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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-07

the Indianapolis motor speedway, on
Memorial day. May 30 next. There
have been six entries made for the
race thus far, as follows: Lewis
Strang in Case car; c. B. Baldwin,
in an Interstate "50;" Johnny Ait
kin, in National 40" 1911 Speed
way model; Frank p. Fox of Indian
apolis. in q, Pope-Hartford, and Louis
Disbrow in the same make of car, the
other entry being a Simplex. for
which no driver has been named so
far. 1t is possible that Ralph De
Palma. the mile track champion of
1910, will pilot this last named car
through the long grind.
Many other entries are soon to be
made. among them wild Bob" Bur-
man and Arthur Chevrolet In Buick
400 cars, Spencer Wishart in Mer-
cedes, Herbert Lytle In a Napier,
Frank T. Dearborn in q Fiat, w. H.
Turner in an Amplex, Joe Dawson in
q Marmon special, and others.
The purse of $4,000 in gold is prov
ing magnet for the best drivers tn
the business and 1t is probable before
the lists close that the thirty cars
which will face the starter will be
manned by the 6. catest galaxy OF
pilots ever brought together for one
event.
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bulk Of the elephant as he stalks side
BY side with the Shetland pony in
the circus parade.

bulk Of the elephant as he stalks side
BY side with the Shetland pony in
the circus parade.
Nearly every auto manufacturer
who has. heretofore confined himself
strictly to pleasure cars is now eth
er actually engaged in building q
commercial line or is contemplating
such a move during the coming sea-
son. As, one manufacturer expressed
the situation. I'VE realize that the
people who can buy an auto for pleas.
ure make very small field for ou1
output while the people who buy a
car because it is an economical in
vestment constitute great bulk OF
the business men of the world"
The show has. again made even
gray haired. hard headed business
men give serious thought to the oft
mooted question will the motor car
displace the horse?" Be that as II
may, the show was truly a business
one and the various uses to which
the auto Is now being put will be
somewhat clarified by the following
paragraph:
Some Of the Displays.
Among the exhibits were repair
wagons for street car companies with
towers high enough to reach the
overhead trolley wire and furnish q
platform for the workmen, three-ton
trucks piled high with barrels, mas:
sive tank O. agcns, huge fitting.
body coal ID trucks, huge ten
ton milk : re wagons. am.
balances. 10 rolls. sightseeing
cars, huge fur: Ill . moving vans, can.
opy top express wagons, small deliv.
cry wagons, and in fact everything
that in any way lends itself to use.
fulness for transportation in the com.
mercial field.
One may read the foregoing para.
graph or might even have witnessed
the display and still draw the con.
clusion that those exhibits were man.
ufactured for the purpose Of adver.
Using and not for real practical uses
However when he learns that the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-07

