Devils Lake News Notes From 1885 Inter Ocean Page
The Devils Lake Inter Ocean column cites Manitoba battles with twenty three killed, new postmaster appointments by President Cleveland, and local commentary on Riel rebellion. It mocks moralists, treats Dakota wheat prices, and quips about Devils Lake’s name meaning Water of mystery while offering broad regional updates.
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Davils Lake
Jamestown
Devils Lake
Adirondacks
Yonemite
Mammoth Cave
The Fate of Some Girls and Spinning Random News
New York March 27 A Jerman Lieb of 496 East Fourteenth street pursued a girl for sale to a broker. Dion Boucicault paid to buy a daughter. Patrice, his daughter, secretly married George Darwell Pitmen and fled to Philadelphia. Emma Marvin, 18, disappeared from Sioux Falls then found in Hartford after riding rail lines. she left home due to fear of exposure. Washington notes Republican anger at slow appointments as President Cleveland receives mixed views from Sawyer of Wisconsin and a Jacksonian Democrat.
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New York
Jerman
Lieb
East Fourteenth Street
Blakely Wallace
Merchant’s Insurance Company
Dion Boucicault
Patrice
St. George's Sharch
George Darwell Pitmen
Patrica
Philadelphia
Dion
Sioux Fallcs
Dak
Emma
F. A. Marvin
Sir Hartford
Sumeapolis Journal
Sawyer
Wisconsin
President Cleveland
Cleveland
Misa Cleveland
Argus to Publish Territorial Bills Passed List
The Argus reports that the bill for publishing all territorial laws did not pass. The assembly instructed the secretary to issue an official list of passed bills, with special bills available for a fee certified by Secretary Teller.
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Lyton-Ormay
Argus
Teller
Bulls Arrive for Breeding on Railway Line
A telegram dated the 27th reports 115 Galloway bulls imported by President Hill of the St Paul Minneapolis Manitoba Railway, arriving for breeding and to be quarantined at Waltham before distribution along the railway line. Mr F L Dana of Devils Lake is present in town, expressing fondness for the breed and a playful note on the region's climate and local idols.
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Buunas
Kas
Tiesen
F. L. Dana
Devils Lake
Dakota
Tate
Dana
Beaton
Waltham
President Hill
Bt. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad Company
Thom. P. Thompson
Sweetwater
Emerson
Manitoba
Custom House
L. Council
Thompson
Bank of
J.J. Finegan
St. Louis
Cando
Lee
Short Hollow
My Son Sermon Outline by Rev Mr Converse
A religious address explains the divine plea in Proverbs to surrender the heart to God. The preacher emphasizes God as creator and redeemer, values the heart as fertile ground for virtue, and critiques half measures. He urges a full, kneeling surrender through Christ Jesus for eternal fellowship.
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Mr. Converse
Earth
Gethsemane
Calvary
Christ Jesus My Redeemer
St John plats chart land sale amid Turtle Mountain timber
The land office logged plats 163-70 and 16470 on Saturday. 163-70 centers on St John with 108 settler buildings and up to ten settlers per section in the timbered eastern half. 164-70 covers a 5,325.73 acre strip between 103-70 and the international line with heavy timber and brush. Survey by Geo. K. Dyke amid new administration. Col. C S Aline recently confined by cold, meets officials, predicts limited removals under party shifts.
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St. John
Land Office
Turtle Mountain
Geo. K. Dyke
Col. C
Aline
Albany
Veland
Manning
Vermont to Dakota migration grows with 1000 Vermonters headed west
One thousand Vermonters organized a Dakota association with an executive committee to locate land near Devils Lake. John A. Percival notes broad support in Vermont for emigration while Finnish speakers and other groups arrive, and Joe Rolette reports progress on day schools for Turtle Mountain Indians. Jamison escapes jail as real estate transfers proceed and local debates continue on Rolette county seat selection.
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John A. Percival
Vermont
Montpelier
Davils Lake
Turtle Mountain
War and unrest in Canada and further world headlines
A late telegraph report from March 28 details heavy losses in Crozier's command against rebel Riel with eight mounted police and fifteen rebels killed. Reports say Crozier's force was captured. the uprising spreads with Indian support, while farmers drill for service. Canada faces a broader Indian uprising and unsettled regional conflict. Reports from Minneapolis and Bis uanck describe famine and gold excitement. Other items note French political shifts, Chinese conflict, and a U.S. postal nomination. Conflicting notes from Paris and London accompany updates from Pekin, Langyen, and Byte Coast. A mix of fires, ship collisions, and wartime dispatches round out the day’s scene.
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Mattie
Winstree
Yesterdday
Crozier
Riel
Saskatchewan
Alti Tunnel
Paris
Negrie
Doung- Dang
Langyen
London
Pekin
China
Courbet
Gani
Vic Tonquin
Schoolhouse Contract Awarded After Heated Board Session
On March 23 the school board of Alta township received eight bids for building school houses. Six bidders attended the session as bids were opened and debated, ending with the contract awarded to David Lawrenson amid a lively discussion.
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Aura Softvot
Alta
Odvasa
David Lawrenson
Backus Guest of Calderwood Brothers Plans Local Claim
Eugene Backus of Cherokee county Iowa visits the Calderwood Brothers and may establish a claim in the county. Seeding not started yet but expected within twenty four hours if weather holds. A good rain would please, though the current weather is not unsatisfactory. Crookston youths have pawned two thousand dollars of personal property to buy rink tickets.
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Eugene Backus
Cherokee County
Iowa
Calderwood Brothers
Crookston
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Berkeley Law College
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Bank of Devils Lake
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D. T
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