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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
O TWO
SIDED MARKET

Inter-Ocean this morning says: De-
liveries on Nay contracts are expect
ed to be moderate of what. corn and
oats. possibly one million bushels OF
oats. $4,000 barrels pork. 5000 tierces
lard and 100000 pounds short ribs.
1T is expected nat Lichstern will pay
for the wheat and Bartlett-Frazier
the pats.
Wheat.
The wheat traders are looking for
a two-sided market between now and
the issuance Of the government re-
port. e Tuesday. They expect TO
see fluctuations of two cents a day
with sharp changes on the slightest
provocation. A number of the his
local professionals whose buying was
instrumental in making the recent adj
vance admitted last night of having
sold out their wheat and said that
the local crowd had less wheat than
for several weeks.
Corn.
No break Of consequence Is looked
for In corn for the time being. neither
do the bull leaders anticipate a de-
cided bulge for the present. Specula-
tive trade is light and mainly by pro-
f~essionals. The country is selling a
little corn. Bulls are anxious to get
all the cash corn that will be deliver
ed today, but there is not over 60O.-
600 bushels mixtd corn available at
present.
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Speculative Gossip

Minneapolis: | am not n crazv bull
OH wheat now and you can not buy
with your eyes shut. Crop news is
pretty we'll Worn out. 1t will take
something from the spring wheat belt
to advance prices over II cent or two
and this cont materialize for several
'weeks-C. +. Lewis.
II. Poehler & CO.: The general
rains in the Southwest having taken
the steam out of the bull enthusiasm,
we are inclined to look for more or
less of a trading market until the gov
eminent report is issued on the eth.
Considerable bearish sentiment has
developed on this break, and it would
not be surprising if market scored
some further decline. Should such de-
cline occur, however. we believe July
wheat should prave q. purchase. as
market would be in good shape to re-
spond to any unfavorable crop news.
or other bullish Influences. We be-
IieVe the damage already sustained, in
addition to the fact that visible stocks
are rapidly decreasing, is sufficient
cause for maintaining prices around
present level for some time. at least.
London decrease $4,000 in four
days.
Antwerp writes as follows: The
French government estimates the
carry over at the end of the season
June 80 at 1-2 million quarters,
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WinniDco
SUMMARY
REPORT CHANGES

New York, May Especial cable
and telegraphic communications re-
ceived by Bradstreets show the fol-
lowing changes in available supplies
as compared with previous account:
Available supplies: Wheat, United
States. east Rockies. decreased $780,
900 bushels: United States west
Rockies. decreased 2s6,00O. Canada.
decreased 1,2S1,O00. Total United
States and Canada decreased 4,487.-
900.
Anoat for and in Europe. increased
100000.
Total American and European sup
ply decreased 3,587,00O.
Corn. United States and Canada,
decreased 2,917,OO0.
Oats. United States and Canada, in
creased $4,000.
The leading decreases reported this
week follow: Manitoba. 735.00O
bushels: Portland. Me-. $4,000; Lin
coin. $4,000; Fort Worth, $4,000;
Springfield, Ohio, $1,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
THE WEATHER
EVERYWHERE

Fargo-Rained last night, AZ.
Winnipeg-Cloudy, AZ, rained all
night.
Comstock-Part cloudy, IS, rained
some last night.
Minneapolis-Clear and fine, As.
Chicago-Cloury. 48, light rain.
Bloomington-Cloudy, so, rained
last night.
Springield-Part cloudy. SO.
Terre Haute-Cloudy, 65.
Peoria-Part cloudy, SO.
Kansas City-Part cloudy, IS.
Omaha-Clear. Sc.
st. Louis-Part cloudy, As.
Rainfall.
North Platte-.15.
Davenport-.20.
Des Moines and Peoria-.06.
Southwest 48 to Sc, generally
cloudy.
Ohio valley. SO to Sc, cloudy.
Canadian northwest-34 to ~. gen.
orally cloudy.
MISUNDERSTANDING 1.04.
Misunderstanding, SO.
Regina-.1O.
Observation-Disclosures. Sc,
Calgary-.34.
Northwest-.Ss to so. part cloudy.
Devils Lake-.56.
.Bismarck-.2O.
MOorhead-.62.
Duluth-Raining. .02.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
MUSIC FOR ELKS
Eiks to Have Plenty of Music During
State Convention Here in june.

