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Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
Anderson Seeks Ritchie Bout.

Portland, Ore, May 29.-Bud AndeT-
son, the northwestern lightweight,
with whom a Los Angeles promoter
has been negotiating for an Independ-
ence day match with Leach Cross OF
New York, still hopes to box Cham
pion Willie Ritichie On the day, ac-
cording to his manager, Dick Donald.
81 have good reason to believe that
Anderson will fight Ritchie in San
Francisco July H." said Donald yes
terday.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
IL; ST. Louis, 16. Time-3:45. Um-
pires-Klem and Orth.

Cleveland, May 29.-There is no use
in trying to check the rioting Maps
until they tame down. The white sox
reached this conclusion yesterday
after dropping both ends OF a double
header in which beth fate and UNI
pires smiled on the gang headed by
Birmingham. The score of the first
was , to l, indicating a hot battle Of
pitchers, while the afterpiece was a
rather loose but exciting affair tnaJ
ended to 3. The score:
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29

Two base hits-Jackson. Ukey.
Three base hits-Graham. Home run
-Ohlin. Struck cut-By Marks, s; by
Ukey, 8. Bases on balls--Off Marks,
2; off Syfert, 2; off Ukey, a. Hit by
pitched ball-By Ukey. 2 (Vinson, Oh
lin; by Syfert, l (White). Double
play-Hartford to Vinson to Erloff.
Stolen bases Marks Erloff. Ohlin, Vim
son. Hits-Off Chapman, 4 in 1 in
ming; off Marks. IL in 1-3 innings.
Time-1:5O. Umpire-Cusack.
BUMP FOR DECATUR
Springfield, ILL.,, May 29.-Although
Decatur used three pitchers yesterday
afternoon, Springfield captured the
opening game of the series by a SEN
sational ninth-inning rally, the final
score being to s. Score:
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
Firemen to Play Woodmen.

The {. r. !. & p. firemen have now
annexed three straight games, and
next Sunday will go up against the
fast w o. W. team on the Thirty-sec-
ond street diamond. Last Sabbath the
firemen walloped the Cross Country
squad in tough i0-inning battle by
a score Of ) TO 3. Up until the ninth
the c. c. squad was held runless. but
in that stansa, three tallies were push
ed over the pan.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE EYE LEAGUE.

THREE EYE LEAGUE.
Davenport, 4 Dubuque. 2.
Bloomington. s; Danville, 5.
Springfield, 9: Decatur, s.
Peoria, 4; Quincy, 8.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland, 2-5; Chicago, 1-3.
st. Louis, 5; Detroit, 6.
Philadelphia Washington, rain.
New York Boston, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, s; st. Louis. G7 innings).
Pittsburgh, /; Cincinnati, 8.
Boston-New York, rain. -.
yn-Philadelphia, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, s; Toledo, 2.
st. Paul, 4; Kansas City. 8 90 in
nings).
Indianapolis, 8; Louisville, S.
Minneapolis, O.; Milwaukee, 3,
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux City, 16; Wichita, 8.
Des Moines, 3; Denver, Z.
Omaha, 5; Topeka, 2.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, / Cleveland, 0.
Covington, 6; Indianapolis, 5.
Pittsburgh, s. st. Louis, 3.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Waterloo, l; Keokuk, 2.
Cedar Rapids, 8; Burlington, O.
Monmouth, 2; Ottumwa, 8.
Kewanee, Z; Muscatine, ..
WISCONSINILLINOIS LEAGUE.
Milwaukee, 5; Rockford, 0.
Racine. 4; Madison, 2.
Green Bay, 0; Oshkosh, IL.
Wausau, 4 Appleton, 8.
ILLINOIS S-MISSOURI LEAGUE.
Canton, 5; Pekin, l.
Champaign, S; Kankakee, Z.
Streator, 5; Lincoln, Z.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Grand Rapids, 6; Springfield, 4.
Fort Wayne, 3; Terre Haute, 5 q
inningsD.
Dayton, 4; Evansville, 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Los Angeles, /; Venice, 5.
Oakland, s; Sacramento, 7.
Portland, 8; San Francisco, 0.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville, 5; Memphis, 4.
Atlanta, 4; New Orleans, O..
Chattanooga, 6; Mobile, 7.
Birmingham, 8; Montgomery, .
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
FOUR BASE DRIVE
BEATS DANvILLE
0hlin Cleans Up With Long
Clout, Bloomington VIM. ~
ming 8 to 5.
BOTH PITCHERS HIT HARD
Decatur Bumped by Watchmakers-
pistiIIers Nose Out Quincy 6
Crew.
BOTH PITCHERS HIT HARD

