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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
BOOSTERS TAKE
OFF. THEIR COATS
Lansford Commercial Club
Live Wire-Are Doing
Things this Year.

Lansford, N. D., April eff the
Lansford Commercial club does not
do the city any lasting good It will
not be the fault of the members.
Among the subjects taken up at the
last meeting was the matter of a
cream station for Lansford, where
farmers could deliver their cream and
ping 1t away to some commission
stung, as has been the experience of
several Of the farmers of this locality.
The secretary read n number of
letters from the creameries of this
part of the state and western Min
nesota, n a committee was appoint
ed to take up the matter further with
the object of securing a buyer for this
city.
During the meeting the matter of
cial club was brought up and a house
composed of Mayor f. o.
Haraldson. j. c. Azure and A. Geister
was appointed to serve during the
year 1912. This committee will make
arrangements for club rooms and
have direct supervision over them.
Several buildings are avail bile and
1t is expected that in a week or SO
the club will have permanent quar-
tiers.
Several other matters of great inn
portance were brought up at the meet
ing and referred to special committees
will report at the next regular
or special meeting.
There is a spirit of cooperation
among the business interests of this
city that bodies great good to the en-
tire community.
r. B. Coglon. the supervisor for the
part of Bottineau county for
the Better Farming association, was
as a member of the club at
the last meeting. He will be a great
help to the better farming committee
Of the club and his advice will be of
benefit to the people of this
vicinity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
NEWS OF THE A |
BRIDGE DAMAGED
Cannon Ball River Caused Consider
able Damage to Milwaukee Line.

Cannon Ball River Caused Consider.
able Damage to Milwaukee Line.
New England, N. d., April o.
When the first real spring weather
arrived last week things were certain
~ moving in the path of the Cannon
Ball river and in two days consider
able damage was done to bridges on
the Milwaukee railroad by high wa
ter and ice. The ice began to break
up last week and in less than five
hours there was trouble from ice jams
all along the line. The bridge just
east of town came in for it's share of
damage. The train came in over the
bridge the evening before any very
serious damage had been done. A
few hours later the ice took out one
set OF piers, rendering the bridge UNI
safe. The next day o piers were
snapped off by the big cakes of ice
n at the present time it is in a pref
ty shaky condition. The bridges
down the line suffered in a similar
lays before trains will be running on
the regular schedule.
The Milwaukee has done remark
we'll with the mail, having taken
IT UP and down the line on speeders.
freight and passenger traffic has
been necessarily tied up. At the pres
ent time there are eighteen cars of
New England freight on the road be-
tween Mott and Mclaughlin. Some
OF the seed grain is tied up down the
n m New England merchants are
short considerable merchandise.
The pile driver is expected here
today and two days work should re-
pair the damage at this place.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET
RETAIL.
BURN CHECK


Z a~''irf i1irn in IN big IiIcri. ant!
:,rairr in t;anr,rs.
E"iir;"nay. y, ~, APRIL "a mnn
walked into the First National bank
Of ':"wnoan. y. u. and presented TO
I"%nld Stewart. the cashier. a check
for 3" noe drawn upon the 1|.ittl.. Mis-
souri, bank of Camp Crook. \ nota-
ton on the check Indicated that il
was given in payment for a ranch and
stock sale.
The stranger. who gave the name
of jack Armstrong. and claimed to be
fr the ranrhing business several miles
south of Bowman. stated tina all he
wanted in cash was $400 and he was
willing to leave the rest on deposit.
ASHER Stewart accepted his promo
sition. gave him the cash and prom
ised to give him certificates Of de-
posit for the balance when the check
came through.
The check came through all right
but marked upon it We're the word.
mo a~ccount-nut their Signature-no
funds" and then Mr.. Stewart realized
that he had been humbugged. He I'm
mediatcly t~elegraphed TO the Burns
Detective agency in Minneapolis who
dispatched Il detective to Bowman at
once. This gentleman has arrived and
has aiken up the scent but so far no
traces Of the man have been found.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
DULL TRADING
IN THE MARKET
Minneapolis Slept But May
and July Rallied at
the Close.

