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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
COUNCIL WILL DELAY
ACTION ON
Has Appointed Committee to
Bring About an Amicable
Settlement.
M. SULLIVAN, CHAIRMAN
Sentiment Seems to Favor Re.
vision of Charter or of
Present Plant.
M. SULLIVAN, CHAIRMAN

The city council held meeting last
evening to further consider the bids
of the Grand Forks Gas and Electric
company and the Healy company for
furnishing electricity to the city for
commercial purposes. A committee of
citizens was appointed to confer with
the council and ultimately decide on
some plan acceptable to all. The
committee:
Mike Sullivan, chairman, Hugh Dun
levy. ]. r. johnson, John Vosler,
Judge T. A. Sullivan, P. v. Murray, F.
c. Massee. Harry Harm, F. Metcalf,
j. H. Hitler, E. Arneson and A. Brown.
All the members Of the council we're
present, besides room full of inter-
ested citizens who were called upon
in turn to air their views in the ques-
ton. The council used careful judge
ment in the consideration OF the mat
ter. and it is hoped that agreeable
settlement can be made. A number of
citizens do not favor the letting Of
contract to an outside corporation for
the reason that the charter allows but
fve-year contract and, after the eX
piration of this time. the city will have
no hold on the prices, ETC., while the
iuuuiClpdi pant Will nave UcCcFlOTdleu
beyond all usefulness. The sentiment
of the citizens and council seemed to
be, that If a contract is to be let, &C.
ton should be delayed until such time
as the city charter can be revised to
allow a 20-year contract.
Alderman Craig, upon inquiry dur
ing the session. stated that it would
call for the expenditure OF $4,000 to
repair the present plant and put it in
shape. Several citizens were in favor
of maintaining the municipal plant
even at this enormous cost. though
City Attorney Collins stated that the
city had no money to spare for new
machinery and equipment.
During the evening the fuel question,
the reported waste of electricity,
street lighting. heating the city hall
and other questions of moment were
discussed pro and con by the council,
and citizens. On the wasted electricity
question the suggestion that an ex-
pert be employed to ascertain the ex-
act conditions, was adopted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
Who STABBED c. JOHNSON?
Stepped Into Pool Room on Lower
DeMers Almost Dead From
Loss OF Blood.

Last night about z o'clock Christian
johnson. an employe of the Great
Northern in the local yards, stag
gered into the Arnoldy pool room on
lower DeMers avenue with deep red
stream of blood gushing forth from
an awful wound over his temple. The
proprietor of the pool room rushed
to his assistance and endeavered to
stop the flood Of blood which was fast
ebbing his life away. A hurried call
was made to the police station and
for doctor. Policeman Andy Sulli-
van answered the alarm Immediately
from the city hall and arrived in time
to see the injured man faint dead
away from loss of blood. Mr.. Sulli-
van put his first aid to the injured"
tactics into good use and checked the
further flow of blood until the dcSs.,r
arrived. The prompt action in stop
ping the flow is probably due the fact
that Mr.. johnson is now alive, for
from the time he stepped into the es-
adjustment until the cash was sewed
up over quart of blood had run
from the wound.
The strange part of the affair is
that nobody seems to know how the
accident occurred. johnson himself
is silent on the question. This much
was learned, however, the cut was
received in saloon in East Grand
Forks and the injured man walked
across the bridge unaided.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
POLICE POSTED FOR
MARAUO|NG
GANGS
Youth Of the City May Pursue
Harmless Franks Un-
molested.
BUT WOE BET1DE THOSE
Who Are Malicious-Some.
thing About the Origin of
Halloween.

