Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 5, 1901, Page 3

{ — ~¥ CHLOROFORMS THE FAMILY. Burglar Ransacks a House, Eats Breakfast and Leaves. St. Paul, Oct. 2.—After chloroform- ing the family the burglar who en- tered the residence of W. K. Field early Sunday morning, searched the house, ate an early breakfast and left without leaving a clue as to how he got in.or out. Mr. and Mrs, Field awoke at 9 o'clock Sunday morning with aching heads, to find their room had been entered, thoroughly searched, a watch and chain taken from Mr. Field’s vest, a diamond stick pin and some small articles of jewelry from the dressing table and Mrs. Field's purse robbed of about $20. The bur- glar had ransacked the sideboard, carefully selected the solid silver from the plated, which he left. The whole value of his booty is estimated at $200. SHORT LINE FROM DULUTH. Omaha Railroad Wants Shorter Route to the Twin Cities. West Superior, Wis., Oct. 2. — The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad is surveying a direct and short line from the head of the lakes to St. Paul and Minneapoli: Two crews are at work. One is now coming this way from Copper Creek, near Dedham, on the line of the Great Northern road, and will run a route to city. They will then return to per Creek and werk the other way. There is a second crew wo ug on the same survey. This latter crew is to run the line into Hu n. It will then return and work this way until the two crews meet, When their work will be completed. HUNTER’S NARROW CAPE. Attacked by Wounded Lear While in the Woods. Sparta, Wis., Oct. A farmer by the name of Brown living a few miles north of here had a narrow escape from being killed by a bear. While hunting in company with his partner he wounded the bear, which pursued and overtook him, throwing him to the ground. His dcg attacked the bear and diverted his attention while Brown's partner crept up and put @ charge of buckshot through the bear’s head. Brown escaped eerious injuries. The bear weighed 200 pounds. SHOT HIS FATHER. Adopted Boy Living Nenr White, S. D., May Be a Murderer. Brookings, 8. D., Oct. 2. — Charles Sherman, living east of White, was shot four times by his adopted sor, Wilbur, Sunday. The boy is fourteen years old, and bought a revolver on Saturday. His father tried to take it away, but the boy would not give it up. When the father went to grab him he pulled the trigger and fired four shots, all taking effect in the body of Mr. Sherman, who is in a critical con- dition. The boy was brought here and lodged in jail. ROBBERS. ALLEGED BOY Arrested and Jailed en Charge of Highway Robbery. Wakesha, Minn., Oct. 2.—On Satur- day night Frank Alcott of Alma, Wis., was held up by two masked men and rebbed. Last night the robbers were located in a boarding house here by the po’ice. It is said they confessed and are in jail. They sive their names as Robert Dailey and George Oakes of Hastings. They appear to be the victims of novel reading, being little more than boys. KILLED BY WAGON WHEEL, Mrs. Halgren's Hend Crashed Near Pelican Rapids. Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 2.—Mrs. 8. A. Halgren, general store at Cormorant, was driv- ing into Pelican Rapids on a load of wheat when a wheel went down into a rut and she was thrown forward, fall- ing in such a manner that the wagon passed over her head and crushed it, killing her instantly. Tardy With Fall Plowing. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 2. — The farmers are said to be more tardy in their fall plowing this year than usual. There are only five or six weeks left to com- plete their work before the weather becomes too uncomfortable for that kind of work. The harvest began early and the weather has averaged fairly well for threshing, but many of the farmers have not started their teams to plowing. Some of the larger farms have large areas plowed, and a few had considerable work done befere the kill- advantage of ing frest, getting the some green growth. Dresn West Union, Iowa, Oct. tion for that old Roman who is said to have lenrned Greek at eighty is still strong in this community, but wonder in the f-ct bes failed. In a way C. H. Carpenter of this town hes beaten the old Rome He has forgotten that he is eighty-five years old, and has postel blithely off to Oklahoma to grow up with tre country. He is a fine old gen- tieman. Receive a Tip. N. D., Oct. 2.—All the Grand For! gambling rooms in Sst Gr nd Fors have been closed and warrents have been served on absut a dozen of the The raid-is said to have proprietor been ins 1 by local people. No Birds in the Cree, Winona, Minn., Oct. 2.