Devils Lake News summary notes vast 1885 events and rumors
The Devils Lake Dakota issue reports July 18 1885 weather with one and one fifth inches rain. It lists Grand Forks Herald praise of Athens of Dakota, North Carolina pension act for ex Confederate soldiers, Mrs Lars admission to fabricating a sensational robbery tale, Pall Mall Gazette gilded sins London, Byron Andrews clerkship dispute in Towner county, census unofficials for Ramsey Towner Rolette Benson Bottineau populations, Mackinac Island travel Vista by Michigan Central, Conan Doyle praise of Mackinac, duel challenge in Baltimore County Johns vs Yellott, and Johns will case papers in Orphans court with threats of a duel.
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Tus Fargo Argus
North Dakota
Pierce
Ramsey County
Towner
Rolette
Benson
Bottineau
Saya the Argus
Gilded crime and the Pall Mall Gazette exposé
The Pall Mall Gazette exposes London as a gilded hell of vice linking crime across classes from the streets to the aristocracy. It praises investigative reporters who pursued prostitutes, brothel keepers, and patrons, arguing the revelations could deter future harm and provoke reform through public outrage. It notes Paris New York Chicago and San Francisco as parallel menaces and calls for more bold editors and ministers to confront crime.
Terrible storm devastates Lake Minnetonka area
A severe Saturday storm swept across the region driving lakes boats from Lake Minnetonka’s shores. The Minnie Cook capsized with all aboard drowning, including ex mayor Rand and J B Coykendall and their wives. The Minnie H. escaped damage as water rose over decks. Weather actions moved toward Lake Minnetonka, with limited reports of damage elsewhere.
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Lake Min
Metonka
Minnie Cook
Rand
J. B. Coykendall
Minneapolis
Minnie H
Fort Totten
Lake Minnetonka
Minnetonka
Ten Cent Special Delivery Stamp Design Approved
The postmaster general approves a new ten cent special delivery stamp. It will be about twice the size of a standard stamp and shaped like a dollar note. A uniform messenger boy appears on the left, with the title United States special postal delivery across the top and Ten (10) cents at the bottom. The body bears the words secures immediate delivery of special delivery of mail.
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Congress
United States Special Postal Delivery
County trails improve Deg ice Lake area roads
Farmers meet on June 1 decide to trade at Minnewaukan rather than Devils Lake, citing practical gains despite shorter distance to Devils Lake. Dunseith Gilbert Stara challenges Devils Lake baseball club. the visitors propose paying round trip expenses, urging action and business minded travel.
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Forte Mountain Tinea
Degile Lake
Minnewaukan
Devils Lukens
Gilbert Stara
Dunseith
Devils Lake
Devils Lake Dany Tsrer-Ocwan gains support for field work
The Devils Lake entity receives needed backing to continue field activities while Mansbrough newspapering remains premier in its county. A harvest time postponement is expected and Inkster celebration was canceled due to a smallpox outbreak affecting local preparations.
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Devils Lake
Inkster
Fourth of July Ice Cream Supper In Coolin
Coolin residents hosted an ice cream supper Saturday evening as a simple Fourth of July observance. Visitors included Misa Jennie Stevenson of southeast Missouri and A S Gibbons along with Mr Sullivan from southern Dakota visiting John Maylin. Wrangler Connell and O B Spencer returned from Cundo with a sick horse that died soon after arrival, a loss to Mr Spencer.
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Misa Jennie Stevenson
Missouri
A. S. Gibbons
Mr. Sullivan
Familly
Dakota
John Maylin
TL. Connell
0. B. Spencer
Cundo
Spencer
Coolin
Lane
North Dakota daily backed by Devils Lake business leaders
Local response favors sustaining The Tree Ocean daily as readers in North Dakota support Meritorious and hard-working newspapers. The SNM and Danny Ixrer-Oorax announced a pause unless patronage improves to a legitimate level. Associated press telegrams will continue with communal backing.
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Minnewankan Snm Uzew
Danny Ixrer-Oorax
Tsrer-Ocean
North Dakota
Associated Press
Devils Lake
Devils Lake business men pledge support for Day Inter Ocean
The Tribune reports that Devils Lake business leaders unite to sustain the Day Inter Ocean, recognizing the paper as essential to keeping the town in public view and urging continued support for the daily to preserve local business prominence.
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Cauda Teroupe
Tribune
Devils Lake
Inter-Ocean
Unyoke Them In Stanaon County Advocate
In a turnaround the press now faces the end of a tense era as Mark Ward and the Mitchell Nightengale figures are unyoked amid waning sensation, signaling a shift for local media dynamics and public attention.