Bloomington, ILL.,, May 2s,-All Of
the pitchers were hit hard yesterday,
but Bloomington had better luck In
punching safe drives. Marks error
was responsible for three runs in the
sixth. Ohlin got home run, with
the bases full. Score:
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29

Two base hits-Clemens, Swanson.
Three base hit Bromwich. Sacrifice
hits-Neer, Coleman, Isaacs. Stolen
bases-Clemens. Darringer. Double
play -Seeman to Boucher to Erlewine.
Bases on balls-Off Barnes, /; off See
man, 5. Struck out-By Barnes, G;
by Seeman, 3. Passed ball-Coleman.
Time-l:34. Umpire-Johnson.
THINK TANK DRIBBLEs.
Lay-dee-ee-ee-ee-s a-a-a-n-d Genle-
Ba-a-a-Tee-ee-ee-s for today's
game, Ja-a-a-a-sper and Boucher for
Dubuque: He-e-e-e-ndrix a-a-a-a-nd
Co-o-o-leman for Davenport Play
baw-aw-aw-awl. with apologies to
Mister Johnson, esteemed arbiter and
eloCutionist.)
Johnson has the best set of vocal
ripes in the Three Lamp league. One
bug yesterday afternoon suggested
that Johnson had missed his calling
and was badly needed as train caller
in the Omaha union station. We re
frain from comment.
Introducing Mister Barnes in that
pathetic ballad entitled He May Have
Hit in Hickville but He Can't Deliver
Here" supported by beauty chorus of
eight Cue for the music.
Here il is. Barnes-AB, 8: R, 0: II,
3: PO, 0; \, s; f, 0. Kind of poor,
eh? No wonder that Jim Mcguire, the
Detroit Americans scout, is going to
be in Pretzelville tomorrow to look
over The Kansas phenom.
Big double header tomorrow. First
game called at three bells. The reason
for the late getaway is the Iowa state
law which prohibits the Inauguration
of any public games on Memorial day
until 3 O'Clock. We should worry and
eat a cold supper.
Al Bromwich came so close to glom-
ming a homer in the seventh round
that there was no joy therein. He
leaned against the pill sending it clear
out to the fence in the locality OF
Looie Hansens athletic goods sign.
AL rounded third like race horse. but
on the last heat his pins began to wob.
bic and the throw TO the plate, via the
relay route. caught him by q step. Any.
way it went for a three bagger
Before the game Chesty Clawrence
the managing editor of the Dubuque
aggregation. modestly remarked that
II was a cinch he would cop four
straightS. He vouChSafed the infor.
nation that Davenport did not have
a team and never would have Say,
Rowland. how did you like that game
anyway?
Otto Koepping pulled his usual daily
thriller in the fifth. Siebert bit one
toward second, and as the pill refused
TO travel at all rapidly. the Elginite
rushed in and grabbed the pellet with
his bare mitt, winging same over tC
+ first for a putout. He got a rousing
[ hand from the bleachers.
That Dubuque bun-h is the scrap
piest in the league. Clarence must
feed them or raw meat six times q
day. We opine that Boss O'Leary's
hired hands will have the chesty ones
ironed out smoothly before the series
is over.
And the lead is now four games.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
GAME is A REAL THRILLER
Sex slsbbist is Whole show-PoIes
Three Singles in Three Trips
to Plate.
THREE EYE LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY AND TOMORROW.
Dubuque at Davenport
Quincy at Peoria.
Decatur az Springfield.
Danvilie at Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29

