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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
WATSON HAS No
BAL 7 more BEE
Thomson Editor Says He Does
Not Care To Be Delegate to
National Convention.

Watson will not go 10 the Baltimore
convention"
This editorial headline in the current
issue of Thomas E. Watson's Jefferson
ian Weekly sets at rest finally one of
the most interesting runors afioat dur
ing the late presidential primary cam
pagn
in the body of the editorial Mr.. Wat
son says:
have talked the matter over
with Miss Georgia and Mrs. LytTe,
and We have decided that r. e. w.
will remain at home. and continue
to improve his mind and expand his
genial disposition
Watson Big Factor
Thomas E. Watson cut a large figure
in the presidential primary
His friends know it, and his enemies
can not successfully dispute it; and he
has plenty of both.
He vas one of the very first TO de-
clare for Underwood, and he fought for
him with all the vehemence and vigor
of The Watson nature He lined up his
following in Georgia stoutly and ag-
gressively behind the Alabama man and
an analysis Of the returns show clearly
where much of his handiwork came in
1t was charged a. Wilson headquar-
tors that Watsou's real purpose in lin
ing up for Underwood was to go to Bal
timore as a delegate to the national
convention
Ambition Was Charged.
1t was figured that Mr.. Watson's Pop
uistic affiliations of the past, and his
then frequent attacks on the Democ-
racy of the state and nation, would
make him particularly obnoxious as .
delegate to Baltimore And to this end
his alleged ambition to go to Baltimore
was exploited for all there was in it,
During the campaign Mr.. Watson
held his peace. He did not deny nor
did he affirm the allegation of the Will
son HEADQUARTERS He went right along
lighting to beat Wilson in Georgia
Now that the fight is over, and Will
son securely tucked awav in the Down
and Out club, Mr. Watson Gains the
agitation within the bosoms of those
who still may be distressed about the
Baltimore business and says he viii not
60 to Baltimore, and doesn't care to.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
fine program BY BAUER
Noted Pianist VIII Give Grand Forks
Audience Unusually Excellent
Series or Numbers Saturday.

An unusually; fine. program has
been arranged by Harold. Bauer for
the recital which he will give in
Grand Forks next Saturday evening
as a number on the Artists Recital
course. The noted pianist will doubt
less be greeted by a large audience.
EIis numbers foi,Sw:
Allegro nnolt6.; Andante con
variaztonesal Final presto.
$1,000. .see6es From Childhood
story story BlindM1sn's ,'1 Bun. Entreat.
ing Child, Perfect Happiness,
Important Event. Dreaming. At
the Fireside. On the Rocking
horse hs.., Almost CIT, Too s Ss,s,n:
Asleep, The Poet Speaks.
LIFT .Etude in D fiat
Alkan 1.-THE Wind"
III. Chopin. %. Fantasia in F. Minor
Nv. Schubert. .1mpromptu in A fiat
Saint Saens.. WALTZ Study
MI. Bauer is one Of the most dis
tinguished pianists Of the present gem
GRAFTON. The story Of his career is a
simple tale of interchangeable. con-
isctentious work. He was born in
England in 1873 Of mixed parentage.
TITS 1dLu0T was d 0cIIAid1is llio uiOShACA
English, and he comes rightly by his
musical instincts. both his parents
and several brothers and sisters be-
ing skilled musicians. He first took
up the study Of the violin, but upon
the advice Of Paderewski, whom he
CHANGED to meet in London. was urg-
ed to concentrate his attention upon
the piano because Of its greater pos
sibilities . 1t vas with the Boston
Symphony orchestra, in 1900. that
Harold Bauer made his first appear
ance in America. He played Brahms
Concerto in D minor work which
welt put his genius to the test-and
conquered solely by his display of art
and temperament. Mr.. Bauer's tours
since then Che has made five previous
t oths present one) have justified tho
prediction made by leading critics on
his initial visit-the present winter
witnessing q series of unprecedented
ovations . At the Grand Forks con-
cert, Mr.. Bauer will give Of his best,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
MRS.. ". ]. NELSON DEAD
Death Came Today Noon and Was
Shock to Family and Iricnd-
uneral Not Yet Arranged,

