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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IB, 1906.
Commercial Olub Begins a
Systematic Campaign to
Boost City.
CIRCULARS BEING SENT
By Olnb Members in Their
Business Letters—Fac-
That the Grand Forks Commercial
club Is in for boosting Grand Storks
at every turn of the road 1b evident,
ana one of the first moves of the club
for the winter will be the mailing out,
Uirough the membeiV, of small circu
lars setting forth the advantages of
toe city. These circulars are neatly
Printed on slips of paper, and will be
.distributed among the members of
the club, and they will mail them out
to their regular correspondence.
These circulars will be changed about
two times a month, the first -two to
b« sent out being as follows:
Facto'About Grand Forks, N. D.
The Y«n« Mea'a CkrUtlaa Amoelatlo.
Itoe Young Men's Christian associa
tion Ib always catalogued among the
institutions of the city that work for
am intelligent, progressive, moral and
sanely religious manhood. The asso
ciation owns and occupies a home that
cost $60,400. AH of this money was
contributed by the citizens of the city
as an expression of their belief In the
necessity of the association to the ad
vancement and well being of Grand
Forks.
The beautiful building on North
Fifth street was planned to meet the
needs of a modern association, and the
number of young men identified with
it demonstrates their appreciation,
and also the wisdom of the investment.
lAst year over 600 men and boys made
up its membership,
The privileges of the building ap
proximating as nearly as possible
those of the home, make it particular
ly healthful to students who are in
the city from points outside. Travel
lag men also find a value In being ac
corded membership favors on a mem
bership taken in any other assoclation.
The breadth of its work is measured
by tiie sensible needs of men, so that
nearly every man can find something
that will Interest and benefit him. A
good spirit ordering the way for a
good mind in a strong body, is the ob
jective. With such an objective,
reached through a practical religiion,
a splendid gymnasium, educational ad
vantages and a social fellowship, it
becomes an Important factor in the
industrial, commercial and moral in
terests of the city. It Is liberal in
its policy, welcoming any man who is
a safe associate for other men.
Facts About Brand Forks, Jf. D.
The Public Improvements.
The city of Grand Forks, North Da
kota, with a imputation of 12,000, has
the best system of waterworks of any
city of its size in the United States.
Every drop of water supplied passes
through a sand filter which renders it
chemically and bacterlologicaUy pure.
The water mains extend to every in
habited part of the city.
The fire department is well equipped
and efficiently managed. A paid de
partment of tne men is maintained,
with a large auxiliary force, and the
protection furnished by the pressure
In the mains is supplemented by a
steam fire engine, chemical, and other
up-to-date equipment.
Grand Forks was one of the first
cities in the Northwest to pave its
streets, and it has now about fifteen
miles of paving. Wide berms, kept
green an closely trimmed, give the
residence districts a pafk-llkfe appear
ance that is very beautiful.
Grand" forks has Hs streets lighted
by its own .lighting, plant.' Its sewer
reaches to every part of the
city, and mast of the houses now built
are modern in every particular.. A
Park -system has beeh started which
wlU be, unequalled in the Northwest.
Prices of business and residence
property In Grand Forks are lower
now than they will ever be again, and
there are business opportunities which
wilt never be repeated.
TROUBLES FORTHETEACHER
Small Wonder That School Ma'ams
Are Scarce for Work in the
Sural Districts.
The shortage of teachers in the
state is still evident and it has been
Impossible to open a large number of
schools that should have been opened.
Perhaps the young ladles do not like
to brave the hardships of teaching
school in North Dakota during the
winter. Some of the drawbacks of
teaching school in the state are shown
in the following from the Minneapolis
Journal:
Acting as janitor tor her own school
has been the novel experience of Mis«
Madeline Leavitt, a former Minne
apolis girl, and a graduate of Ham
line, who is now teaching at Zlon,
N. D. Describing her experiences as
a district school teacher in a letter
to a friend, she explains that the $2
a month allowed her for janitor ser
vice is insufficient to secure'help, and
that she has been obliged to get up
early, ride a mile and a half to school,
carry out the ashes, sweep, carry in
fuel and start the fire. So far, things
have gone well under this arrange
ment, but Miss Leavitt expects trou
ble when the blizzard season sets In.
