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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

rated by the German Emperor 10
years ago, when 200 officers essayed
to ride from Berlin to Vienna, dis
lance of $50 kilometres. The win
ner was Count Starhemberg, who COM
pleted the long journey in II hours
20 minutes, thus securing d silver
bust of the Kaiser, in addition to a
money prize of 6 900 His unfortun-
ate horse did not survive the contest.
little later Captain Spilberg covered
the $40 miles between Saarbrucken
Oh the frontier of Lorraine, and Rome
in IS days, crossing the St. Gothard
Pass. and spending 20 hours each day
on horseback.
A few years since five lieutenants of
the Twelfth Hussar regiment of France
accomplished wonderful feat. Leav-
ing Gray at 8 o'clock in the morning,
they rode ~ miles to Belfort, arriving
at in the afternoon. They then dis
mounted. put on civilian clothes, and
walked to a town "a miles away; here
they dined. then walked back to Bel
fort, saddled their horses, and COM
.pleted the journey to Gray, which
they reached the following afternoon
at O'Clock, having covered 1872 miles
in &c hours on horseback and on foot.
A very memorable performance was
that of Cowper Thornhill, host of the
Bell Inn at Stilton, in Huntingdonshire
who made three Journeys between his
house at Edition. and Shoreditch
church, total distance of 213 miles
lin II hours II minutes, thus win
ming a wager of 500 guineas; as was
also that ride of Bernard Calvert of
Andover. who, leaving Shoreditch at
3 O'Clock in the morning, rode to Lover,
crossed to Calais and back and re-
mounting his horse arrived at Shore
ditch at 8 o'clock the same evening,
after covering 142 miles on horse
back.
Squire Osbaldeston once covered 200
miles at Newmarket in 8 hours 40
minutes, using no fewer than %
horses; Mr.. Wilde rode 127 miles at
the Curragh An 6 hours 81 minutes,
and Leon, the Mexican rider, whom
many of our, readers Will remember,
rode sos miles in less than so hours
in February, 1877. In 1854 Jennison
ShaftO won substantial wager by
riding SO miles on Newmarket Heath
in hour 40 minutes, using 10 horses.
In November, 1898, an officer in
the Ayrshire Light Dragons put 100
guineas in his pocket by riding Is
miles on the Chelmsford and Dunmow
road in 60 minutes, with his face to
the horses tail; and as a finish to
these riding feats jockey cleverly
piloted a donkey over a journey OF
100 miles at Newmarket in 81 hours.
though odds of 100 to 10 were laid
that the ass would not do the distance
under "a hours.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
FEATS OF HORSEMANSHIP
Long Distances Covered in Short
Times by European Riders.

For combined speed and endurance
it is probable that two riding feats
of some centuries ago have never been
eclipSed When Queen Elizabeth died
Robert Cary set forth on the long
journey to Edinburgh to carry the
news to her successor on the throne,
James vi. of Scotland. Riding out of
Whitehall between and 10 o'clock on
Thursday morning. he reached
Doncaster. 1855 miles away, the same
night. On the following day he travel
ed as far as his own house at With
erington, where he spent some time in
transacting business, and starting
early the next morning, he could have
reached Edinburgh by midday had not
an accident by the way delayed him.
AS 1t was, he completed the whole
journey of 400 males within three
days.
Nearly century earlier the great
Wolsey, then a royal chaplain, made
remarkably quick journey to the Low
Countries to interview the Emperor
Macmillan. Leaving London at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, he travelled
by boat to Gravesend, rode through
the night to Dover, and, crossing to
Calais, finished his journey on horse
back, reaching Macmillan the same
evening. On the following morning
he rode post haste back to Calais, and
was at Richmond by sunset, after
travelling to Holland and back In little
more than two days.
To find anything like match for
these feats, says London Tit-Bits, we
must come down to the last century,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
People Still Calm In
Terrible Misfortune

