The evening times. [volume], December 06, 1906, Image 5

About The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1906.
8.
TENDERLY AT
IT
Last Tribute of Respect to
Distinguished and Respect
ed Oitixen.
B. P. 0. E. RITUAL USED
Impressive Ceremony at Bier
by Local Lodge of Mfca—
Tributes of Flowers.
Amid a profusion of towers which
Dee poke as could no other language
the love and respect in which he was
held by those who knew him best in
his life, the last solemn ceremonies
over the remains of Warren Bennett
Wood were conducted in the parlors
of the Dacotah hotel this afternoon.
TTio funeral services were in
charge of the Benevolent and Protec
tive Order of Elks of which he waH
a prominent member. The 'services
of this devoted order over the remains
of a beloved brother were sweetly
solemn Indeed, as the members paid
their last tribute of respect to the
one whom they were consigning to
the eternal keeping of the Exalted
Ruler of the universe. In the pres
ence of the dead and with the hushed
silence of souls bowed with grief.
Exalted Ruler M. Stanchfield opened
the lodge and was followed by the
tehder'prayer of the lodge chaplain.
.Normal} B. .Black sang in ah impres
sive Jn&nner "The Homeland."
The other features of.the ritualistic
service were observed, and When the
secretary called the name of the de
parted brother and announced that he
had passed into the light Which lies
beyond the valley of the. Shadow of
death, there were many who 'could not.
realise that one who but a few days
'ago was in the flush of health and the
Vigor, of manhood's prime could now
'1le before them cold in the embrace
of death. Yet it is so.
The eulogy of Rev. Dr. Frank Har
per Hayes with a voice hushed and
broken with emotion spoke of the life
and character of the dead and testi
fied to his merits as a man, a citizen,
a husband, a father and a friend. Of
him it can be truly said that he was
faithful in his adherence to the cause
of charity, faithful in justice and
brotherly love. Following the exem
plification of the principles of the or
der the members sweetly sang the
ritualistic hymn, "Our,Absent Broth
er," and the last sad, rites to the
memory of the departed dead were
closed.
The pall bearers, H. L. Holmes,
Wm. Budge, A. D. Stevens, C. L. Van
Alstine, Vic Chaffee and W. H. Kelsey
bore the casket to the waiting hearse
and the funeral procession to Memor
ial Park was formed. The long line
of carriages which followed the re
mains to the last resting place was
but another testimonial of the esteem
in which he was held by those who
knew him best.
The flowers were indeed beautiful
and came from scores of friends who
thus desired to pay this silent though
eloquent tribute to the memory of one
who was in his life-time a friend to
all who knew him. The emblem of
the Elks was a beautiful design of the
clock with the hands pointing (o II.
The.K. P.'s sent a beautiful shield,
while the M. W. A. contributed a pil
low in white roses. The Mimnnic
design was represenatlve of the lyre
with the square and compass. The
employes of the Dacotah sent a broken
arch which probably spoke truer titan
any words which were uttered the re
spect and confidence of those who
were closely associated with him in
hia every day work.
At the grave, the services were brief
on account 'of the inclemency of the
weather, the benediction being pro
nounced by Rev. Dr Hayes.
DAS RESI6NEDJIS POSITION
Secretary Woods of the Commercial
Club, State and County Fair As
soclatlon Will Quit on Dec. 1.
A: L. Woods, secretary of the state
fair association, the county fair as
sociation and of the Grand Forks
Commercial club has resigned the po
sitions, the resignation to take effect
about Jan. 1. Mr. Woods has held the
office since last winter, and resigns
for the purpose of fulfilling a contract
recently awarded him at Bismarck.
INVESTIGM SHORTAGE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Announces That Inquiry Will
Commence Soon.
The interstate commerce commis
sion has announced that it will start
an inquiry on Dec. 17 at Minneapolis
into the car shortage in the north
west. The car shortage has been
serious for some time, and the com
plaints that reached the commission
resulted in their action being taken.
If the commission finds that the com
plaints are justified, they will proba
bly make a report to the legislature
asking for some kind of a remedy.
DON GETTING THINGS SETTLEO
Former Grand Forts Man IsJast Be
ginning to Get "Squared Around"
la His Hew South Dakota Some.
In a letter just received by E. J.
