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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
Ridiculous Story Of
Experience in Storm
An Example of What Eastern Press Has Been Dealing Out
to People Weather Conditions in North Dakota Dur
ing the Past Winter

to the house from the barn where l
went out to care for the stock. Some
times could not get back to the house
for % hours and then it was danger
GUS, and sometimes would narrowly es-
cape getting turned around and lost.
Ny barn is warm, and is now too
warm, as the snow is heaped over It
and I cannot open the doors. The
stock is not suffering from the cold,
but it is difficult matter to get water
to the poor creatures. After burning
everything in the shape of fuel we
could get hold of, and when our pro-
visions with the exception of -four and
potatoes, was exhausted, set out in a
daring attempt to get my family to
jamestown the nearest point where
fuel and provisions could be had. At
our smaller stations there was neither
fuel nor provisions. At the station
nearest my farm a passenger train is
stalled in front of the depot and has
been there for two months.
To get my driving team from the
barn had to drain an oat bin and
ACuOSC a stairway 50 dS 10 get LQe
animals out. They are fine team and
had they not been good horses we
would not have been able to drive to
jamestown. Before leaving home
threw about two tons of hay into the
barn and opened the oat bins to the
horses, turning the stock loose. They
will not suffer from food but expect
that before / can get back they will
all be dead from thirst. left II
head of horses, three colts, eight COWS
and five calves.
I'VE took with us in the sleigh all
available clothing and several lanterns
to keep US warm but we had terrible
trip. How far drove around to avo1u
drifts would be impossible to estimate
but at times the horses would be in
snow drifts SO deep that nothing but
their ears could be seen. would
then have to get out, tramp down the
snow SO as to give the horses foot
ing, and help them to wriggle through
the drift The weather was bitter
cold and stormy besides. One of the
children froze her feet on the trip.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
CAB SMASHED.
Lucky Accident Near Langdon-Driv.
ING Rod on Engine Broke.

Lucky Accident Near LangdOn-Driv.
ing Rod ON Engine Broke.
Hannah Moon: A driving shaft on
engine No. 293 broke below Langdon
while pulling the passenger train up
this branch. One end flying loose made
matchwood of the fireman's side of the
c3b. Fortunately the fireman was busy
shoveling coal at the moment the &C.
cident occurred and thus escaped GER
tain death. The other end of the shaft
attached to the next wheel forward,
ripping some bolts out of the boiler
and let the steam escape. It seems al
nest miraculous that the train did not
go into the ditch. At each revolution
the shaft struck tie and lifted that
side Of the engine clear off the rail.
The dead engine and train were pulled
the balance Of the trip by freight en-
CINE pressed into the service.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
MUST BULLETIN THE TRAINS
Senator McArthur's Bill No. 81 Pro.
vides for Bulletinlng Time Of
Cars,

A blackboard of suitable size will
be placed in every railroad station In
North Dakota where telegraph Office
is maintained-thati is, If Governor
Burke signs Senate Bill No. "a which
recently passed both senate and house.
The bill provides that such black
board be placed In the depots and that
at least thirty minutes before the ar
rival of passenger trains stopping upon
the route at such station, the fact
whether the next train is on schedule
time or not, and If late, how much,
shall be written. However passenger
trains not more than five minutes late
shall be deemed on time.
The bill also provides penalty for
the willful violation of failing to re-
port or in making a false report. The
railroad companies failing to comply
with the regulations shall pay the sum
of $25 together with all taxable costs
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
WASHINGTON STORIES BY THE
EVENING TINES CORRESPONDENT
snyders Salad Men and Matters of National Importance
What CockFights Are to the
Cubans.

