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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
Roll Call Voting
Past; Will Now Be
Done By Machine
by The Associated Press.)

Des Moines, Ia, March 8.-The day
of the roll call for the vote of men,
bers of the Iowa house of representa-
tives is past. No longer will the clerk
monotonously read the names of the
representatives and take from fit
teen minutes to half an hour to learn
their attitude on any question. Here
after all voting ir the house will be
by machine, and time required will be
from less than a minute to a few min
utes at most.
Work of installing the machine, for
which $4,000 was appropriated by
the legislature at its last session, is
about complete. When all is done
the representatives will fird a little
continuance on their desks in which. is
fitted a small key. A certain turn
will record the representative as vot-
ing eyes,, another turn mo" and still
la different turn will place him on re.
cord as present but not voting, OF
ipaired. A light on his desk will show
him how he voted, and an electric
light on a large board at the front OF
the house chamber will show the pu.
lie how he stood on the question un.
der consideration.
Wher the speaker of the house gives
the word to vote, the clerk will turn
a switch, which will put the machine
in readiness to operate. Legislator.
may vote as rapidly as they please
and in the order they please. Wher
completed the result is flashed to the
speaker and clerk by an electric con,
'trivance, and for permanent record !;
photograph is taker, developed and de
~livered to the clerk. From the instan,
the clerk has trned off the electri
city at the end of the voting the re
cord stands fixed.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
Cecil Lynch Is
LakOt

Lakota, March S.-Cecil Lynch, son
OF j. J. Lynch of this city, has been
appointed acting postmaster of the
Lakota postofice, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mrs. Geo.
l.. Barrett, who resigned about a
month ago.
Geo. l.. Barrett, who has been post
master for some years past, rendered
his resignation in November, 1918, and
in juno, 1919, an examination for a
successor to Mr.. Barrett was held, but
up to the present time no successor
has beer appointed.
Mrs. Barrett took Charge of the
postof6ce last June, but she found the
work too much for her so she resign
| ed about a month ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett have give N
excellent service while in charge of
the local postoftice, and there appears
to be no reason why Mr.. Lynch should
not make a good postmaster. He is
q popular yourg man with excellent
qualifications.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10

Hence all Of them have added from
10 to Upper cent to the amounts
which would otherwise have asked for
laying the paving. .
Under the bids al submitted the to-
total cost Of laying the paving blamed
will approximate S45O.OOO. This 81
from 10 to Is per cent higher than
would otherwise have been the case,
which means that the citizens who are
to nay for this having if f ia laid win
pay from s45. 900 to 100000 extra for
the nr;v;leua az l;vinr nndo,. s.tha M,
day. in North Dakota.
Under tha c;rc,1mstarcas h ;s M
certain whether or not the CONTRACT
for the work will 10 1T th;s vaar
Significant jsof the attitude Of FIN
ancial houses towards the purchase Of
North Dakota securities ere the fol
lowing letters received by one Of The
contractors from two Minneapolis
concerns:
Not in Market
Gentlemen:
We have your letter of February IL
regarding paper Of Grand Forks,
North Dakota.
We have purchased, as YOU prob
aDly know a great deal Of North Da-
kota paper, but. at the present time
we are Of the opinion we are out OF
the market.
You state that you will probably be
lin the city next week, We shall he
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10

FRO RENT-Modern room at 915
Hill Ave. City. Phone 314. 2-18-tf.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
Pioneer Resident
Dies At Popular
Grove Saturday

Death claimed another resident of
Ramsey county Saturday evening,
when Frank Vanderlin, aged 65 years,
died after an illness of pleu1isy. He
leaves a wife and four sons, Joseph,
Frank. Russell and Clement, and four
daughters, Mrs. ]. Van Steenvort, of
!Crary, Anna, Olive and Hazel, besides
other relatives and many friends to
mourn his death.
The deceased has been a resident Of
Poular Grove for the past thirty-se-
wen years. He was born in Belgium
nd came to this country wher he was
very young. He is a prominent and
|well-liked man, and it is with regret
that the people of Ramsey county re-
ceive the news of his death.
Funeral services will be held co
morrow morning at ter o'clock from
the Catholic church. Interment will
take place at the Catholic cemetery.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
Boston Symphony
Players On Strike

