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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
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into a trousers pocket BE looked
cautiously about The two OF them
were without witnesses. The land
lord was always willing to serve beer
to those In quest of 1t; but immediate
" on providing 1t he resumed his In
terrupted perusal Of the sporting col
umn. At this moment his soul was
flying around the track at Bennington
When the captain pulled out bis hand
It seemed full Of bright autumn leaves.
Donovan's glass was suspended MID
way between the table and his lips.
Slowly the glass retraced the half
circle and resumed its perpendicular
position upon the oak.
Beauties: huh7" said the captain.
"Twenty-dollar bills"
"Yessir; every one Of 'em as good
as gold; payable to bearer on demand.
says your Uncle Sam"
AN why are you maxim me en-
vious this way2" said Donovan Grossly,
Donovan, you and mes been friends
of an on these ten years, ever since
tn com niodore bought tn Laura. Well
says be T. me 'Capt'n. we forgot that
Mr.. Donovan was In tn room at tn
time o. tn discovery. Will you be 80
kind as to impress him with the fact
that this expedition Is on the O.. I'll
Not that think he will say anythin',
but you might add these few bits o
paper to bis promise not t speak, Says
I. IN trust Mr.. Donovan An do.
You never broke no promise yet"
ut pays In the long rum" replied
Mr.. Donovan. vainly endeavoring to
count the bills.
"Well. this ere little fortune Is yours
II you promise to abide BY tn condi'
tions."
THAT I keeps my mouth shut"
"Then | give you these Eve nice ones
with th' regards O th' commodore"
The captain stripped each blu and
slowly laid 1t down on the table for the
fear that by some curious circumstance
there might be six.
Zone hundred? Capt'n. I'm a. Mr.
Donovan emptied his glass with q few
swift gulps and banged the table. 1.-TWO
more"
The landlord lowered bis paper
wearily (would they never let him
aloneD and stepped behind the bar.
At the same time MIR. Donovan folded
the bills and stowSd them away.
Not even { tn Mrs." he swore.
Here's luck. captn."
Same { you: an don't get drunk
this side o Jersey City"
And with this admonition the captain
drank bis beer and thumped of for the
water front, satisfied that the village
would hear nothing from Mr.. Dono-
van. Nevertheless. II was shameful to
let a hundred 60 that easy; twenty
would have served. He was about to
bail the skin when he was accosted
by the quiet little man he had recently
observed sitting alone In the corner OF
Swans Office.
Pardon. but you are Captain Flana'
gan Of the yacht LauraT
"Yessir." patiently. "But the owner
never let's anybody aboard he don't
know, sir
II do no, desire to come aboard. my
captain. What wish to know b II
his excellency the admiral Is at home"
"His excellency" rather confounded
the captain for moment: but be came
about without "takin' more'n bucket
full" a. be afterward expressed Il e
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
fro pE CONTINUED
Easy Enouoh,

Easy Enough.
NAV. I've come across q word tnat
can't pronounce"
spell 1t. dear"
&c. e. o. m. o. r p. b. y"
"Why, that's n proper noun-Geo'
Morphy. Pay more attention to what
YOU are reading and don't bother me
again."-Chicaeo Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

The healthy and laying fowl has Z
good appetite and Is . hearty eater: a
fowls condition may be we'll judged oy
its appetite.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

Thick sour milk seems to have q
greater value for hens than sweet milk,
but milk, either sweet or sour, 10 OF
great benefit to poultry and will aid In
filling the egg basket.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

Don't keep more hens than you can 90
commodate nicely. Crowded poultry
houses mean unhealthy birds and but
few winter eggs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

To be seventy years young is some.
times far more cheerful and hopeful
than TO be forty years old.-Olivef
Wendell Holmes. %.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

Keen the biddiss out Of damp quart
ers. Dampnsss breeds roup and many
other diseases.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
1unaIsd u.

Old Maid-You eat very little. Mr.
Smith. Smith (fattered aud wishing
TO be complimentary)-Ah. to sit next
you Is to lose ones appetite.-London
Watch Dog.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In.
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26

~iTE swayed q little. but recover.
ed az the pain OF the shock
~ was succeeded by numbness
That out Of the dark OF this
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-26
CHAPTER Xl.
THE WOMAN WHO KNEW.

