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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-26
ST. nate Routine
Saturday Session
ny George Dnyi..

Bismarck, Feb. 2S.-On Saturday
in the senate several petitions we're
read from voters asking the assembly
to vote for the mechanics lien law and
one signed by the threshermen of La
Moure county protesting against the
passage, the law requiring thresher-
men to give bonds to secure the pay
of their employees.
Turner'S Bill Killed.
The following bills were reported by
the committees and recommended to
pass.
2S9 by Plain-Providing for surety
bonds of abstracters
293-Providing a new method of
verifying claims against the state.
181 by CONTEMPLATING to no.
tees to vote for bonds in school dis
tricts.
277 by Sharpe-Relating to rights
of way of railroads over school lands
belonging to wards or deceased per-
sons
1879 by Simpson-Insurance law.
202 by Simpson-Relating to Or
ganization of counties.
233 by Plain-Relating to records Of
deeds, mortgages and other instru-
ments.
1872 the insurance law. Senate bill
256. Turner, relating to exemption
frauds, was indefinitely postponed.
Majority and minority reports were
made on senate bill 240 by Strom, pro-
viding for the dividing of the state in
to congressional districts. The ma
jority report was for the bill as in
troduced which divides the state east
and west on line north of Cass coun-
ty. The minority reports was for
division north and south. No action
on the report was deferred till Mon
day.
New senate bills introduced were:
81 by Koffel-To prohibit unfair
commercial discrimination between
different section communities or To-
calities or unfair competition by per-
sons of corporations. This bill is
similar to Talcott's bill No. ISL for the
same purpose but it is prepared es-
pcCldlly " I'LL Uuc OLduudTu VII cCWl-
pany.
312 by Purcell-Providing for levy
ing tax for county fairs.
313 by Kelly-Relating to manner
in which corporations may increase
or diminish their capital stock.
314-Appropriating money to defray
expenses Of prosecuting or defending
in litigation growing out of enforce
ment of laws relating to rates and
compensation of transportation COM
panies.
315 by Pierce-Authorizing the gov
ernor to remove or suspend certain Of
ficers for malfeasance in office, drunk
enness and other causes.
316 by Johnson of McLean-Provid-
ing for two judges in the Sixth judicial
district.
31s by Spoonheim-Relating to
method OF assigning paupers to poor
farms.
81 by Johnson of Mclean Chang
ing the law regard to terms Of court
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FREAK LEGISLATION
Seems to be Hobby of Rep.
Anderson Of This County
What Others Think.

