The evening times. [volume], December 14, 1906, ANNIVERSARY AND HOLIDAY NUMBER, Section IV, Image 35

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POLICE AND FIRE
Grand Forks Ranks With
Cities of Twice the Popu
lation.
CRIMINALS STEER CLEAR
Fire Losses in Grand Forks
Reduced to the
Minimum.
In her efficient police service Grand
Forks has the lead on every city of
similar population in the northwest.
The police department of the city has
always been up to the highest possi
ble standards and under the regime
of the present head, J. W. Ixiwe. it
has reached the very zenith of good
management and efficiency. On ac
count of the versatility and watch
fulness the criminal class steers very
shy of the metropolis of the state and
during the past summer and fall the
number of arrests and complaints has
been much under the average for sev
eral years. Thus it seems the reputa
tion of the Grand Forks police force
has been passed along the line and a
chalk mark placed after the name on
the hobo's vocabulary.
The department is composed of a
chief, a police captain and seven
patrolmen during this season of the
year. In summer and in busy sea
sons this number is greatly increased
by adding specials to the force. An
officer is always at the desk at the
city police station and a call from
any portion of the city results in an
officer arriving on the scene of
violence within a very short space of
time. The police station is located
on North Third street almost in the
lieart of the city. Plans are now be
ing drawn up for a large new struc
ture to be placed at (he disposal of
the force. The present chief of police
1s J. W. Lowe. Chief Lowe is an old
timer at the business of ferreting out
criminals and unearthing long forgot
ten crimes. He has served in every
capacity on the force and is undoubt
edly one of the most thoroughly
New Carpets
and Rugs
You will find here in abundance—
every style and every pattern as well
as every grade from the cheapest to
the best. No matter what your wants
are, you can find just what you want
here at positively the
Lowest Prices
posted men in the northwest. One
incident of the chief's watchfulness
came up a short time ago. Three men
were taken in custody one evening
as they stepped from a northbound
train. One of the "specials" on the
train had spotted the men for "bad
actors" and their arrest on a disor
derly charge was nest in order. They
were taken before the chief in the
city hall and subjected to a severe
cross-examination. After catching the
men in several ways the chief fin
ally wrung a confession from them
to the effect that they had rifled a
pocketbook in a hotel in Hamilton,
N. D. Chief lx»we immediately called
up the proprietor of the hotel, told
who he was and asked the surprised
hotel keeper if he did not have a
pocket book in a certain drawer in a
certain room of the hotel. The pro
prietor answered "Yes." The chief
then told him how much was kept in
the. purse and finally asked him to
go and see if it was still there. The
hotel man excitedly returned to the
phone with the word that the money
was stolen. This is but one every
day incident of the police routine but
it. serves to show that the force is al
ways on the watch and ever ready for
the bad men of the prairies.
The other members of the police
force are Captain John Sullivan, an
other veteran 011 the force. W. J.
Doty, Donald Blue, James Coan.
Joseph Benson. A. P. Halvorson. John
Tracey and Andrew Sullivan.
In the history of the city there has
never been a single instance of in
efficiency on the part of the police
force. Many public meetings are held
every year, many fairs and large I
gatherings convened in the city and
still but very few robberies are re
ported and in about 90 per cent of
these instances the guilty parties
have been apprehended and placed
under lock and key.
Fire Department.
Somewhat larger in numbers and
fully as efficient as the police depart
ment is the Grand Forks fire depart
ment. In point of equipment the de
partment in this city is recognized
over tbe entire northwest as the most
costly and very best that can be se
cured. The fire losses in the city
within the past four years have been
almost nothing when compared with
tile losses in other large cities. Not a
single instance of the loss of a large
building has occurred during this
time and this fact alone stamps the
department as a credit to the state.
The present chief under whose watch
ful eyes every detail is surveyed is
Chief Runge, for years chief of the
Minneapolis fire department. He is
one of the ablest fire fighters in the
country and ranks head and shoulders
above the heads of departments in
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cities the size of Grand Forks.
Grand Forks has two fire precincts
with two halls. One of these is lo
cated in the south end of the city
while the new hall is on the north
side. This arrangement does away
with all delays occasioned by passing
trains blockading streets and elevates
the efficiency of the department to a
much higher plane. When a call from
the business districts is registered
the equipment from both halls is on
the scone immediately. This equip
liiont consists of a new engine of im
proved type, one of the largest en
gines in the west and equal in every
respect to those in .Minneapolis and
St. Paul. The cost of this piece of
equipment was something like $6,000.
Recently a large chemical wagon was
added. Several hose trucks and hook
and ladder wagons complete the list.
The department has a paid list of al
most a score.
