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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
FORMER PARTNER0F
JAKE ER|CKSON'S; .
HERE
II. ]. Haskamp, Millionaire
st. Cloud Banker, Was in
City Over Night.
HAS SOLD N. D. INTERESTS
And Will Retire From Active
Marts-Had Interests at
Northwood.
HAS SOLD N. D. INTERESTS

H. ]. Haskamp, the millionaire bank
err of st. Cloud, MIMI, Attorney Step
hens, of the firm of Donohue & Step
hens, Melrose, Mimi, were over night
visitors in the city, enroute home from
the western part of the state.
MIR. Haskamp, preparatory to retir-
ing from active life, has been engaged
in winding up his business in North
Dakota and has recently completed
the sale of his banking interests at
Northwood, this county, and elsewhere
in the state, with the exception of
Bisbee, where he Is still interested in
bank with Henry Then.
Mr.. Haskamp will be remembered
as former president of the Minot Ma
tional, of which Jake Erickson, now
serving a term in the 500 Falls peni-
Tertiary for receiving funds after the
institution was insolvent, was cashier.
Mr.. Haskamp, however, sold his inter-
ests and withdrew from any connec-
ton with the bank sometime prior to
the exposure of Erickson's duplicity.
Mr.. Haskamp has also disposed of
his Canadian interests, lands, lumber
yards, etc., but has retained his hold
ings at Port Simpson, which Is to be
the terminus of the Grand Trunk Pac-
ific line. Mr.. Haskamp is warm
friend of Alderman Stephen J. Collins
of this city.
Attorney Stephens was formerly
county attorney of Stearns county,
Mimi, and is now practicing his pro-
fession at Melrose Both gentlemen
left for the south today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
| NEWS FORECAST
OF COMING WEEK
Associated Press to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 9-The case
Of Representative Binger Hermann of
Oregon, who is charged with the de-
struction of certain letter press copy
books when he retired from the office
of commissioner of the general land
office, will come up for trial in the
district court on Monday.
The second section of the class of
1907, United States Naval Academy,
will be graduated at Annapolis Mon
day. Secretary Metcalf will deliver
the diplomas to the graduates.
Many visitors and tourists will flock
to the south during the week to at
tend the annual Mard Gras celebra-
lions in New Orleans and in Mobile,
Pensacola and Natchez.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has fixed Monday as the date for
resuming the investigation into the
financial methods of the Hartman
corporations in New York.
Tuesday the anniversary of the birth
Of Abraham Lincoln will be observed
throughout the country in the Gus
tomary manner. .
King Edward will open Parliament
with full state ceremonial on Tuesday.
The thirty-first annual bench show
of the Westminster Kensel club will
open Tuesday in Madison Square Gar
den, New York, and continue through
the week.
The National American Woman
Suffrage association will begin its
thirty-ninth annual convention in Chi
cago Thursday.
Michigan Republicans will assemble
in state convention at Grand Rapids
Thursday to name two candidates for
justice of the supreme court, two
candidates for regent of the state uni
versity, and a candidate for member
of the state board of education.
A motion is to be argued at Find
lay, Ohio, Friday to quash the indict-
ment recently found against John D
Rockefeller, the Standard Oil Com
pany and its subsidiary concerns.
Four men, three whites and one
negro, are to pay the penalty on the
gallows in Kentucky Friday for crimes
they have committed. Two of the men
are to die for criminal assault, and
two for murder.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
CONCERTED ACTION
AGAINST ms.
BILLS
New Laws "Will Place Hay So
High That the Lambs
Can't Reach It"
SAYS GRAND FOREMAN
Yeoman Held Monster Mass
Meeting Last Night and
Laid Out Campaign.

