Irrigation Bonds and Reclamation Policy Debate
A 1903 column criticizes Secretary Ballinger for canceling certificates of indebtedness used to fund reclamation projects. It cites Grand Junction Colorado and the reclamation act, noting settlers paying into a reclamation fund and the socialistic charge. The piece discusses certificates of credit and past plans under Garfield and Ballinger with emphasis on strict construction and funding delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ballinger
Grand Junction
Colo
Garfield
Department of the Interior
Secalllery Garfield
Oklahoma's deposit guarantee plan tested by bank failure
Grand Forks Times notes Oklahoma's new plan to guarantee bank deposits with a $500000 fund facing a $3 million deposits test after a local bank failed due to excessive and reckless loans. It warns joint guarantees dilute responsibility and may invite risk, risking wider bank losses if others fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Bank
Oklahoma
Grand Forks
Times
Tax Debate Divides Republicans Across States
South Dakota Republicans back an income tax while Massachusetts Republicans oppose a constitutional amendment permitting federal action. The dispute highlights divergent tax ideology within the party across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Tax Debate and Aldrich Method Ties
The St Paul Dispatch argues Massachusetts favors the Aldrich tax method which shifts the burden to consumers outside the state, creating a strong case for a state income tax as a fairer way to tax those who can afford to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
St. Paul Dispatch
Local notes from Lakota and area events and visits
Local residents and visitors appear in brief items from Lakota and nearby towns. John Daeley attends to farming interests. Mrs. D B Mitchell visits Jamestown for Presbyterian Synod. J O Baughman travels to Philadelphia to join family and settle there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daeley
Lakota
New York
D. B. Mitchell
Jamestown
Presbyterian Synod
J. O. Baughman
Philadelphia
F. A. Baker
Hampden
James McCormick
Churchs Ferry
Devils Lake
Geo. Dixon
Quaker Oats Promotes Farm Hands Breakfast
A vintage wartime style pitch extols Quaker Oats as the best breakfast for laborers on farms. It claims the porridge with eggs and cream or milk provides vigor for long days and notes oats’ sustaining quality and economy above other foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freding Farm
China
Local Notes From Devils Lake and Surrounding Areas
A mixed round of short notices lists residents visiting, moving, or traveling. Names include George D. Kelly John B. Stewart William Webster A M Steig John Lempke and Andy Williamson and others. Also entries on sales, weddings, moves to Devils Lake, and local business notices from Jamestown to Grand Forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Kelly
John B. Stewart
Cato Township
William Webster
Devils Lake
A. M. Steig
Churles Ferry
John Lempke
Andy Williamson
St. Paul
A. F. Schuneman
Leeds
Allie Bond
Doc Craft
Wallace Douglas
Saginaw
Michigan
John W. Maher
Judge Cowan
Derrick
New York
A. B. Kerlin
F. T
Cuthbert
Sweetwater
Ays Hunting
Ray Maurer
Starkweather
State University
Grand Forks
Bailey
Synod of
Th Presbyterian Church
Jamestown
B. J. Chamerlin
Washinton, D. C
Wm. Falger
Chautauqua
Locke-Gramblock
E. P. White
Philadelphi
Shortridge House
Third Street
A. G. ‘Tutford
Is Lake
Mr. Strawhecker
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HE. Baird
H. Routier
Cashier
H. Whipple
N. J. Haley
A. CasHer
First National Bank
Devils Lake, N. Dak
Inter-Ocean
Ramsey County
North Dakota
Upaper
D. Mills
Ballinger and Reclamation
Pueser
Lanton
Ohio
Elgin
Waltham
Hamilton
Ee “Bockford
Howard
Illinois
South Bend
Frank Lowech
Kelly Ave
N.D
Chas. Olsen
Wm. Brennan
Tablo
C. D. Mills
H. Schutte
Penn
J. M. Thompson
Mabel Shibley
Mercy Hospital
Ed. Jones
Farmers‘ Railroad
Lake Crystal
Minn
The
Presbyterian Church
Brainard’s
Eddie Larson
Bar
Duell
Mr. Larson
Mills Farm
Tokio
Messrs
Larson
Emil Carlson
Carlson
Olsen
Milton Daeley
Chas. Turner
van Voorhels
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Mackey
Grand Harbor
Bell
Church of the Advent
Elizabeth Hill
Stillwater
Mise Hill
Poading
ONE Price Clothiers
N. D
Florsheim
Walkover Shoes
Morris Township
Granville
Penn, N. D
K. Wengurm
Albert A. Bryn
Davis
Rabin
Haley & Hyland
Chicago
Batt
Devils
Tee
Catone
Kaufman
First Nat'l Bank
4Th Street
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