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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1887
Page
4
Local items note H C Hansbrough of Barre Paercores and a monthly bill collection system. The Dakota legislature is featured with Rt. Paul Globe biographies and a picture of Ensign. Me Evans ton introduces a county building bond bill. Sparks discussion referenced by Conchesaman Perxinx of Kansas.
March reports from Down the Line note hot campaign contests with graceful acceptance, two wedding anniversaries in Calderwood and Horn families, a buggy water incident, mink sighting, grain seed plans, and town officers elected with lists of local officials, constables, and appointments.
Senators and congressmen air views on dividing Dakota for admission as two or possibly three states. Col Henderson and Major Stone offer mixed positions while Joy Blackburn supports division. Gifford of Dakota praised for integrity. McClure praised for Dawes bill work. Ward of Sioux Falls eyed for cabinet role. overall session winds down as lawmakers head home.
D W Ensign introduces a bill for issuing bonds to finance county court house jail and site purchases. It sets conditions on counties with 600 voters or more, election procedures, bond denominations 100 to 1000, 10 to 30 year terms, interest not exceeding 6 percent, and required local taxes and audits.
A garbled item lists acts about bonds and register keeping, mentions dates and amounts, then shifts to assorted notices about jobs, animals, debtors, and property. Names such as Ah So Wong Git and Ah Tie appear with unclear context, along with postings for stables, cattle, oats, and seed. The passage reads as a collage of late 19th or early 20th century classifieds and public notices from Devils Lake.
Local markets on Maka Street show trading activity with small gains and steady demand. Vendors and buyers engage in routine exchanges as prices remain firm for staples. The market ends with cautious optimism and expects further movement in coming days.
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