Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 23, 1897, Page 7

NORTHWEST NEWS BURNED ‘FORTY I1GHT HORSES. ‘Bad Fire.on the Big Dalrymple Farm 1 at Casselton, Casselton, N. D., Special.—Fire de- stroyed ‘three barns and forty-eight horses onthe farm of Oliver Dal- rymple, two miles east of here; loss, $8,000; no insurance. The fire was caused by a horse kicking a lantern. Another fire broke out a few hours later at Dalrymple station, destroying a house and barn, also owned by Mr. Dalrymple; no insurance. This fire is supposed to haye been caused by tramps. “DR. COW DEAD. ‘Was a State Senator and a Pioneer of North Dakota. Rol N. D., Special—Dr. Richad D. Co n, one of the pioneer settlers of this region, died very suddenly of in- flammation of the stomach, aged forty-five years. Dr. Cowan was the first state ‘senator from the Nineteenth legislative district. At the time of his death he held the offices of postmas- ter, government ph, jan, coroner and county physician. He was of Scotch descent. He leaves a wife. ut It. Lisben, N. D., Spe Chris Sand- | ers and three other farm men, who}; were arrested at the instance of At- | *torney Ed Pierce of Sheldon, charged | with the larceny of about 700 bushels , of wheat, on which he claimed a lien | for the purchase price of land sold on | the crop ment plan, were dis- | xd by Justice Pierson on the yund that the men’s employer, O. A, | id a seed lien and a lien for | The charge of obstructing an off in the discharge of his duty was dismissed on motion of the state ow the men threaten suit erce for dam- ages. 10 have be hold-up of the passenger train, have the ; and, contrary notwithstanding, without the sli t clue at all likely to result in | From the rent the men disappeared in the darkness at Tenny after relieving Con- ductor Cochrane of $20 their identity has been lost ibsolutely as though the earth had opened and engulfed them, V the ite the arrest of the outlaw me Badly Crushed. nd Fork it I vir, a farmer 1 this county, was injured while running a threshing engine on a farm just south of the city. He was} backing the engine down ill and lost control of it, and the 1e collided with the separator. I as pinned fast between the twe d several ribs crushe beside’ astaining in- | ternal injuries. Unless unexpected ! omplications should develop he will recover. Collector Loses Hix Cash. Grand Forks, N. D. al.—aA bold ; hold-up cccurred within if a mile of limit nd the thieves made ir ese J. J. Heffron of , d »ch was retu rom a collecting trip south of the , and when near town a trio of } waymen stopped him, One covered him with a revolver, while another hel horse and the third searched his cic ng and found a pocketbook contain o. They missed another book con about $40. t ining On Dreams Shattered, Tower City, N. D. ai.— Walter on, the y who a few ago eloped with aughter of M has ‘been caught. had wandered over the co their elopement, and the Jatier was / thinly and ring from cold, She returned home with ber father af- angdon’ tion is expre: een-year- ot Hope, girl Lost Hi Lisbon, N. D., Special.—John Purcell, an unmarried man aged 38, while at-! tempting to put on the main belt of a! threshing machine near here, had the misfortune to have his right arm caught in “the machinery and com-; pleteiy cut off above ‘the elbow. He was conveyed to Lisbon where he was attended by a surgeon. YEE GEE TAKES ACTION, W: al.— W: the a ury Agents George W. Vhitehead, V Leslie Cullom and G. R. Lewis, and Chinese Interpreter J. E. Gardiner, all of whom are accused of robbery. The arrests grew out of the recent t..al of Yee Gee for smuggling. The case ‘ainst Yee Gee collapsed, and he | innings now. The war- } rants wi don Lewis and Gardi- ner, who were released on their own recognizance T r at Port Lown- send for tri Cullom and Whitehead y East, and! ‘warrants W ved on them. Lumpy Jaw in Manitoba. Washington, Special— The depart- ment of state has been informed by the United States consul at Winnipeg that there has appeared among cattle in that Section a disease known as “ac- tinomycocis,” commonly ealled lumpy jaw, which has been placed on the of infectious or contagious dis-! eases by the department of agriculture | of Manitoba. He further states that large numbers of poor, cheap cattle are being shipped to the United States tor.g?azing purposes, and advises cat- tlasen on the frontier to look out for thy ‘sease, and that the importation oft ‘tle be- immediately stopped. Stewart River Quartz, Portland, Ore., Special—J. C. King of