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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-08
SUNI)A l'IIOl
Con ton
Willie Held III Devils Lake January.
z 9Th and iii

IN At the Pres yterian church Din this
city On January 2ethS and nth will bess
held The district Sunday school con
gyention Of Ramsey, owner, Role tte,s
Pierce and Benson counties. The In
stitute for teachers training will :s be-.
under the supervision 81 pr. IA El:
fresh, Prof. Locker and Rev. John
Orchard. Dr. Nc Elfreshs is considered
the leading pecialist in the teacher
training line }in5 America Prof. Lock !;
Ell is the general secretary Of the
Minnesota sunda School ssociation,
and Rev. ohn orchard holds the same
position in this state. 5t:5 .: 4 .:;S -
/ The pros for the convention is
as follows: s,s s; n; @
:, Tuesday Evening, January 26th. s. 4
z: 80. DeYotio nal meeting and song
+. j NJ service 5<$S
q: IS. The Sunday school teacher
4 &: S -. Prof. A. M. Locker
8: Is. The country Sunday school
f. 1890
An evening Offering to defray the in
stitute expenses. .:E 5.;s 81. 81: I I,
Wednesday Morning, January 27th.
$3.50. Conference with pastors and :.
"a 1S@$S workers --.---- : ~
DR.. McElfresh and Prof. Locker
10:30.$ As review training lesson
,. $ = ]. - - = = John Orchard
11:OO. The value Of a Sunday school.
diploma DR.. F. McElfresh
1880. The organized Bible class q
- 5:s,% = - Prof. A., M. Locker
s,$3ssE.&5 Wednesday Afternoon.
2:30. Why grade the school
%s Jul. - Prof. A. M. Locker
500. Perishable goods -.
=: DIR. F., McElfresh
Offering to defray institute expenses.
Closing with devotional exercises.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-08
How One Doctor Successfully Treats
n s8r ,,5 a5: Pneumonia.

%{$ f5ES UIflUElteas A.
81 'sIn treating pneumonia" says DR..
wv, u. Smith of Sanders, Ala, .'the only
remedy use for the lungs is Cham
Iberlain's Cough Remedy. While Of
course would treat other symptoms
with different medicines, ! have used
this remedy many times In my medi-
cal practice and have yet failed to
find a case where it has not controlled
the troubles. Z have used It myself, as
has also my wife for cough and colds
and I most willingly and
scheerfully recommend 1t as superior
ito any other cough remedy to my
knowledge 4 For sale by all druggists.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-08
f.. TOXIC news
Observation-Disclosures noE

.. G.. Smealie was in Devils Lake on
business between trains Saturday, =;
G. D. Mills has rented the old school
house and moved his family to Toxic
to give the children the advantage Of
the school. 80. a-,.y!- .% ! Z
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Chase enter
tanned number Of their friends at
dinner New Years day. y + 'z2ss3$' =
Toxic has been on the border Of a
coal famine the past week. =. Mr..
Jaqua, agent. for the North + Dakota
Lumber Co., has been expecting
car of coal in but it's non arrival made
it necessary for him to limit his
patrons to their ;. actual immediate
necessity. 80 .as - .::.g+ ILL.,: ~ !:
There was a social dance at. the
school house Saturday night which
was attended by about thirty. people.
A most; enjoyable timeis reported by
those present. ). &C.. f sss :gt =
Miss Jaqua opened the winter term
of school Monday after a weeks va
cation. Owing to the syerity Of the
weather the attendance during. this
week has been small. s@$g
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-08
Is ST Ila Tds

ANpERso ON 1 is 3sTFa Or sss 81
Attorney and Councillor at laws ss
Practice In all the Courts, both Stare me
federal, and before the u. s. Land once
othce In Brennan,s Block
Phone 286 Devils Lake I
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-08
RUGBY BANK. -. !.
CLOSES DOORS J
First National Bank at that Place has
been see Closed BY the Comptroller.
:5s 4: .3ss .5$Of CURRENCY III Il. \. Il

:. At the request Of the stockholders
Of the First National Bank Of Rugby,
the comptroH ers Of currency closed the
bank. The statement Of the bank has
not been issued but it is the general
superstition that the assets are ample
to cover the liabilities. s.s;s 1. 5st )
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-08
COMM TEE {.
APPO IN InIf|NTS
For the Coming Year IN the Board
Of County Commissioners


