The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-16
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Fort Worth. Tex. March 16.-A
temperance campaign will be inaugur-
ated here tomorrow, when pastors of
all the churches of the city will deliver
simultaneous sermons on the LIQUOR
question.
Los Angeles. Cal, March 16.-St.
Patrick's day will be celebrated by
Les Angeles Irish Catholic societies
this evening with great banquet. at
which Bishop Conaty will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
San Francisco, March l6.-St. Pat
rick's day was generally observed by
the lrishmen of San Francisco today.
The thirty-second annual banquet of
the knights of ST. Patrick will be held
tomorrow evening"
San Antonio, Tex, March 16.-The
first homing pigeon race OF the sea-
son will be held tomorrow. with a
large number Of entries The birds
will be taken to Taylor, 100 miles
north. and then released.
Newbury. S. c., March 16.-The dis
trict meeting of the Independence
Order OF Odd Fellows, comprising the
lodges of the western part of the
state, was held here today with
large attendance and an excellent pro-
gram.
Parsons, Kan, March 16.-All of
the property remaining unclaimed in
the Offices, of the American Express
company in Kansas. Oklahoma and
Indian territory was sold at public
auction here today Hundreds of
packages were disposed of.
st. Louis, Mo-, March 16.-The Miss,
issippi river commission will leave
St. Louis tomorrow morning on it's
semi-annual inspection trip over the
river from this city to New Orleans.
Public hearing on river improvements
matters will be held at various points
along the route. The trip will be made
in the steamer Mississippi.
Cleveland, o., March 16.-Command-
er Eva Booth of the Salvation army
arrived here today on her annual tour
of inspection. The Colonial theater
has been engaged for tomorrow, when
Miss Booth will speak on bridging
the Gulf and "The Song of the City,"
All the leading cities of the country
will be visited by Commander Booth
on her inspection trip.
Savannah. Ca. March 16.-Oglet-
horpe, Sayannah's most exclusive
club, as we'll as the Hussars' club, the
Harmony club and other social-or-
CARNATIONS. will be dry tomorrow,
owing to the enforcement of the law
against the sale or serving of liquors
on Sunday. The authorities have de-
cided that the law applies to social
clubs as we'll as saloons.
Philadelphia, Penn, March 49,
The statue of Commodore Barry, the
revolutionary naval hero, was unvail-
ed this afternoon in Independence
square, many prominent naval and
military officers and church dignitaries
participating in the ceremony The
statue was erected by the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick, Commodore Bar
ry having been native of ireland.
Seattle, Wash. March 16.-Officcials
and engineers of the Alaska Central
railway left today for the North to
supervise the contract for twenty-five
miles of construction work let to
Seattle firm. The contract provides
for building bridges and grading be-
tween Seven Tunnels and Girdwooi, a
distance of twenty-five miles, and will
cost approximately s65O,OOe. The
company has already spent $4,000
on two miles OF construction.
Dallas, Tex, March 16-The group
conferences and the laying of the
cornerstone of the new Dallas Y. M.
c. A. building are the features of to-
days session of the state convention
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton. The Ladies Auxiliary of Dallas
will tender a reception to the visitors
at the Women's Forum this evening.
Tomorrow afternoon a meeting for
boys will be conducted by E. B. Travis
of Fort Worth, meeting for women
by w. NJ. Lewis of Clifton and mass
meeting for men by A. c. Peck of
Denver. The convention will close
with a farewell service Sunday even
ing.
Chicago, March 16.-Several dis
tinguished women were among the
speakers at today's session of the
Chicago Industrial exposition, includ-
ing Miss Mary Macarthur of the Brit
ish Woman's Trade Union league, on
The Organization Of Women" and
Miss Alice Henry Of Australia on
"The Ballot for Women" Professor
Ernst Freund of the University of
Chicago also delivered an address on
Labor Legislation and the Police
Power" The exposition will close
tomorrow afternoon with mass
meeting under the auspices of the
Chicago federation of labor. Many of
the exhibits will be shipped to Bos-
ton, where similar exposition will
be held in April.
y. NJ. c. A. CONVENTION.
Salisbury, Nd, March 16.-There
was an increased attendance today at
the second day of the biennial con-
ference of the Y. NJ. c. A. of Delaware
and the Peninsula. The proceedings
began shortly after S o'clock this