Tomorrow eve. the 31st of October,
is one of the days of the year that the
children await with yearning. This is
one night of the year, at least, when
iboyish pranks and mischievous inclin-
atoms can be cut without the interfer-
ence of policeman and the long fingers
of the law. Tomorrow evening, or Hal
lowe'en, as 1t is known in this country
Is the night for fun and that the chill
dren are going to take advantage of
the annual recurrence of the frolic
night, goes without saying and the
crank who can't see the point of a
joke, will have to load anew the old
,musket with salt and pepper, and take
up his nightly vigil on the back porch.
However, Halloween is the night when
good watch dog proves his usefulness
to the householder.
Hideous faced pumpkin heads, gro
tesquely carved, and calculated to
strike terror into the hearts of the
timid, tick-tacks, the greatest contri-
vances known to break windows,
ghosts which hover in the dark spots
and other conceivable apparatus are
stored away in the attics and base
ments in anticipation of wholesale
liberation on the night when hob
COLLINS hold sway.
Halloween or Halloween is called
thus, because it is the eve or vigil of
All Hallows or All Saints, which falls
on November 1st. The occult imagina-
ton associates the day with prevalence
OF the supernatural in pagan times.
In Scotland Burns poem will pre-
serve for future anthropoligists the
superstitous observances of the Scot
fish peasantry in the eighteenth cent
ury, tomorrow eve. The principal OBJ
ject Of curiosity in the British Isles
used to be in the consulting of the &C.
cult to find out who should be the
future partner in life. And popular
belief at that time ascribed the faculty
of conversing with the supernatural,
to those children who were born on
the Hallow eve. In England, Oct. 31st
Is known as Nutmeg night.
The youth of Grand Forks will not
be behind those of other cities in the
matter of the proper observance of the
day. BY proper" at least two will
be that of tearing up sidewalks, tip
ping over outhouses, tripping people
on the sidewalks and various other
tricks which do not at all times come
within the category of harmless
pranks. The other boys idea of a
proper celebration will be that of par
aiding pumpkin heads, knocking on
doors and such like, which really do
no one any harm and which no one
but sourbal or a crank will allow
to annoy him.
For the first boy the police will have
an everlasting watchfulness. Chief
Lowe has instructed his regular night
force to use the ''gloms" on any boy or
group of boys caught doing malicious
tricks. Several special officers have
also been commissioned whose ex-
pressed duty will be that Of trailing
gangs"
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tendance being noticeable in all
branches and departments OF the in
stitution. The medical school re-
Gently started has thrived wonderful
~ and before another year it may
be thought advisable to offer the full
four year medical course offered by
older institutions. The mining school,
a separate department of the univer-
sity and supported independently by
the state funds is also enjoying a
steady growth. Its graduates now
hold the very best positions on the
market, direct testimonial OF the
worth of the school to the young men
of North Dakota.
On the 9th of October a year ago
there were enrolled at the university
427 persons. On the 25th of October
1906, the attendance was $50. Total
attendance last year including sum-
mer school was 1913 while the year be-
fore, using the same basis of count
ing, there were only Cos. These counts
are taken on the 25th of October on
each year. The university law school
Is keeping pace with the other depart
ments for the 25th of October last
year there were 60 students us against
So the year previous.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
C0NGREGAT|0NAl|sTs BUSY
North Dakotans Listened to 740 Ser.
mons by Congregational Workers
the Past Quarter.

The Standard" publishes a letter
by Myron Cooley telling of energetic
work and growth of Congregational
church interests in North Dakota. OF
the Congregational church in that
field, Mr.. Cooley says in part:
There were twenty workers in the
North Dakota field, under the direc-
ton of the convention, during the
convention, during the quarter ending
Oct. 1. These missionary pastors and
general workers labored 1856 weeks,
preaching 740 sermons. They attended
469 prayer meetings, made 2,4S1 reli-
gious visits, and baptised twenty-six
persons. These are some of the re-
suits in figures, but far larger results
have come in enlarged vision and
reaching out after definite blessings
from the living God. and assuming a
larger responsibility in burden bear
ing and seeking the lost.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
BULLETIN RETURNS
OF BATTLE Of
BALLOTS
Republican, and Democratic
County Central Committees
Complete Plan.
USE COURT HOUSE ROOMS
Phone Companies Generously
Offer Free Use of the Sew
eral Lines.

The county central committees Of
the two parties have arranged for the
receiving of the election returns from
every voting precinct in the county
on election night. They will be re-
ceived and bulletined in the court
room at the court house, and persons
who are interested in the results of
the election will thus be able to hear
the returns in a comfortable room.
The telephone companies have very
generously donated the use of their
wires between this city and Fargo and
the returns received by the republic
can state central committee at Fargo
will also be received at the court
house and read, along with such ofNer
election news as may be available al
that time from all parts of the coun-
try.
The plan is q good one as it will
give everybody an opportunity to learn
of the returns without any inconven-
fence, and at the same time afford
a general information bureau at
which all the details of the battle of
ballots may be gathered. Persons
desiring to learn of the results will
call the court house by telephone,
rather than the newspaper offices, as
it is the plan to have all the news
sent out from the committees head
quarters.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
LAR|M0RE LONG ON SENSATIONS;
TWO ASSAULTS UPON WOMEN

