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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22

bad weather would make further ex.
tension impracticable. 4 material
yard wa founded at Stanton about
that time.
The latter part Of September the
contract for 30 or 50 miles Of steel
to DO laid by snowfall was let by the
construction department to Roberts
Brothers Of Chicago and earraboo e
Weaver waro given the contract Tor
putting In the 80 large and small
bridges necessary. The grade was
even then almost complete. but actual
work did not begin for about q fort.
night when the crews became active
In rail laying.
Tine 10 Of the Best.
A far ~ completed the north lin.
Il Of tho best class, being the equal
In quality Of any N. p. branch. The
ties are ~creosoted and steel plated
and tho rails are s5.pound material.
having come chiefly from tho Dakota
division. whore they were replaced
last summer by s0-pound steel.
The largest bridge 10 q 350.foot
one over tho knife river.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31

Kerner, Czekala, Gazzolo, Geiger.
Bauler, Hey, Freund, Trebing, McDer.
mott, Swift
Local ndustries--Fisher, Mayer,
Carr, Klaus, Cullerton, Novak, Law.
ley, Czekala, Sits, Scbaeffer, Krum.
holz, Pretzel, Wilson, McDermott,
Bergen.
Judiciary, state legislation. elections
and rules-Donahoe, Coughlin, Hell.
wig, Bewersdorf, Kerner, Ahern, Clan.
cy, Utpatel, walkowiak, Powers, Bau.
Ter, HIGHLANDER, Captain, Swift, Hold.
ing, Hazen, Held.
Streets and alleys, taxations and
street omenclature--Healy (1sth),
Coughlin, Norris, Cross, Klaus, Nc.
Donald, Utpatel, Kunz, Abrahams,
Burns. HIGHLANDER, Haderlein, McDer.
mott, Swift. Toman.
License-Fitte, Norris, Ryan, Mer-
RAM, Cross, vavricek, Novak, Ahern,
Utpatel, Bowler, Hey, Haderlein, jan
ovsky, Bradshaw, Held.
Buildings and city hall-Clancy,
Nash, Carr, Cross, Vanderbilt, Klaus,
Bewersdorf, Walkowiak, Powers,
Schaeffer, Pretzel, Trebing, Littler.
Latchford. Healy (35th).
| Schools, fire, police and civil service
Ryan, Harding, Mayer, Richert. Mar.
tin, Helwig, Block, vavricek, Bowers.
dorf. Geiger, HIGHLANDER, Bergen,
, Bradshaw, Held, Healy (35th).
Health--Nance, Nash, Martin, Mer.
RAM, Vanderbilt, Cullerton, Ahern,
Lawley, Kunz, Gazzolo, Abrahams,
Freund, Pretzel. Littler, Latchford.
Water-Toman, Kenna, Ryan, Mar.
tin, Helwig, Vanderbilt. Kerner, Kunz,
Gazzolo, Powers, Abrahams. Schaeffer,
Freund, Latchford, Hazen.
Railway terminals-Geiger. Kenna,
Harding, Richert, Helwig, Bewersdorf,
Mcdonald, Utpatel, Healy (1sth).
Bowler, Schaeffer, Captain, Littler,
Fisher. Donahoe.
| The select committees named by
Mayor Harrison in accordance with
council resolutions were:
| Track elevation-Janovsky, chair.
man; Fisher, Emerson, Kearns, Bau.
Ter, Nance, Czekala, Trebing and
Nash.
misunderstanding. chairman !;
Beilfuss. Lipps, Krumholz, Holding,
Pitte.
Bathing beaches and recreation
piers--Norris, chairman; Bowler, No.
yak, Cross and Burns.
Special park mmission-Alderma
Beilfuss. chairman; Captain, Cough
lin, Cullerton and Mcdonald, and Os
car F. Mayer, Jens Jensen, Cyril Fiala,
Paul Drzymalski, Peter 8. Goodman
F. A. Lindstrand, Charles Book
George Landau, Samuel ]. Rosenblatt
and the Rev. Julius Rappaport.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31
BAD CAR SERVICE
The Chicago Railways Company Is Either
Badly Managed or 1t Is Culpably
and Wilfully Inefficient.

