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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
MAY ORGANIZE
IN WALSH COUNTY
Proposition Being Agitated,
But No Definite Action
Taken as Yet.
SPECIAL to The nve.i.e Ti.e..

Special to The Evenlng T1mes.
Grafton, N. D., April 23-Baseball
fans of Walsh county are interested
in the formation of a county league.
There are ten towns in the county
that have supported fast teams in
the past that would no doubt enter
such feague-Grafton, Park River,
Mimic. Adams. Forest River, Ardoch,
Edinburg, Fairdale, Hoople, Lankin.
The advantages of such league
would be many. The short distances
between towns would cut down the
expenses of travelling. The teams
would be comprised of amateur play
ers with the exception of the batter
les. And the rivalry which exists be-
tween many of the different towns
would insure success. There has been
no definite action taken but the
scheme seems plausible. The railroad
facilities of the county are such that
no time would be lost in travel and
the teams would not have to spend
the whole day in the visiting town,
in most cases.
Mimic, Adams and Grafton had ex-
ceptionally strong teams last year and
prospects are strong for the same
again this year. Ardoch fans expect
to have team in the field. Park
River has one of the finest ball
grounds in the state and an enthusi-
astic bunch of fans. Forest River has
railroad facilities that would include
1t in the league. The other towns
mentioned are all good ball towns
and could support fast teams.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
HAM[|NE IS BUSY
Players Are Working Hard
Scheduled With N. D.
For May 10.

st. Paul. Mimi. April o. Coach
Drill Is putting the aspiring students
of Hamline university daily through
their PAGES for positions on the base
ball team this spring. The infield is
well covered by men accustomed to
Hamline's style of play, and a fast
bunch of new men is showing what
they can do on the outer edges of
the diamond. 49,.
Capt. Meachum will officiate behind
the bat, and Peterson is the nkeliest
aspirant for the pitchers box. Schaf-
fer, D. Storberg and Beaulieau are
also seeking an opportunity to do the
twirling act. Other men who have all
but their position clinched are Rails
ton at first; Mackon, second; Vim,
third; Ellery, short. Among the out
fielders are: Drew. Squire. McRea,
Rounds, Lyon, Holton. Anderson,
Adams and v. Storberg.
In addition to the intercollegiate
schedule, the team. will make trip
the first week of June, meeting 1u-
ther college at DEBORAH. Iowa; Pills.
bury. Owatonna; Upper Iowa univer-
sity, Fayette, Iowa, and Morningside
college, Sioux City. The intercollegi-
ate schedule follows:
April 29-Hamline at st. Olaf.
May 3-Macalester at Hamline.
May 7-Hamline at Carleton.
May 10-Agricultural college of
South Dakota at Hamline.
May list. Olaf at Hamline.
May 13-University of North Dakota
at Hamline.
May 14-Hamline at Manchester.
May 20-Carleton at Hamline.
Hamline Medics,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
Jamestown BUSY
Fans Of That City Are Being
Awakened, Says the
Capital.

jamestown Capital: An effort is be-
ing made on the part of some of the
local baseball enthusiasts to organize
a team to enter the Northern league.
Sufficient talent could be secured in the
city, and all the boys need now is some
fnandlal support for the necessary
Quitting. A meeting should be held
for the purpose of organizing and APP
pointing someone to call on the public
for aid, and 1t is certainty that the
boys would not be turned down in
their effort to make a showing Of what
they can do. providing they can get a
chance. The proposed Northern
league will be made up of Bismarck,
Jamestown, Fargo, Grand Forks,
Crookston, Bemidj, Minot and Devils
Lake. Someone start the ball rolling
and see what the results will be.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
TEAMS ARE WORKING
At Least Seventeen North Da-
kota High Schools Will Be
Represented at Meet.

The annual inter-scholastic field
meet to be held in Grand Forks on
May II and IS will be the largest
ever held in the state. DR.. Sweetland,
Jr.. of the university. has information
at hand showing at least seventeen
North Dakota high schools are maxi
ing up teams to send to the meet. He
just received word Monday that Minot
would be represented at the big meet.
The other cities that are expected to
send teams are Cavalier. Langdon,
Devils Lake, Valley City, Fargo. Car
rington, Lidgerwood, Enderlin. Lis
bon. Mayville, Larlmore. Grand Forks,
Grafton, Jamestown, Harvey and
Michigan.
The university will have much bet
ter facilities this year to take care
of the high school boys. With the
bath rooms and dressing. rooms di-
rectly along side of the track. and the
track itself in first class condition,
the visitors will be given the best of
everything.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
ANOTHER MEET
IS PROBABLE
Minnesota City High Schools
May Get Together Here in
Latter Part Of May.

