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of investigation which would make its
returns in dollars and cents.
1t is true there would be some
trouble in securing men to discuss this
matter intelligently, but one good in
structor would be worth a score of
such as are often sent out to farmers
institutes. Instead of spending money
to secure story tellers from Ohio and
New York who know nothing of agri-
cultural conditions in the northwest,
and who have to be set right by the
farmers on nearly every subject they
attempt to discuss. an expert in road
building under conditions like our own
could be secured and the time wasted
by these thorists we'll used by him.
Good roads in this state are be-
coming greater necessity every year
because of the heavier traffic and the
centralizing of that traffic on a few
leading roads. 1t is as important for
the people of the state to know how
to build roads so that they can get to
market at the least cost, as it is
for. them to know how to raise a few
more bushels of grain on an acre.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
4 MUCH.NEEDED STATUTE.

few months ago prominent bank
er of this city in public address ad-
vocated the plan of taxing the banks
OF the country small rate for the
purpose of creating and maintaining a
fund to be used in securing depositors
of defaulting banks payment in full
for their deposits. D
The recent defalcation of a couple of
the prominent banking institutions of
the country. and the consequent heavy
loss to the depositors, many of whom
were unable to stand it, and many of
whom lost their all, has called atten-
ton to the matter in an emphatic
manner.
Is 1t absurd to discuss the idea of
conducting business in this age with
out banks-a plan recently suggested
by an eastern paper. We are too far
advanced for that. Since it is neces-
sary to have them, the next best thing
TO do is to make them as safe as it is
possible to do. The government in a
sense secures itself against loss by the
requirement of what amounts to
deposit of cash The states, as a rule,
DO not require this protection to them
selves. In either instance, however,
1t Is the depositor who suffers in case
OF default. If a specializing cashier
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
FALSE TEACHERS.

Without stopping to investigate the
facts some of the state press, which
is always on the lookout for some
thing which may be distorted into op-
position to the existing order of things.
attempts to set up the contention that
the increase in railroad taxes recently
made by the state board Of equalization
was not so much as the increase in the
value of farm lands and that conse-
quently the railroads are now escaping
their just proportion of the taxes.
The increase in the railroad valua-
tions are not far from an average Of
twenty per cent. The increase in the
value of farm lands varies from ap-
proximately five per cent in Bottineau
county to something like twelve in
Stark county. with the exception of
Dunn. Bowman and old Williams
where the increase was thirty-three
and one-third per cent. and Hettinger
where it was one hundred per cent.
But these are the new protions of the
state in which the change during the
last year has been practically from the
raw prairie to the cultivated farm.
And. too, they must be set over against
such counties as Pembina and Grand
Forks where there was no increase
whatever, Cass, Richland, Ransom.
Towner and Trail counties which were
decreased, and Cavalier. LaMoure.
Nelson, Ramsey and Walsh which
were increased anly one per cent or
less.
The lands in the newer portions of
the state. as will be seen from these
figures. were increased as was right
and equitable. while those in the older
portions and which have not made any
material advance in valuation. have
either been reduced or retained at
practically what they were assessed
last year.
Bottineau is probably an average
county so far as these two extremes
of conditions are concerned. 1t is not
one of the new counties. nor yet is it
SO old that it could be placed in the
same class with Pembina and Grand
Forks. Its increase was five per cent,
and this is fair index for the entire
state.
1t is not difficult to see that If the
railroads we're increased twenty per
cent and the farms five that the real
estate did not get the worst of the deal
by any means.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

desires to seek other climates, and
carry his trust with him, the confiding
depositor is compelled to accept what
ever the money left behind will pay
him when distributed pro rata among
his fellow-victims.
But if the state would require
reasonable tax on the deposits of all
state banks. the funds so arising to be
covered into the state treasury to be
held for the purpose indicated, 1t
would make the system of banking
comparatively safe for depositors, and
would certainly serve a good public
purpose.
1t would be a move in the right
direction for the next legislature to
enact law of this character and
thereby protect the people of this
state from the dangers which lie in
defaulting and absconding cashiers,
such as Minot recently experienced.
and such as have recently made
Chicago and Philadelphia notorious.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
PLANTS o. X.
Secretary Wilson Says q Good Word
for Meat Packers.