beside forty in seats, 9:25 to II q. m.
and 1880 to 10:30 p. m.
Lake Street Line--Long intervals
between cars; eighty.flve to 10 pas.
sengers crowded into them in middle
forenoon, midafternoon and evening.
Conditions bad at all hours.
Grand Avenue Line-Forty passen-
gers seated; forty.fve to sixty stand.
ing, some holding to straps, $3.50 q.
m. to $3.50 p. N.
Twelfth Street Line-Long inter.
walls between cars; fifty to sixty pas.
sengers standing besides those in
seats, at all hours Of forenoon, aft.
ernoon and evening.
Evanston Avenue Line - Schedule
disregarded and cars run infrequent
ly; from forty to fifty passengers
standing at hours before and after the
morning and evening rush.
Wells.Sheffield Line-Cars run at
infrequent intervals; from forty.flve
to seventy persons standing at hours
between the so.called rush periods.
my complaints against the COM
panies apply to the service outside
Of the rush hours" said Expert Buck.
ley. Everyone knows that the con
ditions during the rush hours are
appalling, but during those hours, the
companies are probably running oil
the cars they can.
1T Is q shameful breach of faith
with the public, however, when the
companies between the rush hour,
leave cars standing In the barns be
cause they are too mean to hire mo
tormen and conductors to run them
and subject the public to long waltz
and excessive overcrowding at hour'
Of the day and night when no pas
senger need be O straphanger, ant
when all could be accommodated will
seats"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31
THE CHICAGO EAGLE.

Chicago gives to its people the poor.
est water service Of any city in the
world for the money they pay for II.
with an exhaustless body Of fresh
water at her door Chicago is constant.
~ talking about installing water
meters in every fiat and in every home
to stop waste" This is in the face
Of the fact that the enormous surplus
In the water fund is constantly being
appropriated to meet other expenses
OF the city government instead Of
being used to extend and build up the
water system. Water meters in every
nat in Chicago would bring on a pes.
thence in this big city in short time.
The fellows who are shouting for
water meters are grafters.
Every man who talks Of water
meters or water waste in the homes
of Chicago should be charged as o
public enemy.
The people cannot have too much
water.
To limit it, use means pestilence
and disease.
New York goes 16s miles for fresh
water and the great aqueduct which
carries It to her people cost over
$500, 100000. It Is one Of the marvels
Of modern times and ranks alongside
Of the Panama Canal as one Of the
wonders Of the world.
Liverpool, England, is supplied with
fresh water by an aqueduct which
brings supply from Wales and yet
there is no talk of "waste" over there.
other European cities go even farther
for their supply Of water.
But Chicago, with an abundance at
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31

Mayor Harrison voiced the senti.
ment Of the people Of Chicago on the
awful street car service.
In his annual message to the city
council the mayor denounced condi.
lions AZ uncomfortable, insanitary,
and immoral"
He charged that the city's over.
crowded cars are IAN offense against
decency. q danger to. health, and an
affront to the intelligence Of good cit.
izenship."
This Indictment" he said, "lies
against both surface and elevated
lines. The almost staggering total of
the city's share Of the net receipts Of
the surface lines for 1912-S2,529, 033-
considered in connection with the con.
ditions which thousands Of patrons
are daily forced to endure, affords con.
vincing proof that health, comfort,
and even decency itself are sacrificed
to the Unsuitable rapacity Of the cash
drawer.
There should be some recognition
Of the rights Of the public, there
should be little common sense, O
touch Of generosity and a bit of hu.
man feeling, II you will. on the part
Of the corporation managers"
Speaking Of home rule in utilities
Mayor Harrison said in his message:
1T seems strange that In this day
question should be raised in any quar-.
ter Of the right Of this great city to
demand the exclusive jurisdiction over
It's local affairs. The public utilities
Of Chicago live by virtue Of the power
given them by the city; from the
vigor, the energy, the prosperity, the
activity Of our people they draw their
very LIES blood. The city deals fairly
with them. II It failed to do 80 the
courts would compel fair treatment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31