Lander from Aon Moore, formerly sec
retary of .the Commercial club, the
writer states ttait he is just getting
things 1 shape in his new home. The
letter fa dated No. 21 from the Crow
CreeksIndian Agency, where Mr. Moore
will eii£ag£ In business. He saya that
he just received his household
furniture, It having been on the road
from Grand Forks since Oct. 6. At the
time of writing he had not taken
hold of the business, but expected to
do so in a very few days.
FtlfE INDEPENDENT DfSTRtCTS
Some Misunderstanding Seems to
Have Risen In Connection With
8tate Schools.
Grafton Record: A Blight misun
derstanding is arising in the minds of
some editors relative to the point
raised in the Grand Forks count)
superintendency contest with refer
ence to the matter of Independent dis
tricts. There are not to exceed six
Independent districts in the state.
Grand Forks, Fargo, Grafton, James
town, Lisbon and Hnnklnson. There
are many special districts, but these
are separate and distinct from inde
pendent districts and are not affected
by the provision of the law which
prevents independent districts from
voting for county superintendent. In
Walsh county the vote of Grafton city
would In no wise change the result
of the election of county superintend
ent, except to increase the majority
Of Mr. Wells, who is already declared
elected.
COMFORTABLE
How would one of these feel on
a cold morning? Colors Brown,
Black, Red, Gray and Green.
Ladies'. Misses* and Children's
sizes.
BUY NOW
AND BRO
ELI
ABLE SHOE
Special Sale Ribbons
Here is something unusual. An opportunity to get
the very goods you need in making beautiful and useful
Xmas presents for your friends at a great reduction. Our
line of ribbons is the largest and most complete in the
city. Here area few of the special prices:
,$3.50 grade, sale price $2.98
$2.50 grade, sale price $!••»
$2.00 grade, sale price
$1.25 grade, sale price ""c
Corne"itTsoon and make your selection.
THE TAUGBOL SISTERS
407 DeMers Avenue
s.
In a head-on collision this morning
two miles north of Crookston, on the
Great Northern railroad, one man was
killed and five men were Injured,
more or less seriously. The wreck
occurred at 6 o'clock a. m. in a blind
ing blizzard, the west bound freight
train, No. 415 and a caboose and an
engine running east being in the
crash, which completely blocked
traffic over tl)e line during the day.
D. V. JOHNSON, a fireman living in
Crookston was the man killed. At
2:30 o'clock this afternoon his re
mains had not been taken from the
Wreckage. The men injured were:
Engineer B. Arnold, Crookston,
ankle broke.
Engineer Crlde, bruised.
Conductor Wm. Denlck, bruised
and frozen.
Conductor Devins, bruised and
frozen.
Brakeman John Cary, leg cut off.
FATHER ANDSON ARE
PLACED ON TRIAL
TODAY
Last Case on the Federal Court
Calendar Has Been
Called.
JURY IS DISCHARGED
With Exception of Those En
gaged on the One Re
maining Action.
The last case of the present term of
the federal court was called for trial
this morning, that of the United
States vs. Joseph and Peter Moyer,
jointly charged by the United States
with perjury In connection with the
making of a final proof. The defend
ants are father and son, and come
from Hettinger county. The perjury
is alleged to have taken place in con
nection with making a final proof.
The jury in this case was secured
before dinner time, and all of the
other jury men were excused. It is
expected that the Moyer case will
be completed some time tomorrow
morning.
FOLLOWED JOG 300 MILES
Customs Official Gill of Portal Had
Amusing Experience in a
Smuggling Episode.
H. N. GiU deputy customs inspector
for the U. S. government at Portal,
N. D., has been spending several days
in the city attending the sessions of
the United States court. Mr. Gill was
one of the witnesses in a whiskey
smuggling case, he having caused the
arrest of the guilty party. In a con
versation with an Evening Times re
porter Mr. Gill told of some of hits
experiences with smugglers in the
vicinity of his port of entry. Portal
is peculiarly situated—half of the
town standing in the United States
and the other half in King Edward's
domain and because of this fact it Is
doubly hard to detect smuggling in
its every phase. However, enough
arrests are made to put a gevare
check on the practice.
Mr. Gill told of a 300-mile chase
after a jug of whiskey. Several weeks
ago he was engaged in his routine
task of inspecting baggage in a "Soo"
car when a large jug covered with
a cloth was thrust into the door
way. When Mr. Gill got around to
the jug he jerked the stopper and
detected the strong odor of choice
Canadian whiskey. He replaced the
stopper and waited for a claimant.
