Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 30, 1901, Page 3

i | | ] | i ; | in < 2 Be ce wh i ee a hl oh ar ce eeee=>=E=E=EE=E=EEEeeEeeEeEEE=E==EeEeEeEeeeEEEE=EE=E=E=EEeeeeelll_—_eeeeeeee D BY A BULL, Wate of an Old Settler in South Da- kota, Yankton, S. D., Nov. — Wenzei of Lesterville died from received last Sunday in an at- le upon him by a young bull. n front of the animal tying it to the manger, when it viciously at- tacked him, throwing him into the air ind then butting him repeatedly with bis head when he fell into the manger. ‘The animal had no horns, but his but- ti inflicted internal injuries from which death resulted after four days of intense suffering. Mr. Krettzinger was one of the oldest settlers of Yankton county, living nearly half of his sixty- farm on six years on the which he di SECR Wisconsin Sculptor Selves the Secret of His Father's Invention. Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 26.—Emil Oscar Strauss, a young sculptor of this city, has forwarded to Emperor William of many a statuette which was begun more than fifteen yea ago by the father of Strauss on an order for Em- peror William I. The elder Strauss in- vented a new art which at- tracted the atten he ordered a piece of the worl ‘The ycunger Strauss has worked for twelve years to solve the secret of his father’s invention, and the original > of work ordered by William I. ust been completed. WRECK ON €. G. W. ngine and Three Cars Ditched Near Spring Valley. Spring Valley, Minn., Nov. was a wreck on the Chic Western at this place Saturday even- A freight train going south as pulling into $ station was a tampered-with switch. ‘The engine and three cs were thrown in the ditch and all the cars left the rails. Head Brakeman Holverson of ‘Winona was buried beneath a car load ot barley. The engineer was slightly injured. 26.—There R GETS &: KREUZ TS. Jury Gives Final Decision in Rail- road Damage Suit. Fergus Falls, Minn., Nov. 26. — The jury in the big Kreuzer damage suit returned a verdict for $3,575 Saturday evening. George Kreuzer, was em- ployed by the Great Northern in clear- ing away a freight wreck at Evans- ville, and a car roof fell on him. He sued the road for $15,000, and_a jury gave him $8,000 one year ago. The su- preme court set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial, which is just firished. WISCONSIN DEBATERS CHOSEN. Three Students Sclected to Repre- sent University in Contest at Iowa City Next Sprin: Madison, Wis., Noy. 26.—The Elec- toral college, composed of representa- tives ef the five derating societies of the University of Wisconsin, met and elected the following men to represent the versity in debate with the Uni- ity of Iowa: A. D. Gillet of West Superior, Henry Gross of Sturgeon Bay and George L. Lohr of Milwaukee. The debate will be held in Iowa City in the spring. RUILD MONSTER BRIDGE. Span of 1,000 Feet Across Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, Ix Planned. Highland, Kan., Nov. 26.—J. F. Ward, represented by a Sydney Jaw firm pro- poses to build a suspension bridge across the Strait of Canso from Cap? Porcupine to the vicinity of Port Hastings. The bridge as planned will have a span of 1,000 feet; will be the highest in America and will cost about $4,000,000. THIRD FATALITY. ity Marshal Shot in a Fight With Robbers Is Dead. . Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 26. — Charles (odin, marshal of Albert City, who was shot in the battle last week with the Greenville (lowa) bank robbers, died Saturday, making three fatalities én all—two citizens and one robber. Morphine and Liquor. Farmington, Minn., Nov. 26.—Daniel urns, aged twenty-four years, a resi- dent of Lakeville, burned to death some time Thursday night in a straw stack near Credit river. He was suf- fering from dementia, caused by the excessive use of morphine and liquor, and had wandered away from his friends. It is supposed that Burns set ‘fire to the stack accidentally. Elevator Is Burned. Appleton, Wis., Nov. 26. — Fire Sat- urday morning totally destroyed the massive elevator of Holbrook & Bal- liet. The loss is $25,000. Some 20,900 ‘bushels of grain, 500 bushels of pota- toes and $1,000 worth of clover seed were in the building. The loss is cov- » ered by insurance. The blaze originated €rom an exposed electric light wire. Dakota Hotel Destroyed. Woonsocket, S. D., Nov. 26. — Hotel Dumont, one of the best hotels of this place, tcok ‘fire, the guests barely es- aping with their lives and leaving all valuables behind. The upper story was completely gutted. The fire was extinguished without