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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
9
A humorous column recounts a traveler from New Jersey visiting Kansas and North Dakota, encountering farmers and political folk. He questions relief efforts, faces mockery, and learns big talk masks real hunger as locals boast vast harvests while a citizen laments misled sentiment and economic struggles.
Finley seeks a first class hotel in Steele county while W S Russell’s Benson county court house plans win in a competitive field. Lisbon Free Press urges consistent GOP loyalty for Win ship. Bismarck Tribune notes North Dakota real estate demand nears a peak with heavy sales by rail and land companies as land value rises. There is a shift from abundant unoccupied land to rising prices and growing farm land demand across the state.
Thousands of settlers file on homesteads yearly as land companies buy vast tracts, transforming public land into private ownership. Edward Losing, in charge of the Great Northern coal sheds at Larimore, was killed when his clothes were pulled into a shaft. He leaves a wife and six children. Representative Spalding pressed for funding to extend the military post at Bismarck, seeking $25,000 in the currency deficiency bill.
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