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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24

Waited by an enforcement of the law.
Strangers coming into new coun-.
try for investments invariably inquire
the rate of taxation. When they are
told 1t is 60 mills, their ardor usually
cools without even an inquiry into the
basis of taxation. This law being
enforced, the answer would be 20
mille. 1t looks bad when it Is really
favorable. w.
Loans on city property frequently
fail on account of this. They are al
ways made upon an abstract of title
of the property, which shows nothing
about values. Some capitalists re-
quire to be informed the assessed
value of the property on which the
loan is to be fioated. City property
can be mortgaged easily at half it's
value. Take for instance, piece Of
city property worth $4,000 on which
a loan is negotiated for half its real
value. Il the mortgagor learns that
THE property is assessed but $4,000, of
COURSE he will not loan anywhere
near that sum.
No reason has ever been advanced
why this law was never enforced.
Some might object to part of the
state enforcing it and another part
refusing to. The objection would be
good. That would make taxation
unequal and therefore unjust, But
when the state board of equalization
meets, it has plenary powers to adj
just the matter eq,.itably throughout
the state. No more tax need be
levied than is actually needed, SO the
enforcement of the law would not
necessarily raise the amount of the
taxes.
Geo. 2. Wallace.
President State Association of Com
mercial Clubs.
Wahpeton, N. D., Dec. Is, 1906.
The letter was referred to Mayor
Johnson, who, as president of the
League of Municipalities of North
Dakota, recently organized, will give
the matter his attention. Mayor
johnson, after carefully reading over
the statements of Mr.. Wallace, said:
II have read with much interest
Geo. E. Wallace's comments on the
methods pursue in North Dakota in
assessing real and personal property.
NJ. Wallace, as president of the State
Association of Commercial clubs, has
given the matter a good deal of
thought. 1 most heartily agree in
everything that he says. It is but
few years, comparatively speaking,
/. since North Dakota was an Indian
reservation. At the present very low
assessments, it shows up well-I have
not the figures-I believe over $780,
100000. If assessment was made on
actual values, or anywhere near, it
would show an assessed valuation of
from $500,O0O,000 to 60O,OO0,000. On
that basis the tax levies would shrink
to from one-third to one-fourth of
what they are today and produce the
same results as now. In place of
having to go into a long explanation,
giving reasons why the tax rate is so
high, when in fact it is low, you
could say, for Fargo for example, it
is Is to 20 mills for all purposes, in
place of saying it is AZ S-100, or what
ever the figure may be. In some
cities in North Dakota that 1 can
name, the rate is as high as per
cent or more. 1t hurts and retards
the growth of not only towns but the
country to have so low valuation as
we have. No more money would be
needed on higher valuation than on
the low nneo
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
Zion Lutheran.

The Zion Lutheran church will hold
Christmas services tomorrow morning
at II o'clock and tomorrow evening at
S O'Clock. The exercises of the Sun
day school will be held on Wednesday
evening and an elaborate program has
been arranged.
Trinity Lutheran.
The Trinity Lutheran church will
hold services tomorrow evening, Rev.
knutson of Grafton being present.
The Sunday school exercises are to
be held on Wednesday evening, and
the program that is being arranged is
an elaborate one.
st. Micheals Church.
In st. Micheals church tomorrow
there will be three masses celebrated;
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
PROGRAM ABOUT COMPLETE
Auditors of North Dakota Will Have
Good Time While the Guests
Grand Forks.

