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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Local Clubs Are
Reported Splendid
Mrs. A. N. o'Connor Read Report Of
First District for Mrs. Davis Of
Larimore Who Wa Cnable to BE
Present-Civic League Featured.

The report Of tho First district In
which Grand Forks clubs are located
was read by Mrs. A. NJ. o'connor Of
ST. Thomas, Mrs. Albert A. Davis Of
Larimore. the district president being
unable 70 attend. The report Of the
Grand Forks clubs referred to the
Woman's Civic league as being so
famous for its good work that COM
ment was unnecessary. It then out
lined what the league did last year in
civic improvement. social service dur.
Ing n winter with mothers meetings
and domestic science demonstrations.
and h program provided for the
coming winter gatherings. including
lectures by several members Of the
university faculty. The work Of Mrs.
r. A. Sprague as food inspector was
also commended. The Entire Nous
club was reported for its study work.
the Thursday Musical for promoting
an interest in music. ana the Frank.
lin club az n Of members who do
things. travel and see things and then
give the members the benefits Of their
observations.
Larimore's federated club 10 the
Tuesday club which has studied art
during the past year and was respon.
sible Tor the organization Of the Lari.
more Civic league. This CLUB also has
$50 to be given the library Of the Lari.
more high school. The Aneta Civic
with greater plans for the coming
year. The Woman's Literary cluh af
Northwood is one Of the best workers
in the district and has three denart-
ments OF work. health. civics and 9
cue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Mrs. Boyden Talks
On Fifth District
Tho Sixteen Clubs Take Up Almost
Every Topic of Interest to Women
Fairgrounds and Libraries . Fea.
ture.

Mrs. 7. A. Boyden Of Jamestown
stated IN her report this morning that
the club women Of the Fifth district
have been endeavoring to serve their
town, state and nation in the best
manner possible. Most Of the cities
IN the district have tried to follow
the example Of the Saturday club
at Fessenden which has maintained
a splendidly equipped playground.
beautiful school garden and 4 me
library. The wonen's Study club ID
another possession Of wimbledon
which has a playground ana dowey
garden and conducted q breadmakina
contest during the year. besides doing
charity.
sanborn has the Myosotis club
which does civic work. At New
Rockford the library ia the Special
care Of the Minerva club which also
oeauti1es the grounds at the railroad
station. The sorosis club at Harvey
improved the city park, provided q
gymnasium for the children ana is DO.
ing social center work. At Caring.
ton the Woman's club maintains q T.
brary and Is working for . public
playground. The Wornan's CLUB at
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16

NNM ME#-
sykeston 10 working for a library
building and the Thursday Evening
club.
Valley City has six federated clubs
and all very active. The Domestic
club looked after the needs Of the
household and enjoyed Q year Of
cooking and demonstrating. The Mu.
steal club studied modern opera. Tho
Civic Improvement lsasre. believing
In the education Of, the public. had
several addresses ON important topics
Of the day. managed q womAn's ex.
change, maintained q charity commit
tee and are considering the erection
Of q receiving vault In the cemetery.
The eorosis club 10 studying the hts
tory Of the state and the members
hold many Of their meetings at the
historic spots miles from the city.
The Tuesday and sheyenne clubs de.
voted the year to study and reading
and the Tuesday club started q library
fund.
jamestown has the Music club
which has made music for the nom.
bers and their friends. the Wednes-
day club. a believer in self culture
only and the Womenss club which 10
but an infant in the federation.
Wimbledon entertained the district
meetig In May and among the speak
ers were Mrs. Frank White and Miss
Minnie Nelson Of valley City and
Mrs. W. s. Lauder Of Wahpeton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
DEPARTMENTAL WORK 0F FEDERATION
AND DISTRICT ACTIVITIES REPORTED
Chairman Of Standing Committees Make Many Recommendations n Following Out
Various Lines of Club Study During Coming Year - District
President Report Growth and Renewed Activity.

