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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
4
A 1911 Devils Lake Inter Ocean front discusses morality as government’s basis and the aim of crime free liberty. It contrasts Emerson and Lincoln quotes about moral government and majority rule, reflecting the period’s civic philosophy.
A historic defense of initiative referendum and recall arguing they empower the people without ending representative government. It claims such measures check lobbyists and bad actors, align with republican ideals, and echo Jeffersonian thoughts on sovereignty and self rule.
The St Paul Association of Commerce offers a prize cup for the best corn exhibit at the Bismarck state exposition, signaling rapid North Dakota progress in corn cultivation. Reported broad success across the state contrasts with struggling wheat and cattle markets, foretelling a planned acreage expansion and stronger agricultural momentum for the coming years.
The Fargo Courier News notes promising signs for corn as a staple crop for North Dakota, signaling optimism for growers and market prospects ahead of the harvest season.
A letter to the editor ridicules Crary of the Edmore Herald News for printings about a rumored Inter Ocean Journal consolidation. The writer condemns his ignorance and accuses him of serving a master and spreading falsehoods, comparing him to a sand in the sugar.
George M. Young of this city is expected to announce for Congress in the second district after reapportionment. The district spans Barnes through Rolette counties to the Canadian border, and Young has long been regarded as an early Progressive with strong local support.
The leading figure in the district is described as large in body and mind, capable and aggressive in backing insurgency at its outset. He is noted for an independent mind and temper, qualities that would make him a representative North Dakota can be proud of.
A mix of suffrage support and political reshaping common in 1911 era reporting. References to AFL endorsement of women’s suffrage, North Dakota politics, Attorney General Victor Wardrope, and Tom Marshall appear alongside church notices from Presbyterian services in August 1911 and a pastor’s travel note. The text blends national reform themes with local civic notices.
The Louisville Courier-Journal column by Marie Henry Watterson denounces the Republican effort in Kentucky. It frames the O'Rear Guard of Midnight Marauders as corrupt, mocks Puritanism and Patternalism, and urges Kentuckians to resist the party’s alleged subversion of liberty and law.
Fargo Ice Cream and Cider Co announces it will pay in cash 26 cents per pound for cream by the can, emphasizing payment by fat content and prompt settlement.
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