this city has received some remarkably , rich specimens of quartz from his brother, W. C. King, who is now on Stewart river, Alaska. Mr, King said: “My brother shipped down 400 pounds of ore taken from his claim on Stewart } river and I had it sent to a smelter at San Francisco. It shows $731.21 in gold, 247 ounces in silver per ton, 20 per cent lead and 111-2 per cent cop- per. ‘The ledge is about nine feet In width.” : | wheat, several hors Will Have a High School! Builing. Sioux Falls, 8. D., Special—Owing to the crowded condition of the school buildings the school board™has prac- tically decided to build next year a $50,000 building to be used for high school purposes. The board proposes to put up the building on the east por- tion of the central school block, but this proposition has been opposed by cnany citizens who want that plat re served for a city park. May Be Pardoned. Pierre. S. D., Special—The state board of pardons has recommended pardons for William G. Lawrence, sen- tenced from Yankton county for bur- glary; Walter Parker, from Fall River county, for assault with deadly weap- ons, and Clarence Seeley, Spencer Scott and Lewis Raster, sentenced from Spink county, for burglary in the third degree. Prisoners at Laese. Aberdeen, S. D., Special.—Five pyis- oners of the county jail, four held for trial for driving horses to death, and cne, Gus Eder, who shot at and at- tempted to kill Brakeman Neal Wheaton, broke out, with the con- nivance of outside parties, it is thought, and are still at large. Attacked by a Boar. Alpena, 8S. D., Special.—An old farm- er by the name of James Tripp, living about miles from here, was at- tacked by ferocious boar a day or so ago, which bit a large piece out of the of one of his legs. On account of lis age, and no doctor being called, it is believed that blood poisoning will set in and cu way the old pioneer. Attempted Suicide. Yankton, 8. D., Special—Christina aged eighteen, of this city, at- icide. She was discovered t half-drowned,. clinging to the lowcr portion of the Jim river bridge. D. White, living near by, iwakened by the girl's screams rescued her in the nick of time. Burned His Own Buildings. Aberdeen, 8. D., Special—The barn aud granary, about 569 bushels of of.various re burned on the farm of Will- ager, near Columbia. Naftz- the fire himself, machine ind: iam N ger accidentally set No insurance. Blinded by a Fall. Chamberlain, S. D., Special—J. E. Booher, a young man living near Bijou Hills, was the victim of a peculiar ac- cident, which may leave him blind for the mainder of his life. While g with a friend he was thrown round with considerable vio- 4d when he arose he was to- Givis’ Cottage of Granite. Plank yi Special.—Work has bes) ting for a foundation for the new girls’ cottage at the in- dustrial school. A temporary two- Ss me will be erected for this winter, and as soon as the stone can be gotten hei 1 new building will be erected 0: < Falls granite. Row Over a Ranch. Rapid © S. D., Special.—Charlie Miller mnuel Bassford of Custer a dispute over the aranch. As a result Miller ng at the point of death from s of wounds about the head licted by Bassford with a sford has been arrested. Committed for Rape. Pierre, S. D., Special—Judge Car- land, in the United States court, sen- tenced Big Boy and Edward Hunter, two Indians, each to a year and a day in the penitentiary for the crime of rape on In-the-Center, an Indian wo man. leasing is now |, knife. COAL IS SCARCE. Famine in Des Moines Causes An- other Raise in W: Des Moines, Iowa, Specia | result of the miners’ strike there is a serious coal famine in Des Moines. Opera n the southern part of the state ¢ not send coal here, fearing a stri uong their own men, who sympathize with the Des Moines: men. A week ago local miners decided to give up the strike, having secured the 85-cent s for which demand was made, but the famine has become so serious that two mines have raised their rate to 90 cents a ton to secure men. Other mines are likely to follow suit at once. Iowa Suffragists Mect. Des Moines, Iowa, Special—The state woman's suffrage convention met here. Several hundred delegates were pres- ent, including prominent national workers, including Mrs. Catt of New York, Miss Hay of San Franciseo and Mr ohnson of St. Louis. The latter will conduct a mock legislature of Iowa Friday evening for the purpose of giving instruction in the-proceedings of parliamentary bodies. ; Bridge Vorer-an Hurt. Rock Rapids, Ia., Special.