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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
fHE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.

To change partly from grain grow
ing to stock raising requires agita-
ton explanation, discussion.
Men must be made to see that by
diversifying they can make as much
money, that there will be as reason
able certainty of success and that it
involves no more physical labor than
the one class of farming now in vogue.
1t would seem that every farmer
ought to be his own preacher in this,
but such is not true.
The Valley City meeting will go far
toward proving the profitable as we'll
as the practical side of stock raising.
1t will thus help to educate the grain
growers in the plan of diversifying.
This constant agitation must in time
bring results for as farmers are con-
WINGED of the advantage of two plans
one taking from the soil. the other
returning to the soil, they will adopt
both rather than one.
The change is much more impor-
Kilt W tuc UuSllleSSSS NGpellueul upon
farming than it is TO that of farming
itself.
The farmer who came here in the
early years and even those who come
at this time, need only remain few
years to gather sufficient wealth to
allow them to go elsewhere. Not so
the business men. Their business is
largely a matter OF building up. The
more staple the supporting country
the better the business. The longer
the business is conducted in one place.
the better is it's reputation-or good
will. 1t is largely for this reason
that permanency in business is
profitable.
But if the production of the coun-
try are permitted to decrease, with
nothing to take their place, business
will become less profitable with age
and the good will practically worth
less.
1t therefore behooves the business
people of the state to give ample en-
couragement to the live stock indus
try not only for the prosperity of the
state at large, but for their individual
gains
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
OUR LIVE STOCK NEED.

The recent convention at Fargo has
to some extent overshowered the con-
vention of live stock men which is to
meet at Valley City in short time.
AS a grain growing state North Da-
kota is well in the front. 1t doffs it's
hat to none. But can 1t maintain the
pace? Will not the constant taking
of elements from the soil for plant
life reduce the, land to condition
similar to that in the south where the
only crops are rag weeds and ne
groes::
This question is an elementary one
and can only be answered in the az.
frmatlve.
It IL difficult to pursuade men to do
that which is for their own good; else
4 why the need Of preachers? So with
the adoption Of stock raising. North
Dakotans have grown wheat 80 long
that they do It now in the same me-
csanical way = Mississippian votes
the democratic ticket. E
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22

lgnfte"--a term often applied to It
by those not familiar with its mani
fold virtues. The Palladium lays it.
self open to the charge of previous
ness. however, when 1t intimates that
the Evening Times seeks to belittle
this soon-to-be one of the principal
sources Of the states wealth, as moth
ing could have been further from the
intent of this paper, as a perusal of
the article appearing some days since
in these columns, and which the Pal
ladium takes as its text, will conclu-
sively demonstrate. 1t is well-known
fact that it is only of late years that
this coal has come into general use
even in the localities where it
abounds, owing to the fact that the
surface product, being weather-slack-
ed, was little better than useless as a
fuel. AS the mines were opened up,
however, the quality of the coal in
creased proportionately, and as a re-
suit it now constitutes a most excel
lent article of fuel "Despised lig-
mite" friend Rolling, was a term APP
piled to it quite generally by those
who attempted its use fifteen or eigh-
teen years ago, and for the reasons
above stated. This title is now very
much of a misnomer and one that is
never employed by those familiar with
the subject, save as a reminder of the
erroneous idea generally entertained
a decade and half ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Had the Wrong Machine.

General Chaffee tells of an irascible
major in the army who at the time of
the maneuvers held a year ago at
Fort Riley Kan, stumbled over a.
newspaper correspondent as he, the
officer, was making his round Of in
spection. AS the newspaper man was
in locality where he had not the
slightest right to. be, the majors ire
was awakened.
Here, SIR" shouted the officer,
you blankety-blank specimen of SUI
preme impudence! What the dash are
you doing here with that instrument? "'
And he pointed to the camera the
newspaper man had with him.
Whereupon the latter said: We'll,
sir, l brought it along for the purpose
of taking few photos; but had I
known that was to have the pleasure
OF meeting you should have brought
monograph instead"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
LET THE CROOKED BE MADE
STRAIGHT.

