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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
TOOK NEW ROUTE.
Woodsman Committed Suicide In
Spectacular and Novel Manner.

Superior, Wis, June 3.-William
Waite, aged 45, woodsman, commit
ted suicide in spectacular manner
early last evening in the presence of
a crowd of people at Saunders on the
Great Northern road. eight miles from
Superior. Just before the train came
along, Waite walked up the track far
enough to prevent the crowd from
reaching him. Then as the train
neared him, knelt over the track,
seized the rail with his hands, placed
his neck on the rail and hung on until
struck by the engine which decapitat-
ed him as cleanly as would the
guillotine.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
BOYS TO ERECT BUILDING.
Inmates Of Mandan Reform School to
Construct Cement Block Ediiice.
Special to The EeveAipG Times, Il

Mandan. N. D., June s.-superin-
tendent Brown of the North Dakota
state reform school at Mandan pro
poses to erect a new building out of
cement blocks, the work to be done
entirely by the inmates. The upper
story Of the main building, which is
finished in hard wood, was done by
these boys under the supervision of
an expert, and they are now anxious
to show what they can do on a build-
ing to be entirely constructed by
them. This will not only be great
saving to the state in labor, but will
give some much-needed additional
room.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
CHILDREN SUFFOCATED.
Mother Was In Hospital and Father
Was Attending Wedding.
Associated Press to The Evenin9 Tlmes,

Associated Press to The Evening Tlmes,
ST. Paul. June 3.-Two little boys.
George Kopilovitch, aged eight, and
jake Kopilovitch, aged four, were so
badly suffocated by smoke from fire
which burned out their home at 34S
Chestnut street last night. that they
died in the ambulance on their way to
the hospital. A third, Ivan. Is in the
hospital in q critical condition. Mrs.
Kopilovitch, step-mother of the boys,
was i'll in the West Side hospital and
the father and another son were away
from home attending wedding. The
boys had been put to bed by a domes-
tic after which she went out for the
evening. An hour later. neighbors
saw flames shooting from the win
dows. The fire did not do very mucn
damage otherwise.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
associated Press Cable 70 The Bvenlns

Copenhagen, June 3.-Cerda Krum
Nathansen, the celebrated Danish
actress. was shot and mortally wound
ed by her husband yesterday at the
Hotel Aalberg In Jutland. The hus-
band. after shooting his wife, imnledi-
ately committed suicide. Jealousy
was the cause Of the tragedy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03

A neat and particular hcusekeeper
is not always the great JOY to the
slouchy people who make most OF her
work. that she imagines she is.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03

at isn't right" a man said today,
pathetically and Indignantly. A great
many things go on that are not right,
and Indignation will not stop them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
THE WEATHER.

North Dakota-Fafr tonight and
Tuesday. Not much change In
temperature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03

After man and his wife pass 60,
II any valuable gift is made them
their children begin to wonder which
one of them will get it,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
TWO PRIZES ARE AWARDED
For Standings Secured In East Grand
Forks High School, Valuable
Medals Are Given.

1t was announced today that the
two gold medals offered by P. Girard
and the First National bank of East
Grand Forks had been awarded TO
Miss Gunda Dahl and to Walter Quig-
ley. The first prize is offered to the
freshmen and sophomore classes, the
student getting the highest grand
average securing the medal. The
other medal is given to the student of
the junior and senior class securing
the highest average. Miss Dahl had
an average of SO, while Mr.. Quigley
had an average OF 90 2-3.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03

1t is hard to keep from figuring
things from ones own viewpoint. The
man who never gives anyone a square
deal never expects one himself
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03

Occasionally an old man likes to
talk of events long ago; before can
remember" he says.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-03
THREE DIED IN FIRE.

Several Narrow Escapes From Death
Among Women and Children.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29
KATIES HALLOWEEN.

