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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
FEBRUARY 5, 1909.

The legislature in Kansas proposes
to give the affinity business black
eye. The bill makes it felony for a
married woman to run away with an
other man and vice versa. Any man
who deserts his wife or legitimate
child. under IA years of age, will be
guilty of crime, punishable by peni-
itentiary sentence. The same punish
ment is to be melted out to the wife,
If man refuses to support his wife
or child, he must go to Jail. Another
bill, which seems certain to pass, pro-
vides that brides and grooms must be
subjected to strict questioning by the
probate judge before they are granted
license to marry.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
LITTLE couNTERFElTINe DONE.

LITTLE COMMUNICATING DONE.
The agitation concerning the secret
service has called forth defense of
the organization in which the good
work it does in suppressing counter
feiting is emphasized. The statement
is made that during the twenty-five
years ending with 1889 there were 1862
counterfeits of various forms of cur
rency discovered. During the next
ten years. 1889 to 1899, the average
number of counterfeits issued annual
ly was 10, the highest in any one year
being % in 1896, and the lowest in
any one year being 6 in 1891.
During the fiscal year ending last
June, II bad notes were discovered in
circulation, while during the year be-
fore there were Is. The records show
that counterfeiting increases during
hard times and decreased when the
country is prosperous. p,
The figures kept by the treasury de-
partment. show that counterfeiting is
not profitable. Last year the treasury
redeemed $349, 100000 of national bank
notes and found exactly $1,130 scoun.
terfeit. This is an almost inappre-
ciable per centage. Treasury officials
estimate that only 81 in every 500, 900
of paper money is. counterfeit, while
about twice that proportion of silver
is bogus. !, $ IA :: s: !. s$ss 81 =
There is not, a gang Of counterfeit.
ers outside Of the prison walls today
The secret service men have proven
very successful in suppressing coun.
terfeiting, the purpose for which the
service was originally organized, as
well as other frauds against, the gov.
eminent. 7'%@7%7 Va
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05

would have 10 make d new beg inning,
81 The Imp emen nc the iint ernal
waterways III of more imp ortance to
the United States than the Panama
canal IT win deyelo p the resources
of the country, facilitate commercial
interchange ana help 70 solve the
'everree urring question Of rail WAY CON
gesti
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
I FACES ] CHAR G
MURDER
tcontinued from pare ones

In same position as when u first saw
it. Ny back was to wind low Mrs.
Wright and Mrs. Wold we're present,
Marks looked dark. Saw no blood.
Spots were light brown when il first
saw them. Were darker next time
saw them. Saw Mrs. Wright take car
bolic acid bottle from shell. was in
the room twice. Bottle was about half
full. Perhaps a 4-ounce bottle Was
a peculiar odor In house, but did not
think it was carbolic acid. DR.. Lee
came. ! did not go in room while he
was there. Mr. Beegel did not remain
all the time. He went to Wonde rlich's.
He went home, I remained He came
for me later. Miss Wonderlich was
there in the evening a young man
whom ] did not know. N Mrs. Wright
put bottle back on shelf. Mrs. Void
lived miles away. Her daughter
came with her, They left before I did.
Redirect: There was but one stove.
noticed marks on nose and face be
fore DR.. Lee came. :; 5s s3SS: Il s;5 :!
i, a recess was taken until Wednesday,
at 10, o'clock Am. Bailiffs were ,ap-
pointed to take charge Of the Jury and
the court admonished them to speak
to no one with reference to the case,
not to talk among themselves about it
or form any opinion until the case was
finally. submitted under instructions
Of the court. The Jurors were. espec.
tally forbidden to read any neWspa.
pers, except those which have first
been censored by the court. 4; ~
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
"Wednesday Morning
CHARLES BEEGEL.g

