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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
11
The notice lists a subscription price of $1.50 per year with 1 if paid in advance and advertising rates of $1 per inch per month. It mentions ten reading seats per line and pithy rates in cents, with all bills collected monthly. The Republican State Convention is referenced.
J. C. Fauehman of Devils Lake announces candidacy for Ramsey County treasurer subject to Republican county convention. Dr A Lee of Edmore N D announces for state legislature representative, pending Republican convention June 1 9. He seeks support at the caucus to gain county delegations favorable to his bid.
Ramsey County offers an established community with commodious county buildings and widespread stores. Post offices and rural free delivery bring mail to farmers, while telephone lines enable easy communication. Well maintained roads and bridges support travel as schools improve and attract cultured, educated residents from older states and Europe.
In past years Jumeatown alert notes North Dakota facing ongoing strain from twin city coverage. Authorities warn residents of heightened activity and urge vigilance as events unfold across regional ties and local governance.
A North Dakota crowd of visitors to the Twin Cities is lampooned for political intrigue rumors and sensational reporting. The Bismarck Tribune counters that no conference or state plan occurred and that locals are often mistaken for politicians in St Paul.
Press dispatches describe recent White House meetings outlining a program for the national convention. Republicans and state leaders emphasize party organization, arguing for involvement by business and professional people to present candidates and issues.
In Ramsey county the northwest’s promise attracts settlers who will till every quarter and lift the county’s riches. Owners with small holdings hoard land, but cultivation by earnest families would double grain output, raise land values, and boost commerce, prosperity, and truth in reporting.
The piece argues against barring politicians from contact with Roosevelt and questions the assumption that all active politicians are dangerous. It asserts that cooperation with flawed leaders can improve the public good and warns against moral purification by isolation, comparing to missionary work.
The Grand Forks Herald questions a Maxwell graft claim and accuses the paper of libel for suggesting fraud among over 5,000 North Dakota homesteaders last year. The editorial defends homesteaders against insinuations of fraudulent proofs and criticizes the Herald’s tone and timing.
The Inter Ocean taunts the Herald and the Maxwell grafters to name a real instance in the state where a fraudulent proof benefited any of the feared syndicates. The accusation centers on scarecrow schemes and alleged fraud within organized theft rhetoric.
The Inter Ocean increases attention to the reservation settlement bill now law, prints several thousand extra copies for nationwide distribution, and asks readers to share the paper with interested friends as it covers Ramsey county and related developments.
The Edmore neighborhood endorses Dr. M A Lee of Edmore as a candidate for the legislature. Secretary Simenstad of the county central committee speaks highly of him as a gentle, capable, and upright man with long years of acquaintance.
A warning against a persuasive land agent in Ramsey county who preys on gullible buyers with cheap plots. The notice cautions that his schemes lead to barren land with rocks and rattlesnakes and likens his deceit to smallpox.
A reliable source says a proclamation fixing the opening of the reservation will be issued shortly and that the opening will take place in July. The notice implies an official start to operations on a specified date.
Fort Totten North Dakota Indian reservation will be opened for settlement around August 1 next. The United States pays Indians 245 000 dollars in cash and ten annual installments of 20 000 dollars. Land for a public park known as Smullys Hill comprises 60 acres ceded to the United States without pay. North Dakota people will locate there from across the United States.
The Inter Ocean advertises subscription options for Devils Lake Indian reservation coverage. Rates show yearly plans, monthly terms, and single copies priced at five, twenty six cents, with cardio advertising noted.
Work on the new government weather observatory at Devils Lake has begun with excavation complete and rock delivery for foundations. The project is valued at $10 000 with substantial material contributed by the Devils Lake Petrified Brick and Stone Company.
The Woman's Guild meets at the rectory on Friday at 2 30. Members gather for the scheduled session and discuss upcoming church events.
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