I'VE maintain that the citizens Of
this community who day by day, year
In and year out, are brought into In.
innate contact with local public utility
corporations are better able to Judge
Of the needs Of the community and
what It has within reason the right
to expect and require than any outside
agency.
The Chicago Railways Company Is
giving the public the worst possible
traction service. City Traction Elk
pert Buckley has made formal com.
plant Of the awful service given the
public by this concern.
In his report he summarizes con.
ditions on some Of the lines as fol.
lows:
Clark Street Line-Through route
cars only; north and south bound cars
crowded far beyond capacity between
1850 q. m. and 1902 p. m.
North Avenue-lo:s9 q. m. to 1850,
cars with capacity to carry forty
carrying from forty.three to sixty pas.
sengers.
Madison Street-Loaded far beyond
capacity when many more cars could
be run. Ventilation poor; cars well
heated.
Kedzie Avenue--Through route No
II, cars operating twelve minutes
apart and crowded.
Halsted Street-Fifty.eight to nine
ty passengers 10:30 to 1854 q. m
Not enough cars at other times.
Milwaukee Avenue Line - Over
crowding because not enough cart
are run.
Chicago Avenue Line Torty.five te
sixtyIhve passengers clinging Il
straps or herded on platforms in cars
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31

hand, is always bowling about waste"
Who Is behind this water meter
graft anyway?
An enormous sum was diverted from
the water fund this winter to supply
the wants Of other city departments
as you can learn from the recon.
mendations Of the finance committee
to the city council in the printed
council reports.
II the water fund was properly used,
q pumping station could be built at
the lake end Of every section line In
the city.
II this was done you would hear
no more about water waste and the
necessity for meters in every house.
The city council ordered slot ma.
chimes, weighing machines, and simil-
ar catch.pennies off of the L struct.
ures. why are they still there?
Dancing in downtown restaurants
is the most demoralizing Of all the lat.
ter day innovations.
~
Under the non.partisanship scheme
nice little mutual admiration
society could fiji all the offices.
~lGoA
Any reform that raises taxes is i'm.
mensely popular with reformers. And
the taxpayer has to grin and bear 1t.
Save the people from the reform.
ers." They want to raise taxes and.
accordingly, rents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-31
MUNICIPAL news
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur
rances of the Week.