Boston, Mass, March s.-About
thirty members of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, in pursuance of their
decision to refuse to play unless the
management reinstated Frederick
Fradkin, the concert master, who was
dismissed last night for failure to re-
spond to a signal from Conductor
Pierre Monteux, did not take their
Frederick P. Cabot, president OF the
seats for tonight's concert.
board of trustees of the orchestra,
told a committee of the musicians be
fore the concert that Fradkin would
not be reinstated. When they inform
ed him that one quarter of the or
chestra's membership would not join
in the evenings program, Mr.. Cabot
announced a change in the selections
to be played, whereby the concert was
enable to proceed without them.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
ANNIVERSARY Of
Severe BLIZZARD
28 YEARS AGO
Today Marks The 2sth Anni-
versary Of The Worst Biz
card Ramsey County Ever
Saw-Several Lives Lost.

Old timers of Ramsey county will
well remember the terrible blizzard
which not only ragged in Ramsey cour-
ty, but all over the northwest just
% years ago today.
The weather had been fine for sew
eral days., and everyone was looking
for spring. During the day it had
been raining and the snow was prac-
Itically all gone. Stock was rustling
as they generally were in the early
spring, and people were travelling to
town and back and other places, as
the day, while it was raining some,
was considered rather pleasant.
At about S o'clock in the evening
the wind changed to the northwest,
and in less than five minutes there
was a raging blizzard on and a per-
son could not see his hand before
him. There was not the least bit Of
warning given, as to the approaching
storm, and thus stock an people who
were out, were Immediately lost in
the storm, and the result was that
hundreds of stock persisted, ard many
people, who were away from their
homes, suffered terribly in trying to
find some place of shelter, and several
people in the county persisted.
One particular case was that Of
William Griffin, a farmer living in
Ontario township. He was or the road
to the city from his home and was
driving a yoke, of cattle. He had
succeeded in getting within about
sixty rods of the city, on the east
when the storm struck him. 1t was
impossible for him to get his oxen to
lgo further, and he unhitched them
and tried to make his way to the city
But he rever got here, and as soon as
the blizzard had abated sufficiently
SO that a search'g party could be sent
search was made and his corpse was
found just east of the city, his hands
and feet being frozen into the ice in
a small sloguh. There were mary 9th.
er cases of suffering ard death in the
state, and thousands of head of stock
%perished. Undoubtedly this was the
most disasterous storm that Ramsey
county has ever seen.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10

Springs Co., a new business Just es-
Itablished by S. J.. Atkins in that city,
flor the distribution of auto springs
in the northwest. We shall. regret
having Nh. Lake and family leave
!Cando after their long residence here,
and have been Informed that it is Mr..
Atkins intention TO continue to make
this city his home,. the family return
ing after closing the Minneapolis
schools.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
CONFIDENCE me D|l||:,| IN
!. STATEBROkENbY
! | B|UYE! e. [
BONDS DISCLOSE


