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THE EVENING TIMES
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ALFRED BLAISDELL, of Ward.
Supt. of Public Instruction—
W. L. STOCKWELL. of Walsh.
Insurance Commissioner— 8
E. C. COOPER, of Grand Forks.
Attorney General—
T. F. M'CUE, of Foster.
Supreme Court Justices—
D. E. MORGAN, of Ramsey.
JOHN KNAUF. of Stutsman.
Commissioner of Agriculture—
W. C. GILBREATH. of Morton.
Railroad Commissioners—
C. S. DIESEM. of LaMoure.
ERICK STAFNE. of Richland.
SIMON WESTBY, of Pierce.
Sntlnnt to be Inculcated.
'Let reverence of law be breathed by
•very mother to the lisping babe that
8le
rattles in her lap: let it be taught in
schools, seminaries and colleges
There
are
be taught in
,— and colleges
let it be written in primers, spelling
books and almanacs let it be preached
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis
lative halls and enforced in courts of
Justice in short, let it become the
political religion of the nation.'
—Abraham Lincoln.
THE RULE OF WISDOM.
thousands of democrats
throughout the country who prefer
seeing the republican party in power
for the substantial reason that uilder
republican policy it has been demon
strated that there will be no business
upheavals. On the other hand there
are a few republicans who talk im
patiently about the necessity of "a
change," but these belong to a class
who
are
loath to admit that their real
grievance is of a personal nature.
Most of the latter have met with dis
appointment and" are smarting under
some fancied writ&g.
In the final analysis, however, the
majority of the people may be relied
upon to do the right thing at the right
time and thus it is that the great
American public is always secure in
the assurance that the country will
be well governed so long as the ideal
ist and the iconoclast are in the mi
nority.
The contest between radicalism and
conservatism has been going on for
ages, and there are no indications that
it is to cease. The preponderance of
power has ever been on the side of
conservatism, out of which has come
all that is good in governmental sys
tems. The man who keeps a cool head
and moves uprightly will always
triumph over his adversary, and the
nation that plants itself firmly upon
principles of logic will outstrip and
bewilder its rival.
We commend these precepts to those
persons who have fallen into the habit
of complaining at everything and
everybody and who, like an impetuous
child, prefer discord and chaos to
eternal repose.
BRYAN AS A IMI TATOR.
The controversy between William
Jennings Bryan and National Commit
teeman Sullivan of Illinois, gives the
political student an impression that
the democracy is as much divided in
its ranks as it was when the doughty
Nebraskan arose from a sick, bed at
St. Louis to urge with all his power
of eloquence and magnetism the ac
ceptance of the Parker program for
the recent presidential campaign.
The truth is that while the Ameri
can people have the most profound
respect for Mr. Bryan as a citizen,
recognizing his intense Americanism
and his pure and unblemished private
character, when he steps into the role
of politician he becomes an arbitrary
despot.
In bis second campaign when hits
most devoted friends urged the aban
donment of the money question as a
living campaign issue, he refused and
went down to a worse defeat than
would .otherwise have been the case
had he taken counsel of his friends.
It has been urged in his defense in this
particular that he would rather suffer
defeat than surrender a principle. Yet
it Is fully as true that the recognition
of an issue as having been settled and
eliminated from public consideration
Is not the surrendering of an issue.
It may he possible that the enthu
siasm which he has always been able
to inspire even among those who do
not believe as he does politically, has
developed in his mind the idea that
hjs political* ludgment is unerring, and
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WEDNESDAY EVEMN G. AUGUST 22, 1906.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Congressmen—
A. .1. GRONNA, of Nelson.
T. P. MARSHALL, of Dickey.
Governor—
E. Y. SARLES, of Traill. S
Lieutenant Governor—
R. S. LEWIS, of Cass. 8
Treasurer— $
A. PETERSON, of Sargent.
Auditor—
H. L. HOLMES, of Pembina.
Secretary of State—
$1.00
.75
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1.50
that his ideals are the ones which mus
become those of his party.
If such is the fact, he has unwitting
ly become a- political autocrat in his
party, comprehending nothing save
that within the range of his own vision,
and refusing to recognize the truth
thatthere may be differences of opinion
without sacrifice of principle.
As a party measure these matters
concern only those who in case of his
nomination for the presidency would
align themselves with his supporters.
