Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 20, 1907, Page 4

FATAL STORM NEAR MITCHELL [AVERAGE CROP 1S OUTLOOK GREEN BUG IN MINNESOTA ONE MAN KILLED AND A NUMBER OF HOUSES AND BARNS WRECKED. ‘Mitchell, S. D., July 16. — A tornado visited this section Saturday night. The storm came from the west, and in the vicinity of Mount Vernon one man was killed and a number of houses and barns were wrecked. All tele- phone and telegraph wires went down and no outside information could be secured until yesterday morning. John M. Pease, living three miles north of Mount Vernon, was killed. A part of his family’ had ‘gone into the cellar when the storm came up and others went across the road and took refuge in a grove. Mr. Pease, a few moments afterward, started across the ‘road to see if the children were safe, and when a hundred feet from the house the wind picked him up and carried him fifty feet in the air, and in dropping to the ground he was crush- ed. He lived but a few minutes. Two ‘women are reported killed near Mount Verrfon, but this has not been verified. Additional details of the damage done by the storm east of Mount Vernon show that the damage was heavy. A ‘number of houses and barns was ~wrecked. 15,000 Escape Tent Disaster. Watertown, S. D., July 15.—Thirty minutes after the tents of the Barnum & Bailey circus had been deserted by a crowd of 15,000 people, a wind storm demolished the menagerie tent and one man was killed and three others seriously injured by falling poles. SURVIVE LONG FALL. Two Miners Only Slightly Hurt by Drop of Seventy-five Feet. Butte, Mont., July 16.—By the giv- ing away of stull Joseph McGaffigan and Frank Rench, miners employed in the St. Lawrence mine were precipi- ‘tated through eight floors, a distance of seventy-five feet. Their compan- ions hurried to the spot where they struck, expecting to find both dead, but they were not seriously injured. McGaffigan sustained an ugly scalp wound, a sprained wrist and injuries to his back, while Rench had only a few cuts and bruises to show for his long fall. ———— TWO WOMEN HURT. Parkers Prairie Horse Refuses to Be Ridden by Them. Parkers Prairie, Minn., July 16. — While entertaining a group of friends with an exhibition of her skill in horsemanship, Mrs. William A. Me- Nair was thrown from her horse and seriously injured. The horse suddenly reared and threw its rider in such a manner that several ribs were broken. Miss Mary MeNair attempted to ride the same horse, but fell under its hoofs and received a wrenched shoul- der and had her body severely bruis- ed. NO PENSION FOR JUDGE. ‘Gov. Davidson Vetoes the Judge Cas- sody Bill. Madison, Wis., July 16. — Gov. Da-: vidson vetoed the bill to give a pen- sion to Chief Justice J. B. Cassody, who will soon retire after twenty years’ service. The pension was to have been $2,500 per year, or half his present salary. Poor public policy is the reason given by the governor for the veto. MINE EXPLOSION FATAL. Two Cases of Dynamite Blow Up and 4 Kill One Man. Sparta, Minn., July 16. — Two cases of dynamite which were near one of ihe drills at the Pettit mine were ex- ploded in some unaccountable manner and a drili runner named Nelson had one arm blown off and was otherwise 30 seriously injured that he died half an hour afterwards, BUTTER FOR THE NAVY. tHutchinson Creamery Fills Contract for 100,000 Pounds Hutchinson, Minn., July 16.—A local creamery has just finished filling a contract for 100,000 pounds of butter for the United States navy. This is one of three creameries which were awarded such contracts, the require- ments being that the butter should score 95. Engine Wrecks Buggy. Billings, Mont., July 16.—While at- ‘tempting to cross the tracks of the]. ‘Northern Pacific railroad in this city a horse and buggy which was in charge of Kemp Haythorne, a twelve- year-old boy, was struck by a switch engine. The horse was killed and the vehicle reduced to kindling wood. The boy was seriously injured. —_——_—_—_—_———_ Flies Kill Chickens, Geneva, Minn., July 16. — Poultry caisers are becoming alarmed at the large number of birds being killed by the new fly. Great havoc among some flocks is being reported, some losing ‘as many as two hundred fowls. eo Shoots His Foot. Preston, Minn., July 16. — Willie Howard, nine years old, blew off a part of one foot with a shotgun yes- terday, and there is grave danger of blood from * the powder urns. “ FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVE HAD GOOD EFFECT. St. Paul, July 17.