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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
TOO MUCH DRINK
IS CAUSE Of
UND0|NG
These Are the Days When the
Unwary Fall Victims to
the "Grafters."

1T is during this season of the wear
more than any other that the local DO
lice department is bombarded with re-
quests for assistance in locating money
and other valuables lost by unsuspect-
ing lumberjacks and railway laborers,
who periodically come to the city to
spend few days, and incidentally the
fruits of their labors in districts where
debauches, termed by them as real
good times" are an unknown quanti-
ty. 1t is not uncommon in the early
spring for the police to receive as
many as three complaints per week
from persons whose prospective spree
in the city has been nipped in the bud
a few hours after their arrival by
willy CRATER, who has won their conf
dence over glass OF liquor. Usually
glad to make the acquaintance Of
some enc familiar with the haunts,
the unsophisticated will readily fall to
the advances of the man who knows
1t ALL" and as a result the morning
after his arrival often finds him with
out sufficient means to buy a meal of
victuals.
And it frequently happens in such
cases that the police are without the
slightest clue that is likely to lead to
the culprit's capture. The man who
has been feeced seldom knows when,
how or where the theft was accom-
plished. Often he has not the slight
est idea where he spent the night, and
quite as frequently he has no recollec-
ton. of the person OF persons with
whom he was drinking. He knows only
that he came to the city with a certain
amount O. money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
APPEARS TO Be SANE
Sheriff of Clay County Says Men Who
Killed ife and Son Seems
alright.

Sheriff Whaley of Moorhead states
that Stephen Furna, who is accused
of killing his wife and 5-year-old son
in Tansom township. has shown no
evidence Of insanity since the COM
mission of the crime.
Furna was an inmate of the insane
hospital in Fergus Falls for a few
months several years ago and when
the shocking crime was committed, it
was popularity supposed that he was
again insane, but Mr.. Whaley says
that since his commitment to the Jail
he has eaten heartily and slept sound
ly and appears to be perfectly ration
al in every way.
He is considered the wealthiest
farmer in the township where he re-
sided, and is directing farming opera
tions from the Jail, the persons in
charge of his farm visiting him at in
tervals and receiving directions as to
their management. He still maintains
that he is innocent. asserting that a
burglar entered the house while he
was out a few minutes during the
night and shot his wife and little boy
as they lay asleep.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
4 WONDERFUL INVENTION
Mayyille Young Man Expects to Revo.
luti0nlze. the Rural Mail
Proposition,

If the inventive genius of Elmer d.
evans, young man residing in May
Vile, proves itself of the high class of
gray. matter claimed by his friends, it
may be possible within a year or two
for people to receive their daily pur-
chases from the stores by the aerial
route or to send their children to the
nurse via the Grand Forks railway
nurse line.
The young man has an invention,
which 1t is claimed, will do several
very intelligent things. 1t will dis
tribute the farmers mail, put it in the
right box, gather the outgoing letters
and packages and return to the post
Office with it's burdens The MayviEle'
Tribune has the following to say about
the invention:
''Elmer B. Evans of this city is an
other young man of an inventive turn
of mind now securing patent for an
apparatus that is designed to put rural
carriers out of the business, should the
idea be taken up by the government
1t cOntemplates species of cable line
to which would be attached big met
al box that on reaching each farmers
box would deposit his mail, gather
what mail the farmer wanted taken 10
the postOfhce, go on round the route
and return to the postoffice; from
where the whole contrivance would be
operated. From the central line each
farmer could have line of his own,
so that in effect it would connect every
farm house direct with the postoffice.
With these branch lines it would be
possible for every farmer, instead of
just those who are on the route as at
present, to receive rural delivery d.
rect to his home. The system would
admit of delivery several times day,
after the receipt of a mail at the post
Office. With the fact in mind that
there are some 10000 rural routes now
in operation, and the number growing
all the time, it will be readily seen
that the adoption Of Mr.. Evans idea
by the government would mean some
thing handsome to the inventor"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
FACTS ABOUT THE
new POSTAL
Law
Grand Forks Letter Carriers
Still Wondering How They
Are Affected.

