Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 1, 1907, Page 3

— —_ indgaiet DIETZ MAKES FRIENDLY CALL ‘FIRST VISIT OF CAMERON DAM MAN TO WINTER FOR TWO YEARS. f ‘Chippewa Falls, Wis., May 28.—Aft- er a separation from the world for two years, John Dietz and his son Clar- ence caused a sensation yesterday aft- ernoon at Winter by appearing among the residents. They said they were unarmed and had come to shop and learn how the world is getting along. Practically every resident gathered about him, some of whom were mem- bers of Sheriff Clark’s posse, to hear him relate his story. He said he had friendsship for friends, but bullets for trespassers on his farm or persons attempting his ar- rest. He ridiculed the recent grand jury’s action and tabooed the story that he is insane. He did not take se- riously Sheriff Clark’s declaration to raise 100 men to attempt his capture, and if it were true, he said, Clark’s venture would only be another farce. Dietz remained in Winter two hours and said he would hereafter make fre t visits there. qu MYSTERY IN DEATH. Body of a Woman Is Found in Lake Superior. Duluth, Minn., May 28. — Mystery surrounds the faet of Mary Pierce, at least that is supposed to be her name, for she left a letter addressed to Ger- trude Pierce, supposedly her sister, which was i in the little handbag found r the body in the waters of Lake nerior near Seventieth avenue east erday afternoon by a stroller on the beach. It appears that she was not a Duluth woman and where her home was has not been established. The once handsome face was se- verely bruised, and the question arises did the young woman commit suicide THE CROP OUTLOOK 1S BRIGHT EXPERTS FORESEE A PERIOD OF GREAT PROSPERITY FOR THE NORTHWEST. St. Paul, May'29.—Although the crop outlook in the Northwest seemed un- favorable at the outset, present pros- pects are that grain will give a bigger yield this season than last. In fact the situation in the Northwest could not be brighter, for general conditions are such that this section should enjoy unparalleled prosperity this year. With crops in Europe and the South- west doomed to a decided shortage, prices of grain seem bound ‘to remain high, and the benefit of this increase will be derived to a large extent by the farmers of the Northwest. The sentiment has prevailed in cer- tainecircles that a backward season means something of a crop failure, but men who know say that this is a false presumption. Extreme backwardness, combined with later unfavorable condi- tions, produce crop failure, but this season’s tardiness of three weeks so far has not been fraught with any dis- couraging features, and the outlook could not be better. Those who are keeping close tab on the situation are extremely optimistic, and in view of conditions elsewhere they foresee a period of great prosperity for the Northwest. Wheat issone to two inches above ground. The ground is well moisten- ed and is in just the right state to guarantee a fine growth of grain with ‘a little more favorable temperature. FIRE AIDS IN CAPTURE, Officers Burn Refuge of an Allegea Horse Thief. Deadwoo, S. D., May 29. — Dick Rose, an alleged horse thief, who hag been evading the officers of three coun- ties for the past week, was smoked or was she the victim of foul play. and | out of a house near Roubaix, where he the letter a blind to lead the authori- ties to believe that. it was a case of suicide. BIG FIRE AT DECORAH, IOWA. Neish & Sons, Dry Goods, Have Loss of $30,000. Decorah, Iowa, May 28.—The worst fire Decorah has experienced in sev- eral years occurred last night, when A. Neish & Sons’ dry goods stock was almost totally ruined and Larsen Bros., clothiers, sustained a large loss from water. Neish & Sons carried a stock of about $40,000, on which there was $28,- 000 insurance. Local insurance men stimate the loss at about 75 per cent of the value of the stock. Larsen Bros. carried a stock of about $15,000 and insurance of $9,000. The salvage here will be larger than on the Neish stock. go PANIC AT PICTURE SHOW. Frightened When Films Take Fire. Williston, N. D., May 28. — A wild panic among women and children oc- curred in a local theater when the films of a moving picture machine caught fire. The audience, mostly women and children, made a wild rush for the ex- its There was one or two cool-headed men in the crowd and they managed to allay the fright of the others before any one was seriously injured. aT RES BOLT SHOCKS PARTY. Audience Lightning Adds Fireworks to Birthday Celebration. Winona, Minn., May 28.