The county board sold s2,SOO,OOO on
bonds Monday. The price received
was 945.74 for each $1,000 par value
and pool consisting of T.. H. Rollins
& Sons, the Continental and CONNER.
cial Trust and Savings bank, the I'm.
ion Trust Company, the National City
bank, and the Fort Dearborn Trust
and Savings bank was the purchaser.
Seven weeks ago the board rejected
an offer of $96S.55 for $1,5OO,O0O in
bonds. Last week a bid of S9341O on
$1,000 for the entire $2,300,0OO allot.
ment was refused.
The city council transacted the fol.
lowing business Monday night.
Plans of Commissioner of Public
Works McGann for improvement of
water system in Hyde Park sent to
finance committee.
Opinion of corporation counsel that
$1O.732,45S traction fund can be in
vested in stocks referred to local
transportation committee
Ordinance of Aid. J. Edwards Clan.
cy forbidding stone quarry blasting in
the city sent to the building com.
tee.
Order of Aid. Victor J. Schaeffer
that license committee draft ordi.
nance to license ice' cream dealers
passed
Order of Aid. Joseph A. Swift to
close meat markets on Sunday sent
to the judiciary committee.
Chicago & Western Indiana rail
road on recommendation of local In.
dustries committee, given several
street vacations between West 23rd
and West Goth streets, compensation
$4,000.
After deciding on motion of Aid
John II. Emerson to close the city
hall next Saturday the council ad
journed to Monday at 1880 p. NJ.
The standing committees as recon-
mended by the nonpartisan organiza
ton committee. the first named on
| each being chairman, and adopted by
the council are:
,Finance-Richert, Harding, Long
Emerson, Lawley, Beilfuss, Sits
Pitte, Geiger, Krumholz, Lips, vii
son. Twigg, Kearns, Holding.
Local transportation-Block, Mayer
Richert, Carr, Long, Mcdonald, Clan
cy, Healy (1Sth), Captain Lips. vii
son. Twigg, Bergen, Fisher. Hazen
Toman, Donahoe.
J Gas, oil and electric light-Sitts
Ryan, Long, Merriam, Block; vavri
eek, Beilfuss, Walkowiak, Bowler
Burns. Hey, Haderlein, Twigg, Janov
sky. Kearns, Bradshaw, Healy (35th)
Harbors. wharves and bridges-Lit
tier, Kenna, Morris, Nance, Emerson
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
Young Boy Killed
Unloading Hay

Maddox, N. D.. Aug. 12.-Joseph
Kirkeby, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
CLAUS Kirkeby, was killed while haul
ing hay to the farm. When going
down a small hill the ring in one end
Of the neck yoke broke and the
weight of holding the load was placed
on one horse. The boy pluckily man.
aged to drive the team to the foot of
the hill in safety and when in view of
his parents and while stopping to un.
hitch the team the boy was kicked in
the abdomen. dying almost instantly.
The boy was one of the best liked fel-
lows in the community, having an
unusual physique for one Of his age.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14

Range Officer T. s. Henry is in re.
ceipt Of an order from Gen. Headquart-
ers National Guards, Bismarck and
left Saturday for Fargo where
he will meet the other men who are
to take part in the National matches
at Camp Perry, Ohio.
September LIST the International
Rifle Match will be held at the same
place and the National team will then
shoot with the teams of forty other
nations. The men from this state will
be absent about month.
The following named officers and en-
listed men Of the First Infantry,
North Dakota National Guard will con-
stitute the North Dakota Rifle team
and will represent the state in the Ma!
tional matches and other matches to
be held at Camp Perry, ohio, for the
current year
Major Dana Wright, LIST Infantry.
Captain Jas. d.. Gray, Co. H.
Lieutenant c.. N. Barker, Co. X.
Lieutenant A. E. Whitney, Co. D.
Sergeant R. B. Lee, Co. K.
Sergeant ]. J. Engbrecht, Co. K.
Sergeant Walter c. Constant, Co. H.
Sergeant Andrew Erdahl, Co. K.
Sergeant W. K. Trueman, Co. c.
Sergeant John Brien, Co. C.
Sergeant Ray Nowlin, Co. H.
Sergeant Clay Anderson, Co. C.
Sergeant Wilfred Stiles, Co. F.
Private Frank Davis, Co. C.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
Border Cities fight
. For Equal Rates
GRAND FORKS AND OTHER
TOWNS WOULD CORRECT DIF- .
FERENCES ARISING FROM
MINNESOTA DECISION.