The reading of the reports Of de-
partrnent chairmen and district pres
idents occupied the greater part Of to-
days session Of the convention Of the
North Dakota Federation OF Women's
clubs. The morning session was CIV
en- over to the districts and reports
were made by Mrs. \. N. o'Connor
OF the First and Seventh districts.
Mrs. Perry Parker Of Cando for the
Second district. Mrs. j. l.. Mathews Of
Iidgerwood TO. the Fourth, Mrs. 7.
A. Boyden for the Sixth. and Mrs. W.
II. Stutsrnan Of Mandan for the Tenth.
Mrs. Andrew Carr OF Minot was i'll,
Mrs. E. j. Taylor OF Bismarck was
not present and Mrs. T. n. Yeonans
of Lansford has moved fro mthe state,
The afternoon was given over to de-
partment reports and Mrs. r. NJ. Pol
'CThd77'
lock opened the program with the re-
port of the education department pre-
pared by Miss Matte N. Davis OF Far
60, who was unable to attend. The
o.her departments reported We're as
follows: Music. Miss Fanny c. Ami
don: arts and crafts. Mrs. H. c. Nc
CARNEY: literature and library. Mrs
Minnie C. Bud!ong; household eco
Monies. Miss Helen Baseom; legisia-
ton, Mrs. H. J. Bessesen; landmarks
Mrs. c. F. An:don; industrial and So
cial conditions, Mrs. NJ. A. Hildreth
public health. Mrs. F.. y. Sprasue; e
tension. Mrs. Walter R. Reed: parlia'
mentary. Mrs. Frank White: press
Mrs. w. F. Gushing: badges. Mrs. E
r Para.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
MARKET LOWER
AGAIN TO-DAY
Better Outlook in Political
Situation in Europe
Fine Weather.

Minnsapolis. Minn., Oct. le.-Liver-
pool wheAt market closed ! 1.s 10 !
Ia lower than yesterday.
Paris closed l cent lower on wheat
and ! to I l.2 lower on -four.
Antwerp closed ] lie lower,
Berlin lie lower.
Budapest I ga higher.
The lower foreign markets aud bet.
ter outlook in the political situation
In Europe coupled with fine weather
In tho spring wheat territory and lib
eral receipts caused a sharply lower
opening. December wheat was from
SIS 3.4 to 5000 lower than yes
terday's closing figures and the
market continued. weak all through
the session. showing but little rallying
power at n time during the day.
Broomhall cabled that the weakness
in the Liverpool wheat market was
duo TO better feeling over the Balkan
situation and on lower market at Win
nipeg. consols showed q sharp ad.
vance.
Weather in the United Kingdom
Continues nne. With Russia forcing Of.
fers for nearby shipment.
December wheat closed at IS l.2
which Is ! 1-3@5.sc lower than yes.
terday. May wheat closed at % $40
7.S.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Many New Clubs
In Tenth District
Mrs. W. H.. Stutsman Of MAndAn.
Vice President, Presented Report
Before Convention This Morning.
Nine New Clubs and Five Admitted
to Federation.

Mrs. W. H. Stutsrnan Of Mandan.
vice president Of the Tenth district.
presented her annual report before
the convention this morning, showing
q splendid growth in women's club
interest in hat section OF the state.
Her report follows:
In the redistrict!ng OF the state Of
North Dakota, the tenta, now the sew
enth district geographically remains
the same.
The club movement in this distric,
is In its formative period. AS the
railroads extend their lines. new town.
spring into existence and the necessi-
ty OF club organization among the wo-
men is felt.
-Four years ago there was one feder-
ated club in the tenth district. now
there are nine. The largest club Il
tho Mandan Musical club. with q
membership Of forty active and twen-
ty-ive associate members. Last year
a departure from the regular line OF
work was made. a study section wal
organized, taking up the early history
of music, a choral division, q dramatic
club and the orchestra.
The program Of the regular meet
ings was furnished from these sec
tons. together with contributions from
individual members.
The Fortnightly club Of Mandau
has a membership Of thirty and the
work for the coming year will 'be
South America and Mexico. az outlin.
ed in the Bay View purse.
The F%ortnightly club Of Glen Clliz
has a membership OF twenty.four. The
course Of study for the years 19li-l:
has been The Victorian age Of Eng.
lish Literature"
The Equal Suffrage club Of Dickin.
son has a membership Of forty. Their
course Of study has been along tbs
lines Of Women and Economics
Women and Labor" and 'Civic I'm,
provement."
Dickinson has the reputation Of be.
Ing n Of the best governed cities In
the state. largely due to the influence
OF this club.
The Women's club Of Bowman, con.
sistinS Of fourteen members has map.
ped out its study for, the coming year,
taking up topics that are interesting tc
SO many club women at the present
time. Wig: Juvenile. courts. revolutions
and the white slave traffic.
The Dorca0 club Of Dickinson has
not been heard from.
The new clubs admitted to the fed.
GRAFTON are az follows:
Twentieth Century club, 'EIettinser;
Current Event club, Flasher, and tn
Bay View club. Mott
Clubs have been Organized at New
Salem. Dickinson. Shields. Freda, Car.
son and Hebron.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Urges Support of
State Libraries
Mrs. Minnie c. Budlong of Bismarck
. Makes Plea in Report Of Ldtera.
ture and Library DEPARTMENT
Much Accomplished Also.

