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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

fall, 166, 625. .-
Acres upon which grew a crop but
fo1 IN, Io lan,s knEl.

fall, 166,625. "=
Acres upon which grew crop but
were too wet to be harvested, I'll ,493.
To this vast amount of area is add
ed the acres seeded but not worth
cutting, there was a total loss of
crops which makes the grand total
loss of crops on 253,660 acres, which
estimated at an average production
of fifteen bushels to the acre at 20
cents a bushel, represents loss to
the farmers of valley counties of the
gigantic sum of 1868 ,407 annually by
reason of the failure Of proper
drainage system.
Chief Mead, in his report, recon-
mends among other things the build
ing of drainage system, from which
he estimates the following benefits
will be derived:
Greater certainty of a full crop.
Increase in acreage.
Increase in yield per acre.
Permanent increase in the market
value of the land.
Benefits to public roads.
Benefits to railroads because of in
creased tonnage of freight.
Benefit to nearby towns because of
increased business.
Benefits to the public health and
general welfare.
The report gives the distance of the
Red river through this state from
Wahpeton to the northern boundary
line at 1855 miles.
A comparison is also made in the
report of the elevation of the water
surface of the streams with the land
surface near them.
Tables show the total rainfall, the
number of days of rainfall and maxi
mum rainfall in twenty-four hours for
each month of the years of 1895 and
1904 inclusive. go
The report also shows the amount
of area surveyed by the department.
The area surveyed and the time con-
sumed in doing the work follows:
Main line; 2,069.S miles; check line,
1882 miles; square miles, 2,035; days
at work, 1855 days; days lost, IT'S
days. s
The total cost of the field work
amounted to $4,432S9, while the total
cost of making the surve~ including
the cost of printing the report,
amounts to $7,s77.S9. =
3 The report also contains estimates
on, the cost of constructing bitches in
the various districts of the county
and detailed information as to how to
construct them and the cost of differ
/. ent kinds of drains.
!: The work was conducted under the
supervision of Government Engineer
Stewart cooperating with the state
department under the direction of As
sistant: State Engineer Atkinson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
GRAND FORKS MAY
GET THE NEXT
MEETING
Executive Committee of State
Board of 0ptometry Has
Not Decided
PLACE OF CONVENTION
To Be Held In January-The
Board Adjourned Here
Last Night.

The semi-annual meeting of the
State Board of Optometry, which has
been in session in Grand Forks, con-
cluded with business session last
During the meeting two candidates
for admission to practice in the state
were examined, one being admitted
and the other being refused. A sus-
pended practitioner was reinstate,
and charges which had been pending
dismissed.
The following officers and members
of the board were in attendance upon
the sessions: A. o. Void, Langdon,
president; E. A. Nelson, Hilisboro,
secretary; D. D. Sullivan, Fargo; and
L. Hanson, Devils Lake. -,
F. H. Towne of McHenry, was ad-
mitted to practice.
In connection with this meeting, 1t
might be interesting to note that the
state convention, which is to meet in
January, has as yet not determined
upon the place of holding it's sessions.
Fargo has had the state meeting the
past two or three years, and 1t seems
to be the general expression that
Grand Forks ought to be allowed the
honor Of entertaining the association
at the next annual meeting.
IF this city desires to get the con-
vention in January" said an officer of
the state board of optometry last even
ing to representative of this pape.
"the Commercial club officers or some
one who has such matters in charge,
should get busy and take the matter
up with the executive COMMITTEES.
whose business it will be to decide
upon the place of meeting"
The state association of occulists is
growing rapidly in membership in: this
state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
East Side News
BEST TALENT FOR LECTURE COURSE
city Fortunate In Securing Best Of
Talent Unexcelled ON the
Stage Today.

The Chicago Glee club without any
doubt stands among the best male
quartets this county has ever pro-
duced. The fact that each voice is
peculiarly adapted to the part it as
sumes and that the membership of the
club has remained for over five years
unchanged, combine to produce this
high degree of excellence. The volume
of the voices is such as to fill the
largest auditorium, while the pianis-
simo passages are SO fine and harmon
ious as to hold the audience in breath
less attention. The repertoire of the
club is very extensive and comprises
the best of all classes of music writ
ten for male voices. Many Of the
selections used by the club have been
written or arranged especially for it.
Mr.. Dixon, the reader and imper-
senator, has been reading with the
club for several seasons and with
marked success. His work is distinct
ly along the line of impersonation. A
thorough control of facial expression
and an intimate knowledge of his
subject enables him to bring before the
audience the characters true to life.
His "Hoosier," an original sketch, H.
Illustrated by poems from the pen of
James Whitcomb Ridley, is portrayed
in wholesome and refreshing man.
ner. >,s 80
The trombone quartet, first introduc-
) ed to the Lyceum by the Chicago Glee
club and used only by them, is one OF
the most artistic and pleasing novel;
ties before the public. The trombone
is conceded to be the liking" of wind
instruments, and the effect produced
by the four quite approaches in sweet
ness and volume the quality and
power of the pipe organ. With these
instruments supplementing the quar-
tet the club is able to present a varied
and interesting evening.
The Chicago Glee club opened the
course in Minneapolis this week and
come here direct from Wilmar, where
they entertain Wednesday evening.
Wherever they go they take their
audiences by storm. They render roll
licking, popular college songs with
the sweetness and harmony of the
sober and sublime. It is indeed
musical treat, mixed with sober sense
and side-splitting humor.
Season tickets on sale at Kingman's
drug store. Seats reserved without
extra charge.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
REV. ONION ELECTED MODERATOR
Fall Meeting Of Pembina Presbytery
Being Held In This CITY Today.

