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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1887
Page
4
A collage of satirical items, postal notes, and political jabs cited from Harper’s Weekly and regional papers. Discussions include civil service reform, Blaine’s presidential bid, cyclones, tax rates in Rameey County, and anecdotes about public officials and criminals with regional mentions such as Devils Lake and Beadle.
Commentator criticizes Major Standish for proposing county wages to send him to Fargo to challenge the courthouse decision. Standish claims the county does not need a courthouse and alleges election fraud, seeking funds to consult Judge McConnell. The board rightly rejected the proposal and hired an architect instead.
The article argues Dakota should be two states or remain a divided territory, citing population, distance, and economic factors. It critiques Sparks party division, advocates southern influence, and notes a broad discussion of fairs, rail, and regional travel burdens across Dakota and North Dakota.
The first prosecution under the county game law opened with Frank Doty charging Geo Stuart and Fred Morson with possessing prairie chickens. Witness Rev J A Marnie testified to shots near Doty’s grove, with Stuart and Morson allegedly shooting two birds before fleeing. The jury returned a verdict against Stuart for $10 with costs. Morrison was discharged. Local board notes and town business follow, detailing minutes, payments, street work, and public works actions.
Inter Ocean account credits Pendroy boys as champions in several events with Minot as a key hub. The report notes stockyard plans near Minot, upcoming cattle hauls to Crookston, and a record track-laying pace of seven and a half miles in a day. A Portage Grove school term closed with Miss Kenefic praised as a model teacher.
Special notice proclaims Staede can fill back orders with plentiful twine at harvest price 16 cents per pound. It warns against paying high prices for wire and notes local merchants Garner and Cleveland for customer care. The notice also lists diverse ads on land loans, farm equipment, ice and beer orders, cattle pasturing, sheep for sale, and travel prices, all scattered in a single community page.
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