—Lightning struck the residence of Davie Ball, in the town of Clyde, during a party giv- en by Mr. Ball to celebrate his twen- tieth birthday anniversary. The entire company was shocked, but no one was seriously injured. Falls Into Bonfire. Hopkinton, Iowa, May 28. — Lloyd Huggins, three years old, son of a farmer living near here, was burned to death by falling into a bonfire. Took Carbolic Acid. Fergus Falls, Minn., May 28.—Ches- ter Blood, a young man of this city, took a large dose of carbolic acid and died in a few minutes. Killed in Runaway. Miles City, Mont., May 28.—Samuel Miller, an employe of a ranchman near Shirley, was’ killed in a runaway accident on the ranch. Baby Gets Poison. Keota, Iowa, May 28. — Mistaking strychnine tablets for candy, Della Snyder, three years old, ate two and died two hours later. Dines Heartily; Kills Self. Charriton, Iowa, May 28. — J: E. Brown, prominent business man, after. partaking of a hearty breakfast yester- day morning, went to his room and put a bullet through his brain. It is rumored that a sudden financial wor- ry caused him to take his life. Wins Gold Medal. Frazee, Minn., May 28. — The gold medal contest was won by Miss May Rossmiller of Vergas, who will repre- sent Frazee in the grand gold medal contest at Fergus Falls next month. had taken refuge. He refused to come out when the officers demanded his surrender, saying that he would never be taken alive. The officers then set fire to the house, bringing the man out in haste. There are several charges against Rose. WILL CONTEST SUCCEEDS. Son Gets $8,000 Instead of $50 of Moth- er’s $25,000 Estate. Prairie du Chien, May 29.—The will of Cynthia E. McDonald, disposing of an estate valued at $25,000 to a daugh- ter, Flora McDonald Thompson, a writer for a magazine, was broken in the circuit court, and the court ordered that $8,000 be paid to Fred A. McDon- ald, the only other heir, who was cut off with $50. The case was bitterly contested. GETS YEAR IN PRISON. Suspect in N, P. Train Hold-up Is Sen- tenced. Helena, Mont., May 29.—Frank Hen- ry, supposedly one of the Northern | Pacific train robbers who early this month shot and killed Engineer Frank Clow and wounded his fireman near Butte, was yesterday sentenced to one year in the penitentiary, he having pleaded guilty to the charge of the theft of a diamond from a local saloon- keeper. ORE CARRIERS ON REEF. C. F. Bielman.and Consort Are Wreck- ed in Lake Huron. Detroit, Mich., May 29.—The steam- er C. F. Bielman and her consort, the barge McLachlan, bound from Duluth to Cleveland with iron ore, ran on a reef in Lake Huron, a mile and a half oq Port Austin, early yesterday in a heavy snow storm. The Port Austin lifesavers succeed- ed in bringing ashore the crews of both vessels. High Water Takes Out Bridge. Pierre, S. D., May 29. — The river here raised nearly four feet last night, taking out several hundred feet of the temporary bridge used by the bridge construction company. This is the second time their work has been de- layed by the loss of the temporary bridge, making the cozstruction slow and expensive. Merchant Tires of Life. Faribault, Minn., May 29. — Edwin Sherwin, a hardware merchant of Ner- strand, committed suicide by shooting himself. It is supposed that he com- mitted the deed while in a fit of de spondency over business trouble. Two Men Are Blown Up. Mandan, N. D., May 29. — Two men were badly, perhaps fatally, injured while engaged in blasting rock on the farm of John Ruzick, nine miles south of here on the Heert river. Girl Loses Hand. Minneapolis, May 29. — Elizabeth Glockner, a machine operator at the Hardwood Manufacturing company, had her hand so badly mangled ina machine that it was necessary to am- putate it at the wrist. Child Killed by Street Car. St. Paul, May 29.—Carl Turner, four years old, was killed by a street car yesterday. In attempting to run across the street a car hit him. His right hip was broken and he recetved internal injuries. Dedicated. The handsome obelisk that stands as Minnesota’s memorial in the National Park at Vicksburg was dedicated Fri- growth and advancement of our citi- zenship and of our material resources rest entirely with the population itself. day in the presence of Gov. John A. As Americans, we must act in concert Johnson of Minnesota and Gov. James Vardaman of Mississippi, representa- tives of the national government and officials of various states. Weather conditions were perfect, and a large assemblage witnessed the ceremonies. Addresses were made by Governors Johnson and Vardaman, Gen. A. E. for all which tends to promote the de- velopment of our institutions. We may differ as to theories and methods, but we muse be agreed in