Mrs. w. J. Nelson, 1915 lone ave.
nue.. was claimed by death at noon
today. leaving Il husband and even
children to mourn her untin1ely de-
mise. Mrs. Nelson gave birth to Il
son ten days e and was thought to
he recovering nicely. hut passed away
without a word of warning. the shock
leaving her family and friends grief
stricken. ARRANGEMENTS for the fu-
neral will not be made until after the
arrival of a sister, Mrs. George Mont
gomery of Orr. who is expected this
evening.
h deceased was about Sc years
old and has lived i'll his city for the
past eight years. coming from Gilhy.
She was the devoted mother of seven
children. Nietta, the oldest being hut
fourteen, while the Others are Lila,
William. Frederick. Grace. Alice and
the infant son. Frank. She WAS IL
member of the Methodist church and
highly esteemed by her large circle
of friends. The bercaved husband
is engaged in the dray and transfer
business here n other relatives arc
the sister and two brothers, Wilfred
and Russell HIATT. at orr. her father.
two brothers and four half sisters at
Kent. Wash. The latter will not be
able to come for the funeral.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
WILL seek GREATER FIELD
Architect j. Bell DeRemee Has Decid.
Cd to Remove This Summer
Looking for Bigger Things.

The announcement made by Joseph
Bell DeRemer that on March is he
would close his ofices in this city in
anticipation of removing to some
larger city, which he has not yet Sc
lected. has caused general regret
among his wide circle Of business &C.
Quaintances and friends. The desire
to enter into a field where possible
ties In the architectural world are
greAter has caused Mr.. gDeRemer to
make this decision.
It will be late in the summer before
MI. DeRemer will depart from Grand
Forks. a.; 1t will require some. little
time for him to complete his outside
work. u. -.
In making his decision to leave
North Dakota Mr.. DeRemer gives AZ
his reason the fact that in this sec
ton Of the northwest the buildine>pos-
abilities are not - great as .tiioSe
found in the large cities OF the east
and the far west. u.
p Mr.. DeRelner has been.a resident of
Grand Forks ten years, and durink
that period he has been identified with
q number of the big building projects.
He has been architect for the state
university and for jamestown COLLEGE.
The new Presbyterian church is an
other Of the buildings which he has
designed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
GROUND o DAY
THEORY PROVED
BY e.

The ground hog does come out on
February 2.
Henry Barnard. an engineer in the
Grafton flour mills, owner Of a pei
ground hog, is authority for the state.
ment.
Last fall his pet burrowed itself in.
to the ground. completely covering the
exit. On last Friday he watched very
closely to see if the little animal would
come out, and that evening, when he
came home, his X animation showed
that the dirt about the opening of the
hole had been removed and tracks OF
the little animal were found in the
dirt.
But the little fellow had burrowed
its way back again and his hole was
completely covered.
MIR. Bernard and Grafton people are
now convinced that ground hog day
IL a set and permanent institution and
worthy Of being given proper consid.
Grafton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
SAYS CRITICISM HAS HELPED
Minneapolis ~Salvationist Glad He Was
Brought Under Spotlight BY the
Charity TorEcrs

Minneapolis Salvationist Glad He Was
Brought Under Spotlight BY the
Charity Workers
That his recent advent under the
spotlight in Minneapolis has done more
for him and assisted him more in his
have done, is the opinion Of Major Ar
h u Cass of the Salvation Army in
Minneapolis who spoke at the army
barracks in Grand Forks at the morn
ing and evening services Sunday.
Major Cass says that his contempo-
rartes In Minneapolis charity work
have by criticisinE him. made an
opening for him that he did not have
before and that from o on he will
where he stands in the matter Of pro-
viding for the city's INDECENT. This
week. Major Cass says. he will address
three of the richest clubs in Mime.
apolts on charitable work: clubs that
heretofore have given but little atten-
tion to the work Of the Salvation
| Army.
While thousands of dollars of Min
neapolis money Is being distributed
among paid employees Of the city, who
are in. the charity departments. the
Salvation Army is receiving little A.
nancial assistance. Major Cass asserts,
and 10 doing q great work on its own
initiative.
At the present time. according to
Major Cass. the. Salvation Army in
Minneapolis il holding up on an aver
age Of seventy-hve men day and the
army. "hotel." q he calls It, is filled
to overlooking: all the time.
Heads Of Minneapolis charity or
carnations and the poor department
Of the city recently criticized the Sal
walton Army for its methods Of caring
for the needy and Major Cas- says he
was forced to defend himself. This
ing in the city that he has been work.
ing for for some time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
B|GC0NvENT0NW|L[
OPEN SESSIONS
TUESDAY
F. G. Holden's Address on
Corn Biggest Feature of
the First Day
E CROWDS R
Auditorium a Scene of Activ.
ity Today in Preparation
For Meet

