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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-13
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Pilot Schooner America Shows Worth
as Sea Boat During Big Gale

Steamship Compsny's steamer Coos Bay, Cap
tain Nicholson, was DELAYED in sailing last night
She cleared for San Francisco and way ports
The schooner Robert Scales. Captain Ferran m
ished discharging her lumber cargo and sailed
today in ballast for Ballard load return
cargo There were arrivals at this port
todsy-
The Overdue List
British ship Netherby. out 175 days from
AsTypcrt for Taleahusno. 40 per cent
French ship Daniel. out l51 days from Bel
hnghan Bay. TO Delagos Bay. 10 per cent.
British ship Loeb Ryan. out log days from
Geelong. 70 East London. 10 per cent
French bark Hautot, out l62 days from Toxic,
for Glasgow. % per cent
French bark croisset. out 1s5 days from Tchio,
for HaTre. 6 per cent
Army Transports.
The Burnside is at Seattle.
The Buford is in harbor. preparing 70 go oui
of commission.
The Crook is in port Out of commission
The Kirkpatrick Is en- route TO Newport News,
Virginia.
The Logan arrived az Manila December 3.
The Ingalls, IS at Newport News, Va, 10 &c
out Of commission.
The Sheridan IS in port. Out of commission
The Sherman sailed from Nagasaki November
p for this port. via Honolulu
The Thomas sailed December for Manila.
The Warren is in port Out Of commission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-13
All Three Were Damaged

Details were received yesterday Of
the mix-up al Bellingham on Tuesday
between the British ship Fairport the
American ship Glory Of the Seas and
the British steamer Virginia The Fair
port broke from her mornings and
crashed into the other vessels. break
ing one plate and bending one frame
Of the Virginia and damaging the
Glory's port bow. The Fairport lost
considerable of her rail aft
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-13
Movements of Steamers

TO ARRIVE
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-13

rs, sOilaDd, II days from Grsys
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03

player In the selection of the cap
tain little good natured opposition
developed which lent added interest
in football circles at the ''U." showing
that the position is an honor and one
sought after. No team ever had a
more harmonious pulling together of
its players than that of the univer-
sity. This accounts as much as any
thing for it's successes.
Burtness was tried at tackle this
year for the first time and was truly
a success. No one believed having
seen him play other positions last
year that he could this year do equal
ly well at tackle and master the in
tricacies of this position SO well in
a single season. With added expert
ence another year he should be one
of the best line men ever developed
at the university. Then best of all
he is player filled with never fail
ing enthusiasm, and from training
point of view sets an example to be
commended by all and one well worth
initiating by his team mates.
The university, team during the past
season has done well. They play the
game with the right spirit. Winning
or losing no one complains for all in
terested know that they do their best,
what is not done could not be accom-
plished by them.
No team play a cleaner or fairer
game than the boys from the State
University and it is for this we adj
mire them most of all. The univer-
sity football team must expect the
little criticism which is always direct
ed against those outstripping their
old time rivals by those distanced. II
the university football teams in the
future continue to advance as in the
past few years, stronger teams must
be played.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03
STATE GRIDIRON KNIGHTS
AND THE SEASONS RECORD
Interesting Resume of the Games Played BY the Football
Squad Of the University and Criticism of Their Merits
BY Staff Reporter

