Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 14, 1905, Page 3

; | t grazing land was burned over. ROBBERS CLEAN OUT A BANK ENTIRE FUNDS OF BANK AT HEN: SEL, N, D., CARRIED OFF BY. BANDITS, ARE HAUNTED BY CITIZENS CRIMINALS WILL BE GIVEN AL- TERNATIVE OF SURRENDER OR DEATH. Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 10. — The entire funds of the State Bank of Hen- sel, Pembina county, were stolen early Saturday morning by cracksmen. More than $35,000 was secured, and checks and notes valued at a much larger amount were torn and scattered by the explosion. The robbers took nothing but cash, $150 in silver and the re- mainder in currency. The bank is capitalized at $10,000. F. A. Halliday is president and J. O. Mills cashier. Clues Are Few. The-only clues found seem to indi- cate that the burglars were the same that robbed the Clifford bank last fall. A revolver and several shotgun shells found in the bank are of Canadian manufacture, and the soap used to hold the nitroglycerin is like that used at Clifford. Hensel, like all North Dakota towns, is crowded with strangers, and that fact makes it difficult to trace the robbers, May Mean Death. If the large number of men engaged in the hunt is successful in their search it is probable that the criminals will be given the alternative of sur rendering or of being shot down. BATTLE WITH ROBBERS. One Is Killed, Two Mortally Wounded and Another Captured. Wild Rose, Wis., Oct. 10. — One bandit was killed, two were probably mortally wounded and one other was captured Saturday night as the result of a desperate fight with a posse of fifty armed citizens of the village aroused by the burglary of the postof- fice and bank early Saturday morning. The bandits were caught in a forest eight miles from the village and fought with guns for an hour and a half. Holds Out to the Last. The fourth man did not surrender until his companions were shot down. The bandits secured $100 in cash and $300 in stamps, which, with nitro glycerin and burglars’ tools, were found on them. They cracked the outer door on the safe in the State Bank of Wild Rose, but were fright- ened away before reaching the money chest. No citizens were hurt in the fight. Damaged by Explosion. The blast that wrecked the door of \ the safe caused damage estimated at $500. The Milwaukee agent of a casualty company offered $400 reward for the arrest of the burglars, and has sent a detective to make an investigation. PRAIRIE FIRES RAGE. South Dakota .Farmer’s .Wheat and Hay Burned. Miller, S. D., Oct. 10.—By a prairie fire twenty-five miles southwest of here, G. W. Collins lost 500 bushels of wheat and a lot of hay. Considerable The lack of help during the season caused many firebreaks to be abandoned and neglected. They are now a mass of weeds, and with the big growth of grass and vegetation on the ground everywhere there is great danger this fall of destructive fires. Fires are set by railway engines, by threshing en- gines and by travelers who stop and cook a meal on the prairie roadside. DEER ATTACKS CHILD. Mother Rescues Little Boy Before An- imal Does Serious Iniury. \ &, Hayward, Wis., Oct. 10.—While Her- bert Doyle, the three-year-old son of C. L. Doyle, farmer at the government Indian school, was playing with a pet deer on the school premises the ani- mal became enraged, and, knocking 4 the child down, sprang upon him and was stamping him violently, when his cries attracted the attention of his mother, who was some distance away. Luckily she was able to reach him be- fore he was seriously injured. Had not a timely rescue been effected the child would have been killed. Killed by a Policeman. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 10.—John Car- rmody was fatally shot in the abdomen by Policeman Robert Carraher, who, with other officers, were called to quell a disturbance. The men put up a fierce fight, and three policemen were hurt. Man Is Kicked to Death, Grand Forks, N. D., Oct, 10—Alexan- der Barr, a farmer living near Gilby, was kicked to death by horses, and was found lying in his yard. He was alone at home at the time of the oc- ; currence. BLOODY SAW AND AX. Implements Supposed to Be Used in Slaying McCarty Are Found, Kaukauna, Wis., Oct. 11—In a thick- et at the back edge of McCarty’s farm, .where it slopes to the river, were found yesterday a blood-stained saw and ax, the implements supposed to have been used to ¢ut Michael M. Mc- Carty previous to burning his body after he was murdered a short time ago. The pieces of charred skull found under the ashes the other day showed plainly they had been sawed and broken up into small pieces by some heavy instrument, and it is now certain that the murderer used the ax and saw in an attempt to hide his crime. Wenzel E. Kabat, who is in jail, will have a hearing to-morrow. SCREAMS SCARE BRUIN. Bear Keeps to the Highway Until He Hears Shrieks From the Ladies. Hayward, Wis., Oct. 11.