The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20
STATE GRAB BAG


A gasoline can exploded in one of
the carnival tents at Grafton. and for
time it was thought something had
broken loose.
Miss Jessie Mclean was chosen
queen of the carnival at Grafton. She
received a gold watch and number
of compliments.
Ed Pierce claims fourteen thousand
people attended the circus at Grafton.
The Bismarck Tribune says the in
surgents at Jamestown had every OPP
portunity they wanted to talk.
Old settlers day will be feature
of the Fargo fair. An effort is being
made to get all the cat fish men-those
in the state prior to 1S71-to attend
in body.
The Walhalla Mountaineer ques-
lions the craftsmanship and ability to
lead of M. N. johnson.
The Valley City council has ordered
fire escapes placed on the buildings.
The Valley City Times-Record says
Duis will not be candidate for gov
ernor on the democratic ticket. and
that paper is in a position to know.
A Lidgerwood 16-year-old girl at
tempted to elope and meet her lover
at Valley City, but brother-in-law
stopped proceedings.
Company &c" of the N: D. N. G. of
Valley City, took in a large number
of recruits during the last month.
The st. Thomas chief of police re-
signed. The city is without police
officer.
N. N. Larson of Harvey. became in
sane because he sold his farm for
$4,000 when he found he could have
received $1,000.
H. Stevens is now the editor of the
=, Maddox Standard.
For railroad purposes the new sid
ing recently built Just west of the city
limits, between Jamestown and Bloom,
has been called Durum.
There are a lot of complaints in
Towner county over the poor quality
of trees received this spring from
certain nurseries-an unusually large
number failing to grow-despite the
fact that the conditions have been fine.
The Harvey city council met and
because of the excessive heat of the
council chamber was compelled to adj
journ.
While bathing in the river, citizen
of Forest River stepped on a mud tur-
tie and as the result is going around
with one foot in sling.
The large barn of Andrew Nodwell
near Beaulieu was struck by lightning
recently and consumed. Most of the
contenst were saved but the loss is
large.
A few settlers have gone to Spirit
wood this spring, but land is held so
high that those now owning it are
not caring greatly to sell.
A. J. Goodall, farmer living near
Bathgate, has an acre of red clover
in blossom. The plants are vigorous,
and are over thirty inches in length.
The Pembina band has been engaged
to play at the Hamilton fair. There
will be about thirty instruments.
Court proceedings have been started
at Pembina to restrain the drain board
from proceeding with the big ditch,
No. 80.
A hold-up occurred at Grafton in
the alley back Of one of the business
blocks. Two suspects were lodged in
the city lookup shortly after it hap
pened.
The trustees of the Congregational
church at Harvey with the assistance
of their friends, have raised sufficient
money to pay off the debts of the
church and place it on cash basis.
At Harvey the thermometer regis
tered ninety-six degrees in the shade.
VIM. Robert Flint was lodged in the
Pembina county Jail on the charge of
rape committed on his step-daughter
who is only sixteen years old. The
girl is now at the maternity hospital.
Albert Kokott at this farm north
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peacocks which attract the attention
of passersby by their renowned beau
ty of plumage.
On J. E. Lofthus' farm, four miles
east of Adams, fax has been in bios
some for some time.
Maurice Rowe, son of John Rowe,
living near Hamilton, and IL years old,
saved the life of child last week in
very courageous manner. The son
of VIM. Gazelle, aged two and half
years, fell into we'll containing seven
feet of water, and young Rowe slid
down a slender rope attached to a
milk can and grasping the baby by the
hair kept its head above water until
help was summoned by his mother.
There was jumping contest with
weights at Cogswell. The contest took
place back of L. H. Whites barn d.
rectly under a second story window.
When the contestant stopped to pick
up the weights a bucket of cold water
was thrown from the window inveria-
bly, striking the victim in the back of
the neck. Some of the athletes took
the ducking good naturally, while
others insisted on doing the John l..
Sullivan act.
Mrs. Anna Brown, who was arrested
in Minneapolis, is member of gang
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