Minneapolis. April 9.--Therc was
no session of the Chicago board of
trade. owing to the fact that elections
are being held there today.
The Liverpool market did o show
much change after their holidays. ON
the close the market was Ia to 3-S
higher than the previous closing fig
ures. Ther" was Very little feature to
h market during the early trading
bat during the lnttcr part of the scs-
sion the market tirmcd up and May
wheat sold up to s1.06 rs. and closed
ON the high point of the day. July
rallied from sl.07 l-Sml-4 to
$l.07 rs. closing LILO under the high
mark.
II government crop report will
he issued today after the close but
II is not expected tn have" much in
iltlenrc on the market as there has
been very little growing weather in
the winter wheat belt so far this
spring.
The receipts in tho northwest ON
tlnne rather liberal. especially in Min
nlpcg. Whcr" the receipts TODAY
amounted t." 269 ears. compared with
26S a year ago. Minneapolis had
lG1 cars against 50 last year. Du-
.uth. 30 cars against IS last Year.
The worlds visihl" supply of wheat
MS shown by Rrtdstrent's report show
"l an increase of 4.414.000 bushels
for the past week. Last year there
Mas a dccrras" of 1,059.0 00 bushels.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
PROTEST HOME RULE.
Belfast to Have Great Demonstration
Tuesday.

London. April 8.-Belfast is to have
another great anti-home rule demon
stration Easter Tuesday. two days be-
fore the date set for the introduction
of the home rule bill in the house of
commons. This time there will he
no necessity of moving troops into the
city. as was the case when Winston
spencer Churchill. first lord of the
admiralty. held his now historic meet
ing in the chife town Of Ulster. An
Irish member to make sur that Bel
fast would not again be put under
what practically amounted to martial
law, to enable a prominent politician
to speak. asked the question in the
house of commons the other day.
The reply of Augustine Birrel, the
Irish secretary, was that he thought
the nationalist could be depended
upon not to interfere with free
speech.
The head and center of the demon
stration is Andrew Donar Law, leader
of the unionist party. While he will
be speaking before the bill is intro
duced in the commons, it is expected
that by that time the scope Of the
measure will be very we'll known.
The demonstration in which $50, 900
men Will take part will be held at the
Royal Ulster agricultural society's
grounds. Since the beginning of the
year meetings have been held all over
Ulster to protest against home rule
and the meeting Tuesday will be a
climax to the series. The men have
been carefully drilled so that the pa
rades shall pass of without any hitch.
The main portion of the participants
will be drawn from the %unionist clubs
of Ireland and the Loyal Orange or
der.
There will be four distinct process
sions. W approaching the grounds
from the city, and two from the coun-
try side.
In the grounds four platforms will
be erected, the principal one being oc-
cupied by MIR. Law. Sir Edward Car
son. Walter Long and other leading
Scottish and English members of par
Lament.
In other parts of Ireland national
lists will hold home rule meetings. not
because the constituents need n
sion. but to keep up interest in the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
VISIBLE SUPPLY
SHOWS DECREASE

New York. April H.-Thc visible
supply "f grain in the United sites
saturday April &. as compiled by thc
New York Produce exchange WAS :s
follows:
Wheat. 4'.7G7.ooo bushels. drcrcas-
cd l.2T6.0"n.
Wheat in l'"aa. T.S5S.ooo bushels.
increased I .31.U0o.
Corn 1890. 00a bushels. ,lrrrnasn
1.124.00n.
oa:s l%lll.ooo bushels, Decreased
.19.0nn.
oats in bond %~.21Goo" bushels. in
creased $4,000.
Rye >s3,o"o i'isnels. increased -
600.
Barley -.5>a."o0 ln".he!S. increased
$4,000 bushels.
i%'"rieE in bond. ii".noo bushels. in
creased 10000.
tn" visible supply of wheat in ca
media Saturday -Nprll L WAS .9.NGS, 900
bushels. an incr"as" If 2i@.poQ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
needed is supplementary LEGISLATION.

