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A. .1. GRONNA. of Nelson.
T. P. MARSHALL, of Dickey.
Governor—
E. Y. SARLES, of Traill.
Lieutenant Governor—
R. S. LEWIS, of Cass.
Secretary of State—
ALPRED BLA1SDELL, of Ward. S
Treasurer—
A. PETERSON, of Sargent.
Auditor—
H. L. HOLMES, of Pembina.
Supt. of Public Instruction—
W. L. STOCKWELL. of Walsh.
Insurance Commissioner—
E. C. COOPER, of Grand Forks.
Attorney General—
T. F. M'CUE. of Poster.
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.
Sentiment to he Urulrnlril.
"Lot levoroiKo of law tio breathe by
every mother to the lisping lialie that
prattles in her lap let it be tauKht in
the schools, seminaries and colleges
let it be written in primers, spellins
books and almanacs let it tio preached
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis
lative hulls and enforced in courts of
justice in short, let it become the
political religion of the nation.'
—Abraham Lincoln.
M'AKK OUR
IIlillshoro BJatlo.J
Th* (irand Korku CvfalnK Time*
Im one of Ike briKklfM« newwIeM
dally papern which reaohvN our ex
vbaiKf table. It handlm North Da
kota and northwrM BewN ia aa al
moMt Ideal manner,
THE K.VU'F OPPOSITION.
In all the history of the state, or of
any other state, there has never been a
more representative gathering than
the one held at Jamestown at which
a republican ticket was put into nomi
nation. The delegates to that conven
tion were chosen under the new pri
mary system, and were known to be
in favor of or against the Sarles slate
before the people cast their ballots.
Their meeting at Jamestown was for
the purpose of registering the will of
the voters as expressed at the pri
maries.
I' So complete was the victory—two
Totes to one—over the discredited
leaders of the insurgent forces that
not even the most malevolent muck
rake journal in the state has dared
to question the regularity or the legiti
macy of the proceedings.
Yet because the stalwarts declined
to acceed to the insurgent attempt to
put a democrat on the ticket for su
preme judge there has been mutter
ings of disapproval over the nomina
tion of Judge Knauf, and an effort is
now being made to effect a fusion of
democrats and insurgent recalcitrants
against the republican nominee.
The Evening Times has earnestly
sought to find any tangible foundation
for the opposition to Judge Knauf, and
beyond the discovery that the leader
of it is the attorney for one of the rail
road corporations of the state, we have
not succeeded. No one seems to sup
port the vague rumors against Judge
Knauf's standing as a lawyer and as
a man of integrity, and we are there
fore left to conclude that these ru
mors are baseless and that they have
been put Into circulation just as other
slanders have been invented and cir
culated against public men by those
who are adepts in such things.
H': Judge Knauf has a good record as a
lawyer and as a citizen, and one of
the best evidences that he has a mind
o' his own and is not afraid to exer
cise it his friends freely admit that
|:ke has some powerful enemies.
!. Whether this enmity can be traced di
rectly to the railroads remains to be
«eem, but certain it is that a railroad
^attorney is leading the opposition to
lira, and this fact is suggestive.
SEEING FOR ONE'S SELF.
The 6. A. R. excursion to Minne
apolis observed two ends It fur
pJahed the general public public from
ay states an opportunity to visit
|wo splendid cities and enjoy a week's
creation and, best of all, gave the
KcnrBlonlstB an opportunity to see for
fthemselves something of the country
gtl«y have many of them only read
f, for the excursion parties came from
|tances, many from the south and
It The fact that they were so near
pirUl Dakota induced many of our
em and southern friends to pay
Natives in this Btate a visit, and
these visits have been an eye
ler to them is manifest by their
lifty voluntary statements to that ef-
Ivertlsing is all right, when
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personal experiences are impos
sible, yet it is certain that to
see for one's self the great growth and
possibilities of a country is the most
satisfactory and convincing evidence.