The new board Of county commits
sioners organized by selecting as their
chairman Ole j. Nesseth OF Crazy. Mr..
Nesseth names as his commit eemen
for the coming year the following, the
board adding Mr.. Nesseth to the com,
mittees on checking county officers
and on poor farm: " ,S s$5;Ss
Checking county auditor and treas
urer Johnson, Maloney and Nesseth.
Register Of deeds, clerk of courts
and county Judge -Emigh and Samuel
Court s5 house and jail;---]Emigh, John
son and Maloney: ~ 4 i.$ :sl..s y.
Poor farm Nesseth, Johnson and
Samuel. * .5 5s.53s E.Si 4 S&#
Finance Samuel Sam Smith, and .: Ma
loney Ssss 5Ss i: 1 I! s.$s,S2}}3
Printing Samuel and Emigh.
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
Death 10 the Housefiy

The spring campaign against the
honSctiy has commenced in the District
of Columbia by Health Officer Wood
ward and the health officers of other
cities are expected to follow suit. If an
ounce of prevention be worth Il pound
of cure, Il fine opportunity is offered
every one, moro particularly house
wives, to save human lives during the
summer months. To be effective the
work must begin ut once. Professor
Geo. f. Boyer pays his respects to the
pestiferous fly rs follows:
THE house fly, the dirty fly. the
typhoid and cholera infantum fly. will
soon swarm in thousands of millions I'M
less prccaution he taken. The house fly,
which we were taught in our childhood
to treat with kindness. has been cx-
posed, Its habits are filthy. 1t breeds
in stables and garbage pals and carries
the filth it revcls i'm tracks it across the
sugar, the butter and the bcefStcak.
1t paddles its horrid feet, gummed
with the vilcSt rotting matter, in baby's
milk.
1T probably disseminatcS every dis,
ease. 1t must. he; exterminatcd. It
can he driven out of every city. In
an age Of knowledge. screens and
cheap disinfectants. there is no excuse
for flies in any household. Clean NJ
your premises and report the health dc.
partment your neighbor who does not.
Get rid of the breeding places and yor
will get rid of the flies"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
THE TRUE HONESTY

Now, Willie. bo u good boy and don't
take little sisters cake. and I'll bring
you something nice when | como
back
eyes. | was ON the square with him,
and I made Il paltry five hundred; and
l might as well have taken II little
advantage and made ten thousand.
That's what | get for being honest"
Did you ever hear any such talk Us
this? asks tho Denver Post.
Do you see any connection between
the boy who is bribcd to he decent. and
the man who complains because his
honesty has brought him less money
than another mans thieveryY
The American citizen, generally, is
much given to hewailing the lack Of
sterling honesty among the men he
elects to Office. He does not see that the
mass Of 0ficeholdcrs represent pretty
accurately the moral status Of the
people who elect them. 1t Is futile 10
expect boys to grow up with Il much
more exalted opinion Of honesty than
was instillcd into them by their parents.
or oficeholders 10 be above the moral
level OF the people whom they
represent.
Tho parent Is TO blame. Let him
teach his boys TO be honest for the love
OF honesty and d~ccency and fair play.
and that his se~lR.resrect is worth
more than all the parental brides that
can he offered. Then he may hope that
his boy will grow into q man who will
scorn to be dishonest, even IL II appears
that knavcry would bring him larger
financial returns. And when such men
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
The LANler Case

The INDEPENDENT commends =,
work of the jury in the Lawler cas- ~
terday. By their verdict of guilty ~,
set the seal of their condemnation nno.
tho life Lawler was leading at the ,;,na
of his arrest. Their verdict WAS in =
%cordancc with the law and evidence 49,,
in accord with tho sentiment Of cvo..
good citizen in this county.
To the officers whose duty il is IN ~
force the law, the verdict in this SO
should be an incentive to hunt dou.u
every miserable creature in Elko who
is living the degraded life Lawler ,y,s
living and make them answer lofora
the law.
The jury by their verdict and .Ju1,,o
Brown by his sentence served notice or
these miserable creatures to rid mi,
community of their presence or suffer
the penalties imposed by the law. Thcro
should DE 10 let up in these prosecution,
until every man who is now living IN
the wages Of sin is either mt work in tho
chain gang or driven from Elko. L.,
the good work go on.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
BLOW TO MINING INTERESTS