The program for the entertainment
of the county auditors who will visit
the city this week has been practically
completed by County Auditor Ander-
son who is looking after the details.
The program will consist of an ad-
dress of welcome by Mayor Duis, an
address on Taxation and Finance"
by States Attorney>,J. B. Wineman of
Grand Forks county, and the routine
business of the meeting proper. The
visitors will be the guests of the
Evening Times at the hotel and the
Morning Herald will accompany the
visitors to the theatre and will con-
duct them over the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
COUNTY OFFICIALS WRATHY
Commissioners Of Cass Up in Arms
Against Superintendent of In.
sane Asylum.
Special to The Evening Times.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 24.-The county
commissioners of Cass county today
decided to bring test case against
the officials of the state insane asylum
at jamestown regarding the law on
the statute books relating to payment
of money upon the entrance of patients
to the institution. The text of the
law is that when a patient is present
ed fee of $50 must be paid and
like amount forwarded semi-annually
afterwards.
The case was brought on by the
action of the superintendent of the
asylum in refusing admission to John
Lutz, former patient of the Cass
county hospital at Fargo. The super.
intendent says that Cass county is
already indebted to the asylum to the
extent of several hundred dollars.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
SCHEll.CR|SSM0RE NUPT|AL
Popular Young People Will be United
in Wedlock Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Rex will
occur the marriage of Mr.. Louis
Schell and Miss Gertrude Crissmore.
Both young people have resided in
the city for some time, Miss Crisis
more having taught in the city schools
for five years and Mr.. Schell having
been in the employ of Geo. E. Duis for
eight or nine years. Rev. Matthews
will pronounce the words that will
make them one, in the presence of
few of the intimate friends of the
contracting parties.
Their hosts of friends extend hearty
congratulations.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
SHE Was NOT POSITIVE
Mrs. Streimikes Visited Crookston
Jail, But Could Not Positively
Identify Smith.

Mrs. Streimikes of Glenborn, who
claims to have been assaulted by
hackman in Grand Forks two weeks
ago, visited the Jail at Crookston
Saturday for the purpose of seeing
and Identifying, if possible, Dude"
Smith. Dude is bound over to the
Polk county grand jury on charge of
criminal assault, a Winnipeg junction
lady being the complaining witness.
At first, man was brought out to
her dressed in Smiths clothes, but
she stated positively that he was not
the man. Smith was then brought
out, and she stated that he looked like
the man who had attempted to as
sault here. There was Difference,
however in the coats, and the lady
was not positive.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
CLAIM GIRL WAS KIDNAPPED
Two People Of Eleven Towns Involved
In a Controversy Matter Is Be.
ing Investigated.

Attorney Germo of Thief River
Falls was sent for to investigate the
claim made by A. D. Brown, residing
near Erie postoffice on the Eleven
Towns. that his thirteen-year-old girl
had been kidnapped by Miss Augusta
kuehnel at whose place the girl had
been staying and going to school. Mr..
Germo went up there Tuesday, but
from the facts then at hand did not
consider that Brown had ground for
his action.
From the disclosures made at the
investigation 1t appears that Brown is
living with a woman whom the neigh
bors assert is not his wife. This wo-
man and the little girl in question did
not agree and the child was sent to
Miss Kuchnel's to board and go to
school. While at the latter place, the
grand parents of the child, residing at
Sheboygan, Wis, sent transportation
and requested the girl to come to
them and make her home.
The child was determined to go, and
as Miss Kuchnel did not consider the
Brown home suitable place for chill
dren, she evidently did not dissuade
the girl, neither did either of them
notify Brown. The child is now in
Wisconsin, and a letter states that she
is happy and contented.
Out of this state of affairs the con-
troversy has grown. New facts may
develop, but it is the opinion that
Brown cannot bring criminal proceed
ings against Miss Kuehnel. Brown ev-
identity loves the child, as he is badly
broken up over her departure.
Any man will always defend any
other man for not writing home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
st. Paul Episcopal.


The St. Paul Episcopal Sunday
school will have their tree this after
noon at 5 o'clock. The program ar
ranged for it is a good one, and the
church is very nicely decorated.
Christmas day there will be morn
ing prayers at 1O:30, after which holy
communion will be administered.
The music will be as follows:
Professionalism Herald Angels.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mendelsohn
b Be Daem Wocdw waed
Adeste Fidelis ................ .Introit
sanetus Benedictus ou ii VENT. '1en
ocessional-shout the glad glad It'd
Methodist Church. ' va
At three o'clock this afternoon the
juniors and primary departments of
the M. E. Sunday school held snow
party. The primaries gave an inter-
esting program of Christmas songs
and recitations which showed careful
preparation. A feature of the after
Moons enjoyment was the presenta-
ton from the tree OF gifts by the
children in which they followed. the
Christ teaching "Inasmuch." These
were for the purpose of bringing
Christmas cheer to a family in the
shape of a turkey dinner with its usu-
al accompaniment. The snow party
was huge success. the snow man
creating lots of merriment and the
fun waXed fast and furious, resulting
in candy and nuts in abundance for
the successful marksmen.
This evening the seniors of the
Methodist Sunday school will give
Christmas entertainment. A chorus
of twenty voices, trained by Prof.
Field will sing, and besides this there
will be other musical selections and
Rotations. Dr.. Stearns wilk show in
stereoptican views, Il story of the life
Christ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
IN LYNCHING .BEE.,
Supreme Court Decided Adversely to
Those Held for Contempt.