—Crops are doing nicely at present, weather conditions for the past few weeks having been extremely favorable. Unless the ele- ments become unfavorable during the next four weeks there should be a fair yield, and all told there should be an average crop. This was the infor- mation given out yesterday by local experts who have received reports from. different, sections..of the North- west. Fields are streaky in spots, proba- bly due to the unfavorable conditions which prevailed the early part of the season, but so far there have been no reports of rust nor of any pest insects which would be a menace to the wel- fare of the grain. In a word the con- ditions are all that could be desired, and there should be an average crop. RIVERS ON RAMPAGE. Fifty Des Moines Families Quit Homes for Higher Grounds. Des Moines, July 17.—Forty or fifty families have moved from the bot- ground. The Des Moines river is high- ground. The Des Moine sriver is high- er, than it has been since 1903, when hundreds of families were driven from their homes. A rise of seven feet will break the levee, but such a rise is not feared. Ten acres of low lands are under water, but the river is station- ary. The rainfall Sunday night was 3.83 inches, but lesser rains up the river remove the possibility of general danger, unless hard rains continue for two or three days. ALLEGED BURGLAR CAUGHT. John Longfellow, Wanted at Baraboo, ls Captured at La Crosse. La Crosse, July 17.—After breaking away from a police officer in the busi- ness section of the city and running through the railroad yards, John Longfellow was captured in a box car on information from the police at Bar- aboo, Wis., where he is wanted for burglary. Philip Smith, colored, in company with Longfellow, was also ar- rested. ABDUCTION OF YOUTH. Woman of 29 Steals Boy of 17 and Marries Him. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 17.—While duction.of a seventeen-year-old school- boy, Ralph Lee, by Cora Campion, a comely woman of twenty-nine, and their subsequent marriage, has brought John Lee, a rich stockman of Mapleton, Iowa, here in a rage. Pro- ceedings will be at once started to an- nul the marriage by the father. FIVE HELD FOR TRIAL. Charge Is Mistreatment of Girl Near Loyal, Wis. Neilsville, Wis., July 17. — Court Commissioner Kountz bound over to the circuit court Pete, Tony and Joe Christman and Henry and Matt Vogel, charged with mistreating Anna Engle- bratson near Loyal on June 29. The evidence was sensational and specta- tors were excluded from court. POISONED AT PICNIC. Twenty Society People of La Crosse Suffer Severely. La Crosse, July 17.—Twenty promi- nent society people were attacked with ptomaine poisoning as a result of eating home-cooked veal and prepared salad at a picnic diriner on French isl- and, The victims were taken violent- ly ill during the night, and the condi- tion of several is serious. DULUTH MEN ON STRIKE. 750 Ore Trimmers Demand Increase in Pay. Duluth, July 17. — Seven hundred and fifty ore trimmers on the Duluth, Missabe & Northern docks struck for increasg in pay. The day men. want $2.50 in place of $2.25 and the night men want $2.75 in place of $2.50. Bolt Fires Store. Zumbrota, Minn., July 17. — Light- ning last night struck the store build- ing of N. O. Romness of Roscoe, and fire that resulted destroyed the store building with the entire stock of gen- eral merchandise and the house ad- joining. With the exception of $600 insurance on the house, the property is an entire loss. Bolt Kills Boy at Toil. Berwick, N. D., July 17 —While hoe- ing potatoes on a farm five miles northeast of here O. S. Love, eighteen years old, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. His body was terri- bly burned. Drowns in Eagle Lake. St. Paul, July 17.—Henry Sensiver, twenty years old, son of Oliver Sensi- ver of Hugo, was drowned in Eagle lake, near his home, within sight of several companions who attempted in vain to rescue him. Glance Breaks Eyeball. Sioux City, Iowa, July 17.—The ab- | driving a herd of cattle, Jens Nelsen, a farmer, had occasion to look, quiekly behind him, and in doing so broke one of his eyeballs. He was brought here for rears FIELD AGENTS REPORT TO STATE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST FIND- ING OF BUG. St. Paul, July 17.—Field agents of the entomological department of the state experiment station working in the southern. counties have wired State Entomologist Washburn that the genuine green bug, southern grain plant louse, has been found in varying numbers in parts of the state so far visited, Winona, Hastings, Spring Val- ley, Dover and other towns. The northern or native louse is much more abundant, and in places is doing considerable damage to oats. Oats are also suffering from other causes, and it looks as though the crop will be 30 or 40 per cent below the average. The comparatively small amount of wheat in that section looks well. From 50 to 70 per cent of the native grain plant lice in all fields examined are being killed by para- sites which are rapidly getting the up- per hand of the pest. 2-CENT FARE IN WISCONSIN. Gov. Davidson Signs Bill to Take Ef- fect Aug. 15. Madison, Wis., July 17.