The Pembina Presbytery convened
for the fall meeting last night in the
PRESBYTERIAN church in this city. The
meeting has been in session today and
Will adjourn this evening so that the
members in attendance can go to the
state convention at Langdon tomorrow
morning.
The following are present: Rev. r.
h. Myers, Mimic: Rev. D. Matheson,
Walhalla: Rev. d. Finlayson. Caya-
Her; Rev. T. Griffith, Bathgate: Rev.
Duncan Mcmillan, Hamilton: Rev. Will
liam Gillespie, Edinburg: Rev. d. Nc
lntosh, Park River: Rev. A. M. Nc
lntosh, Larimore; Rev. Mason, Forest
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
WANT SCHOOLS FREE OF POLITICS
Democrats Not Allowed Use of School
Hall For Rally-Truant Officers
ReDOrt.

At the meeting of the board of edu-
cation last night the matter of allow
ing the democrats the privilege of
using the school house for political
rally on the occasion Of Governor
Johnson's visit to the city was dis
posed Of The board was not in favor
of allowing the school building to be
used for a gathering of this sort in
asmuch as school would have to be
dispensed with.
Hugh Quigley. the truant officer,
made his report. He stated that he
had induced several children to start
to school and had several Others on
the list. He had exacted promise
from the saw mill authorities to EN-
ploy no more children who are under
age. L. l.. Ogle appeared before the
board and was allowed the privilege
of keeping his boys at work for two
months longer.
The usual grist of bills was passed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

nary position. Melchoir was hit on
the side of the head and thrown with
force against the end of the other car
which resulted in the injuries which
ne received. 1t was thought, when he
was picked up, that the injuries were
OF very serious nature. One eye was
bruised to such an extent that it was
thought that the sight had been i'm
paired. His nose was thought to be
broken while the side of his head had
received terrific blow. He was un-
conscious for some time.
He was taken to the Brainerd hos
pital on No. in the afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
FIR. H0RACK SHOT 2
WOMEN WITH
A GUN
Pierce County Man Accused of
a Bold and Dastardly
Crime.
SAID TO BE BAD MAN
Threshing Crew Armed With
Pitchforks, Came To the
Rescue.
SAID TO BE BAD MAN

Report reached the city today of the
preparation of very bold and rather
dastardly crime in Pierce county,
wherein an attempt was made to rob
a farmer of his grain and two women
who interfered, were both shot and
seriously wounded.
Frank Horack was the star perform.
er. Horack, accompanied by three
drivers with grain tanks, went to the
farm of Stansilaus Hettel while the
men of the family were about mile
away threshing, and started in to haul
away the grain from that farm. Eva
Meier, sister of Mrs. Hettel, accom-
panied by several children, went out
to the men and though she could not
speak English demonstrated with them
for what they were trying to do.
Horack without much ado took a re-
volver from his pocket and shot this
lady inflicting a scalp wound which
stunned her and she fell to the ground.
The threshers heard the shot and saw
her fall and came at once to the de-
Tense of the ladies and the children.
But before they had arrived there one
shot from Horack's revolver had
struck Mrs. Hettel in the nose inflict-
ing very painful wound. When
the threshing crew arrived they began
an attack on Horack and his drivers
with pitchforks and finally succeeded
in driving them off the place.
County officials have begun an in
vestigation and Horack will be ar
rested and vigorously prosecuted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
WHAT THE RETAIL MARKETS OFFER
Peaches and Apples Remafn-('anncd
Goods Plentiful-Squash
Season.