Assocfated Press to Tho Evening T1me0.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 24.-The SUI
preme court today decided adversely
to the defendant in the preliminary
questions involved in the case Of
Sheriff Shipp and twenty-six others
of Knoxville, Tenn, charged with con-
tempt of the supreme court in the
lynching Of negro named johnson,
after the court had taken cognizance
of the case. The opinion was handed
down by Justice Holmes, who an
nounced that with the preliminaries
disposed of, the court would proceed
with the prosecution. He did not say
when the next step would be taken.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
THE TRAVEL IS VERY HEAVY
Is Fully Up to the Expectations of
Railroad Officials Cars
Are Needed.

The Christmas holiday travel out of
Grand Forks is fully up to the ex-
pectations of railroad officials, and
every out going and incoming train
has been loaded with passengers.
The movement Of schol teachers is
heavier than ever and all over there
is evidence that the holiday traffic is
heavier than last year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
WAS LOST IN THE SNOW
Willfston Boy Has Hard Experience
Fell in Hole and Was Badly
Frozen When Taken Ont.

The seven-year-o son of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. G. Carlson of Williston, while
going to school several days ago fell
in deep hole. He was not found
until six hours later, when a school
mate, hearing means, soon found the
boy in the hole, buried in snow to
his neck. He carried him to the
school house, and the young lad is
around again now, little the worse
for his experience.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
POPE TO REJECT NEW LAW.
A.sociated Press Cable to The Evenlns

Paris, Dec. 24.-The Associated
Press learns from high ecclesiasti-
cal source here that it is certain that
the pope will reject the new religious
law and at an opportune time forbid
the parish priests to continue services
in the churches after which they will
organize private worship. The in
formant of the Associated Press added
that the vatican can pursue no other
policy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
FUNERAL HELD ON SUNDAY
The Remains of H. B. Woodwork
Were Placed in Their Final Rest.
ing Place Yesterday.

The funeral of Prof. H. B. Wood
worth was held from the Presbyterian
church yesterday afternoon, interment
being made in Memorial park. Rev.
Matthews officiated, and he paid
glowing tribute to the deceased, who
for so many years was a member of
the university faculty.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
EXPLOSIVES DISCOVERED.
A:sociated Press Cable to The Evenin.

Riga. Russia, Dec. PA large
store of explosives for the manu-
facture of bombs, including consid-
cradle quantity of pyroxiline and de-
tonators, has been discovered at the
Aetna factory of which many of the
employees are revolutionists. Seven
Lettish bandits have been tried by a
drum head court martial and shot
near Mitau.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
SEYMOUR IS FAILING FAST
Word From Minneapolis This After.
noon is to the Eject That
the End is Near.

Word was received from Mime
apolis this afternoon, stating that B.
o. Seymour is gradually failing, and
that the end is near. Seymour for
merly lived in Grand Forks and for
some time past he has been suffering
with cancer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
HEARS CASE ON JAN. 2
Suit Of Booze House Against Commits.
sfoner Ladd Will Come up in
Federal Court Early.

The injunction arguments in the
case of the Saunders P. Jones & Co.
against ]. H. Worst of the agricul-
tural college and Prof. E. F. Ladd,
pure food commissioner of North Da-
kota will be made in the federal court
on Jan. 2. Suit was originally
brought in st. Louis, Judge Sanborn
granting a temporary restraining Or
der, and then sending the case to
Judge Amidon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
N. p. MAN PROMOTED.
Associated Press to The Evening Time

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 24.-Arthur
B. Smith, assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific railroad
was today appointed traffic manager
OF the Consolidated Railway company,
electric railway system, controlled by
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
SLOANE NOT GUILTY,
Associated Press to The Evening Time

Spokane, Dec. 24.-"Not guilty by
reason of insanity" was the verdict
today by the jury in the case of Sid
ney Sloane, the 1S-year-old boy
charged with numbering his father,
pioneer merchant of Spokane. Rob-
berry was the motive.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24
WEATHER BUREAU NOTES QUAKE
Associated Press to The Evenine Times.

