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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
FIRE CAUSED BIG DAMAGE
Ovcr-Itcated Stove May Have Been
Cause of Had CONFEDERATION In
Great Northern Express Room.

An over-heated stove in the per.
ishable goods room in the west end
of the Great Northern Express com
pany building at the depot, is believed
to have been the cause of a bad blaze,
which occurred shortly after mid
night. The loss cannot be estimated
at the present time as much of the
outgoing express was damaged and
the value of this will not be ascertain.
ed until the visit Of the auditor who
Is at the present time in Minot.
The blaze was not discovered until
1t had gained a good start and al
though the department made IL hur-
ried IL to the place. it was the work
of fully an hour and IA half. to sub
due the flames. The extreme cold
made the job anything but q pleasant
one for the department.. Owing to th1
nature of the fire it was hard 10 han.
die as it was distributed through con
siderable of the perisflable stuff in tho
room where the blaze started.
Agent Scot had a force of men
busy early this morning clearing IN
the refuse and debris and that part of
the building will be repaired as soon
as possible. The damage to the build
ing is not large but the damage to the
express may reach u considerable
figure. Auditor John Nanderslius is
expected to arrive in the city this
evening from Minot where he has
been on business and will proceed to
check vel the books.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
R0YCRAFF AGAIN MANAGER
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders OF
Street Car Company Held OH
Monday Evening

The directors of the Grand Forks
Street Railway company were reflect
ed at IL meeting of the stockholders
hcM in the Office of the company on
Monday evening. Thomas Roycraft
was r%cappointcd general manager and
the election OF officers was held, re-
sulting as follows:
President-R. r. Griffith.
Vice President-J. n. Bacon.
Sccrctary-O. A. Webster.
Treasurcr.A. I. Hunter.
The reports of the various officers
were received and adopted. They
showed the company affairs ia be in
prosperous condition at the present
time.
= The board of directors is with the
exception of two changes. the same as
last ycar. 1t is composed of the fol-
lowing: II. r. Griffith. q. a. Webster.
A. i. Hunter. W. II. Kelsey. James Din
mic. Thomas Roycraft. ]. D. Bacon.
Leslie Stinson. o. S. Hanson, Thomas
d. Campbell, L. j. Lander n D.. II.
Beechcr.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
CRo0KsT0NlAYs BIG PLANS
Grand Forks Elks Will Receive
Hearty Welcome When They At
tend DcdicatOry Event Thursday.

Crookston Elks' anticipate making
Thursday a hiE II for the Grand
Forks EIks who board the special
train leaving this city at .l:30 o'clock
that afternoon, arrangements for
which arc in the hands Of Il commit
tee of the local lodge.
The Grand Forks delegation. which
will be the biggest outside delegation
attending the Crookston event. will he
met at the Great Northern depot at
Crookston by a delegation from tho
lodge of that city, and by a band. and
they will be escorted to the hall.
At 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
first event of the afternoon and even
ing is scheduled to take place. This
was originally fixed for > o'clock but
WAS delayed hour OF account of
the fact that the local delegation
would be unable to reach Crookston
earlier.
The committee i'm charge of the
plans for the trip expects to have an
exceptionally large delegation AS the
Grand Forks members arc all decid-
edly enthusiastic Owe the affair. They
also hope to see many of the out Of
town. members on hand.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
VILE REARGuE THE
CASE AGAINST ! !.
fH-- .,
ST0CKWEtL
E aW r
Defendant Successful in Sc
curing Another Hearing
Comes Up Soon

Former state superintendent of pub
he instruction, W. L. Stockwell, has
been successful before the supreme
in securing a r~c-hearing In the
case in which he appears as defendant
with the state Of North Dakota AS
plaintiff: and in which he was once
defeated. being ordered to pay over
$1,000. fees collected by the superin-
tendent's office and alleged to have
been retained by him Illegally.
The decision of the u by which
he was ordered to make such pay
ment was divided. being three to two.
and when tho application for a re-
hearing was made. 1t was granted. n
of tho interesting features in connec-
ton with the coming arguments.
which will be made during the latter
part of tho present month, is the fact
that Justice Bruce will be on the
bench instead of Justice Morgan. JUS
ticc Morgan decided with the majority
In the opinion against Mr.. %Stockwell.
The case a dragged over q period
OF over two years, being tried first in
question of whether or not certain fees
collected by the state educational de-
partment shall he covered into the
treasury. or may be retained by the
superintendent to he expended in such
manne as he may direct.
Originally, it was tried in the Grand
Forks district court, and in that court
Judge Templeton held against MIR.
rockwell. ~contending that all fees
aptd into the office shall be accounted
for to the state treasurer. The. de-
Tense contends that the LAW makers
Intended that the ices in question
should so to the superintendent for
use. by him, in the extension of GER
tain educational work. and that there
was no necessity for 1t being turned
over to the treasurer. or no law that
compelled such disposition of the
MONEYS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
WILL NOT PROMISE
MORE MODERATE
WEATHER
Another Twenty-N Nine De-
gree Below Morning-Get
Accustomed to It