Seeing is knowing, and easterners
who continued their pleasure trip into
North Dakota from the twin cities
carry back with them different views
and opinions of the state which they
may have considered, not far back,
as a wild and rugged country, unde
veloped and lacking in those things
which go to make life in any country
enjoyable and attractive. That the mi
gration of eastern and southern hus
bandmen and settlers of a desirable
nature to this state will be larger be
"nWi-rtrfT G. A. R. excursion seems
ki^TPdi^
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conse(luence-
North
Dakotrf* .j'fnst passing that period
when it was necessary to seek out
settlers in other states and it is ar
riving at a stage when it is consider
ing what is best to do with the cap
ital. brains and brawn knocking at
her door for permission to share in
the great natural wealth and possibil
ities of which we are justly proud.
COMPLIMENTS FROM ROOSEVELT.
The president's recent letter to Rep
resentative Watson is regarded as a
highly complimentary tribute to the
present congress. He stales in the
letter referred to that "not in our time
has any congress done so well in so
many fields of endeavor" and the re
capitulation of those achievements is
in itself one of the strongest argu
ments for the re-election of a re
publican majority to the house this
fall.
Commenting upon the letter to Mr.
Watson the New York Tribune says
We are not sure that any portion of
the president's letter will be more
eagerly sought and more earnestly
discussed than that relating to the
tariff, a subject upon which some have
imagined dissensions to exist between
the president and the republican lead
ers in congress. His treatment of it
will give little comfort to those who
have indulged such imaginations, nor
will It give other than encouragment
and satisfaction to those who are
striving loyally to maintain the tra
ditional republican policy. What Mr.
Roosevelt says is in exact accord with
the policy urged .by his lamented pred
ecessor in that memorable last speech
before his assassination. He stands,
.as congress stands, and as the whole
republican party stands, "uneiquivo
cally for a protective tariff." But when
ever any rate or schedule becomes dis
advantageous to us as a nation, it be
comes fit subject of opportune re
vision.
The president's declarations on the
subject of organizations, whether of
labor or of capital, are similarly ex
ploit and convincing!. He speaks in
favor of both such organizations, but
on condition that both act together in
a spirit of lawfulness, of justice and
of fair dealing. "But," he adds, in
words which will be remembered,
"where either type of organization is
guilty of abuse, we do not. propose to
weaken the remedial powers of the
government to deal with such abuse."
What he says on the navy, on the eight
hour law, on the half holiday proposal
and on other topics is all straight to
the point and is an admirable ex
position of republican policy and also
of the harmonious co-operation which
there has been and is between the exe
cutive and legislative departments of
government in seeking the fulfilment
of that policy. The whole letter will
t*rve as an inspiring keynote in the
campaign, and will powerfully con
tribute to such a result at the polls as
the welfare of the nation demands.
DENATURED ALCOHOL VS. GASO
LINE.
Because of the large quantity of
gasoline used throughout the north
west in the operation of machinery
and as an illuminant, the comparative
cost of gasoline and denatured alcohol
is full of interest.
The most valuable opinion so' far
advanced on the subjeot is that of Dr.
Elihu Thompson, the inventor, and
founder of the General Electric com
pany, who states, as the result of ex
perimental work, that "the efficiency—
that is, the ratio of the conversion of
the heat units contained in the fuel
into power,—is probably higher in the
alcohol engine than in engines opera
ted with any other combustible. Mix
tures of alcohol vapor and air stand
a higher compression without perma
ture explosion than gasoline and-air.
Insurance companies do not take the
risk, or an extra hazard is charged,
when gasoline is stored near a barn.
Burning gasoline radiates sufficient
heat to set fire to things at a distance
from it. Alcohol does not. Gasoline
is insoluble in and floats upon water.
When afire, the conflagration Is spread
by throwing water on it. Alcohol dis
solves in water in all proportions.
When afire, it is readily quenched by
water, as it does not burn when di
luted.
When alcohol is placed In an ordi­
nary lamp, it burns with an almost
non-luminous flame. When burned in
conjunction with a Welsbach burner,
a brilliant light is had. A report from
the Testing Laboratories of New York,
whose work can be relied upon, has
shown that one gallon of alcohol will
give a 25-candIe-power light and is
equivalent to 1,471 candle-power hours,
while the same amount of kerosene
burning in a most modern lamp will
give a 9-candle-power light and an
equivalent of 783 candle-power hours.
