Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 13, 1907, Page 10

RECEIVER FOR GRAIN COMPANY ‘CONCERN ACCUSED OF FRAUDU- LENT USE OF MAILS DECLAR- ED BANKRUPT. HEARING ON FRAUD CHARGE St. Paul, July 9. — The Wisconsin Grain and Stock company of St. Paul, which is defendant in the suits brought by the United States govern- ment for alleged fraudulent use of the mails, was placed in the hands of a receiver Saturday afternoon. Judge William Lochren of the fed- eral circuit court signed the papers early in the afternoon, appointing Ashley Coffman of St. Paul receiver. The appointment was made as the result of a bill in equity filed in the United States circuit court by Wil- liam J. Haggerson of Bessemer, Mich., asking that the company’s business be wound up. Plaintiff Lost $2,300. Bessemer is one of the points in which the company conducted branch offices. Haggerson was a patron of this particular office and alleged that he lost $2,300. His bill asserts that the company has been conducting a business pure- ly on a bucket shop basis, and that in so doing they charged commissions and interest on fictitious transactions. The grain company will have a chance to answer at the next term of the United States circuit court in St. Paul, which is the first Monday in Au- gust. Company’s Methods Revealed. Interesting testimony bearing on the charges in Haggerson’s bill was given before United States Court Commissioner Charles L. Spencer in the government’s case against the Wisconsin Grain and Stock company for alleged misuse of the mails. Paul E. Ewert, assistant United States dis- trict attorney, examined H. V. Moore, for three years up to November, 1906, a member of the Superior board of trade. His testimony in part was that L. A. Wood had hired Moore, who is .a young man, and given him $100 to use in trading on the Superior board. Moore became a member of the Supe- rior board, but never paid a cent for ‘the membership. He did not know of any one else paying for his seat. No Delivery Made. Moore testified that he purchased ‘thousands of dollars’ worth of stocks and grains of which no delivery was made. He said the transactions were so evenly balanced that they were liquidated by the process of setting off or ringing off, as it is called, so that no deliveries were called for. Moore said that he considered the Wisconsin Grain and Stock company a “joke.” It is understood the prosecution in- tends to introduce evidence ultimately to show that the Wisconsin Grain and Stock company was practically the whole Superior board, including the clearing house, and ran things to suit itself. CLOUDBURST IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Bad River Country Suffers From Ter- rific Storm. Pierre, S. D., July 9. — Telephone reports from up Bad river tell of a terrific wind, hail and rain storm which did a large amount of damage in the way of roofs blown off, glass broken and vegetation battered. The cloudburst put the river at Midland out of its banks in less than half an hour. While the damage is scattered, in the aggregate it will be heavy. FINDS BIG PEARL. Fisherman Gets $3,000 Gem From a Clam. Prairie du Chien, Wis., July 9—The largest pearl found in the upper Mis- sissippi this season was taken from a «lam near Harper’s Ferry by Richard Ishmael, a fisherman. It weighs forty-four and a half grains, is globe shape, bluish white in color and of su- perior quality. It is valued at $3,000 and was purchased by John Peacock, } a local buyer. HEADACHE POWDER FATAL. “Woman Gets Tired Waiting for Hus- band and Gets Overdose. Centerville, Iowa, July 9.—Waiting «through the long hours of a night for ‘the return of her husband, Mrs. H. V. Kerschner took an overdose of head- ache powders and lay down to die. :She was dead when her husband re- turned. Woman Drinks Poison. Marshalltown, Iowa, July 9. — De- FIVE MINNEAPOLIS PEOPLE ARE HURT, TWO OF WHOM MAY NOT RECOVER. St. Paul, July 9.—Five Minneapolis People, two women and three men, while automobiling on the Riverside boulevard, near the Town and Coun- try club, were hurled over an em- bankment 200 feet high. Two are thought to be fatally hurt. The party consisted of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Nich- ols, Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Smith and C. F. Williams. Dr. Nichols seems to be in the most serious condition. Although no fractures were found, he is cut and bruised in all parts of the body. His scalp is torn in several places, his cheeks are lacerated and he has mul- tiple bruises about the body and legs. He received internal injuries that may prove fatal. He is _ painfully bruised and last night was said to be in a critical condition from the shock. Mr. and Mrs. Smith received many cuts and briuses from rolling down the embankment, and Mrs. Nichols was also cut and briused and cut. All are suffering from shock. When in the vicinity of Shadow Falls the machine balked and Dr. Nichols got out and fixed it. The auto started at a lively clip and the doctor lost control of it, the machine plung- ing over the embankment. CITY IS BUILT OVER