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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
WALKER DECLARED
TO Be INSANE BY
Man Who Wanted Money From
Former Sweetheart is
Committed.

w. B. Walker, who was recently
brought before Judge Amidon in the
federal court in Grand Forks. and who
pleaded guilty. to charge of mailing
obscene letters, has been declared to
be insane by the board of insanity of
McHenry county. Walker will be
taken to the asylum at Jamestown
at once.
About six months ago Walker was
arrested on the charge he pleaded
guilty to. He was released under a
bond of $500 to keep the peace. A
few days after his release he was ar
rested at Balfour, where he had en-
tered the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Owens,
asking for money as damages for his
wounded affections. He had gun
with which to back up his request, but
by strategy, Mr.. Owens managed to
bet him out of the house. Mrs. Owens
was formerly Walkers sweetheart,
and since she was married Walker
has been doing several stunts of the
sensational order.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
ARE FIGURING ON CHANGE
Great Northern Would Run Stub Train
to Connect With East Bound
Oriental Limited.

The passenger department of the
Great Northern railway is considering
the proposition for the betterment of
it's train service between Grand Forks
and points west and the twin cities,
which will directly affect the travel
ing public of this city. Under the pres
ent schedule, Train No. 2, the east
bound Oriental Limited, arrives here
at 1925 noon, and departs at 12:40.
Fully thirty minutes are wasted be-
tween Grand Forks junction and the
city depot. The scheme being con-
sidered is that of stopping No. 2 at
the junction, to accommodate south
bound passengers. The company
figures that by saving thirty minutes
here and cutting out several other
losses of time west and south, it can
pull Train into st. Paul in time to
connect with trains for Chicago. I'm
der the present arrangement, Train
2 gets into st. Paul between 10 and
II o'clock at night, missing eastern
connections. BY shortening the time
two hours, passengers will be able
to reach Chicago practically twelve
hours earlier than under the present
arrangement.
Allen Jackson, travelling passenger
agent for the company, with head
quarters in Grand Forks. is interview
ing the travelling fraternity with refer
ence to the above, and made request
Of The Evening Times that it present
the matter in its columns, at the same
time stating that expressions Of opin-
ion were desired. The columns of this
paper are therefore open to any one
who may please to use same.
It would seem that Grand Forks
will not suffer should the Great
Northern decide upon the above ar
rangements. The service would be
practically the same as far as the
number of trains is concerned. The
change would also give the city one
more train to the university each day.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
WILL Be DOLLAR Wheat
Secretary Of Minneapolis Chamber Of
Commerce Looks for High
May Option.

Dollar wheat, big money for the
farmers, and great prosperity for the
northwest, are the good things to
come, promised or implied in an ar
ticle in the Wall Street Journal by l..
T. Jamme, secretary of the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce..
THE wheat crop of the northwestern
states" said Mr.. Jamme, Il estimate
at 1S0,00O,OOO to 190,00O,OOO. 1 expect
to see the May option in Minneapolis
sell at 81 bushel."
Of the total crop, Mr.. Jamme saws.
40 per cent is in the hands of the
farmers, or in first hands, and 60 per
cent has been marketed. He looks for
the durum wheat acreage to spread
and for larger total production next
year than ever.
II look for a steadier movement of
grain from now on" said Mr.. Jamme.
THE car situation is easier. The con-
gestion has been worse on the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific, and
there has been less trouble along the
North Western and Milwaukee lines"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
RAILROAD MAN SAYS
II IS THE FAULT
Of DEALERS
Claims They Had No Foresight
in Matter of Storing
Up Coal.
FOR USE DURING WINTER
Predicts That Next Year Ter
minals Will be Kept Busy
Filling Orders.
FOR USE DURING WINTER

