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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05
Governor Burke's Biennial Message to
the Twelfth Legislative Assembly

shipped from our ELEVATORS identified
as North Dakota wheat by certificate
of inspection would command q pre-
MUM Of from five to eight cents per
bushel. Not only does it appear that
our grain is mixed with other grains
Of poorer quality but 1t appaars th4t
hard and manufactured into the best
patent flour. The remedy recon-
mended by the comml ssioners-the
building Of warehouses and elevators
at Duluth. Superior and Minneapolis
and within our own state-is at least
in part in conflict with section 1856 Of
the constitution which reads as fol-
lows:
Section 1856. Neither the state
nor any county. city. township,
town, school district: or any politi-
cal subdivision, shall loan or give
its credit or make donations to or
in aid of any individual. association
or corporation except for necessary
support Of the poor. nor subscribe
to or become the owner OF the cap
ital stock Of any association or cor
poration nor shall the state engage
in any work Of internal improve
ment unless authorized by two
thirds vote Of the people,
This question came up on the re-
port OF the grain commissioners two
years ago who made the same recon-
mendat;ons and I took some pains to
examine the law at that time for the
purpose of determining just how far
the state might go. and inasmuch as
the same recommendations come to
this legislative assembly from the
present commissioners. deem 1t
necessary to dwell briefly upon the
power Of the state under this provi-
sion of the constitution. 1t says. in
fact. the state shall not donate money
or loan or give its credit to an indi-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05

Hdual, an association or q corpora
ton except for the necessary support
of the poor. It shall not subscribe
to or become the owner Of capital
stock of any association or corpora
ton. 1t shall not engage in any work
of internal Improvement unless auth
orized by q two-thirds vote Of the
people. II there is any power in the
state to comply with the recommends
tons It is under, the last class, viz.
nor shall the state engage in any work
Of internal improvements unless a,,-
thorized by a two-thirds vote Of the
people. Tho people could not by q
two-thirds vote authorize the build
ing Of elevators or warehouses al
Minneapolis, Duluth or Superior for
the building of elevators at such
places would not be works of inter-
nal Improvement. Only internal I'M
provements are so authorized, This
means, Of course, within the interior
or within the limits Of the state.
The question Of whether the build.
Ing Of q state elevator within the
state is work of internal improve
ment was before the court of Mime
sofa in the case Of Ripe vs.. Becker
reported in the IS MINI. page 100.
The Minnesota law constituted IN
this case was an act to provide for
the purchase of q site ond for the
erection Of state elevator or ware
house at Duluth for the: public .stor-
age Of grain, 80 that the purpose of
the Minnesota law was the same as
the purpose of the elevators recon-
mended by our grain commissioners
and the court, in q we'll considered
opinion by Mitchell, sustained by
abundant authority, held that such
act was not an exercise Of police
power to regulate tho business Of re-
ceiving, Weighing and inspecting
grain in elevators. that 1t had. no re-
lation to the regulation Of the bust
ness but providesr for, the state It.
self engaging in and carrying it on
1t further held that the: act was in
violation Of article O., section S Of the
constitution Of Minnesota, providing
that the state shall never contract
any debts for works Of internal i'm
provements or be party in carrying
on such works. The building Of the
elevator was an internal Improvement
because 1t was in fact a part of. q
system Of transportation and the state
could. neither contract the debt nor
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05
Read What Kioti,7,s or the Grip Say
Bad Case 81, Grsfp,'..

Mrs. Gentry Gates, East Lake, Ala,
writes: II had bad case Of Ia
grippe. tried several kinds Of medi-
cine, but could get no relief.
II tried Peruna and 1t cured me. /
can safely say that it is fine medi-
cine. ! have used 1t in our family
often and find it to be good"
Systemic Catarrh Follows Grin.
Mrs. Jennie w. Cecil, Big Cabin.
Oklahoma, formerly housekeeper for
Indiana Reform School for Boys,
writes:
six years ago, had la. grippe,
catarrh. The only thing I used was
Peruna and Manalin. and I have been
In better health the last three years
than for years before.
Il give Peruna all the credit for my
good health"
Ask Your DRUGGIST for a F,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05


In 1907 the legislature passed a
law indemnifying owners for loss Of
horses killed by order of the state
veterinarians on account of having
the disease Of glanders, but there be-
ing no appropriation for the payment
Of such indemnity, there was no way
to pay the bills accumulating against
the state on account of the killing Of
such horses and the legislature of
1909 appropriated $50, 900 for the pay
ment of such claims without repeal
ing the law passed In 1907. 1t being
still in force, after the appropriation
Of $4,000 made by the last legisla-
ture was exhausted. the bills began
to accumulate in the auditors ONCE
until there are today bills aggregat-
ing $53,970.s3 awaiting the action Of
this Legislature. The live stock san
.ttarX board has been operating under
this law for the: last two years the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05

