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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
LONG JOB FOR
RALPH
Itasca and St. Louis Counties to Be
Surveyed for Drainage Operations
Work Easier In Swamps Now.

Bemidji, Jan. 25.-The Minnesota
state drainage survey which was
stopped last fall, will be resumed at
once and finished about June 1. The
$500 appropriation for next year
which does not become available till
August /, will be anticipated by ar
rangements with the banks
The state drainage commission met
recently with the engineer, George A.
Ralph, who gave his opinion in favor
of going ahead with the work. 1t will
be easier getting around through the
swamps when they are frozen than in
summer, when they are bottomless in
places, and the mosquitoes are always
a plague. Where the snow is very
deep the surveying party will go on
snowshoes. 1t will be easy to get lake
levels, and the surveyors will cut
through the ice to find the depth.
The work from now on will be in
entire charge of George A. Ralph.
John Abercrombie of Alexandria, who
did part of the work last year, is not
in favor of the winter survey, and has
also been incapacitated for work by
railroad accident All of ST. Louis
and Itasca counties practically re-
mains to be covered, and some work
will be done in Lake and Cook The
work in Beltrami and Clearwater
counties is partly completed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
''SKY PILOT.
WAS LOST
Rev. F. E. Higgins, the Lumberjack
/. Minister Has Strenuous Experience
in Woods Of Minnesota.

"SKY PILOT" Was LOST
Bemidji, Jan. 25.-Rev. F. E. Hig-
gins, commonly known as the "lum-
berjack sky pilot" has just had an
experience of travel in northern Min
nesota that he is not likely to forget
On Sunday evening Mr.. Higgins held
a meeting at Belts camp, about six
miles south of Red lake. On Monday
morning he started for the Beltrami
Timber company's camp on the
Point" on Red lake, about rs miles
distant in northerly direction. He
reached the Red Lake agency and re-
manned there for dinner, leaving at 2
O'Clock for the trip across the lake
to the point" A snow storm was
raging on the lake and after two
hours driving, Mr.. Higgins struck
the point" but about six miles away
from the place he had started for
Realizing that it was near night, he
started westward on what seemed to
be the most we'll travelled road, but
soon found several other roads, and
became confused. Darkness overlook
him, and at last he gave the horse the
reins and allowed it to go where it
would. He finally came upon the
cabin of an Indian, where he obtained
shelter for the night. and was direct
ed to the camp the next morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
A "HYPNOTIC SPELL
Bothered Hillboro Man Who Wanted
President To Aid Him.

Hans A. Aarstad of Hillsboro was
adjudged to be insane by the Trail
county insanity board, and the unfor-
tunate man was committed to the asy-
lum for the insane at Bismarck.
Early in December Aarstad went to
Washington, d. c., where he was ar
rested on the White House grounds.
He explained to the officials that he
had come to ask the president to re-
lease him from a hypnotic SPELL"
claiming that the people of Hillsboro
were after him and that certain Off
Gals of that city were particularly
vigorous in pursuing him. After sew
eral days delay at the insanity hos
pital at Washington he was returned
to Hillsboro.
Aarstad has been in Tillsboro for
some time past and was employed as
farm laborer the larger part of the
time. Seven years ago he was an in
mate of the Medical Lake, Wash, in
sane asylum and since that time has
never been in his right mind. He had
written threatening letters to several
of his relatives residing in the south
ern part of this county and in Trail
county
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
HENS
BUSY
Plenty OF Eggs In Twin Cities and
Prices of Storage Ones Drop Mater.
iauy-Cold Snap No Hindrance.

