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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1888
Page
4
February promotions push spring stock clearance as buyers prepare for arrivals. The store emphasizes hefty price cuts as a rule, aiming to make room for new inventory and attract customers amid the season’s shifts.
A local sale advertises eiderdown at 65c with former price noted, white and scarlet flannels from 25c to 1.25 per yard, Shirting Flannels at 30c, Canton Flannels 8c to 18c per yard, all dress flannels and tricots cut to cost from 87c to 65c. Dress patterns and Jamestown Novelties highlighted, plus underwear, mittens, and Comfortables priced to clear. Cloaks and shawls must go regardless of cost.
A scathing editorial blasts the Springer bill abolishing 50 counties and creating new ones in North Dakota. It claims major graft from county seat shifts, urges letters to Senator Pratt and Delegate Gifford, and mocks Devils Lake merchants while lampooning the plan to name a new Springer county.
The Springer bill outlines a method to form twenty five delegate districts for a constitution drawing convention and a November referendum on a new state, but critics warn the plan blocks Dakota’s admission, delays Congress action, and would abolish counties with populations under three thousand, reshaping local seats and courthouses. The measure, argued by opponents as anti-admission and discriminatory, faces tough political hurdles.
Contested Springer bill would erase several small counties, shifting their debts and property to new counties after consolidation, with forecasts of population loss and political maneuvering by Democrats and local operators to push capital to Bismarck. Aberdeen meeting backs the bill amid warnings of upheaval and factional scheming.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer quotes General Garfield from 1870 to argue for a prudent, gradual tariff reduction. It contends Garf ield favored protecting industry against sudden shifts and criticizes free trade rhetoric as misrepresenting his position. The piece defends Garfield against Democratic manipulation and urges Republicans to unite for measured duties.
A yearly subscriber to the Weekly Pioneer Pros Rt. Paul is offered a free elegantly bound History of the United States. The subscription price is 1 per year with no extra postage charges. A help wanted notice seeks a girl. inquiries directed to Chae Maloney at 4a.
Ed I. P. Staedo and partner advertise the largest stock of wood and iron pumps in Northern Dakota with a full set of pump tools. Claims satisfaction guaranteed and promises big savings before buying. Also notes a lost black broncho horse and a loan office in Devils Lake offering mortgage funds and pasture land for sale or rent.
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