An adjourned meeting of the Yeo-
man lodge was held last night in the
Odd Fellows hall and about two hun
dred members were present to hear
what Grand Foreman Koch of Des
Moines, Iowa, and other prominent
lodgemen had to say. Mr.. Koch took
for his subject the problem now con-
fronting the fraternal insurance COM
panies with reference to the new laws
now before the legislative bodies at
Bismarck.
He gave in detail the efforts put
forth by the old line companies since
the disastrous exposures of their fraud
ulent transactions in connection with
their several companies, causing a
large number of persons to leave them
and seek protection in the fraternal
societies. Mr.. Koch says that these
old line companies, in order to stem
the tide that has set in against them,
are using large sums of money at
the capitals of the different states of
the union to effect the necessary leg
islation to raise the rates to the
American Table of Mortality which,
Mr.. Koch declares, under any circum-
stances are hypothetical.
He also declares that if this legis-
lation is enacted it will place the great
mass of the people in the same position
they were in for the protection of
their families, before fraternal insur-
ance societies came into existance,
for to use the figurative language:
at will place the hay so high that
the lambs will not be able to reach
it,"
Mr.. Koch says that many of the
fraternal insurance companies in the
state are now combining together to
hinder such legislation and along this
same line the companies are having
the members write their respective
representatives in Bismarck urging
them to vote against the new insur-
ance bills.
Other speakers besides Mr.. Koch
were Hon. D. H. Beecher, DR.. Fawcett,
John Dinnie, Chief Lowe, NJ. Norman,
Professor Burridge and C. H. Howard.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
era Diayalo'' TONIGHT.

The Roscian Opera company, which
was to have closed its engagement at
the Metropolitan last evening with the
presentation of "Said Pasha," have
been engaged by Manager Meyers to
remain for tonight, when ERA Diav-
alo," the we'll known comic opera will
be played. Montavrile Flowers, the
elocutionist who was to have filled
number in the Y NJ. C. A. course at
the Metropolitan tonight, telegraphed
last evening that he was snow bound
and would be unable to reach Grand
Forks. This made it possible for the
Roscians to remain. OF this company
be it said there has not been a popu-
lar priced opera company seen in this
city that eXcelled it. The talent is
first class and is certainly deserving
Of better patronage than that ac-
corded last evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
MAJORITY OF CALLS
ARE FROM NORTH
DISTRICT
Since New Hall Was Opened
Eighty Eight Alarms Were
Sent In.
JUST A YEAR AGO TODAY
Fire Department Made Trans
fer From Old to New
Quarters.
JUST A YEAR AGO TODAY

1t was just year ago today since
the Grand Forks fire department was
divided into two companies, one being
stationed at the International avenue
hall and the other at the south end
hall. The International hall, erected
to take care of calls from the north
end of the city, was opened at that
time.
According to Chief Runge, eighty
eight alarms have been sounded, fifty
three from the north side and twen-
ty-three from the south side, two be-
ing from East Grand Forks.
The south hall is located just south
of the Great Northern tracks and in
somuch as trains pass there frequent
ly, department teams were some times
delayed in reaching fires in the north
part of town. The International hall
was built with the view of furnishing
better protection to property in that
district.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
GRAND FORKS SCHOOL BOARD DESIRES
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION Of STATE AID

The Fargo Forum in a recent issue
takes up the bill for the state aid of
high schools as proposed ny the Grand
Forks board of education and in treat
ing OF several of the proposed changes
makes statements which convey a
wrong idea of what is wished to ac-
complish.
The present distribution of state
funds is made simply on the classifi-
cation and not on the work done,
consequently schools which have say
thirty pupils, with perhaps but one
or two teachers. receive exactly the
same amount as those which have
enrollments of two and three hundred
with corps of ten or twelve teach
ers. This arrangement seems mani
testify unfair. as it distributes the
money regardless Of the size of the
schools.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.
Associated Press to The Evening Time,