Halloween. You know I'm only twelve years old. Aunt and staying at noTne all the time gets Q bi. tlTesome."
 You are an ungrateful girl" said Aunt Maria sharply. I'm bringing you up just as strictly as I know how. Why. I'm even more strict with you in some things than my own mother was with me when I was a girl. You should appreciate such bringing up. Katharine" Then the offended old lady arose, put away her sewing for the nlghv and excused kath- arine from the sitting room. As she said good night to the little orphsn-vith whom she was trying to be just in her old fashioned way-there was a knocking at the front hall door
 -- "Now, who can that be?'' asked Aunt Maria. Its eight o'clock. and no hour for callers In half an hour every one should be in bed and the lights out
 She went 10 the door and there found old Dr. Jones. He was Graces grand father, and knew Katie and Katie's Aunt Maria we'll In fact. when he and Aunt Maria were young they had been sweet hearts, but a little misunderstanding had caused them to drift apart. And so Aunt Maria had remained single all her life. never having found any other young man who could take the place in her esteem (Aunt Maria never thought of love) that young Billy Jones had held there.
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Ike Aunt Maria. The mothers of her nt- tie friends were so different. Why. there was Grace's mama. as jolly us any of the children. playing games with her little daughter and her young friends And how much interest she always took in Grace's parties and childish pleasures. too. And Lucy's mama was the same way. She would lay aside her work any time to tell a story to m assembled group of little folks; and It was not un- usual 10 see her out coasting with Lucy and Lucy's friends of an evening, not only keeping close watch that no one was hurt in the sport. but enjoying the fun as keenly as any of the younger ones.
 And thus thinking Katie heaved a deep sigh. sigh So deep that her aunt. sitting at the opposite side of the table. over heard It and looked up from her sewing.
 Are you sick. Katherine. that you make that horrible noise?' she asked. sarcastically.
 "No-o-o. Aunt Maria" answered Katie. "I was just feeling a little sorry. That's all"
 Sorry about whatf' asked Aunt Maria, looking shocked at her nieces daring to hint that she could possibly have anything to be sorry about while under her roof.
 "ob. sorry that can't go with the girls and boys tomorrow evening to celebrate
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guess I'd better be making my visit short But ,he truth is. Maria. came over here tonight to talk over old timeS-when you and l were young. Do you remember the time we all went to the country in the big bob sled-and got tumbled out In the snow:'
 "Oh, l guess I do,'' said Aunt Maria. laughing heartily as she recalled a chap ter of her girlhood. ''Yes. yes. But how long ago that all was. Why, I'd almost forgotten it,-really would never have thought of 1t again hSdn't you re- freshed my memory. Well, we were a gay company that night. weren't wei"
 Then old Doctor Jones' and Aunt Maria recalled many happy incidents of their youth. huskins bees. harvest home festi- vais. county fairs. wedding festivities and other occasions of gaity when youth lets loose its spirit. And so they sat and talked and laughed till suddenly Aunt Maria heard the clock strike. Look ing up in surprise she almost gasped- Then. with chidlng in her voice she turned, to her jolly visitor:
 ''Dr. Jones. do you see that 1t is ten o'clock? Mercy me. I never heard 1t when 1t struck nine! Where were my wits. anywayr
 Back in the happy past, Maria" smiled the good doctor. we were young again for an hour and a half tonight. and now that we are old again let us not forget that others are young as we were once. and that youth has It's own requirements. And while I think of 1t. Maria, I came over expressly to ask you to reconsider your decision in regard to little Katie's making one of the Hal lowe'en party tomorrow night. My little Oracle has told me that you refused to grant your consent to her going. But since you have just had a peep into the folded pages of your own past. enjoyed once more the sweet springtime of life, and its innocent gaity, don't bar those precious memories from your mind. Stay young In heart and help the young in years to be happy. What do you say to Katie's going with the party tomorrow evening" They are planning on a gay time with a supper at our house after they have torn the town up." And the good doctor laughed merrily. his blue eyes tv.nkling as he rose to take his depar- ture.
 Aunt Maria's face flushed a bit She felt for the -frst time that perhaps she had been A little too strict in her. meth ods regarding the rearing of Katie. Well" she said, ''I guess she may go. The only thing, Doctor, Is this; when we-you and were young-we never had these rough Halloween parties. We were more decorous fin our conduct"
 You have surely forgotten again that bob-sled ride" reminded the doctor. And the barn dance we had out at old Tom Atkins farm. when We liked to have wrecked the barn and the house as well with out merrymaking. But you were the young one then, Maria, and now 1t Is Katie. Do you see the differenceT'
 "T see. I see." admitted Aunt Maria And what's more, Doctor. I'll try to keep my girlhood days closer to the sur face of my thoughts in future. especially vher Katie Is in mind. So now good
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29
BY MAUD WALKER.

