Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 27, 1907, Page 4

STORM CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE ‘WIND AND RAIN SWEEP SOUTH- ERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA, HOUSES DOWN; GRAIN RUINED St. Paul, July 21.—Reports of ter- rific rain, wind- and thunder storms which swept through Southern Min- nesota and South Dakota early yes- terday morning were received in St. Paul during the day, and in nearly every locality great damage was said to have been done to the growing crops. Houses were demolished and barns blown to pieces, and in sevéral sec- » tions stock suffered, though no per- sons were reported killed or seriously injured. Beaten Down by Rain. In some sections, where the ratnfall was not as heavy as in others the grain was said to have been benefited by the water, but the storms struck most severely the heading crops, ‘which were beaten to the ground and so badly lodged that little if any of ‘what promised to be a generous yield can now be saved. Heavy rains also were reported from Missouri, and the swelling of the rivers in that state did great damage to property. Near Dodge Center, Minn., a large barn was demolished and several val- uable sheep killed. Grain in that vi- cinity is laid flat. In the vicinity of West Concord two large barns were destroyed. Big trees ‘were blown down in every direction, sand sheep and cattle are reported kill- ed by lightning at Eden. Worst in Years. At New Richland the storm was the worst in several years. Great damage -was done to crops and telephone wires in that locality. Crops in the’ vicinity of Zumbrota ‘were badly damaged. Lightning struck several places at Henning. The residence of George Mackuson was badly demolished, Mrs. Mackuson and her children being thurled from their bed by the shock. Hail Cuts Down Grain. Pierre, S. D., July 20. — A terrific ‘hail storm swept a strip of country ‘two miles wide and four miles long in Sully county, about thirty miles north -of here, cutting down the grain and corn on the Harlow, Stull, Lytle, Pit- lick and other farms. The damage -was severe at all these places. THREE FOUND GUILTY. ‘Millionaire, Attorney and Busineds Man Convicted of Fraud Plot. Cheyenne, Wyo., July 21.—In the "United States district court yesterday ‘E. M. Holbrook, a millionaire; L. L. ‘Lombrough, an attorney, and Robert Philamane, a business man of Shert- «dan, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government of coal ‘lands in Sheridan county. The maxi- mum penalty on each of the two counts on which the men were tried is two years in the penitentiary and a fine of $1,000. Judge Roneyard an- nounced that he would impose sen- tence in a few days. EXTRA SESSION PROBLEM. *Gov. Johnson Will Talk It Over With Attorney General. St. Paul, July 21.—Gov. Johnson has returned from his vacation and said rthat he will confer with the attorney general in the near future regarding the advisability of calling a special ssession of the legislature to take up ‘the 2-cent fare and commodity rates. He did not regard the special session -as very urgent. STEALS $1,500 IN NOTES. ‘Burglar Loots-Strong Box of Carriage Factory. Faribault, Minn., July 20. — J. F. Lindeman’s carriage factory office was “broken into and the safe robbed of its strong box. The box contained only a small amount of cash, but there were notes to the value of $1,500 or more in the box, which are missing. GIRL SWALLOWS POISON. Love Affair Causes Attempted Suicide at La Crosse. La Crosse, Iowa, July 21.—Martha Rach, aged twenty-four, attemptéd suicide in the Milwaukee station, swallowing carbolic acid. She is now in a serious condition in the hospital and may die. Disappointment in love ais supposed to be the cause. Elevator Is Burned. Hunter, N. D., July 21.—Fire which sstarted in the local elevator yesterday morning did damage estimated at $40,- ‘000 and for a time threatened to wipe «out the entire town. After a hard fight the flames were brought under -control. ——————__———— Rob Hardware Store. Spooner, Wis., July 21. — Burglars ‘broke into the hardware store of J. P. Schneider here and secured about $75 worth of goods, including knives, re- qwolvers, etc. |WIND AND RAIN CAUSE HAVOC TORNADO REPORTED NEAR VIRO- QUA, WIS.—WILLISTON, N. D., 1S HIT. La Crosse, Wis., July 23.—A serious tornado yesterday afternoon south of here, in the vicinity of Viroqua, is re- ported here. Telephonic communica- tion in all directions is cut off and the wires are down. Serious washouts occurred on all five railroads entering La Crosse, and traffic is nearly at a standstill. The wind, rain and electrical storm which raged in this territory from midnight Saturday until last night was the most severe in years. The Mississippi river rose over a foot since last night. It is feared here that loss of life and serious property damage will de- velop when communication with the surrounding country is re-established. Rain, falling in torrents, grain fields were leveled and damage to crops will be enormous. , Bridges Go at Sparta. Sparta, Wis., July 22—One of the heaviest storms that ever visited this section washed out several hundred feet of the Sparta & Viroqua railroad near Cashton and also near Melvina, and destroyed the high bridge of the St. Paul road at Sparta. Three bridges in this city are gone and many in the country south of this city are destroy- ed. There has been much damage to crops. Blow in North Dakota. Williston, N. D., July 22.—Williston had the worst storm in years last night. The storm lasted about thirty minutes, with rain and hail. Nearly all of what is known as West Lawn was blown away. Many’ houses under construction were blown down and the timbers were scattered all over town. About twenty-five persons have been reported injured so far, two so serious. ly that they are not expected to live. About fifteen dwellings were totally destroyed, most of them small build ings. FINE STOCK BURNED. Animals Being Prepared for Exhibi- tion Next Fall. Cogswell, N. D., July 23.