The new fire hall in the north pre
cinct was erected a year ago at a
cost of $6,000 and is a very creditable
edifice for this city. It is two stories
in height and with pressed brick
front.
UKCKIYE ItOXIXt (UME.
l.ocal Followers of the FN tie Art are
l'hiiiiihig Ou an Organization for
Winter Months.
Plans are being worked out among
the atlietically inclined of the city for
the organization of a boxing an.:l
wrestling club, the membership to in
clude a sufficient number to keep
things "humming" during the coming
winter. At the present time although
the city enjoys the privileges of a first
class and well equipped Y. Jr. C. A.
gymnasium there are no facilities af
forded for those who desire instruc
tion or work of any kind in the arts
of boxing and wrestling. There is a
room at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
which could be utilized in such work
and there are several old-timers in
the city who could be secured as in
structors.
Boxing and wrestling are not given
much thought or attention in the ath
letic course at the Y. M. C. A. The
reason for this seems to be that there
has never been any agitation for that
class of instruction, at any rate, with
out a competent teacher, no benefits
could accrue from such work.
If the present plans work out satis
factorily, the club will be formed with
a membership of perhaps twenty, and
wrestling mats and boxing gloves will
be purchased and presented to the Y.
M. C. A. as a part of the gymnasium
equipment. Then a room will be se
cured in the building and a regular
schedule of work mapped out. In this
way much benefit could be derived
from good practical instruction and
from the training received.
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Solid Oak. Also Mahoganized Birch,
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luxurious. Just what you want for
the long winter evenings around the
fireside.
OF
FLOYD D. RAZE,
POET
Brief Biographical Sketch of
North Dakota's School
master-Poet.
ATTAINED DISTINCTION
Throughout the East as Ver
satile Writer—Comments
on His Work.
Among its contributors which the
Evening Times vaiues most highly is
Mr. Floy^ D. Raze of Kindred, North
Dakota. Although not as widely
known in the northwest as a contrib
utor to the literature of the present
age as a number of others who might
be mentioned—among them James W.
Foley and P. H. Donahue—Mr. Raze,
nevertheless, enjoys a considerable
Floyd D. Raze, Kindred, N. D.
distinction in the east and across the
waters as a man of high literary abil
ity. He has been a constant contrib
utor to the columns of this paper for
the past several months, and is highly
valued by both management and read*
ers. Elsewhere in this Issue will be
found a joem entitled "Thankfulness"
written especially for the Anniversary
number of the Evening Times by Mr.
Raze.
Following is a brief biographical
sketch of Mr. Raze, accompanied by a
half-tone sketch from a recent photo
graph.
Bom in Eaton county, Michigan,
1873 educated in district schools and
at the Central Normal School, Mt.
Pleasant. Mich. Married In 1894, is a
teacher by profession inherited lit
erary talent from his father. He has
a very thorough knowledge of English
and American literature, which Is
primarily due to the nomadic habits
of his teacher-father and through his
frequent moving from place to place,
he became a pupil in no less than thir
teen different schools before complet
ing the eighth grade* and was neces
sarily brought Into contact with a
great many series of text books, es
pecially readers through which he be
came familiar with literature and it
is said of him there is scarcely a
worthy poem in the English language
from which he cannot quote, and of
which he cannot give the nafae of the
author. He is also familiar with
German literature and has translat
ed a number of the German master
pieces into English (see translations
in "Poems from Desk, etc.) His fav
orite authors are Burns and Byron.
Mr. Raze is the author of two volumes
of poems, "Poems of Peace and Pieces
of War," 1903—and "Poems from Desk
and Door-Step" 1906. He is also a
contributor to "Michigan Poets and
Poetry" published by The Michigan
Publishing company, Leslie, Mich. A
number of his poems have been hon
ored with places in other volumes
among these "Pluck" has been given
Edinburg is located In the north
western part of Walsh county on the
Great Northern railway and is a wide
awake, progressive little town of
about 425 inhabitants. It is one ot
the older towns in that part of the
state and its growth and development
has been gradual. There have been
no booms and no periods of depres
sion. The geographical position of
Edinburg makes It the logical trade
center of western Walsh county,
eastern Cavalier and western Pem
bina counties. During the fall of the
year it transacts more business than
any other town of Its size In this part
The New Norwegian Lutheran Church
built
of the state.
The leading business interests of
the town comprise general merchan
dise, Skjold & Goodman, J. B. Boyd,
Gronvold & Johnson, John Sundvor,
and E. Field who recently- purchased
the business of Levang & Peterson.
Hardware is handled by McCewen,
Dougherty & Shuley. This firm also
deal in a general line of farm ma
chinery. Jensen Bros, deal in hard
ware and harness.
