The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-23
LID NOT NEEDED
AT GRAND FORKS
REFRESHMENTS oBTAINABLE IN
TOWN ''ACRoss THE RED
Minnesota Namesake Has Check on
Gambling Described as Temporary,
Incident to Change in Municipal Ad-
ministration Woman Sues Yeomen
for $4,000, Value of Sons Insurance
Policy.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 23.-Grand Forks
has no lid. This is not because Grand Forks Is
not modish, but there is no need of a lid: There
are saloons to regulate, and early closing
would only affect the mercantile establishments,
the hotels and the billiard halls.
A thoro search, might unearth q few poker
games, but they are of the quiet kind, patronized
largely by acquaintance, and they have never
been disturbed. ssrE-t
The liquid refreshments Of the city are OBJ
tanned from East Grand Forks, just across the
Red river, and lid. on in that city might be
the means of raising just as strong q protest.
or stronger, in Grand Forks than in East Grand
Forks. The Dakotans take their flyers In Min
nesota and come back in the morning when
ever they get ready, and there Is no objection on
the part of the city across the Red. The city
built after the enrichment Of the prohibition
law in North Dakota, or largely so, and this Is
expected. Just now the lid is on the gambling
section In East Grand Forks, but this is de-
scribed Just temporary and incident to
change in municipal administration East Grand
Forks furnishes all the advertisement needed BY
Grand Forks, and that explains why Grand
Forks has lid and has never had one.
Woman Sues on Policy.
Mrs Mary Henderson, who lives in Michigan,
has brought suit in the district court against
the Brotherhood of American Yeomen to recover
$1,000. the value of an insurance policy carried
by her son, Albert Henderson, who was killed
in logging camp Cloquet, Mimi, nearly
a year ago. The brotherhood resisted payment
on the grounds that Henderson was engaged in
a prohibited occupation at the time of his death
board of arbitration, made up of members OF
the local brotherhood. decided that Mrs. Hender-
son should be paid 1900. This was not salts
factory, and suit was brought to- recover the
full amount of the policy.
T.. Call for Drainage Meeting.
]. L. oashel, president of the North Dakota
Drainage league, will try to arrange meeting
of delegates from the drainage leagues Of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota and representa-
tive of the Canadian government to be held in
this city early next month. The meeting will
be called for the express purpose of discussing
the overflow Of the Red river, and the date
of the meeting will be left to Premier Laurier,
who will be asked to send representatives to the
conference. ~,
Bankers Choose Fargo.
At meeting of the executive council of the
North Dakota Bankers association, held in this
city, it decided to hold the annual meet
ing Of the association this year at Fargo, be-
ginning July 10. At the close Of the conven-
tion which will continue two three days. an
excursion trip will be taken thru Yellowstone
park. W. c. MacFadden and L. B. Hanna,
Fargo appointed a committee to have in
charge the excursion feature.
Hans A. Aarstad adjudged insane by the
Trail county insanity board at Hillsboro, and
has been committed to the insane hospital at
Jamestown. He got into the lmelight at Wash
ington last December when he arrested on
he had come to ask the president to release
him from hypnotic spell. He detained
in Washington several days and was then re-
turned to Hillsboro. Since then he was en-
ployed farm laborer, and showed signs of
returning insanity and was promptly taken in
charge. He was inmate of the asylum in
Washington state previous to coming to this
state, about seven years ago.. . ~
The evidence of the husband was taken In the
district court before, Judge Fisk in the case of
James A. Watkins against Ida Watkins. They
were married at Winnipeg the day before Christ
mas. 1901 and the wife is charged with DESERT
Ing the newly formed household the day before
New Years. This was in Winnipeg, where Mrs
Watkins still lives The husband is section
man the Great Northern at Grandin and
since the desertion of his wife he is said to
have contracted other family ties. The action
was started a year ago, but nothing had been
heard of Watkins for several months and Mrs
Watkins made a trip to Grand Forks for the
purpose, 1t is said, of urging him to get busy
and get the divorce.