THE WOMAN WHO KNEW.
~ ONT you sometimes grow
weary for an abiding
placer Laura pulled Oh
her gauntlets and laid hei
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
BLANCHARD BANKER, MISSING SINCE
LAST NOVEMBER, RETURNED FRIDAY
Missing Cashier Has Been in Florida and He Came Home
Broken in Healt1-No Explanation Forthcoming Yet
-Conferring With Ban k Officials at Casselton

a. A. Bruton. cashier Of the
Blanchard State bank. returned I o his
home in Blanchard Friday morning
after having been mysteriously miss
ms since last November. During
most of the time hat he has been lost
he has been in Florida. but no ex-
PLANTATION for his secret departure
from the state, following when police
officials and detectives secured the
northwest, has been made. He is
broken in health.
Today the bank cashier is In Cassel.
ton holding a conference with the 9th.
err officers Of the institution, going to
that city Friday evening for that pur.
pose. The outcome Of the conference
has not been made public, several de.
tails OF the bank management while
Mr.. Bruton was at the helm being un.
der consideration. These questions
were raised during Mr.. Bruton's un.
explained absence as a result Of an
investigation which was made into the
affairs Of the bank.
Bank officers, in discussing these
questions, have stated that such
problems would very naturally arise
in an institution which was under the
sole direction of n man, as others
would not be acquainted with condi-
tons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
East Grand Forks
FAREWELL FOR MISS zE|O[IK
Formal Dance in Leap Year Style Was
Enjoyed Friday Evening-NTiss
Zeidlik to Lacrosse

Miss Tillie Zeidlik. who leaves on
Monday noon for Lacrosse. Wis.,, was
guest OF honor at a handsome dancing
party given Friday evening at the Gies
hall, the hostesses being a group Of
her intimate girl friends. 1t was a
formal function conducted after the
most careful leap year rules and Prov
ed one OF the merriest times ever en-
Joyed by the young people of this city.
Mrs. George Buckley chaperoned the
company and Misses Bessie zeidlik
and Marie Buckley presided at tha
frappe bowls. Green and white was
the color scheme used in decorating
the service table and excellent music
was furnished.
The guests of the evening included
Mrs. Leslie Sullivan, Mrs. Yes Nc.
Voorhees, and Misses Della Erickson.
Clara Erickson, Edna Kelly, Vivian
Jarvis. Anna Laurant. Louise Philion,
Katherine Driscoll, Loretta Driscoll.
Mabel Bydal. Pearl Claire. Kittie Mar
tin. Alice Garvey. Winnie Hogan, Eth.
ell Seavey. Lillian Driscoll, Dollie Lo-
gan. Winnie Kelley, Francis Hogan,
Loretta Trepanier. Minnie Steinbar,
Estella Sharrar, Lila Craig. Margery
lock. Nettie Novak. Myrtle Sullivan,
Eta Sullivan. Barbra Martin. Anna
Lelolek, Grace Dunnigan. Clara Sulli.
van Mary Sullivan and Josie Sulli.
am: Messrs. Emett Sullivan, Will
liam Driscoll Edward Buckley, James
O'Leary. Hugh Dunnigan. Joe Hand
lon. J. II. Lichtey. J. j. O'Leary. We'll
lington Sullivan. Louis D. Ryan.
George Jergenson. William Steinbar.
George Daley. jay Seeley. Leon Rem.
frey. B. ]. Russell. Walter Glockner.
Charles Sullivan, George L%udvigsen,
Sylvester Mcguire. Fred McIlraith,
Leslie Sullivan, Jack Logan, John L..
Ryan. Edward Mc1lraith, Edward
Bird. j. NJ. Summer, Frank Comings.
T. ]. Kelly, Bert White. William Kel.
ley, Cecil Young, C.. B. Mcdowell, Will.
liam Hogan. H. d. vanvorhis,- Victor
Rasmussen. H. E. Malby and James
Driscoll.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
CENSUS COMPLETE TUESDAY
Compilation of Religious Population OF
Grand Forks Being Concluded
BY Sunday School Workers.