II told you So" is being heard in
the railroad Offices, when matter of
a coal shortage through the northwest
is brought up.
"The whole fault of the shortage
lies with the interior dealers them
Selves" said one railroad official this
morning. They were warned to lay
in their supply early in the season,
but took no heed of the warning.
There is enough coal at the terminal,
but with the congested traffic condi.
tons it is utterly impossible to move
it forward as fast as desired.
"The time to buy coal is in the sum-
mer and early fall. The man who
waits until the last minute before lay
ing in his winters supply, particular
ly as applies to the interior towns,
deserves to freeze. Everybody knew
just what to expect of the railroads
this winter. Business all year has
been record breaker, and all indica-
lions pointed to immense movement OF
freight during the fall and winter 1t
has been evident for months that there
would be a probable congestion Of
freight
'This being the case, why don't the
interior dealers buy their coal early?
l don't know, and nobody else does.
There were times during the season
when the coal men at Duluth were sit
ting around with almost nothing to do.
The weather was warm and there were
no orders. The dealers displayed
about as much foresight as grass
hopper. They made no preparations
for winter whatever, although they
must certainly have known that they
would meet with big bunch of troub-
lie getting their orders filled later on.
"Now everybody is blaming the rail-,
roads. Human nature is funny thing.
What fools these mortals be, to be
sure. OF course, 1t would be a lot
nicer if the roads could send freight
forward with express speed, but as
long as the general public knows for
a long time ahead that this is going to
be an utter impossibility late in the
AeSAI anu III OAS carly WAhNClS AZ 40 CuC
fault of the public and not the rail-
roads that such shortages as the one
now having the Northwest in it's
grasp exist.
"The railroads don't want to see
anyone freeze to death. We are doing
all we can to relieve the situation.
We are as sorry as anybody that the
freight business cannot be carried on
with greater dispatch, but it isn't in
the cards. We are doing our best, and
what more can be asked?
II want to predict right here, how
ever that next summer will be the
busiest summer the coal docks have
had for many years. The interior deal
ers are being taught lesson just
now that they will remember for a
long time, and the result will be that
next year they will buy all the coal
rhey need very early in the season, and
when winter comes there will be no
scarcity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

seems to be unable to get coal to
the various cities very fast. and the
result is that there is famine in
many places.
Linton, n. D., Dec. 17.-No coal has
been received here for several weeks,
and the coal situation is embarrassing.
There is no soft coal whatever, and but
little anthracite, but large number
Of people cannot use it on account of
their stoves.
Granville, n. D., Dec. 1.-THE fuel
situation here is getting desperate.
The last of the coal was cleaned up
over a week ago, and matters are in
bad shape. Coal must be had at once.
There is some Ignite coal at Velva,
and a part of it was hauled here over
land
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
What Was Brought Out at the
Recent Session of the Fed
eral Jury Here.
4 SURPRISE IS N STORE,
SAYS RECEIVER 6. v. SWORDS
Convicted Bank President Is Assisting
In Looking Over Books Of Defunct
InstitutiOn-An Arrest Will he Made
at an Early Date in Connection
With Its Affairs.

"You know am not at liberty
to give out any details regarding
the recent investigation before the
grand jury at Grand Forks, but II /:
l dared to tell you all, the people
Of MfnOt would rise and demand
Erickson's release from the pen.
itentiary.
Erickson will remain with me
several days. We are looking
over the books, and he is In
!: position to give me great deal Of
!: assistance. In few days some.
thing will happen which will be
: o surprise to everyone"
That is what George w. Swords, re-
ceiver of the Minot National bank
stated to newspaper reporter at
Minot.
In the interview, the investigation
referred to is that which took place
before the federal grand jury in this
city last week.
At Minot, where Mr.. Erickson is
now, he is allowed almost absolute
freedom. He is in the custody
of Receiver Swords, who is a United
States officer. Erickson is stopping
at the Leland, and during his stay,
many of his friends have called on
him.
George w. Swords and Erickson
have been engaged in going over the
books of the defunct hank since Erick-
sons arrival there, and it is said that
many irregularities are being dis
covered.
Erickson will be held in North Da-
kota until an arrest is made, and IL
the developments at the hearing war
rant it, there is little doubt but what
proceedings will be started to secure
Erickson's pardon.
Mr.. Erickson's life at the Sioux
Falls penitentiary is far from being
unpleasant. He is private coachman
of the warden, and as such, is out
in the open air much of the time. He
has the entire confidence of the pen
itentiary officials.
1t is current report on the street
that the grand jury has indicted a
former partner Of Erickson's in the
Minot bank, prominent banker of st.
Cloud, Mimi, we'll known and es-
teemed in Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
THREE JUDGES ARE ENOUGH
Says Engerud in Regard to the Su.
preme COurt-Should Appropriate
Money for Stenogrlphers.

