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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12

KILLED HIM
Details Of the Death Of Thomas
: Lotus Told By Braiaerd
Despatch.

Brainerd Dispatch: Thomas Lotus,
one of the best known railroad men n
this section, having worked at Staples
in various capacities for fifteen years
or more, was instantly killed Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock at Staples while
at work in the yards there.
1t seems that he was going out with
switching crew, over which he was
foreman, to do some work. He stood
on the track awaiting the approach of
the engine intending to step up on the
footboard, as is the usual custom with
switchmen. Just before the engine
reached him there was gush of
steam from the exhaust pipes which
completely enveloped the engine, par
ttcularly the front foot-board which
Mr.. LOTUS intended to step up on.
On account of, the density of this
steam he lost all sight of the board
and marrying to reach for it was hit
by the engine, thrown backward on
the track and in instant his body was
mangled almost to shreds. He died 10
minutes after that, never having gain
ed consciousness.
The deceased was very well known
In this city, having married daughter
of Mr.. Tim Reilly, and having been for
years frequent visitor here. He
leaves besides sorrowing wife four
children by his present wife, three
girls and one boy, and two step chill
dren, William and Hazel McGinnis.
William McGinns is resident of this
city, being an attendant at the high
school here, and treasurer of the
Brainerd opera house,
M. ]. Reilly, Miss Wayne Reilly,
Mrs. H. p. Dunn and Mrs. j. A. Batch
elder, brother and sisters respectively
of Mrs. LOTUS, left for Staples this
afternoon. William McGinnis left for
there on the same train.
Mr.. LOTUS had been a resident of
Staples for nearly 20 years. He was
man of sterling qualities and was be-
loved by all his fellow workmen and
other friends in Staples and Brainerd.
He was one of the most trustworthy
employees OF the. N. P. company at
Staples. He was about As years of age.
MAuSn Syu1patAy 40 CApA OoSSu AL MI =.
Lotus in this city. This is her second
amiction, her first husband having
been killed in almost the same man
ner. His name was Thomas McGinnis,
a brother Of ]. F. McGinnis. of this
city. He was killed about u years
ago.
The remains Of the late Thos. LOT
tus, who was killed In Staples yards
Tuesday morning, were shipped We'd
5nesday to Wabasha. Mimi, for burial.
They were accompanied by members
Of the family and relatives from Brain
serd. It was the desire Of Mr.. Lotus
that he be buried at Wabasha, where.
the other members Of his family have
been Inferred. Mr.. Lotus is the last
of q large family to die.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
IN FEAR OF ISOLATION.
Moorhead and Fargo People Want
5ssa5 New Great Northern Branch.

Moorhead, Mimi, Feb. 12.-A move.
Sment has been started BY the Moor.
head and Fargo commercial clubs to
get the 81 Great Northern railroad to
build d short line Of road from Har-
wood, N. ~. Non the main line Of the
Great Northern in q northwesterly d.
rection. to hit the Aneta line in the
/ vicinity Of Page or Ayr.
n view Of the big Improvements
about to Be made on the roadbsd Of
sthe \ assslton or Aneta line and the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12

extension of the line from Aneta to
Devils Lake, the people of Moorhead
and Fargo fear that they will be cut
OF from the main line of the Great
Northern, and from direct communica-
ton with great territory tributary to
the many stub lines of the Great
Northern, in the northern part of
North Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Construction Of Duluth, Rainy Lake
and Winnipeg Extension,

The Minnesota Land & Construc-
ton company has been awarded the
contract for the construction of the
1O0-mile extension of the Duluth,
Rainy Lake & Winnipeg road, from
Ashawa to Beaudette, on the border,
where connections will be made with
the Canadian Northern.
This company, which is controlled
by the O'Brien-Cook syndicate, will, it
Is expected, sublet the work. 1t will
be required that the road be COM
pleted through to the border by jan
uary 1, 1907. There will be several
bridges along the line, the longest of
which will be across the Big Fork
river. 1t will measure 500 feet from
end to end.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
SPIT BALL NOT FOR YOUNG MEN.
Nichols Says 1t is Bad for the Pitching
Arm.