The firm of Herman & Samson deal
extensively in general machinery. The
financial interests are represented by
two banks, State Bank ot Edinburg
with Mr. B. Tronsiin cashier and Mr.
Edinburg has five large grain ele-
a place In the "Seventh Year Book" of
the new Brooks School Readers, pub
lished by the American Book Co.
Among his most popular verses are,
"The Little School," "Old Friends."
"The Spelling Class" and "The Same
Old Town" all these have been wide
ly copied. His favorite time for com
position Is evening place, by the kit
chen stove reminiscent subjects. The
following Is a list of periodicals to
which he frequently contributes. Will
CarltonB Magazine, World's Events,
Boston Transcript, Grand Forks Times
Chicago Record-Herald, Detroit News,
Spirit of '76, Chicago Inter-Ocean,
Boston Journal, Sports Afield, Ayr
(Scotland) Observer, Brooklyn Eagle,
Minneapolis Journal and many others.
Mr. Raze came to North Dakota in
1903, and at present is principal of
schools at Kindred, N. D.
The Evening Times presents here
with a number of comments fr%n
high class publications on Mr. R^ze's
book of "Poems from "Desk and Door
step":
"This is a genuine American prod
uct no one can mistake the flavor—
the reading of these poems is like get
ting a whiff of good, wholesome coun
try air."—Boston Transcript.
"The grave, the humorous, the pic
turesque, the descriptive, the philoso
phical, the practical and the pointed
are all here."—Michigan Christian
Advocate.
"Mr. Raze is always optimistic and
his verses, whatever his subject may
be, always have a wholesome flavor."
—Chicago Record-Herald.
"These poems are characterized by
an openess, a breeziness and a musical
quality that suggests the prairies on
which Mr. Raze dwells in North Dako*
ta and the wind voices one may hear
there."—Minntapolls Journal.
EDINBURG, N. DAKOTA.
vators and one first class barber shop.
The Edinburg & Gardar Telephone
Co. was organized in 1904, with a paid
up capital of $5,000. The company
has constructed forty miles of rural
and town system at a cost of |8,000
and has 105 phones in actual use. It
is expected that in the near future
three new rural lines will be built,
all leading out from Edinburg. The
officers of the compny are: Presi
dent, P. J. Skjold, treasurer-manager,
H. Herman, secretary, Jonas Hall.
The Edinburg roller mills built at
a cost of 115,000, has a capacity of
100 barrels. Mr. George Duncan is
proprietor and active manager.
i-ir-j
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at Edinburg, Rev. Langerno, Pastor,
in 1906.
Motive power for the mill is furnished
by the Muncell gas producer engine
which makes its own gas from hard
coal steam only using 550 pounds of
anthracite coal in eleven hours run,
driving the mill at full capacity.
The new Lutheran church and the
brick school house, both built last
summer, are the great recent im
provements. Rev. J. T. Langemo is
pastor of the new church and Mr. E.
Durocher is principal of schools and
is assisted by Miss Peterson and Miss
Sprague.
The Edinburg Furniture company
under the management of W. J.
Burns, carries a stock of about $12,-
State Bank of Edinburg, B. Tomslin, cashier A. Johnson, Asst. Cashier.
A. Johnson assistant cashier and
Merchant's Bank of Edinburg with
Mr. C. Buck cashier and J. B. Jamie
son assistant cashier. A first clasw
livery barn and sale stable Is owned
and operated by Mr. W. H. Murphy.
There are two lumber yards, several
restaurants and pool rooms and a
bowling alley. The Merchant's hotel
under the ownership and active man
agement of Mr. S. Simonson Is a
strictly first class house and enjoys
a large patronage, local and tran
sient. Hanson & Co. own and oper
ate a drug store which for general
equipment would do credit to any of
tiie larger cities in the state. Uncle
Sam's business is in the hands of
Postmaster J. E. Peterson, who is
ably assisted by his daughter, Miss
Julia Peterson. Three free rural de
livery routes lead out from Edinburg
to the adjoining country.
000 and does a very large business.
The Edinburg Tribune, a weekly
newspaper enjoys a very large adver
tising patronage and has a circulation
of 500. It has recently changed
hands and passed from G. S. Breldf
jord to J. J. Samson who edits the
paper and practices law. He Is a
graduate of the law department ot
the state university and has a large
acquaintance In the northern part of
the state. The Tribune is a repub
lican paper In politics, but goes on
the principle of giving every man a
square deal whether In politics or in
private life.
In Edinburg the Scandinavian ele
ment is predominant and tp this
sturdy element in American citizen
ship is largely due the successful
growth of the town. They are a peo*
pie not afraid of work and determined
to make a success of whatever they
undertake.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14,1906.
