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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-12
Was q Witness.

Chief Brown returned from Crooks
ton last night, where he went. to tes-
tify in the case of Erickson who was
committed to the insane asylum.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-12
Credit to Architect,

In the write-up about the assembly
hall yesterday Architect Ross was not;
mentioned as a party interested. To,
Mr.. Ross belongs the credit Of the
supervising architect Too much credit
cannot be given Mr.. Ross for the
very able manner in which he planned
the building.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-12

Cut. flowers at Undertaken. Sulli-
vans, East Grand Forks, MINI. Tele-
phone Ut. hf+
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-12
Installed Officers.

Last evening in the Woodmen hall
one of the social events of the season.
took place. The Woodmen OF this
side of the river entertained the
Royal Neighbors. The following OFF,
GERS for the Wobdmen were installed:
Venerable Consul-Jerry Enright. N
Worthy Advisor-Jo Haleen.
Escort-Roy Saulter. '$
Banker-Thomas Powers. a
Sentry-James Vichery.
Z Watchman-M. ]. Enright.
Manager. T. Sullivan. &
Following the installation supper.
was served and dancing was INDUCED
in until a late hour.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-12
Mrs. q. R. Jacobi returned last
evening from Ardoch where she has
been visiting friends and relatives for.
the past week.
Thomas Quigley has gone to Winni-
peg, Man. for visit with friends and
relatives.
Silver Murray has returned from a
trip to Fargo where he was transacting
business.
Miss Lucy McNicol is visiting
friends and relatives at McCanha..

Carl Erickson of Oslo is guest at
the Great Northern. re-
NJ. J; Lynch spent last night in
CrookstOn. ,l,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-27

