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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
BALANCE ON
HAND
State Treasury Has Snug Sum on
the Right Hand Side Of the Ledger
for the First Time in Ycars-Due to
New Tax Rates and Laws.

For the first time since last May
the state revenue fund has balance
on the right-hand side of the ledger
The balances made by State Treasurer
julius H. Book yesterday showed 4
balance of $i46,097.S3 in the revenue
fund. A month ago there was an over
draft on the other funds of $505, 145.
and in addition to that loans on banks
amounting to $1,215,000, making to-
tai shortage at that time of $1,720.000.
All these interest bearing warrants
there is cash balance. During the
month s2,4SS,022.G9 was turned into
the fund, and only about $4,000 was
taken out for running expenses.
Thus in about two months the state
treasury has been changed from the
worst condition TO tho best condition
il has been in for years.
Condition the Resi-.
The state treasury is now in bet
ter shape than it has been for years"
said State Auditor S. G. Iverson. THE
present fiscal year has perhaps reach
ed the low water mark so far as the
finances are concerned, but from now
on there will be no trouble.
''The legislature of 1905 anticipated
the condition likely to exist owing to
the uncertainty in the railroad taxes
and also the uncertainty surrounding
the inheritance tax, and authorized the
governor, the treasurer and the audit u
to provide for any stringency in the
revenue fund by authorizing these
three to arrange with the banks 20
carry warrants drawn against the reg
ular appropriation until the treasury
was able to meet them.
For the first time since May ], 1905,
the revenue fund is out of debt. On
March / last year we had in the revc-
nue. fund S42,S16; on April l, $205,S32;
ON May 1, s176,256. On June l there
was an overdraft of $l63,SS6; July =,
333S,379; Aug. /, s444,625; Sept. l.,
$490,906; Oct J., $5O5.145. The low
January, when in addition to the over
draft there were warrants in the
banks amounting to $1,735.OOO, making
a total deficiency of $2,155,000.
This is all wiped out, and there is
nearly half a million to the credit side
In addition there is half million more
of drafts in the hands of the treasurer,
and the March tax settlements from
the counties will begin to come in this
month. which will produce 100000
between now and the first of May.
at Is probable the state will never
experience so great stringency rs
during the present year, and the large
amount of interest bearing warrants
in the hands of the banks, it is hoped,
will never again occur"
The Funds.
The total cash in the treasury is now
1886, 420.0S as against $74O,S4O ii
month ago. The trust funds are all IN
good condition. as will appear in the
statement of the balances in each
fund, made at the close of business
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
AN EXCELLENT
BUSINESS
Breaks All Records for Business
Transacted in the Year 1906
Hope to Do As Well This Year
Oslo q Great HELPER.

One of the most successful business
concerns in the two cities and in which
few people outside of those interested
are familiar with is the East Grand
Forks Transportation company. This
company was organized several years
ago by several business men of this
city and Grand Forks and ever since it
started has built up business which
few concerns in the cities equal.
The record for the totals of freight
hauling was broken last year and the
officers of the company attribute the
success mainly to Oslo to which place
much merchandise and other neces-
stiles were hauled. In all 435,000
bushels of grain was hauled last year,
an immense amount for the facilities
of the company which amount to two
steamers and twelve barges. The
company has also had bad luck with
the steamer Fran, it having sunk
twice within a short time.
The following is the net amount II
goods hauled last year:
Grain-435, 900 bushels.
Lumber-S00O0 900 feet.
Shingles-30,000.
Lath-70,000.
Brick-7o.ooo.
General merchandise-500,0 900 pounds.
When the field they have to work in,
from Belmont, distance of ITS miles
7 by water, is taken into consideration,
1t can be seen that the company have
accomplished much and their line Is
much appreciated by the farmers all
along the river who have all their COM
modities hauled by boat.
The officers of the transportation
company expect to do as much bust
ness this year as last and are making
preparations to start the boats out this
year as soon as the ice breaks which
10 generally between the 10th and 10th
of April. They already have about
5000 bushels OF grain IN store houses
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
Stationery of all kinds at Kingman
Fish Travel on Land.