—J. M. Vance and a party of ladies from this city, while out driving near Spider lake, rounded a sharp curve in the road and came upon a large bear that had emerged from the woods and was com- placently waddling along the highway. Bruin at. first manifested no inclination to turn out and give the road to the ex- cursionists, and Mr. Vance, who had a rifle in the vehicle, was preparing to shoot him, when some of the ladies in the party screamed and the animal took fright and, leaping into the woods, ' hurried away. TRIES TO SAVE MOTHER. Son Fails to Rescue Parent Who Burns to Death in Butte Fire. Butte, Mont., Oct. 11. — Mrs. John Long was burned to death in a fire which destroyed her home and her fif- teen-year-old son was seriously burned in a heroic effort to save her. Another child was rescued with great difficulty. Mrs. Long was asleep when the fire broke out and was overcome by the smoke. Her husband and their son were returning from work when they discovered the house on fire. The father succeeded in carrying out the younger child, and the boy made futile effort to reach his mother’s room. HITS GAMBLING IN SALOONS. Eight Proprietors Are Heavily Fined by a Montana Judge. Helena, Mont., Oct. 11. — Hight sa- loonkeepers of Bozeman pleaded guilty in district court yesterday before Judge W. R. C. Stewart to-permitting gambling in their establishments, and were fined $100 each, which all but one paid. The court warned them that a second appearance before him on that charge would result in a heavier punishment, This is the first wholesale conviction in Montana under the anti- gambling law passed several years ago, and is stirring the gamblers in other places. ROBBERS OPEN WRONG SAFE. Montana Real Estate Agent's Strong Box Taken for Bank’s. Helena, Mont., Oct. 11. — Robbers blew up the safe in Nihill & Malcolm’s real estate office at Moore, near Lew- iston, last night, using nitroglycerin, and getting about $25. The Citizens’ Bank of Moore is temporarily in the same building, and the robbers pre- sumably believed they were working on the bank safe. This was found in- tact. There is no clue. It is believed to be the same gang who recently blew up the Lewiston postoffice, get- ting several hundred dollars. —_—_ Wild Rose Bandits in Durance. Wautoma, Wis., Oct. 11.—The three robbers who escaped death of the four who robbed the postoffice and attempt- ed to loot the Bank of Wild Rose are in the county jail here, and the dead bandit was buried at Wild Rose yes- terday. None of the men in jail will talk, but one of the two who were wounded has been identified by a de- tective sent to Wild Rose by the cas- ualty company in which the bank was insured, as “Rambler,” wanted for a crime committed ten years ago. Shoots at Snake; Starts Fire. Vale, S. D., Oct. 11.—According to reports there was a fire at the ranch of William Waddell near the Moreau river, which resulted in the burning of a number of barns and sheds. The fire is said to have been caused by a shot from a small rifle which was fired by Waddell in an attempt to kill a snake lying in the manger. Excitement Causes Death. St. Paul, Oct. 11—Charles Joy, sev- enty-eight years old, a member of the Joy Bros, automobile firm, dropped dead on the street yesterday of heart failure resulting from the excitement caused by a small fire in the upper floor of the garage. The blaze was ex- tinguished without serious loss. Body of Missing Man Is Found. Winona, Minn., Oct. 11—The body of David McCormick, who was supposed to have been drowned in the Missis- sippi river, was found not far from the place where his boat was discovered. Accidental drowning was the verdict. Charged With Burglary. Fort Dodge, Iowa, Oct. 11. — F. R. Prang, a prominent business man, has been arrested, charged with a long series of burglaries here. A large amount of stolen goods were found stored in his house. FLAMES RAGE _ IN MILL CITY MORRISON HARDWARE CCMPANY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE. TOTAL LOSS ABOUT $53,000 BLAZE STARTS IN BASEMENT AND GIVES FIREMEN A HARD FIGHT, Minneapolis, Oct. 10.