According to a well-known sales
man who makes this territory the un-
usual conditions which prevail in
the egg market throughout the cOun-
try are being felt in the twin cities.
The steady decline in the price of
storage eggs has been checked slight
~ by the cold snap of the past few
days. but q local egg dealer said yes
terday that unless the cold weather
hangs out for month those who
have laid in stock of storage eggs
are sure to lose heavily.
Storage eggs were source of great
profit year before last. Last season
they were put in storage at quite high
prices and only those who held on to
the very end got out on the DEAL
But the fact that some commission
merchants made good thing at the
very end of the season after most
others had disposed of their stock at
4 loss. seems to have led many to I'M
dertake the same venture this year.
The storage eggs now on the market
were put away last April and May
when prices ranged about II cents
These prices were too high to make
the storage really safe investment.
Only little more than a week ago
the prices on storage eggs were 20
cents. which would have allowed some
to get out nearly even. But during
the week the price dropped to IA and
Is cents and in Chicago at one time
even as low as cents. The reason
for this was that the warm weather of
December had brought on the stock
OF fresh eggs much earlier than usual
December averaged warmer through
out the country than any December in
the history of the weather statistics
The hens all over the country began
to lay much earlier than usual 1t IS
also said that there has been a great
deal of money invested in the poultry
business during the past year. 1t al
ways has been true that IL fresh eggs
are prOcurable the storage stock can
not be disposed of at any price.
The cold wave of the past few days
showed it's effect in raise of 2 cents
in the Chicago market and yesterday
the market was described as firm.
This effect will be only very temper
airy unless severe cold continues
throughout a large section of the
country. The hens can stand a week
of cold with no very perceptable eff
feet on their laying. Eggs from the
southern states are bound to keen
the price battered down. as there IS
an unusually large number of hens
laying In that section of the country.
1t is reported that one St. Paul COM
mission firm expects to lose about
$1,000 on its storage venture unless
the cold snay continues,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
WENT BACK TO
THE PEN
Robinson, the MOOrhead Insurance
Agent, Returned to Saltwater to
Complete His Sentence. =.


D. G. Robinson was taken to the
Minnesota penitentiary by Sheriff
Bayer of Moorhead last Tuesday.
The Clay county officials received
word from the board of control to
the effect that Robinson had broken
his parole and it was requested that
he be taken back to the penitentiary.
Robinson was arrested in Moorhead
last summer on a charge of obtaining
money from Moorhead business men
under false pretenses. His arrest
caused something of a sensation for
time because of the fact that he had
been posing as a man of means.
Under the guise of an insurance
agent, he had secured the confidence
of business men and had secured mon
ey from them under the pretense that
he held valuable notes.
Robinson was tried but the jury
disagreed. Since the trial he has been
kept prisoner in the county Jail
awaiting advices from the board of
control. He had served three years
OF five year sentence in the Mime
sofa penitentiary and on account of
his Moorhead experience, will be re-
CURED to complete the sentence.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25

Copper Country League held there
last week." says the Duluth Herald.
Mr.. Lamb passed through Crookston
on his way back to Winnipeg this
morning and had the above clipping
in his pocket and probably inspired
it. He went to Duluth to attend the
bOnspiel, and returned with the Cana
dian curriers'.
Mr.. Lamb stated that the cities of
Calumet and Lake Linden were ap-
parently in favor of joining forces
with the Northern league next year,
and that he believed the deal could
be contaminated.
Both of these cities are good ball
towns. and draw the best crowds of
any of the cities in the Copper Coun-
try league, which supported higher
priced teams than the Northern league
did last year.
1t is believed that very favorable
rate could be secured from the South
Shore road for ball players. This
road has always assumed very ia
vorable attitude toward sporting
events and 1t is believed that it would
look with favor on the plan to include
the Copper country towns in the
Northern league.
CrOOkstOn's Consent Needed.
In discussing the. proposition the
Duluth Herald inspired by Lamb,
Hazen, Kuenow, ct al, stated further:
IF Superior and Crookston were re-
tanned it would make the much desired
eight club league, but these two cities
have always proved drag upon the
others, constantly demanding favors,
and failing to furnish their fair share
of the gate receipts"
While this might be a very pleasant
arrangement, it should be remem-
bered by these gentlemen that Crook
ston must be reckOned with before
any such arrangement is effected
Crookston has franchise, and has a
list Of Is men who cannot play with
any other team. Every right in con-
nection with the Crookston franchise
in the Northern league has been fully
protected and no transfer can be made
without the full consent of the man
agement of the Crookston team. If
Crookston wants team in the North
ern league next year there will be one
AS a matter of fact Grand Forks,
Fargo and Duluth put Crookston out
OF the league last year-as far as they
could with talk-but Crookston bobbed
up very Serenely with a team and will
do so this year if the anagement so
chooses.
The Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the league
will probably be held next Sunday,
when the question will be considered.
The meeting must be held in Duluth,
under the rule that calls for the an
nual meeting to be held in the city
winning the pennant.-Crookston
Journal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
Lucky Escape.