Judge Engerud says that three
judges on the supreme court bench ir
North Dakota are enough. At Fargo
last night, he made the following state
ment at the dedication of the new
court house.
"If the legislature will appropriate
money for stenographers for the men,
bers of the court, SO that the judges
will not have to do most of their writ
Ing in long hand and waste time doing
clerical work, there would be abso-
lutely no necessity for increasing the
number of judges to five; in fact, there
is no more need of five judges of the
supreme court than there is for a fifth
wheel to wagon"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
MORE FUEL SHORTAGE REPORTS

Westhope, n. d., Dec. 1.-THE coal
shortage here is getting serious. No
coal has been received for some little
time, and the supply is exhausted. I'm
less coal is received at once, the town
will be up against it.
Harvey, N. D., Dec. 1.-THE flour
mill, which has been running day and
night during the fall, has closed down
on account of the fuel famine. The
coal is entirely exhausted, and pros
poets for the early arrival of shipments
are very poor.
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 17.-Fuel con-
ditions in western Canada are serious.
Many towns are without coal, and ac-
tual suffering has been reported from
number of places. The railroad
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
MANIFEST INTEREST
IN !. 5. c. c.
WORK
The Investigation Into Car
Shortage a Question of the
>. Hour in N. D.

Locally there is much interest being
taken in the investigation made by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
which started in Minneapolis today.
The question of fuel and grain trans
portation is being investigated, and
just at this time, it is an all important
topic to North Dakota. It was on
account Of the failure to move grain
that the investigation was called, but
later developments in connection with
the fuel shortage makes the investiga-
ton seem more like quest into the
reasons of such shortage, rather than
the failure to move grain.
Hearings in the Interstate Com
merce Commissions investigation of
the car shortage in the northwest
started this morning in the United
States court room in the federal build
ing in Minneapolis before Commits
sioners Franklin X. Lane and James
S. Harlan. Because of the large mass
of evidence to be presented, the hear
ing will probably last at least three
days. The commissioners will pre-
side at similar hearing in Chicago
on Thursday and Friday.
The hearing is being held under a
special call issued because of numer-
GUS complaints of car shortage and in
sufficient transportation facilities,
made recently to the interstate COM
merce commission The investigation is
under special instructions from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, though officially called
by Commissioners Knapp, Clements,
Prouty, Lane and Harlan. While the
Minneapolis hearing is in progress
Commissioner Prouty will be in st.
Louis and Kansas City to investigate
car service conditions as bearing on
the cattle business.
The Procedure.
Commissioners Lane and Harlan ar
rived in Minneapolis Sunday. The evil
dence Is being introduced by John H.
Marble, attorney for the commission,
who will question all witnesses. The
commissioners themselves, though pre-
siding, will ask such questions as they
see fit.
Any interested person may question
witnesses on cross-eXaminatiOn. The
northwestern roads most concerned
are represented by their attorneys,
who participate in the hearing. All
evidence is being taken verbatim in
shorthand, to be Transcribed and pre-
scented later in Washington before the
commission, when it will be weighed
and decision handed down.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
Ninety Per Cent Of Men in the
First Regiment Could be
Put in Service.
SAYS CHIEF UMPIRE D0DD Of
FORT D. A. Russell, WY0.
Men From Flickertail State Made a
Wonderful and Envlous Record
Adjutaat General Creel Starts
Movement to Get Encampment Each
Year on the Military Reservation.

