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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
MAD MANS BULLET
CLAIMED ITS
VICTIM
Christ Buck of Edinhurg
Finally Succumbs After
Long seige

Christ Buck. who was shot in a ho-
tel at Edinburg by an insane Finlan-
der last August, and who has been
a patient in st. Michael's hospital
since that time with the lower part
OF his body almost entirely paralSzed,
died Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Finlander took his own life aft
er shooting Buck.
When the foreigner started on q
rampage through the hotel at Edin-
burg. shooting right m left. Buck
looked out from his Office on the sec
ond foor to see what the trouble was.
The Finlander spied him and sent a
bullet through his neck. Then turn
ing n weapon upon himself, the
crazy man ended his own life.
Mr.. Buck was a we'll known resi-
dent of Walsh county. He came
there early in the SOS. locating per-
m%anently at Edinhurg. lie was so
we'll thought of that. in the DAYS be-
fore there was a bank in the place,
the farmers entrusted him with their
funds and he not only looked after
the financial interests OF the formers
OF the district but nearly all of the
business men made him their banker.
MI. Buck was an unmarried man and
about Ga years old. His mother is
living in the old country and he has
a brother in Portland. Ore.
General w. c. Truemann of Graf
ton. a close friend of the dead man,
arrived in Grand Forks Wednesday
night to take charge Of the remains.
n body will he taken to Edinhur-
saturday. and the funeral will be held
there that afternoon,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
APPRECIATED THE CI7Ys BID
Secretary Thomas .Coopcr Saws Far.
goans Like. Friendly Spirit Of
-: ....,, Grand FOPks ~ .

Fargo citizens and members OF
the Commercial club certainly appre,
ciate the invitation extended by' Sec.
rotary Graves of tho Grand Forks
Commercial club to visit the Corn and
Glover convention here. ] notice that
q number of Fargoans arc here for
the meetings today" said Thomas
Cooper. secretary Of the Better Farm.
Ing association. with headquarters in
Fargo.
Secretary Slime and President .Har-
.dy of the Fargo club We're not able
to come up for the convention, and
they very much regret their Inability
to be. with Grand Forks at this time"
continued Mr.. Cooper, who arrived in
city Thursday night and who
spoke at the auditorium this after
noon.
In speaking of the better farming
movement. Mr.. Cooper said:
Great interest is being aroused in
this movement in the east. We have
entire country looking to us for
lessons in modern farming and we
must necessarily he good instructors,
The idea is new and unique and win,
I believe. work wonders in this state.
II have secured practically ali Of
the experts needed for the demon
stration farms in the various districts
and will announce their names with
In a few days. They are all able men,
and men who I believe will be well
coined into the lives Of the farmers,
The experts will make their homes
IN the several districts and will enter
into the lives OF the committee where
they will be stationed with a right
good will, I am sure"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
TO Be
MADE MONDAY
Dynamite Conspirators Will
Be Arrested Simultaneous
ly-oficers on Way

indianapolis. Ind, Feb. ?-Almost
all the papers for the arrest Of the
forty or more men indicted by the fed
eral grand Jury for alleged compile
ity in the dynamite conspiracy now
are said 10 be on their way to the va
rious districts where the defendants
are known to be.
A. some of the men charged with
being acconplices Of the McNamars
and ortie E. McManisal in causing
more than one hundred explosions
against open shop" contractors. live
on the Pacific coast. it is believed the
arrests to take place simultaneously
will be arranged for not earlier than
next Monday. Within a few days aft
er that the defendants are expected
to give bond for their appearance here
on March IL for arraignment.
The names of the defendants still
are kept a secret by United States
District Attorney Charles w. Miller.
He said today the government hoped
to have in custody all the men by
the time the arrest Of any n of them
became known. This is to prevent
the disclosure of tho defendants iden-
titles by the arrest of one man who
could demand a copy Of his Indictment
involving others.
That reports had been received by
the International Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
that thirty more Of their International
and local Officers were to be indicted
was stated by Frank NJ. Ryan. the
president in his monthly report is
sued to the $4,000 members today.
Mr.. Ryan said: 1T is reported
here that thirty or moro Of u Of
local as we'll as International
are to be indicted. Don't be alarm.
cd about indictments or a few lead
ers going to pail"
Mr.. Ryan refused to make any
other comment. His report also calls
tho members to support q special
fund OF $1,000 . month. The report
was issued from the headquarters
where j. J. McNamara, the convict.
ed secretary treasurer Of the or.
was arrested last April.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
MODERN MACHINERY development TO
BE- EXPLOITED At EXPOSITION HERE.
Big Feature Of Implement D ealers' Convention Will Be
the Show at Grand Forks Auditorium-Long List Of
Companies Lease Space For the Event

