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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
CRAZY man RUNS
TWO MILES IN
FAST TIME
Goes Amuck on Hagen Farm
and it Takes Four Husky
Men to Hold Him.

Andrew R.tter. who hired out Sat-
urdhN as a harvest hand on the B.
>: Hagen farm. W miles out Of
East Grand Forks. became violently
insane yesterday afternoon and fur
considerable excitement for
several hours by his actions. Rytter
mad been reading the bible for hours
at a time while not working in the
fields, and his fellow lahorers noticed
MN praying in the fields, and work
ing IN his bare head as though pos
sessed. Yesterday he came to the
house, shaved himself. and then told
those near him that he felt as though
ne We're going to go crazy and that
they had better telephone for the Of
1lcials at once. He had hardly com
pleted his warning when a frenzy
came upon him, and starting across
felds at a remarkable rate of
speed, he ran the two miles to town.
m~arathoning the distance in a space
OF the day that would have put high
class racers to shame.
After arriving in East Grand Forks
Rytter continued his course through
the streets and vas finally overtak ken
by some men. 1t took four husky
east siders to overpower him and
this was done only after a terrific bat
tie in the main street. He was taken
to Crookston last evening by DEPUTY
Sheriff Kelly and given his hearing
before Probate Judge Morken late
this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
OASTARDLY PLOT
TO KILL GIRL
Internal Machine Intended
for Society Woman In
jured Others.

Greensboro. N. c.. Aug. 12.-start-
ling disclosures indicating that an in
fernal machine which exploded in
the High Point office of the Southern
Express company Saturday. was des-
tined for a High Point society girl,
followed rigid investigation of the
mystery today by United States Dis
trict Attorney A. e. Holton and Po-
lice Chief Ridge.
Revelations said to have been
made to the authorities have caused
the police to search for a man who
lived at Townsville. y. c., and is
said to have good business and So
cial connections.
The internal machine seriously
wounded w. NJ. Brisbee, the express
company manager, and his cashier,
Alton Morton.
Until an arrest is made officials de-
cline to reveal anne of persons con-
cerned in the case, though they state
that it has been positively ascertain
ed that the package %concealing the
deadly machine was intended for a
High Point girl.
1t is said that the package, through
a mistake in billing. was way billed
to CHARLES Hoover, High Point"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
TRAVELLING MEN SEEK
LEGISLATIVE
ACTION
D. E. Denian of Grand Forks
on One Committee
Ask New Laws.

F. W. Youngman and A. A. Robin
son have received notice of their APP
pointment on the hotel and legislative
committees of the United Commercial
Travellers. The committees are the re-
suit of a resolution introduced at the
last convention of the U. c. T. at Red
Wing. The committee on hotel legis-
lation consists of F. w. Youngman,
Minot. l.. A. Roth. Fargo and ID. f..
Denian. Grand Forks. The railroad
legislation committee consists of II. l..
Best. Bismarck; G. o.. Richardson,
These men will work with Hotel In
spector VIM. German and such legisla-
ton as is needed by the travelling men
of the state will be formulated by the
committees and presented to the next
legislature. While the travelling men
are q good natured bunch of fellows
who stand for a good many inconven-
fences. they insist on being treated as
human beings. There are a great
many landlords who do everything in
their power to tighten the load of the
knights Of the Grip" but there are
also others who are evidently trying to
get rich quick by skimping hotel
facilities wherever they can. 1t is for
these kind of landlords that laws are
needed. h travelling men also have
several amendments to the railroad
laws that will be introduced this VIM
ter. These will have a tendency to
better travelling conditions on certain
railroads.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
SUICIDE STORY IS A
PIPE DREAM" SAY
Boys Did Not Really See a
Man in the
Water.

The police have come to the con-
clusion that the story Of the suicide
of an unknown man Saturday evening
in the Red river is a fake"
Bernie Couch. aged IL years, and
Robert Brunskill. aged 8 years have
admitted hat they never say the man
in the water. but hat he only said
goodbye to them. The boys were GO
ing along the river bank about Z D.
m. when A man unknown t them,
stepped into a boat and after saying
goodbye towed cut toward the mid
die of the river. After seeing this
much the boys became frightened and
ran to tell what they had seen. At
first their story sounded very plaus-
ible and for a day and a half the riv-
er has been dragged, but without
finding any traces of the man. The
dragging was given up this after
noon as a bad job. The suicide was
supposed to have taken place direct
ly In the back of the Trepanier resi-
dence on Fourth avenue. 1t was re-
ported that the man In the boat had
a stone tied around his neck, but this
report could not be verified. If the
drowning actually took place there
has been no evidence found to help
the men at work dragging the river.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
TW|TE'S ANKLE BONE
DRIVEN THROUGH
HIS SHOE
Jumped From Wagon to Els
cape Topping Trunks
and is Hurt.