—Live stock which was being prepared for exhibi- tion at the state fair at Grand Forks was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the barn on the Envilla stock farm, near‘here. Among the an- imals burned were L. H. White’s cham- pion Shetland pony and his thorough- bred driving team. Two boys who were sleeping in the barn had a narrow escape from being incinerated. The loss is more than $9,000, and is only partially covered by insurance. NAILS DOWN THE LID. Sheriff Gets After Gamblers That Try to Open. Belle Fourche, S. D., July 23.—Ap- parently gambling is a thing of the past in the Black Hills. Within the past few weeks quiet attempts have been made to resume in several sec- tions, but each effort has been prompt- ly nipped. Sheriff Billy Moses of this place last evening raided a room over a Chinese restaurant. The sheriff seized a poker table, a roulette wheel and some chips and later the town en- joyed a bonfire behind the court house. THREE KILLED BY STORM. Wind and Rain Storm Does Great Damage at Woonsocket. Woonsocket, S. D., July 23.—A very destructive wind and rain storm did considerable damage in this vicinity. A house belonging to Mr. Atkinson was blown over. Three people who were in the house at the time were killed by fiying boards and crushed beneath the building. Several other houses in the city were partly destroyed. The telephone lines to the north are all down. HIT BY STRAY BULLET, Woman Shot While Walking Along Lake Shore. Rock Lake, N. D., July 23—A stray bullet, carelessly fired by some one apparently shooting at a mark, struck Mrs. William Rice in the hip as she and her husband and small daughter were walking along the lake ‘shore road. The bullet came from the other side of the lake, and the person who fired it has not been identified. Mrs, Rice will recover. pee RSE ee Lightning Strikes Barn. Faribault, Minn., July 23—The barn belonging to F. W. Neubert, in War. saw, was struck by lightning and de. stroyed, together with all of the con- tents, including four cows. ———_——— Building Front Falls, Watertown, S. D., July 23. — The front of the new vaudeville house fell out, burying W. D. Rowe, who was passing, in the ruins. Several bones were broken and he is in a critical condition. Killed by Playmate. Chippewa Falls, Wis., July 23.—John _ Kneas, seven years old, was ‘acciden- tally killed by a companion, who frac- ee his skull with a piece of iron ed to a string, which he was wi in the air, ee a a FEAR BLOODSHED ON IRON RAN STRIKE OF MINERS AND ORE HANDLERS BECOMES VERY SERIOUS. TROOPS MAY BE CALLED OU St. Paul, July 24—Bloodshed on the iron range is a probability within two or three days as a result of the strike of the miners on the ranges and of the ore handlers at Duluth, in the opinion of Sheriff Gerber of Ramsey county, who returned yesterday with a prison- er from Superior. Mr. Gerber spent Sunday at Hibbing, in company with Sheriff Bates of St. Louis county, and while there informed himself on the strike situation. Parade With Red Flags. “There is no question about the situ- ation being serious,” said Sheriff Ger- ber. “Strikers paraded with red flags at Virginia, Sparta and Eveleth on Sunday. The sheriff has sworn in 200 armed deputies at Hibbing and will also swear in specials at Virginia, Sparta and Eveleth. It is the Italian and Finnish miners who are stirring up all the trouble; the other miners are ready and anxious to go to work. But the Italians and Finns control the policy of the union men. Starve Out Trouble Makers, “A representative of one of the boat companies told me that he had been instructed to make arrangements for tying up all the company’s boats. It looks as though the steel company is figuring on shutting down the mines for the rest of the year. The purpose of the company is supposed to be to starve the trouble makers out of the district. “Sheriff Bates has a good organiza- tion, but there is no telling how soon the trouble will start. It is a very ticklish situation.” Mines Closed Down. Nearly all the mines have been closed down, the company stores closed and the men refused credit. This is placing them on the verge of starvation, and the men are becoming desperate. The growing seriousness of the situ- ation makes it possible that Gov. John- son’ will go‘to Duluth in a day or two to investigate the trouble, so that in case a demand is made for troops to protect the mines and mining proper- ties he will be in a position to take such actio nas the conditions seem to demand. The possibility of a call for troops is recognized at the capitol. Governor Is ‘Consulted. The question has been broached to the governor informally, but no de- mand has yet been made. F. B. Kellogg, attorney for the steel trust, asked the governor yesterday if troops would be called out if request- ed. He was informed that no informa- tion on that question could be given until the situation under which the de- mand would be made is known. The situation seems to be one of premonition and anticipation of pend- ing trouble in which the state may be called upon to take a hand. FEARS DROWNING; DIES, Succumbs When He Loses Plank on Which He Is Floating. Webster City, Iowa, July 24, — George Davis, aged twenty years, was frightened to death yesterday. He was bathing with a number of companions in a drainage ditch twelve feet deep when he lost the plank upon which he was floating. His companions immedi- ately rescued him, but the man was dead. Fear of drowning had caused heart failure. He had long suffered from a