secretary wilson says q Good Word
for Meat Packers.
Annotated Press to The EvesinE Times.
Washington, Aug. so.-secretary
Wilson returned today from an ex-
tended trip through the west and
northwest. He inspected personally
many meat packing plants in the vari-
GUS cities he visited. making It a point
always to call at the plants of given
city without previous notice.
In majority of instances the secre-
tary found the plants in good sanitary
condition. The packers everywhere,
he learned. are disposed to meet the
requirements of the law without quib-
BILE or protest. their desire being Sim
ply to learn definitely what Is expected
Of them.
BY Oct J., when the inspection of
domestic products will begin, the Sec
rotary believes that the majority of
the packing plants will have completed
arrangements for full observance of
the new law.
Secretary Wilson says that through
out the west and northwest the crops
are enormous, the oats crop being one
of the largest In the history of the
country:
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An IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.

A New York firm has sold five hun
dred engines and as many mixers
which will be employed in the manu-
featuring of cement blocks for build
ing purposes. During the correspond
ing period of last year the same firm
sold less than three hundred. The
comparison is significant in that it
shows the rapid increase in the use of
cement blocks as building material.
1t has been apparent for years that
the timber supply of this country,
enormous as it is. could stand the
drain upon it but comparatively
short time. Already it has been found
necessary to find substitutes for many
of the uses to which lumber was FORM
erly put. Pulp, which is the manu-
featured product of what would other
wise be waste timber, has had prom
inent place in the change.
Brick from time almost immemorial
has filled the place of timber as a
building material, will probably con-
tinue to do so for ages. But the fact
that it could be made only in favored
localities, and the cost of transporta-
ton, when used at a distance from the
manufacturing place, has been SER
ious drawbacks to the general use of
that product as a building material.
The cement block occupies an inter-
mediate ground. 1t is of course, some
what costly as yet, but not so much 80
as brick, all things taken into consid-
Grafton. The material, except the &C.
ment, can be found near almost every
farm. The cement is comparatively
. small item in the cost of manufactur-
ing. And in many instances the blocks
can be manufactured by the builder
himself, especially if he be farmer.
Sand, cement and muscle being the
essential ingredients; the blocks can
often be manufactured on the farm
during the winter months and at
remarkably small cost.
But II they must be manufactured
at the factory the cost is yet below
that for similar structures. even when
the lesser danger from fire iA not
considered. The buildings are warm
and healthy, and remarkably free from
dampness.
Architects are slow to adopt the use
of cement as a building material be-
cause they claim 1t does not have
sufficient crushing strength to stand
the weight of large buildings. There
is some merit in the contention. but
for small buildings. such as residences
and barns. it is amply strong and will.
in time. be the material used in their
cOnst ructiOu
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Amusen1ents
The Great McEwen.

One of the reasons of the ever in
creastng popularity of the Great Nc
Even is the rule he has made of
never returning to a town unless he
had new series of tricks and illusions
to offer and this season will see him
with the best program that experience
and money can procure he will be at
the Metropolitan theater for prelim-
mary season of three nights commenc-
ing Monday Sept 3.
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NEGRO IN AGRICULTURE.
Associated Pres. to The Eve.i,x w,

