The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-10
STATE GRAB BAG

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While playing with the rope which
was tied to calf, a two-year-old son
Of Andrew Strand became entangled
In the same and had leg broken.
Cogswell had an entertaining scrap
between a couple of hash handlers at
one OF it's hotels.
Sam Carpenter Of Rolette county
gave barn dance to which all the
candidates In the county were invited.
The Russell Sentinel thinks Ed.
Smith Of the Bottineau Courant Is
single. The latter has not explained.
The Lawton Leader wants the peo-
pie of that town to get together.
The Devils Lake Republican wants
it's readers to furnish It with a
schedule of subjects upon which, they
need information. That's new de-
parture in Journalism.
An attempt was made to hold up
DR.. Seaman while he was driving to
his home at Page. He was about u
mile southwest of town when some
one concealed in tn etall weeds by the
roadside evidently tried to hit him Il
blow with missile of some kind. His
horses were frightened and SHE'D in
time. to save him, the object striking
the buggy top with such force as to
break 1t.
The st. Thomas Times says line
man of the Northwestern Telephone
company interviewing citizenssi In re-
gard to trimming their trees on Main
street so as not to interfere with the
telephone wires. None of our citizens
granted permission to this concern to
mutilate their shade trees.
A young man and his father some
five years ago took adjoining claims in
Mclean county and built house on
the two, the kitchen room en- the sons
claim and the rest of the building on
the fathers. In this way then lived
for five years and cultivated the two
claims. A few weeks ago the two
advertised to make a fve-year final
proof. The father was allowed to
make proof but the son was advised
to go back home, build separate
house on his claim. live on it two years
and then prove up.
The Cogswell grain exhibit at the
state fair was one of the best of its
kind on the grounds.
A couple of cases of smallpox were
discovered in Mrs. Courthour's t2ard-
ing house a week ago. The place was
quarantined and it is thought the dis
ease will not spread.
The people Of Wahpeton and Breck-,
enridge have been in the habit of rid
ing between the towns without paying
railroad fare. The other day q new.
ticket auditor locked the door on a
bunch of girls returning from ball
game and had cleft their, purse at
home" and kept them until they were
redeemed by generous stranger.
While on her way to church, accom-
panied by her elder sister, Katie, the
15-year-old daughter of Rev. John
Ginther of Rosehill, near Munich, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The bolt struck her on the
head, mangled her breast and de-
stroyed her clothes and shoes. Her
sister was badly shocked but managed
to return to the house and informed
her parents of the death of Katie. She
herself is quite deaf as result of the
shock.
A number of 500 track layers got
hold of quantity of bad booze at
Flaxton, and started quite distur-
bance in the alley back of the post
Office. One fellow possessing the idea
that he was something of a pugilist
had his face badly disfigured and his
egotism somewhat shattered.
David oleson of Arena, Burleigh
county has discovered what is sup
posed to have been battlefield be-
tween two hostile bands of Indians or
Indians and whites, a good many years
ago. There are several irregular
shaped piles of stones. indicating that
trenches were hastily dug for the dis
posal of the dead. The bones were
badly decayed, but had all the appear
A farmer named Coons, living near
Deep, while in Upham got one of
those happy jags aboard, after which
he started home. He had been flash
ing 500 roll around Upham during
the day and 1t is supposed he was fol-
lowed home by party who envied
him the money. Some time after Mr..
Coons reached home stranger drove
up and called at the house, and being
met at the door by lady, he asked
If Mr.. Coons lived there. Upon be-
ing told that such was the fact. he
drove of without seeing Mr.. Coons
who at that time was sleeping of his
comfortable Jag. That night the house
was entered and the 500 along with
some valuable papers were stolen. Up
to this time the robber has not been
caught. but as Mrs. Coons knows his
description, 1t is thought that he may
be- apprehended at any time.
DENY REPORTS OF MRS. EDDY's
WEALTH.
Associated Press to The Evening" Times.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 10.-The first
authorized statement in regard to the
wealth of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy and
her profits from her book, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
tures,"s has Just been issued. The