Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 28, 1901, Page 3

cerns Eo PETISGREW'S SERANGE CASE. Now Believed That Former Senator's Beother Was Strucck by Enemy or by Detected Pilferers. Sioux Ralis, 8S. D., Dec. 24.—The death we! Fred W. Pettigrew, without having recovered sufficiently to give a clear ac- count of how he was injured, has again given rise to the belief that he was the victim of an assault.. Many are of the opinion that a reward should be offered for information as to the identity of due person or persons who were in the vehicle which was heard to drive hap- idly away from the Pettigrew home a few moments before Pettigrew was ound lying unconscious in the road. It Is believed in some quarters that the eccupant or occupants of the vehicle personai enemies of Pettigrew, and, seeing him near the road they we driving by, reached out and him a heavy blow with a club or apon while passing, or that the un- Known party or parties were thieves who had several times raided Petti- grews farm, and that in going out when he did after darkness had fallen, lhe detected tnem in the act of pilfering nd that they turned upon and beat nm into a state of urconsciousness, from which, during the two weeks in- t ng between that time and his Geath, he never more than partially re- vered, co FOUND NATURAL GAS. Well Drillers Make a Strike Minnesota Farm Fergus Batts, Minn., Dec. 24.—Eugene ner yesterday was drilling a well ona Ga on the farm of Willet Brunk, near Pel- | ltapids, when he struck a flow of which eame up with a terrific noise. i lighted it burned to a height of eighi or ten feet. The fire was finally extinguished and the pipe, which is two inches in diameter, was <. ‘Tere is great excitement and pec » fram the surrounding country have been visiting the place since. An anycstigation will be made to ascertain the nature of the gas and whether it exists in any considerable quantities. AITKIN HAS A FIRE. Entice West Side of Main Street Was in Danger. Aitkin, Minn., Dec. 24. — Fire de- stroycd the building and contents of Davidson & McRea, dealers in farm rsachinery, also fifty tons of pressed hay and a fine pair of horses owned by Coulthard, cashier of the Bank of Ait- kin. ‘Che loss is estimated at $6,000; partly covered by insurance. The work of the firemen saved the entire side of Main street from destruc- SUSPECTED FIEND. Man Who Is Charged With Terrible Crime Is Arrested. u Claire, Wis., Dec. 24.—The police nigttt at 9 o'clock arrested Eliott Carter, a young an, and he was iden- tified by George Sypher as the man who beat and robbed Sypher and an- other boy and left them gagged and bound in a building Sunday. Carter has served sentences for shooting cat- tle and has atso been in an asylum. He claims he cam prove an alibi. INBALED THE FLAMES. hatfield Woman Dies as Result of Rire Started by Paper. tfidta, Minn., Dec. 24.—Mrs. Mar- Hevn, who was burned last Sat- urday, Gie@ yesterday morning. She had lighted a kerosene lamp with @ piece of paper and dropped the lighted paper on the floor. Her dress caught rire and ske was seriously burned. At first it was thought her injuries were noi fatal, but it appears that she in- hhalcd the flames. POLMOE CHIEF RESIG) Ss. Chauncey E. Troyer to Succeed C. T. Crandall at Daluth. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 24.—Chief of Po- ‘ '~. €randall, who was recently for malfeasance and acquitted af a defective indictment, will i im fis resignation to the council at to-night’s meeting. It is already in hands of yor Hugo, and » Troyer, at pre: will be appointed in C of age, died yesterday from burns re- sulting fram an all too successful at- t to start a fire with kerosene oil. ene in her home at the time, her own feeble efforts were not ient te save her from a lingering painful death. West Superior, W: FP Reema) © chman named H. tison was d yesterday in the ds of the ern Minnesota. It is not known how he came to his death, but it is supposed that he slipped between the cars. An inquest will be held. Killed by Bursting Burr Wheel. Wllendate, Dec. 24. — Four persons vere serionsty injured here Saturday ening ard a“building was badly *ked by the bursting of one of the 's at the Steel Bros.’ feed mill. Will 1, one of the proprietors, died later om injuries received. ‘o ‘Trawsfer Insane Patients, eld, 8. D., Dec. 24.