1t is doubtful if the recent presidential
order setting aside 800, 900 additional
acres to the Tabor reserve was n wise
move. Certainly that large body of new
reserve is not agricultural land. and the
preservation of timber i'll that locality
is no more important than is the utiliza-
ton of water for mining and power OPP
erations. 1t is said that the Southern
Pacific Railway had in contemplation
the use Of large water power from that
new reserve acreage for electricizing
the proposed new trackage over or
through the Sierras. What better use
could be male of water than such Il
great enterprises And why should not
the power from the streams be for the
benefit Of the men of the mountains,
who increase the wealth of the state by
their steady and reliable operations. If
the powers that We're, prior to March 4,
had sought opportunity to strike indi-
vidual or corporation I'VE the defense
less heads of industrial persons, it could
not have succeeded better than it did in
this MISUNDERSTANDING.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
LIVING GOLD OF WHEAT FIELD
Sensations Of a Ride Through the
Miles Of Moving Grain.

Take a look at the wheat field that
has been brought up To PERFECTION. as
1t stands. yellow as gold. withthe sheen
OF the sea, billowing from skyline tosky-
line like an ocean of gold. where the
wind touches the ripping wave-crests
with the tread OF invisible feet. III
California, In Oregon, in Washington.
In Dakota. I'm the Canadian northwest,
% may ride all day OIL horseback
through the wheat fields without a
break in the flow of yellow heavy
headed grain. No shade trees. No
knobs and knobs and hills and hollows
oil grass or black earth through. From
dawn till dark. from sunrise In n burst
Of fiery splendor over the prairie hori-
Zon to shutdown when the crimson
thing hangs like n huge shield OF
blood In the haze of a heat twilight
you may ride with naught 10 break
the view between O and the horizon
but wheat-wheat. 1t is like the gold
fields. 1t zoe TO your head. You
grow dizzy looking at II. O rub
your eyes Is II n mirage? The BILL
lowing yellow waves seem to be breast
Ing h very sky. You look up. The
sky is there all right with the black
mote OF n meadow lark sailing the
azure sea. He drops liquid notes OF
sheer music down OH your head. does
that meadow lark; and that gives you
back your perspective. our sense of
amazing reality. You are literally. alb.
solutely, really, in the midst Of Il sea
OF living gold. II Is you and not the
lark that Is the mote. You begin to
feel as II your special mote might b.
n beam that would get lost in affinity
II you stayed there long: and as yOu
ride on-and un-and some more ON
and by and by come ont Of the
leaSuclong, fenccless fields with an
odor In your nostrils that isn't exactly
like incense-it's too fugitive. TOO fine.
too sublimal of earth. II Is aromatic,
n sort of altar of roses, the Imprisoned
fragrance of the billions upon billions
of wheat flowers shut up in the glumes
OF the heavy.hcaded grain here. And
that's the odor of the whPGt.-Minns.
apolis Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
Keeps His Word


y travelling man stopped at Il littl,
town in Arkansas, and while there h,
made inquiries of tho postmaster n,
to the integrity and honesty of a Ger
tain doctor who lived in the mex,
county. ~.
What sort of Il man is DR.. BriggsY'
he qucried. SIS lie u man that can he
trustcd--a good dOCtor?'
We'll" answered the postmaster
~tlioughtfully. "that depends. He's been
doctorin' rom here for some ycurs now
amt dom much lately though. Seems
he was sent for To go to sec Of Mis-
Henderson. what's been dyin' for goin'
on thirty year. OF lady had the o
ralgy pretty bad. DE he gives her n
dose o laud'num, and ho says. Mis-
Henderson. You'll % to sleep now. an
yoii won't bc bothered with the moo.
ralgy no mo.
she went to sleep: that was las Nav.
an it's gcttin' tn'r,lS fan now. She aiu't
walked mp yet, an she amt never been
bothered with tho nOo.ralgy either. As
a doctor | guess Briggs amt much. but
he always Keeps his word, sir-always."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
SENATOR NEWLANDS
CORRECTS MEASUREMENTS