In an implement exposition the peer
OF which has not yet been staged my
where In the northwest, and which
doubtless will establish a standard that
will remain unchallenged for many
a to come, modern progress in the
machinery world will be portrayed in
Grand Forks next week. The Grand
Forks auditorium, already the scene
of " big ents this year, is to be
the home Of this exposition which
Will be held during the three days OF
me meeting of the North Dakota and
Dealers' association,
Jasper Olson. chairman of the COM
mittee Of Grand Forks Implement
dealers in charge of the exposition, 10
enthusiastic over the outlook. Every
root OF space on the first floor that
was set aside for the exposition has
been leased, and there still are de-
mands for space which probably will
De cared for on the balcony floor.
where there may be an opportunity Of
giving the companies proper facilities.
Will he Drawing Card.
The convention will be q big SUI.
cess and the exposition Is certain to
prove a drawing card, not only for
n implement. dealers, but for farm.
ers and others who r interested in
modern machinery development.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
are the days set aside for the biz
gathering and the exhibitors will begin
to set their displays Monday morning.
The general convention sessions have
been so arranged that the members
OF the associations can spend the
mornings in viewing the exposition
features.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
IRRIGATION FOR
DESERT LANDS
Only Solution of the Demand
For More Homes on the
Farms

New York. Feb. s.-The necessity
for %expediting the reclamation of in
creased areas Of DUR desert is obvious
said G. j. Blanchard, statistician of
the reclamation service in an address
before the Union League club last
night.
This is apparent" he continued.
when we consider that 10000 good
American citizens are leaving Ii
country every year to take up homes
under another flag because opportuni-
ties in this country are limited"
Mr.. Blanchard declared the time has
come to take an inventory OF our
sources as a nation and after assert
ing that the national stability has its
surest foundation in the individual
home referred to the shrinkage of the
public domain available for home
steads for the Door man.
Our public domain, which once was
an empire in extent" he said. today
offers no opportunity for the poor
mar. 1t will not produce crops with
out an expenditure Of money beyond
desert can only be made productive by
irrigation. necessitating a vast outlay
in engineering work.
The most important work our ma
tional law makers have before them,
to my mnid. is to provide the means
TO make the unoccupled land available
for settlement as fast as our needs de-
mand."
He declared that the investment Of
half the cost of the Panama canal
would add vast amounts to the ma
tional wealth. On this point he said:
Conservative engineers state that
there are yet $4,000, 900 acres Of de-
sert to which water can be supplied
and S0.ooo,00o acres Of swamp and
overlooked land which can be drained,
The economic importance of such a
work as this scarcely can be realized.
The reclamation Of this vast area
would provide homes on the land for
2.700.0 900 families. each family Occur
pying q forty-acre farm. The addi-
ton to our nations wealth in land
values alone would be not less than
$4,000. 900. 900 or ten times the
amount Of u national debt.
1T Is estimated thai this enormous
addition to our national wealth could
be accomplished In the next fifty years
by making available a loan Of less
than one-half the sum we will expend
on h Panama canal. and every dol
lar Of that loan would be returned by
the settlers whose lands are benefited"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
Eighth Grade Girl Bested the
Teachers and ~" Students

public schools. Some took stage
fright and fell down on simple words
Of W syllables; others made a strong
fight to stick but finally gave up.
Thomas Mccoy got a hand on SPELL
ing balloon" without hesitation. but
when the lesson got out Of the aviation
field he was lost.
For over a half hour the contest
continued and when there were but
three left. Miss Agnes O'DOnnell. prin-
clpal of the Winship school. Miss Grace
WEIGH. teacher In the Belmont school
and Miss Treacy. eighth grade pupil
in the Washington school. Miss
Welch was the next to so and then
the principal and winner battled to-
gether until niece" proved a stumb-
ling block for the teacher and she
had to take second place. A cut
glass berry dish was given Miss Treacy
and Miss O'Donnell received a cream
and sugar set.
The entertainment was a splendid
success and $50 was cleared with
which new books will be purchased
for the two choirs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
Woman Suffrage Question
B0bbed up at the Convention

