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Theological Poser.

Congressman John Sharpe W.
tells OF the difficulties encouiira
a darky preacher in Mississippi .
deavoring to snatch brand !ns
burning" in the shape Of oss
Baker. who steadfastly refuS! =
tend divine service. The p'ests
arguments were met by = dis'os1o
silence on the part OF Nose. n
the latter condescended TO sxA
the extent OF asking q e'S9
"wot are We all heah for be rvs
morosely. I'VE is heah to help -
Noses" responded the old elefr
a kindly smile Illuminating hs e
features. "Ef dat's So. added >
with n maliciously iriumphais
"wot is de odders heah for!
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plete. branch road was In process OF
construction about fifty miles distant.
and q gang Of Italians, presumably the
same. were at work on II under the
same boss" employed while engaged
on the Grovedale line. The boss could
talk q little Italian, but not SO perfect
ly as to warrant the expectation that
they could be made to understand an
intricate matter like the one now pre-
sented. But at last confused inkling
of 1t seemed to have penetrated the
mind of one of the Italians. for, with a
look Of malice. he pointed to another
at work not far distant, saying, lee
tie button goold."
Does he mean that the other one
has a little gold button?" asked Swan.
Yes, think So" said the boss.
The detective took from his pocket
the gold one marked v. which Tony
had given him and held it up before
the nrst Italian.
"Yees. yees." he said, and ratified off
besides long string Of Italian which
was Greek to the boss as well as to
Swan.
Upon this, Swan went to the second
man, the boss walking beside him and
saying, "The two had quarrel yes
terday. drew their knives on each
other before they were separated"
The Italian No. 2 evidently did not
care to talk with them, but laid away
his small vocabulary Of English, re-
manning conveniently deaf. even when
Swan produced the button and in
qrired as plainly as he could II he
had one like It. But he paid no heed
TIL the boss put his hand suggestive
" on the mans pocket and motioned
him energetically to give It up. Sharp
.aow!" he said, threateningly.
A murderous CLEAN came into the
mans eyes, but he drew forth a gold
shirt-stud wrapped in a piece Of bat
ting. He gave It to the boss. who
passed It to Swan. There was letter
n. on It, and without doubt 1t was
one OF the set Of three studs which
Ire cashier wore when he left home.
where did you get IT." asked the
soss.
Find 'um." said the Italian.
"Where?"
The man motioned toward the south.
sating, Down reever."
The frst Italian came up At this
'5u6eture ard raid:
,4f3o lie. 6tole nm from Pierre.- \
ssyQhU Is Pierre" I" asked Swan. n
-Hiesre dfowndesd."
s 3SDsssfa; Pierre W. dyownsd - Gr'y-
HIN
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New Head Of New York Lie.

Alexander e. Orr. the new head Of
the New York Life. is native Of Ire
land and Is now in his seventy.fifth
year. He inherited fortune and has
been president Of the New York
Chamber of Commerce and the Prod.
uce Exchange. He served on Gov.
Tilden's canal commission and aided
In exposing the canal ring in 1875. He
Is director In several large financial
institutions. He was democratic
presidential elector in 1876. He IL a
member of the Hamilton Club, the
Long Island Historical Club. the Long
Island Historical Society and Grace
Episcopal church, Brooklyn.
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Alfonso Born a King

There is a fact about kins Az
well worth knowing. OF all 'h
who have ever lived. with the ~
ception of Jean Of France sD
but a few hours. he Is the onu
be n king from the moment :
first breath-a yeritable oo'n
And since he is much spoken a
days, 1t is not amiss to know nn
which is His Most Catholic ~ ~
Don Alfonso XIII, King OIL sp~ -
CASTLE. OF Leon. OF Navarro, @S
tar. Of the western and Eastern y
of the Oceanic Continent. A'. ~.
Austria. Duke Of BURGUNDY. " = =
and Milan. Count OF Hapsou,s, = ~
ders, of the Tyrol and Gran'
OF the Golden Fleece.
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WAS HARD TO SHUT.
Boy Did His Best. But silk Hat Was
Obstinate

