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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-29
MORE ABOUT LosEY.
Suspect Taken at Lisbon in Trouble
Before.


Speaking Of Losey, the Lisbon Post
Office robber suspect, the Fargo Forum
of last evening says:
"Losey, who is suspected of having
committed the robbery, has resided
in Lisbon and vicinity for some time.
He has been in trouble frequently, but
has always escaped conviction on the
different charges on which he has
been arrested. He is reputed to be a
tin horn.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington is reported to be preparing to
send some secret service men into
North Dakota soon to investigate the
p0stofice robberies which have recent
ly been committed. While one man
has been convicted of robbing post
Offices, the authorities do not feel sat
isfied that he was very active men,
Der of the band, and so regular have
the robberies occurred recently that
every effort will be made to run the
robbers to earth.
It is suspected that Losey might
have had something to do with the
robbery Of the postoffice at Enderlin
last May. He has been connected, It
has always been suspected, with sew
eral shady transactions in which dy-
Mantle was used. Some years ago he
was arrested on a charge of robbing
the depot at Lisbon. Although his
partner confessed to the crime and i'm
plicated Losey, the latter was acquit-
ted.
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R&Ik.. ..,,,,,,
&oRi55 y&RAND E@sE

Few people know 1t. but Judge
Church has Of late come to be some
thing of a palmist. In this connection
1t is also reported that he is soon to
study phrenology. but that is neither
here nor there, 1t is of his ability as a
palmist that this story must deal.
Yesterday James Mutter was brought
into police court charged with va
grancy.
II am Woodworking man, your
honor" Mutter muttered, "and l think
1t Is shame that the police should
bother mel may lose my Job on that
account"
Where do you work and what do
you work at?" inquired Judge Church.
II have been working with Great
Northern construction crew west of
here" retorted Jamesy, who, by the
way, from the appearance of his dress
and general makeup probably never
saw a construction crew in his life
and doesn't know the difference be-
tween rafl-fOrk and q spike.
Let me see those hands of yours"
said the court.
James exposed to view a delicate
white hand with trimmed f1ngernails
Come nearer" ordered the court,
taking the accused's right hand and
laying 1t on the table. by the lines
in that hand l, see many wonderful.
though not altogether mysterious
things. see, in the first place, that
YOU. James Mltter, are a great liar.
You never worked in your life.
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TO STOP CIGARETTES.
Society Man Makes Bet With Uncle.
In.Law He Can Do IL.