How did you come out on that do
nation party your congregation were
arranging to give you?"
Way ahead"
us that so?" !
Yes; they decided not to give it,
Houston Chronicle.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
Uniust.

Unjust.
so you think your parents are I'M
just to you, Willie? And that your
teacher has it in for YOU? You're
poor, abused martyr. aren't your
Yes, l am. Everything do is laid
to me!"-Cleveland eLader.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25
BASEBALL TALK IS RIFE.
Annual League Meeting May Be Held
In Duluth Sunday.

"A six club league, with the towns
Of Lake Linden and Calumet replac-
Ing Superior and Crookston, is a pos
sibility in the northern league next
year. according to ]. NJ. Lamb, manager
of the Winnipeg club, who has just
returned from the copper country,
where he attending the meeting of the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25

There is hardly anything that makes
a man madden than to flatter his bust
ness firm by telling him how smart
his partner is.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25

I've got good substitute for CIV
ing up my seat in the car" said Jones.
Instead of that, I'm going to ask the
lady to sit on my lap"
DON'T" cried Brown, II tried that
once. and she took me up!"-Detroit
Free Press.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25

There's one thing" said Fweddy, as
the train containing his best girl NOV
ed off, that a woman can throw
straight, baw jove!"
What's that?" asked Cholly.
Its kiss, dear boy. Haw! Haw!"
Chicago Tribune.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-25

James q pretty maiden with
host of worshippers,
But opine she's prettiest
In furS.
IT'S true they somewhat hide tho shape,
That pretty shape of hers,
But that's no matter! One, of course.
Infers!
New Orleans Times Democrat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
STORIES TOLD by SURVIVORS.
Albany People Arrive at Colorado Springs
From San Francisco.

COLORADO SPRINGS, April 21.-The first
survivors of the San Francisco catastrophe
to reach this city are Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
V. Marsh and Mrs. Gilman OF Albany,
n. Y.
Mr.. Marsh, who is general agent for the
Natioral Express Conn any, said:
81 left my home in Albany in need Of rest
and sought it in the West. ! descended
the Grand Canon Of the Colorado for FIVE
thousand feet, trusting to Providence and
the mule. l assembled Mount Lowe and
nv hair stood on end, but I found no real
rest until Wednesday morning in San
Francisco. l am going back to Albany to
re St.
Mr.. Marsh and party were at the st.
Francis Hotel in the stricken city, but owing
to lack CT room spent Tuesday night at the
Savoy, near by.
eve were in bed when the crash came, =
Mr.. Marsh said. we we're dazed for a
moment by the swaying Of the building
and we're too stunned to leap to the floor.
The doorway crashed ard twisted and the
windows crashed, plaster fell all over the
rooms ard we expected to have the building
come down on US. When the motion ste pped
we arose, gathered cur bar dtaRs and
started for the street. The ever Fart Ct
the hotel was twisted and wrerched al we
eyrlrienced difficulty in cperirg the door.
we went over to the st. Francis, where,
although the upper portion showed title
effects of the earthquake, the lower floors
were badly demoralized. The windows
were all smashed and the solid marble floor
of the lobby was pulverized into gravel
and powder. The structural steel Of the
building which was welded into one solid
piece from the ground to the roof, held
together and withstood the enormous
strain upon it. This was all that saved the
larry Constructed buildings in San Fran
cisco.P
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
RUIN IN n ROSA.
Every Building In the Town Damaged
Perhaps 100 Dead.

