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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1888
Page
2
A crowded fragmentary page reports political clashes and civic updates in Dakota Territory with mentions of officials, adjourned meetings, libel suits, and debates over statehood. It highlights figures like Bill Springer, General Hapingan, and local editors, alongside notices on property, taxes, and public papers.
A Minnesota discussion on repealing the mortgage tax argues the tax adds 2 percent to loan costs and serves as protection for eastern capital. The piece links mortgage tax logic to tariff policy, urging consistency from Democratic free traders as Dakota weighs the issue amid broader free trade debates.
The Bourbon editor of the News criticizes election methods near at home and endorses the shotgun and ballot stuffing alley of the south only by implying approval.
The editor praises Mr. Goodwin as an able lawyer and respected citizen with strong bar and public support for the district judge seat to replace Judge McConnell. Also notes previous commentary on division politics and a light aside about an ice palace in St. Paul.
A citizen protests to the public about an escaped horse thief, John Hubbert, claiming that he was allowed chores during afternoons inside the prison and that lax oversight enabled the escape. The letter questions prison officials and urges a full inquiry to prevent future escapes and deter others from crossing the Canadian boundary.
A crowded ad page lists shop offerings from Loo to Parelor Drug Store plus Devine's groceries and Cockburn’s market. Also included is a mortgage sale notice for a property in Ramsey County Dakota and a stockholders meeting for Devils Lake National Bank in 1888.
Public notice states Alexander Anderson executed a mortgage to Ellen Miliken dated May 1884 in Ramsey County Dakota Territory. It declares the mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at the courthouse door for the debt plus interest, taxes, and costs, with various personal property descriptions and items listed as part of the sale.
Christmas and New Year excursion tickets priced at one and one fifth first class fare for round trips from Dakota points to Kota points. Valid on December 24 and 31, 1888, and January 1 1889, with return by January 3, 1889. Local agent J E Jex n.
Mortgage sale announced on January 20 at the court house in Devils Lake to settle a debt with George B. Coburn and O. D. Paar as attorneys. The property includes the northeast and north west quarters of section seven township 168 range 63 west containing 79.19 acres, with specific tax and attorney fees noted. Also included are land-office notices for final proof and entry cancellations by John Shand and Charles Anderson, with hearings set in Devils Lake and Lake county.
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