Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 7, 1906, Page 3

Tare Te Mates SP aang URIS Northwest News. KILLS HIMSELF IN HIS CELL; CONVICT MAKES NOOSE OUT OF STRIP OF SHIRT AND HANGS SELF. te ifies Laws Pertaining to . Estates. mae The new code contains several mod- ifications of the laws relating to the descent of property. One change is in relation to the descent of property from an unmarried man or woman, and another is the omission of the section governing the descent of prop- erty inherited from a parent upon the death of one of several children. The probate code of 1889 contains this provision: “If ‘the intestate leaves no issue nor husband nor wife his estate shall descend to his father.” The next section provided that if the father is dead the property will de- ST. PAUL CELEBRATES. Wednesday. Washington, March 29.—Mr. Knox Baki made his first set speech in the senate g yesterday. He spoke on the railroad > rate question and dealt almost ex- Pp d The hotel at Henning was robbed of Observes Fiftieth Birthday and Lays Cornerstone of New Auditorium. St. Paul, April 3—Saturday was a great day in St. Paul. The Capital City celebrated the fiftieth anniver- sary of its incorporation as a city, and as an incident thereto the cornerstone of the new auditorium was laid by Mayor R. A. Smith. The latter cere- Treasurer W. I. Paine died at Long Prairie after an illness lasting two days. He was county treasurer for ten years. 5 clusively with the legal features of the problem. He indicated several pro- visions of the house bill which he con- siders unconstitutional, and expressed the opinion that Mr. Bailey’s amend- Herman Ollila, eighteen years of Stillwater, April 4—Charles Sand- : ers committed suicide by hanging in his cell in the state prison and was found dead there‘at the call for break- fast yesterday morning. He had torn a strip from his heavy shirt and made a slip noose about his neck, withone end fastened to a stout nail | f in the wall. He sat down on his | bunk with his feet on the couch and his back against the wall next to the | corridor. and slowly sarangled to death. Deputy Warden Glennon t called the coroner and an inquest was held yesterday afternoon, which re- sulted in a verdict of suicide. The man attempted to take his life last July by cutting a vein in his leg and he almost bled to death. Sanders was fifty-one years old. He was convicted of robbery in the first by 2 degree in Blue Earth county and giv- en a sentence of fourteen years and two months. He was received at the prison on Thanksgiving day, 1904. FLAMES SCOURGE BANNOCK. } Business Section of Montana’s First Capital Is Destroyed. | , Helena, Mont., April 4—Fire burned the heart of the business section of \ Bannock, the old mining camp in \ Beaverhead county, which was the t first capital of the territory, Sunday. It is supposed to have been of incen- ) diary origin. The heaviest losers are | Slemens & Co., saloon and dance hall, $4,000; Clemens & Rypbiline, butcher shop, $2,000; postoffice, $2,- 000; Archie Gibson, residence, $1,000. Until the capital was removed to Virginia City Bannock was the seat of the territorial government, and there the first territorial legislature met in 1864. GIVES AWAY ~10,000 TREES. Wealthy Aberdeen Man Makes Offer for Arbor Day. Aberdeen, S. D., April 4. — C. F. Easton, a wealthy Aberdeen man, has issued an Arbor day souvenir in which in addition to advocating tree | planting for the Dakotas, he offers to give away 10,000 trees to persons who are willing to come to Aberdeen after them. With the souvenir is a coupon entitling the recipient to four seed- } ling oak trees, five seedling elms, or ten cottonwood trees, the coupon be- ing an order on a local nursery, whose proprietor has instructions from Mr. Easton to honor the coupons until 10,000 trees are given away. SLIPS WHILE CARRYING GUN. Is Accidentally Killed Near Rena. Rena, Minn., April 4.—Alfred Evans accidentally shot and killed himself ‘ while hunting rabbits near here with Dr. Tibbitts and David Smith. Evans was walking along with both barrels of his shotgun at full cock, when he suddenly slipped, striking the ham- mers against a branch of a fallen tree and discharging the contents of the gun into his stomach. Evans (| came here from Green Bay, England, where his parents reside. It is not { known that he has any relatives in this country. Alfred Evans - FEED MILL TAKES AN ARM. Martin Lien of Veblen, N. D., Gets Fingers Caught in Roller. Lidgerwood, N. D., April 4.