Nels Twite of this city. one of the
travelling men. who makes
the northern half of the state. met
with n serious accident Saturday
while driving a wagon loaded with
in the Rolla region.
Mr.. Twite was carrying his sample
trunks from Belcourt to Rolla when
the wagon hit a deep rut in the road.
MIR. Twite thought the big trunks
were about to topple over onto him
and jumped. In striking the ground
he sustained a compound fracture of
the ankle. the bone c%runching the
ankle in such a manner as to. drive
the bone through his shoe. He was
brought to Grand Forks and taken
to a local hospital. where he is resting
fairly easy today, although suffering
considerable pain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
HOW TO PREVENT
A CAR SHORTAGE

The Northwestern Traffic associa-
ton Is sending out to the shippers all
over the northwest circulars giving
suggestions as to how they, the ship
pers, can assist the railroads in pre-
venting a car shortage during the
coming fall and great hauling period.
The suggestions are signed by Hon.
W. A. Garrett. chairman of the asso-
citation, and they should be read by
all who are interested. 1t is stated
that If they are closely observed there
need be no danger of a car shortage.
The three suggestions are as follows:
l. BY moving all the lumber, coal,
cement and other freight that they
can within the mex few weeks. in
stead Of delaying and throwing it all
on the railways when they are stag
gering under the crop movement.
Frank T. Bentley. traffic manager Of
the Illinois Steel company. and the
a car shortage this fall. recently is
sued an appeal and warning to all
patrons of these companies to place
their orders for cement and other
commodities early. Much might be
>Gained II the traffic managers of all
tAe large industrial concerns of the
country would follow Mr.. Bentley's
example and their patrons would act
on the advice given. The CONNER
cial organizations of the cities and
towns can help greatly by urging their
members to move all goods as early
as possible.
q. Shippers and consignees can
greatly help themselves. the railways
and all other shippers and consignees
by loading and unloading all cars de-
livered to them as expeditiously as
practicable. Every time the loading
or unloading of q car is needlessly de-
layed the available supply of cars is
needlessly reduced: and no shipper
has any right to complain hat he is
not furnished enough cars II he is by
his own acts needlessly and wrong
fully redcing the available supply Of
cars. Commercial organizations, can
not render a better service to their
members than by urging on them the
need for prompt loading and unload
ing. Cars are furnished for trans
portation. not for storage. and every
used for storage reduces the num-
ber available for transportation.
8. Shippers chip greatly by
loading all car to as near their ca
pacity a. practicable. The more
freight there 10 loaded in each car the
less cars will be required to move ali
of the freight.
There has been a great deal of talk
In recent years about the need for bet
ter cooperation between railways
ana shippers. Here IL a matter re-
garding which they can heartily and
theoretically cooperate to the very
great gain of both. =.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
H0[DUP SUSPECTS
ARRESTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
Maybe Same Men Who Rob-
bed Stores at Argus
vile Recently.

Four alleged holdup artists, charg-
ed directly with holding up and rob-
bling John Olson near A%rgusville on
Sunday morning, and believed by the
authorities to have had something to
do with the recent store robberies at
Argusville, were captured by Con-
stable James e. Veitch of Cass coun-
ty n his deputies after an automo-
bile chase last night. and are now in
the Cass county Jail at Fargo.
The capture of the four men re-
Haects great credit upon the constable
Dr. dhis deputies.
Encounters Assailants.
John Olson. who has been employ
ed as a farm hand, was held up by
morning. He was badly treated, and
was left unconscious by the four men.
Later he regained consciousness and
wandered into Argusville. probably
sooner thar his assailants had ex-
pected. and accidentally encountered
them. The four men Immediately
"took to the woods" however. and
were we'll on their way when the
circumstances, were related to Con-
SldDle SeltCH. -.
Caught After Chase.
The officer: and his deputies got
into an automobile and hurried
northward. encountering the four
men several miles from town. They
were placed under arrest, and were
taken to Fargo last night. The party
accompanying the men to Fargo in
cluded Constable Veitch and Deputies
F. F. Dougherty and Ed. Martin.
While they deny knowledge of the
crime for which they are held, the
victim declares he is positive they
are the fellows who held him up. The
men have been seen in Fargo recently
and have been hanging around that
section Of the country for some time.
The authorities believe they have
knowledge Of the recent Argusville
robberies.
Thy can't pull off anything like
that in or around Argusville and ex-
pect to get away with it," said Mr..
XsSitch last night. We're laying for
Fellows Of that type. and we're going
right after them. After we land a
fe woutfts like this. they will begin
to steer clear of Argusville."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
SELLSFLOTO SHOWS
HAVE HIGH HURDLERS