6IMND FORKS, I DAKOTA
(Continued from Page 25.)
things Grand Forks has in a business
way:
Three large wholesale houses doing
an enormous business.
A large wholesale notion house, cov
ering the North Dakota and Northern
Minnesota territory.
Four large bottling works.
Five large brick yards.
The largest flour mill in the North
west, running day and night.
Three cement and tile block factor
ies.
Two foundries.
Two wind stacker factories.
A broom factory.
A trunk and box factory.
Five modern steam laundries.
Cracker and biscuit factory.
Three candy and ice cream factories.
Four cigar factories.
Three daily and four weekly news
papers.
Six large printing plants.
Two wholesale fruit houses.
Two marble works.
Three large lumber yards.
Twenty-eight passenger trains dally.
Its Buildings.
In Grand Forks are some of the most
beautiful buildings. They are beautiful
architecturally, especially the public
building, Its postoffice and federal
building is the prettiest in the state
its Y. M. C. A. building is unsurpassed
the public library is a model the
school buildings are all of tho best:
the churches among the most beautiful
in North Dakota its business blocks
are all of the latest design, and its fac
tories are housed in the best kind ot
buildings. The machine companies
have erected fine and costly structures
here, an dthe general appearance of
the city is one of neatness.
Its Citizens,
Its citizens are of the best and most
progressive. The home of the faculty
of the university, the many pastors
of the churches ,the excellent and well
read doctors and lawyers, Grand Forks
is, speaking from a literary standpoint,
a populous city. The business men are
thoroughly alive to the advantages
they possess, and are boosters.
Its Growth.
The growth of Grand Forks has been
of the steady kind. Although only
thirty years old, it is one of the best
cities in the United States. The story
of its growth has been told and re
told until every resident of the state
is thouroughly familiar with it—how
the city grew up from a straggling
frontier village how its advantages
are gradually developed, until now to
day It Is looked upon as the most met
ropolitan city In the Northwest—Is his
tory well known by all.
Street Car Line.
At no far distant date Grand Forks
will have a street car line, and the
route proposed, published in another
section of this paper, shows how ex
cellent this service will be.
What's Coming.
There Is now actually in sight im
provements that will cost over $1,000,
000 during the next twelve months.
The Great Northern will finish and
carry out their plans for the largest
freight facilities and division head
quarters of any point in the state,, con
sisting of new freight sheds, new
shops and next year will be built a
fine all modern new passenger depot,
either on the present site or fronting
on South Fifth street.
The Old Folks' Home in Hole's aa
dition, costing from $25,000 to $30,000,
will be completed next year. The
foundation is now laid for this building.
The foundation for the new general
hospital in Riverside park is finished,
and the hospital, costing about $85,000,
will be completed next year.
The St. Bernard's academy will com
plete a new addition, costing $30,000
to $40,000, within the next twelve
months.
Arrangements are now being made
to put in several miles of new paving
in the business center of the city.
There will be an addition built to
the Ryan hotel.
Connection With State.
Grand Forks can be reached from
every part of North Dakota by tele
phone or telegraph. The Northwestern
Telephone company and the Erie State
Telephone company both have their
headquarters here for the Northwest,
and they have connections with every
independent telephone company in the
state. The Western Union Telegraph
company has connections with almost
every town in North Dakota, and this
fact gives the merchants of Grand
Forks many rush orders which might
otherwise go elsewhere.
The County Seat,
Grand Forks Is the county seat of
Grand Forks, and the officials ot the
county have their offices here. A fine
court house and jail situated on a
fine site in til esouth part of the city,
are among the many public buildings.
The fact that It is the county seat
brings many people here each day,
and the natural result is an increase
in the business of the merchants.
Taken all in all, Grand Forks has
everything that could be desired, both
as home city, a school city, and as a
commercial center. Its future will be
a continuation of the past. It will grow
steadily and wi llget new buildings
its citizens will continue to boost its
schools will become better, and then
Grand Forks will have a population
of 40,000.
SOUTEN1B PLAYING CABDS.
Issued by the Great Northern Railway
Company.
The Great Northern Railway and the
Great Northern Steamship companies
have Issued a new edition of playing
cards. They are printed on exception
ally fine stock, and are better cards
for the price asked than can be had
elsewhere. The advertising consist
ing of the trademark, Is worked into'
an oriental design and is confined
largely to the back of the card. The
Steamship card Is the more elaborate
of the two and is finished with gilt
edges. Great Northern Railway cards
fifteen cents per pack. Steamship
cards twenty-five cents per pack,
mailed to any addresB on receipt of
price.
A. L. CRAIG,
Passenger Traffic Manager,
St Paul, Minn.
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