Tuesday morning at . o'clock the
North Dakota Corn and Clover con-
vention will be opened in the Grand
Forks auditorium, and if the scenes
of activity about the big building to-
day are an criterion of what the situa-
ton will be during the remainder of
the week, the event will be a complete
success.
Operating under the class system.
new to North Dakota. it is expected
that this convention will bring to the
farmers more actual benefits in ron
nection with farming activities than
any other gathering of the kind ever
provided.
The opening general session will be
held Tuesday afternoon and the fea-
ture speaker on the program of Prof.
p. G. Holden. the world famous corn
expert of Iowa.
n general session commences at
$3.50 o'clock and at that time. in ad-
dition to the many farmers who will
be present. 1t is eXected that there also
will he a large number OF the city
people In attendance.
Mayor M. j.. Murphy will deliver the
address of welcome. with President i.
l.. McNey Of the university presiding.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
CONCERT ATTRACTED CROWD
Next Popular Program Will BE Given
at tho University Gymnasium
Much Applause Given

Prof. c. y. tampert and his or
chestra, and Miss Margaret Sargent,
the soloist ut Sundays popular con-
cert at the Methodist church. Received
the applause of an audience hat FILL
ed h Methodist church to the doors.
There was not seating % for all that
came to hear the third concert by this
orchestra which has gained such wido
popularity and the announcement that
the lex program would he given at
the universitwy gymnasium was re-
ceired with approval.
The program rendered Sunday vas
beautiful and Miss Margaret Sargent
appeared in the solo number. a. piano
rendition of the ~cloister scene from
"kamennoi Ostrow' by Rubinstein.
with orchestral accompaniment,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
LEON DUR0CHER THE
CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS
Selected BY Socialists in
First ~District-Forming
State Ticket
Was Selected BY Socialists in

Loon Durocher Of Grand Forks has
the distinction Of being the first So
ciaiist candidate from the First con-
gressional district in the state. Mr..
Durocher was nominated as a candi-
date at the Socialist convention which
has been in progress at Devils Lake
since Saturday, and which will be
concluded Tuesday.
Two other Socialist candidates have
also been nominated for congress, be.
ing j. A. Yoder of Wolford, as a can
didate from the Second congressional
district, and Arthur LeSeuer as a
candidate from the Third district.
The task Of selecting a state ticket
is one that has proved slightly more
difficult. but the convention expects to
accomplish it some time Tuesday and
adjourn.
Platform is Puzzling.
Another question that has been
puzzling the Socialists in their con.
ventton at Devils Lake is that Of pre-.
pairing q platform. This task has al.
most been completed, there being on.
~ two questions on which there was
such q wide difference Of opinion to.
day that nc agreement could be reach.
ed.
The completed platform will be an.
nounced tonight.
The convention has issued a war;
ing to the Socialists Of the state
against signing petitions Of candidates
for ONCE from other parties.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
Search Two Days.

All Of Wednesday and until late
Thursday afternoon the search wal
prosecuted until the body was finally
discovered. The thinly settled region
was thoroughly covered, the district
through which the search was made
the body Of the young girl was found
Was In Sitting Posture.
Miss Gargan's body was in q sitting
posture. leaning against the stump Of
a tree where she had sought refuge
and where. her strength already gone
In her long battle against the ele.
ments. she was frozen to death.
Girl at Telephone Tainted.
When the news Of Miss Gargan'l
death was t~elephoned from a point
near Trenton to Williston. Miss Flor.
Forks girl. received the message.
Miss Daily had received the entire
message. telling of the manner In
which she was found. and not until
h had all those details was Miss
Gargan's name given. It was when
h heard the name that Miss DAILY,
who was a friend OF Miss Gargan's
screamed and fell in a faint, from
which she was not revived for some
little time.
lived Near Cavalier.
The Gargan family Is very well
known throughout this section Of the
state. Mrs. Gargan came to Grand
Forks about thirteen years ago, and
about a year ago left for a point near
Williston where she Is residing on q
homestead.
Miss Agnes Gargan was a graduate
Of the Grafton high school. being q
since that time she has been teaching
school.
A number of years ago she went
to Mckenzie county where she taught
school and proved up on q claim fol
herself. Several times during hel
residence on the prairies, she had en-.
countered experiences with snow
storms, while ono a sister and broth.
err nearly met the I'm fate that she
did.
Was Winner in Contest.
Several years & Miss Gargan be-
came very we'll known in the north.
western section Of the state when she
won first prize in a contest conducted
by the Minot Optic.
Funeral Held Today
Funeral services were held thil
morning in Williston from the Catho.
lie church.
The surviving members Of the fam.
lily are i've sisters and two brothers
Frances, Mary. Stella, Mrs. ]. j
O'Connor, Mrs. Magher Of Velva, Jo'
seph and James and her mother
Mr.. Gargan died a number Of yeari
ago.
Almost Distracted with Grief.
The young woman's tragic death
has been a terrible blow for the
members Of the family, and Mrs. Gar
gan is almost distracted with grief
over her daughters sad demise.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05