—George Buckis, foreman of the bridge carpen- ters on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, was seriously injured here by a falling bridge timber striking him on the head, fracturing his skull and dislocating his shoulders. Besides these injuries it is feared he has sus- tained internal injuries. His home is at Estherville, Lowa. - Barn and Horses Burned. Eagle Grove, Iowa, Special.—Fire in the large barn north of town owned by John Dobson, groceryman; was not dis- covered until too late to render much assistance. A team of-driving horses and a cow were lost. Origin unknown. No insurance. Barns and Hay Barned. Bailey, Iowa, Special. Fire de- stroyed the two barns owned by F. P. Lambert, reciding about two miles northeast from . Bailey. The barns * were filled with hay at the time of the fire. Algona, Iewa, Special—The jury in the case of Mrs. Stevens against the Bankers’ Life Insurance Company of Des Moines brought in a verdict for $2,084. The clause in the policy in re- gard to suicide was involved in the «as2 USES HIS SWORD. | Militia Captain Defies Arrest and Stoughten, Wis., Special—Capt. ©. J. Rollis, of the Stoughton militia com- pany, made things hot and almost cre- ated a panic at the armory hall. @Hfe disputed the right of the lessee to lease the hall to the Universalist society for an entertainment, claiming his com- pany had the right to drill there. Early in the day he entered the hall, barricaded the doors, and, it is alleged, when ex-Mayor Sheldrup, the lessee, entered through a windew, drew a re- volver and compelled him to retreat. Capt. Rollis was arrested on a charge of attempting to kil} Mr. Sheldrup. While the captain was in jail the Uni- versalists got possession of the hall. When their eutertainment was at its height Capt. Rollis made his appear- ance. He was in martial array, and ordered the hall cleared. There was a heated argument, which wound up by City Marshal Erdahl be! ed to put the captain under ar on the charge of disturbing the public peace. The doughty wsrrior stood by his col- ors and resisted. Being close pressed, he drew his sword, it is alleged, andi began a series of evolutions which re- sembled the operation of a wind mill. During the melee Marshal Erdhal was cut across the faci, Constable + Tlov- erson was slashed across the w Mayer O. K. Roe was hacked in the head. Rollis was finally overpowered, disarmed, and again arrested. SELL FOR $2,000,000. The J. I. Case Works at Racine to Be Sold. Racine, Wis., Special.—The immense plant of the J. I. Case Threshing Ma- chine company here will, in all proba- pility be sold to a syndicate of East- ern capitalists within the next week for $2,000,000. ‘The deal has been pend- ing for some time. John ¥. Fish, who represents the astern syndicate, has been in the city the past few days in consultation with the stoekholders of the concern in an effort to secure their consent to the sale, and it is announced that Mr. Fish was suecessful in his undertaking. Sugar Beet Experiments. Madison, Wis., Special—The agri- cultural experiment station at the uni- yersity is just now busy with analysis of sugar beets. Two samples have been received from each of the forty- five substations in the state, and samples will be received every ten days now until the harvest. Several large fields are grown on the univer- sity farm here and the crops are ex- cellent there as elsewhere. Prof. W. A. Henry, dean of ‘the agricultural de- partment, is enthusiastic over the prospects, and says it is absolutely demonstiated that sugar beets can be successfully grown in Wisconsin. One analysis made showed a proportion of» saccharines of 19 per cent, which is as high as any made in the country. Milwaukee Short on Coal, Milwaukee, Special.—Milwaukee_ is threatened with a soft coal famine. In order to meet present contracts lo- cai dealers have: begun to borrow from each other with promise of returing the coal when their individual sup- plies come in. «Official reports from all the coal yards in the city, backed up by freight bills, ‘show the receipts for the year ending Oct. 1 to have been 300,000 tons. The amount re- quired to supply the trade, rated on last year's basis, is 800,000 tons. ‘This leaves 500,000 tons to be landed here during the next two months, when navigation will close. Werdens After Fishermen. Oshkosh, Wis., Special.