That active support Of the North
Dakota librar" commission by the
'women's clubs Of the state is the most
practical way Of promoting the work
Of the literature and library commit
tee Of the .sorth Dakota Federation
of Wornen's clubs was the declara-
ton Of Mrs. Minnie Clarke Budlong
convention today. Mrs. Budlong as
secretary Of the library commission
has been especially we'll fitted for the
work Of this committee and one OF
the big accomplishments Of the past
year was the preparation of a ref
erence list OF material to be found
in the university library and library
Z, commission concerning North Dakota.
This material is classified under six
heads: North Dakota history: North
Dakota literature and biography;
North Dak.oa resources and statistics:
North Dakota miscellaneous: reports
OF state institutions and statistics;
North Dakota miscellaneous: reports
ct state i1stitutions, associations. etc.;
publications OF members OF North
Dakota university faculty. This ma
terial will be loaned to study clubs
at any time While not AL litera-
ture is the compilation OF such a
photography as is necessary for the
Va SS1ay $4,000
the future committee will prepare.
Library work hss been particularly
urged by this committee and wher-
ever. wornen's clubs have shown an
interest in the resu!: !een ,ae cs-
Enlistment of free ing rooms o.
public libraries. T. or, has h-"@
especially effective in J. s.aail to"r.
among them Kennaare. Wahpeto,
Enderlin. Hannah, Bowman, Rugby.
Mott, Antler. Darlington. SEkeston.
Park River. Armenia. Crosby, Fessen-
den and several others which have
taken only the initial steps. The
growing demand for library resources
shas been answered at Minot with a
$4,000 building. at Williston with a
$4,000 structure, at Jamestown with
ian $4,000 memorial gift and at Leon
lard with a memorial library to be OPP
tened this fall.
Z Mrs. Budlong showed that there is
"a daily demand from clubs for refer
!ence books not yet IN the state COM
emission and urged the cooperation of
1the federation in obtaining a fund
ffor this purpose. this to be done by
ycalling the attention of their senators
tand representatives to the benefits of
this work in the state. The other
tmembers Of this committee are Mrs.
nE. F. Bodle Of Glendale. Mrs. F. L.
>McVey~of Grand Forks. Mrs. Norman
.Svenson Of Minot. Mrs. Louise Kelly
Of Darlington, and they endorse the
program prepared by the literature
committee Of the General Federation
Of Women'S clubs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
BRooMHALL GABLES.

Laverpool-The lower American
cables and the weakness In Winnipeg
yesterday caused FREQ realizing ut the
opening and values were Is to ga
lower. Following the opening there
was further free selling in the way
Of profit taking and prices lost an
additional 3.8 to 3.4 with December
leading the decline. There 10 less
apprehension felt regarding the Bal
kan outlook and consols showed .
sharp advance. There is generally .
smaller demand with Canadian aud
Australian offers pressed for sale and
cargoes offered 3 to Cd decline and
spot markets weak and generally a
penny. lower. The weather in the
United Kingdom continues tine and
offers are larger with arrivals in
creasing and Russia forcing offers TOR
nearby shipments. At 1880 ,. m. the
market was weak and ] to ! 1T lower
than yesterday.
corn-The corn market opened low
or and further declined Ia to Ia
with December leading. The wsak-
ness In Buenos Aires at the close. de-
cline in plate and the weakness In
carsoes which are offered at Sd de-
cline. led to profit taking.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
DEMOCRATS ARE
HARD At WORK
Grand Forks and Cass Coun-
ty Orators Begin Active
Campaign for Candidates