Live at Lakota. : In August, 1903, i
lived near Derrick, land &cornering
King farm. Was at King farm Aug:
II, 1908, about 2 O'clock p. ms saw
Mrs.. Wright the defendant. Talked
a little with her. She said Come In,
my Babe is dead" Wife and I walked
in and saw dead body lying on bed.
She said Babe had committed suicide
by taking carbolic acid. Saw dead
body. She was lying down and had
all the appearance of a dead person.
Mrs. Wright called attention that 'she
is beginning to NORTH '' andtI noticed
black streak below jaw; bone around
neck. Did not notice oloration on
left side Of face. Noticed two marks
on right side of nose. In shape OF
scratch. Nostrils were closed Up, as
if pinched together: Quilt covered
body up to neck. had no particular
talk. with Mrs. Wright She said Babe
had been away all night, got home at
20 minutes to 4, clothing had been
torn, that she in company with Anna
Wonderlich had been to Edmore to q
dance and had returned to Wonder
lich's and from there home. She said
when Babe went to bed, Don't call me
until 8 o'clock, If you do ! viii hike
out" Mrs. Wright said she called her
between and s to get up, go down IN
cellar and bring up meat and milk for
breakfast. Babe said she could not
go down cellar II she was to be hung
for it, Then Mrs. Wright said, go
and grind coffee for me" The girl
made two or three turns at mill and
seemed so exhausted that she told
her to go to bed. When babe first got
up she pretended to be going through
dance movements: Mrs. Wright said
she called Babe at z8,.9 and 10 andre
ceiving no response to either call said,
well, lay there ariness.., Mrs.
Wright said at:snoon the men were
talking about two girls having been at
Derrick and were laughing about 1t.
She said: IF L tell Babe about this
she will not believe me. thought /
would call her so she could hear for
herself, and when went to call her j
found her dead. remained In house
awhile and at Mrs Wright's request
went to Wonderlich,s for some of the
girls clothing. Came back again in
evening about 8 O'Clock. Mrs. Wright
said they had bee n talking a few days
before and Beuiah had complained
about her neck, saying she thought she
was going to have big neck. "S The
swollen appearance Of the neck had
been noted before by visitors:
Cross-examipation: When went to
King farm saw Mrs Wright sitting al
foot of bed near girls head. Remain,
ed in room S or 10 minutes. Remain.
Led standing. Listened to Mrs. Wright
and observed little girls face. Did
mot. see body, only face. Did not ex
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05

thriller you know-the house goes
wild with delight. s.. FL \. Il. :ss
Before another theatrical season
has come, it is safe to say the whole
absorbing story will receive it's state
presentation, the playwright stealing
from Mother Nature the credit for the
thrill" V.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05


She Returned and remained our
house INT oIs morning tn Il
/ was with her an 4 the time. She vas
dressed Ia pink silk null Gilffs svese
some What VI r'n Sleeve ON arm
Was torn rom 81 ou1 der to wrist. III
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05

Mas I'M while at our place bby haging
niger casigh ii " M aoraes name
ssptitnned n was years old .s
vas not large a. not plum. Her
health app peared ss GOOD during ALL
tinuedl "a page
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-01
Notions

Brass pins, &c per paper; Safety
Pins, &C per dozen; Mennen's
Violet Talcum, I8c per can;
Blue Seal Vasaline, SC; Mourn
ing pins, &c box; Rubber tipped
pencils, &c each. Tape measures,
sc each; mending tissue, yards
for SC; Royal society floss, sc
skein: Belt pins, card of 3, for sc.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Farmers Build 10 Miles of Road

Hardtner, in Barber county is
10 miles from Kiowa, and has
population of 20, the farmers
about the place concluded the
hauling their wheat, corn and
other produce that distance was
too expensive. A meeting was
called and committee appointed
to get into communication with
railroad magnates, with a view
to having some one of them to
build the 10 miles of track. AS
could have been foretold by any
one but a lot of enthusiastic
southwest Kansas farmers, no
railroad company wished to build
that length of road with the
terminal in the air. That never
stopped those farmers minute!
What ever did stop such a
bunch? Death is the only thing
impossible to beat with the men
who have made the southwest.
Another meeting was called at
which the farmers decided to
build the road. They went at
the work in a business like man
ner, raised the money built the
road, and put it in commission.
1t has now been leased by one of
the trunk lines which pays it's
owners 5 per cent on their in
vestment. The road is out of
debt, is paying its builders 5 per
cent on their money, and carry
ing their crops and themselves
to the world.
They need bank, and wrote
the bank commissioner to come
on and make the necessary ar
rangements. He went to the
town, and when he got back to
Topeka, related the story of the
men who wont stop. He will be
apt to give them the authority to
set up their bank. If he don't
they will put it running and sell
it to him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
A FEW MORE PICTURES