There are only six pupils In Miss
Leavitt's school, and so far her duties
as janitor have been heavier than her
task as school mistress.
WSCOHSIK GRAIN STOCK CO.
(Incorporated)
Dealers in
STOCKS,GRAIN, PROVISIONS
St
Paul Superior Winnipeg
Dululb Minneapolis
BRANCH OFFICE
No, 16 CJWord Bid*. P. B.WADSLBY, NJr.
THEMDEPENDENI HELLO UNE
Poles Are Up Between Fargo and
Janestown—Many Miles to
Set Farther West.
.Work on the line which the North
Dakota Independent Telephone com
pany to building is progressing rapid
ly. The new trunk line which is to
run from Fargo west to Bismarck,
where it will connect with lipes which
the company now has in operation ex
tending from Bismarck to Glendive,
Mont, is rapidly nearing completion.
Practically all the poles for the dis
tant between Fargo and Jamestown
have been set, and the stringing of the
wires will soon be commenced. As
the setting or the poles is the biggest
part of the task it will not be long
before this portion of the line will be
in operation.
There is still about seventy-flvd
miles of poles to be set between
Jamestown and Bismarck but the
officials of the company say that a
large force of men is being put to
work and it is expected that the en
tire line from Fargo to Bismarck will
becompleted and in operation by Jan.
I. An extension line from Ardoch to
Minot has recently been completed by
the company and when the new line
is finished it will be possible, to talk
over the lines of the Independent com
pany from Moorhead to Grand FVrks,
Devils Lake, Minot and other points in
the northern part of the state and to
Bismarck, Richardton, Dickinson,
Medora, Glendive,Mont., and a num
ber of other towns to the west.
REC0DIFYIN6JF THE LAWS
The Task Is a Tedious One—Some
Suggestions Being Made.
The work of recodifying the laws of
a city is a tedious job. The com
mission composed of S. G. Roberts and
City Attorney Roberts of Fargo to re
codify the laws has been in session for
several days and they are not near
through with their work. Each ordin
ance of the city is being carefully
gone over by the two members of the
commission and as they come across
any portions of an ordinance which
does not apply to the present age, it is
cut out and amendments are prepared
which fit the present conditions and
needs of the city. The heads of the
various departments of the city are
meeting daily with the commission- and
they have been instrumental in giving
pointers as to what is needed in the
way of more modern laws fn their
department.
WILD CAT INSURANCE CO.
Concern Premising to Pay More Than
is Confronted Ordered to LeaTe
Minnesota.
Members of the National Protective
Legion of New York in this state will
be interested in knowing that the or
ganization has been prohibited from
doing business in Minnesota by Com
missioner of Insurance O'Brine. The
organization secured Its membership,
which had reached the enormous num
ber of 136,000, upon the promise that
at the end of five years the members
would receive more than they had
paid in. The commissioner took the
grounds that this could only be done
so long as there were large receipts
from the new members. These would
be used in making the payments prom
ised but when they were required to
pay death losses, naturally there
would not only be no money for that
purpose but the members would not
receive the amounts promised. It was
evidently a wild cat scheme, and the
commissioner applied to the courts
for an order abrogating their right
to operate in Minnesota. Following
the order of the court, the commis
sioner ordered that concern and also
the. Modern Protective Association of
Sayre, Pa., a similar concern, to leave
the state. The latter organization
has a membership in this'state and
haa been doing business on the
lines as in Minnesota and other states.
PAT ROONEY WAS HACK
Jail Breaker and All Aronnd Crook
Did Not Stay In Canada, Bnt
Came to North Dakota.
That Pat Rooney came back to
North Dakota after being released
from custody in Winnipeg recently is
the firm belief of a number of police
officers of this state. Pat Rooney was
arrested some time ago in Winnipeg
and held for the Williams county
authorities, who wainted him for jail
breaking and for an assault with in
tent to kill. Rooney was held for
some time, but on account of the
failure of the North Dakota authori
tie® to act promptly, he was released.