CAVERNS. Minneapolis Authorities Work Six Years to Make City Safe. Minneapolis, July 9. —Minneapolis is built over a series of subterranean streams and lakes which have formed great caverns in the sandstone under the business portion of the city. The fact has been known by the city engi- neering department for six years, and was not made public until Saturday noon, when the final work of putting in Concrete pillars for the safety of the big office buildings was completed. Andrew Rinker, city engineer, an- nounced the fact Saturday, but said that there had never existed any real danger that the caverns which are from 80 to 150 feet below the surface of the streets, would have given way. But the city council has, under pledges of secrecy, appropriated mon- ey for the completion of a network of concrete supports which insures' the safety of the city for all time to come. The caverns are of considerable ex- tent, being located between Fourth avenue north and Eighth avenue south, between Sixth and Fourth streets. The largest cavern is a half an acre in extent, and they range from six to twenty-two feet in height. Beautifully hewn out of the sand- stone by the action of countless ages of percolating waters the caverns are said to present a wonderful picture. FIND BUG IN MINNESOTA. Green Pest Is Discovered in Winona and Olmsted Counties. Winona, Minn., July 9.—The green bug at last has invaded Minnesota, having just been discovered in grain fields in the vicinity of St. Charles and Dover, in Winona and Olmsted counties, Several fields of grain have been quite badly damaged there. This information is contained in the North- Western railway crop report for the territory west of Winona. However, it is not believed that the damage in Minnesota will be extensive, but a close watch will be kept and the progress of the bug’s work will be im- mediately reported. IS FATALLY BEATEN. Man Alleged to Have Been in Fight Cannot Live, Doctors Say. Valley City, N. D., July 9.—A fight occurred at Leal, in this county, which probably will terminate fatally to Thomas Maloney, a painter by trade. He had been drinking, and when William Main, who operates a livery barn at that place, presented him with a small bill, he grew abu- sive and a fight ensued. Although Main is an elderly man, it is alleged he threw Maloney and beat him, in- flicting a number of wounds and frac- turing his skull. It is said by the physician in attendance that the in- jured man cannot live. PLAGUE OF GNATS. They Are Killing Chickens Horses Near Lake Crystal. Lake Crystal, Minn., July 9.—Horse- men and chicken fanciers are at their wits’ end for a remedy for gnats that are killing horses, especially colts, and chickens. The insects bury them- selves in the horses’ and chickens’ ears, which is the cause of the death of their death. and CROPS LOOK GOOD. spondent because of family troubles, | situation in South Dakota Is Encour- Mrs. V. R. Templeman drank a quan- tity of codeine in an attempt at sui- ide. A physician was called and her act was rendered futile. Bather Is Drowned. Bridgewater, S. D., July 9.—While bathing in Wolf creek, fives miles swest of here, Alaus Monson, a farm ‘hand, was drawn into an eddy and ‘arowned before assistance could each him. ~ aging. ‘ Miller, S. D., July 9. — Wheat is heading out, though a little shorter than formerly. Judge Carroll, who has 500 acres, believes it has a chance, with favorable weather, to yield as well as did last year, which was extra good. He also has 150 acres of corn which he thinks may do well. The hay crop never was as good as it is now. Other crops are looking well. ae patie . Newsof the Northwest {AUTO PLUNGES DOWN A CLIFF RATE FIGHT IN FEDERAL COURT HEARING ON APPLICATION TO RESTRAIN ENFORCEMENT OF NEW RATES. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STATUS St. Paul, July 10..—arguments on the application of stockholders of rail- roads doing business in Minnesota for a temporary injunction to restrain. the enforcement of the commodity rate and 2-cent passenger rate laws enacted by the last legislature and the merchandise rate schedule put in force through an order of the state railroad and warehouse commission last September were made by counsel for the state and the stockholders be- fore Judge William Lochren of the United States circuit court yesterday, and will be resumed at 10 o'clock this morning. The question as to the rea- sonableness of the rates was not reached yesterday, but the greater part of the day was taken ‘up with the proposition whether the attorney gen- eral can be made a party to the suits. Attorney General’s Status. At the opening of the proceedings yesterday morning Judge Lochren de- nied the motion of Attorney General Young that the suits be dismissed on the alleged ground that they consti- tute an action against the state, and that the complaint does not state suf- ficient cause of action. Then the ar- gument proceeded on the question of issuing an injunction, and the phase of the question that was argued was whether an injunction should be is- sued against the attorney general. The attorneys for