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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
A STATES CREDIT,

1t is something to the credit of
North Dakota to know that when the
last soldier who followed the flag in
the four years of blood and carnage
which swept over the land in the SIX
ties has passed from the scenes of
earth and when nothing remains of
the Grand Army of the Republic en-
cept the glory of its name, that this
state has furnished delegation who
have labored faithfully in the halls of
congress that the burdens of those who
wore the blue might be lightened in
their declining days.
The soldiers who went out at the
call of their country and forsook home
and lived ones. who clasped the tremb-
ling hand of wife and kissed the quiv-
ering lips OF children to have their
bodies made the targets for the enc
my's guns. gave little thought to the
pay. The pittance which they re-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
NOW FOR VICTORY.

The organization of the republican
county committee of Grand Forks
county is an event Of more than pass
ing Importance. The committee
through its chairman and secretary,
will have direction of party affairs in
the county for the next two years, the
most important work being the man
agement of the campaign now at hand
Mr.. H. Bendeke, the new chairman, is
man of intelligence and worth and
the new secretary. Carl Gowran, has
every necessary qualification to enable
him, in conjunction with the chair
man, to handle the campaign so as to
get out the fullest republican vote for
the entire ticket.
The Evening Times will cheerfully
cooperate with these gentlemen in
every way possible for republican sue
cess all along the line. Grand Forks
Is a strong republican county and
nothing will be lef, undone in Grand
Forks county from this time forward
to meet the republican wave that will
come from the western counties with
one little bit bigger if possible.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

ceived per month would not hire one
man to sleep one night upon the
ground with the snow for his cover
lid as they did for months at time.
1t would not induce one man to make
one weary and hurried march through
the burning heat and sitting dust nor
would it be the beginning of an in
ducement for any one OF this age to
suffer the pangs Of thirst and hunger
which many of these men suffered a
thousand times.
In the event OF the need of men to
defend the nation there would be Just
as many ready to respond. But they
would not consider the money.
The recompense due them tinan-
cially has only been given through
pensions. Nor should they have been
given these as matters Of charity. but
as their rights The government owed
i, to them. Unfortunately large class
of people did not believe so. 1t has
taken constant fight to secure justice
for the old soldier. and the men who
have fought for his rights against the
prejudices of those who have op-
posed. will be remembered with pride
so long as the memory of the boys in
blue remains part of political heri-
tage.
Brilliantly on this page OF our ma
tional history will stand the names of
North Dakota's gallant Representatives
in both branches of congress who
have done more for the good of the
old veterans than any other set of
legislators of like number in the
nation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
August.

4 day Of torpor in the sullen heat
Of summers passion: In the sluggish
stream
The painting cattle lave their lazy feet.
With drowsy eyes. and dream.
Long since the winds have died, and in
There lives no cloud to hint of ma
The sun glares. ever like an evil eye.
And withers flower and leaf.
Upon the cleaning harvest field re-
mote
The o 5aresher lies deserted like some
pismantlsd galle,en that hangs ahoat
The yearning cry Of some bewildered
Above an empty nest, and truant
Along, the rivers shady margin
4 harmony of noise
With liquid laughter. and with rip
ping calls
OF piping lips and trifing echoes sent
To mimic waterfalls.
And through the hazy Veil the atmo-
Has draped about the cleaning face
The sifted glances of the sun appear
In SpllnterlngS OF spray.
The dusty highway, like cloud of
dawn.
Trails DER the hillside, and the pass
erby.
4 tired ghost in misty shroud, tolls on
His journey to the sky.
And down across the valleys dropping
sweep.
withdrawn to farthest limit of the
The forest stands in silence. drinking
Its purple wine Of shade.
The gossamef floats up on phantom
The aiior-sision voyages the skies
And carries into chaos everything
That freights the weary eyes;
Till. throbbing on and on. the pulse
of heat
1ncreases-reaches- passes fever's
height
And day sinks into slumber. cool and
sweet,
Within the arm of night.
james Whitcomb Riley.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
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SCISSORS AND PASTE.