That the North Dakota National
Guard acquitted itself creditably in
the resent field manuevers at Fort
Russell, Wyoming, is shown by the re-
port of Lieutenant Colonel George A.
Dood, 10th cavalry, who was chief UNI
pire at the camp of instruction, Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyoming. The obser-
walton made by him are as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Treumann,
commanding the regiment, handled it
we'll while in camp, getting out of it's
service as effective as the limited time
would permit, and was rewarded by
material and satisfactory progress. A
large proportion of the officers and en-
listed men of the regiment had actual
service in the Philippines.
"The field and staff seemed to be
men of especially good, moral and
mental standing, possessing consider
able military experience, jealous and
energetic in their duties.
The company officers seemed also
to be men of general good department,
with remarkably low percentage of
the worthless element, all anxious to
learn everything pertaining tc their
military duties.
"The enlisted men were sturdy, ac-
tive and seemed to be of superior
class, especially physically. The FORM
er service training of goodly proper
ton of them tended to give the Or
ganization steadiness not always
found. Their general behavior was as
usually found in National Guard Or
CARNATIONS, where lines of demarc-
alton separating grades of rank are
rarely sufficiently well defined. These
men also showed especial aptitude and
spirit in the performance of their field
duties
In case of necessity, probably
ninety per cent of this regiment, as it
appeared in camp, could be made at
once available for actual service.
Adjutant General H. M. Creel has
started movement looking forward
to the holding Of the annual encamp-
ments at the state encampment
grounds near Devils Lake. He recent
ly wrote letter to the secretary Of
war, setting forth the advantages of
the reserve, and has received a most
favorable reply. The department
promises to investigate the matter
thoroughly, and should they find the
location satisfactory it is very pos
sible, that the grounds will be the
place for the annual encampments of
the guards of a number of the states
in the northwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
FADDEN TOPPED THE MARKET
With Barley Fed Cattle, He Got. High.
est Prices In st. Paul
Stock Yards.

John Fadden, the we'll known Ar
villa farmer and stock raiser, was in
Grand Forks Saturday attending to a
few matters of business. To a Times
reporter he stated that he had just
shipped car load of cattle to st.
Paul and had topped the market"
with them. The cattle shipped were
barley fed, and were of the best. Mr..
Fadden has two more car loads of
cattle on foot at his farm and will
ship them out within the next sixty
days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
]. N. DAVIS VAS BAnQuETTED
Retiring Great Northern Official is
Guest Of Honor at Party Given
In MfnOt.

]. M. Davis, the retiring assistant
superintendent of the Great Northern
was given banquet by the business
men of Minot last Friday evening. The
banquet was served at the Grill cafe,
in large tent of turkish design. The
affair was one of the largest ever at
tempted in Minot, and bespoke of the
high esteem in which Mr.. Davis is held
by Minot business men. Ex-Governor
j. M. Devine of Minot acted as toast
master, and large number of toasts
were responded to. Mr.. Davis is one
of the best known railroad men in
North Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
COMMITTEE IS At CAND0
Dunkard College Men Are Looking
Over Towner County City With
View of Locating.

The Dunkard college committee lie
at Cando and will remain there sev-
eral days looking over the ground
preparatory to deciding where to 10.
cate the college, which will probably
be erected next spring. The sum O.
$4,000 has been raised for the loca,
ton of the college at Cando. Besidet
this there is about $1,000 and build
ing site offered for the location Of TIL
college in that city. Several other
of the cities in that part Of the stat
want the college also, and are maxim
efforts to secure the college.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Mrs. Archie Mckinnon. Who Died
Saturday Was Buried in Mem.
Orial Park Today.

The funeral of Mrs. Archie McKin-
non. who died on Saturday morning,
was held this afternoon from the Zion
Lutheran church. Rev. A. ]. Hulteng
officiating. A large number of friends
of the deceased were present to pay
their last tribute Of respect Inter-
ment took place in Memorial park
Several Crookston people came over
this afternoon to attend the services.
among them being Mrs. p Snyder,
Mrs. G. Bang, Walter Jensen and John
n. Kirsh
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
THE POSITION IS VACANT
Resignation of John Knauf Has Been
Accepted by Governor
E. Y. Sarles.

The resignation of John Knauf as
a member of the supreme court of
North Dakota has been accepted by
Governor E. Y. Sarles, and the posi-
ton is now vacant. John Knauf re-
signed as soon as the election showed
Judge Fisk of this city had been
elected, but it was just accepted by
Governor Sarles Saturday. 1t is not
expected that Judge Fisk will take the
office until after New Years so as t.
allow Governor-elect John Burke to
make the appointment to the vacancy
in the district court in Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
A GREAT ABUNDANCE OF FISH
Al Logan Will Install Aquarium at an
Early Date and 1t Will be the
Finest in the West.