—At 10:45 yesterday Gov. Davidson signed the 2- cent fare bill, to take effect on Aug. 15, 1907. This bill will not be reported to the legislature until late this afternoon. The governor is considering the advis- ability of attaching a memoranda, ex- plaining his reasons for signing the measure. The bill applies to all lines having a gross earning of $3,500 per mile per annum. This will affect all of the larger lines of the state and some of the smaller ones. The original bill was drawn by As- semblyman Turner of Portage and pro- vided that the 2-cent fare bill should apply only on all lines having a gross earning of $7,000 per mile, but this was cut down to one-half by the third amendment. WOODS HELD TO GRAND JURY. Charged With Using Mails for Fraudu- lent Purposes. St. Paul, July 17.—The preliminary hearing before United States Court Commissioner Spencer in the case of the United States against George W. Wood, Lewin A. Wood and others charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes in connection | with the transactions of the Wisconsin Grain and Stock company, resulted yesterday afternoon in the holding of the seven defendants for the federal grand jury, which meets the second Tuesday in December, 1907. ! JOKES; IS DROWNED. Angler Who Stands Up in Boat to Cast Meets Death. Stoughton, Wis., July 17. — While fishing at Neganse lake, George Wets- burk stood up in his boat to make a cast. “What would you do if I fell into the lake?” he jocularly ‘asked of his companion. A moment later he lost his balance and fell into the wa- ter. Before his companion could reach him he was drowned. FIND CLOTHES ON BANK . Bather is Believed to Have Been Drowned. La Crosse, Wis., July 17. — Police here are mystified by the discovery upon the bank of the Mississippi in the lower section of the city of a com- plete outfit of clothing. The garments evidently had been piled upon the shore by a bather, and the authorities believe their owner was drowned. PISTOL CAUSES LOCKJAW, Boy Injured on Fourth of July Is Not Expected to Live. Dubuque, Iowa, July 17.—Frederick Krocheski, eleven years old, who was | injured by a toy pistol on July 4 last ! night was taken to the hospital suffer- ing from tetanus. He is in a critical condition, and there is no hope of re- covery. Flood Causes Heavy Damage. Lincoln, Neb., July 17.—Heavy rains of the past three days have swollen streams in Southeastern Nebraska to high flood marks, carried out bridges, drowned cattle and inundated fields where grain had been harvested but stood in the shock. One estimate places the damage at $150.000. Shoots Wife; Kills Self. Milwaukee, Wis., July 17—Enraged because of the action of his wife, with whom he is said to have frequently quarreled, in bringing suit for divorce, Gustav Albrecht shot and _ seriously wounded her yesterday and then shot himself, dying instantly. The woman may die. Drunken Man Runs Amuck. Belleville, Ind., July 17.—Crazed by the effects of a drunken spree, Marda Brokazinwitch shot and fatally injured | Joseph Pilkerton, seriously wounded .Michael Lapere and shot himself through the heart when surrounded by a posse. Machinery Kills Tot. White Earth, Minn., July 17. — A, young son of William. Sickner, super- | intendent of the government sawmill, was killed while playing underneath the mill. He was caught in the gear- | Ang of the sawdust conveyor, | ATTORNEY : ‘er. He also toook an GENERAL YOUNG © ASKS FOR TIME TO READ AFFIDAVITS. t. Paul, July 17.—Arguments in the railroad stockholders’ suits to prevent the adoption of the reduced merchan- dise and commodity rates and the 2- cent passenger rate which were to have been made in the federal circuit court yesterday were postponed until Sept. 3 at the request of the attorney general. He and his assistants asked for a continuance in order that they may have time to examine the affida- vits presented by the complainants and submit counter affidavits and oth- er evidence, I the meantime the attorney gen- eral will file a demurrer in the circuit court on Aug. 5 and also counter affida- vits, while it was also agreed that he will serve: uponopposing counsel not” later than Aug. 15 an answer, which is to be the answer in case the demurer is