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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

a. Three captains of industry" have
peniteutiary sentences hanging over
them and within few days the prison
bars will be closed against them. c.
w. Morse, the New York ice trust
nagnate and, bank wrecker, is already
doing time. John r. Walsh, of Chi
scago, another bank wrecker, will soon
don the stripes 5of "a convict, and
Charles 2. Warmer of the Big-4 rail:
way system, Is on his way to prison.
He made way with 100000 but is said
60 be q poor man even with such ex-
$tensive stealings to his credit 1t
must be an awful drop from ease and
Injury, with everything that the heart
can desire, TO striped garments In a
enaf Institution.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
TAFT'S MESSAGE.

President Taft has sent to congress
a special message touching the con-
servation of the nations resources.
The points suggested are summed up
as follows: =
Law expressly authorizing the Sec
rotary of the interior temporarily to
withdraw public lands from entry and
validating withdrawals already made.
Official and definite classification of
public lands and their contents.
Disposal of the surface Of agyicul-
tural lands, while retaining coal, oil,
asphaltum, natural gas and other
treasures. .'.
Federal control of water power sites
which could be rented under proper
restrictions.
! Drainage of swamp lands and i'm
proved treatment of SOILS - : -
Bond issue not eceeding $50, OO0,O
for completion of western irrigation
projects: ,:,~ 81. -.
Provision In river and harbor bill
for continuing contracts for compile
ton of Ohio, Mississippi and. Missouri
river Improvement projects. &. 7.
Repeal Of timDer land acts of 1898
and new law providing for public sale
of timber. ss::#5sEs8= s@.g
j. Scientific treatment Of the 100000,
900 acres OF forests within the United
States. - .>.::.s>ss ~ H. <, ss35 5
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

Devils Lake merchants report an
unusual active business for this sea-
son of the year. Usually business gets
slack and there is disposition to take
matters easy during January but thus
far this month has been record
breaker. Farmers have plenty Of
money and the merchants of Devils
Lake have plenty of goods that they
desire. Such a condition is bound to
make business.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

The shoe dealers of the country,
Through the national organization of
manufacturers. will be asked to ad-
vance footwear from twelve to fifteen
per cent. This is a strange move
>1lgEt in the face of 'aking the duty
Off OF hides and materially reducing
the tariff On leather. 1t has been
argued for years by W. L. Douglass
aue other manufacturers that free
hides and thereby cheaper raw mater
.1al would save the people of the Unit
ed States millions of dollars annual
~. Well, we now have free hides and
now comes the manufacturers with a
demand for another advance in the
finished product
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

year, or of the past ten years. The
statistics sought ought not to be guess
work. Every farmer ought to be able
TO give correctly the number of bush
els Of corn, oats, wheat, barley and the
like raised. the amount of hay put up,
the number and kind Of live stock
upon the premises, the; butter and eggs
sold, number Of acres titled and all
other matters pertaining to the in.
telligent gathering Of reliable farm
statistics. $3 +. '$s:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

cause things do not 60 as we'll as you
would desire; you must expect to-
make mistakes; we make mistakes in
the United States. Those who take a
superficial view of public affairs
sometimes cite civil war as an evid--.
ence of incapacity ;. for self-govern-
ment: No American should take this
view, for we had in the United States
the greatest civil war in the history OF
the world and no one uses that argu-
ment against our capacity to govern.
ourselves. 49,. =: ! IS *
Resort to violence is always deplor-;
able and will, I think, become less
frequent as civilization advances. As:
man rises in intelligence and morals,
reason will more and more be substi-
tuted for force and violence In the set:
Element Of difficulties. The day will
come when the world will see the folly
Of the doctrine that you can justly
settle difference Of opinion by. shoot
ing the man who may differ from you.
There is a growing acceptance oftsre-
preventative government and the fun
! damental doctrine of representative
government is acQuiescence in the will
of the majority. That was the doc
trine taught by Jefferson, the greatest
exponent Of representative govern
ment who ever lived; and it is neces-
sary to the existence my right to. en-
phasize this doctrine for have three
times met defeat, when supported by
more than six million voters, but I
congratulated my successful opponent
on each occasion and had attempt
! been made to. deprive him Of his vic
tory no one would have supported him
more loyalty than I. i; -
Ia right to govern themselves does. not
imply that they will not make mis-
takes; it means that the many have
the right to make their own mistakes
and also the right to correct them.
A few can not claim God-given right
to make the mistakes for the many. If
we find ourselves in the minority, our
remedy is not to question the right of
the majority to rule but to make an ef-
fort to convince the majority that we
are right and to await with patience
the triumph of our ideas, confident
that they will triumph if we are right.
when faith in the people is accom-:
panied by faith in the triumph Of the
rig, we endure such evils as we can
not prevent, sustained by the belief
that in time every evil will be cor.
rected and that every righteous prin.
ciples will be vindicated."
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
w: J. BRYAN IN CUBA a.

