Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 25, 1907, Page 1

VoL. XIV.—No, 48 Py Granp Rapips, Irasca CounTyY, Minn., SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1907. DAVID COCHRAN HAS A HEARING On Charge of Murder in First De- gree For the Killing of Whitt APPLICATION FOR BAIL IS DENIED defense that the witness was not the legal wife of Whitt as she had not aa divorced trom her first husband. ‘he witness testified that she thought i was legally separated from her former husband by a document signed by hereself and husband before justice of the peace some years ago. She had been married to Whitt by a justice of the peace. Attorney Spear made application for the release of Cochran on bonds before Court Commissioner Pratt and argued the motion at some length on hursday. County Attorney Thwing chaos the motion. The application was demed pending the preliminary heanng. Prliminary Hearing of Accused Man| ACTIVITY IN Begins Before Justice Bailey— Fred Anderson Also Held on Murder Charge. David Cochran, an attorney of Deer River, charged with murder in the first degree for the killing of Allen Whitt on Friday afternoon of May 17, was brought before Justice Bailey yesterday at 10 a.m. fora preliminary heanng. The taking of testimony will probably last all day today. « A coroner’s quest and postmor- tem was held on the remains of Whitt Wednesday afternoon, before the following jurors, and Deputy Coroner Reuswig. H. E. Graftam, J. W. Aiton, James Doran, J. S. Gole, O. A. Daugherty and T. A. McHugh. Very little evidence was introduced, only sufficient to establish the fact that the deceased came to his death from the effects of gun shot, the gun being discharged by David Cochran, The first witness called by the state was the wife of the deceased, who was on the stand during the entire session ofthe court yesterday. Mrs. MITING. OPTIONS The Oliver Iron Mining company has been unusually active in taking options west and south of Grand Rapids for some time past. It is evident that a large territory will be thoroughly explored during the next few months. On good authority it is said that not less than twenty-five drills will be in operation within a short time on land just southwest of thistown. The work already dove in that location indicates that the Oliver people are conyinced that there is enough iron indication to justify a thorough tapping of a large tract of land. An option was taken this week on two forties near here, owned by J. A. McDonold of St. Cloud. This property is said to contain a heavy deposit of ore. ORDER OF EAGLES . TO CELEBRATE 4TH At a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held "Phursday night Whitt gave her testimony ina straight-| it was decided by the local aerie to forward manner which was not in the | give Grand Rapids one of the greatest Commissiomer Chester L. Pratt. Son and Former Wife Wm. J. Wiseman Wants Possess- ion of the Boy. Habeas corpus proceedings, were brought by Frank F. Price, attorney, in behalf of Wm. J. Wiseman before Court Commissioner C. L. Pratt. Parts of several days during the week were consumed in taking tésti- mony in an effort to demonstrate by evidence which of two parties are the most competent to care for a minor child, Edward Wiseman, now in the careand custody of his mother, Mrs. Thadeus O’Reilly. The case is one of some local interest and is not without its pathetic features. Ac- cording to the evidence submitted Wm. J, Wiseman and the present Mrs. Thadeus O'Reilly were married in 1897. In time a son was born to the couple who were then livingin a one-ruom shack at Splithand. Dure ing the accouchment of his wife Wiseman came to town for medicine, but failed to return promptly, having loaded up on boose, probably in cele- HABEAS CORPUS —|LAWS RELATING 10 FOR A CHILO/ADULTERATED FOOD Proceedings Instituted Before Court|Commissioner Slater of the State Dairy and Food Commission ‘FATHER AND MOTHER IN COURT) ISSUES AN INFORMATION BULLITIN After Ten Years Separation From)New Laws and Amendments to Existing Laws Effecting Manufacture and Sale of Foods in Minnesota. Edward K. Slater, of the State Dairy and Food commission, bas issued the following bulletin for general information of the public: The recent legislation passed Several laws and ammendments to existing laws which effect the manu- facture and sale of foods in this state. The attention of the parties interest- ed is called to the following new laws: Chapter 384 gives the commissioner and his employes authority to seize any unwholesome food or dairy pro- ducts or in hisor their discretion to render the same unsalable for use as food. A Chapter 424 authorizes the commis- sioner to formufate rulings requiring certain Jabels on food products ‘for the purpose of securing uniformity between the food laws of this state and the laws of the Federal govern- ment. Chapter 455 provides for the in- i really is. Two Dollars a Year. inspection is to be borne by the canner. Chapter 124 provides that all ice cream manufactured and sold within the state must contain not less than twelve per cent by weight of butter- fat, and must not be calured to made the article appear better thani t The use of all injurious ingredients is prohibited in its