Rooney, it Is claimed, then came to
North Dakota, stopped in Grand
Forks, Larimore and In Minot, and
then going west again. Rooney is
regarded as one fthe worst char
acters the officers of this state hav*
had to deal with.
LITTLE GIRLJROS RELATIVE
Through Most Pathetic Letter Pub
lished In North Dakota Papers,
She Will beWitih Sisters.
Through the medium of North Da
kota papers, little Amy Larter, the 14
year-old orphan, whose pathetic ap
peal addressed to the postmaster at
Fargo was published, has at last ob
tained track of her uncle and two
sisters and a letter to that effect has
been sent ber.
Isaac Coles, whose home is near
Langdon and who is in Minot the
guest of his son-in-law, Fred Nelson,
an employe of Carroll's meat market,
read the touching letter from the lit
tle girl and instanrly recognized the
name of her father as an old friend
of his.
Alex Rooney, the little girl's uncle,
is a well to do farmer near Langdon,
while Mr. Coles believes the child
has two sisters in Langdon, one of
whom is a dressmaker.
The family left that part of the
country seven years ago, shortly after
the illness of Mrs. Larter. and the
financial failure of the father.
Mr. Coles wrote to the little girl
and also to Mr. Rooney at. Langdon.
THE WEATHElt.
North Dakota—Rain and warmer to
night, probably turning to snow and
colder Friday.. High northerly winds
Friday
SCIENCE AGAINST
North Dakotans to Play
Against Aggies Here on
Saturday.
PRACTICING IN THE 8NOW
High School Championship of
the State Will Also be
Played Off.
The university football team was out
last evening plowing around in the
snow and putting on the finishing
touches to a defense that will' make
the viBitlng agricultural college farm
ers try all their tricks and pet forma
tions. The University Athletic field,
despite the snow and the threatening
weather, is in fair condition and by
Saturday afternoon will be in as good
shape as at any time in the season.
University rooters are hoping for a
clear day as on a smooth field the light
'varsity boys will be able to cope
science with weight to a much better
advantage. The agricultural col
legians average almost 10 lbs. to the
man more than the 'varsity boys, as
a glance at the following weight, will
show "Chick" Conmy at quarter will
hardly tip the scales at 148 pounds,
while his brother EM, the plucky half,
back, is scarcely up to 160. O'Keefe
at one end weighs 155 lbs and Davis
the other end raises the beam at 151.
Bell1 at full back, one of the fastest of
the bunch, weighs under 165 and
Brannon at right half weighs 164.
The center men are a little heavier,
though only one man, Captain Burt
ness, weighs over 175 pounds. The
loss of Duggan at guard is deeply felt
as the big fellow with his 215 lbs, of
muscle and bone could be depended
upon for star work, both on the offence
and defence. Brown at left tackle had
a shoulder bone Injured in the last
Intercolegiate game at Fargo and has
not been out in a uniform since that
time..
The high school, boys are all eager
for the coming championship game
with Fargo, to be played on Saturday
afternoon .before the University A. C.
game. It will be called at one o'clock,
and cars will leave Third street In
plenty time for the contest. The snow
banks have kept the boys under cover
for the past week, but they are never
theless confident that the supremacy
of Grand Forks in the football line
will be carefully guarded as far as
Fargo's aspirations are concerned.
Right half back Sullivan, one of the
heaviest and nerviest men on the team,
will not be in the game Saturday ow
ing to several broken bones in his
hand received in a fall on Monday
afternoon. The boys had been having
signal practice on the stage In the
Metropolitan opera house, when the
accident, which will cripple the team
to a certain extent. Van Alstine will
have to be switched from end to half
and-Wells will probably go in at end.
Wells did good work in the Grafton
game and is expected to show up to
good adavantage in the final struggle.
FISK ON THE
Recently Elected Judge of Supreme
Court States His Position Re.
gardlng the Jndgrshlp.