Chicago. Aug. 29.-Nelson l.. Barnes
can smoke a $4,000 cigarette any
time he wishes.
The young society man has made
wager with his uncle-in-law, John M.
Barker, the millionaire car builder, of
Michigan City, that he will stop smok-
ing cigarettes. If he smokes one, he
loses $4,000.
When Barnes first went counting
pretty Anna o. Barker. niece of the
car builder, the wealthy man was not
pleased. The Barnes family opposed
the match, and when the elder Barnes
died he did not mention the young
woman in his will.
Mr.. Barker desired to cure the youth
who married his favorite niece. Of the
cigarette habit, and he wanted to atone
for the omission on the part of Barnes
father. He drew out young Barnes
one afternoon and told him he had no
will-power to control his habits.
Bet you can stop any habit have
except eating and drinking" replied
the young man.
"I'll bet you $4,000 you can't stop
smoking cigarettes"
Done"
And that is why, when friends in
vite him to smoke. young Barnes re-
plies: II can't afford it."
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.
The above letters and their replies
tell the story of how we'll known and
respected Grand Forks man now de-
ceased, was buncoed by fake mining
concerns during his life time. The
administrator OF the estate has in his
possession some very prettily engraved
pieces of paper. which cost the origi-
nal purchaser probably $1,000 and
more, but which probably never did,
and certainly do not now have any
value, at least not if the above lett Us
are to be believed.
Fake stock companies number
scores of victims in North Dakota,
but the percentage of victims in this
particular section is no larger than
in any other state in the Union.
The people are becoming more willy
of late years and the man who is sue
cessful in selling stock nowadays has
to have the real thing in the way of
credentials and financial references.
Even these are very generally INSULT
cient. The prospective investor is us
ually from Missouri" and requires
everything that goes with the term.
A local business man today esti-
mated that the people of Grand Forks
and Fargo during the past five years
had spent, at a conservative estimate,
100000 in stock, oil, mining and
other kinds, upon which not one cent
has ever been, or is ever likely to be
realized.
The old saying nothing ventured,
nothing gained" has probably driven
more people on the rocks, financially,
than any force of argument or dint of
persuasion ever voiced by oily-tongued
agent.
But, as the lamented Lincoln said: =
You can't fool all the people all the
time"
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500 line traverses is great dominion
facilities. Just what the 500 line will
do toward this work will depend a
great deal on what the line has already
accomplished and what other roads
will do. 1t Is generally known that the
chief opposition will be from the Great
Northern and that the Soo's chief aim
will be to secure a hold on anything
that might become Great Northern ter
ritory which has any revenue in sight,
or in promise.
This year the 500 is constructing a
branch from Drake. N. D., on the main
line westward to Plaza with short
branch from Max to Garrison, on the
Bismarck line. also an extension from
Flaxton westward to Ambrose. In 1905
the Thief River Falls Kenmare line
was built.
To Grand Forks.
The 500 undoubtedly will soon build
to connect its Wisconsin line with Du-
lIth. Whether the 500 will ever build
from Thief River Falls to Duluth is a
question, but it has a definite plan to
secure head of the lakes terminals. An
otASA Tue pCVplO CADOSI Tic
500 to build is from Valley City on the
main line to Grand Forks, crossing
Barnes. Steele and Grand Forks coun-
ties. Valley City is already much ex-
cited over the prospect.
Combinations of the Ambrose. Plaza
and Pollock lines are also logical, each
one reaching the rich country and sure
to become valuable feeders to the main
lines, reaching out to the great west.
Development, Not War.
1nasmuch as the 500, through Cana
dian Pacific connections, is the one ag-
gressive western line which has a
coast line, its energies can be spent in
developing the contiguous territory
instead of taking part in the battle for
traffic from the great west.
Another of the 500 schemes, which is
probably farther away from consum-
nation, is a line to run between the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern tracks from Glenwood, northward
to the international border. thus reach
Fargo and Moorhead.
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BY Deakin Smith.
Who was it that brought the bad
r, Is ao one Of our little talks.
Because he was up at the Forks.
In order to solve this important affair
Wen take few names at random.
MARX week. SeeE comes at the end of the
So it could not have been Mark
Trandem.
From Warren they came, so are not to
blame
Sa Il was none Of that party of course:
Bessie,
Nor any OF the family of Gross"
When we do find him out We'll chase
.rt And make it red-hot for the beggar:
inefe Of tG the mS ahe@ a. stake he's too fond
No, it could not be Mr.. McGregor:. =
another 10Th f,l think Of WHOSE family is here
He only comes Sunday and goes home.
on Monday,
am certain 1t was not Judge Watts.
Still one more l mention, but it's nor.
my intention,
One t Sinm i kn %Ss any Of his kinshp
Nor Mr.. or Mrs. George Winship.
But hold on. I say. It's hardly fair play
house.
I'll mention one more, but 1 know he'll
be sore,
Should say it was j. Morehouse,
I've mentioned the boys, SO don't make
M If a few of the damsels 1 call;
There's Cassie and Mae. and Emily Ray.
And Dinah and Liz and Lu Hail,
ANOTHER find who don't seem to mind
II it's rainy or rough. the bad chill;
GOOD at holding the sail. she receives
Still am sure it was not Edna Wilde.
There's one other name, might be in the
To accuse him would hardly be fair;
Not only for health, but partly for
He is spending week here-H Stair.
There's another up town. some say he
was down;
Nor Caldwell nor Cooney, or johnson
Nor was it the genial Tom Reagan.
This time I have got him. for good
and for sure;
1t was he or some of his kith;
"'ris he makes fuss, for he's driving
a bus,
Or my names not Deakin Smith.
1t is calculated that only a two
thousand-millionth part of the heat
emitted by the sun is caught by the
earth, whose coal supply power is
relatively so infinitesimal that If every
bit of coal in the world were cast into
one great bonfire and instantaneously
burnt it would not generate as much
heat as the sun produces each tenth
of second.
The beggar on the street may once
have had ambitions greater than
yours.
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"And see-those lines-that long
one there, that one tells the story of
your past. You are tin-horn-that
mark is the result of practicing
'hold-outs,' false cuts, dealing seconds
and shutting checks. You can't fool
this court. My sentence is that you,
James Mutter, be assessed eight or
eight-which will you have?"
Your reading, your honor, was cor
rect. I'll take the first eight"
What are shoebuttons made OFF,"
inquired the fat man, excitedly, as he
rushed into Schlaberg & Grifin's drug
store.
Generally of paper, l think" re-
sponded the druggist. But why?"
The fat man sighed relievedly at
this reply. Il took two last night for
a headache" he replied. "They are
sovereign remedy, all right.
you see, 1t was like this" he con-
tinued. II awoke during the night
with a severe pain in my head, and
thinking to get some tablets which I
had left on the dresser, without dis
turbing any one, did not turn on the
light. This morning my wife informed
me that two of her buttons were miss
ing.
ut developed that had swallowed
them. l am relieved of my pain. and
since. they are only paper guess I
shall rest easy"
The druggist was left wondering as
to the advisability of laying in sup
ply Of shoe buttons.
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A DEAD INFANT.
Found In Pool Near Granville in.
fanticide Suspected.