Letter carriers OF Grand Forks are
still wondering just how they are to
be benefited by the new postal law
which was passed by the last session
OF congress. The law provides for
general increase in pay for the letter
carriers and postal clerks, but so far
no one seems to be able to figure out
just how 1t is going to affect the mail
carriers and clerks in Grand Forks.
After the new law goes into effect on
July 1, all pcstofiices in the country
will be divided into two classes, first
and second, the dividing line being the
amount OF gross receipts. All offices
having gross receipts under $4,000
arc In the second class and those
above that figure will be in the first
class.
In both the first and second class Of
fees there shall be six grades OF car
r:ers, as follows: First grade, salary,
$500; second grade, salary. $500; third
grade, salary. $500; fourth grade, sal
airy. $1,000; fifth grade, salary, $1,100,
and sixth grade. salary, 81 200. In the
first class offices carriers shall be pro-
NOTED successfully to the fifth grade
and In second class Offices they shall
be promoted to the fourth grade office
on satisfactory evidence OF efficiency
during the preceding years.
According to the INTERROGATION of the
new law, given in the Postal Record
for April. carriers in first and second
class Offices who are in their first year
of service on July l. 1907, will not be
promoted to the next higher grade I'M
til the beginning OF the quarter fol-
lowing one years service in the first
grade. Carriers in first class Offices
who are employed at a salary OF $500
and who will be entitled to promotion
during the next fiscal year will be
promoted to the fourth grade, and car
riers who have been receiving $1,000 a
year for one or more years will be
promoted to the $1,10O grade, begin
ming July 1, 1907. No promotions
whatever will be made to the sixth or
$1,000 grade until after July 1, 1908.
In second class offices it is the in
tention to continue the carriers who
have served less than one year in the
$3.50 grade at that salary until the eX-
piratiOn OF a years service, when they
will be promoted to the 5000 grade.
All carriers who have been drawing a
salary of $3.50 a year for ono or more
years shall be promoted to the 5000
grade beginning July of this year,
and after year will be promoted to
the $1,000 grade, and all other promo
lions thereafter will be under the pro-
visions of the new law.
At the local pcstoffice the older car
riers, these who have been carrying
mail for many years, are much dissat-
isfied at the ruling on the bill which
is given by the department officials,
and claim that they are treated little
better than the new men. They have
been expecting something better.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
THE SECOND annual
MEETING Of
TEACHERS
Northwestern Educational AS
ISOLATION to Convene in
Minot on Friday.

Minot, N. D., April 5.-The second
annual session of the Northwestern
Educational association is being held
at Minot, converting today.
The first session was held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when the enrolment
took place. The program of the meet
ing started this afternoon, and is as
follows.
Friday Afternoon.
Music-Minot High School orches-
ira.
Presidents Address-Supt. E. G..
Warren, Ward county.
Music-MinOt High School orches-
ira.
Care of School Houses and Grounds"
-Supt r. e. Christensen, Bottineau
county.
Discussion-supt. Martha Tatem,
Williams county.
Oral Spelling VS.. Written Spelling"
N G. Abbott, Jr., Glenburn.
Discussion-Supt. Smith, Bottineau.
Reading-(a) Primary Grades, Miss
Maude May, Velva; co. intermediate
Grades, Miss Caroline Caldwell, Har-
vey; (c) Grammar Grades, Miss Blanch
Calager, Minot.
General discussion.
Music-Contralto solo, Miss Bertha
Walker Harvey.
Drawing in the Rural Schools
Miss Mona Outram, Williston.
DiscussiOn-Miss Boyce, Kenmare
use of the Course of Study'-B. F.
Hall, Balfour
General discussion.
Friday Evening.
Music-Minot High School orches-
ira.
Address-Vernon P. Squires, NJ. A.
University of North Dakota.
American war songs and ballads.
Music-Minot High School Glee club.
Saturday Morning.
Music-Minot High School orches-
ira.
THE Value of Calisthenics"-Miss
Bertha B. Walker, Harvey.
General discussion.
"Penmanship in the Public School"
&C. c. Curtiss, Valley City normal.
Mistakes in Arithmetic A.
]. Scott, Rugby.
Discussion-C. S. Dukette, Stanley.
Rural School Libraries and State
Add. NJ. Rockne, Mchall.
General discussion.
THE Art of Story Telling'-Miss
Clara Rowe, Rugby.
Music
Saturday Afternoon.
Music-Minot High School band.
Address-State Supt. w. l.. Stock
we'll.
Business meeting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
LOUISIANA TEACHERS.
Press to The Evening Times,

Shreveport, La, April with the
attendance increased by number of
late arrivals. the second day of the
Louisiana state teachers convention
began this morning with departmental
meetings. These sectional conferences,
at each of which an interesting pro-
gram was carried out, were devoted
to the reading of papers and the dis
cussion of topics of particular interest
to those engaged in kindergarten
work. to principals, teachers of music
and drawing, and to teachers in the
primary. grammar and high schools.
At the general session this after
neon there were discussions by Presi-
dent w. o. Thompson of Ohio State
university, DR.. Morton A. Aldrich of
Tulane university and Col. ]. w. Mich
olson of Louisiana State university.
The chief speakers at tonight's ses-
sion are to be State Superintendent
James B. Aswell and David Felmley.
president of the Illinois State Normal
school. A brief business session will
be held tomorrow morning for the
election and installation of new off,
GERS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
GRAND FORKS BACKWARDS
Spring Thaw Has Exposed Some Very
Unsfghtly Looking Backwards
Clean Up.

