The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-26
OTHER STATE CONVENTION in THE CONVENTION
PIERCE'S HITS AND MRS.
The Grafton Hum0rist Tells One on q
jamestown Medic.

Grafton Record: A celebrated sur
geon, who had operated on 719 per-
sons for appendicitis, says that cross
ing the legs is responsible for good
deal of this trouble. Some people who
live in Grand Forks contend that
crossing the river helps to swell the
number of cases.
One of Jamestown's leading physic-
ians is DR.. Sifton. The doctor cures
the sick in the good old way; takes his
pay and digs into another patient in
an intelligent and professional man
ner. This has increased his pratice
and he is often called to adjoining
towns to pry some sick person back to
health. One hot day, few years ago,
he was called to neighboring town.
He went on an N. p passenger train;
did his work neatly and with dispatch,
and drifted down to the depot to see
what chance he had of catching a
freight for home. Looking down the
track he saw the smoke of an ap-
preaching train; he called the agents
attention to it and both agreed that the
cars were coming. 1t is necessary to
get permission of the train dispatcher
to stop through freight to take on a
passenger, and the agent sent. hurry
up message to the dispatcher that the
train was coming and that Dr. Sifton
craved permission to stop it. The an
swer came back quickly: "No train
approaching station; probably steer
kicking up the dust. Stop him If you
want to-"
A friend of mine has new house,
which he lately moved into and which
he is becoming acquainted with in a
graceful and intelligent manner.
Among other conveniences of his new
home in tank, which is located in the
attic. This tank is supplied with wa
ter from force pump which has quar-
tiers in the basement, long ways from
its companion piece, the tank. When
the duties of taking care of the new
house were given out my friend drew
a long straw, it was to pump water
from the cistern to the sky parlor. He
went at the work cheerfully, putting in
from ten to twenty minutes each day
in the water elevating business. Labor
had its reward and the tank was final
ly full. The man and the force pump
had been fast friends for several days.
Before the family moved in, he took
a plumber to the top of the house to
officially turn on the water, and he
accompanied him to perfect himself
in his new duties. After the water
had been turned on, the instructor
delivered a short lecture on "Why a
round house foreman is always
around" The man followed the
lecture carefully, which, of course,
took time. After the lecture they ode
cended downward" which may seem
to some peculiar way to decend. Be-
fore they reached the kitchen the
sound of running water was heard
they also ran-and it was found that
water was spouting gaily from two
faucets, which had been left open in
a hospitable manner. After closing
them up and hopping up few bar
rels of water with an imported rug,
workman called them to another part
of the house, where water was getting
away like money from a pork packers
son. The difficulty was remedied and
the water driven out by the mop route.
The men then went to the basement
and again the sound of running water
was heard; this time it was running
back in the cistern. 1t soon stopped
the tank was empty.