Detroit News: "In South America"
said the returned traveller, there is
speculiar species of fish which is pro-
vided with set Of embryo limbs in
which it is at times able to hop across
the fields and even to climb trees.
believe that is the only instance known
of fishes that can travel overland"
ooh, l don't know" comments the
other man. Fright here in the United
States have known fish that Travelled
thousands Of miles overland"
"You don't say? May ask what sort
of fish they are?'
Canned salmon"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
BASKETBALL TONIGHT,
Fargo and the Locals will Try Con.
illusions in kellar's Hall ut $3.50.

A fast game Of basketball will be
played in kellar's hall tonight be-
tween the Fargo high school team and
the local girls. The Fargo team come
here with a fine record and are re-
puted as being among the fastest
teams in North Dakota. The local
team also has record and only last
week defeated the Grand Forks Cen
trail high school team. which aggrega-
ton was reputed to be very fast one.
The game will be called at $3.50 sharp
and an extra large attendance is ex-
pected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
Received d Package,

A certain member Of the Gund force
received package thru the mail and
is very indignant as a result, and
many of the girls around the town
have been accused as being the send
ers. 1t is not definitely known what
the package contained, but it is
thought to be patent bottle opener
and new mouth-piece for a beer
bottle.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
INSTITUTIONS
PROVIDED
in Extra Session OF the Legislature
IS Narrowly Avoided and the At.
torney General Only Prevented il
BY Quick Rulings.

-! QUICK huilRSS.
,i=s.
A happy solution to the problem Of
providing for the institutions whose
standing appropriations were cut off
Ivy the new code was reached Wednes-
DAY at conference of the state Off
Gals, and a special session of the
legislature was narrowly averted. The
trouble was all concerning the Roch-
ester and st. Peter hospitals which ac-
cording to the laws of 1889, $500 900
was made available on August /, 1905,
and $642,000 available August l., 1906.
The new code cut off the regular an
nual appropriation of 100000 and if
as was feared last Monday, the repeal
of the law would take away from the
institutions all that was left of this
fund they would have hard shedding
help them out.
The attorney general Wednesday
held that while the new code will cut
off the 100000 next August, it would
not take away the standing appropria-
ton given last August. He held that
this money, with the s637,OOO special
appropriation. was placed to the
credit of the institutions fund on Aug.
l and the clause in the code, while it
would cut off the standing appropria-
ton for next year, would not affect
the money which has already been
placed to the credit Of the institutions.
BY that solution the institutions will
get as much as was intended for them
for use up to the end of the fiscal
year. July 81. For the fiscal year, be-
| ginning Aug. I, they will have the an
Iual appropriation of s642OOO, but
not the standing appropriation of
100000. This would be enough to
carry the institutions through the five
months until the legislature meets.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02

Weary Walker-W'ot yer lookin' SO
worried about, Ragsey? Ragson Tat
ters-I just read a piece in de paper
dis mornin' where a scientific gent
said: "Doin' nothin' all de time is de
hardest kind o. work" Gee! Suppose
dat's true! Philadelphia Press.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
WIRELESS ELECTRIC PROMISE.
Perfection Of Method May Solve Air.
ship Problem.