kppard Herring, per can. csc.
Cranberries, 3 quarts for Csc.
Jonathan apples, 81 per bushel.
liberia peaches, 81 per case.
Smoked salmon, soc per lib.
Spare ribs. Is cents per Id.
a mystical Irish gentleman, very
consumptive looking according to the
picture in the front of one of his
books, says that it is mixture of
emotions that brings the lines of care
to faces and the silver hairs among
the otherwise colorless lot that one
may boast. He goes on-that there is
always something in ones sweetheart
which one iislikes and something in
ones enemy that one admires. If one
could entirely love ones sweetheart
and completely hate ones enemy life
would be simple and no crumbling of
rose leaves would mar its smOothness
How true it is! When you 20 market
ing, for instance, you just dote on
grape fruit. but you don't like the
price: you love salad of tomatoes
and little green onions. but there may
be callers In the evening: sauer kraut
10 oooA, OuI uASS,uollHSly plcUliH. ana
SO it goes. there doesn't seem to be
place in the course of the days life
but one must choose stop and choose,
make up ones mind. choose. First it's
whether or not to wear your new hat
or your old one, take your umbrella or
leave it home. have coffee for break
fast or complexion making colo
water; take the car or walk until.
like the Irishman who should live in
tent all winter, one could wish for
unmixed emotions days in which no
decisions were to be made, life to flow
along with but one course possible and
SO no lines of care, no threads OF gray,
and life merry ripping childlike,
happy existence.
A bull in china shop. an oyster
in July, socialist at work, are not IL
bit more lonesome or out of place than
a watermelon in the Grand Forks mar
ket in October. One has a terribly
foolish desire to buy them all up and
ship them south, where there would
not be the slightest hesitation or doubt
about what to do with them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
800 Hunting Station
and Terminal Sites

The $500" railway company is again
planning to run a line into Grand
Forks. 1t is known upon pretty good
authority that representative of that
company has been in town for three
or four days and in close conference
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

ings will be commenced within a short
time providing the parties having the
railway representatives in tow succeed
in convincing the 500 people that suf-
ffcient business can be controlled here
to warrant the expense of building a
line.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

with prominent local business men
presumably relative to procuring ter
minal site and right of way into Grand
Forks. The ground is being gone over
carefully and in all probability the
purchase of city property for station
grounds, side-tracks and depot build
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

River; Rev. T. G. Forster and Rev.
James Austin, Hannah; William Nc
Kay, Mimic; S. J. A. Boyd, Hannah;
r. NJ. Carothers, d. Mcdonald and E.
d. Allen. Grand Forks.
Rev. Onion, lnkster, was elected
moderator, and Rev. Mcintosh, PARK
River, clerk pro TEN.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
BADLY INJURED.
Conductor Melchoir, Well known In
This City, Rendered Unconscious

ny DlUWs
While making a coupling in his
train in the N. P. yards in Fargo yes
terday morning Conductor w. J. Mel
choir who was in charge of work
train, was struck on the head by an
iron apron at the end of car, which
inflicted serious injuries about his
face.
The jar that the car received in
making the coupling was sufficient to
throw the apron down from its ordi-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
Gave Money For His Own Arrest.

A young man, Fred Smith by name
reposes in the city cell house as the
result OF too intimate acquaintance
with a girl named Mable Provost.
Smith is transient and is stopping
with George Davis. He has been
keeping the girls trunk in his room
for lack of permanent quarters. LasL
night the two got on drunk and she
demanded that she be allowed to take
her trunk down to a hotel. This he
refused, because, he says, it would
put him to unnecessary expense.
Forthwith the young woman in a rage
left him and spent the night at hotel.
This morning she telephoned for him
and he went down to see what the
trouble was. She demanded money
with which to pay for lodgings, ETC..
and he produced the same.
Smith said to an Evening Times rep
resentative this afternoon, II guess
that's fine caper to cut. Go and give
her money to have myself arrested
with" Mr.. Smith will be given an op-
portunity to do the explanation act
to the court this afternoon.
Perhaps Connected With Thieyery.
Deputy Sheriff Daniels of Crooks
ton came over this morning with
man named Thomas White who was
implicated in the selling of the Luctig
horses in Crookston the fore part of
the week. The man who did the steal
ing has not been captured as yet. 1t
seems that the horse thief drove to
Crookston via Euclid at which place
he offered White ride. White says
he rode to Crookston with the man,
slept in the Cleveland livery barn In
that city and stayed around the city
until last night when he was arrested
by the police. He says he saw the
thief sell the horses in CrOokstOn, but
had not the faintest suspicion that
they were stolen property. White is
we'll known in East Grand Forks and
Crookston as he has stayed around
both cities considerable of his time
Horse Thief Not Captured.
Nothing more has developed in the
horse thief case Sheriff Gonyea has
returned from Bemidji where he has
been in search of Michael Castell. who
Is wanted in connection with the case
Deputy Sheriff Daniels and Deputy
Gonyea made a trip yesterday in an
automobile to Euclid, Key West and
Grand Forks to try to get on Castel's
track as his people live in that part
of the country. One of them who was
arrested has been released and the
other is being held on suspicion.
Buy your season tickets now for the
lecture course given by the school,
You will feel fully repaid for the cost
of the entire course when you hear
the Chicago Glee club or Father
Vaughan's lecture. which comes soon
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
Money 10 Loan.