Whether Judge Fisk will qualify for
the supreme bench before Jan. 1, and
thus give Governor Sarles an oppor
tunity to appoint his successor on the
district bench at Grand Forks, or
whether be will wait until after' the
first of the year, thus throwing the
appointment into the bands .of Gov
erhor-elect Burke is: the question
which is agitating political circles
To this question no satisfactory an
swer can be given, for Judge Fisk ap
parentlyvhas not yet decided what he
will do. The judge was in Fargo on
Wednesday and.said to the Forum:
"I have..not yet been officially noti
fied of my election to the supreme
bench of the state, and cannot qualify
until I am notified. That will probably
not be much before Dec. 15."
The judge said that there is no truth
in the statement that he is watting to
find out whom Governor Sarles in
tends to designate as his successor be
fore qualifying.
"That statement is entirely unau
thorized," said Judge Fisk, "and it is
not true. Whether I will qualify be
fore Jan. 1 depends on whether I can
get all my work on the district bench
cleaned up before that date. I begin
a term of court in Nelson county on
Monday and all the other judges are
so busy that it is impossible to get
anyone to take my place."
Asked how he felt over the election
Judge Fisk replied that he did not see
any reason for feeling a bit blue.
LIGNITE UK ARE SOLD
One of the Biggest Deals in History of
Williams Connty Pulled Off.
One of the biggest deals in the his
tory of Williston was closed when the
Williston Land Co., a large corpora
tion, composed of W. B. Overson, J. W.
Jackson, R. M. Calderwood, K. R.
Brownson, E. G. Grump, citizens of
Williston, became the owners of over
200 acres of the best coal lands in
North Dakota.
This property is underlaid by one
twelve-foot and one seven-foot vein of
lignite coal. It has been examined by
experts of the United States geologi
cal survey and they announce it to be
the best lignite ever mined in the
United States.
Included in the purchase is the fa
mous Bryn mine, from which seven
cars of coal were shipped by the Unit
ed States government to St. Louis last
year, where it was thoroughly tested
and passed upon. A practical test of
its utility was made by the govern
ment at Denver, Col., in operating a
large sugar beet factory. The results
of this test were highly satisfactory.
Electric power for operating the im
mense pumping machinery to be used
by the government in the Williston Ir
rigation project, where water will be
lifted 100 Teet, will be generated from
this fuel. The Williston Land Co. will
fulldevelop the mine, employing the
latest and most Improved methods of
ir!n!n£.
EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.
THREE WEDDWOS ON WED.
Dan Cnpld Doing Little Over Tlme
Work—Prominent Young People
of City Wedded.
Mr. Mardle C. Cryderman and Miss
Emlllne I. Molyneaux were united in
marriage last evening at 7 o'clock in
the presence of a company of rela
tives and friends at the home of the
bride's brother, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Molyneaux, 1203 University avenue.
Rev. F. E. R. Miller repeated the very
beautiful ceremony which made the
young people one, and then a dainty
wedding supper was served. Mr. and
Mrs. Cryderman were the recipients
of many handsome and useful gifts.
They will make their home in this
city.
Last night at the home of Rev. C.
Olson of the Norwegian Methodist'
church, Miss Mary Olson of Hills
boro and John I. Degre of Clifford
were married. Mr. Degre is a farmer,
and the bride is a well known young
lady of the county seat of Traill. They
will remain in Grand Forks for a
week, and will then go to Hillsboro,
later going to their home.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Capt. and Mrs. James
O'Neale of ReeveB avenue Wednesday
afternoon when E. L. Moulton was
wedded to Miss Caroline Forsythe,
Rev. Wm. W. Moore performed the
ceremony, and only a small number
of intimate friends were present. Mr.
and Mrs. Moulton will make their
home near Thompson, where the
groom is engaged in farming.
BODY CTOPTTHE ENGINE
Young Man Seriously Injured in a
Threshing Machine Accident
Near Kulm.
