The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11
Sm.iggs and I:rkman "Bachclors."

What wont some men do when
they are away from home"" s,1ch may
we'll he said when the following clip
ping from the Los Angeles Examiner
concerning William e. Spriggs and DR..
l.. l.. fIckmdn. esteemed members Of
Shriners enjoying the imperial gath
cring in that city, is read:
pr. j.. a. Rricker. Fargo. y. D.: r.
{. Milton, Wahpeton. y. D.: DIR. L..
H. I:ckman and William Spriggs, both
of Grand Forks y. D.. COMPRISE the
Fig Four" quartet. which lost its coll
lcrtirr vnir" While entertaining Inn
pcrial Potcntate Frank Treat enroute
t" Los Angeles ON the special imperial
%potenta1c tram. They are bachelors.
and aside from, being accomplished
they admit thai they arc quite we'll
behaved. Il. G.. Milton has gained
quite Il reputation as a pianist"
h above is included in a whole
page of 1ersc items about the shrine
visitors i'm l.os Angeles and included is
a f"ur-coluunn picture of Past 1mperi-
al f"tcntaie F. \. Hines greeting I'M
p"rial Potentate Treat of Fargo. of
the coming of Mrs. f. Y. Sarles of
l~lillshoro. Wife of Ex-Governor Sarles
the same paper said:
Mrs. F.. y. SarlcS. wife of the for
mer governor of North Dakota. one
OF tho iroSt beautiful wnncn in Amer
iG'i. is on h way To Los Angeles with
the North Dakota temple. The city is
going I" l,c the Mecca of beautiful
Women this week. for the Shriners are
bringing their wives"
n ATTEMPT of a newspaper man
t" interview Imperial Potcntate Treat
is ais" %rrc"unteG and gives a good owl
dcnre "f how busy tho North Dakota
Shrlil"r was kept upon his arrival i'm
n California city. As he stepped
from the passenger train the story
goes as follows:
MIR. Treat, may I have a few mo-
ments of your time asked a repor-
ter. Yes. my boy. what can | do for
the newspap per mc----"
"N"hl" Treat | am compelled to ask
You To- and a trio of decorated
and uniformed Shriners grasped him
and pulled him away to another Sec
ton of the station platform.
Jus a moment" he called to the
newspaper man. III be right back"
An hour later he was again APP
preached. "Certainlv. my hoy. Glad
to see YOU. Now what can | do for"
Again ineNorable hands reached out
and grabbed him and he was hauled
from the lobby of the hotel to the ele-
Eat"r and taken up floor after floor
and there hidden away while he look
ed over plan after plan for this, that
or the other item of entertainment
submitted for his approval.
a dark streak topped by a red fez
and a pair of Sold-rimmed eyeglasses
rushed through the lobby later. 1t
was Noble Treat on the way to the
barber shop. Got to get a shave.
come along and talk while the bar
her works" he called to the newspa-
per man.
In Il chair he went and the barber
began applying lather. Suddenly
there was a commotion. Three be-
jeweled Shriners rushed in.
Noble Treat" they shouted. I'VE
want" and Treat was hustled out
of the chair. his face hurriedly wiped
of h lather and again he was hust-
led to the realms above. Another
hour went by and Noble Treat again
essayed the barber shop.
My, but this is worse than the
sands of the desert with no oasis in
sight he gasped. but l guess I'll
get trough this time
He didn't, however. for he had not
got to the barber shop door before
a committee of women waited on him,
and there were plans to discuss for a
number Of social features.
Noble after noble. committeeman
and officers of various temples camp
ed on the trail of the big Treat" as
he is called. until he gave up in des-
pair. and finally the persistent news
paper man found him locked in a
dressing room with a safety razor in
one hand and a lather brush in the