Grand Forks, March-9.-Due large
~ to the fact that North Dakota is
under Socialistic rule, the taxpayers
of Grand Forks will have to sperd
from $4,000 to 100000 more than
would otherwise be the case if the
paving program outlined for the year
is carried into effect.
Contractors, who put in bids for the
work, declare that the city warrants
with which payment is to be made
cannot be disposed Of except, at a dis
count of from 10 to 15 per cent, ard
that this sum has been added to the
bids submitted in order that the con-
tractors may break even.
Unsound Conditions
This is due largely to the fact that
financial men ir the east and middle
west feel that public securities from
North Dakota are poor investments
owing to the unsuond and unsettled
condition of finances created by the
present Socialistic administration of
the state, the contractors. say. There
are, of course, other causes entering
into the matter but the one mentioned
is regarded al the chief.
But even if the state finances are
unsuond, why should that affect those
of the city? You know they are eff
fciently administered a reporter ask
ed n Of the visiting contractors who
had been explaining the reason for
the high bids.
Granted" was the answer, "but
you know that under the present state
law the city funds must be deposited
in the Bank of North Dakota ard that
doesn't lead to a feeling of security
Formerly Gilt-edged
In the past Grand Forks city war
rants have sold around par and in
many cases at q premium, and a city
security bearing sly per cent interest
as the warrants do in the present
case would5be regarded as a giltedged
investment, but not so in this case.
Contractors who were here sub
hitting bids stated frankly that in
disposing of the warrants with which
the city will pay for the paving they
would only receive from IS to<90 pei
cent of the,face value Of the warrants
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
MANY SUFFERING
FROMLACk FOOD
and FUEL MICH,
Many. Eastern Michigan Towns
Have Been Isolated Since
Thursdays Blizzard, Which
Stopped Practically All Rail.
road TraMc--Acute Fuel
Famine.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Mar. 9.-Is-
olated since last Thursdays blizzard
which tied up practically all railroads.
eastern Michigan towns were in the
grip of an acute fuel famine. Acute
suffering from lack of coal in Musk
egee, where dealers were helpless to
fill calls for coal.
Reports from Cadillac, say the Of
flee buildings and industrial plants
there will be forced to close within
forty-eight hours. Many there re-
port their supply almost exhausted.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
Cashier Shot When
Bandits Attempt Rob
Kansas City Bank
(By The Associated Press,

Kansas City, Mo-, March 9.-Glen
Schookey, cashier of the south side
bank in the heart of the residence
section of Kansas City, was killed
during ar attempt by four bandits to
hold up the bank this morning.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10
Fifty Said To Have
Lost Lives In A
Boiler Explosion
(By The Assoc,ateL, Press.1

Berlin. March "a dispatch from
Beprath, Flemish Russia, said that
fifty persons are believed to have lost
their lives IS a result of the boiler
bursting in the Rhenish Electric
works. The explosion burned ninety
workers.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10

Hard coal heater for sale, cheap.
Call at Franks Transfer and Storage
Office. 3-4-3t.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-03-10

Notice, you can see Cali The Year
Round" in one evening at the High
School auditorium March 9th, 3-3-7t.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01
MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN

The name of every person contrlbu-
ting to the fund for soldiers memo
rial to be erected on the Louisiana
State University campus will be kept
in the archives of the memorial hall
of the building, along with all the
relics, souvenirs, and histories OF the
recent war, according to an announce
ment made by campaign headquarters
in Baton Rouge.
Generations of L. s. U. students
and Louisiana citizens will peruse the
roll of contributors and proudly note
that their ancestors helped in prescrv-
ing the memory of the sacrifice the
soldiers Of this state made in the war,
or blush for the ingratitude that the
absence of a name means. This list
should include the name OF every
man. woman and child IN louisiana.
Nav 3-8 is the week set apart By
proclamation of the governor for all
Louisianians to show their apprecia-
ton of Louisiana soldiers and sailors
who lost their lives in the World War
by contributing to the 100000 State
Campaign for a soldiers memoria
building. The building, which VII
combine distinctive memorial feature'
with educational purposes, Will be 10
ootod an the campus of the Stat
University. This location, which vii
keep the memory of the sacrifice o
Louisiana soldiers always before tn
youth of the state, has been approve
and heartily endorsed by practicall
: every congressman and prominen
citizen.
Pep and action, headquarters ga!
I are characterizing the campaign IN
Y week. Messages from parish chairme
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

in the state say the movement is meet
ing with universal favor. Many par
ishes have guaranteed their quotas,
and one or two have already received
contributions nearly equaling their
quotas. Parish, ward, and city organ
izations will be perfected by Monday
and the campaign will start off with
a rush. American Legion posts are all
behind the movement.
That contributions to this memorial
fund will be exempt from the income
tax, is the substance of a ruling just
received from Washington. This is be-
cause the building will be used for
educational purposes.
Hon. Jeff. B. Snyder has charge
Of the parish campaign and has prom
sed us for publication the names
Of all contributors in the parish, as
well as an account Of the money eel.
lected. If you do not have a chance
to see him, send him your check b!
mail.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01
TIMELY NOTES FOR
THE SHEEP GROVER.

