The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-27
STATE GRAB BAG
Douglass is. boasting because the
town will get real hotel this winter.

Douglass is boasting because the
town will get real hotel this winter.
A ground hog was found outside his
den near Bismark. That is an indica-
tion that it is already getting hot
down there.
One of the blind pigs recently pull
ed in Bismark was conducted in
!: building owned by member of the
city council
| The World published a cut of Willis
ton in 1887. The stranger could not
identify the present city from the
picture, though.
There was darkness at Devils Lake
for period of six hours during which
the electric light company was getting
new smoke stack in position.
The total resources of the state
banks are $30,S42.627.94, an increase
of $5,602,S14.45 over 1905, and more
than $12,O0O,O0O more than 1904.
A few evenings ago a man swiped
a horse which was tied in one of the
business streets of Williston and rode
the animal as far as he desired when
it was turned loose
The Minot Optic says Towner has
a basketball team which is willing
to meet any other in the state, without
exception. They will have enough to
keep them busy from now on.
The Goodrich Citizens complains be-
cause the stray COWS of the village are
allowed to feast from the hay and
grain in the wagons of the farmers
who come to the town on business.
Editors Pierson, Killon and Fisher
are badly mixed over some bank
statements. That proves that men
should not attemept to discuss mat
tiers in which, they have had no prac-
teal experience.
The Churchs Ferry Sun brings out
B. j. Ness, of Devils Lake for game
warden, the only condition being that
he square himself for installing a
tame duck for wild one out in the
western part of the county last fall.
There are 372 state banks in the
state as compared with 312 in 1905
and 225 in 1904. The total number of
state banks that have been organized
was 1876 but several of these have
been combined and others converted
into nationals.
The Williston World has the fol-
lowing: "Williston wants a Baptist
college and new city Jail. The citi-
zens may compromise on a skating
rink.-State Grab Bag. Grand Forks
Evening Times. YOU'RE mistaken
brother. Fact of the matter is nature
has supplied us with everything from
skating rink to coal mines-and as
far as the college and city Jail are
Observation-Disclosures u.s." At which
place shall we watch-college or Jail?
The Kenmare Journal comes out in
half column article, strongly in fav-
or Of dividing Ward county, winding
up with: Ward county must be divided
soner or later, but it will never be
done until some effort is put forth by
the people to cause it. If we ever in
tend to accomplish this, why not COM
mence now? Northern Ward has suf-
ficient population to constitute good
county and it is only fair to every tax
payer in this territory that the divi-
sion be made. The people do not care
what division may be made of the
southern portion and leave that to the
people of that part to decide, but we
DO want a government of our own and
trust and ask that the coming legisla-
ture restore our rights by repeal
of the Rose bill of two years ago,
and later that the county commission
ers give us chance to vote on the
question.