But the entire American people are
vitally interested In any candidate for
the high office of president, for in the
event of election he becomes the ex
ecutive not of his party but of the
whole people. For this reason it is a
matter of serious concern whether or
not Mr. Bryan is a political dictator.
If he is such in his party he will be
such in the office should he by any
chance be elected.
COLLEGE COSTS.
Among the questions of sociology
which confronts this country nothing
is more important though probably
less discussed than the effect which
wealth is having upon the colleges and
the men and women who are filling
them.
The general tendency among the
wealthy is to give the young men and
women of that class a college educa
tion. In many instances it .is noth
ing more than an intellectual veneer
which while giving the outward ap
pearance of education, shows distinctly
the cheapness of the quality beneath.
No wealthy man has made a record
upon his education alone, and but few
of them have achieved prominence in
any position in which the college train
ing served as a foundation. Presi
dent Roosevelt is the remarkable ex
ception to this rule, as was Lincoln of
the reverse one.
A few of the young men leave col
lege and enter upon careers which are
useful to their fellowmen. The great
majority of them drift into the listless
and useless life which is forced upon
them by the wealth of parents.
But they set by their habits and
methods the standard for the great
majority of the American colleges.
Pride is a strong factor in the make
up of the average young American.
He dislikes the idea of being com
pared with another to his disadvant
age, whether it be in financial or
social standing. This feeling is
strongly predominant at college. The
young man of small means though
probably large ability, dislikes the
idea of being brought in contact with
the young man of wealth where the
disadvantages of the latter are so dis
tinctly detrimental. It grinds his
pride and crushes his ambition.
This is why the admission of so
many young men of wealth to the
colleges is having such a deleterious
effect upon these institutions. The
brains are certainly to be found in
the middle class of the Ameircpn peo
ple. They are however being driven
out of the colleges because of the
competition with wealth and appear
ance.
One of the great advantages of the
college athletics is that is serves to
some extent to preserve the level.
The richest dude from Wall street who
had developed his prowess from the
end of a gold headed cane and who
had gotten his physical ambition
through an eye glass would stand no
chance of getting on the foot ball
squad or lining up with the baseball
nine, or pulling an oar over the race
course. None such are wanted. But
the big manly fellow who had earned
his college dollars as well as his
muscles while handling freight in a
shipping house or in the logging woods
would get a place without question.
So long as they serve this purpose col
lege athletics are not the danger which
the institutions must avoid.
A MANUFACTURING CITY.
It is evident at this time that the
denatured alcohol business is destined
to become one of the greatest indus
tries in the country. Not only will it
find a ready market when it comes
from the manufacturer but it will be
valuable in that it will consume as
raw material a large quantity of vege
table products which are now largely
useless, and which so far have not
found any very hopeful consuming
market.
Many of the waste products of the
agricultural areas of the west will be
come available for the manufacture
of the new liquid which will Revolu
tionize the motive power of the coun­
try. If the well recognized principles
of manufacturing be preserved the
factories for this purpose will bo lo
cated near the source of the raw ma
terial.
Some city in the northwest will be
come a great center for the manufac
turing of denatured alcohol, the same
as Pittsburg is the center of the iron
factories and Minneapolis of the Hour
factories.
There is no reason why that city
should not be Grand Forks. It has the
available supply of raw material and
is properly located geographically for
distribution of the finished product to
the largest consuming sections.
It is useless to repeat the advan
tages of such a line of manufacturing
to this city. They are the same as
would come to it from any other line.
There would be a large class of citi
zens brought to the city who would be
consumers and not producers, who
would create a market for the perish
able products of the farms of the state,
thus allowing the diversification of our
crops so that no calamity could de
stroy our income.
Moreover, it would consume as raw
material an enormous quantity of ma
terial which now finds no market and
is an actual loss to the farmers. It. is
worth making an effort to secure.
ADVISES PEACE.
Of course The Herald of this city, as
does the Springfield Republican, re
grets the evidence of discord in the
democratic party and quotes from the
latter journal the following advice to
the democratic leader:
If Mr. Bryan is really a great party
leader, and not simply a zealous cru
sader—which in itself is a worthy role
—he will address himself immediately
to turning all the batteries on his side
toward the republican party, the com
mon enemy, and making his own
forces die in the enemy's trenches in
stead of in their own
The Herald need have no fear about
it. Mr. Bryan will have things to say
about the republican party when he
comes home, and with the Herald's
help he will do all he can to stop
the rows in the democratic camp.