the state contended that a suit against the attorney gen- eral is a suit against the state, while the attorneys for the railroad stock- holders argued against that proposi- tion. Some Suits Withdrawn. It was announced in court that the action brought by the attorney gen- eral to enforce the commodity rate schedule ordered by the railroad and warehouse commission and the suits of the railroads to restrain the en- forcement of that schedule will be dropped. That schedule is superseded by the schedule embodied in the law passed by the legislature, and drop- ping those suits will clear the slate of everything except the actions involv- ed in the present hearing. “TEASING” CAUSES TWO DEATHS. Boy Upsets a Raft and Two Girls Are Drowned. Redwood Falls, Minn., July 10. — Three girls while bathing in Redwood lake yesterday were “teased” by a boy, with the result that two of them were drowned. Those who lost their lives were Sybil Hughes and Margaret Yackel, both about thirteen years old. With Susie Lauterbach they were playing on a raft, when a mischievous boy approached and pushed the ‘raft into deep water, where it was upset. Susie succeeded in reaching the shore and Sybil, who was a good swimmer, tried heroically to save the Yackel girl, but they both sank. GUN SLIPS; KILLS MAN. Weapon Falls Through Hole in Bot- tom of Wagon. Oakes, N. D., July 10.—George Pe- terson, Jr., is dead as the result of an accidental discharge of a shotgun. Peterson was driving along the road in a wagon and apparently had been carrying the weapon on his knees. The butt of the gun slipped through a hole in the bottom of the wagon and the hammer striking against the iron work discharged the weapon. The heavy charge tore through the throat of the young man and carried away one side of his face. He was instant- ly killed. FIREMAN DIES OF INJURIES. Was Hurt While Responding to Call to a Fire. Cass Labe, Minn., July 10. — Victor Golla, aged twenty-nine, a popular young man of this town, died here from injuries received on July 4. Gol- la belongs to the fire team which took part in the celebration. While the firemen were out with the apparatus an alarm was turned in, and Mr. Golla, losing his’ footing, was run over and his leg broken above the knee. While the injuries were known to be seri- ous, they were not thought fatal, and death came as a shock to all, WEDDING GOODS STOLEN. Ring and Bridal Tour Money Are Taken by Thief. Marshalltown, Iowa, July 10. — A thief some time last night stole a grip containing $150 and a wedding ring from the home of Rev. P. H. Hines, United Evangelical minister. The ring was for Miss Ada Schnaeble, whom Mr. Hines marries at Genesseo, IIL, to-day, and the $150 was for the wed- ding trip. There is no clue to the thief, but the wedding will not be postponed because of the loss. — ar 80 YEARS, TAKES | SWEETHEART OF HIS YOUTH AS HIS BRIDE 6 A 4 Former Congressman J. B. Wake- field of Blue Earth, Minn., at the age of eighty years, took as his bride on Wednesday a sweetheart of his youth and of equal age—Mrs. Lydia Nobles of Cleveland, Ohio, who counted him among her admirers sixty years ago. Mr. Wakefield has been in feeble health, but not in a condition that deprives him of the hope and expecta- tion that he will live many years longer, especially as the lonely life he has led since the death of his for- mer wife a number of years ago now has become brightened by the pres- ence at his side of one who not only can ‘enjoy the events of the present, but also can return with him in mem- ory to the days of more than half a century ago, when they were lovers and had the same associations. Mr. Wakefield was one of the organ- izers of Blue Earth. He went there from Shakopee, Minn., in February, 1856, with H, P. Constans and others. He was married in 1864. His pres- ent wife and he were lovers sixty years ago, when they both resided at Paynesville, Ohio. In 1806 Mr. Wakefield was elected speaker of the house of representa- tives of Minnesota, and was state senator from the Blue Earth district in 1867-1869. In 1875 he was elected lieutenant governor, and was re-elect- ed in 1877. In the fall of 1882 he was elected to congress and was re-elected in 1884.: In 1886 Old Trinity college conferred upon him the degree of doc- tor of laws. ADDS MUCH TO LAND VALUES. Drainage Is More Successful Than Was Expected. As a result of inspection by the state officers of the work being done in deepening and straightening the Roseau river, the state auditor has withdrawn from public sale all swamp lands in the northern part of the state which has been advertised as offered for sale. State officials made an in- vestigation last week of the work be- ing done on the Roseau river toward assisting in draining the swamp lands belonging to the state. A tract of 155,000 acres was recent- ly drained drained by the state. The drains emptied into the Roseau river. But there was not sufficient fall of the river to drain the land properly, and it was decided to deepen the channel of the river and take out some of the kinks which prevent a rapid flow. This work has progressed