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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
4
The North Dakota Improvement Company promotes a policy of steady effort toward expansion and development. It plans to fund its plan with ten year profit sharing investment contracts starting at $300.00, inviting investors to join in the growth and national achievement symbolized by Cook and Peary.
A named editor rebuts Judge Kneeshaw on the Ramsey County fall and sheriff residence case. The article claims the judge allowed expenses to be paid from current revenue and notes the board raised taxes with last year’s levy at 30 000 and this year at 50 000, implying a tax hike.
Community discussion centers on financing a jail and sheriff’s residence. Projections show higher taxes across townships, with railroad and Devils Lake impacts. readers weigh burden, map proportions, and political motives while noting Morse and other cases.
In North Dakota the death of Sen. M. N. Johnson creates a vacancy and splits the Democratic Party. Governor Burke faces a tough choice among many prominent Democrats including Cashel Purcell Kelly Murphy and Bangs as insurgents press for an insurgent in hopes of winning a full term. The factions push for Marshall to gain support, while Democrats aim to thwart that deal and preserve their coalition.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a plea or short note seeking empathy or sympathy. Names, places, or dates are unclear. The readable words suggest an emotional appeal or request within a local notice or personal piece.
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