Larimore, Oct. 30.-Two separate as
saults. alleged to have been made by
different men upon two different wom-
en-, furnishes the people of this city
with considerable excitement, and the
justice courts with something more
than an ordinary amount of business.
Mrs. A. p. Livingston, wife of the
superintendent of the local electric
lighting plant, had her husband ar
rested this morning on warrant
charging assault with intent to kill.
The couple, 1t Is alleged, have been
quarreling more or less, and recently
a divorce action was begun. The case
was brought into court before Justice
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
COMMISSION AGENTS AND
BROKERS BOTHER JAPANESE

Associated Press to The Es enlng Times.
London, Oct. 30.-Mr. Takahashi,
the special financial agent Of the Jap
anese government, in an interview
on the internal finances of Japan
and the situation regarding foreign
capital there, said:
"The keynote of our people in the
matter of finance is caution. We are
not going to repeat the mistake we
made after the Chino-Japanese war,
Of embarking upon fresh undertake
ings involving large capital thought
lessly or carelessly. Our main object
is rather to consolidate and amalga-
mate existing interests than to en-
bark upon fresh ventures"
Regarding the employment of for
eign capital in Japan the financial
agent said:
"One OF the drawbacks is the pres
ence in Japan of many so-called syn
dicates or capitalists who soon prove
themselves to be neither the one nor
the other, but merely contract seek
ers anxious to get their commission.
The present bank rate in New York
and London and on the continent is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
PROMINENT DEVILS LAKE WOMAN.
Her Demise Will be Regretted by Her
Friends All Over. the State.

Friends here and throughout the
state were much grieved Friday last
to learn Of the death of Mrs. George
w. Jameson, which occurred at 9
O'Clock p. m, from nervous prostration
at her home in Devils Lake. Mrs.
Jameson had been i'll several weeks,
but 1t was only during the last days of
her sickness that her condition was
considered dangerous. The news of
her death therefore came as shock
and surprise.
The deceased was born in Lanark,
Ont, and was 81 years of age. TWEEN
ty-two years ago she came to Devils
Lake with her husband, and from the
first allied herself with every move
ment which had for its object the up
building of schools, churches and So
ciety. She was greatly loved and ad-
mired for her many womanly qualities
and her death is greatly mourned, par
ticularly among the old timers. De-
ceased is survived by her husband and
five children, Anna, Mary, Gertrude,
Roy and George. The funeral took
place from the family residence Mon
day afternoon. Rev. James Craig, an
old friend of the family, oficiated
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30

ness enterprise which has been
launched in Fargo and will be known
as the Fargo Storage & Transfer Co.
1t will conduct general transfer and
storage business. A site 140X1S0 feet
has been secured near the N. P. track
where they will at once begin the
erection Of one-story and full base
ment building 100x14Q feet to be used
for the purposes Of the company. The
building will be completed and ready
for use by Jan. 1. Besides the firm
of Hatcher Brothers, the new enter
prise will have associated with 1t
Daniel Stewart of the Acme Harvester
company Of Fargo. formerly of this
city. and Robert Jones of the First
National bank of Fargo and some
other Fargo people.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30

uffleman. but was continued until to-
morrow for hearing.
On Monday. Edward Eden. a Great
Northern employe. was arrested on
warrant sworn to by Miss Marie Wal
tiers, a waitress in the Great Northern
restaurant. charged with making an
assault upon her person. Eden is said
to have been intoxicated and to have
chased the complainant out of the
restaurant after striking, or attempt
Ing to strike her. Justice Uffleman
sentenced the accused to pay a fine of
500, or spend thirty days in jail. The
fine was not paid, and Chief Fadden
today took Eden to Grand Forks and
lodged him in the county Jail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
SITUATION IN STATE
HAS CHANGED
MUCH
During the Past Ten Days
There Has Been a Revision
Of Feeling.
AGAINST cUTTn' TICKET
Major Hamilton and Secretary
Foley Complete an In
vestigation.

