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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10
TmE LETTER

Morriston, Ark, Oct. 3Oth 1911.
| noticed in the Star Herald of
Oct. ~, that someone has a great
deal to say about proposed debate
between G. w. Million and myself.
He seems to want to be Judge and
juror in the case. He wants to say
what | shall affirm and what | shall
not affirm. lie seems to know more
about what we teach than anyone
else. | have been debating for
some twelve years, and l have al.
ways reserved the right to make
one-half of the propositions and l
give my opponent the same right.
This, Mr.. Million won't do. He
must say what | must affirm, and
then say, if l don't sign them, l
have backed out.
In regard to the propositions in
the Herald of the 27 inst. | will
take them up in the order in which
they are laid down. No. l is not
what we teach and nothing that
sounds like it, My brethren and |
do not believe it and therefore, |
viii not sign it. No. 2 Is o. l..
| will deny that No. 3 is o. k. |
will affirm that one No. 4 is O..
k. Twill deny that No. is o.
K. | will affirm that No, 6 Is o. k.
| will deny that No. 7is o. k |
will affirm that No. Is o. k l
will deny that No. 8 is o. k. l will
affirm that No. 10 is not fair, from
the fact do not believe that God
ever ordained any one specific name
for his children to wear, because l
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10
WASHINGTON

Miss Mary Osterkamp was shop.
ping at Maynard last Friday.
G. r. Brooks and family were at
Pocahontas on business last Tues.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunn are
the proud parents of a new bow
baby. The young boarder arrived
last week.
Mr.. Deckard sold the former Solen
Kerley place to Mr.. Lewis of near
Maynard last week. Mr.. Lewis
will move TO his place soon.
II. PUNK and Baxter Ponds were
at Maynard on business last Satur.
day.
M. Meridith and Miss Martha
Gilmore were quietly married one
day last week. The happy couple
will live in Richardson district.
Irving A. Oldham is preparing
to set out an orchard on his place
this week.
The new sawmil located on the
MattinglY place Is in operation.
The report is that they will do Gus
tom work this winter.
James Bay made a business trip
to Biggers last Saturday.
Mr.. Baker of Chester, ILL.,, has
established large sawmill at Round
Pond, in Current River bottoms.
He has plenty of capital and is
needing hands.
Mrs. Treassie Assman and Mis-
Maggie Peters WENT TO EngffetHuTsse
Tuesday to decorate the graves of
their deceased friends.
John Vandergriff was at Peach
Orchard day or two last week.
Someone ask us why the people
will haul cotton from near Doni-
phan, Mo-, to Pocahontas. The
reason we gave, was that the BUYERS
at Pocahontas are giving more
money for the staple than any.
where else in reach.
Two weeks ago, the Birdell cor
respondent says, Hurrah. for Hub, |
BILE Creek. Now we do not say I
hurrah. for either side. Neither
will we take sides. We only wish
to offer suggestion in a kindly
way. We would suggest that the
esteemed writers at Hubble Creek
and New Hope drop the subject
that they are IN controversy about,
1t has already caused both sides to
say unkind words to one another.
This should not be. 1t will do no
good IN a religious, way as people
are growing tired of harsh words
and contentious. expect the KIND
editor and composltors would like
to see both factions JON tie world.
wide peace movement and bury tho
Ratchet.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10
tlOSSiC is Gone

Miss Flossie Markham, ace X
years, died at the home of her sisto,
Mrs, Lucy SmeIser, near Lori0o
last Thursday morning. She wa, .
dear sweet girl, just in the bloom,
of youth She was a member of
the Baptist church at Walcot
She was buried at Mount z;o,,
cemetery. Her death was soro.,
blow to her aged father and o,L.,,
relatives But father and si.,.,.
cease repining and be good cbpsr
for Flossie's soul is In the briob,.'
and happiest of all homes ghss ''
dwell millions of others thar h.,,
7p, po.,,,s,,,, gs,o,y, A FRIEND.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10
ALBERTHA

We had several big frosts last
week.
Truma Harper and family Of Peru
visited at this place the latter part
of last week.
The little babe of r. J.. Baker
has been dangerously i'll with con-.
gestion.
]. Il DAVIS ,os, q good mare one
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10
REYNO

