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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08
Speaking Of Elasticity.

Senator Tillman interrupted Sena.
tor Bailey to ask how the genuine
cases were to be distinguished from
those taken up by the railroad merely
to make delay, say the Boston Record.
"Some Of those fellows will bear
watching" he said. "There was that
fellow down south who wanted an in.
junction and swore that the property
he wanted protected was worth 49,.
DOC, 900. But q little later when the
tax man came around, he swore the
anne property was worth only $780,
600. We want to guard against
some railroad men doing a little ~.
ing around here
EYES," drawIed Bailey, "you have
to look out for the man with a con.
science as elastic as the populists
wanted the currency"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08
Peculiar and Pertinent.

The first lucifer match was struck iu
1884.
The first steamer built in England
appeared in 1914.
1t was 1865 that the frs. black lead
pencil vas sharpeued.
Married women in central Africa
are forced to wear a close fitting cap
over their heads and q wide metal
collar around their necks.
DR.. Emil Reich's theory of badness
is that it is due to the sitting Of the
imagination. Use your imagination,
and you never need to use hair re-
storer. The London Globe remarks
that it certainly is significant that one
never sees q baldheaded policeman
giving evidence in q speed limit case.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08
FOR A FAIR ASSESS MENT,

In a sensible article dealing with
the methods of assessing taxable
property IN many parts OF Montana,
the Northwestern Stockmau aud
Farmer says it is the small holder al.
ways who receives the brunt Of the
tax alton burden, for the reason that
his entire property is nearly always
assessed while that Of the large holder
and the great corporations is very Of
ten invisible. In very many cases as
SCISSORS do not seek to ascertain the
full extent of corporation property or
of the property Of wealthy and influen.
tial individuals and the presumption
is that the smaller mar has property
that is visible and easily assessed.
Owing to various conditions, political
and otherwise, the assessment of prop.
erty in Montana has reached a stage
where the smaller men are justified in
protesting upon the grounds that are
stated here.
"A most Interesting case is in course
of adjustment in Cascade county and
is one that will be of more or less in.
terest to taxpayers throughout the
state. The Northern Pacific Railway
company owns one hundred thousand
acres OF land in Cascade county, which
has practically been withdrawn from
the market. So far as known no per.
son has been able to receive from the
Northern Pacific land department an
explanation as to why this land has
been withdrawn from sale, or within
the last year to receive a quotation at
which the land may be purchased.
The county commissioners OF Cascade
county determined last year to place
the assessment on Northern Pacific
lands the same as that on smaller
lands adjacent. Raw lands, unfeuced,
unimprOved, were assessed in that
county at s. per acre and upward.
The Northern Pacific has been as.
sessed at less than 81 per acre for
many years past. The county COM
missioners assessed the railway land
at 81 per acre last year. When the
railway protested against this assess.
ment. business men of Great Falls
came forward with the statement tina.
they would pay $3.50 per acre and take
all OF the Northern Pacific land within
the limits OF that county. They were
sincere in this offer and the evidence
Is that they were anxious and willing
to acquire the land at tina, price.
However, the company refused to
either take $3.50 per acre for the land
or to pay taxes on the assessed valua.
ton OF - per acre, which seemed to
the officials an inconsistent position.
The upshot OF the matter is that the
railway company refused to pay its
taxes for last year, and it is stated
that they propose to take the matter
into the courts for final adjudic alton.
SO far as known 40 statements a. to
the reason for the non-payment of
taxes on the basis Of assessment has
been made by the railway company
and so far as the law Is read able to
the average man there appears 70 be
no reason why the railway land should
be assessed at q less figure than ad.
Joining land owned by individuals.
However, the. case will be watched
with intense interest by taxpayers
throughout the state and will be OF
more than passing interest to officials
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to ~depositors absolute security.
prompt and careful attention, and thS
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08