Bismarck, Feb. 26.-In order that
the people who are responsible for the
deed may know the opinoin of the peo-
pie of the state who do not know him
personally and are only judging by the
"freakishness" of the legislation he
is proposing, the following letter from
a gentleman of Williams county con.
corning one of the delegates from
Grand Forks county published below.
1t speaks for itself and shows the
reputation the county-one of the best
and should be the most influential in
state-is acquiring because of the ac-
tons of one of this representatives.
WillistOn, N. D., Feb. 2, o.
Hon. F. B. Chapman,
Bismarck, N. D.
Dear Sir:
l notice in the list of bills which
have been introduced, one by Mr.. An.
derson Of Grand Forks and II I am
right there is also another one of the
same stamp. These bills, I believe,
are the rankest that have been intro.
duced for some time. While that part
which requires that any person furn.
inshing an article to a newspaper for
publication shall sign his name to 1t,
is all right, do not see where there
Is any call for that part which refers
to the use Of the names of people in
public Office or the use of the names of
candidates or representation which
are before the public for decision. This
bill will deprive the newspapers of
their main purpose before public. To
muzzle the newspapers as in attempt.
ed to be done by this bill, is to permit
all manner Of trouble and disregard
for the interests of the public good.
1t Is the means Of keeping all graft
In such persons under cover and to
prevent It from being brought to the
public gaze. do not know that there
is any call for bill limiting the pric.
es that newspaper shall charge for
advertising, whether It be political or
other nature. While we do not be.
lieye in going after u man In public
life unless It for the public good, we
do not desire to have our field butted
into by the freak representative from
Grand Forks
Very respectfully,
e. w. Disney.
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There Is a strong lOsS. .ity that
North Dakota may never have an
ether bumper wheat crop of the rec
ord breaking kind, and this will not
be because of any deterioration of the
soil or any epidemic of rust in the
grain, or bad weather. 1t will be due
to the will of the farmers. The farm
ers are rising in their might and de-
manding that they shall receive
good market price for their products.
If necessary, in order to obtain it,
they will themselves curtail the pro-
duction. There must be no more over
production, which shall make for low
prices on the fruits of the soil.
All this was plainly brought out at
the meeting held at Fargo for the
purpose of organizing the North Da-
kota branch of the American Society
Of Equity.
"The farmer is under no moral OBJ
legation to feed the rest of the world
at an unfair price," said Theodore G.
Nelson, state organizer of the Ameri-
can Society Of Equity, in his closing
address before the convention, and
words to the same effect were uttered
by several of the other speakers.
In the course of his brief speech,
accepting the Office of president of the
state organization, to which he had
been elected, James Holes of Fargo
said:
If 1t becomes necessary in order
that we may obtain good profits we
will cut down the production. When
I stated to friend of mine that one
of the purposes of this organization
was to raise the price of wheat, he
said, You cant do it.
But l say, we can l have been
in New Orleans when cotton was sold,
delivered at the levee at cents
pound, and was told that at that
time under the prevailing labor con-
ditions, the planters could not afford
to raise it for less than cents a
pound. Later the planters formed an
organization similar to the one we
are now forming and since then the
price of cotton has been from to
IL cents a pound.
I'VE can raise the price of wheat
and if 1t is necessary that we reduce
the amount of wheat we raise in Or
der to do this, I am willing to do
my share"
Speaking along the same line, earl
Ter in the afternoon, o. G. Major of
Hope, said:
1T is not the biggest crops that
make money for the farmers. The
biggest crops we have raised have
brought US the smallest returns be-
cause the price has been SO low, while
out of the short crops we have made
money. Jim Hill and some others are
doing everything they can to have
every acre of ground placed under
cultivation and to induce the farmers
to raise as much as possible. No
wonder Mr.. Hill wants big crops. He
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averaged nearly 80 bushels to the acre.
The production in 1906 was 19,040,900.
North Dakota ranks first in the pro-
duction of flax and the average yield
last year was 11.6 bushels, q total yield
of 13,455O0O.
North Dakota produced in 1906 over
100000 bushels of corn and the APP
proximate average was Is bushels.
North Dakota had in 1906 631,844
head of cattle, or about one and one
half head to each man, woman and
child in the state.
North Dakota had 356,O49 head of
horses in 1905. 1t had $3.50 head of
mules, 367,429 head of sheep and &c.
372 head of hogs.
The value Of live stock in North Da-
kota in 1905 was $72,O00,OO0, or over
$165 per capita.
In health this state heads the list.
The census shows the death rate to be
z to each 1000 persons, while the birth
rate was &c to each 1000 persons.
This state has produced one presi-
dent and has excellent material for
many more.
Its school system is one to which
every citizen can turn with pride.
North Dakota provides the best of
everything for it's unfortunates. The
insane at Jamestown; the deaf at Dew
lis Lake. the feeble-minded at Grafton;
the blind at Bathgate; juvenile Offend
ers at Mandan, and the adult law
breakers at Bismarck.
1t has splendid university at Grand
Forks; an excellent agricultural col
lege at Fargo; normal schools at May
Vile and Valley City; a school of sci
ence at Wahpeton; manual training
school at Glendale, aand college at
Grand Forks.
In this state all prepared foods must
print the fact of adulteration on la
bells, while patent medicines must print
formulas. There is law against de-
ceiving the public.
Sport Domain.
During the spring and fall migra-
lions of wild geese and ducks visit the
lakes in vast flocks. while prairie
chickens abound in all parts of the
state.
Deer can be found on the Missouri
river and in different portions of the
western part of the state.
North Dakota will grow beautiful
trees and luscious Strawberries.
Apple trees are growing in various
sections of the state as far north as the
the Canadian boundary.
The North Dakota exhibit received
highest award, grand prize and eighty
three gold medals at the Portland ex-
position.
At the ST. Louis exposition North Da-
kota received more grand prizes than
any other state, except California, and
ranked sixth in number of gold med
ais and eighth in silver medals.
Fargo, Grand Forks and Wahpeton
are the gateways to the state from the,
eastern potrion and are favorably To-
Gated.
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FEDERATION WILL TAKE STEPS
FOR REPUTATION Of PIPE DREAMS
Edgar L. Richter Delegate of Larmore Commercial Club
in Grand Forks Today-says Good Should
Come From Meeting