—The North- ern hospital for the insane has been completed and furnished under the ef- \t direction of Supt. Kutnewsky, and inmates will be received after the lirst of January, Five Victims of Explosion. Pittsburg, Dec. 24.—Five of the vic- ‘ims of the Sniger-Nimick mill explo- ion which ocourred Saturday morning, e dead. \ pees SATE A se \ Expensive Affections. \cando, N. D., Dec. 24—The jury in ‘hy: case of Irene C. King vs. Mary D. Hianson, for alienating the affections ‘¢ Mr. King, returned a verdict for 36,000 damages. Mrs. Hanson has & hotel at Rice Lake, Wis., and King was in ber employ. semilocal lbemmmninimere senile aire FROZEN STANDING UP. Unknown Man Foand Stiff in Death Leaning Against a Buildinz. Hibbing, Minn., Dec. 21, — As the night watchman at the Clark mine was attending to his duties he came upon a@ man leaning against the side of, the power house. Giving him a gentle push and telling him to move on or he would freeze, the watchman was surprised to see the man fall and tg discover that he was already frozen and dead. So far as can be learned no one here knows the man or had ever seen him before. A $10 dill was found in his pocket, but nothing by which he could be identified. ESCAPE IN NIGHT CLOTHES. Wisconsin Couple Suffer Terribly After Beipg Burned Out. Grantsburg, Wis., Dec. 21.—At 4 a, m. Wednesday the home of Guy Griffin, in the extreme northern part of this county, forty miles northeast of here, was destroyed by fire. Griffin and his wife walked through snow and across a lake on the ice to their nearest neigh- bor, where they were received in & frozen and exhausted condition, both being in their night clothing and with- out shoes. Nothing was saved from the home, and eyen the animals in the corral near the house had a narrow escape. / a / INDIANS CONSUMPTIVE, The Mille Lacs H is All Mave Tu- bereulosis, Anoka, Dec. 21—A lumberman who is a good authority states that the In- dians on the Mille Lacs reservation are much more sickly than they were twenty years ago. He says they are dying rapidly, and in his opinion the prevalent disease is tuberculosis, brought on by the poor food they sub- sist on for months at a time, and un- sanitary living. Practically every In- dian, old or young, is suffering from a persistent, hacking cough. COMPRESSED AIR CARS. Minneapolis and Anoka Cars to Have Up-to-Date Equipment. Anoka, Minn., Dec. 21.—The Minne- apolis & Anoka Railway company, with trackage rights over the Twin City Rapid Transit company’s tracks in Minneapolis, has closed a contract with the Rome Compressed Air Com- pany of Rome, N. Y., for a complete compressing plant and eight air motor street cars. The line will probably be in operation next summer. Moving Cautiously. St. Paul, Minn.—It is semi-officially given out that the Minnesota Attorney General will not take any action con- cerning the so-called merger urtil after Christmas, and perhaps not-until after New Years. He says no new legislation is nceded and hence he wants to take time enough to investigate and ascer- tain what existing laws, if any, are in danger of being violated. Favors Minnesota: Plan, Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 21.-Judge G. S. Robinson of Sioux City, member of the state board of control, yesterday sad before the state conference of heads of state institutions, an impor- tant paper in which he took advanced ground in favor of a law in Iowa simi- » the Minnesota law providing for agent to investigate cases of dependents shipped into the state and those where it ‘s claimed dependent persons belong in this state. Aged Woman Missing. Winona, Minn., Dec. 21. — Diligent | search is being made for Mrs. Augusta Schutz, who disappeared from her home on East King street a short time since. It was supposed she had gone to the home of her son-in-law, Albert Beck, at Utica, but this proves to be erroneous. As she was _ seventy-one years old, fears for her safety are en- tertained. It is thought she may have wandered into the country and have been frozen to death Meetings Forbidden. Winnebago City, Minn., Dec. 21.