ship Problem.
According to member of the Frank
lin Institute the electric storage bat
terry, though valuable in many opera
lions, is, in the larger use for which
it was once thought capable, a failure.
AS a means of propulsion for moving
vehicles not able to receive the current
through wires from stationary gen.
Grating source, it was supposed that
the storage battery, upon its being fur
Their perfected, would be d complete
solution. Great improvements were
made in decreasing the weight of thu
battery and in other directions, but
even Thomas Edison is said to have de-
clared that it cannot be sufficiently
lightened, and during a recent visit to
this city said that the solution of NOV
ing motive power for long distances
and far from sources of generation.
does not lie in that way.
This failure" says the Franklin In
stitute member quoted, "opens the way
for the wireless idea. If sufficient
current may be had through the air by
induction to run telegraph instru-
ment. the question of getting one
strong enough to propel battleship
should seem to be one which does not
involve size and weight of material
Automobiles and small launches now
run very successfully with the storage
battery because they are never too far
from the source of current supply,
but the ship at sea is still unable to
use it, because she would, to cover
emergencies, need one big enough to
sink her. The wireless current is
what many investigators now consider
the one chance for solving this prob
lem and once they get it, the airship
problem will also be conquered."-.
Philadelphia Record.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02

Gyer-Sloboy has the automobile
face.
Myer-Why, 1 wasn't aware that he
owned machine.
Gyer-He doesn't; but he tried to
cross the street in front of one last
night.-Chicago News.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02
Reported Much Worse.

Miss Mary Arneson is reported as
much worse and the doctors state her
condition is serious.
Cut flowers at Undertaken Sulli-
vans, East Grand Forks, MINI. Tele-
phone TT.
For fresh fruit call up %. F. j.
Cummings.
Full line of wall paper arrived at
Kingman's.
Stationery and supplies at Cum
mings.'
Kingman has a complete line OF
paints.
Stationery of all kinds at Kingmans
Penny tablets at Cummings
Kingman keeps pure drugs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02

For fresh fruit call up %. F. j.
Cummings.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02

Full line of wall paper arrived at
Kingman's.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02

Stationery and supplies at Gun
mings.'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-02

We especially desire to fig
ure with hotel keepers who
contemplate furnishing their
houses with a complete new
outfit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
OPERATORS HAVE
STORMY SESSION

Pittsburg. Mar Neither Chair
man F. L, Robbins of the Pittsburs
Coal company. who presided at the
coal operators meeting yesterday, nor
any of those present would say any.
thing last night 1t was learned from
a reliable source, however, that the
meeting was a most tumultuous one
and that several operators presen,
expressed themselves In in passionel
speeches. The Indiana and Ohio op,
orators stood as body against grant
ing the advance, while the Illinois OPP
orators and the Pittsburg district op.
orators were divided The independ-
ent operators of the Pittsburg district
firmly opposed the suggestion for the
advance, Mr., Robbins took occasion
to deny and in an emphatic .aat
that he had any understanding with
President Mitchell to restore the
scale of two years ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
coNTRADIcTs PACKERS.
Flat Denial Given Statements CT Wit
nesses.

Chicago, March lie. D. Durand
special agent for the government. was
on the stand all way in the hearing OF
the packers pleas for immunity, and
will continue his evidence today He
contradicted the evidence given by
witnesses for the packers in several
instances, the most notable being
where he fatty denied the statement
made by Arthur Meeker, general SUI
perintendent of Armour & Co Meek
er declared, while a witness. that he
had answered all the questions put to
him by Durand. and Durand yesterday
said that ne had heard Meeker testi-
fy to THAI effect, and then declared
that Meeker had not answered all the
questions asked MIN. Durand also
said that he asked A. H. Veeder gen
eral counsel for Swift & Co, and one
of the men under indictment in the
present case to give evidence during
the investigation by Garfield, under
oath. and that Veeder replied that ne
would 10 nothing of the kind for the
reason that it might destroy the
chance of immunity for the packers.
Later in the day. Judge Humphrey
who had declared soon after court
opened that he could not admit as evi-
dence letters that passed between
Durard and Garfield during the inves-
tigation, altered his decision and ad-
mitted the letters
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
CHINESE NATIVES
FEAR FOREIGNERS