good OPPOSITION. This game gave the
Varsity chance to try out a large
number of men. The Crookston boys,
although outplayed and outclassed,
put up a good game fight and by their
hospitality shown in the caring for
the Varsity team returned loud in
their praises of the treatment re-
ceived.
The second contest was with the
local high school team coached by
Skull Skulison, the old university
star Skull" always turns out good
teams and this year developed an es-
pecially strong one, which afterward
won the state high school champion
ship prize. The high school boys
put up an aggressive game and at
times pushed the Varsity hard. 1t
was seen at this game that the ply
steal condition of the high school team
was far superior to that of the pre-
ceeding year. Very little time was
wasted and the game was snappily
played. These annual contests be-
tween the Varsity and high school
improve the school team very greatly,
giving it confidence and fearlessness
when pitted against other high school
teams that could be acquired in no
other way. In this respect it bears
a striking resemblance to the bene-
fits derived by the North Dakota team
from the University of Minnesota
game. The Hamline university team
of ST. Paul, Minnesota, played the
first college game of the season on
the local grounds. The game took
place dalniAE; one of the severest rain
storms ever seen in Grand Forks. The
ball was soaked with water and coat
ed with mud, rendering the handling
of it most difficult. After few
downs the players we're mass of
mud, making fast movements impossi-
BILE when weighted down with suits
SO soaked that many weighed from
forty to sixty pounds after the con-
test.
Both teams fought stubbornly and
while there was little difference in
the first half, the university came
back stronger in the second, clearly
outclassing their opponents. During
this game occurred the only safety
scored In any of the Varsity games
the past season. 1t came as the re-
suit of fumbled pass from center to
full back f9l a punt, the ball rolling
across 4tamltBe's goal, being downed
there ~ Hamline player The
muddy condition Of the field aided
greatly in Keeping down the score.
The scd1e Of; As to 0 made by Mime
sofa was aasplendid showing for the
local team, c0nsid ering the early date
upon which 1t was played and the
wonderful strength Of the gophers. If
anyone feels Inclined to criticise this
score let them first compare 1t with,
the points scored by the same team
against such big teams az Iowa and
{ Northwestern and they Will feel like
cOngratulating North Dakota. Some.
thing Of Minenaotas strength can be
against Northwestern, "a supposedly
strong team. Except upon the day
OF the WiscoAsin e game when they
took IL dec364 slump, thereowas no
.ss =! = siak ~ aXlet
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03

The North Dakota university foot
hall team made good record dur
ing the season just closed and did
80 because the men were filled with
good fighting spirit and along with
this a willingness to do any amount
Of hard work and to train faithfully.
There were no stars or star on the
university team this year nor was
there poor player, and while each
one could be relied upon to do his
full share of work both on defense
and Offense and to acQuit himself
creditably, he did not show marked
superiority over his team mates.
In the matter of injuries the team
was very fortunate and this is ac-
counted for by their sound physical
condition and careful protection af-
forded them by their effective though
light padding. Then it might also
be mentioped that no player is per-
mitted to practice after receiving a
bruise or wrench tanning him until
complete recovery. The playing of
injured men is poor policy for the
enfeebled part is usually made worse
rendering the player liable to per-
manent injury, while it is we'll nigh
impossible for the injured to do his
share of the work. thus compelling
some member Of the team to play
more than his own position, not only
did the Varsity team go through the
season in good condition, but of the
seventy participating in different
grades of football, not one of these
received injuries Chased among the
serious
The second, third, in fact all teams
are carefully looked after in the mat
ter of equipment, it being maintained
by those in charge that, the players
composing these organizations are
more in need of careful protection
and care than those stronger and
heavier, making up the Varsity. No
one is allowed to practice at the uni
work unles equipped in addition to
the other necessary padding with
headgear.
The 1905 team experienced great
loss In losing the services of such
veteran strong men as WARDROBE.
( Robinson and Ward, who for years
Ind been the mainstays of the eleven.
When Houska and Craig who were
expected to return this fall failed to
cOme back and with the failure of
FAwcett to get into playing condition,
I loft the playing squads short six
Mayors Of the proceeding years team.
1 The aggregate strength Of this half
iii0xen would easily be as great az that
az any xix Of this years eleven.
Among the menbers not returning
- were those representing very.
q harK abilify as players, there were
Z D 4ls0 as powerful as any ever
Il lfiu4 ii North Dakota uniform
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03
PAINTER DOMINATED.
Defeats Blackburn of Kentucky for u
Seat In the q. s. Senate.

