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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
6
Washington January 2 Guy E Mitchell argues before the American Association for the Advance of Science that irrigation projects will unlock vast arid lands. He says diverting water to plains and valleys can create outlets for urban labor and revive small farms.
North Dakota Banner reports Senator Henry Hale Representative Charles Baker and George H. Davis with Mr Joseph Kelly visited the Deaf School to inspect facilities. They support the supts report and urge bonding lands for improvements without state dollars, noting sixty children enrolled and full capacity with many applicants awaiting admission.
For sale five good driving horses. Well broken and in good condition. Will sell cheap. Cash or good notes. For particulars see M. BP Neff arte.
In the District of Columbia Court of Appeals West v United States the sweatbox style pressure leading a prisoner to confess was ruled improper. A confession obtained under exhortation and coercive words was not admissible as voluntary. The court forbids coercive methods while acknowledging that exhortations can be deceptive.
The City of Rome built in 1881, once the largest Atlantic liner, is being towed to an obscure English port to be scrapped. Once top ship size, it was displaced by Lucania and Campania in 1893 and later by a surge of even bigger vessels, with Oceanic and Celtic now commanding the largest status.
A facetious piece contrasts women and men focusing on fashion talk and social behavior. It quips that women dress for appearances and often are garrulous while sober or drunk. Men are described as drinkers with many pockets and less churchgoing, both genders linked to monkey origins with women said to have sprung farther.
The New York Herald notes perique tobacco, grown in St James Parish Louisiana, is jet black and intensely strong. Processed for a year under pressure and fermentation, it is famed for flavor yet too strong for direct smoking, commonly used to flavor milder tobaccos.
The Philadelphia Press reports a thriving Bermuda tropical fish trade supplying American aquariums. Fishermen seek top specimens year round, with June grouper spawning grounds on the south coast. Morays and groupers dominate, noted for ferocity and sport.
A mining journal recounts the pre Davy lamp era when miners faced near darkness using phosphorescent fish and primitive tools. Agricola describes medieval mining, noting horsegin as the lifting and drainage engine, with windmill pumps and tunnels aiding water removal.
The New York Zoological Society houses giant testudo tortoises from the Galapagos. The smallest in the herd weighs 66 pounds with an uncertain age near a century, while a much larger relative carries over 325 pounds on her back and dates back to prehistoric times.
The London Truth reports that car drivers are forced to reassess justice as wealthier motorists confront police and magistrates. They observe police errors and magistral bias, leading to sympathy for poachers and other delinquents and a revised view of the law administered by unpaid judges.
A veteran observer disputes western Canada population growth advertising. He claims large American immigration and alleges census padding. The figure cited shows 1,000,000 foreign born increase versus 38,000 actual immigrants between 1881 and 1891. He doubts more than 20,000 30,000 Americans settled in the west.
A discussion on bird's eye maple notes that outward signs cannot reveal the pattern and only cutting reveals the inside. The tale of George M. Pullman involves a mahogany log offered for veneers for 3000 dollars, yet finished pieces sold for 7000, illustrating the value of interior quality.
The Garter has been awarded to an exceptionally young duke, Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt's husband, a rarity after a century. By contrast most earlier dukes such as Marlborough's predecessors and peers like Rutland, Bedford, Leeds, and Devonshire have held the honor in varying patterns across generations.
General De Wet asserts that the surname De Witt or De Witte common in the United States mirrors his own family name. He contends the two names originated identically and that he has numerous distant kinsmen in the United States based on this link.
In the Bugong mountains insects swarm rocks each year. Aboriginal people start fires with damp wood to suffocate them, then collect the insects in baskets. They bake, sift, remove the wings, and form the insects into cakes for food.
German shepherds bred with Ardennes wolves yielded a stronger sheep dog line. Two dogs named Stella and Wolf, aged two years and nine months, arrived in the United States via Samuel W. Portyce. They guard flocks by day and night, never sleeping, and resemble wolves in appearance. Purchase proved difficult, Mannheim shepherds demanding high prices for valuable animals.
The water or fishhook cactus stores water during moist seasons for dry spells. Its tough leatherlike exterior with spines resists damage, but spines burned off allow access to the interior. After hollowing the top, the plant fills with cool, clear water, though initial tint is whitish.
Pure-bred owners seek reliable horse identification beyond branding. Ottawa central experiment farm proposes tattooing in place of branding to avoid unsightly scars and ensure permanent identity under all conditions. Existing methods like tags and buttons irritate animals and often fail to stay attached or identify ownership consistently.
A Blackwood s Magazine writer notes that roving Palatinate inhabitants include shoe hawkers and showmen but music makers from the Hartz mountains surpass them in enterprise. The musikanten travel worldwide to England the Cape Australia the United States Canada Brazil Argentina with one band even reaching Chili.
A lighthearted defense of safety in New Zealand remarks that travelers are well treated. It praises hotel staff for honesty with doors left unlocked and items unattended. The piece notes few robberies or murders, suggesting a high level of trust and courtesy among service workers.
Minot Optic reports the adjourned term of the United States district court will convene next Tuesday morning with Judge C F Amidon presiding. The key case is Sarah A Salisbury versus Ellen Nichols seeking 10000 in damages for alienation of her husband's affections. J K Salisbury and Mrs Salisbury previously pursued divorce citing infidelity. Ellen Nichols previously resided near Minnewaukan but now lives west of the region. P J MecClory handles Salisbury's facts and Tracy R Bangs represents Nichols.
The Tri State Grain and Stock Growers Association will convene at the Fargo opera house at 10 a m January 20 for a four day session. Eminent speakers from across the country will attend. Railroads Great Northern Northern Pacific and Soo have agreed to one fare for round trip with tickets sale January 19, return January 24. Funds to publish proceedings will be raised. President J A Johnson assures attendees of valuable program and cost relief.
The Drayton Echo argues Hans Brough has an exceptional U.S. Senate record and strong ties in Washington, claiming he can better serve North Dakota than any successor. The piece asserts the legislature will not disregard the will of the people and replace him.
A party of eight to twelve residents of Devils Lake seeks to connect with a responsible person to open a first class boarding house in the city. This offers an opportunity to start a paying business. Address Box 222 Devils Lake North Dakota.
Mrs. Rhu berg, the librarian, will issue four one year reading cards to the four school children who collect and deliver at the library rooms by January 1, for the greatest number of Herald coupons.
Olaf Leet of Webster township reports two gray horses missing since December 5. One gelding about five years old with an OU brand on the left hip and weighing around 1250 pounds. the other gray mare around 1200 pounds with a brand on the left front shoulder. A reward is offered for information.
A red yearling steer with a white stripe on the left side was taken up at a residence in the southeast portion of section 9, township 155, range 64, in late November. Reported by W. E. Goozee.
Cort Seeds and trees catalog announces a full range of acclimated seed corn grain potatoes vegetables forest fruit and ornamental trees and plants. Free packets with every order offered by Oscar H Hill & Co of Bismarck North Dakota.
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