Senator Newlands has given ont the
following correction of reports concern
ing his recent speech Mt the Rocky
Mountain Club in New York and stat,
ing his views on railway legislation.
He says:
Congressional action on the rate bill
is not sufficient. Ii should be followed
by legislation giving the Interstate
Commerce commission the power to
stay any increase in rates until an in
quiry into their rcasonableness can be
made providing for the valuation of
railroads rs an essential factor in the
determination of rates, and requiring
approval of the stock and bond issues
by the commission rs the best methods
of protecting investors, shippers and
the general public.
The railway managers must realize
that the American people will not sub.
NIT to their unrcsulated dominance
over transportation. They are public
servants charged with public functions
and subject to public control and it is
the highest duty of the Legislative
power to create tribunals for their
supervision and regulation.
I'VE are told that new construction
will not be entered upon these condi,
tions. If it is not the American people
will enter upon it. The people are de-
termined to enter upon waterway con-
struction, the development of orr
rivers for every useful purpose, in
Guiding ..transportations; and they can
easily add to all this the construction Of
the needed additional railways. lcls.
ing them to private agencies for opera
ton under governmental regulation
and control"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
Rla rr.laA. EnaIn.s For sealh,ru paellle

The Baldwin Locomotive Works have
just turned ont for use ON the Southern
Pacific railroad II pair of giant freight
locomotives that for size and strength
eclipse any railroad engines ever built
by any company for any railroad.
Each weighs, Including its tender, $780,
900 pounds, or 800 tons, and is tabulated
to do the %ofkiIOf three locomotives of
the ordinary consolidation type used on
the big trunk lines. The power is said
to I've equal to that of any two of the
largest consolidation engines used OH
the Pennsylvania lines, and each is
capable of hauling 20, 800 tons OH II dead
level. In respects other than size and
power these engines are said to show
distinct features of advancement in
locomotive construction.
These locomotives weigh 400, 900
pounds and are of the Mailer type: that
is they are viotually in two parts,
coupled together. This gives the play
necessary i'll rounding curves. The
boiler is affixed to the rear section only.
In this they are not a new departure.
1t is i'll size, power and economic
features thar they are said TO he notably
distinct.
One of the new economic features is
said to be Il device for heating the
water before it enters the boilers. An
other is for the experimenting of steam
after it is exhausted from one cylinder
and before it enters the other. The 10.
inch cylinders are the largest eve used
on a locomotive of any type.
1t is said that the largest locomotives
heretofore ever built were turned out
by the American Locomotive Works
for the Erie railroad. and weighed, in
Guiding tender go tons. These each
weigh 800 tons. 4" #..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
AN IOWA SPOUTER

If Senator Alfred b. Cummins of Iowa
has not achieved fame, he has AT least
attracted attention by reason Of an adj
dress which he recently made, in which
he declared Theodore Roosevelt Il
greater man than George Washington"
Senator Cummins also averred that Mel.
son Aldrich lis Il stronger and more eff
fective Senator than Daniel Webster"
Another belief of the Hawkeye states
man is that the national government is
almost overwhelmed with the mighticst
problem which has ever beset the human
race
While it is true that Washington
passed from the sphere of action too
soon to gain immortal glory on Kettle
Hill i'll Cuba, and that he couldn't and
wouldn't tell II lie, there are many thous-
ands of people who will take issue with
the Iowa Il Roosevelt greater than
Washington! Great Cherry Trees!--
Salt Lake Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
TOILET SIMPLE BUT THOROUGH
Little Time Wasted on Mornings Alb
Iutions of Niger Baby.

Nations OF the west MAY be inter
ested TO hear the details Of the Nigerl'
IN u.:tive baby's morning toilet. Any
thing over three months old Is no long
or Il baby" to the native mater
familias. and Is bathed With the other
children generally numerous
bTuCd), in the chill morning air before
sunrise. The little mite yells Justify
while the cold water is splashed over
It's brown body. and generally con-
tinues the chorus when put aside to
dry (towels do not form part OF the
household e~quipment(. The bathing
process finished, the infants are sub
jCcted to a sort OF water cure treat
ment. The mother seiZes II child.
scoops up u handful Of water. and
using her thumb as a kind OF spout,
into the youngsters mouth AMI down
its throat. Protests in the shape OF
loud gurglcs. horrible chokings. and
desperate strugglings are quite un.
Needed: the steady stream OF water
continues To pour down the child's
throat until the mothers practiced
touch on the patients distended stom.
ach tells her hat the limit of capac.
ity has been reached. All babies are
submitted TO this treatment. which IL
believed tn have Il most strengthening
effect.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
Wouldn't Kill Him.

y number of state newspapers are
circulating sensational stories abUut
an attempt being made to kill r.. b,
Hickey at Carson City some time ago.
Here is II specimen of the assertions
made:
at is said that Honest Tom is in
daily fear of being aSsassinatcd by de,
pOsit0rs of his dcfunct banks. many of
whom are now penniless. 1t is also
said that Hickey confidcd To a friend
that it would he his funeral to make a
trip into southern Nevada. where hun.
drcds of dcpositors had lost their earn.
ings."
Tommyrot! The people of southern
Nevada are not Il lot Of asSassins.
After all, il not Mr.. Hickey n good
type of the Successful and progress.
sive business MANI" Kill him? Non.
sense! Send him to Congress. where
his style Of ability would bc recognized
and apprcciated.--Rhyolitc Bulletin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
a.
How He Won Ger.