The Evening Times does not pre-
tend to be 4 technical authority on
drainage, but there are some features
OF the matter that appeal to the lay
man which seem worthy of some con-
sideration.
Prominently in this category is the
plan of Strengthening the Red river.
The undertaking may be stupen-
dous one, and might require some
such engineering feat as the digging
of the Suez canal, but certainly it
would accomplish the purpose of car
rying off the spring overflow.
Concisely stated, what is needed in
the valley is the lowering of the
water table distance of twelve to
eighteen inches.
A portion of the flood water comes
from the spring freshets.
II the Red river could be made to
carry off this water as fast as it gath
ers in the coulees and other feeders, it
would prevent absorption into the
soil.
1t is more than three times as far
by river from Fargo to Grand Forks
as it is by the way the crow flies. That
is, water in the river must flow more
than three miles to make one of ad-
advance. If there were no consider
tons except distanct the fact that it
takes three weeks for the river to car
ry off what it should in one is appar-
ent.
This is not all, however If the
river were Strengthened the fall per
mile would be CORRESPONDENCE in
creased. Suppose the fall from Far
go to this city was five inches per
mile and the distance was reduced to
one-third the present, the fall would
be three times as great per mile.
There is still another consideration
which hydraulic engineers consider
very important, and that is reducing
the angles in the water course. They
consider the retarding of the water
flow by abrupt bends sufficiently
serious to be avoided at heavy cost.
1t is clear, then, that Strengthening
the river would increase the carrying
capacity of the river channel in three
ways-shortening the distance of the
flow, increasing the gravity, and re-
ducing the angles of resistance.
The only thing that remains is the
disposition of the water in the north.
The later breaking up of the ice in
the north and the consequent gorging
of the river with that which is car
ried down from the south, with the
inundation of the lands near these
gorges must be considered. The turn
ing in of three-weeks' river supply
of water in Il third of that time would
mean serious havoc to the lower val
ley if the rush is not carried direct
to Lake Winnipeg.
Most certainly, however, the scheme
would relieve the valley of the spring
overflow, and this would leave only
the problem of the absorbed moisture
unsolved.
The plan may have the appearance
OF pipe dream" but the drainage of
the Red river valley is work of vast
proportions and If anything perman-
ent ever comes of it, there must be
large plans and far-reaching schemes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Paying the Market value.

The wife Of Philadelphia clergy,
man recently sold a box of waste.
paper to ragman says Success Mag
azine. In the box were lot of man
uscript sermons of her husbands. Al
month or so thereafter the ragman
came around, and asked If the lady,
had any more sermons to sell.
ID Il have some waste paper" said.
she, "but why should you particularly
want sermons?" 40
We'll, mum, you see / did SO we'll
with them that 1 got here month
ago. l got sick up in Altoona, and a
preacher there boarded me and my
horse for a couple of weeks for that
box of sermons, because / hadn't any
money. Since then he's got great
reputation in those parts as preach
er. I'll give 10 cents pound for all
you have" %
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
JACOBS HAS A WINNER. !

Local Citizen Has Purchased Fast
Nag and VIII Meet All Corners.
Billy Jacobs of this city, has pur-
chased one of the fastest nags ever
seen in this part of the country and
claims that the horse will make them
all go some.
The name Of the beast is "Red Seal's'
and Jacobs claims it is winner. The.
horse is from Nebraska and has been
entered in many races in and around
Omaha. 1t is understood that the nag
will be, raced in the near future and
Billy says he is going to call the offer
which M. J. Lynch recently made and
will race him against Mixer. The
turfmen of this side of the river are
certainly getting some fast nags into
line and it is hoped that they will not
stop at what they have already ac-
complished, but .will keep them COM
ing, as there is nothing that will adj
vertise city so far and wide as
fast set of horses. WI
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
ENTERTAINED HIS FRIENDS. {

Large Number of People Enjoy TheIa-
selves at Mayor O'Leary's Residence.
Last Friday at the home Of Mayor
John O'Leary a large number Of the
citizens and out of town visitors en-
joyed themselves at social time. The
evening was very pleasantly spent at
cards and dancing, and 40 people en-
joyed the time OF, their lives. The fol-.
lowing were the prize winners at,
cards: Mrs.. Dan Sullivan ladies'
head prize; Mr.. Dieken, gentlemen's
head prize; Mrs. G. L. Cummings,
ladies' BOBBY prize; the gentlemen's
head prize was cut for Dan Sullivan
and Henry Giles. Mr.. Giles won the cut
and was awarded the BOBBY prize. The.
party broke up in the wee sma hours''.
and the guests we're conveyed to their
homes in the city in carry-alls pro
vided by Mr.. O'Leary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
MORE STREET CAR LINES
NEEDED.