—There has , been so much illegal fishing here of late that Goy. Scofield issued orders for all game wardens in this vicinity to report here at midnight for the pur- pose of making a general raid on fish- ermen. The governor was also here and had Game Warden Ellarson with him. Deputies reported as requested and chartered a steamer, but the fish- ermen had received a tip and remained away. The wardens confiscated about 2,006 feet of nets*and a large quantity of fish. : Robbers Raided Plainfield. Plainfield, Wis., Special—One of the most daring robberies ‘ever committed in this county took place at Hancock. | The Wisconsin Central depot was, broken into and quantities of express | and valuable freight taken. B. L. Hale’s drug and grocery store was entered, and goods and some cash taken. The saloon of Beach & Gray was broken into and liquor and cigars and some cash taken. Mr. Dixon, deal- er in furnishings and clothing, had his store broken into and stock taken. Jospeh Butterfly Flew. Sheboygan, Wis., Special.—Joseph Butterfly, a young Indian of Bayfield | who had been testifying before the federal jury in Milwaukee, was held up on a train near this city and robbed and thrown from the train, which was running at a rapid rate. He was picked up unconscious and re- mained so for three hours. He will recoyer. He lost $16 and his ticket. Wanted by the Great Northern. West Superior, Wis., Special—The association of Superior business men who purchased the factory and lands of the La Belle Wagon Works company at South Superior, have given the Great Northern railway an option upon the same. What the object is the own- ers themselves do not understand. As yet the road has not signified its re-‘ fusal or acceptance of the offer. | Robbery at Hudson. Hudson, Wis., Special—The store of James Sherry, in North Hudson, was robbed and postage stamps and dry goods to the value of over $100 were taken. Deaths at Sparta. | Sparta, Wis., Special—Asa Rice, one of the first settlers in Sparta, died at his home here from pneumonia. Mr, Rice was born in New York State in 1822 and came to Sparta in 1855. He is well known at Watertown, S, D., where two sons were among the pio- neers.—Col. R. M. Strong is dead. He came here in August from Omaha to attend the reunion of his regiment, tha Nineteenth Wisconsin, took to his bed upon arrival, and gradually failed. | ° : THE MARKRTs. Latest Quotations From Grain and- : Live Stosk Centers, Chieago, Oct. 16. — Wheat — No. 2 red, 92@93c; No. 3 red, 89@91c; No. 2 spring, 89c; No. 3 spring, 7T8@84c; No. 2 hard winter, 85c; No. 3 hard winter, 78@83e; No. 3 new spring, 90@YIc. Corn— No. 2, 261-2c; No. 3, 253-4e. Oats—No. 2, 18 1-2c; No. 3. 17 1-2@18e. Chicago, Oct. 16. — Hogs — Light, $3.75@4.10; mixed, $3.70@4.05; heavy, $3.45@4; rough, $3.45@3.55. Cattle —Beeves, $3.85@5.30; ccws and heif- ers, $1.85@4.40; ‘Texas steers, $2.70@ 3.80; Westerns, $3@4.30; stockers and feeders. $2.85@4.40. Sheep — Natives, $2.50@4.50; Westerns, $2.90@4; lambs, -40@5.50. Milwaukee, Oct. 16. — Flour steady. Wheat lower: No. 1 Northern, 89¢; No. 2 spring, 85c; December nominal. Corn lower; No. 3, 26c. Oats steady; No. 2 white, 215-1@221-2c. Rye is lower; No. 1, 461-2c. Barley firm; No. 2, 42@48¢; sample, 27@44¢c. Provisions higher. - Minneapolis, Oct. 16.—Cash Wheat— October closed at 833-Sc; December opened at 88 1-4e and closes at 87 3-8e; May opened at §83-Se and closed at 86 1-2e. On track—No. 1 hard, 90 1-8¢; No. 1 Northern, 885-Sc; No. 2 North- ern, 843-8¢e. Sieux City, Iowa, Oct. 16. — Hogs — $3.30@3.60. Cattle — Canners, $1.60; heifers, $2.90; cows, $3.50; bulls, $2@ yearlings, $3.30@4; calves, $4.75; R 3.25: onc $3.50@4; feeders, $3.80@ 3. South St. Paul, Oct. 16. — Hogs — $3.45@3.75. Cattle—Steers, $3.50@3.85: :2.0543.35; heifers, $2. Dulls, calves, $4.40; $3.70@4. ecanners, $2.10. St. Paul, Oct. 16, — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 88 1-2@90 . 2 Nerthern, stockers, 85@87 1-2c. Corn . 8 yellow, 27 27 1-2¢; No. 3, 26@26 1-2. Oats—No. 3 white, 21@21 1-2 No. 3, 191-2@ 201-2c. Barley and rye — Sample barley, 25@26c; No. 2 rye, 44@44 1-2c; No. 3 rye, 48@431-2c. Seeds—No. 1 flax, 93@94 timothy, $1.20@1.40; clover, $3.20@3.80. Indian Police in Pursuit of a Mure derous Indi«n, Great Falls, Mont., Special.