to see Gen. Hampton and the cam
paign party enter the town.
They were coming from Union in
buggies and OH horseback and were
expected at 4 O'Clock. They did not
come until far in the night, so we did
not see them. Capt. John w. Watts,
in charge Of the Laurens Village COM
pany Of red-shirts, had gone out on
the Union road four or five miles to
meet the speakers and escort them to
the town. They had taken the Laur-
ems Brass Band, the most astonishing
musical aggregation ever assembled.
Ben Ballew, afterwards sheriff, was
the only musician in it, whistling be-
ing his long suit, except perhaps q lad
who was an adept with "bones." But
no band ever did better political SER
vice. The members had brass horns
and good lungs. Moreover, they, or
some of them, were known to "tote"
pistols and "radical" criticism of
their music was rare. They were par
ticularly fond Of one "tunc," for |
they could actually "blow" that tune.
1t was "Ryc Straw" and there was
not n crossroads meeting in tho
country during the campaign at which .
"Rye Straw" was not heard over and
over, especially at the meetings at
which Democrats compelled the Radi-
cal speakers to divide time with them.
Wayside Meat;nos
The delay in the arrival of tho
Hampton party was due to the fact
that two or three meetings were held
between Union and Laurcns, people of
the countryside gathering at Cross
Keys and other points and demanding
to sec and hear champion, though
every mothers son Of them had heard
him in Union the day before. When
they met the Laurens party of riders,
more speeches were demanded and an
other decay Of in hour occurred. By
tic way, | wish I had til, 'ecord Of l
the horse races that tin cLrens COM
pany had while ;hev were 2aitiny for
tic Inicn party. They ar, hist, RE
Ill 'I"uttLlS-N III lNclf lNcllClI>-NNt
l have forgotten them.
However. I had NY first view Of
red-shirts this same evening. Il was
just dusk. About sixty 1r eighty
were drawn ny under The cellars in
the old female college .:cw graded
schooD campus and >2msho,;y was
addressing them. They were re
Greenville company w:.1 -: ridden
IS miles from Ciree2vi,l4 e:.y t.- -:x,
days meeting. CAp-. EAr,:~. :. W.
Bee Gall the worti know: III l.:
Bunch'O was in cuuma7,; IL: Or.
Bill' Mauldiu. attervlr,;: Lnnr.n.
ant Governor. aud D"w S5a5a Srlur,n'.. .
was second lieurenla5.
The Morning ot the C;rr.
The public square III. -al,,.lH VIII =,
its Court House l.. r,e a.L;,:-e. llI =;
with lines Of stores IL t5,.. .r:as ~ =
the top of a hill in l va!.:r-7..A7 i, :
to say, around the towr AZ A.. ar;r.: :
OF the compass. a-e lu-n.r rylLjr, r
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lands. From these lofty uplands five
main highways lead into the town. All
night before the meeting the clans
were assembling and by daylight from
each OF these roads could be heard an
incessant volume Of piercing cheers
drowning the tramp Of the horsemcn
and rattle of wheels. At 8 O'Clock in
the morning the square was jammed
with buggies, wagons and few carri-
ages and hundreds Of cavalrymen gal
Looping and threading their ways be-
tween the vechicles. The procession
was forming on the College Campus n
few hundreds yards to the west, and
still the covalrymen came, and came.
l especially recall the moving picture
of some 100 men approaching from
tho east up Main street. They were
uniformed, but the uniform was white
and their appearance excited comment
as they contrasted with the prevailing
and seemingly numberless hosts Of
red-shirts. Coming nearer, it was
seen that in order to be uniformed,
these riders from Hunters and Jack s
townships and the Newberry side, had
simply "shucked" their coats and
waiscoats and come in their "every-
day" shirts and trousers. Here and
there among them and among the red
shirts as we'll were officers with the
wide brims of slouched hats cooked on
one side and occasionally there was a
plume in the hat. Other companies
did not wear rcd-shirts and there was
wide diversity in uniforming, but the
red flannel was predominant. Some
times the officers wore sashes and in a
few instances swords that chad seen
some service" in even hvelier times
dangled at their saddle flaps.
Various companies had insignia all
their own. The. Cross Killers had
called their club in honor of Col.
Beaufort w. Ball. the county chair
man. the company being composed
argcly Of kinsmen and boyhood
friends Of his. and he having been
Dorm and brought up in that town.
ship. As compliment to him these
men wore pinned to their red-shirts
'!ue balls of yarn. "Rlue" having
Deem his nickname As 4 boy.
a Terror OF Childhood.
To 4 chilI. soldiers in those DAYS
meant "blue toat$.' Of which I had
SorC Of UuIetiuei terror. \ wear
y TWO before had seen SQuaIrons Of
Yankees passing il front Of mygrand-
-l8c1%r'$ plantation house and l had
-..2o"j r~'vsS IL me backyard TO view
hen" Atar with mingled admiration
mi t!ar. s. one can imagine the
:il1.lc: rha5 -1mberless riders. veil
ll| s2rH'er. ,ANgnin.: and shouting.
MT vnrm : lz?Gw 20 Be our u+ighbors
mu tr,rn':H. Irng;cbI to ne in COM
nl"Hcu wins 71es :s...im4rtS that the
'n;n: mi - EAI: Lees. who might any
onu.eci :nAGct y boy On the end Of a
c;IroiEA. caused. At any :
III: lad not dreamed until then that
:::ce T@re half So many men and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-27
CHARLESTON & WESTERN GAR
OIINA RV