with n more twenty nine degree
below record established. the general
cold way continues 10 hold its grip on
the northwest. Climatic conditions In
this section arc not exceedingly rigid.
and iii, residents az. rather beginning
t" enjoy ii. as the length of tho cold
snap has served tn accustom every
body tn il. The maximum reached
this afternoon mt $3.50 o'clock was ~
degrees below zero.
There is II decidedly interesting
feature in connection with North .Da-
k"tl cold weather conditions AS COM
pared with cold weather conditions in
other sections of the country, and
more particularly the list and central
cast. In this state only one death has
resulted from the cold. while in many
of the cities az the cast and central
U.s. the deaths have run up Il tho
teens as Il result of the cold wave
No Promise of Relief.
No promise of immediate relief is
held by the weather station officials
In Grand Forks. The Thermometer is
ranging thirteen degrees lower to-
day than yesterday. while a rising
barometer during the forenoon and
carly afternoon is Il fair prophecy for
continued cold and clear. As long as
the wind continues from the north
there is very little hope of any change
in the cold.
Not tho Coolest Place.
Grand Forks. while il held the rec.
ord as the coolest place In the United
States on ono or TIVE mornings last
week. is moi tho coolest place In the
United States. To Superior, Wis.,.
must go the palm. for in that city the
temperature went down to thirty-cight
degrees. two degrees lower than it ever
cached in this city.
More Delays From West.
Within tho next W. or three day;;
trains from the west will be badly
delayed as a result of heavy traffic
conditions on the Pacific coast, where
trains were abandoned Monday after
noon and evening OH account of the
heavy snowfall.
The railroad schedules from coast
t" coast have been disrupted. and To-
cal conditions arc only in accord with
those existing elsewhere.
Five Hours From Fargo.
One indication of the trouble en-
perienccd by the railroads is found
IN the record that was made by the
Great Northern train No. 1, due in
here at S:25 Monday evening, and
which did not arrive until 5 O'Clock
this morning.
The train left Fargo at midnight,
and 1t required three hours to- reach
Hillsboro, and two more hours to
reach Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
INTO GREAT NORTHERN WRECK
WILL Be THOROUGH IN ALL DETAILS

More information with reference to
the probe that Is to be made into the
details surrounding the wreck of the
Great Northern train, tho "Orcgonian"
ut Sharon Saturday. December 6, is
contained in an article from tho st.
Paul Dispatch. as follows: ,
Investigation of the fatal wreck on
the Great Northern at Sharon, n. D.,
Il few days ago. is being made by the
interstate IN commission.
An examiner tool II photograph Of
the broken rail. held responsible for
the accident. but the commission evil
IDENTIFY intends to make a more thor
ough Investigation, from the fact that
it has demanded from the railroad
of the rail have already been shipped
to Washington.
This is the first time that the COM
mission has made any such request of
the Great Northern and is said to be
the first time III the northwest that it
has taken such a step. From the &C.
ton in the Great Northern" case, it is
believed in local railroad circles that
the commission will make Il cOlnprc-
hensive investigation Of the series of
wrecks in the northwest recently, due
mainly to broken rails.
Y. . Government Should Inspect RaiIs.
Prominent railroad officials have en-
pressed the opinion that the steel
makers should be compelled to make
rails under government INSPECTION.
Some such idea was given u%tteralice
by the Minnesota railroad ard 'wnre-
house commission in its findings ON
the Odessa, Mimi. wreck on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul; The
interstate commission evil
IDENTIFY has sized up" the situation as
well and is proceeding along lines of
investigation.
The federal commission has taken
actien towards securing safety to the
travelling public and employees. az cev-
cred by tho safety appliance act and
other measures. and In the invcstfga-
tion of the ~deeiratility Of having
standard steel cars for carrying the
mails. But. so FAR 1t has accomplished
comparatively little in the prevention
of wrecks due to broken rails.
Broken rails have always been a big
u OF railroad wrecks. particularly
within the past ten years. Blame was
laid on q bad lot ofMrail4 which had
been delivered in 1906. Railroad Off.
Gals hold that the present cold spell
i'm the northwest la brought out the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
TO BAR DECOMPOsEO CREAM
Will Watch That Situation Very Close.
~ During Year Of 191:-May
Prosecute.