Found In Pool Near Granville-In.
fanticide Suspected.
The dead body of female child
was found in the water in the rail-
road ditch one mile west of Gran
Vile last Thursday by Fred Dilts,
who Immediately reported the mat
ter to the village authorities. JUS
tice Kerr. acting as coroner, accom-
panied by DR.. J. H. Barrette, drove
out and brought the body to the UNI
dertaking rooms Of U. G. Morrison at
Granville. A coroner's jury was en-
panneled consisting of c. A. Stubbins,
o. M. Erickson and ]. r. Nelson, Fred
Dilts. DR.. J. H. Barrette and DR.. ]. 8.
Davies were summoned as witnesses,
opinion that birth had been premature
testimony. 1t was the opinion of DR..
Barrette that 1t was a case of infan-
tfcide and that the child had been
thrown in the water Immediately fol-
lowing birth. DR.. Davies was of the
opinion that birth ha dbeen premature
three or four weeks and that the child
was dead before being thrown in the
water Both agreed that the body had
been In the water about 48 hours when
found.
DR.. Barrette, who accompanied Jus
tice Kerr when the body of the child
was brought to town. found on ex-
animation that the infants lungs were
full of water, which In part caused
his belief that the child was alive when
thrown in the water There is abso-
lutely no clue to the perpetrator of
this henious crime. The idea has been
advanced that the child might have
been thrown from passing train,, but
the distance from the track where
the child was found does not hardly
warrant this belief.
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500 TO BUILD INTO
GRAND FORKS
IN 1907
An Appropriation of $4,000, 900
Made for Next Years Con-
struction Work.

With an appropriation of $6,500,000
for next years work and a decision to
build 200 miles of new road, the 500.
line has outlined an extensive cam
paign for territory conquest in the
northwest for 1907.
The 500 line has consistently en-
ployed its annual surplus in better
ment and extension work and the pur-
chase Of rolling stock. In this way it
has returned to the people the profits
of the years business over the pay
ments of fixed charges and dividends.
The regular program will be carried
out next year and between $4,000, 900
and $10,O00,000 will be expended. u,
Buys Much Equipment.
Although 1t has not been definitely
announced what extensions will be
made, the 500 according to reports
published In eastern papers is buying
steel at $28 ton and is preparing to
increase its rolling stock by the pur-
chase of box and fiat cars, passenger
coaches, and locomotives for delivery
next year. Meanwhile, the construc-
ton of new and the revision of old
lines is going on.
@Aoo'c IhS $eVsVVV a HHAe iol Which,
new construction will be bonded, the
cost will be paid from the surplus. Out
of this sum, which amounted to $3,267,-
90 for the year ending June 30. must
come the payment of per cent
dividend on $14,0O0,0O0 common stock
and per cent ON 100000 preferred
stock of 81, 100000. This leaves a tidy
sum for betterment work and addition
to equipment.
Room for Growth.
In the three western states which the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-29
A MONSTER RIG.
Thirty Horse Power Avery Rig Taken
West by Ed Motifs.

Considerable interest was aroused
here today by a monster Avery thresh-
ing rig on Great Northern fiat cars
which is being shipped to Ed Motifs at
Osnabrook. N. D.. where it will be
operated during the fall months. The
engine is 3O-horse power monster
and was steamed up and run onto the
car at Crookston. The threshing sea-
son will start at once and there is an
immense amount of grain to be
threshed.
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FARGO's NEW CITY HALL.
The Structure viii Soon Be Ready
For Occupancy.