Alcohol at thirty cents a gallon is
thus commercially equal to gasoline
at fifteen cents.
Commissioner Yerkes of the internal
revenue bureau has been to Europe
and says that if denaturized alcohol
is not a greater success here than it
has been over there the experiment
will not amount to much. "Free
alcohol" was a term that was used
with great effect by the distillers trust
to stir up the people. No one dared
to question the great benefits that it
was claimed would come to everybody
if we only got free alcohol. Thus far
the promoters corporation of New
York that makes a business of work
ing up public sentiment at so much
per is the only beneficiary.
The Petersburg Record has this to
say relative to Congressman Gronna
and his', harvest operations:
Congressman Gronna hung his con
gressional toga on the fence and en
tered into the spirit of a North Da
kota farm hand and for a short time
will be busy in the wheat field owing
to the scarcity of harvest help. Mr.
Gronna says he must be doing some
thing. and as saving the crops in Nel
son county is a very important mat
ter to fanners, he wants to help aiong
the good work.
The Pioneer Press has a leading
edjtorial on the presidency and elimi
nates all except Taft from the list of
republican candidates. The Evening
Times agrees with the Pioneer Press
in all the good things it says about
the several gentlemen who have been
mentioned, but still insists that Presi
dent Roosevelt will succeed himself.
The wine cup at communion serv
ices in Mason City, Iowa, will not be
sipped out of any more. The partak
ers of the communion are requested
to bring along a spoon with them
to the service and use it in place of
using the cup as heretofore. The size
of the spoon may interest some of
the brethren.
The Chas. E. Lewis grain commis
sion office in Mayville has closed in
defintely and Manager Oscar Hagen
has accepted a position shocking
wheat on a farm near town. Mr.
Lewis is now dealing with something
more substantial than puts and calls.
The variation from congressional
duties at Washington to shocking
grain in North Dakota is considerable,
but we venture Mr. Gronna is a suc
cess in either. He is the right timber.
Harvest balls are beginning to be
the social function par excellence
among the country folk. An early
reminder that winter has served no
tice of his prospective visit.
Wm. Rukke of Adams, on the Soo,
drove his auto to Aneta, a distance of
60 miles and arrived at Aneta in time,
for breakfast. More evidence that the
old gray mare has had her day.
The Castle In the Air.
"On the hillside broad and ample.
There my fairy palace stands."
Dreams and hopes the weary mortal.
Tired head and toilworn hands.
Oh. the waiting and the wishing
Kor the longed for happy goal—
Tasks so heavy, burdens weary.
Daunt the brave and willing soul.
Bound and weary, gazing, longing.
At the wistful dream in stress,
Hope deferred, renunciation.
Bend and work, for time doth press.
Duties grow apare and bind one
To the weary wheel of strife
Till the longing, tired person
Doubts if 'tis, this simple life.
Trving hard to do his duty.
Helping each his ship bring trim
Straining eyes far in the gloaming
No, there is no ship for him.
Heaven—it would Just be heaven.
With a cottage and some books
Far awiiy from strife and turmoil,
In this quietest of nooks.
Wanting, just a hillside cottage.
With some books .and earth to stir,
Lily bells and nodding clover
Aught but swallow wings to whirr.
—Anon.
Harvest.
And I bave loved the prairies, love them
I look upon the yellow fields today.
Nor east nor west the semblance of
hill
Obstructs the scene that fades in blue
away.
The golden grain that bends beneath
its load
Swayed by the constant breeze that
fans my brow.
The blue-lined flax, the black but dust
less road,
These are the sights that greet the
noon-tide now.
And far^and near the harvest's rythmic
Wafts Its old tune, its charming song
The wiiHe with steady move the reapers
Grim, battered ships across the yel
low sea.
—Floyd D. Raze.
Rudyard Kipling.
Bold moulder of a people's thought
w!i£rd
th* 8h!'rP-struek
line!
wrought—'KtrtnKth
thy
Phrase is
Keen-culled is word of thine!
A nation took thou in thv hands
As twere loose lumps of clay.