"Decolnposcd and filthy" cream will
receive the attention of the state pure
food department during the veal of
l9l2, according to the statements of
Commissioner T.. Il. Ladd, made
through the special bulletin of the de-
partment.
we often come across cream, CO.
pecially during the summer months"
says Prof. 1.add. (which is being ship
ped In a condition unfit for use and
which would be elassed as dccompos-
ed II filthy both under the state and
laws. Such cream is gather
ell from shipping stations to be ship
ped out of the state, and parties so
doing are laying themselves liable tn
prosecution under the national food
law, and, at the same time, are maxi
ing II shipment in direct violation of
the food law of the state.
shippers are, therefore, warned
that during the year of 1871. particu-
lar attention will be given to the care
OF products which are shipped into or
of the state, and cream will he
included in this list of products. If
there is violation of the sanitary or
food law of the state prosecution will
follow.
THE God statute reads as follows
as regards Il product which is deemed
to be adulteratcd within the meaning
of the statute:
IF 1T consists wholly or in part of
a diseased. decomposed. filthy. or
putrid animal or vegetable substance.
or If such substance or substances are
used in the preparation thereof or If
it is tho product of Il diseased animal
or ono that has died otherwise than by
Slaughter"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
FIRE AT PLAZA

Plaza. y. D.. Jan. 9.-One of the
most disastrous fires in the history OF
Plaza occurred when the frame struc.
ure owned by Z. Arness. and occupied
by l.. E. Wells. who Mas conducting q
meat market in the same. was totally
destroyed by fire. Approximately So.
900 damage was done. the building
was partly covered by insurance. Mr..
Wells who owned all the meats and
fixtures carried no insurance.
Tho fire was caused by an explosion
Of u lamp which ignited a gasoline
can that caused a second explosion.
The fire spread SO rapidly that moth.
ing Of the stock and machinery could
be saved.
Mr.. Wells. who was at the time oi
the explosion in the building. received
severe burns about the face and body.
He was Immediately taken to the no.
tel Plaza and put under physicians
care.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
TALK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Meeting Called For Wednesday. Even.
ing at Which Question Will BE
lThreshel Out


All Of the pastors of the city and
the Sunday school superintendent will
meet at the y. NJ. G. 4. at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday evening for the
purpose of discussing the religious
censu The promoters OF the census
did not give UP the matter. when such
little response wis met In the call for
volunteers to ASSIST in the work and ii
has been decided to go ahead with the
work now. all of the soliciting to be
done by the pastors and the Sunday
school superintendent.
The cards and envelopes and other
materials necessary for the work were
received in the city at the time the
census was to have been taken last
December and these Will he distribute
ed to the solicitors ON Wednesday CIV.
ening. No date has hccn set as q
time when the census shall he taken,
but a time limit will probably be fin
cd at the meeting wednesday, evening,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09