There is possibility that Min
nesota high school track meet will
be held in Grand Forks shortly after
the North Dakota track meet.
The matter has been taken I'D with
the athletic officials of the university
and the proposition is looked upon
very favorably. For some time past
the high schools Of East Grand Forks,
Crookston. Thief River Falls. Warren
and Red Lake Falls have been dis
cussing the matter of holding a meet.
Crookston was looked upon as the
place for holding such a meet, but
the high school of that city has an
nounced that it would be impossible
for them to take care of the meet.
Following this announcement, several
of the schools asked the university
of North Dakota to take up the mat
ter.
The various cities are enthusiastic
over the proposition, and all would
send big delegations to the meet. The
high schools would have the use of
the university track and field, AMI at
the same time there would be no ex-
pense to the university. The meet. If
it is held, will be pulled off in the
latter part of May.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
s0X ARE DRUBBEO
Freetort Lands on Them With
Both Feet to Tune of 10 to
3 Sunday.

Freeport, ILL.,. April 23.-In the last
game Of the series played here Sun
day afternoon between the local team
of the Wisconsin State league and the
Duluth club of the Northern Copper
Country league. the visitors were
trimmed to a fare-you-well, being
forced to accept 12 to 3 defeat.
Haney, the new southpaw pitcher who
has just joined the White Sox, was
sent to the slab in the opening inning
: and pitched fair ball but his support
was all to the bad.S The Freeporters
secured one score in the opening in
ming and were blanked in the second.
In the third they sent quartette of
baserunners skipping over the pan
and in the fourth two more Freeport-
ers circled the sacks. In the fifth
stage the locals annexed four more
tallies.
Up to this time the White Sox did
not have run. Hope of overcoming
such a lead was never entertained for
a moment; but wishing to put a stop
to the runaway, Haney was sent to
the rubber. In the remaining three
innings of play, the locals secured an
other score, making their total IL.
Duluth's three scores registered in
the sixth and ninth innings, two of
them being made in the closing round.
Both teams played ragged ball. the
game being profuse with glazing err
rors.
The White Sox recruits were par
ticulayly raw, not being able to stop
anything and they threw all over the
lot.
Score: RHE
Freeport ..1042 100 / x-12 9 s
Duluth 80. % o o 1 o o 2-3 8 8
Batteries Casper. Scott and Ire
land; Haney, Backus. Weaver and
Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
FRUIT RAISING IS.
BECOMING VERY
POPULAR
Nearly $4,000 Worth Of Fruit
Trees Received in This City
Being Distributed.