He was a fisherman, and In love
lie hal anelcd for Angelina. and
caught her. lie had angled for fish
also the liycl0ng day. and caught Que
ephippid-that Is. n porgy. That might
he went To SEQ Ai'golifia's father on
the delicate question Of matrimuny.
lie was nervous and could not brins
himself to the monentous question, so
hc TALKED about tho weather and fab
Ing The old man asked. presently:
What iuck?"
Only a pound porgy," replied tho
Bulior.
MY bOy!" exclaimed tho happy 70.
Their. Il know what you have come
about. Take her aud DO happy. No
man has ever confessed 10 such n
truth before. Yon ARE n piscatorial
George Washington"
That settled II. though, ag a matter
Of fact, tho porgy weighed only half
a pound. bohemian Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
Nearly Meets Death

Augustus Hansen. engineer at the
sub.station, had a miraculous escape
from death yesterday while attending
to his duties ut the plant. He was
engaged in changing the wires on the
switchboard and took hold of one he
supposed To be dead. II proved to bc
alive and for several seconds Mr.. Han.
sen stood there with 5000 volts of cleo
tricity travcrsing his BoCy. He uttered
acall for assistance that fortunately
was heard by Walter Kirk, another
employc of the power company, who
Immediately switched off the current.
Hansen lapscd into an unconscious
state and DIR. Clark was hastily SUM
moncd. The physician applied rcstora-
tivcs and in u short time the injured
man was removed to his home. His
hands were painfully burned and his
body wits partially p~nralyzcd. but DR..
Clark states that hr will he able to
attend to his duties within two weeks.
-TOnOpah Bonanza
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
A Beautiful Thought

The Governor Of West Virginia has
issued a proclamation calling upon the
people to observe Mmy . MS Mothers
Day and urging the residents in that
state to wear the symbolic white car
nation. The day designated will lie
Sunday and Governor Glasscock in this
rather unusual proclamation urges that
all ministers prepare special crmou in
keeping with the spirit of the day. He
says:
81 desire to call the attention of the
good people of West Virginia to "A
custom that prevails in several states,
as we'll as in many parts Of our own
state. 1t is the setting apart one day
i'll each year to pay tribute to the no.
blcst and best Of Gods creatures-our
mothers.
'Is your mother dcadr Then YOU
should honor yourself and her memory
by dismissing from your mind for one
day all other things and devote the time
to II service and work that you know
would gladden. her heart and fill hel
with joy if she were with you.
"Do you remember her many acts OF
Kindness and self sacrifice. Why no,
repeat them rs often as possible, and
especially OH the day set apart for that
purpose7
as your mother living? Then man
ifcst your appreciation of hcr devotion
to yon by doing for II day of the ycal
that which she is fond of doing every
day
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-23
ARNoLD's "GoNDoLAs" IN SIGHT
Sunk by. Him in Lake ChamplaIn.
They Can Be Seen on the Bottom.

Parkman's history describes the
'gOndOlas" which Benedict Arnold de-
stroyed On Lake Champlain when no
was forced 10 retrcat before superior
British forces In l176. The wrcCkagc
may still BE- seen on II calm day at
the bottom OF Arnold's bay. \ sojCurn-
er In that region thus describes y
recent visit to the bay:
The water IL lower In the lake
than the oldest inhabitants can re.
member. 1t has gone down six feet
since June. We found one OF tho
~'.ondolas.' These were evidently stout.
wide boats. very large and strong. pro
PEELED by oars. rs the two oak ribs
sticking up from the keel a. -" II
we discovered plainly showed. These
ribs are alSut five or six inchc, thick.
After a long struggle We sawed on
n piece with two rusty nails in H.:
nails that are really large Spikes. As
I'll" water is about seven fec; deep
and h top Of the ridge was abuut
two feet below the surface. The task
of saving about n foot on WAS heroic.
II Is hard oak, now quite black.
The were already six suw cuts
IN The piece we secured. Some other
travellers lad been at II ard had got
discouraged. which is not SurpIiS
ln"."