overruled. It was also agreed that counsel for the plaintiff may serve ad- ditional affidavits, if they desire, with- ina week, USE MAILS TO CRIPPLE RIVALS. Mail Order Houses Ask for Federal Assistance. St. Paul, July 17. — That a deter- mined attempt is being made to crip- ple certain sash and door companies in the Twin Cities is the belief expressed by several firms which do a mail order business and they have asked District Attorney C, C. Houpt to secure relief for them. One Minneapolis firm is al- ready said to have been driven out of business as a result of the number of fake letters sent to it by parties in- duced to do so by rival firms. The charge is made that rival retail. lumber firms have sent out a small pamphlet, covered in black, which con- tains an original and astonishing plan for the elimination of rivals from the business field by a process of slow but almost sure annihiliation. The plan is to induce every one in the family where the pamphlet is received, as well as the neighbors, to write bogus orders and inquiries to the firm. NAB BURGLAR SUSPECT. Breaking Into Factory and Saloon Is Charged. Winona, Minn., July 17.—T. E. Lane is in custody, charged with two bur- glaries. A burglar last night entered the Ra- mer candy factory, where he was dis- covered by the watchman but escaped, and then went to Peter Erpelding’s sa- ‘loon, where he foreed a window and took $3 in change from the cash draw- iron drawer from the safe and carried it into the railway yards, where he broke it open ! but found nothing but papers of no value to him. He then went back into ‘the Ramer factory, but secured nothing of value. Lane was arrested after he went to bed in his hotel. TRIPS OVER SHOE LACE. . Man Fails Down Stairs and Is Serious- ly Injured. Princeton, Minn., July 17.—D. Clag- gett, a well known citizen of this place, was seriously injared in a pe- culiar accident which happened at his home. He was standing at the top of the stairs and was about to descend when he tripped over his shoe lace, which had become unfastened. He was thrown headlong down the stairs. When picked up it was found that sev- eral of his ribs had been broken and that he had sustained other serious in- juries. It is expected that he will recover, R. A. STONE RESIGNS. Will Form Law Partnership With T. D. O’Brien. St. Paul, July 17.—Royal A. Stone of Morris, assistant attorney general, is preparing to leave the service of the state within a few months and will cr- ter into a law partnership with Thom: as D. O’Brien, state insurance comniis- sioner, who retires from office at the end of this month. Mr. Stone will not leave the department until after the railroad. cases in which the state is now involved have been tried. GET MONEY FROM ZION. Dowie’s Death Brings $20,000 to Heirs of Patrick Grady. Chippewa Falls, Wis., July 17.—P. L. Lacey of Red Cedar and Amos Goff of Eau Claire have received $10,000 each from Zion City, Ill. The money was deposited there by Patrick Grady, who'sold land to the Dowieites. The money was to be paid over at Dowie’s death. Mr. Grady died about three years ago. Survives Wound Three Months. Sturgis, S. D., July 17.—William O’Brien, Jr., who was accidentally shot | April 21 while out with other boys shooting, died here at noon yesterday, ' after being bedfast for nearly three months He gradually failed from the time of the accident until death came. Physicians were unable to locate the bullet. Drowned While Bathing. Norway, Minn., July 17.—August Ol- son, aged sixteen, was drowned in Hamilton. lakes, near here, last even- ing. He was in bathing with a friend. Neither could swim. Olson got out too far and sank. His friend could not help him. Tolstoi Is Not Dead. St. Petersburg,-July 17.—There is no truth in the report which has reached Great Britain and the United States that Count Leo Tolstoi is dead. The ‘ eount is in excellent health State News of the Week Briefly Told <x Susan Jetto, nine years old, vas rua over and killed by a string of “re cais at Chisholm. Emory Norton, fourteen years old, was drowned in a small lake at South Park, a suburb of St. Paul, while bath- ing. Max Holzappel of Minneapolis was drowned in Green lake, near Chisago City, while bathing. He was seized with cramps. Edward Hayes died at the hospital at Biwabik from injuries received by being run down by an ore trafn on the Iron Range road near Summit. As the result of overturning a gas- oline stove the three-year-old son of J. Haffeley of Richmond was so badly burned that death ensued a short time later. Charles Willis, aged sixteen,son of James Willis, had both legs cut off while attempting to board a moving