-PefnapS lUu Deau.
SANTA Rosa, Cal, April 21.-Forty-two
funerals were held here to-day. The list
of known dead now totals flfty-eight, and
it is believed that 100 is a conservative
estimate Of the number of people who lost
their lives in the catastrophe which visited
this city Wednesday morning. Five bodies
were recovered to-day from the wreckage,
and the search has hardly begun.
The entire business district is In ruins
and practically every residence in town
is more or less damaged, fifteen or twenty
being badly wrecked. The court house,
hall Of records, the Occidental and Santa
Rosa hotels. the Atheneum Theatre, the
new Masonic Temple, Odd Fellows block,
all the banks, went, and in all the city not one
brick or stone building is standing except
the California Northwestern depot. Money
has practically no value here now, for there
is no place to spend it, and this phase Of the
situation presents its own remedy. Almost
every one here is sleeping out Of doors,
being afraid to enter their homes until re-
pairs ave been made.
This Is a list of Santa Rosa's dead, so fer
as it has been compiled:
Louis Blum, George and Willie Bluth.
Yon 3. Blu, j. Bratker. Mrs. w. II. Brown.
Joseph Curry. r. B. Churchill. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Carter. Mrs. De Young and two chill
dren, VIII Day. J. Domenlconi Smith David
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Eley. Miss Exeeiia. from
Novelty THEATRE; William Westran. Red
wood City: Miles H. Fish. Miss Ph9be Green.
y. L. Jones. telephone man; Mr.. Keller, David
Kennedy, Eli Loeb, Third street: W.. H. NAL
lory. insurance man. San Francisco; Mr..
Murphy, Mrs. Moke and child, Trueman
McCord, John Murphy. Mrs. G. Manning
and child, Harry F.. Newman, burned alive;
Mr.. and Mrs. Peacock. Miles Peerman. Mr..
Pedego Of Pc lego. Washer county; Nellie Reed;
Mrs. A. s. Rodgers. dressmaker; Mr.. Richards
Fred Schieffer. Chester Sheppard, Shiriki.
Japanese: Walter II. Smith. j. F. Smith,
travelling man; E. Goddeni. travelling man;
E. B. Knapp. travelling man from Boston; s.
II. Loeb. Almond Muohellatti.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
OFFER OF HOMES AND WORK.
Pittsburg Men Ready TO Transport I 900
Families and Provide for Them for . Year.

Pittsburg Men Ready TO Transport I 600
Families and Provide for Them for . Year.
%P'T1sRUho, April 2i.-John Murphy, the
millionaire banker and philanthropist, to-
day notified Mayor Guthrie that he would
pay the railroad fare Of ! 900 families who
are homeless in San Francisco to this city,
give them good houses in which to live rent
free for one year and furnish employment
tor the heads Of the families and all others
who desire to work.
Mr.. Murphy is acting for q number OF
~Pittshurgers, but has already placed at the
disposal Of the Mayor ten houses OF his
own for a year for any families that may
arrive within a week.
I'VE are not making thiso offer with q view
Of bringing population to P%ittsburg.' said
Mr.. Murphy, but solely for the purpose OF
helping the distressed in San Francisco.
We believe that there are many who have
lost their homes and who will wish to leave.
They can find refuge in Pittsburg. There
Is $4,000, 600 worth Of buildings alone
planned in this city for this summer and men
are extremely ecarce. In fact, 1t Il almost
impossible to secure labor. We are will
ing to provide for all the San Francisco
refugees who wish to come. up to l,ooO' and
will provide well for them."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
RronkI,n Contributions.