—For the first time in the history of Winona county the jail is unoccupied by prisoners by weason of their terms exriring. The last prisoner was discharged from jail on Sunday. Took Tobneco and Cash, Osage, Iowa, Oct. 2.—The cigar store of B. A. Simpson of this city was en- ‘tered by unknown parties and about “40 worth of pipes, tobacco and cigars gstoiep. Also about $7 in cash was ap- propriated. | Knutson made AFTER TAYLOR AGAIN, Kentuckians Present a Requisition to Gov. Durbin. * Indianapolis, Oct. 2. — Gov. Durbin yesterday afternoon informed the Kentucky officials here with a requi- sition from Goy. Beckham of Ken- tucky for the return to that state for trial of W. S. Taylor and Charles Fin- ley, charged with complicity in the Goebel murder, that he would not ren- der formal decision for a week or more. This final answer of the gov- ernor was in compliance with the re- quest of the Kentucky representa- tives that the governor read carefully the transcript of the record and the briefs in the Powers case, the briefs and decisions of the court of appeals in all the Goebel cases, together with the dissenting opinions of the judges of the court of appeals from the de- cision of the court. The governor agreed to do this. It is not thought the requisition will be granted. HOLDS OFF HIS PURSUERS, One Man With a Gun Defies Twenty Others. Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 2. — John Knutson, who shot and killed Anton Bye in Traill county on Saturday, is in jail at Hillsboro. Later accounts of the shoot- ing say that it was done in the presence of an entire threshing crew, and that his escape, threatening with death any one who interfered with him. After leaving Grand Forks, as formerly stated, he returned to the scene of his crime, where he was intercepted by about twenty men. Knutson took refuge in a thicket and kept the whole posse at bay ali Saturday night. He was known to be an expert shot, and was well armed. He talked to his besiegers and said he would kill any one who attempted to come near him. Early Sunday morning he came out and yvcluntarily ve himsel/ up. He was taken to Hillsboro, where he will be tried. His act 1s said to have been the resalt of re@ip ing yellow literature. DISASTER OR OPTICAL DELUSION. Duloth Policeman Claims to Have » Seen a Large Steamer Burning. Duluth, Oct. 2. —- Duluth navigators are puzzled. At G a. m.-yesterday John Roberg, a policeman, saw what he claims was a large steamer burning on the lake. the was about three miles from shore, he says, and finally burned to the water's edge and suddenly disappeared. Roberg was ai his home at the time, and the members of his family and another family living in the same house all claim to have seen the spectacle. So far as learned they are the only people in either Duluth or Su- perior who did, but they are absolutely positive. Marine men can make nothing out of it, and are skeptical. No missing boats have becn reported yet. WOODMEN MULCTED. Foreed to Pay Face of Policy and Costs. Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 2.—A case of interest to policyholders in endow- ment societies has been disposed of in the state circuit court at Canton, The case was entitled Jacob Kehm versus The Modern Woodmen of America. Kehm’s son was insured in the Wood- men, and after his death the defend- ant company tried to prove that the deceased violated some of the provis- ions of the contract, and by alleged misrepresentation induced Kehm to surrender his son's policy for the amount of assessments paid to the or- der. Kehm brought suit to recover the value of the policy—$2,000—and a jury awarded him a judgment for $2,185.75, which included the costs of the suit and interest on the policy. Hay Fever Patients Going Home. West Superior, Wis., Oct. 2. — The head of the lakes hay fever colony is breaking up and most of the members are returning to their homes. Each year there are a great many people that ccme here during the summer to spend several weeks for the relief of hay fever. This year has seen the largest number of hay fever patients that has ever been here, they coming principally from Iowa, Kansas and Illinois. Counterfeiters Sentenced. Milwaukee, Oct. 2. — Two notorious counterfeiters from Chicago, Adam Racke, alias John Long, and Thomas Sullivan, alias Patrick Flaherty, a son-in-law of Racke, were sentenced by Judge Seaman to terms in Still- water, Minn., penitentiary. Racke was given eight years and fined $500 and Sullivan two years and $100 fine. The prisoners are wanted in various parts of the country. Drowned in Dead Lake. Fergus Falls, Minn., Oct. 2.