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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
FOSST ron TEAM
WON OUT

LEGAL Basketball Team Defeated In .
Sensational Game Saturday Even.
ing By the Fosstoa Team Score
g to s.
The basket ball game between the
Y. w. c. A. team of this city and the
girls team of the FosstOn high school
was one of the most exciting and SEN
sational ever witnessed In the Y. M.
G. A. gymnasium. The young ladies'
played clever and fast game from
start to finish. While the visitors
were larger and over-reached the To-
Gals, the latter did better team work
and the game wavered back and forth
from the very beginning, but the su-
periOr size and endurance of the Wis
itors made 1t apparent that victory
would incline in their direction from
the beginning.
The playing was fast and furious.
The girls were here and there and
everywhere, going down on the poll
ished hardwood floor and taking the
bumps with all the grim determina-
ton of the gridiron. The locals played
reckless game and were penalized
repeatedly and the visitors REAL
~ won the game on baskets made in
this wise. They Invariably made a
basket when the locals were penal
lied, but the locals failed to recipre-
cate when they had the opportunity.
At the end of the first half the score
was tied, two to two. At the end of
the second half, 1t was tied again, four
to four. 1t was decided to play OF the
score, 1t being necessary for one side
to make two to break the deadlock.
The girls played for half an hour and
the score stood five to five. On foul
the Fosston girls made lucky bas-
ket and ended the contest.
Ada Coulter for the locals and Mary
Anderson for the visitors played star
games, although the playing was of
nature to awaken the enthusiasm
of the spectators In the ability Of girls
to do an athletic stunt. The lineup:
Y. w. G.. A.-Neel Alderman, c;
Florence Secord, II; Lillna Tagley, ri;
Ada Coulter, re-; leila Sheppard, re.
Fosston.-Mary Olson, G; Ida Bak-
Ike, IF; Tillie Solberg, If; Clara Fin
seth, lg; May Johnson, re-.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
THEN AND NOW.
Some Crisp Comparisons Of Condi.
tfons Now and Quarter
Century Ago.

l.. w. Strogaard has the following
graphic comparison of things in Da-
kota twenty-five years ago and now, in
recent number of the Dakota Farm
er: The sod shanty has disappeared
and in its stead we see comfortable
homes with modern conveniences, and
these surrounded by groves of stately
and thrifty trees, and many places
where twenty-five years ago there
grew neither brush nor twig of any
kind, we have seen fruit spring up so
abundantly as to go to waste at times.
Now the furnace, the hard coal heat
er, the steel range, and the gas stove
is the rule in the farm home, where
then we were we'll satisfied with small
cook stoves and our fuel was the hay
of the prairies.
Instead of curbless hole in the
ground, bucket and rope, we now
have on the farm quite elaborate wa
ter works, and all through the great
artesian belt the waters are piped to
barns as we'll as houses, and modern
bath and toilet rooms are by no means
rare.
Then the Dakota farm barn was
| made of poles banked up with manure
or straw, while now modern comfort
able structures stand on the old sites.
Then the slow moving oxen were
our main motive power, while now
great well-bred drafters and sleek
fleet-footed drivers can be met with
most anywhere. The man who could
afford new lumber wagon in those
days was one to be looked up to in the
community. Now fancy buggies and
costly carriages are very common
place, and the past summer we have
several times viewed the stock and
the grains on Dakota farms from the
owners automobile, and they were not
long distance farmers either.
Then our roads were trails, and we
travelled the prairies as the crow flew,
section lines being imaginary only.
Now we travel fairly we'll kept roads,
often skirted by rows of beautiful
trees. And these roads have grown
much shorter with years. Then We
had long distances to town-30 or 40
miles not being considered far-While
| now over the greater portion of Da-
k0ta, 1t is possible for most farmers
to get to town once or twice week
without losing much time.
Then railroads were few and Tar be-
l tween, and much Of our territory was
supplied by steamboat and freight
team" Now the country Ii cob
webbed with steel rails"
Then we were lucky to get mail
from twice to- four times . month.
Nov We have It delivered at our doors
daily. st5 .s55 a
Then when going visiting We yoked
i .rr tho csscp. iad into the wagon, and
i F06e St1llf We Got there. Now We step
" Inc prone and visit with everybody
and anybody without stsppiug out
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
ASH C ! / : + E''Cl! J; X!
Messin CHAN. Did Land ohios
Business .ands il Jail
Later.