loss to other property. The loss is about $4,000, cov- ered by $2,500 insurance. Tracked in the Snow. Black River Falls, Wis., Nov. 26. — "Three men who refuse to give their mames were brought here from Merril- fan and lodged in jail. They were tracked in the snow from the depot to a barn and captured. Just what the eharge is cannot be learned, but is something relative to the Omaha depot His Neck Broken. Black River Falls, Wis., Nov. 26. — John Nichols, a widower about fifty years old, was ‘found dead in the road mear Irving last night. A coroner's jury decided that he fell from his wag- ou and broke uis neck. go Great | ANOTRER DROWNING. Kensington Boy Was Not Missed Un- til Too Late. Kensington, Minn., Nov. 27. — The twelve-year-old son of Claus Oster- berg, living three miles east of Ken- sington, was drowned in a lake a short distance from his home. He skated into an airhole and must have sunk without making an outcry, as his pres- ence was not missed by companions for some time. The body was immediately recovered. MONRO APPOINTED. Morris Man Inspector of Rural De- livery. Washington, Nov. 27.—The appoint- ment of F. J. Monro of Morris, Minn., as an inspector of rural free delivery will be announced at the postoffice de- partment in a day or two. Mr, Monro is one of several Minnesota candidates who have been after this place for sev- eral wee! and as he had the indorse- ment of Senators Nelson and Clapp and a majority of the house delegation, he was selected. There is a possibility that Minnesota may get another one of these plac The contest for the sec- ond place is between Me: . Thors of St. James and Lanngun of Preston. RT TORN OUT. HIS HE Piece of Flying Buzz Saw Kills Wis- Workingman. Clear — While working with a steam wood saw James Floyd was instantly killed by the acci- dental breaking of the saw. He was struck in the chest by a flying piece, which tore out his heart. W. H. Hoop- er Vv killed on Thanksgiving day one year ago by the same outfit in a similar accident, SHOT IN COLD ELOOD. Farmer Victim of Stranger to Whom He Refused to Give Money. Winnipeg, Nov. 27.—A dispatch from Cartwright late last night says that an unknown man rode across the boun- dary frcm St. John, N. D., and going to the house of J. Asping, demanded money. Asping refused, whereupon the stranger shot him dead and es- caped. VILLAGE ORE IS ROBBED. Wiconsin Merchant's Till Tapped and Town Orders Taken. Cumberland, Wis. Nov. 27. — The general store of H. M. Laursen, at Barronett, nine miles north of this city, was burglarized of $2.50 in nickles, several suits of clothing and a large number of Bashaw town orders, signed by H. M. Laursen, chairman, and C. Stouffer, cler! SOLD STOLEN WHEAT. Great Northern Switchman Pleads Guilty to Charge. Willmar, Minn., Nov. 27. — John B. Dickerson, in the employ of the Great Northern as switchman, was arrested and brought before the court on the charge of stealing and selling wheat that had leaked from a broken car. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $10 and costs. Sold to 2 Chronic Drunkard, Yankton, S. D., Nov. 27.—The jury in the case of the state against John Pritchard brought in a verdict of guilty. Pritchard is a Yankton saloon- keeper and was charged with selling liquor to an habitual drunkard after having been warned not to do so. The penalty may be a fine of from $50 to $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for from ten to thirty days. County Attorney Olney Acquitted. Benson, Minn., Nov. 27.—The trial of County Attorney F. P. Olney resulted in his acquittal by the jury of the charge of larceny of money paid to him in a liquor case, although he did not deny getting and retaining it. He claimed that it belonged to the county, and that the party who paid it could not require its repayment. Cattle Stricken With Disease. Sauk Center, Minn., Nov. 27.—A new disease, similar to hemorrhagic sep- temia, is killing off cattle in this sec- tion. The animals are taken suddenly sick and the disease always proves fatal. On the farm of Alexander Dry- den five fine cows have died within a few days. The state board of health is making an investigation. Bank's Loss Made Good. Scotland, S. D., Nov. 27.—F. G. Hale, president of the Bon Homme County bank, which was burglarized two weeks ago, received a check from the Guarantee Insurance company, in which the bank was insured, for $5,- 946.52, being the full amount of the loss, including $300 on the safe. No Sewer Pipe Trust. Red Wing, Minn., Nov. 27.