manu- facture. Chapter 383 provides for the in- Spection of concentrated commercial feedstuffs. This is the famous ‘stock food bill” which caused so much dis- cussion during its consideration. Chapter 42] isthe new palot law which requires that the true ingredi- ents of allj paints shall be plainly printed on the labels of all paint packages. Amendments to the present are as follows: Chapter 537 prohibits the sale of adulturated spices. Heretofore adul- turated spices have been sold when labeled “Mixture and Adulturated.” Chapter 258 includes among the prebibited ingredients in foodstuffs coal tar dye and saccharin. Chapter 337 amends the present milk and cream license law so that parties keeping not more than three cows are exempted from the provie sions of the law. Heretofore the exemption has been one cow. Chapter 347 reduces the required percentage of acetic acid in vinegar from #5 per cent to 4 per cent, The latter is the standard set by the Federal authorities. laws | Various kinds of insects. CHOP ROTATION ABLY DistUSSED Supt. McGuire Gives Some Valuable Information to the Farmers. GIVES RESULT OF EXPERIMENTS The Northeast Experiment Farm at Grand Rapids Has Demon- strated Many Facts That . Farmers Should Know. [By A.J. McGuire, Superintendent Northeast Experiment Farm, Grand Rapids.) When thesame cropis grown on the same ground year after year there is always bad results. For example: When wheat is grown continuously ou the same field it becomes subject to diseases such as rnst, and to This is due to the fact that these diseases and insects multipiy each succeeding year until in such members as to destroy the crop. Weeds infest fields where grain is growo continuously for the same reason, Under Chapter 424 rulings will be issued which will secure uniformity between the label provisions of the state and Federal laws. An article labeled to comply with the Federal pure foud and drugs act should be allowed on sale within the state without further label requirements provided that it does not contain Then there is another reason why the same crop should not be grown continuously on the same field Wheat, for example, takes a large amount ef nitrogen from the soil ane the soil soon becomes deficient in tbis kind of plant food. Bad results not only follow the continuous growing of grain crops op bration of the eveut. Three days|spection of canning factories and jeast shaken by the severe and tan- talizing cross examination of the defendant’s attorney, Mr. Spear. She told of the events of the day on which the tragedy took place. Fred An- derson, a homesteader who lives ciose to the claim of Whitt’s mother where the Whitt’s were stopping, had been in the habit of calling on the Whitts and usually had a supply of whisky with him. On the day preceding the shooting Anderson wasat the Whitt place where he remained all right. He urged Whitt toaccompany him to his home, which invitation was repeatedly refused, Anderson had a jug of alcohol with him of which the two drank freely and remained up all right. Finally, in the morning, Whitt agreed to accompany Anderson to the latter’s home. Fearing that the two men might get into trouvle on account of their intoxicated condition Mrs. Whitt voluntered to go with them, which she did, Arnving at the Anderson place they found Coch- ran there, Mrs. Whitt prepared dinner for the party. After dinner Anderson insisted that Cochran and Whitt go out and shoot a deer for him. They agreed and started. Mrs. Whitt was in the house and when she attempted to get out to accompany her husband and Cochran Anderson tried to stop her, and started with the two, Cochran leading the way through the woods. When they had proceeded a_ short distance, according to to the witness, Whitt stopped and asked Cochran where he was taking them? Cochran replied that he would see about a mile further on where he was taking him, Whitt thereupon refused to go any further and turned back, Cochran also returning. Some distance from the house Anderson was found lying across the path with his rifle beside him. He appeared to be in a stupor. Finally being roused up he returned to the house, where Cochran had precdeed the other. He was sitting in the decor when the Whitts and Anderson come up, with a nfle resting across his knees. After some pre- liminearies the Whitts started to go nome. Whitt shook hands with celebrations on July 4th next that has ever been known in the history of Northern Minnesota. The mem- bership that makes up Fokegama aerie is characterized by energy, en- terprise and enthusiasm in whatever is undertaken by the, order. Pokeg- ama aerie is now the strongest fra- ternal order in Grand Rapids and that a rousing celebration wili be the result of their undertaking no one can doubt. Committees have been apointed and active arrange- menis have already begun. THEY DEMAND KINDLIER CARE} It’s bad enough to be thrown in jail—guilty or innocent—and to be deprived of one’s liberty, without being required t)-remain in custody of a sheriff who fails and refuses to furnish those in his charge with. the, delicacies af the deason, keep trained nurses to supply the wants ard pamper the whims of the jailed citizens of this great republic. ‘l'hey should be supplied with music