The extension OF the street car line
OF this city would certainly be a con-
venience to the public, and it ought to
be paying proposition to the owners.
The matter of reaching the resi-.
dence portion of the city from the
business houses and offices is rather
serious matter, especially in bad
weather.
The majority of people would pre-
fer to pay the small fare rather than
walk five or six blocks and often more,
as many of them are compelled to do.
II the street car lines were extend
ed. the building of coy homes on the
outlying streets would be pushed
much more vigorously.
The man who labors all day will
hesitate before he builds home
in part of the town where his noon
hour would be entirely consumed in
getting to and from his lunch, with
little time to eat it and certainly none
to enjoy it. But if he can do it for
street car fare he would not hesitate
to build his home we'll out from the
business streets.
This would induce the building of
more homes, as many men would be
able to buy lots and erect dwellings
on these outlying streets that cannot
afford to do so with the price building
lots are bringing on the streets we'll
in the city.
The city must get larger and in
stead OF building heavenward it
should cover a larger area. If the
location of the city were hemmed in
SO that it coud not be made to cover
a larger area without destroying it's
beauty as a city, then it would be ad-
xisable to consider the matter of i'm
provement in some other way For
tunately Grand Forks can grow for
years without lacking elbow-room.
The out streets can be built up by
extending the street car lines to them.
It is the plan by which President Hill
forced the building DIP of the west.
He built his railroads and carried the
people on them to new homes 1t is
the policy which is taking SO many
people to the Missouri slope at the
present time.
If the street cars make it possible
for those living a number of blocks
from the business houses to have all
the conyeniences of living in the heart
of the city, there would certainly be
liberal patronage and fair remuner-
j alton.
But If the plan did not pay at first,
It certainly would later, and replace,
the deficits of its early experience.
That Grand Forks will have phe-
Ea0minal growth during the next few
years is believed by everyone not suf-
herring from an acute attack of bust
mess senility. II 1t does grow the
street car line will be on the ground
1oor and able to reap the profits. In
fact, the extension OF the lines will be
largely instrumental in this develop
n1nt III
The eyes Of hundreds Of people are
n0w turned toward Grand Forks as.
= place Of residence. Men who have
AasAe q competence elsewhere in the
'e1tate and who desire larger opportu-
slillsss Tor Themselves and their fami-
H.. and yet who must remain IN close
! ximitys to their property. can COM
$50 he advantages Of city life with
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
POULTRY ON THE FARM.

AS Il side issue to the farm, poultry
deserves far more attention than it
is receiving at the present time.
Once it was thought that hen that
would lay an egg when she seemd in
clined that way and that would fur
nish palatable dish for ministerial
epicurean, was all that was necessary.
She foraged for her living and what
ever income she yielded was so much
gained
Not so now. Stock raising has be-
come so much of science that even
the poodle dog must be pedigreed.
He, like his prototype, the dude. was
made so for style. Poultry has been
made SO for profit.
The average farmer does not engage
in poultry raising because the income
is seemingly small compared with
that of wheat or cattle. He forgets
that the cost of keeping is compare
lively small and the original invest
ment the same. while the care re-
quired is not only light but pleasant,
The profit from well-bred hen is
not much below three dollars net, and
with good sized flock, there will be
considerable item added to the farm
income. The raising of poultry for
the market is also profitable, for they
can be largely raised on what usually
goes to waste on a North Dakota farm
AS beginning for the boys there is
nothing better, and as land becomes
scarcer and higher in price, requiring
closer farming, poultry will be recog-
nized as a splendid money maker.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
STORIES Of THE hour
Timely Advice.

