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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

THE FEDERAL COURT
HAS OLDEST
BA|L|FF
Is Seventy Seven Years of Are
But Able to Preserve Pro-
per Decorum.
COL. WILLIAM H. BROWN
Old q. A. r. Man and Drum
Major Of City Band-Helps
Judge Amidon.

The United States district court
which is In session in this city at this
time, Is noted as having the Oldest
court bailiff in the nation in the per-
son of Col. VIM. H. Brown who is u
years Of age. He is a distinguished
character and is largely North Da-
kota product, coming to this city in
the early days when 1t was little more
than Hudson Bay trading post. He
has been identified with much of the
active work Of constructing the state
and had much to do with its early
history and development. He served
In the rebellion and Is always In the
ranks at all G. A. r. parades and can
march with the old time swing for
many miles without suffering serious
fatigue. At camp fires he is one of
the leading story tellers and usually
sets off the fire. He can do that as
well as he could swipe rails from
southern fences for real camp fires
while serving under the stars and
stripes. He is drum major of the City
band and is never happier than when
he is leading the musicians while
they play the stirring airs that rallied
the faltering spirits of the boys who
wore the blue on the battlefield. In
spite of his years he is active and
efficient in the discharge of his court
duties and II the dignity and decorum
of the federal court is not kept to the
very highest point 1t Is not his fault
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
PEOPLE RECEIVED A FRIGHT
Curtain at the metropolitan Fen win
a Bang During isis Hopkins"
Performance.

The members of the Sis Hopkins
troupe, which held the boards at the
Metropolitan theatre last evening, and
most Of those composing the large
audience present, received quite a
fright shortly after the third act of
the play had begun, due to the unex-
pected and unannounced falling of one
of the large curtains, which fell on.
OF the wings with a bang, piling up
in an indiscriminate mass on the
stage. 1t was necessary to suspend
the performance for several minutes
in order to permit of the removal of
the dead wood"
Several of the women in the audi
ence made EXPLANATIONS of such pitch
and animation, as is usually heard
when mice and women get in the same
room at the same time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
WILL LOSE HER EYE SIGHT
Duluth Physicians Express No Hope
Of Helping the Little
Udenby Child.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Udenby have
returned from Duluth, to which place
they took their little daughter, who
recently suffered an injury to her eye.
She was standing on chair. and
fell. A darning needle which she held
in her hand penetrated the eye, and
it was decided to take her to Duluth
to try and save the sight of the eye.
Duluth physicians expressed very lit
tie hope Of being able to help her.
She has been left in the st. Mary's
hospital at Duluth.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
DIRECTED JUOGM'NT
FOR NORTHERN
PACIFIC
Frank Jones Damage Case
Came to Sudden End This
Morning.
FEDERAL COURT QUITS
Until Next Monday-Walker
Jury Returned Verdict
Last Night.

The case of Frank Jones VS.. the
Northern Pacific railroad came to a
sudden end this morning when a YER
dict for the defendant was directed
by Judge c. F. Amidon. The order
for such judgment followed motion
made by the attorney for the defense
last night, when he asked for the dis
missal Of the case on account of the
fact that the injury, damages for
which Jones sued. had been caused
by contributory negligence. Judge
Amidon took the motion under ad-
visement, and on converting court this
morning granted the motion.
Frank Jones is Grand Forks man
and sued to recover $4,000 damages
for the loss of a foot while engaged
with the Northern Pacific several
years ago.
In the Walker VS.. the Great North
ern case in which the jury had been
out twenty-six hours, a verdict for the
defendant was returned. The jury
made their report last night at
o'clock. Walker sued to recover $780,
600 claiming to have been shot by a
brakeman Of the company while at
Michigan early this fall.
The Criminal Cases.
Following the Jones case this morn
ing, Judge Amidon adjourned court
until next Monday morning at 10
o'clock. This morning he had one
criminal case, that of the United
States VS.. Modest Caplette, charged
with introducing liquor to the Turtle
Mountain Indian reservation. Cap
lette pleaded guilty and sentence on
him was suspended.
District Attorney Rourke is here to-
day and stated that there would be
about twelve criminal cases for trial.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
CLAIMS THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Fargo Refused to Play and Grand
Forks High School is It in
Football Circles.