Diplomats on the directorate Of the
North Dakota Corn and Glover con-
vention came within q hairs breadth
of having to pass on the question Of
woman suffrage today.
It was all because Of the stray vote
that was taken at the convention in
the Grand Forks auditorium this aft
ernoon that this condition. Of affairs
arose. and for a little while the con-
xled Just what to do.
Il want q vote: I IN entitled to one.
and you can't get the best Of me-"
That was the warning note sound.
ed shortly after 1 o'clock and It watt
ed it's way to Secretary Bachelor and
his able assistant. E.. b. Constans, as
they were seated in the ticket ONCE.
ble."
: And he found trouble In plenty. The
lady was quite. determined 10 vote
and she Informed Mr.. eecretery and
several othsrs In the immediate VI
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
ONLY CLOSED DOORS
GREET CURIOUS
At TRIAL
Little Mostad Girl Shows FL
fects Of Terrible Worry
in Court Room
DEFENSE
FIRST
Judge Templeton Overruled
~1t-Newspaper Men Can
j. Attend IF Invited
ENTERED
FIRST

The trial Of Sylvia Mostad charged
with killing her baby in a Grand
Forks hotel will be held behind closed
doors.
Newspaper men-if invited-will be
permitted to attend the proceedings.
over 100 spectators crowded to get
out Of the courtroom this morning
when Judge Templeton granted the
application Of the defense to have the
trial attended BY only attorneys and
persons invited to be there.
A half dozen OF the disappointed
spectators were. women,
When Fred Bartholomew, the first
witness called by the state, took the
stand this morning, the defense i'm.
mediately demurred to the informa.
ton In the Ease on the grounds that
the facts In the information were not
sufficient to cause the grounds of ac-
ton.
Demurrer overruled.
Tho demurrer was overruled.
However, tho prosecution decided to
take time to look into the point more
thoroughly and an adjournment was
The prosecution evidently meant to
protect itself against a reversible err
ror.
Miller Aarness. a farmer Of Ply
mouth township, was the last juror
chosen late Thursday afternoon.
Clerk. Of Court S%paulding swore in
ferty-two veniremen before the jury
war completed.
Nine peremptory CHALLENGES were
the jury and four by the state.
OF the twelve jurors selected to try
the .Mostad girl. eight are farmers.
Sylvia Mostad Is a farmers daughter.
Hughes is Oldest Juryman.
tired farmer, is the Oldest man on
the jury. He Is 72. This morning
MIR. Hughes was not feeling we'll and
for a time 1t was thought his place
would have to be filled by a new juror.
The aged Juror decided he could stand
the work Of the day. however. and he
remained In the box.
A third bailiff was sworn in this
morning. He Is George B. Boyd OF
Grand Forks. The other hailiffs are
j. G.. Hart Of Grand Forks and j. A.
L-ashelle Of Larimore.
Miss Mostad was accompanied to
the court room this morning by. her
father and mother. The mother SAT
at the girlAe1iAff and appeared weigh
ed down with sorrow.
Worry Sli0ss Effect.
, A halt week in the court room has
left 1t smark on the accused girl. She
sits with her head in her hand most
of the time and often the tears damp
en- her keen eyes. The first day OF
the trial. Sylvia Mostad appeared
strong enough for almost any ordeal.
Not 80 today, however.
When she entered the court room
the opening day she had just visited
with her mother, the first time In
many days. and the older woman's
words Of encouragement had appar-
entity strengthened her to face tho Sc
rious charge IN which she is being
tried.
She was the picture Of a broken
hearted little girl: a child that il
grieving. a daughter who has been
punished.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wade. brother
and sister Of the accused girl, occu.
pied seats inside of the railing. In
Mrs. Wade's arms was a tiny baby.
Besides the Wades sat Mr.. Mostad,
Sylvia's father. Occasionally the kind
looking farmer would glance about the
room He appears hopeful and he
follows the case closely.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
SPLENDID FIELD OF
WORK FOR MISS
PALMER
Grand. Forks Y. w. C.. A.
Secretary Receives Fine
Promotion

