The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
STATE GRAB BAG
The lid is on at westhope.

The lid is on ut Westhope.
Judge Engerud Is a sort of demo-
cratic idol these days.
The Tribune publishes cut of the
six elevators at Mohall.
The state democracy has hit cold
trail during the last few days.
Mayville has organized an athletic
association to promote football.
Fine watermelons were grown this
season in the Mouse river loop.
The Walsh County Republican is
six years old and is a splendid paper.
The Methodist minister is credited
with driving out the piggers at Oak
H. r. Russell, living near Bottineau,
has successfully raised corn for is
years.
The Odd Fellows at Sherwood have
organized a hall association and will
build this fall.
The Mimic Journal is dealing some
sledge hammer blows for the straight
republican ticket.
Martin Christson died in the fire
nall at Leeds of consumption. He was
without home or friends.
They seem to be learning the value
of advertising out in Towner. They
are even advertising lightning rods.
The Valley City Commercial club
has taken up the matter of delay in
delivering kilograms in that city.
An auctioneer tried to sell stock
of stale goods at Wahpeton and was
compelled to contribute $50 to the city
fund.
A Minot man had a fit while at
tending the theatre and his actions
caused considerable excitement in the
audience.
G. B. Vallandingham is entertain
ing his old army chaplain at his VAL
ley City home. They have not met
since the close of the war.
A car loaded with cattle caught fire
at Dickinson. The car was rushed to
the penstock where the fire was ex-
tinguished, but there was hurry or
der of roast beef in the air.
A resolution Of thanks was extended
to Mayor Wood of Valley City for his
enforcement of the law. The mayor
did not refer to his trip to the James,
town convention in response.
Citizens of Granville are responding
literally to the passing of the hat for
new fire bell for the town. 1t will
weigh 800 pounds and cost $3.50.
A telephone collector at Mohall haa
a hard time when one of the subscrib-
ers, who had been absent for a week
on visit, declined to pay for the
talking machine during that period.
At Ashley recently a preacher from
a neighboring town was a visitor.
Some of the blind piggers thought he
was a spotter and planned to beat him
up, but the marshal came to the res
cue.
eeAAA DoSOAoh WIZ llACu W COUle
init suicide near Park River Is recov-
ering. The lawyers are attempting
to determine whether or not he should
be tried for assault with intent to
kill.
1t Is now claimed that Frank Hor-
ack, charged with shooting a woman
near Anamoose, did not fire a shot,
and furthermore that he was a con-
stable serving papers, when the row
started.
At Valley City train struck car
riage in which couple of blind pig
prisoners were being conveyed to the
jail. One of the officers had a Shout.
der broken and one of the prisoners
was badly bruised.
Twenty-six years ago Oct. Is &C.
CURED one of the worst billiards that
ever struck the state. 1t was the Sc
verest in the Jim river valley, where
some of the early pioneers still have
a vivid recollection of the affair.
The reference to the probability of
Burke making changes in the admin
istration boards of the state educa-
tional institutions in the event of his
election. stirred up Voight who hap
pens to feed at the public trough as
director of the deaf school.
SNAKE ATE WITH CHILDREN.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Suffolk, Va, Oct. 13.-Side by side
they ate in peace and contentment-
three little children ranging in age
from eighteen months to three years,
and big, rusty highland moccasin
snake of the most venomous sort.
The scene was on the Peel place,
some five miles south of Suffolk.
The little children OF Ferdinand
Skeeter, and another whose name was
not learned, sat upon a pile of lumber
in the ward and munched little be-