And squeezed and shaped and bound
with bands—
An empire came away.
i5hc-fflrl!lng instant goes thy word
O er mountain, under soa,
And soon the ends of earth have heard
What thought have come to thee.
Thou see'st far the future's trail.
And lesser-seeing men
May peer beyond Its vasty veil.
Rent by thy prescient pen.
—He* Herbert Lampman.
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THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.
L. H. BARTLETT DEAD.
Former Pioneer Resident of Dickey
Count) Member Constitutional
Convention.
STATE OBITUARIES'
After a brief illness, beginning the
Friday before, Dr. Lorenzo D. Bartlett
died his residence, 1102 Blondeati
street, in Keokuk, Iowa, August 14th,
at 5 o'clock in the 81st year of his age,
apoplexy being the cause of death.
Dr. Bartlett was at one time a resi
dent of Ellendale. N. D., and took a
prominent part in the affairs of the
territory, it not having at that time
been admitted to the union.. He was
a member of the constitutional con
vention which met to frame the con
stitution, and was later asked to run
on the democratic ticket for governor,
but declined the nomination. He waB
a promiuent Mason and member of the
Unitarian church.
During his long residence in Ellen
dale Dr. Bartlett endeared himself to
a large circle of friends through his
honesty, just dealings and unvarying
kindness. His unselfishness and
large-hearted charity were displayed
again and again in his relations with
the poor and'those in distress, whom
h« never failed to aid and comfort
when it lay within his power.
In addition to his wife, formerly
Mrs. L. N. Babcock of Dela.van, Wis.,
there are left to mourn his loss two
children, Chas. L. Bartlett of Cedar
Rapids and Rev. Caroline Bartlett
Crane of Kalamazoo, Mich., and also
one grand child, Master Lawrence D.
Bartlett, a son of Charles Bartlett.
His children were afforded the solace
of being at the bedside during his
last moments.
SWEN LORE.
Old Cooperstown Pioneer Passes Away
—Paralysis of the Stomach.
After a few weeks of terrible suffer
ing from paralysis of the stomach,
Swen Loge passed away last Friday
morning at 3:18 at his residence in
Cooperstown. He had been a suf
ferer from stomach troubles for a
number of years and had undergone
an operation for appendicitis last year.
Recently he was again attacked and
nothing that could be done by the best
physicians gave him relief and the
COMMERCIHL CLUB'S TOUR
OFJE STATE ENDED
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is a decided advantage as but few of
the mines are located on the main line
and must have their own engines in
order to get their cars out to the track.
Another advantage is that the coal
mined at this place is a much better
grade than is fopfid elsewhere, selling
on the market for 25 to 50 cents more
per ton than others.
OB the Home Stretch.
A short stop was made at Spring
brook which has a few good general
stores and a couple of elevators, and
then Ray was reached. This town has
a population of sonfething like 300,
and is making som^^ rapid strides in
the way of building up. It has two
banks, four general stores, and a num
ber of other business^ hoises, includ
ing machinery supplies* and the usual'
business to be found in a good town.
The Ray Pioneer is one of the best lit
tle papers to be found in the state,
and is making considerable improve
ment in the way of new presses and
type. It issuing a Scandinavian edi
tion which is meeting with much favor.
Maloaey'M city.
Wheelock wheh ha4 something of a
reputation over the pump donated by
Ralph Wheelock of fhe Minneapolis
Tribune, is the property of Wm. Ma
loney, formerly a Grand Forks boy,
and a recent graduate of the univer
sity. It not very largp but makes up
in enthusiasm and enterprise what it
lacks in size. Maloney published the
Tribune at this point and practces la%
along wth a good sized real "estate
business.
Tioga.
The stop at Tioga was made during
the noon hour and but few of the
people were out to greet the party.
It is a splendid little town of proba
bly a hundred people, with banks and
general stores and all the' ordinary
advantages of a prosperous village.
The Gazette was not at home but the
newspaper men of the party remem
bered it and its progressive editor.
White Earth.