IWL-DdbS Nus - NdTIsCn, GTeSg,
Weaver. Struck out-By Gregg, 5
(Schaller, Collins, Berger, Lange,
Lord); by White, Gregg, y. Bases
on baLs-Off Walsh, .. Hits-Off
Walsh, l in one inning. Hit by pitch
er-By White, Olson. Wild pitches
Walsh, 2. Left On bases-Chicago
1C; Cleveland, Z. Time-2:OO. Um-
pires-Dinneen and Ferguson.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
DAILY RIDDLES
Questions.

!. What girl would make anyone's
eyes grow larger?
2. What becomes shorter when it
is added to?
3. What does every girl look for
and hope she won't find?
4. How did the butchers boy feel
when he dropped the calfs heart?
5. Behead to clutch and leave d
certain rough-surfaced instrument.
Answers.
/ Belle Adonna.
Q Short.
3. A hole in her stocking.
4. Downhearted.
). Grasp, rasp.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29

Stolen bases-Lynch t2), Flanagan,
Wolfe, Duggan. Two base hits-Mil-
Ter, Wakefield (2), Lotion, Duggan,
BiltG, Wolfe. Hits-Off Miller, In
1-3 innings; off Middleton, in %
innings; off Harper, in innings off
Lakaff, in 1 13 innings. Struck out
BY Miller, 6; by Middleton, 8; by
Harper. 3; by Lakaff, l. Bases on
balls-Off Miller, Z off Middleton, /;
off Harper, 3. Hit by pitcher-By
Harper, Wolfe. Passed balls-Mc
NeeIey, q Time-2:25. Umpire-Sul
livau
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29
HARD HTTTrRs LOSE.

Peoria, Ill, May 29.-The Distillers
won from Quincy yesterday by score
OF 4 to 3. although the visitors outhit
the Peoria team two to one. Score:
Peoria .....4O000000-4 5 8
Quincy ......010OO0O20-3 II 1
Batteries s-Alberts and Yelle; Vyg-
kocil and Billings
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29

Two-base hit-Collils. Struck out
By Kahler, Schaller C2)s Fournier, {
Rath); by Cicotte (Graney, Kahler).
Double plays-Ci-ottc to Weaver 70
FcurnieT; olson 10 Johnston 10 Chap
man. Left en- Chicago. 3;
Cleveland I. Time-1:32. Umpres
Ferguson and Dineen.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-29

*Lange .... 0 0 0 0 0
Total ......34 3 s "a 10 .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
FAIRS
Will Be STAGED
North Dakota Cities Ambi.
tious to Make New Rec
ords For Perfection.

Several big fairs are still to be
held in North Dakota this season, and
the fall expositions. it is expected,
ever beer held.
Three new fall eNpositions will be
held this year, being at Linton. En-
mons county; Dickinson. Stark
ty. and Mott, Hettinger county.
The Mott fair probably will be held
in the latter part of September or
in October. The first officers follow:
President. l.. H. C%onradson; Burt:
England: secretary, j. Il. Campbell,
Mott; treasurer, Fred S. Dewey. Mott:
directors, P. D. Walker. VIM. Gillen,
Geo. Kline, Frank BundH, A. c. Gold
strop. o.. Strehlow and j. j. Murphy.
In Linton the fair will be held on
September %. rs and 81, and the
premium list wil9a be quite elaborate.
F. B. streeter is the first secretary.
and H. @. Batter is the first treasurer.
Dickinson has a Very big program
arranged. for it's exposition.
The Missouri slope exposition in
Mandan is one of the biggest. 1t will
be held September 30, October L. 2
and 3. The premium list will be
IaTgef Lndn III previous years. ana d
big program of attractions is being
provided.
At Wahpeton the Richland county
fair will be held on the same dates
as the Mandan show. A Richland
county home coming is n of the
features. III
Bowbells will have it's third annual
fair on October Z, 8 and 3. and will
feature the display of agricultural
products.
Beach will be to the front again
with its annual show also.
In Bismarck the state industrial
exposition will be held, and Commits
sioner Gilbreath is making plans to
make his years event the best that
has been held.
corn festivals. while Cakes will hold
a corn exhibit and rural school show
on October 3 and 4.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
EXEMPTIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SAYS
JUDGE CARN0DY; WIDESPREAD EFFECT
Certain Properties Declared Taxable in Opinion Furnish
ed State Tax Connission-Includes Hospitals, Char
table Institutions, Etc, That are Not Exclusive
n an opinion furnished the state