fact that the rails turned out arc still
unable to meet conditions.
Should the Interstate
commission go n the subject of steel
rails and public hearings arc held. an
interesting situation is likely to he re-
vealcd. according to local information.
The railroads have been paying the
steel corporation the same price for
steel rails for years-2S a ton, year in
and year out. ONE years ago the
price dropped to about SIS a ton. 1t
is said that was when the market was
a trife dull and the United States
steel corporation Was in process Of
organization.
Now Buy 95-POund Rails.
Years ago the railroads bought
sixty five pound rails. and now they
are buying generally nincty-fvc pound
rails.
0mcials say that sixty five pound
rails were comparatively safer than
the nineyt-tive pound rails now used.
because the new rails are not as we'll
made as the old. From each ingot the
steel makers get three lengths of rails.
The first rail turned out gets the
bubbles" and is generally the cause
1t is said. of wrecks.
Since the bubbles caused by air
or foreign substance. reach the tor OF
the inkOt, lt is GAINED that the ton of
the ingot should he scraped off. This
is only done partly, however. and in
order to insure that no bubbles shall
come out in the finished product, II is
CLAIMED. that at least twenty-five per
cent of the ingot should be cut on.
VIII DO IL But Want to Add to Price.
The steel corporation officials have
said They were willing to cut off the,
twenty-five per cent, but we will add
on twenty-f FIVE per. cent to tho price"
Railroad OFFICIALS point out that Il
is impossible to detect these "bubb;es''
in the rails. They are pressed together
in the rolling process, but there is no
welding. With cold weather and the
constant rounding of heavy loads. the
places where the original .bubhies'
We're get apart, and the consequence
is q broken rail.
E Officials say the government can
pass n law which shall prescribe speci-
fcations for the making OF steel rails.
1t Is believed that q report by the In.
terstate commerce commissions on the
recent wrecks in the northwest NAV
lead to an attempt al the passing Of
such safety legislation by congress-.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.

G cntrrvillc. S. d.. Jan. g. ystcry
still surrounds the strange disappear
nnce of David Fahlbcrg who sudden
ly dropped out of sight last Tuesday
night. Posses arc daily searching the
surrounding country for the body OF
the missing man.
One theory is that Fahlberg went
to his barn and found a thief trying to
steal a team of horses: that the thief
shot him and fed; leaving his body
lying on the ground: that Fahlbere
soon partly regained his senses wan
dered off in the storm and persisted,
His cap with blood and hair sticking
to II. was found on the barn floor.
Fahiberg was to have been mar.
ried this week tn Miss Emily Ander-
on. the daughter of q prominent
farmer neal Beresford. $. D.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
OPTICIANS At WORK
Secretary Of state Board Declares
Several Men arc Working in
assaz.51 Rural Districts.

North Dakota is being ~canvasscd by
rake opticians who are. according to
Secretary st. John Of The North Da-
kota optemetry board reaping u rich
harvest. Their plan Of action is To
work In the rural districts away from
n large cities. and they represent
themselves as maintaining offices in
Grand Forks.
We have evidence of gross frauds
by these parties" says Secretary st.
John. For instance. one case in
particular - Interesting. the operators
near Hampdcn in such a manner that
an eye growth of long standing would
be donc away with in a year. Like
cases have been called to our atten-
ton, and prosecutions will result in
the event that they can nc taken into
custody.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
TO POSTPONE sPERRY CASE
Opposing Parties Not Anxious That 1t
" Tried Until Late in February
- or E.Nr1y March. :.

= -triai-of Clyde Sperry Of Ancta,
charged with the murder of Kenneth
Mckenzie, will not take place at Far
go until the latter part of February
CIR tho fore part of March, if the OPP
posing attorneys carry out the agree
ment II which they have entered. II
has been stipulated by the parties that
the case shall be transferred to Cass
County, but no order to that effect has
been made by Judge Burr as vet.
Judge Pollock several days ago
fiXe January 80 as the date for the
trial. but that step was taken. IT is
stated. as a result of a slight misun-
Outstanding. Showing very likely will
be made to that effect and n continu-
anc granted.
Sperry is charged with completely
in tho killing of Young Mckenzie. the
.Aneta boy who was burned to death
in 1909, and which the state contends
was murder, while the defense con-
tends it was an accident.
The first trial took place al Lakota
and the jury disagreed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD
Grand Forks Building & Loan Assoc
citation Stockholders Mct-Om-
Gers Elected for Wear

Grand Forks Building & Loan Asso.
ciat;on Stockholders Mct-Om-
Gers Elected for Year.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders in the Grand Forks Building
& Loan association, the board of di.
recto1s was reelected and the officers
elected for the coming year. The Of
ticers follow:
Prcsident---Frank Giiby.
Vice President-W. r. Davies.
Secretary--E. j. Lander. /
,Treasurer-.A.o +; Berg.
s4Attorney-C. j. Murphy.
The board of directors is composed
Of Frank" Gilby, Don Mcdonald, r, d.
Campbell. John Eikhof, w. F. Davies.
o. A. Webster. I. A. Berg. E. ]. Ian.
der. G. 8. Dow n Max Rabinovich.
The reports showed the business OF
the association to have been greater
in the past year than in any year
previous and hat thu affairs OF the
association are in excellent condition.
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer were read and approved fol.
lowing which the president appointed
as security committee the directors
who have served in that capacity dur.
ing the past year. John EikhOf, C.. S.
Dow and Dor Mcdonald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
TRAIL HAS PAID THE BILL
Grand Forks Received Check For the
Cooper Trial Expcnscs-Touk
Early Action

