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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
Defense Opens
N LEASE CASE
Suit For Damages Expected
to Go to the Jury This
Afternoon.

Testimony for the defense was in
|troduced in the district court this aft
ernoon in the case of Peter Ferguson
against Joseph Warwick, and the case
will probably 90 to the jury late to-
day.
The prosecution finished the calling
Of witnesses whose testimony tended
to prove the existence of an agree
ment given by Warwick to Ferguson,
by which the former promised to
lease 100 acres Of land in Turtle Riv-
er township to Warwick for the sea-
son just past.
! A motion by George Bangs, attor-
ney for Warwick, for the dismissal
Of the case, was denied by Judge G.
NJ Cooley. and the defense fmmedi-
ately began the Introduction Of testi-
mony tending to show that the o n
tract had been abandoned by Fergu-
son.
SwcnsOn Case.
The cases of A. P. Swenson and
Augusta NJ. Swenson, his wife. against
F. j. Gehrke, an executor of the es-
tate Of Minnie Schneider. in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Swenson ask $500 each
in payment for services alleged to
have been rendered to Mrs. Schneider
probably will not be taken up until
Saturday morning.
Following these the action started
by A. w. Wegner for damages 81 I'M
juries alleged to have been reeefysd
in an accident caused by q rope
| stretched across the approach to the
| Minnesota Point bridge. will be taken
| MP. The city of Grand Forks is the
defendant in this suit.
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IN OUR SCHOOL

FRIDAY. :
Last day of. school this week, SO
cheer up!
Elk Brigham and Bull Hickey was
said he guessed they was over feeding
the Gypsy King, SO Miss Palmer ask
ed for fuller information and got 1t.
Then she called Short-leg Milliken,
and taking Steve as glide they went
looking for the king. They come on
him and Elk and Bull having a fine
time cooking a chicken which Elk had
borried often Hennery Woods butcher
wagon. and when the king seen Short
Leg Steve says it was wunderful the
way he run. Bull and Elk was brung
back by the capturing party, and after
they'd been entertained by Miss Pal
mer in the dressing room they was
finally convinced that the king was
only some old tramp. Bull said he
suspeckted it from the ferst, but Elk
said Bull was just as bad as him, and
wanted to join the kings band and
live the life of q forrest rover and all
that. Fatty Believes says he'd like to
of thought of that skeme for getting
fed free.
PHIL GETTING EDUCATED.
Phil W~igglesworth couldent ever
throw a SNOWFALL except like a girl
till this noon, when Boil Haines
Termed him how. Phil was SO proud
Of his new accomplishment he flung
snowballs at everybody, and finally
landed one through the school win
dow. When the class come in Miss
Palmer asked who done it and Phil
stood up and said him, but she would
ent believe it which maid Phil mad.
When she finully done SO she said
she'd have to give Phil a Hiking, the
first e a n he ever got, and he
was 80 proud over 1t everyone feels
very much encouraged in the hope
that mebbe we have been misjudging
him right along. Phil's like lots of
fellers-he needed somebody to start
him in the right direckshion!
A CRATE BOOK.
Lance Bogert and Gen Hicks Is 60
ing to rite a book togeather, which
will be n Of the gratest books ever
wrote. they say. Lance is going to
write the parts that are wrote regular,
and Gen is going to write in the
poetry. They are undecided Just yet
how many poems they will have Gen
write. She says h could fill the book
up, but Lance says he wants some
room for his part Of 1t. The book will
be called eether THE Crate Mystery
Of the Missing Countess, or the Poi
son Goblet" or else Vivian De vere's
Noble Lover" Lance is holding out
for the ferst name. but Ger says the
other is a lot more romantick. Amy
how. they are going to start writing
1t today. having got a lot of paper
and some pencils.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
ninth READING Of
CHRISTMAS CAROL
-
Prof. Frederick H. Koch
Will Give Dickens Work
at University Sunday.