In accordance with present plans.
the democratic county central COM
mtttee will inaugurate its active
county campaign Thursday night,
when Mayor NJ: F. Murphy speaks ct
Gilby. From then until the close Of
the campaign. It is planned to hold
and .schoolhouss in the county.
Friday night Attorney ]. r. T.
O'Conuor will speak at Thompson ana
on Saturday both Mr.. o'Connor and
Mayor Murphy Will speak at Rsyn,
olda. LAST week the comrnittee HAD
z large force Of men at work. In
Reynolds aud Other points in thu
ing and putting up bills.
Plans haya not been completed for
the remainder Of. the campaign. but
1t 10 expected to SECURE enough speak.
ere to cover the county thoroughly.
The speakers will devote most Of
their efforts to Wilson and Hellstrom,
leaving the county candidates to dght
their wi bettles by personal cam.
patgns.
Cass county democrats arc also
making z thorough campaign this
week. Tho county will be canvassed
In the intsrssts Of the natiopal. state
and county ttciete by Q smell army
Of orators. The leaders Of the ct.
tack will be Victor r. Lowell, candi.r
date for. congress; Melvin D. HID
reth. John q. Pfeder. candidates TOR
states attorney: and John +. Me.
county: II . also hoped that Gov.
ernor John Burke will return from
his eastern trip Ia time to accompany
the campaigners. The democrats
have .sEranSed Tor . &our-day sched.
uls bssinning today. This coInpany
OF thirty spsakers will travel over the
county IA automobiles and will visit
crowd. Arthur. auffalo. Kindred ana
Casseltou are scheduled TOR evening
rneetings.. Tho Fargo democrats are
making the strongest effort Of years
to carry Cass county.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
TOOK SIXTEEN "
DOSES. N ONE
Mansient Liked last Of Pre-
scription and Died From
the Overdose.

Harvey. N. D.. Oct. ls.-About q
week ago . stranger. said to have
come from Anamoose, registered at
the Louvre hotel In this city. and from
his appearance was. IN a bad condition
due to alcoholism. 1t. is said, Later
medical attendance, was. secured and
the man was prescribed 4foF. and the
prescription deltrefed. 5It- was .discov-
cred that he was In c serious condi-
ton, and ct 1880 at night he died.
Since hts death was unlocked for. an
investigation revealed the fact that
the medicine that had been prescribed
and labeled to be taken in sixteen
doses was all taken, evidently at one
doss. since q boy in attendance claims
he saw the ma drinking from a bot
tie that looked like the one with the
prescription. and this bottle was
found under his pillow empty. The on
ly explanation feasible IL that the ma
on feeling the sharp taste Of the med.
icins. sought to crafty the craving
and drank the entire sixteen doses.
with the above fatal result.
He had given the name Of Jack Her.
rington. and his address as Amigo,
Wis. kilograms to that point ELECTED
the information that he had relatives
at Milwaukee. but they could not DO
located. and the body was inferred In
the cemetery west Of the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Third District
Clubs Are Actiue
Miss Louise Z. Reeve OF Buxton Gave
Review Of the District Meeting Held
Al Hope-Hankinson Next.

Miss Louise T. Reeve of Buxton.
president Of the Third district. gave
an excellent account Of the annual
gathering held at Hope in the spring
and reviewed the work Of the clubs in
her territory. The woman's Improve
ment league at Buxton took up an
extensive course ana gave sums .ol
money for many worthy projects. The
Woman's club at casselton also GOV.
cred Z wide range OF subjects with
city. Identifying as its feature.
The Fargo clubs were reported al
doing excellent work. The Fort
nightly studied practical sociology
the Round Table studied modern
Germany. the Woman's club took up
Studies in American Social Condi-
tons. the Bay View studied Hebrew
people. their life and literature.
Hopes Woman's club covered a va
rtety. Of topics and Mayville's wo.
mans club studied the modern drama
and civic problems.
Miss Reeve reported great pro.
Hankinson would be hostess to the
convention next spring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
MAN
SHOWS SOME FINE
OF CORN

Some Of the finest eorn sssn IN
Fargo 60 fsr TIL. year: and probably
9ss 1ssa brought n e the Rsttsr
snd Kinsnasn Of Hiiish ss,es' Nj. K aiies.
mai planted Q large fleld az Minns.
sofa "1S" and ave aereV Of the corr
Will run we'll over sixty bushels "a
the acre from prevent indications.
The seed which was used BY Mr..
Kinsman came from the Thorpe farm
sn6 tns results shows the value Of
corn have been entered In thc st.ts
corn contest.-Cousier.NHw u ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
Means Needed for
Economic Woik
Miss Helen G.. Bascom Makes This
Point Clear in Her Report OF
Household Economics Department
This Afternoon.