In an opinion furnished the state
tax commission Judge Carmody. as
sistant attorney general. holds thai the
exemptions from taxation under the
state laws of hospitals. lodges. posts,
ETC., r in conflict with sec
ton It's of the state constitution. In
accordance with this ruling of. the at
torney generals Office the tax COM
mission will proceed to place upon
the tax rolls Of the state such proper
ties as come within the illegal ex-
emptions. This will involve property
running into the millions Of dollars
and will add many thousands of dol
lars to the income Of the state as we'll
the local taxing districts.
Section 176 Of the constitution only
exempts property used exclusively for
religious, cemetery. educational or
charitable purposes. as we'll as the
property of the United States. of the
state. county. township. school dis
tricts and municipal corporations and
not to, exceed 5000 for each individual
taxpayer.
Judge Carmody held that all Of the
first eight sections Of chapter ESQ of
the session. laws Of 1a13. amending
section 14e5, of the revised codes OF
1905 are constitutional except that
portion Of section 6 which exempts
hospitals under the control Of religious
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
THRESH|NC TALE
IS Being TOLD
General Reports of Yields
Continue Favorable
All Good Grades.

Additional threshing reports from
North Dakota fields are being re-
ceived daily. The returns are gem
orally satisfactory. with good grades
of wheat being indicated in all re-
ports.
Seven wheat fields in the vicinity
OF Larimore urned IL yields run
ming from to % bushels the vari-
Gus yields being 20, 20, 16 IL, 10,
IL, Is and { bushels an acre.
On the Geo. Maze farm neal Mont
Eeller, Stutsman county. Scotch fife
wheat averaged Is bushels an acre.
while barley raj A bushels an acre.
Blue stem whea averaged 10 bush
els an acre. both kinds of wheat grad
ing No. l northern.
Wheat on the Birks farm south of
jamestown averaged Is bushels al
acre. On the Geo. johnson farm,
also south of Jamestown. barley aver
aged 50 bushels an acre.
Much of the threshing in the Suits
nan county district will be completed
within a week with good weather
continuing.
August Nelson of Harwood threshed
wheat that averaged a fraction better
than % bushels an acre.
Much grain is now bein~ marketed
in the extreme southern and in the
eastern counties of the state.
Growing corn in the eastern and
northern counties is in good shape,
The Red river valley crop of this
cereal. however, seemingly being the
best.
AS a result of the early threshine
season. an dthe indication that it will!
he short lived. farmers expect to
have more fall blowing done this
year than for several seasons past.
In many places farmers are plow--
ING the land by moving their shocks
from the stubhie onto the plowed
fields. and they will gain a week or
ten days in the work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28

and charitable organizations used in
part for charitable purposes and DOR
mitories and boarding halls owned by
religious societies. This will affect ev-
cry hospital in the state as we'll as the
church dormitories at Valley City and
Grand Forks and possibly in other cit
les Of the state.
Section 9 is held to be unconstitu-
tional. 1t exempts posts, lodges. chap
ters. councils, commentaries, consis-
tories and like organizations. This
will affect all of the lodges and kim
dred organizations, such as militia
company armories. etc., in the state.
In brief, any property in North Da-
kota not used exclusively for religious.
educational or charitable
purposes, must pay a tax. This will
probably take in c~hautauqua ~associa-
tions and kindred organizations.
The opinion did not deal with Sec
ton 10 exempting fair associations,
but there seems ia. be no good reason
to believe that they are exempt under
the constitution.
Attorney General Miller also fur
nished an opinion to the tax commits
sion today that under the constitution
they were authorized to assess the
leased sites of elevators on railroad
rights OF way. This insures the assess
ment Of about 5000 elevator sites in
the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
Mary Kicks Up an Awful
Row With Baggageman and
Is jailed; An Old Offender