chickens as has been their custom
from immemorial time even since the
application of the Wood decree though
the sport has been necessarily con-
Quoted clandestinely within the last
two years.
Nearly all OF the planters favor
cock-fighting for rather reason ac-
cording to an official who has recently
returned from Cuba. When the sport
f1ourished the Cuban laborer worked
four days per week to support his
family. Another days wage he set
apart for the lottery and the last of
the secular days he worked in order
that he might secure funds to back
his favorite cock in the pit. Now that
the lottery and cock-fighting have
been stopped the laborer and the farm
hand simply stop work for the last
two days Of the week, having no in-
centive to spur them on. This prac-
tice is said to have had really in
furious effect upon the economic de-
velopment of the island industries and
has considerably curtailed production
The publication of the sensational
story concerning alleged conditions
in the Chicago Packing houses last
year was followed by an immediate
falling off in the demand for Ameri-
can canned meats in Europe. The
slump was felt especially in England
where our trade dropped from nearly
100000 cases a week to less than five
hundred.
But the enactment of the rigid in
spection law, now on the statute
books, seems to have restored conf
dence in American meat food pro-
ducts. Consul General Wynne, of
London, reports that the English
press is generally publishing a para
graph concerning the American can
ming industry which reads as follows:
Following the PRONUNCIATION of the
new meat inspection law in the United
States the canned meat trade is, ac-
cording to latest advices, rapidly in
creasing and it appears likely that
within very short time the consump-
ton will be as large as formerly. The
regulations are so rigid and the pack
ers, it would appear, are so eager to
carry them out to the letter that they
are introducing many ideas and
methods, which will entirely disarm
criticism in the future. Published
figures show that the growth of the
export trade in meats of various kinds
from the United States during the last
twelve months has been wonderful.
Apart from the new American meat
inspection and pure food laws, which
for stringency are more severe than
any yet enacted by any other nation
in the world, the stock yards in all
the great packing centers like Chica-
go, Omaha and Kansas City, are, we
learn, being transformed into model
cities, so that the new conditions will
appeal to even the most fastidious
visitor as being of the most welcome
and up-to-date character. Large con-
tracts for canned beef the British gov
eminent are now being executed in
Chicago, and an interview given by
the officer recently detailed to be
there on the spot, watching every pro-
cess, was to the effect that he was ex-
tremely pleased with everything he
had seen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11

when he passed out nearest neigh
boris house. l told my wife that
would bid them good bye. l went to
the door and knocked. No one came to
the door and l opened it and entered.
What was my surprise and grief to
find the entire family dead. They had
frozen some time before. 1t was Il
sight to try ones soul.
When We reached jamestown the
heads of my horses were enveloped in
ice. This we thawed with lantern.
and when the ice came off, the hide
came with it. The team is in the
hands of people at jamestown. If
could be assured that they were as
good as they were before We set out
on the 63 mile drive through the
snow and storm, would gladly give
s50e.
Il am not exaggerating. You will
find that when the snow goes off in
the spring, hundreds of people in
North Dakota will be found dead.
am not asking for financial assist
ance, but Dakota needs help other
than in mere money. My credit is
good at Forge, but good farm and
$4,000 worth of stock and machinery
is worthless without food and fuel
when such a winter as this has been
como on.
Il am coming back from Eagle
Bend at once and will reach home as
quickly as possible in the hope of
finding some of my stock alive.
have now been away three nights,
and cannot reach them before Satur-
day in any event"
The Federation committee are still
hard at work and are receiving more
communications each day regarding
the winter conditions. Nearly all Of
them are emphatic in their denial of
any suffering or deaths from freezing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
F0RGER KILLED SELF
After Securing Nearly 500, 900
From Timken Company, a
New York Firm.

Associated Press to TIE Hvsnlns Tanee,
New York, March 11.-That Leonidas
M. Preston, secretary and manager Of
the Timken Roller company, had
forged the name of E. r. Hewitt, one
of the members of that company, to
notes aggregating $4,000 to 800, 900,
was the substance of a statement
made to, the coroner by James A. Shea,
counsel for Mrs. Preston. Preston
died very suddenly in his rooms in
Hotel Cumberland last Thursday after
drinking prussic acid, while three
members of the company were watt
ing to question him about the affairs
of the company. 1t was also discov-
cred that Preston had left note say
ing he had been insane for some time.
One Of the alleged forged notes vas
for $1,000 and was due ON the day of
his death. Another was for $4,000
and was due on April 1, next.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
(By e. C. Snyder.)

