The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-23
HITS AND MRS.

Grafton Record: Walter Mcdonald,
regularly authorized agent at Grafton
for the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany. has dug his potatoes. He has
not only dug them, but he has parted
with a few OF them. mailing nice
mess to the general freight agent at
st. Paul to let that gentleman know,
or any of the department clerks who
happened to be around when he was
opening up his North Dakota present,
that potatoes could be dug in the
spring in North Dakota as we'll as
in the fall. 1t happened this way:
Last fall. when the regular time came
for digging potatoes the Northern Pa
cific agent was serving in the capacity
OF travelling freight promoter and had
very little time at home, and no hoe
at that; so the potato crop. which had
been carefully planted. hilled and
plugged, was left uncalled for, undug
and alone. But this spring, after the
snow bank, which had been resting
on the garden all winter had disap-
peared according to custom. Mr.. Nc
Donald spaded around a little in the
evening after the passenger train had
gone south and the hand car had been
housed. He was gladly surprised to
find fine crop of potatoes under the
ground in splendid athletic condition;
the frost had not touched them; they
had spent the long winter months as
snug as bug in rug. Such is life
in North Dakota potato patch.
The door opened and Budd Reeves
book walked in and after throwing a
few hand springs and playing a tune
on the typewriter got up on the desk
and presented itself for examination.
The cover is as noisy as Willie's vest
on parade. but the inside. or works
OF the book. is as quiet as Sabbath
afternoon when pa is taking a nap.
The word Jerome" appears at the
top of the cover in large job type
printed in Fourth of July red, fol-
lowed by J. J. Hill as a Bible char
acter, in lemon yellow. This is Vol.
]. written under Impressions received
from the works of Moses by Reeve
in green ink. The book can be had
from the author personally, or through
the mail by addressing the keeper of
the Great Record. Buxton, N. D., adj
mission soc. Turn the book over. 1t
will turn over itself if you address
it in quick railroad-brakeman tone
OF voice. On the other side is some
very fair job printing in colors, en-
titled "The Flag of the EARTH" it
could also be used to flag a train or
announce a case Of measles in the
residence district. Budd gives his
book a generous introduction, and If
the public knows what is good for
them they will accept it and lend
it to their neighbors if they haven't
sold their wheat. There are many
startling features on the inside of the
book. But get club before you turn
to page 140-if you are afraid of
dogs; for there stands Sparticus, an
open-mouthed wolf hound, chained to
the page by half tone cut covered
with, good book ink. The dog won't
bite or even bark, and you can throw
away your club. for on the next page
Rev. DR.. Dudley opened the meeting
with prayer. Any time would be all
right to read the book. but day time
is perhaps the best, as night is the
time to sleep anyway.
] Just before the recent rapid rise in
the price of aluminium the members
OF the American Motor Car Manufac-
turers' association were given tin
which enabled them to save at least
100000 on purchases of the metal for
the present season.
President Pope. of the National AS
ISOLATION of Automobile Manufactur.
ers. has appointed committee to con-
fer with a like committee from the
American Automobile association
touring board regarding rules for this
years touring contests.