Prof. Frederick H. Koch Of the
English department of the university.
Sunday afternoon will give his ninth
annual reading Of Charles Dickens
"A Christmas Carol" The reading of
this Christmas story has been a big
feature of the Grand Forks observance
of the season, and it has become SO
popular that special preparations have
had to be made to accommodate the
crowds.
Last year q large number were
turned away from the university gym
nasium where the reading is given.
This year, however, there will be am
pie room for all. Arrangements have
been made to place 1900 extra seats
in the building.
The street a service also will be
ample. One car will leave DeMers
avenue at 3:15 o'clock, four will leave
at $3.50 o'clock and three will leave
fifteen minutes later. From the south
end there will be one car al 5 o'clock.
three at 3:15 o'clock and one at $3.50.
There will be six or seven special cars
at the university to take the crowd
down town after the reading. 49,
=: Special music will be furnished by
the University Girls Glee, club. They
will sing a number of Christmas
carols. ~.
The reading willabegin promptly at
EA4 saa'elaeke4ssThs sNvUnsSaast sseasas-.of
She .uffVaE3tty lss11n charge sof<the.s:ai-
10y. d. ". ~, N-ff-<ssS, skp~..
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DEFENDS ACTION
BY THE Examiner
"North Dakota Banker"
Association Publication,
Upholds >severtson.

The North Dakota Banker, the Of.
fetal publication Of the North Dakota
Banking association. defends the &C.
I that was taken recently by Ex.
amaner S~evertson in connection with
the Saving DEPOSIT bank Of Minot, IL
the following statement:
Some unfavorable comment has
crept into q few Of the state daily pa
pers on the action Of the Banking
Board and Of the State Examiners
department, in closing the Savings
Severtson to correct this erroneous
impression which has gone out.
THE North Dakota Banker has
taken the trouble to investigate the
matter thoroughly and the facts viii
not warrant any adverse criticism a.
to the action Of either MI. Severtson
or Of the Banking Board. and subse.
quent events clearly prove the wis.
dom Of closing the bank until its at.
: fadrscould be put in shape that would
protect all parties interested from
loss.
"Thebank was carrying on transac.
thus j~eopardfzing the funds Of the
people who had Entrusted their money
to its care. many Of whom were lab
orers, and people of modest means
BY the prompt and vigorous action Of
the State Examiner and Of the Bank
ing Board the affairs of the bank have
been placed upon an absolutely sound
basis, and all iepositors are protect
ed. Had the affairs Of the bank beer
allowed to drift along, q run might
have been started at any time, and
the loss to depositors been serious
BY closing the bank temporarily this
mr. nx,o1.kAH orl SnnkSoo Di1.or ~ oil
other institutions that their affairs
must be kept in a sound, healthy con
dition in order to prevent similar &C
ton on the part Of the Banking
Board officials.
The bank, at Minot, was reopenet
with enough cash in its vaults to pa,
\every depositor in full. and a reor'
Sanization of the bank has been made
which makes It probably the strong
est state bank in North Dakota.
THE North Dakota Banker con
graduates Public Examiner Severtsor
upon the wisdom Of the course takel
in handling this unpleasant affair.""
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of Defucnt Feline Seen
By Prisoner Who Stepped on His
Caudal Appendage During Life

chief was somewhat startled. He
looked into the cell but saw nothing.
You're mistaken" he finally said.
Poor Siegfried's as dead as a door
nail"
Good Lord. then it's his ghost come
back to haunt me-" walled Milligan,
in an extremity Of terror. II remem-
Der now, l stepped on that cats tail.
the day I was brought in here. He
has never forgiven me. And there he
is in the corner Of the cell. l car see
his green eye glazing at me-"
1t vas only with the greatest diff
ficulty that he was Gained. and he
persisted in declaring that the ghostly
cat was glazing at him from the cor
9 of his cell.
I'm used to pink elephants, and
purple boa constructors" said Chief
Lowe this morning. but ghosts OF de-
funct tom cats are q. new wrinkle
as far as this Jail is concerned"
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ID. r. 8" or a ehostly cat?.

