February Dry Goods Sales Prompt Big Reductions
February is favorable to buyers in first class dry goods stores as proprietors push spring arrivals. They make substantial price cuts to clear space, and that is the case with us right now.
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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1888
Page
4
February is favorable to buyers in first class dry goods stores as proprietors push spring arrivals. They make substantial price cuts to clear space, and that is the case with us right now.
The notice lists heavy discounts on eiderdown, white and scarlet flannels, shirting flannels, Canton flannels, dress flannels and tricots, and dress patterns. It highlights low prices on 24 styles of mittens, undergarments, and comforts as cloaks and shawls go at cost.
Inter Ocean reports in this Devils Lake issue on the proposed Oklahoma statehood plan amid Dakota politics. The piece cites Springer’s bill and opposition by Cal Thompson and others, arguing for a timely constitution and county consolidation, plus local council actions and a creamery organizing invitation.
A dramatic February thaw across northwestern Dakota and Montana triggers roaring floods. The Mile and DeLac rivers swell, bridges undermined, trains impeded, a freight through a Glasgow bridge collapses, and coal-hauling teams halt as water covers ice. The article notes media attention ignores the disaster.
Special correspondence from Bhesard Stories Refuted argues North Dakota suffered little from the storm compared to southern states. It extols Dakota’s frontier progress with examples like Edmund Ingalls of Meeker County and Robert Cairns at Devils Lake, praising resilience, rail expansion, and the opportunity for industrious newcomers while warning against gambling and loitering.
An article recalls Robert Rickor, an aging Carmar resident and former four year serviceman, reflecting on his Civil War era patriotism and criticism of postwar political leaders. He condemns Southern leaders but notes distrust of Buchanan and Cleveland era dynasties, expressing belief in a government controlled by the same forces he opposed decades ago.
The article outlines township governance duties including meeting schedules on the last Tuesday of February and March and the fourth Monday of June and October, auditing town accounts, reporting, and public reading. It also covers electors powers at annual town meetings to decide on funds, roads, and governance actions. A letter to the editor discusses beef pricing and farmer-butchers conflicts and calls for fair pricing and direct sales to consumers.
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