Hon. William J. Bryan Is spending
a portion OF the winter in Cuba. He
was given q reception recently by
the authorities at Havana and in the
course Of his address gave the Cubans
some wholesome advice. Among other
things he said:
8sI II am glad tot see the young 10.
public. which our own government
helpad to put on its feet meeting sue
cssafnlly flas prob which cone
before II 20 not as discouraged, BE-
z ss.Rsa
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

correspondent comes to the rescue by
stating that he was on the memor-
able Journey down the Mississippi
river. last fall with President Taft and
The governors of the states in the mid
die west and that on the journey OF
1900 miles down that great river,
navigable the year round he saw not q
freight packet nor did he see any
bales of cotton and other freight pill
[edVup on the wharf awaiting the ar
rival of the steamboats,. He asked
what the matter was and was told
that the railways made satisfactory
rates and transported the freight with
SO much more speed that people pre-
fered to ship by rail rather than the
slow, tedious process of water naviga,
ton. Millions are expended every
year for the improvement Of the rivers
TOT the country but the railways are
doing the business. And now the Des
Moines river is to be made navigable.
I:At. best it will be frozen up tight
Ave or six months in the year. After
the spring freshets it will take a
month or so and several !, thousand
dollars to get the channel open for
traffic and by that time the close OF
tho season will be dangerously near.
How many business men in Des
Moines have the patience to wait for
freight transported under such con.
ditions? The millions, invested every
year, in the Improvement of. rivers
and harbors would 60 long ways in
making permanent highway. across
the Ct ntinent and the improvement Of
the highways would be something
worth while.-Cedar Falls, Iowa, Re
cord. 60. =
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
THE WEATHER MAN TURNS THE
~ . -',.. TABLES,

The Great and Only Weather Man"
is very impartial. This is a conclu-
sion that the most biased person is
forced to accept after watching his ad-
ministration of the weather for the
past three years. In the realm of at
mospheric perturbations he has hewn
to the line, allowing the variegated
chips Of weather to fall where thew
may.
Three years ago North Dakota, In
common with other sections of the
country; suffered from intense cold.
snow blockades, traffic suspension and
fuel famine. The fuel shortage in
North Dakota at that time, while It
did not cause any actual suffering was
IN: some Instances very threatening:
but 1t did not justify the over.drawn
stories circulated in the east concern
ing our terrible conditions"-storles
that were printed in eastern journals
Tor no other obvious reasons than to
arrest, If possible, the growing volume
OF westward emigration.
The conditions this winter are 50
radically changed as to afford a yerv
distinct contrast. While North d.
kota has been enjoying the most beau
ttlful and balmy weather throughout
toe entire winter, our eastern neigh.
bors have been complaining of in.
tense cold, billiards., freight tie.ups.
and coal shortage. In southern Min.
nesota. Iowa, Illinois. Indiana, Nebras.
90 and parts Of other states, traffic
mas been badly crippled for months
ana the fuel shortage has become verv
serious. In the central east trains ara
running rg from twelve hours to three
days late and the snow In many n,acea
Is ten feet deep. Z number of factor.
les and other public buildings have
been closed, among them the state nm.
iyersity Of Iowa. The steel trust ~
danger OF having to bank the fires IL.
Hs smelters and foundries, sent its
piratical agents out to forage for Goa,
ana as is the habit OF predatory wealth.
tney appropriated all the cars that
they needed. leaving The amall enn.
sumner to suffer. g - 1:
:; Three years ago North. Dakota WAS
lucky enough not to have sucb hoo. !.
20 contend with during the mai ato.s
age. Il 5.1,.1 sno IS.
!, 4. w 60 not claim that eastern statea.
that g. are now suffering from had ,va. 800
er are not, the most ideal place 81
s :. for. z htomebut Va Va as c,air, !
10y NORTH Dakota % tuas do go,a
peEhaps q listls better. Al $50 4ss's
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
AN AWAKENING STATE {:

= Within a days ride of st. Louis,
New Orleans. and. Kansas. City, the
principal centers of the. Mississippi
valley lies the Cinderella Of the states.
While her sisters have been to the
ball, while the other states have been
gathering in the plaudits of the world
and the dollars Of the young men and
women marching westward, Arkansas
had remained at home and .unsung.
Unlike the tabled Cinderella this mod
ern buster Of the hearth was not dis
covered and carried away to the pal
ace in golden coach by a handsome
prince to find her dainty foot fitted to
the magic crystal slipper. While tend.
ing to her work at home Arkansas
found pearls and diamonds in the ash
es; found that her hills in the Ozarks
would raise, under proper care, the
most royal red apples, that kings have
tasted !; that her clay hills In the back
yard could, by the alchemy of trade,
be turned into pie plates, pin trays, or
the aluminium frame of an aeroplane;
that her already large crops Of cotton
could be doubled In quality and guam
tity;; that the erstwhile worthless
gunlbo land il certain districts could
be made to produce year after year
with increasing volume the finest
grade Of rice the market has yet
known II rom The Awakening Of
Arkansas" III the February Techni-
cal World Magazine s,5: y; = ; T.
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First Grade tx Examination
Customs Service

# Place q eanina alton, Pembina, N. D.
Grand Forks. n. d. Devils Lake, N.
-. ainot. N. !. 81.
DATE, February 8, 1910. :.:* = q ]:
5ss POST ion, Deputy collector and In
spector salary $500 per diem.
s The United States Civil Service
q 81 mission announces that at /, thIet,
places. and @on the date named above
ian z exam alton viii be hold for the
post on ,diicated. As 4 result ii this
exasaina ton 81 eertif ation win be made
fo flll syacanies as q they may occur ia
arst Grade pozitions In tho Customs
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

Z nm ~ y So ,
s-,. TOIal ~ = AVV =
Candidates for appointment in the
Customs Service must not be less than
twentyone nor more than fifty-five
years of age, Of suitable physical con-
dition and mentally qualified. If 9th
|erwise duly qualified, the limitation as
to age will not apply to honorably dis
charged United States soldiers or sail
ors. sss. t;.. .e.2, =, - i, l., / -,
This examination is open to all citi-
zens Of the United States who comply
with the requirements. T. 1,
For further information address the
secretary of the board of examiners
at the postoflces at the places named
above, or the undersigned.
No application will be accepted I'M
less properly executed and filed, in
complete form, with the undersigned,
prior to the hour of closing business
on February 2, 1910.
--.. j. M. Shoemaker.
Secretary 9Th U. S. Civil Service Dis,
| Postofi1ce, St. Paul. ~
-. Z. Issued January 10, 1910. 49,, -"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
MANY TO ELECT.

While this is not presidential elec-
ton year it nevertheless promises to
be pretty lively from now on until af-
ter the election this fall.
In the spring we have the city cleo
tion,, at which time there are to be
be elected in Devils Lake mayor,
five aldermen, city treasurer, police
magistrate and justice of the peace
F. N. Whitman retires as mayor, and
the terms of F. P. Mann, John Mclean
and A. S. Hansen expire on the coun-
ell. BY the new ward being added
to the city it will necessitate the cleo
ton of two additional aldermen at this
time. The Offices Of police magistrate
now held by S. c. Jones and that of
justice of the peace held by VIM. Orr,
also expire. -.
In the county there are a full corps
of county officers to be elected includ-
ing three commissioners. of these Mr..
R. v. Bice, county auditor, is serving
his first term; the same is the case
with Gus Furstenau, county treasurer,
D. G. Duell, states attorney,
and J. A. Haig, county superintendent.
The other Offices to be- filled are that
of sheriff, clerk of the. court,
register Of deeds, coroner e and
county judge. The terms of coun-
ty commissioners Ole Nesseth; G.. w.
Samuel, and T. H. Maloney also ex-
pire with this year.
There are also to be elected three
state senators from Ramsey coutny.
The present incumbents, whose terms
of Office expire with this year are J. A.
Honey, Fred Traynor and Bernt An
derson. -.
There are also to be elected full
corps Of state officers, all their terms
expiring with this year. This includes
the Office Of governor. f.
Owing to the death of Senator John:
son, there will be two senators to
be elected from North Dakota, one to
serve for term of six years, and one
to fill the unexpired term Of four
years. The. present incumbents are
Hon, p. j. McCnmebr, and Hon 5Foun-
tain L. Thompson, the latter appoint
ed by Gov Burke to serve until the
election Of successor 81 Senator NJ.
N. Johnosn, deceased. ..
4; The terms Of Congressman Gronna
and Hanna both expire at this time
and their places will also have to be
filled. :S.3 . Y: Y &
b. The primary election viii be held
on June 2sth. and The general cleo.
ton on NOV. ! g
Already some of the candidates are
announcing themselves Cur readers
will do well 10 watch the announce
|ment columns of this paperas Id them
win be found the announc ements as
they they are brought OH, os Az the candi-
dates.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