seat In the U. b senate
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 3.-The session
of the Kentucky state legislature which
got under way today promises to be
one of the most interesting and ex-
citing in the history of that body. The
session is to choose United States
senator to succeed Senator Joseph S. &C.
Blackburn, whose term Will expire
March 4, 1907. Senator Blackburn is
candidate to succeed himself AS rival
aspirants for the senatorial toga there
are Judge Tohmas H. Paynter and
William B. Haldeman, editor of the
Louisville Times. All close observers
of the situation regard the three corn
cred race as exceedingly close and the
result as problematical. The support
ers of each of the three candidates are
already laying claim to victory.
Mr.. Haldeman was the last candidate
to enter the race, but it is admitted on
all sides that he has at least an even
chance. The legislature is composed
of 100 representatives and thirty eight
senators, the complexion being 1O5
Democrats and thirty three Republic,
cans. Judge Paynter claims thiry-fve
votes pledged TO his support, and Sena
tor Blackburn is believed to have a
bout the same number of supporters,
AS the Democratic caucus will be
composed of 165 members it will be
necessary for the successful candidate
to receive fifty-three votes, or eighteen
or twenty more than Is now pledged
to either Paynter or Blackburn. This
gives Mr. .Haldeman, who has the solid
support of the Louisville and Jefferson
county delegation, an even chance of
winning ont.
One other factor which enters large
ly into the candidacy Of Mr.. Halde-
man is the fact that Governor Beck
ham. who controls the Paynter sup
porters, is the political enemy of Sem
ator Blackburn, which prevents any
combination between the Paynter and
Blackburn forces. @ On the other hand
j Mr.. Haldeman is the personal friend
of both Governor Beckham and Sena-
tor Blackburn and ut is within the
range of possibility for either the
Blackburn or Paynter forces to switch
to Mr.. Haldeman II they find it. inn
possible to elect their own candi-
date. a8 n
The causes that led up to this uni
que situation go back, or rather be-
gin, with the occupancy of the COVER
nor's chair by Beckham. Blackburn
had been the strong friend and politi-
cal adviser OF Governor Goebel. When
the latter was assassinated, Beckham,
then lieutenant governor, became the
states chief executive. He was am
bilious and he began to weave around
himself q strong clientele, result
Of which was to make of the adminis-.
tration the one power In the state,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03

that time Paynter was as { bitter
against the administration as was
Blackburn, but friends brought about
meeting between Beckham and
Paynter and the result was that the
public was surprised 10 learn that
Beckham had espoused the candidacy
of Judge Paynter in an effort to bring
about the downfall Of Senator Black
burn. *
The result of this rumpus was that
the democratic party Of Kentucky was
rent into two extremely hostile fac
tons. 1t was then that the Jefferson
county democracy conceived the idea
of bringing a dark horse into the
senatorial race, and the candidacy of
Mr.. Haldeman followed. The skirmish
is now on in earnest and until the
caucus early next week every gun
will be brought into play. Even the
caucus may not bring final settle
ment and it is possible that the fight
will be carried to the convention
floor II .a iS KS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03
a Dollars Worth.

A rather clerical looking gentleman
was walking on DeMers avenue this
morning when his feet failed to hold
connection with the icy pavement and
be sat down a Ia Japanese. He arose
with a look such as Moses must had
when he returned from few days,
residence in the mountains and
found his followers worshipping a
golden calf A small boy was pass
ing, and the clerical individual hailed
him. SAre you a profane YOUTH the
man asked. The boy admits ad he
could do something in that line.
"Then take this dollar" said the map,
and give this walk its worth. I"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-03


ing, and the clerical individual hailed
him. SAre you profane YOUTH" the
man asked. The boy admitted he
could do something in that line.
Then take this dollar" said the maN,
land give this walk its worth
James Whitcomb Riley began to
sniff the atmosphere critically. at
seems to JIM" he said sternly. that
the acoustics in this place are pretty
bad" S.85s
Why bose said the janitor re-
proachfully, "yo' shore must be mis-
taken; I don't smell anything. =,
1t was the sweet scent OF the sliliesS
In the conservatory, the beauty of the
young girls gilt hair, or the excellent
champagne he had taken with his sup
per--at any rate, after the tw0-step.
as they rested in the shadow beneath
palm, he proposed to the debutante
( in white. 3,
1T cannot Be. she said, 4 am I'M
worthy Of you"
oh, rubbish said he.
It 10 true; IT is too true. And she.
sighed. t5s ,ss.s s$;s n
You are An angel, n Il said ardent
No. no, you are wrong" said the
1 young girl. II am unfit to. be your
helpmate through life. = ssss'l d Az.
He laughed lightly He said in a
soothing voice: ss5 89
Why, this is sheer madness. What
sort Of q wife do you think 4 ought
S..A very wise. deliberate. practical
! woman she replied one able to; live
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
aCharacter,, Stories.

