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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1885
Page
4
Inter Ocean reports quietly gearing for conflict amid political dust. Ex congressman DoRsuRIMeR gains an office while Tammany is placated. A Cincinnati dynamite experiment shocks readers as legal and property rights battles, including McGee land filings, trigger editorials on honesty and public duty. Main figures include Gustavus H Reed, Pat Beytox, and Major Epwards.
An alleged city lawyer and the Newa-Democrat publishing editor clash over townsite land in Devils Lake. McGee pursues filing claims while land officers refuse due to prior filings. Five leading citizens seek counsel as business property values face looming litigation and titles.
Insurance Commissioner Magill bans certain life associations in Minnesota under a 1885 act. The Muscatine Mutual Life and Accident and Equitable of Iowa are among those barred. In North Dakota Hartford Life and Annuity leads premiums, with over 300 citizens insured in six months and Hartford accounting for about $2,000,000 of $3,000,000 total life insurance written in 1885. Also touts Electric Bitters as a cure-all for kidney and liver issues, endorsed by T. W. Atkins.
War prep in progress as Manitoba and Rock Island threaten retaliation over Dakota routes. Reports of maternal cruelty in Minneapolis shock locals. Grant shows improvement amid crop damage from heavy rains. International angles include Germany England talks and Russian alliance hints, with political shifts in New York and Idaho. Weather and market notes close the items.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen Arnica Salve as the best treatment for cuts bruises sores ulcers and rashes promising guaranteed satisfaction or money back. It notes price at 26 cents per box and lists local sellers Ben tt Horsman and D W Ensign. Other notices advertise soldiers land sale loans and furniture from Central House and Issitzad House with inquiries directed to John W Maher.
In a warm Washington summer, the Capitol library hums with readers amid sixty thousand volumes. The Potomac becomes a major retreat as crowds seek river excursions and shaded streets, while officials fret over summer days and fiscal year changes. Royal ties surface in early tennis history, from Henry VII to Charles V, as outdoor play evolves into a science on the lawn.
Bangor correspondent notes birch canoes have become a major Maine craft, with materials scarce and distant. Jack Darling, a Lowell hunter and longtime canoe builder, values $99 as a fair price. Construction uses white birch bark, cedar, spruce, and copper nails, with bark toasted, sewn, and lined. Different tribes shape models. birch remains preferred for beauty and form over canvas.
A reminiscence portrays Mrs Andrew Jackson as a pretty young wife who aged into a stout woman. It notes Jackson wore her medallion, describes her portrait, and recounts a frontier dialect anecdote about her speech. The piece mentions Ashville ladies planning a slogan costume for her, then her death.
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