—While operating a feed mill run by gasoline power Martin Lien of Veblen met with an accident which cost him an arm and very nearly caused his death. The grist was not feeding right and Lien put his left hand into the hop- per to see if there was an obstruction. His fingers were caught in the rollers and ground off up to. the thumb. Physicians found it necessary to am- putate his arm in order that his life { might be saved. KILLED IN MOTHER’S ARMS. { Stray Bullet Scatters the Brains of Infant. Chisholm, Minn., April 4.—A stray bullet, fired by boys indulging in tar- get practice half a mile away, entered | a window of the home of Frank Bo- ) vet, at the Glenn mining location, and pierced the skull of an eight-months- old child which Mrs. Bovet was hold- The brains of the | ing in her arms. 1 baby were scattered about the kitch- } en and it was instantly killed. New Elevator at St. Charles. St. Charles, Minn., April 4—Farm- ers in this vicinity are organizing a co-operative elevator company for the purpose of erecting an elevator at this place. Stock is being subscribed | for and $10,000 is expected to be se- cured in this way. Bank Safe Is Robbed. Kandiyohi, Minn., April 4. — The State National bank here was raided by burglars. They blew the safe, se- cured $1,700 in cash and escaped un- detected. ; mony was preceded by a monster pa- rade. The birthday celebration was held in the new capitol in the evening. Af- ter a reception attended by thousands} of citizens, addresses were delivered by prominent citizens including J. J. Mr. Hill’s address was in large Hill. part a eulogy of St. Paul pioneers. MAD DOG SCARE IN ST. PAUL. Two Men and Two Dogs Known to Have Been Bitten. St. Paul, April 3.,— Two men and two dogs are known to have been bit- ten during the last few days by mad dogs which roamed through the Hill district. It is feared that a large num- ber of other people, many of whom may have been children, fell victims to The known hu- man victims are Dr. J. D. O’Brien and A. L, Sibley, the latter of whom. left on Saturday for Chicago, where he is now taking treatment in a Pasteur in- How many others there may be will not be known until all have the brutes’ attacks. stitute. reported to the authorities. FARMS OUT INSANE. Montana Lets the Contract for An- other Two Years. Helena, Mont., April 3—The state has awarded the contract for keeping the insane to Warren & Mussigbrod of Warm Springs, the present contract- ors, at 65 cents per patient per day for two years from April 6. This is the same price paid at present. Keeping the insane is one of the heaviest charges against the state, exceeding $100,000 per year. Efforts have been made during several legislative ses- sions to have the state own its own asylum, but bills to that end have in- variably failed. CAUSES A $50,000 LOSS, Pardeeville (Wis.) Nearly Wiped Out by Fire. Pardeeville, Wis., April 3.—Pardee- ville was nearly wiped out by fire at an early hour Saturday when two business blocks, in opposite sections of the city, caught fire and spread over the entire city, causing a loss es- timated at $50,000. Ten business houses were destroyed. The fire de- partment was unable to play upon the blaze for half an hour because of de- festive water works and aid was called from several of the surrounding cities, but the fire was under control when they arrived. SIGNED “ABRAHAM LINCOLN.” Land Patent of 1864 Is Filed at St. James. St. James, Minn., April 3. — Yester- day there was filed with the register of deeds an ancient document contain- ing the signature of Abraham Lincoln. The instrument is a United States land patent issued to Edward Nicker- son of Fieldon township, Watonwan county, and dated Oct. 1, 1864. For many years the document has been lost and only recently the family, in looking through an old trunk, found it. It was filed to perfect title to the land granted by it. YANKTON COLLEGE ORATORS. W. B. Butler Will Be Representative at State Contest. Yankton, S. D., April 3. — Yankton college has held its annual oratorical contest to decide on the college’s champion at the state oratorical con- test. W. B. Butler took first place, with an oration on Abraham Lincoln. Miss Laura Kirley was second with an oration on “Peace, the World’s Goal.” L. W. Robinson was third with “A Higher Journalism.” ARRESTED; KILLS SELF. Farmer Charged With Shooting at Tenant, Commits Suicide. Yankton, S. D., April 3.