needed is supplementary legislation,
conceived in the same broad and
statesmanlike spirit that the language
of the Sherman antitrust law itself
reveals, which will make possible adj
mtntstrative control, without prelim.
mary judicial process. OF individuals
and corporations engaged in inter-
state commerce. so far as this may
De necessary to prevent monopoly and
unfair practices. This will relieve
business. both big and little. from the
uncertainty and indecision that now
hold 1t in check.
THE international policies which
have dignifed and made memorable
the administration of President Taft
should be continued and extended UNI
til we have convinced not only the
whole civilized world. but ourselves
as well. that we are committed to a
policy OF peace, good will. and the
judicial settlement of international
disputes.
THE appalling extravaganza of
government should be checked, and
the republican party should pledge it.
self to check 1t. 1t may we'll be asked
whether. in instituting a much-needed
inquiry into the high cost of. living,
we should no begin with an inquiry
into the high cost of being governed.
Those natural of the
country that still remain part Of the
public domain, whether forests, min
eral lands. or water power, should
be so used and developed as to 4
the benefits Of ownership to the PEG.
pie as a whole while affording oppor-
tunity to those who undertake the task
Of development to gain a fair reward
for their b and their investment.
That the courts. both federal and
state, may bear the heavy burden
laid upon them to the complete sat
%isfaction of public opinion, steps
should. speedily he taken t avoid the
long delays and the tedious and costly
appeals which now so often amount to
A denial of Justice in civil cases and to
a failure to protect the public at
large in criminal cases."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
NEW PHONE LINE
Willow City Will Soon Have Another
OF the Modern Utilities.

Willow City. n. D.. April "a
movement that has been pending
some time has been contaminated
whereby another telephone line will
be built out Of this city this spring
that will tap one Of the one of the
richest farming tributary communi-
ties. The main line will run out on
the section line just south of town
west to the German church. branch
es from the main line running to the
farms for two or three miles north
and south of the main line.
The telephone Is one of the most
convenient and time saving devices
yet invented and the farmer living a
distance from town needs the tele-
phone more than the business man
In town-and the business house with
out a telephone nowadays is hard
to find and is a back number.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
WILL BE %AFFILIATEp.

Cando, n. d.. April 8.-Towner
county will become already affiliated
with the Lake Region Development
league as a result Of an enthusiastic
meeting held in this city. The farm
ers are particularly interested in the
region development association and
will be a potent factor in bringing
about success.
There will be a general campaign
Of publicity conducted under the d.
rection Of the league. the most inter-
esting feature of which will be the
use Of several exhibition cars, which
will be sent into the central east Sec
ton. and which will carry this dis
trict's striking story of farming sue
cess.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
DAY AND NIGHT
Flowing Outfit at New England VIII
Operate ON Factory Plan,

ouNAO az ASSN ILllSldllU WIFI
Operate ON Factory Plan.
New England, N. d., April 9.-S.
~. Deckard and L.. P. Mohler, two
hustling young men, have purchased
a sixty-horse power engine and a new
set of engine plows. They have discs.
drags. drills and are fullye quipped
to do breaking, stubble blowing, sum-
mer following. discing and seeding.
They have no land of their own but
are in a position to break and seed
land.
Mr.. Deckard is from Missouri and
Is a thorough machinist and engine
man. Mr.. Mohler is also a full fedg-
ed machinist and engine man SO there
Is no question but what these young
men make a success of their business
They already have some work con-
tracted for and will be in the field in
a few days. They intend to hustle
things every hour both night and day
until after seeding time.
From the very start they will work
two crews and some great blowing
records may be looked for. The sixty-
horse power engine running night
and day should turn up lots of prairie
sod in the next two months
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
DEATH CLAIMED
WOMAN QUICKLY
In Good Health in the Morn
ing, But Found Dead
Later.

Lansford, N. D.. April 9.-The life
less body of Mrs. Ed Clark, living
bed in her home. She appeared to be
all right in the morning when her
husband and brother started for
L%ansford, but upon their return they
found her dead. She was the daugh-
of Mrs. Clark of this city, and was
and favorably known to a large
number of our people. The cause Of
death was heart disease.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.