—D. Loop, yourgest son of Leman Loop, a pioneer settler of Dead. Lake township, went hunting Saturday and failed to return. A searching party has been looking for him and Monday his hat and boat were found drifting on ihe south short of Dead lake. Tae boy has unquestion- ably been drowned and search is now being made for the body. Killed Between Cars. Missou’a, Mont., Oct. 2.—George Mo- bus, a well known switchman in the Northern Pacific yards here, was in- stantly killed. Mobus was chaining two cars with broken draw-heads when in some unaccountable manner the en- gine, which had been detached, backed against the cars, catch'ng him between them and killing him instantly. Shortare of Teachers. Winona, Minn., Oct. 2.—County Sup- erintendent Wilber reports a decided shortage of teachers for first grade work in this county. In a number of instances the orening of schools will have to be delayed for several weeks. Married in Montana. Winona, Minn., Oct. 2. — Word has just been received here of the mar- riage at Butte, Mont., of Miss Beatrice Netz, formerly of this city, but later of St. Paul, to Willam Goodall Young of Butte. ‘resenting four generations of the fam- THE POSTOFFICE STAT The 152 of Presidential Rank Bring in $2,126,140. Minnesota’s 152 presidential postof- fices yielded $2,126,140.02 of gross reve- nue last year, as against $1,936,560 in the preceding year, according to the annual report of Capt. Henry A. Castle, auditor for the postoffice de- partment., The report also shows that the expenses of running these offices increased only from $834,333.60 to $934,- 892.28, while the net revenue showed the remarkable increase from $602,- 227.22 to $1,191,247.79. Minneapolis, of course, led the list of offices in gross receipts with $740,- 664.44, as against $663,205.52 in the fisca) year 1900. The expenses of the Minne- apolis office aggregated $293,052.67 and the net revenue $447,611.77. The per- centage of expense to net revenue was 40 per cent, leaving a profit of 60 per cent to be applied to supplying the deficit in other places. The gross receipts of the St. Paul of- fice were $541,198.76, as against $506,- 34 in 1900; the total expenses were $240,873.27, ‘and the net revenues last year $200,325.49. It cost 45 per cent of tho gross receipts to run the St. Paul office, Fifteen offices in Minnesota were advanced from fourth class to presi- dential offices last year, while two were relegated to the fourth class. The offices advanced in class are: Bird Island, Biwabik, Eagle Bend, Elbow Lake, Excelsior, Frazee, Hawley, Herman, Hopkins, Lake Park, Mora, Rushford and Stephen. The offices that went back in rank were Camde” Place and West Duluth. FOUR GE RATIONS PRESENT. Parents of Gov. Van Sant Celebrate Their Se ntieth Weddding An versary. Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 3.—The cele- bration of the seventieth wedding an- niversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Van Sant of Le Claire, Iowa, will be re- membered as one of the big events in the history of that village. The ven- erable couple were the center of a gathering of a score of persons rep- ily. Among the sons was Goy. Sam R. Van Sant of Minnesota, and a guest of honor was Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa. The wide acquaintance of the Van Sants and the presence of the governors of two great states in the village at one time brought out all the people of the township in a rousing celebration last evening. LAID TO WHISKY. Fatally Shoots His Wife and Wounds His Son-in-Law. Eldora, Iowa, Oct. 3. — James Lane, an Englishman about sixty years of age, yesterday shot his wife fatally and wounded his son-in-law, J. R. Barhite, in the neck. Lane was crazed with liquor at the time. The affair took place at Alden, eighteen miles northwest of here. Child Burns to Death. Yankton, S. D., Oct. 3.—A sad acci- dent happened in the family of John Schuchardt near Milbank last week. The mother had just returned from Minnesota, where she had buried her mother. Being worn out she had laid down to rest, and while she was asleep a four-year-old child somehow got its clothes afire from the stove and its charred, lifeless kody was found in the; docryard a short time afterward. Man Beught Alma Mill, Alma, Wis., Oct. 3. — William Heise has purchased the Alma Milling com- pany property for $1,805, at public sale, held by Trustee H. Altman, of the defunct company, of which Louis P. Hunner, who is serving a term of one year at Waupun, was treasurer. Heise intends to build a large eleva- tor on the lots. May Play a Half-Rreed. Towa City, Iowa, Oct. 3.