Shanghai, March THE Nanchang
magistrate. the injury to whom was
feputed to be the cause of the attack
by natives on the missionaries a few
days ago, is still alive. though his
wounds are dangerous. The native
population of Nanchane is fleeing.
dreading the arrival OF armed forces
from European and American gun
bo?ts There have been many ar
rests.
London, March 1.-The Mails cor
respondent at Shanghai reports that
al American gunboat CThe Quiros.
probably has arrived at Nanchang.
On the same authority it is stated
that Rev. H. c. Kinghams eldest
daughter has died from the effects of
injuries inflicted uron her by the
Chinese mob that killed her parents.
The correspondent at Shanghai of
the Tribune says eye witnesses at
Nancbang assert that a priest named
La Cruch stabbed the magistrate
twice in the throat
The Posts Shanghai correspondent
says dispute about land was the
origin of the trouble at Nanchang.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
.HERGH RESIS1S
THE MERIT LAW
-oBJEcTs TO ITS APPLICATION TO
HIS DEPARTMENT.
ASKS LEAVE. TO BRING SUIT
Motion Presented to Supreme Court
by r. M. Bashford-Commission
and Attorney General Think New
Law Applies to Bank Supervisors
Cases Argued in Court.

The supreme court yesterday re-
ceived from R. NJ Bashford petition
of Commissioner of Banking NJ. c.
Bergh, asking that the state civil
service commission be restrained from
applying the merit law TO the depart
ment of the commissioner of banking.
Commissioner Bergh does not want
the law to be enforced as TO the EN-
ploycs in his department. claims that
il was not the intention of the legts-
latura to so apply it, and also claims
that the law does not really provide
that the law stall apply TO the bank.
ing department The civil service
commission Concluded that the law
imposed upoR il the duty of enforcing
the law against this department and
an official opinion was had from At
torney General Sturdevant, who held
that the civil service commission was
right in its view and that the law
should apply to the department OF
Commissioner Bergh. To test this
difference of opinion between the at
torney general and the civil service
commission on one side and the com
missioner of banking on the other,
the suit is proposed to be brought Mr..
Bashford presented the petition and
asked leave to bring the suit in the
name of the state The entry in the
clerks book is State ex rel, NJ c.
Bergh against Sparkling ct al, civil
service commissioners.
Tie court heard arguments in a
number of cases as follows:
"a. In re will of Mary J. Paulson,
deceased, Matilda Paulson. respond
ent. against Peter Paulson. appellant.
Argued for the appellant by A. Fl.
Smith and for the respondent by T. ?.
Abel.
% West Concord Milling &c. al-
pellant, against Hosmer ct al. re
spondents Argued for the appellant
by Mills Tourtelotte and for the re.
spondents by c H. Schwarze7.
81 Bekkedahl respondent, against
Johnson, appellant. Submit ] on
case and briefs.
6S Gates. respondent. against Paul
appellant Argued for the appellant
by G. NJ Woodward E. C. Higbee and
c, q Rinehart and for the respond
ent by George H. Gordon ana F. C.
! Winkler
The last case was not completed
when court adjourned The call for
today is 60. 70 and 149 After com
pleting these eases the court will take
a recess until perhaps March IL. when
decisions Will be handed down and
arguments resumed Of cases on the
next assignment
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
GAME WARDENS
FAIL TO PASS

Eighteen deputy game wardens will
present their resignation as soon as
notification from the state civil ser
vice commission reaches them. Some
have already resigned These are
deputies who failed to satisfactorily
pass the recent competitive examinl.
ton The test was held January 6,
and the commission has at last com
pleted the markings and is notifying
the applicants of their standings.
These is have been in the employ OF
the state and according 10 the civil
service law they had to take a non
competitive examination in order TO
demonstrate their entire fitness to re-
main in the service of the state. in
arriving at the final markings the
commission took two elements into
consideration One was the examin-
alton papers written by the applicant
on January 8 The other was the
record Of service of each applicant
during the time he was in the employ
of The state The service record was
secured from the books of the depart.
ment Of fish and game, showing the
number of prosecutions brought by
each deputy. the reports made OF
these and other matters ana generally
the work accomplished by the deputy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
FIRST Ass
ON RATE BILL
SENATOR FORAKER OF OHIO
LEADS THE CHARGE.
MAKES CAREFUL SPEECH
Given Close Attention by Large At.
tendance - Holds That Present
Laws Are Adequate or Can Be
Made so by Slight Amendments
House Debates Appropriations.

