The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-20

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lion and to contain 200 rooms, will be
erected here on the corner of Com
merce and Bibb streets. 1t is expect
Ell to be completed within a wear.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 2O-The
tenth annual convention of the United
Nine Workers of this district opened
this morning in Central hall. A large
representation Is present, as many inn
portant matters are to be considered.
Evansville, Ind, March 20.-A meet
ing of the magnates of the Central
baseball league is being held here to-
day for the purpose of passing upon
the schedule. Many schedules have
been submitted and prize will be
awarded to the Trainer OF the one
adopted. At this meeting the $500 for
felt will be posted by the club man.
ayers to continue through the season.
Spokane, Wash, March 2O.-As nifty
bunch of athletes as were ever con-
gregated in the west are congregated
her today to participate in the Pacific
northwestern championship wrestling
and boxing championship tournament.
Among the athletic clubs represented
are Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, B. c.,
and Multnomah- Portland aggregations.
The tourney will continue for three
nights.
Clinton, Mo-, March 2O.-Hundreds
of visitors and delegates are here for
the annual meeting of the St. Louis
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which opens a five days ses-
sion today. Bishop Luther B. Wilson
is the presiding officer. The confer
ence is composed of all the churches of
the state south of the Missouri and
includes st. Louis, Kansas City, Spring.
field, Joplin and other large cities.
The meeting will last until Sunday or
Monday.
New York, March 2O.-A special
matinee for clergymen of the Bernard
Shaw play, Mrs. Warren's Profess
sion," was held at the Manhattan thea
ter this afternoon. More than thou
sand invitations were issued to minis
ters of New York and surrounding
cities, and there was large attend
ance of the members of the cloth. The
management based its invitation on
the plea that the Shaw drama had been
condemned unheard.
West Plains, Mo-, March 2O.-A
meeting of delegates from the various
county farmers unions of Missouri is
being held here today for the purpose
OF effecting state organization. Many
prominent members of the union are
present, including National Secretary
R. H. McCulloch Of Bebee, Ark, and
State Organizer H. N. Ray. Mr.. Ray
reports that there are now nearly 300
local unions in Missouri and that the
movement is spreading rapidly. The
meeting will continue for three days.
GAINESVILLE, Ca, March 20-Mem-
bers Of the Georgia Farmers union are
holding meeting in the city hall TO-
day for the purpose of considering the
formation of cotton company to OPP
crate through the union warehouses of
the state. There are already over sixty
warehouses in operation and others
are being added constantly by the I'M
ion. The purpose of the company is
to enable union cotton planters to hold
their crop until the price is satisfac-
tory. Many representative planters
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little trouble is expected in the sue
cessful formation of the company.
Chicago, March 2O-Members of the
committee representing the forty-nine
western railroads that recently dis
cussed the demands of employees are
arriving here today, and tomorrow will
canvass the vote just cast by conduct
ors and trainmen on the question of a
strike in case their demands are not
granted. The ballot was secret and
nothing will be officially known as to
the result until the committee COM
pletes the canvass. However, it is
stated that the employees of all the
roads involved have not yet voted and
that no strike will be ordered until all
have been heard from. The railroads
offered an increase which was about
two per cent below the demand OF the
union, and II this is not accepted the
railway managers will ask for the SUBJ
mission of tho matter to an arbitration
board.