Washington, Dec. IA special
bulletin issued by the weather bureau
says. "The seismographs of the
bureau registered two earthquakes,
the first shortly after noon on the
22nd and the second twenty-three
hours later. From the appearances
of the records we are led to conclude
that the earthquakes originated in
widely separated localities but this
cannot be definitely told"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24

When mother sleeps soundly all
night, 1t means that no one in the
house was restless.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-24

Any man will always defend an,
other man for not writing home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-08
TWENTY-FIVE DEON \
Believed Ia f. Nors plSa ter since
Galveston Food.
PROPERTY nAMAGED
Mother and Three Little Perish al
>an Angelo. Family ~rept:tNay
al Baliinger and Hundreds
of cattle Killed.

St Louis. Aug S-~A SPECIAL to tho
Post Dispatch from Fort Worth Gays
Twenty-Five people are known To
have been drowned. hundreds were
rendered homeless aud $500, 30 worth
Of property was destroyed as the re
suit Of flood IN southwest Texas
Tuesday when the Colorado river was
forced ont OF its banks by heavy rains
1t is believed the worst disaster since
the Galveston flood that has visited
Texas. Relief trains are cut of, tele-
graph and telephone wires are down
and the fate of the inhabitants of sew
eral isolated towns is unknown.
The rush came without warning. and
Inhabitants at San Angelo and BALM
ger were forced to flee for safety in
their night clothing An entire family
at Ballinger named Cook, were drown
ed as they attempted to leave their
home on an improyised raft which
struck an obstruction, The Colorado
places, and the tributaries south are
out of their banks. Two thousand cat
tie We're killed The Santa Re track
and bridges We're washed out, and traf.
fic is at a standstill Persons made
homeless sought refuge in churches.
Provisions and clothes We're rushed
to the scene.
Reports from the country say the
loss of life and damage are great
One man on horseback was lost while
I trying to warn the inhabitants A
mother and three children at San An
cello persisted in sight of a score of
men, who were unable to attempt a
rescue. The mother was in the upper
story of house in the bottoms She
was caught in the house, which totter-
ed and collapsed. Twelve inches of
rain fell all over south Texas causing
all rivers to overflow their banks. Re
( lief trains were rushed out, but were
unable to reach their destination. Res
cue parties in boats are going from
| house to house taking people from
second story windows and taking the
| dead to morgues. Heartrending scenes
were witnessed in towns where lost
children were hunting parents 1t is
estimated that 200 miles of track were
washed away.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-08
HEADED BY PORTER.
Democratic State Convention of Iowa
dominates him For Governor

Waterloo Ia. Aug S.-The Demo
cratic stete convention nominated a
full state ticket, headed by Claude Por-
ter of Appanoose county for govern
or. The platform iavors a tariff for
revenue only. the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people, and demands the enactment of
such legislation as will efectually de
stroy all trusts
The platform espresso sympathy
with the purpose of national labor or
CARNATIONS, as ser forth in recent ad-
dresses by Samuel Gompers. John
Mitchell and others, calling on labor
organizations to assert their political
rights at the ballot box.
A resolution was adopted pledging
to William J. Bryan the support of
Iowa Democrats for the presidency in
1905
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-08