OLINA RY.
Schedule in effect June 3, 1906.
Lv. Newberry(C. N. Sly 1886 D. m,
Ar J,anrens 40
rv 1o,ro,, fr e. w ~ o.oo
4. -, " W. w. 0' H'oo r. Liz
A. o'een'ihe $40 p. m.
hV. haurens 2:07 p. m.
Ar. Spartanburg $40 nm.
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spent the winter chopping down forest trees and having a nice time generally. There was q fine young girl In the fam fly whom l grew to be very fond of, and 1t made me very particular about my Ian guage, manners and personal appearance. I would hitch my horse to the sleigh of an evening and take her to the neigh bors to spelling matches, husking bees and taify-pullings. Tn this way the win ter passed all too quickly, spring coming before I wished for 1t.
 Before starting to Texas l sold my horse for S15O, my saddle for s20, which, added to the sum of my winters earnings. made cutie neat purse. In the company or my employers eldest son, who was about my own age. l set ont for Memphis where we were to take boat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From there we would go by the Gulf to Gal weston, Texas.
 '1f talked Il night conid never tell you the many and varied pleasures of that trip down the river and across one cor ner of the Gulf of Mexico. But on land- ing at Galveston our environment changed considerably.
 "AIl was new and wild, and many h. dians and Mexican half-breeds were to be seen on the streets. The day of our ar- rival detachment of soldiers from the nearest fort came into town with band of Indians that had attacked and taken as prisoners q small travelling circus. The Indian chief was dressed deliberately in the clowns gay costume which the clown wore only when in the circus ring. Another brave was imposing in the ring masters swallow-tail coat and pair of green spangled tights. the latter garment belonging to an acrobat or bareback rider. All The members of the little show band were safe and accompanied the sol diers along with the prisoners, feeling most thankful, so they said, to have escaped without losing their scalplocks; and tha. night the tent was pitched and
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Tn the Russian village of Vlchvatijnetz, on the Dnlester, near the frontier of the government of Podosk and Bessarabia, Anton Grigorievitch Rubinstein was born November 16, 1929. In his auto biography Rubnstein tells us that not till he was in his sixtieth year did he know the exact date of his birth, his ig- norance on the subject being due to a lapse of memory on the part of his mother. It was only after careful exam nation into the local documents bearing upon such events in the town of Rubin stein's birth that the 18th of Novem- Der was fixed upon as being, without doubt the correct date of his birth.
 But Rubinstein, having celebrated the 18th of November as his birthday for so many years. decided 1t was too late in his life to change the family feteday," as he was pleased to call 1t, and contin- ued to observe the 18th as the date of his nativity.
 Very early Rubinstein showed a marked talent for music, and his mother, herself clever musician, spared neither time nor pains In instructing him on the plano. When the little Anton was between i've and six he would sit for hours on the high stool in front of the plano, his mother beside him, carefully watching and directing the use of the small nimble fingers as they played exercises to her ''one, two, three," or ran without tiring the difficult scales.
 While Anton was still very young his parents removed to Moscow, and there the chlld's musical education began in earnest. His mothers enthusiasm was reused by hearing an '1nfant-virtuosi" play In Moscow, and she at once decided her gifted child should have better train- ing than she herself could give him. Alex ander yillolng, a celebrated musio-teacher, was sought by her, the honest woman telling him that her means were limited, and that she could not afford to pay large price for the chlld's lessons.
 Let us hear hlm play" villoing said. Rubinstein sat down at the piano and ran through some music the master placed on the rack before him. HAs l am not pressed for money" the good vllloing said, II shall gladly undertake this boys musical education free of charge
 And from that day the little Rubinstein was In the hands of his master. To quote from his autobiography:
 Tn my eighth year I began to study with Villoing, and in my thirteenth year
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that summer l stuck to my job, though the heat on the pralries was something I cannot explain. When the cool winds of November blew across the level wastes | was through with my contract with the government, and gladly joined my friend at Galveston once more. There 1 went to clerking for him, remaining three years.
 But the old ties of home had not been fully severed, and n longing came over me to visit the old scenes again. So, bidding good-by to my friend and em- ployer, l set sail for New Orleans, going toward home. En route to my uncle's house l stopped at the place where 1 had found friends and employment the win ter before going to Texas. All were glad to see me and to hear of the son and brother who was doing so well In Gal weston. renewed my vows of friend. ship and went on to my uncle's, to ind awaiting me a cordial welcome and q complete forgiveness for what might have been called my waywardness, but which was really my extreme senstiyeness and pride.
 But, having an object dear to my heart In mind for the near future, l let bygones be bygones, and settled down at my uncle's home to work and save money. All the time 1 kept up corre- spondence with the young lady whom had taken such a fancy to during my term of wood -chopplng for her fdther.''
 An, bet know who she was," broke In Laura, the youngest grandchild. "She was Grandma, the young girl wasi"
 A smile fitted over grandpa's face, as he slowly rose from his chair. '.You guessed right, my dear," he said. And l hear her voice telling us 1t Is time to Join her and stop the story telling for the night. So, away with you to the kitchen, If you're going to make that taffy. I'm getting anxious to do some of the pulling. The story tonight has car ried me back to the times when your grandma and l were young like you chaps, and made taffy-"
 "Come. my dears," called gentle voice from the hull. And grandpa answered: {: "Yes, granny dear. we children are com Ing"
 And the children laughed as they ran from the room with grandpa between them, for despite his 50 years he was as sprightly as they.
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none of them were on the warpath. At night we would spread our blankets on the ground, after beating about on the spot to be slept on with stick and ax to frlghten away any chance snakes, tar antulas and centipedes. Then around thls spot we would stretch-fat on the ground--a horsehair rope, for the Texans would tell you, and correct they. were, too. that no Insect or snake would crawl over rope of that sort. Thus protected we would fall asleep with only the starry heavens over us In the morning we would build campfire with bits of brush we had gathered from chance patches of timber on our way, and which we car ried tied on the back of our wagon. We also carried jugs of water, for we found none for 50 miles at a stretch sometimes.
 After breakfast of fried bacon, hard tack and coffee we broke camp and pro- ceeded on our way.
 Tn San Antonio l visited the old Alamo, then ruin so fresh from the de- stroyers hands as to be held very lightly, but which later became a historical place of deep interest to not only the Texans, but to the people of the entire United States.
 'Wel, after one week in San Antonio I succeeded in getting employment, but
 
