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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
AFFAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE
Woman, Showing: Marks Of Insanity,
Jumps From .Skidoo" Train-.,',.,
Shock Cures Her. ,is..,r..,.

j.. j. Smell, a lieutenant, returning
to kalispel, Mont, from a diligent
canvass of the timber country of Min
nesota, tells of a dramatic and hair
raising experience on the west bound
train as he was returning. A man
and wife with four little children,
pennsylvania Dutch, on their way to
their new home at Fairdale, WASH, &C.
cupted seats on the train The woman
acted queerly and several times the
man asked assistance from passen-
gers In taking care of the children.
1t was whispered about the car; that
the woman was developing insanity
and much sympathy developed for the
helpless little ones and the devoted
father. Occasionally the woman got
beyond his control and once the train
men had to guard her. AS the train
mo %, the Skiddoo) was bowling
along at about 20-mile stJeed. Ills
side of Minot. the mother suddenly
grabbed one of the children and start
ed Tor the door The child dragged
back and hollered, and attracted the
attention of the father. who was hold
ing baby Lieutenant Smell rose to
the occasion, also his feet, and made
rush for the fleeing woman but she
slammed the car door in his face, af-
ter releasing the child. When Smell
reached the platform the woman had
thrown herself from the train and was
half mile back, The train was stop-
ped and backed a mile up the track
to where the woman lay at the BOT.
tom Of the ditch Expecting to and
her dead ok rtlortallya injured, much
to their surprise a cut on the hgad
from which ahesspeedily :Iegained lost
consciousness was her only hurt A
physician fixed this up. when, strange
TO relate the woman's actions be.
'tobened recovered faculties. She had
no memory Of the journey on which
she had started but her memory bark
ened back to former days of sanity.
Her reason is completely restored &C.
cording to the physician, the shock
OF the fall from the train having re-
moved some substance which had
pressed upon her brain. There was
much rejoicing among that family
over the recovery Of the mother.
Mr.. Smell says the train had passed
over a twenty-foot trestle a moment
before the woman jumped, or she
would have inevitably been killed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
ARN0LO.MUS7 STAND
TRIAL FOR HIS
ACT
Larimore Man Who ATTEMPTED
Suicide is Found to be
Sane
THEREFOR RESPONSIBLE
For His Observation-Disclosures
Hearing This Afternoon at
Larimore.

G. G. Arnold, the Larimore man who
has been more or less in the limelight
OF late, more recently because of an
alleged attempt to commit suicide, the
act, it is claimed, being occasioned by
trouble between himself and his wife
who not long since instituted d.
vorce proceedings, was arrested
on Wednesday and yesterday brought.
to Grand Forks and placed on
trial as the defendant in a lunacy
proceedings. The board of in
sanity commissioners sat on Arnold's
case yesterday afternoon, and after a
thorough examination, concluded that
the defendant was thoroughly sane
and responsible for his acts. Arnold
was, thereupon, ordered held in Gus
tody, and was this morning taken to
Larimore by Deputy Sheriff Ketchum,
and this afternoon will be arraigned
before Judge Uffleman on a charge of
attempted suicide. This, under the
statutes of North Dakota, is a felony
and punishable by imprisonment.
Arnold was seen this morning by a
newspaper representative and seemed
amused that he bad been made the de-
fendant in lunacy proceedings.
Those who have followed the case, are
OF the opinion that Arnolds domestic
tribulations have to some degree eff
fected his poise.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
FOOTBALL GAME POSTPONED
Football Game Between Grand Forks
and Fargo Will Not be Played
Tomorrow.

1t was announced in last nights
issue of The Evening Times that the
high school championship football
game would be played in this city on
Saturday afternoon. A telephone mes
sage was received from Superintend-
ent Hoover last night after supper
stating that the game would have to
be postponed. He gave no reason for
the changing OF the date. This looks
bad for deciding game as the A. G.
plays the university here on Satur-
day and the high school champion
ship game should be played before
that date Either. the game will be
played the coming mid-week or ellie
1t will be played the same day as tie
big game.
Grand Forks has won the northern
championship in a decisive manner
and is very eager to meet the Fargo
bunch. 1t may be that some of tie
Fargo players are out for studies Or
for injuries and Sppt. Hoover wants
a full line up, ~: q
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
CHANGES N SOME OFFICES
Corps Of Clerks in Several County
Offices May be Shuffled
Some.