The high school football team claim
the championship of the state. An
effort was made yesterday to arrange
for a game between Fargo and Grand
Forks for tomorrow, but Fargo would
not hear of it. Last Saturday, with
rain and snow, the worst kind of
weather, Fargo made a big howl be-
cause the locals would not play.
Their bluff was called and the Fargo
ans were found wanting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
CIVIL ENGINEER WILL WE'D
Frank Kirk Of the Great Northern VIII
Join Army Of Benedlcts
Soon.

Frank Kirk, civil engineer employed
by the Great Northern in Grand Forks,
will go to Chicago where on Nov. %
he will lead to the marriage altar Miss
Sylvia Christopher. Mr.. Kirk is we'll
known here, and is brother of DR..
Kirk of East Grand Forks. He will
make his residence on Chestnut
street, and has his future home in
readiness for his return with his
bride,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
COMFORT FUNERAL, HERE
Remains Of the Dead Engineer Will
be Buried Saturday Afternoon at
Memorial Park.

The funeral of H. c. Comfort, the
engineer killed in the Oriental Limit
ed wreck at Doyon Wednesday even
ing will be held from the Baptist
church Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The X. P. lodge of which he
was member. will have charge of the
services. The remains arrived home
this morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
4 COLLECTION OF TAXES
For Year 1906 VIM Begin on Decem.
Der First-Office Forces
Are Busy.

The forces in the county treasurer's
and the county auditors Offices are
very busy preparing for the begin
ming of collection of taxes levied for
next year, the collection of which will
begin Dec. I, or week from to-
morrow. During the past two years
the collection of county taxes has been
much more rapid than in preceding
years and there has been less work
in securing the payment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Real Estate Transfers.

Among the important real estate
transfers are those Of Ole ]. Lein to
Erick johnson for eighty acres in Lo-
gan township for $500; Ole s. sather
to Jasper r. Stonebreaker, 4S0 acres
in Levant township for $10,500; and
Arson 8. Brooks to Theodore Johnson,
100 acres in Chester township for
$4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

brought the Nelson county prisoners
sentenced to the state penitentiary to
the Jail of this county. The bunch
included AL Cutting who gets one
year and eight months for violation
OF the prohibition law, and Nels Nell
son who got one. year for robbery.
They also brought down Osmond Oby
who was sentenced to a term of ten
days In the county jail for slandering
his wife. The prisoners will not be
taken to the penitentiary for several
days,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Long Court Term.

Judge Fisk returned from Lakota
last night and today stated that as
soon as the criminal calendar of the
Grand Forks district court was out
Of the way he would take up the civil
calendar and If possible procure an
other Judge to sit during the latter
part Of the term and clean up the
docket. It is probable that the court
will be in session nearly all the
month of December.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
In from Country.

County Superintendent McLain is in
from a visit to the schools at Arvilla
and Emerald and other parts of the
county. He states that the attendance
of the pupils In the country schools
is not as good as 1t should be.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23

Panovitz' furniture sale at 20 per
cent discount has aroused a great deal
of interest. A visit to the store in
the afternoon will convince anyone
that they are doing a tremendous bust
ness.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Sailed the Streets.

The icy condition of the streets was
considerably improved yesterday by
liberal applications of salt in nearly
all the business portion of the city.
The melted ice was shoveled off in
many places and walking is much bet.
ter as a result.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
GRAND FORKS ELKS TO GO
A Number Of Them VIII Help Install
q New Lodge at Bemidji Decem.
Der Fifth.

A number Of the members of the
local Elks lodge will go to Bemidji to
help install lodge of that order
there on Dec. S. Preparations for
the event are being made by the Elks
at Bemidji, and q big time Is an
ticipated,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Growing In Interest.

The mission services in st. Mich
ael's church are growing in interest,
and there is large attendance every
night. Tonight the topic will be, THE
Catholic Church and the Future Life"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
Attending Meeting.