0""0ca"teo f,fess 10 The Evening Times.
Atlanta. Ca. Aug. 3O-"The Negro
in Agriculture" was the chief topic
OF discussion at the sessions of this.
the second day of the National Negro
Business league conference. The
speakers. all of whom have been con-
spicuously successful in farming, in
cluded John G. Henderson of licking
ton. KY. Alfred Smith of Oklahoma
City. Deal Jackson of Albang, Ga, and
William Boyd of Ellington. S. C. y
Charles Num- of Indianapolis and
William Hill of Montgomery, Ala.
spoke on the subject of market gar
dening. Daniel F. Freeman of Wash
ington. D. c.. told of the possibilities
of success for the negro in photo
graphy. and Charles 8. Carter of
Norfolk. Va. spoke of tailoring as
business for the negro.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

A. l. Widlund has put in big stock
of angle Back" cards in preparation
for the coming season. They are said
to be the finest ever brought to the
city. They are not exactly an insur-
ance policy against your partner
trumping your command, but the
pleasure that you find in them will
make you forget such trifling annoy
ances and cause you to come out of
the game fresh and sweet and without
a snarl.-Evening Press.
In other words if the game is not
TO your liking you are privileged to
angle out of it. as it were. How
nice!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Judging by the tone of the official
organ of the state democracy the
members of the party of the great
unwashed are rather backward in
the matter of coming forward with the
much-needed campaign contributions.
The aforesaid organ may be successful
in ghosting the delinquents into
proper sense of their duty, but we very
much doubt 1t,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

The tendency of the modern course
of study in the public schools to in
clude an enormous number OF SUBJ
jects is often blamed for the skimming
and superficial methods which the
pupils develop. 1t is partially true.
but there is another thing which the
critics do not often take into consider
alton. and. that is the fact that the
pupils are allowed during the school
session to spend the evenings in var
ious amusements which detract the
mind from school work. while the loss
of sleep incapacitates them from
good work during school hours.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

The Evening Press shows signs of
being unduly perturbed over the pos
sible condition Of Senator Bacon's
bank roll. According to the Evening
Press there should exist a warm fell
low-feeling between Mr.. Bacon and its
own Mr.. Duis inasmuch as the latter
is believed to be somewhat of an
authority on gold bricks, himself.
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- Fl X e.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
90 . . . Q . . o . . . 8 . o . o .
. Congressman .
A. J. GRONNA, OF Nelson. o
T. F. MARSHALL, of Dickey. .
. Governor o
. E. Y. SARLES. of Trail. 40
. Lieutenant Governor .
r. S. LEWIS, of Cass. y
Secretary of State =
ALFRED BLAlSDELL. Of Ward. .
= Treasurer =
. A. PETERSON. of Sargent. .
. Auditor y
. H. l.. HOLMES. of Pembina. o
Supt. of Public Instruction .
W. l.. STOCKWELL. of Walsh. .
= Insurance Commissioner =
E. C. COOPER, of Grand Forks. .
Attorney General .
T. F. M'CUE, of Foster. .
Supreme Court Justices o
D. E. MORGAN. of Ramsey. 9
. JOHN KNAUF, of Stutsman. o
. Commissioner of Agriculture =
w. C. GILBREATH, of Morton. 8
Railroad Commissioners .
. C. s. DIESEM. of LaMoure. Q
ERICK STAFNE. of Richland. Q
. SIMON WESLEY, of Pierce. o
. . . . o @ o o o 8 o . 8 o 9 8 8 &
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Have you noticed the butterflies?"
inquiries Quentin" in the Minneapolis
Tribune. Can't say that We have, but
there is fairly reliable private board
ing house keeper over on Fifth street
who solemnly assures US that he most
certainly has.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

The fact that William Randolph
Hearst has announced his withdrawal
from the democratic party on the eve
of the home coming of Mr.! Bryan will
probably act as "a wet blanket on the
Nebraskan. as he had expected much
from that quarter of the political field
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

Spiders are not always solitary crea-
lures. A scientist has lately found in
Southern India species of spider that
builds spongy nests with outlying
webs. each nest being occupied by 40
to 100 spiders, with q large excess of
females; sometimes five or six nests
are clustered together. The spiders
not only live and work together, but
they share with one another any prey
that may be captured. and some even
show maternal affection approaching
self-sacrifice.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
Sentiment to be Inculcated.