The blue jay and the English spar
row deserve considerable credit for
the pluck displayed in staying with
us during the frigid weather. When
1t is remembered that days flight
would land them in a warmer cline it
becomes apparent that they relish the
wintry blasts, or else instinct has new
er pointed them to a more congenial
atmosphere.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

. ! - :. = : -
Now, Mr.. Anderson, you have dou-
bled your local taxes In, four years;
you have increased the total amount
Of taxes in your town and township
$4,000, or from $25 to $40 per tax pay
err in that time, and have the gall to
lay 1t at the door of the county COM
missioners partly due to their man
agements or mismanagement.'''' Do you
really mean it, Bro. Anderson? Or can
it be possible that you have lived in
Ramsey county all these years without
knowing any better? s 8: ss5>s -s:s $.
!. The only taxes the county commits
sioners levy are the county taxes
state taxes are levied by the. state
board. Now just for fun let us see
what taxes you farmers and busi-
ness men have been paying In stew
ems Twp the village Of Crary and
wheat school district: ,s :s
In 1904 You paid state and
county taxes !. ! s ss44,11 400
In 1905 you paid state and ss5
county taxes 7 i s. Z. 4. ,033.s9
IN 1906 You paid state and 81
county taxes y : ! : 8, 497.85
IN 1857 you paid state and u
county taxes 3. 60
n 1908 yon paid state ana
county taxes g 4 4 s .944.06
Just notice how these state and
county taxes are getting higher each
Eyear! inst look at the frighfful in-
crease from d I4.Oo I - 1904 toI sss..
s44.os III 1908. Ss.s
AS = matter f fact Bro. Anderson,
YOU have been making local Improve
nentg nss schools. better streets,
better roads. etc.. and yve are Glad to
lses 1t. DnE yon know ven s'cans3 Ihavs
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

Reports submitted to the president
Indicate that rural mail delivery has
INCREASED enormously the past five
years, the volume being So per cent
greater than that in 1905.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

If republican is loyal to his party
and wants the support of loyal and
true blue republicans, he can do no
better than take his announcement of
candidacy for Office to the paper which
represents that party. A word to the
wise is sufficient.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

T.hs farmers of the country will be
asked a11 kinds of questions by the
eensas enurneraso re-. III the pnr.
pose De the government ID get all the
znformat Hon possible from this e1,iliilr1l-
srafaon and lit win be wen | Tor the OIL;
mers oe The SOL sssaaeyote come oR these
days q, sa laind be srsGapfk ulass
Ill ghs term opera 6unS Oh the pes
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

wish to announce my candidacy for
representative for Ramsey county, and
respectfully solicit the support Of all
the republican voters in securing the
nomination at the primary election.
Norman Morrison.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

IA The Chicago Record. Herald III max.
Ing q desperate lght against ma lad
Tor the frnpreye naens of the ysser,
ways Of the country Fl order fflat
freight traalc may % stimulated Al
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
FOE nRAYOR.

announce myself as a candidate for
the Office Of mayor Of the city Of Devils
Lake at the spring election and respect
fully solicit the support Of the people of
this city for this Office.
F. p Mann.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
POLITICAL. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Notices under this head, not to ex-
coed one and one-half inches in length,
will be published until the June primar-
les for $500 payable In advance.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28
TAXES ARE HIGHER.