Washington, March For three
hours lacking a few minutes yester-
day Senator Foraker held the atteu-
ton OF the senate while he read a
carefully prepared speech on the rail
road rate question. His speech was a
protest against any general legisla-
ton, on the theory that the existing
Elkins law could be so extended as to
make it answer all requirements. He
did not fail, however, to point out
what he considered the defects of the
Hepburn-Dolliyer bill and be made the
declaration more than once that it
would fail to remedy the evils COM
planned of. The speech was listened to
by large attendance, both on the
floor of the senate and in the CALLER
les, and at its close the senator was
warmly congratulated by a number
of colleagues. Senator Forakers
speech was followed by further dis
cussion of the railroad land grant in
Indian Territory. with the result that
Senator Aldrichs resolution extend
ing the tribal government of the In
dians was adopted after it was so
modified as TO carry that government
over until March 4. 1907.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
ToIand TO Sue oregon.

La Crosse wis. March Frank J.
Toland who H. was announced In a
dispatch from Salem Ore, has filed
certificates for $500 acres Of govern
ment land in Oregon which were
found to be forgeries. has issued a
public statement in which he denies
that the certificates are forged and
an ounces his intention 10 sue the
st; of Oregon 10 establish his title
20 the lands They are worth be
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
RESIGNS ARMY COMMISSION
TO ACCEPT A CITY jog

Philadelphia, Mar Having been
unable 10 obtain from the war depart
ment an indefinite leave Of absence
Major Cassius T.. Gillette. one Of the
best known engineers In the United
States army, yesterday resigned his
commission and Mayor Weaver imme
diately appointed and swore him 10
as chief engineer OF the bureau OF
filtration of the city of Philadelphia.
The position pays $4,000 a year
The filtration system has already
cost $40, 900 900, and it is estimated
that it will require 100000 more
and three years time to complete it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
DIVORCED WITHIN FOUR DAYS.
5eIoit 14-year-old Girl Will Remarry
Moulder.

Beloit, Wis, March Married and
divorced within four days is the ex-
perience of May Morris. a 14-year-old
Beloit girl She was married Satur-
day at Rockford, H.. to Clyde John
son a Beloit moulder and the parents
mad the marriage set aside. The
couple will be remarked by the cere-
mony of the Catholic church this
week.
Marinette, Wis, March Married
twice and divorced as many times be
fore Fred w. Fulton. a furniture
dealer of Waupun, and his former
wife, Maude Fulton of Chicago, were
remarked in MenOminee for the third
time The couple were 50 and 50
years old respectively, and We're mar
ried the first time in Wisconsin ten
or u years ago, but were divorced
soon afterward Becoming reconciled.
they were married a second time,
again disagreeing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07
SISTER WINS CONTEST FROM
HER PRISONER BROTHER

Duluth, Mar. Mrs. Clara J
Gibbs of Minneapolis, sister of Alor7y
J. Whitman, was victorious yeste' day
in the federal court against George
F. Perkins of New York, and secured
clear title to 1000 acres Of land in
St. Louis county, in spite of deposit
tions of her brother taken in Auburn
prison, where he is now serving a
term, that the transfer was made to
defraud creditors. 1t was shown that
the transfer really was to satisfy a
debt Whitman owed his sister The
case has been in the court five years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-07

Amigo Wis, Mar. l.-Sam Dolan,
the man with many watches, and
Geo. Hume, alleged forger. some .ime
during the night escaped and they
were not missed until about 1890
next morning. They cut the bars.
Dolan examination was to take place
March 2. A man who came TO testify
in the case wished to see Dolan and
when the turnkey went to see him he
was not there.