Sullivan Bros. have money to loan
at lowest rate Of interest. on First
and Second Mortgages. in Minnesota
and Dakota. Odices over First National
Bank, East Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

WANTED-AT ONCE A GIRL FOR
general hOusework; wages good. In
qufre at Panovitz Furniture Store.
FoUND-A GOLD LocKET WITH
word Jack" engraved on outside
Owner can have same by proving
property and paying for this adver-
tisement. Call at this Office.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10
Horse Thief Not Captured.

Buy your season tickets now for the
lecture course given by the school.
You will feel fully repaid for the cost
of the entire course when you hear
the Chicago Glee club or Father
Vaughan's lecture. which comes soon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-06-21

accepted a challenge from the Leon
ard club and went down to defeat
with a score of 10 to in favor of
Leonard. They did not take their de-
feat kindly. 1t became necessary to
eject some of them from the hotel
dining room and throughout the night
during the progress of the dance they
could not refrain from unseemly con-
duct. 1t is evident they need coach
ing in other things beside ball play
ing. 1t would be no honor for the
Leonard club to accept q return chal-
lenge and they may conclude that an
unpleasant incident is closed.
j. A. Power, manager of the Hell
endale stock farm, arrived from ST.
Paul on Friday morning where he had
been under hospital treatment, which
was successful and he has fully re-
covered and is heavier than he ever
was. During his absence the stork
brought him another son and he feels
that he has much to be thankful for.
He will devote much of his energy
and experience to the success of the
state fair at Fargo and being. an ex-
perienced stock man it will be val
liable.
Mrs. j. B. Ross, the Misses Alice
Horn and Lizzie Hall were visitors
from the M. b. church here to the
eighth annual convention of the Ran
som County Sunday School associa-
tion Tuesday last. They report a very
interesting session and large attend
ance.
ChiIdren's day was observed at the
M. r. church by exercises on the part
of the children in the way of recita-
tions, readings and singing, with some
interesting remarks by Pastor Lath-
rop. The church was nicely decorated
with flowers and plants. A good coll
lection was taken. Rev. Lathrop has
consented to deliver his excellent lee
ture, The Methodist Preacher of the
Olden Times His Trials and Tri-
umphs. on Tuesday evening, June 80
This lecture is highly spoken of by
the president of the Methodist His
torical society and Prof. Geo. Shines
of Hamline university. Posters will
be out announcing the lecture, admis-
for the purchase of hymnals and 9TH
er publications for the church
Albert Porter, our hardware mer-
chant, has fitted five rooms in the
rear of and adjoining his store for
living rooms and is nicely fixed, being
convenient for business and house,
keeping.
Mr. Ernest Wilkie. a former resident
of this place, but at present living
near Oakes in Dickey county, is here
visiting his many friends after an alb
sence of six years. Cor. L.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-06-21
Sporting

with the manner in which the Winni-
peg club signed up Anderson, Bond,
Narco and Hanrahan of his last years
team although he is forced to admit
he has only himself to blame for al
lowing them to slip through his hands.
This fact largely explains his "dog-in-
the-manger" attitude in regard to
Leach. Mr.. Stanchfield claims Leach
wrote to him in the spring that he
would play with Grand Forks if at all,
and looks upon this letter as practical
ly an acceptance of terms. On the
other hand, the Winnipeg club claims
Leach had previously accepted their
proposition, and as the matter now
stands it is Just a question of dates,
as to which club Leach talked business
with first
Anyway, Leach says he will not play
with Grand Forks, and S'tanchfield says
he will not let MIN play with Winni-
peg, SO it looks us if he was out of
the game for the year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-06-21
TERMINAL ELEVATORS
Large Number of North Dakota Farm
ers Left for Ashland to Investigate
That Point.


Over 100 North Dakota farmers de-
parted last night ON a special train
over the N. p. bound for Ashland, Wis.
where they so to inspect the terminal
facilities offered by that city with u
view to diverting the grain shipped
from this state to Ashland. Through
it's mayor the city of Ashland has of
fered to donate a $4,000 site for ele-
vators and dockage providing the far
mers and elevator men viii agree to
favor Ashland in their shipments of
wheat and other grains. The move
ment to make Ashland a terminal point
for grain shipments is the result of the
refusal of the Minneapolis and Duluth
boards Of trade to admit farmers to
membership. Ashland is situated eigh-
ty miles east of Duluth, possesses one
of the finest harbors on the great lakes
and should prove an excellent shipping
point.
After visiting Ashland many of the
eXcursionists will go to Duluth and
Superior and take in the sights to be
seen in those cities before returning
Tickets for the excursion were sold at
special reduced rates and are good re-
turning until Monday