i. ~ q s. l+g- a -
Vice President Hobart was giving q
little dinner to few men, to which
Tom Ochiitree was invited. but this.
time Tom had been lunching some
where and was ALREADY maudlin be-
yond the dignity Of Hobart's table.
The vice president had his carriage
brought, and after the soup succeeded
in quietly getting Tom into the hail.
into his overcoat and out of the front
door. AT the top Of the steps he laid
his hand on his guests SHOULD er, say
ing: ssy, s5s q a; 80
Go down the steps carefully, Tom;
then on to the curb. You viii Sc two
carriages Waiting there. Take the
first ONE, Tom. for the other one isn't
there 533s
Making Coed ~ I,ess.
ss In his villa at Capfi, tn beautiful
yilla that Elihu yedder huilt Hopth
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Lost = A pocketbook containing
money and Arneson checks. Return
to Arneson Mercantile Co., East
Grand Forks

Harrington gave dinner to the Amer
lean colony in December.
During the dinner Mr.. Harrington
was absent-minded. Then, apropos
of Observation-Disclosures, he said:
AT Phillips Exeter academy, where
I went to school, there used to be a
most absent-minded instructor.
This mans wife fastened in to him
one morning as he sat in his study
marking exercises.
"'Oh.' she cried, oh, I've swallowed
a pin! O., John. what shall l do?'
THE instructor smiled.
Don't worry about it, my DEAR he
said, in a soothing tone. 1t is of no
consequence. Here'-he fumbled at
his lapel-'here is another PIN"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
DOG POISONER BUSY.
Miscreant Kills Two Dogs In the South
End Of Town With Strange

The old, old story Of some sports
man and dog fancier getting up some
morning and finding his pet dog lying
cold in death is being repeated. Last
night two, men in the south end OF
town found their pet hunting dogs
dead, caused by some miscreant
When asked the probable reason Of
the poisoningsof the dogs, one Of them
said: s.5yss,
Il do not see any motive or, reason
why anyone should poison my dog
except to get revenge for some fancied
wrong. Any man who is SO low as to
poison a poor, innocent dog to get
revenge on the dogs owner is Grim
inal of the lowest and meanest degree
and II | ever find out who poisoned
mine I'll put him behind the hars.1n
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Sentiment to Be Inculcated.

Let reverence of law be breathed by
overy mother to the lisping babe that
tho schools, seminaries and colleges;
lst It be written in primers. spelling
books and almanacs: let it be preached
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis-
lafive halls and enforced in courts of
1ugtice;- In short, let it become the
0o1ltical religion Of the nation"
Abraham Lincoln,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22

The Bismarck Palladium appears
to feel it incumbent upon itself to
champion the claims of Ignite coal
as product that is destined to make
North Dakota famous, which in itself
is highly commendable, and resents
its being referred to as that despised
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
NOTE AND COMMENT