the one idea that America must reach her perfect grandeur through the patriotism of her people—a patriotism not necessa- rily the result of conflict, but of pa- STATUE OF “PEACE” AT BASE OF SHAFT. Carman, who represented the secre- tary of war, and Gen. Lucius F. Hub- bard, former governor of Minnesota. The bronze figure of “Peace” at the foot of the monument was unveiled by Mrs. John A. Johnson, wife of the gov- ernor of Minnesota, and Miss Aletha Vardaman, daughter of Gov. Varda- man. Patriotic songs were sung by the school children of Vicksburg, and a national salute was fired by the War- den light artillery of Vicksburg when the monument was unveiled. The mon- ument is of Southern granite, erected at a cost of $25,000. It is the concep- tion of William Couper of New York. Gov. Johnson’s Address. Accepting the memorial state, Gov. Johnson said: “We are gathered here to-day to ded- icate this memorial to the memory of the sons of Minnesota. who partici- pated in the siege of Vicksburg, and who were preferred from among their comrades to offer up their lives as 2 sacrifice upon the altar of our country I appreciate that nothing we can say or do will add to the luster of their achievements; that what transpires on this occasion will go unnoticed by them, and yet, little as it is, the state we represent could not do less than .9 erect a shaft to the memory of our heroic dead. “It is not my purpose to review and revive the incidents of the sanguinary conflict of a half century ago; it is not my intention to discuss the isssue which led up to the greatest civil war which the world has ever seen; it ‘s not my desire to boast of victory which may have come to one side or to exult in defeat which fell to those le: fortunate. We come as American citi- zens, bringing garlands of love and af fection to the departed sons of ou: own great state. “Here they sleep with those agains whom they contended. They, at leas? are in perfect peace. The cause ove which they struggled is at an end. Ii needs no champion, it needs no de- fense, it invites no controversy; the war of the Rebellion is long since at an end. All who participated in it were Americans. The valor of the one was equal to that of the other. The conscience of the one was as the con- science of the other. Right or wrong, the struggle was by brave men. Glories and Responsibilities. “Out of it came the present Ameri- ca, the greatest country which the world has ever known. Out of it grew great responsibilities which rest upon those who enjoy its blessings and its privileges to-day. Mighty and glorious, America sheds its ray of light upon millions of happy freemen. The na- tion offers its protection and its oppor- tunity to all who seek to enjoy its in- stitutions. In these blessing we can- not participate unless we are willing also to share the responsibilities. “Our country, east, west, horth and south, has enjoyed a development dur- ing the past half century unparalleled in the history of nations. The future for the {tience and self-sacrifice; of earnest endeavor, of conscientious effort, of honesty of purpose. “American has had its first and last great civil conflict. The monument erected here on this field is not to per- petuate and keep alive the spirit of war, but is a monument to the peace- ful relation which must exist in the fu- ture between all our people. ;| claiming that they should not SAYS LAWS OVERLAP. Public Examiner Anton Schafer Ques- tion. What appears to be a conflict or overlapping of two laws passed by the legislature last winter has been point- ed out by Public Examiner Anton Schafer, both relating to the examina- tion of the books of towns, villages and school districts. One of the laws, which relates solely to St. Louis coun- ty, also appears to be unconstitutional under the ruling of the supreme court in the case in which the court held that the judges of the district court could not appoint the members of the Ramsey county board of control. Chapter 344 of the Laws of 1907 is the law which makes it the duty of the public examiner at least once each year to examine and audit, at the re- quest of the county commissioners of any county, the books of accounts and any other records of township, | village and school district officers. It requires him to make a report to the county auditor of the result of such examination and if any violations of the law are found upon which civil or criminal prosecutions may be based, it is made the duty of the county attor- ney to bring such suits. Chapter 131 provides for the ap- pointment of a county public examiner at $2,500 a year, in counties having a population