—At a meeting of the board of health all places of amusement, also churches, Sunday schools, day schools, lodges and publie gatherings of whatever na- ture were forbidden until further no- tice because of prevalence of smallpox | in this place. There are about a dozen cases in town. | La Crosse’s Biz Thirst. La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 21. — Rev. Guido Bossard of the First Presby terian church has spent considerable time figuring out what the people of La Crosse spend in a year and what for, and charges up $600,000 a year to whisky and beer drinking and $200,000 to churches and the cause of education. Died at Ninety-Four. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 21.—Mrs. Christo- pherson, the seccnd eldest woman in Fargo, died of old age. She was nine- ty-four years, old and had lived in Fargo for nearly a quarter of a cen- tury. She had two daughters, Mrs. Scott and Mrs, Anderson, in Fargo, and a son in Faribault, Minn. Will Rely on Existing Laws. St, Paul, Minn.—While there does not seem to be much doubt that there will be an extra session of the Minnesota Legislature this winter for considering the tax laws, the talk of calling it for anti-merger legislation is . subsiding since the Attornew General has an- nounced that he finds that present laws only need to be enforced to g*ve the public all required protection. Farmer Becomes Bankrup.. Winona, Minan., Dec. 21.—George Al- berts of Hayfield, Dodge county, a farmer, has filed a petition in bank- ruptey here. He places his liabilities at $5,288.85, and assets at $1,168, of which $638 1s claimed to be exempt. Lig Commission Awarded. Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 21. — In the cuse of P. J. Miniter and W. J. Thorn- by ogainst Frank A. Waters, sult for coramission on a mining sale, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, awarding them $9,000 with interest. ?}In Minnesota. 3 State News of the 2 Week Briefly Told. @ 0b 00 00 0 00 0 00 00 00 00 The Richmond house, at Torah, was destroyed by fire. * State Supt. Olson advocates the con- solidation of rural schools. The Church of the Sacred Heart at Owatonna was totally consumed by fire. Bernard Brady, aged seventy-five years, who came to Stearns colinty from Germany in 1856, is dead. 4 Mrs. Arthur A. Kimball, formerly Miss Anna Moran, and for many years a resident of Langdon, died in Chicago. John Murrane of Austin, a laborer employed on the Burlington road, near Rosemount, was found to be ill with smallpox. The new Methodist church at Ren- ville was dedicated by Dr. Robert Por- ter of Duluth. The building cost $13,- 000, and is entirely paid for. A wealthy farmer named Stelmacher committed suicide by hanging at Wells. H» feared he was going to lose his money at the hands of relatives. The rural mail:route inspector has been at Sacred Heart and inspected four new routes. All four were ap- proved and will be started at once. Loggers in the northern part of the state report that the swamps are froz- en solid and good roads may be main- tained. The late cold snap put them in shape. Civil engineers of the Milwaukeo road have been in the vicinity of North- field for two weeks, making plans for cutting @own the grade between there and Farmington. Will Brady, 2 seventeen-year-old boy, was shot through the right wrist at Walnut Grove by the accidental dis- charge of a shotgun. Tetanus set in, and he died of his injury. ‘The farm house of Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson, near Albert Lea, was burned with all its contents, except a few arti- cles saved by neightors from the first | story. There was no insurance. Mrs. Parsons of Litchfield died at the age of sixty-eight years. She left two sons, Frederick Parsons of Litchfield, and William Parsons, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Evars, of Chicago. A. A. Ryen, who was held in the county jail at Winona on the charge cf larceny, and finally released, was re- arrested on the charge of securing mon- ey and goods under false pretenses. The application of Mrs. Alvina Kurtz to sell intoxicating liquors at the stand now controlled by her husband, who is engaged in the same business, was re- jected by the village council of Buffalo. In the personal damage suit of John Vosler vs. Charlotta Renfranz, in the district court at Crookston, the jury re- turned a verdict for the defendant. Vosler asked for $13,800 for