Still, nevertheless, we believe that
Grand Forks county will go republi
can, whether the Herald wants it to
do so or not
Stock speculation circles were great
ly stirred when Harriman increased
the dividends on Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific, catching a multitude
of manipulators short of the market.
Harriman interests explained that the
increase was made possible by the
railroad rate bijl.: The general sup
position was tfSiT^railroads would be
the sufferers a result of the new
l^w. PrelgKjJi Harriman figures that.
Being proffibited by^ the law from giv-''
log rebates to shippers, the receipts
of his two companies •will justify
greater dividends.
Somewhere.
There's a whisper in the branches of
the heaven rearing pines,
And
a.
purple blossom smiling from
behind the clinging vines
There's the chatter of a chipmunk,
as he leaps from tree to tree.
While the daisies yonder whisper:
"Come out here and play with
me."
There's a path, a winding ribbon,
just the clover fields beyond.
That goes stealing through the
meadows to the distant pickerel
pond
There's the cool, dank, grateful shad
ows there's the lazy, droning
bee,
And I fancy them a-saying: "Come
out here and play with me."
There's an orchard where the fra
grance of the fields comes lilting
sweet.
Where the sod is velvet tenderness
to pavement weary feet.
There are songs without restraint,
from songsters winging to the
blue.
And each feathered throat is singing
of its song at me and you!
There's a quaint old-fashioned gar
den with its peas and hollyhocks
And its blushing, loving roses, timid
pansies, flaming phlox:
And a sweet old-fashioned lady, with
a blossom in her hair.
Winding in and out among them,
watching every one with care.
And the dear old-fashioned lady, with
her crown of wavy snow.
Beams a smile and hums a love song,
as she patters to and fro
And it's oh. so sweet—the dreaming!
They're so much of life a part.
For they've somehow found a dwell
ing here within a rugged heart.
—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Don't Worry, My Brother.
Don't worry, my brother, don't threat
en to blow
Your brains out because you a multi
tude owe—
Because tradesmen's duns you're re
ceiving each day
And can't reckon when you'll be able
to pay.
Don't worry: brace up. Don't despair
be a man!
There's in such straits as yours but
one sensible plan.
And that's not to worry. One's foolish
who frets.
Just borrow some money and pay oft
your debts.
—Roy Farrell Greene.
Stories of the Hour
On the Front I'orch.
A soft air shook the honeysuckle
vine, and puffs of delicate perfume
floated to the young lovers. Clarence's
tone was reverent and hushed.
was as though this slim and beauti
ful girl were in his eyes a goddess.
"Darling," he said, "each time I
kiss you it makes a better man of me."
A voice from above cried harshly:
"What are you now, then—saint or
archangel?"
A burst of ribald laughter, the rat
tle of a closing window, and once
more the night' was bathed in holy
calm.
A Calamity Within 111*'Pen.
A demure little teacher had told with
such enthusiasm the fine old tale of
"The Black Douglas" that the whole
class was stirred. Even big Frank,
who is usually slow to respond to a
stimulus, looked so ready that he wf4
called to the front to reproduce the
story in his own words. When it came
to the thrilling part, "Where watchmen
were posted on the walls lest the ene
my steal up unawares," the boy, In a
THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.
large, shocked, explantory voice, said:
"Watchmen were posted on the wall
lest the enemy steal their underwear,"
In Holiday Time...»sr
The waves broke in the summer
night with a mournful sound and the
moonlight on the sea made a high
way as of shimmering silver.
"Darling:"
The voice of the youth vibrated with
deep feeling.
"Darling, swear that you will love
me forever."
The young girl signed softly.
"Forever? Forever is a long- time,
isn't it?" she, murmured. "I dare not
swear to love you forever."
"Swear, then," he pursued, in im
passioned accents, "to love me till the
end of my vacation, six days hence."
More Than Likely.
John Kendrick Bangs was discuss
ing in a New York club a case of pla
giarism.
"The man1 admitted that plagiarism
was suspected*of him," said Mr. Bangs
smiling. "He almost admitted it was
proved. He reminded me of a Yonkers
boy I used to know.
"This boy said to his chum one
morning
"'I hid under the parlor sofa last
night to hear what young Softleigh
would say to my sister.'
"'Well, what did he say?' the other
boy asked.
"'He only talked religion and poll
tics, and he kicked me about thirty
times on the head.'