The train reached South Portal and
still no owner appeared so the in
spector determined to follow it to its
destination. He stuck to the car until
It reached Mlnot and the whiskey re
mained unclaimed. Jug and inspector
went on and on down the Soo until
Carrlngton was reached. Then the offi
cial realizing that hia 300-mile trip
had availed nothing, shouldered the
jug and took a homebound train. This
Is but one of the many incidents
connected with the work of the cus
tom official In Uncle Sam's employ.
Although many arrests
sare
THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.
6. M. TRftMS IH C8HSH
Fatal Collision At 6 o'clock This Morning Two
Miles Northwest of Crookston Between
Engine Pulling Caboose And Heavy Freight
Train—One Dead And Five Injured—Blinding
Blizzard Prevented Engineers From Seeing?Ap
proaching Trains.
Just where the blame for the wreck
lies could not be learned. The en
gineer of 415, Arnold, claims to have
had an order to meet the engine at
Hixon, which is further up the line.
The men on arriving in Crookston
were so benumbed with cold that it
was impossible for them to give many
of the details of the affair. A special
train went out from Crookston as
soon as the report came in, and the
conductors of the two crews took
charge of the work about the wreck
for a time. Finally, however, owing
to their injuries and the severe cold
and the blinding snow storm, they
were obliged to discontinue the work.
The freight'train crew geepis to have
met with the most serious'injury, the
fireman who was killed being on that
engine. Several of the cars back of
the engine piled up in the wreck, and
the wreckage .Is: BQ badly mixed, that
it was impossible to do much without
line of business the. a is a conscience
fund—money paid in by persons who
had at some time In their lives
.smuggled into this country. During
tho past summed the inspectors were
several ..times amused by the letters
from the conscience stricken popula
tion. In one of these epistles a lady
told of having bought dress goods to
the amount of several dollars into
this country as sh« was returning
from a visit oyer ten years ago. She
complained of' having spent many
sleepless nights since that time
thinking of the terrible misdeed. No
doubt her wounded feelings were
somewhat soothed, when the inspec
tor Informed her that citizens of the
United States were allowed to carry
back with them merchandise such as
wearing apparel to the amount of
$100.
North Dakota clothing
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Sr^rl
made
by the authorities, very seldom it is
that a culprit offers resistance to the
officials. In this as well as in every
200
the regular wrecking crew
Engineer Arnold, who lives at
Crookston, was on the freight train,
and it was his fireman who was kill
ed. The brakeman and conductor of
this train were also injured but the
worst feature following the accident
was the intense biting cold.
Train No. 5, from Minneapolis and
St. Paul, running via Crookston was
sent here from Crookston over the
Northern Pacific line, and arrived this
afternoon. The wreck is near the St.
Vincent junction of the Great North
ern, and the road is effectually block
ed up that way.
Both trains were going fast, and
in the darkness and the storm, the
crews probably did not see each other
until they were almost together. The
engine running with the caboose was
one of the large type, and it com
pletely smashed the smaller engine.
ATRAVELIH6 GHjEF OPERATOR
New Office Created by the Northwest*
era Telephone Exchange—Mrs.
Hubel Is It
The position of traveling chief
operator is a new one of the North
western Telephone company created
about three months, while it has reall7
been in practical use only about a
month.
Mrs. E .Hubel, who holdB it, covers
the entire territory of the Northwest
ern Telephone company, and It is her
duty to visit the various offices ab
supervisor, instruct the local chief
operator, test the service, point out
deficiencies and suggest improve
ments.
The new offiaa- building of the
jack business. 1 didn't get it, and simply
are due I have no money,
in
25 Cents On
Dollar
No Goods on Approval Daring This Sale. Tour Money Back if Ton Want It.
Northwestern at Jamestown Is now
nearly finished. The roof is soon to
be put on and the exchange board will
be installed next month. When the
new building is completed there will
be a considerable Improvement in the
service at Jamestown, as a common
battery system of central energy Is to
be installed. Heretofore the old-fash
ioned system has been in vogue at
Jamestown and it has been necessary
for users of the service to ring up
central before they could get con
nections, but now it will only be
necessary to remove the receiver from
the hook.