Fruit raising is becoming very pop
ular in Grand Forks, Polk and indeed
all the Red River Valley counties.
This spring has shown a marked de-
mand for the fruit bearing trees and
nursery agents have reaped rich
harvest. The farmers in this vicinity
are just beginning to realize that the
harder fruits can just as we'll be
raised in this neighborhood and they
are putting faith in their new discov-
cry.
The fruits and berries raised in the
valley are mostly apples, crabs, plums,
cherries. Strawberries, grapes. goose
berries, currants and raspberries,
though several of the more destructi-
BILE grades are being experimental
with. The apples are undoubtedly
the most popular and they seem to
thrive much better than the other va
rieties. Apple trees are planted about
twenty feet apart, an acre planted in
this manner taking 109 trees.
$1,000 Shipment,
A shipment of $4,000 of fruit trees
was received in the city the latter
part of last week and the four or five
fruit agents making headquarters in
Grand Forks have been busy since
then distributing the same. A SIM
liar shipment was received and the
orders filled last fall, so there will be
in the neighborhood of $4,000 worth
of new trees growing in the territory
directly tributary to this city this
year. T. Tharaldson, the Jewell MUIR
sery man of Lake City. Mimi, stated
to an Evening Times man today that
he was busily engaged in filling his
orders. He states that he has orders
for nearly 81 500 worth of trees and
bushes which will be sent out and put
in the ground this spring.
His order alone comprises in the
neighborhood of 400 apple trees, 200
cherry bushes, plum trees to the num-
Der of 200, 5000 strawberry plants
these are planted 10000 to the acre,
one by four feet apart-250 raspberry
bushes, and about $50 grape vines.
The grape vines have not been long
established in the Red River valley
but the experiments, so far, have
shown them to be we'll adapted to
this climate.
Are Many Orchards.
The farmers who have cultivated Or
chards for the past year or two are
we'll satisfied with their efforts. Oscar
Wick, living on the Minnesota point,
has one of the finest nurseries in the
country. He grows every kind of
fruit and high grade fruit Ole Lar
son of Fisher is another who has
demonstrated the statement that
North Dakota is good field for the
raising OF fruit. Mr.. Larson grows
fruit for his own uses but he has
everything in the fruit and berry line.
Thomas Munson, a farmer living
about ten miles north OF the city. is
the possessor of fine orchard OF
apple. plum and cherry trees. Mr..
Munson's orchard covers two acres of
his farm. Chris Peterson, a farmer
residing seven miles east of Reynolds,
has an orchard of crab apples. apples
and cherries, and all are thriving
wonderfully. He has recently added
to his stock and within a few years
should possess one of the finest in
the northwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
"Y' IS TO ORGANIZE
Baseball Men Meet Tonight
Commercial League May
Be Launched.

A meeting of baseball players Of
the Y. NJ. C. A. will be held this even
ing in the association building at 8
o'clock for the purpose of organizing
a baseball team to represent the "Y"
on the diamond this year. There is
some first class baseball material in
the membership of the association,
and the probabilities are that an ex-
cellent team will be organized.
At the session this evening 1t is
probable that the proposition Of or
ganizing commercial baseball league
will be taken up. There is consider
able agitation in various business
houses of the city. and everything
looks favorable to the organization of
such a league.
Another matter that will be taken
up this evening is the locating Of
grounds on which to play this year.
A committee will probably be ap-
pointed to look up grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
.GA|CAG0ANS
WOULD FIGHT
Bat" Nelson's Former Man
ager Looking For Bout in
Northern Minnesota.

Duluth, Mimi. April GA number
of Chicago fight promoters are anx-
ious to send some scrappers into
northern Minnesota to meet the talent
that Is doing business in the vicinity
OF the head of the lake. Teddy MUIR
ply, former manager of Battling Mel
son, who Is now handling Tony Capo-
nj and number of other boxers, has
written to various Duluth men in the
hope of being able to secure some
matches. Murphy said that he had a
l5S-pound man whom he would like
to send against Tom McCune of this
city. He offers to put up side bet
of considerable size. and says that he
will not ask too large a guarantee.
McCune said last evening that he
did not have any desire whatever to
mix with any of the Windy City man.
ayers. Those fellows are all out for
the money" said McCune. 1.-THE man.
ager Is the whole show in the strong
box department and he walks away
with the big end of the lucre, leaving
the fighter. the person who actually
does the business and makes the en-
tertainment, few pennies. None OF
that in mine. No Chicago managers
for me. will have nothing whatever
to do with them.
II have two or three fights in pros
pect with men that live in the north
and these will keep me busy for some
time. 1 would like to meet Jack Par
res, the Iron River fighter. just to
show lot of these NUTS. who think
he has something on me. just how fast
he can go. As far as that is con-
cerned will meet any 158-pound man
in the northwest. l weigh more than
that now. but after Il have been in
training for three weeks can make
the weight all right"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
DELTA GAMMA CONVENTION.
Press to The Evening Times

Boulder, Colo, April 23.-Nearly 200
delegates from all over the country are
in Boulder today as the guests of the
Phi chapter of the Delta Gamma sorori-
ty at the fifteenth biennial convention
of the national body. The visitors will
be entertained by their fellow men,
bers Of the University of Colorado dur
ing the convention, which will last
four days. The national body was
formed at the University of Mississippi
in 1872 and now has seventeen chap
tiers. Alumni organizations are main
tanned in many cities of the country.
The local chapter was the second girls
sororiety to enter the University of
Colorado, having been established in
1885. The entertainment plans include
a visit by special train to Glacier lake,
ball on Thursday and the final ban
quet at the Savoy hotel in Denver Fri
day evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
SOUTHERN NJ. E. EDUCATOR
Press to The Evening Times.