Grand Forks, N D., Aug S.-Appli-
cation for the equalization of freight
rates to Grand Forks, based on the
rate into East Grand Forks as fixed by
the recent Minnesota rate decision has
been made by Grand Forks shippers,
who, in the meantime, will take advan-
tage of the lower rates effective to
Minnesota by having all shipments d.
rected there. In East Grand Forks, as
a result of the rate decision, heavy in
creases in freight receipts, at the ex.
pense OF Grand Forks, are anticipated.
Under the readjusted rate, wide dif-
ferences in the shipping cost to the
two cities will prevail. On flrst-class
shipments the present rate is 67 cents
into Grand Forks and 81 cents into
East Grand Forks. A new rate will be
effective to Grand Forks Aug. 20, be-
ing 8 cents under the present rate, but
it still leaves a spread of cents.
On second-class freight the old rate
to both cities was 81 cents. To east
Grand Forks the new rate is so cents,
while the third.class rate into East
Grand Forks has been reduced from "A
to 40 cents. ...
The spread in coal rates is espec-
tally great, being 43 cents ton on soft
coal, and it would total $3.50 on the
average carload Of coal. .......
Prior to the Minnesota rate decision
the rates of the two cities were identi-
cal, but under the new rates, East
Grand Forks has far the best of it,
Grand Forks wholesalers are putting
on extra teams to haul their shipments
across the river and thus save the
rate.
The Grand Forks Commercial Club
is also investigating the situation, and
Secretary C. w. Graves is now on an
eastern trip, the purpose of which is
to make arrangements for a study of
local traffic conditions. He probably
will engage traffic expert and trans
portation department for the CONNER
cial club will be created.
Wahpeton and Fargo are in the
same position as Grand Forks, ship
ments into Breckenridge and Moor
head being lower than to the Dakota
cities. Those cities also will work
with Grand Forks in an effort to place
the North Dakota cities on an equal
basis with the Minnesota border cities.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
fight WdQed Over
Fargo Post Office
NORTH DAKOTA SENATORS OP.
POSE REMOVAL OF n. c. PLUM
LEY FROM POSITION

Washington, Aug. 11.-Most of the
North Dakota congressional delegation
have started another fight against the
postoffce department in the case of H.
G. Plumley, postmaster at Fargo.
About ten days ago the department re-
quested Plumley to resign, but he
would not do SO until he had informa-
tion whether any charges were made
against him. The North Dakota SEN
ators took the matter up with the de-
partment and went over the record on
the case and discovered nothing
against Plumley's efficiency as post.
master.
. They assert, however that the resig-
nation Of Plumley was requested be-
cause Of some articles printed in the
Fargo Forum in the campaigns of 1908
and 1910 attacking Governor John
Burke, and that the attempt to get
Plumley out of Office may be laid at
Governor Burke's door.
Plumley was manager of the Forum
in the years named, although he stated
to the postoffice inspectors, who made
an inspection of his Office, that he was
not in active charge of the paper The
North Dakota senators have advised
Plumley not to resign and have served
notice on the postoffice department
that, if a democrat is named as post
master at Fargo, the nomination will
be held up indefinitely.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
Railroads Offer
Liberal Prizes for
Agricultural Exhibits

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. lit is a
pleasure to announce that the rail.
roads are cooperating with US in our
efforts to make the Third North Da-
kota Industrial Exposition decided
success. These respective railroads
have advised the management that
they will each give $500 for the best
and most artistically arranged exhibit
consisting Of grains, grasses, seeds
and other farm products made by any
county in the state, through which
their line of road passes in North Da'
kota. These prizes will be divided
as follows:
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
($300 in Gold)-First prize $3.50; Sec
ond prize 500; third prize $50.
Northern Pacific. ($3OO)-First prize
$3.50; second prize 500; third prize.
$780,
500 Railroad. (s3oO)-First prize,
$3.50; second prize 500; third prize.
$50. ;,
Each county will be permitted to Sc
lect the railroad prize for which it de-
sires to compete. when two or more
railroads enter the same county.
Trusting that you will see the value
and importance Of your county making
an exhibit and competing for one Of
these prizes, am
Yours truly,
w C. Gilbreath,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
POLICE LABOR RIOT AT mlN0T;
STATE MILITIA MAY Be CALLED OUT
Jdi|S fu|I---l45 Under Arrest Including a for
mer Mayor Official Under Arrest---
Men Refuse to Work in Harvest fields,

of angry citizens made raid upon the
fire station in an attempt to secure
the city hose and turn streams of wa
ter upon the l. w. W. workers.
They were prevented from carrying
out their purpose. ...
Local socialists are very bitter over
the arrest OF Street Commissioner
Dorman, ex-Mayor Leseur and other
prominent socialists. There is also
great deal of feeling against the men
and it IS rumored that a petition will
be circulated for the recall from the
commission of Dorman.
Although more I. w. w. workers
are arriving on every train the police
with the assistane of the county Of
ficers and special deputies, are max
ing arrests whenever pretext war
rants
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14