to Forsyth. making 10 all a distance
OF perhaps 60 miles.
Major Reynolds, formerly Indian
agent on the Grow reservation, and
who now has a contract with the St.
Paul in the eastern part of the state,
Is working Grow Indians on the grad.
ing, and has three camps of them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
and that the trouble was largely the
result of internal dissensions,

and that the trouble was largely the
result of internal dissensions.
There are five or six boss painters
in the city, employing anywhere from
two to a dozen men. The present
scale Is from 27k cents an hour up,
first-class men receiving as high as IS
cents an hour. The scale which was
presented this week called for a min
inimum Of 80 cents an hour. The
bosses say they would not object to it
and as matter of fact have been pay
ing that much to men worth it, but
they allege that the union allows a
man to work six months apprentice
ship and then takes him in as a full
fledged artist, requiring the same pay
received by the older and expert
enced men.
On out-of-town contracts the boss
employers have been accustomed to
pay the board of married men and
the fare to and from the city when
they remain until the work is COM
pleted One of the demands made by
the union was that the board of sin
gle men be paid also in toto. This the
bosses refused to do. They have here
tofore, however, been paying the board
of single men on out-of-town jobs
where 1t costs more than 81 IL week to
live.
The membership of the local union
is forty and the fact that dozen or
more stayed away from the meeting
Saturday is taken by the employers as
an evidence that at least some of them
opposed the idea of a strike, along
with the twelve who attended and
voted against. the proposition.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
AGAINST PROHIBITION.
The Legality Of the Legislative Act
10 BE Tested.

Cincinnati, April Am attack on
the legality of the present legislature
is the main point in legal proceed
ings to be started by the national as
sociation of liquor dealers in an at.
tempt to overthrow the temperance
legislation enacted during the session
just closed. The statement was made
today by Dudley Wayne, attorney for
the brewers exchange. The attacking
brief will allege that Lieut.-Gov Har.
ris prevented a full and free express
ion from the senate when he declared
the Aiken bill passed and that the local
option bill prevents opportunity for
free expression by elective franchise.
The protesting brief will be an attack
on everything accomplished by the
legislature, including the Cincinnati
investigating committee and the ap-
preparation bills. Mr.. Wayne claims
that the adoption last fall of the con-
stitutional amendment providing for
election of all state officers in even
numbered years operated to extend the
term of the last legislature and there
should be an election of members of
the two houses in 1906, the present
legislature, according to his contention
having no standing. The case will in
volve officeholders in every county
and question the validity of the admin
istration of Gov. Pattison. 1t is pro-
posed to take the case to the supreme
court direct and the liquor dealers
will. press it for an early decision.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
OF Interest to East Siders
League Meet Next Week.

CrOokston Times: The meeting at
Fred Harris cigar store last night for
the purpose of discussing the baseball
situation with the view to an immedi-
ate and good formation among the
cities of the valley to the fact that
the magnates of the league have not
completed certain activities towards
complete formation the meeting re-
suited in no def1niate knowledge as to
the character of the makeup Of the
teams.
Replies were received from the base
ball magnates of the valley in all
the principle towns? o. L. Taralseth,
banker at Warren, said that he would
take up the matter of a close forma-
ton and discussion of the basis the
league ought to be formed on with
men about Warren Immediately. He
is already selected at Warren to repre-
sent that city at the next meeting CALL
ed in this city. Henry Tiedt of Ar
gyle will represent that we'll known
team as delegate. Manager Murphy
of the Thief River Falls organization
will come as a delegate to the next
meeting in this city. Harry Healy
and Ernest Busse of Red Lake Falls
will both be in the city on the date of
the next meeting for the purpose of
looking after the interest of Red Lake
Falls in the convention of the teams.
Jean Kelliher of East Grand Forks is
the chosen delegate from the East
Side.
Every one has been busy in the re-
spective towns and final results will
undoubtedly be secured at the next
meeting which will be held next week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
GOVERNOR O PORTO
RICO REPLIES TO CRITICISM

