The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30

the man OF an acquaintance whom he
discovered leaning against the bar at
o'clock Of a pleasant summers even
ing.
"Naw--what kind o. talk?-why, my
wife's been away for a week."
Certain bartenders across the Ruby
who serve the class Of quiet. orderly
business men who usually go home
at the close Of business hours and do
not emerge from the house till the
following morning declare that the
much-talked-of summer August dull
ness in the liquor line is all a myth
with them.
"Wifie's away enjoying the cool
breezes Of some seashore resort" said
one Of the white-aproned servitors yes
terday ofternoon-"and that means
that hubby Is going to put In time
somewhere. Business is dull with him.
and SO he meets friend early in the
evening and they agree to have dinner
together downtown-and then hubby
thinks of that bed he failed to make up
when he left home In the morning,
and remembers he closed all the win
dows and that the house will be hot
tern It ever was when wife was there
to see to airing the rooms.
$50 he stays downtown all evening
and. by the same token. our business
is good"
"Oh. the number of pet canaries, and
cats. and dogs. that must be suffering
in suburban honest" unused a certain
police officer sadly. "Say. some wives
are foolish. amt they? Here's hus-
band who is model IL months In the
year-and then his wife goes away for
midsummer visit. You ought to see
the, difference! There's things doing
the minute he trots out Of the Great
Northern station after bidding her
goodby. This isn't comic paper joke,
you know-it's just the human nature.
A great many wives left their hus-
bands in town this month while, they
went on vacation trips. And you
should see some of the specimens We
line up and you ought to hear the
tales Of woe they tell. Wife's coming
home in two days-no money-they'll
be good forever after.
1.-The homeless husband is the worst
actor we have during the month of
August"
1t was an interested crowd which
gathered at the corner of DeMers ave-
nue. and Third street yesterday to
watch the fruitless efforts of farmer
to drive a stubborn COW, hitched by
the head to a lumber wagon, down
the street. In the wagon. a good sized
steer was securely tied by means Of
numerous ropes and on either side of
the wagon, COW was also tied, the
ropes and chains hitched securely to
the axle. =.
One COW became weary of the long
trip from the country and stubhornly
settled back on her rope, bringing the
procession to sudden halt on the
corner. A crowd gathered and sug-
gestions were freely offered. Judge
Mclaughlin picked up a switch and
tapped the stubbor mammal. She
never budged. Twist her tail. judge"
some one volunteered and the judge
twisted. 1t brought results but only
temporary for when the tail, was
wound uD to the limit the Judge had
nothing to do but "untwist" and the
bovine took another day dream. Tim
Sullivan from the East Side drove up
with a pair of mules and 1t was sub
gested the combined outfit, Tim and
all. should scare most any COW into
an inclination to move on. But not
so. The mules were driven almost
over the sullling beast. while Tim
yelled. ga lang there" and laughed
his hearty Irish laugh. The COW still
held the fort. The Judge was a reek
of Precipitation from his twisting oper-
atoms: the farmer looked discouraged.
Sullivan and the mules drove on and
Grover Stanchfield went back to the
store to pile up more empty boxes in
the store-room. but boss. bowls, bowl,
remained in state of inertia.
Finally. the brute was unhitched and
tied to nearby telephone post and is
still there at this writing, we venture,
unless hauled of on stone boat.
What are you going to do with
that swell soda fountain this winter?"i
said the Man to a certain good look
ing bachelor druggist today as he
dropped in to price those new safety
razors and ask questions. Going to
do with it," was the reply. why, we
will keep it running. of course" There
is good call for hot drinks in the
winter and l am preparing a list of
beef-teas, hot soda and score of
fancy drinks which will be just as
refreshing to our patrons when they
are cold as summer drinks when they
are sweltering." In all the big cities
nowadays the swell soda buffets are
kept open and do a good business.
There is always call for bromo
settler, particularly on Sunday MORN
ing-I sell a lot of it. and mineral
waters go like hot cakes There is an
enormous amount Of mineral water
used in Grand Forks at present and
you would be surprised to see the
empties." Temperance drinks are
coming to be more and more popular
everywhere and Grand Forks is not
behind the big cities in this respect.
Sheriff Art. Turner is something Of
a dog fancier and his hounds made a
record for themselves at the famous
Walhalla fox hunt last season., The
old dog owned by the sheriff can
travel over the ground at rate to
make a steam locomotive appear tiled
to the post" and has never been out
run yet But not long ago the dog
nearly met his Waterloo. Art took
him out into the country for little
exercise, together with several other
dogs and buck jack rabbit was start
ed by the pack. 1t was no ordinary
buck rabbit but one of those grizzly
old veterans who have fQraged the
country over and have lead all other
rabbits merry chase when it came to
an exhibition of speed. The old
rabbit started and so did the dogs.
Across the prairie they went, Mr.. Jack
leading by safe margin but pressed
by the old dog belonging to Mr.. Turn
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