—President Rich and Manager Sheldon of the Red Wing Sewer Pipe company vigorously deny a report that a sewer pipe trust will be formed and prices raised. The consolidation here is purely local, and prices will not be advanced. Centrol Purchased by Story. Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 27. — Nelson Story has just secured a_ controlling interest in the plant of the Bozeman Milling company. Whether he will now give up his plan of rebuilding his mill, recently burned, is not definitely known. Charge Not Proved. Hiinokley, Minn., Nov. 27. — John Dehm, arrested on charge of setting fires on complaint of the state fire warden, was acquitted by the jury yes- terday afternoon. Minneapolis Lud Shot. Alden, Minn., Nev. 27, — Vern Rath accidentally shot himself with a shot- gun yesterday merning at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Christ Steele. The charge entered just above the right hip. He may recover. He is sixteen years old. Convicted Murderer Gets New Trial. Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 27.—William Yokum, who was tried at Belle Fourche several months ago for the murder of James Barnes in 1896, and given a life sentence, has been granted @ new trtal. : THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Noy, 27. — Wheat — No, 1 Northern, 70 3-4@71 1-4c; No. 2 North- rn, 68 1-4@68 3-4c. Corn—No, 8 yellow, 1-2@64c; No. 3, 63@631-2c. Oats—No. 3 white. 40@40 1-2c: No, 3, 39 1-2@40c. Minneapolis, Nov. 27—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 721-2c; No. 1 Northern, 70 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 67 3-4@68 1-4c. Flax — No. 1, $1.44; rejected, $1.40 1-2@1.41 1-2. Corn—No, 4, 58¢; No. 3 yellow, 60c; No. 3 yellow, to arrive, 58c. Oats—No. 3 white, 41 1-4c. Duluth, Nov. 27—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 741-4c; No, 1 Northern, 71 1-4¢; No, 2 Northern, 681-2c; No. 3 spring, 66c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 73 1-4¢; No. 1 Northern, 701-4c; December, 70c; May, 733-4c; oats, 431-2c; rye, 57c; barley, malting, 49@58c; corn, 621-2c; flax, cash, $1.361-2; to arrive, $1.341-2; No- vember, $1.37; December, $1.34; May, $1.28 1-2. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 27. — Flour is easier. Wheat firm; No, 1 Northern, 721-4 @ 721-2c; No. 2 Northern, 71 @ 711-2c; May, 76c. Rye higher; No. 1, 59 1-2@60c. Barley higher; No. 2, 611-2 @62 1-2c. Oats higher; No. 2 white, 451-2c. Corn—May, 64 3-4c. Chicago, Nov. 27.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 74@75c; No. 3 red,‘72@78c; No. 2 hard winter, 71 1-2@721-4c; No. 3 hard winter, 71 @711-2c; No. 1 Northern spring, 73@74c; No. 2 Northern spring. 71@72 1-4c: No. 3 spring, 68@71c. Corn No. 2, 61c; No. 3, 603-4@61c. Oats— No. 2, 411-2@43e; No. 3, 41 1-4@411-2c. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 27. — Cattle — Beeves, $3.50 @ 6; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.50@3.60; stockers and feeders, $2.50@3. yearlings and calves, $2.50@ 3 Hogs, $5.50 @ 5.80; bulk, $5.60 @ 5.70. Chicago, Nov. 27. — Cattle — Good to prime steers, $6.25 @ 7; poor to medi- um, $3.75@5.80; stockers and feeders, $2 @ 4; heifers, $1.50@5; cows, $1.25 @ 4.50; canners, $1.25@2.25; calves, $2 5; bulls, $1.75@4.50; Westerns, $ U Hpgs—Mixed and butchers, $5.65 @ 6; good to choice heavy, $5.70@6.05; rough heavy, $5.40@5.60; light, $4.50@ bulk of sales, $5.60@5.85. Sheep, $2. .255 lambs, $2.50@4.75. South St. Paul, Nov. 27. — Cattle — butcher steers, $5.60@6; prime, 50; good to choice, $4.25@4.90; com- mon to fair, $3@4; fancy butcher cows and heifers, $4.25@4.75; prime, $3.90@ 4.15; good to choice, $3.25@3.75; fair, $2.65@3.15; canners and cutters, $1.40¢ 2.60; good to choice butcher bulls, $2.50 @3; common ani bo'ogna bulls, $1.75@ 2.25; good to choice veals, $4.50@5; ecremon to fair, $290@3; good to choice feeding steers, $3.25@4; common to fair, $2.50@3.20; good to choice stock steers, $2.50@2.90; common to fair, $1.75@2.40; good to choice steer calves, $2.50(2.90; common to fair, $1.75@2.40; good tt choice stock cows and heifers, $2.200 2.65; common to fair, $1.7592.25; good to choice heifer calves, $2.30@2.65; com- mon to fair, $1.75@2.25; stock and feed- ing bulls, $1.50@2.50; good to choice milch cows and springers, $32@40; cor mon to fair, $25@20. Hogs — Light, $5.50@5.65; maixed and butchers, $5.50@5.75; heavy, $5.50@5.80; rough, packing, $5@5.30; boars, $2@2.50; stags, $4.50@5; pigs, $4.50@4.75. Sheep—Good to choice fat lambs, $3.78@4.10; common to fair, $3.25@3.60; good to choice fat wethers, $3.10@3.: common to fair, $3@1.50; good to choice fat ewes, $2.75@3.10; common to fair, $2.60@2.75; killing bucks, $1.75 @ 2.25; good to choice stock and _ feeding lambs, $3.25@3.75; common to fair, $2.75 @2.15; buck lambs, $2@2.50; good to choice feeding wethers, $2.60@2.90; com- mon to fair, $2.50@2.60; good to choice feeding ewes, $2.25@2.60; common to fair, $202.25; stock ewes, $2@2.60. Weekly Market Letter. The following 1.arket letter is fur- nished by Edwards, Wood & Co., grain and stock brokers, 8 Chamber of Com- merce, Minneapolis, Minn., 310 Board of Trade, Duluth. Novy. 22.