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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1887
Page
4
Inter Ocean weekly from Devils Lake Rambay County presents editorials lampooning state officials, local improvements plans including steam engine printing and a new court house, plus Wheat season updates and state condition margins. It notes editor changes, subscriptions, and regional ambitions, with a mix of politics and local enterprise hopes.
Delegate Gifford Kaya pledges a strong, organized campaign to secure proper recognition of territorial rights from the next administration, regardless of party. He forecasts greater achievement in the upcoming national convention than ever before.
A historical critique denounces national capital views on territorial legislation and veteran pensions. It traces how postwar rewards shifted from valor to partisan gain, filling territories with officeholders who lacked battlefield experience while old soldiers were pensioned off. The piece laments the erosion of reform and patriotism in the Republican era.
A historical critique describes the shift of government power to the Democrat party after a large electoral win. It argues promised reforms failed, civil service did not advance, and territorial offices were awarded to outsiders. The piece laments continued spoils practices and notes eight territories with imported officials shaping conventions.
May 12 report from Leera-Icean notes wheat seeding finished and oats being planted while gardens advance. Calderwood plans willow planting. Holmes and Lamoreaux off to railroad work. Elmer Moore cooks for Parker’s outfit on the grade. A storm toppled a fifty foot well causing damage. A whirlwind damaged Smith’s store and outhouse then carried debris toward the elevator. Whitehill Moore seeks Norman stallion, Calderwood shoots a white crane, and Rev Reynolds announces services with love feast and sermons.
A county board report details three proposed court house jail sites in Devils Lake 1887. It favors the north half of block 19 near the North Shore bank despite ownership issues, outlines price offers from the railroad for eleven lots, and notes the cost to acquire eight lots would be about 1100. The committee urges purchasing the last site as best public fit and directs follow up on payment terms and lot 4.
The page lists notices and ads from Devils Lake area including agency information for Grand Forks Brewery Kop beer, warnings on collections, dental services, livestock and horse sales, homeseeker appeals, sheep shipments, dogs, cattle stock, estray notices, watchmaker appointment, and a Dakota Territory court summons involving Campbell. It mixes business, legal, and personal notices with multiple named individuals and local entities.
Notice to creditors for the estate of Harry Le Prewott deceased. Four months allowed to present claims with vouchers to WW Wishart at Devils Lake. The document also includes random ad-like notices and names such as J.B. Cowan and SVEND Asraas, with various statements about land, livestock, and wagon dealers in the same epoch, reflecting mixed notices or classified items.
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