White Garth knows how to boom
itself. It is a village of 350, and the
special only made a brief stop, but the
citizens were ready to give out all the
information possible about the town
and the surrounding country. It, like
some of the other towns on this part
of the main line of the Great North
ern, has the advantage of being lo
cated jn a rough section of country,
and the impression of a traveler over
the line would be that the country is
poor. But the town lies in the poor
est part of the country and just a
short distance away Is some of the
finest farming lands in the state. More
than 150 immigrant cars were unload
ed at this point in April, and the peo
ple who are here have come to stay.
They are marking out the section lines
and building roads and a number of
them have already built substantial
houses. A gentleman stated that from
one hill near the town could be count
ed 135 farm residences. The town is
progressive and the stocks carried are
decidedly good. The crop acreage in
this part of the state will be three
times what it was last year. The White
Earth Record published at this point
is a well edited local paper which
never fails to boom the town and sur
rounding country.
The Crop*.
From Williston east the best crops
have been reported which have been
encountered on the entire trip. At all
the places visited the reports have
been that there would be a bumper
crop. If this were only reported at
one point it might be taken as a boost
.for that particular section. But when
nearly half a dozen reports from as
many different places are made and
the informants do not know of the re
ports of the others it is fairly reason
able to believe there must be some
thing in the story. The flax crop is
rather light but the wheat and small
grains are certainly good.
DraMgk.
m?,1? horo^ward trip after leaving
White Earth, the stops were mtfde at
the places which were missed in the
night runs westward. The flrst one
was at Denbeigh where ten minutes
were spent. It is a town of about 200
people, with a bank, and a number of
stores all well stocked and having a
general air of prosperity. It has three
..Y^01"8
an^ w'th
the crops which
will be harvested in this section, will
probably need more. The Denbeigh
end came after the most excruciating
pains.
Mr. Loge was a native of -Norway,
settling upon a homestead where they
made their home up to last spring.
Mr. Ixge had prospered In his adopt
ed country and was in comfortable
and came here direct from that coun
try in 1881, bringing his family and
circumstances where, had death await
ed, he could have taken life easy. He
was a member of the Sverdrup church
and a man of excellent standing
wherever known and his death is a
loss to the whole community as'well
as to his family. He leaves his wife
and five sons and three daughters to
mourn his death.
The funeral was held last Saturday
afternoon from the Sverdrup church.
Mrs. Maud Wheeler, aged 20 years,
formerly Miss Maud Kelley, who
taught several terms of school "in
Adler township and who was univer
sally admired by all, died last Friday
at the hospital at Northwood where
she had undergone an operation from
which she did not recover. The fun
eral took place at 2 o'clock last Sun
day afternoon from the Adler church,
Rev. Leslie of Niagara, conducted the
services and performed the last sad
rites at the cemetery where intermeqjt
was made. The-attendance was' the
largest ever gathered at the church,
showing the high esteem in which
the deceased was held.
The little eight months' old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Knute Orvlk, living
in Melrose township, died last Friday
morning after a lingering illness. The
funeral took place Sunday and the
remains laid tenderly to rest in .the
Norwegian cemetery in that town
ship, Rev. Olson conducting the fun
eral services.
Susan Smith, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Smith of Oxford, near
Rolla, N. D., died of diphtheria Wed
nesday, Aug. 15. She was about eight
years of age and had been ill only a
few days. This is the second death
in the family within a week. Bight
children of the family were afflicted
with the disease. The remaining six
are now considered out of danger. Dr.
Verret has established a rigid quaran
tine and it is not believed that there
will be any spread of the disease.
Both children were buried on Mr.
Smith's farm. '.
Promoter, under the management of
Editor Sinclair, is a good boomer for
the town.
Some Short Stop*.
The stop at Pleasant Lake was short
as was that also at Knox, though at
the latter place a number of the busi
ness men were called upon by the
visitors. The town is located in a
fine farming country and the business
prospects for next year are decidedly
good. The news is handled through
the energy of the Advocate, a well
edited and well printed little sheet.
Brief stops were made at Penn and
Grand Harbor at both of which towns
in the few. minutes possible the busi
ness men received a number of visits.
These towns have no newspapers but
Penn boasts a good bank supported by
the rich farmers of the surrounding
country.
The wheat crops through this part"
of the state are fair, but the acreage
is larger than the average.