Boy Did His Best. But Silk Hat Was
Obstinate.
Archbishop Ryan. at dinner that
was given in his honor in Philadel-
phia. said, anent man who had
bought salted mine:
THE gentleman's disappointment on
discovery OF the salt must have been
great. II resembled little. perhaps
the emotion of certain Frankford
man.
This man had small nephew OF
whom he was very fond. One night.
in evening dress. he called at the
Youngsters house. and. taking him on
his knee, gave demonstration of an
opera hats mechanism. First he would
crush his tall black hat into a pan.
cake. Then. with lond report. he
would spring 1t back into its proper
shape again.
"The little fellow was amused. He
took the hat. lie, too. found he could
crush It and open II again with ease.
He played with It for half an hour.
He had good time. The episode
made an impression on him.
THE uncle called the next month
on Sunday afternoon. This time he
wore frock coat and silk hat. He
placed the silk hat on a table in the
hall. entered the parlor. anc began to
converse with his brother.
An hour parsed. Then the little
nephew entered. with somethius
black and shapeless in his hand
Uncle he said, this hat IA harA,
er than your other one. I've had q
sit on II. but can't get It more'n haIl
shut '"-Bunalo Enquirer.
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Made Good in Forlorn H'p.

Finis J. Garrett. the ne" y"
man from the Ninth Tennes. y
trict. seemed to have been ~. 2
hope when he enterea ~ I'D Y
against Rice A. Pierce, WV WI. nd
in congress fourteen years a.Ia,
took the stump. arrayed IN y. ~. =
rusty suit Of clothes, on ne u i,
issue that Mr.. Pierce naa Ira m. -
and that the good things .,srs :, an I [
district agreed with tn's' s'.sA,.losl
pathies being with the ,s ~. ,,d 4
but evidently brainy YOUTH
ret won out.
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cnAprER vII.-contlnusd.

$50 you see," concluded Tony at the
close. Hamilton is as great scamp
~ ever drew breath. or he is what
we thought him to be, thoroughly
honest man."
You say Bruce took the first tack"
Yes"
"And you want me to take the
other"
Tony nodded.
well. II l have got to handle the
matter I'm sorry he went on in COM
pany with woman. Women play the
deuce with men. even the more decent
sort"
well, It never has been proved that
he went far with her."
But he knew her. II seems: and
such a woman was known as Ashley's
wife In Valparaiso"
Condolences are more common
than people think. I've been struck
by them twice lately. don't read the
Bible as often as | ought. but twice
lately. Sunday morning. | have read
few verses. and on going TO church
the minister would read the same for
fuOTuiuS ltssOu. NOW, l say CousiNei-
ing how many verses the Bible con-
tains, these two incidents are more
striking than the single one Of Hamil-
toms riding on the train with wom-
an who has since been proved to be
connected with n bank defaulter in
the West. You haven't considered.
either" said Tony, shrewdly. that
Bruce was led to Ashley by the clew
furnished by her emerald hair
THAT is something worth looking
at. Sometimes wrong starting point
sets people on wild goose chases'
Swan. who was one of the brightest
men in the profession. took up the
matter with great enthusiasm after he
talked with Constance.
'If he Is not innocent he ought to be
for her sake" he said to Tony.
As 1t transpired the search was not
rs long as he anticipated. for. although
the direct line of railroad was COM
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Two c.nny seessm:'. :.,

When Andrew Carnesie ..d,isi'
Of taking up golf he was aas..,,rhursa|
Baillie Mackenzie Of Ea'aS sa,So q
lay out a golf course 2, AZ IA ne "
YOU " wv viii add ten years =, to CO., Ssr
"Do you say sol" SAID ~ = 10 81
Il. you can add ten years yas.ss ss Il
I will make you p,,sd p the q
millions" "well." replss, civ %
masistrat, r can't e.sc.,y, s.,;,,,oss. 3
but nj play you for two two s,passs %,'',ss
your own green" TINS !
Ter was not accepted.
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The Job That Jared.

One Of the small army Of hands"
employed on one Of the Staten Island
municipal ferryboats was busily en-
saged in trying to polish piece Of
brasswork. He looked 70 glum ana
sour and was 70 evidently inclined to
throw up the Job that passenger .e.
merked: s!ou-er don't seem to like
your tesl. z G ( z II, s,
The mn IqaEe1 ~ with q sataeo
iesSs Y ~ ~ ~ y I! N ~ i8l 7Iis =
4 :! \ h
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Lsroe,t American Farm.