H. G. Counts, little son, Paul
and Neele Counts are down here
from Missouri buying cattle.
We forgot to mention last week
that J. L. Johnson, proprietor and
manager for the firm of Johnston
Store Co., and Otis Brady, one of
bis clerks, made business trip to
Poplar Bluff. Mo. to buy some
winter goods. They reported a
nice time.
ALVIN Legate, one of J. NJ.
Smiths clerks at this place, spent
Sunday at his home in Success.
The new dwelling house of j. G.
Johnston is getting well under way.
c. II. Catlett, Marcus Berger
Grocery Co.'S salesman, and wife
were in town Tuesday evening,
Mrs. Isaac Ebbert of Pocahontas
has been in town the last few days.
They talk of moving here soon.
Mr., Belford spent. Sunday in
town IN compnny with his son,
Freedie.
T. L. Wright of Donlphan was
here Friday Strengthening up some
of the technicalities Of the new
banks business.
We are to have a series of meet.
ings led by some lady preachers,
We failed to learn their names.
Our school at this place is pro-
crossing very nicely, though many
of the parents seem to be slow to
commence sending their children,
We suppose they do not know they
are missing for their children the
greatest gift possible to give them.
In this twentieth century field of
life it is necessity to have an edu-
cation. The have organized a
literary society at school and all of
the children seem TO be deeply in
terested. Prof. Oscar Wyatt was
pleasant visitor one day last week.
He made very interesting talk on
education which was much enjoyed
by all.
Thank you, Mr.. Hamil CORES
pondent, our veiws are identical on
some subjects, at least. | believe
that If we correspondents try we
can make the Star Herald one of
the newsleSt papers in northeast
Arkansas. We can have the editors
of other papers envying our editor.
Push everything along at your own
place.
Pocahontas, accept our sympathy
in your recent great loss from fire,
Each town needs Its spstem of
water works and it seems as though
none worse than you. Keep up
your insurance, for who knows VINO
will be next.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10

,.' Ed''o3's Mazda lamps, cTbo
Suns only RiyaN for sale bn pne =
Dalton at Randolph County B,,L J :
5-Stp. AUX
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-11-10

Pocahontas, accept our sympathy
in your recent great loss from fire,
Each town needs It's spstem of
water works and it seems as though
none worse than you. Keep up
your insurance, for who knows VINO
will be next. N.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
COL ONEL BENJAMIN
HINk'S I Hell. [. ! WIN
DEATH ONLY WILL STOP THE
.zs s+s FAT, JOLLY WiLLisToN =zE
! .,,as5. :.5s5: Y " r. PoLlTIclAN. .q~ e.:

q Looking as fat and Jelly as ever,
Colonel Ben Whitehead Of the Will
liston State, was in Devils Lake Tues
day, taking q peep into the polatical
situation. MI. Whitehead is Demo
cratic candidate for national com
mitteeman and when asked IF he
thought he had any chance jill the
world Of a victory, he said 5ss55s,: 3Sss:
;:,'"I viii win if 4 don't die, an,l just
at present 81 am some little man. sss3 s
Colonel Ben said that Demo ocratic
headquarters for the state will be
established in the city hat shows the
largest proportional vote: at the a,ri.
Emaries. He thinks Devils Lake has
a chance to land the head quarters.
. Just at this time Colonel Ben is
talking little else than politics. but he
did take time to tell d Few the
newspaper boys Of the old times when
he and George Randolph Chester
worked side BY each Z, the news.
paper game, before Get Rich-Q Quick
Wallingford & was born. s58f
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
SOCIALISTS BREAK LOOSE.
Their Walls of Wrath at Capitalist
System are Poured Forth on
Post Cards.

The Socialists are going to send us
post cards. These gentle dreamers
of good times to come, who usually
approach us with books foot thick or
lectures a mile long, are now handing
us gobs of philosophy on post cards:
What are We coming to-, anyhow?
Are the comrades" running out of
words?
The very latest thing in Socialism
is that we are to have a lecture course
on the subject in this city and that
three million post cards have been
printed to advertise the course-not
that they are all to be used here
since the Socialists are putting ON
lecture courses in six. hundred other
towns. ..s&zsx
SO If you get post card asking you
how you. are gouged, don't hesitate to
answer without delay. W. f. :Ries,
of Toledo, Ohio, Socialist lecturer and
writer, wants to- know. At any rate
he is going to- speak on "How We Are
Gouged" in the court house on Sum
day, December IT,, 1911, at. g p. m. 1t
is extremely fortunate that MIR: Ries
is genuine humorist. There lis moth
ing particularly cheerful about his
subject, and he is indeed an artist if,
as the newspaper notices assure us,
he can make us laugh over the high
cost of living.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
WESTERN HOTEL
SOLD TO JONES
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE MADE AT POPULAR HOS ,
n .TELRY: EARLY IN YEAR.