Mary from Minot' tore things loose
at the Great Northern railway depot
late Wednesday afternoon.
She blew into town from Fargo ON
the Northern Pacific. and stopped at
East Grand Forks j ntransit. AS a
consequence when she arrived at the
Great Northern depot she was lit up
with a 500 candle power illumination.
She wanted a trunk. She didn't
have any check for same, but was
going to have n anyway or know
the reason why. When no trunk was
forthcoming h announced her in
%tention of cleaning UP the force in the
baggage room
Mary is a husky female. and before
long she had h entire force Of bag
gage smashers climbing the walls for
safety. h agent heard the rumpus
and cautiously looked in the door.
Then he turned a riot call into the po-
lice station.
Several cops hurried to the scene
and finally managed to corral Mary,
who they recognized as an old friend.
She was kept at the police station all
night and this morning was tenderly
placed on board a train bound for the
Magic City.
Mary has been arrested here on sew
eral occasions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
. Johnson OF
bRENNA IS DEAD.
Well Known Farmer, Resid-
ing South of Grand Forks,
Succumbs to Long Illness

Nicholas johnson, a pioneer Bren-
ma township resident, died at his
home Tuesday forenoon, IL funeral
services will be held from the Brenna
Lutheran church on Sunday next
Rev. II. b. Thorgrimson of this city
being in charge. Burial will take
place in the Brenna cemtery.
MIR. Johnson's death resulted from
a complication of diseases, and he had
been i'll for some time. He came to
Grnad Forks county about fifteen
years ago making his home at South
Wayne. Wis, previous to that time.
Mir. johnson was born in Norway
and was C. years old. Surviving him
are his wife and thirteen children.
Marcus johnson. Brenna: Mrs. John
Berg. Brenna; Mrs. Emil Erwin.
Grand Forks: Mrs. Julius Tollefson.
Makoti. n. d.; Minick, Emil and AL
bert. Brenna: Mrs: John Filteau.
Grand Forks; Mrs. Laura Block. El-
lendale. n. D.: Mrs. Cora Strum.
Grand Forks ana Orvil, Lilah and Vi
ola. residing at home.
He was a trustee of the church
from which his funeral will he held.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
FIRED ON CRUISER
Chinese Rebels Are Silenced. How.
ever, When Volley is Returned.

Berlin, Aug. 2S.-The commanding
officer Of the German east Asiatic
cruiser squadron reports to the gov
eminent that the Chinese rebels in
the fort near Wuhu recently fired on
the cruiser Emden with both rifles
and amor. The Emden immediately
answered with twenty-five shots,
%silencing the fort.
Advices received a week ago by the
German foreign office indicated that
trouble was impending between the
German warships and the southern
revolutionists. The revolution leader
in a letter to the German consul at
Marking declared that the Emden
had bombarded the rebel positions on
Lion hill. and announced his inten-
tion of retaliating on the German
cruiser ana the consulate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
Drayton Traces New Era of Prosperity to Establishment of
Direct Connection With Splendid Farming Area of Minnesota
Monster Bridge
Is City Builder
Structure. Thrown Over Red River,
Gives Access to Territory That
Heretofore Has Been Remote