Arm.
Charley Nichols is another pitcher
who believes that the spit ball will be
dropped from the repertory of twirlers
who expect to remain in the business
for any length of time.
"The spit ball will never be used
long by any pitcher who wants to
save his pitching arm" says the vet
eran. 1.-THE throwing of the spit ball
calls into play an entirely different
set of muscles from those used in
hurting the other curves or straight
balls. The result is that the pitcher
who uses the spit ball builds up mus
cles that can be used only for this
one ball. In building up this set of
muscles the other muscles naturally
suffer, and when the pitcher tries his
other curves he finds he has lost much
of his former effectiveness. would
not advise any budding pitcher to try
to cultivate the spit ball, for it means
an early death to his diamond career
II can't see that there has been
much improvement in. the game of
baseball over the way it was played
nineteen years ago, when first en-
tered the ranks of the players. The
so-called inside playing is nothing but
team work, and as there were as
bright fellows playing the game years
ago as there are now it was but nat
ural that they should develop that par
ticular feature OF the game. Take the
Boston team in 1897. 1t played the
inside game to perfection, but we
called it team york, and that is what
1t is--every man playing in perfect
accord with every other man on the
team"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
Too Many for Fargo Gir,s.

The basketball teams of the Fargo
high school went to Tower City Friday
evening and played the high school
teams of that place. The Tower City
girls team proved too fast for the
Fargo girls, winning by the score of
~ to 1. The boys game was closer
and the Fargo team won by the score
of 26 to II. Captain slingsby was the
star player on the Fargo boys team,
throwing most of the baskets.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
THE FIELD OF SPORT
MINNESOTA
AIDS REFORM
University Authorities Accept
Recommendations of "Big
Nine" Conference.

Minneapolis, Feb. 12.-The Mime
sofa football authorities today accept
ed the recommendations for bootba!l
reform adopted by the "big nine" con-
ference, recently in session at Chicago.
This action by Minnesota will not re-
suit in the adjustment of the game
here, but will modify it to consider
able extent. President Northrop ex-
pressed qualification at Minnesota's
action, but the students do not take
kindly to it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
EXCURSION TODAY.
Jobbers Make Arrangements to Take
Many Buyers to Duluth.

Many Buyers to Duluth.
Zenith City jobbers and manufac-
turers run their second spring buying
excursion today on the Great North
ern. Northern Pacific, Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic, Duluth, Missabe &
Northern and Duluth & Iron Range
roads, upon which all return trips will
be fare and third, and fare and a
fifth on the Omaha road. Tickets may
be purchased from Feb. II to IS COM
ing into the city and return privilege
may be exercised from Feb. IS to q.
The method Of sale is that the in
coming merchant or salesman shall
buy his single fare ticket to Duluth
and receive certificate which he
must have endorsed by the secretary
of the Duluth Commercial club, when
the holder will be entitled to re-
turn ticket at the reduced rate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12

Inc basketball team of the Dakota
Business college played the Moorhead
Normal team at the gymnasium of the
latter institution Saturday and de-
feated them by the score Of Is to IA.
1t was a very fast game. The Moor
head team suffered it's first defeat Ii,
two years at the hands of the Fargo
boys
Malachi Kettredge, one of the Wash
ington catchers, has gone to Raleigh
to trot out the agricultural and me-
chanical college baseball squad. Kit
expects to develop team that will
defeat North Carolina. After finishing
his duties as coach he will join the
Washington club at Charlottesville,
and should be in excellent condition,
with an advantage of six weeks train
ing over the other members of the
club.
Cosgrove, the recently appointed
baseball coach at Princeton, has not
yet accepted the position, and may not.
Since graduating at Old Nausau, Co.'S
grove has been employed in the West
1nghouse establishment at Pittsburg
and unless he is granted a four
months leave of absence, he will de-
cline athletic work.
After lot of talk Jesse Burkett ia
pointing his way out of major league
baseball. Monday the old Boston
player bought the Concord franchise
in the New England league and will
transfer it to Worcester, where he will
go as player-manager, provided the
Boston club will give him release.
Frank Shiebeck, the veteran Wash
ington shortstop, and DR.. Resisting,
who played with Brooklyn and Sha-
mokin last year, are candidates for
the position of manager of the Akron
(Ohio) team.
The failure of Tennessee bank
robbed Outflelder Hahn of the High
landers of his baseball earnings.
Manager Griffith eased his mind some
by increasing his salary for next sea-
son.
Professional baseball games will be-
gin in Philadelphia on March 81, when
the first of the Athletic Phillie series
begins. Nine games will be played,
alternating on the two grounds.
The Washington club has renewed
Its lease on the ball yard for three
years, but the owners will leave it to
Manager Stahl to get lease on the
pennant for few years.
Manager McGraw has ordered Pitch
er Ames to give up bowling, as he be-
lieves that his arm will be stale when
he should be preparing it for actual
work on the diamond.
A church baseball league is being
organized in Chicago, but SO long as
its clubs do not play games on Sun
day the big semi-professional teams
will not mind it.
st. Louis Cardinals tried three man
ayers last season without success.
The Cardinals need a house cleaning
among the owners. There's where the
fault lies.
Connie Mack has sold his diminu-
tive catcher, Harry Barton, to the
Providence team. He will succeed
Thomas, who has been signed by the
New York Americans
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
Worth It.

