The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-08
STATE GRAB BAG

The Pink Paper refers to the let
tiers that Muckraker Packard wrote
last summer as Slightly colored."
About $1,000 was Withdrawn from
the Finley banks in one day by labor
ers working there on pay checks.
w. H. Thompson of Fairmount, who
invented smut machine, has secured
patent on it from the United States
and Canada.
1t is said that Gus Lieber of James
town is slated for the public exam
inership-under the new administra-
ton.
The veseleyville fax fiber mill is
shut down. 1t is loaded up with the
manufactured article and cannot get
cars for shipment.
Miss Adelaide Elliot has announced
at Minot that she will establish
school of elocutlon and physical cul-
ture in Minot the first of the year.
Flasher people are suffering from
an epidemic of boils and several ref
erences are made to the troubles Of
Job that are not altogether relig-
ious.
Peter Buzzetti, a barber, formerly
Of Finley, later of Sharon, and who
has been in the west for some time,
was one of the victims drowned in the
collision of the steamers Dix and
jamie in. Puget Sound.
At jamestown a young lady collec-
ted quite sum by representing that
she was doing 1t for the st. Johns
Academy which was being conducted
by the ladies Of the city. She took
an early train for another field.
Just as Rev. A. E. Christian was be-
ginning a sermon at Flasher he re-
ceived telegram announcing the un-
expected death OF his nineteen months
old baby at his home at Kenmare. He
proceeded with his sermon however.
Hereafter the farmer who sells the
merchant a bad egg or the merchant
who sells customer bad egg may
be arrested and fined. Bad eggs are
classified in the list as impure foods.
The only part not liable to a fine 1,
the hen.
County Superintendent Wanner of
Stutsman has schools for fourteen ad-
dit!onal teachers and is endeavoring
to supply them. Teachers are scarce
for country districts. Wages are from
$40 to $45 month. according to grade
of certificates.
The Sanborn Enterprise celebrates
its twenty-sixth anniversary, all un-
der the management of Editor Nc
Kean by enlarging from a five to a
six column sheet. "Billy" Mexican,
the genial proprietor is one of the
most popular members of the frater-
atty In the state.
Edley Rimel drove into Rock lake
the OTHER day with team and a bunch
Of horses, which he had rugged out in
a peculiar fashion. Two of the hor-
ses we're tied to the wagon and two
more tied to their tails, and more to
their tails. until about twelve horses
were thusly tied up. This is said to
be Montana style.
The meanest individual has been
discovered at Fargo. His name is
Chris Hanson, and he works only
when he is thirsty. The other day he
earned fifty cents by saving wood. Hs
Immediately went to Moorehead, spent
forty cents for booze. and then went
home and compelled his wife to 20
down town and beg for money with
which to buy food for their nine starv'
ing children. He is still at large.
Three new. militia companies have
recently been organized to take the
place of companies that have fallen
by the wayside. The disbanded or
eanizat'ons are at Grand Forks. Dew
lis Lake and Langdon. The new COM
narias are at Mandar, Minot and Will
liston. Mandan will have the Company
F. designation Of Grand Forks; Minot
the Company D Of Devils Lake, and
Will'ston the Company E, formerly Of
Langdon.
The twenty years ago column Of the
Dunseith Herald reproduced in the
Rolette County Herald, gives the fol-
loving story from st. Thomas. which
shows that the car shortage troubles
were here before the advent of the
Sarles administration.
Great excitement prevails here on
account of the wheat blockade. Bust
ness is at dead stand and the mer-
chants are becoming desperate. The
condition is deplorable and bankrupt
cy is staring the country in the face.
An excited meeting Of the entire COM
munitv was held at the opera house
last night. Resolutions were drafted
to be sent to the railroad commission
ers stating the condition Of affairs.
DACOTAH BRAND COFFEE