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The new elevator has just been COM
pleted on the Coleharbor stock farm,
near Garrison, N. D., which is owned
by Mrs. Mary Robinson and under the
management of her son, Geo. NJ. This
is one of the finest farms 10 be seen
in North Dakota and visit there will
convince you of this-over 500 acres
of fine crop almost ready for harvest
At the present time they have about
125 head of horses of the Percheron
stock with two fine registered Perch
eron stations and about $50 head of
cattle which consist mostly of the
Galloway breed. A farm like this
would set the eastern people to think
ing.-McLean County Independent.
General Washburn and party came
to Wilton last week in their private
car, the former to look after his var
iOus interests here. He inspected the
crops, the new brick plant, the mines,
and found everything in fine condition.
The general is one Of the enthusiastic
boomers of the Missouri slope, and as
he was one of the first to discover
its great possibilities, much depend
SAASS 40 PAoSSu uPOu AlS SlV"S lulluCI
east and locally as we'll. He has just
returned from six months tour in
Europe, and looks hale and hearty
after his trip.-Wilton News.
The Velva Masons held a rousing
meeting Monday night for the installa-
ton of officers. State Grand Master
Grant Hagar, of st. Thomas, was pres
ent and performed the work. The fol-
lowing officers were installed: Master,
Milo Pitkin; s. W., ]. E. Burke; ]. W.,
G. T. Langridge; Treas. Geo. Down
ing; Sec. Albert Dickinson; S. D., Geo.
Strong; ]. D.. E. Skinner; Tyler, VIM.
McKern; Stewards. D. A. ,Kramar and
c. K. Richie. Visiting brothers were
present from Minot and Granville
McHenry County Journal.
Myron Bachman captured two young
eagles in the meadow On his fathers
farm near Trano yesterday morning
and is spending his leisure moments
trying to tame them.-Grano Tribune.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
VANISHING ABSOLrTlSN.

Absolutism will soon be but men,
ory. says the Pittsburg Dispatch. The
latest despotism to crumble before
the advancing tide of representative
government is that OF the Shah of
Persia. who has just been forced to
grant his subjects national assem-
bly, for the greater tranquility of the
government"
Heretofore the rule of the king Of
kings" has been modified only by &C.
casional religious influences and popu-
lar outbreaks against intolerable OPP
preston. The Shah looked to his
ministers and provincial governors for
results. they in turn eXacted their
tribute from subordinates, and SO on
until the people. having no one to pass
on the burden to, struggled along
under it as best they could. Recently
the mullahs or priests decided that
the Shah was getting too must out OF
his job and withdrew from the capita!
in body, sort of ecclesiastical
strike. Their departure created a
popular outbreak that threatened the
throne itself. 4 new grand vizier was
appointed to appease the discontinued.
and his first official act was to recon-
mend the creation of representative
legislature. All civil and constitu-
tional legislation is to be originated by
this assembly, in which the various
sections of the ruling classes will have
equal voice. The people have not yet
been considered, but the change from
autocracy to constitutionalism is an
essential first step.
1t is not likely that the censor at St
Petersburg will pass this news from
Persia, but if he should it ought to
give the car and his reactionary ad-
visers food for thought 1t is a severe
criticism of the wisdom of Russian
craftsmanship that it should fail to
learn a lesson so easily mastered by
the inferior Persians. II there is an
honest desire for the tranquility OF
Russia and the fertilization of the gov
eminent the example set by Persia
presents the only means of obtaining
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
LET THERE BE DRAINAGE.

