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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1887
Page
4
A late 19th century Dakota issue column discusses Nebraska tax delinquency penalties, a U.S. senate capital question, and women’s suffrage. It notes editor absence, local production, and calls for crop diversity amid rising prices, urging local farmers to grow more varied crops to keep wealth circulating at home.
City leaders are urged to move to clear sidewalks of snow amid chatter of a town conspiracy with surgeons, dismissed as a canard. A healthy resident at Devila Lake trips over and mocks rheumatism while cursing and struggling with the nuisance.
The article discusses crop priorities, wheat price uncertainty, and the need for farmers to focus on producing food for home consumption. It argues peace as the default state, warns against relying on wars for price swings, and urges expanding output to include milk to meet local demand. It notes local prolific land and calling farmers to recognize how rail taxes affect staple costs.
January dispatches describe a vacancy at the Deadwood land office and Governor Hayes era politics. Char ie Frost backs a Dakota native for the post amid New York and Indian affair hints while Judge Gifford’s reputation is debated. Senator Harrison questions Washington Montana statehood plans and mail service expansion looms. Court notes report murder and theft trials in Minnewaukan and Bismarck with prison terms assigned.
The letter discusses a power struggle among southern and northern lawmakers over the speaker seat and committee control, a broken pledge, and the potential move of the United States court from Yankton to Mitchell. It notes bills on tax extensions, liquor restrictions, telegraph licenses, mining taxes, and the railroad commission, plus anticipated appointments for territorial offices and the uneasy stance of Gov. Pierce with Gov. Church’s confirmation.
Legislative notes recount a motion by Mr Mentzer to refer the bill removing the United States court from Yankton to Mitchell to a special committee of Adama Sullivan Morris Ely and Moore, opposed by Black Hills members. Other items include tax and exemption bills, notary appointments for women, a divorce residency requirement, January social events, weather remarks, and various local notices and ads.
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