George Blakeley is attending
meeting of the managers of the North
western Telephone company which is
being held in Minneapolis this week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
CHARGE OF BOOT lEGG|NG
Joseph Byar Was Arrested at Lari.
more and Is Bound Over to the
District Court.

Joseph Byar was arrested at Lart-
more by Chief Of Police Dick. Fadden.
He waived preliminary examination
and has been brought to the county
Jail to await the next term Of the
district court.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
PALMQUIST Was ACQUITTED
Neville Man Charged With Blind
Pigging Was Released by District
Court Jury.

Before Judge Fisk at lakota. c. A.
Palmquist of Neville was tried on
charge of blind plugging. The jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. Palm
Quist was we'll known.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-23
NELSON COUNTY PRISONERS

Three Brought to Jail-Two Bound
Serve the State.
Sheriff Sven of Nelson county, &C.
companiei by thlse deputies has
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

a creditable record in the British diplo-
mstic service, hts connections are excel
lent and he is endowed with much talent,
and lest. and most important, ne has an
American wife, q beautiful, accomplished,
and wealthy woman, whose people In this
country would do all in their power to-
ward making her path smooth and In In
suring the social prestige the British EN-
bassy has always enjoyed"
did you see the news cable about the
little Barnes girls presentation at the
Berlin courtgn asked madam. 1T was
too amusing, and j didn't believe a word
of It. But 7 am glad the matter is
straightens CT. The cable briefly said
that Mr. Tower refused to present Miss
Ethel Barnes, daughter Of II. Winthrop
Barnes, OF New York-by the way, there
is no Miss Ethel Barnes. her name Is
Madeline--at the German court. because
ne did not know MIR. Barnes or anything
about him, and that the latter appealed
to the Department OF State and forced
the Ambassador to present his daughter,
How such a rumor gets started / am at
loss to divine. That Mr.. Tower and Mr..
Barnes are good friends | know, because
when | visited my daughter in Berlin a
year ago. I saw them together more than
once. and at a large luncheon given by
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

I recall a certain beautiful. fail day at
Ivy City when Alan Johnstone. the CEN
ter of an interested group OF which /
was one, described his invention-or
creation, rather-of a sandwich. which
was certainly the mother of the club
sandwich as il is known to-day.
After the german last night he said.
I went to the club to get a bite 10 eat.
but the place was deserted, not soul up
except the boy downstairs, and | starv-
ing. But I took possession of the kitchen
and hunted around for something to make
meal There was French bread butter,
bit OF chicken, some ham, and plenty Of
lettuce. From the loaf of bread ! cut off
thick slice and carefully toasted il to
just the right brown, then ! sliced II in
two pieces, buttered the toasted sides gen
erously, and laid on one a thin slice of
chicken. on that a slice of ham and a let
tuce leaf, dragged through bowl Of
mayonnaise I found in the refrigerator,
on the ham; the other slice of bread, the
toasted surface inside. you know. I put
on top of all and pressed the two pieces
together, The result was enchanting. and
never enjoyed anything mere In my life
than my sandwich and the bottle of Bass
drank with it. You can fancy how II
tasted TO a half-starved man.
But seriously, ! am sure Alan John
stone would make an acceptable envoy to
this country. He has outgrown his youth
fulness as we all DO, alas! and has made
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
TIE WASHINGTON HERALD, SUNDAY, DEoEMBER 9, 19Os.