This is the very best time of tn
wear to outline a system OF haEdiinc
sheep flocks so as to prevent heavy IN
festation by interna! parasites, &C
cording to G. P. Williams, o. the Tx
tension Division, Louisiana State Uni
versity. AS much rotation Of pasture
as possible is to be recommended
wider range is preferable to small
lots for long periods; by all means
prevent the flock from coming habitu-
ally into worm-infested barn lots and
wards around deserted houses, where
the grass soon becomes heavily in
tested with worms, he says.
When introducing rams from north
ern states, the animal should be
bought early; winter and spring pur-
chases have done best. Bringing the
northern rams to our climate and our
grass in midsummer is attended with
considerable hazard under average
conditions, and results have some
times been disappointing.
When sheep are brought from
distance, buyers should give specia
feed ard care till the animals hav'
become accustomed to the uew sur
roundings and conditions.
The wool market is not yet active
Medium wools must be pu. up II IN
best possible condition this year. III
local and nearby wool houses hav
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

ing saturated with water from rains,
but the slope is such that the water
runs off. As for the saturation by the
water above flood stage, it has been
remarked that the levees held against
much higher stage in 1915, since
which time they have been very much
imnroved and built up to in some
places, two feet higher, and in others
four feet.
The gauge at Natchez in the Fourth
Mississippi River District, Wednesday
was three-tenths of foot higher than
the crest reported for that city, ac-
ccrding to the report sent out from
New Orleans Tuesday night, the stage
at Natchez being 61.5 feet, and the
forecast was 51.2. 1t was 51.4 feet,
before the report was sent out from
New Orleans.
More livestock is coming to Vicks,
burg, as a result Of the continued
high stage OF the river, and prospect:
| of a further rise. Wednesday morn
ing the Royal Route Steamer Perc!
Swain, stopped at the compress on Ia
wav up from Natchez, and backed on
after few minutes, to go to Brown
Point, eight miles above the city, t.
get eighty head of stock from Mr.
Hogue's place. The boat returned
at 7:15 a. m.
Mr.. Lindley, who is thoroughly con
yersant with the vagaries of the OH
and Mississippi rivers at Cairo, wher
he was stationed for some years, sal
that the Ohio at that point is hkei
to get foot more of water by Thurs
day morning, as the water from tn
Tennessee is pouring into that streal
eight miles above Paducah.--Vlck'
burg Herald.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

their intention Of huvirS
wool and of covering this territory
20 - visi-i-r communities
offering 5000 pounds of wool or
.-xLv.leEce III dis state lnGl-
Gates that pooling Of the wool is ad-
visable, and that the best method Of
disposal is spot cash on day of sale.
Mr.. Williams recommends that the
owners of native sheep hold such
stock in higher regard than is custom
airy. These sheep are adapted to our
conditions and are harder than any
sheep we can import. Their evident
Merino derivation and long period OF
acclimation in the South give these
sheep a distinct advantage over all
others; by retaining only the best
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

tanned last week ct 5000, and after
slight fall, it went back to that stage,
Wednesday evening. 1t will fall for a
a few days, then the rise will set IN
again.
This means that the river will D."
about the flood stage for a period OF
from three weeks to thirty Gays. -
has been above the flood stage at
Vicksburg for twenty five days, and
the strain on the levees will be very
severe.
Can't. J. W. Stewart, U. S. A., En-
cineer in charge of this district, mas
returned from an inspection OF Inc
leyees in the district, and reports
they are in good condition. Some feaf
was expressed about the levees De-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

from year to year this type of sheep
may be very much improved.
Ren.or had il during the week that
Lhe levee was veal; at Duckport, but
that was not true. The truth was that
the bank had been caving at this levee
before the water came up so high and
it was feared that the caving might
continue after the water got above
the bank, but this proved not to be
true, as the caving has stopped. How
ever, every precaution is being taken
at this point.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01
KEEP STOCK OFF THE LEVEEs

