The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-16

sort OF a fire would have put all thu
valuable records of the county II
danger. The new building will be 4
fire proof structure that will stand
the ravages of the elements for ages
1t will be the central spot in Crane
Forks where the people of the count,
can assemble upon all great occasions
The court house belongs to every man
woman and child in the county. Let
them take a pride in 1t. and make
of 1t a monument of all that stand!
for justice.
Mayor NJ. Gass
Mayor NJ. Gass. representing the
city Of Larimore. declared that thu
be a structure Of which the people Of
the county would j%ustifiably be proud
He congratulated the city Of Grand
Forks as the sea of government In
the addition of this magnificent new
building to Its already wealth of splen'
did structures. He took occasion
also. to voice the sentiments Of the
people OF Larimore at the pleasure
they had in entertaining Grand Forks
visitors on their recent trip there
Larimore. he said. was a pioneer in
roads convention and it also held the
first farmers institute. which have
since been copied by other cities OF
the state. Larimore, he said, was
making splendid progress. pointing
out various of the city's possessions
and indicating the desire of its bust
ness men to make Larimore "Thc
Biggest Little City on Earth" and he
commended hat they already had done
much towards that object.
Commends Action
j. F. T. O'Connor emphasized the
fact that the court house that Is nov
being erected will be a temple of jus.
tice. Mr.. O'Connor commended the
board OF commissioners for the ener-
getic AND the enterprising way in
which they planned the court house
and are directing its erection. They
time to the county gratis.
The new court house stands for
more than the builders art. Ii
stands for that which man is pleas.
ed to call justice Here. If at any
place IN the county, justice should be
accessible to the people of the coun-
ty. The magnificent structure that is
rising on the foundations at the pres
ent time will be the center of attrac-
ton to all visitors in the city. 1t will
ne a monument to the executive abil-
AS VI lLC PCOplc OIL lH0 county. dnO
the art of the builders.
1t stands for the growth Of the
II The transformation Of the
county from a wilderness forty years
ago to a farming country and a Sec
ton of homes unsurpassed for beauty.
Is represented in the structure that is
being built. Forty years from now it
may be necessary to erect a new
structure commensurate with the
growth of the county.
Address by Geo. A. Bangs.
Attorney George A. Bangs in his ad-
dress spoke on the development and
growth of this county. He dwelt brief
~ on the early history and compared
the desolate plains with the present
civilization. He showed how fiftv
Years ago there was nothing. while to-
day we have excellent institutions Of
all kinds. After taking up the early
history Mr. Bangs spoke Of the differ
ent people who settled here, and he
spoke in glowing terms of the men
who helped to build up the n
n those who have followed in their
footsteps.
MI. Bangs spoke of the old court
as being the temple of Justice
erected hereby the old settlers and
thai the law had been dispensed there
Tor over thirty-four years. He also
euloslzed n men who were respon-
sible fer the building of the structure
and for carrying on the affairs of he
county during the past. He spoke
With much feeling of the late Judge
c. F. Telnpleton, saying that the com
munity was filled with sorrow and re-
gret to think that he could not he