Charles Lange, a young man who
came to Kulm, N. D. from Madison,
S. D., was terribly injured as a re
sult of an accident which happened
while be was running a threshing
engine during the temporary absence'
of the engineer. In some manner the
clothing of the man caught in one of
the wheels and his body was drawn
Into the machine so tightly that it
was necessary to break several cast
ings before he could be released. It
took more than an hour and a half to
get him out of his perilous position.
His legB and abdomen were terribly
gashed and the bones fractured and
It is deemed miraculous that he es
caped with his life. The physicians
hope that they will be able to save
his life, but say that he always will
be crippled.
JAMESTOWN JIRL LEADS
In the Contest of the St John Acad
emy—Miss Mary Delmore Is First.
As the ttme for the close fthe St.
John Academy contest approaches, the
interest increases and the final days
will show a spirited race. At the last
count the standings, were as follows:
Mary Delmore, Jomestown... 1,587%
Mary Dick, Wimbleton ..1,400
Gertrude Ryan, Ardock 1,350%
Mary O'Reilly, Langdon 1,330
Mollie McMahon, Arvilla 1,126%
Frances Moran, Valley City .. 960
Mary Boyle, Enderlin 900
Eileen Redmond, Starkweather 891
Eva Tracy, Rugby 750
Mary Almarass, New Rockford 581
Clara B. Hemmer, Litchviile .. 470
Grace Mayol, WIMiStoft 308
Gertrude Dwyer, Minot 300
Rose Malloy, Grafton 250
Mary Cuskelly, Dickinson.... 150
Mary King, Grand Forks 74%
Mary Schram, Hankinson .... 66
Gertrude Montewski, Minto .. 50
Anna Kohlmstedf, Mt Carmel 42%
This contest will -close promptly at
9 o'clock on the evening of Nov. 29,
1906, and any money received after
that time will be returned. Be sure
and get your vote in before that time.
The committee wil£ send to each\ con
testant the final result of the contest.
Look over this statement carefully
and see if you have your proper cred
its. Committee.
THE FEDERALjiiji JURY
Several Indictments Have Been Found
Bnt Are Not Officially Report
ed to the Court.
The federal grand jury is actively
at work at Fargo today Yesterday a
large number of Indians were exam
ined by the grand jury. These In
dians are from the Turtle Mountain
reservation and are giving testimony
in regard to certain land cases and
smuggling cases that were brought to
the attention of the grand jury by the
special agents who have been.hard at
work for the past several months on
these sort of violations. There area
number of cases that will be acted
upon by the grand jury where intox
icating liquors werq sold oh the' res
ervation.
A number of indictments have been
found by the grand jury, but they have
not been returned to the court as yet.
CRACKS SAFE
JETS $4,070
Experts Do a Neat Piece of Work
at Flnley and Secure a Good
sized Ilunch of Coin.
Burglars entered the store of the
Steele County Farmers' Co-operative
Mercantile company at Finle.v, blew
open the safe and escaped with $70
in cash and about $4,000 in negotiable
paper. The work of the robbers is
looked upon as that of experts. They
made their escape from town by steal
ing a horse ami buggy. None of the
citizens were aroused by the noise
of the explosion and the burglary
was not discovered until the store
was opened in the morning.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Ky the Scaudia Society Took Place
Wednesday—Miss Rrnston is
President.
A very successful meeting of the
Scandia Literary society was held
Wednesday evening, and a very en
joyable program was given. Follow
ing the business session, a social ses
sion was enjoyed and refreshments
were served. The following are the
new officers elected:
President—.Miss Ida Benston.
Vice President—Miss Gunhild Hal
vorson.
Secretary—John Johnson.
Financial Secretary—H. Hanstad.
Cashier—O. Thoften.
Librarian—Kd Vardsveen.
WIFE DICES
cioat
Sits at the Bide of Her Hus
band, Major Murphy, in His
Trial at Fargo.
CLAIMS AMOUNT RAISED
Three Witnesses on Stand To
day—Judge Lander Severe
in Cross-Examination.