—The fol- lowing telegram was received here from Blackfoot, on the Piegan reser- vation: “United States Indian Agent George B. McLaughlin. with Poricemen Medi- cine Owl and Cross Gun, just passed here in pursuit of Many Guns, an In- dian, who shot George Sherman, his Indian wife and son Alex,.on Cut Bank creek, six miles north of here. Many Guns belongs to the Double Runner family, and did the shooting because the half-breed daughter of Sherman would not marry him. He has headed for Two-Medicine creek. Sherman was shot in the eye, his wife in the shoulder, and Alex in the leg.” It is feared here that this may cause trouble, as later advices say the Indians are excited. The Piegans in the early days were the most war- like Indians in the state. EIGHT MORE VICTIMS. Wowan and Children and a Farmer Burned in Manitoba. Winnipeg, Special—Stories of the awful effects of the late fires still come in at intervals, the report of many fa- talities which occurred at a distance having been delayed. The latest tale of horror comes from St. Anne. . Mrs. Breanin, a half-breed woman, and her six children met their death on the Dawson road at the edge of the bush. The husband and father was aw: it is probable that the poor victi panic-stricken fro: their home only to be overtaken by the destroying element. Another case is that of a man named Teneau, a near neighbor of the Brean- ins, who was burned to death in his stable while attempting to save his horses. A farmer at Lorette lost every- ae he had, escaping barely with his ife. AN OFFER COMING. Authorities Take Definite Actiog on Trolley Mail Service. Washington, Special— Second As- sistant Postmaster General Shellen- berger has received a letter.from the manager of the Twin City Rapid Tran- sit company with reference to carry- ing locked mail pouches on cars of the company between the main and branch postoflices in Minneapolis. As a result of its receipt, a letter will be mailed from the second assistant making the railway company an offer for service. The department officials refuse to state what amount will be offered for the service, but say that it is in line with the proposition discussed by the com- pany officials and Inspector Masten when he was in Minneapolis. It is ex- pected that the present wagon con- tractors will be relieved from branck office service by Noy. 1. SHORT ON FOOD. Victoria, B. C., Special—Harry Rou- main, who arrived on the steamer City of Topeka, having just come from Dawson City, reports’ there is not enough food there for one third of the population. He says there is no chance of taking relief over the Dalton trail, and the only way to get in this winter is on snow over the Dyea trail and down the river on the ice. He meta number of boats with men who got over the Skaguay and Dyea trails, but they had light outfits. The Run Is Ended. Montreal, Special—The run on the City and District Savings bank is end- ed. Everything is quiet and no further withdrawals are expected. It is said that nearly a million dollars was with- drawn on Friday and Saturday. The cause of the run is still a mystery. A COLONEL GOES UP. One of Gov. Upham’s Staff Convicted ef Fergery. Milwaukee, Special.— Bradley. W. Pulling of Marshtield was found guilty of forgery in the municipal court. He was charged with forging a mortgage for $650, purporting to have been is- sued by August and Amelia Luepke of Marathon county, and on this charge he was convicted. Pulling has been a prisoner at the jail since July, 1896. He was a colonel or the ‘military staff of ex-Goy. Upham, ' % i MINNESOTA NEWS DEMAND For FARM LANDS. Increase im Sates in Most of the Ag- ricultural Counticx of Mimesota. St. Paul, Special—Reports from a number of the agricultural counties of Minnesota indicate that there has been a markgd increase in the number of sales of farmy lands during the sum- mer and falll Some of the counties report more transfers of farm lands since June 1 than during two or three years previously, while in other coun- ties the increase is not so great. Prices show a tendency to stiffen. This: is especially true of improved farm land. Not a single county reports a fall in prices, while in many there is an ad- vance of 10 per cent over last year. t + Sag ES Ea HOUGH CONFESSES ALL. Says He Killed Joe Clark With,a Hammer and Re bbed Him. Owatonna, Minn., Special.