With the result Of the winr as in
the election last Tuesday known for
certain, there is some discussion al
ready as to the changes in the various
office forces. AS there are but few
new officials 1t Ia probable there will
not be many changes. From present
appearances, Miss Prindeville has won
over w. l.. A. Calder for the office of
county superintendent of schools. If
she is so declared the winner when
the votes are officially canvassed, she
will undoubtedly name new assistants
will retain his old force Of assistants.
as will Register of Deeds Hancock
and Clerk Of Court Spaulding.
In the Office of sheriff there will
probably be some changes under
Sheriff Hanson. Oden OVERLY may re-
main as deputy, although it is not
known whether he is DESTROYS of so
doing or not. Pat Mcmahon, another
deputy, Is a good man, but whether
he will be retained or not Mr.. Hanson
has not made public. There is a gen.
eral feeling among the citizens and
tax payers that it would be difficult to
get better men for deputies.
County Auditor Anderson will prob
ably retain. his old corps of assistants.
BY the election Of Judge Fisk to the
supreme bench q new Judge of the
district court in this city evil neees-
sarily have to be appointed by Gov
ernor Sarles. The new man has not
been announced yet and Governor
Sarles will be untrammeled in his
selection as no promises have been
made.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
.W|LUSTON IRRIGATION PROJECT IS
BEING PUSHED BY THE CONTRACTORS

and the foundations for machinery can
be carried on without interruption.
Every effort has been made to accom-
plish this result in order that the
machinery when it arrives can be
hauled at once to the building and
there stored and erected under cover.
The two carloads OF cement which
the government has furnished to Mr..
Donohue for his work have been near
ly all used in the concrete foundations
and walls. Another carload of cement
is due to arrive in few days.
Work has been started on the small
pumping station located about a mile
from town and 1t is expected that this
building will be completed before the
first OF January. One or two other
structures on the main canal will
probably be begun H. the near future.
Altogether the progress being made
reflects credit on the contractors for
the different classes Of work now un-
der construction. e -;
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09

Special Correspondence to The Evening
Times.
Williston, N. D., Nov. 9.-The pro-
sress recently made on the Williston
irrigation project has been very salts
factory, due to the exceptionally fine
weather which we have enjoyed dur
ing the past few weeks
Contractor Delaney has pushed the
excavation work on the main canals
very rapidly so that he is now con-
siderably ahead of schedule on this
feature OF the work.
Contractor Donohue has good
force of men at work on the power
house and the massive concrete walls
of the engine room are now about
eighteen feet above floor level and will
soon reach a point where roof trusses
can be erected in place. At the pres
ont rate he will be able to get this part
of the building rooted In before win
ter arrives so that the building of the
pits and ducts inside OF the building
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
TRAVELLING MEN ARE
AFTER. RAILROADS: ::
AND HOTELS
Better Accommodations and q
2-cent Rate is. Their
Slogan.
THE 1907 CONVENTION TO
Be Held in Grand Forks June
GA Campaign of
Publicity.

Grand Forks Council No. 81, United
Commercial Travellers, will hold a
meeting Saturday evening, when a
number of matters of considerable i'm
portance to the lodge will be up for
settlement. AS a side issue, a social
entertainment, with something to
drink and something to eat, has been
arranged.
In this connection it might be in
teresting to note that all active mem
bers Of the local council have now
underway campaign of publicity
which has for its purpose the boost
Ing of the next annual convention of
the U. c. T. to be held in Grand Forks
June and Z, 1907. Stationery with
place and date printed thereon. in
glaring type has been printed and is
being largely used by officers and
members of the local council.
At the coming convention there will
be up for consideration at least two
matters of more than ordinary i'm
portance to the travelling men of the
northwest. One of these will be the
matter of uniform railroad rate of
two cents within the borders of this
and adjoining states, and the other
Will have to do with the securing of
better hotel accommodations and more
reasonable charges. At the last an
nual convention, held June 1906, at
Albert Lea, Mimi, committees" were
appointed for the purpose of making
investigation, and to take steps rela-
tive to the securing of needed legis-
lation. These committees have been
at work ever since, and when the pro-
per time comes. will report what they
have accomplished. -. :. -, 49,.
The travelling men claim. with;refer-
ence to their connection with the ho-
tells of the several states, that they
are the E. q. marks, who are made to
dance for the fiddler. They are out for
square DEAL" and intend to keep at
work until they succeed in securing
the reforms desired.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
TOWN MUST MOVE away
Change Will Cost 500 Road In Nekh.
borhood Of 5000.