Special to The
Kremlmg Ttmea.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 15.—The trial
of Major Murphy on the charge of
forgery was resumed this morning be
fore Judge Pollock. With the major
in court, and by his side, was Mrs.
Murphy, who expressed great interest
in all the proceedings.
The witnesses examined were F. H.
Slatky, P. Wheelock and W. J. Dick
man, all road overseers. All three
of these men on the stand were shown
road tax receipts which they were
alleged to have signed, and all three
testified that the receipts exhibited in
court, and bearing their signatures,
were for larger amounts than the re
ceipts which they claimed to have
originally signed.
Judge Lauder, counsel for defend
ant, however, came back strong on
the cross examination and proved, or
attempted to prove by microscopic ex
amination that the amounts indicated
in the road warrants had not been
tampered with or altered in any way.
The trial is being hurried along
as rapidly as possible, and night ses
sions are being held.
College Club Meeting.
The Grand Forks college club will
give a splendid entertainment at the
Synod Lutheran church, corner of
Fourth street and Belmont avenue,
this evening. Miss Hovey who is well
known to the music lovers of the city,
will render a number of vocal selec
tions as will also the college choir.
Addresses will be made by Prof.
TingleBtad of the university, Rev.
Jacobson of Fargo and Rev. Thorgrim
son of Akra. Lunch will be served
after the close of the program. The
admission will be 26 cents.
Two—LOTS—Two
Store
Closed
Every
Evening
Except
Saturday.
UNIVERSITY CONCERT SAT.
Grand Forks People are Cordially In*
vlted to Attend Exercises on
Next Saturday.
The public is cordially invited to at.
tend the Convocation Concert to be
given at the University Armory next
Saturday, Nov. 17, at 11:30 a. m. Peo*
pie who wtoh to take the car for the
University to attend this concert,
should aim to be at the corner of
Third street by eleven o'clock. The
car will return immediately after It is
over. The following program will be
rendered: ..
1. Bstudiantlna ...Lacome
P,e« Club.
2. (a) Forest Song Whelpley
(b) The Roses are Dead Foote
c) Love is meant, to make us
Klad Ed. German
__ Miss Leonard.
3. Hungarian Rhapsodio No. 8 Ltixt
Mrs. Stout.
I have two lots for sale-»Iocated at
International Falls* Minn., the com
ing Chicago of the northwest. A
BARGAIN FOR GASH.
A. G. REINECKE,
THE PRINTER.
Grand Forks* _, North Dakota.
a) Protestations......Homer Norns
(b) Thino Byes so Blue and Ten
der Lassen
Miss Leonard.
(Violin Obligatios, played by
Mr. Stout.)
&. Concerto In Minor... .Mendelssohn
Andante, Allegretto non troppo,
Allegro, molto vivace.
Mr. Stout.
6- a) Drink to Me only with tblne
... Eyes..... old English
(b) Little Jack Horner Ashford
Glee Club.
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HSPQSE OF
BUSINESS
Judge Fisk Expects to Hold Term of
Conrt In December to LeaTe
Clean Calendar.
Judge Fisk was seen today in refer
ence to the holding of the regular
term of court in this county, commenc
ing the first Tuesday in December.
He stated that while nothing definite
had been determined, it was probable
that the regular term would be con
vened, and that a jury would in all
probability be called. The court will
take up the criminal cases and en
deavor to dispose of them so that the
new judge may have practically a
clean calendar.
WORK ON TRACK.
Has Been Completed On Second One
for Northern Pacific.
Work on the second Northern Pacific
track between Fargo and Glyndon,
which has been in progress all sum
mer, has been completed and the track
has been opened to traffic. With the
double track between Casselton and
Fargo, which was recently completed,
this will give the N. P. thirty miles of
double trackage in the vicinity of Far
go where It ia much needed to accom
modate the heavy traffic.
The second track between Detroit
and Staples is well under way and
railroad officials predict that it will be
completed within the next month. This
will leave a gap of about forty miles
between Detroit and Glyndon to be fin
ished next spring.
Yon never tasted better ginger ale.
If yon had Its equal In delicious,
ness, yon paid a higher price.