Government surveyors are at work
in Pembina county,
This simple announcement would
not attract much attention unless ac-
companied by the further explanation
that these surveyors are in Pembina
county in furtherance OF a policy which
contemplates the construction of a
gigantic drainage system in the Red
river valley.
That the five other counties OF the
valley have been surveyed and the
blue prints Of those surveys are now
ready for the ditch builders.
That this drainage policy was en-
tered upon because under the state
law the obstacles to successful drain
age-court injunctions, neighborhood
wrangles, incompetency. etc. - APP
peared to be unsurmountable, and that
to bring success the strong, steady
federal hand became necessary, al
though the proposition evoked objec-
tions from the strict constructionists,
who fear the ghost of paternalism.
That in fnrtherance of the policy
a drainage bill was drawn under the
provisions of which the federal gov
eminent proposes to lend its credit
to the extent of million dollars and
to put the secretary of agriculture in
charge of the work
That the people constituting the re-
clamation service under the interior
department at Washington fought the
means simply because they didn't want
the agricultural department to en-
croach upon their prerogatives-a
plain case of jealousy.
That the bill. after strenuous time
OF it. passed the senate. and after a
further running of the legislative
gauntlet the measure reached the
house calendar where it is now sus-
pended in the dog day air, with Speak
err Cannon's gavel raised to strike It
down
This. in brief, is the history and
present status of Red river valley
drainage related to The Evening Times
by the author of the bill and the pro-
moter Of the federal drainage policy.
1t would seem to be the only policy
under which the work can be accom-
plished. and the one which must ulti-
mately be adopted il important parts
OF the valley are again to blossom as
the rose.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
THIS IS MY 10th BIRTHDAY.
Earl of Ranfurly.

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The present earl of Ranfurly, who
was born August IA, 1856, is a direct
descendant of William Penn, the
founder of Pennsylvania. Lord Ran
furry owes his title to the fact that his
elder brother was killed while ele-
plant hunting on the east coast of
Africa. He Is an Irish peer of Orange
proclivities, who. finding that his es-
tates in Ireland were not yielding him
as much as he required, embarked in
fruit-farming enterprises in Australia,
where he has reaped great financial
successes Together with number
OF capitalists he acquired immense
tracts of land at Old Mildura, where
the climate is quite as favorable for
fruit growing as that of California.
Lord Ranfurly was governor-general
of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904.
Several years ago. on his way from
Australia to England. he passed
through the United States and took
occasion to visit Philadelphia where
he took lively interest In the relics
preserved there Of his great ancestor,
VIM. Penn. The family name of Lord
Ranfurly 10 Knox. and the great re-
former and father of the Scotch
church, John Knox. was a member of
the house to which he belongs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
THE EVENING TIMES, Ora ND FORKS N. D

Of charity or pity they are often given.
They do not effect the present results
but they cause many to look upon the
principles of the party with something
of Indifference. 1t is this gradual de-
velopment of indifference which per-
mits the party to in time win against
the best interests and the higher judy
ment of the country.
Once the awakening comes, the peo-
pie who have been led astray by the
political sophistries are the most bit
ter in their denunciations of the mis-
take, but the nation suffers while the
people are biding the time to rectify
the same.
The democratic party has not one
meritorious issue to present to the
people of this state today. They have
not one to present to the nation. They
are making an issue of a man. At the
same time they pride themselves on
the fact that the principles of their
party bind them to no man or no set
of men. The, claim to be democratic
each acting independently. Their
party records when they were in
power proves that this contention is
true.
Under these conditions what claim
have they to the SURFACES of the peo-
pie of North Dakota whose prosperity
and development as state depend
upon the perpetuation of the prin-
ciples promulgated by the republican
party?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

A farmer in one of the central coun-
ties of the state has berry patch five
feet long which yielded two quarts
of fine berries per day for three weeks.
Ii such yields be possible. why would
it not be paying proposition to raise
berries for our own markets. rather
than ship them in from some other
state?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

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Boyd Putnam is to be in the cast of
The Prince of India" when that
stupendous production is put on in
New York next month.
Foxy Grandpa" will this season
make tour Of the South.
Nat c. Goodwin has recently bought
a handsome place in the vicinity of
Los Angeles and 1t is reported that he
will make his home there.
Jefferson De Angels has great
hopes of 1.-The Spring Chicken" in
which he is to appear the coming sea-
son.
James Slavin, young Californian,
is the author of "The Voice of the
Mighty" in which James O'Neill is to
appear this season.
The Hypocrites," the new play by
Harry Arthur Jones, is to be produced
at the Hudson theater. New York,
within the next few weeks.
Viola Allen will begin her season
in Washington early in October, when
she will be seen as Imogene in Gym
berline."
Sherlock Holmes" is to be present
ed in rench in Paris this season, and
Peter Pan" is among the plays that
are to be tried in Australia.
Miss Annie Russell is to appear in
big production of IA Midsummer
Nights Dream" to be put on at the
new Aston theater the last of this
month.
Ellen Terry is this season to use
HCantain Rraash0nnd,a C0nveraion y
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
He Didn't Understand.