—The strong market for all grain, culminating on Friday of last week, has been followed by a decline of 2 cents per bushel for wheat and about lcent for corn. So far this week, sent- iment has been mixed and the mar- ket very nervous. The weakness a week ago Tuesday, and again since Fri- day of last week, has been on account of larger Western primary receipts of wheat and smaller exports than hereto- fore. Western primary receipts for last week averaged over 1,000,000 bushels a day, and are over 6,000,000 bushels for five days of this week. Receipts are expected to continue large, as it is said to be easier to get cars now than it has been. The world’s: visible supply: in- creased last week over 10,000,000 bush- els, compared with an increase of less than 2,000,000 bushels for the corre- sponding week last year. Foreigners are said to have been buying Canadian Wheat, which, it is claimed ,is cheaper than ours, but prices are again on an export basis for our wheat. The de- mand in the South and West for corn continues at prices over Chicago. Corn advanced 1 cent and oats 1 1-2 cent to- day. There have been reports of drought in the winter wheat districts and danger of damage from freezing weather. It is said stock water is very scarce in many districts, and is being hauled for miles. To-day. there are reports of rains from Dakota and south to the Gulf. Russian officials report large short- ages in all grain crops. “There is an.¢s- timated shortage of 56,000,000 bushels in the French crop. The Italian cabinet has agreed to an abatement of the du- ties on flour and provisions. Weather conditions in Argentina are better, and the linseed crop will be 2,800 000 bush- els larger than last year. There are reports of increased wheat feeding in the United States, England and on the continent. Write for our private telegraph ci- pher explaining speculation, and our daily market letter, mailed free. CUBANS’ PETITION. Ask President Roosevelt to Give At- tention to Tariff Rates. Washington, Nov. 27.—A delegation of Cubans called upon the president yesterday and presented a petition adopted by the industrial organiza- tions of the island urging upon his tention the necesstty for a reduction of the Amertcan tariff on Cuban products, particularly on sugar and tobacco. The secretary of war and other officials were aiso called upon. '@_00 0 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 06 E : :| In Minnesota. = fs State News of the C* Week Briefly Told. 3 oe 0 0 00 @ Navigation and lumbering on the St. Croix are closed for the season. John Mulligan of Benson was con- victed of stealing a pair of shoes. George Peacock and James Campbell were drowned while skating at Lowry. The state labor commissioner is in- vestigating the domestic service prob- lem. The board of control recently placed insurance for $3,500,000 on state institu- tions. ‘ William Sloan, a farmer of Madelia, was thrown from his wagon and fatally injured. The state board of control favors the establishment of a separate hospital for epileptics. The drug store of Russell & Strong, at Stephen has been sold to J. H. Vold of Blair, Wis. A crusade has been started against the keeping open of stores on Sunday at New Ulm. The railroad and warehouse commis- sion will take a hand in stopping the railroad consolidation. of Stillwater ,died of diphtheria, He was fifteen years of age. Andrew Byrnes, a pioneer of Fari- bault, died of general debility, at the age of eighty-nine years. Miss Alma Liebenguth, a sixteen- year-old school gir!, was drowned while skhting at Redwood Falls. Mrs. Haber was fataliy asphyxiated by coal gas at St. Charles. Two girls were also affected, but will recover. The fast mail train on the Milwaukee ran down and instantly killed, at Min- nesota City, L. D. Mead, an aged red- dler. Mrs. Victoria Durupt of St. Cloud is dead, at the age of seventy-three. She came to St. Cloud from France in the early '50’s. The heirs of Charles Bazille are pre- paring to take possession of the old capital site at St. Paul when the state officials vacate. M. E. Humphrey of Winona has been appointed inspector