The largest held Of corn in the
United States. II not in the world. was
that on the Adams farm, IN Sac coun-
~, near odebolt. One hundred and
five men working with 500 horses apd
thirty-seven. corn cutters, have shuck.
ed corn 70 the estimated arbount ot
100000 hubhsl3 ~. AdAnny the7 e7oWSl.
In of ~ s1aEn, sueezG plt ~ kla
yiAS W ~ u 9tlGy> y n tc
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buckingham Palace. London. March
II. 1856. Her full name is Victoria
Patricia Helen Elizabeth. She made
her debut n little over two years ago
and is said to be one OF the prettiest
prlncesses of the reigning house. II
rumor is to be credited. she has had
many suitors. including King Alfonso.
who is TO wed her cousin. Princess
Ena Of Battenberg. and Prince Eitel
Frederick of Germany. Patricia is re-
ported TO entertain affection for Lord
Anglesey.
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sxpsr. BiIndfo'd ryr's,'',1 ss,,,1

Miss May CarrinstoI : ,secct
Mass. has broken :" ..om diel
biIndfold typswritins ~ Y. ~
writing $3.50 words tne ss.si Il
and 1851 the second . .s,1siss I
words II one hour ~ ~ ~.
m, IN soeh " wnics ~
49, iS1uetsd Thls Faye
& { Ikl1j6 lIloss laae
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Not Afraid 70 b Seen.

How does 4 feel to be I. chofre
sirlf 4 must feel terrible to hsVa
hundreds q men gaxIpa ct one wh62
c1le y drsased 70 vchntiiy /" A ',
!; "a T. - tsrribie III s0sS. ~ 4
4 ~ !. ~ -! ~ ~, q y; v 81
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PRINCESS WOULD WE'D MARQUIS
Nephew Of English King Said to Have
Bestowed Love.

Princess Patricia. who. 1t Is report
ed, desires to wed the young MARQUIS
of Anglesey. is the third child and sec
ond daughter of Prince Arthur, DUKE
of Connaught. brother OF King Edward
of England. Patricia was born In
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
A LIFE CONTRACT

This high noon at the home of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Coulter of 305 South Fourth street,
was celebrated the marriage of Miss
Laura A. Coulter to Mr. George Rob-
bins. both we'll known and popular
young people Of this city, Rev. Beadles
of the First Methodist church being
the officiating Clergyman. The cere-
mOny was performed in the parlor and
the guests composed only the immedi-
ate relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties. The bridal couple
We're unattended. The bride was at
tired In very becoming gown of just.
a Philippine fabric. and the groom a
Ia mode. The Coulter home was made
beautiful for the occasion by the lib
eral use of golden glow and other
flowers and winery. At the conclusion
of the ceremony and the customary
congratulations, the guests sat down
to bountiful and appetizing wedding
dinner. This evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Robbins leave on a trip to the twin
cities. Winona and other points. They
will return in week or ten days and
take up their residence in this city,
where the groom enjoys lucrative
law practice. Among the out of town
guests present were Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
nest Robbins of Crookston, the former
a brother of the groom, business man
ager of the Crookston Daily Times.
The many friends here and elsewhere
join in wishing for the parties of the
first part in today's contract, a happy
and prosperous life
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
EAT DRINK AND Be-"

A number of Grand Forks sports
men have secured location and are
arranging to build magnificent hunt
ing lodge on the Mouse river, few
miles from the town of Maxbass. Plans
for the building, drawn by Architect
Edwards of this city, show that it will
be the finest one in the state. There
will be main building which will
include lounging and smoking room,
and on either side number of rooms
which will be fitted with berths some
thing on the plan of Pullman sleeper,
the entire arrangement being such that
a comfortable bed may be had in few
minutes. The kitchen will include
everything needed to prepare the ma
terial to satisfy the inner man and
will be arranged so that it will be pos
sible to provide meal dainty and
elaborate enough for king in very
short time. Boat houses and other
conveniences have been provided in
the plans and visit to the lodge will
be among the delights of the local
sportsmen. The motto, which will be
placed on the building, was selected
by prominent and beautiful young
lady Of this city and reads, Eat,
drink and be merry today, for tomor-
row We may die"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
A SALESMAN'S CLUB.
w. Z. Weber, Who Spoke Here, Or.
ganfzes One at Duluth.

A craftsmanship club, including
statesmen from all the big mercantile
establishments of Duluth, has been
formed at the Y. M. C. A.. consisting
OF thirty members, up to date. w. C..
Weber. of Minneapolis. who spoke in
Grand Forks during the hardware con-
vention. was in Duluth and assisted
In forming the club. He also addressed
the meeting on the subject of practical
salesmenship.
Weekly meetings will be held by the
club throughout the fall and winter.
Mr.. Weber of Minneapolis, will con-
time to address the meetings every
week and other practical talks will be
given. Six special topics will be dis
cussed by prominent outside men dur
Ing the season.
Leslie T. Hubbell. house salesman
for the Marshall-Wells Hardware COM
pany was chosen president of the club;
8. T. Dingman Of the Duluth Paper
Box company, vice president; ]. C..
Dunwoody of the Gowan-Peyton-Tw
ny company, secretary; and F. s..
Green of the Gray-Tallant company,
assistant secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
FARGO FAMILY -SADDEyED.
Wife Not In Right Mind Husband
Wants Her Sent to jamestown.