so far that the beneficial results on the swamp are very marked. It is expected that the dredging process will be complet- ed within a year. The members of the state party in- vestigated the river for twenty miles or more in a lounch and were more than pleased with the progress which has been made. The results already obtained are very satisfactory and the prospects are that the cost of drainage will not be more than 75 cents an acre when the whole task of deepening the river is completed. The biggest dredge in the state is at work on the project. Organize for Trolley. The syndicate of Mankato capital- ists that is to build the street railway line at that place have organized the Mankato Electric Traction company, with W. L. Hixon, president; Fred Kron, vice president; W. D. Willard, secretary and treasurer, and H. E. Hance, superintendent. An order for 300 tons of 60-pound rails was placed for delivery in thirty days or sooner. This line is to be built by a con- struction company of Chicago, which has lately completed the line at Wau- sau, Wis. The street railway com- pany will incorporate in West Vir- ginia. State’s Bill for the Fourth. There was no patriotic demonstra- tion at the state prison and the re- formatory inmates only remembered the day with a special treat of candy and nuts. In the other institutions, however, there were fireworks. Em- ployes conducted the fireworks dis- play and there were pyrotechnic dem- onstrations en the grounds of all the insane hospitals and asylums, also at the Red Wing training school, the Faribault school for feeble-minded NAMES DAYS FOR FAIR. Secretary Cosgrove Designates Official Names for Each Day of Fair. Secretary C. N. Cosgrove of the Minnesota state fair has announced the names of the days for the fair of 1907, giving the official titles by which the six days of fair week will be des- ignated. The official name is neces- sary, for some of the days cateh popular cognomens, and are likely to lose their identity unless some regu- lar title is duly affixed by the officers of the fair. Thus Labor day, which is nearly always the first day of the fair, is liable to be called “Dan Patch Day”—and, in fact, Dan is one of the ‘most: prominent laborers present on the opening day. The list, as offi- cially made out, is as follows: Monday, Sept. 2—Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 3—Minneapolis Day. Wednesday, Sept. 4—Live Stock Day. Thursday, Sept. 5—Old Settlers’ Day. Friday, Sept. 6—St. Paul Day. Saturday, Sept. 7—Twin City Day. As the first Monday in September is a legal holiday, under the laws of Minnesota, it must’ be known as “La- bor Day” the whole state over. Last year St. Paul had Tuesday and Min- neapolis Friday, but, as the two days alternate, it is Minneapolis’ turn to have the unlucky day following Mon- day, and will have to do big things to equal St. Paul’s record in 1906. On the other hand, St. Paul draws “Sweet Marie Day,” as the grand champion trotting mare is scheduled for that day. Saturday is called “Twin City Day,” as both places are supposed to participate evenly in. the great auto mobile events of the day. FINE BUTTER SAMPLES. Expected That the Scores Will Be Higher Than Last Month. The second of a series of six butter and cheese scoring contests, to be held under the direction of the state dairy and food commission, is now in progress in St. Paul. The number of tubs of butter entered at this contest is now about the same as at the last contest, when 258 were entered. It is possible that several additional tubs have been delayed in transit, and will increase the number slightly. The number of tubs entered at the last contest was the largest ever in any contest held in this state outside of the state fair contests. The grade was not so high last month as it hag been at previous contests, but that was owing to the lateness of the sea- son and the poor pasturage. This condition will have less influencé on the tubs entered at the present con- test, and a higher average of scores fs expected. The tests made yester day seem to bear this expectation out, but the scoring will not be completed until Wednesday. There are nineteen entries in the cheese contest. GOOD YEAR FOR APPLES. Orchards Are Promising the Best Yield Ever Produced in the State. The horticulturists of Minnesota and the managers of the state fair are making preparations or an unu sually fine exhibit of fruits and flow: ers at this year’s fair, which opens on Sept. 2. A. W. Latham, assistant superintendent of the horticultural de partment, said: “Although it is rather early to tell with any definiteness what the fruit crop will be, enough is known ta make us hopeful that we shall harvest this year the largest crop of apples ever grown in the state. Thousands upon thousands of trees that have never borne before are coming inte bearing this year. Practically all orchard trees in Minnesota wintered well. An examination of the orchards shows a good setting of fruit. The only probable drawback is the com- parative lateness of the season, which may interfere with the fruit being full size and