The most attractive feature of the
average horse show is usually the ex-
hibition made by the hunters and
Jumpers. and indeed, when looking
over the program. more often than
not, it is found that the more i'm
portant prize money is devoted to
these classes.
This eason the Sells Floto circus.
which m here on Wednesday.
August 81 for a single days engage.
ment are bringing with them es-
pecially imported from Ireland, and
during the regular performance these
clever animals give a very remarkable
exhibition Of timber topping. One of
them a black horse called "Luckett"
IS a Thoroughbred raised on the ranch
of the late Lucky Baldwin near Los
Angeles, which. with his weight up.
ran a mile in 1888 1-2 over the santa
Anita race track. "Luckett" was sold
because his temper became SO bad
tnat he refused to face the barrier.
and was regarded as absolutely use.
less from every standpoint.
Since he has been acquired bv the
Sells-Floto people. however, and IN.
der the skillful tutelage Of Rhoda
Royal. he has become one of the
most docile horse with the show. and
jumps an obstacle nearly seven feet
nigh with perfect ease. Last winter
he Won several prizes in the high
jumping classes in Kansas City, Dem
YER, Louisville and other big horse
shows. o-e
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
DETAILS Of DEATH
OF FRANK |.
D|M0CK
Husband of Mrs. Lavalee is
Killed by Holdup Man
in His Hotel.

The Redding, Cal. Searchlieht gives
the following details Of the death Of
Frank l.. Dimock. husband Of Mrs. 7.
Lavallee, formerly a resident OF East
Grand Forks. Mrs. Lavallee is a. sis
ter of Mrs. NJ. j.. Sullivan of Water
street. The Searchlight stors is as fol-
lows:
Delta, Aug. e-An unknown mask
ed robber shot and killed Frank L.
Dimock, proprietor of the Delta hotel,
at IL o'clock this evening in the bar
room of the hotel. in the presence of
half a dozen helpless spectators. The
man who did the deed escaped out of
the door he had entered, joining an
unmasked companion who waited him
and who likewise was unknown. al
though a of recognition were not
great.
Dimock, according to the spectators
of his shooting had made some resist
who had him covered. The man inn
mediately fired. the bullet entering
the mans forehead. He expired an
hour later. There is no physician here.
The deceased was a. member in good
standing of the Redding lodge of
knights of Pythias. AS far as can be
learned tonight there are no clues that
will enable the pursuit of the murder
er. All that is known is the story of
the tragedy itself.
James Beard. the local merchant,
sent first particulars to Sheriff Mont
gomery at Redding, fifteen minute
after the shooting. The sheriff will
arrive here on the morning passenger
train, unless he can catch a freight
that will bring him one He has
given instructions for the friends of
the murdered man to do everything
possible to capture or race the slayer
before daybreak. An armed posse is
forming.
Much excitement prevails and de-
tails of the crime are not complete.
Frank L. Dimock was aged So. He
has made Delta his home nearly
twenty years and was one of the most
generally known and we'll liked bust
nessmen in the canNon. He arrived
home but last night from ReddinE,
where he had been in his new auto
mobile with Mrs. Dimock.
Those Present.
Dave Williams. Harry Peterson.
Dimock's son, Oliver Leroy and a no.
tel hostler were the men present when
Dimock was shot. They We're covered
by the robber while he went to the
cash register and extracted what mon
cS was III IL. noueTJ SdtIleH. VINO lldu
Just gone upstairs from the barroom.
heard the confusion downstairs and
rushed back. He tried to kick in A
door that had been locked in order to
get himself into the barroom. He was
unarmed. but succeeded in frighten-
ing the murderous plunderers.
Old spontaneous combustion gets a
lot of blame. and no punishment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
HAVE COAL
SH0TAGE THIS
YEAR
Unusual Conditions During
Past IL Months Made
Situation Serious.