—Si Strong, a half-breed Indian, has an excellent, chance to make the University of Iowa football team if he learns the ‘varsity signals. He has been playing on the second team at center and guard since the beginning of early practice, and he played a wonderfully aggressive game. Coin Forced Through His Body. Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 3.—A quarter, dime and nickel were forced through | the hip of David Bell, inspector for the | Iowa Telephone company, while hunt- ing near Oskaloosa, causing death an hour later. Bell's gun was accidental- ly discharged, the bullet passing through his trousers pocket. Held for Criminal Assault. Barron, Wis., Oct. 3.—William Bru- nell, traveling salesman for the L. L. May Nursery and Seed company, was bound over to the circuit court on a charge of criminally assaulting the| eight-year-old daughter of Henry | Cramer, a farmer of Hillsdale, cight ) miles south of here. Town Loses Henvil Clarinda, Iowa, Oct. 3.—Half of the) business part of Bradyville was , burned yesterday. The buildings de- | stroyed include the postoffice, news- paper office and the bank. Loss, $60,- 000; insurance about half. by Fire. Bears Are Numerous. Butternut, Wis., Oct. 3—John Low- ver shot a black bear east of town four miles. The animal weighed 200 pounds and is the fifth bear shot in the town of Eutternut since last spring. They are yery numerous this year. Deputy State Attorney Resigns. Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 3. — E. J. Taylor unexpectedly resigned his po-; sition as deputy state attorney to en- gage in private practice. Scott Rex, ; partner of Former Judge Templeton, has been appointed in his place, Red Wing Street Fair Opened. Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 3.—The fifth annual free street fair opened yester- day morning with promise of eclips- ing all previous street fairs. The bus- iness portion of the city is bedecked in gala attire. PECULIAR CONDITIONS. * Smallpox Prevalent Among Indlans in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Oct. 3. — The prevalence of smallpox among the Indians in the vicinity of Black Rivet Falls, in Brockway county, is causing the state board of health a good deal of anxiety just now. “We have met with peculiar con- ditions in taking care of the Indians near Black River Falls,” said Dr. Wingate. “The law provides that per- sons who are able to do so shall pay for their support while held in de- tention by the proper officials. The Indians in Brockway county are not leecated on a reservation, but are on @ large tract of larid which they own and over which they roam at will, fishing and hunting. Each one of the Indians, young and old, receives $19 every month from the government, yet we are advised by Attorney Gen- eral Hicks that they cannot be forced to pay for medical attention which we have given them. SOLDIERS FROM ‘THE NORTHWEST. Nine Men Who Possibly Lost Their Lives in the Philippines, Washington, Oct. 3. — The war de- partment received only a short cable message from Gen. Chaffee yesterday regarding the disastrous attack upon Cempany C, Ninth infantry, at Balan- giga, Samar, last Saturday. Gen. Chaffee reports that Gen. Hughes has gone to Balangiga to investigate. The Northwest is interested in seven men who belong to the ill-fated Company Cc, Ninth infantry. All are privates, and it is not known whether they were with the company at the time of the massacre or not. They are: Adolph Gamblin, nearest kin, Miss Rose Gamblin, Hamburg, Iowa; Jo- seph C. Kleinhampi, nearest — kin, Frank Baker, Wahpeton, N. D.; George E. Meyers, nearest kin, I. L. Meyers, Tyndall, S. D.; Clifford N. Mumby, nearest kin, W. R. Mumby, Buford, N. D.; Ernest U. Ralston, nearest kin, J. A. Ralston, Monmouth, Iowa; Frank Vobadya, nearest kin, Mat Vobadya, Conway, N. D.; John Wamebo, nearest kin, Ole Wamebo, Washburn, Wis. BOY CARRIED SKYWARD. Becomes Entangled in Ropes of Bal- loon as [t Starts Up. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 3. — W. A. Ward, a balloon ascensionist of An- thon, Iowa, told yesterday of the pe- culiar experience of a boy named Clif- ford Lomax at Broken Bow, Neb., the other day when he was making an ascension. The lad got tangled in the ropes and was carried skyward by the balloon along with the aeronaut. Ward could not release the parachute be- cause of the boy’s presence, and the two floated with the balloon until it came down. They landed about two miles from Broken Bow. The boy was frightened at first, but a few pointers given him by Ward made him rather | enjoy the experience. BRAINERD CONFERENCE. Northern Minnesota Methodists Are in Session. Brainerd, Minn., Oct. 3. — The sev- enth annual conference of the North- ern Minnesota Methodist Episcopal church opened last night with a re- ception to Bishop Cranston. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Mayor A. J. Halstad on behalf of the city, and Rev. A. H. Carver on behalf of the churches of the city. Bishop Cranston, in response, stated that he was much pleased to meet in so enterprising and prosperous a city and congratulated the conference members. There are about 150 members present. ALL DOUBT DISPELLED. Work on the Great Western Exten- sion Will Begin This Month. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 3.—All doubts as to whether the Chicago Great West- ern will build to Sioux City have been set aside. Work on the line is to be begun within the next two or three weeks. Grading gangs will be started on the heavy work west of Anthony, Icwa. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by John Marston, Jy., chief engineer in charge of the construction of the Sioux City and Omaha extensions. Young Lawyer Wins Hat. West Superior, Wis., Oct. 3.—Edwin Cc. Knowles of this city has just re- turned from Madison where he tried two cases before the supreme court. By trying these cases he wins a hat from the members of his fraternity at school put up fer the first member of the fraternity of the law school who tried a case in the supreme court. Mr. | Knowles was the first member and gets the hat. He graduated from the law school last June and immediately started the practice of law here. A Busy Bishop. Milbank, S. D., Oct. 3. — Bishop o'Gérman, of the Sioux Falls diocese, confirmed a class of over fifty per- sons at St. Lawrence’s Catholic church Sunday morning. In the afternoon he went to Big Stone City where con- firmation services » were held in the eyening. It has been five years since the bishop had visited the Milbank parish, and he congratulated the con- gregation upon the changes he found here, especially the founding of the new Catholic school. Former Mayor Hoover Dead. Madison, Wis., Oct. 3.—Former May- or Matthew J. Hoven, died suddenly Jast evening aged fifty-six years. Mr. Hoven had been suffering from Bright’s disease for some time. He wes well known through the stqte. Starch Factory Opened. Osceola, Wis., Oct. 3—F. H. Brown, owner of the new starch factory at this place, has arrived and opéned up the factory. Considerable small po- | tatoes will be used and the price will be 18 cents per bushel. Storm at La Crosse. La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 3.—Two of the fiercest electrical storms of the year struck here early yesterday morning. The lightning was terrific, following the river down from’ the Twin Cities. A raft of logs was broken against the bride sheer boom. Loss about $500. The State Day by Day. NOTHING TO ESCAPE. Private Banks and Dogs to Be Listed on All County Asnexsments, The state board of equalization has’ passed two resolutions which will add considerable property to the assess- ment rolls, The first calls upon the county audi- tors in counties where no dogs have been returned, or where no value has been placed upon them, to place all dogs in the county on the tax list at a valuation of $5 each. The second resolution requests the state auditor to instruct all the county auditors to list all private banks on which no report has been made at their proper valuation, and see that they’ are assessed for the 1901 taxes. There are thirty-nine of these banks. The board has not been inclined to deal gently with some of the counties. which returned their dogs at a low valuation. Benton and Goodhue coun- ties were each raised 400 per cent, while Carver and Fillmore counties were in- creased 150 per cent each. Dakota county was given an increase of 25 per cent. The counties reporting no dogs were: Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Kittson, Nic- ollet, Norman, Red Lake, Renville, Stearns, Swift, Wilkin, Dodge, Doug- las, Faribault, Isanti. In the following the number of dogs was returned, but no value was placed upon them: Aitkin, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cook, Dodge, Red- wood, Rock, Roseau, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln; Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Meek- er, Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, Pope. ‘The board took up elevators and gave Benton county an increase of 25 per cent; Big .Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Hubbard, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Norman, Wadena and Yel- low Medicine counties were each raised 10 per cent; Dakota, Fillmore, Aitkin, Le Sueur, Polk, Wabasha and Winona counties raised 15 per cent; Sibley, 25 per cent; Mower, Otter Tail and Red Lake, 20 per cent. CLASSICS OF LEGAL LORE. Rare Books Secured by the State Law Library. The Minnesota state law library has secured a rare collection of reports. of the commissions appointed to consoli- date and revise the statutes of many of the important states in the Union and of provinces of the dominion of Canada. The repcerts were secured primarily to aid the statute revision commission now working on the Min- nesota statutes. “Some of these reports are very rare, and the state is exceedingly fortunate in securing them,” said Senator H. F. Stevens, of the revision commission. “Aside from the valuable suggestions they may furnish the commission, they are always of great value as» they throw light on statutes of doubtful con- struction adopted from other states. “The collection contains the reports of nearly all the important revision commissions of the past century. The reports of the commissions of some ot the Southern states, rhade before the war, are exceedingly valuable, as the work was done in magnificent shape, and the reports are almost classics of legal lore.” The collection comprises about forty volumes end contains’ complete and partial sets of the reports of the re- vision commissions of Massachusetts. Virginia, New York, Maryland, Louis- jana, Michigan, Vermont, Ohio, Cali- fornia, Iowa, New Hampshire, Wiscon- sin, Texas, Kansas and New Jersey and of the Dominion of Canada. The reports of the Louisiana commissioners are extremely rare and much prized by lawyers. The library also contains two copies of a pamphlet report of one of the earlier revision commissions of Minnesota, of which only one copy 1s known to exist. A KICK AT ST. PETER. New Wage Seale for Hospital Em- ployes Annonnced. A new schedule of wages, arranged by the board of control, and affecting employes at the St. Peter state hospi- tal, has been announced. The cut is especially severe in the laundry and kitchen department, where it is from 23 to 60 per cent. Benjamin Wiberg, head ‘cook, has been informed that his sal- ary of $55 a month will be reduced to $35. The salary of his assistant has been reduced one-half. Mr. Wiberg and six of his helpers have resigned their positions, as well as six of the laundry employes, all of whom refuse to work under the new schedule. A re- duction has also been made in the salary of the nurses, and Supervisor Hurst has had $10 a month dropped from his salary. The announcement of the new sched- ule, resulting in these resignations and a likelihood of more, has seriously em- barrassed work in general at the hospi- tal, and has crippled the management. Supervisor Hurst has been obliged to take charge of the kitchen, where prac: | tically all of the help has resigned. The action of the board has caused much adverse criticism in this vicinity, and It , is not looked on favorably. At the pres- | ent scale of wag>s prevailing in this section it will apparently be a difficult matter to fill the positions made vacant with ccmpetent help. BEST BUTTER IN THE .UNION. Good Chance for Minnesota to Get the Prize at Buffalo for Best Aver- age Scores. “Minnesota stands an_ excellent chance of securing the prize for the best average scoring of butter exhib- ited by any state at the Pan-American | exposition,” said Commissioner E. Evenson, in charge of the Minnesota lairy exhibit at Buffolo. “The average of the butter exhibited for September, 94.60 points out of a possible 100, 1s wonderfully high. “T was told by those in charge of the | exhibit that only one tub of butter from any other state than Minnesota has scored 97 points, the highest score for Minnesota butter in September That was a tub from New York. We scarcely expected to capture the first orize for the average score, as the but- ter has to be shipped so far, but we expected to make a creditable showing. DULUTH SAWMILLS, Business Will Decline in Importance After This Year. There are some strange features to the timber market at Duluth and to the position of head-of-the-lake lum- bermen. During the past season from time to time timber tracts favorably located for sawing at Duluth or Su- perior have been sold to men located further away and whose logging costs for the logs must be in excess of those that would be met if the logs were brought here. Still it has been the fact time and again that the more dis- tant logger has been able to pay @ price for the timber that the Duluth man has not seen hig way clear to offer, and many millions of feet have been, sold for mills some distance off