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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1885
Page
4
The Inter-Ocean column ridicules Dakota division schemes while accusing local leaders of corruption and dissolute conduct. It cites Congress members, land office rulings, and a clash between Dakota factions as it underscores a push for federal recognition and statehood.
A proposed move to survey North Dakota sentiment on dividing the territory at the 46th parallel draws sharp lines. Proponents cite self-government parity with South Dakota while opponents accuse old corrupt interests and political gangs of resisting division. The public mood favors division. obstacles are political, not practical.
A jumble of letters and notices from North Dakota papers cites political rants on Democrats and demagogues, a theft scandal involving Mrs Emma Welch and Mrs James Brink, court decisions on homestead mortgages, and a lighthearted poking at printers in exchange.
sensational report details an ultra socialist group called the Socialistic Revolutionary Association planning to kill about twenty prominent figures including Congressman Coleman, Mayor Bartlett, Judge Sawyer, and others. police seized headquarters arresting four men and finding a full laboratory for internal machines. no charges yet as further developments awaited. also brief items from Dakota statehood debates and other local notices.
A mixed extract lists weather observations near Fort Totten with modest daily readings, notes a $50 reward for breaking into a granary and $100 for recovery of stolen wheat, and mentions Webster Co. publishing Grant memoirs. It also includes delinquent 1885 taxes, a tax collector warning, a bank director election notice for Devils Lake, a rooms for rent ad, and various local classifieds.
In business notes smaller items include a janitress wanted at North Shore Bank and multiple local ads. Dodd & Dil advertise another carload of feet mileage. Lee Bros offer tea direct from Japan and canned tea products. J E Locke Co promote blacksmithing and buggy repairs. Ramsey county war- Fanta and A O Whipple mentioned. Sleighs for cash, silver plated ware, winter apples, and fresh produce advertised by multiple firms.
Major Bent, an original pioneer, invites all settlers to join in forming an Old Settlers society. He promises a good program with speeches by prominent locals and a welcoming gathering for the community of pioneers.
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