Express Clerk-value of this pack
age, please?
Fair Damsel-$25. 900.
Express Clerk-Huh "a!
Fair Damsel-You heard what 1
said. Those are love letters from old
Bagsocoyne. and + msending 'em to
my lawyer.-C Cleveland Leader.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
Plainly.

Justice to the inhabitants OF New,
Mexico and Arizona forbids their being
yoked up together like cattle OF har-S
messed together like understanding
ton Post. L
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12

A coward 10 . man who knows he
10 wrong and refuses to admit Il.
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Some man work an empty Aonor for
all there 10 IN T. SIS, 3
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12

pletely around the load Of logs, max
ing two half-hitches, SO that when q
strain is placed on the line the bitches
slip and the moose draws tightly about
the load. Then he takes the line and
passes 1t around the stump three II
four times. showing the coil down .,s
near the bottom of the stump as pos
sible, clucks to his horses and takes
of the slack, then jumps on the load
of logs and starts down hill. The fric-s
4 ton Of the folds of the big line on the.
stump is sufacient to hold the load;
back on the horses, while the weight
of the line passing up the hill 70 the
stump 10 enough to prevent It paying
/ on the stump too fast. The driver
stands upright on his load and watches
the straining hawser with the eye of !
hawk. After "a snubline has been used
some time It becomes worn 90 Smooth
az glass by the friction Of the stump.
Sometimes It catches q sharp piece Of
wood, and % few strands are cut The %
broken strands untwist like q COIL a.
I spring. and when the strain ID thrown
on the line the break grows larger
with amazing rapidly. When one IL
the big strands breaks the teamstsr
knows II BIZ the convlusiye nip Of the
! line, and ~ - on the alert AZ once.
sIl tho limo breaks no yells Ills
horsss. and sends his whip stinsihx
about their heads. The intelligent
Z btutes instinct lively feel thsir danger
] when the line snaps, and, throwing
themselves forward into their collars,
they stxrt on 8 race with death down
\. the hillside. The driver sticks 70 his
post % long q No can. and does his
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
Business College Won.

The basketball team of the Dakota
Business college played the Moorhead
Normal team at the gymnasium Of the
latter institution Saturday and de-
feated them by the score Of Is to IA.
1t was a very fast game. The Moor
head team suffered it's first defeat III
two years at the hands of the Fargo
boys.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14
WORDS FITLY SPOKEN.

People make a great deal of trouble for themselves and others by talking too much and saying the wrong things when they talk. Occasionally, however, there is man who thinks before he speaks, and then speaks pretty smooth ly Such man, they say, is Governor Higgins of New York, One of his fav- orite sayings is: T will wait till the measure reaches me before venturing upon an opinion" Then he takes care that the measure shall not reach him if he can prevent it.
 How much better and sliclSer this is than it would be to thrash around and say things that would make disturb ance The man who can talk right at the right time is pretty sure to succeed if he has any ambition. We are told that there was man who became gov- ernor of Connecticut by his useful use of one phrase. He would listen with apparent interest to anybody who wanted to talk to him on any subject and to any length. Then he would look wise and solemnly say: There's a good deal of force in what you say" This pleased the man who did the talk ing, and made him feel that the man who said the good words was a man of clear discernment and sound judgment. So when the phrase-user wanted to be governor he had friends enough to make him governor.
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NOT SO FIERY RARBEN.