that must fairly go ‘around Duluth to get to the saws. Duluth lumbermen see this condition and a few days ago W. C. McClure, of Mitchell & MeClure, came out in a statement in which he said that the present year will be the biggest in the history of the local lum- ber industry and that in the future it will decline in importance. “Our firm,” he said, “will never cut within 20,000,000 feet as much as we are cutting this year.”” He spoke of the purchase of timber by mills some dis- tane2 away, all round Duluth, and then referred to the log rates of the roads to the north, which he thought were unnecessarily high. He thought that at the present discrimination be- tween the rates on logs and lumber on the lines to the north that small mills would be fostered and the logging traffic to Duluth would decline. Prices the West is paying for thin- sawn lumber are better than lumber- men here can get out of the trees, saw- ing them as the Eastern market de- mands. All the local lumbermen see this condition and none of them hive any remedy at hand, except for the East to pay on a higher basis for Western lumber, and this is a matter entirely within the province of the Eastern buyer. If he c2nnot get lum- ber less elsewhere he wi!l be forced to pay more, and will pay it here or else- where, but if he can buy in other mar- kets at the present proportionate price he will not compete with the West for the timber around the head of Lake Superior, and the future of Duluth-Superior as a milling center will be brief. ALLPOX ON THE RESERVATION. Indians Sprend the Disease Amouz the Settlers. Dr. Bracken of the state board of health has sent an inspector to inves- tigate the outbreak of smallpox among the Indians on the White Earth res- ervation. “We are informed that the epidemic of smallpox among the Indians has assumed serious proportions,” he said. “The problem is difficult to deal with. The Indians are careless about their manner of life, and I am told that they pay little attention to the disease. They are the wards of the federal gov- ernment, and are not amenable to state control. “They do not stay on the reserva- tion, however, but ream through the surrounding country, carrying infec- tion with them. The settlers fear them, 2nd the local authorities do not dare to act, knowing they are under the federal government. “I have taken up the matter with the authorities at Washington. The only remedy would aprear to be for the government to round up all the Indians on the reservation and insist upon vaccination and proper treat- ment. At present they are a serious menace to the health of the state. “There seems to be no abatement of smallpox throughout the state. In- deed, it seems to be increasing. Many of the rural authorities are very lax, and the epidemic may assume even more serious proportions than last year. “We are now investigating the case of a child that died in Flora township, Renville county, Sept. 27. We under- stand a public funeral was held Sun- day with the consent of the attending physician. If that is the case there will undoubtedly be more smallpox in that vicinity.” PURDY GETS EVANS’ PLACE. He Will Fill Out the Term as United Strtes Attorney. St. Paul, Oct. 3. — Milton Dwight Purdy of Minneapolis will fill the un- expired term of the late Robert G- Evans as district attorney for Min- nesota. Senators Nelson and Clapp have decided to make no other ap- pointment now as Mr. Evans” succes- sor. Mr. Purdy was the assistant at- torney under Mr. Evans, and on Mr. Evans’ death in August he was des- ienated as acting district attorney un- til a successor was appointed. Mr. Purdy’s term will expire May 5, 1902. BURNED IN A BARN. Three Members of a Threshing Crew Love Their Lives. Pipestone, Minn., Oct. 3.—Three men were burned to death in a barn near the village of Trasky, this county. A threshing crew of nine men were sleeping in the barn. Six esctped un- injured. The names of the.unfortu- nates are Claud Main and Fred Hou- lette of Vinton, Iowa, ond Blhert Bv~ arts of this county. The bui'ding and contents belonzed to Ilans Staiten- berg and wes valued at $2000; partly covered by insuranc?. . AST YDAR. Auditor Dunn Soy the Levy Will Be 2.6 its. State Auditor Dunn seys that the state tax levy for next yar wil be 2.6 mil's, the same as! st year. State revenue will require 1.3 mi"'s: school tex, 1 mili; funcing tax, 2 mils, and so’diers’ relief, 1 mill In adtition there will be the .23-mi! stvte uni- versity state tax. On ccovnt of the meny changes made by the s‘ate board of equaliz-tion, the exact amount of the personal prop°rty as- sessment has not yet been determined.