Election Of United States Senator's
It will be your duty to elect two
United States senator's, one to sue
esd ana I'LL the unexpired term Of
the late Hon. NJ. N. johnson, and one
70 succeed Senator Porter j.. McCum-
ber. ~ q.
The sentiment Of the people in ref
.erence to the election. Of United
States senator's by direct vote of the
people IL we'll known, and while sem
ators are elected. under the provisions
of the constitution of the United
States. some states have adopt
cd laws under which the legisila-
.tute elects senator's who are elected
BY the people. In view Of the general
sentiment in the state in favor Of the
olection Of United States senator's by
6irect vote, I recommend such an
amendment to the election laws Of
the state. ~
The death Of the Honorable NJ. N.
johnson, an early pioneer Of the ter
ritory and state, and honored and res
pected citizen, member OF the con-
Stitutional convention. our represent
alive In congress for many years, and
finally one Of our representatives in
the United States senate, els a great
loss to the state and It is proper for
this body to express by resolution its
respect and esteem for a great and
Oood man and its sorrow for his I'M
timely end.
Grain Inspection IT,
The last Legislative assembly made
provisions for two state grain COM
Jnassioners to serve ON the Minnesota
board Of appeals and when the law
became operative H o. Brown Of Ben
son county and ]. T Clifford of Ward
county were duly appointed commits
pioners and have acted as such since
that time. BY virtue of the law under
which they were appointed they have
made q valuable report which will be
duly printed and placed upon your
desks; and which shows the manner
0f handling, Weighing. docking. samp-
Hne and grading Of our grain at these
/ Terminals. II shows further a ire
mSndous loss to the grain growers
sao( this state and recommends as a
remedy the building Of warehouses at
Minneapolis. Duluth and Superior and
III some potnts within our own state
sia which our wheat could and would
~ handled. cleaned and conditioned
NADER state inspection. and when
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05
After Effects Of Grip.

Mr.. X: Esveld, Company "B." 2tst
Michigan v. l.. 80 Hermitage st..
Grand Rapids, Mich, writes: .~
Il felt with advancing years that
my vigor failed me and fear Of poi
soning my system with noxious medi-
cines prevented my taking anything
for 1t until noting the effect Peruna
had on several Of my comrades I
made up my mind 1t would be good
for me.
Il suffered for years from effects of
the la grippe, which seemed to settle
in my stomach and kidneys.
give bottles Of Peruna made
new man of me. wish that / had
known of Peruna years ago, and then
1t would have saved me much suffer.
ing"
.-.
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Continued on page ~
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Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna Almanac for 1911
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
TEXAS WILD NAN CAUGHT

wild man appeared In the vicin-
ity OF Marlin. Tex. and for, days dart
ed into ranches and compelled the
women to cook meals for him.
He had long matted hair and beard
and wore only few rags. II was i'm
possible to determine his color and
his only talk was a rambling. unintel-
ligible gibberish.
The sheriff with posse finally took
up the chase and lassoed the wild man
In desolate part of the wilder
ness.
The prisoner was tied and two ne
groes put to work on him with shears.
razor and soap. After laboring for
one whole day the man turned out TO
be white
II he can talk. he refuses to. and
nothing is known about who he is or
where he came from. The authori-
ties believe he has been hiding in the
foothills for many years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29

WASHINGTON United States
w government has investigated
report to the effect that the Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor
by an American who had been con.
demned to death by the Spanish. but
won his freedom by destroying the
American warship. The spy who
turned the story into the secret service
bureau at Washington asserted that
George b. Boynton. a soldier OF for
tune" who died recently. was the man
who actually blew up the Maine.
Horace Smith. biographer OF Boynton,
declares the story is false and he can
prove Boynton was in Venezuela at the
time of the explosion.
The Spaniards." said the informer
to Chief Wilkie Of the secret service.
were; entirely unprepared for the visit
of the Maine. which was sent to Ha-
vana suddenly and without warning.
Consequently there was no mine at
tached to the buoy at which she was
moored.
Captain General Blanco and his
stan did not relish having hostile
warship In such an advantageous posi-
ton in the event OF war with the
United States, which they then re-
garded as at least 4 possibility. and II
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29