— Lee Hough, charged with the murder of Joe Clark in this city on Sept. 5, and captured in Guthrie, Ky., last week, has made a full confession of his guilt to the sheriff. He says he waited till Clark was asleep, when he struck him in the head with a hammer, and after- ward robbed him. He was brought be- fore Judge Luce, waived examination and was held to await the action of the grand jury in December. PURE WATER FOr DULUTH, The Gas and Water Compary fous to Quit Duluth, Minn., Special—There now seems to be a prospect of a supply of pure water before very long for this eity. There is also evidence that an amicable and satisfactory settlement of the controversies so long standing between the city and the water com- pany, and that the concern will retire. The company is tired of the long and bitter fight and ady to take what it can get. The purchase by the city of the old plant will put it in a position to demand a reduction in rates from the electric light compan: Anx- Hough’s Return. Owatonna, Minn. Special—Sheriff Bamcord and Poii n Thorson have arrived, having in cusiody Lee Hough, for whom they have been looking sinc: Sept. 6, when J. Clarke was found ly- ing in his wegon with a deadly wound int his head. Hough was seeu witii him last and was known to leave that night. He went to the state fain ining there all day iJonday and at 1 of the night. Simce th i been in pursuit until telegram was received from th of police of Guthrie. had arrested Hough. ‘he officers left at once and brought him back, he com- ing willingly, but protesting his inno- cense. : Wholesale Grocers at Duluth. Duluth, Minn. ‘The North- western Wholesale Grocers’ ass tion is in session here. ‘Those from outside the city are Geo! ell, John Dunham, H. lL. Howard Morton, James 3. 1: Hugh Harrison, Minneape Kelly, Channing Seabur, and John H. Allen, St. Paul C. Haupt and James A. Brown, gus Fa and F. 8. Ly Forks, N. D. The m and the nature is claimed to be terest to nobody but those present. Mrs, Blixt Gets a Divorce. St. Paul, Special—Ellen Julia Blixt was divorced in the Hennepin courts from Claus A. Blixt, the man now serving his life sentence in the state penitentiary for the fatal blow which killed Katherine Ging. Mrs. Blixt ap- peared with her attorney, Frank M. Nye, but there was no evidence given outside of that given by Mrs. Blixt herself and the criminal record show- ing that her husband had been com- mitted to the penitentiary. Mrs. Blixt was allowed her maiden name, Anderson. Albert Lea’s Mayor Enjoined. Albert Lea, Miun., Special— The mayor and city council were enjoined from proceeding to extend water mains and sewers. As was decided at the last council meeting, Ald. Gilbert got out the injunction and it was is- sued by Court Commissioner Barck. The grounds given in the injunction are that the sewers will not carry off the sewerage; that the city treasury is empty and that the limit of indebt- edness has been reached. Chatfield, Minn., Special—At the farm of Curtis Burke, recently, a threshing boiler melted and collapsed. The amateurs in charge were unable to keep up steam, and so made the fire hotter and hotter. Finally the steam gave out and the flues melted and fell into the fire box. The gauge showed water all the time, but had become clogged. by a chunk of lime. Clothing Store Robbed. Rush City, Minn., Special— The fourth of a series of burglaries in the the same block occurred last night. The burglars tried the clothing store of G. A. Carlson, effecting an entrance by breaking the lock of the front door with a chisel, and stealing two fur overcoats and some jewelry. It is be- lieved that the guilty party lives in | town, and a watch will be kept. | ! i May Call a Powerful Preacher. Albert Lea, Minn., Special.—Rev. J. L. Countermine, an eminent pulpit or- ator of Wisconsin, has delivered pow- erful sermons at the Presbyterian church the past two Sundays, and there is a prospect that he will be called to the church, succeeding Rev. Dr. S. S. Cryor, who resigned to ac- cept a charge in San Francisco. ' Barns Burned. | Willmar, Minn., Special—A large oarn and several small sheds, together with five head of, horses, six calves and four hogs, belonging to Andrew John- son, a farmer living eight miles south of here, were burned. : ea Spring Valley, Special—Is it very dry here. Sparks from a huller caused Will Mercer of Waverly to lose his barn and granary, together with his whole crop, his machinery and some hogs. No insurance. Fx : TERRITORIAL PIONEERS. Minnesota's Early Settlers Forming An Association. St. Paul, Special—Tie new associa- tion known as the Minnesota Territo- rial Pioneers is making rapid strides toward a permanent existence. A new design for the official seal and badges of the association has recently beep adopted. Any male citizen of the state, who was a resident prior to May 11, 1858. is entitled to membership after the usual formalities have been gone through with. Wives of members and women who were living in the state at that time are entitled to honorary member- ship. Each county is to be provided with an enterprising corresponding sec- retary. These secrétaries are to re- port all deaths of members in