The work of taking the religious
census Of Grand Forks has about been
completed. according to Thomas
Porte, secretary of the Grand Forks
Sunday School association. who has
the business in charge.
Superintendent Porte will issue a
call for q meeting Of all the Sunday
school superintendent of the city at
the Y. NJ. c. A. next Tuesday night at
1880 o'clock, when the figures COM
piled by the census enumerators will
be tabulated and prepared for publ
cation.
The work of gathering the religious
census of the city was commenced
January IS. The workers have been
allowed more time here than in most
cities where this work has been done
and their reports + expected to be
as nearly complete as possible to COM
pile in this period.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
Leap Year Has Taken the Lead---
Free License to Brave Maiden

Leap year. with its innumerable
charms for the maiden of several
ages. is already taking the lead in
point Of marriages over the four pre-
ceding years. in Grand Forks county,
However, the fact that this is Leap
year has had no apparent effect upon
the girls who have been married. Hc-
cording to the young men who have
called at the court house for licenses
for they assert that they have done
every bit Of the asking and that their
s~weethearts would still be In the un.
married class If they had not looked
after tehir interests themselves and
popped the question.
Looks for Better Days.
When the girls finally do become
imbued with the spirit Of the year
marriages will COM thick and fast,
County Judge Hassell believes. and this
year will then be the banner time OF
the county %unification department.
In 1908 twelve licenses were issued
at the Grand Forks county court
house in the month OF January. The
next year twenty-one permits to weo
were granted in this department in
the first month of the year. In Janu-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
RAILROAD QUESTION
COMMANDS CLUBS
attention
Interested in Getting Pro-
posed New Line to Grand
Forks
DIRECTORS VOTE
TO COOPERATE
Belmont Farmers Also Take
a Hand and Will Inyesti-
gate Matter
DIRECTORS VOTE
TO

If theer is to be a new railroad con.
structed in the Red river valley which
will connect Grand Forks with Win
nlpes. Crookston and Fargo by a new
route. the Grand Forks Commercial
club stands ready to cooperate In ev-
cry manner possible with the COM
pany in facilitating matters.
The proposed line isDto be built
by the Chicago, Minneapolis Red Riv-
CT Valley and Canada railroad, arti-
Giles of incorporation for which have
been prepared. and which were to
have been filed with the secretary of
state of Minnesota this week. They
have been held up, however, for sew
eral days.
Club Directors Interested.
At the meeting of the Grand Forks
Commercial club directors held FRI
day evening, h question was taken
up and it was the opinion of the board
that immediate steps should be taxi
en- In a ncffort to get into communi-
cation with the parties interested.
The Grand Forks club is particular.
ly Interested in seeking this new rail-
road, as it will open the way for BUSH
hess through a new channel. North
of Grand Forks. on the Minnesota
side of the river, there is a district
hat is not in very close range Of
railroad facilities. although the Great
Northern. for several years, main
tanned a dotted line on the map but
never went any further.
Belmont Farmers Busy.
Farmers OF Belmont. in the south.
ern part of Grand Forks county, has
also become interested in the promo.
sition. Some time ago they address,
ed a communication to tho Grand
Forks Commercial club in which they
announced their intention of taking
every possible step to bring about
the construction of a line into their
district.
They now look upon this new rail-
road as a means of attaining their
end. n are seeking to ~et in line
with the company that is being or
ganized.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL ASSIST
IN CASE
Will Participate With Coun-
ty Prosecutor in Mostad
Murder Trial

Attorney General Andy Miller will
assist the prosecution in the case Of
the state against Sylvia Mostad,
charged with murder in the first de-
gree, which will be the first criminal
case called at the term of district
which opens in Grand Forks
next Tuesday morning.
The work of selecting the jurors in
this case will be an arduous task in
the opinion of attorneys in this city.
The state will be represented by
States Attorney o. 3. Burtness and
Assistant States Attorney T. E. Ell
ton. assisted by Attorney General
Miller.
The February term of district court
will convene at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning, when the civil and criminal
calendar will he called. Judge Tenn
pleton will preside.
The naturalization Of citizens will
follow the calling of the calendar,
and the first case to be taken up will
be that of the Mostad girl.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
TOY WITH
FRE|GHTER N
MID OCEAN
Grand Forks Horse Dealers
Were Aboard Steamer
No Food or Coal