—Brooding over his arrest for shooting at Albert Olofson, his tenant, in a quarrel over cattle, C. A. West of Volin committed suicide by hanging. He was a promi- nent pioneer farmer and was seventy years old. Buffalo Store Robbed. Maple Lake, Minn., April 3—Burg- lars entered the dry goods store of George C. Carpenter at Buffalo and carried away overcoats, mittens, etc., to the value of $200. One man has been arrested. . Caught in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls, S. D., April 3—A man named Collins, alleged to have escaped from the authorities of Lake county, was captured in Sioux Falls, and has been taken back to Lake county by Sheriff Bliss of that county. ~ Fire at Chokio. Chokio, Minn., April 3.—Fire, sup- posed to have started from an over- heated stove, destroyed the confection- ery store and grocery of G. R. Golden and damaged the building badly. Loss, $2,500; partly insured. E age, was killed at the Higgins mine near Virginia, by a rock that rolled down the side‘of the pit and crushed him. $350. Joe Monson, a section laborer for the Missabe road, was killed by a train. His body was found in the ditch beside the track, mangled by car wheels. The body of Joseph Page of Winona, who disappeared Christmas night and was supposed to have been drowned in the Mississippi river, has been re- covered, having been found floating a mile down the river. Tony Kartikovich, an Austrian pris- oner, who had just pleaded guilty at fveleth to obtaining money under false pretenses, escaped from Officer Nick Kent, while the officer was put- ting him in jail, and in spite of a fusil- ade of bullets dodged into an alley and escaped. John McCallum, former register of deeds of Big Stone county, now oper- ating a large farm, finished delivering to C. J. Stark, an Ortonville cattle buyer, 43 head of steers and 100 head of hogs, receiving for them $4,000. This is the largest sum ever paid there to a farmer for a single bunch of live stock. Farmers around Albert Lea are pre- paring for seeding, but the indications are there will be a late spring. Con- siderable wheat will be sown in spite of the low price that prevails, but there will be an increased acreage to corn, as that is regarded as one of the best crops to raise. There will be a boom in silos. % Ditching contracts to the aggregate amount of $47,000 have been awarded to O. F. Doyle of St. Cloud. The con- tracts are for ditches near Montevideo, in Chippewa county, the award being made at 14 cents a cubic yard and to- taling $40,000. Another contract is for a drain in Anoka county for which the contractor will receive $7,000. A farmer named Antti Kallainen, fifty years of age, walked into an open pit on the Commodore mine location at Virginia and his dead body was found at the botom thirty-five feet from the surface. Death resulted in- stantly, for his head was crushed. Kalleinen, whose farm is six miles from Virginia, came to town to visit a daughter. Thomas Miles, foreman for Barnes & Hilliard, who have a lumber camp near Mile Post No. 63 on the Duluth & Tron Range road, found the remains of a woodsman named Killy lying about fifty feet from the railroad tracks. Last Thursday Killy was seen around the saloon at Skibo and left there late in thé evening. It is thought he stop- ped to rest and was frozen to death. No relatives are known. Dr. H. M. Bracken of Minneapolis, secretary of the state board of health, was Called to Eagle Lake to examine some suspicious cases of sickness. He found several cases of smallpox. Dur- ing the winter there were five cases, resulting from infection brought from Iowa, but these recovered, and it was supposed the disease had been stamp- ed out. As warmer weather is ap- proaching not much apprehension is felt. The village of Lakefield has filed a petition for the removal of the county seat from Jackson to Lakefield. They have obtained 2,040 names on the peti- tion, 1,800 being necessary. Jackson people will seek to get withdrawals enough from the petition to nullify it and to prevent the question from com- ing to a vote. This is the third time this question has been fought in the county and much strife and bitterness has been engendered. The Duluth real estate exchange has resolved to try to make the state of Minnesota give a larger share of tax money to St. Louis county, which, it is claimed, should be done under a just and proper distribution of the taxes paid by the railroads in this division of the state under the gross earnings law. County