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 9-Reports are
at hand which indicate an unusually
large attendance at the thirty-ninth
annual convention of the National AM
erican Woman Suffrage association,
which will hold it's sessions in this
city during the five days beginning
next Thursday. Many noted speakers
will be heard on the subject of wo-
mans rights.
At the initial session Mrs. Charles
Henrotin will preside, and the topic
will be Municipal Suffrage for Wo-
men," At the first evening meeting
Mayor Dunno will welcome the visit
ors and President Anna Howard Shaw
will deliver the annual address. At
the Friday Afternoon symposium the
subject will be Industrial Conditions
for Women and Children" The ses-
sions will be held in Music Hall, Fine
Arts Building, and during the week
the delegates will pay visits to Hull
House, the University of. Chicago and
various other institutions in and about
the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
BAND OF 325 PIECES
Greatest Military Band in the
World Will be Heard in
Boston Tonight.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 9.-The great
est military band ever assembled un-
der one leader in this or any other
country will be heard in Mechanics
Hall tomorrow night on the occasion
of benefit concert under the auspices
of the Boston Musicians Protective
association.
The great choral band will consist
of 1926 trained military musicians, d.
vided as follows: 80 clarinets, As
comets and trumpets, 80 tubas, 80
horns, 20 flutes. 20 trombones, IL sax
ophones, ~ baritones, 10 string BASES,
10 oboos, 10 bassoons, 10 tenor horns,
10 snare drums, bass drums, 3 sets
of cymbals, tympanies and bass
clarinets. The band will be led by
Emil Mollenhauer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
THOMAS ESCAPED A.
PEN|TENT|ARY
SENTENCE
Just Because Local Clothier
Had Marked Down Price of
Stolen Fur Coat.

George Thomas, charged with and
found guilty of stealing fur coat
from the Schwam Clothing store was
sentenced by Judge Church to pay a
fine of $50 and serve thirty days in the
county Jail, and in default of payment
of fine to serve thirty additional days.
Thomas was arrested late yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Schwam had the coat
hanging outside of his place of busi-
ness, with a tag marked $3.50 on It.
Mr.. Schwam states that the coat had
been held at $3.50 until yesterday,
and only the fact that it had been
marked down kept Thomas from be-
ing bound over to the district court on
a charge of grand larceny, and in case
of conviction, he would then be SEN
fenced to the penitentiary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
A TAX ON THE BACHELORS
A Tax in North Dakota Would Bring
Very Substantial Revenue to
the State.

For some unexplained reason there
has been no bill introduced in the
North Dakota legislature this winter,
having for its object the raising of
revenue by the taxation of bachelors.
This is the more remarkable because
there are said to be more bachelors
in the state in proportion to the popu-
lation than in any other state in the
union. The last federal census show
ed that the males in the state out
numbered the females by more than
10000 in a total population of about
100000. No less than five state leg
islatures are considering the advisa-
bility of taxing bachelors, the most
conspicuous campaign in that direc-
ton being made in the Illinois legis-
lature.
A leading society woman Of Chicago
is said to be very much opposed to
the proposed tax law. Recently she
stated that the prime movers Of the
measure ought to receive attention at
the hands of the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals. She
averred that she had plenty of statis-
tics to show that most bachelors are
not so from choice but from necessi-
ty; that they spend much of their
time in trying to get married, but are
failures and deserve pity rather than
censure.
1t is estimated that there are fully
10000 bachelors in North Dakota, and
an annual tax of SO per bachelor
would produce revenue of about
100000. It is said that several legis-
lators are serious concerning the mat
ter, and within few days bill may
be introduced.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
GOOD FELLOWS ARE
PLAIN AND
M'LEAN
/" Charley" Plain, an "origin-
al" Democrat Now a Roose-
welt Republican.

State Senators G. w. Plain, of Mil
ton, and Mclean Of Hannah, we're Wis
itors in the city over night enroute to
Bismarck, after brief visits at home:
The legislature and political career OF
Charley Plain is somewhate out of the
ordinary. He was one of the original"
democrats of Cavalier county and was
elected on democratic ticket and senc
to the senate two terms Last fall he
renounced his former political be
liefs and .ame out as full-f1edged
Roosevelt republican and was persuad.
ed to become a candidate for reelection
to the senate on the republican ticket.
He did so and was reelected by a
larger majority than ever.
Senator Mclean, of Hannah Is an
other of the most influential members
of the senate. He is quiet and un.
obstrusive man, but Yields great
power and influence in the committee
room, where, as a matter of fact, most
of the legislation receives its impetus
or it's quietus. Senator Mclean has
served two terms in the house and this
is his second term in the senate. "A
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
REDUCED NORTHW00D VALUATION
County Board Made Reduction In As.
sessed Valuation of NorthwOod
Bank.
The county commissioners today re-
duced the assessed valuation of the
Northwood Trust and Safety bank
from $500 to $500.
Yesterday Afternoon.