According to reports received from
Duluth and other points on the great
lakes there will he a serious shortage
Of coal this winter. The other day
100 tons of stove coal went down
on board a steamer in Lake Supe-
rior and this loss has crippled one
COMPANY very seriously. a loss like
this would not have been very serious
in other years. but a great many
agreements for delivery have been
cancelled on this account.
Last winter was an exceptionally
long n severe n and as a result
much more Goa was burned. Another
cause Of the shortage was the strike
of the coal miners which lasted for
sixty days n the stock piles were
not r~eplenished until after June /.
tusually the coal begins to arrive
at the head of the lakes about the
last of April or May l. when naviga-
ton opens. but this year none arriv-
ed until II second week in June.
and only a little then. Sc slow has
been its arrival all summer that ii
has been wiped our as rapidly as il
came. There are no stock piles Of
stove coal on either side of the bay
at present and the supply of nut is
lmeaere and will be wiped out very
soon. Soft coal is also very short,
and an early exhaustion of the supply
is expected. OF course the heavy
shortage in n grade of coal affects
all other grades, and so firmly do
large coal dealers believe that there
is going to he a severe shortage that
they are already notifying their reg
ular customers that asreements Of
former years to keep them supplied
with coal are 'all off Everybody,
heavy buyers or basket buyers. will
have 10 take their chances this Wear
and agreements dc not count. In
several cases customers who have
purchased from one coal COMPANY
heavily for years have rehelled at the
decision not to take the coal problem
off their hands, but the dealers have
had I" he firm for the coal uprly
compels them to be extremely care
full.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
AFTER
ROOSEVELT PLAN
Will Try to Capture Woman
Votes in Suffrage States
Wants Cheap Campaign.

Seagirt. Aug. 12-Thoush the
democratic party has no plank in it's
party advocating woman's suffrage. a
plan has been formulated by the Will
son campaign managers by which thew
nope to make a bid for the feminine
vote In the six woman's suffrage states,
Mrs. j.. Borden Hartman OF New
York is to have charge Of the Wilson
campaign among the women voters in
California. Washington. Wyoming.
Utah. Colorado and Idaho.
Without going into the suffrage
question Mrs. Hartman, according to
the present plans. will make her an
through speeches on the tariff
n the 8 of living as we'll as legis-
lation relating to hours of employ
ment and workmen's compensation.
Economy to the extreme and the
smallest campaign fund in the history
OF any, party. If possible. represents
the wishes of Governor Wilson for the
coming campaign. Today he express
60 vexation that the party had fixed
$~2.OOO.0O0 as the amount to be raised
to carry out the campaign.
Wilson intimated today he would
lot 90 to Indianapolis to attend the
ceremonies August 2 notifying Cover
nor Marshall Of his nomination for
vice presidency
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
MIKE IN DEVILS LAKE.

Devils Lake World: Mike McLough-
lin. who is the son of Judge McLoush-
in of Grand Forks, but who skipped
out and left the parental roof when
he was quite young. hiking for Crook
ston. Mimi. is in the city today visit
ing with AL Fritz. The meeting Of the
two Great Northern railroad men was
indeed a happy reunion for Mike has
the mar of Ireland printed on his face
while Al a aften been mistaken for
John Bull. That the two should ever
agree as they do in a celubrious man.
ner is indeed remarkable.
Note.-The word celubrious Ia used
in this connection more because it Is
nj of the largest words which Mike
has in his vocabulary and 1t is a ia
vorite with him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
TWO ACCUSED OF PERJURY.

Marinette, Wis. Aug. 10.-william
F. (kid) Kassen. hotel proprietor and
sporting character at Neenah. Wis,
and Mrs. Dora McCombs, wife Of a
bartender at Charles Hitchon's road
house. were indicted tonight on a
charge of perjury in connection with
the escape from jail OF Edward Jami-
son. pickpocket. Kassen is suspected
of being IN agent who acted from
Neenah to place a bride with some
Jail official to free the prisoner.
Is said to have escaped
through unlocked doors while Sheriff
A. e. Schwittay and Under Sheriff
Oscar johnson ere attending q dance
in the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
FOWLER TO LEAVE CITY
Local Manager of Stone Piano COM
pany Has Rcsigned-Going in
Business at Winnipeg.