'He knew yon were there, I guess,'
said the second boy.
'I'm afraid he suspected it.'"
Ylvld Imagination.
Parisian correspondents have been
listening to some queer yarns told by
members of Sarah Bernharflt's com
pany after their return from the
United States. One man declared that
on the banks of the Mississippi he sa.w
a child riding an alligator. In place
of a whip the infant had a long stYlt
with a piece of meat at the end of it,
which he held just in front of the alli
gator's smile to induce him to hurry.
At Chattanooga the inhabitants offered
to lynch a colored citizen if Sarah
and her troupe would wait and see It
done. At San Francisco one of the
troupe had a long talk with a young
woman who had been living on the top
floor of a hotel when the earthquake
occurred. The earth opened and swal
lowed up all the hotel except the chim
neys, and It. was through the chimney
of her room that the young woman
escaped.
An Example of Pathos.
Bliss Perry, the new occupant of the
chair of English at Harvard, said of
pathos recently:
"A good example of pathos came
within the experience of a Boston
clergyman.
"A Boston fisherman had lost his
little son, a boy of 4, his only child,
and .the poor fellow was well nigh
beside himself with grief. The clergy
man went to see him.
"As the clergyman talked to bim, the
bereaved father wept. His grief in
tensified itself. The clergyman, before
such parenf^i suffering, was more and
more movect
"And 8u4#enly, rocking himself to
and fro, with tears trickling down his
brown cheeks, the fisherman said In
a voice ho^-se and broken with emo
tion: \j
'Do ye rnink, sir I could have the
little beggar stuffed?'"
Wb«W It Was flood.:
When the late^bill In the senate was
being hotljr discussed, many of the
senators had their remark's printed
in pamphlet form, Mr. Tillman being
one of the senators who did. Senator
Spooner had gotten possession of one
of the print«u speeches and was sitting
in the senate cloakroom scanning It
when Senator Tillman entered.
"Hello! Ben," exclaimed the Wiscon
sin senator, ••'"I wonder you never told
me that you had had your remarks on
the rate bill printed in pamphlet. I
happened.tojsee pne this morning, and
it containenf^qple of $$ best things I
have yet seen In 'any pamphlet on the
subject."
"I'm very proud you think so," said
Mr. Tillman, with a self-satisfied air
"and what were'the things that pleased
you so much?"
"Why," replied Mr. Spooner, "as
I passed by a pastry shop this morn
ing on my way down I saw a girl come
out with two cherry pies wrapped up
in one of your works."
No Room for Argument.
Connie Mack, the noted baseball
man was talking in Philadelphia about
the importance of silence.
"No ball player," he said to the
group of young men around him, "ac
complishes anything by being noisy.
If a decision goes against a player,
if the umpire is unfair, let him keep
quiet. Let him refrain from oaths,
shouts, accusations. Noise, in the
midst of a game, only damages the
ill-treated player's case.
"To impress on my men this doctrine
of silence, 1 often tell them about a
married couple.
"The wife, in the middle of the night,
was awakened by the loud snores of
her husband. She endured the horrible
racket as long as she could. Then
pinching the man sharply, she said:
'Herbert, you'd make less noise If
you kept your mouth shut.'
"Herbert, sleepy and surly, mutter
ed:
'So would you.'"
A Matter of Business.
^Ir. Sato, the Japanese diplomat, was
defending the old samurai Idea—an
idea «till held by some Japanese con
servatives—that business is dishonor
able.
"The samurai," he said, "claimed
that business was dishonorable because
In every barter, every deal, your ob
ject was to get the better of the other
man. To get the better of him you
tried to deceive him. If you succeed
ed in deceiving him, your gain, or pro
fit represented the extent to which
your deceit had been carried.
"For instance, you bought a horse
for $200. You persuaded it was
worth $300. bought it for $300. You
had deceived him, cheated him to the
extent of $100."
Mr. Sato smilnl.
"That," he said, "is the samurai way
of looking at business. Some children
before they grow sophisticated, look at
business oddly, too.
"A boy said to his father:
'Father, if I take a dollar out of
your pocket, that is stealing, isn't it?'
'Certainly, my son.'
'And if I beta dollar on a race and
win two dollars/Is that gambling fath
er"
'Yes, my boy.'
'But, suppose I have somthlng that
is only worth a dollar, and sell It to
some foolish and Ignorant person for
$4, making $3 gain—what is that?'