the program to be played being one
of which the Musical America critic
says: 'Mr. Bauer has developed to
the point where he no longer has ia
consider technical means and where
his ten fingers and the instrument
have become merely vehicles for the
expression Of musical thoughts. 30
he has before hi monty the task of
painting the emotional picture which
he has in mind. 1t is this which has
made him one Of the best liked pr
anists in this country and which at
tracted to his recital the largest au-
dience which has heard a piano re-
cital In New York this season."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05

Into agricultural schools that will fur
Their the lessons in the study Of put.
ting the North Dakota farm on q gem
uine business basis
From n to three men will work
IN n districts Of the state in the in
terests Of better farming. The list of
the counties to be included in the
work Will be announced this week. 1t
Is anticipated.
Any county that aises a fund for
the better farming movement is in
cluded in n Of the districts and the
bankers OF the state r duplicating
dollar for dollar to promote the
movement.
Little Delay Raising Fund.
The work will start out well fianced.
The counties to be represented in the
movement will have subscribed $780,
900 and an equal amount has been
subscribed by the association Of state
bankers. There has been but little
delay in raising the necessary funds
to get the movement under way, &C.
cording to Secretary Cooper.
The farmers of North Dakota are
welcoming this movement" said Mr..
Cooper. They are 30 anxious to get
things agoing that it is almost pathetic
to hear them express their wants. The
North Dakota farmer is a great man;
he's a winner; there's not another
farmer like him in the world.
There v has been an agricul-
tural propoganda started under as ia
vorable auspices as the better farming
movement in North Dakota. The at
tracing worldwide attention. The
enete fasteners are almost weeping to
find out what we r going to do.
The action taken at the recent con
vention Of the North Dakota Bankers
a qQnNfQtinn In onnP4negot tnr %,,~H. 90
meet the general expense Of the Bet
ter Farming association u the
ability Of the association to continue
the work along the lines laid u The
expense funds are guaranteed, and
you know what that means.
Among the rst thing for us to do
will be to cnliTen the social and COM
munity life Of the counties and to get
a more concerted action toward bust
themselves. The ~get-acquainted spirit
Is marked in North Dakota, but we
have got to get still closer together.
Raise More Wheat Than Ever.
We are going to raise more wheat
in North Dakota than ever and have
a good time while we're doing it. We
can tncrease our wheat yield from 3d.
10000 to 100000 O bushels annually;
we can raise more corn and cattle and
hugs anu I'LL along we can ne getting
closer acquainted.
MIR. Schroeder hit the nail on the
head when he said that what we are
really after is to put the farm on a
genuine business basis. We can do
more and better farming on less
ground for instance and that's bust
ness.
THE sun is just beginning to smile
on North Dakota. The state is COM
ing into its ow-a veritable land of
promise"
Supervisor Schroeder is the rst ex-
pert in the cid. He was a prominent
graduate from the agricultural school
OF the university Of Wisconsin six
years ago and is we'll qualified for the
work here. He has a splendid record
In agricultural work.
II will get the other men into the
field as quickly as possible"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
MISS AGNES GARGAN frozen TO DEATH
LOST N WILD BLIZZARD ON PRAIRIE
Body Fond sx Days Iat1-Had Tried to Walkiia Fac
Of Stnm And Was Ov~eeome-Seated Beside Stump
Of Tree When DiscoyexedEWe Known Here