H. F. Fowler. who has been local
manager for the Stone Piano COM
pany for the past two years. has re-
signed his position and will open ND
an establishment in Winnipeg. Ar
thur Wonderltck OF this city left for
a member Of the firm which will be
known as the Fowler Piano company.
Mr.. Fowler will not leave here for
about two weeks when a new man
ager will take his place. George
Compton. at present floor manager
of the Stone company al Fargo, will
be the new here. The Fow-
Ter company will be a big concern and
is assured Of a fine business as there
is a large territory around Winnipeg
and only a few piano houses are 10.
Gated there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12

Densmore threw a shoe in the first
heat and could only get fourth. In
the next heat, however, he came back
strong and finished in 2:02 Ia. pac-
ing the fastest second heat Of a race
yer paced by any horse in the worlds
history and the wv heats together
being the two fastest ever paced con-
secutively.
Bring Don to Grand Forks.
While nothing definite could be Civ
en- out at this time, Mr.. Dinnie stated
last evening that If there was any
possible chance he would bring Don
to the state fair at Grand Forks next
year to set a track record. OF course
many things may happen to- prevent
this. his sale, his death, or an acct
dent. but the chances favor the great
PAGER. and he will undoubtedly he
better than ever in 1913. This at
traction would be the greatest that
could be offered to North Dakotans
and would be an immense drawing
card.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
HECK DIED.

Joseph Heck died last night at :
o'clock at his home AT 1915 Dakota
avenue after a long illness. The de-
ceased was a carpenter by rade and
came to this city from Austria nine
years ago. He was rs years OF g
and is survived by a widow. He was
operated on in a local hospital here
some time in April and was recovering
when he was taken very sick again
a month ago. The cause of his death
was a complication Of diseases. The
funeral services will he held at ST.
Michael's Catholic church Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock with Monsisnor
Lemieux officiating. The body Of the
deceased will be inferred In Calvary
cemetery.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
ASSESSED ACREAGE
Of THE ENTIRE
STATE
Some Counties Show a De-
crease-Total is Over
100000 Acres.

The following figures indicate the
increase and decrease of assessed
acreage in the several counties Of
the state for the ear Of 1912. the
star indicating decrease. This de-
crease may be due to cities acquir-
ing additions to new road and to sew
eral cause Several counties nave
not been heard from, but it is es-
timated in the state auditors office
that the assessed acreage for 1912
will be about 100000 acres.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
D|hN|E OFFERED 100000 FOR DON
y DENSM0RE, WHO MADE MARK Of 2:02l
Eastern Fancier Has Paid $500 to Minot Man for Option
on Fast Nag-May Have Don at Grand Forks
Fair Next Year to Set Track Mark.
Don Dsnsmore, owned by Dave Din

Don Densmore, owned by Dave Din
ale of Minot. a brother Of the Dinnies
Of Grand Forks, may sell for $780,
ooo, II a deal now pending is closed.
Mr.. Dinnie vas in Grand Forks last
evening leaving this morning for his
home. and stated that he had been
given $500 by a big eastern horse
1ancier to cinch al option on Don
Densnlore. the purchase price to be
100000 If the deal is contaminated.
This is M OF the largest prices ever
offered for any horse, Dan Patch be-
Ing the only exception, and North
Dakota fanciers take considerable
pride in the fac that Don Densmore
was developed and trained in this
state by Flickertail men.
The immense price offered for the
horse came shortly after his mark
OF 2:02 IA. made in 'Pittsburg last
fweek in the big grand circuit free
for-all. In this race the first heat
was pace1 in less than 2:02. Don
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-12
GOODWIN FINISHING WORK
Will Take Up Boys Work at Fargo
y. NJ. G. \. in a Short Time,

l.. L. Goodwin arrived i'm the CITY
last evening after spending the sum-
mer studying in Wisconsin and Michi-
san. Mr. Goodwin was formerly
boys secretary at the. local. Y. M. C..
A.. M will remain here for about
ten days finishing up his work. From
here he will go to Fargo to take up
a similar position. Mr.. Goodwin was
accompanied by his wife and her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. e. E.. Hollins-
he'd. They will also make their future
home in Fargo.