Washington, D. c., March lion
March 2, Senator Allison, of Iowa, was
7S years of age. Though he was al
ready attained the honor of having
served in the United States senate
longer than any man in the history
of the nation, he is by no means the
Oldest member of the senate in point
of age. Senator Pettus, of Alabama, is
the Oldest member of that body being
Sc years old and he has two years
yet to serve of his present term. He
was So years old when reelected to
his present term. Senator Pettus' col
league, Senator Morgan. ranks Sec
ond in age, being So years and if he
outlives his recent reelection he will
be SO years old.
Senator Allison is third in age but
is only S months older than Senator
Gullom, of Illinois, who will be IS on
November % next. Senator Cullom
has just been elected for another
term which will make him 81 on his
retirement in 1918.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, ranks
fifth in age being a. Senator Proc
tor, of Vermont. is sixth at IS. SEN
ator Plat, of New York, is seventh,
at "a, while his colleague, Senator
Depew, is eighth, at IS.
If Senator Allison outlives his pres
ent term, which ends March 4, 1909,
he will have served forty years in
congress, eight years in the house and
thirty-siX in the senate. This will
rival the historic record of Senator
Merrill, of Vermont, but the latters
forty-four years were continuous SER
vice, which Senator Allison can
hardly hope to equal for an interval
of two years occurred between ALI
sons eight years of house and senate
service. Senator Merrill served
twelve years in the house and then
went directly to the senate where
he had served thirty-two years upon
the time of his death in 1898.
In late years there has been de-
cided tendency on the part of states
to select younger men than usual for
the senate and that body is growing
younger at every election. The Sc
lection of Curtis, of Kansas, William
Alden Smith, of Michigan, Norris
Brown, of Nebraska, Dickson, of Mon
tana, and Guggenheim, of Colorado,
are comparatively young men, Dick
son being the youngest, who was
born at Snow Camp, N. c., in 1867.
In this connection it is interesting
to know that Senator Curtis who is
46 years of age, was a newsboy and
jockey, while his colleague Senator
William Alden Smith, who is IS years
of age, was newsboy and page in
the Michigan House of representatives.
Both have won their spurs by honest
merit and both are not only extreme
ly popular at home but are exceeding
ly popular with their associates in the
upper branch of Congress.
One of the questions which will con-
front Secretary Taft upon his arrival
in Cuba, in the course of few weeks,
will probably be the propriety and
policy of abrogating Governor Cen
eral Woods decree forbidding cock
fighting in the island. An overwhelm-
ing majority of the Cuban's them
selves demand the right to fight their
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11

The following story is one reprint
ed from the jamestown Alert and is a
fair sample of the dope used in east
ern papers. 1t was originally used in
the Wadena Pioneer and reprinted in
to the Todd County Argus. The James
town Alert, published it with a two
column refutation.
The facts are so distorted as to
make the whole laughable instead of
pathetic and could be torn to pieces
II room could be spared. Any North
Dakota resident can see, however, the
falsehoods which are only too evident.
The story is as follows:
A STORY OF DAKOTA.
A Settler Flees for Life and Finds
Neighbors Frozen to Death.
The thrilling tale then continues
without break or kirk in the auth
or's vivid imaginative powers, as fol-
lows:
If half what B. T. Zones, a North
Dakota farmer, says is so, the world
knows little or nothing about the
true conditions in North Dakota as
the result of the long siege of cold
weather and billiards coupled with
the food and fuel shortage.
MIR. Zones arrived In the city Tues
day night from jamestown, where he
sought refuge with his family. He
lived GO miles southwest of that place
on the James river flats. He has a
good farm there, he says, but had to
abandon everything to save his fam
lily from death from cold and hunger.
He was on his way to Eagle Bend
where he will leave his wife and fam
lily with relative, Rev. Zones and
he will then return post haste to Da-
kota in the hope of rescuing some of
the stock which was abandoned.
Mr.. Zones story is pathetic and in
discussing his loss and the hardships
he and his loved ones endured, ne
shed tears. His story is as follows:
II can say truthfully that for two
months past we have had only a few
hours when 1t has not been storm
ing. Day after day my wife would
tight every lamp and place them IN
the windows 90 as to light my way
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
ASSESSORS MEET APRIL IS
County Auditor Anderson Has Called
Session of Them to Be Held
In Grand OFrks,

The annual meeting of the assessors
of Grand Forks county will be held
at the Office of County Auditor Ander-
son on April 10, for the purpose of
receiving their assessment books and
instructions regarding the assessing
to be done next month. 1t is not ex-
pected that their instructions will be
materially different from past years,
but the meeting is always an import
ant one because of the fact that the
various assessors of the county as
sess the real and personal property
upon the basis fixed at that meeting
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
SPENT YEAR ON CLAIM
Ralph Riley Back From South Dakota
Had Hard Winter-Out of
Kerosene for Two Months.