In the clutches Of a blizzard which
she braved In an effort to reach her
mothers homestead, six miles distant,
4iss Agne! Gargan. formerly Of
Grand Forks. was frozen to death
about ten miles southwest of Willis
ton.
Nearly six days the frozen body lay
IA the snow and ice before searchers
found her. She wandered through
the storm to a point three miles dis
tant from her mothers home. and
q covered nearly eeven miles be-
Tore b was finally overcome by the
cold ana died.
IN Grand Forks. She made her home
hore about twelve years. residing with
her mother. Mrs. Martha Gargan, at
1905 Dakota avenue. She was q grad
uate Of the Grafton high school. was
once a student at the state university,
had taught school at several points
In this county. as we'll as in other
counties Though the northern part
OF n state, and was an exceptionally
circle of a~cquaintances.
Wanted to Spend Sunday at Home.
1t was Miss Gargan's wish to spend
Sunday at the homo Of her mother
that resulted in death. Saturday,
January 81, abe left her boarding
place. near Trenton. Williams county,
to walk to her mothers place, the
distance being six miles. She has
been teaching at Trenton this winter,
and had expected to return to resume
her duties the following Monday.
When Miss 0argan left at 8 O'clock
that afternoon, h was compelled to
face a rising blizzard, but scoffed at
the idea Of being unable to walk the
distance. That was the last seen Of
her alive.
lost in Blizzard on Prairies.
After she started on the long walk
tho storm became worse and as 1t was
already late In the day when she left
her boarding place, evening came
early, The claim on which her moth
ar lives is in a southwesterly direction
the storm, missed the road.
her strength finally gave way when
she reached tho coulee, where she
sought shelter from the winds which
were sweeping across the prairie.
carrying binding snow. 1t was there
that her body was found.
First Alarm tho Following Tuesday.
1t was not until Tuesday evening
Of last week that the alarm was given
and the search started. The family
with whom she boarded did not con-
Germ themselves ip the matter when
she failed to return Monday, believ-
ing that she had merely decided to
stay oyer another day with her moth
er.
Tuesday afternoon. however, they
went to Mrs, Gargan's nome. ana
there learned that she had never
reached her destination . Mrs. Gar
gan was not aware of. tho fact that
her daughter had intended coming.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
BIG DEALS IN FARM LAND
Two Sections In Agnes Townsl1ip Sell
for 466 ,OOO-Largest Transaction
I'm Some Time.

Three real estate transfers today.
one the largest that has been recorded
at the office Of the county register OF
deeds for some time. picture the inn
portance Of North Dakota property
and the possibilities for same invest
ment In this section Of the state.
The largest Of tho trio Of substan.
tial transfers 10 that in which. J.. 6,
McWllliams Of McCanna disposes OF
two sections Of land In Agnes town.
ship to Fred b. Wadsley,. Grand
Forks real estate dealer. The consid-
Grafton was $4,000. Mr.. wadsley. il
10 said. has In turn transferred the
land to Iowa parties.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
INCREASE N BANK DEPOSITS
Statement by Examiner Shows Manner
in Which They Have Gained
Since 1890

Deputy State Bank Examiner Roy
A. Nelson has gathered figures which
shows the remarkable growth In the
banks Of North Dakota since state
hood. During the first five years there
doesn't seem to have been any record
kept Of the national banks operating
in the state by the public examiner.
but the record is complete relative
to state banks. which is given in the
following table:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
BAsEBAln nEAGUE.

Virginia, Mimi, Feb. 5.-Plans ara
afoot among the fans for a new base
ball league to. take, In Virginia, Hib.
bling. Chisholm. Eleveth. Duluth and
Superior. in the case the lGtter two
cities do not become tafiliated with a
larger league. Vtrginia. has q popu-
lation Of 1900. Hibbing 10000,
Eleveth 10000. and Chisholm 5000.
all good baseball towns ana draw
from 1000 to 5000 attendance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
open GAS TRACTOR SCHOOL
Hart-Parr Company VIII Teach About
$50 North Dakotans-Some Fea-
lures of Business

Gasoline tractor schools are becom-
ing quite the thing this year and
Tuesday morning the Hart-Parr COM
pany will open a school here. There
will be two terms, n week each and
during that time about $50 will be in
attendance.
The students are taught the many
features in connection with the oper.
alton of gas tractors and the schools
are attracting a great deal Of interest
in the rural districts. II