Wimbledon, n. D., ApriI 9.-Ivor
Anderson who lives about nine miles
north of this place was killed by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun. He
had the gun in n buggy laying on or
under a blanket Inc for some cause or
other tried to pull the blanket out and
IN some manner the gun was discharge
Cd and the whole load entered his
heart. killing him instantly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
HIGH SCHOOL

Bismarck, N. D., April 9.-Wireless
sending and receiving Instruments
have recently been installed in the
Bismarck high school. The outfit
works perfectly in sending messages
between rooms. and it is expected that
In a short time messages can be ex-
changed between the high schools in
struments and those Of James Doran.
VINO a a complete station at his
home on Third street.
The outfit cost $25 and was pur-
chased out of the proceeds of the lee
ture which Prof. Patty gave here re.
gently.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
LIVE STOCK AT
TRADE

Chicago Hogs-receipts $1,000; left
over 5.91S. Prospects strong at yes
terday's average. light, $7.55@s7.95.
Mixed s7.6o@sS.00. Heavy $1,000
$500 1-2. Rough, $3.50 @$7.75.
Cattle-S,000. Steady.
Sheep-14,00. steady.
Omaha Hogs-1S,O00 Cattle 5000.
Sheep $500.
Kansas City-Hoss. $4,000. Cattle,
1000. Sheep 10000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
IRVING BACK.

Formap, N. D.. April 9.-County
Auditor r. p. Irving returned home
Wednesday from his several months
trip to southern and western sections
IN search of health. and Judging from
his sunburned features and general air
Of robustness. he obtained that for
which he sought,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
BIG FLOWING T

Rugby. n. D., April 9.-The biggest
blowing outfit in the county pulled out
of this city when Sander Bros, who
live twenty miles southwest of town
started out with their big Oil pull en-
CINE and gang of ten plows, which
will be used for turning over a vast
amount of land this season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
EUROPEAN VISIBLE.

Liverpool: The European visible
this Week is sS,44O,O0O against g.
100000 bushels. this showing an in
crease of 100000 bushels against an
increase previous week of 1922, 900
bushels. Last year the increase was
100000 bushels.
Rroomhall says the increase is due
to the usual monthly revision.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief-Trial Package Mailed
Free to All-in Plain Wrapper.

Many cases of Piles have been
Pile Remedy without further treat
ment. When it proves it's value to
you, get more from your druggist, at
SO cents a box, and be sure you get the
kind you ask for. Simply clip out free
coupon below and mail today, together
with your name and address on a slip
of paper. Save yourself from the sur
geon's knife and its torture, the doc
tor and his bills.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
LIVERPOOL

Liverpool oprn:ns: Wheat firm !, i,
l. higher. Corn IS =" ~ hiphrr.
Buen"; Aires closr NeSt"rdaN-
Apri! wheat unbalanced. May ln.
changed. Nay corn wp ~. irnc cor,
down ~. oats. MAY "uncaango,I
FLAX. April. off -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
WEATHER

Winnipeg-Clear, 35.
Comstock-Clear and calm, 40.
Chicago-Clear. SO.
Omaha-Partly cloudy. SO. Had lit
lie sprinkle early this morning.
Kansas City-Partly cloudy, 50.
st. Louis-Clear. 48 above.
Standardization. So.
Peoria-Clear. So above.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
WINTER WHEAT
FOR TEN YEARS

Fol the purpose of comparison, the
April l records of the United States
of agriculture for the
past ten years are given as follows:
Acreage seeded, Condition
preceding autumn April /
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i 3: * * =: * 4 X X X 4