All persons residing along the
leyees of this district are hereby notI-
fed that from and after Saturday,
April 10th no stock of any kind VIII
be allowed to run at large on the
public levees or any part thereof,
such as ramps, banquetts, etc., ana
further, that no travelling on horse
back OF by vehicles of any kind shall
be allowed thereon.
Inspectors of each parish are olr-
ected to serve notice generally to the
public and rigidly enforce this order
After having been notified by TINS
order, any party who owns stock shai
violate this order, it will be the duty
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

o: the Inspector, ard they are hereby
directed to impound said stock and
attach penalty of not less than $500
for each offense and on each head OF
stock for such violations and the own
c-s be prosecuted for said violations.
Should any person, after having
been notified, persist in allowing their
stock to ran at large on the levees
regardless cf law, the Inspectors arc
directed to kill tn e stock withou;
further notice.
T. P. KELL,
President Board of Commissioners
Fifth Louisiana Levee District.
Attest: O.. w. CAMPBELL,
Secretary
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01
Nv CREST STAGES
= ARE FCRECASTED.
= y. Il yicks5rrs, Predicts About
Meet On The Gauge Mt
Vicksburs.

New crest sta ges for the Third Mis-
ixFpi River District, on account OF
h ise IN the Ohio and upper Mis-
|iEpFi and their tributaries were
breasted Wednesday by R. T. Ling
re.sorplogist in charge of the
tehburg Station, U. s. Weather Bu-
PEA The new crest stages are sin
<xzted Nay 15-21, Arkansas City, So
'st; Greenville, 46.5 feet, and Vicks-
|A1, about 81 feet"
he crest on the first rise was at.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

The weather has been clear during
something over five inches.
the last part Of the week, after rain
fall during the first of the week of
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

ofhumanmt whhamo armer
hard ohing man but
hfotunam
egoomyn his
found that his house, h
n hi mhoEh dgo
of dtmtngm in m0dat t. provided
mntofh lis m paid the
Hehai been
eplerhnt and hneedha he
nnb dur he was
urlss""B
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

How Adversely Converted One Man and Brought Lesson one TO
the Whole Community in Which he Lived
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

TaILUIkII MERCANTILE CO., Inc W. A. GlLflN
TAilIJAEi HARDWARE & FURNITURE CO., Ltd
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

nuq conduct
ein nue pas 10
went o
furnishing
W h de
that Iha
nbulng
ne and
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mver seved
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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-01

LUMBER
INCO.I
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24
WHAT A FRIEND SANS
90 SHERIFF JACK SMlER

Miami. Okla. sept iO.-To the
editor of the Deming Graphic re
publican newspaper have learn
ed that ?. l.. SINGER Is a candidate
Tor the Office Of sheriff Of Luna
county, and am going TO trust lo
your sympathies being with him Ia
tell you something about him.
While nesting" In the Mimbres
Valley in iDO9-iO. Il was my good
fortune 10 be- very closely associated
with Jack Smyer In business. Among
the many good and true cow-men a.
the valley. Jack Is the best. u will
not be- necessary for Ine 10 recite his
virtues, for you all know them any
way and he would probably have me
indicted for stopping over.
II you want a clean, honest. con-
scienilOus sheriff. Il n my privilege
10 urge the voters Of Luna county u
vote for Jack Smyer. ! will thank
you for any publicity you may give
10 this letter. and will be- glad Ia
pay for space should you require H..
Yours Truly. Harry Plummer. now
treasurer Of the Ottawa County lee
Company.