Ralph Riley has returned from
Stanley county, s. D., where he has
spent the past year holding down
claim. He states that the winter IN
that section was very severe, though
nothing like the reports sent out about
this state. His claim until the Nit
waukee extension was built, was sew
enty miles from railway. However
there was no real suffering from hun
ger or cold. Stock Jared the worst
Mr.. Riley says the people were unable
to procure kerosene oil for nearly two
sively.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
EXTRAORDINARY!
Is the Case Of Anton Lust, Once Legal.
ly Executed, Again Facing Death.

Is the Case OF Anton Lust, Once Legal.
ly Executed, Again Facing Death.
A.soeiated Press Cable to The Bvenlns
Times.
Riga, Russia, March 1.-THE remark
able case of Anton Lust, a revolution
list. who, after once being legally exc
cuted, is facing a second death SEN
tence for pillaging an estate during
the instruction in the Baltic prov
inces, will be referred to the lower
house of parliament. Lust was arrest
ed in January, 1906, for taking part in
the sacking of the estate Of German
baron. He was tried by drum-head
court martial, was shot on the spot,
and was left for dead. His relatives,
however, found that he was alive, spir-
tied him of and nursed him back to
health. Recently Lust was re-arrested
and is to be again tried for pillage.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11

to be recovered in a civil action. The
fines collected shall be a part of the
common school fund.
A law Of the above caliber is much
needed in many localities of the state
and will be welcomed by the travelling
public in general. Most of the depots
in the larger cities are provided with
bulletin boards but the smaller sta
tons will greatly appreciate the limo.
walton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
Usage INDIAN LANDS.
'sociated Press to The Eyenins Tsme..

Oklahoma City. Okla, March IL
Inc second drawing for the allot.
ment Of the Usage Indian lands was
commenced today, the method being>
the same as that followed at the first
drawing, namely, by the aid of a
wneei ana numbers on the general
pan OF lottery drawing. Each In
aian is entitled to about 700 acres Of
iand, to be selected by him in three
separate drawings in order that each
may share equally in the best land
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
WANT THREE.CENT FARES.

st. Louis, NO., March ia demand
for three-cent fares on the street cars
Of st. Louis will probably be embraced
In the platform adopted by the Demo-
cratic city convention today. Planks
advocating police home rule and re-
duction in the gas rates have also been
demanded by the Democrats In many
sections of the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
WEST POINT APPOINTEES.
Principals and Alternates for 1908 are
Announced at WASHINGTON.

Announced at Washington.
Washington, March 1.-THE follow
ing appointments for principals and
alternates to the United States military
academy for 1908 are announced:
DISQUALIFICATION Young Read, son
Of Captain George w. Read; Terry De
La Masa Allen, son of Major s.. A.
Allen; Eaton C. Edwards, son of
Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Edwards;
Charles c. Dodd, son of Lieutenant
Colonel G. A. Dood; D'Alary Fechet,
sen OF Captain R. o. Fuchet; Otis A.
Wallace, son of late Captain Wallace;
Manley Lawton, son of late General
Lawton; Alfred Faxon Latimer, son of
late Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Latimer;
Jnhn Pulford, son of late Colonel
John Pulford; Donald w. Fraser, son
Of Sergeant John Fraser.
Claude De Busey Hunt,
sen of Lieutenant Colonel L. P. Hunt;
John S. Hunter, son of Colonel Ed
ward Hunter; Andrew H. Kaufman,
son of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Kauff-
man, retired; BENJAMIN Lockwood, son
Of Colonel B. C. Lockwood; Frederick
W. Stewart, son of Colonel w. B.
Stewart; Arthur West, son of Leuten-
ant Colonel Frank West; William
Shipp Everts, son Of late Major. Ed
ward Everts; George Mcclellan Chase,
son of Lieutenant Colonel George f..
Chase; John B. Thompson, son OF
Captain ]. X. Thompson; Henry Pratt
Perrine, son of Captain Perrine; MARI
on P. Vestal, son of Captain s. P. Yes
tai; Sterling Loop Larrabee, son OF
Major Charles F. Larrabee; William
Middleton Grimes, son of Colonel
George s. Grimes; Bethel Wood Simp-
son, son Of Captain w. L. Simpson;
John Loring Baker,. son of late As
= sistant Engineer Baker, o. 8. N.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
Dali Market News