—W. F. Morri- son & Co., hardware dealers at 247-249 Nicollet avenue, and the Leader De- partment Store company, 251-255 Nic- ollet avenue, Minneapolis, fost $53,000 yesterday afternoon as the result of a fire which raged from the basement to the top of the Marrison building. Of the loss the Morrison company lost $40,000 by fire and water. Mrs. T. B. Casey of Newport, Mass., owner of the building, lost $10,000 and the Leader company lost $3,000 by water, which filled the cellar of thelr store and trickled through the skylights into the third and second floors. In Fear of Dynamite. It was reported in the crowd that in the basement of the Morrison build- ing there was a considerable quantity of dynamite, and ruring the first part of their fight against the element, the firemen spent most of their energies in keeping the flames away from the supposed danger point. The blaze started in the basement at the rear of the Morrison building, and before discovered had gained consid- erable headway. . The fire is supposed to have been caused by the crossing of electric wires in the basemen of the building. Trom the basement the flames leaped up the freight elevator shaft at the rear, and when the firemen arrived they saw fire leaping up to the third and fourth stories, while in every win- dow and door they encountered thich clouds of smoke. Water and Patience Tell. Water and patience told at last, and within an hour the fire was practically out. For another hour, however, fire- ment continued to throw water into the building as a safeguard against a recurrence. When the flames were well out an examination of the building was made, and it was seen that the flames had been confined almost entirely to the fourth floor. While fighting the fire from the top of the M. A. C. building, Lieut. Loren Smith of Engine Company No. 12 was overcome by smoke. His comrades threw water on him and afterward he went to his home to recuperate. It is not thought that he will experience any serious complicaiions. GOV. JOHNSON WILL HELP. Accepts Lawson’s Invitation to Help Revolutionize Insurance Gompanies. St. Paul, Oct. 10—Thomas W. Law- son, of “frenzied finance” fame, has started his policyholders’ movement for reorganization of the “big three” insurance companies. Goy. John A. Johnson of Minnesota is one of the se- lections for the policyholders’ commit- tee, and while not holding a policy in any of the three companies, he has agreed to serve if desired. Mr. Law- son’ proposition is to form a commit- tee including the governors of several states and other persons of prominence to secure restitution of funds alleged to have been wrongfully used by large insurance. company officials and the punishment of those guilty of criminal action in connection therewith. BOY OF THIRTEEN A SUICIDE. Walter Barton Ends Life Strange Circumstances. ‘Wabasha, Minn., Oct. 10. — Walter Barton, the thirteen-year-old son of Thomas Barton of this city. commit- ted suicide at the home of hiv grand- mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Donant, about four miles south of Wabasha. He was a student of’the high school here, and Was an exceptionally bright boy. He left school apparently in good spirits and went directly home, riding a bi- cycle. On reaching home he went di- rect to his room, took off his shoe and stocking, and with his toe set off the fatal charge that ended his life almost instantly. Coroner Gengnagle was ealled and summoned a jury, which brought in a verdict of suicide. No motive for the act can be learned. Under ROBBING HOTEL ROOMS. Man Arrested on a Serious Charge at St. James, St. James, Minn., Oct. 10.—After go- ing through two rooms in the Forsythe hotel in this city for the “purpose of robbery and then attempting to burn the building by setting fire to a bed in one of the rooms, a young man, a stranger in this place, going under sev- eral names, was placed under arrest and taken to Mankato to await the ac- tion of the grand jury during the next term of district court of that county. | | LUMBER PRICES ADVANCING. Cloquet Manufacturers Give Figures. Sales of lumber are being made at about these prices: No. 2, eight inches wide, at $20; same grade, ten inches, $21; twelve inches, $22. This is an advance over anything that has been paid, but is the quoted price of the Cloquet manufacturers. There is hardly any price'by the Duluth manu- facturers, for they have little or no stock for sale. The small mill of the Vermillion Lumber company is to be moved from the west side of the lake of that name to the city of Tower, where it should have been located in the first place. A site at Hoodoo point, a mile west of Tower, has been secured, and the mill will be moved shortly. The company is shipping its summer product from its mill across the lake to Tower, where it is handled to docks and cars and shipped to market. The cost of this work makes shipping from the west side of the lake almost impossi- ble. The mill cut about 1,500,000 feet this summer. The Northern Pacific road has agreed to lease some land at Virginia to the Virginia & Rainy