The giving of a character" to do
nestle servants is one Of the severcst
tests Of the employers character. An
Irish master, being called upon to
write a testimonial for a groom whom
he was discharging for drunkenness,
gave him a good character, but omit
ted to mention one trait. The groom
returned the letter, ~objecting that 1t
did not say he was sober. The master
added sometimes SOBER" and the man
was content.
The woman who had to recommend
the inefficient cook she had kept for
sever years only because she was
afraid to give her notice went one bet
ter. She had covered three pages with
undeserved concentrations. She had
placed it In an envelope and addressed
It. and her conscience pricked her bad
~. Then she had a happy idea and
broke open the seal, adding to her let.
ter as a postscript, God forgive mev'
1t satisfied her conscience, but history
does not relate II 1t satisfied the other
wOman
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15

Minister WI once talked at a moth
ers' congress in Washington. He told
how mothers-in-law were r~everenced in
China. Then he said that all the moth
ers before him would be mothers-in-
law some day, and therefore he would
tell them something that they might
remember and profit by. "A parlor
maid" he began, answered a ring at
the doorbell one morning and a few
moments later assembled to her mis-
tress. If you please, ma'am,' she said,
the strangest lady is downstairs. She
won't give her name, and she has
taken off her coat and hat, and she
opened the two closets and rummaged
through them, and then she looked at
the windows and shook her head, and
she rubbed her finger Over the mantel
and the piano, and then she held it up
to see the dust on it, and now she is
But the mistress interrupted calmly.
Dear me-" she said. My husbands
mother wasn't expected back from
Texas till December"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
THEIR
INVESTIGATOR
BY Cram OS1en
Copyright. 1905. bp Rttbp DotglGs

Olmstead stood on the uneven plat
form of the desolate little station
watching the red lights on the rear end
of the local grow fainter and fainter in
the bleak twilight. At regular intervals
up and down the platform smoky kero-
sene lanterns made dull splotches of
yellow in the gloom, and here and there
the target lamps Of the switches show
ed feeble coloringS of red and green.
The lights on the local disappeared
around a curve, and Olmstead swung
about to survey theibarren little sta
ton, turning up his coat collar as he
did so, for the night wind had a chill
breath of frost in it.
Drawn UP 10y the station was a sorry
looking barge. near which stood a shah
by man bawling Justify: Carriage for
the sanitarium! This way for the sani-
tariumi'
Olmstead made his way thither. smil-
Ing grimly, The four other passengers
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15


A curious case was tried in England
about a century ago to decide the ques-
ton of next of kin. Job Taylor, quar-
termaster i'm the Royal artillery, was
drowned, with his wife Lucy, in try
ing to save her after shipwreck. He
had made a will leaving all that he
possessed to her, but as she did not
live to give the will effect a dispute
arose among their next of kin as to the
proper disposal of the estate, which
was valued at $4,000.
1t had been ruled, in conformity
with a principle Of the Roman civil
law, that when two persisted together
in a common calamity and 1t was un.
certain which was for a time the sur
vivor the decision should favor which
ever was the more robust. In this case
the wife had distinctly the better con-
stitution, but as against this ii was
urged that, as he plunged In to save
her, she probably expired first. After
lengthy arguments the judge held that,
though strong in constitution, the wife
would probably have been more timid
than her soldier husband and granted
administration to his next of kin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
worldly