This is the farm residence of Mr.. McC auley his
great wheat alfalfa and stock ranch the north
line of Meade County 1t is the fitting farm seat of
such ranch, where the farming is done with two
36horse traction engines and the crop hauled to mar
ket in long trains, at trip with the en-
gines.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02

Notice the satisfaction with which Frank
looks up at that well of flowing water. He
has right to. That well is the gateway,
the opening of the road to his fortune.
Frank settled here some Is years ago, and
the drilling of this well was his first work.
foothold.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Streets.

street running from carthage
avenue north past the court |
house to the railroad. Naturally
this is beautiful street s1oping
gently all the way to the rail
road crossing, no depressions, it
could not be bettered in that re-
spect if it had been graded by
hand. Some fine residences
along it with good trees and or
chards, others new and under i'm
provement, the Baptist Church,
the court house, and at the in
tersection with Carthage avenue
the two banks the three story
Notiona1 Hotel. With all these
advantages, it is totally neglect
ed, looks like a back street in a
back woods county seat in the
Ozarks. All, except the razor
back hogs roofing in the mud,
and the geese, and ducks squak-
ing, and quacking, and kissing
at the passer by. Along this
street at this time lay the mains
for the new water works now
being put in. That means that
the city government recognizes
the value of the buildings now
on the street, its tax paying
value, and the fact that it is one
of the principal streets of the
city, and that it will always be
the one great artery of traffic.
Down this street comes every
stranger who comes to the city.
What his mental comment on the
enterprise and municipal pride
of a place which leaves the main
street of ingress and egress in
the condition this one is, may be
imagined. Then when some
one has guests, whom he wishes
to impress with, beauty, and re-
sources of the county he says:
In the morning we will visit the
artesian valley with its fine farm
homes, flowing wells, great fields
of alfalfa, and thousands of hogs,
fine horses, fat cattle, orchards,
and groves. Yes in the morn
ing he loads his guests into the
auto, gets in, and if it isn't too
internal muddy he pulls her wide
open, and before his eastern
friends get their eyes open, and
the second breath he has them
at the crossing, slows down, and
says, there lying to the north
) and east is the great artesian
valley, there is not another scope
of country of the same extent on
the Globe with equal wealth pro-
ducing capacity. But the strang-
ers have not seen the court
house, the baptist church nor
the fine residences along the
street. The city treasury may
be at low ebb, there have been
many expenses, absolutely neces-
sary to make, and the council
likely feel that it is time to hold
up on any thing which can be
put off. But this is not a matter
to crowd back, it can't be showed
back, it is at the front, and re-
fuses to sit down; even let alone
going back, it is there in evi-
dence every day. John Stalder
who has had experience, tells us
that he can take the grader with
his teams, and in three or four
days grade the street properly
from the rail road to the inter-
section with Carthage avenue.
That means about 10000 and if
the city treasury can't stand the
press, the property owners and
business men of the town can't
afford to let it stand for another
rain. The persons most direct
1y effected should make up a
purse and do the grading. Why,
a stranger can't mail letter
without passing. along the worst
part of this eye sore. Can't go
to either of the newspaper Offices,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02
Free Medical Service at K. u.

Free Medical Service at K. u.
In a community of more than
1000 students, great care is nee
essary to maintain healthful con-
ditions. At the University of
Kansas a special committee on
health is empowered to enforce
such sanitary regulations as are
essential to the wel1-being of the
student body, and to look after
the proper means of protection
in cases of infectious diseases.
A University physician is also
employed whose duty it is to
give advice, and if necessary,
prescriptions, to any students in
the University who may call up
on him. A part of the students
are organized into hospital as
sociation which pays portion of
the University physicians salary,
but any student, whether a
member of the association or not
is entitled to this Doctors serv-
ices free of charge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-02

We received this week the
special edition of the Cimarron
Jacksonian and it is a credit to
the office issuing it. 1t is four
column magazine form with %
pages. The issue is devoted to
a general write up of Gray coun-
ty and Cimarron, and is illustra-
ted with many cuts of the bus
mess houses, farms, places and
things Of interest. Several cuts
are illustrative of the irrigation
ditch which is taken from the
Arkansas river at Cimarson- It
is fine thing for the county and
city. It is more for the paper it
is to it a monument marking
the pluck. patriotism and busi-
ness enterprise of the Jackson
ian. Bro. Peterson accept our
congratulations on the success
of the work. We sincerely hope
that it received the cash support
which it so richly deserved.
Tom Veatch, supervising
engineer of the waterworks con-
lstruction, was called to Wichita
last Saturday to attend the funer-
al of an aunt who resided there.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
A Popcorn Dealer who Advertised.