malicious prosecution. ‘The case of G. F. Bowers of St. Paui vs. Thomas Murnane of Vermillion and Edward Moore of Rosemount, was dis- missed at Hastings upon mction of de- fendant’s counsel. The action was to recover for persona! injury in the sum of $10,000. Charles Graling and wife of Cherry Grove about ten miles southeast of Spring Valley, came to Spring Valley Friday. On returning home that even- ing, Mrs. Graling fell dead without a moment’s warning. Mr. and Mrs. Gra- lingare old settlers of Fillmore county. Dr. I. A. Garner, the pioneer physi- cian of Dodge Center, is dead from purns, his night clothes having caught fire, while he was fixing the fire in his fire place. Dr. Garner and his wife have lived in Dodge county for almost forty-five years. C. E. Peaslee, receiver of the defunct Manufacturers’ Bank of West Duluth, has been given an order by the district court permitting him to sell at public sale all the assets of the institution. The liabilities amount to $5,630.92, and it is believed that this sum will be real- ized. Frank Armstrong pleaded guilty to the charge of grand iarceny at Crooks- gon, and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Armstrerg stole a quantity of goods about a year ago from Arneson’s store in East Grand Forks, and was recent!y apprehended in Milwaukee. The tax rate in Fergus Falls during the ensuing year is going to be slightly higher than last year, owing largely to increases in the county levy. The rate in the different wards will be as fol- lows: First ward, 49.20; Second ward, 49.20; Third ward, 49.10; Fourth ward, 50.20. While going from school on one of the recent cold days, the seven-year-old son of Mrs. Crowe, who resides in the town of Hartlani, near Albert Lea, be- came overcome by the cold, and when picked up was supposed to be dead, but was revived and is likely to recover. He was terribly frozen, however, and it is thought his hands will have to be amputated. Tenney, in Wilkin county, has been incorporated, only cne dissenting vote being cast when the question of incor- poration was voteé upon. The follow- ing yillage officers have been elected: President, F. L. Cook; trustees, Will- iam Cross, J. P. Polifka, A. J. Pithey; recorder, P. A. Sweeney; treasurer, Charles Richardson; constables, Gus- tave Raguse, M. Mullen; justices, 8. J. Miller,, F. W. Hungerford. In the spring a bank will be established and a $5,000 hotel built. A trick business block is also’ contemplated, REN SOUSM HSN TET IS ES PMBCNEOE eb Una IaEsS SO a rae NEW YEAR’S ADVICE. There fs a foe that watches Your comfort to destroy, Assuming shapes of evil To interrupt your jo; To keep him at a distance Should be your purpose true, So “never trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you!” Each day he may remind you Of sorrow that's in store; Each day with hints and shadows Perplex you more and more; But go not forth to meet him As many people do, And “never trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you!” 'Tis time enough to worry ‘When misery appears; 'Tis time enough for weeping When there’s excuse for tears; So ever at the fountain Of prayer your faith renew, And “never trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you!” For they who borrow trouble Are never out of debt, O’er every fancied evil They worry, fume, and fret; And if you would be happy Another course pursue, And “never trouble trouble ‘Til trouble troubles you!’ Antic'pating pleasure May give relief from pain; Anticipating sorrow Is never any gain; And if you would be cheerful In mind and body, too, Then “never trouble trouble ‘Till trouble troubles you!” Estelle, Maude and May Robbins stood in the window with their heads close together. “T am so sorry,” whispered Estelle. “I do so want to make mamma and papa a New Year’s present and I have spent all my money—every cent.” “So have I,” said Rosy, ‘and I have not kept even a piece of ribbon or an ounce of worsted.” “It is too dreadful,” Maude whisper- ed. “If that horrid Miss Croker had not insisted upon our buying those lit- tle books at the fair we would all have had plenty of money. I wonder how long she is going to stay. She is so fussy,” said Maude. “Nothing suits her. Sometimes she says: ‘This egg is too soft, Lizzie; take it away and | bring me another.’ Then Lizzie makes up a face and I have to laugh.” “Well, but Maude,” said Estelle, who was the eldest, “that is wrong. The girl who is hired to wait on the table should never make faces, no matter what happens; and you tmhust never laugh at her again. I am sure Miss Croker saw you this morning.” “But she is fussy,” said Ray, “and I wish she would go home.” “Mamma likes her,” replied Estelle. “You know she was mamma’s teacher once and some one left her a big for- tune and so she stopped teaching.” “And mamma says, too, that she is very charitable and gives heaps and heaps to the poor people,” put in Ray. “Then I wish she had bought those books herself ‘instead of making us spend all our money,” grumbled Maude. “If we had been honest and said right out, ‘I want all my money for myself,’ perhaps she would,” said Es- telle. “Tomorrow is New Year’s day. It is too late to get anything now,” sigh- ed Ray. “If we only had some of that lovely wool Miss Croker has been winding for the last three days, we could knit mamma some beautiful mats for her dressing case. I could knit one be- tore dark,” said Estelle, mournfully. “Could you, my dear?” said a voice close behind them. The three children turned and saw Miss Croker sitting in a rocking chair just behind them. They did not know how long she had been there or how much she had heard, but she had three large balls of brilliant colored wool in her lap. “Are you sure, Estelle, that you tould make a mat before dark?” said Miss Croker, looking over her spec- tacles at the three blushing faces be- tore her. Maude and Ray answered “Yes,” very shyly. “Then,” said the lady, “ait down there on the sofa and I will give you ‘ach one af these balls of wool” ~ “You are very kind,” said Estelle, “Thank you, Miss Croker,” said Maude. But Ray, remembering that Miss Croker must have heard her say she wished she would go home, want- ed to hide herself. However, she came out from behind the curtain and seated herself close to Estelle. Miss Croker then gave them each a crochet needle, “This blue ball is for you,” she said, placing the wool in Estelle’s lap. ‘The mauve for you,” and she dropped another ball in Maude’s hands, “and the pink for little Rosy Ray.” The children laughed merrily, but at the lady’s last words their faces grew very long. ‘‘Now, girls,” “I want three mats for my dressing case at home and I know you will be de- lighted to make me a present before I go, which will be very soon now.” She looked at Ray while she spoke and then left the room. ; “Horrid thing!” said Ray, as the door closed. “I won’t knit a mat for her. I thought she meant to give us the wool.” “It just serves us right for talking about mamma’s friend as we did,” re- plied Estelle. “We will have to knit them. Come, Ray, I'll begin yours, and Maude, don’t you remember? Make a chain of three stitches and the next row plain.” They were all three fond of this kind of work and presently forgot their disappointment. The sun was just setting when Es- telle said: “There, that’s the last of the wool and my mat’s done. But just see what a big wad of paper Miss Cro- ker rolled her wool upon.” She tossed the paper under the grate and fasten- ed off her knitting neatly. “And mine’s finished,” said Mande, and here is another great roll of pa- per, and there is something hard in it. Maude opened it slowly, laughing as she did so. A bright five dollar gold piece. “Oh, look! Just look! I wonder if Miss Croker meant to put it there!” “f am sure I don’t know,” answer- ed Estelle, but wait until Ray has finished her mat then we will go and ask her.” “It is done,” said Ray, “and here is another five dollar gold piece. Es- telle, you’d better get a poker and pull out that paper you threw under the grate.” Estelle soon had the paper in her hand, and sure enough, there was a third gold piece hidden away in it. “She must really intend them for us,” said Ray. “I feel so ashamed because she heard me say, ‘I wish she would go home.’” While the three girls with the money in their hands and the mats in their laps were wondering what they ought to do, Miss Croker walked in. “So I see my mats are finished,” she said. “They are very pretty and I will keep them always in remembrance of my three little friends.’” Estelle held up the