The colossal statues on Easter Isl
and are the mystery of the Pacific.
The features and generat;expression
OF the faces OF all the stat0es' are ut
terly unlike in every detail any known
type among the Poiynesians Of the
present time. The island contained
NO less than 555 statues. In size they
range from a colossus seventy feet In
height to a pigmy standing three feet.
Easter Island was a sacred spot. the
burial ground Of some long past, pre-
historic race Of people. The stone
from which statues were made was
quarried in the island. but how was It
possible without elaborate machinery
for the vanished race who built them
TO move them from the quarry. take
them considerable distances. and set
them up in position? Since these
blocks weigh anything up to $50 tons.
II becomes a puzzle. The statue-build-
ers were interrupted In their work.
Who were these people that made the
statues? These works are probably
one of the few survivals Of the inhab-
tied world prior to the time Of the
archaic Noah. There is evidence that
both race OF giants inhabited the
land and that they were destroyed by
a cataclysm.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Dressmakers Tried to Beat Uncle Sam

r. HROuGH the espionage on dress
i makers maintained by special
treasury agents with the cooperation
% Collector Loeb and surveyor Henry,
a rev scheme for defrauding the gov
ernment of customs duties has been
uncovered and checked. resulting In
the saving to the treasury OF an
amount, 1t is estimated in Washing
ton, between $4,000 and 100000.
Included in this sum to be covered
into the treasury through the watch
fulness of eagle eyed special agents
Ia a $4,000 consignment OF women's S
wearing apparel shipped from Paris to
shopkeepers In New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Boston which has
been ordered seized.
The American dressmaker would
pay in Paris one-fourth or one-third
cash and take bill which on the
face of It was the bill for the entire
amount paid for model gown and
9imminKs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
STARTLING IN CHURCH ORGAN

After the service in q small country
church In Suffolk had begun the other
Sunday. extraordinary noises com
menced to come from the organ pipes.
which continued at intervals to grow
louder and louder as the service pro-
ceeded, and when the general thanks
giving was being read. 1t reached a
climax. the clergymans voice being
quite drowned. and then. with splut-
ter and dash. out new startling. which
few about the church in all direc-
tions. II was too much for the con.
Eregation. and they had to let their
suppressed feelings have vent In sing
ing a nymn. Curiously enough the
one which the minister had selected
was one in which occurs the line:
Happy birds that sing and fy!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29

The French dealer would send this
short bill' to the American consulate
for certihcation. and the dressmaker
upon her arrival here would show the
consular invoice to the appraiser on
the pier. with the design OF having 1t
approved and her goods assessed on
only the face value of the invoice.
Later on the Paris merchant would
mail to the American modiste gen
uine bill for the goods, in order that
the customers who ordered imported
gowns and hnery might pay . substan-
tial profit upon the real cost Of ths
dress soodA-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
17Hl|4fl|| If IT,
Spv Saw. American Blew Up the Maine

was decided to blow her up. under such
conditions as might make 1t appear
she had been destroyed by an acci-
dental explosion of her own magazines.
A large boiler from the navy yard was
taken to the arsenal and flled with
powder. 1t was provided with a mech
anism by which 1t would be exploded
by electricity and then Theoretically
sealed.
The boiler was lashed In a sling
under a lighter. which was towed
across the bow OF the Maine at night.
When the lighter was directly in
front of the battleship the lines which
held the boiler were cut. and 1t
dropped into the mud.
The Spaniards then fixed on Boyn-
ton as the person to set on the mine.
He had been captured shortly before
while conducting a filibustering expe'
dition for the Cubans. whom he had
aided during the the Ten Years war.
and was then imprisoned In Cabanas
fortress.
According to the story. he was
tried and sentenced TO death. but was
offered life and liberty If he would
press the button that WAS to destroy
the Maine. and swear never to reveal
the secret. He accepted these terms
and on the night OF February l5. 1898.
when the Maine swung around until
her bow was directly over the mine,
with her keel only three or four feet
above II. he wp7 taken to the Machina
wharf. where he threw the switch that
caused the explosion. Then he was
set free and left Cuba"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29

ficers OF the bank should be satiSfac-
torily authenticated.
"An transfers made by attorneys.
administrators. executors. agents.
guardians or trustees should be ac-
companied by evidence OF their au-
thority to tranSfer. and all transfers
from corporations. associations and
societies must be executed by duly
authorized oficers only. and accom-
panied by evidence OF authority to
make the transfer.
Transfers to or from minors should
be made through their guardian and
authority to act must be sworn when
ever necessary.
Surrendered certificates must be
marked Cancelled on their face. and
the signatures Of the banks ofncers
thereon either cut or punched out. or
crossed out In ink. and II q stock GER
tincate book is used. the Cancelled Ger
tincates should be securely attached
to the stubs: otherwise they should be
filed and CAREFUL preserved"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Capital Prisoners May Read Papers