Last fall Harvey MesSingham, for
! nner resident Of Britt, Iowa, arrived In
Granville to visit some Of his old ac-
quaintances. He stated that he had q
position with some contractors who
were then building the new 500 line.
He told G. "A. Stubbins that he was on
his way to Minot to purchase some
meat for the contractors and asked
him to- cash a draft on the Grano bank
for him. Mr.. Stubbins took the draft
which was for 800 and after a day or
two advanced him some money on 1t
and he left. He went to Norwich to
visit e. w. Stubbins and incidentally
got him to cash q smaIl check. From
there he went to Minot and succeeded
In getting two or three more checks
cashed. He then came back and went
up to Deering and inveigled two par
ties up there to cash checks for him
which were drawn on the Granville
State Bank of this place. He then
skipped out. A day or two after Le
had left the country, the draft on the
Grano bank came back marked n. g.
and so did all the checks. The Bank
ers' Association took hold of the mAts
ter and the detectives have been work
ing on the case ever since. The first
of the week a telegram was receivd
here from some one in Grand Forks
who knew Messingham that he was
there, and the authorities were noti-
fed to get him. They got him and
Deputy Sheriff s. j. Lying was dis
patched after him and arrived here
Tuesday night with the prisoner. He
was taken to Towner where he was
bound over to the district court. His
bond was fixed at $1,000, but as the
funds were not Forthcoming. he now
languishes In the county bastile. It is
reported that he is q bad man and ia
wanted at Omemee and several other
places in the state. He has q brother
near Bismarck who is thrifty farmer
and cted:-Granville Herald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
ADVISES A LIMIT IN HUGS.
Woman's Hint to Girls on Courtship
Topic May Prove Of Great
Value, ,

New York.-"H man is obliged to
stop in the midst of his ecstasy he ia
likely to come back again. Whereas,
if he is stated he is likely to hug an
other girl the next night. Therefore,
| say. if you would keep your best
beau, limit your hugs"
This is the unqualified commenda.
ton given by Mrs. S. M. Cory, of the
Society for Politica. Study of DR.. T. s.
Hanrahan's rules for courtship. The
DOCTOR, who is rector of the Sacred
Heart church, of West Fitchburg,
Mass, outlined his ideas on the cur
tailment of tenderness in a Christian
sermon to young women.
Lights in the parlor," he said,
Should not be turned down too low.
Don't be stingy with gas. The final
hug should be at ten o'clock sharp.
Young men should not stay later than
this hour"
Il thoroughly agree" declared Mrs.
Cory, with the ten o'clock theory of
stay-at-home nights. am firm
believer in no chaperones. think q
young man should take his girl out
and entertain her during the period
Of courtship If anything in that line
is to be expected of him as a husband.
II he is content to sit about the house
all the time it is a bad sign.
"The matter Of turning the lights
low largely is dependent on how
pretty the girl is. II she answers the
description of certainly plain
should, suggest little softening of the
illumination might be good thing.
II should like to explode the theory
that good son makes a good husband.
think on the contrary q. good son
ID 10 wrapped up in the virtues Of his
mother 1t frequently blinds him to
those Of his wife.
"a long engagement 10 bound to be
bad Warmed over sentiment Is much
like warmed over potatoes-n and
+ tasteless."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
soufles ana Kisses.