A popcorn dealer of Joplin,
Mo, announces his retirement
from business He is going
to spend the remaining years of
his life taking care of the prop
erty he has accumulated and
living on the income therefrom.
Now this is no joke. He is real
ly popcorn vendor, and he is a
one legged popcorn vendor at
that, but he has been extraordi-
narily successful-for a popcorn
vendor.
This man, whose retirement
from active business is an
uonnced in a Joplin paper, be.
gan his business in small way
a few years ago. Casting about
for means of livelihood, he hit
upon the sale of popcorn.
There's money in that business,
if it is handled properly. This
man knew how to handle it. One
of his methods was by the use of
printers ink. He was an adver-
tiser, advertising much and ju-
diciously and it brought results.
His business developed and with
his increased business there
came greater profits. He had a
good thing and says he made
money because he advertised.
More than one apparently in
consequential business has been
a good thing for the promoter
because he has been a consistent
advertiser. Gazette.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
Brought 10 Justice"

Mr.. H. Guy Woodward. with
his own company Of ten people,
will present his latest successful
comedy drama, Brought to
Justice, at the opera house for
one night only. Saturday Dec.
l.. The piece contains every
thing needed to make a good
play. There are two pretty girl
parts. who. Of course. have low
ers. That true love never runs
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
Daily HeIpsto Health and Happiness,

Direct gymnastics for the
lungs to increase their capacity
and elasticity are almost a safe
guard against consumption if
taken in time. People with
weak lungs should stand erect
in a well-ventilated room, place
the hands on the hips and take
long, deep, slow breaths, varying
the rhythm, and at times taking
short, jerky breaths for variety.
The breath should be drawn
through the nose.
The following exercises are
valuable:
Slowly raise the arms from
the sides until they meet above
the head. breathing deeply.
Breathe out while slowly lowers
ing.
Raise the arms in front. car
ry them as far back as possible,
then down Breathe as before.
Slowly rise upon the toes,
breathing deeply.
Extend the arms in front: car
ry one leg back as far as posi-
bic.
Lie on back: raise the arms
backward and over the head,
while breathing deeply.
People with plenty of lung ca
pacity can stand even bad air
without suffering. 1t is well
known that those whose lung
capacity is interfered with by
cOrsets are more apt to faint in
close, ill-ventilated rooms than
those who are not. Persons ac-
customed TO active physical ex-
erclse have so strengthened
their vital capacity that they are
not only less liable to counterfeit
disease, but better able TO throw
it off should they be afflicted. :
Exchange.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
Christmas, Why and How.
BY Rev. J. $. Groves.

Christmas. The anniversary o.
the Savior'S birth, should bl
sacredly kept by all who love the
Lord Jesus or enjoy the benefits
of His coming into the world
We observe Washington's birth
day because of the debt that we
owe to the Father of our Coun
try. We observe San JacintC
day because it is the natal day
of our freedom from oppression.
In a higher sense we should OBJ
serve the birthday of our re-
demption from sin. If Wash
ington' birthday brings to mind
the noble sacrifices and heroism
of the Father of our Country,
how much more 'viyidly should
we call to mind the love of our
Savior who left the honors and
glories of heaven, took upon Him
our nature, lived a live of priva-
ton and toll and died a painful
and shameful death that we
might be happy forever. We
ought to keep His birthday.
How was the birth of Christ cell
ebrated? No tightening flashed
nor thunders rent the heavens,
but the calm stiffness of the
night was disturbed only by the
rustling of angels wings and
the sweet song, Glory to God
in the Highest; on Earth Peace,
Good Will to Men" No harsh
sounds, no drunkenness nor de-
bauchery should mar the sa-
credness of the holy Christmas
tide. A song of praise should
go up from every heart.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
BROOM CORN CULTURE.