Lake company for its proposed new mill which the people of that city have been trying to locate. The company, however, is not anxious to build a second mill there, and certain developments are in prog- ress at Duluth that make it unlikely it will do so. The company has bought two large mills at uluth, good for 125,000,000 feet a year. The two mills cost about $40,000, aside from the two sites, and while not sO great a bargain as the Alexander & Edgar mill at Iron River bought by the Hines Lumber company for $15,000, of which $10,000 was its own money and the rest a donation from the citizens, they are good bargains. With these two mills and its present Virginia plant, together with the Mullory mill, which is controlled by William O’Brien, president of the Virginia & Rainy Lake company, the company will have a total sawing capacity of about 250,000,000 feet. The Hines Lumber company is over- New hauling its new Iron River mill, and a large gang of millwrights are at work, The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic | road is putting down a third rail for the Hines narrow gauge road that fol- lows the South Shore main line for about nine miles out of Iron River. In connection with this Iron River pro- ject it is stated by those that know that if Alaxander & Edgar had shut down the Lea-Ingram mill there when they first bought it, instead of running it until their pine was out they would have made $1,500,000 more than they did, simply from the increase in the value of the stumpage. That certain- ly would have been an easier way of making big money than by running a mill, a railroad and camps. The Hines company has decided to remove its general logging headquar- ters from Ashland to Duluth. This is an interesting comment on the decline of Ashland as a lumber center, and opens some fruitful fields for specula- tion as to what the Hines company is going to do here. It has now, so far as known, only about two or three years’ cut for mills in this vicinity, and would scarcely move its headquarters to Du- luth if there was not something big under the hat. Ignores Mr. Venner. State Insurance Commissioner Thomas D. O’Brien stated emphatical- ly that he would take no action what- ever on the letter of E. H. Venner, who asks that the New York Life In- surance company’s Minnesota charter be revoked unless President John A. McCall and Vice President George W. Perkins resign at once. Commission- er O’Brien received the letter upon his return from the East. A dispatch from Nevada stated that the Nevade com- missioner had acted upon the letter, which was sent to the insurance com- missioners of all the states Mr. O’Brien said that he would cer- tainly take no action toward the shut- ting out of the New York Life Insur- ance company on such a request. If he gave it serious consideration the officers involved would certainly be en- titled to a hearing. The examination of the New York Life Insurance com- pany is being conducted at the in- stance of the Minnesota department and other state departments and is expected to disclose to the insurance commissioners the exact state of af- fairs in the New York Life Insurance company, and when such disclosures are made it will be time to determine whether the company should continue as before in the different states. “I do not believe that this is an in- vestigation of any individual men or officials,” said Mr. O’Brien. “It is a question into the methods of insurance companies. The investigation of the New York Life has been started be- cause of a question as to the business methods being followed. It is the ques- tion of the honesty of the methods and not of the men at the present time.” GEN. WEAVER PUT OUT. He Is Knocked Down While Preserving Peace at a Revival. Colfax, Iowa, Oct. 10. — Gen. J. B. Weaver, leader of the Iowa Democracy, was worsted while trying to maintain quiet at a revival meeting here. Mr. ‘Weaver remonstrated with an intoxi- cated man who insisted upon causing a disturbance and interrupting the services. The man caught Weaver un- awares with a solar plexus, butting the ‘| politician down and out. The man was fined $50. ‘ STATE AID TO SCHOOLS. Superintendent Distributes New Allot- ‘ment of Funds. Special state aid to high, graded, semi-graded and rural schools bas been distributed by J. W. Olsen, state superintendent. Deficiency appropria- tions for 1903 and 1904 were also dis- tributed. For the year ending July 1, 174 high schools each received $1,200, or a total of $208,650. For the year 1903 127 high schools received a deficiency of $120 each, or $15,240. For the year 1904 151 high schools received a de- ficiency of $175 each, or $26,425. The total. amount distributed to