HE SEEKS MjJSSESSMENT
Law to Hake Seal Value the Basis
Probably Will be Urged—Wal
lace at the Head.
G. E. Wallace of Wahpeton, presi
dent of the State Association of Com
mercial clubs, is at the head of a
movement to have real and personal
property In this state assessed at its
real value. At present all property
is assessed at froin one-fifth to one
fourth of its real value, and farm
property is assessed on a much lower
basis than city property. All cities
in the state are placed at a decided
disadvantage when they try to float
bonds, on account of the low assess
ment. It is claimed that if all prop
erty were assessed at its actual value
the burden of taxation would be more
jnstly distributed am the increase
would be of great benefit to all cities
and the state at large. A bill proba
bly will be introduced in the coming
session of the legislature to change
the methods of equalizing assess
ments.
HAWKES HERETO TESTIFY
BemMjl Lumberman Told Story «t
How He Was Bobbed by Nelson
In the District Court
Richard Hawke, the Bemidjl lumber
man was in. Grand Forks yesterday for
the purpose of telling the story of
bow he was robbed here thtB fall by
a man named Nelson, who was con
victed.
The robbery was committed last
September, when Mr. HaWkes was in
Grand Forks securing men for the
Crookston Lumber company. He had
hired sixty-five men and was given a
special car |n which to send his la
borers to Bemidjl. "Dick" entered the
car to ascertain if all of his proteges
were on hand, when he discovered that
five men whom he had not hired were
also aboard as passengers eastward
bound. He politely told them to leave
the car. At the same time a train
backed a sleeping car against the
private "lumberjack" car with such a
force that Mr. Hawkes was knocked
to the floor, and two of the uninvited
passengers set upon him and one took
away his pocket book. They were ar
rested shortly afterwards.
The Socialist vote in Richland was
23—and the party appears to have ski
dooed down there, all right.
IT HAPPENED TO ME
This is how it happened-—! bought heavily this fall, expecting a cracker-
Alabama weather.
I have only clothing,
bills. The thing I need is money, and to get it I have thrown open the
finest clothing stock in the state at the enormous discount of
Everything in the store is ou sale at this discount—nothing reserved. Suits, Overcoats, Fur coats, all Hoys' Suits and
Overcoats, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Mittens, Underwear, Trunks and Valises.
Stanchfield don't make discount sales very often, but you all know when he does, they are on the square. No Fake
Sales. We do as we advertise and take this opportunity to oiler a reward of $100 to anv one who can Drove
ever deviated from an IRON CLAD ONE PRICED BUSINESS. Will also offer $100 for proof that we have changed the
M. STANCHFIELD, CLOTHIER
The Store That Does As It Advertises
because
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MOTHER TESTIFIES
AS TO SON'S
1 3
Says That Joe Sor Had As
saulted Her and Used
a Knife.
A JUROR BECAME ILL
Yesterday Afternoon and De
layed Progress—Will Fin
ish on Friday.
The Anton Sor murder trial has
been proceeding slowly and will not
be finished until some time tomorrow
afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon one of the
jurors became ill and it was neces
sary to take an adjournment for soma
little time.
Mrs. Frank Sor, the mother of the
defendant and of the dead man,, was
on the stand today. She testified that
Joseph Sor the dead man, had at
tacked her at one time, using a knife.
Several other witnesses were also
examined, tending to show the good
character of the defendant, and the
bad character of the dead man.
Anton Sor will probably go on the
stand this afternoon in his own de
fense. He will be the last witness
ihe defense will put on.
UNDER WANTS THE BEST
Says That Man Who Gets, Commercial
Clib Secretaryship Must Know
Things Aboat Everything.
President E. J. Lander of the Com
mercial club stated to a1 Times re
porter this morning that the man who
applies for the position of secretary
of the club must know a few things
about everything. The club is after
a first class man, a hustler, who will
do everything he can to put the club
to the front and present the city's
advantages to the outside world in
the best possible light. The resigna
tion of A. L. Wood will not take
effect until Jan. 1, but the club will
commence at once to secure a thor
oughly capable man of taking the
position. The man who takes the
Commercial club positlon will also be
secretary of the 8tate P^r association
and of the Red River Valley Fair
association.
people wont buy
And now that my bills
and that won't pay my
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