Lighter than vanity" somebody calls
them. Yet in their airy lightness these
sweet trifies add something to q dainty
table, and are sure to please the young
and pleasure-loving. When perfect Of
their kind, they crafty In their maker
that sense of satisfaction in her handi-
work which is nowadays accounted
closely akin to industrial virtue. 1t 10
certainly well for the housekeeper and
active home-maker to love her work and
take an honest pride in it, II she does
not, it is pretty certain to be dull
drudgery. BY all means. then, let the
pretty and less essential things have
their own place.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Vox P!oPuL|

NJ r. Brown: ]. H. Griffin of the in
dustrial department of the Great
Northern, is one of the men who has
earned advancement under the liberal
policy of that road for rapid promo
ton of deserving men. I first knew
him as station agent at Argyle and
from there he went to Crookston,
Grand Forks, etc., until today he is
one of the trusted agents of the sys-
TEN. 1t is the young man who does
more than his whole duty to his en-
ployer who gets the promotions.
Rev. Frank E. r. Miller: The young
man who earns more than his salary;
who does more work than he is hired
to do, that wins promotion. Long and
faithful service is the only road to
eminent success whether you are
working for yourself or somebody
else. This Is equally true of the
christian life, long and faithful SER
vice wins the great reward.
Sheriff Turner: The Evening Times
is good newspaper. I am much in
terested in watching it keep up with
the procession" l am pleased to
know that 1t is getting good circula-
ton.
j. H. Griffin: The Evening Times
is newsy sheet. l read Saturdays
issue through very carefully and it
was filled with interesting matter.
notice that it is everywhere along the
lines l travel and is being read and
admired.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
MORE PAUpERs IN LONDON
Those in England Now Receiving Re-
lief Are Greater Than for Forty
Years Save In 1667-1s71.

London.- Oficial figures relating to
the legal poor of London show that the
numbers in receipt Of pauper relief In
nearly every month Of the year just
ended have been greater than in any of
the previous 40 years comprised in the
rsturns, with the exception Of the pc
Rod of 1867 to 1871.
The ratio Of paupers to each 1000 OF
population has been higher In most Of
the months of last year than in any
previous year since 1874.
Not only has there been a remark
able increase in outdoor relief, but the
rise in the numbers entering work
houses has continued. In no year Of
the history of the poor law has the
population in the warehouses; been
greater for December. 4
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22

ton. He deyotes his entire time TO
the work. Mr.. Cownfe 10 member or
the state board OF control and has no
time to devote to the work. Yet his
figures are accepted by the govern
ment and prevent this years crop
from going down into the records as
the banner crOD.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22

II wise young man calls on girl
and she requests her little brother. to
recite for him, the hint is quite suf-
ficient.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22

Nothing makes woman SO angry
as the silence of her husband when
she wants to fuss. 81 N
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22

Subscribe for tbs Cvsning Tiaass.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
An Alfalfa Parasite.

few days ago ]. Sauve left at the
Herald office a sample of alfalfa found
on his place in the Mckee which con-
tanned a parasitic growth fastened up
on it that he had never seen before.
While there was very little of it, Mr..
Sauve was afraid that it might prove
a dangerous enemy to the hay industry
If allowed to spread. and therefore
thought best to get some information
about it. The Herald mailed the sam
pie to Prof. r. Kent Beattie. the
botanist at Pullman Agricultural coll
lege. with the request that he send the
paper such information concerning 1t
as was available. The following let
ter from the professor explains the
nature Of the growth and the method
of treatment to rid. the field of the
pest:
Pullman, WASH. July II, 1906.-Ed-
itor Herald. The alfalfa which you
send is infested with what is called
dodder. This is a towering plant
closely related to the morning glory
which is parasitic on alfalfa. Another
species of dodder is parasitic upon
clover. 1t can be destroyed If in small
patches by spraying the patch with
kerosene or piling straw on 1t and
burning it. II it extends through the
whole field the thing to do is to put
the field into some other crop, prefer
ably a hoed crop. for two or three
years. However. in some places this
dodder does but little damage. At
Eilensburg. where conditions are very
similar to yours. there are fields which
once were badly infested but from
which the dodder has gradually disap-
peared. Under these circumstances
there is little to be feared from it.
II can do anything more for you
kindly let me know. Sincerely yours.
r. KEN BEATTIE.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
TO TRY TO RECOVER
$4,000 DAMAGES
MRS. wAMOs TO SUE RAILWAY
And Asks to BE Appointed the Legal
Guardian of Her Daughter, Eliza
bet r., Minor.