San Francisco April 20-The people of San Francisco
homeless and starving facing the awful calamity which
has swept the great city practically of existence with
spirit of resigned forttude that the admra
ton of the world at large There little hope now of
saving the choicest residence section Of the city lying west
and north OF Vness Men Of the fire department
who have throughout the entire conagraon splendid
work still making strenuous efforts to check the flames
but without avail The water is in better supply but Of little
apparently against the Roadway gained bv the fire
Owing to the tremendous heat the buildings some
lance from the fire dry the interior and they
to disappear like flash the minute the flames reach them
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

him, not as an enemy, but simply for
pure joy.
In the course of time they were fit
ted with batters; then with yokes,
and at the age OF four months a pair
OF them were htched to Il heavy stone
boat and driven. for five miles by
means of reins and ordinary pony bits.
This pair was finally put into harness
and driven to stoutly constructed
cart. When between five and six
months old the team was exhibited at
Il New Hampshire agricultural fair,
where it created Il sensation by the
speed it displayed on the track Mr..
Baynes believes from his experiments
that when buffalOs are once broken
they will prove faster, stronger and of
greater endurance than oxen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

is exceeding annoyed that the term
"Oslerism" should be applied to
doctrine which he entirely disbelieves,
but if learned men will make jokes
they must take the consequence AS a
matter of fact, there is no general rule
in regard to this matter which can be
applied to the human race. or to the
people of any country. There is as
much difference in the strength and
endurance of men as there is in that
of the trees OF the forest. And there
is quite as great difference in the
degree in which bodily and mental
vigor is conserved. General Miles, it
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

mental function to fix a road for .
farmer as It is to fix harbor for 4
steamship company?
A man who has to be led, who can
be bulldozed or purchased to suppo>
candidates. is unworthy Of America
citizenship.
The man who divides the CONTENT NJ
his dinner pail with fellow man a. !.
goes hungry. really gives more tina.
ne who builds q library out Of his
abundance.
Many man thinks he is called to
preach or called TO I'LL public position
when the noise simply means for him
to get out Of the road.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
CITY HALL, cost 100000,

CITY HALL, cost 81, 900, 900,
in ruins.
. VALENCIA HOTEL. be.
tween Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets, on Valencia, top
pies into street. Seventy five
buried.
KINGSLEY HOTEL, Sew.
enth street, between Howard
and Mission, collapses, burying
between seventy-five and eigh-
ty persons. Ruins burned.
LIPMAN DRY GOODS,
Twenty-second and Mission,
burned.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FL
eventh street, badly damaged.
CALL BUILDING, Third
and Market, practically ruined.
EXAMINER BUILDING,
Third and Market, practically
ruined.
: WESTERN UNION BUILD
ING, Kearney street, badly
wrecked.
PALACE HOTEL Badly
shaken. Ruins burned.
ST. FRANCIS HOTEL
Badly shaken. Interior dam
aged.
EMPIRE BUILDING, Oak
land, collapses. Five dead in,
ruins.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
THE ALLEGED OsLER THEORY.
II Does Not Appear to Work Out Well
In Actual Life.

DR.. Osler. who is a very able and
very careful physician. never said. at
least in seriousness. any of the things
which have made his name known to
the laymen of the world. but he can
never disassociate his name from the
theory that man has reached the
limit of his highest usefulness at 40,
and should be retired. if not actually
chloroformed. at SO. 1t is said that he
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
An Observant Horse.

Another champion of the reasoning
power Of animals has come forward
with q special instance, says the Kan
sas City Times. A retired farmer liv-
Ing in Kansas City says that he once
had . farm horse that undoubtedly
possessed reasoning faculties. This,
horse. he says. was once injured by
1barbed wire and he had q wholesome
dread OF barb wire ever after. He
could not be induced TO step ACROSS
wire lying on the ground. One day
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

will be remembered. rode horseback
seventy-five miles on the day before
his retirement, apparently for the mere
purpose of showing that he retired
because the law fixed 81 as the age of
retirement of army officers, and not
because his age had seriously impaired
his strength or endurance. 1t is, OF
course, evident enough that so long
as physical strength keeps up there is
no decay in the mental faculties Just
now we have another striking exam
pie in the fact that General
Chaffee, retired for age short time
ago. has been offered the position of
Commissioner of the New York police
the Commissioner, in that city. be-
ing the official in direct command of
the force and personally responsible
for its efficiency. 1t is a thoroughly
strenuous life. The strain is equal to
the average strain of the commander
of an army corps in war time, although
doubtless less than that of General
during actual engagement.
1t is doubtless true that to every
man who lives long enough there
comes a time when the power of in
itiative begins to fail and he more or
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
Texas Doesn't Like II.

