The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-10
STATE GRAB BAG

1t was made to appear that H. d. Fruit
was serving term in the state prison
for having burglarized a store at La
kota-the writer having evidently con-
fused the name of Lakota's popular
assistant postmaster with that of a
party who burglarized the postoffice
at that place some time since. The
Evening Times regrets exceedingly
that it should have been the medium
for the preparation of bull of such
an objectionable nature, and hastens
: to apologize to Judge Fruit, who is not
only one of Nelson countys first
pioneers, but one of its most honored
citizens as we'll, for the grievous
wrong which it has in this instance
inadvertently done him.
A number of the representative
farmers of Barnes county met in VAL
ley City for the purpose of forming
an organization whose aim will be to
secure better country roads.
At least 5000 acres is being broke
tributary to Sarles this summer. Two
steam plows are being operated by big
farmers who are breaking up large
tracts of newly purchased land.
A. G. Dewey, cousin of Admiral
Dewey, and for many years a resident
OF Sargent county, died recently in
Duluth.
A large percentage OF the wheat
about Churches Ferry is headed tut.
Lyle Whitney attempted to start
the gas generator in drug store at
Churches Ferry, and the gasoline ov-
erfiowed and started serious fire.
The Churches Ferry Sun is stirring
up the town officials concerning the
filthy conditions of some of the
streets.
Stanley is to have another bank.
A Lutheran congregation has been
organized at Stanley and Little Mack
is said to be hunting for bible.
Alexander mas invited everybody In
Mckenzie county to attend a dance
at the county seat.
Editor stickley wants the Kenmare
cemetery improved.
The Kenmare Journal said: There
are several American beauties in evil
dence at the celebration in Kenmare.
Red hair, white skin, and blue eyes.
The editor is still alive.
The wool from the Armstrong ranch
near Dickinson was sold for Is cents
per pound. There was 10000 pounds.
Fred Nuremberg who was scon-
victed of subordination of perjury
some time ago in connection with
some soldiers entries on government
land, is taking an appeal.
A reporter on the Bowbells Tribune
discovered that there has been just as
many marriage licenses issued in
Ward county last year to men as to
women.
The Ward county Reporter has
adopted the illustrated supplement
feature for its Sunday edition.
The Minot newspaper quarrel has
reached the period of calling each 9TH
er liars.
The Crystal Call has decidedly
good review of the work done by the
schools of that city last year.
Walhalla will build fine Roman
Catholic church,
While grading a street at Walhalla
two elk's horns were dug up, one of
them being fashioned into an Indian
battle axe.
The Walsh county Record says
horse belonging to John Mcleod took
such a cramp in its leg that the men,
Der was broken.
Dickinson is crowded with land
seekers from, the east.
A number of dead wolves were
thrown out along the road by Mclean
county farmers after they had taken
the carcasses to the county seat to Sc
cure the bounty.
Rev. Gray, who also acted as peda-
gogne in the Wilton schools, has been
arrested on charge of assault and
battery said to have been committed
Oh one of his pupils.
A Mclean county farmer found
den containing nine wolves in his pas
ture field.
A crowd of boys at Reynolds served
uncOOked eggs gratis to fake show
company.
Judge Henry of Devils Lake found
a tramp boy on the street and after
soliciting monev sufficient to purchase
the lad suit of clothes took him to
his home till he could find his relatives
who are thought to be in England.
Frank Cockburn, receiver of the
Devils Lake land Office, has sold his
meat market in that citv so that he
can devote all his time to the duties of
the office.
Theodore Zellers, young man of
western Barnes county died after an
operation for appendicitis.
It is likely that the Knights of Col
umbus will be organized in Minot this
coming week. The proposed organi-
cation now has fifty charter members.
The dago laborers on the railroad
at Dickinson have been on a strike
the past week, for what purpose they
know not.
While young couple of Forest Riv-
err were out driving on Friday even
l.