Auditor Halden’s plan is to have a test suit started in the state court, to be carried fi necessary. to the United States supreme court. It is al- leged the money is not being distrib- uted according to the provisions of the constitution and that St. Louis county is being defrauded out of vast sums annually. Erick Neugard, aged ‘twenty-two years, was, killed in the Fayal mine at Eveleth. He was making a blast of three shots, and one fuse not catching properly he stooped to fix it. The oth- er two shots went off and his body was crushed into a shapeless mass. . Fire at Little Falls completely gut- ted the fur store of Max Ravel in the Signor block on Broadway, causing a loss estimated at $2,000, with partial insurance. The fire is supposed to have started from an overheated stove. The building was but sligntly dam- scend to the’ mother. Under the new code the property descends to the father and mother in equal shares, if they both survive the child. Section 3648 provides: at the intestate leayes no issue nor spouse his estate shall descend to his mother and father in equal shares, or if but one survive then to such sur- vivor.” There is no change in the provision that in case neither the father or mother survives the prop- erty shall descend to the brothers.and sisters in equal shares, The old law contained this provis- ion: “If any person dies leaving sev- eral children or leaving one child and the issue of one or more children and any such surviving child. dies under age and not having been married, all the estate that came to the deceased child by inheritance from such de- ceased parent shall descend in equal shares to the other children of the same parent and to the issue of any such other children who have died by right of representation.” This ‘section is entirely omitted in the probate laws contained in the new code. A case illustrative of this pro- vision of the old law arose in the pro- bate court in St. Paul last year, and resulted in the restitution to a child who had been deprived of her rights through an error in a decree of the probate court years ago. The question arose upon a petition to have the final decree in the estate of Katherine Kenney vacated ané cor- rected. Katherine Kenney was a daughter of Patrick Kenney, who died in 1886, leaving a widow and two daughters, Katherine and Mary. He was at the time of his death the own- er of several lots, including one upon which the gas company’s plant is lo- cated. When his estate was closed up the property was assigned to his widow and two daughters. Katherine Kenney died at the age of thirteen years and in entering the final decree in her estate the court assigned her interest in her father’s eestate to her mother. When Mary Kenney attained her majority this matter was investigated, and she ap- plied to the court to have the decree in her sister’s estate amended on the ground that under the law her sister’s share inherited from their father should have been assigned to her in- stead of to their mother. This was done, after the supreme court had passed upon the question. DENIES GRAFT CHARGE. Former Chishdim Official Testifies at : Duluth Trial. The state, which ‘accuses W. A. Masters, former village recorder of Chisholm, o fsoliciting a bribe of $100 from D. D. Crowley of the Crowley Eléctric company for his (Masters’) signature to a contract, has taken all the testimony of D. D. Crowley. County Attorney McClintock, who is trying the case before Judge Cant in the district court, has also introduced two letters written last summer by Masters, notifying Crowley that he would not sign the contract until “some matters” were adjusted. Masters went on the witness stand and denied that he had ever asked Crowley for money. He said that the letters referred to violations of Crow- ley’s contract with the village. E. J. Matheson, who last summer was superintendent of the Crowley company’s electric light plant at Chis- holm, testified that Crowley, shortly before the session of the last grand jury, asked him to swear that he had given Masters $100. He also swore that Crowley had asked him, when he refused to do this, to testify that Crowley had given Masters the money. Another point made by the defend- ant in his testimony was his statement that after March 2, Crowley told him that if he could get rid of Masters and Oscar Wilberg, trustees, he . could make $2,000. The Minnesota & International sta- tion at Funkley has been destroyed by fire, nothing