Washington, April Gov Winthrop
of Porto Rico was heard today by the
house committee on insular affairs.
The governor replied in part to the
criticism of the administration of the
island by Mayor Todd and others who
were heard some time ago.
The first subject related to the &C.
cupancy of government houses in San
Juan by officers of the administration.
What is known as the pink palace"
now occupied by Secretary Post. Gov.
Winthrop said, was granted to the
use of Secretary Hartzell by President
Mckinley, who held out this residence
with water and lights as an induce
ment to Secretary Hartzell to take the
position.
In justification of this residential
use of the government buildings, Gov.
Winthrop said that it is felt that the
salary Of $4,000 year is hardly suf-
ficient.
AS to the charge that native men,
bers of the executive council are mere
figureheads and are never invited to
cabinet meetings, Gov Winthrop said
that as these members are really legis-
lative members and nothing but ex-
ecutive is discussed at these meetings,
he had never invited the native mem
bers to attend
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
DEBAUCH ENDS IN DEATH.
Anton Shonton, a Prominent Farmer
Dies as Result of Accident.

Anton Shoston lying cold in death
and his two companions sleeping off
a drunken stupot, unconscious of the
tragedy, was the horrible scene that
greeted the neighbors Saturday night
at little farm house ten miles east
of st. Hilaire.
Shoston, who lived about twenty
three miles east of ST. Hilaire, had.
gone to that town on Thursday on
business, his purchases. there includ-
ing a Iug of whiskey. Returning
homeward Friday night he arrived at
the house of a friend named Isaac
Dahlen about midnight. He spent the
night there and Saturday morning he
and Dahlen went to the house of john
Kjenickson5 to borrow wagon to con-
tinue his journey, as the sleighing hal
played out The three had dinner at
Kjenickson's and with the gallon jug
OF whiskey proceeded to make merry.
They evidently did for when it was all
over there was but little whiskey left.
Kjenickson and Dahlen fell by the
wayside and Shoston alone remained,
SO no living witness is able to tell
just what followed whether of suicide,
accident or other means Shoston came
to his death. All that is known of it
was that when found he had been
dead some hours and bullet hole in
his head told only how he died.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
CLUB REORGANIzED.
"The At 1t Again" Club to De Started
Goinfi Again.

"The At 1t Again" Club to De Started
Goinfi Again.
Duluth, Mimi, April 9.-The "At It
Again" club, which created SO much
CONSERVATION in West Duluth last
year. has been reorganized, and the
president says that weekly games will
be played and public opinion will be
disregarded because the public will
not be informed as to details. How
ever, this much is known. The club
comprises seven young women, each
, from highly respectable family, and
each girl of exceptional personal
charm. There Is a president, Sec
rotary and a treasurer and the game
played is-poker.
I'VE like poker better than we do
bridge" explained the president, land
we play penny-ante with five cent
limit. We have played more or less
for the past two years and no one of
the girls has lost all of the original
five dollars that each started with.
You ask any man who plays the game
If five-cent limit will not hold the
game down to pretty nearly an even
thing. We have PLAYED all the even
ing many times and the greatest loss
has been 30 cents. Poker is. an inter-
esting game, and in our own little
club, room, among ourselves, we feel
much more respectable than we do
playing bridge at lot of houses
where we go to play the game.
Our names? Well, you know some
of us, but you won't print them, will
yon? Not that we are ashamed of our;
club; we are not We are good play
ers and II you could see us draw to
our hands you would appreciate the
SeriOusness Of our games. But lots
Of people will think we smoke cigar
cites and drink beer and escape via
our bedroom windows for midnight
rtrysts II We tell them we play poker,
30 we are just keeping quiet and en-
loving ourselves In our own way.
lprejudices?"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
A FARGO DIVORCE CASE.
WHEY Talked Too Much Oves 1lone
phone with "FsreignersD and :
Husband Objected. 49,

Fargo, N. D., April Stalking over
the telephone to men who did not meet
with the approval of her husband was
one of the grounds for which Judge
Pollock has issued a decree of divorce
in the district court to Elmer A. Viii
son, as against Lottie A Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer A. Wilson were
married in 1891 and have resided until
recently at Erie, N. d. Their mar
ried life has not been pleasant and
some time ago Mr.. Wilson commenced
an action for divorce.
The charge in the complaint was
cruelty and specific acts were alleged
such as Mr.. Wilson remaining out at
unseemly hours of the night and there
by causing her husband great mental
anguish.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
OUR CIVIC PRIDE
IS DIRECTLY
INVOLVED
Athletic Park Scheme to Be
Considered By Commercial
Club at Special Meeting.