:r The Western hotel has been pur-
chased by S.: c. Jones, who has leased
the building since it was erected
about year ago. The deal for the
sale of the hotel was closed Monday,
by 3. A. Wilson, president of the
North Dakota Improvement company,
owner Of the Great Northern hotel
and the Seyilla apartments. The CON
sideration was s35, 900. 553. ss \. .
# With the announcement of the
change of ownership of the Western,
comes the news that number OF i'm
portant improvements will be made
at the popular hosteiry within the
next few months.
cording to Mr.. Jones. the cor
.ner store room, which is now used as
a pool hall, will be remodeled into
the hotel office and lobby. A stairway
will be built to the second floor from
the front of the structure, and other
inproy yenlents made early ia the year
The Western will remain under the
present excellent anagement
L W
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
FINE YEAR FOR M'LAIN.
One of The First Farmers in The State
That Sold Land For $25 an Acre


j. E. McLain, a big farmer of the
Edmore district, raised some of the
finest wheat in the county this year.
He was Devils LAKE visitor Tuesday,
and in conversation with a group of
business men told some interesting
stories Of how land has steadily in
creased in value. in this part of the
state
Mr.. McLain sold the first piece of
land near Doyon, that ever sold for
as high a figure as $25 per acre. This
was about 10 years ago. Now land in
that same vicinity is selling for $35
and $40 an acre and is raising crops
that cannot be equalled in North Da-
kota.
This was one of the best seasons
that Mr.. McLain has ever experienced
and he is more thoroughly convinced
than ever that this is the greatest
little state in the Union.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
Special Train For Land
Show Leaves Monday Night
MORE BOOKS BEING READ

The demand for books is daily in
creasing at the Devils Lake public
library There are about $500 volumes
in the various departments at the pre-
sent time. When the new shipment,
ordered recently arrives, there will be
over 1000 books on the library shelves.
New books have been ordered for all
departments. Subscriptions for all the
newspapers and magazines carried at
the library have been renewed.
The demand this winter is calling
for more non-fiction books tlan usual,
indicating that Devils Lake book low
ers are looking for the best there is in
reading material.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
BASKETS OF
XMAS CHEER
FOR THE POOR
SALVATION ARMY TO MAKE
NEEDY FAMILIES HAPPY
ON: BIG HOLIDAY.

The Salvation Army will have fewer
poor families to care for this year,
throughout the United States, than
for the past several years, according
to Capt Ellis Of the Devils Lake bar.
racks, who receives weekly reports
Of 1.-The work OF the 'salvationists N
all parts of the country.
About twenty baskets will be dis.
tributed to the poor of this city by
the Salvation Army, at Christmas
time This is remarkable, Capt
Ellis thinks, for a, city Of this size
In other cities of the same population
many times that number of Christmas
packages are necessary to reach all
the poor, he says. -. -s~ :s st-
, These baskets of Christmas cheer
will contain sufficient food for dinners
for five persons, the average number
of members of a family. Their con.
tents will be of the good things that
go to make up square meal" The
baskets will be delivered to the homes
of the needy, by Army workers,
Christmas morning.
The little coin boxes that have been
placed in the various business houses
are rapidly filling with silver. This
money will go toward making the big
holiday bright for those who need
assistance at this season.
Farmers who have chickens or tur-
keys that they would care to donate
toward a merry Christmas for the
poor are asked to take them to the Sal
walton: Army barracks, just across the
corner from the postoffice.
A Christmas tree, with candles and
other ornaments that make =, the
eyes of the kid shine with delight, will
also be provided for the poor children
of the city, by Capt. Ellis and his
helpers. j. i = ,>s,5,-.-s .y.ss.->s s.- :,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
Club Working for
: 800 Members By Jan. Ist