Meets In Annual Convention at Dai.
las With Attendance LARGE

Dallas. Aug 81 President Calvin
called the third annual convention 20
order. There were 400 delegates pres
snt when Mayor smith delivered the
address Of welcome In responding.
Mr.. Wheeler Of Bell county said.
among other things the organization
had 500 200 members. 2po GOO Of VT on
are In Texas
State Organizer Neel spoke af the
unions wonderful growth n This state.
and predicted it would not be long ere
the hair million mark was reached
Hon r. Il Cousins. 81 la snpcrin.
tender OF education spoke In favor Of
Improving country schools
President Calvin referred TO the
standing the Farmers union had in
the commercial world. particularly
among cotton buyers and manufartur.
ers, both in this country and Great
Britain
II was decided 10 have the label
copyrighted 1t will be registered At
Austin. II will not be used for any
other purpose than to designate the
products OF union farmers. and wheth.
or the form be that OF a tag. stickeu. or
any other form. same can be accom-
panied by the Typographical union la.
Del In order that it may be known
that the printing of this label has been
the work OF union office
Judge V. w. Grubbs of GreenyjIle
talked Of the system of indsutrial edu-
nTnnnGaH ht-
schools OF the state. This is called the
Pompey Ssytem' because it was prac-
ticed first in the little school at Pom.
pey, Tex. II is, he said, the having of
experienced men in any line 10 address
the children and older persons on how
the certain thing he has accomplished
was attained.
In his address President Calvin al
luded to what he termed the oil mill
trust, which he daclared controlled the
price OF seed. Some of the gins. he
said gtnned cotton only for custom or
toll, and would not gin for money.
Others insisted on buying all the cot
ton they gin in the seed.
SO long as this practice is permit
ted to continue he said, " we need
not expect to get fair prices for our
cotton seed. Call upon the true union
men everywhere to see. if possible,
that no more cotton Is sold in the seed
and that cash is paid for ginning.
He commended that the producer
ought to be receiving from $40 to 500
per ton for his seed instead of $40 to
I'll, as at present President Calvin
said he wanted the convention to take
this matter up and agree upon a rea-
sonable price for this falls crop of
seed. Not a seed would be sold at
such prices as We're paid last fall. he
declared. Seed should be stored until
fair price is offered. He advocated
| owning of the mills by the union.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-08
GUBERNATORiAI VOTE.
Primary Returns From Two Hundred
and Ten Counties.

Austin. Aug. S.-Primary returns for
governor are prorated as follows;
Campbell, 20972; Colquitt 1884, :;
Bell 1892; Brooks, 1924
Following is the popular vote:
Campbell, S8,765 Brooks, 6S.551 Col
quit, 1856; Bell, 61.754 Total $3.50
For lieutenant governor and rail
road commissioner the complete re-
turns are from a smaller number Of
counties. These give Hill for lieu
tenant governor, 1873, 1874 and Davidson.
130.243; for railroad commissioner
they give Williams 1910 and Storey
1152S3
1t would seem that the total vote
will fall below 800 600, being only about
one-half the total qualified vote of the
state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-08
TEXAS lCACUg LUCD
-erple Baseball Easeeia tior lnttlt. .es
Action a; Waco

Temple Tex AuE The Temple
Baseball association through It's af;or
neys, Banks Cox 4 Nair. AT Temple,
instituted legal proceedings in the dis
trict court 81 Mel euuan county direct
cd at J. y Roberts OF Cieburue "
Gardner OF Dallas. " II Ward o1 Fort
Worth, W Il Davidson and 7. W.
Simpson q WAGE "a Mock of Cree.
Vile and J T. Edcns of Corsicana
The petition asks that receiver for
the Texas Baseball league be appu Mt
ed and an accounting made Of It's AT
fairs 10 plaintiffs IL also asks an In
junction against tho owners OF the Gle
hnrne. Dallas Fort Worth and Waco
baseball teams Of the Texa league.
restraints item from disposing Of any
franchises, property or players until
the case is finally determined
Litigation is result of'dfopping Tenn.
pie club from league
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-08
SENSATION SPR UNG.
Mississippi May Not Get Benefit of Re-
cent Sale of Bonds.

cent Sale Of Bonds.
Jackson, Aug. S.-Quite a sensation
was sprung here Tuesday night when
it was announced that the state would
not have the benefit of the 100000
bond sale, awarded to Rollins & Sons
of Chicago July %. A representative
of that firm came here and rendered
certified checks to the governor for
the amount of the bid. including a pre-
MUM of 81 500 The governor declin-
ed to accept the checks, but demand
ed payment in currency, under the
law, which the firm declined, and the
deal is off for the present, and Will
not be renewed unless the governor or
firm makes concessions as to ex-
change. The firm holds that its bid
contemplated payment in checks. and
not in c'-~renCy. with delivery of bonds
in Chicago. The governor holds the
firms check for $50. 900 as a forfeit.