= :" IL * Is * y - Il X \
Broomhall cables from Liverpool:
There was speculative support at mid
day on the recuperative power shown
IN American values yesterday and this
Kept the shorts At 1880 p.
m.. the marke: was steady and 3-3
TO 1-2 higher than Thursday.
Corn opened 1.2 20 IA higher and
remained unchanged ard dull. The
steady under!ohe was attributed to tho
strength shown in America ate yes
terday.
Buenos Aires wheat closed with a
net advance of l 1-S to l Ia, with
shorts covering on the flrmiess of
shippers offers and a good foreign de-
mand. with arrivals grading 1nsatis-
factory.
Corn-The near month was firmly
supported, owing to the higher foreign
bids while June was freely offered on
the favorable crop outlook here. Ow-
ing to the recent holidays here our
regular weekly crop summary will be
published tomorrow.
Chicago-Inter Ocean this morning
says: Wheat traders regard the mar
ket as largely a weather affair and I'M
I'll there is enough growing weather
to tell definitely as to the condition of
the wheat fields that are broken. they
are inclined to go slow in selling
short M t confine their buying
largely to breaks. The fact that de-
ferred futures are selling at a good
discount under May is regarded as
favorable by those who are bullish.
The congestion in May makes the out
LOOK Tor the shorts decidedly unfavor-
able. AT the same time the longs have
M n vlrt ~ :DL xI~,
OF, under existing conditions without a
big break.
Corn-Corn is at a price where ever
the most bullish of commission houses
advise caution in buying, and say that
purchases should be confined to the
ability of traders to take care of them.
Ihey caution against over-trading on
either side of the market, and while
they believe in ultimately higher pric-
es, they say that they would not be
surprised to see them work somewhat
lower before the market is in good
shape for another advance.
New York: American stocks in Lon
don irregular.
Copper producers figures are due to-
day.
Conference of anthracite operators
today preliminary to the meeting with
the miners tomorrow.
United States seel tonnage figures
out tomorrow. They are expected to
show a small decrease,
Government crop report on condi-
lions of winter wheat and rye at 9
o'clock.
shipments of anthracite coal in
PENNSYLVANIA reach high record for
month of March.
Paris: There was free speculative
support at the opening on the very
light reserves of natice wheat and talk
OF a reduction in the import duty on
wheat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
GENERAL PRODUCE Market
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS.

Thr.e 4u0tntions nrc furnished nv q.
.. IsDrncs Co. Grand Forks, aud repre-
sent values in car Iots +. q. b. Outside
!cading stations In the north hnIf Of
North Dakota md Minnesota, as we'll
as local values for farm deliveries,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09
MINNEAPOLIS nrcpE.Sr

M~inneapolls: Stocks Of wheat de-
crease 100000 bushels; oats 10000
bushels for three days.
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Market Quotations

Furnished by Chns. Il. Lewis and
company, Grain aud Stock Brokers,
Ernnch Office, Security Block, Grand
Forks, n. ID.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinins
Tablets. Druggists refund money IL
1t fails to cure. e. ". GROVES zig.
nature II on each box. CSC.
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MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT
WINNIPEG O

I avs WA
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FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW
What Is Seen in The Shops
BY THE SHOPPER.

Most of the real Irish crochet collars,
II large enough for a coat. are so ex-
pensive that everyone cannot afford to
wear them, but IL the shopper is willing
I to look about a little, bargains In this
lace may be found. At department
store on g street, near Eleventh, at
the lace counter, genuine imported
irish crochet collar In sailor style Is
made with a very fine stitch and shows
superior workmanship. 1t is worth "a
/ or s., and marked only $29s. At tle
same counter are several long soarfs,
/ made of heavy white silk, embroidered
in conventional designs, and of mar
quisette, hand painted in the most deli
cate shades One scarf was an opales-
cent lavender. with chrysanthemums
painted on the border. This scarf was
S.9s
Robespierre collars in black and white
are to be found at the same store. The
turnover collar is of black silk and
the two jabots are of pleated white net
-Four tiny black buttons are fastened in
rows on either side of the jabots. This
style of neckwear Is very popular and
the price is very moderate, rs cents
being asked for the neckpiece described.
this season of the year are made almost
exclusively of straw, few French
felt hats in late styles are In the, show
windows of an + street mems furnish
ing store, which also pays great deal
of attention to exclusive apparel for
women. These hats, which are rather
small and have a soft crown and turn
up brim, are trimmed very simply. One
OF them has an adornment at the left