A membership of 300 is the goal
toward which the Devils Lake Com
mercial club is working.
At a dinner at the Great Northern,
Monday night, the advance in this
direction was begun. This, the second
membership campaign of the club to
be attempted this year, will continue
until New Years day, when open
house at the club rooms will mark the
close of the efforts Of the committees
having the work Of hustling for new
members in hand. ,,s2 ~ -
The committees propose to secure the
signatures of at least IS business men
to membership contracts, twenty five
farmers and twenty-five; travelling
salesman. With this increased mem
bership the Devils Lake club will be
one of the largest and strongest com.
mercial bodies in the Northwest.
That the club can get out and do
business with rush. when it comes
to securing new members, was dem
onstrated yesterday, when DR.. Il. ].
Pierce returned from starkWeather
with ten applications from non-resi-
dents. This is taken as an indication
that many leading citizens Of the Lake
Region propose Joining the ranks Of
the Devils Lake boosters. ..5.
DR. Pierce says that the Commercial
club idea met with instant favor where
he called upon business men and that
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
RAMSEY BOY TO
Open INSTITUTE
MONROE KIRK WILL HEAD THE
COUNTY DELEGATION TO
FARGO MEETING OF
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Headed by Monroe Kirk, president
of the North Dakota Boys and Girls
Institute, the Ramsey county delega-
tion of youthful corn growers will
leave Devils Lake for Fargo, Sunday
night. to attend the convention which
will be held at the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college, December 18 to %.
Young Kirk was elected president
of the institute last year. He will
make one Of the opening addresses al
this years meeting.
The girls and boys who go from
Ramsey county to attend this educa
tional gathering are the winners anG
some of the exhibitors in the county
corn contest closed recently. The dele
cation will include: President Kirk
Marie Kirk, Charlotte Lake, Vivian
Burt, Grace Burt, Lloyd Anderson
Ingram Anderson and Joseph Shelver
The county commissioners have ap.
propriated transportation for the boys
and girls. The delegates will pay their
own expenses while in Fargo.
Ramsey county's young representa-
tives made quite name for them
selves and their county at the Institute
year ago, many of their essays being
copied in eastern publications.
J. A. Haig, county superintendent of
schools, who has had the corn contest
in charge, says that he is mighty proud
of his delegation this year and expects
to hear good reports of the boys and
girls who will participate In the In
stitute work. "-s- @-r
Inls VIII DE the second annual gain
ering of the kind for the young and
coming farmers of the state.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
KIDS PONY CRAZY.
They All Want to Win the Little An
imaI That Will be Given Away at
GiIbertson's

Devils Lake kids are pony crazy.
They have seen the pretty little Shet-
land that is going to be given away at
the Gilbertson furniture store and they
all want it.
I The little animal is a dandy. He is
a sorel weighing about 400 pounds and
will make great Christmas gift for
som e boy or, girl.
Asnumber on the pony is given away
with each $1.oo purchase at Gilbert
sons store or with each $500 applied
on account.
The drawing Of numbers will take
|plasF sat Gilbertsen's at 8. o'clock OF
the night of December %. Duplicat,
numbers will be placed in a hat ant
some boy or girl will be asked t.
draw out the numbers.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
COOkSY RESIGNS,
P!.hG.z Miller Wi. Look After Calls
s* Business in This City.

Guy 3. Cooksy of St. Louis. the ver-
satile young newspaper man, who was
secured by the Aocialists as associate
editor of the North Dakota Call, which
put in its appearance few weeks ago,
has resigned his position and will
leave for his home today.
F. G. Miller, leading Socialist Of
the state, will have charge of the busi-
ness of the Call in Devils Lake.
Mr.. Cooksey gave up his position
with the Call in order to be with his
family in St. Louis. He will take a
position on one of the dailies in that
city Immediately after the holidays.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
INJUNCTION PREVENTS ri
/ SALE OF LIGHT BONDS
200 ARE CONFIRMED
RIGHT REV. BISHOP O'REILLY
URGES CANDIDATES TO LIVE
ACCORDING TO CONVICTIONS.

Urging the young church members
to live according to their own convic-
tions thru life and to stand for right
at all times, Right, Rev Bishop O'Reil-
ly of Fargo, preached mastery ser.
mon to the confirmation class at st.
Joseph's Catholic church, Sunday
morning.
The confirmation service took place
at the close of High Mass at 1890
o'clock. Music appropriate to this spe.
cial service was rendered.
The class of 200 members was the
largest in the history of St. Joseph's.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

Jail. ::
Hoiset was arrested upon complaint
Of Inspector atkins of the State En-
!forcement League, who recently In
5yestigated conditions in this city
Hoiset, it is alleged, has been exist
ing upon the earnings of q fallen wo-
man, who he claimed was his wife
The woman is now III. Her case has
been turned over to the Associated
Charities
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
tIOlSE AND,
COUNT Jail