The new city hall at Fargo will be
ready for occupancy by the end of the
week. The work Of completing the
building Is being rushed and men are
engaged now in putting on the finish
ing touches.
A number of changes have been
made from the original plans in the
interior arrangements. The women's
ward has been changed from the lit
tie room originally intended for that
purpose, but which was not equipped
with toilet. to larger room in
which there will be a toilet. The
other changes are unimportant.
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Spain during recent years has lost
only one ruler by assassination-Can
ovas del Castillo. Russia has lost
two cars. Turkey two sultans, Persia
a shah. America three presidents, five
other republics one president each,
and Austria, Servia and Korea have
also suffered.
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The International Association of
Auctioneers. at its convention in Chi
cago. adopted resolution allowing
women to become members of the as
ISOLATION.
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Answer To Letter No. 2.

Answer To Letter No. g.
@Mr. ---, Grand Forks,
N. ID. Dear Slr-The Forest Hill
Consolidated Mining Co. never had
On Office In the Frick building and
no such company is listed in the
city directory.
y. E. Shaw, Rental Agt.n
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A GRAND FORKS MAN
BUNC0ED OUT
OF $1,000
Estimated That Fargo and
Grand Forks People Gave a
Million to Fake Mines.
Letter M. I.
Letter No, I.


G--S--,H illsb0ro,
n. d. Dear slr-What will you
give for 1,200 shares Of Northwo0d
Mining Co.'S stock2 Let me hear
from you as soon as convenient.
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Letter No. 9.

Letter No. g.
"Forest Hill Consolidated Min.
ing Co., $50 Frlck Bldg., Pitts.
burg, Pa. Gentlemen hold Ger.
tfficate No. 1890 for 400 shares of
your stock. which 1 desire to dis.
pose Of. What Is Il worth?
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"Nr. --, Grand Forks,
N. d. Dear Sir-Your stock Is not
worth o penny. The N0rthwOod
Mining Co. Is out Of existence.
Yours truly,
y"
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Answer to Letter No. !.
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In the three western states which the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-05
MONDAYS A POORLY
PLAYED BALL
GAME
Hancocks Made Merry With
the Brownies Running
Bases.
Hancocks Made Merry With

1t was a rather discouraging and
poorly exploited game of ball-the
opening contest of the series between
Hancock and Grand Forks yesterday.
Six bases on balls, bunch of errors
and eight safe wallops, together with
some luck, netted the aggregation
which has been fighting it out with
Lake Linden for the bottom rung on
the ladder, some seven scores. The
locals all this time had to be satisfied
with two for their portion and neither
of these would likely have been re-
corded, had not left fielder Terry of
the Hancocks stepped in a hole and
raped out what would ordinarily
have been good for single. AS it
was before the ball was recovered and
the dead and dying removed from the
field of battle, the bingle developed
into home run, carving with it Nc
Nenl (Harris) who had gone on before
on safe wallop. So far as Grand
Forks is concerned, the tale has been
told, reference being had to the scor-
ing. AS to their playing it would be
UCoI W Say illLic, UuI mere Is f1du-
cocks record for the nine chapters;
stolen bases 9, five of which came in
the fifth inning; bases on balls 6;
bases on balk l; bases on past balls
2; bases on errors 4 scores on errors
l; scores on passed balls 2; safe hits
8.
Hancock secured three scores in the
second inning on an error, a passed
ball. base on balls and two singles.
A similar number was secured in the
fifth on three singles, an error and
five stolen bases. The last score
same in the ninth on single, two
stolen bases and a passed ball. The
Hancock players ran bases like g
group of kids at blind-man's buff,
stealing second and third regularly.
Hopkins, a southpaw, threw for the
visitors He had the locals buffaloed
at all stages of the game, allowing
only five hits. He struck out in all
ten men. Bushelman, on the other
hand, allowed eight safeties and in
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VARSITY WON
Took Double Header from the
Fargo A. C.'s by Scores of
II to 3 and 3 to l..