freight train at Staples. He will prob- ably die. , His mind unbalanced by worry over the illness of his wife, Frank P. Rezek of Belle Plaine committed suicide by shooting himself in the stomach*with a shotgun. The two bank robbers, White and Chester, were sentenced by Judge Brown at Windom, White receiving ten years and Chester nine at Still- water prison. Henry Montgomery, Death is thought to have from apoplexy. Neil Bagley, a nine-year-old boy of St. Paul, held a firecracker in his mouth while it exploded. His lips and tongue were terribly lacerated and tetanus is feared. Mr. Achterberg, had to be amputated. Falling “15 feet from an died two hours afterward. John Rogosiewski was drowned at the Watab Pulp and Paper company’s Rogosiewski is the sixth man drowned since work was. dam at Sauk Rapids. begun on the dam two years ago. Nick Rose, alias Joe Russell, arrest- ed at Albert Lea on suspicion of be- ing a man wanted in the Black Hills, South Dakota, for horse stealing, took his own life in the jail at Albert Lea. An unknown man was found in a dying condition in a skiff at Fountain City, just off the Burlington tracks. It is supposed he was run down by one of the night trains and injured, but was able to crawl to the skiff. Mrs. Eliza C. Reed, eighty years old, was burned to a crisp in St. Paul, dy- .| from mines to be in by next Monday. ing before her awful plight was d covered. A gasoline stove was respon- sible for the tragedy, but it is not known how the accident occurred. Julius Holm is dead at Harris as While out driving he fell from a buggy and land- ed on his head. When he was picked up his right side was paralyzed. He continued to grow worse until death the result of an accident. relieved his*sufferings. A teachers’ summer school is being conducted at Cambridge by Prof. E. L. Porter of Hastings and A. E. Pickard of Hinckley, assisted by Miss Alice E. Fluke of Minneapolis, who has charge of the model work. There are twenty- eight teachers in attendance. Six of the eighteen men who were riding on a handcar on the Missabe road near Hibbing were seriously in- jured when the car was struck by a string of empties. The others jumped when they saw a collision was inevita- ble and escaped serious injury. The postoffice and general store of George W. Slater at the village of Afton, near Stillwater, were burglar- ized. The booty secured amounied to $600. It included $90 of postoffice property, including stamps, $300 in cash of the store, besides a lot of sil- verware belonging to Mr. Slater. Gus Johnson committed suicide in the railroad station at Iron Junction, near Virginia, in a dramatic and high. ly sensational manner. A number of persons were in the station awaiting the arrival of trains when Johnson suddenly bared his breast and plunged: a long-bladed knife into it. He was placed on a train and hurried to the hospital at Virginia, but bled to death before it was reached. Oscar Mortenson, a young man re- siding about three miles west of Har- ris, met with a peculiar death. A boil or carbuncle appeared on his knee Friday or Saturday. It continued to grow worse until Sunday, when a doc. tor was called in. It was decided to operate on it. He was placed under an anesthetic, but did not rally, and he died, presumably from the shock, as he was not very robust. Horsemen and chicken fanciers of Lake Crystal and vicinity 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 their death. Judge Carpenter of Northfield ren- dered his decision in the case of L. O. Olson, agent for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. Olson is sentenced to be confined in the county jail for one hour for charg- ing freight rates in excess of law. AD appeal will be taken. DEFECTIVE PAGE sixty-three years old, dropped dead in the lava- tory of the Ryan hotel in St. Paul. resulted a trainman, was critically injured at Dawson by being run over by a train. His right leg and arm were. so badly mangled that they outside stairway at his home in Duluth, John Kuloick, an Austrian, landed upon a pile of rock and broke his neck. He BETTER BASIS FOR TAXATION. Selb piiestan Aims to Get Facts on Values. The state tax commission in the last few days has sent out two important communications to the county auditors of the state. One of these calls for the name of every personal property taxpayer in the state, together with the items on which he pays. The com- mission some weeks ago sent men through the state to gather from the records a list of the taxes on realty, to- gether with prices on real estate transfers in each taxing district dur- ing the last year. Compliance with this request to the