Made by The Sheboygan Mineral Water Co., Sheboygan, Wis.
GRAND FORKS FRUIT CO.. Atfeits
Extra Special!
Soie du Monde—Printed Silk
organdie designs, floral, Japan
ese and foulard effects. Per vd
35c
Embroidered Batiste—One of
the finest qualities of em
broidered batiste with choicest
printed effects. Per yard
3Sc
Embroidered Silk Organdie—
A fine quality of printed silk
organdie, pearl drop jacquard
figure forming the ground
work, producing a rich effect
for party or evening wear. Per
vard
63c
Plaid Taffeta Brilliantine—A
showy plaid silk effect, solid
colors. Per yard
65c
designs and this early showing is extraordinary. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE PRETTY
NEW WEAVES.
Kyr,A.,r-j
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STORE
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IKE QUEST!
TIKES IKW
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Some Discussion of Asphalt
Among Property Owners—
Inspection Wanted.
CREOSOTE EXPERIMENT
Indianapolis Not Satisfied Af
ter a Trial of Them and Offi
cial Gives Season.
The paving matter has received a
new impetus since the meeting of the
Commercial club Tuesday evening and
a number of suggestions have been
made in reference to the kind of ma
terial to be used. A. W. Felty, rep
resenting an ashphalt concern, has.
been in the city for a couple of daya.
in the Interest of that kind of pave
ment and if the representations which
he is making are true, it would be
well to give that class of pavement a
hearing. He contends that the life of
creosote blocks is not more than ten
years and that, In a couple of years,
the oil is exaporated and the blocks
become nothing more than ordinary
wood. Another argument which ie be
ing used against the blocks is that
they bulge in the spring when thaw
ing takes place and thereby render the
streets unfit for use. But the greatest
argument in favor of asphalt and
against the blocks is in the cost, the
difference being something like fifty
cents per square yard in favor of the
former. The use of creosote blocks is
something of an experiment it seems,
and their use is limited as yet to a
very few cities. One of these is In
dianapolis, and the following letter
from the street commissioner of that
city gives some idea of the success
of the experiment there:
"In regard to my past experience
and observation of creosote wooden
block pavement, I was superintendent
of streets in the city of Indianapolis
when the first creosote wooden block
pavements were Mid in 1897, and
everyone was highly pleased with
them and thought the street paving
question was solved. But when the
first frost came, the people driving
horses all changed their minds. The
pavement was so slick that the hones
could not stand on them. They would
slip and fall and they could not use
the streets unless the horses were
rough shod.
"After the pavements were down a
few years the creosote oil had
evaporated and allowed the blocks to
take water, which caused them to ex
pand, and if the curbstones would not
yield, up went the blocks in great
mounds here and there so as to make
the streeets Impassable.
"In the spring of 1904, under the
Holtzman administration there was at
least one mile of creosote wooden
block streets which had only been laid
a few years, namely: Noble street,
Ohio street, and Southeastern avenue,
which were washed away by water
getting under the blocks and carrying
them off, leaving the concrete founda
tions undisturbed. Notwithstanding
that the city had a nine-year guarantee
on these streets, the contractors re
fused to restore or repair them.
"The city had to repair the streets,
and not only that, but they had to
pay salvage for the blocks which were
gathered up, which was about one
fifth of the blocks and had to buy the
balance.
On Conrt Business..
Scott Rex went to Fargo last night
on business connected wit tithe U. 8.
district court. In these latter days
when Grand Forks politicians go to
Fargo, it is supposed that the trip 1ns
something to do with the appoint
ment of the district judge. But At
torney Rex Is there on business.
Advance showing of 1907 Wash
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check with small figures woven
on the cards. Solid colors only.
Per yard
65c
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with neat figures and elaborate
printing in floral effects. Per
yard
65c
Caprice Jacquard Jacquard
figures of high character, wov
en on silk ground. Per yard
65c
Killarney Silk Plaids—A loose
ly woven fabrics made of silk
and cotton, self colors, all
plaids. Per yard
45c
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