of over 100,000 and an area of over 5,000 square miles, whose duty it is made to make a full and complete examination each year of the affairs of each village, township, city and school district in the county. This bill relates only to St. Louis county, and whatever there might be of a nature of a conflict in the two laws with relation to St. Louis county is avoided by the fact that under chapter 344 the public examiner is required to make the ex- aminations in the municipalities upon the request of the county commission- ers. With a county examiner it 1s not to be expected that the county commissioners would ask the state public examiner to conduct the exam- inations. Chapter 131 provides that the county examiner shall be appointed by the judges of the district court in the dis- trict in which the county is situated. It is upon this appointing power that the question of the constitutionality of the law is raised. The office is not a judicial one and under the rule laid down in the supreme court, in which the power of the judges of the district court to appoint the members of the Ramsey county hoard of control, was denied, it is believed that this law also would be held unconstitutional. No question has as yet arisen under either of these laws, but the question as to their probable effect has been raised by the public examiner in looking over the session laws. GETS BACK TAXES, States Secures $5,347.83 From United) States Express Company. The public examiner has reported that back taxes to the amount of $5,- 347.83 have been collected from the United States Express company. The express company withheld from Min- nesota earnings such amounts as in its opinion pertain to interstate traffic, have been included in the gross earnings tax returns. The public examiner’s ;| department maintains that such earn- | THE OBELISh. An Emblem of Peace. “As the tinted rainbow is a sign that the floods shall never again over- come the earth, so this shaft is an em- blem of peace and a declaration that henceforth and forevermore Ameri- cans shall never again oppose each other by force of arms, but only in a spirit of rivalry for the uplift of all humanity. “It will ever stand to tell the passer- by that brave men did not falter in their duty, and to admonish future generations that duty well and brave- ly done becomes the true American citizen. It will also tell the story of our gratitude to virtue and to sacri- fice and teach men that the people who comprise states and nations are not ungrateful; that heroes are thus remembered for their contribution to the wonderful fabric of that independ- ence which quickens national life.” ings were in fact a part of the gross earnings of the company and therefore subject to taxation. Back taxes upon this item, finally admitted by the com- pany, amounted to $4,466.38. On joint business with other express companies, no portion of which was in- cluded in the gross earnings tax re- turn to Minnesota, the back taxes amounted to $514.40; earnings on in- express companies, no portion of which was included in the tax return, amounted to $341.78; revenue received from other express companies for ton- nage transportation on intrastate ship- ments, back taxes, $8.15; newspaper earnings, back taxes due, $17.14. FARMERS TO HANDLE GRAIN. Form Co-operative Elevator Company at Belle Plaine. A farmers’ co-operative elevator company organized at Belle Plaine under the name of the Belle Plaine The stock has been subscribed by a large number of farmers from the sur- closed on June 1. and will run a general grain buying station.. The following were elected as the first board of directors: Ernest Buszman, Thomas Newell, M. F. Pen- dy, G. A. Bieder, Albert Erickson, Her- man Anderson, John Kelly, Henry Stoppleman and Johns Wolf. Fires Gun With His Toe. Stillwater, Minn., May 29.—Gustave_ Firschow committed suicide yesterday. He placed the muzzle of a shotgun over his heart and pulled the trigger with his toe. pains in the head. Kills Her Daughter. terstate transfer business with other | | ing diplomas from the state. Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator com-| pany, with a capital stock of $6,000. | rounding country. The company in-| Culture.” tends to buy the old Peavey elevator | at this place, which was to have been | The company will} be incorporated as soon as possible, He had been ailing for , some days and suffered from severe! er”hand, voted $5,000 bonds by a ma SWEET MARIE AT STATE FAIR. Will Go Famous Trotting Mare Against Record. Dan Patch, the king of pacers; Sweet Marie, the queen of trotters, and an airship that will navigate the air are some of the attractions assured for the state fair this fall. A new feature of the Dan Patch exhibition will be a moving picture machine car- ried in an automobile in front of the pacer. If Dan Patch keeps up his past record of breaking his previous rec- ord on the local track those who fail to see this exhibition will be given an opportunity later of seeing the wonder- ful horse make his mile on the can- vas. | It will also be welcome news to the public to know that the fair manage- ment is negotiating with the street car company with a view of having the company put in another street car loop. Dan Patch, the king of pacers, will again be the attraction for Monday, the opening day. This wonderful pacer | lowered his former record and estab- lished a new record of a mile in at the fair last year. It is a matter of record that Dan Patch has lowered hi previous track record on the state fair track every time he has made the trial. He has started five times and the record in each case was a little lower than the previous one. Driver Hersey claims that Dan is now in the pink of condition, and he believes that if the conditions are right the chances are good for establishing a new world’s record at the Minnesota fair. The sewer system at the Minnesota State fair grounds will be put in this summer and will be ready for use when the fair opens this fall. Plans for the fair grounds sewer system are now being drawn by A. R. Starkey, deputy commissioner of public works of St. Paul. They will make ample provision for the various buildings now on the grounds as well as for those that will be erected in the future on the forty acres of land added to the grounds this year. TO IMPROVE HATCHERY. Game and Fish Commission Considers Plans. A new solid concrete or cement hatching house, new trout ponds and an addition to the dwelling house used by the men employed there are some | of the improvements that will be made at the St. Paul fish hatchery this sum- mer. At the monthly meeting of the game and fish commission these im- provements, as well as some for the ; Glenwood hatchery and the plans for the new hatchery at Deerwood, were considered and bids will soon be asked for these improvements. + No definite action was taken with referenéée the Deerwood hatchery, for which. the legislature appropriated $6,000. As the sum is small the com- mission is proceeding cautiously, the first efforts being directed toward se- | curing a sultable site on the best pos- sible terms. This matter will be in- vestigated thoroughly, and it is expect- ed that at the next monthly meeting of the commission some proposals for sites will be submitted. When the site has been secured the plans for the structures will be taken up. The improvements at the Glenwood hatchery include a dwelling house for the employes at the institution and the completion of the trout ponds on which considerable work was done last year. Proposals for these improvements also will be asked for in a short time in or- der that the proposals for all of the improvements may be received in time for the next monthly meeting. ELEVEN GET DIPLOMAS. | Nurses Graduate at Asylum at Fergus | Falls. | Commencement exercises were held at the insane hospital at Fergus Falls | recently, a class of eleven nurses who | have completed an extended course of study as well as practical work receiv- The ex- ercises were largely attended by citi- zens and friends of the graduates. The address was delivered by President F. A. Weld of the Moorhead normal, his subject being “The Mission of True He also spoke at some length on “Loyalty,” that being the class motto, which was unveiled at the opening of the exercises. The literary program was followed by a class re- ception and dancing. The graduates are: Misses Stella Unger, Florence Hurrt, Georgia Slettede, Judith Bur- ling, Laura Alden, Mary Busness and Myrtle Jordan, and Messes. Martin Hagman, Olaus Brekke, Oscar Nelson and Torgal Koppang. NO BONDS FOR A STATION. The voters of Freedom, by a major- ‘ ity of 15, turned down a proposition ta bond the township for $5,000 to induce the “Alphabet” road to locate a sta tion. At Vivian the voters, on the oth. jority of 10. Farmers in the southern part of Freedom will put up the money to secure the station. It is expected Java, S. D., May 29. — Elizabeth Kuenzie, seventeen years old, daughter ; of Gottlieb Kuenzie, a | ten miles south of here, was acciden- tally shot and killed by hor mother. living | the road will be completed to St. Clair by June 1, in time to save .$12,000 bonds voted by the people there. Only a mile of grading remains to be done.