It was a cold October morning. the day before Halloween. and the great city awoke to look out upon the first sugges. tion of winter. From an old untenanted tumble-down bullding-which had been condemned as unsafe for people to live in-came little boy of perhaps ten years of age. Ills face was dirty, his hair uncombed and his clothing thin, ragged and soiled. He raised a pale. sad face towards the sky which was only to be seen by looking upward, for the tall buildings cut of all the Armament save that directly overhead.
 Ugh, it's cold r And the boy shivered and turned up his coat collar. Wonder what I'll do for warmer coat this win ter. But how hungry l am, l must hurry to the newspaper office and get my papers. But If business Is as bad today as It was yesterday there'll be little 10 eat on. Gee. but I've had a hard time since my dear mother died and my father was taken 10 the hospital all cut up by a street car. It Is year now since dear mother wasS looked away from us, and over a month since poor old father was hurt so that he'll probably de. Let's see -today's visitors day at the hospital. can go and see him between three and four o'clock this afternoon. Well. l must get to selling papers. or I'll not eat this morning."
 So saying, the little boy. whose name was Neddie Smith. hurried otf down the street which was being rapidly filled with pedestrians. all of them shivering, hurrying. miserable-lo looking beings, out early In quest or work. It was yet too early for the regularly -empioyed to be
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the father whispered to his little boy who was so soon to become an orphan indeed Dear boy, I cannot get well. The doctor told me so this morning. I have fatal hurt inside-I-wlll-not- not-be-here-lO But I cannot die-and leave you-in this great-cruel-cit Promise me that-you'll go-into the-country and fnd-a home. You are a good-boy-and-an honest mans son. You'll find some good soul who'll take"
 But the voice became too weak for Ned die to hear more. The poor mans eyes went shut and his breathing came hard. Neddie felt a pang at his heart and sob rose to his throat which he smothered. fearing his father would think him weak. A nurse, coming at the moment. saw the ckange in the sick mans condition and hurried Neddie away. As she did so Neddie suddenly turned to her with sup \ pllcating voice: "Please. oh. please. good lady. allow me to stay somewhere near. I fear my father Is dying. I can't bear to leave him now. l may never see him again If l am sent away"
 Although the nurse was hardened to sights of grief and pain this little plea from a grief-strcken child was too much for her to refuse. and leading Neddie to small anteroom. near to the ward In which his father lay. she bade him walt there till she came for him.
 The afternoon wore away. and the lights were sent fickeriny like hre-fiies throughout the big hospital And still Neddie sat In the arteroom unnoticed by anyone. Just as he was on the point of going to someone to make inquiry about his fathers condition the nurse who had brought him there entered Her face was serious and sympathetic as she bent over Neddie, saying: Tt is all over, child. Your father died half an hour ago. It will he impossible for you to see him now. Shall-
 But Neddle did not wait for anything more. Turning quickly. that the nurse might not see his face, So drawn with grief and eyes filled with bitter tears. he fed from the building. smoihered sobs shaking his thin little body. No. he did not want to see his father-now It would do TO good since he could not speak to him nor feel the caress Of hls dear hands He had gone. then. to join the dear mother. And Neddie was alone
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29
BY WILLIAM WALLACE. JR.

Little Katie Donivan lived with an old aunt, a lady who had long ago forgotten that she had ever been under sixty years of age. and therefore was not the right sort of person to rear a child. But Katie. being an orphan, had no choice in the matter of a home and guardian and was very grateful to her stern old aunt for shelter. food. clothing and schooling. But sometimes she found her home life very dull indeed. If she sang and played about the house her Aunt Maria would call out to her: "Children should be seen; not heard-' And If Katie begged to be per mitted to go skating or coasting-or to participate in any of the childish sports f her school associates-the prim old aunt would shake her head emphatically, saying: Tt Is wicked waste of time to play. When you have finished your school tasks and household duties you should sew and mend, or read some helpful book.
 And so It was that the time -.ot spent in the school room was very tedious 10 Katie, whose only companion was her Aunt Maria. Occasionally her little girl friends were allowed to make formal calls upon her. but during such calls aunt Maria sat in the parlor andf helped her little niece to entertain the company. And Aunt Maria's way of entertaining chil- dren was to tell them how much better and smarter children used to be than now: to tell of her own stralght-lacel youth. and her superiority over the chil- dren of the present generation.
 The day before Halloween Katie's com rades at school planned upon what they called "a lark" for the following evening after supper, and as usual Katie was in- vited to be one of the gay party.
 Well, you know how Aunt Maria Is about such things" said Katie. But maybe-if you'll go home with me and ask her to let me join you she'll relent a bit and consent. being as its Halloween.
 That evening Katie's two most inti- mate friends, Lucy and Grace, accom- panied her home and very solicitously asked Aunt Marias consent for Katie to make one of their Halloween party on the following evening.
 .'Hallove'en party," And Aunt Maria threw up hands and eyebrows in conster- nation. Not if l know myself" she ex- claimed. Why. its nothing but rough ness and rudeness, this going about play ing pranks with peoples property. No indeed. Katharine doesn't go a step out of this house after supper-f ] know IL She's being brought up as girls should be brought up. in a quiet. stay-at-home and mind your wn-business manner. No tom-boying for a girl under my roof. can promise you"
 And so the Halloween matter was set tied so far as Katie was concerned. And the little girls heart was heavy in conse- ouence. All that evening she found her mind wandering from her books while engaged in getting tomorrow's lessons She was continually thinking of what the world would be like If all women were
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29