At Devil* I.Rkr.
So far as numbers of people and
enthusiasm was concerned Devils
Lake certainly was like wine which
improves with age. There have been
a number of royal receptions on the
trip ,and it has seemed that the last
has always been best. But Devils
Lake was not surpassed by any town
visited. A reception committee from
the splendid Commercial club of the
city, headed by the city band was at
the depot to bid the visitors welcome.
At least a thousand visitors were at
the depot and on the streets, and the
enthusiasm was keyed to the Very
highest pitch. Headed by the bands
and escorted by the local Commercial
club the procession marched through
the principal streets and then dis
persed to visit the merchants. For an
hour there was the most happy com
mingling of old acquaintances and the
making of new ones. Devils Lakers
are Nothing if not optimistic over the
wonderful [developments of their city.
And well they might be. For whiie
the "writer has only been absent for a
few months, the change was such that
the town would not have been recog
nized had it not have been known to
have been the same. It is useless to
attempt to describe in the limits of a
short article the Improvements which
the Great Northern Is putting In at this
place. The darkness prevented a view
of them and to. guess would be to
miss the mark by a wide margin. The
reports are that they will amount to
several million dollars and that the.
town hH"i within the last four months
increased In population at least a
thousand. The-Commercial club and a
number of enterprising citfzens have
their coats off and their sleeves rolled
up and are doing some heroic work
for \he development of the city. It
has a fine flour mill, owned and oper
ated by the farmers of the surround
ing country, a magnificent hospital
with the finest" hearse to be found in
the northwest, and a number of storeB
of various kinds which are admittedly
the rivals of any in the large cities.
At Crary the stop was short and the
lateness of the hour prevented a gen
eral turn out of the business .men, but
a number of short visits were made
and a number of pleasant acquaint
ances were formed, which It is hoped
will be mutually beneficial to this pro
gressive village which is now one of
the leadng trading points of Ramsey
county.
At Doyon which is the exclusive
ball wick of C. H, Doyon, a stop of ten
minutes "was made, and this bonauza
farmer, banker, merchant ahd royal
good fellow was at the depot to act
as an escort for the party. The stop,
while short, was much enjoyed by all
the members.
The last stop was made at Bartlett
and while nearly all the business
houses were closed, the band gave a
serenade and a number of the people
were out to see the visitors and to bid
them welcome.
NOTES.
Gibbs and Beecher did a waltz down
the street at Williston.
Williston boasts of some of the pret
tiest girls in the state, the opinion
of the band to the contrary. They
claim that honor for Ross.
The special stopped at Lone Tree
and serenaded Olja Brasseth who Is
In business there. He was formerly
an old time Grand Forks citizen.
Vic Chaffee, the popular receiver of
O. T. Ellestad: No business man in
our party can fail to benefit .by ob
serving what is being done by country
merchants in his line of business.
Many hardware dealers in country
towns have stock and fixtures that
compare favorably with the .best in
larger cities.
E. J. White: It would take too
much space to give my full Impression
of the "Get Acquainted" trip. It was
a most'enjoyable five-days' outing, and
to cover the territory of No. 1 hard
under such luxurious conditions was
Indeed great. I believe that North
Dakota has harvested an excellent
crop of superior milling wheat, and Its
people will still be able to eat "Dia
mond" the best flour in the world.
(How is-that for an ad.) The hearty
and cordial greeting accorded our par
ty every where' was greatly appreciat
ed by everyone. The trip in my opin
ion cannot but prove beneficial to the
business interests of Grand Forks.
Closer relations should exist between
business rivals, and a trip of this kind
does much to bring this about. be
lieve all will pronounce the trip a
great success.
A. M. Marshall: The trip just com
pleted by the Commercial club of
Grand Forks over the northwestern
part of our state was certainly a
splendid success, and I believe the
business interests of our city will be
greatly benefitted by thus coming in
closer touch with our neighbors
throughout the entire territory- tribu
tary to Grand Forks.