The people of the new town of Plaza,
N. D. on the 500 line are very much
worked up over the announcement that
the government had refused to issue
a patent for present site, upon the
grounds that it could not accept scrip.
and that 1t could be necessary to move
the town to another location, which
will in all probability be mile farth-
er west. This change of townsites will
necessitate the building Of three miles
Of extra track in order to reach the
new location, and it is estimated that
1t will cost the 500 company about
$4,000. Several of the buildings are
quite large and 1t will be a difficult
matter to move them that distance
without racking them to pieces.
Whether town will be moved this fall
or not, has not been definitely decided.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
THAT WHITE EARTH MURDER STORY ). I:
!. APPEARS NOW TO Be TRUE REPORT

Minot Independent: The readers of
the papers will remember story
printed last August regarding a sus-
pected murder along the White Earth
creek south of White Earth. At first
it was believed that some of the boys
had attempted to put up job on the
Ward county officers, but now it looks
as though a murder had been COM
mitted In fact it is certain that
woman was murdered along the banks
OF the stream. Sheriff Lee received
word on Aug. II that lot of woman's
clothing had been found on the banks
of the stream. The officers investi-
gated and aside from s(me blood
marks on the clothing. were unable
to gain any further trace of the VIC
tim. A few nights after, a horse and
buggy were left at the home of Alex
ander Will, who lives north of White
Earth. the young man who left them
there saying he would return for them
In day or two. He has not yet re-
turned. -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09

Having heart as big as that Of an
OK, he could not deny his friends. He
could not Withstand temptation and
yielded to 1t with sorrowful results
to himself. He has already spentha
year Of. his term and he has a gooi
chance TO breathe the air Of freedom
before another year rolls around,
When he steps fFom his prison cell,
he should be given helping hand II
he still disposes to reform. You may
have been one of the heaviest deposit
tiers In the Minot National bank when
1t failed, but 1t will not do you one
cents worth of good to kick a man
when he's down.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09

In the buggy Mr.. Will found sew
eral curious beads, wooden scarf and
number of set pins. These he saved.
Last week e. d. Allen, q livery man
from Boissevain, Canada, and a young
detective named P. Jones arrived at
White Earth and the livery man iden-
titled the rig as the one we'll known
young man Andrew Wolson had taken
from his barn. The detective has iden-
titled the beads and other trinkets as
peculiar to those worn by the Turtle
Mountain half breeds and it is there
fore believed that Wolson murdered
half breed young woman and sank
her body in a hole of the White Earth
creek. Wolson has not been seen
since the crime was committed. He
always bore good reputation IN Can
ada. his parents being very respectable
people.
1t is believed Wolson betrayed the
young half breed woman and in order
to shield himself, lured her to White
Earth where he committed the terri
BILE deed.
The detective is trying to locate
Wols0n. Is - .,,.,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
HAD STRANGE PREMOM|T|0N
Sawyer Farmer Goes to Barn to Look
After Stock, There Is Brutally
Slugged by q Horse Thief,

Sawyer, N. D., Nov. 9.-Going to his
barn In semi-somnambulfstic state
to look after his stock which he had
dreamed was out in a blizzard, Chas
Prime, farmer who lives nine miles
southwest Of this place was assaulted
and knocked unconscious by a blow
over the head that was dealt by a man
who was attempting to steal his hors-
es.
Prime says that he was about half
way awake when he reached the barn
and seeing man standing there he
thought it was the hired man and
spoke to him, receiving no response he
moved toward him. The stranger
dealt him stunning blow on the head
with club. Prime does not know how
long he lay unconscious. but he finally
recovered his senses and crawled back
to the house where he again lapsed in
to Inconsistencies. 1t is not thought
that he is fatally hurt.
Prime before losing consciousness
stated that 1t was his belief that his
dream had saved him from losing one
or more Of his horses.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
THE UNOFFICIAL MAJ0R|T|Es
OF the Successful Candidates for State,
County and Legislative
Office.