A tale replete with narrowing ex-
p%eriences Is related by e. Toussaint
and his brother-in-law, Michael Van
denaynde. Grand Forks horse dealers
who on Friday night returned from a
purchasing expedition to Belgium.
To have been tossed about in mid
ocean for eleven days, with a shipment
OF Belgian stations and mare valued
at thousands of dollars and with their
supplies of fuel, feed and food entirely
gone. Is a feature Of their exciting ad.
venture.
The horsemen sailed from Antwerp,
Belgium on the freight ship Manhat-
OF the kind. In the cargo were thir-
teen of their thoroughbred stations
and mares.
After being out only a short time the
snip was grtpped by a storm, said by
old sailors to have been the worst in
their experience of nearly forty years.
For eleven days the boat vas the toy
of the clements. buffeted for 1000
miles at the mercy Of the wind and
sea.
Twenty-eight days. just double the
regular time, were needed to cross the
| Atlantic.
While being bobbed about like a
rubber ball in the heart OF the gale,
the ship encountered a terrific snow
storm in which lightning and wind
played tag for supremacy.
Because of it's unusual severity, the
captain Of the ship thought the storm
could not last and directed his craft
right into the teeth Of the gale. He
intended to stop at one Of the New
foundland islands for coal.
However, the vessel commenced to
lose Roadway at the very start and the
second day had drifted back nearly
200 miles.
At this stage Of the adventure, the
horsemen say. the ship began to leak.
The vessel vas still headed into the
heaviest part Of the storm but wal
drifting, but where, no one could con.
lecture.
After drifting back a considerable
distanee-"farther, the Azores islands
were reached, about 600 miles off the
Portuguese coast. Here coal was OBJ.
tanned and a poor quality Of straw for
the horses.
From the coaling station the boa,
continued the trip In a more southerly
direction and arrived in New York
without encountering any more storm.
For fourteen days the horses lived
on the poor straw. secured at the is,
lands. They arrived in Grand Forks
in fairly good condition however.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
Neutrality-suspicious. DAY"
Sunday Set Apart for Big Meetings IL
Which Hillsboro Churches viii
Join Hands.

Dr.. j. Grassick, superintendent of
the state board Of health, and Mrs.
j. e Stevens, who has had charge
of the anti-tuberculosis exhibit
throughout the state. will address
union meetings of the churches at
Hillsboro Sunday.
Two meetings will be held; one at
2 o'clock in the afternoon and the
other at 8 o'clock in. the evening.
DR.. Grassick will speak in the att
ernoon upon the anti-tuberculosis
campaign and Mrs. Stevens will ex-
plain the exhibit in an address In the
evening.
The churches of Hillsboro will
unite for these meetings which will
be held in the opera house.
Sunday has been designated as
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. day" in Hillsboro
and the coming Of the Fargo experts
has been given wide publicity in. that
section.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
Is Complete Mystery.

Complete mystery surrounds every
detail of tho case. Cashier Bruton,
the little towns most respected citizen
and q former county official. was sub
peonaed as a member Of the federal
grand jury which convened in Fargo
last November. He left Blanchard In
the company Of several friends. going
to Fargo, but they lost sight of him
either at Casselton or Fargo.
Two or three days later inquiry wa
made for the cashier. but 1t was with
out results. Police were then noti-
fed and the search was spread over a
wide district. Foul play was suspect
ed, but though every clue that pre-
sented itself was followed. no trace
Of the man was secured.
Family Also in Dark.
Members OF his family were also in
the dark. although a short timo ago
1t was claimed that they had received
some information concerning his
Whereabouts. Bank officials however.
deny that they had any intimation Of
where their former employee was.
Went Straight to Florida.
Mr.. Bruton evidently had gone d.
rectly from Casselton or Fargo to
Florida. and had remained in that
state during the entire time that he
has been missing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
Ground Hog a ''Dee-li-cions"
Dish, Ayers Magistrate Church

us to believe that North Dakota hasn't
any groundhogx. why, my blood be.
gins to boil. Nice state Of affairs this
country is coming to. II we have to
believe this kind Of stun.
There are groundhogs in North
Dakota; I know because I have sesn
them and have killed them. Believe
me, they n fine eating. too" and
the Judge smacked his lips.
Desk Sergeant Hager Asserted that
he had never ssen . groundhog. but
would take the Judges word that they
do inhabit this state.
III Judge Church says there are
groundhogs in North Dakota, I'm to-
ing to believe 1t wen II there amt
declared the desk sergeant.
Il never seen n Of the animals.
says about 'em, I would Judge that
they are n sort Of I: cross hetween 4
Tom cat and "a Billy soat. -"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03