Houston, Tex. Post: J. Adam Bede
wants to divide Texas into four parts.
All Gaul was divided into tire parts,
according to the late Hon. ]. Caesar,
but we are inclined to believe they
have been reunited in the person Of
Mr.. Bede.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
MISSOURI MEDICAL SOCIETY.

AHN"clated Press 10 The Evening Times.
Springfield, Mo-, April The
Southwest Missouri Medical society
began its annual meeting in SPRING
field today with many prominent physi-
clans in attendance The proceedings
will continue until Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
PEOPLE BURNED
ALIVE IN HOMES

/: Oakland, Cal, April sO.-The
{: correspondent Of the Oakland :
1: Tribune. writing from San Fran.
{: cisco ut 10 a. M, says: AT this
/: writing there seems TO be- practi.
I: cally no hope Of saving any of the
I: city. Those who were sanguine
(: Of the ultimate success of the fire.
{: men controlling the flames have
{: n0W given up hope and arc fleeing ;
+: fro" The flames In despair. Many (:
(: people IRE being burned alive. i'm.
(: prisOnrl in doomed buildings
T: where rescuers could not reach
(: them.
/: Los Angeles, Cal, April 9O.-Re. :
{: ports from Brawley, small town +:
!: Of the Southern Pacific railway
{: 12O miles south Of Los Angeles,
(: state that that town was practical.
f: ~ wiped out by the earthquake T:
(: OF yesterday.
{: This IL the only town In south. T:
/: ern California known to have sui.
/: Tered from the shock.
(: Washington, April 2O.-The fol- :
I: lowing telegram was received at /:
/: the war department this afternoon :
/: from Funston ut San Francisco: /:
!: "At this time, Gals q. M, nothing
/: new. The city Is still burning and /:
(: It could not be worse. Lieut.. +:
{: Pulls Of the coast artillery Is NOR. +:
(: tally wounded. No other CASUAL. I:
(: ties"
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DoM1s1oN Wholesale GRocERs.

Asseeaated Press to The BveninE TiAeH.
Montreal, Que, April 20.-The Do
minion Wholesale Grocers' Guild held
its annual meeting in this city today
discussing q number Of matters OF In
terest and importance to the trade.
Col. ]. ]. Davidson Of Toronto, pre-
sided over the session. which was held
IN the board OF trade building. Mem
sbers were present from Victoria, Van
couver, st. John, Ottawa, Halifax and
other large centers Of the Dominion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
BUNYAN TO BE STAGED.
sPilgrim's Progress" to be Given BY
Miss Crosmau.

The announcement that "Pilgrim's
Progress" is to be dramatized. or has
been, by James Macarthur. compound
er of 1.-The Bonnie Brier Bush" is one
that may we'll give rise to misgivings,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

Just after he is shaved, nearly any
man is a little pretty.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

"A country woman regards COM.
pliment very much q the average
woman does . husbands explanation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
Tho sass sf SAX Center.

Frank r. Eddy In Sank Center Her
AID: Why isn't II - much govern
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20
SOUTH DAKOTA TEACHERS.
4 associated Press to The Evening Time..

Sioux Falls, S. D.. April 19.-Teach-
ers are arriving in considerable num-
bers for their district convention and
all signs point to an interesting and
profitable gathering. The convention
will be in session during the remain
der of this week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

Did You ever know a woman who
didn't think 1t an outrage that she is
compelled to work? Thousands of
them work, and do good work. but
did you ever know one who didn't
think away down deep that her father.
husband or brothers should support
her? Every know woman who really
and truly admired a man?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-20

less willingly comedies leadership to
younger men, but there is a long
period of administrative usefulness
after that. There is no set time at
which the man who has ever been cap
able of leadership ceases to lead. 1t
may come at 80. 1t may not come I'M
til 70-possibly not then. 1t depends
on the man. 1t is evident that the
man who to the full vigor of manhood
is able to add the experience of years
is the most valuable of men to society.
1t is for this reason that the setting
of an arbitrary age limit for retire.
ment in the army, the civil service or
private employment is undesirable.
Every man should be kept at work in
the trade which he has learned until
in his own particular case his useful
ness fails.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
FLENSBURG