Farmers and business men are
complaining about the prevailing high
taxes. 1t seems that the taxes are get
ting higher each succeeding year and
property owners are entering vigor-
|ous protests. The cause of the grad
ual Increase of taxes is partly due to
the management or mismanagement
of our present board Of county COM
missioners. With the increase of pop
ulation and settlement of lands the
taxes should gradually decrease, but
the reverse seems to be the case in
this county the past few years" -
Crary Pupblic Opinion. .,..'
This would be important If true,
but,dt-is not. -, st.
Let us see: Stevens township is
assessed by the township assessor,
and the village of Crary by the village
assessor, both of which are elected
right at home. The township board
levies the. township tax, the village
council levies the town tax, and the
Wheatland school board levies the
school tax. All done right at. home
ny your home people, as It should be.
The county commissioners. have not a
word to say about these matters, and
should not have. +. ,:... -.
Now let us see what your own au-
thorities have done in the past four
years, in the matter of tax levies and
consequent increase in your taxes:
In 1906 Stevens Twp levied-$ 125.oO
Village Of Crazy 450.0O
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bring baskets. =.s # .35 sc: "
All men are ual-after death. 6,
. Most Of the foreign counts are no
counts. Gs ,:i5 81. III III Il
An old adage should be revised to
read, !, Carnegie helps those who help
themselves @ # (. II, .2s s.'
/ The good die young they say and
there's a lot Of US that are no longer
spring chickens. u t:g>5s 5j;,[$,s It.; a
i A man that makes his wife and fam
lily completely happy s,s comes pretty
near being a: Christian. n: xse..,s *
The spice manufacturers have
formed a trust and propose to put a
little ginger into the business. NY, e..
i The man who gets ahead In the
world is the one who makes hay
whether the sun shines or not. Il, + Z
q -
The price Of graves has been in.
creased In Philadelphia. This don't
, increase the cost Of living, anyway.
Under our double monetary system
there seems to be two kinds Of money
|-Rockefeller's-and the other Kind:
Why is; it that Just as soon as win
ter arrives you never hear any more
about the cheap substitutes for coal.
The man who makes two blades of
grass grow where only. one grew be-
fore isn't necessarily: a nature yfakir.
Just after handing in his tax state
ment is very Inappropriate time for
father to preach veracity to his chill
dren. ~. -. . =
"a woman has no sense when she
is in love-" says a preacher. And
some of them are in love most of the
time. f.. :, --.t.'s~-". r,..@ =, y.
If you have. paid your Christmas
bills you are in a position to under.
stand why some folks insist on calling
lit xxXXmas. ''*H - >, = := 90 .:s.. =.
*. n " #tsE.s. &'.1 O., : We NJ: ) ~.
A Duluth clergyman says. modern
man Is an Improvement upon Adam.
Old Adam must have been a monkey,
sure enough! ::. =: =. Z IS: s
I ;. The inmates Of the Indiana insane
lasyldm have voted. Henry James 1.-The
most. popular poet. Does this prove
their insanity? -. {. +. ..:s5 n
= Why not knock down our tariff
walls entirely and simply place an :ex-
por duty on our heiresses as a means
of raising revenue. it .ss5E !, }5 5: .s:5 i;
Our children would be better edu-
Gated in the history of our country
!; and learn a command of good English
: II the studying Of the presidents mes
sages we're made a part of the regular
lessons. = -. .s>' {, =. >: !. r + "a
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

!, cake and eat 1T too. Bro. Anderso on.
and when you come to pay your share
iof these imp royements to the county
treasurer, don't 60 home and cuss the:
county commits ioners and try to mis-.
lead the taxpayers, Just because, for.
sooth, we are building q county Jail (;
The ladies' Of st. olaf's Lutheran
church will hold basket social in the
church basement, this Friday evening
4 at $500 o'clock. d Everybody invited
and the ladies especially requested to
bring baskets. A s 70 4 Sc: N
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-28

Our children would be better. edu-
Gated in the history Of our country
and learn a command Of good English
IL the studying Of the presidents mes
sages were made part of the regular
lessons. ~ 4. IRA Z.