The man or I'M who is respon-
sible for the story that there are no
ground hogs in North Dakota has
ing to Police Magistrate Church who
says he has dined upon the little ami
mails killed in this state and pro-
ounces grounding meat as "dee.li-
shus."
my goodness how times do
change" exclaimed the Judge this
morning. "a few years ago they said
they tell W that we have all got at
least one and perhaps two and that
we have got to have them cut out at
least once every ter years in order
to keep the machinery working right
in our little systems.
That's bad enough, but when some
young ape who has never seen any
thing l4.iiaore. wild and woolly- than a
dog-show comes around and expects
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
WILL URGE A LOWER RATE
Water Committees Report Goes t.
Council Monday Evening-Paving
and Precinct Ordinances Up.

The waterworks committee will
make a report urging a reduction In
water rates in Grand Forks to the city
council Monday night, according to
members Of the committee.
This report will not contain a sug.
gested definite change in the schedule
Of water rates but will contain a rec
concentration for lower rates through
out.
The report. 1t Is expected. will be re.
ceived by the council and referred
back to the w~aterworks committee
which will then settle upon q. definite
rate.
The matter Of determining the lin
its Of two precincts created in the
Fifth. and Sixth wards will also come
before Monday nights session Of the
council.
Also the question Of paving on
North Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets
will come up again.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
PLAN TO MAKE BOTH
SHOWS BIGGER
IN 1918
Automobile and Bench Show
Events Assured as Per-
rnanent Features

The two shows which have held the
boards tn Grand Forks this week, the
auto and the dog show, came to a
close Friday evening.
credit the Grand Forks automobile
dealers are today busily engaged dis
mantling tho third of those shows
which was held during the week, COM
ing to u close Friday evening. At
tendance throughout has been salts
factory this year and the various ex-
htbitors are YER we'll pleased with the
success of tho show.
The Grand Forks auto show has
come to be q permanent fixture of the
been shown by the people of both this
city and this section Of the northwest,
The number Of visitors attracted to
Grand Forks by the show has been
very large, coming from a wide ter
ritory and many Of them will, when
the warm weather arrives, come into
possession Of cars which they purchas-
ed while here.
ut Is u fortunate thing for Grand
mobile men, that the city has such
u splendid auditorium in which to
house the show. There are few cities
Of this size that can boast Of such an
excellent building and through its pos
session Grand Forks has established
a class Of its own"
As a key to the financial situation In
this section Of the northwest the au-
tomobile show has shown that condi-
tons are exceptionally good. the mum
her Of purchases during the show
heing indicative of that fact. Many OF
the visitors who examined the cars
with a view to buying later on were
farmers, and the auto dealers predict
that their trade, through them, will be
unusually heavy.
Plan New Glasses In Dog Show
So complete was the success Of the
Grand Forks bench show that the
members of the association already are
confident that they will stage another
show next year. The first show to bt
conducted under the rules Of the
American. Kennel; club resulted in new
Interest in the show among the dor
owners, and with the establishment
Of a few new features promised fol
next year, it is expected that even NOR
interest will be aroused.
Glasses for the homliest dogs, the
prettiest dogs, the smallest dogs and
the largest dogs. probably will be es'
tablished next season. thus opening
the way to a new line Of entries. These
entries, it is declared, would make al.
most every dog in the city eligible to
the show,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-03
|CLUB HAS NAMED OFFICERS
Larimore Commercial Organization
Held Annual Meeting-Want a
Agricultural School.

o. H. Phillips is the new president
Of the Larimore Commercial club. be-
ing chosen at a big meeting of that
organization held this week. a. Il.
Rowe is vice president J. Dexter
Pierce is secretary, and A. P. Lord Is
treasurer for the coming year.
Many matters Of importance were
taken up, these including the problem
Of maintaining the Larimore -four mill
in operation at all seasons Of the year.
while the question Of making the Lari:
more. high school an agricultural
school. under the provisions of the
new law on that subject. was another
to be discussed. President Phillips
will so to Fargo March 5 for the pur-
pose Of attending the meeting at
which that q iestion will be raised.