An information was filed in the
county court at Fargo yesterday after
noon by Frank Lake to the effect that
his wife bore indications of insanity
and asked that she be given hearing
before the Cass county insanity board
for the purpose of determining her
mental state. In the affidavit he
states that she has not been in her
right health or frame of mind for more
than six months past during which
time she has been treated by private
physicians.
About the first of the year she was
taken to Hot Springs, Ark, where
she was treated by specialists but
to no avail. She was brought home
again and has been under the care of
physicians who recently recommended
that she be sent to jamestown to be
treated at the state institution.
She will be taken before the insan-
ity board, L. l.. Twitchell and DR.. E.
NJ. Darrow being the members who
are in the city at the present time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
E. J. LANDER s. co. nsr1 ~,
PERSONALS

DR.. Orr Sanders is hunting near Me.
Gamma today.
G. L. GRADER went to Larimore on
business today.
r. w. Reynolds was here from Bath
gate last night.
Dr. Grassick is at Buxton today ON
professional matters.
Theo. Picard registered in from
Esmond last night.
L. M. Leaman was in the CITY from
Hillsboro last night.
Miss Marian Dinnie is back from 8
pleasant stay at Maple Lake.
A. F. Price of Valley City spent last
night In the city on business.
Miss Mary Daugherty of Portal, is
spending the day in the city.
Art Dinnie is nursing a tlourishing
Jobs comforter" on his neck.
Fred Wadsley will leave for st. Paul
on business tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Geo. Blackburn was a passen-
ger to Maple lake this morning.
Attorney Fred ]. Traynor of Devils
Lake. was in the city over night.
Miss Mary Boyer is expected back
from Winnipeg tomorrow evening.
Miss j. s. Doherty is expected back
to her work the first of the week.
w. w. Hall went to Maple lake this
morning, as did also Geo. B. Winship.
]. C., Dimmick Of Upham, was among
the prominent visitors in the city last
night. '>'
Miss Pearl Fry leaves for st. Paul
tomorrow to spend three-weeks' va
cation.
Miss Hanrehan of Larimore, was the
guest of friends in the city, returning
home yesterday.
P. j. Smith and wife of Devils Lake.
were among the visitors from the west
In the city yesterday.
Miss Margaret Morrow is ENJOYING
her stay in Minneapolis where she IL
attending the state fair.
Mrs. J. L. Cashel of Grafton. was the
pleasant guest of friends in the city.
returning home yesterday.
Jack Fowler has gone to Fargo to
accept position as travelling sales
man for Cincinnati concern.
Earl Cutahall has resumed his posi-
ton at Nash Bros, after a three
weeks vacation in the Twin Cities.
George Emslie, the Devils Lake &C.
ment block manufacturer. stopped in
the city on his return from the east.
Miss Lucy Sheffield returned home to
Moorhead this morning, after a pleas
ant visit here with her cousin, Miss
Edna Cooper.
Miss Hilda Johnson, one of the lady
mattresses at the Hotel Dacotah, is
suffering with an aggrieved case of
bloodpoisOning on her arm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
HUNTING At l2:0lA.M,

This morning at 1901 the game sea-
son opened in North Dakota and many
who had never lost an hours sleev
for year were awake at that time
to get the first shot at the feathered
game. Yesterday afternoon wagon
loads of men clothed in duck and
armed with every kind of modern fire
arm and some other kinds of fire
works. and accompanied by number
less dogs, could be seen making their
way to the country. Every one was
enthusiastic about the game he ex-
pected to secure, but what the results
will be cannot be determined until the
invoice Is taken tonight. 1t is clear
though that if the birds escape the
shots Of all the hunters who are out
today they will indeed bear charmeu
lives. More than three hundred went
out from this city, and from every
farm and town the number was pro-.
portionately large.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
A GRAND FORKS BOY


The many friends of Eastman Bur-
rows, former Grand Forks boy, now
in charge of the general contracting
department of the Western Electric
company, Chicago, will be pleased to
learn that he Is making great sue
cess In his line. According to Presi-
dent Crawford of the company men,
toned, Mr.. Burrows since being placed
in charge of his department year or
so ago when it was nothing more or
less than a scrub adjunct of an i'm
mense business, has brought its value
up to a half million dollars per
annum. Only this week he figured on
and landed $4,000 contract in Mil
waukee for his company. Mr.. Bur-
rows is the only son of Albin s. Bur-
rows of this city and is a graduate
of the electrical engineering depart
ment of Cornell university.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
FUND.- NOW $4,000