Edgar L. Richter of Larimore dele
gate of the Larimore commercial club
to the meeting at Minot of the North
western clubs, which meeting had for
its purpose the refutation of the
of the grossly exaggerated stories
growing out of the severe winter was
in Grand Forks today.
Mr.. Richter states that the meeting
was largely attended and that much
good should be accomplished as re-
suit of the meeting. The delegates
chose as a name THE Northwestern
North Dakota Federation and if the
plans now formulated are carried out
1t will be a permanent organization,
having as its purpose the upbuilding
and advertising of that section of the
state.
Condemn Reports
During the meeting the following
resolution in disapproval of the exag-
gerated reports which have been sent
out. was drawn up and passed:
Whereas, There has been ten
dency to send out sensational reports
as to the rigors of North Dakota win
ter, which reports have been seized
upon by eastern papers and distorted
and embellished to the detriment of
North Dakota and particularly the
northwestern part of the state and
whereas this convention through it's
delegates and otherwise after due in
Vest1gatiOn strongly pronounces the
reports as being for the most part alb
solutely false.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
we, the Northwestern North Dakota
Federation in convention assembled
do hereby strongly condemn and dis
approve Of the publication of these
grossly exaggerated reports.
Signed, Edgar l.. Richter, w. r.
Vosburg and Sam H. Clark, commit
tee"
FRenwald Spoke.
One of the principal speakers ut
the convention was r. r. Renwald
The speaker said in part
The object OF this convention, as
you are all aware, is to refute the
many baseless, false. sensational and
absurd reports regarding the suffering
and deaths due to the climatic con-
/. ditions this winter
Ifntttess44keports are true, then in
deed North Dakota would he a country
inhabited only by the Esquimo and the
polar bear, and Walter Wellman's re-
search for the north pole will be
fruitless unless he steers his balloon
in this direction.
North Dakota has been slandered
thoughtlessly and maliciovsly mis-
represented.
Truth of Matter.
What are the truths-the real facts
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Bachelor girl" is said to be DIS
placing "old maid" in current speach.
elor" to mean single woman. In
the old French "bachelette" meant
a young and pretty girl, especially If
she had lover. Etymology has moth
ing to say against feminine "bach-
elor," since the word seems to be the
late Latin "baccalarius," farm serv-
ant, or more literally cowherd
(bacca or vacca. meaning cow, and
"baccalarius" had a feminine "bac-
calaria."
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award for general agricultural exhibit
at the Lewis and Clark exposition,
Portland, Ore.
North Dakota was the recipient of
highest award for collection of hard
wheat at the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton.
The mills of North Dakota were
awarded gold medals for hard wheat
-four at Portland last year.
Wheat Fourteen Bushels.
North Dakota's wheat production for
1905 gave 1906 bushels per capita ami
averaged IA bushels to the acre.
The average yield of oats for 1906
was about 40 bushels to the acre. The
estimated yield was 43,66S,01O bushels.
Barley was an excellent crop and
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Some Facts Concerning North DAKOTA The FHckertnl &ae

products in 1905 aggregated about
$3.50, 100000, or an average of nearly
$4,000 to the farm.
The dairy products of this state in
1905 were about $5,000,00o. There are
30 creameries in operation, to say
nothing of the home diaries.
Live stock on the farms and ranches
in 1905 had a value approXimating
$60,000,0O0.
Five hundred thousand dollars worth
of chickens and eggs We're sold in
1905
Products Average $3.50.
In the total value of all farm prod
ucts in this state each man. woman
and child has a ratio of nearly $3.50
each, an average in excess of any other
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state in the Union.
This state has $4,000 square miles of
Ignite coal fields, with 80 or more
mines in active operation.
The annual output of Ignite coal in
1905 was over 100000 tons. and it can
be multiplied by ten and yet find an
active market for more.
Every village has its newspaper and
commands the services of professional
men of excellent ability.
In North Dakota nlacaroni wheat has
passed the experimental stage and has
come to stay.
The United States department of ag-
riculture says that macarcMi whea:
has been successfully shown to make
good bread
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east.
Don't rent and pay high rental, but
come to North Dakota and get a farm
of your own and be your own master.
All farmers with families and mod
crate means can do better in this state
than in any other state in the United
States.
Land can be bought in this state for
the same amount per acre that Is paid
IN rental in the eastern states.
There are over 1000 churches in
North Dakota, valued at over $3,OOO,-
900.
North Dakota astonished the world
with its mineral display at the Port
land exposition.
North Dakota received the highest
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...T.ks. tom the North D.lot. M.t...ee....