loA0lnS business men from nearly
every great commercial center of the
United States made trips of most any
distance to witness the demonstra-
tions in Madison Square and went
determined to purchase from one to
fifteen commercial cars to press into
immediate service, his dream of an
advertising scheme is exploded and
he is compelled to admit that the
commercial motor car will henceforth
take front rank in the business life
Of any community.
When the big retail merchant can
make his delivery service earn money
for him instead of being merely a
necessary expense. the way it is done
Is deemed worthy of investigation by
other merchants. Progressive stores
in our largest cities are proving the
earning necessity of motor wagons
when properly operated in a care
fully organized delivery system.
Facts About Use Of Motor Trucks.
Thirty-five motor wagons are oper-
ated by r. H. Macy & Co., New York
city. The power wagons have load
capacities Of one and two tons, and
cover all Greater New York, and run
into the suburbs twenty miles to make
daily deliveries. One wagon was driv-
on to Morristown. N. j., seventy-tw
miles out and back. Forty-five stops
| were made and the machine returned
to New York at $3.50 p. M. two hours
before team of horses would return
to the stable maintained in Newark,
about ten miles nearer Morristown,
after serving the same territory.
Vida Tnwu4knvr, rnr4vnI
z ess service by train is eliminat-
ed. &-4iveries are made more prompt
ly and over larger territory than
would be possible in the same time
and at the same cost with horses.
James A. Hearn & Co. use more
than forty machines of various types
ana sizes. The power wagons are put
on the hardest suburban routes, but
start from and return to the store
every day. One one-ton wagon covere
the Coney Island route regularly
travelling an average of sixty-three
to sixty-seven miles and making ar
average Of $50 stops for deliveries OF
parcels. It leaves the store at a
m. and gets back about p. m. ,ss
there are an unusual number. Z, dc.
liveries the driver works alone.
Ten three-ton trucks are maintain.
ed by the John Wanamaker store ir
| New York. These trucks are ca,
pacious and have removable innel
crates on rollers. Each fits snugly
When filled, the crate. on a large
hand truck, is showed into the motor
truck. Then It 10 taken at speed o.
twelve to fifteen miles an hour to 6
substation IN Harlem. the Bronx, Eas
New York or South Brooklyn. Herr
the inner body is Withdrawn, an empt,
one put in its place and the truck
Immediately returns to the store fol
another load.
Ten to fifteen minutes sufiice 70,
withdrawing one crate and substitute
ing another. As many as 1900 sep
arate parcels have been carried in on.
load by one of these trucks. They
work far into the night, often twenty
hours out Of twenty-four, and aver
age approximately lis miles day
On one day before Christmas f1vs
loads Of merchandise were hauled GU,
to the Bronx station by one Of these
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Auto Drivers Born. Not
Made; ExperienceOnStree

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. Where
does the daredevil automobile race
pilot come from! This is the ques-
ton asked by hundreds Of the specta-
tors who see the motor masters Of
today rush madly around the great
road courses and speedways, of the
nation in quest of honor and gold. The
answer is seemingly simple yet with
1t comes the statement that race driv-
ers are born, not developed through
mere skill and mechanical knowl-
edge.
The average race driver who is
seen in the space annihilating mon
sters which careen wildly over the
tracks thinks no more Of sending his
steel steed along at the death-inviting
pace than he would of driving q tour
ing car through the city streets. The
fact Of the matter Is that two-thirds
or more of the racing drivers Of today
were city traffic drivers of yesterday;
men who turned on the taximeter
when you entered the taxicab at hotel
or depot. and carried you safely
through the crowded city streets to
your destination.
City traffic driving. and especially
taxicab driving, Is the training school
for the dare-devils who thrill thou
sands with their dashes over the race
courses in quest of gain. In Indian
apolis now there are fully eight or ten
men who are competent to take the
biggest speed cars over a race
course in competition with the worlds
greatest pilots and with a marked
sS,,n0Aoo
The greatest drivers Of today have
been traffic and demonstration driv-
ers. Louis Chevrolet drove trahic in
New York city for five years, his
brother. Arthur, did the same Victor
Hemery drove traffic In Germany
many yAarss before he raced a car.
Raipn De Palma was terrific driver
in New York. "Wild Bob" Burman
drove q demonstration car for several
years, in fact almost every great rae
ing pilot has risen from the ranks OF
the traffic and taxicab driver, rather
than, from the testing force Of any
factofy.
Most Of these drivers and many
others will compete In the b00-mile
International sweepstakes race over
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trucks, nd these Ave loads kept
twenty-nve route wagons busy with
local deItSsries throughout the day.
/ MarshatN Field & Co. have; in Chi
eago once the.most remarkable de-
livery systems In the world. Ftom the
selling floors the parcels are dropped
down spiral chute to the basement.
Here they Slide out upon travelling
belts for different sections of the city.
Other sortefs throw. them into; large
trunks. AS soon as a trunk is full it
is put aboard three-ton truck with
others. In from half an hour to an
hour the truck load of trunks reaches
a distributing station in an outlying
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-07
PREFERS STEADY PRICES.
Tire Man Talks Of Continuous Rise
and Later Reduction,