of meats in the de- partment of agriculture, with head- quarters in St. Paul. Judges F. M. Crosby and W. C. Will- iston have appointed a board of fifteen to prepare and frame a new charter for the city of Hastings. John O'Brien and Hans Johnson were brought to Fergus Falls to answer to charges of postoffice robbery. Both are said to admit their guilt. Henry Johnson and Henry Reed were found guilty of rcbbing R. F. Summer- field at Benson last summer, and will be sert to the reformatory. A fire in the building at Wabasha and Ninth streets, St. Paul, occupied by the Peoples’ Storage company, in- flicted a loss estimated at $158,300 . tee H. T. Winter was arrested at Milaca on the charge of carelessly causing a forest fire. A warrant was issued for Barney Owen3 on a similar charge. Notice has been sent out that the regular annuity payment of the Miile Lacs Indians will commence on Nov. 25, at Pine Lands, Mille Lacs county. Mayor D. A. Stewart of Winona has offered $100 to the high school, to be di- vided into two prizes, $15 and $25, to be tried for in an oratorical contest. Frank Meredith, a switchman of Wi- nona, in the employe of the Northwest- ern road, was instantly killed at Mil- waukee by being knocked from a car. the W. M. Osborne, a young attorney of Mankato, died recently of consumption. He was born and reared in Mankato, and graduated from the state universi- ty in 1896. 4 The new Methodist church at Homer, built to replace the one destroyed by lightning last summer, was dedicated Sunday. Presiding Elder J. F. Stout officiated. A freight train on the Milwaukee backed into a passenger train on the Iowa Central at the crossing at Albert Lea. A passenger named Moorhouse war injured. A game warden visited Lake Koronis, near New Paynesville and, with a drag nest, secured over 200 feet of gill nets, which had been set and were being used in violation of law. Several people have been victimized by a stranger, who, in payment for a small purchase, presented what pur- ported to be a $10 bill, but which was really a $1 bill raised to $10. A man was arrested at Alexandria who is supposed to be the one who robbed the postoffice at, Millerville. When searched, $71 worth of stamps were found In his possession, Cleveland Much Improved. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 26.—The con- dition of ex-President Cleveland, who is suffering with a cold, is very much improved. Dr. Wikoff, his physician, gave out the following statement for publication last night: “Mr. Cleveland is getting along very nicely and to all appearances is entirely out of danger. He passed a restful night and had had a@ very satisfactory day.” { Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 26. — Louis Boissenet Saturday accidentally shot and instantly killed his daughter, aged seven, while showing her a new shot- aun, ss ‘ CHEW TOBACCO MADE AT HOME. SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACTOR. State Board of Control May Try a0 | we pid Not Want to Pay What He Experiment. The manufacture in state schools and in state prisons of chewing tobacco for .the inmates of state institutions is un- der consideration by the state board of control. The board may try to grow the tobacco at the institutions as a demonstration that Minnesota can be made a tobacco, state. The board last week awarded con- tracts for the supply of tobacco for the quarter for the inmates of state insti- tutions—more than two tons of chew- ing tobacco, besides half a ton of smoking tobacco. “It occurred to the board that the manufacture of chewing tobacoo at state institutions might prove profita- ble to the state and give employment to many inmates,” said Judge Gould of the board. “On investigation it may appear that we can grow the weed in Mirnesota. In Wisconsin in the dis- trict adjacent to Red Wing the farmers raise tobacco in large quantities. It is pronounced by tobacconists to be of @ very good flavor and it commands ready sale. Now if it can be grown in Wisconsin, why not in Minnesota? At St. Peter some time ago I noticed a few tobacco plants in one of the gar- dens. I think the proper soil can we found near some of the institutions, for there are many portions of the state where the weed is grown for horfe consumption. “This is manufactured by the state prison at Lansing, Kan.,” said Judge Gould as he picked up a plug of to- bacco from his desk. “The Lansiag prison manufactures enough plug to- bacco to supply the other state insti- tutions, but I do not know that any is scld upon the market. The priseo ‘euthcrities, according to Supt. Randall of the