The situation with reference to
the candidates. of Gov. Sarles and of
John Knauf has greatly changed dur
ing the past ten days." said Major
Hamilton and Secretary Foley at re-
publican headquarters in Fargo In
conversation yesterday.
Now that the people begin to right
ly understand the situation and real
lie that there has been more or less
Misrepresentation, with particular
reference to on-partisanship in the
judiciary proposition, those who went
on on this tangent are again coming
into the fold, and on Tuesday Nov. 6
will undoubtedly cast their votes a.
all true republicans who have the in
terests of the state and the party at
heart will do
The stale central committee has
just completed quite thorough in
vestigation OF the situation in every
county in the state. We find" con-
tinued Mr.. Hamilton, that the coun-
ties in which dissatisfaction to any
marked degree exists are Towner,
Rolette, Ramsey, Walsh and Gran.
Forks There is also some mis-inclina-
alton in Trail and Steele, but not as
nearly pronounced as was the case
several weeks. Republicans, with par
ticular reference to those who were
numbered with the insurgents ,st
spring, are now realizing more thar
ever the advisability, yes necessity, Of
voting the straight ticket.
I'VE are not only confident of the
election of Gov. Sarles by good ma
jority but also of that of John Knauf
to the supreme bench. Mr.. Knauf's
own district will roll up large ma
jority for him while all the counties
in the western part of the state, 1t
goes without saying, will do likewise
In the valley we look for an even
break, at least, II not q majority.
There is Just one thing that we
wish impressed upon the minds of all
republicans-that is the necessity of
going to the polls and exercising the
rights of franchise on Tuesday,
Nov. g."
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k0RSM0 RESIDENT
Of THE COUNTY
SINCE 1874
Commissioner From Fourth
District is Truly a Pioneer
Settler.
NO GRAND FORKS THEN
Simply a Hudson Bay Post
Wheat Hauled 80 Miles
to Fargo.
NO GRAND FORKS THEN

P. N. Korsmo of Northwood. county
commissioner from the Fourth district,
is In the city today on business mat
tiers. Between politics and directors
meeting at local hospital, Mr..
korsmo is a busy man, but during
lull in the days arduous duties he took
time to relate few "reminiscences of
pioneer days in North Dakota to an
Evening Times representative. M.
Korsmo came to North Dakota in 1874.
and he holds the distinction of being
one of the oldest residents in the en-
tire state. The trip from Ward coun-
ty, Iowa, where he lived up to that
time, was made in a rude old-fashioned
OK cart. the then modernized version
of the railroad. At best the trip was q
tedious one and filled with exciting adj
ventures and incidents.
When this state was reached, the
present township Of Northwood was
settled upon as a section teeming with
undeveloped possibilities. The near
est station or trading post was at
Fargo, distance of over 80 miles.
Grand Forks was not Grand Forks at,
that time, but was a mere colony
ruled over by the Hudson Bay com.
pany. Steamboats, were just then CON-
ing into use on the river and were
plying their trade between Belmont
and Canada.
Farming land in those pioneer years
was much more fertile than at pres
ent. The wheat was coarser and the
quality much superior. However. the
farmer is just as we'll of today, for
Mr.. Korsmo well remembers hauling
grain to Fargo by ox-team, distance
of 80 miles and then receiving the
munificent sum of 6S cents per bushel.
The principal features Of the land
scape at that time of the states de-
velopment were Indians, buffaloes and
sloughs, the latter being by far the
most numerous.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
It MAY Be INVALID

Associated Pre.~ 10 The Evening Times.
Washington, Oct. 3C-The interior
department today received dispatches
from it's agents in Nevada Indicating
that when all the facts are known here
concerning the opening of the Walker
Lake Indian reservation, and -.;sIa
charges that thousands of persons had
succeeded in entering the reserve in
advance of the signal, Secretary
Hitchcock may be compelled to recon-
mend that the opening be declared in
valid. No action will be taken until
the reports have been received from
the special agents Of the land and In
dian bureaus.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
ACCIDENT PROVED FATAL.

Vim. Moug Succumbs 10 Injuries Re.
ceived Oct. II at Valley City.
VIM. Moug, who on Oct. 14th was
thrown from buggy on the streets of
Valley City and received broken
skull, died at Platou's hospital at Buff
falo last Monday. The unfortunate
man was driving team of colts that
became unmanageable and ran away,
throwing him out Of the buggy, his
bead striking a telephone pole. He
was picked up and taken to the hos
pital and during the nine days he
lived did not regain consciousness.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
WAGE CAMPAIGN WITH WGOR
Senator Hansbrough to Speak al
Larimore This Evening
Other Dates.