Zinkham has noticed that inmates
made great efforts to have newspa-
pers smuggied into them. Some of
them could go without tobacco and
other things they were accustomed to.
but all made constant demands for
news from the outside world. Often
he caught inmates having outsiders
bringing them papers.
TT is an absolute fact that prisoners
are harder to manage when they are
deprived OF newspapers than when
they are given the papers every day."
says the superintendent. When they
have the papers they are satisfied. They
can sit down and read the news, and
this gives them topics to talk about.
Now that the comptroller has au-
thorized the payment Of government
money for the papers. feel satisfied
that will have 4 much more con-
tented lot OF prisoners than had
formerly We always have allowed
some Of the prisoners to buy papers.
but all OF them did not have the neces-
sary money.
TT is particularly noticeable that al
most all of the prisoners want par
ticularly to read about their own
cases"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
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SSVNITHOUT newspapers prisoners
W In Any institution are almost
unmanageable. They get nervous and
are always wondering what is going
on in the outside world. They do not
keep their minds on the things they
are doing and make poor workmen.
Give them newspapers and they seem
to feel that they are In touch with
the world and are partly content"
This statement by Louis F. link
ham. superintendent Of the Washing
ton asylum. to the comptroller OF the
currency. has led to the comptroller
authorizing the payment by the gov
ernment for newspapers for the In
mates OF the asylum. In the future
prisoners at the asylum will have the
pleasure OF reading both morning and
evening papers.
Ever since he took charge OF the
Washington asylum, Superintendent
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Warns Banks Against Lax Operations

CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
- MURRAY has been strolling
through some OF the national banks
and glancing over their stock ledg-
ers. As result. the banks must do
u little better housekeeping.
In one case the controller spent n
whole day with one OF the national
bank examiners In a bank in middle
west city and personally balanced the
stock certificate book. and although
this book bore the initials OF several
examiners as evidence that at diner-
cnt times It had passed through their
hands. he found In the book that some
OF the certificates bore no indorse-
ments; some were indorsed. but
the signatures were not witnessed; ;
some were indorsed and witnessed.
but were not cancelled In any way. and
in almost every instance the signature
OF the president and cashier on the
face Of the certificate was neither
punched out nor crossed out with ink
or any other material in any manner
whatsoever.
As u result Of the controllers inves
ugation he issued the following In
structions to all banks:
"All transfers Of stock should be
executed either by the stockhoider In
person or by duly authorized attorney,
"All signatures should be witnessed
and signatures not known to the Of
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
WHOLE FAMILY At COLLEGE

Something in the form OF record
in school annals has been established
at Lebanon. Ill. where Rev. J. Ian
dis. his wife. and their eighteen-year-
old daughter are all students at the
McKendree college. A son, Herbert
thirteen. next term will join the rest
OF the family at college. Father and
daughter are taking the same classic
course and sit in the same class
After three more years they will grad
uate together Mrs. Lands. who is
taking literary and domestic sci
ence course. expects to continue In
college until her husband and daugh-
ter have graduated.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
WANTED TO SLEEP =,
Curious That Tired Preacher ShouIaS
Have Such Desire.

A minister speaks of the curious ef.
feet Of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how 1t has relieved him.
You will doubtless understand how
the suffering from indigestion with
which I used to be troubled made my
work an almost uncomfortable burden;
and why 1t was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
. stranger to my pillow till nearly
daylight.
Il had to be very careful As to what
/ ate, and even with all my care l ex-
perienced poignant physical distress
after meals, and my food never salts
ned me.
Since 1 began the use of Grape
Nuts the benefits l have derived from
1t are very definite, l no longer suffer
from Indigestion, and l began to i'm
prove from the time Grape-Nuts ap-
peared on our table.
Il find that by eating a dish Of this
food after my Sabbath work is done.
(and l always do so now my nerves
are quieted and rest and refreshing
sleep are ensured me.
Il feel that / could not possibly do
without Grape-Nuts food. now that I
know its value. 1t is invariably on our
table-we feel that we need 1t to make
the meal complete and our children
will eat Grape-Nuts when they cannot
be persuaded to touch anything else"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Michigan.
Read the famous booklet. "The Road
to Wellville," In pkgs. There's q
Reason" -,
Ever reaa tha absve Isttexs A aevl
enc appears fron t10e - ea0es They
are geaUans. tKoes aAA tou - noAAn
At20ots
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
W. N. u. DENVER. NO. 2s-,s11.
A HsartIess Father.

Il need some help with my house
hold duties" announced = woman
when her husband came homo the
other night
Whats The matter with our daugh-
teri" the husband wanted to know.
Our daughter? The idea! Why
Jim. you know she's awfully delicate.
and she would die II she had to do
any household work. She has her
school. and"
And what? Her teachers report
shows that she isn't doing . bit OF
school work"
But she is the star member of her
basketball team. and you know she n
eager to take the prize At the gym
nasium contest But that's just like
. man-wantinG = delicate girl to en-
gage In rough. hard labor. Be asham-
ed of yourself. Jim jenkins! You
have no feeling"