Through her attorney. Chas. e. For
syth, Mrs. Charles G.. Wands has filed
a petition In the office of the clerk
of superior court for her appointment
as guardian of Elizabeth r. Wands
her twoy ear-old daughter. The fact is
set forth in the petition that it is the
intention of Mrs. Wands, in the event
of her appointment as the chi1d's le-
gal guardian, to bring an action
against the Puget Sound Electric Rail-
way to recover damages for the death
of her husband, for which she will al
lege that the railway named was to
blame. It is understood that damages
in the sum of $4,000 will be claimed.
Mr.. Wands was killed about a year
and a half ago. He was engaged by a
company in making a survey for the
proposed canal that was to be built
to irrigate lands in the Horse Heaven
country by taking the water out Of
the Big Klickitat river. While on the
Sound on business in connection with
his scheme he was killed. He was rid
ing on the Interurban cars from Ia
coma to Seattle. While the train was
in motion he stepped out between the
cars. supposedly to go from one to the
other, when he was thrown from the
train and ground to death underneath
the wheels.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
WANTRECLAMAT|ON
OFFICIALS TO AID
AnTAMuM USERS TO COME IN
Meeting Held Last Night mt the Aca-
deny For the Purpose Of ADJUST
ing Difficulties.

About 200 people living on lands
watered from Ahtanum creek met
Thursday night in Ahtanum academy to
consider plans for best disposition Of
the question Of their water rights. Mr..
Bergeron was selected chairman OF the
meeting, which was harmonious in
every respect. Attorney II. J. Snively
met with the water users. for the pur-
pose of giving them advice on legal
points.
The object of the meeting was to
take steps to have the rights Of the
water users along the Ahtanum en-
forced, a great deal of dissension and
trouble over the question of rights hav-
Ing arisen in that section in the past
1t was the sense of the meeting that
all the water available should be turn
ed into the Ahtanum, and all persons
who are not riparian owners enjoined
from interfering with the rights and
privileges Of the riparian owners. An
agreement was reached. concurred in
by all present. by which water COM
missioner is to be selected to make
an equitable division of the water.
Going further than this, it was de-
cided to ask that the Ahtanum dis
trict be taken under control of the re-
clamation service, all agreeing that
this plan would result more satisfac-
tory to the individual users than any
other that could be devised. A COM
mittee Of fifteen was appointed to con-
fer with Congressman Jones and the
officials of the reclamation service,
with the object of having the creek
turned over to the latter. This COM
mittee will carry out its instructions
at the earliest possible date.
It Is believed that the action of the
meeting will result in ending the Diff
flculties that have existed, and that
they will be settled satisfactorily to
all concerned
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
PEOPLE
MAKING INQUIRY
HAVE READ MUCH Of WASHINGTON
Many Formerly Fine Farms in East
Now Run Down and Almost Value-
less From Lack of Care.

DR.. George Sloan, who has been in
New York the past three months TAX
ing a postgraduate course. returned
home Tuesday. Ihe doctor took a lit
tie time for observation and boosting
for Washington. While In New York
he met a number OF the physicians that
visited this section early in the spring
while en- route to Portland to a medi-
cal convention. The physicians were
given considerable attention while
here by the local members of the pro-
fession. and were shown the fruit Sec
lions and irrigation as practised in the
Yakima valley. DR.. Sloan says every
one Of them that he met spoke in par
ticular of this valley as the most at
tractive point in their entire trip and
wished to again come in the fall when
the fruit season was at its height.
Everybody in the east Is talking of
the west" said the doctor, land thou
sands are expecting to come to Wash
ington next year when the great C. e.
convention is to meet in Seattle and
the special rates are on. This state
should be we'll prepared at that time
to take advantage OF the visitors for
that is when advertising counts the
most. II they are properly entertain
ed and shown the resources of this
and other sections of the state it will
not be long before we shall see our
efforts bearing fruit. A great many
spoke to me Of the fine write-up and
illustrations in a recent number of Col
lier's regarding this section. look
o. - =.
while in the east I visited some Of
the sections of New Jersey and 1t GER
tainly gives a western man a pain to
see how badly in need of repair some
OF those old places are and the shift
less way In which they are farmed.
For instance. there are cherry trees
there as large as some Of our fir trees
In the mountains. but which bear only
the scrubbiest kind of fruit. The peach
trees are gnarly and knotty. The pests
get In their work there, but the farm
ers do not know how to combat them.
I asked one man why he did not spray
He looked at me a moment and then
asked. What's that?' I saw a 100-acre
farm with a nice brick house on it
that sold for a thousand dollars. These
old farm places are now most OF them
looked after by old folks. the younger
ones having gone to the cities as there
was not enough to be made of from
the farm to support very large fami-
ly. These same places could be made
revenue makers II they were in the
hands of some OF our practical western
men who understand that 1t requires
brains to farm as we'll as to do any
thing else.
From a professional point of view.
my visit was a most satisfactory one.
found much new and interesting at
Bellevue, where my old associates made
IT very pleasant for me-"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