The campaign for the success OF
the republican ticket in this state is
still being relentlessly waged. Senator
Hansbrough arrived in the city last
night from the southern and western
portions of the state where he has
made a number of political speeches.
He left this afternoon for Larimore
where he speaks tonight and from
there goes to Edmore where he will
speak tomorrow night and then to
ToWner in McHenry county, where he
will address rally of enthusiastic
republicans on Thursday night.
The meeting at Larimore tonight
Will be one of the greatest in the state
and the ate stance it is expected will
be record breaker. The Campaign
so far has been an ovation for the
straight republican ticket and on
every platform the enthusiasm has
been strong for the support of the
magnificent administration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the republican
supremacy in congress.
Hatchers Open In Fargo.
The Hatcher Brothers of this CITY
are largely interested in a new bust
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30

SO high that the Japanese find it less
trouble and cheaper to get their mon
ey at home.
An interesting change is now TAX
ing place in our home system of doing
business and there is no doubt it
will seriously affect resident and for
eign merchants whose business is be-
ing curtailed owing to the fact that
the Japanese are now dealing direct
ly with foreign firms, giving and re-
ceiving orders at first hand"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
LUTHER LEAGUE.
Seventh Biennial Convention In Pro.
gress at Canton. Ohio.

Asx0ciated Press to The Evening Times.
Canton, Ohio, Oct. 30.-The seventh
biennial convention of the Luther
league of America opened here today
with several thousand delegates pres
ent. The society is like the Christian
Endeavor, Epworth league and corre-
spending societies of other churches.
The programme covers three days and
provides for addresses by many able
and prominent church workers, in adj
dition to the transaction of business
relating to the affairs of the league.
The theme adopted for the conven-
ton is: knowledge. Fact, Wisdom,
Tact, Understanding, Act" Among
the speakers to be heard are Presi-
dent Kildahl of St. Olaf's college,
Minnesota; President Haas of Muhl-
enburg college, Allentown. Pa; w. c.
Slower, Of Philadelphia, and Hon.
John Zimmerman of Springfield o.
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SAN ANTONIO FAIR.

San Antonio, Texas. Oct. 30.-Ev-
erything Is in readiness for tomor-
rows opening of the big international
fair. The city is already filling with
visitors and San Antonio is looking
forward to entertaining one Of the
largest crowds in her history. The
stables at the fair grounds are filled
with fast horses from half a dozen
states, assuring the biggest race meet
that ever has been pulled off in this
section.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
REPUBLICAN RALLY.

Enthusiastic Meeting Held at Brenna
Last Evening-SOrley and
Ogren Speakers.
A republican meeting was held at
Brenna last evening in the Brenna
schoolhouse and a large crowd of in
terested and friendly voters turned
out to hear the orators, John a. Sorley
and John w. Ogren discuss the live
questions of the day.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-30
He SPEAKS At MEK|NOCK
Congressman A. j. Gronna VIII
Address Republican Rally at
MekinOck Friday Night,

The Republican Central Committee of
Grand Forks county announces that
Hon. A. ]. Gronna will speak at a
Republican Rally at Mekinock on FRI
day evening, Nov. 2. The rally at
Ovind schoolhouse in Pleasant View
township. set for Thursday evening,
Nov. !, has been postponed to Saturday
evening. Nov. 3.
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REBELLION COLLAPSED.

AsaOciated PrcsM to The Evening Times.
Washington. Oct. 30.-The collapse
of the rebellion in Santo Domingo
will make unnecessary the presence
of a number of warships there and it
Is expected that orders will be issued
In a day or two for the withdrawal Of
about one-half Of these ships, includ-
ing Commander Southerland's flag
ship, the Marietta. 1t is expected
that 1t will be possible to withdraw
the remaining half b>tore the need of
the current year.
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SUSPEND STUDENTS

Appleon, Wis, Oct. 3O.-One hundred
and fifteen students comprised of boys
in the sophomore and freshman classes
in Lawrence University. were suspend
ed today because they refused to pay
$27 damages to property, as the result
of recent class scraps.