/. Miss Florence Palmer. general Sec
rotary of tho Young Women's Chris
tan association in this city for the
past four and one-half years, has re.
signed and within two weeks leaves
Tor Louisville, KY, to accept the posi-
tlon OF extension secretary with a new
association just organised in that city.
Me eau 10 q splendid recognition Of
MISS Palmer's success in association
WORK and carries with It not only a
substantial increase in salary but the
Acknowledgement that she il fitted for
2 much broader field of work .than A.
offered In this city. Miss Palmer's
formal resignation will be presented
TO h board Of directors of the local
association at the regular meeting nex
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock and
immediate steps will be taken to se.
cure her successor.
when the Young Women,s ChrIstian
association. was in Its infancy. It was
housed In but a private residence with
no gymnasium. but few class rooms
ana neither a boarding or roomina
department. She took up the work
IN q tall Of 1907 with the same de.
termination that has characterized her
every. EFFORT since then until now the
sssoGlation 10 n Of the organizations
~ lazy duu Lue WOYn0n &c
PeclallS. 10 very proud. It's quarters
occupy the entire second door Of the
lander building which were opened
Y a rev months ago and their mod,
ern completeness In every respect
PROBABLY has but few EQUALS in tic
northwest. It has a splendid Rym-
nasIuni, a'cateteria with perfect equip
Nh. ana service. accommodations for
tnlr.N sltis. class rooms. parlors and
Il HAnN1n ~nvNS AH---
" posslble to make almost. astonishing
progress In both the educational. in
austrial and physical departments OF
work. This condition Of Krowth Ia =
monument to Miss Palmer's work IN
this city. for while she has had the
support OF . splendid group Of women.
y has heen- the hammer and tonEs
INC Y ceased in her efforts to im
prove the association until she had
attained her ambition.
MISS Palmsr has not confined her
She has been one Of the most interest.
ed workers In the Associated Chart.
ties. Crittenton Circle and Wonen;s
CIVIC league and has given freely Of
ner time to the promotion Of ali un.
dertakings for the uplift of the CITY
n general conditions. Socially she
9 been a favorite and in going away
Will have the good will Of all Grand
Forks. {"
It was with hesitancy and regret
that Miss Palmer finally concluded.
steer much consideration. to stve up
nor position here to accept the cali,
y the new position offers Just the
work that she has long wished to take
up. It will be among the girls Of the
factories and large estabIishmenfs
where there ia such a vast opportunity
to do the very best things which the
association work offers. Miss Palmer
will also be near her parents ON
which adds another inviting feature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
STAVE S|L0S WILL Be
MANUFACTURED N
THIS CITY
North Dakota Silo Company
Is Being Organized at
Present

stave silos will be the next product
placed on the North Dakota market
by a Grand Forks manufacturing
concern. the organization of the North
Dakota Silo company being the fore
runncr of the opening Of this new
field Of activity. Already stock t the
sum Of about 10000 has been sub
scribed, and the promoters expect to
conclude operations within a short
time and place the actual work under
way.
The promoters Of the company plan
to have the slaves for the silos made
In Oregon-Where they are cut-and
shipped to Grand Forks. Here the
silos will be assembled. the hopps
manufactured. and the work will be
completed and ready for the market.
One. Of the principal features in
connection with the work is the fact
that by doing the work in the west
the local company will overcome
freight expenses that eastern silo man
ufacturers must bear. They have the
lumber shipped from the west. and
then have their work done At their
factories. after which the finished
product Is again shipped here.
y. H. Dimond is the manager Of the
proposition and Is meeting with a
great deal Of success.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
HIS SUCCESSES NOTABLE.
Bauer Has Made Five Tours Of AmeFi.
can Continent.

Five times previous to his present
tour. Bauer has visited the United
States and each appearance strength
ened his hold on American favor. In
Europe his reputation Vas made long
before he undertook to win recognition
In this country.
He has given concerts during the
past few years in 90 many continental
cities that an admirer laughingly has
suggested that the spianist's fame rests
quite q much upon his record as q
traveller ~ on his skill as a musician.
From Europe to South America he has
j%ourneyed. returning to England and
Paris only to hasten back to Spain
where he has filled many important
engagements at fashionable watering
places. Meanwhile ne has been pre-
pairing himself for his American tour
arranging his proSrams and extending
his repertoire. In Bauer's playing his
most notable characteristics is his ex.
quisitely. controlled temperament.
While wrapped in his art he has utter
freedom from anything resembling
WsSSS~ .. + r -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
To out.pell . class Of forty, includ.

