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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1885
Page
2
Inter Ocean notes a new Kentucky feud may end in slaughter while predicting a large-scale conflict among Plains tribes in Montana. It cites government orders on reservations and critiques political betrayals linked to South Dakota matters, naming Sitting Bull and Bismarck figures amid varied editorial opinions.
Article discusses a senate substitute law allowing the interior secretary to subdivide Forts Rice and Randall lands into parcels under forty acres or town lots. Lands would be appraised by three disinterested appraisers and sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at not less than 1.25 dollars per acre. The rule aims to help small buyers obtain timber reserves, with potential future Fort Totten applications for fuel needs.
A Honolulu paper cites a reliable source claiming ex United States Minister Daggett has a commission from King Kalakaua to Washington on Sandwich Islands affairs. Daggett in San Francisco refuses to reveal the object. The piece also notes a potential presidential clash over mint director and currency controller removals and quotes Honey Wann Beevaré on revivalist beliefs and church work.
Senator Trumbull explains the tenure of office clause and the presidents power to suspend officials during Senate recess. The report compares Senate bids for restoration of an officer and confirms the limits of suspension extending to the end of the session. Mrs Nerry Barnard elopes with Mark Ward. Crow plans a home in Mitchell and purchases furniture and a Mathushek piano for the wedding.
Fragmentary chat covers a Mitch ell legislator, an elevator project between St Paul and Minneapolis, Pillsbury bakery plans in London to rival Glasgow, predicted rise in North Dakota wheat value, a New York Graphic wordless story about a sailor and a monkey, czar instigations in India, and grain yield forecasts for Dakota Minnesota Michigan and Oregon.
The Minneapolis Tribune argues that Northwest towns face a calmer season after a recent boom. It praises steady regional wealth in Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, noting strong wheat yields, healthy cattle, revived mining camps, and durable resource bases in coal, lumber, and farming. It warns against overbuilding and stresses prudent development for lasting prosperity.
A likely bid for governor of Dakota with Haul Bell backing Bitting Bull. The piece notes he may join Buffalo Bill’s show, or seek a quiet boom for himself, citing his long residency and possible Democratic leanings. It argues a governor’s power to veto legislative measures as a key trait.
A fragment describes efforts to back Ball for governor of Dakota on unselfish grounds, noting he may not seek office and is in the hands of friends. It praises his past success in gaining support and hints at giving Gov. Pierce a political scalp, while The Bell favors S Bull for governor and aims to keep up pressure until a suitable candidate gains executive power.
A rustic column from June 26 notes an upcoming Tuesday election to choose town officers. It highlights local farming efforts, including Geo W. I. Davis building a root cellar and the large beet, carrot, and cabbage crop. A corn sample by WH Biker yields 180 bushels on two acres, with five acres planted this year. Maj. John J. Burkhardt and Col. E. S. Caster of Manitoba praise the Northwest, while anecdotes recount a professor’s humorous rural encounter with a Dakota girl, a mosquito rescue, and a long moonlit trek home, drawing community sympathy.
In Bismarck, Tawextown Capital funds a waterworks project with E. H. Bly contracted to supply water at five cents per barrel for city use and seven cents for private customers. The city will pay $4000 yearly for forty hydrants, with fire water free, plus $1000 yearly for sewer flushing after construction. A reservoir system and elevation of at least 130 feet are required.
Dr. M. Blackburn, president of the University of North Dakota, was unanimously elected president of the university at Pierre South Dakota where the institution is under Presbyterian church care.
Reports from Kentucky, Maine, Montana, and New York describe violent feuds, inquests, and arrests. In Central Kentucky four armed bands clash after a killing tied to a marriage dispute. in Maine judges adjourn after a courtroom fight. in Montana a Blackfeet and Crow conflict looms as gold or cattle raids spark violence. in New York a bank president is jailed, while political shifts stir Tammany Hall.
Dallas July 25 report states Zen’s posse from the Texas side of the Red River near Delaware Bend captured eight horse thieves and hanged them to a tree. They then took four more prisoners and killed them similarly. In total fifteen outlaws were slain by the posse this spring and summer with several officers and citizens losing their lives.
Oliver Dalrymple urges farmers to know that the Minnesota railroad unit warehouse commissioners have ended dockage due to dirt in wheat elevators at Duluth and Minneapolis. Farmers will clean and deliver wheat ready for inspection at points, as done in New York Chicago and Milwaukee, saving freight and shifting responsibility home.
Remaining uncalled for letters listed at Devils Lake Dakota Territory for the ending Tune a 188. within thirty days they will be sent to the dead letter office. Names include Benson, Berger, Beatty Everett, Breen, Brown, Mrs HN Brokicon, Brunett, Breen, Mazzio Condest, Baxter Ja, Dakota Joseph, Ellis, Fitzpatrick, Lillbey, Genshaw, Hauxwell, Haugon, Shanahan, Miles, Olson, Rutherford, Nellie Shanahan, and others. Postmaster HASannovGn notes.
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