EikS 10 nave lIenty OF Music During
State Convention Here in June.
Fargo. N. D., May chairman
Fred A.. Irish, E. r. Wright and Geo.
Compton of the committee on music
of the North Dakota Elks' convention
will make it n of the big features
of the convention which will be held
in this city on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. June 4 and 5, and there will be
at least seven bands in the parade.
While no arrangements have been
closed 1t is believed that one of the
bands Of the city will be engaged from
outside the city n that another will
be engaged from outside the city by
the Fargo Elks for the parade, In
addition to this 1t is about settled
that Devils Lake. Grand Forks, Minot
and Crookston will all be here with
musical organizations. Theer are
several other towns in the state that
have lodges and it is likely that some
OF these will also appear with music
of some kind.
The second day of the convention
will be the great big day. for the par
ade will take place In the morning,
and in the afternoon the field sports
will be held at the fair grounds. st.
Henry, the bird man, will fly on this
occasion and take into the sky with
him a passenger or two. Theer will
also be three horse races during the
afternoon. The committee on field day
is made up of Addison Leech and Sam
Crabbe. and they are at work on a
program which 1t is believed will fur
ntsh much amusement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
CORN MARKETS

The tendency Of corn markets in
the past week was rather to decline
advance. although prices show
cd mild fluctuations. Receipts in To-
cal market We're 102 cars against II
cars for the same time in 1911. The
along from 79c per bushel to sic,
Receipts Of this grain in the middle
west were not large. but with expec-
tat1ons of freer movement in the fu-
ture. anticipated, a feeling was rather
TO Guietness than otherwise. More
inquiry came into the middle west for
corn on some days. though less ac-
tivity was indicated in the southwest
owing likely to the coming along of
p~asturage. The speculative markets
We're still unsteady with little to in
luence heavy speculation.
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Market CLOSED
ON LOWEST POINT
Reports Indicate Good Crop
Outlook in Many Quar-
tars-Trade Dull.

Minneapolis, May Liverpool
wheat market was easier this morning
being Influenced by the lower Ameri-
a markets of yesterday.
The opening in our market showed
a fractional loss compared with the
closing quotations but the market soon
turned strong and Il sharp advance
took place with another break near
the close to the early low marks. Re
ports received from the Canadian
Northwest reported the outlook in that
section of the country as very prom
Using.
Reports from the Southwest also
were more optimistic on the situation
as the recent heavy rains have don" a
great deal of good to the growing
crops.
Crop news seems to have lost its
potency and close observers of the
wheat market say damage news Will
ave to come from the spring wheat
district before the market Will go to
higher levels.
Next Tuesday the government crop
report will be issued and many trad
ers are inclined To await the issuance
of this report before making commits
ments except for ScalpinS purposes of
a cent or two either WAY.
The break on tho close carried the
market down to the lowest point of
the day.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
MUCH SEED CORN
IS DEFECTIVE
Government Tests Show
Much Seed Corn Will
Not terminate.