Mrs. Tower ! met both Mrs. Barnes and
Madeline. I remember IL very well, be-
cause Madeline looked especially pretty
and sweet that day in s rose pink crepe
and a great picture hat with lcng piumes
that were attractively laid against her
blond hair The Ambassador came In De-
fore we separated and was quite as
cordial 10 the Barneses as he was to US
all. If ! remember rightly, he went out
Of his way to be pleasant 10 Madeline.
who was charming enough to fix any
ones attention. Then why this sensa-
tional talk?
Mr.. Barnes. from New York, Is hne-
looking, middle-aged man, and rich.
Whether he made. his money in copper,
oil. or swine I cannot recall-but since
when have we been so particular? There
has been little question Of the source or
wealth In this age and generation. He IS
good form, agreeable, and cultivated. MS
wife meets every requirement OF her posi-
tion, and his daughter is young, pretty
talented an enthusiastic student Of the
violin, and would grace any gathering.
That there has been any misunderstand-
ing between Mr. Tower. who is the most
asrute OF diplomats. and Mr.. Barnes, who
is the most reasonable Of men. and that
on complaint of the latter, the Depart
ment OF State would discredit an AM
bassador and disregard his advice is per
fectly incredible. The story was made
out of whole cloth"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
Lawyers and Lawyers.

T-nluckily. few women realize that If
YOU don't know how to do thing your
self the golden rule is to get some one
who does. Few men, even among kind
husbands and good business men, have
the Judgment to make settlements on
their wives when they marry. II they can
affcrd it. and leave their affairs in state
that will give the dependent creature,
who knows no more about his business
than one of her own babies, no trouble.
Most women could be brought to under
stand what a man has got, how 1t is in
vested, and what should be done with II
I'm the event OF his death. if husbands
would only believe 1t. Poor men are often
I'm the position of the Frenchman whose
will ran like this: "Je mai rien; Je dois
beaucoup; Je donne la reste aux pauvTes."
But most often where there is property,
the ravens gather. A glorious thing is
the spotIess ermine Of an honest. able
lawyer To the priest, the doctor, the
lawyer, we ali go begging, sooner or later.
They managed these things wonderfully
in Russia in Peter the Greats time. There
were only two lawyers in his kingdom.
and Peter hanged one "as an example to
the other" he said.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

There has recently been buried in our
| city an honorable and able Southern gen.
! tleman about whom none can say aught
but what is good; a man who by sheer
| force Of character rose from Obscurity TO
prominence, and richly deserved all the
praise he won. Napoleon said Of one Of
his marshals. Promote him, or he will
promote himself"
How strange it is, this life in death. or
death IN life that we all lead. Habit alone
laccUstoms US to the majestic fact that the
general assertion. I'VE must all die" COW
ers. II is only the man or woman who has
realized that the only possible prepara-
tion for right dying is right living who
can stand It bravely when the shock
comes which transmutes an aphorism into
the stern reality, I must die.
The fool says in his heart, II have
twenty good years before me" The cow
ard anticipates the divine summons. The
philosopher fortifes his mind with sage
reflections on the many evils, cares, bur
dens, trials sorrows. accidents. and dan
gers of human life, and endeavors TO hold
death in contempt. The ancients called II
the master-day." and declared that II
ought 10 be the fruit OF all our other days
and always was; artifices, pretense. hypo-
crises perish at its dawn. Every day
travels toward death. the last step Of the
great journey that We enter with a shrek
and end with a sigh Is our tried testi-
mOny to the WEAKNESS of 1t, on the whole
yet our testimony, too, to the fact that
II it were different we could have lived
forever. and would have loved to do so.
Men die as differently as they live
Bayard. finding himself fatally wounded.
had himself propped against a tree that
he might not begin at his last gasp 10
turn his back on the enemy" Edward I
Of England died In peace when his son
had promised him to boil his bones as
soon as he was dead, burn the flesh, and
carry him up against the Scots in that
form whenever he went to war with them.
John ZisCa Wickliffes warlike adversary
ordered that his skin should be made into
drum and beat the calls of his troops
to arms Cyrus decreed that no one
should see or touch him after death.
As TO accidents. 3hey are as curious as
possible Philip le Bel was killed at a
fitting; Eschylus, fearing that his house
was falling in on him, fed 20 the fields
and was knocked on the head and killed
by tortoise falling on him from an
eagles taIons; one Of the Roman EN-
perors died from a scratch Of his comb;
Lepidus from a stumble on his threshold, ,
a soldier in our wars from an oyster
lodged in his windpipe after fighting fifty
pitched battles.
1t is the faithful Christian who says.
Let me not be concerned about living
long. only WELL" all his l'fe. and who
adds, Thy will be done" when Infinite
Love calls him hence. II is good 20 live
it is good to de-all in Gods good time
and way. MOntaigne says that three Of
the most eXecrable and Infamous men OF
his time died peaceful and composed
deaths. When the Angel Of the Inverted
Torch, whose countenance is Ike light
ming and whose salutatiOn is Peace" -
comes TO each of US, may we be brave
aid ready.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
New Buildings,