ID. 7. 8" or a ghostly cat?"
This is the question which is being
asked today by members Of the Grand
Forks police department..
Tom Miligan, at present confined
in the city bastile. is sure that 1t was a
feline spook that he saw during the
still watches Of Thursday night.
Chief Lowe is doubtful but rather
inclines towards the deltrium tremens
theory.
1t was about II O'Clock Thursday
night when the chief was paying ono
Of his regular nocturnal visits to the
cells. Milligan. who occupies one Of
the cells near the door, beckonej to
him mysteriously.
See there. Chief" he said. pointing
to the corner Of his cell. There's
the cat you tried to chloriform yes
terday."
As Siegfried's body had been Gre
mated in the city hall furnace, the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

public health in the Massachusetts
institute of technology, declared the
increase in longevity. due to the mod
ern public health movement. has
saved many insurance companies from
ruin. in an address at the annual
meeting Of the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents. He asserted,
however, that. there was much lost
motion in the health movement, and
said pure water and pure milk are
infinitely more important to a com.
munity than certain phases Of the
pure food propaganda.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
CLUB CAMPAIGN
IS SUCCESSFUL
Total of seventy-eight New
Members Added Roll
is Now.s4s.

As a result of the three-day mem.
be.ship campaign, the total roll OF
the Commercial club Is nov 64S. con-
The campaign was concluded al
noon today, when the third-iay So
licttors met at luncheon to make their
reports. The preceding committees
hadiso thoroughly canvassed the field
that there were very few possible
candidates to see today. Fifteen new
members were reported today.
The campaign resulted in an addi-
ton Of seventy-eight new names to
the roll. Wednesday, when the cam
patgn was inaugurated, thirty. mem
hers were secured. and yesterday
tlirty-three were aided.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
COMPLETE kennel CLUB plans
Bench Show Committee VIII Gather
Soon to Consider Details of
Coming Display.

A meeting of the show COMMITTEES
Of the Grand Forks Kennel club will
be held ii a few days when arrange
ments will be made for the annual
bench show. At the recent meeting
of the club it was decided to hold a
show again this winter, and the COM
mittee will definitely plan 1t at their
forthcoming session.
The committee already has can
vassed the field. and the members are
of the opinion that they can make the
show a big success. 1t probably will
be held during the latter part Of jan
uary or early in February.
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PIONEER WOMAN
Of CITY IS DEAD
Mrs. Helen Webster, Moth
er Of Lee Seymour. Dies
at Port Arthur, Ont.

Mrs. Helen Mar Webster, for twen-
ty-three years a resident of Grand
Forks, making her home during that
period with her sons, the late b. o.
Seymour and with Lee Seymour, died
Yesterday at Port Arthur. Ont, where
she was spending the winter with her
daughter. Mrs. Harry Walker, former
ly of Devils Lake.
Mrs. Webster's death was very sud-
den n unexpected. no advices being
received here of her illness, although
she had been in comparative poor
health during the last two years.
The remains Of Mrs. Webster Will
be brought to Grand Forks and the
funeral will be held at $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon from the First Bap-
fist church, Rev. Homer NJ. Cook Of
ticiating.
Mrs. Webster was horn in New
York state. and vas so years Of age.
Mr.. Webster died twenty-three years
ago at Lisbon, this state. He was a.
Civil waT veteran.
Lee Seymour, Mrs. Harry Walker of
Port Arthur and Mrs. w. H. Reid If
Devils Lake, are the only surviving
children.
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SCHOOL GIRLS serve SUPPER

Domestic Science Department OF
Marvel School Under the Direc.
ton of Cram Forks Woman.
One of the features Of the school
year at Marvel was a supper given
Thursday night by the domestic SCI
ence class Of the high school Of that
place.
The entire meal was prepared.
cooked and served by the members
Of the class. and was a great success.
A large number Of the residents OF
Marvel were present at the supper,
and united in declaring that the
school girls were well qualified az
cooks.
A complete new equipment has
been installed this year in the domes-
tic science department of the school,
The work is in charge of Miss Irene
Lucas Of Grand Forks to whom much
Of the success of the entire cours ie
due.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
new ADDITION IS PLANNED
NJ. Montgomery Will Place 1872 Resi-
iidence Lots In the South End on
Sale in Near Future.