to lighten their burdens and be permit- ted to sing all night if they so desire. She did get out{| Hach prisoner should be given a private dining room. What one individual most craves to eat might be positively distasteful to another. The shefiff should consult those who arein his care as to their likes aud dislikes, and give each man what he may choose tu order. He should also be on hand at all hours of tbe day or night with a specialist on “gray- backs”’ to inspect each candidate for admittance and if found to be inhab- ited with the popular vermin known hereabouts as ‘‘crums,” the aforesaid candidate should be given a Turkish bath and a complete change of cloth- ing before being admitted to the presence of the other guests. It appears that Sheriff Hooliban of Itasca county has been neglectful of these little necessities of jaillife and thereat several of his guests made complaint in writing to the state Anderson, at the same time asking him when he would be over tosee him again. Anderson replied that he would come when he got damn good and ready. Whitt then offerea to shake hands with Cochran but the latter refused, calling White some name. Whitt replied that he didn’t care for Cochran, or words to that effect and stepped back, holding his nfle in his hands, the stock resting on the ground. At this juncture Anderson grabbed the rifle from Whitt and Cochran took aim and fired the ball entering the right breast and coming out under the right shoulder. Anderson ts held jointly with Coch- | ran charged with murder The defense will tell an entirely different story. Cochran and An- derson will testify that Whitt fired the first shot, and that Cochran acted in self defense. The fact was established by the voard of control. “fhe state board also seems to be unmindful of its duties and refused to reprimand the sheriff for failure to do his full duty. It’s getting so in this country that a | man might just as well be outv of | jail asin. If Sheriff Hoolihan does not mend bis methods the Itasca county jail will lose much. of the patronage it has been enjoying of late. Congralutates Grandpa. | Virginia Enterprise: Our congrat- wlations ww “Grandpa” Kiley, of the Grand Rapids Herald-Review, the ‘sobriquet being bequeathed unto ing baby girl to his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Braugmier, of Floodwood, on Monday. ud here’s hoping he’ may j Stil be in the range newspaper field to pretix a “Great” to the “Grandpa.’ } and | Wiseman. him because of the birth of a bounc- | when circumstances may entitle us j later Wiseman deserted his wife and infant child, leaving them, according to his own admissions, without a cent of money aud ro means of liv- ing except through the charity of neighbors. It was several months before the wife and mother heard from her recreant husband. Wise- man admitted that from the day of his desertion to the present time he has never contributed a dollar to the support of the mother or his son. When able todo so, Mrs. Wiseman went tu work to support heiself and the child. In 1899 she iastituted proceedings for divorce with Frank F. Price as her attorney. A decree of separation followed, giving the care custody of the child to Mrs. Following the granting of the divorce Mrs, Wiseman was married to Thadeus O'Reilly, since whicn time the couple have resided in Grand Rapids. Now cymes Price, acting as attorney for the relator, | Wiseman, and assails the validity of the divorce proceedings instituted and carried throngh by himself in district court eight years ago. The position taken by Price is an unusual one—to put it mildly—but Mr. Price is an unasual attorney. The alleged defect in the proceedings is said to ve in insufficient service of the sum- mons and insufficient affidavit as to service. The action brought by Wiseman is for the purpose of gain- ing possession of the boy, who is now ten years old. ‘The relator is attenpt- ing toshow that the O’Reilly’s are not proper persons to raise the child, and that the boy should be legally tufned over to him because of his superior qualifications to make a man of him. Rossman and Spear appeared for the O’Reilly’s. Court Commissioner Pratt has not yet ren- dered his decision. NEW TOWNS TO BE OPENED UP The registerand receiver of the Cass Lake land office have issued the following Official information: ‘Not- ice is hereby given that township 153, of ranges 25 and 26w., of the Sth. p. m. have been surveyed, that the approved plats of survey of said townships will be fled in this office |} on July 12, 1907, at nine o'clock a. m. be prepared to receive applications fer the entry of land in such town- ships. That township 65 n.,of range 27 w.. | of the 4th. p. m., and townships i54 and 155 n., of range 27 w., of the 5th. bp. m., have been surveyed. That the japproved plats of survey of said townships will be filed in this | office, on July 15, 1907, at nine o'clock |a.m. Thatonand after said date, | we will be prepared to receiye appli- cations for the entry of lands in such townphips.” That on and after said date, we will!