Samuel Torgeson: A trip such as
the Commercial club has made is of
great value of the future prosperity of
Grand Forks. It has enabled the busi
ness men to get in close touch with
their customers throughout their ter
ritory and make a better estimate of
the line of credits to which they are
entitled than they could by remaining
at their places of business. The great
est benefit has been in revealing the
wealth and resources of this newer
part of the- state and thus establish a
greater confidence in the future of our
great state. Another benefit has been
the closer fellowship established
among the business men of Grand
Forks.
Geo. E. Towle: The Commercial
club's excursion is a producer of re
sults and speaks volumes for the en
terprise and progressive spirit of
Grand Forks. Great things have been
accomplished. Of first importance is
the better comprehension of the re
sources and commercial and financial
needs of the vast territory to Grand
Forks, brought about by a daylight in
spection of its ijich grain fields and
rapidly growing towns. A very im
portant result will be a greater united
effort on the part of Grand Forks busi
ness men to keep at the head of the
procession in the rapid development
taking place in the northern part of
our state and hold for. the Gateway
City first place as the commercial and
financial center of this great northern
field.
Geo. W. Getts: I consider the busi
ness men's trip the best medium of ad
vertising that Grand Forks, as a dis
tributing point, could possibly have
adopted. The excellent and orderly
conduct of the entire party, the grand
music that toas played in every town
by the best band in, the state and the
friendly and social feeling left with
all will certainly be long remembered
and prove most beneficial to the job
bers and business men ot our .city. I
believe every member of the party will
be benefited by the trip and great
credit is due to our most able presi
dent and the committee on arrange
ments for the careful manner in which
they planned every detail of the trip.
It ha» indeed been a most successful
"get acquainted" trip and I trust will
be repeated each year.N
SATURDAY' AUGUST 25,1906.
OPINIONS ON THE TRIP
Furnished The Evening Times by the Commercial Club Members
W.A.Collins: The trip has afforded
the members of our party a chance to
meet personally the people engaged in
similar lines of business. It has given
us a more comprehensive Idea of the
section of the state that we have cov
ered during the trip, I feel sure It
will have a lasting effect with the peo
ple we have met.
1
L. B. Gibbs: 1 think the excursion
besides being a source of unalloyed
pleasure to all who were fortunate
enough to participate in it, will prove
to be the most profitable advertising
of the business 'enterprise of Grand
Forks which has ever been done. I
was particularly pleased by the work
done by our band. They were always
ready to play and the music furnished
was excellent and seemed to be fully
appreciated, not only by the members
of the party, but by every town vis
ited.
The line up of the club and the re
ception committee at Mlnot was cer
tainly a creditable appearance.
Poupore denies that he was the one
who got in the wrong' car. He can
prove an alabi by Mike Moran.
Pulse of the Press
A United Front.
[filllsboro Banner.]
The political battle between insur
gents and stalwarts in this state has
been a fierce and bitter one, but indica
tions Blnce the primaries are that the
party will present a united front to the
common enemy. The factional fight
may be renewed t,wo years hence, but
at the polls in November there will be
the usual overwhelming republican
majority.
Undertaking the Impossible.
[Cando Herald.]
The democrats are staking a good
deal upon th«» abilities of Hon. John
Cashel,' of Grafton, chairman of the
democratic state committee, to pull
their ticket through thia fall. Mr
Cashel Is an able man, a thorough
gentleman, and a loyal cltlsen, but
some of the. poorest land that lieB
within the boundaries of our state
In4 many places where we expected to
find the least we have met with towns
of substantial growth and many prom
ising fields of ripening grain. This ap
plies particularly to the extreme west
territory. Speaking of the crops, It
is my belief that those in our own
valley will average fully as well, if
not better, than those in the adjoin
ing counties, notwithstanding the
many reports to the contrary. There
can be no doubt but that the entire
crop has been damaged from 10 to 1&
per cent by the excessive heat of the
present month, and the reports of the
members of this excursion will, I be
lieve, strengthen the impression now
current, that our crop has been over
estimated. Very few bf the sections
visited can boast of big crops, and if
the returns this fall after threshing
will net an average crop it should
prove highly satisfactory. The trip as
a whole has been a most delightful
and instructive one for us all and
there can be no question but what
every member of the party feels the
money spent to be one of the very
best investments. The nicety with
which every undertaking was carried
to completion demonstrates beyond a
trace of doubt that President Lander
and C. N. Barnes were the right per-"
sons to conduct the excursion to the
success it has attained. The splendid
services furnished by Conductors Per-~
ry and Hanson are the comment of all.