The price conditions that surround
ed automobile tires the last months
Of the past year made bad history,
bad feelings and bad business. and
the tire manufacturer was the central
figure in the whirlwind of discomfort
and the object of severe criticism due
to q lack Of understanding Of the real
facts. the tire men say.
The price Of crude rubber went up.
up. up, and it was inevitable that the
price of the manufactured product
should increase accordingly.
"Since then the price of crude rub
Der has fallen" the b., F. Goodrich
company says. I'VE were quick and
eager to seize upon the opportunity
that the reduction afforded and an
nounce lower price.
1T Is the fair, equitable, unchang-
ing prices that we all want-prices
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part ofsthe city where the trunks are
thrown'off and load Of empties TAX
en- on. Each trunk has been filled
with packages for certain street or
block so that 1t is not necessary to
open more than one or two at time.
Since the equipment of motor trucks
was installed the railroad suburban
service has been discontinued and the
store depends entirely upon the pow
er wagons.
One improvement suggested is the
use Of light motor delivery wagons in
place Of the horse outfits at the dis
tributing stations.
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COMMERCIAL AGE: Of
THE AUTOMOBILE
HAS OAWNED
Big Show in Madison Square
Garden First of It's Kind in
the World
PROVED BEYOND ANY
DOUBT A NEW FIELD
Some Facts About Use of NO.
tn Trucks Problem of
Economy
PROVED BEYOND ANY
DOUBT A NEW FIELD

Few people realize that the age Of
the auto for strictly commercial pur-
poses is just dawning. Very few, in
fact, know that the first show of mo-
tor cars devoted exclusively to COM
mercial purposes has just closed in
Madison Square garden. Very few
know that 1t is the first show Of the
kind to be held on the American
continent and probably in the world.
And 1t has proved to be an exhibition
Of giant machines far eclipsing even
the expectations Of real auto enthus-
lasts. Compared with horse power
vehicles Of the present time it re-
minds one Of the great strength and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-07
Department.

that will bear such a relation to the
value Of the article as will enable
1t to be considered good purchase.
This is the condition that rests
easy on consumer, dealer and manu-
facturer, and stimulates trade and
prompts better understanding Of the
facts.
"The reputable tire maker neither
seeks nor has need of mysterious
setting for tire prices, and Is mindful
of that identity of interests of all con-
cerned to ask only that which is ask
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ed Of them and to share every advan-
tage just as quickly"
The normal 10 most worth while:
and 1t is safest to keep to what is
generally considered commonplace.
Some people do humility to such an
extent that it's overdone to arrog-
ance.
Real sorrow is silent; therefore do
not lamentr too deeply over you
neighbors' loud crying.
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HUNCH THAT WAS ALL RIGHT
Combination Convinced Racing Man
There Must Be Something Do
ing"-There Was. .

doc" McDonough has returned to
Broadway after an absence of more
than two months, says the New York
Press. He went into retreat on Fri
day, November 13, 1909. The DOC"
is a great believer in lunches. When
he gets a bunch good and strong he
plays 1t to the limit.
The DOC" never had a stronger
bunch than on that November day.
That 1t was the thirteenth of the
month and a Friday was a combina-
tion worthy OF anyone's notice, but
what was more significant to the Doc
was the fact that in one of the races
that day there were Is horses entered
and one of the 13 had 13 letters in his
name.
There was nothing for a man to do
under such circumstances but bet the
bank roll and then lend the family
jewels to Mr.. Simpson or some other
friend. The Doc let every one in on
the good thing and there was a play
on the 13 horse that day such as there
never was before.
And the bunch was correct. The
horse ran thirteenth.
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Cation Hoblit, a former CLARK
county resident, was shot and killed
by a Mexican in western Texas last
Friday. He was, when here, the
champion large man of the state,
weighing 5l2 pounds. He came to
this country from Atlantic, H., in
1882 and filed on land in Fordham
township, and afterwards increased
his possessions to LOO acres, which he
owned at the time of his death. About
two years ago he bought a half inter.
est IN a large stock ranch in Texas
and has since then resided in the
south. He was so heavy that he had
been unable to walk for the past ten
years and has travelled about the
country in a covered wagon fitted up
for his special use. His father was
also a very large man but he has two
brothers and one sister who are below
the medium size. His sister, Mrs.
Gregg, Of Blunt, weighs less than 100
pounds. - Willow Lakes News.
The short crops of this season
have created a demand for milch
cows. We have in the past few years
said so much about the mistake made
by the most of II farmers in giving
up dairying that we are almost
ashamed to mention it again. But
when we warned them Of their mis-
take we knew what we were talking
about. There never was an exclusive
grain raising section in this country
that prospered continually on grain
alone. 1t may be all right to raise
nothing but grain for one year, and
possibly for several years in ucces
sion, but the time comes when exclu-
sive grain raising will not pay a profit
and sometimes not even makea living
for the farmer. We know that it is
argued that milking is hard and con-
fning work. We admit it. II is also
true that any profitable business,
whether in town or in the country, is
tedious and combining. Our readers
will remember that we have many
times stated that in the near future
the creamery in this city that was al
most allowed to die for want of patron
age would be needed, and the beginn-
ing of that day is at hand. And we
want to say one word more. As fast
as cows can be put to milking every
farmer should be a patro4 Of the local
creamery. Do not sell clsam to some
outside concern becauseit temporarily
raises the price q cent or two per
pound for the purpose Of putting the
local creamery out Of business, II
you DO 2atTonize the outside concern,
toy will pay back all you have TO-
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PhuipnInesI Best Fruit.