F. l Whitney passenger traffic man
aver of the Great Northern railway,
says that North Dakota is all right.
The records of scale beam. the over
flowing elevator bins and the balances
on the right side of the bank ledger
all show remarkable growth and pres
perity."
Wonderful State.
President Worst said: I'VE have Il
wonderful state. We have state that
We can strip six inches OF soil from
and go on farming 1t and scarcely
know the difference.
ut is a state without Il millionaire
and without pauper."
Ten dollar land will produce as
much or more than 500 land in the
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as to the conditions that existed
this winter-facts that you and and
i! thousands of North Dakota's best citi-
zens will verify anod swear to If nee
essary? What are they?
Were there hundreds of persons
frozen to death as reported through
the east by the press? You know and
I know and the intelligent citizens of
North Dakota know that there were
practically no deaths caused by the
cold this winter Only three instances
can be found, so far as have been
able to learn, and all of these were
due to gross carelessness or to acct
dent, and not to lack of fuel or pro-
visions.
More Deaths In Cities.
do not hesitate to say that more
people were frozen to death in New
York state than in North Dakota 1t
is a fact and who will dare deny it
that there is greater suffering en-
dured from the cold each and every
winter by the poor in the great cities
OF New York, Chicago, Boston and
IuIlduelpuld, Lildn IN NOrtn dakota
this year.
will go further and say that there
is more suffering from cold and fuel
shortage right in the Twin Cities each
year than in this severe winter in
North Dakota.
More lives are lost annually in the
iron mines of northern Minnesota.
More deaths are frequently due to
heat prostrations in New York city
more deaths from typhoid fever in
Pennsylvania and more deaths occur
red daily this winter from an cpl
demic of scarlet fever in Chicago.
More deaths occurred from cy-
clones in Kansas last year, more suf-
fering and loss of life and property
in the Ohio Valley floods this winter,
and in the great state of Texas, whose
praises are sung by the very land
men who have probably originated
these pipe dreams there have during
the past ten years, averaged yearly
over twenty times as many deaths in
storms and floods, than we have had in
North Dakota during the present win
ter"
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
February 26.

. . . .
1266-Charles of Anjou defeated
Manfred at Benevento.
1426-Cardinal John de Brogni. dis
tinguished for his learning and piety.
died.
16S6-Conte Godefroy D'Estrades re-
signed his commission as viceroy of
New France.
1S15-Napoleon escaped from Elba.
1873. P. Kemble, celebrated Eng
lish actor, died. Born 1867.
1S51-Macready's farewell at Drury
Lane theatre, London.
1S52-British troopship Birkenhead
wrecked on South African coast: 43s
lives lost.
1S69-Congress by Joint resolution
passed fifteenth amendment to the con-
stitution.
1S7l-Treaty of peace between
France and Germany concluded at Ver-
sailles.
1s9S-Attempt to assassinate tine
king of Greece.
19O2-Paris celebrated centenary
of Victor Hugo's birth.
19O3-Fire in Cincinnati caused s2.-
100000 property loss.
Whitelaw Reid, the American minis
ter to Great Britain. is extremely
careful In his diet, which is of a very
simple character. He drinks copious-
~ OF milk and oatmeal, but he eschews
both tea and coffee. Nevertheless
when ne holds reception, as he did
at Dorchester House on the Fourth of
July. his guests have no reason to
complain OF the fare. 1T was mag
niffcent," declared New Englander
who was there.
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Those who chance to pass the dwell
ing of Thomas A. Edison, the cleo
trician, at an early hour in the morn
ing are sometimes astonished to hear
an organ being played and wonder
who is thus amusing himself at a time
when others are fast asleep. 1t is
Edison himself, who, after a long
period of work in the laboratory, will
refresh himself mentally by couple
of tunes on his favorite instrument,
thus preparing for recuperative slum.
Der.
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Some people never stop to count
the cost because they realize that
they haven't got the price, anyway.
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Can any one tell me what snow is?"
asked the teacher.
Yes, ma'am; it's dried rain," an
swered the small boy at the front.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09