Liberal contributions to the relief fund
are being made by business firms, boards OF
trade and political and social organizations
in Brooklyn, and meetings will be held this
afternoon by the Brooklyn branch Of the
Red Cross Society in the old Appellate Di:
vision room in the County Court House, and
by tho directors Of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society in st. Joseph's Hall in Dean street
near Vanderbilt avenue to forward the good
work.
F. Loeser 4 Co. and Abraham q Stratus
have each contributed S2,ooo,. and a like
Coney Island. The Brooklyn Lodge Of
Elks forwarded a check for $500 and has an
other $500 in reserve for the relief fund.
The Third Assembly District Democratic
Club contributed $500. The Seventeenth
Assembly district Republican committee
has donated $50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
V&lgha1y}sss'?!a1;s''s',::zzsii!'!2!g 81
Call or Write for Catalogue
IL

DESPAIR D-BLEECKER Saturday April q. 1904
al Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn. ~ 'A' n,N.
Howard ]. Melish. Henry Lyndon Deepard to
Elizabeth Russell Blocker OF Passaic. Nj.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
NO MORE ROOM IN OAKLAND.
Town Cannot Take Care OF Any More
Refugees-ISO 900 in Frisco Parks.

Refugees-ISO 900 in Frisco Parks.
OAKLAND, Cal, April 21.-Each vessel
that steams out into the waters OF the bay
has Just as many hum an beings aboard
az there Is standing room to accommodate.
Oakland and its suburbs cannot accom-
modate any more refugees. Every hotel
and lodging house Is filed from basement
to attic. Men and women sleep in corridors
and Railways and in chairs, while thousands
less fortunate spend the nights in parks of
suburban cities.
In The Potrero last night 10000 people
slept on the ground and many there went
supperless. By tonight that number will
probably be doubled, and with the other
thousands Of fugitives at the parks it may
safely be reckoned that $50 900 are unshel-
tered from the chill winds Of nights and the
MONDAY sun.
Every foot of the ground at Jefferson
Park is occupied, and there, too, are many
of the injured as we'll. Last night the
word was given out that bread for 100 coo
would be di distributed at Golden Gate Park
and provision is being made to supply the
homeless with means for cooking food at
open. fires.
All available persons not needed FOR
fire fighting were pressed into service to-
day and compelled to aid In cutting wood
to be used in the campfres.
The metal lagstaff that surmounts the
dome of the ferry building gives some
idea of the oscillation OF the earthquake.
The pole stands at IN angle Of nearly
IS degrees from the perpendicular and 1t
is marvellous how the dome itself ever
withstood the fierce wrenching it received.
However, the appearances indicate that 1t
must eventually come down.
A ride through Oakland shows that there,
too, the earthquake damaged many build
ings and though none was levelled a casual
inspection would indicate that many a
wall and perhaps whole buildings will
have to come down. In the residence
districts there Is hardly a house that did
not loose its chimneys and in which plaster
ing did not fall.
There is but one consoling feature, and
that Is that the loss Of life was far less
than had been expected, considering the
magnitude Of the calamity. And this
sentiment is universally voiced by the
thousands Of refugees.
I'VE lost everything said a fearful
little woman on the boat at noon yesterday
but we are all alive, and l never expected
we could escape"
1t will be a week before the burning dis,
trict will have cooled sufficiently to allow
Of any systematic exploration.
The dead are being discovered in many
buildings from which IL was supposed al.
the inmates had escaped alive. In a five
story wooden fat at 1l9 Fifth street Red
Gross workers this afternoon found the
corpses Of forty persons.
The Signal Corr $ Of the Regular army hal
been engaged all day In stringing telephone
wires between the different relief bureaus
and headquarters and communication hal
been greatly facilitated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
TWO MORE LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Monday and Tuesday Are Delegated by
Gov. Pardee.

SACRAMENTO, April 2l.-Gov. Pardee to-
day issued the following proclamation,
declaring two more legal holidays
sIn the interest Of the public welfare, /,
George c. Pardee, Governor Of the State Of
California, by virtue Of the power vested
in me by the Constitution and laws Of this
State, Go hereby appoint, designate and
declare Monday, April Is, 1908, and Tues
day, April "a, 1905, as public legal holidays
Governor Pardee and leading Legislators
are discussing calling a special session Of
the State Legislature, and it is generally
believed that a special session will be called
next week. State aid will be forthcoming,
and the unanimous sentiment of Legislators
heard from favors pledging the States
credit to its fullest extent toward reliev-
ing the suffering and aiding i1 rebuilding
the city.