Encouraged BY the great progress
made during the past year In the study
Of home economies among the club
wonen of North Dakota, Miss Helen
G. Bascom Of Wimbledon. chairman
Of the household economics commit
tee of the North Dakota Federation OF
Women's clubs, in her annual report
before the convention today urged that
the department be enlarged and pro.
vided with means to do more extern.
sion work. Miss Bascom asks tina,
every club in the state during the CON-
ing yea devote some time to this
study. aiming to introduce home eco.
nomics in every city and rural school
to establish home economics libraries
in the public schools, to install lunch
rooms in schools where children re.
main for the noon meal, to secure
state travelling libraries on domestic
science and to Cooperate with the ag.
ricultural college and other schools in
extension work.
The Women's club at jamestown
was reported as taking the banner fol
carrying out the largest number Of the
committee's recommendations durine
the year. This club was largely re.
sponsibls for having a course Of do.
nestle science placed in the James.
town city schools, 1t has arranged fol
several special talks and demonstra.
tons during the year Of 1912-l3 BY
Miss. Nellie Farnsworth Of tho Valley
City normal school for the instruction
OF the city's h~ousekeepers and has ar.
ranged for a bread contest during the
coming year.
Through the assistance Of Miss jos.
sic NJ. Hoover. head Of the domestic
science department at the agriculture.
col(1kA. Miss BaScom during tho voa,
sent outlines and suggested program,
for home economic study to every clut
in the state. Twenty-Five clubs re-
sponded as doing q part Of the worl
and fifteen carried out the complete
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
carried on for two years to a success.

4A4 SO34S4uS40Is
The La Bohene club. also OF Graf.
! ton. has for its motive the maintains
ing Of a room in the Deaconess hos
pitai the linen accessories being the
hand work OF the club members, the
literary work being the study Of Rein
ach's history Of art. The club also
pledged themselves to give two money
prizes to the school gardens.
The Civic league Of Edinhurg Is an
other Walsh county club with we'll de-
fined ideas for the betterment Of their
city. considerable money being raised
to be used for a public park and we'll
organized school gardens being among
the projects.
The Civitas club of Cavalier devoted
peare. Supplementary topics being
North Dakota land marks. Foley's
poems. and the birds Of U state. be.
sides adding some notable improve.
ment in the city park.
The Crystal Study club is one Of the
new clubs whose plans are not yet
fully outlined. their object being to
promote soeiability and mutual help.
fulness, their study program being
made up of miscellaneous subjects.
The Waihalla club women have
made an exhaustive study Of North
Dakota and their interest in the sub
ject has been deepened by living upon
the spot which gave the state some
OF its first pages OF history. They also
entertained the district meeting in a
royal manner
The Pembina Study club is both
social and literary and elected for its
serious work the study Of Shakes
peare. Two lectures were enjoyed.
one by DR.. W. n. stearns and one by
Professor W. A. Godward.
The Drayton Monday club report
\ a ~0A~ro~$ s,~~- -%,S-- A. >-
of Rome and Italy with selected top.
The Bathgate Study club is the in.
FAINT Of the district having been ad.
uitted to the federation in March
and though newly hedged has been
unusually active. The Bay View
course of study on the British Isle:
meetings held. A civic league as q
branch Of the study club was late,
organized and much civic work has
already been done.
The st. Thomas woman's club IL
entering on its fourth ear taking
up the study of architecture. the pas
year being devoted to the study Of
club has its own club rooms. through
the generosity Of a local bushes:
! man.
The third annual convention Of the
district was held at walhalla May 2:
and in spite Of the unfavorahl<
weather representatives from nine OF
the thirteen clubs YER present The
welcome extended vas exceptionally
warm. and the interest taken in the
convention vas very gratifying. We
were honored in having with US the
state president. Mrs. Young. which
fact alone bespoke a successful gath.
ering.
Walhalla and its environment beins
so rich in historical associations thu
land marks Of North Dakota natural
~ suggested itself in the program ar.
rangement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-16
FARM HAND WAS
GOOD COLLECTOR
Took Team of Horses for SIS
the Owner Owed Him
mo Arrests.

Minot, n. D.. Oct. ia farm hand
who has been employed by Hans
skaug, a prominent farmer residing
about fifteen miles northeast OF here
In Maryland township. took a team Of
horses belonging to MT. Skaug to Sur
rey yesterday afternoon and put the
team in a livery stable there. claim
ing that Mr.. Skaug owed him some
money. ..---
Sheriff Kelley was noliaed ana went
to Surrey this morning to adjust the
matter. Skaug owed the man $500
and the deal was settled without any
arrests being made.