OF the United States. Referring to this
incident she said: 1T was in the sum-
mer of 1S4S. when President Polk was
on a stage, going from Bradford min
eral springs TO Washington, that I
saw him. When 1 saw the presidents
ran down to the cross roads, where l
waited till the coach drove up. The
stage driver knew what / was there
for. and as he drove by he shouted:
Inside on the back seat" On hearing
that remark the president looked out
OF the coach and bowed to me, and I
made a most graceful bow in return,
for / tell you I felt greatly honored
to think that a president of the United
States would bow to a little girl like
me-"
Mrs. Hubbard is of English extrac-
ton and descended from long-lived
ancestors. One of her great grand
fathers reached the ripe old age OF los
years.
Mr.. Hubbard was a large. staiwart
man. standing six feet In his stocking
feet. He was one OF those Jolly jovial.
whole-souled men who always tried to
look upon the bright side of life.
When he was married he weighed ITO
pounds and shortly after his marriage
hts weight increased to over 200
pounds. and never fell below that mark
afterward. Mrs. Hubbard used to tell
him that It was on account OF her good
cooking that he gained so in weight.
He died July g. 1900. at the age OF ~,
old age being the immediate cause OF
his death. although he was afflicted
with liver and kidney complications.
UP to the time of his last sickness he
was as spry and supple az a boy of 20.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
SUNNYS|DE CANAL
NOW UNCLE SANS
BROUGHT GOVERNMENT TO TIME
Blatne's Threat to withdraw the Com
pany's Offer Had Eject Of
Hurrying Matters.

The Seattle P.-I.'s special correspond
ent in Washington Friday sent that
paper the following dispa.cn
Acting Secretary Of the Interior
Ryan today approved the purchase Of
the Sunnyside irrigation canal in
eastern Washington and authorized the
payment OF s250.00o for 1t to the Wash
ington Irrigation company.
1.-The approval of this purchase re-
moves the last obstacle that stood in
the way of construction by the govern
ment OF the Teton and Sunnyside irri-
cation projects.
Notwithstanding the fact that Sec
rotary Hitchcock approved the Tieton
and Sunnyside projects more than six
months ago and authorized the pur-
chase OF the Sunnyside canal at the
above price, the owners of the canal
have been unable to collect from the
government because the secretary OF
the interior had not approved the pur-
chase. Objections were found which
officials believed should be corrected
before the government paid for the
canal.
Secretary Hitchcock. on advice. re-
fused to pay over the money for the
canal. Three weeks ago President E.
F. Blaine. representing the owners of
the canal. came to Washington to have
the sale concluded If possible. Mr..
Blaine called on Acting Secretary Ry-
an this morning. and told him there
was no legitimate excuse for holding
on longer. and said that unless the
government closed the deal by tonight
his company would withdraw its offer
and not sell to the government
Director Waicott of the reclamation
service called on Mr.. Ryan and the
acting secretary directed that the gov
eminent take over the canal and that
the treasury department pay over
$4,000 to the canal company"