high schools this year is $250,315. Graded schools numbering 148 each receive this year $525, or a total of $77,500. For the past school year 287 semi- graded schools each receive $230, or a total of $66,010. For the school year 1903 the 275 semi-graded schools, which in that year were entitled to receive the aid, received a deficiency of $10 each, or $2,750, making a total distributed to semi-graded schools this year of $68,760. For the past school year 968 first- class rural schools each receive $92, or a total of $89,056. Deficiencies are allowed rural schools for the years 1903 and 1904 amounting to $19,700. For the Devt school year 249 second ‘ass rural schools eac! ce SSN h receive $37, The total amount distributed as special aid, including the deficiency for the past two years, is $514,744. , OI Sele ES eaten Sate LEVY FOR STATE TAXES. Levy This Year Is .3 Mill More Than One Year Ago. The state auditor has sent notice to the county auditors of the tax levy which they are to make on the tax lists for the year 1905. The total tax for all state purposes, including the state schoo] tax, is 3.03 mills. The tax for the state revenue fund is 1.5 mills. This was 1 mill last year, but the legis- lature made an increase of one-half mill. This will bring about $1,200,000 into the state revenue fund. The tax for the soldiers’ relief fund is .1 mill and the tax for the funding tax fund is .2 mill. The state school tax, which is in addition to the local mill and spe- cial taxes for school purposes, is 1.23 mills. This special tax was provided by the laws of 1887 and 1897. The total tax last year, including the state school tax, was 2.73 mills, which is .3 mill lower than the levy this year. A levy of .2 mill for the agricultural school was made last year which is not made this year, but the increase is caused by the addition of .5 of a mill to the state revenue tax. The deficit in the state revenue fund is now about half a million and the increase of a half mill will make up this amount. TRIED TO ROB AN ELEVATOR. Welch, a Trancient, Involved in Queer Case at Echo. Barney Welch, a transient, was ar- raigned before Judge Blado at Echo, charged with attempted robbery of the Great Western elevator. He was sen- tenced to fifty days in the county jail. When the local agent, F. A. Schroeder, returned to his elevator at Dark on Sept. 6 he found Welch there with wheat dumped in the hopper but no team in sight. The stranger then gave his name as J. Jensen and said he lived seven miles southwest of town. After some discussion Mr. Schroeder paid him $7, but strongly suspected that the wheat in the hopper had been let down from the bin above. On Sept. 22 a cloud of dust was seen coming out of the hopper just at dusk, and Mr. Schroeder ran up the drive- way. He found his man hid in a bin and after turning him over to the po- lice found that over fifty bushels of wheat had been run into the. hopper. GOOD GRADE OF WHEAT. Yield in| Minnesota and Red River Valley Not Up to Expectations. “According to reports we have re- ceived, the average yield of wheat in Minnesota and the Red river valley is not up to the normal this year,” said a Northern Pacific official at St. Paul. “It has not been up to our expectations along our lines in these sections. “The yield in North Dakota, except the Red river valley, is exceptionally good. It has exceeded our expecta- tions there. “The quality of the grain in both North Dakota and Minnesota is fine. It is the best grade in several years. Generally it will rank as No. 2 North- ern, and, of course, some of it will go No. 1 Northern. There was smut on the grain in some places. The movement is _ considerably heavier than it was a year ago. That is natural, since the yield is grcater this year than it was last year.” Fire destroyed the boat landing buildings and docks of the Cass Lake Boat company at Cass Lake. The ori- gin: of the fire is not known. The buildings had not been used for busi- ness purposes for a month on account | of foreclosure proceedings against the lessees. Besides the buiidings de- stroyed, eight gasoline launches and forty rowboats were burned. There was only $3,500 insurance on the prop- erty, which was valued at $9,000, Orrin Krunse of Welcorae shot an eagle which was eight feet and two inches in length. _ CONGRESSMAN GOULDEN Finds Quick Relief from Bladder Trou- bles Through Doan’s Kidney Pills. Hon. Joseph A. Goulden, Member of Congress representing the 18th Dis- trict of New York, also trustee of the Soldiers’ Home at Bath, N. Y:, writes: Gentlemen: As many of my friends have used Doan’s Kidney Pills snd have been cured of kidney and bladder troubles, I feel it my duty to recom- mend the medicine. From personal experience I know Doan’s Kidney Pills wil! cure inflam- mation of the bladder, having experi- enced relief the second day of using the medicine. (Signed) J. A. GOULDEN. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y-. As Suggested. Mike—Oi’ve had th’ noightmare for thre e noights, Pat. Phwat would you ricommind for th’ throubie? Pat—Yez moght trade th’ mare for wan iv thim automobiles, b’gorry.— BIG PUBLISHER SUED. Chicago, Oct. 10.—The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company, manufactur- ers of a widely known proprietary medicine, has brought suit in the Supe- rior Court of the City of Chicago against the Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia, alleging that it has been damaged to the extent of $250,000 by a recent article in the Ladies’ Home Journal. The suit is based on a.statement re- cently made in that journal that a testimonial as to the merit of the rem- edy manufactured by the plaintiff, al- leged to have been given by Congress- man George H. White of South Caro- lina, was fraudulent, denial from Mr. White that he ever gave such a testi- monial also being printed. The Peruna company declares tifat Congressman White did give the testi- monial in good faith, and that it has two original letters from Mr. White. It declares that Mr. White was led to repudiate the testimonial through a misunderstanding. This is the second large damage suit that has been filed against the Curtis Publishing company since it inaugur- ated its attacks on “Patent Medicines.” Cure for Seasickness. The lates theory in regard to sea- sicknes is that it is a nervous trouble, which can be cured by a few drops of tincture of atrophine in one of the eyes, or by simply putting a bandage over one.eye. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. It is the policy of the railway man- agements to weed out drunkenness whenever it develops among em- ployes, and this policy no doubt ac- counts for the small percentage of ac- cidents nowadays resulting from in- toxication. The Keeley Institute has permanently cured a large number of railway employes who were discharged because of drunkenness, but are now reinstated because they availed them- selves of the Keeley cure, Mr. Pennington of the Soo road will not reinstate a man who cannot show a Keeley certificate. Most of the roads of the country are doing like- wise. This action is based upon expe- rience with so-called “institutes.” A Keeley certificate means Reliability. Write Keeley Institute, Minneapolis, 621 Tenth street south. Pertinent Query. Passenger—Have I time to good-bye to my wife? Conductor—Depends on how long you’ve been married. say NO TONGUE CAN TELL How | Suffered With Itching and Bleeding Eczema Until Cured by Cuticura, “No tongue can tell how I suffered for five years with a terribly painful, itching and bleeding eczema, my body and face being covered with sores. Never in my life did I experi- ence such awful suffering, and I longed for death, which I felt was near. I had tried doctors and medi- cines without success, but my mother insisted that I try Cuticura. I felt better after the first bath with Cuti- cura Soap and one application of Cuti- cura Ointment, and was soon entirely well. (Signed) Mrs. A. Etson, Belle- vue, Micn.” Gone. Tess—Yes, she said her husband married her for her beauty. What do you think of that? Jess—Well, I think her husband must feel like a widower now.—* WHEAT A sharp break, such as we anticipated in our last review, has been experienced in the wheat market. Declines have been sharp and of sufficient size to clear the situation of much of its weight. The most powerful and aggressive interests are now purchasing on each material de- cline, and this in spite of the big crops. ‘The demand is wide and insistent. The undertone in the murket is distinctly strong and healthy. The true character of the market may be-judged by the fact that, while there is an apparent dif- ference in favor of Canadian wheat for export into several European states, lib- +ral amounts of high grade American wheat have been sold to those countries. This. proves while the public markets abroad may show prices below an import level, they need our fine wheat so badly that’ private prices are higher than the market. If thus early in the season Eu- rope. is willing to pay a liberal premium for the 22st milling grades, what will be the situation when the present source of supply, the Canadian fields, has become exhausted? We believe wheat will a1- vance materially as soon as the situation is a little better understood. For a long pull, w2 favor purchases of May wheat. Edwards-Wood Co. » ed)—Dealers In (Uncorporat Bracks GRAIN PROVISIONS