'That? Oh, that Is simply busi
ness.'"
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Dozen Fargo Youths, Victims
of Dime Novel Craze, Are
in Trouble.
This morning In Fargo the police
arrested a dozen youths with ages
varying from 10 to 12, who, according
to their own confessions, have been
committing numerous robberies in the
residence districts. The boys bad a
den back of an old hide house which
they called "Robbers' Roost," and it
seems that it was rightly named. The
crimes that led to their arrest were
committeed in the houses of W. C.
MacFadden, president of the Commer
cial National bank, and of Attorney
H. R. Turner. In both houses the
pantry was the chief point of attack
and quantities of preserves, canned
goods and pies were carried off to be
devoured at leisure in the roost. The
police have not. as yet decided just
what disposition to make of their
cases. Most of the boys come of good
families. Reading of yellow literature
is said to have been responsible for
the planning of "Robber's Roost."
J.
Deadlock in County Board
Broken Without Calling in
Mr. Poupore.
This morning the appointive board
in fession at the courthouse to fill the
vacancy in the board of county com
missioners, after taking one ballot,
came to an agreement and the entire
six votes were cast for the republican
candidate, Robert Haddow. The first
ballot resulted in a tie, with the dem
ocrats again arrayed' against the re
publicans. Two votes were cast for
Charles J. FOBS, one for Nels Alme,
and three for Robert Haddow. Imme
diately after this ballot the demo
cratic members left, the room and
upon their return another ballot was
ordered and the entire vote was then
cast for Haddow. All day yesterday
the board was tied up and County
Treasurer Poupore was telegraphed
for and came in this morning from the
Commercial club special. However,
the democrats were determined that
he should not have a vote and Had
dow's inevitable election resulted
without Mr. Poupore being called in.
F. W. Schlaberg was the chairman of
the meeting and Hans Anderson, sec
retary. The unexpired term caused by
Commissioner McMahon's death, to
which Mr. Haddow is elected to fill,
expires on the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1907. County Attorney Wine
man said this, morning that this was
probably the first time for years that
the county board had cast a unani
mous Vote.
SIX SUSPECTS
Polk County Authorities Have
Several Men in Jail for
Bank Robbery.
Word from Crookston this after
noon notes that the Polk county
authorities are not loafing in their
endeavors to catch the ll^entor bank
robbers. Fully half a dozen men are
under arrest at different places, held
as suspects.
A man -who had been working at
Mentor as an expert mechanic is
among those being held, while three
more are* in jail at Crookston and
still two others at Erskine.
Two men who have been| camping
near Mentor and who Jiave disap
peared, are being sought for in the
expectation that they know .something
of the robbery.
No positive clues have as yet been
obtained, however.
ON FOR TRIAL
Great Northern vs. Richards
Set for Tomorrow
Morning.
The case of the Great Northern rail
way vs. H. C. Richards is to be .tried
tomorrow morning by a special jury
and Judge Fisk Is expected home from
St. Paul to preside. Mr. Richards is
holding out for $5,500 for the land
wanted by the company, but the
amount offered him is considerable
less than that figure. Mr. Richards
states that any other part of the farm
can be purchased by the company at
$50 per acre, but that the front which
is needed for the side tracks would
cut qjf the prettiest portion of the
farm and spoil all chances for cutting
the land up into lots as has been Mr.
Richard's intention for years. With
the university just across the track,
Wesley college but a short distance
away and several other colleges In
prospect, Mr. Richards figures that
,several cottages put up on the land
and rented out to the faculty profes
sors would prove a good Investment.
Then again there is a small lake along
the front of the residence which would
necessarily have, to be filled up.
The work of 'refilling the big city
filter was finished yesterday but the
whistle will probably not be blown
until tomorrow. The reason for this
is that it will take that much time to
flush all the hydrants which must be
done before all the Impure water is
out of the mains. However, if the,
water that comes, out of your faucet
is clear It Is pure and fit for drinking
purposes. Mr. Lunseth states that it
required about 150 .cars of sand to fill
the filter or over 1,500 wagon loads.
AT STANDSTILL
Rain Delays Harvesting—Crop
Over Half Cut in Many
Parts.
The' rain of last night and today has
interfered seriously with the harvest
ing In this section of Minnesota and
the valley. The rain, according to
farmers In today, was general through
out. the valley and in consequence har
vesting operations are at a standstill.