 was carrying the mall from San Antonio to Austin, distance requiring two days hard riding on Texas pony, and l tell you those little beasts can travel, too, like the wind. But it was not the hard ship to be suffered from riding so long without rest, for 1 was strong and a splendid horseman; 1t was the danger of losing my scalp, for the country still swarmed with bands of Indians. some of them very hostile toward the white stranger, who was crowding them fur ther and further from the lands that had been their own.
 'I would leave San Antonio at day dawn, stop at dark at a lone hut, the habitation of a Frenchman, whose object in stopping there l never knew tnor have l ever seen anyone who ever knew of his coming or going away), and pass the night under his hospitable roof. in the morning 1 was up before dawn and on my way, carrying across the pommel of my saddle the little leather mailbag con taining the United States mall. And all
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Marie was only 10 years old, but since She was four she had been before the footlights as an actress. Her life had been one of work, work, work, with only few weeks each summer for rest and play. Her parents had a small theatrical company of their own, her mother being the Heading lady" to her father, who was the star"
 The company went by the name of ''The Anderson Dramatic Company" and played throughout the Western and Southern States In the smaller cities and towns. for no great rel ton had Charles Ander- son, the star. In each of the plays pro duced by '"rhe lnderson Dramatic Com pany' there was child's part for little Marie to appear in. And In some of the places where they played the town papers said that she was the only member of the company that did not deserve adverse criticism. Always eppiause greeted little Marie as soon as she stepped on the stage. and more followed when she had finished her lines.
 But little Marie loved not the stage in spite of her success. Often in the ho- tels where they lived during their an- nual tours about the country Marie would watch from her windows the children on the streets, and almost envied-f the feeling of envy could be said to nave ever entered her good little breast-their free dom. How they could run and romp and laugh and shout, while she, the child actress, must remain indoors with her mother, going only to the theater In the mornings to rehearsa and In the evenings to play. And every afternoon after lLrcheon she must sit down and study her lessons. reciting them to her mother when learned. Then she might lie down and sleep two long hours-when other little ones were In the sunshine and mir enjoying their wholesome play--to rest for the night, when her work would be- gin.
 When she begged her mother to allow her to go and become acquainted with the children in the streets that she might have playmates sometimes, she was denied the privilege, her mother telling b hal as she was an actress she must kr ner- self aloof from the rest of the world; otherwise, she would become common"
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water, romped :. ;th little children, who at times became real whte-wlnged fairies; but never once in her delirium did she appear upon the stage. Never once did she go over the lines of play or struggle through a new part at rehearsal. In the realms where the demon Fever led her all was delightful to her childish fancy, and for days she laughed, prattled and played, her mother by her side endeavor- ing in vain to get one look of recognition or one little word of understanding.
 At last the fever broke and Marie was out of danger, but very thin and pae and weak One morning, as her mother sat beside her, she asked feebly; "Where are the othersi How can they get on without us?'
 My understudy plays my part" ex- plained her mother. And they have cut your rart out. 'che play does very nicely
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felt her pulse. ''Yes, about 104, I'd say" he remarked "She ought to be sent to the hotel-"
 Let me go. quickl" said Marie. Tt will be my cue in another second." And she tripped close to the wing from where she was to make her entrance on the stage And please, don't say a word to mamma about my-my-feyer. I'll be all right after l get to bed and have drink of cold water"
 Then she heard her cue and ran lightly on the stage. smiling and lowing In re- sponse to the burst of applause that greeted her. But when she turned to speak her lines to the star" her memory failed her, and she had to be prompted all thru her scene At last, when she made her exit, her mother-who left the stage at the same moment-took her hands as they hurried to their dressing room to prepare for the next act. w hy, dear child, how hot your hands are? she
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With Grandpa When He Was Youth
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

