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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
4
Notices announce candidacies for mayor of Devils Lake and Ramsey County representative with appeals to party loyalties. The paper notes rising rural mail delivery, winter birds, and unusual January business activity. discusses tariff shifts on leather and shoe manufacturing. mentions three captains of industry facing penitentiaries. profiles W L Douglas and other figures in context.
An unclear draft notes farmers facing scrutiny by economic regulators. The fragment references inquiries or debates about farm policy and government oversight, with garbled text obscuring details and actors. Further readable context would be needed for precise attribution or dates.
The piece argues farmers should provide precise farm statistics on crops livestock and outputs to guide policy. It questions editor claims about population trends increasing public costs. A Pittsburg divorce case is noted alongside a humorous tale of fat loss remedies causing a woman to hide supplies, sparking curiosity about scientific anti fat products.
A speaker argues that the United States has faced the greatest civil war and survived, condemns violence as a solution, and defends representative government under majority rule. He asserts the right of the many to err and correct errors, urging patience and confidence that right ideas prevail.
The piece outlines upcoming public offices to be filled in Devils Lake and Ramsey county including mayor, aldermen, county officers, three state senators, and governor. It notes terms expiring for city, county, and state officials, upcoming primaries on June 20 and general election on November 5, with several incumbents and deaths affecting vacancies.
A Crary Opinion column laments rising taxes and blames county commissioners for mismanagement. The piece contrasts township and village levies with state taxes, cites four year changes in Stevens Township Crary village and Wheatland school district totals, and urges taxpayers to hold leaders accountable amid local improvements. It also notes community notices and various editorial asides about local life and economics.
President Taft sent a special message to congress detailing conservation of national resources. Highlights include authority to withdraw public lands, classify lands, dispose of surface lands while keeping mineral rights, federal control of water power sites, swamp land drainage, soil improvement, up to 30 million dollar bond for irrigation, river and harbor bills for major river works, repeal of 1898 timber act, a timber rate law, and treasuring protection for 190 million acres of forests.
Hon. William J. Bryan spends part of the winter in Cuba and receives a reception at Havana. In his address he offers wholesome advice to Cubans, expressing gladness to see the young republic and praising the influence of his own government.
A Cedar Falls letter recalls Taft era trip along the Mississippi with governors, noting miles of year round navigability yet no freight packets and the rise of rail rates. The writer argues rivers suffer delays from ice and freshets, while railways move freight faster, questioning the value of river improvements versus building permanent highways.
United States Civil Service Commission announces a first grade examination for Customs Service positions. Locations listed include Pembina Grand Forks Devils Lake and Minot North Dakota with examination date February 9, 1910. Deputy collector and inspector Pealden to oversee, salary $3.00 per diem.
The notice outlines an open examination for the Customs Service with age limits of twenty one to fifty five, except honorably discharged soldiers may be exempt. Subjects include spelling arithmetic penmanship writing and currency conversion with weighted scores. Applications must be filed before February 2, 1910 with the secretary I M Bhoomaker at St. Paul post office.
The dairy cow is described as essential to dairying with Holstein and Jersey named among best for milk. It outlines dairy versus beef types, body conformation, udder form, and milk vein layout, emphasizing lean, angular builds and high milk yield with butterfat for profitability.
The piece argues the weather man is biased after three years of administration. It contrasts North Dakota’s mild winter with harsher eastern conditions, noting fuel shortages, coal issues, and transport delays in several states. It claims eastern media exaggerated suffering to drive westward migration.
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