Philippine mangoes, to the mind Of
many Americans and foreigners the
sweetest fruit grown anywhere, would
alone make many millionaires in this
country If the fruit could be success.
fully shipped, or, better still, grown
here, as the Hawaiian papaya Is now
being made to grow in the Philippines.
Spaniards spent thousands of dollars
trying to get samples of the Philippine
mango to their late queen, but with.
out avail. There is absolutely moth.
ing to equal this fruit in the western
hemisphere. Mangoes in New York
would easily retail at from 81 to SLIPS
a dozen, with the demand never fully
supplied. One tree of enormous size
is said to have produced 5000 man
goes in one season. The fruit in shape
and general appearance resembles a
huge pear fiattened to a thickness of
about 1b inches. The skin is green
and the meat pumpkin colored. The
favor can be compared to no fruit in
this country; to appreciate its deli.
ciousness one must eat a mango of
the ice.-The Bookkeeper,
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ceived in extra prices and a lot more
with it. Inform yourself as to what
the local creamery can afford to pay
ano ss:H have a living profit, and then
be satisfied with it, If you do not do
this, you will take less after the local
creamery is gone, whether you are
satisfied or not.
While DR.. Black and family were
returning to town Sunday evening
they were run into by the O'Hora
auto and was thrown from the buggy.
Mrs. Black received a number of
painful bruises and the others were
somewhat bruised. The buggy was
demoralized. Mrs. Black has not
been able to teach Norwegian school
this week owing to the injuries sus-
tanned. Oldham Register.
Frank Sterr, an early resident of
the vicinity north of this city, but of
late years of Ramey, Mimi, passed
through this city the latter part of
last week for Wolsey to secure the re.
mains of his son Charles who was
killed by a train two miles and a half
east of Wolsey Thursday night. The
body was terribly mutilated and
could only be identified by letters
found in the pockets of the clothing.
DIR. Reed, of Lake Preston, was
found guilty of assault and battery in
Judge Hasche's court in this city
Monday. The trial was before a jury.
The complaining witness was Miss
Nettie Brink, of Lake Preston. In
the complaint it was alleged that
Miss brink went to Reeds Office for
treatment and that Reed claimed she
needed an operation on her t%onsils,
that he attempted to give her chloro-
form and that she resisted, that Reed
called a laborer from the street to
assist him. The defense claimed that
Reed did nothing of the kind, but
that he did lance a boil on her gums.
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MAXIM PROVES HIS SKILL
inventor Has Only One Arm, But He
Certainly Is an Expert with
the Auto.