During their visit in Drayton yes
terday, Grand Forks business men
had an porpotunity of inspecting the
splendid big bridge which has been
thrown across the Red river at that
point. and to which the business men
OF Drayton attribute the increased
business of the last two years.
This monster bridge, costing owe
$4,000, was erected through the ac-
tlvity of h progressive business men
of Drayton. The city of Drayton.
Drayton township and Pembina coun-
ty. as well as Telen and Eagle town
ships in Minnesota, cared for the
fancial features incident to the con-
struction of the bridge.
BY h construction of the bridge
Drayton opened Il very fine territory
to it's W business institutions. Grain
o that district to points as far
removed as 10 to Is miles, is now
being hauled to Drayton, where as it
formerly went to Minnesota towns
to the east.
Previous to the time the bridge
was constructed. farmers marketing
their grain in Drayton were able to
handle ONLY comparatively small
loads because of the climb on either
side of the river. A pontoon bridge
was maintained for about ten a
while previous to that a ferry was
maintained.
Structure is Imposing.
The bridge enters Drayton at AL
meron street and consists of five steel
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
NORTH DAKOTA IS LEADING
Best Array of Pure Food Legislation
In This State Says COncinnati
Visitor.

North Dakota leads all the states Of
the union in pure food legislation ac-
.cording to E. l.. Davis of Cincinnati.
O., who recently visited the sanitary
milk station which is to be opened
here next week.
He pointed out that the dairymen
had made a great step in the direction
Of pure milk when they organized such
sanitary stations as the new n here.
without waiting to be forced by leg
islation. .,-
The work on the new station here
is practically completed, according to
NJ. L. Enright. president of the COM
pany, and the dairy will probably pe
opened for business mex week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
CURLING BIDS AGAIN
Will Make Effort to Let Con.
tract for Big Job.

Another effort will be made late
this afternoon to hold a meeting of
the committee which is to let the con-
tract for the curling rink.
The bids We're received and opened
two weeks ago but owing to the i'm
possibility of getting a majority of
the committee together, nothing was
done in regard to letting the contract.
If the committee can be gotten to-
gether, this will be done either late
this afternoon or Friday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
permits ATE GOING RAPIDLY
Hunters Viii BE Out En- Masse-l93
Licenses Have Reen Issued in
Grand Forks County.

Grand Forks nimrods are eagerly
awaiting September : when the chick
On hunting season will open,
Already 1919 licenses have been is
sued at the office of Hans Anderson,
county auditor. and applications are
being received daily.
One of the sure signs that the hunt
ing season is about to begin is the
difficulty which is being experienced
by dog owners in keeping their dogs.
Several are reported to have mys-
teriously disappeared. and others have
returned after suspicious absences.
For this reason dog owners are adj
vised to keep a close watch on their
animals.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
COMPANY G GETS TROPHY.
Grafton Military Organization Shows
Proficiency.

Grafton Record: The national de-
Tense trophy. Won by Company c for
Workmanship during the past year.
was received by Captain Sprague
Thursday and is displayed in the win
dow Of the First National bank. 1t is
a very beautiful trophy. The condi-
lions under which 1t is won require
forty men to shoot on the company
range during the ear and the COM
pany in the regiment qualifying the
greatest number Of marksmen or bet
ter receives the trophy. Company Z
qualified thirty-one and won the
trophy against the other companies in
the regiment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
TO Meet
Conference Delayed Several Times Fl.
nally Scheduled for Friday
at Grafton.

The meeting of the county school
superintendents Of Walsh. Pembina
and Grand Forks counties, which has
been twice postponed. Will he held Fri
day evening al Grafton.
Miss Beatrice Johnstone, county SUI
p%erintendent, and II. J. Biornson. field
deputy from this city. will attend.
This is the second of these meetings
which have been held during the last
month. The object is to discuss work
which is common to the schools of all
three counties. with a view to making
the courses of study more uniform.
and securing better teaching methods.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
BANKING AGAIN
ON UPGRADE
Clearings For Week Better
Gain of. Nearly $50, 900
Over Previous Period.

Bank clearings are on the upgrade
again according to the weekly report
of the local clearing houses which
shows clearings of $4,000 for the
week ending today.
This is an increase of $29,s00 over
the figures for last week, which were
100000.
Local bankers report that the bank
ing business Of the city is not espe-
cially active at present as 1t is be
tween seasons The movement of
the crop, which is due to begin next
week, should bring about a great in
rease in activity.
At present in spite of the fact that
business is rather quiet, it is consid-
cred to be entirely satisfactory.