Of me and above my head.
was bend in the form Of bow; my
body from my waist down was over
the brink.
l did not faint and was not fright
ened, (which sounds absurd, | know
but 1t is true. Scientists will tell ycu
that in moments of great and sudden
danger. the instinct of se!f-preserva
| ton overcomes mere fear. Be that as
1t may, was cool. calm. and much
alive to my very slim chance of esca7e
l could not move. don't mean that
| I was held, or that was raralyzed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01
FINANCE AND TRADE REVIEW
BRADsTREET's TRADE REVIEW
Colder Weather Increases Demand for
Winter Goods.

with the arrival of cold weather
this week, retail trade, hitherto inclin-
ed to lag, has taken on the appear
ance of activity, and dlstributive
trade reports are more uniformly en-
couraging than for some time past.
In some sections, particularly the
Northwest, the temporary effect OF
heavy SHOWS interrupting transporta-
tions to some extent has been to dull
some lines of wholesale trade, but the
general effect of the winter visitant
has been helpful. In wholesale nles
generally the nearer approach of win
ter has had stimulating effect upon
general feeling. Reports from the
shoe manufacturing trade are better.
East and West, and the coal trade, 1t
| Is hoped will show further improve
ment. In the cotton goods trade the
feature has been countrywide advance
| in prices of prints. A more or less
general tendency to advance prices OF
other cotton goods and to find buyers
at the higher levels is also noted. Hol-
iday trade is good with obbers, and
the reports as to spring trade are in
a high degree encouraging.
| Iuc BChCi
ly, the report is of large oc-put and
in some cases, as in the Western shoe
trade and the automobile industry, ex-
ira time Is being run. The railroads
are buying freely of equipment and
track material Pig iron buying
shows a slackening after long period
of activity but output is large and
stocks are claimed to be not accum-
ulating, though some varieties have
eased slightly.
"The lumber trade is reported good
as whole, though there are some
scattered complaints from the South
and North Pacific coast
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with No
vember 1S were 232 against 221 last
week, 273 in the like week of 1908,
265 in 1907, 212 in 1906 and 224 in
1905.
Business failures in Canada, for the
week number 2G, which compares
with 90 last week, and SO in the cor
responding week of 1908.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01

to watch, because 1t was all seen out
of the corner of my eye-seen as one
sees a dream-shapeless, vague, and
yet painfully real.
Now l heard nothing, felt nothing,
neither pain nor fright-saw nothing
but this travesly of snake coming
slowly toward me. Slowly crawling,
sliding, stopping and coming on down,
catching on bits of rock and dropping
again, 1t gradually came nearer, OF
course 1t really came down In a few
seconds-just as fast as Jinks could
pay it out-but impatlence and the
abnormally acute state of my nerves
made it seem long time. And then
1t stopped-just six inches above my
hand!
My arms were stretched to their full
est extent, but the rope did not reach
my hands. 1t did not seem to me 70
matter much, 1t must have been that
I supposed Jinks had not finished pay
ing out all the rope. Then, after q
moment, the rope receded some four
or feet, underwent sundry gyrations
and Jinks disappeared from view
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-12-01
TRAcKLEss TROLLEY CARS.
inventor Talks of a Speed Of 12t
Miles An Hour.

A balloon trolley line is the last
word in aerial navigation and 1t
comes from Marburg, Germany, in a
report received at the Department OF
Commerce and Labor from Thomas IL.
Norton, United States Consul at
Chempitz.
An engineer of Marburg, Consul
Norton says, has secured capital to
carry out his idea Of an aerial trolley
line, which is combination OF the es-
sential elements of the dlrigible bal
loon and the electric railroad. the
cars are to be supported by the buoy
ancy of the balloon and the motive
power transmitted by an electric ca
BILE. The supporting balloon is to be
cylindrical in shape, of semi-rigid con-
truction, 200 feet long and 33 feet In
diameter. 1t rests lightly against
the cables on either side, channelled
wheels attached to the framework OF
the balloon forming the contact. the
cables being suspended at the proper
height by towers. The passenger car
is to be attached below.
A company has been formed to con-
struct a line on this principle from
the railway station at Marburg to
Freuenbcrg, an elvation five miles dis
tant and 1900 feet above the town
The estimated cost is $2SS,O00 a mile
for double cable line. An important
economical feature is the prospect
that the cost of maintenance and
transportation ON the line will be only
about 5 percent of the correspondents
expense on IN ordinary railroad. II
is believed that a speed of 1875 miles
an hour can be safely made on this
balloon trolley.-Philadelphia Record