Hudson Maxim, the inventor Of ex-
plosives, is an auto tiend and drives
his own machine despite the fact that
he has only one arm. He drives at
express speed along the crookedest
roads in New Jersey, where his sum
mer home Is located, and when he
first began this practice the farmers
in the neighborhood complained to the
authorities of Trenton that Maxim
was a public menac 1t was pointed
out In the complaint that high speed
ing was bad enough where the driver
had two hands, but where he had but
one there was no knowing what might
happen.
Maxim was summoned to Trenton
to show cause why he should be al
lowed to keep his license. He drove
down to Trenton In his car to meet
the inspector who had been detailed
to examine him. A lot of stakes and
barrels had been placed at angles dan
gerous for tires, and in all manner
Of crooks and turns on the testing
grounds, and Mr.. Maxim, on seeing
these, drove at them before the in
spector could say a word and thread
ed the maze with both S and
speed.
We'll, you've stood the test, Mr..
Maxim" said the inspector, crossing
over to him.
why, was that the test?" said the
inventor. II thought 1t was only a
sort of beginning. Get in with me
and I'll drive I'M the canitol stems If
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-07
@. a. Smith

At Mrs. Edith Pratt's o. h. lodging
house at reasonable rates. w. E. Pratt,
Agent.
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Manchester Department
By MISS MAY MAXWELL
For the convenience of our patrons Of Manchester and vicinity, we
have arranged with Miss May Maxwell to act as our agent, and she is
authorized to receive money on accounts and receipt for same.-PUB.

Miss Pearl Cleland, of Iroquois,
aud Edward Curley of this place,
were married in Huron on Wednes-
day, June 28th. A host Of friends
unite in wishing them all success and
happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Giltmer, Of Iroquois,
came over Mondry to spend a few
days with their daughter Mrs. Frank
Wright.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Kellar arrived
home Sunday morning after a visit of
Il week with friends and relatives at
Tracy.
Victor Bjornson went to Tracy to
spend the Glorious Frourth with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. A. E. Bowes was here a few
days last week to visit her son +, H..
aud family.
ID. ID. Sutton made a business trip
to Brookings Saturday, returning
Tuesday morning. S. I'll. Howard
was in charge of the lumber yard and
cream business during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs Anderson and Mrs.
Elliott went to Pipestone Monday by
auto route to spend the Fourth with
relatives.
Mrs. B. Garland has been quite
sick the past week but is much better
at present writing.
The three oldest children of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Anderson are stay
ing with their aunt, Mrs. Warren
Price during the absence Of their par
ents.
Alfred Bowes and wife ate Sunday
dinner at the home of e, II. Bowes
and family.
Mrs, Il. II. Bowes and son Merle
have gone on a visit to Bryant, Hazel,
and Watertown and will take in the
circus at Watertown on the 9Th.
Miss Anna Madison is in Huron
this week visiting her sister who is
there attending summer school.
Mr., and Mrs. Dave Lindsey were
De Smet visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Leach and Mrs. w. III.
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yum say 80.
mo, no." i~nterposed the inspector.
Keep your license, Mr.. Maxim. You
are as good a driver as II you had
four hands"
Maxim Is fond of declaring that he
has done more toward bringing uni
versal peace than any man alive,
'for," he says, "the use of such ter
rible explosives as l have invented
will make more for peace than all the
homilies that can be delivered"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-07

A young man or woman who can de-
vote all or part of his or her time driving
through the country and taking orders
for an article of value to every farmer.
No investment required. Position per-
manent with an assured good income.
Applicants will please give the Names of
three responsible business men for ref
erences as 90 ability and character and
at the same time state whether you can
devote all or part of your time to the work
and what territory you can cover.
r. o. Box 907, Des Moines. Ia.
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Maxwell visited Mrs. Geo. Sheldon
Monday afternoon between trains.

The ladies' aid society will serve
les cream and cake in the store build
ing north of the post Office Saturday
July 9Th. Everybody come.
Miss Agnes Curley went to Howard
last week to visit her sister Mrs. Anna
Clark and family.
Quite a number of Manchesterites
attended the celebration at Howard,
while many others drove over to
Spirit Lake to spend the day.
Many of the farmers round about
town sold and delivered cattle in De
Smet Saturday.
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FOIey'S Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right.

The jury seemed to credit the story
of the complaining witness and the
defendant was found guilty and fined
S25 90.
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shorfhorn Bulls ana Heifers

Registered Shorthoru Bulls and Heifers
for sale. Animals are of the heavy type
and all dark red.
lila RI. Armstrong.