out. But soon the better-to-do class be- gan to mix with their wretched brothers and sisters. end the day advanced rap idly.
 Neddie Smith got his bundle of papers counted out to him and with his small stock in trade tucked under his arm he went down the street crying his wares: First edition, papers, papers. all about the horrible train wreck-papers! first edition, papers,"
 Neddie had not long been a street newsboy. As you have learned from his morning soliloquy. his mother was dead and his father seriously injured and lying In a hospital Before these dire calami- ties had happened In Neddle's life his home had been clean and wholesome one, though very poor. Ills father had been a factory worker and his mother a plain seamstress, sewing by the day in private homes. But the combined in comes of the parents merely met their living expenses. nothing being saved for that rainy day which now poured as q deluge on the head of the helpless but hopeful Neddie.
 After his mothers death Neddie and his father had kept the little three-r room fat. and Neddie hnd continued to attend school But a home without a mother was sad and barren one. Indeed. and the place soon became unkept and dirty, in spite of Neddie's efforts to keep it as his dear mother had done" And his father was too tired at evening time to lend a hand at tidying up the place. He managed to prepare meals for his boy and himself. but other tasks were left to the untutored little Neddie.
 And then had happened the most ter rible thing. Neddies father while cross
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29

fin the world. As fast as he could go he ran towards the West A faint glow of the setting sun still reddened the sky, and Neddie knew that in that direction lay the country. Ills father had told him 10 leave the cruel cIty-to go to the country where some good soul would care for him.
 That night Neddie lay In the shelter of a haystack, eating one of the cakes he had kept from the mornings meal When the dawn broke he rose and started to- ward farm house near by. But the barking of big dog sent him on down the road. away from the farm. He walked all day, resting at intervals on the roadside. But everywhere the farm houses looked so fine and big that he reared to go to their owners to ask for a home where he might work for his Board. He knew that the prosperous and wei!-fed could not understand his de plcrable condition. and would call him a young tramp and send him about his business or turn him over to the county authorities to be sent to the poor house And Neddie could not bear the thought or becoming a dependent.
 And SO another night-Hallowe'e night-found Neddie stiI a wanderer.
 
 town at dusk and had felt so lonely and sad that he sank down near to a biz barn 10 rest. As be lay there in the moon light he wondered what would be- come of him. for he was nigh unto starvation. Hearing something crawl Ing in the grass near him he got up and climbed into covered wagon-a wagon such as grocers deliver their goods in to customers. Once inside the wagon he hid himself beneath the seat and an old blanket Being worn out he soon fell into c profound sleep from which the noise of merrymakers did not rouse him. Boys and girls. as well as many grown-ups. were out in force to celebrate the gay occasion of Halloween in regular coun- try fashion. A group of boys raided the barn fin whose shed Neddie slept so sOundly In the delivery wagon. They seized hold of the wagons tongue and drew 1t down the street. yelling and laugsinS gaily as they went along. But throughout hls ride Neddie slept on. dreaming that he was in warm house and enjoying T good supper.
 The merrymakers drew the old wagon
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29

Ard even after Billy Jones had become a full-t.edged young doctor of medicine. and married pretty Oracle Turner. he and Aunt Maria remained good friends. And now that the doctor was a grandfather. and Aunt Maria old enough to be a grand mother. their friendship was deep one. Aunt Maria often going 10 the doctor for advice In matters of business.
 Why. Dr. Jones. What on earth are you he-e :or at this time of night! asked Aunt Maria. holding the door open. but not inviting her visitor in. 'I hope there's nothing the matter with any of your folks
 No. no, Maria" answered the doctor. "Eut there's something the matter with YOUR folks-I think. May come in and chat bit: It wants half an hour till bed tlme.'' Y
 Certainly. come right in.'' said Aunt Maria. her tone cordial. but her manner reluctant. She did not approve of late hours. even for visitors
 The good old doctor entered the sitting room and took his chair beside the com fortable grate fire. Has Katie gone to bed so early?" he asked. looking about for the little girl.
 "Just gone, sir" said Aunt Maria "rm raising Katharine by clock work. you know. No staying up after a certain hour at night and no lying abed after a cer- tain hour in the morning. I believe In regularity" And Aunt Maria looked at the clock with a meaning glance. Well, friend Maria said the doctor. "since 1t is getting on close to your bed time
Arizona republican., 1907-10-29

night And say to Grace that she msy count Katharine in on the Hsllowe'en doings. It may not be just the PROPER thing. but we can't always be right The best of us will make mistakes some times"
 You are correcting your gravest D's take tonight" declared the good doctor. and shaking his hostess hand he bowed good night and went down the street whistling like a boy. he was 60 happy to have accomplished his purpose
 Yes. it's good to he young" sighed Aunt Maria But mercy on us. l had most forget that I was ever s girl Well. Katharine may thank the doctor If she has a gay time tomorrow evening But all the same I don't approve of such frivolity. even though I was as silly when young But have given my word and I'll stand by It. Katharine may go with the young folks whenever she wishes 10. I'll stand ln her way no longer. for after all. I'm a real OLD MAID. and don't really know SO much about rearing children as ! ought to-