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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1888
Page
4
A promotional notice announcing substantial discounts on fabrics and goods. Jamestowns, Sebastopols, flannels, tricots, Nouveaute de Paris fabrics, cashmeres, and other textiles offered at reduced prices. Also offers on novelty checks, beaver shawls, cloaks, stock notions, and a broad groceries range with a push to call and visit the store.
The Devils Lake edition of the Inter Ocean laments its omission from a Pioneer Press map claiming Ramsey County and Devils Lake as a thriving metropolis. The piece argues the map prioritized trade resources to St Paul over geographic accuracy, noting several towns were omitted.
Washington Letter reports praise for the open Sioux reservation bill in Senate Indian Affairs hearings. Dawes and Moody are cited as favorable, with John A. King and Judge Gifford also supporting the measure. Kleiner is highlighted for explaining squaw men and faces pressure from city life, while McClure and press coverage influence public perception.
A fragmentary newspaper page features heated letters attacking John Smith and veering into national politics. It discusses Dakota News Bureau use, postmaster general and Stevenson speculation, and hints at Illinois politics, with local notices about rail expansion, meat market hours, and real estate offerings in Devils Lake.
The January 2 1888 county board met with Currier Mahood Lohnes Barton and McCormick present Barton took oath as elect. Lohnes elected chairman. Liquor license for 1888 set at 750 with four votes in favor. Probate judge salary fixed at 300 per year. Various bills allowances and road supervisor appointments were approved. Meeting adjourned to January 3.
The entry records a series of county board actions including printing commissions totaling 57.50 dollars, approval of prisoner boarding bill, a court-house ceiling center installation, and janitor fee approval of 16 dollars per month. It notes building committee appointments, and various notices and ads from merchants offering goods and services to the county.
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