There is a certain young minister who
has been remarkably successful in
paying off the debts Of the various
churches to which he has been assigned
from time to time. A brother minister
who was laboring earnestly by means
Of bazaars, fairs and other affairs to
accomplish a like happy result at his
own church went to him and inquired
the secret Of his success.
"And l observe that you never have
to resort to my present methods" he
concluded.
The successful one smiled.
"No," he replied. "You see, when we
need money some good sister suggests
a bazaar. Then l call on the husbands
Of the married ladies of the member
ship and explain to them that In order
to raise a certain sum we are finding
1t necessary to hold a bazaar. We have
never had to actually bring the affair
of."-Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
each others en- IS alone when they chose

each others e. - alone when they chose
to do so.
"Bully for your said the man softly.
you did it beautifully
Il fatter myself we fooled them for
once she laughed.
Then they raised their voices and ran
OH about n string of cousins and aunts.
They exchanged "reminiscences; they
talked over very thoroughly those sew
en- Imaginary years Since they had
last met. Every now and then the
young man would mutter softly. No
body wise TO it yet" And the young
woman would chuckle. Indeed not.'
The city was far behind them and
they We're rolling smoothly across green
meadow lands when the young man no.
ticed that the occupants of the seats Iii
rectly opposite, a middle aged couple,
were looking i~ntently In his direction
and smiling covertly. He tried to APP
pear u~nperturbed, but somehow he felt
decidedly i'll at ease. The young WON.
and she, too, was aware of something
amiss, for her face Redeemed and she
leaned forward n~ervously.
"NNhat is it?" she asked breathlessly.
"Nothing, | imagine" said he-"our
guilty consciences, perhaps" he haz-
arded.
She laughed a trife artiicially. sup
pose they should'- she began.
"Nonsense! They won't" said he re-
assuringly.
The infection was spreading. Other
people in the car were beginning to
take an interest In them. There were
covert whlsperings among the passen-
gers and much craning Of necks. A
stout. good natured looking man saun-
tered past their seats and when he was
directly opposite them dropped one eye.
lid in a deliberate wink, which they
both saw and equally resented. Then
the stout man went up the car and held
quite a conversation with the grinnine
porter, at the close OF which he nodded
his head in the direction of the young
people and showed a coin into the black
fist.
People were staring frankly now and
~grinning most absurdly. The young
man glared at them s%avagely. lie was
feeling hot and uncomfortable. He
turned to the young woman and raised
his voice for the benefit Of the listening
passengers.
II don't intend to let another seven
years slip past without seeing you." he
said.
At that moment the porter came os-
tentatiously down the car, armed with
a dust pan and a small broom. He
stopped before the young couple and
bowed profoundly.
EFF yo'l scuse me, suh," he said,
with exaggerated politeness. I'm des
sweep up dat rice on de fio'."
II was perhaps an hour later that the
young man strobe into the smoking
compartment. Its half dozen occupants
greeted his entrance with Ill concealed
mlrth.
Gentlemen said he, with quiet dig
nifty, hadn't we best adjourn to the
buffet car? This Is very evidently on
me-"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
ORTON'S
ORDERS
BY CHARLES WILSHIN
Copyright. 1905. by j.. ". Muller

1t was, OF course, a very foolish thin.
to write a letter of acceptance to the
man one intended to refuse, and yet
Alint took a childish delight in writing
the dainty little note and thinking o.
the expression that would come to Or
tons face if he should read it.
Then she tucked it into the flap o.
her lap desk and on her last remaining
sheet composed the letter in which sht
sought to make her refusal as easy a,
possible.
1t Is no easy thing to make a per
say mo" when the heart cries yes
and the rest of the party was ready t,
start for the woods before she had com
pleted it.
or curse she could not say that j
was her stepmother's order and tina
II was obedience TO command and no
the answer Of her heart. She coull
only hope that he would see how tn,
matter stood and understand that sh.
had not been flirting with him throug'
those long weeks before Marquand an,
his money had appeared upon the seen,
and had been pleased to beStoW his at
tentlons upon her.
Until then Mrs. Appleton had regard
ed Jack orion with favor. He hai
money, not much, but enough for two
with excellent prospects, but he coult
not hope to compete with Marquand
and Mrs. Appleton wondered why Alin'
should be so stubborn as to contiuut
to care more for orion.
There had been n scene after an
other, usually terminating in Mrs. Ap
pleton's Mysteries, and at last the girl
will had been broken down, and tn
negative she could not utter was nov
signed to paper and intrusted to Billy
who promised faithfully to take it t
Orton's room and place it on his table.
Billy was perfectly honest in his in
tentions, but just as he was scamper