Mr.. McCune of Alva, Okla,
held a meeting at the court
house Saturday for the purpose
of interesting farmers in the
raising of broom corn and also
to give some instruction in the
scientific planting of the same.
He was very much disappointed
that there was no larger crowd
present
The News is of the opinion
that broom corn raising is a
profitable business and one in
which the farmer can make
money as the crop natures and
is harvested at a season of the
year when it takes no time from
any more important crop. 1t
wedges IL. so to speak, between
other harvesting crops. The
News is informed that arrange
ments are being made to have
broom corn seed for sale here.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

Jacob Koeing of Lemars, Iowa
was in Canyon last week and
visited friends until Monday
when he returned home. The
News representative had the
pleasure of making Mr.. Koe.
ing's acquaintance and together
we took an auto ride to the can
yons Sunday afternoon, to see
the sights, as guests of w. S.
Keiser and wife. The day and
trip were delightful. We get
more and more enthused every
trip we make over to see these
wonderful canyons.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

ANY erroneous reflection upon the character.
tanding or reputation OF any person, firm or
corporation which may appear in the columns
Of The News will be gladly corrected upon its
being brought to the attention OF the publisher.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
THE EARLY CHRISTMAS.
Origin Of Some Popular Christmas Customs
How They were Observed Then.

Few probably know just how
December 18th origionally hap
pened to be fixed as Christmas
Day. About $40 A. d. St. Cyril
made careful inquiry as to the
date of the birth. of Christ and
reported December 18th as the
correct date. Pope julius ac-
cepted this and some years later
established the festival at Rome
on this date. Before the close
of the century it was accepted
by every nation in Christendom.
The actual year of the Nativity
is unknown, and it is certain
that The month and day can nev-
er be recovered. They were alb
solutely unknown to early fathers
of the Church. Critics generally
accept B. G. as the probable
year. There are only two known
dates to work with. Herod the
Great died ia years after the
founding of Rome, that is to say,
he died t B. G. as we know it.
We know that there was an
eclipse of the moon on March
18th. b. c. on which night Her
Cd ordered some Jewish Rabbis
to be burnt for melting their
pupils to tear down the Golden
Eagle. We also know that Herod
was dead before the Passover,
which took place on April 18th,
t B. c. Christ therefore must
have been born before February
of the year 1 Be.
Tradition says that Xmas was
first observed in 9S A. D., and
was ordered to be held as a sol
emn feast by Pope Telesphorus
in 1877 A. d. The first traces of
it's observance are found about
240 A. d. 1t is not known who
first celebrated it, nor where,
nor how. There is no record of
any commemOration of it during
the life of Christ, as the early
Christians looked upon the cele-
brations of birthdays as heather
ish, and even the celebration of
the Lord Himself was not accept
ed.
Thecustom of making presents
at Christmas was derived from
the Romans, who made gifts to
one another during the great
winter festival, the Saturnalia.
The early Christians made
presents to their children on
Christmas morning under the
pretense thatthey had been drop
ped by the Christ child in pass
ing over the house at night.
The word Santa Claus" is an
English DerversiOn of the Meth. |
erland word "Sinter Klaas,"
meaning st. Nicholas, the patron
saint of children. The word is
also used to designate st. Mich
olas Day, which in The Neither
lands is celebrated on Deem
Der 9Th. The real ST Nicholas,
it is said, was the Bishop of My
IA in Lycia, who died about 1926
A. d. His personal history is
almost entirely unknown, but
numerous legends show him to
have been kind and most gen
erOuS man. In some parts of Ger
many it is still a custom for
some one to dress up as bishop
on St. Nicholas Eve and distrib-
ute presents to the children.
The custom, however, is prac-
tically obsolete, St. Nicholas
having been superseded by San
ia Claus. Why Santa Claus is
always represented as an old
man no one knows. Some writ
ers claim that it dates back to
the Priapus of Virgil and Pet
ronius, who held in his cayacius
bosom all manner of fruits and
1ainties. 1t is more probable {
however that the jolly, kindly {