St. Louis, Mo-, April 23.-During the
next two days the general board of
education of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, will be in annual ses-
sion in this city. The meeting this
year is to partake of the nature of
a great educational convention, the
purpose of which Is to stimulate in
terest in christian education through
out the south. Some of the most
prominent men in southern Methodism,
including bishops, correctional Of
ficers, educators and pastors, are to
present papers or addresses on sub
jects of general interest in the educa-
t:onal world. At the formal opening
tonight Rev. T. E. Sharp, D. D., Of
st. Louis, will preside and the chief
speakers will be Charles w. Byrd, D.
D., of Nashville, and James C. Morris,
D. D., of Kansas City.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
THE SPORTING WORLD
On. SVEETLAND
WELL PLEASED.
Says University Will Have q
Good Track Team Many
Men Were Out.

= &c = go AA - = = =
81 think that the university :
track team will be the best we
have had in the last three years."
: says DR.. j. G. Sweetland. more :
= interest Is being shown, and when =
= the track is completed and regu-
= lar practice started. expect to :
:" have big squad Of men out daily. :
Last year the boys did not have :
= nearly enough practice, but the
outlook at present Is that there :
= will be some good practice work
= DONE"
as asa s.sss = =
The university baseball grounds
and field track were covered Monday
afternoon with aspirants for positions
on the various teams. In baseball,
there Is all kinds Of interest shown,
and when the umpire utters the mys-
tic words-"play ball"-the varsity
will be there with the goods.
Much interest Is being taken this
year in track work. Yesterday was
the first day any track work was done
and the men showed up in first class
condition. On throwing the discus
Mason, Filteau, Bell and Duggan were
working. Mason is new man from
Valley City, and in the interscholastic
field meet two years ago won the dis
Gus throw: Filteau and Duggan are
new Grand Forks men and both are
in good shape. Bell is we'll known
member of the track team of last year.
G. Stee, Bell and Herman were busy
on the shot. Herman is new man
and gives promise to showing up good.
In the dashes and long distance
runs. ]. Learn and Martinaeus were
working. Learn is an exceptionally
good man and in the recent indoor
meet he took first place in the quar-
ter mile run.
Ira Hutchinson and Duggan were
working on the pole vault and both
showed up good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
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1564-William Shakespeare born.
Died April %, 1916.
62-Cinnecticut's famous charter
granted.
1S23-Abdul Madjid, sultan of Tur-
key during the Crimean war. born.
Died Juno Is, 1861.
1S51-Pcstage stamps first issued in
Canada.
1s52-John Young, governor of New
York in the anti-rent agitation. died.
Born 1902.
1S94-Earthquake near Athens,
Greece; 227 lives lost.
1S96-The Bourgeois ministry in
France resigned.
1900-The Duke of Argyll died.
1903-Andrew Carnegie donated
100000 to Tuskogee institute, Alaba-
ma.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
To RESUME DEPEW DINNERS.

New York, April 23.-In better health
and spirits than he has been for sew
eral years, Senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew quietly observed his seventy-third
birthday today. Not the least pleasing
event incident to the day was the an
nouncement that the Montauk club of
Brooklyn is to resume giving birthday
dinners to the senator in pursuance of
a custom that the club maintained for
a number of years and which remained
unbroken until last year. At that time
the insurance investigation was In
progress. The club extended the usual
invitation to the senator, but for the
first time he declined it. This year the
invitation was renewed and announce
ment is made that the senator has ac-
cented.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
OLD TINE BALL PLAYER,

New York, April 23.-"Matt" Hicks,
an old-time baseball player. who play-
ed with the old New York Mutuais
and the Cincinnati Red Stockings and
who Is credited with being the first
man to catch OF the bat, was found
dead in room In Naegeles hotel in
Hcboken Monday. Hicks, who was the
manager of the billiard room at the
hotel, was asphyxiated by gas, which
had probably been turned on accident
ally. He was 60 years old.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
GREAT MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
Associated Press to The EVENING Tlmes.

