The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-09
State Grab Bag

Editor d. r. Streeter OF Linton Is to
deliver the memorial address at Valley
City on Decoration day.
A Mclean county editor disclaims
any political knowledge. And In John
Sutterland's bailiwick, too.
The resignation Of Rev. NJ. s. Riddle,
pastor Of the C0urtenay Presbyterian
church, was unanimously rejected.
Tho Valley City editorial Ananias
Is now SOLDERING over Editor Jewell
and the Bismarck Tribune. That must
betough on-.Iewell.
An exchange says enc of the rules
of life Is to keep sweet That may do
for young ladies under twenty, but for
men and old naids-never.
The price OF the Williston State
dropped from five to two cents copy
when 1t got knocked down and out in
the municipal campaign In that city
few days ago.
Representative Wedge of McHenry
county Is giving his constituents
general idea Of the legislation enacted
by the late legislature, by means of
some interesting communications in
the Granville Herald.
Let's see, how many times was Pack
ard denounced as falsifier in the
house during the late session of the
legislature? Only three. He and the
Herald correspondent were the only
newspaper people so denounced.
According to the following from the
Dickinson Post the Herald stories had
little effect on prospective settlers:
Trains reaching the city on Wednes-
day evening were loaded to overflow
ing with lcmesteaders come to take
up their residence. The hotels were
overcrOwded early in the evening and
every available room in the city was
taken. At the Davis furniture store.
fifty-three persons were provided for.
Mattresses were supplied and the
main floor and basement of the store
were crowded"
A siXteen-year-old boy, who has been
making his home with his uncle. L. L.
Oeth, residing about eight miles south
west of Berthold, was taken to the re-
form school Monday by deputy sher-
if. Not overly bright and possessing
violent temper he was always seek
ing revenge for some fancied wrong
and usually vented his wrath on Mr..
Oeth's horses. The climax of his vi
ciousness was reached recently when
he beat the horses numerically and
pOked their eyes out with long pole.
The last act was the limit to Mr..
Oeth's indulgence toward the boy, and
he reported the affair to the county
authorities. who concluded that the
reform school was the proper place
for the little fiend. The strict discl-
pine of the school is what the boy
needs and may possibly curb his vi0-
lent temper to a certain extent.
Capt. w. H. Gould arrived from Chi
cago last week to take charge of the
U. S. steamer Mandan, for the i'm
provement of the upper Missouri. The
work will consist largely of freeing
the channel from snags. The boat is
now at Rockhaven and is being fitted
out, and will be ready for service as
soon as the river is clear of ice. Capt.
Gould Is one of the early navigators
on the Missouri, coming up the river
in 1868. He tells many interesting
stories about the experience of the
early navigators, such as having to
stop the boat in order to let hundreds
of buffalo swim the river, when cross
ing from one side to the other. His
boats were also often attacked by hos
tile Indians, who would shoot at them
from the bank as they passed. How
ever, the captain held the record OF
having the good luck never to lose any
of his men. The annual returns Of
Mr. Gould are hailed by old timers as
an unerring sign of the return of