color at the date of the fair.” MEMBERS ARE NAMED. Gov. Johnson Selects Commission te Purchase Silver Service for Battle ship “Minnesota.” Goy. Johnson has announced the ap pointment of the members of the com. mission which will purchase the silver service for the battleship Minnesota and present it to the officers of the boat when that time arrives. The members are Georgre Thompson and J. Harry Lewis of St. Paul and G. G. Edgar of Minneapolis. In addition to these gentlemen the bill appropriarting $10,000 for this pur. pose, passed last winter, was amended so as to provide that Miss Rose Marie Schaller, a daughter of Senator Al should also be a member of the com: mission. The bill was introduced by Senator J. F. Calhoun of Minneapolis, and the amendment making Miss Schaller, a daughter ofr Senator Al bert Schaller of Hastings, a member of the commission, was proposed by Senator V. B. Seward of Marshall. YAghtning stfuck the largest stock | bat at Conedale farm, near Money creek, owned by W. J. Landon of Wi- nona. The building was destroyed and nine work horses and two bulls were burned to death. The loss is over $5,000. The land opening at Duluth was a tame affair. Only twenty applicants were in line for homesteads on the Fond du Lac reservation. Anton Jackeri, who secured the ‘first home- ; stead, had been waiting in line three, weeks. NEECERTIVE DARL —— J | Minnesota Boy an Grator at Big Fair —® ag Harol Sorlien of Granite Falls, Minn., took part in the program of the Jamestown exposition last Friday as a boy orator, one of twenty select- ed to deliver orations and declama- tions. This feature for American boys was in charge of the editor of a Detroit (Mich.) magazine, who honor- ed Master Sorlien with the appoint- ment. The boy’s oration was, in part, as follows: “Yesterday we celebrated through- out this glorious land of ours Inde- pendence day, that day which to every true American ever since the old bell in Chestnut street rang out the glad tidings has meant so much. “Yesterday we reviewed the history of our country’s life, recalled the lofty deeds of departed years, the toil and suffering, the defeats and victories of heroic men—of men who made this nation great and free. “Of the many thousands who shared the gloom and glory of those seven years not one remains, but instead there does remain that nation, the leader of all nations of the world— the United States of America. “When Columbus landed at San Sal- vador little did he realize what a grand and glorious country he had discovered for you and for me to live in, and now, boys, it remains for us to make the best use of the innumerable opportunities offered us on every hand. We.are every one of us bound to do this, for it will be but a few years hence when we will be called upon to take the rudder and steer the ship of state in such a way that the world will say there lives another Washington, another Lincoln, another Roosevelt. We cannot all become president or governors, but, boys, we can all become at least good honest American citizens.” TOURISTS AT CAPITOL. Number of Visitors at State House Is Increasing. The number of visitors at the capi- tol grows greater as the summer tour- ist season approaches its height. Sel- dom a day passes that 900 to 1,000 people do not admire the beauties of Minnesota’s state house. The three guides which the state furnishes for half-hourly trips through the build- ing are greatly appreciated by vis- itors, especially from the East, where guides must be tipped liberally before they will tell anything they know. “Most of the people are travelers from the East and South,” said one of the guides yesterday as he handed out the pamphlet of description of the building. “Half the people in St. Paul don’t know what there is in the building, but every day hundreds of people from other states exclaim over the decorations.” CAN’T WAIVE SUIT. Roads Compelled to Collect for Under- charges. Railroads must collect under- charges on freight shipments by hook or crook. If they can’t get them any other way they must bring suit. This is, in effect, a ruling made by the in- terstate commerce commission on the case of a road in Minnesota, which asked permission to waive suit for a $7 undercharge made through clerical error. The company pleaded that it would cost more to litigate the claim than it was worth, but the commission replied that suit must Be begun if the money could not be collected in any other way. The attitude of the com- mission was that the receiver other- wise would be the beneficiary unless the money was collected from him. Plan to Sue State. Flood sufferers along the Minnesota valley are to make an effort to - er from the state for the damage that has been done to their crops 1 lands through the extension of the county drainage systems between St. Peter and Big Stone lake. They hold that, as the state has permitted the owners of highland farms to improve their property by draining sloughs and marshes, it should be held resnon- sible for the resultant losses along the bottoms, and so they will ask that the next legislature reimburse them.