Clerk of Court NJ. w. Spuuldins this
morning received ii warrant from
Trail county in the sum of s6,S30.1s,
the costs of the Cooper ease which
was transferred from that county TO
Grand Forks county. Much dispatch
was shown by the Trail county Off
Gals n getting the matter cleared up.
States Attorney Lyche of Trail coun-
tS was here on Saturday and returned
that evening with the itemizcd list of
costs. The Trail county commission
crs took the matter up on Monday
and mailed the check to Grand Forks
county Monday evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
Gold Standard.

Marking. China. Jan. ?.-Thc r.
publican assembly in session here vot-
ed today the Introduction of IL gold
standard modelled on that of Japan.
II also approved a bond issue "f lO0.-
100000 taels Approximately $4,000
000) secured on the internal rcvcnu,
for five years with interest at tho rate
Of eight per cent per nnn,lnl.
Wang Chung Wei has accepted
definitely the portfolio of foreign at
fairs in President III Vat Sens cab
met.
The organization of the war depart
ment of the republican ministry UNI
der the direction of the chief of staff,
General IJSu has now hcrn completed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
WILL NOT HOLD FOR NO. S
Orders From Headquarters are That
Hannah Zinc Train is u Leave
Oh clctlulc Hereafter.

Orders have been issued from head
quarters of the Great Northern to the
erect that hereafter train No. 2O5 of
the mia limo will not be held for
No. 3, in case the latter train is late.
Heretofore when No. 3 has been late,
thc Hannah train has been held until
after The twin city train arrived.
Agents have been instructed to put
all passengers from the twin cities
who are bound for the Hannah line
points on train No. 3, and passengers
from Crookston will use train No. 25
to make connections.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
ELECT THE YEARS OFFICERS
Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Annual Meeting Was
Held Today.

Today the annual meetings of the
Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance
company were held in Grand Forks
at the ofhces OF Secretary D. ". Nc
kenzic.
The officers elected for the coming
year follow:
Forks.
Vice President--John Il. Paulson,
lIillsboro.
Treasurer--A. j. Gronna. Lakota.
Secretary--D. w. Mckenzie,
In addition to the officers, who are
members Of the board of directors,
h following directors were elected:
E. .. Engarstathcr. Rrnckctt; a.. J.
Sorlic, Buxton: W. 4. Mcclure. Dick
inson: G.. Fl. Woldy. Edmorc, and L.
r. Prattk, Cavalier.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
.B|GELOW HEADS
THE CONVENTION
Preacher and Progressive
Elected President of the
Ohio Convention

Columbus, Ohio. Jan. a.--Rcv. Her.
bert S. BiGelow Of Cincinnati, who
made a campaign for the office chief.
ly on his Endorsement Of the initiative
,vesidert, of the Ohio constitutional
convention on the eleventh ballot here
To-Day. 81 lIs, rfa a4ssaf rGr
Rtselow'sf victory 10 expected to in.
sure the adoption into the next con.
stitueion OF the initiative. referendum,
recall. direct primaries and other pol.
icies advocated by the progressives
AniteRctive supporter foff Bigelow
throughout his campaign WAS John q
formed progressive Republican league
of Ohio. -si.AAe ,ssNas u {sl%zil4s i;;saf4
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-09
FUNERAL TO Be WEDNESDAY
Services Over Remains of Robert Won
Donat Take Place From Homo
in the Afternoon.

Funeral services for tho late Rob-
ert Won Donat. who died at his home
on Cottonwood street Monday after
noon at I o'clock. will he held We'd
ncsdaS afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. In
Park. Friends may view the remains
at the home from 1880 o'clock in the
morning until the funeral hour.
MIR. Won Donat's death was very
unexpected, although he has been !;
sufferer for several years. He was
81 years of age at the time of his dc.
mise. t"