some farmhouse to beg a drink of water. l did not tarry long enough to partake of food, though l was repeatedly invited to do so by the cordial farmers to whom l applied for water. But toward even- ing l began to feel faint from hunger. As l had eaten only light supper on the evening previous, and had departed that morning without my breakfast, l had good cause to feel the bangs of l craving appetite. So l rode in at the first gate which l happened to come to after sundown.
 "The good people took me in and set before me a fine meal, which I did full justice to. Then, after pleasant hour with the family in big, cheerful sitting room, l was shown to bed chamber, In which l was to spend the night. As l disrobed myself I happened to think about little matter which till now had slipped my mind-my empty purse! How was l to pay for my meals and lodging on the following morning? Never had l been away from home except to go to the town near our farm, or to some of our neighbors' for dinner in response to an invitation. And when in town with my uncle or aunt the money was always in hand to pay for meals at the restau- rant or hotel. Thus the situation was a new one to me and l began to feel very uncomfortable, indeed.
 After worrying myself into nervous state I arose, dressed myself and went down stairs to call my host and explain to him my Sore plight. Though he had retired, he came in response to my call, and, sitting down in front of the dying fire in the great fireplace, he listened to my story, which l told in an em- barrassed manner. To have partaken of the farmers hospitality, then to have rousted him from tis bed to tell him of my inability to pay for my accommoda- tions was, I thought, a piece of unpar- donable conduct on my part, and fIl'y expected hls censure. But, to my surprise-and may add my pleasure-the good man clapped me on the shoulder and said:
 So far as I'm concerned, my young fellow, you're welcome to all thls place
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"Now, all sit quiet if I'm to tell you about the time when l, a mere boy, left home and went to Texas" And Grandpa leaned back in his big armchair to be more comfortable while he talked. The children, loving mora than anything else to hear Grandpa talk when In his rem iniscent mood, arranged themselves about the old gentlcmans knees and became very still, scarcely daring to breathe lest they frighten away his recollections Of ye olden time.
 Well, when 1 was in my eighteenth year." resumed Grandpa, "i had a little misunderstanding with my uncle, with whom l was making my home, and de cided that 1 was not welcome in his house. Of course, this was only sensi- tiyeness on my part, as 1 in later years learned. But being headstrong and in- dependeat sort of chap, l made up my mind to go out in the world on my own hook, looking no longer to my relative for Il home and occupation.
 "All 1 possessed at that time was fine riding horse and saddle, both hay ing been earned by my own labor. So felt free to mount my horse one fine morning in the early fall and ride down the turnpike before any of my uncle's family were awake. Knowing that they would feel some anxiety concerning me and perhaps might think me cowardly to depart in this stolen fashion when none were about to see me off took the pains to leave a note to my uncle ex- plaining that l was now my own man and had decided 70 seek my fortune in inc Far West l also added few sen- tences to let him know that 1 felt 1 was not altogether welcome in his house, and that my pride would let me remain there no longer. Then. asking to be remem- bered by my aunt and cousins, l signed my name, giving no other information as to my future whereabouts than could be got out of the two words, Far Vest
 'As 1 rode down the. turnpike that morning 1 felt as though the whole world was before me, and that l might get what part of 1t l chose by the mere riding after 1t. And l rode, too, all that day, only stopping now and then at