]. G. Hart-Nothing much to say.
Kept too busy guessing as to where
the price of eggs will end.
Downey & Pfeifer report the arrival of
q large supply of stock food.
q. H. Howard is pleased by the re-
ceipt of fine shipment of Bermuda
onions.
Mayer has just installed an electric
conee pulverizer and grinder.
J. H. Lynch says there is plenty of
hay in the market.
Gibbs Grain & Fuel Company-Nothing
new in the grain market.
X. H. Lein has just received a shin
ment of white fish in pals.
X. M. Mass & Co. report record GRO
Gerry sales Saturday.
Geo. H. Wilder is displaying some very
fine ripe California olives that lust
came in.
Ericksons-Butter is getting more
plentiful and the price has a tendency
to go lower.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
TALKED TOO MUCH.
Man Who Discussed Murder Too Freely
Now Held in Connection With II.

st. Louis, Mo-, March Hilary Muer-
meyer, aged rs, was arrested here in
connection with the mysterious MUIR
der of Mrs. Kate Quernheim. whose
dead body, shot, cut and bruised, was
found in her home Thursday evening.
The police state that the arrest OF
Muermeyer Is not regarded as solving
the murder mystery, but he is being
held pending an investigation into
statements he made following the dis
covery of the deed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
WILL SAY .HOW.n
President Roosevelt Willing to Receive
E. H. Hartman as q Caller.

Washington, D. c., March 11.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not made any en-
gagement for an interview with E. H.
Hartman, president of the Union Pa
cific railway, it was said at the White
House, but he will be glad to see him
or any one else. Some days ago Max
we'll Evarts, one of Harriman's coun-
sci, was at the White House and in re-
Spouse to inquiries on the subject as
to whether the president would see
Hartman he was given to understand
that he would at any time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
NORTH DAKOTANs HURT.
Chief Neimeier and Wife of jamestown
In Iowa Train Wreck. 4.
AasOeiatea Prem t. The Rvenana tTlHe>

Davenport, Ia, March 1.-THE body
of Engineer ]. p. Mcclure of Moline
was removed yesterday from the wreck
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
passenger train No. AZ. The RESPONSE
bility for the wreck, it was declared,
rests on the crew of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy train, which, it was
said, had orders to await the other
train at Bettendorf.
Passengers slightly injured include
Chiefs Louis r. Neimeier and wife Of
jamestown, N. D., and T. C. Cannon
of Watertown, s. D.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
Skinner on TRIAL.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 1.-THE
case of Henry H. Allen, who is charg-
ed with embezzling 1854 from the
Mystic shrinefs while acting as re-
ccrder, was called for trial today.
Considerable interest is manifested
In the case from the fact that the ac-
cused Is said to be the first official
since the foundation of the order who
has ever been accused of embezzle-
ment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
HEARST ILL.

Associated Press to The Byenlne Tlm..
New York. March .11.-William R,
Hearst is seriously i'll at his home,
according to an announcement today
and his engagements for some time
to come have been cancelled. The
editors illness was made known to-
day, when the fourteenth assembly
district, Brooklyn Independence
League club. cancelled a meeting at
which he was to have spoken. Mr.,
Hearst recently contracted a severe
cold.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11

District Attorney William
X
Stanford White of
he
reelected
zaoN behind He
Nearly everything he does
his in Ne Yorkc
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-11
PAPER COMPANIES COMBINE.
Boston Syndicate Buys Up Quebec
Pulp Wood Forests.
AssoeaateA Pfeaa t. Ths Rva.su. Tan.s.

PULP Wood Forests.
Associated Press to The Bvenlng Times.
Boston. March 1.-THE consolida-
ton of two large paper companies in
the province of Quebec and the con-
troll of 100000 acres of timber land
on the st. Francis river, though the
efforts of American capitalists, has
been announced in this city. The con-
solidation involves the absorption by
the Brompton Pulp and Paper COM
pany of Brompton Falls, of the Royal
Paper company of East Angus, which
operates several mills. The CONSOLE
dalton was effected by George Van
Dyke of this city, large timber land
proprietor in Northern New England
and Quebec. The amount involved in
the consolidation is nearly 100000