The city band proved their loyalty in
a manner which should not be forgot
ten by the citizens of Grand Forks,
for as willing, hard-working, patriotic
boys they certainly have made good.
T. E. Burke: The trip cannot help
but impress the people of the northern
part of the state,- with the advantages
of Grand Forks as their headquarters.
As far as I am concerned myself, be-'
ingrone of the newest business men
in Grand Forks, it gave me a chance
to meet some of the leading business
men of our city and makes me feel
proud to be one of them, for they are
certainly a good bunch.
W. S. Whitman: The wants of the
people—but we must go after their
wants and bring the businessjto Grand
Forks, and I think this trip las been
the flrst great step towards making
Grand Forks the future largest dis
tributing city in the northwest. As.
for myself I would not have missed
the trip for twice the amount it cost
me, for I feel 'it has been the means
Of bringing us a future largely increas
ed business.
J. E. Shfehy: Our trip, covering the
large territory it aid. especially that
section of northwestern North Dakota,
should be a lesson on how great our
state is, and how greater it soon will
be, and that Grand Forks should and
will develop with the state and be its
best and largest city.
L. M. Larson The greatest advan
tage of the trip to Grand Forks is the
realization of the immense possibili
ties of the northern half of the state,
by its leading business interests. This
trip will prepare the way for making
Grand ForK6 the great city it must
become as the business center of a- ...
million more people than at the pres
ent time.
T. J. Cassidy: The development
of the northern half of the state has
been a complete surprise to me, and
if hustle and business energy count
for anything the result of this trip to
the people of Grand Forks are incal
culable.
D. M. Holmes: the trip has been a
very pleasant one and I believe will
be of value both to the business men
of Grand Forks and of the towns we
have visited. Muiy of pur people .who
had never been through the western
part of the state did not know of the
extensive territory that iB more or less
tributary to Grand Forks and which
with proper management should be
held by our city.
Fred Redick: I consider that the
excursion was of unquestioned bene
fit to Grand Forks and the different
lines of business represented. For me
it was a pleasure to grasp the hands
of our many customers and look into
their faces, even if for but a short
time, and to make others acquainted
with our firm, and I can see that it
will result in a still larger business
for us. It was with more' than the
trip cost to see the rich country we
have tributary to Grand Forks and to
see the many prosperous towns, many
of them being but a year or two old
and metropolitan in appearance. The
trip cannot but result in much benefit
to our city as well as to the towns that'
were visited.
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pretz:
H. E. McDougall: To frame a sin
gle sentence «that would be adequate
in its purpose of expressing the situa
tion in all the various territories vis
ited would be impossible. I believe
we have seen some of the best and (Continued to Monday.)
the Wlllistoij land office, 1b right at
home in his new location, and the
people of that splendid city are already
accounting him a citizen.
As a result of this trip
the Grand Forks state agency of the
Northwestern Life Insurance company
will receive more applications than
.General Agent Gene Fretz ever looked
•fo^
with all thede good qualities, he has
never before undertaken the resur
rection of the democratic party in
North Dakota.
No Visible Improvement.
ISt. Thomas Times.]
In reading the platform of the
democratic state convention, one is
struck with its length and the number
of subjects treated. The republican
party Is arraigned for all the political'
ills from which the body politic Is SUD
posed to be suffering. Every noseiMo
Ci?D
be fhrown
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a
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out to the
diseruntled
Is to be found
the document, but there is one glar"
ing omission in a document so com
prehensive and lengthy. There Is ah
solutely nothing contained In the nlat
warding the attitude of the
party on the question of prohibition
mm?.™ °rcer£ent
of ,be
Present pro-
hibltion law. The last public utterance
of the democratic nartv on thia
tlon was In favor of re-submlsB.n^"68
this silence of the Mlnot convnnti
a
stood-oPPosed to the prohlbtlon JJ
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