{ fixes a grade for “Minnesota stan- dard” canned ycods.. It provides that an inspector of the department must be present while the goods are being packed. The expense of such ingredients specifically prohibited by our state laws. Additional state reyuiremenots only tend to confuse the mabufacturer and adds tu the cost of production which must be borne by the consumer without giviog him added protection. ISLSLTST SB SVSVSLSLTS “If Its Fashion Its Here’”’ i ltasca Mercantile Co. § the same field, but also of cultivated crops that are grown successively. Cultivated crops draw heavily op the humus. A sandy soil will be- come more sandy when only cultivat- ed crops are grown. There are three classes of tield crops, namely: grain crops, cultivated crops, and grass crops. Crop rotation is the alternating of these different classes of crops, follow- ing grain with clover, or a grass mixture for hay, and thecrop with some cultivated crop as fodder corp or potatoes. The advanta from rotation are many. A grass crop The Store of Quality adds humus to the soil and mien clover is grown this plant adds Grand Rapids - Minn ‘a ; nitrogen co the soil which is the most valuable form of soil fertility, A j cultivated crop cleans the land of Special Corset Showing of j weeds and puts -ibin a better me- chanical condition for a grain_ crop. the Newest Modes. Whether the farm is large or smali a rotation is necessary and it is we recommend the P. N. Corsets as the necessary whether the soil is sand or best fitting and most durable corset in ee clay. a eta S ces. 3 are P< F a” ¢ e 7 . tors: is diticient in humus. With a grass SPYLE 771—Girdle made of fine quality crop every vbird ur fourth year and batiste; straight front, bias gored, with manured, a sandy soil will become a hose supporters, white only, s 18-24 per better svil each year, as in tbis way pair : : » $1.00 the humus is increased. Humus is STYI Batiste straight front, four decaying vegetable matter in the hook, with medium low bust, two pair hose soil. Itis valuable in holding mois- supporters, top trimmed with embroidery ture, in making the soil more porous edge, white front, long supporters, per pair STYLE 66—Tape girdle, with supporters, pink, white and blue, size 18-22, price per pair STYLE 46—Batiste girdle with white only, sizes 18-24, orice per PAIR - « 9.0.5- ++ Get nsee ss eee sees LONG SILK GLOVES For Thursday from 2 to 3 0’clock we will] sell long silk gloves, black and white, regular $1.50 value, one pair to a customer, only 69c. ONE HOUR SPECIAL ONE HOUR $2.69 - EXTRA SKIRT SALE FOR THURSDAY. - %2.69 fifty ladie’s skirts by taking the lot. We got an extra dead oo yo bought tue entire lot ‘They are worth $5 $7. They consist of black and fancy, all sizes. Just in time for Decoration day. Price $2.69 to Mers would ap i STYLE 944—Extra quality batiste, straight lace trimmed, ribbon inserted, two pair hose white only, sizes only, size 18-27, per pair. 00 * hip, 12 inch front steel, wide 30, price $1.50 Rememcer the day. SEE THEM IN —— Another Shipment of new waists, Thé 39¢ lace top and hose’ supporters, KH We thought our cus- and up to THE WINDOWS Itasea’s assortment of waists was never larger or finer than this season (and this de trimmed, in entirely new designs, nar- front of open - work embroidery, long Another dainty waist of white China % sleeves excellent value: - BB fine chiffon taifeta,handsomely trimmed store has a notable reputation in this re- spect.) Every new design this season is represented in this collection. Dainty white lawn waists. prettily row tucks, heavy embroidered medal- lions-% sleeve, fasten in back. price #2.75 Stylish waist of fine white lawn, entire sleeves, special price’. .... ........... $1.39 silk trimmed with fine valenciennes lace. Ladie’s black silk waist madé from in German valencienne lace and medal- lions-very choice $4.50 A choice lot of wash waists in white todd. 69e so that the air cau circulate thru it, and in the process of decay it: warms the suil and converts the raw forms of plant food in the soil into available forms so that plants cau use them A heavy clay soil is deficient in humus as is a sandy svil, which Causes ib tu bake andremain cold and sour su that crop rotation is impor- tant and necessary whatever the soib may be. The best loam soi! will be- come run ouv in time if tbe cropping is such that no humus is added. Crop rotatiun then isa very import- ant subject fur every farmer to con- sider, and at once if the soil is sandy, for a sandy soil that is once rup sub is bard to get back in condition. There are vairous systems of crep rotation planned jo meet with the requirements of the farm and the kind of soil, etc. In planning a rotation itis neces— sary to consider the amountof feed needed, votb roughage and grain, the extent of pasture or Mhe necessity of pasturing the cultivated Jand, and the crops that can be sold from the farm to the best advantage. pn, eee ae Jand on the Experi- ment Farm is divided into ten series of fields, six of which are devoted to practical rotation of tield crops. The other four are used for experimental work on a small svale, the testing of different varieties, different methods of cultivation, etc., work with fruits, vegetables, etc. The rotation of crops on thg larger fields is planned from the standpoint of wheat is considered the most pro- fitable system of farming for this (CONTINUED ON LAST PAGE)