Fargo, n. d.. May North Da-
kota's 1912 corn crop depends large
lN on how many farmers have acted
upon h suggestions of the men be-
hind the campaign waged to influence
all farmers to test their seed corn be-
fore planting. The report on corn
~sermination. just issued by the Unit
gives North Dakota the lowest per
cent. Samples of corn We're tested
from seventeen states. Virginia show
ing the highest termination, 113 sam
pies showing an average of 90.3 per
cen South Dakota had the neXt low
est to North Dakota, having but 64.6
per cent, while North Dakota brought
up the bottom of the list with an av-
erage of SOS per cent.
H. L. Bolley of the North Dakota
agricultural college and state seed
commissioner for North Dakota,
says:
The nineteen samples which the
government tested from North Da-
kota gave hardly a fair shake for the
state, but l presume the results OBJ
tanned are correct for the samples
tested. AT the secd-testing labora-
tory at the North Dakota agricultural
college VIC have tested more than 200
samples. Some of them tested we'll
dpoNe 80 per cent. while otherS were
dead and tested nothing. We had the
best corn in the United States here
last fall, but the bushes men and
farmers were all too busy talking
about it to go out and pick the corn.
The man who picked his corn and
put it in a dry place for the winter
has corn which will test 100 per cent.
If he let his corn get wet and allowed
it to freeze, 1t is dead and will not
germinate.
1T is impossible to tell yet what
heed farmers have paid to what we
have been doing. We haven't beer
doing much talking, but we have sent
out more than $4,000 bulletins to in
dividual farmers, telling them of the
danger of not testing corn and telling
them hod to do it."
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Z y s
PETERSBURG
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Petersburg. N. D.. May Rev.
Conway delivered an I. o. o. F. SER
mon at the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Odd Eel
lows marched from the hall to the
church In a body.
A meeting Of the Huber" and
Progressive" Sunday school classes
were held Saturday afternoon at the
homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Swend-
seid. After the class meetings a
meeting of the Sunday school board
was held.
The county Sunday school onyen
ton will be held May 6 and z. at La
kota. 1t is expected there will be a
number Of delegates from our Meth
odist Sunday school.
j. R. Elem and Louis waag re-
turned Sunday from a short trip to
the twin cities.
Miss Julia Mellum spent a part Of
last week at Grand Forks and at
Hatton, N. D., with her sister. Caro-
Ign. a teacher of the Hatton schools.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
will meet Wednesday at the home Of
Mrs. r. E. Swendseid and the Luth.
eran Aid on Thursday, at the home
Of Mrs. T. P. Bye.
The following program was rem
dered Sunday afternoon by the Luth-
eIdn 1ounG People society:
Bible READING. NJ. Bettinger.
.Duet-Eva Mellum and Irene
Swendseid.
Selection by Peerless orchestra.
Reading-Ernest Hanson.
Reading-Julia Mellum.
Selection by orchestra.
Reading-Irwin swendseid.
Selection by orchestra.
After the program a lunch was
served by the society.
A spelling contest between the
Michigan eighth grade and the Pc
tersburg eighth grade was held at the
opera house Friday Afternoon and re3
suited in a victory for the P~etersburg1
class. After the contest q luncheonV
was served and a social hour spent.
Harold Paulson has rented tho Nc
Lean meat market and took posses
sion Monday. He will be assisted by
his brother. Sigurd Paulson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
POLICE RETAINED
Police Force Still Hold
Jobs.

Mandan. N. D.. May 1.-After a
rather stormy session of the new city
commissioners. the present city police
force was continued in office by a
vote of three to two. For several DAYS
theer had been a great deal Of dis
cussion as to who would be made
chief Of police, the newspaper and
pulpit agitation against the prevalent
vices Of the city stirring up a little
feeling on the part of some that per-
haps the present force was not as
vigilant as might be, though there
was only a little open abuse. At the
meeting last night the matter came
up. instead Of at the first meeting in
May, as was scheduled.
Commissioners Clark. Mcdonald
and Henke voted in favor of c%ontinu-
ing h present force. President For
an and Commissioner Lang voting
against them. The force is, Charles
Reynolds, chief; George Richie,
night watchman; Michael Knoll, as.
sistant night Waterman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
LUTHERANS To
HOLD CONVENTION
Danish Lutheran Church to
Hold Annual Meet at
Kenmare.

Kenmare. N. D., May 1.-Plans and
preparations are o being laid for
to hold the annual Danish Lutheran
convention at the Danish Lutheran
church north of this city. June 10 to
June "a are the dates fixed for the
convention. which, at present, prom
ises to be the largest convention of it's
kind ever held in this section of North
Dakota. At the convention last year,
which was held at the Danish church
north of Kenmare, there were over
twenty different states represented,
covering a territory that reached from
coast to coast.
The members of the Danish Luth-
eran church are making preparations
to accommodate the great multitude
of people that will be in attendance
at the convention and they assure
one and all that good, commodious
quarters are awaiting their arrival.
1t is requested of all those who
contemplate attending the conven-
ton that they notify either S. p. Nell
son or Jens Dixson INC these gentle
men will have automobiles meet all
the trains and take the guests direct
to the church.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
A GENERAL RAIN
Rain Of Yesterday and Last Night Ia
Quite General Over State.