we now enjoy having been brought TO
us within that time. But from these
added blessings have evolved problems
which we must meet. With the advent
of the sewing machine, for instance,
comes a millionaire sewing machine
manufacturer, and problem. We
don't want to go back to the cambria
needle in order to get rid OF the prob
lem but we want to set about to solve
the problem without losing the bless
ing. That is the problem that con-
fronts us today. But we will solve it
in the course of time and then we will
find other problems to solve. Eighty
years ago we did not have railroads and
consequently we did not have railroad
problem. With the advent of the rail-
road has come interstate commerce and
with them has come a problem. We
don't want to get rid of the railroads in
order to get rid of the problem. So we
are now trying to solve the problem
some other way"
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
Best Way to. Keep Eggs.

After experiments with egg preserv-
atives, the agricultural department has
concluded that water-glass (silicate Of
sodium) is about the best, and makes
the following suggestions: Use only
perfectly fresh eggs. Stale eggs will
not keep by any method of preserva-
tion. Clean out the vessels in which
the eggs are to be packed (preferably
stone jar) by scaldipg with boiling
water. Prepare the solution. using
water that has first been boiled and
then cooled to ordinary temperature.
To each Is quarts of water add one
quart of water-glass. Pack the eggs
into the jar and pour the liquid over
them; cover the eggs completely. Do
not wash the eggs before packing them
as this may injure their keeping quali-
ties by removing q natural protective
coating on the outside of the shells.
Keep the eggs packed in this manner
in a cool, dark place, such as q dry,
cool cellar.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
Congressman Bede's PHILOSOPHY. /.

In his Chautauqua address Congress-
man Bede is putting the stamp of a
statesman and philosopher on himself
along with the humorist stamp under
which the chautaugua management is
pleased to advertise him. The subject
of his address is "Civillzation, it's
Cause and Cure" He believes that
ours is the greatest civilization IN the
history of the world and the result of
six thousand years of progress. He is
glad that he is an American citizen and
proud to live under the folds of "Old
Glory" which he believes will continue
to float until Gabriel blows his trumpet
and time shall be no more. The con-
stitution he considers the highest ideal
of human liberty that has been evolved
up to the present time. 1t guarantees
to our citizens life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. Mark you," he
says, "it does not guarantee happiness,
but guarantees to you the pursuit of
happiness. No government can guar
antee happiness to its subjects. Hap
piness comes only from within oneself. F"
THE world has moved thousands of
years" says he, within the last fifty
years, most Of the greatest blessinga
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09

WANTED soon: small cottage. fat
or suite of rooms, furnished or unfur-
nished, for self and wife. Permanent
tenants IL satisfactory. Report to
Mrs. w. G. Cook.
Cart. C. P. BRAGG.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09

The editor of the Paonia News
paper writes more like a socialist
than he does like a democrat.
Take this paragraph from his
comment on the Haywood trial,
for instance:
1--WE know that many good
men and women believe the fed
GRAFTON officials guilty, but we
will not believe that any of the
gang of industrial pirates who
brought about their arrest be-
lieved it. They knew before
they started that these men were
guiltless. There was conspir-
acy, black as hell, fostered and
fed by the Mine Owners Asso-
citation, nursed by the despicable
Pinkerton agency and executed
by the administration of two
states.
If that don't bear all the ear
marks of wild-eyed prejudice and
the reckless denunciation of a
socialist we would not know
what to call it. But then it is
generally understood that Bro.
Rawalt is at least half breed.
The Delta independent., 1907-08-09
The Crawford Chronicle, Will

The Crawford Chronicle, Will
liam Hopkins, publisher, starts
out with a good patronage. The
first three numbers are creditable
and the paper gives promise of
permanence. A newspaper will
be of tremendous advantage to
Crawford and we trust the people
there will appreciate this fact and
continue their patronage beyond
the first enthusiasm period.