Clean up!
The warm weather of the last few
days has shown up some strange
sights in the backyards of Grand
Forks
Forgotten ash piles. heaps of rotting
garbage, tin cans, old shoes, bones,
rags, papers, and rubbish OF every
description are strewn about in III
slightly disorder, and the city as
whole is In most unsightly and un-
sanitary condition.
Within few days, as soon as the
frost Is out of the ground entirely, the
mayor will name municipal cleaning
day, after which the owner of such
backyard will be in danger of prose-
cution, but there is no law preventing
vigorous attack with the rake and
wheelbarrow in the meantime.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
RYDER SUICIDEp.

AasOciaIed Prena GO The EV~nlnx lImes
New York. April 5.-After several
months of suffering from a nervous
malady. Mrs. Ellen Berry Ryder, wife
of Cornelius Ryder. one of the wealth.
lest men in the Gravesend section of
Brooklyn. hanged herself yesterday in
the basement of the family home in
Gravesend avenue. She had been dead
two hours when the husband found
her body swinging from ladder that
had been propped against the base
ment wall. Mr.. Ryder was So years
old and like her husband, was de-
scended from one of the old Dutch
families that settled early in the Flat
bush section. She devoted much OF
her time and fortune to charitable pur-
poses,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
WILL TAP DAKOTA SEWER
Committee Met with University Trus.
tees on Thursday.

Chief Engineer Smith and Alderman
Collins, Joy and Buckingham, COM
mittee of the city council, met with
the university trustees yesterday and
they will undoubtedly report at the
adjourned meeting of the council to-
night, in favor Of permitting the uni
versity and the Wesley college settle
ment, to run into the city sewer at
Eshelman avenue in the Fifth sewer
district, with ten inch pipe. This,
If the consent is given. will be on
the condition that II at any future
time the Fifth district needs the full
capacity of the sewer the permission
be revoked and the connection taken
out,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
MAY ORGANIZE.
Williston People Are to Hold Meeting
and Talk Fair,

Williston. N. D.. April 5..There will
be a meeting Saturday night to de-
termine upon the advisability Of FORM
ing fair association here. Turf
men and citizens who like to see COM
petition in the growing of farm and
garden products and the production
of live stock will be Interested In
this movement. which will surely re-
suit In much good for Williston. There
should be a large attendance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
ARE MANY NEW SETTLERS
Fake Reports About Past Winter Does
Not Keep Them Away
Rush for Land.

Judging, by the appearance of things
the exaggerated reports regarding the
sufferings and hardships of the people
Of North Dakota during the past win
ter have been given very little atten-
ton iby those who were DESTROYS of
seeking homes on the rich prairies of
the state. At least the reports have
not had the effect of in any way
checking the tide OF immigration
which is now flowing more freely and
fully than ever before,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
BRIDE OF FIFTEEN.

Nicholas Schneider. Age q, Applies
for License to We'd Miss Anna HOfer
Nicholas Schneider, age "a years. a
farmer residing near Crosby. Williams
county, today applied for license to
wed Miss Anna, the 15-year-old
daughter of Joseph Hofer. a promi-
nent farmer of Logan township.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
BOARD ORGANIZED.
n. Murphy Of jamestown at Head of
Penltentfary Trustees.

At the meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the North Dakota penitentiary
held this week in Bismarck. M. MUIR
ply was elected president. Mr.. MUIR
ply is jamestown man. But little
business was transacted at this meet
ing of the board, on account of ILL
ness in Mr.. Murphy's family.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05

When man comes around. and in
duces society to get up a play, men,
beers of the society say their purpose
is to make money. Really, the men,
beers want to act; usually, they know
they will lose money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
BIDS CALLED FOR.
Plans on File for Sprague Building
Let Contract ADril IL.

Let CONTRACT AprII IL.
Plans for the Sprague building,
which is to be erected on Kittson
avenue adjoining the alley. have been
placed on file at the Builders and
Traders exchange. Bids are called
for to be submitted by April 10, when
they will he opened and the contract
let. The structure will be two stor-
les over basement. 1Sx52 feet The
first floor will be used for store pur-
poses. while the second food will be
made into seven-rocm fiat. The cost
of the building will be about $4,000
and it is to be completed about Aug.
1Sf
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05

A freight brakeman has great con-
tempt for passenger brakeman. A
passenger brakeman Is at the top of
the ladder he Is climbing while a
freight brakeman may become con-
ductor and superintendent Of the road.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
TURNER CONCERT on MONDAY
Postponed Recital Will BE Given In
Presbyterian Church Next
WnnI.