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Stanaon
Mark Ward
Mitchell Nightengale
A Girl's Taste Across Ages in Aquirky Verse
A quirky verse traces a girl's evolving tastes from age sixteen to beyond thirty-five. It lists preferred figures from a duke to a congress member and finally any man in pants, reflecting shifting desires with age.
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Congress
City Board Faces Regular Session Actions
City board met Friday evening with President Mann and trustees approving a city clerk and treasurer bond for Robert Feypy, ordering a fireproof chimney for Annie Gilbert’s building, and hiring Frank Flynn to nurse Cyrus Collins injured by a moose cart. They authorized a $30 warrant for the fire department, appointed a cistern access committee, instructed crosswalk construction on Fifth Street, and adjusted assessments for multiple lots. Police and supply bills were approved, adjournment set for July 17.
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Mann
Trwter Alexander
Moore
Lynch
Robert Feypy
Annie Gilbert
Frank Flynn
Cyrus Collins
Moose
Fire Department
Alexander and
Fifth Street
Kelly Avenue
C. A. Pillsbury
Pillsbury & Hulburt
A. H. Bode
John Farrington
Minnewaukan Avenue
Halver Severson
Ax Special Police
William Tynes
Thomas Tanning
Wm. Metz
Fred Sheehy
David Coolin
Pat McWeeny
Warner & Stoltze
William Hurst
F. W. Mann
Noverr Fenevsos
Storm Expert Learns Vermont French With Cal Percival
A storm expert Oliver Major Benham and Cal Percival teach Vermont French, recounting mixed results from lessons learned in the northwest. Oliver served three years in the Canadian mounted police and mixes creatures and weather lore with caveats in the rough dialogue. The piece blends travel notes and local color with humorous dialogue.
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Oliver
Benham
Northwest
Vermont
Timuke
Winnipeg
Jt Cole
Kansas
Historic US debt report in 18th century documents
A Philadelphia imprint from 1795 and a New York Advertiser supplement dated April 20, 1802 present a report from the congressional committee on ways and means. The bill seeks redemption of the public debt of the United States. The report bears the signature of Hon. John Randolph, Jun. as chairman.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Stephens
New York Advertiser
Congressional Committee On Ways and Means
United States
John Randolph
Committee of Ways and Mieang
Great Necessity for Surveys in Bottineau County
Interview with Commissioner McBain and County Surveyor Sinclair details Bottineau County North Dakota as 800 acres of crop with wheat making up over three quarters. Yield expected 30 to 40 bushels per acre, barley nearing harvest, wheat in blossom, and emphasis on urgent surveys for unsurveyed lands and settlement. Also lists remaining post office letters and names.
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McBuain
Sinclair
Rottinean County
Lyver-Ocks
North Dakota
Bottineau County
Messrs. McBain
Surveyor General
America gets there new steel machine downs the world
Cutcaco July 8 M Sheehan ex Fargo Dak Dear Sir We have received the following call Bepa Pesti July 1 Met Chicago Illinois Gold medal and first prize in trial today Wood second Leer ing third Hornsby fourth Signed Bondar The international exhibition at Buda Pest Hungary has been in progress for two months an international field trial was appointed at which an award was to be made and as all of the principal machines of Europe and America were entered his verdict is a great triumph for the steel machine Full per scus are not received but they will come by course of avail tis not known who yt other competitors were but this much will be of interest and we alvise you of it accordingly Yours truly McCormick Hyp Macn Co By C H McCormick Jr Garner Cleveland are the agents for this celebrated steel machine Tdicw
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Cutcaco
M. Sheehan
Fargo
Dakota
Bepa-Pesti
Chicago
Linois
Wood
Leering
Hornsby
Bondar
Buda
Pesth
Hungary
Europe
America
McCormick Hyp. Macn, Co
C. H. McCormick, Jr
Garner & Cleveland
Tdicw
Creamery in Dakota Estelline Expands to Meet Demand
The Creamery in Dakota Estelline now averages about 500 pounds of butter daily and aims for 1000 pounds per day this summer. Critics who doubted creameries in Iowa would succeed have been proven mistaken as customer demand grows. Locals note two Extelline creameries could together surpass earlier expectations.
Session Laws and Postmaster Changes Spark Local Talk
The 1835 session laws near distribution with county boards receiving one copy each and limited totals. An amended rule shifts allocations, prompting questions about office rotations as officials from Devils Lake and Grand Forks mingle with locals.
Our Next Excursion to Devil Lake by Manitoba Road
An excursion train will depart Fargo on July 18 for Devil Lake returning July 1% the same month, allowing tourists nearly two full days at the lake. The round trip rate from Fargo is $5 with Moorhead Sabin and Barnesville loans listed. John W. Maher. Hillsboro $3.50.
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Fargo
Manitoba Road
Devile Lake
Moorhead
Sabin
Barnesville
John W. Maher
Hillsboro
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