The all-important question whether
or not Grand Forks is to sustain her
reputation as the leading and most
progressive city in the state is once
more brought forward for an affirma-
tive answer-and undoubtedly the an
swer will be such--in connection with
the proposition for the establishment
and maintenance of an athletic park
"a contingency which has arisen
through the necessity for tearing down
and removing the present University
park.
Elsewhere in this issue there is pub
lished a call for a special meeting of
the Commercial club tomorrow even
ing, when the matter will be taken
up, and it is hoped, ultimately dis
posed of, or at least steps taken which
will have that as a final result.
Grand Forks has set the pace as the
first city In the state in the matter of
encouraging athletics of all kinds and
at the present time everything of that
nature is in the slang of the day,
headed this way"
The State University has bulletined
a number of athletic meets for the
next two months-baseball games,
track meets, ETC., and there is the
state high school meet and other gath
erings in the interest of athletics that
will undoubtedly go to Fargo or have
to be given up unless permanent
athletic park is provided. Our people
in the past have been able to point
with pride to the sources of amuse-
ment provided in and around this city
and visitors have never lacked for en-
tertainment either in or out of season.
This city must have park for base
ball, football and other athletic pur-
poses and she must have it at once,
therefore 1t behooves every public
minded citizen to bestir himself and
come to the special meeting of the
Commercial club tomorrow evening
Prof. Brannon of the State University,
| possibly Secretary futile of the Y. NJ.
c. A., f. H.. Kent and numerous others
will address the meeting and an en-
deavor will be made to bring solution
out of chaos.
it is thought will meet the present
be necessary. This is a matter that
very pride of the city and should, there
fore, have immediate attention. United
action on the part of citizens is very
necessary. The university and the Y
&c. A. have offered to join with the
city is settling this "Blanco's ghost
which has bobbed up on different oc-
casions during the past ten or fifteen
years. The proposition now mooted,
if carried through to successful end,
will settle the matter for all time and
give Grand Forks permanent athle-
tic park, where in future can be held
all out of door gatherings, athletic or
otherwise. ."'
United we standardized we fall"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
State Conference Of Epworth Society
Being Held.

Being Held.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Williamson, S. c., April with
their interest in the gathering as keen
as on the opening day the delegates to
the state conference of the Epworth
league this morning began the last
business sessions of the meeting. The
opening devotional service was fol-
lowed by the election of officers for
the ensuing year and the regular pro-
gram of papers and addresses was
then taken up. Reports were present
ed on the work'of the social and liter
airy department and the missionary
department, and Rev. w. c. Kirkland
spoke on the subject of official re-
sponsibility. Other addresses pre-
sented during the day were as fol-
lows: Young Peoples Societies as
an Aid to the Pastor in Personal
Work." Rev. S. w. Henry; "The Atti-
tude of the League Towards Worldly
Amusements," Rev. r. o. Lawton;
Larger Preparation for Larger OPP
portunities," Rev. ]. w. Shackford.
Tomorrow's program calls for a con-
secration service and sermon in the
morning, mass meeting with promi-
nent speakers in the afternoon, and
farewell service in the evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
FOUND GUILTY
CONTEMPT
Judge Fisk So Adjudges Patrick Pur-
cell But Makes Provisional Meas
ire Whereby Defendant Was En-
abled to Purge Himself.