The concert which was to have been
given in the Presbyterian church on
last Thursday. night. and which was
postponed on account of the illness
Of Mr.. Turner, the st. Paul basso,
will be given on Monday night in
the church.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05
FUNERAL OF CHILDREN.
That of Three LangdOn Babes Held on
Tuesday Afternoon,

The funeral of the three Henderson
children of Langdon who were burned
to death on Monday afternoon was
held in the Methodist church on Tues
day afternoon. Rev. Bates officiating
The services were the most touching
ever seen in Langdon, and the church
edifice was crowded.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05

Speaking of love, some husbands
and wives appear to be immune.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-05

suit Instituted
senator aanas Daniel
Hannas first wife, who Miss divorce
many The
nusDana former officer the British
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-29
s. A. ROSENBERG
 WILL MOVE

S. A. Rosenberg has leased the building, owned by Arthur Murray, and formerly occupied by the Model. adjoining his present place on West Second avenue, and will move into the new quarters within the next several weeks, when the repairs now in pro- gress, are completed. The new build ing will be beautified and remodeled according to MT. Rosenberg's ideas. It will be equipped with a tiling floor sixty feet in depth and the remaining sixty feet will be of sconcrete. MT. Rosenberg hopes to have the most at- tractive store in Pine Bluff, when he completes all arrangements and moves into it. In the meantime he is plan ming to have a big removal sale, at which he says everything in his large stock will be slaughtered on the bar gain counter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-29

hibition, showing how quickly they harness the horses, get in their places and answer calls.
 The lawn in front of this new sta
 ton has been thoroughly cleaned and sawdust will be sprinkled over it. Mayor W. L. Toney will make the ad- dress of welcome and addresses will also be made by other prominent citt- zens, among them W. Z. Tankersley.
 One of the old banners. which the volunteer fire, department of this city had many years ago. will be on dis play. This banner Was last used in the year 1895, and is greatly prized by the old members of the fire de- pertinent. A large crowd of people will be out to see the new station, which will be known as Fire Station No. 3, and doubtless the fire boys will make an enviable reputation as hosts tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-29
4 FLAT RATE
 VICTORY AGAIN Pine Bluff Board of Trade Delegates Put a crinp in the Railroad Commission Meeting in Little Rock.
Railroads Asked For POstp0nement
 But Were Turned DOWn-LOcai
 Representative Return Home Old Flat Rate Will Remain in Effect

At the meeting of the Arkansas Railroad Commission yesterday, the railroads attempted to reopen the whole question, which had been de- cided by the Commission at previous meeting, concerning the advisability and reasonability of flat rate on cot ton. The Commission would not con- sent to it, and declined to hear all of their argument. The meeting was held in Little Rock, and was attended by a large number of Pine Bluff peo- pie, delegates from the Pine Bluff Board of Trade Among those who were present were P. P. Byrd, J. L.. Caldwell, w. H. Bennitt and Walter Wilkins. Others were also appointed as delegates, but were unable to at tend on account of private business. Attorney w. T, Woodbridge of this city represented the interests of the Iron Mountain and the Cotton Belt rail- roads at the meeting.
 When the meeting was first called to order the railroads tried to ad- journ the meeting until a later date, but the request was denied. The con- mission recommended the flat rates for cotton, as adopted at a previous meeting and published in the Graphic, and so these rates remain in effect. The meeting was called to ascertain the opinion of certain high officials and we'll known business men about the fairness of the rates, and the Commission decided to let the rates stay as they are now. This is con- sidered victory for the planters and the representatives from the Pine Bluff Board of Trade over the rail- roads.
 Helena and many other towns over the state, which will be affected by the adoption of this rate, were we'll represented at the meeting. A large delegation from Helena was present and deserve their part of the praise along with the others for their victory over the railroads. The Pine Blufians in attendance returned home last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-29
BAN ON IMPURE GRUB

Louisville, Ky, Aug Exchanged with serving watered milk, and peas and beans colored with copper, in violation of the pure food law, several Louisville hotel, cafe and restaurant proprietors will answer for their al legged gastronomic sins in court to- morrow. Among the defendants are the managers of the Seelbach, the New Gait house and the Illinois Cen tral Railway restaurant. Several leading attorneys have been retained by the defendants and will attempt to prove that the alleged impure food were really harmless and nutritious.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-29

Japan and Russia have agreed to protect China. Poor China.