Fargo. N. D.-Pete Wysch and
John Charles were arrested last night
by Officers overly and Maloney on
the charge of robbery Joe Miller said
he went down to the river yesterday
afternoon with these two men and
while there he went to sleep. When
he awakened his watch and about SIS
were gone. also the two men. His
pockets had been cut and all. of his
possessions taken. He spent the rest
of the afternoon looking for the men
and succeeded in locating them on the
Moorhead side Of the river late in the
evening. He watched for some time
and followed them back to Fargo,
where he had them arrested.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
Robbery Reported Last
Night at Late Hour
CHEF SWANSON AND OFFICER
KING WORKING ON CASE.
(From TUESDAYS Daiv.)

(From TUESDAYS Daiy)
About II o'clock last evening Chief
of Police Swanson was notified that
two men giving the name of Robert
Buypuy and Clifford Hipse both tram
scient harvest hands hailing from
Chicago, had been held up and reliev-
ed Of $32 by two armed men at a
point on the 500 right of way about
a mile and half west of North VAL
ley City,
The chief accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff King left at once in an auto
mibile for the scene of the holdup
but arrived too late to catch the men,
who sheltered by the darkness had
made good their escape. The officers
are still working on the case, but the
chances of getting the robbers are not
good as there are so many strange
men about at this time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
NORTH DAKOTA MILITIA ARE CONC
TO INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH
National Match To Be field September lSt-.-
Forty Nations Are To BIZ Represented
--.|n World Meet.
Private P. e. Glass, Co. E.

Private P. E. Glass, Co. E. s
The following team officers are here.
by designated and they will be obeyed
and respected accordingly:
Captain-E. c. Gearey, Jr., captain
inspector small arms practice.
Coach-L. r. Baird, LIST Lieut..
Range Off1cers-T. s. Henry, LIST
Lieut.; G. A. Fraser. captain.
Spotter-B. C. Boyd, captain.
All officers and enlisted men will as
semble at Fargo, N. D., Saturday, Au-
gust 9th; leave Fargo, N. D., via the
Great Northern Railway Saturday at
1920 p. NJ; arrive at St. Paul, Mimi,
Sunday, August 10th, at 1920 a. NJ;
leave St. Paul Sunday, August 10th, at
$40 a. M, via the Chicago, Milwau:
kee & St. Paul Railway; arrive at Chi.
cago, Ill.,. Sunday evening, August 10
at 9:10; leave Chicago, ILL.,, via Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
at 1880 p. m. Sunday, arriving at La
Carne, Ohio, Monday, August l1th at
$40 a. m. a ....
First class transportation will be
furnished from Fargo N. D. to Camp
Perry, Ohio. The team will be dis
missed at the conclusion of the nation.
al match and each member will be
paid in cash, per diem, Communication
of rations, railroad fare and pullman
accommodations from Camp Perry to
home station by most direct route of
travel
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14
Old Man Found
Dead On Prairie

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. IL. - The
dead body of Leon Steiffler, aged 70,
who had been making his home with
daughter, Mrs. M J. Tapley of this
city and who had wandered away
from home during a temporary alb
sence of the latter, was found about
two miles south of here by rearch.
ing party composed of % men from
Company K.
Steffler was subject to eqileptic fits
and it is believed that he had died
from heart failure during an attack of
the malady. He had been missing
from home for several days.