A. new addition to the city of
Grand Forks lying south of Tenth
avenue. between Chestnut and Oak
streets Of Wehe's addition, is being
planned by M. Montgomery Of Win
nipeg, owner of the property.
The addition will contain 162 resi-
dence lots which will be plated in the
immediate future and placed on sale.
Mr.. Montgomery was in Grand
Forks today comforting with H. G..
I1ykken, city engineer, in regard to
the work Of plating the property.
Maps of the addition r to be pre-
pared at once.
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was the only person hurt. He would
have been unframed had he not tried
to slide down a hot smokestack,
which burned his hands. and he drop
ped fifteen feet to the roof Of a boiler
room, breaking two ribs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

of scientific experimenting In open
air education. and 1t Is expected that
after years Of physical and
mental training in the open, they will
become remarkably healthy and bril-
liant young. women, capable of out
distancing their sisters who have
learned elementary things in closed
class rooms.
The experiment will be watched
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
LONGER LIFE

It Had Been the salvation OF Many
Insurance Companies.
New York, Dec. l2.-Dr. William
r. Sedgwick Of Boston. professor of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

by educators and scientists through
out the world, and IL successful, a
revolution in school system is likely
to follow.
The girls are seen in the accom-
panying photograph after leaving
their classroom. on the lawn. where
they indulge in the Old English school
games and modern physical exercises
which are part Of the curriculum.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

No man who let's his wife support
him has a right to complain about
the high cost of living.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

Put a chunk of ice upon your head
and do your Christmas shopping early.
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FlREMEN PREVENT PANIC.
Warn Guests Not to Hurry whe,
Fire Sweeps La Sale Hostelry.

st. Louis. Dec. 12.-Firemen pre-
vented q panic when the La Sale
hotel caught fire here yesterday by
telling those who rushed to the win
dows to take thei rhine and walk
downstairs. Most Of the guests obey.
ed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

The general rule seems tt be to
giSe the town COW too much personal
liberty.
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Good resolutions will drown in less
liquor than is required to float a pea
nut shell.
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Charles whelehon Of Arcadia, Mo-,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-01

Mrs. Matilda Koski, widow of
John Koski, killed in the bar-room of
Axel Pakkala's saloon on lower
Chestnut street on Christmas morn
ing, 1911, has settled her suit for
damages against the Pakkala estate,
of which Mrs. A. Pakkala was admin
istratrix for $1,000. Mrs. Koski
sued for $4,000. The matter has been
in litigation for some time
The lawsuit was the aftermath of
the fatal brawl which started in Axel
Pakkala's saloon on the eve of
Christmas day, 1911, in this city,
John Koski was fatally wounded by
Jack Drexler, who entered the place
at 4 o'clock in the morning and, cher
ishing resentment following a diff
Guilty earlier in the evening, shot up
the place. Drexler is now serving a
sentence in the state penitentiary
at Saltwater.
Mrs. Koski retained R. J. Montague
as her attorney and sued Mrs. Axel
Pakkala, as administrative of the es-
tate of Axel Pakkala and the Bank
ers' Surety company of Cleveland for
$1,000, claiming that her husbands
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-01
4 BETTER DISPLAY OF
COUNTY EXHIBITS.
At Least Fifty Counties Will Be
Represented in the Big Build
ing at State Fair.

More completely than ever before
Minnesota will be pictured agricul-
turally in the Big Dome Building on
the State Fair grounds. Last year
Is counties, representing over Is per
cent of the states area, had complete
and artistic exhibits of their soil prod
ucts in this one building. Nothing
like it was ever seen before at any
state fair or exposition. This year,
nearly all of the counties represented
last year, have already taken space.
and there are number Of new coun.
ties. The total will undoubtedly ex-
coed fifty, and the display will be one
that will inspire Minnesotans and IT.
tract prospective Minnesotans. rs
The list Of the counties that have
already been assigned space in the
big building is as follows:
Todd, Pine, Roseau, Beltramf, Ait
Kin, Cass. Itasca, Norman, Koochich-
ing, Becker, Carlton, Hubbard, Clear
water, Stevens, Douglas, Ottertail,
Wadena, Morrison, Washington, Sher-
burne, Anoka, Benton, Houston Rem
Vile, Redwood, Olmsted, Cottonwood,
Waseca, Scott, Blue Earth. Nicollet,
Mobiles, SibleY, Wright. f: !: !:
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might Be- found under the taconite,
and thereby hangs the story
The captain was developing the
property that IS now known as the Al
pena. He was working hard in those
days to meet the payrolls Of his crews
engaged at exploring for ore, and it
was while he was drilling the Alpena
that he had to do some hustling to
get the necessary wherewithal. He
kept away from the work for . few
days at about that time making his
arrangements and in the meantime
the drill went into taconite. But the
captain had left word to keep the
drill going until he ordered to the
contrary and he was worried to think
that he must waste good money for
drilling taconite, for. in those days
it was presumed that this rock was
the signal to quit going down. But
soon the drill went through the tacon-
tie and into q fine grade Of ore and
then the jubilant foreman FASTENED to
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COME ON KIDS, LET'S Col
There Will Be a Hundred Things
to See and Do and It Wont
Cost You q Cent.