Let reverence Of law be breathed by
every mother to the lisping babe that
prattles in her lap; let it be taught in
the schools, seminaries and colleges:
let it be written in primers, spelling
books and almanacs; let it be preached
latiye halls and enforced in courts of
Justice. in short. let it become the
political religion of the nation
Abraham Lincoln.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

1t is rather amusing to note the
regularity with which the peewee OPP
position papers of the state persist in
throwing fits every time Senator Hans
brough's name receives favorable
mention,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

If the hold-up artists who are in
Testing this section at this time and
preying up on the honest men who
come to the state to labor in the
harvest fields we're put to work build
ing public roads to work out their
fines the public would be served
double purpose.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

The fellows who are bowling be-
cause We do let the Filipinos have
separate independence will shout
themselves hoarse because we let go
of Cuba befoe the seeds of rebellion
were completely exterminated
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M3>1A:92~e4r
@&,''<As1y
GZ65. 1rr
t.. g. uc@4 ~

private individuals or firms SO as to
shut out the printing of business en-
velopes would satisfy large number
of printing houses. but would prob
ably cause a disturbance amony those
who have been having their printing
done at Washington instead of at the
local shop. = !
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When a young man marries he
thinks his wife an angel, but he dis
covers later on that she is not even a
good cook! - .
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law by the national legislature
preventing the government from en-
gaging in the printing business for
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
CLEAR CASE OF SATAN REBUKING SIN.
MUST NEEDS WALK VERY STRAIGHT ou P

of
PIRATEs.'-Grand Forks Herald
the
terms the state printing combmel
Tribune George B. winshp for
the plaindea1er
hereby
printing 1908 and
1904 Of
printing Grand
Herald bid
ship gross amount
received the state
three parties signing agreement,
the said N. uessrs
W1nsn1P,
IL jewell, Walker Bros Hard
Signed this day of August, 1902.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-10-19
AGAINST OIL COMBINE
VOLUMiNOUS INDICTMENT RE-
TURNED BY GRAND JURY AT
JACKSON, TENN.
FINES WOULD BE ENORMOUS
CONVICTION MIGHT COST THE
STANDARD COMPANY MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS.

jackson, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE grand
Jury of the special term OF the United
States district court returned a volu-
minous indictment against the Stand
ard Oil company Of Indiana. The
charge IS transportation of separate
carloads of oil at rates discriminating
in favor of the Standard Oil company
Of Indiana. Alleged illegal shipments
For the past three years are covered.
The indictment contains 1924 counts,
each count constituting separate Of
tense. The maximum penalty for each
Is $4,000 fine and the minimum is
$1,000. The maximum total fine upon
conviction would reach $30,4S0,00O;
he minimum would be $1,524,000.
The Indictment is the outcome Of
She investigation made by Commits
sfoner Garfield of the bureau of cor
porations, department of commerce
and labor.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-10-19
SUBMARINE VESSEL SUNK.
French Lieutenant and Fourteen Sail
ors Perish.

French Lieutenant and Fourteen Sail
ors Perish.
Paris, Oct I'm. Thomson, min
lister of marine, has received an Off
cial dispatch from the naval COM
mandant at Biserta confirming the
sinking of the submarine Lutin. The
message says:
"The submarine Lutin, while exer-
cising off the jetties, disappeared from
the view of the accompanying tug.
Search and dragging operations were
begun Immediately and resistance
was felt at depth of 1870 feet near
the place where the Lutin sank"
1t now appears almost certain that
the crew of the Lutin has suffered a
fate similar to that which overlook
the crew of the submarine Farfadet
here last year. The crew of the Lutin
numbered fourteen men, under COM
mand Of Lieutenant Phoepen.
Admiral Bellue, commander of the
Tunis naval division, who went out
on-.board tug, returned and said that
owing to the heavy seas and the OBJ
security 1t was Impossible to continue
salvage operations until dawn. The
tugs and torpedo boats. however, will
remain near the place where the Lutin
made her final plunge. One of these
boats reports that it's drag encoun-
tered resistance as though vessel
were lying at the bottom.
The British consul general pro.
posed to the French resident general
to telegraph to the British admiralty
at Malta for salvage assistance. This
offer was accepted and powerful salv-
age apparatus will be sent at once to
the scene of the catastrophe.
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CONSPIRACY CASE.
That Against the Standard in Ohio Is
Nearly Ended.