There is lot Of building going on here.
for all the talk there is of the city being
overbuilt. 1t is true that one house is
said to have blown down three times in
the course Of construction, so it is possi-
bic to build not wisely but too often.
These one-brick-thick, poor foundation,
green-timbered, many-storied structures
can be spared very well. But a we'll
planned, well-built. livable, comfortable,
lovable house, without steep steps, dark
corners, cheap wallpapers. yapping doors
and yawing windows, thin walls and
wretched woodwork, is a fine thing ac-
cOmplished; and he who builds a house
with uncracked ceilings, hand-rail to
the front steps, actually lin a Northern
climate where SHOWS are not unknown.
and broken limbs not only painful, but
dangeTOus), an elevator (which may save
the inmates from heaTt-faIIuTe), poor ven
tilation and plenty of light (Which makes
for good eyesight and good health, orna-
mental coal and wood boxes, set on either
side of a glorious fireplace with sunken
hearth and a drop chute for ashes into
the cellar below $50 that, whether ser
wants come or go, one is sure of a splen-
did, cheering fire without taking trouble
about I'D, laundry chute chat sends the
family linen down into the tubs below)
an abudance of closet-ro0m, with a tier
of bonnet-boxes for the ladies, plenty
Of bathrooms, and a letter box to the
front doOr-such a man is a benefactor.
and has done a good deed Family after
family will rise UP and call him blessed
for hundred years TO come
In Paris there exists a curious set of
people who live for the first year in new
ly-built houses. Poor thingsi When the
house has been fully settled, and the plas-
terins is quite dry. they betake them
selves to another new house until it, too.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-09
Care of Pronerfy.

We, none Of US object TO having houses
and lands and fiocks and herds. posses
siOns generally. YET they really are a
great care. Not 20 speak of family dis
sensions, and it is certainly not an edify-
ing sight TO see daughters suing fathers,
brothers, sisters, or IN some States, wives
their husbands, and every lawyer can re-
call instances IN which a matter Of a
thousand dollars has ripped Up a whole
family connection. IL is still true. that the
ordinary care necessitated by owning even
a modest estate requires the wisdom Of
the wisest and best OF men. AS for the
women, they often fan into the hands Of
those who hold licenses from the Devil
10 rob the innocent, the ignorant. the
widow. and the fatherless. Mrs n, for
instance, at her husbands death finds
herself with almost nothing besides the
hundred ed-thousand-dollar home he has
built her. She decides to sell 81. But few
are the firms IN which commercial honor
Is rated as II is among honorable men
Well, she sends for Mr.. B., who tells her
that she will be lucky If she gets So, 600,
and pours an icy stream Of discourage
ment down on her cheerful hopes and
plans. It is not the season for selling;
big houses. are a drug in the market /:
people never get back what they have put
into a home Six months go by, eight,
ten. a year, two years, and the house is
still unsold-a situation daily growing
more embarrassing to poor Mrs. A, who
can't afford TO live in II. Finally. the
Man of Straw appears on the scene, and
Mrs. A, by Mr. BIS advice. sells her
beautiful home for $70,OO0 and with mel
ancholy thankfulness goes on her way.
In less than three months, strange to say.
the Man of Straw vanishes and Mr.. B.
sells the splendid house he has apparently
owned for S125, 900 TO a millionaire who has
taken a fancy to It. Things do happen so
uueerly in this world. And when the
widow hears of 1t she is actually absurd
enough to feel cheated! Women are so
unreasonable John Randolph, OF Roam
oke. was right when he said, "A great
deal of what some people call sharpness
We call swindling in Virginia" And
washington, to its honor commercially,
takes the Virginia view of 1t,