Nothing is as it used to be, Even the desert of Sahara has changed, or, at least, has been made to appear diff ferent. The old geography idea of the desert was that 1t was very dry and grassless place, with an oasis here and there, and many cames that could go long on 1t without fresh water. Pro- lessor D. F. Gautier of the School of Letters, Algiers, has been crossing the Sahara. He found that the Sahara, viewed as a desert, is much less ex- tensive than has generally been be- lieved. Marching across the Adrar plateau, which stands about half a mile above the sea level, he was sur prised to find many of the wadys bor- dered by grass and grassy expenses in the valleys, with a thin sprinkling of vegetation over the flat parts of the plateau. He says that this great high land can by no means be viewed as a waste.
 Professor Gautier's astonishment was still greater, however, further south, where he entered, one day, region covered with considerable grass which he found to extend to a belt S60 miles wide, till 1t finally merges with the Sudan. This appears to be a great steppe region that we have not heard of before It has it's rainy seasons, with from six to twelve inches of rain every year. This land is covered with little ponds and grasses, and animal life is everywhere abundant, the explorer hnd- ing many varieties of antelope, and al- so wild hogs, giraffes, lions and ele- plants,
 Good By and by we shall probably find that the great desert can, with lr- rigation, be made to blossom like the rose.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14
4 TURKISH eRAFrER,S FATE.

New York and Chicago are not the worst cities in the world. The recent murder of Redvan Pasha, prefact of Constantinople, is the climax of an in- teresting story. Not long ago Redvan was a great favorite of the Sultan, but latterly his influence had been waning, in consequence of current reports about the interruptions manner in which he had enriched himself. At last he was imprudent enough to incur the enemity of a Kurdish chief who yielded powerful influence at court. This chief possessed house in a sub urb of Pera, near one belonging to Redvan. The latter had made good macadamized road to his house. and the Kurd requested that it be extended to his own. Redvan asked $750 for the accommodation, and on his being re- fused at once demanded payment in full of eight years arrears of rates. The Kurd made a prisoner of the tax eol- lector, and a second messenger from the prefect met with a like fate. Red- van then ordered the street scavengers to attack the Kurdish chiefs house and release the prisoners, but the scavengers were driven off with loss of two killed and many wounded. The prefect then appealed to the Sultan, who ordered the release of the pris- oners and the construction of the road. The Kurd, full of vengeance, next be-
 gan to collect the abundant evidence of Redvan's venality and corruption and submit it to the Sultan. Owners of houses of i'll fame and gambling dens deposed to the immense sums they were compelled to pay to Redvan and his son. Actors complained of being com pelled to pay blackmau before they were allowed to perform, and then rob bed of the receipts. Redvan was tot terlng to his fall, but the Kurd, seem- ingly, was too impatient to wait, and
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companions was not strong enough to keep him from us, for, often enough, when we found him in company with several other deer, he would leave them all to come and walk with us.
 When we first returned him to the woods, he was clothed in his heavy brown winter coat, but early in May he began to shed the long hair, and by July it had been entirely replaced by the thin red summer coat, which per- mitted every line of his graceful figure to be seen to the best advantage. In the meantime, the antlers, which in May were two little dark, rounded knobs, covered with fine hair, had grown to be six inches long, and were already well curved. They were grow ing rapidly, and during the next month they not only reached their full length but developed second point, some thing unusual for the first antlers of white-tailed bucks hereabout. But they were still soft covered with fine hair, and blunt at the points ends. In September, however, they shrank, and hardened, first at the polntS, where they became very sharp, and gradually all over. As they taardened, the furry skin or velvet" which had covered them became loose, and was presently rubbed off against trees and rocks and bushes, and was blown away by the wind. Many bucks at this season. be- came very dangerous and will kill even those with whom they have been
 lCnntinned nn Fifth pareA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14
THE DEATH OF AcTAEoN.