Two games were played yesterday
afternoon at the university campus
between the Agricultural college team
and the university. The "U." boys
were successful in both games. win
ming the first by large margin. II to
3. and the last game by close score,
8 to l. Hargrave was on the rub
Der for the university boys in the first
game, and at all times had the visitors
within reach. He allowed nine hits,
but scattered as they were through
several innings, there was nothing do
ing for the A. G. Hyslop was the star
performer for the varsity, at least with
the stick. securing clean single every
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TUESDAY, JUNE! ., 1905.
canes Yesaerday.

At Philadelphia r. q. 3.
Philadelphia Mathematician. g -
Ne Ratt aGfa ;phi,a:delnh,a Lush Il Pit.
niger. Duggleby, Doom and Donovan;
New York. Matthewson. Wtltse and
BoWerman. IA Is. 5,s,ss 'ssy + :
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A GARRISON FINISH.
Houghton Pulls Out Win From Peg
In Ninth Inning RalIy.

Winnipeg, June 5.-Errors by Var
co, Meneice and Anderson, coupled
with batting rally in the ninth in
which four two-baggers and single
were introduced, won Mondays game
for Houghton. the visitors scoring six
runs in the last inning. Lefty Hansen
pitched good ball and should have
won. Bond batted for Hipperts in
the ninth and laced out home run.
Hastings also had homer. The score:
R.H.E.
H9ug gl ..sdSeSsS9s-7 u 2
Batteries: Houghton, Barry and
Smith; Winnipeg, Hansen and Leach.
Umpire. McGraw. Attendance. 500.
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time up. Conmy also was in good hit
ting form with three out Of five up.
Conmy was injured late in the game
by foul tip and was relieved by
bringing Kyllo behind the bat, Hus-
band going to first. The score in de-
tail was as follows:
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scorer saw it:

Earned runs, Grand Forks 2, Ham
cock /; home run, Wilson: bases on
balls, off Bushelman 6. off Hopkins /;
struck out. by Bushelman 5, by Hop
kins 10; left on bases. Grand Forks 3,
Hotten; Leighty to Steverding to Luz
derus; passed balls. Nc Neil 2, Stewart
l; first on errors, Grand Forks l. Ham
cock g.; balk. Bushelman. Time, 9
hours. Umpire, Rudderham.
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addition was wild, giving six passes

addition was wild, giving six passes
and making balk.
All this time umpire Rudderham
was engaged in calling, or more cor
rectly, mis-calling balls and strikes,
usually to the disadvantage of the
Grand Forks batters. Rudderham may
intend to be right, but there is some
thing more than an unconfirmed
suspicion among the players and fans
of this city that he isn't right.
The Browns new fielder, Ludwig,
while having no chances in the field,
made good with the stick, securing two
hits out of four times up
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Soldering.

Soldering.
Casey-Ye're hard worruker.
Dooley. How nanny hods O. morther
have yez carried up that lAddher tn
day?
Dooley- Whisht, man-Tm foolin'
tn boss. I've carried this same hodful
up an down all day, an he thinks I'm
worrukin'!-Clevelan Leader.
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NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.

Williston 9, Tioga Z.
Wheelock won from White Earth.
Ross 8, Tagus Z.
Palermo Is, Berthold II.
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Totals rs 1 Gags ~

'Brannon out. hit by batted ball.
A. c. ............o o 1 o 0 0 o o %
Passed ball. Van Horn; bases on
balls, off Nelson 2; hit by pitched bali,
Murphy; struck out, by Nelson 9, by
Boise 6; left on bases, Varsity 9: dou-
BILE play, Boise to Kyllo. Hyslop to
Netcher to Husband, Satire to Loft
house. Time; 1:20. Umpire. Scott.
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Second Game.

The second game started with a
rush for the Varsity, but it was soon
apparent that in Nelson the A. C. team
had puzzle. However, there were
two puzzles out in uniform. Boise,
who delivered the goods for the uni
versity, pitched one of the most mag
nificent games ever seen on the COL
lege field and allowed but two scratch
singles in the nine innings of play.
The visitors secured their lone score
by the one error made on the locals
side.
1t took something like 80 minutes
shorter playing time for the second
game than for the first. the reason for
this being very apparent. The batters
were retired as fast as they stepped
to the plate and but twenty-nine A. C.
men were given chance for a hit.
The score as follows:
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Transference.

Now often has the lyric rung,
Nara ing that the good die young,
And one might add in pensive mood,
TITS but the young who e'er die gooA
Flown Topics.