At yesterdays meeting President
Hunter of the State Fair board adj
dressed the meeting in regard to maxi
ing levy for fair purposes. The COM
missioners finally agreed to levy the
sum of one mill on all property in
Grand Forks county.
There was also some talk of cutting
out the banks which up to date mad
not complied with the requirements as
to bonds and designating as deposit
tories only those which had shown a
disposition to get in line
Supt Mcmahon of the county poor
farm made his report yesterday. There
are at the present time A inmates of
which number Is are there because
Of destitute circumstances. The coss
Of maintaining the poor farm and
asylum for the month of January was
1913. 50, the cost per individual being
$20.35. The supply of provisions at the
present time at the farm aggregates
in value $S,179.56.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09

On this account the Grand Forks
school board drew up a bill and sent
it to Fargo for the consideration Of
the Fargo school board, the bill
remedying and equalizing to a certain
extent, the present unsatisfactory con-
ditions.
In regard to the Forums statement
that 1.-THE Grand Forks school board
was apparently afraid to go on record
as supporting the proposed bill until
Fargo has acted upon it," it might
not be amiss to remind the Fargo
scribe that the Grand Forks board, at
the same time it sent the proposed bill
to Fargo, forwarded identical copies
to Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Stockwell, to President Merrineld
of the state university and to other
leading educators of the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
TWO BROTHERS ARRESTED
At Reynolds as Result of Little Per.
Torrance That They INDUCED In
Last Evening.

Theodore and Andrew Fladeland OF
Reynolds were fined there this morn
ing in Justice court, the latter on a
charge of allowing a prisoner to es-
cape, and the former for disorderly
conduct. The two young men came to
Reynolds last evening to attend a
masquerade. One of them is said 70
have become intoxicated, and started
rough house. He was placed in the
city jail, and later released, supposed
ly by his brother. Both were then
taken in, and this morning they plead
ed guilty to charges filed against them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
E. ]. LANDER s. COMPANY

of the meeting. Besides the members
of the committee present at the meet
ing. which was held in the city hall, a
number of citizens attended.
1t is claimed that number of the
saloons of the city are using electric
lights furnished by the Grand Forks
Gas and Electric company. When
licenses were issued last April to the
saloons, clause was inserted to the
effect that electricity furnished by the
municipal plant should be used. This
clause, it is claimed, is being violated
by some saloon keepers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
NEGRO CLAIMS TO BE. 1Oe.
Associated Press to The Evening Time

Circleville, O., Feb. 9.-Joshua Dade,
who claims to be the Oldest ex-slave
in the country, celebrated his 106th
birthday today. He was a slave on
the Joseph Edward estate in Orange
county, Virginia. His age is borne out
by the records of the Edwards family.
He was freed before the war ended
and Immediately came to Ohio, where
he has since lived. His father died
in Lancaster at the age of 102.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
COMMITTEE MAKES
Recommendations
TO COUNCIL
Relative to the Enforcement of
Existing Electric Light
Contracts.
WANT INVESTIGATION
Into the Matter-Would Have
Expert Electrician Come
to the City.

At a meeting of the electric light
plant committee appointed some time
ago by the council of East Grand
Forks, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved That it be the sense Of
this meeting, and We do hereby rec
ommend to the Honorable City Coun-
Gil of the Cit yof East Grand Forks,
Minnesota, as follows:
First That all existing contracts
for the purpose of securing electric
light from said city be enforced
Second THAT all place where cleo
trio lights are being furnished by said
city be investigated for the purpose Of
ascertaining whether all light which
is furnished at such places is being
paid for according to the rates pre-
scribed by the ordinances of said city,
and that - of said city and the SUI
perintendent of the electric light plant
of said city be authorized and directed
forthwith to make such investigation,
and as soon as possible report the re-
suits thereof to said city council, and
that the said - be employed by said
city council for that purpose and al
lowed reasonable compensation there
for. if requested by him
Third. That, having been informed
that there is a loss or leakage of 35
per cent of electricity manufactured
at the light plant, an expert electrician
be employed for the purpose of locat-
ing such loss or leakage, which may
not be discovered after the investiga-
ton referred to in the second recon-
mendation herein"
Signed.
Harry Harm.
j B. johnson,
II A. Sullivan,
j. H. Hitler.
F. c. Massee,
F. Metcalf,
Hugh Dunlevy,
M. J. Sullivan.
The resolution is explanatory in it.
self. The fact that the electric light
plant lost s303.9S last month was the
cause of the meeting being called, and
the resolution adopted was the result
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
COMMITTEES MEET ON MONDAY
Discuss the Amendment, When Final
Arrangements Will Be Made to
Take Care Of it in st. Paul,