Many of the harvest hands have come
in to spend a few days and the reports
are that the crop is about half cut in
this section.
Pat McMahon, one of the well-to-do
farmers and old-time residents of the
valley. Is in today from his farm 24
miles north of this city on the North
ern Pacific. He Is a prominent demo
crat and Interested In the commlssion
ership vacancy on the West Side. It
is said that the place has been of
fered him, but that he has no desire
for the office or the honors attending
the same.
Mr. McMahon states that the crop
in the vicinity of Johnston, his home,
is good this year and harvest Is well
along. Late grain ha6 been badly
damaged by the heat and will be a
poor yield.
Hail damaged some crops in Sulli
van township Sunday night, but not
extensive', and the reports have been
exaggerated.
WEDDING BELLS.
Well Known Conductor of Great North,
era to Take Bride Today.
Today at the' farm home of Wm.
Sampson, living four miles south of
Crookston, will occur the wedding of
Mr. George Johnson, the well known
Great Northern conductor, to Miss Jes
sie Sampson,' daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Sampson. The bride is one of
the well known young ladies of the
county seat, having resided there for
some time and been employed In the
Northwestern Telephone exchange,
while the groom Is one of the popular
men of the Great Northern system.
The bride will be assisted by her sis
ter, Miss Emma Samson, cashier at'
Wright Ruggles & Co., of Crookston,
and Al. Fritz will officiate as best man.
Immediately after the wedding the
bride and groom will leave over the
Great Northern for a trip td Mankato,
Sioux Falls and other points where
they will visit with relatives for a
week or two before returning to Crook
ston, where they will make their fu
ture home. The mother and sister of
the groom will be present at the cere
mony.
WOMEN IN A QUARREL.
The Mrs. Wilson of Crookston Indulge
in a Scratching Bee.
According to the Crookston Journal,
two women by the name of Wilson
made an attempt to settle family dif
ferences in the good old way, that of
a resort to the use of fists and nails,
with the results that the elder of the
twain came out victor. The Journal
says:
"It appears that the two parties live
very close together in adjoining houses
and there has been a continual dif
ference between them. The matter
came to a head, however, last Satur
day evening when there was a pitched
battle declared on and the elder lady
got the battered end of tie argument.
The case was promptly dismissed by
thf judge, who recognized it as a fam
ily squabble."
SOCIALISTS MEETING.
Held at Crookston and Ticket Is
Named.
Polk county socialists held a con
vention at Crookston Monday evening.
A state senator, a representative, a
county treasurer, a county auditor and
a county sheriff will be on the social
ist ticket at the coming, primaries as
tollers:
S W. Wilson of Angus for senator.
id Sanders of Crookston for ren
ruai -native.
J« hn Sandberjr, the Crockston con
(ractor, for treasurer.
yis M. Holmvlk FMfvnnii for
she lif, an
1
the rhosin": of the candi­
date tor county atidlto is iei't to the
Cllp^ix local Organization. They will
make' the.'r -hoice at the next meet
ing.
POLK COUNT*
Soli Expert Completes His Work
Oct. 1.
"Doc" Maninrn, the gr.ranment soil
expert who has been engaged in a
thorough soil survey rf Polk cotmtv
as authorized by the government
hiotigh the efforts of Congressman
Steenerson. will complete the survey
WHAT, 0, WHAT!
Would You Do If Yon Were In a Fix
Like This?
The fellow who wrote the following
touching parody on "If I Should Die
To-night," must have written the same
after one of the scorching hot days
we have been having lately. Can't
you sympathize with him?
If I should die to-night,
And in my clothes
Should be the goodly sum of
Thirty cents,
l^eft lying there
TTnspent
In' sweet repose—
I say
If 1 should die to-night
And leave
Behind me In these cold.
Prosaic pants.
The price of six large beers.
On draught,
Unquafted by me and destined
To remain
Forever on the outside of
My frame—
If I should die
And from the great beyond
Look back to see
That thirty cents taken
And spent foolishly
On candy.
Or clothes
Or some such empty thing.
And those six beers—
Now? splftadC*
l°
bC bOTIKht
(Or where
It doesn't snow)
To hp?«kl"K
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906.
by me—
Down other throats
Their destiny unfilled—
I say,
If I should die to-night
And go
From here
to there
bnCk
fr®m
,here
Behold
Those six large, beers,
So large and O.