The returns Of the county are all
In, but everybody has been too busy
with other matters. to figure out the
standing of the various candidates on
the state ticket. So far as the official
figures have been made up the returns
show the following maiorities:
Fisk 1,949, Burke l,S30, Hans Ander-
son for county treasurer $40, Hanson
for sheriff, Wineman for Gates attor-
ney 81. Miss Prindeville for county
superintendent ~, Turner for state
senator in Sixth district $50, Ander-
son for house of representatives in
Sixth district 6S, Hallack for same
1873. Poupore for county commits
sioner in Second district, 10.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09

of the big timber Orders on the south
side of the bridge, where he hung for
moment, then dropped to the ground
and rolled down to the edge OF the
river where he laid unconscious for
two hours and half, until his groans
attracted the attention Of P. L. Lar
son and some others who were pass
ing by on their way home. They
picked up the unfortunate brakeman
and conveyed him to the city hospital.
His principal injury was found to be
a bad rupture of the abdominal wall
and he was otherwise badly battered
and bruised. It Is not thought the
injuries will prove fatal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
BUSINESS IMPROVES DAILY
Recent Fine Weather Has Kept
Farmers Busy, But They Can
Soon Relax.

Merchants in the city state that busi-
ness has materially increased during
the last few days. The open weather
has been SO good for farm work that
farmers have postponed their fall
trading until the farm work is prac-
tically completed. There will prob
ably be but little farm work to be done
on the outside after week more,
should the good weather continue
Then when bad weather comes, the
farmers will attend to the trading
Many of them have already completed
their farm work and they are now
looking after the winter supplies and
the trade in the city is correspondingly
improved.
The same conditions are found
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
WHO MAY LEGALLY
COUNT THE
VOTES?
Dispute Arises as to Who Can
Sit on the oanvassing
Board.
ONLY ONE Is QUALIFIED
Under the New Lava Uondi.
\,
!: ton Which Not Often
i
Arises.

Some question has arisen as to
whom shall constitute the canvassing
board in this county. The law requires
that on the fifteenth day after the elec-
ton. or 80 soon as the returns are
received, the canvass shall be made.
Chapter 81 of the acts 1901, reads as
follows:
THE county auditor shall call to his
assistance a majority of the county
commissioners of the county, or the
county treasurer. county Judge and
one county commissioner, and none
Of the persons so called shall be a
candidate for Office, unless there is not
sufficient of such officers who are not
candidates, and shall proceed to open,
ETC."
All the county commissioners are
candidates except Commissioner
Thompson, and under the first provis-
ion of the law these officials could not
be called in. But the same is true of
the others. The county treasurer and
county Judge are both candidates.
There Is but one person available un-
der the law as a member of that
f8rd. that being. Commissioner
Thompson. Then the question would
9e'whether when al are DISQUALIFIED
a4aer the first provision. the audi
tbt should not 60 back to the frst
boArd and call ia, his assistance d
majority Of the board Of county. COM
mtssIoners. 1t makes little difference
sol far as the results are concerned,
for no one thinks for a moment that
the seturns would not be exactly right
essn + I'll ll.s are candidates The The, novel
ty is that It: Is a condition which not
often arises. The county auditor is
disqualified and justice of the peace
will have to be called in to take his
place.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
STRANGE ..su!C!lE.AI LEEDS:
q:
Jumps From Train No. While at
Full Speed, West of
MinOt.

