The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-30
State Grab Bag

Oldtc Ufd I. OdS
Lakota ID having an epidemic Of
births.
The Jamestown Alert gave. special
illustrated issue to the Eilks' building
CT the city. s5f4,
\ A Valley City writer, James j. Ear
ley, opposed the city commission gov
eminent law which was Valley City
fad.
The effecfof environment was illus
trated in the case of the Flaxton man
who S,.I hanged himself in his slaughter
The small theatres at Fargo have ar
ranged their doors to swing out, SO
that the crowds can better escape the
shows,
Ticket Agent Perry 81 Williston
states that for one train out of there
recently he sold over $500 worth of
tickets.
An outbreak of smallpox among the
full-blcoded Indians north OF Dunseith
Is causing the agency authorities some
trouble.
Ole Larson, living near Ray, dis
covered that his shoulder was dislocat-
ed about eight months after the thing
had happened.
Bismarck wants city hall. where
the city council can meet and where
the fire department can have perma-
nent headquarters.
The Bue postofice has been discon-
tinued, and parties who have been re-
cetvfng their mail at that office will in
the future receive it at Pekin.i
The Starkweather News has pur-
chased the name and head of the old
Devils Lake News and will continue
the publication of Phil Shortt's organ.
The young ladies of Adams became
much elated when 1t was discovered
that the story of the marriage Of a poD-
ular bachelor of that place was incor-
rect.
11aeloA lS W nave numDer or new
commercial enterprises during the
summer, and the prospects are that
the city will make a phenomenal
growth. q
r. D. Lum has purchased the
Darlington Independent and the nov
management is already giving evidence
es OF newspaper ability in the improved
condition OF the paper.
Editor Bryant, of Napoleon, has inn
proved his printing plant by, the adj
dltlon OF a new cylinder press and a
large amount of new type and fixtures.
The Homestead is good paper.
Two Hundred and Forty Dollar
Packard wants the subject Of his graft
from the state during the late legisla-
ture changed because the taxpayers Of
the state are getting wise to his brand
of reform. =,
Mayor Smyth of Bismarck announces
that May will be general day for
cleaning up the winters, accumula-
lions in the city. Somebody said the
temperance commissioner did that sew
eral days ago. L
Sam Small of the Mandan Pioneer,
who used to oppose long editorials,
preferring, editorial jabsN to knock out
blows, has adopted the long argument
style in the Pioneer and. as a result
they contain some brains. y
j. A. Tjernlani, who purchased prop
efty in Washington and moved to that
state about three years ago, recently
came to the conclusion that there was
no place, like North Dakota. and is
getting his things in shape to return
to LaMoure County.
Governor Burke will deliver the ad-
dress at the unwilling of the new G. A.
R. monument which is being placed in
the cemetery at Devils Lake. The GER
emory will take place on Decoration
day, May 30th. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the occasion.
Troops from Fort Lincoln have been
on three days practice march under
command of Major. Stedman and they
have been camped near the Sperry
place on the Missouri river bottoms
north Of Bismarck. where with tents
and other camp equipments they have
been undergoing camp Experiences
and complying with government regu-
lations in the matter of practice
marches and camps.
VIM. H. Brown company will pre-
sent deed to lot in Mott to the first
couple-bOna fide residents of Het-
finger county, North Dakota-who
are married in Mott providing the
couple intend in good faith to make
Mott their home, and will attest this
intention by Improving the lot with q
dwelling house within six months Of
the date of their marriage. When the
house Is completed and. occupied the
deed to the lot will be delivered to the
wife.
Superintendent Slattery of the state
capitol is preparing to SOW grass and
bring into being a handsome lawn d..
rectly in front of the main approach
to the capitol building. For a long
time the roadway there has been, un-
relieved with any green spot. SUPER
intendent Slattery. with his well
known taste for the beautiful in ma
ture, will see that the eyes of visitors
approaching the capitol are greeted
with a pleasing vista of green lawn
and shrubbery.
A guest at the Grand Pacific at
Bismarck named P. Hoffstad, who. re-
sides at Hope. left the lhoteF for home.
At Casselton he discovered that he had
lost his pocketbook containing $685.
in cash and drafts. mostly cash. He
took the first train back under the i'm
preston that he had left the wallet