Monday Sept. list, will be Children.s
Day at the Minnesota State Fair. and
number OF special events are being
planned for the entertainment Of the
little folks. Children between the
ages Of six and fourteen will be ad-
mitted to the fair grounds free. when
accompanied by parent or guardian.
It II planned to have q program Of
games, contests, etc., especially for
the children, on Monday morning, in
the Coliseum, or Live Stock Pavilion.
Judging Of the horses and cattle does
not begin until Monday afternoon, and
the managers will turn the big build
ing over to the enjoyment Of the d.
minutdve visitors. The building has
been improved and new seats in
stalled, and will make an ideal place
for games and exercises as we'll a.
for the grown-ups who will want to
watch the fun. hid. -. 49,.
One Of the features Of the mornings
program will be the State Spelling
Contest, which will be taken part In
by the representatives Of large mum.
Der Of counties. There is much In
terest attached to the local spelling
bees, the winners Of which will take
part in the spelling down ceremonies
ut the State Fair. -. q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-01

grade mine, and commands a royalty
of $1.00 per ton. The minimum in
this instance is $350,00O per year.
This property originally was leased
to the New York State Steel COM
pany, which opened it up and put it
on shipping basis and operated it
for several years. But financial
troubles overlook the company last
April, and it abandoned the lease Of
the Kellogg. The mine yields anex-
cellent grade of Bessemer ore of good
structure and very uniform. The un-
expired lease of the property, which
has been taken over by Pickands,
Mather & Co., has ID years to run.
The success of Captain Fay in iron
mining on the Mesaba range has been
large, and the Kellogg was one of the
best properties that he developed. A
good story concerning his early ex-
periences on the range is appropriate
at this time. It is claimed for him
that he was the first Mesaba range
explorer to discover that iron ore
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death was caused by the fact that the
Pakkala saloon was being kept open
all night contrary to law and that
it was scene Of riot and disorder.
The complaint also alleged that so
much liquor was furnished KosH that
he was left in a defenseless condi-
ton and was at the mercy of Drex-
Ter, who was also crazed by liquor
when he came into the saloon. Koski
died from the effects of his wounds
on January 9, 1912. He left a widow
48 years old and five children, rang
ing in age from to II years.
The case never came to trial on
its issue, but was fought out on the
legal points involved. It was carried
to the supreme court and when it was
remanded back for trial the agree
ment to settle was reached.
Mrs. Koski and her five children
have been living in Duluth for the
past several months. During the
greater part of that time they have
been dependent upon charity and have
been charges Of the Associated Char
! tiles. 49,. - .a, , ! r, = ::
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have their entertainments and ath-
letic games, our common schools their
Fairgrounds, our churches their social
functions, SO the State Fair has it's
amusements. Everywhere serious
work is closely connected with inspir-
ing play.
At the Minnesota Fair next Septem-
Der, probably four hundred thousand
people will gather to seek informa-
ton, to rub elbows with their fell
lows. and to enjoy the varied amuse.
ment offerings.
Some Of the Attractions.
There will be good music every
where on the grounds. beginning with
Z sacred concert Sunday afternoon,
August s31st.aa The musical entertain
ment will be furnished by seven great
bands and three orchestras.
There will be $27,500 worth OF
championship horse racing during the
first five afternoons of the week, and
the speed demons Of the world will