Conductor Perry. VINO makes Minot
his headquarters and who had charge
of Great Northern Train No. /, re-
ports the suicide of an unknown Nor
wegian. near Leeds, Wednesday night.
The man who was evidently about
Is years of age got on the train at
Churchs Ferry with ticket for Sill
vana. Wash. He was alone but gave
no evidence of insanity.
When the train was about three
niles east of Leeds and going at full
speed the man jumped through the
double windows and was dashed to
the ground. A number of section men
were sent out and he died few min
utes after they reached him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
ASSISTANT STATES ATTORNEY
Robert H. Bosard Appointed to Sue.
coed j. Denoyer at Minot-"Ap.
p0intment Deemed q Wise One

The many friends of Attorney Rob-
ert H. Bosard, son Of Attorney ]. H.
Bosard of this city. will be pleased to
learn of his popularity and success
at Minot. He has lately been appoint
ed assistant states attorney to sue
coed Joseph Denoyer at that place
and the appointment is certainly a
compliment to Mr.. Bosard's ability
as an attorney. He moved from this
city, where for some years after his
graduation he was in partnership
with his father, to Minot only last
spring and the appointment demon
strates the splendid impression he has
made. The Minot Optic says: Mr..
Bosard has shown himself to be capa-
BILE in handling criminal cases and
the selection is deemed a wise one"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
Jake erickson, REFORMED
President Of Defunct Minot Bank
Writes Letter From His Prison.

A Minot preacher received letter
from ]. A. Erickson, former president
of the Minot National bank, who is
now serving a five year term at the
United States penitentiary at Sioux
Falls, S. D. In the letter he says
that his imprisonment is hard, but
that he realizes that he richly de-
serves the punishment that Is being
meted out to him. He says that when
the prison doors open and he is once
more free man, he will profit by the
lesson that he has learned In the
gloomy penitentiary and he will yet
show his friends he has some man
hood left. He says that If the world
knew all, he would not be blamed
alone.
cake" Erickson possesses great
many good qualities of character.
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Deserves Q Medal.

Judge H. A. Ball Of Graf,I n is visit
ing at the home of R. "A. Sprague in
this city for few days. The Judge
thinks he is entitled TO, Carnegie
medal as he was elected in Walsh
county last Tuesday on the republican
ticket. Asked what methods he used
to accomplish such a wonderful feat
he replied that there was one thing
which always caught a democrat In
the tender spot, but his remarks closed
at this point and he refused to dis
cuss the matter. 1t is probable that
the judge is saving up that informa-
ton for. the purpose of becoming a
candidate for governor two years
hence: -: = =. -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
NORTH DAK0TAN FINED SIS
H. B. Finch Was Arrested for Hunting
Without q License.

" Crookston Journal: Last Friday
evening while enroute to st. Paul
through this city Deputy Game Warden
VIM. Munich arrested H. B. Finch of
Grand Forks for having hunted chick
ems IN Polk county the first Of the sea-
SON without a'licensen Tie ease. was
continued until this morning when the
defendant. entered y plea of guilty be-
fore Judge Mclean and was. fined $50
and costs, making q total Of $55. The
vigorous manner In which Warden
Munich. Is enforcing tie game laws, an
northern Minnesota is resulting in bet
ter protection OF the game and greater
respect for the game laws than has
ever been noted before.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09

among the collection concerns. They
state that they have never found COL
lection so backward, and while there
is disposition in some quarters to
charge this state of affairs to the
shortage OF cars for the transportation
Of grain, thus preventing the market
Ing of much of the present crop, and
a corresponding dimunition of the bank
accounts, the true reason is in the fact
that the farmers prefer to pay inter-
est on current accounts rather than
take time from the farm work during
the good weather to attend to them.
The cold weather will remedy the
short collections in q very DAYS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-09
N. p. WRECK.
Freight Derailed Three Miles East Of
Emhdnn nm fIaaaolfaxa R,ou>l

Freight Derailed Three Miles East Of
Embden on Casselton Branch.
An eastbound freight was wrecked
on the Casselton branch of the N. p.
three miles east of Embden, the Sec
ond station southwest of Casselton,
Wednesday afternoon. Seven cars
were thrown into ditch and others
piled upon the track. A trainman had
one leg badly bruised but there were
no other serious mishaps. The pas
senger train was just behind the
freight and had to be abandoned for
the day, backing to Embden. The
wreckage was cleared away during the
night and trains are running as usual.
The wreck was apparently caused by a
spreading of the rails.