March 12.-John Super If Little
Falls spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Joseph Super returned from the
pinerits Saturday.
Mr.. Fitch Of Minneapolis was here
Friday on busines.
j. Minczak visited in Swanville
Sunday.
Miss Rosalia Wiljkowska attended
the teachers convention at Swanvilie
Saturday.
Miss Martha RUIZ was in Little
Falls Monday.
>. Fred Davis returned to Morris Fri
day morning, after spending q few
days with bis brother, Chas. Davis.
Misses Kate 0astecki and John
Woiciechowski Of Little Falls are
spending 8 few days with there par"
ents.
Herbert Lindstrom Of Bemidii Wis.
tied few days with the family OF O.
Bergstrom last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Solitros Of Holding
ford visited with the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Adams Sunday.
The machinery for the new cream
cry arrived last week.
Little Falls passengers last Saturday
were Andrew Yendro, Thos. WLtzka,
Michael Wojciechowski and John Kar-
dash.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
BELLE PRAIRIE

March l3.-Miss Regina Eckerson
attended the teachers peetlng in
Swanville Saturday.
Victor Olson returned home from
Akeley, where he has been workinz.
Joe Flanagan of Brainerd. N. P.
tie inspector, was here on business
Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Gee has Deen seriously
i'll for several days.
Mrs. David Moran is SICK DR..
Millspaugh is attending her.
Peter Olson has sold his fine driving
team.
Miss Eva Hill went to Little balls
Monday to consult a doctor in regard
to her hand, which has been very sore.
Guy Foote of Royslton made q short
visit with friends and relatives.
A large crowd gathered at the home
of F. A. Mason Thursday evening in
the nature of surprise party and en-.
joyed themselves until an early noul
at dancing. Fine music was furnished
by Leon Boisjoll which was much
appreciated. Although taken by sur.
prise MIR. Mason was equal to the &C.
CAST On and proved himself good er.
tertainer as we'll as neat housekeep.
or. A delicious lunch was served and
all returned to their homes declaring
it one of the most enjoyable affairs
Of the season.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
BRlCkYAKD

March 10. Vernon Savage and
Richard Gamblers came home from
the wood near Akely last Wednesday.
Mre. John Stevens visited at Mrs.
Martin SCOTS Wedne sday. !;
There will be an oyster supper at
the New Assembly Friday night, Fep.
10th, by the first committee. The
admission will be 25c. All are cord.
tally invited.
Mtsdames Manbeck, Dewey and
Chambers attend the ladies aid of the
M, e. church last Thursday at Mis-.
Stockland of Little Falls.
Alfred Matteeon returned from Axe
ey last Friday.
Mr: Quine lost one of his horses
last Saturday.
Mrs. Chambers visited the school
Wednesday forenoon:
Miss Jessie Taylor 1.t7rned from
Swan River Thursday.
Moses Minnie and Jessie Taylor
and D. title Savage went to Swanville
Saturday to attend the teachers meet
ing.
Miss Eulalla Skoog of Little Falls
was the gueet of Miss 20 tie Savage
Saturday and Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
East Darling.

March l6.--There has been no meet
ing held in the church since the man
recently went through it. There 10
some TALK of moving the church to
the station.
Alfred Fredrlckson was one of the
CLERKS of election at Randall.
The storekeepers are very busy these
days and will need help if the rush
keeps on.
Considerable cream is being shipped
to the Minnesota Butter and Cheese
Co., st. Paul.
There Will be services next Sunday.
March 18th, at the Swedish Lutheran
church at 10 80 u. III. Rev. p. Nord.
strom will preach.
The bachelors will have social at
the District 80 schoolhouse Saturday
evening. Admission 10 cents, children
10 cents
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16

o p. Tabler received tho sad nevs
last Wednesday morning Of the death
OF bis mother residing in Ohio.
Mrs. Ol.n of Little Falls came
oat here Sunday to visit q few days
with friends.
Miss Jessie Taylor remained in
Swanville to visit friends and will 70
to Burtrum tef IRE returning.
T.: A. 5prandel is sick at home.
John Stew ems moved some of his
household goods last Saturday.
The M. E. presiding elder, Rev.
Clemens, will preach at the New AS
ssmb]y next Saturday night All are
invited to attend.
Jam es Qnine of Duluth. brother of
JET Quine. srrived here Sunday and
will stay a while to visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vennere Of Little
Falls were callers ae Martin SCOTS
Monday afternoon.
Some of our boys stood pretty high
in the examination for rural mail car.
riere.
Little Bertha Sprandel is sick.
Another fiddler In our town. Fran
els Ducois has q violin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
HUFF

