The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-31

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A FEW FACTS.
The World is the leading Republican paper of Ramsey county,
and is generally read by 80 per cent of the taxpayers OF the coun-
~ It has the largest guaranteed circulation Of any weekly news
The publisher Of the World has been run running ~ a ,n nswspa p fh IN
time has been doing his part toward advancing every good cause
The publisher Of the World pays more taxes into the treasury
every year than all the other newspaper men in the county, oar
aa g side aSsi issu na0S During Il the p past a Year, e while ddf the the World Eor was one Of
the official papers Of the county; the records GO ~ win ld show that tn 1.-THE the
sSp county, IT th a T he received civ back from the county for ali teh legal
printing that the World received amounted to.
The World has a larger circulation in Ramsey county than the
starkweather Times, Churchs Ferry Sun, Edmore Herald and the
The World has over fourteen hundred papers going into Ram
sey county homes each week.
The World has a larger investment in the newspaper business
than all the official newspapers of Ramsey, outside of Devils Lake,
AS a matter Of right and justice to the taxpayers Of the county
the World. as the leading newspaper Of the county should be one
i al ~ and ua' county pty9 news vs. into ut Consideration sn.t the taxpayers rpa would get
more for the money expended, than by the recent acton I our our
with less as' than IAN 500 subscribers.
Of the members Of our county dads # must be ehaStised, and the
tssR'g mane Of s tes es to- sin are r G saTP pdit!e tG p stsaa !s {f y t and @s sas
hers Of the board who are to be elected this fl I
the first Of this month, the plot was laid, and the sdiet went forth
%ep3d # ia, ,s. ssI ss # S% sss & ss q Pas7fsSs election; 5Saa t baa 4 must that a5 rs E
enc Of the official 6 4t papers Gd. the county 2tGy .,,d Last ah ye w., s. no 70, s asS5;e9
H the p1eeeesn 1e e ofE the sea bosrd, at much ss a1 less than . legal "a ! but but
we were not allowed to publish other legal noheesyThere the rsa
we wee might convince cur Democratic friends, Who, through; a a4ks
had been placed in their official positions, that in right and justice
that to = It S wa entitled t t. ONE consideration ms dera sWeHs the e.: January
P psmaesst asn %sS a3fsg t + ti ysi ssai ri hs as t to h ss%s ap t 4s r ees ss5ss
this fall, they must PVT up the props $ 50 that they ;e Two would st sta a;a{, and
as though they would have to be friendly. i:
So, as a result of the many conferences, it was decided to name
the Democratic paper Of this city, as they must not allow nt their
Democratic organ to suffer, and then the starkweather Times
a %sst as IN and On n sas as Sc t & tns ea Rep ea rs T r GsI is rs question @a'G sSsu {
The first district, as that is on the east side Of the county, and they
district Gs tam: and the ief Edn o II Herald q 1 the j leading paper on on the east side
Of the county was named, and SO far as MI; johnson was concern;
6ght:when It came to Commissioner Gessners district, it was
thought advisable that he throw the Sun at Churchs Ferry a little
little support this fail, as 5e comes up for reelection At The fan
fss aen:: and ther re- }ps the bs, Sun Il is ! s 5sSat thi 4 ggfsil Sgf st Pt ai5d;s}
50 far + as s. publishing ael, aasg,: any Legal all notices. ades i;f and therefore Hn fet M al they Geysg gf
ns ei NO e special esai s effort for :" the eq paper peri in his his district and would just
about as leave 4s seen nth, it thrown owl dc down Sn ato %gsRs r 6a Then 6 came e the 5ns;d n,
one-to be elected this fail and therefore he is trying to get into
the good graces of Edgar Anderson, who owns and publishes the
p eess him haG # he oe eeaia keep sSR R;m says = o 'nst ef h ths ef Ras a esesa. 70 Of s t&e
county. Anderson is one of the bankers at Crary, and runs the
R Rsef Been aea against I ; T6s aisst and nd a 1si he has s eoas HR a sS inR Raessa' in e his
community, John. thought it would be advisable to keep him good
s9d Ig 85ie the e osh eSp members n ens Of # the h 6 @eei thought Rsexds i t Z e1 so%s,
paper 9 With : } paset ie Ry n ss sizea1a asnd' 5sha 1G ssood for srm pe %its fhi IN re- =
satat .aa. the deal deal vas Eata put owe oyer- , and 1a5,d for r. a h tn, tine the deal asl
in sufficiently before the commissioners realized that they had
done the wrong thing, andthat they were not serving the best il:
+ that has the largest circulation Of any paper in the courtyard
: therefore before they adjourned to meet on January 22, they in
sioners proceedings to bs published until they met as they fat
W snaf the een matter Tban s tSe tax 1s rset, III fbe as eo tnsy MogSd t re2el tn sea 5mf
such action, and the chances of the three Democratic members
ed over, and every ~ member e Of q Il board expressed Ii epinSioa t6st
= mistake, had been made, and at the adjourned meeting co oads