Readers of this series may renem- Der "Actaeon,' the little spotted fawr which was picked up in the Blue Noun. tain Forest nearly two years ago
 which ran loose about my home foi nearly year, and which was finally returned to his native forest. They may remember, too, that we frequent
 ly met him while walking through the woods and were able to watch the changes in his pelage, and the develop. ment of his first antlers, He was al- ways glad to see us, and, no matter how far we were away, he would come leaplng over streams and bushes to greet us. Even the love of his forest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14
CUSTO MARY.

There's still hope that the operators and the miners may effect coalition. Boston Herald.
 They tell me he's a deep thinker"
 I judge he is. So deep, in fact, that he seldom founders to the surface. "- Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Are you going away this summer?"
 T don't know. We will either go away or else stay thome and take ice. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
 Yes, that's my wife and tell you she's one in a thousand.
 For goodness sake, how do you es- cape the law?-Boston Transcript.
 Biggs-There goes a politician who has paid the price of success.
 Diggs-I'll bet he didn't receive as much change as he expected, Chicago Daily News
 Pa, what does Sic transit gloria mundi mean?"
 T dca't know exactly, but 1t prob ably has something to do with the fact that the council meets on Monday nights and always has something to say about the transit question. -Chica- go Record Herald.
 She-I heard the vicar say there was man in this parish he'd even refuse to bury.
 He (not on the best of terms with the vicar)-Indeedl I hope he wasn't alluding to me- Mrs. Dobbs.
 She-Oh, no, MT. Jones; I'm sure he'd bury you with pleasure.-The Tat Ter.
 Justice (sternly) are charged with stealing nine of Colonel Henry's hens last night. Have you any wit nesses? Brother Swagback (apologet- ically) -Nussahl I 'specks Is sawtuh peculiar dat-uh-way, but it ain't never been muh custom to take witnesses along when l goes out chicken steal in, sah.-Puck,
 Yes" said the voluable crank, T us- ed to be as bad as you, but made up my mind to quit smoking and I did.'
 You don't say?" replied the unre- generate man; T guess a man who can quit smoking could quit almost any thing"
 'Oh, yes; I-'
 Except talking about 1t. -Philadel- phia Ledger,
 There came a ring at the telephone.
 "Hello" said the voice at the other end of the wire "Ts this the editorY"
 Yes"
 This Is one of your subscribers I want to know if you can tell me the name of the poet laureate of England?'
 "of course. It's Laureate. But I've forgotten whether his given name is Richard or John. Chicago Tribune
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14

ly to his chosen way, and in the end it would be seen that he had acted with sure sagacity and true regard for the public good. He was cheerful, companionabIe man, with lively in- terest in the worlds doings, a keen ap- preciation of what is good in literature, and pleasing wit of his own. He had the respect and confidence of all with whom he was associated and he has left a record which will be consoling to those who mourn him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14
CHARLES E. CRATES.

Charles E. Graves, who died Thurs day, was a man of much quiet strength and efficiency. He was calm, thought ful and sagacious, and accomplished much without hurry or noise. He was successful and useful as financier. as a manager of educational interests. as 6 manager of city business for New Haven, and in hospital and church work. He was not swayed in his pub- lie action by popular clamor, and there were times in his public life in New Haven when the clamor was loud and insistent, and when a weaker and less wise man would have been moved by it.
 But he would hold quietly and steadi.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-14
Memories.

l remember. I remember
 The gowns 1 used to wear; The yellow figured jaconet,
 The purple sprigged mohair. They always were bit too long, Or else not long enough; And often, in the latter case,
 Pieced out with different stuff. l remember. l remember
 The roses, red and white, Upon my bayadere barege.
 (It must have been a sightD My solferino balzarine--
 My lilac satinet-- We gave that to an orphan child. (The child is living yetD l remember. I remember
 My magenta wool delaine; My salmon taglioni, too,
 CTwas lined with satin jean.) My lovely light blue empress cloth, Picked out with bands of dove, l wore the night Joe came to call And told me of his love. l remember, I remember
 Those gowns so quaint and queer; wore them with a happy heart For many happy year. l have an ivory satin now,
 Embroidered fair with pearl: But, ah, I'm further off from heaven Than when I was a girl, Carolyn Wells in Good Housekeeping