locate the enemy
The lid is on at Minot That there
is Il river near the city does not help.
Democratic Governor Peterson of
Ohio is sick. Comes from unfamiliar
diet.
Several new lines of railroad in this
state have been built recently-by the
newspapers.
Editor M. o. Hall was taken for
preacher in Norway. They judged by
his handwriting.
Joe Whalin OF Bismarck drank a
quart of raw alcohol The funeral
pageant was splendid.
Some people think Ward county poll
ticians had best hang together lest
they hang separately
A churchS Ferry man was arrested
for profanity. That comes from fol-
lowing Chambers advice.
If the county jails were inoculated
with smallpox germs there would be
fewer violations of the law.
sighted McHenry girl sprinkled
pepper on the ball room floor. 1t was
something to be ,sneezed at.
There will be an opportunity to play
Romeo and Juliet February 8. The
moon is eclipsed at midnight.
States Attorney Wineman is CO.
operating with the ministerial profess
sion now-advocating fire escapes.
A Stanley .man advertised for
girl, and the next day his wife pre-
scented him one. 1t pays to advertise.
After Judge Davis of Minot has had
house fall on him and live, he should
be satisfied without getting damages.
The Kuhn Messenger recites thirty
five wonders in LaMoure county but
left out the greatest of all the Chron-
icle.
Wouldn't there be holy time if
Rockefeller should get control of the
whiskey business and limit the sup
ply?
The Mohall News states that at a
recent wedding the grOom's name was
Loven. There was a sort of Lov'en
time
a Page man wants a receipt for
preventing telephone rubbering. Try
saying mean things about the rub
berer
The Westhope Standard has sub
scrlDer who pays for nineteen papers.
What If ho oh g.,
rears?
Ii the revenue is removed from al
coholr used for mechanical purposes,
why will it not apply to it's use as a
bracer?
A Moorhead saloonkeeper is work.
ing for the Fargo Y NJ c. A. build
ing. Carrie Nation will not dedicate
the building.
Ben Long Ear eloped with Miss
Crooked Arm from the Grow reserva-
ton in Montana. Trouble ahead for
Ben If the names signify anything.
Twenty-Five cattle hides were stol-
en- at Westhope. That's nothing. Sew
eral hundred horse hides have been
stolen in Montana, with the horses in
them.
If the shade ofBen Franklin should
see that limited train between Chica-
go and New York he would not think
that time and tide wait for no man"
was out of date
A Cass county Sunday school teach
er asked her class who led the chill
dren of Israel into Canaan. A boy
replied: 1T wasn't me. We just came
here from Texas"
A Minot doctor succeeding in patch
ing a bullet hole in mans stomach
Now If he can close up the one
through which the food enters he will
be philanthropist
The new Tagus Mirror editor
speaks of 'the perpendicular hair of
the many voiced complainers bristling
above the cheerless horizon of our
narrow zone."-Pass it along, Depew.
A Burleigh county man sent hair
doctor one of his hairs and one taken
from horse, and asked to have
diagnosis of the owners maladies.
The doctor replied: "One is>the hair
u
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
"Spontaneous Self Born"
[Cavalier Chronicle.l

The Searchlight, of Fargo, a spon-
taneous self-born and self-imposed
organ of the new-gang republican
force of the state, has been sold to A.
T. Cole. Mr.. Cole is brilliant writer
on Immortality and kindred subjects,
but what kind of fist he will make
at writing insurgent prose and poetry
in all kinds of political weather is yet
to be demonstrated. Maybe his politi-
cal pen will make the "old gang" turn
to and look upward notch or two.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Appears Metropolitan.

The Evening Times, the new daily
paper at Grand Forks, has entered
the field with the beginning of the year
1906. AS an evening daily it has all
the appearance of being metropolitan
and having good backing" Though
the field is somewhat crowded regard
ing daily papers at the Forks, there is
little likelihood but what The Times
will stay i'll the game, as it has TN
doubtedly purpose to serve.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Not Substantially Appreciated.

The insurgents" evidently didn't
dig up strong enough to suit Trovat-
ten the Grafter-and SO he has de-
cided to quit devoting his valuable(?)
time to the advocacy of good gov
eminent and cleaner politics" The
Searchlight has been unloaded on A.
T. Cole of Fargo, and Trovatten will
try some new scheme for separating
the people from their money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
SnoH.PloM Neeessarx..

The Russell snow pillow was ssant
north yesterday on account Of thsre
being 90, many large drifts ami ciute
OF snow. One train was reoorSads
stuck fast lin the snow three timcs
yesterday, between here ana Fsm-
bina. Railroading on the north end
OF the local N. P. division has al,yavs
been severe matter and the "rails',
are always glad to see summer come
when the run may be made with =
certain degree Of comfort.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-22
Had Him Secure.

Henry Vignaud secretary of the
American embassy at Paris, enjoys
telling of an American who was be-
Ing shown the tomb OF Napoleon, says
Success Magazine. AS the loquacious
guide referred to the various points
of interest in connections with the
tomb, the American evinced the great
est interest in all that was said /
This immense sarcophagus." de-
claimed the guide, weighs 40 tons.
Inside OF that, sir, is a steel receptacle
weighing 10 tons, and inside Of that
Is leaden casket, Theoretically seal,
ed, weighing over two tons. Inside Of
that rests mahogany coffin contain
Ing the remains Of the great man"
\ For moment the American was
silent. as II In deep meditation. Then
he said: s.
1T seems to me that you've got him
all right. II he ever gets out. cable
me at my expense"