The case of the State VS.. Patrick
Purcell. arrested on a bench warrant
issued out of the district court last
week and charged with being in con-
tempt of court, was called before
Judge C. ]. Fisk at 1920 this morning.
The instance wherein contempt was
specified was that Of an alleged fail
ure to pay to the defendants divorced
wife certain alinlonies heretofore Or
dered by the court. The defendant
pleaded inability to make payments,
but after considering the evidence of
both sides. the court adjudged the de-
PENDANT guilty as charged.
Provision was made whereby the
defendant might purge himself, how
ever. by payment of $40 back alimony
and costs, with the further under
standing that all future payments be
made regularly. The money was paid
over and the accused. released from
custody.
B. G. Skulason, assistant states at
torney, appeared for the prosecution
and Geo. A. Bangs represented Mr..
Purcell.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
NEW DEPOT FURNITURE.
Brand New Maple Seats Installed in
Great Northern Station.

The ladies' and gentlemen's waitin,
rooms at the Great Northern passen-
ger station shone resplendent this
morning with a complete new set of
furniture. Elegant new rap,n seats
have len Installed @:.l II; o.d re-
mo- Il.
al talt !; In, ling at the station
3Hw = tai 20" seventy-foot addition
vi. eli ii co:2pany has promised. It
is stated on fair authority that work
on this will be begun in a very short
time and rushed to completion. The
addition will he built on the west end
of the present structure and will a;a>ut
double the capacity Of the station.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
MANY TAKE OUT PERMITS,
County Auditor Reports Issuing Over
Fifty Hunting Licenses.

County Auditor Hans Anderson re-
ports having issued a total of fifty
eight hunting licenses since Jan. I,
19O6-an unusual number for this time
of the year, according to that official
OF those issued, tifty-six were for
non-residents. The resident hunters
fee is Is cents and the nonresident
hunters fee $25. The county has thus
realized 1872 from the license source
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
TO BUCK THE STANDARD.
A Southern Oil Company to Establish
Branch Houses in North Dakota.

BY way of Fargo comes report that
an independent oil company which has
been operating largely in the south,
is contemplating the establishment of
branch distributing houses in this
state, and that Grand Forks would in
all probability be one of the points
selected as suitable for location.
The Fargo Morning Call is author
ity for the statement that Fargo will
be the other distributing point and
that a representative of the concern
was a visitor in that city last week for
the purpose Of looking over the situa-
ton.
The concern wants about block of
land donated for site and promises
to expend upwards of $4,000 in the
construction of buildings and pipe
lines. The company is said to be well
backed financially and able to make
good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
UNIVERSITY GETS
CARNEGIE
GIFT.
Thirty Thousand Dollars Civ
en- to University to Found
a Library.
a Library.

Through the interchangeable efforts
of President Merrifield, the North Da-
kota university has received a gift Of
$4,000 from Andrew Carnegie for the
purpose of establishing library. This
generous gift will enable the univeF-
sity to at once equip itself with a
working and reference library that
will equal that of any similar institu-
ton in the land. 1t will give the stu
dents of this state an advantage they
have not heretofore had. The donation
is generous one, ana will be a last
ing monument to the giver.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09
ENJOINNG THE AUDITOR.
Red Lake Falls Can Serve Injunction
On the Vote.

Latest news from Red Lake Falls in
regard to the county seat fight that is
sweeping over Red Lake county that
the county seat be changed from Red
Lake to Thief River says that the Red
Lake people will restrain the auditor
from him for issuing the call either
for calling the county board for order
ing the election or beyond this en-
enjoin him from ordering the election.
The writ issued by Judge Watts. of
which the Journal gave the exclusive
news in Crookston will. be operative
after five days, or next Monday. After
that time there is no appeal to high
er court from the writ. No action has
yet been made and undoubtedly will
not be made to push the matter to the
supreme court-Crookston Journal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-09

The North Dakota railroad conf
missioners who haye been in Wash
ington for about a week left tonight
for New York. The Commission was
composed of G. S. Diesen, John Chris
tainsen and c. c. Hammond Ken
Wiley was also of the party, unofficial
ly. The North Dakotans after brief
stay in New York to see the sights
will start for their homes.