being saved except a small quantity of freight. It is not definitely known how ‘the fire origin- ated, but it is thought to have resulted from a defective stovepipe. No esti- mate of the loss has been given. Fire completely destroyed a dwelling house occupied by George Bauer, a farmer living near Jefferson. When the blaze was discovered the upper portion of the house was completely enveloped in flames, and it was im- possible to cope with them. The evangelistic meetings are still being conducted in the opera house at Sauk Center. Great interest is being taken. The saloons voluntarily close their bars every evening from 7 to 9 o'clock, and all other business places close early. Erin Dunlap, a pioneer of Minne- sota, died in Duluth at the age of sixty-six years. He served through the Civil war. , Mr. Dunlap lived most of his life at Sauk @enter, where his remains will be taken. His death oc- curred on the fortieth anniversary of ment depriving the United States cir- cuit courts of the power to grant tem- porary injunctions would not stand the test of the courts. The speech received careful attention from his colleagues. f The house yesterday in order that the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation might be considered without being subjected to limitless points of order passed a rule prohijbit- ing that method of fighting the bill. Thursday. Washington, March 30.—The senate yesterday listened to speeches on the railroad bill by Messrs. Clay, Hale and Newlands, and then debated and passed a bill which provides for the roerganization of the medical depart- ment of the army by authorizing the appointment of officers to take the place of contract surgeons. All the senators who spoke on the rate bill indicated a purpose to sup- port it. Yesterday was a busy day for the house, considerable progress having beam made on the legislative, execu- tive and judicial bill. Friday. ‘Washington, March 31.—The house yesterday passed the legislative, exec- utive and judicial appropriation bill, carrying $30,000,000, after considering the measure two weeks. The feature of yesterday’s proceed- ings was the elimination of the age limit of clerks, a provision which cre- ated much discussion and which in- cited the fight against the bill. Monday. Washington, April 3—The amend- ment to the house railroad rate bill, agreed upon at the White House Sat- urday by friends of the bill, provid: ing for a limited review of orders of the interstate commerce commission, was offered in the senate yesterdaj by Mr. Long of Kansas, but he was not able to get the floor to make his speech on the Dill. The principal speech yesterday was made by Mr. Fulton of Oregon, who spoke for the bill. Mr. Nelson of Min- nesota and Mr. Heyburn of Idaho made brief speeches on the bill. Chief among the measures passed by the house yesterday was the so- called “Personal liability bill” which has been favored by the army of rall- Way employes throughout the coun- try, and which had practically an unanimous report from the commit- tee. LONG CHASE AT LAST ENDS. Man Accused of Looting Minneapolis Mansion Is Caught. New York, April 4.—After a pur- suit of four weeks by the police of three cities, central office detectives, aided by operatives of a_ private agency and Detective Lawrence of Minneapolis, arrested Thomas J. Wainwright, describing himself as a lawyer of Boston, who is charged with robbing the residence of Dr. Nicholas J. Pinault of Minneapolis of jewelry, silverware, pictures and se- curities to the value of $100,000, The police say that Wainwright, who is twenty-eight years old and apparently aman of excellent education, is known by a dozen aliases and is one of the most accomplished criminals in the country. Dr. Pinault is one of the wealthiest citizens of Minneapolis, and his home at No. 1106 Mount Curve avenue is one of the finest in the city. Dr. Pin- ault usually spends his winters in Europe or in the south. Just before starting for Pass Christian, Miss., last winter the doctor engaged as caretaker of his Minneapolis home a young man who said that he was Thomas. J. Wainwright and that he was a lawyer temporarily out of practice. Toward the end of last February Dr. Pinault was astonished to receive from his Minneapolis bankers a letter asking why it was that he wanted to sell certain valuable stocks and bonds that had just been offered through a Minneapolis firm of brok- ers. The doctor started at once for Minneapolis to