Rain Of Yesterday and Last Night Is
Quite General Over State.
A heavy. warm rain which totalled
an average of SO inches fell over
North Dakota and western Minnesota
yesterday and expectations of farm.
ers and crop experts for a record crop
went eve higher than before. In
some sections of North Dakota the
storm was accompanied by consider
able wind, but at a late hour last night
reports indicate that no damage re-
suited.
The rain began falling shortly be-
fore noon and continued we'll into the
night. At z o'clock last night, accord
ing to the local government weather
report. more than half an inch had
fallen here. Temperatures over the
state yesterday were high and the rain
was a warm growing" one. Farmers
say that the result is already appar-
ent and that crops are shooting IN
ward. -"
A large percentage of the states to.
tai acreage in small grain received
the benefit Of the rain. According to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
MEMORIAL
Faculty and Students Of Fargo Col

Faculty and Students Of Fargo COL
1ege Observe Memory Of Pearson.
Fargo. N. d.. May 1.-The memory
of Daniel K. Pearson, friend and BEN
efactor and the one person RESPONSE
bic for the existence of the institution
today, was observed by the faculty
and students Of Fargo college yester.
day.
The services were very appropriate
and were conducted at the same time
that President C. C. Creegan was at
tending the funeral services at Hins-
dale, Ill.
Appropriate resolutions were pass.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
LIVE STOCK

Chicago-Hogs. $4,000; left over.
9,463; prospects 5 to 1Oc lower; light
7.35@7.S0; mixed and heavy s7.400
$50; rough s7.40M7.60 cattle 90. 900.
Steady to 1oc lower; sheep 1900,
steady.
Kansas City: Hogs. 10000; cattle
5000: sheep 5000.
omaha-Hogs 10000; cattle $500;
sheep $500.
Liverpool opening-Wheat quiet,
1-s lower to Is higher. Corn steady.
UNCHANGED to la higher.
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the estimates Of field men who have
studied the situation. more than IS
per cent Of the small grain Is already
in the ground.
Eastern Montana received no rain.
Western North Dakota received a
comparatively heavy fall. although in
that section Is in the northern part
of North Dakota considerable wind ac-
companied the rain. The storm ex-
tended as far south as Huron. S. D..
where a fraction of an inch Of rain
fell. Through the entire Red river
valley the fall vas heavy, and agri-
cultural experts say a tremendous
of good was done.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
LOST AN EYE
at Ashley Loses an Eye by FIX.
ploding q Cartridge.

Ashley. N. D., May John Guth.
mueller, living southeast of Ashley,
had the misfortune of having the
sight Of one of his eyes lost to him.
Mr.. ~Guthmueller had a ..22 caliber
rifle. the barrel of which had some
lead in it which he tried to remove
most Of the lead was removed and
ne intended to put a cartridge in the
barrel and shoot the rest Of It out.
But the cartridge would not 20 into
the barrel and he took a small piece
OF iron n tapped it very gently on
the cartridge from exploding; when
the thing exploded the cap flew back
wards and lodged itself in Mr.. Guth-
mueller's left eye. which caused the
loss of his eyesight. DIR. Maercklein
dressed the eye and the patient is
getting along nicely.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
LOCAL PRODUCE Market
RETAIL.
LIVERPOOL

Opening-Wheat 1-S lower to IL
higher. Corn steady, unchanged to
IA higher.
1880 p. m.-Wheat SIS. to "a lower,
Corn 1-8 up to is lower.
3:1S p. m.-Wheat IA to 1 penny
lower. Corn Ia higher.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
BUENOs AIRES

Buenos Aires-Close yesterday,
May wheat unchanged: July wheat up
LIZ: May corn off Ia: June off 3-8;
oats. May. unchanged; fax, May off
IA.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
GENERAL PRODUCE MARKET

PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS.
These quotations are furnished nv n.
J. Harness CO., Grand Forks, ana renre.
sent values in car lots T.. q. II. ontsiIe
loading stations in the north hnif ~
North Dakota md Minnesota, os we'll
as local values for farm deliveries,
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Market Quotations
MAY WHEAT,

Furnished by Chns. T.. Lewis and
Grain and Stock DrOkcrs,
Branch Office. Security Block, Grand
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
CHANGES IN CHINATOWN.
Residents of New Yorks Oriental Quarter ORES.
for Dinner.

