16 Sep 1904
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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
1
A minor office fire in a downtown building was contained quickly after a stove pipe hole and paper near an aperture ignited. The blaze damaged woodwork and the firm’s books, with about $25 in property loss. Both structure and books were insured. The fire department arrived within two minutes.
New Town will sit at the terminus of the Great Northern extension of the Edmore branch in Cavalier county about ten miles northwest of Hampden. Banks mercantile houses and other enterprises are already gestating under North Dakota ledgers. Postmaster Adze of Grand Forks presides over the venture. Grading crews push forward and officials say rails will reach Hampden this fall, widening travel to a fertile region and aiding many residents.
County officials face order from the State Auditor to rename High land Hope Bergen Pleasant and Norway townships to avoid duplicate names in the county. The state law requires the oldest township by organization to retain its name when duplicates exist.
A garbled OCR list of names and dates appears to state that certain individuals such as Hope, Cavalier, Bergen, Rawney, Nelson, Pleasant, Ramsey, Casely, Norway, Trail must be ordered to comply with a law. The fragment includes dates ranging from 1490 to 1900 and several punctuation errors. The text lacks clear context or a coherent event.
A recent ruling by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue states that physicians who furnish patients with distilled spirits, wine or malt liquor as medical ingredients incur special tax liability under internal revenue laws. The decision notes doctors have traditionally prescribed such alcohols only when deemed necessary, but now requires governmental licensing for this practice.
A gruesome discovery near Park River revealed a corpse described as a gang member killed by companions in a dispute over loot. Evidence of a violent struggle and torn clothing lay nearby while the body showed signs of animal feeding and heavy boots. The event ties to a racket operating in the state weeks earlier.
Crary contested a claim filed by Gustav Bass regarding a northern county quarter. The case involved a death by self harm while the claimant lived alone and a Germany-based brother of the deceased arrived weeks ago to participate in settling the matter.
A hearing at the Grand Forks land office last Saturday on Crary’s claim found it valuable, with the claim noted as worth about 820 per note in its cultivated condition. The attorney’s motion led to immediate action, and the claimant presented proof of ownership.
In a tempered proceeding Judge Duell granted mercy to Mrs. Bessie Sentell and Miss Cox, two women from Minot charged with taking clothing from Mrs. W. V. Baker at Hinck's hotel. Costs totaling nearly ten dollars were taxed. the court remitted them after Mrs. Sentell pledged hardship. The case drew attention to their alleged desperation and urged benevolent aid.
Pat Sendy drank whisky Friday and staged an on street exhibition. Chief Hurst arrested him and needed three bystanders to escort the drunken man to the lockup. He menaced officers and twisted the chief's thumb in frenzy. A drunk and disorderly charge was filed but Judge Duell suspended sentence. He is an old offender when drinking.
In Situnaon versus Simon the supreme court held divorces voidable when publication was not filed as a prerequisite to the decree. The decision emphasizes publication as a condition precedent and notes that decrees issued without it may be invalid.
A Mt. Lake report notes a colonist spent days observing the local reservation and plans to file on lands once opened for general filings. The president’s proclamation and practical considerations shape the colony’s move to focus on reservation lands and potential settlements for six people.
Vie Waslam, a popular restaurant man, planted two acres near town to a potato crop. Costing about $28 to plant and $8 to cultivate, the crop is not yet dug. Expected yield reaches 600 bushels with potential profit around $200 if selling at about 0 per bushel.
Secretary Edgar LaRue of the Chautauqua association travels with Mrs LaRue and Mr and Mrs Charles F Craig from Leeds to Bay St Louis Mississippi. They plan a winter resort for northern people at their new home and will build an oyster canning plant next year. They own 2000 acres of timber lands across the bay from a historic French town. They expect the harbor to warm and possibly convert the area into a park.
Fragmentary and garbled OCR style text references life, law, and mistreatment but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or events to summarize into a definitive news item. No identifiable entities or clear narrative present.
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