To outspell a class of forty. includ-
ing public school teachers, a school
principal, university students, an avia-
tor. business men. mail clerks. and 9TH
ers supposed to know Webster's un-
abridged better than the alphabet. is
an honor that anyone would carry
with pride. but that it should go to Il
12.year-old girl. perhaps the Youngest
In the contest. is quite astonishing.
Miss Stella Treacy. daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. John Treacy. 323 North Fifth
street. is the girl who made her eld-
ers sit up and take notice Thursday
evening at the entertainment given
by the combined choirs Of St. Michael's
church and she did 1t before an au-
dience OF 200 people. The occasion was
an old fashioned spelldown conducted
by Mis- Beatrice Johnstone. principal
OF the Washington school and it
brought to many realization of the fact
that they cant SPELL"
Forty entered the contest and Miss
Johnstone ratified Oft the words from
a standard spelling book used in the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09

cinity that neither he nor anyone else
could stop her from voting il she
wanted to.
In the meantime several others had
arrived in the convention hall, SO
Bach just to satisfy the woman
suffrage supporter. accepted her bal
lot. but 1t didn't get into the ballot
box. He is some slight Of hand per-
former and. to use the vernacular Of
the curb. got by" with his stunt.
Tho question Of whether or not
women want to vote 10 easily settled in
the opinion Of the secretary. He says
there. 10 no question about It. This
morning the telephones at the bufid.
ing rang right merrily from time to
time. and in response to the CHEEKY
hello" Of the convention hall. would
come the inquiry as to whether or not
pine could vote.
They were. Of course. informed to
the contrary. =.
Wei l won't 60 to your old
show" they would reply. and the re.
suit was the loss Of no little business.
/.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09

Following is the complete list of ex.
hibitors:
J. L. Owens company. Minneapolis.
]. d. Saver company. Minneapolis.
Rock Island Plow company. Mime.
apolis.
Minnesota Moline Plow company,
Minneapolis.
Lindsay Bros. Minneapolis.
Wtnona Wagon company, Winona,
MINI. .
Oliver Plow company. Minneapolis.
]. I. Case company. Racine. Wis.
Parlin & Orndorf, Minneapolis.
Power Equipment company. Mime.
apolis.
sharpless Cream Separator COM
pany. Minneapolis.
2. ]. Downs company, Minneapolis.
Geo. Clark & Son, Chicago.
Nelson Grain Saver company, La.
kota, N. d.
Minneapolis.
d. j. Dean company. Minneapolis.
Cushman Motor Works. Milwaukee.
Studebaker Bros. company, Minne-
apolis.
GAINESVILLE Machinery company,
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
North Star Machinery company.
Vermont Farm and Machine com.
pany, Bellows Falls. vt.
apolis.
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
company. Minneapolis
Crane. Ordway company. Fargo.
Great Northern Implement com.
pany, Minneapolis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
sPETz|E NO APPRECkTVE
sP1TZ1E NOT APPRECIATED
Pup Picked Up by Fremen Disap.
pears After Being Housed and
y'olI KoN

After being fed and cared for by
the ladies at the central fire station,
Spitzie Spitz, the little dog picked up
by a member Of the department
Thursday morning in front Of the
station apparently suffering from an
injured back. evinced little apprecia-
ton of the kind treatment given him
and as the shades Of night were fall
fast he disappeared.
The firemen say they will not look
for him and that he is just simply
dog. Some Of the boys thought he
was a thoroughbred. but now they
are convinced that he never did have
any good breeding.
II am astontshed at a German
spitz acting like that" said Driver
Coss this morning. IT have always
thought those dogs we're mighty pol
ite little fellows. but this one certain
~ did not appreciate n efforts to
make him happy. He's a tramp and
that's all. We wanted to adopt him.
Now I am glad We didn't: for he
might have caused US sorrow in the
end"