March 12-Hugh Nutter, D. j.
Martin. and Albert Garrison each lost
g COW in the last two weeks.
Vim. Jones lost horse last week.
Miss Palmer, our teacher. was sick
Thursday and Friday and Mrs. Peter
son taught the two days for her.
There is every prospect now Of 8
very tame town meeting for at least
there is no stir yet.
The iron excitement mas moved west
of US into Todd county.
North Parker forgot to tell us where
he got his COW story and thinks We
think it was original with him, but
Bill Nye wrote It 30 long ago that 1t
is old to us. 1t might look better with
some quotation marks.
Roads are rough and not much do
ing.
The saw mill is running and quite
q number of logs coming In.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
NORTH Prairie

March 4.-aenry Janish took load
of household furniture to Morrill, for
Walter Litke last week.
Frank Stadolka visited at Frank
Trutwin's Sunday.
Thos. Trutwin called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Schulties Sunday evening.
.. Frank Pachalla, ..son Of Joe Puchal.
10, il very sick.
VIM. Ruaies of st. Paul called on
Mr.. and Mr.. Joe Janiski yesterday.
There Will be IN auction sale ut y.
N. Hanson's next Wednesday, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock. Frank Arm
atrong Of Royalton auctioneer. he
will move with hia family to central
California soon. 49,.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16
LINCOLN

March 13.-F L. Randall was in
town Friday.
Mrs, l.. Anderson went to Appleton
Thursday to see her brother. who Is
very Ill.
A number of the young people from
here attended the dance at Robt. Sar-
gents Saturday night.
A. r. Mcdonnell aid family came
down from Stsrlee Monday.
Chae. Randall was in Motley Fri
day.
Jay Bartholomew and Lee Randall
were In Cushing Sunday.
Dan Randall IL working on the Sec
ton again.
L. j. Pickit was In the county seat
Friday.
"A dance will be given lp the N. ".
A. hall Saturday, March 18th.
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West Darling

Feb. l4.-The election seems to
nave been fair enough. There was
more care this year.
Carriers are not obliged to wade
through snow drifts to reach mail
box. Remember that.
cole Johnson bought fence posts from
Herman Hanson.
But q few Of our farmers went to
Randall to vote. Those that didn't
shouldn't kick.
Miss Minnie Hanson left Sunday for
Darling, N. D., where she will open
Q dressmaker shop.
Eggs are very low. and chickens
dom Day the cost Of feed.
There was some complaint because
we didn't get 6 months school in Dis
trict IS, but none attended school 8
months and some days. The list will
be published next week. Following
10 the remainder of the school pro.
gram on the last day Of school omitted
last week by mistake ~.
Recitation Arthur Regueu
Recitation Ethel Mccarthy
Recitation Herbert Mslm
Recitation Frances Levinski
Recitation Herbert Swanson
Rsoitation Martha Peters
Song Five Boys
Recitation Nora Levinski
Recitation Amelia Thelsnder
Recitation Willie Lind
Song boys. girls
DialoRue-Trials of Q Teacher
Huida Thelander and Herbert Malm
Flag Song SRlrls ana boys
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-03-16

March 14.-John Vertin and Mr.
Moglein was here on business last
week
The bridge accross Platte river IL
completed and cost the town only
SIS.
Election was held Tuesday IN the
schoolhouse ana the old officers where
elected except Joe Matlock being
elected as supervisor and Anton
Smith as assessor for the coming year.
Ted Brisk of Fargo, N. D.. is here
visiting his parents He will return
this week.
John Kosobuski went to the county
seat with q load of lumber Monday
and report the roads in bad condi-
tiOn.