F,indlay, O., Oct. lit is expected
that the case of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Ohio on trial for conspiracy
against trade will be in the hands of
the jury within twelve hours. The
evidence is all in and arguments have
progressed for four hours. The jury
has yet to hear Attorney Kline for the
defense and the closing argument for
the state by Attorney General Ellis.
Prosecutor David and Attorney Phelps
argued for the state, and Mr.. Troup
made the opening argument for the
defense.
The prosecution told the jury there
never had been an actual cessation of
the Standard oil trust Of 1882, as
shown by the evidence, although the
form Of the organization had been
changed. The defense made its main
point that while the evidence showed
all the so-called subsidiary companies
to be owned by the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey not one syllable
Of evidence had been adduced to show
that the defendant company was so
owned.
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LUNATlC DEFEATS OFFICERS.
Posse viii Try to Capture Demented
Minnesota Farmer.

TOSSS Ntl IVY ~ SrarlAtS DSiiiSiiASH
Minnesota Farmer.
Chatfeld, Ninn., Oct. 17.-Two
deputy sheriffs and a city marshal
have received severe drubbings at the
in the woods near this place, and one
of the deputies has a few small shot
in each arm as a result of his second
attempt to arrest the lunatic.
Meanwhile the farmer is out after
still other game, having applied to the
county attorney of Fillmore county for
permission to kill Dr. Woodruff of this
city. DR.. Woodruff treated one of the
mans daughters during an illness and
the father resents the methods en-
ployed by the physician and is now
seeking his death as an atonement.
The girl is still alive and is being
treated with horse medicine by her
father.
The county authorities have given
up hope Of capturing the man by any
ordinary methods and q posse has
been organized and is now arranginS
plans for his capture.
Fred Meter, farmer between fifty
and fifty-fve years of age, is the man
whose capture is sought by the off
GERS. He is extremely powerful, and
has not even the rudiments of an edu
cation, not being able either to read OF
write. When angry he is little other
than a wild beast.
Deputy Sheriff Blum and Marshal
Howard attempted to arrest Meter on
warrant charging insanity and both
ocers were badly pounded by the
whole Meter family and Blum was
wounded in the arms while trying to
hide behind a small tree when he saw
Meter was going to shoot at him with
shotgun.
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WOUNDS, BRUISES and B1rPNs

BY applying an antiseptic dressing to
wounds bruises, burns and like injuries
before inflammation sets in, they may be
healed without maturation and in about
one-third the time required by the old
treatment. This is the greatest discov-
cry and triumph of modern surgery.
Chamberla.n's Pain Balm acts on this
same principle. 1t is an antseptic and
when applied TO such injuries, causes
them to healvery quickly. 1t also al
lays the pain and soreness and pre-
vents any danger of blood poisoning.
Keep a bottle of Pain Balm in your
home and it will save You time and
money, not to mention the inconvenience
and sufferings such injuries entail. For
sale by Iayrc Drug Co.
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AN AWFUL COUGH CURED.

Two years ago our little girl had a
touch of pneumonia which left her with
an awful cough. She had spells of cough
ing, just like one with the whooping
cough and some thought she would not
get Well at ALL. We got a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
acted like a charm: She stopped coughing
and got stout and fat" writes Mrs. Ora
Bussard Brubaker, Ill. This remedy is
for sale by the Iavre Drug Co.