investigate. There he learned that his caretaker had disap- peared, and with him practically ev- erything of value in the Pinault man- sion, as well as the contents of the doctor’s safe in the deposit vault. When told that he was wanted for the Minneapolis robbery, Wainwright exclaimed: “Well, you got here just in time. In two minutes more I would have been gone.” RoE ATS Burglars at Buffalo. Buffalo, Minn., April 1. — Burglars entered G. C. Carpenter’s store by unlocking the front door, and secured goods: to the amount of $200. Two strangers we! in town Wednesday puying iron afid oid rubbers and are said to have left without taking the stuff bought. Collision Kills Three Canadians. Fort William, Ont., April 1. — Three men were killed in, a collision near Chapleau,.on the Canadian Pacific railway, J fs The only high grade Baking Powder sold at a moderate price. Com- plies with the pure food laws of all states. Trust Baking Powders sell for 45 or 50 cents per pound and may be iden- tified by this exorbitant price. They are a menace to public health, as foed prepared from them con- tains large quantities of Rochelle salts, a danger ous cathartic drug. An Honest Man—New School. Cassius R. Peck, assistant United States district attorney of Oklahoma, at a banquet in Guthrie recently spoke on honesty. “What are we coming to? Are we coming to such a pass that our ideas of an honest man will correspond with the idea of old Hiram Stroode? “Hiram Stroode, for the seventh time, was about to fail. He called in an expert accountant to disentangle his books. The accountant, after two days’ work, announced that he would be able to pay his creditors 4 cents on the dollar. “At this news the old man looked vexed. “ “ ‘Heretofore,’ he said, frowning, ‘I have always paid 10 cents on the dol- lar.’ “A virtuous and benevolent expres- sion spread over his face. “And I will do so now,’ he resumed. ‘I will make up the difference out of my own pocket.’” Feminine Attraction. Dolly—Yes, the prettiest girl in our Sunday school sold kisses at 99 cents each to help along the church fair. somehow the young men were shy about taking them at that price. Dick—No wonder. You must have been trying to attract girls. Young men are not looking for 99-cent bar- gains. His Opportunity. “Now, wouldn’t it be funny,” re- marked Popley, “if I were to become a little boy again?” “Maybe it wouldn’t be so funny for you, pa,” replied his bright young son. “Tf you wuz to be littler’n me, pa, I think I’d square up a few things.” “What do you think of those new patent couplers?” “Haven't paid any attention to them. The old way of coupling with the aid of a minister and a prayer book is good enough for me.” “COFFEE JAGS.” The Doctor Named Them Correctly. Some one said, “Coffee never hurts any one.” Enquire of your friends and note their experiences. A Phila. woman says: “During the last 2 or 3 years I be- came subject to what the doctor call- ed ‘coffee jags’ and felt like I have heard men say they feel who have drank too much rum. It nauseated me, and I felt as though there was nothing but coffee flowing through my veins. “Coffee agreed well enough for a time, but for a number of years I have known that it was doing me great harm, but, like the rum toper, I thought I could not get along without it. It made me nervous, disordered my digestion, destroyed my sleep and brought on frequent and very distress- ing headaches. “When I got what the doctor called a ‘coffee jag’ on, I would give up drinking it for a few days till my stomach regained a little strength, but I was always fretful and worried and nervous till I was able to resume the use of the drug. “About a year ago I was persuaded to try Postum, but as I got it in res- taurants it was nothing but a sloppy mess, sometimes cold, and always weak, and of course I didn’t like it. Finally I prepared some myself, at home, following the directions care- fully, and found it delicious. I perse- vered in its use, quitting the old cot- fee entirely, and feeling better and better each day, till I found at last, to my great joy, that my ailments had all disappeared and my longing for coffee had come to an end. “I have heretofore suffered intense- ly from utter exhaustion, besides the other ailments and troubles, but this summer, using Postum, I have felt fine.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, There’s a reason. Restaurant cooks rarely prepare Postum Coffee properly. They donot Jet it boil long enough.