Charged with keeping bawdy
house, Ole Hoiset was arraigned be-
fore Justice Juergens and was bound
over to the district court. His bonds.
were fixed at $500. AS he could not.
pay, he was committed to the county
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

he. will bring in many more new non,
resident members before the cam.
paign is over.
Other hustlers of the club are max
ing the minutes count and new mem.
bers are being signed up daily.
The following committees were
named by President Horton to carry
on the membership campaign:
Farmers Committee
A. j. Stade, Chairman --
. Norman Morrison = ~-, '~
= Ole Serumgard = "
John Van Liew.. i: -..r ..
Travelling Mems Committe- -
Nap Lambert, 7.
P. C. Keaveny, .>~: .s
= Chas. Smith, .s%@ ..s, Il =,
IS S. O. Bondelid, ~ f.. s-s::-,
Local Mems Committees, three in num-
E ber as follows: t. !: .,,3s. d. .. u,
l. D. f.. Bangs, Chairman, ST.. =.
e. B.Page, s< II s.f 5.ff.@s.e. ga
DR.. Pierce, Il: d: Z. .ss, -fs-..
Ed Greenleaf, Il ;% sstss :s..S Ia i. s,#,4
Frank Hyland, Chairman, .ssS* 4 /.
NJ. A: Tenney, ,:=S..s. ..ss..@:.
Chas. Jenne, 2 u :'E:555s s5s 81 s=3
W ., Bryant, ::5 /. H
Ed. Gilbertson, chairman.
Ole ohnstad,
Chas Russell Is:
s John Sampson.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Honett of Web
[ster, attended the Madame Sherry"
show at the Grand Wednesday even
ing: Mr.. Honett was also in this city
On business.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15
Section Hand Killed.

Arvilla, Dec. 15.-Sam Gerrad, a
section hand, was struck and instantly
killed by Great Northern train No 6,
Wednesday night. The mans body
was ground to pieces and scattered for
two miles along the tracks,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

5% q. IA. schrepel, presenting the Des
Moines Life Insurance company, with
headquarters at Minot, has been In
Devils Lake this week. looking after
business. 8ssSs 81.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

Mrs e. H. Haig and son left Monday
for Marshall, Mimi, where they will
reside in the future. Their departure
is regretted by host of warm friends.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

: Miss Lillian Connors, who visited
with her uncle. E., L. Connors last
week, returned to her home in Web
ster Friday ~.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-15

Another big gun in the local NUM-
cipal lighting struggle was fired at
Minnewaukan yesterday morning
Hhen Attorney Traynor of Flynn and
Traynor, one Of the leading legal firms
of this city obtained a temporary in
junction restraining the mayor and
city auditor from selling the $4,000
bond issue recently authorized by the
council. Judge Cowan granted the in
junction temporarily and the order is
made returnable in the district court
of this city December 81.
When called upon by representa-
tive of the Inter-Ocean, shortly after
his return to the city, Attorney Tray
nor, who secured the Injunction, made
the following statement: "The matter
of an Injunction restraining the city
from selling the bonds has been under
consideration since the result of the
ballot on the question was known.
The action of the council in authoriz-
ing the sale of the bonds brought mat
ters to focus and resulted in an i'm
mediate application for an injunction"
The application for the injunction
recites seven reasons for declaring
the election void. It is alleged that
the amount of the issue is not speci-
fic as well as the object and purpose
of the issue, in view of the fact that
nowhere is the kind of lighting plant
mentioned, whether gas, or electric.
Another reason brought forward is
the failure Of the resolution calling for
the election, the notice of the election
and the ballot used, to- correspond
properly. The fact that but one poll
ing place was used when four should
have been opened to the voters is al
so alleged. The small number of
registered voters, illegal votes cast,
and, there. being no legal publication
in the city at the time complete the
arguments advanced by counsel to Sc
cure the restraining order. e. 5. *. 4
While no statement was. obtained
from Attorney Cuthbert, city. attorney
of Devils Lake, as to just what the
attitude of the city will be, it is believ-
ed that strong fight will be put up
cussion is rife in the city today as to
to have the injunction dismissed 3 Dis
the outcome Of the legal fight which i
will soon be on and the impression
seems to be gaining strength that the
bond issue, will be knoc ocked out owing
to mistakes in preparing for the elec-
ton. s5 s s : - zgs. NJ.
President a. 3. Kerlin Of the I'M
proyement@ company was out Of the
city when the Injunction was applied
for and the application was made inn
the name of s. Kerlin. Rumor has II
that negotiations for the sale Of the
Improvement comp pany s plant are arr.
I nearing comp etion. All in all the sit,
uation is extremely mud He'd and the
vi Ultimate Consume er. around :toWns:is
waiting for the big fellows to gel
down to business and settle the matter
equitably s. ;$ ssss3