the county, with biographical description of the persons. Secretary O’Connor is now busily en- gaged in sending membership rolls to the several counties, to enable the ter- ritorial pioneers residing in the county to become enrolied. Except in a few counties, these rolls have been sent to the county auditor, Secretary O’Con- nor would like to enroll more of the Ramsey county picneers. Since the election of officers several changes have taken place (by death and otherwise) and the ofiicial roster is now as follows: President, Col. A. Allen, St. Paul; vice president, William Lee, Little Falls , Capt. M. J. O'Connor, St. P: arer, John A. Stees, St. Paul; executive comimit- tee (in addition to president and tary) J. L. Macdonald, St. Paul; ter and William Lochren. S. S. Brown, Stillwa Hastings; Judge Danie nto; Judge L. W. Collins, 3 Adjt. Gen. Herman Muehlberg, Long Distance ’Phone. Willmar, Minn.. Special—aA_ fran- chise has been granted to the Minneso- ta Telephone Company of Wilimar, giving the right to erect and maintain poles and wires on the str and public ways of the city. soa long distance telephone which is being built through from the southern part of this state and Iowa. It will a connect Willmar with Morris, St. Cloud, St. Paul and Minneapolis and ail stations between Willmar and concern also has end the North- change of Mili= *phone, has complete. The Miruesota Telephone company will have its headquarters at Willmar. e Accident. Strau Minn., Special—Hans and bers, of a Great Northern section crew, were drunk and asleep on a hand car on the main line. A freight train ran into the car. Both men were thrown so far that it took some time to find them, and one of their bottles of whisky was thrown on top of the locomotive. Peter had many bruises and a badly torn leg. Hans Was more seriously hu and appears as though he is injured fatally. Land Sales Increasing. Princeton, Minn., Spe Register Goulding has just recorded three deeds for E. L. Reed of A a, giving him title to sixty-five forties in Mille Lacs county. This is the largest trans made since the Foley-Bean transfer of last year. Land sales are rapidly in- creasing and prices of farming lands in this county since per cent. have advanced June 1 about wrecked the caboose, a car of cattle and two of potatoes. The stock had just been taken on here, and four had been killed and several more hurt. They belonged to E. Nelson, register of deeds. The cars were bad- ly smashed. Twine Product 2,500 ton’) Stillwater, Minn., Special—Patt of the new machinery for the prison twine factory has been shipped. This will increase the output of the prison factory to 5,000,000 pounds annually. A number of changes have been made in the twine shops so as to better handle the increased product. Demand for Potatoes. Winona, Special.Quite a large amount of potatoes and cabbage are being purchased here this fall, and shipped to points in Mlinois, where there is considerable demand for these articles. Potatoes are 25 and 28 cents a bushel here, and cabbage $5.50@6 a ton. Killed at Rushford. Rushford, Minn., Special— While Harold Johnson, a farmer residing in Arendahl township, was en route home from town his herses ran away and threw him out, causing instant death. INSURANCE WAR. The Michigan State Commission Up in Arms. Lansing, Mich., Special—Milo D. Campbell, state commissioner of insur- ance, has issued a circular which as- serts that citizens of Michigan are be- ing swindled by worthless fire insur- ance companies which have no legal standing in the state. He names twenty-two companies which he says have no authority to do business in Michigan, and promises to make pub- lic others as obtained. The commis- ssioner has given out a reply to allega- tions made by officers of a fire com- pany at Saginaw in a petition for his removal. ‘The petitioners charged him with maliciously, deliberately and dis- honestly attempting to wreck their Hubiaens: all of which Mr. Campbell denies, and announces his intention of making further examination of the companies in question. Fortune for a Fireman. Seattle, Wash. Special—By the death of his father in Scotland, George Burns, until recently a fireman on the reyenue cutter Grant, receiving 2 sal- ary of $28 per month, has become one of the four heirs to an estate valued at $1,000,060. P Brakeman Loses a Foot. Estherville, Towa, Special.— John Johnson of Estherville. a brakeman, Jost his foot switching at Spirit Lake: His foct caught between the rails, brs. by presencg of mind he saved his lite,