When Mrs. Nicholas I.ongworth was
a little girl she uttered a complaint
that must surely find an echo In the
heart Of every wilful lawbreaker
whose case has fallen into the hands
of our uncompromising president.
Her teacher at school had been in
quiring for Mrs. Roosevelt, who was
i'll. and Alice answered plaintively:
She isn't much better yet, and this
makes 1t pretty hard. Papa stays at
home most of the time, and it's dread
fully inconvenient."
Why, how is that?'
'Oh. don't you see? He doesn't un-
derstand like mama. When mama
tells ME to be home at 4. and l get
there at half past, she understands;
but when papa says 4 and get there
at even quarter past-well. he doesn't
understand at ALL"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
On the Right Road.

During McClellan's march up the
peninsula, a tall Vermenter got separ-
ter from his regiment and was tramp
ing through the mud trying to over
take it.
He came to a crossing and was puz-
zled which road to take but a native
came along and the soldier inquired:
Where does this reoad lead to-"
Ito hell" answered the surly south
erner.
WAL" drawled the green mountain
boy, Judging by the lay O. the land
and the look O. the people, I cal'clate
I'm most there"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
An,usen,ents
On the Bridge At Midnixht.

!. All persons in this community who
have not been fortunate enough to
see "On the Bridge at Midnight" have
no idea Of the wonderful accuracy
with which great structures and their
operation can be initiated on the stage.
The bridge scene, of "On the Bridge
at Midnight" which gives the play its
title, was a revelation even to Chica-
goans who have the original, the great
jack-knife bridge in their city. At
first the bridge itself was subject
of doubt and even engineers said II
would be impossible. After 1t proved
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
FOR ASSAULT. ...
More Trouble In New York Over RANDI
Transit Fares Problem.

Associated Press to The Eyenin. Time..
New York. Aug. 1.-THE difficulty
between the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company and its patrons which arises
over the efforts of the company to COL
lect double fares from New York IN
Coney Island. was continued today.
Application was made to District At
torney Clarke In Brooklyn for several
warrants for the arrest of employees
OF the Rapid Transit company on
charges OF assaulting passengers in
ejecting them from cars after they hnd
refused to pay the second fare,
The general manager of the com.
pany said today that II he were nm.
able to collect double fares. he would
suspend trafic on all surface lines 10
Coney Island. 1850 y"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
WITH KNIFE AND GUN.
Crazy Man on u Milwaukee Train cute
and Stabs Six Persons.

Spe"'s' Z" The Eveaing Tines.
la Crosse. Wis.,. Aug. 14.-seyen
men were seriously injured. two nrch.
aDly fatally. In Il shooting and stah.
oimR ARRAY yesterday on a Chicago
M'lwankee and st. Paul train Mt Snar'
w. WIS. Louis Feltz. who said he lived
III milwaukee,. apparently becoming
nelhehted after leaving the parlor car
Wher" he had been nm object of com,
o,eht on account of his unkemnt m.
p,eafancc. drew knife and attacked
,ne conductor, A struggle followed
"nrinE which these were injured:
Louis Feltx. Milwaukee, shot eleven
times. mny die. ee'e"
". W. nalAlcl, village marshal q,
sp,arta: stabbed six times, NAV die ~
u. Cunningham, Oconomowoc W,s
" passenger conductor. stabbed,
John Chrlstianson. hrak.u,,
s'a6bo'l IN tho bnck, '""'
Harry English, hand wounde,, nv
u STRAY bullet. "0"'"e" w
Altred johnson. brakeman st.hh.a
twice In tho back, ''"'oeo
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

1t Is rather difficult proposition
after all to convince the formers of
North Dakota that wheat raising is not
the most profitable agricultural indus
try when for three or four years in
succession they have been able to
realize a crop which would startle tn.
farmers of the older states as a money
maker. When man is getting rich
faster than he had ever hoped for it
is somewhat difficult to argue to him
that he pursuing the wrong methods.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
Sentiment 10 he lnculcateti.