One reliable of big city wheezes seems
to have dried up. The Chinks longer to be
considered funny, the New York correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Times-Star writes. Time when
hard working humorists could take turn through
Chinatown and come back with a screamngly
funny story about Tapping panties and streaming
queues and pigeon English. Now the Chinese res
idents have taken different air. They act
like regular people ever since their mody old
country got out of its grave clothes long enough
to put up fight for liberty They talk straight
to you, and their dialect isn't bit funnier than
is the brogue of the newly arrived Irshman or the
broken English of the German immigrant or the
lingo of the newcomer from Russia or the patois
of the French Canadian. They look you right in
the eye They never did cr1nge any-memory fails
to recall any John Chinaman who would rub his
hands together to get trade-but they are inde-
pendent and self respecting now. Maybe the
facts not related but there has been little dis
order in the Chinese quarter since that fever
broke out in the Chinese body polite 1t may be,
Of course due to the fact that other people re-
spect them nowadays. In the old days they broke
into the news only the objects at which wit
was aimed mysterious Oriontals who liked
the black smoke and sold chop suey. Nowadays
they figures in . movement Of world impor-
tance, and they appreciate the fact The other
night a reporter went to Chinatown to see one Of
the prominent residents. Tho last time the 70
porter talked to him the Chinaman was garbed q
II John Laundryman, although his house was u
luminsted by gold embroidery. This time the r.
porter found him wearing dinner jacket Two
or three guests were similarly attired "Just Q
symbol Of new status" said the Chinamaa.
with q smile. He 10 graduate OF an American
college by the way I'VE longer to be con-
sidered barbsrians."
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02

Oldest capital the American continent but it
ID probably the quaintest and most picturesque
retirement within the borders of the United States
IN the centuries in which its interesting history
mas extended the Villa Real de Santa Fe de San
francisco de Assissi-to give its full Spanish
ahe-nas been under three flags, each ruling
power having left its impress without oblterat-
ing the influences OF the others. In short,
other city of this hemisphere not even ST. Augus.-
Inc or New Orleans, so links the past and the
present-the old and the new in American
civilization.
TO certain extent Santa Fe may be said to
be of the main beaten paths OF transcontinental
railway travel, being in fact, the terminus of
branch railroad which forms offshoot of some
IS miles from the through line to the Pacific coast
However, this circumstance has not prevented
commendable commercial development in the
ancient city and in these days of automobiles and
in the future of the aeroplane Santa Fe will be
lieved of any sense of isolation The ancient cap
ital is situated in the middle OF high plain rim
med with mountain peaks. the altitude being
more than 1000 feet above the sea, and the
tourist climbs up on to what appears to be in very
truth the roof of the world there lies spread out
on either hand panorama of far-reaching plains
guarded by a close Gordon of blue mountains that
is simply inspiring in its sublime beauty
The little city of Santa Fe has wealth of
show places" any one OF which might be expect
ed to make the reputation of much larger city
as a tourist Mecca. One of the most interesting
of these historical headliners is the famous
Church of San Miguel, the cradle OF Christianity
on the American continent" This time-honored
place Of worship built in the year 154O but
was partially destroyed in the Indian revolution
against the Spaniards In 1880. 1t was reoccu-
pied by the conquerors in 1892 and complete
IL restored in 1710 The contents of the church
~ 1t stands today. include ancient copper bell
in which tho date 1850 is cast. and several valu-
able old religious paintings pierced with ar
row holes-grim reminders of the days when tho
settlement was attacked by hostile Indians
Almost in the shadow Of the church stands an
adobe structure which is claimed to be the odd
est House in the United States" A considerable
portion of this quaint dwelling remains as It has
been for centuries, and there seems to be no rea-
to doubt the claim that It il the most ancient
building continuously inhabited, in this country.
On the main road entering the city from the
south stand the ruins Of the old Spanish fortidca-
tons, and within q radius of few miles are .
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
Accounting for the Cuts.

A famous archaeologist came into.
his club recently. his erudite counte-
nance ornamented at several points
with sticking plaster, and there was a
general inquiry among his friends as
to what was the matter.
Razor" said the professor briefly.
Good gracious Where did you get
shaved?" asked one Of our young men,
bers, sympathetically.
Its a strange thing" said the man
OF learning. II was shaved this morn
ing by man who really is, suppose,
little above the ordinary barber. I
known of my own knowledge that he
took a double first class at Oxford,
that he studied in Heidelberg after
ward. and spent several years in 9TH
er foreign educational centers. know
also OF my own knowledge that he has
contributed scientific articles to our
best magazines, and has numbered
among his intimate friends men of tho
highest social and scientific standing
in Europe and America. And yet,"
soliloquized the savant, "he can't
shave a man decently."
"By Jove!" exclaimed the young
member, in establishment What is he
barber for with all these accomplish
ments?"
"Oh, he isn't barber" said the
bookworm yawning. you see, shaved
myself this morning"