A. L.. Logan has just ordered in
stalled in his cafe on De Mers avenue
an aquarium. 1t will be one of the
finest in these parts, and there viii,
be over a hundred gold fish in it. A
fountain attachment goes with the
aquarium, and it will always give the
restaurant fresh appearance. 1t will
be installed at a cost of over 500, and
shows the enterprise of this we'll
known and popular caterer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
SAVAGE BUYS GENTRY SHOWS
Minneapolis Man Purchases Well
Known Dog and Pony Amuse.
ment Outfit.

M. w. Savage of Minneapolis has
purchased the Gentry Dog and Pony
show, which is we'll known through
out the northwest. The shows have
been to Grand Forks a number of
times, and the announcement of the
change in ownership is of consider
able interest. There will be no change
in the name of the show.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
SUIT AGAINST GREAT NORTHERN
It Has Been Started by Langdon Par.
ties-Claimed to Have Been In.
jured on Ice Platform.

A suit has been started against the
Great Northern railroad by Mrs. H. X.
Omlie of Langdon for damages alleged
to have been sustained when Mrs.
Omlie attempted to alight from train
at Langdon. She claims that the steps
of the car were icy; that the platform
Of the depot was in the same condi-
ton and that as a result she slipped
and fell, sustaining internal injuries.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17
''BuRlHeH f." IS N THE RACE
Fargo Leader Of Insurgents, It is Said,
Would Don the Robe-Petition
is Being Circulated.

Burleigh F. Spalding, the Fargo law
yer, ex.congressman and an erst-
while leader of the insurgent forces OF
North Dakota would become Judge of
the supreme court to succeed Edward
Engerud II reports from Fargo are to
be believed. The report states that
petitions are being circulated, asking
that Spalding be appointed when Enge-
rud resigns. Just how literally this
petition is being signed, is not stated.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-17

Nothing else is calculated to warm
the hearts of politicians like an ap-
plication of cold cash.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-22
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. b. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan.
writes. my husband lay sick for
three laonths The doctors said he
had quick consumption. We procured
q bottle OF Ballard's Horehound Syrup
and it cured him. That wac elk years
ago and since then ne have always
kept n bottle in the house. We can
NOS do without It," For coughs and
colds IL has no equal. 2Sc, SOC and 81.
Sold by W. VI. Johnson.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-22
Now's This7

We Offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case Of casarrh shas can
not be cured by Halls Cassrsh Cure.
FL. CHENEY Il Co. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known
=. J. Cheney for the last Is yesrs, and
b~lieve him perfectly honorable in sil
business transactions and financially
able TO carry OUT any obligations made
BY HE nVm.
wALDIxo. KIxxAx h MARvIS,
Wholesale Dsugsists, Toledo. D.
Hsll's Catarsh Curs 10 taken inter.
nslly. setting directly spon the blood
aud mueous s1Pfsees CT the system.
ressimoaials cent tree. Price 70 cents
per bottle. Sold by all dPuegisss.
Take Halle Family Pills foe eOnsti-
nation.
Gainesville daily sun., 1906-03-22
A JOLLY PICNIC.
Crowd Of Msross Folks Spent the
Oav or Pumpkin Island

Crowd Of Mskoss Folks Spsn, the
Day or Pumpkin lsls"d
MelrOs-. March 2p-On LAST Friday
the steamer A'crt carried q e Of the
g-yest parties Whi h ever left Mclros"
The party was tax 10 Pumpkin lee
land on picni'. and the d-y "as most
rIea.anily sIent, there briOg plenty
o eat. prepared in the beet style aud
s-pv, d in q most tempting manner.
Que Of the pleasant features OF the
occasion was q Och FRY. The hsh ee'e
IA, mir he'd BY Thomas 4. B re. and
were very 6ne. Mr.. Bin's generosity
wss spprec a,ed By ihose who enjoJed
the dinncs.
TIE picnic was given in honor OF
Nicholas Morrs. There we're many
present, and the day was one OF the
ioveliess ever experienced in Florida.
bright and warm, with rot cloud 20
mar the pleasure Of shoss who attend
ed. Il wss an occasion long TO be re
membeFed. and will be appreciated by
eli who participated.