Let reverence of law be hreathed by
prattles in her lap: let it be taught in
the schools. Summaries and colleges:
let it be written in primers. spelling
books and almanacs: let it be preached
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis-
lative 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, 1906-08-14
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
&4>>%@&@e>sS . = > s
. Congressman
. A. j. GRONNA, of Nelson. :
= T. F. MARSHALL, of Dickey. =
. Governor .
. e. Y. SARLES. Of Trail. .
. Lieutenant Governor 8
. r. S. LEWIS, Of Cass. :
. Treasurer .
. A. PETERSON. OF Sargent. :
. Auditor =
. H. L. HOLMES, OF Pembina. :
Secretary of State
. ALFRED BLAlSDELL. Of Ward. =
. Supt. of Public Instruction :
. w. l.. STOCkWELL. Of Walsh. $
. Insurance Commissioner =
. E. c. COOPER, of Grand Forks. :
. Attorney General =
T. F. MCUE. Of Foster. .
. Supreme Court Justices :
. d. E. MORGAN, of Ramsey. :
. JOHN KNAUF, of Stutsman. =
. Commissioner of Agriculture =
W. c. GlLBREATH. OF Morton. =
Railroad Commissioners =
c. 8. DIESEM, of LaMoure. Z
= ERlCK STAFNE, of Richland. 4
. SIMON WESLEY. of Pierce. 4
e>>>>%%@%@ . . . . . . : = =
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

Yesterdays hot wave may give
Predicter Jones another chance. The
Jonses can play both sides of the wheat
market. Meantime the wheat raisers
may mediate on the ACCESSIBILITY of
building good large sranaries. In this
way they can put the Jonses out Of
business.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

The car seems to have developed
considerable back bone at the wrong
time. He announces he will stand by
the program mapped out for him if it
costs him his throne.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

Its great worth and its perfect mech
anism. the idea of giving an adequate
reproduction on the stage aroused the
doubters but the management tri-
umphed over all difficulties AMI when
the play was produced in Chicago,
doubt Immediately turned to adnira-
ton. The bridge opened its grea: val
yes like the original and ships passed
through.
This remarkable play will be produce
ed tomorrow evening at the Metropoli-
tan theatre.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
HE LIKES PEEK.A.BOOS.
Pastor Asks Men to Come to Church
Without Their Coats.


Associated Press to The Evening Tf~e..
Trenton, N. j.. Aug. 14.-In response
to an invitation extended few days
ago by Rev. D. w. C. Mcintyre, pastor
OF the Pennington N. E. church, women
OF the congregation came to church
in peek-a-boo waists and the men at
tended without coats. The pastor said
ne wanted people to get as much COM
fort In Gods houses as they yet at
home.
In sermon he told his congregation
tnat he considered worship in such
costumes more in line with Gods ideas
tnan unexpressed thoughts beneath
lrock coats and high collars. such as
ne was sure. from careful research,
.nat Cnrlsts disciples never wore. He
crusade and maintained such a waist
Is not immodest. VAST
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
Using Due Care.

Jack was making a visit to his
grandparents, who owned a large
dairy. He had been forbidden to
touch the tempting pans of rich cream.
One day his grandmother caught him
coming up from the cellar with a very
suspicious white rim over his upper
lip.
Jack" she said, severely: II am
afraid you have been disturbing my
pans of cream"
mo, 1 haven't, grandma; just ran
my tongue gently over the top"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14
FOR FRENCH CHURCHMEN.

POpe's Long Expected Encyclical Made
Its Appearance Today.
Associated Press Cable to The Even,ue
Tines.
Rome, Aug. 14.-The text of the
pope's long expected encyclical to the
arcbhishops of France concerning their
future conduct in view Of the enact
ment of laws providing for the separa-
ton Of church and state, appeared in
the Observatory Romano today. 1t re-
fers to the previous encyclical con-
demning the general principals of
law, and says the time has now mr.
rived to indicate what should be done
to defend and preserve the religion in
France.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-14

Among the many really excellent
descriptive accounts of the recent edi-
torial excursion through the National
park. now appearing as a serial story
In the papers whose editors were so
fortunate as to participate, that of