Macon, Ga, April 23.-The annual
series of the spring festival concerts
will begin tonight in the auditorium
of Wesleyan college, and many music
lovers from out of town have begun
to arrive. There will be three con-
certs by selected chorus of 100
voices, the college orchestra of twenty
eight pieces and several celebrated
soloists. The big chorus will render
MendelssOhns great masterpiece,
"Athalie," and DR.. Governs romantic
cantata, 1.-The Rose Maiden"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
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FRED LARSON MANAGER.
Former University Man at Head Of
Turtle Lake Baseball Team.

Turtle Lake, N. D., April 23.-Tur-
tie Lake has a strong baseball team.
The business men of this city organ
lied a club last summer and had a
very good success. Last summer Tur-
tie Lake won the championship Of
Mclean county and had the strong
est team in the northern part of the
state. They won nine games out of
ten played and ended the season with
a very good record. The team Is un-
der the management of Atty. Fred
Larsen and Frank Babcock, captain.
Turtle Lake will have the same team
in the field this summer with the re-
suits that the people of Turtle Lake
and along the N. P. will see some very
fast ball. Manager Larson Is a for
mer North Dakota university man.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
OBSERVE ST. GEORGES DAY.

New York, April 23.-English-born
residents of the metropolis are cele-
brating st. Georges day in a manner
BETTING the honor of England's patron
saint. The red and white roses OF
"merrie England" are much in evil
dence and many British shopkeepers
have decorated their windows. The st.
George society will give its annual
banquet this evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
HERR CONREID IN ST, PAIL.
Associated Press to The Eve.s.e Ti-..

St. Paul, Mimi, April 23.-Herr Con-
reid's Metropolitan Opera company ar
rived in st. Paul today and will open
the engagement at the new municipal
auditorium this evening. Tannhauser
will be sung in German and Puccini's
La Bcheme" tomorrow night. Hen
sci and Gretel" and "Pagliacci" will be
given at the Wednesday matinee.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
WON'T TAKE FARGO TEAM.

W. H. Mcneil, former manager OF
the Grand Forks ball team, stated to-
day that he would not accept the Far
go offer to lead the team representing
that city in the Prairie league. Mac
says Crookston started out yesterday
with a subscription list, raising the
monev for their team. and 1t is high
time for Grand Forks to get busy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
OSCAR is OFF FOR EUROPE,
Associated Press to The Evening Times,

New York. April 2S.-Oscar Ham,
merstein. director OF the Manhattan
opera house, sailed today for Europe,
where he will engage the services of
many additional stage singers for next
season. A meeting has been arranged
with Madame Ccsima Wagner, to take
place at Baireuth en- May 10.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
FARGO COLLEGE BUSY.

Fargo, N. D.. April 23.-The Fargo
college will have a good track team
this year II the plans of Coach Gro
gan are carried out He Is already
busy, and will be>very busy for the
next few weeks putting the men into
shape.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
TEXAS G. A. r. MEETS.

Dallas, Texas, April 23.-The de-
partment OF Texas, Grand Army of
the Republic. began its annual en-
campment in this city today with a
considerable attendance of veterans
from over the state. The Woman's
Relief Corps is holding it's state meet
ing in conjunction with that of the
veterans,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
LARIMORE Is BUSY.
First Sign Of Baseball Life Has De.
yelODed in That CITY.

Larimore fans are busy. They are
going to have team this year, and
on next Friday evening expect to
raise cash to purchase uniforms and
complete baseball outfits. The money
will be raised at a dance and indica-
tons are that good start will be
made at that time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
DEPARTMENT GAMES
First One Being Played This
Afternoon Lineups of the
Two Teams.

The baseball season at the university
is on. 1t opened this afternoon at Ais
o'clock, when nine engineers lined up
against nine preps. It is the first
game of the inter department series,
being played for the championship.
Rivalry is high, and the games will no
doubt bring out large crowds each
afternoon. Last year, the arts won the
championship, but if the present cal
culations of other department teams
do not go wrong, the arts will not head
the list this year. The following is the
lineup of today's game.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23

A woman can get along on very
small income If 1t is larger than her
neighbours.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Today.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
Chicago at Cleveland.
st. Louis at Detroit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

80 80
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-23

Games To-day.
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsburg at St. Louis.