auditors will put the commission in possession of infor- mation of all taxes paid in the state and upon what valuation. Another letter asks of the county auditor samples of all forms, blanks and pages from the records in use in their office. The commission will com- pare these forms, try to simply them and to establish a system of uniform blanks for the use of county auditors. This will reduce the work of obtain- ing’ information to a minimum, and at the same time standardize the work of the auditors. The commission recently issued an- other letter, addressed to the county boards of equalization, who on July 15 will have in their possession the re- turns from the assessors and town boards of review. The tax commis- sion extends greetings and urges the boards to use discretion in their diffi- cult task so that the amount of per- sonal property placed on the assess- ment rolls will compare in some de- gree with the wealth and standing of the people in the community. The work of compiling personal property tax lists entails much effort on the part of the county auditors, and as partial compensation the commis- sion will pay at the rate of 75 cents a hundred names. These names will be entered in special blank books, with room for forty names in a book, with entries under each of the divisions of the thirty items which may be assess- ed in this state. The commission will send these blanks to the auditors so that all records in the state office may be uniform. It is anticipated that fully 300,000 names will be reported. The commission has asked that the work be completed by Aug. 20. The field agents of the commission are now at work, preparing a similar list of the realty owners of the state. Reports on the value of the mines are coming in rapidly and the commission expects soon to have ample informa- tion upon which to base a scientific scheme for the state wide equalization of taxes. From the report it will be noted where the tax is at widest vari- ance with the reported assessment or where the assessment varies from the report of sales of real estate in that district the past year. By these and similar comparisons the commis- sioners will be able to arrive at figures which will mean a fairer taxation for all property in the state. They have requested the reports Letters were sent in June to every mine or holder of a mineral lease, asking information concerning the amount of property, estimated tonnage at shipping mines, classification and physical characteristics of ore bodies, operating cost, value of structures and equipment, yearly shipments and re- ceipts and the amount of ore in stock. These reports will enable the commis- sion to compare the taxes of various properties with the value of their out- put. Miss Emma Hickman, who received her training in the Wisconsin state reference library, has been placed by the commission in charge of the refer- ence library which the commission is collecting. This library will include books on all phases of taxation and be accessible to the legislators and pub- lic. GREAT RACES FOR STATE FAIR. Entry List Shows Some of the Fastest in the Country. Secretary C. N. Cosgrove of the Min- nesota State Fair association has com- pleted the compilation of the entry list of horses nominated for eight of the great races to be held at the state fair track next September during fair week. The entries closed on July 1 Six more races will close on Aug. 15, making the list of fourteen great races complete. The fair officials are especially pleased with the quality of horses en- tered for this year’s racing. Some of the greatest horsemen in the country have made entries and will hold the ribbons over the backs of some of the best trotters and pacers now on the American track. Ed Geers, Charlie Dean, John Laabs, Dick McMahon and men of that caliber will be at the state fair this year. The fastest class of the races an- nounced is the 2:08 pace, which has fifteen entries, among them the great Castlewood. The $5,000 2:13 pace for St. Paul day drew almost exactly the same number of entries as last year— twenty-nine—and has a bunch of horses lined up which will make the greatest race ever seen on the state fair grounds. The 2:21 trot for $5,000 has fewer entries, but they are very select. For the colt race, the 2:45 trot, the management is pleased with the larg- est list of entries ever made in the class. Some of the best stables in the country are represented on the list. Explanation. Housekeeper — See here! Those chickens you sold me as spring chick- ens were old and tough. Butcher—Yes, ma’am. Where thev ‘was raised there was cn awfully early * spring. omen