A meeting of the charter amend
ment committee will be held on Sun
day afternoon, at which time the char
ter amendment will come up for dis
cussion. 1t is very probable that this
will be the last meeting, and that ar
rangements for taking care of in the
legislature at st. Paul will be made.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
LANGORD WAS THE winner
In an Action Started by Neil Campbell
for Commissions Alleged
To Be Due.

Late yesterday afternoon in the
justice court before Judge Church, a
verdict for the defendant was rendered
in the case of Neil Campbell vs.. H.
Langord, suit on commission alleg-
ed to be due. The amount involved.
was $3.50 on the sale of house. The
costs amounting to about $32 were
taxed to the plaintiff.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
THE FIRES IN A YEAR
Larimore Had Six Of Them, With Four
Lives Lost-Annual Meeting of
Department Was Held.

At the annual meeting of the Lari-
more fire department, the reports
showed that during the last year, six
fires had been attended, and that four
lives had been lost. Three of these
men were burned in the Kelly livery
barn fire, and the other man was
burned to death in a restaurant fire.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
An Attraction.

Good people should be attractive,
even though attractive people are not
always good, but every body will ap-
pear attractive at the Y. M. c. A. FeD.
II. Everybody should come dressed
to represent valentine or some cele-
brity of old. The ladies are develop
ing some very original costumes, and
the excitement will lend a little color
to their faces making some very en-
trancing pictures.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
WESTERN COLLECTION.

A deal of considerable Importance
In business circles was consummated
today when John Valley of the West
tern Collection Agency bought out the
other member of the firm, ]. H. Nc
Veety. Mr.. Valley Immediately dis
posed of Mr.. McVeety's half interest
to H w. Gibbs of this city. The con-
sideration Is not known at this time.
Mr.. Mcveety retires for health reas-
sons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
THEY NEED MORE ROOM
Evidence That Great Northern Has
Not Got Office Room in Grand
Forks is Shown Again.

Because of the crowded condition of
the Great Northern depot. the en-
cheering force will take offices in the
st. John block. Resident Engineer
Herwin is now engaged in making the
change. Master Mechanic ]. Dixon
will take the offices made vacant by
Engineer Herwin, and Chief Dispatch
err Maxwell will occupy offices vacated
by Mr.. Dixon.
Went to Bismarck.
Hon. D. NJ. Holmes went to Bis
marck last night on business matters
and will be away several days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
R. DUNN WILL RECOVER
Man Injured in Doyon Wreck Recent.
~ Has Rallied and Will Survive
Injuries.

Richard Dunn, injured in the wreck
at Doyon recently, and who has since
been confined to the hospital at Ar
villa will recover. He was very bad
ly injured, and for time 1t was fear
ed that he would be unable to survive.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
Hauling Wood.

1t might interest few-a very few
local people to learn that the o.
ficials of the state penitentiary are en-
gagged in hauling wood with which TO
heat the institution. The supply OF
coal has run out, and they are now
using wood with which to keep warm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
Will Work Here.

Bert Lien, formerly of Grand Forks,
and who for the last two years has
been employed at Crookston Will re-
turn to Grand Forks to live, having
accepted position with the Wolff
store. Mr.. Lien arrived in Grand Forks
yesterday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
The ROYAL Neiehbors.

The Royal Neighbors lodge will hold
a meeting on Monday evening, and fol-
lowing the transaction of business mat
tiers, social session will be enjoyo~.
A charge of 75c couple Is W De
made, and Csc for extra ladies'. A
luncheon will be served, and big time
is promised.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-09
4 New RuSSelI-

A new Russell snow plow has ar
rived in East Grand Forks to take
the place of the one demolished at
Cashel last week. The Russell Is to
be used on this line of the Northern
Pacific.