So cold!
Of ouler" m?nfW"
the lhr0aU
It would be sad,
SSL1 "hould nee* them
Then.
in which he Is interested about the
first of October. Mr. Mangum has pre
pared a great volume of reports" of the
soil conditions in this region. These
will form the basis of a big manurlal
report which' will be prepared In the
near future by Professor Reld of the
division of soil fertilities in the de
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton.
FAIR AT FERTILE.
Big Events Planned for One There
Next Month.
Fertile Is planning upon a big fair
to be held there next month, the ex
act date not as yet having been de
cided upon. Some good races are ex
pected, as the purses hung up will
be attractive and bring some faBt
horses there. The date will be an
nounced later.
The Robert Estate.
A petition for the appointment of
an administrator in the estate of the
late Charles Roberts of this city waB
made at the county seat Monday. The
deceased,
it
will be remembered, lost
his life In the Grand Forks Lumber
company's employ in
thlB
city and
there are damage suits now pending.
BRIEFLY TOLD..
The Gun club is planning upon a
shoot in the near future, the date not
as yet decided upon. The boys want
to get their eye "In line" for the chick
en season.
Mendenhall Memorial church Sunday
school Is planning a picnic for tomor
row to be held in the North Second
street grove providing the weather is
suitable.
Joe Fink of this city expects to open
a restaurant in the rear of the Powers
saloons soon.
Miss Minnie Thompson is entertain
ing as her guest Miss Crawford of
Fargo.
The democrats will caucus this
evening for the purpose of' homing
delegates to the county convention to
be held at Crookston Aug. 25.
Walter Qulgley writes from near
Milton that he is enjoying his experi
ence as a harvester and is making
good money. He went up to work on
the big Wild farm, the owner of
which, Peter Wild, recently died. Wal
ter wrote there is a bumper crop.
Dr. Kirk is about again and was at
his office today after a lay-off nursing
a sore throat.
Miss Mayme Ferguson arrived last
evening from Staples, Minn., and is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. P, Sul
livan, in the Corliss block.
Fred Corliss is making some neces
sary improvements in the Corliss
block heating plant. The boilers are
being changed and the block will be
heated with less cost in the future.
P. J. Sullivan, the well-known bar
ber, is still holding down the fort in
his "Robinson Crusoe" temporary shop
in a tent on DeMers avenue. The shop
is well patronized, despite the disad
vantages.
Lee Gilmore, formerly of the Even
ing Times force, paid the press boys a
visit today, he being in from the Duffy
farm, where he is running an engine'
Gilmore says he likes being a "rube"
first rate and Is making good money.
Mrs. Frank Waldorf of Fertile is the
guest of relatives in th.e city.
Miss Lela Hagness of Medford is the
guest of friends in this city and on
the West Side.
Mary Baneck has gone to St. Paul
for a few days' visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Holton made* a trip
to the Holton farm in Sullivan town
ship yesterday.
Miss Lillle Klusak is filling the place
of cashier at the Arneson Mercantile
company's store creditably during the
absence of Miss' Theresa Thorson.
M. A. Foote is down from Devils
hake, where he conducts the branch
store for the Arneson Mercantile com
nr-There*6
reports th,ngs
ProsPering
O. A. Dahl of Devils Lake Is In the
c:ty cn business.
It understood that Tom Trefeton.
,°,,s
co»ducted
that vldnS0
a restaurant in the
Oiu hatch saloon, will retire from the
management of the same
The report that there was a hail
storm at barren Monday night which
did considerable Jamage is denied
6 been thCre
°r
in
The Bijou, Crooks ton's new theater
has opened Its doors to the public.
Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 22.-A minature
tornado here did much damage to the
Oakwood summer resort. It does not
XZSJZ
aona
Bayc&Berch, Lewes. CariBcrch.Mii
2 to A p. m. mi
yofl
7 to 11p.m. %,/
NO. 123 DeMERS AVENUE
Entire tliinji of Program for
M0N.,TUES.r& WEONES.
THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY
STRENU0U8 WEDDING.
Illustrated Song.
DREAMING, LOVE, OP YOU.
DISAGREEABLE MISTAKE.
SCHOOL BOYS' PRACTICAL
•vKESL
HUNTING EXPEDITION.
WIG CHASE.
Admission 10 Gents
ttWtn fir Iftmnn Ptrfmuici, Sc