The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-28

Lake and the bathing beach at the
lake, and the laker's are getting that
which is near unto godliness.
A Penn correspondent says that
every Monday refrigerator car is
left at Penn and the next day 1t leaves
for the east with our butter. The cor
respondent does not say what the car
brings In.
The Devils Lake Journal says the
wholesale houses OF st. Paul and Far
go are getting 1913 gait to get dis
tributing houses at that point.
Devils Lake which will be a great
money making concern, is trying to
induce some one to take It.
The Westhope Standard says crop
prospects were never better in this
county.
1t is now stated that Brewer started
that story about Rube Allyn's Mormon
proclivities and that duel will fol-
low the return of the humorist.
Five, 5-month old pigs were sold at
Wahpeton for 500. The FIVE weighed
991 pounds.
Eastern papers are declaring that
Senator McCumber was the man who
first named Roosevelt for the presi-
dency, and as result, several candi-
dates are asking the North Dakotan
to read the goose bone.
Quack grass is getting hold near
Brinsmade.
The Lidgerwood Monitor says the
talk of the black rust has subsidized
and there never has been any founda-
ton for 1t.
The city well at Dickinson is down
go feet, and good water is assured.
The Flaxton blind pigger who tried
to kill the sheriff who was trying to
raid his place, got seven and a half
years in which to learn to be good.
Crosby farmers are kicking because
people go on their land and cut hay
without permission.
Minot's marshal is rigidly enforcing
the city ordinance against heavy loads
He could have sold 1t at a profit be-
fore the late convention.
Lisbon has city park which is said
to be veritable paradise.
The Valley City Alliance is quite
positive that on further acquaintance
Editor Packard will materially revise
his present good opinion of Editor
Nye. Perhaps. But what about the re-
vision of Nye's opinion of Packard
when he becomes thoroughly familiar
with the dark and devious ways of
that malevolent mountebank? Doubt
less Nye will be found to be the one
who is entitled to whatever sympathy
the Alliance may have to tender in
the premises.
D. P. Abbey of Richardton is the
pastor Of six Methodist churches
cattle owner, a landlord, real es-
tate man, the editor of two papers,
a school teacher, leader in the af-
fairs Of his city, assessor for Hettin- 4
ger county, secretary of telephone
company, a dairyman, the father of
four children and a first class per-
former on the flute.
1t is authoritively stated that DR..
H. H. Ruger of Devils Lake is slow
ly but surely gaining his health. His
heart action is reported to be better
this week than at any time since he
was stricken, and the decided i'm
provement in his condition is taken
as a very hopeful sign for his COM
plete recovery.
The work on the Great Northern
railway bridge across the narrows at
Pelican point on the Aneta line has
been suspended for some time owing
to delays in getting materials from
the west. The unprecedented demand,
on account of the San Francisco
earthquake, has made it quite impos-
sible for the Washington and Oregon
saw mills to fill their orders prompt
ly and as all the piling and heavy
timbers used in the construction of
this bridge comes from the coast
mills, they have been compelled to
lay off their bridge crew.
w. H. Baird of Cogswell is suffer-
ing with asphasia, or loss of memory.
1t appears that while he can see to
read he cannot pronounce the words
as he cannot remember them.
H. ]. Hanson and family of La
Moure have gone to Denmark, where
they expect to locate permanently.
The twenty-round boxing contest
between kid" Lee Of Minot and Ed
die Gardner of Minneapolis, pulled
of at Prizes hall at Fargo was de-
clared a draw by Referee George Hart
of Granville.
A year ago last spring Mrs. James
Burroughs of Hankinson attempted to
destroy her entire family by admins
tering poison to them. The baby died
from the drug, but others recovered.
The woman was later adjudged insane
and was sent to the asylum at James
town. The last of the following De-
cember she was discharged from the
asylum as cured, and returned to her
family. She seemed alright for a
time, but the knowledge of the loss
of her child by her own hand worried
and grived her, and of late she has
seemed to break down, and finally she
demanded that she be returned to the
asylum, as she was fearful of again
seeking the lives of her family. A
few days ago she was before the
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