The 100000 fund for Wesley COL
lege, begun several weeks ago, and
which is to be used in the construction
of new buildings, is growing very sat
tsfactorily. DR.. E. P. Robertson an
nounced today that the pledges Sc
cured to date amounted to little less
than $4,000. The amount is increas-
ing daily, due to the efforts of DR..
Robertson and his field workers. The
former went to Park River today, with
the expectation of securing another
$500 or $1,000 there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
LOOK FOR FREEMAN

The sheriff's Office has been notified
to be on the lookout for Green Free
man who escaped few days ago from
the Jamestown asylum. His hobby
was threshing, and it is thought he
will seek crew engaged in this kind
of work. The crews for twenty miles
around jamestown have been searched
but no clue to the missing man has
been obtained. 1t is thought he will
try to get back in the neighborhood
of McCanna, from where he was origin
ally committed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
A MEDICAL MEETING

The Grand Forks District Medical
assQciation will hold it's next regular
nesting at the Commercial club rooms
in this city, Sept. IL. There will be
three interesting papers. DR.. Healy
will read one on "Some Common
Means Of Typhoid Infection" DR.. Tay-
lor will discuss "Zonal Skin Diseases"
DR.. Crane will read paper on Local
lied Pains of the Head and Their
Causes" A smoker and social session
will follow the. regular program.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
Says Chicks Are Scarce.

George McNicol came in last night
from trip up the Hannah branch
and on the 500. He drove from Lang
don to Nacoma. a distance of u miles,
and never saw chicken. Others
from up that way report similar con-
ditions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
ELEVATOR FED FIRE

The Minneapolis & Northern Eleva-
tor Co.'S elevator and storehouse at
Mallory was destroyed by fire of un-
known origin the night before last be-
tween and 10 o'clock. The fire was
beyond control when discovered and
the structure was completely destroyed.
There was no grain in the structure,
1t having been closed for several
months. It is believed that tramps
accidentally or maliciously set fire to
the building was completely destroyed.
neighborhood of $500. 1t is not known
whether there was any insurance on
the structure or not.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
Examination CLOSED.

The teachers examination closed
this afternoon. sixty-eight applicants
In all having taken the tests. Three
OF these were competing for state
primary certificates. In addition to the
teachers mentioned yesterday. the fol-
lowing were present today: Katherine
Hendrickson, Jane Bath, Agnes Scott
and Anna Demiars.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
Two Buildings.

Paulsness Bros. are erecting two
residences on Chestnut street between
Second and Third avenues. They will
be neat and coy and will either be
rented or for sale.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
Meeting With Success.

}. A. Evans, who recently arrived
here to take position with the Gets
music house, has secured fine rooms
In the Security block and fitted the
same up in very tasty manner. Mr..
Evans Is meeting with success in or
ganizing a class, he having already
secured list of Is who will take in
struction from him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
Entertained at Cards.

Mrs. John Hannafin and Mrs. Van
Sycle entertained at cards Yesterday
afternoon, the out-of-town guests be-
Ing Mrs. Magoon, Lawrence, Mass;
Mrs. McGrath, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Mrs. Miller, Marquette, Mich; Mrs.
Vidal, Boston, Mass. Mrs. Miller and
Stricken received the prizes. Garden
flowers were used in prettily decorat-
ing the house, and light refreshments
were served. The afternoon proved a
very delightful one to the guests pres
ent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
A Fine Driver.

]. r. Waters has purchased and
shipped to this city a fine thorough
bred driver from below which is at
tracing the admiration of local horse
men. The horse is a natural PAGER
and from a fast family.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
On Freight Run Again.

Mike Mclaughlin, the Dutch" boy,
who has been running on the st. Vim
cent Fargo passenger train as brake
man for the past few days in the alb
sence of the regular brake, has again
resumed his freight run out of South
Crookston. He thinks there are better
things than passenger breaking and
says the freight is good enough for
him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
To Begin Monday.

Threshing will begin on the O'Con-
nor farm near the city on Monday.
There is something like 500 acres of
grain of all kinds to be threshed and
the job Is something of task, and the
expense of threshing alone would be
considered good years income by
many eastern farmers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-01
Having Vacation.

o. Grubbs and wife and F. R. Will
son. both men local Great Northern
employees, have laid off, and this
morning left for Bowesmont, N. D..
being accompanied by dogs, guns and
other hunting paraphernalia. They
expect to kill couple of million
birds, anyway.