shining coin. “I found this in my ball,” she said. “IT put it there as a little surprise for you,” replied Miss Croker, “and now I hope you can buy some small gift for your mamma and papa. Then she added, “Come, children, hurry on “AND THE PINK FOR LITTLE ROSY RAY.” your wraps and I will take you down town to choose your presents.” Never did three little girls dress in such short time. Miss Croker took them to such won- derful stores and was so pleasant and kind that the three little girls never forgot that New Year's Eve. The gifts that they carried home to their parents, which were selected under Miss Croker’s advice, were real- SS —" HER HAPPY HOME. I hear the cold rain beating On sodden roof and lawn; But the hearth is swept and garaishem, The curtains all undrawn; The merry Yule fire flickers, The mellow lamp-light falls On softly tinted carpets, And gayly festooned walls. Without, the night {s black and shrill, The homeless winds complain; But thé cheerful light of the fireside Streams far thro’ the falling rain; Down the garden, across the lawn, ‘To the dull, deserted street, We have laid a shining pathway Yor the homeward wandering feet! For God hath blessed us richly With health and goodly cheer; And this is the happy Christmas night— The best night of the year! And tho’ there are vacant chairs, ah met At hearth and board to-night, ‘Thetr cups are filled and garlandea— Their places warm and bright! And I sit among the children, (Too tired to romp or tease) And over the pretty golden ring Of heads about my knees— While the night and the rain grow wild er I watch and listen and wait, For a step on the shining pathway— A hand at the garden gatet For now is the holy, happy time When strife and rancor cease, And the Messenger Angel bringeth To all “Good Will and Peace?’ And, oh! if his loving hand should bind Of the silver threads of rain Some strong, bright clew to lead the lost And wandering home again! A = Welcome its responsibilities. Heavy though they may be, they but strengthen mind and muscles for the coming fray. They are the skirmishes in the battles, the campaigns that make soldiers of us, and teach us how to buckle on our armor and gird our- Selves for the fight. Welcome its trials. For out of them we come purified and refined, as the gold that is freed from the dross and impurities that belong to its crude and natural condition and cling to it until they are purged away. Welcome its crosses and losses. For they but emphasize and punctuate the story of regeneration and the heroic careers of those who kept straight on in th path of duty, never hesitating, never turning aside, never holding back their hands from doing that “next thing” that the faithful look upon as the point gained in the daily warfare of life. Welcome its sorrows and bereave- mettts. They teach us to look upon this world as not our permanent abid- ing place, but that we have a house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens, whither our loved ones have gone before, and from the windows of ‘which they are beckoning to us to come up higher.—Rev. John Hall. UNHAPPY NEW YEAR'S DAY. would think you were a girl of 18.” Mrs. F. (suspiciously)—“What do you know about girls of 18?” Mr. F.—‘‘Why, my dear, weren’t you 18 once yourself?” Forget Misfortunes. Welcome the New Year's spirit. It comes with the hope-day, the day upon which we all like to put behind us all of our past misdeeds and misfor- tunes; to turn the traditional new leaf; to start. all over again, and see if out of our many times unhappy and unfortunate environment, we cannot build something more creditable ‘ to ourselves, more satisfactory to our Maker and more worthy to be record- ed in the great ledgers wherein debit; and credit are kept by unprejudiced’ hands.—H. 8. C. Bestow Happiness. In the year just dawning take note of the good things as well as the ill. I nave heard it told of a bright ofd Igdy, that all her life she kept a book she salled her “pleasuré book,” and that; the always found, on looking over it: it each year's end that no day had! passed without \earrying in its train. touts Republic. beaorincae ER © jiaacpac da aes Mrs. F. (petulantly)—“You never kiss me now.” Mr. F.—“The idea of a woman of your age wanting to be kissed. One fome little mite of