St. Cloud reformatery, who brought the sample from Kansas, find the work satisfactory and profitable.” BIG DRAIN DITCH. Ditch Nine Miles in Length to Drain ‘Towns Near Albert Lea. One of the biggest jobs undertaken in Freebord county in many years, if. indeed, the like has ever been known from the standpoint of cost, has been decided upon by the county commis- sioners in the determination to con- struct, or have constructed, a ditch through certain parts of the towns of Geneva, Riceland and Moscow, the distance to be about nine miles, and the excavation must be nearly or quite sixteen feet on the bottom and eight cr nine feet deep some of the distance The cost of this immense undertaking is estimated roughly at $75,000, and it will affect in a more or less degree from 15,000 to 20,000 acres of land. P. D. McMillan of Minneapolis and Bar- ber Bros. of Illinois, are the largest in- dividual owners of the land to be ben- efited, kut W. A. Morin of this city, and many adjacent farmers are also interested to a greater or less extent. J. W. Dappert, an expert civil engineer of Taylorville, IIL, has been selected tc make the necessary surveys and esti- mate of the cost of the work, aad his report must be in the hands of the county auditor on or before the first day of March, when the commission- ers will name reviewers to assess tht benefits and award damages. If the work is completed as calculated it will add considerably to the taxable prep- erty of the county. STATE ADDS TO ITS SHOP. Double Size of Work Room at the Reformatory. The state board of control, besides improving the water supply at the St. Cloud reformatery, will enlarge the stone cutting shop to twice its present size. The building is a large circular structure with a large central derrick for hoisting and placing the stone. It now has room for forty-one men. When the shop is enlarged it will have ac- commodations for eighty of the 16 men at the reformatory. The work will all be done by the men in the re- formatory. The building was built of lumber, but the remodeled structure will be entirely of stone cut and trimmed by the men. The only cost to the state will be for an extension of the reof. R. E. Loe and Judge Gould returned recently from a meeting of the board at St. Cloud. They located the new well which is to supply water for the reformatory. The well will be about 3,000 feet east of the reformatory. It is expected that an ample supply of water will be found within fifty feet of the surface. The beard will advertise for bids on two twelveshorse power gasoline engines which will operate the pumps at the well. A six-inch main will carry the water to the reformat tory. A valuable record has just been put in the hands of the president of the Wincnha County Old Settlers’ associa- tion. It is the book of minutes, show- in the organization of the Western Farm and Village Association of West- ern New York. This association was formed in 1851, for the purpose of se- Yecting sites for colonics, and the only place in the Northwest that could fill the requirements was the present site of Minnesota City. It is announced that the sure of $350,- 000, arising from the cutting of dead and down timber on the White Harth diminished reservation, from 1897 to date, has been directed to be paid to the White Harth-Mississipp! Chtppe- was, by order of the Commissioner of Indian affairs. George Whitford, nineteen years of age, employed in the shops of the Min- nesota & International railway at Brainerd, was drowned in Rice lake. He and a boy named Bridgeman were skating; when the latter broke through the ice, and in helping him out Whit- for d was drowned. Harry Runnels of Ferris wae found dead near the railroad at Cass Lake. ‘There were gunehot wounds through his right side and his head. A whisky bottle lay near and his gun at his feet. ‘There are suspicions that he was mur- Daughter—There will be literary peo- ple there. Mother—Yes; and be on your guard with them. “But how shall I know them, moth- or?” “By their lair; long fn the men and short in the women.”—Life. Owed His Neighbors, This Farm- er. “Look here,” said a Suffolk farmer to a friend, “I’m going to kill my pig, but I owe so much pork to’my neighbors that I shall have none left for myself if I pay it all back. What would you do?” “Quite easy to trick 'em,” said the friend. “Kill your pig and leave it hanging outside until late at night, so everyone can see it. Then take it in. and say someone stole it. Stick to the tale, and you'll be all right.” The farmer followed instructions, and ‘the kind friend watched his chance and stole the pig. The poor farmer came around the next morning to tell what had happened. “Somebody has stolen my pig!" he cried. “Good!” said the friend. “Stick to it, and the neighbors'll believe you, sure enough.’ ’ “But it was stolen, I tell you!’ “Excellent!” quoth the friend. “Just you stick to that tale.” “You confounded ass!" yelled the farmer. “Don't you understand? It was really stolen." “Superb!” laughed the delighted friend. “You ought to have been an actor, so you ought.” ‘That Suffolk farmer slammed the éoor and went away fuming.—London Answers. CANADA’S CAPITAL AROUSED. Never Was There Such Excitemennt —Physicians’ Association Trying to Explain. Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 25th.—This city is stirred up as never before. Some seven years ago the local papers pub- lished an account of a man named George H. Kent of 408 Gilmour street, who was dying of Bright’s Disease, and who, at the very last moment, after several of the best physicians had de- clared he couldn't live twelve hours, was saved by Dodd’s Kidney Pils. People who know how low Mr. Kent was refused to believe that he was cured permanently, and the other day, in order to clinch the matter, the pa- pers published the whole case over again and backed up their story by sworn siatements made by Mr. Kent, in which he declares most positively that in 189f he was given up by the doctors, and that Dodd’s Kidney Pils, and nothing else, saved him, and fur- ther, that since the day that Dodd’s Kidrey Pills sent him back to work, seven years ago, ke has not lést a sin- gle minute from his work. (He is a printer in the American Bank Nate Printing Company.) Mr. Kent is kept quite busy during his spare hours answering inquiries, personally and by letter, but he is so grateful that he counts the time well spent. Indeed, he and his wife have shown their gratitude to Dodd's Kidney Pills in a very striking way by having their little girl—born in 189¢—christened by the name of “Dodds.” Altcgether, it is the most sensational case that has ever occurred in the his- tory of medicine in Canada, and the perfect substantiation of every detail leaves no room to doubt either the com- pleteness or the permanency of the cure. The local physicians have made the case of Kent and Dodd’s Kidney Pills the subject of discussion at several of the private meetings of their associa- tion. The Raw Food Habit. Just now the raw food diet threatens to become a fad. Certainly many pee- ple are experimenting with the new di- etic idea. It woul? be far better for the average man or woman to adopt an absolutely raw diet, and eat everything which he could possibly eat or relish in a perfectly raw state, than to swallow inte his stomach the horrible messes which are concocted by the average cook. It is safer, oa the whole, for man to take his food as he finds it in its natural state than to take it as he finds it on the table of the average boarding house or hotel. In other words, it is safer for man to take his food straight from the hands of his Maker than from the hands ofa French cook.—Good Health. Buffalo Bill’s Horses. Buffalo Bill greatly bewails the loss of his horeses in the recent railroad ac- cident to his show. “All these horses,” he says, “were thcroughly trained and experienced, and it will take time and morey to replace them. It is not easy to train these mustangs, and even after they’re well trained, they need experi- ence to become reliable and service- able. Insured for $250 apiece, they were worth at least $1,000 each to me. My horses have to do so much more than the circus horse that they cannot be #9 ceadily replaced. Ihave already made arrangements for arother lot, and will soon have them in training at the Briégeport winter quarters.”"—New York Times. His Grievance. Cleek—What, glum? And so soon af- ter the honeymoon? Isn't your wife all your fancy patnted her Bunker—Oh, yes; but she can’t golf & little bit. Cleek—And you grumble at that? Why? Bunker—But she thinks she can.— Breoklyn Life. The Bath Room Window. It is occasionally desirable in a bath room window or in one having an ob- jectionable outlook to have an opaque pane. The pretty, frosted effect often seen in restaurants and saloons can be readily produced at home at little cost. To a pint of stale ale add a handful of Epsom salts. Mix and apply with @ brush, This makes a hard finish that will remain indefinitely, or, if destred, may be removed by scrubbing at any time.—New York Evening Post. The receiver of a black eye feels av oad as any thief. HOFF: German Linime™ A Few Drops Cures an Aker | | |