weak heart. —— KNOCKED INTO DAM. Official in Charge of Diversion Dam Owes Life to Skill as Swimmer. Belle Fourche, S. D., July 24—To his skill as a swimmer, Scott Robinson, in charge of the diversion dam at the government irrigation works north of here, owes his life. He was knocked into the dam after a coffer dam had burst, and with the greatest difficulty reached land without being struck by some of the loose timbers in the seeth- ing water. Embezzlement Charged. Fargo, N. D., July 24—J. F. Spence, who was charged with the embezzle- ment of funds from Wasem & Gaard of this city, while representing the firm at Minot, has been arrested in Texas. He is said to have been short $1,000. Find Body in Corn, Crib. West Side, Iowa, July 24—The par- tially decomposed body of Charles Huskey was found yesterday in a corn- crib at his home, two miles south of here, It is thought that he. committed suicide by taking poison. Septic Tanks in Creameries. Menomonie, Wis., July 24. — The creameries of Dunn county are taking a step in advance of other localities by the introduction of septic tanks, rec- ommended by the state agricultural de- ew York Life's Business Nearly | Up to the Legal Limit, The New York Life Insurance Com- pany announces that its new paid business during the half year just end- ed was over seventy, million dollars. As the new law allows no life com- pany to write over one hundred and fifty millions per year, it would ap- pear that this company is working nearly up to the limit. The New York Life gained such headway be- fore the law was passed and suffered so little, comparatively, from the Arm- strong investigation, that the question with its management has been how to keep business down to the limit, rath- er than how to reach it. No other company is writing nearly as much as the law allows. The New York Life has evidently become a_pre- ferred company. The company’s payments to policy holders during the six months end- ing June 30 were $21,660,761. It is interesting to note that this amount was almost equally divided between payments under policies maturing by death and payments made to living policy holders. Thus, while death- claims were $11,180,626, the amount paid for matured endowments, annu- ities, trust fund installments, for pur- chased policies and for dividends was $10,480,135. Modern life insurance, as practiced by the best companies, em- braces a wide field, and covers many contingencies. It is money saved for the aged, as well as money provided for the families of those who die pre- maturely. ULTIMATE FATE OF FISH. They Never. Die a Natural Death, Says an Observant Fisherman. “Fish never die a natural death,’ said an old fisherman who has ab- served as he fished. “If they did bodies of dead fish would be floating on the surface of the water about all the while, because such bodies if unmolested would have to float. “I mean, of course, fish in nature never die a natural death, not fish in captivity. And perhaps it should not be called natural death that fish in captivity die. Their environment in- duces mortality that fish in their na- tive habitat would escape, and thesé causes might be properly classed as among the accidents that carry the captive fish off. “Tf fish in their native element were never molested I believe they would never die. If they had sufficient food, which would be impossible if they nc longer preyed on one another, there would be no reason for their dying. It was to prevent such uninterrupted tenure of life that all fish were made fiercely predatory, if not remorseless- ly cannibalistic, as many kinds are. “A fish’s life is a constantly strenu- ous one and one entirely selfish. A fish lives only to eat and to avoid be. ing eaten.” iy ig pee ad International Observatory. The International observatory on the summit of the Monte Rosa perched at a height of 15,200 feet, is completed, and will be opened soon. The construction of the observatory which is the highest in the world, is due to the generosity of Queen Mar- gherita of Italy, who, it is said, will attempt the ascent of the Monte Rosa in order to open the building. Slow Development There. Northeast Australia develops very slowly. Farmers grow maize in the old-fashioned way. The maize crop in Queensland this year is a record one. Canning pineapples is becoming an important industry in Queensland. Opal mining is growing steadily. Our Annual Sugar Consumption. The American sweet tooth during the past year consumed 6,500,000,000 pounds of sugar valued at $300,000,000. This is seventy-six pounds per year for every resident. MEAT OR CEREALS. A Question of Interest to All Care- ful Persons. Arguments on food are interesting. Many persons adopt a vegetarian diet on the ground that they do not like to feel that life has been taken to feed them, nor do they fancy the thought of eating dead meat. On the other hand, too great con- sumption of partly cooked, starchy oats and wheat or white bread, pastry, ete., produces serious bowel’ troubles, because the bowel digestive organs (where starch is digested), are over- taxed'and the food ferments, produc- ing gas, and microbes generate in the decayed food, frequently bringing on peritonitis and appendicitis. Starchy food is absolutely essential to the human body. Its best form is shown in the food “Grape-Nuts,” where the starch is changed into a form of sugar during the process of its manu- facture. In this way, the required food is presented to the system in a pre-digestéd form and is immediately made into blood and tissue, without taxing the digestive organs. A remarkable result in nourishment is obtained; the person using Grape- Nuts gains quickly in physical and mental strength. Why in mental? Because the food contains delicate particles of Phosphate of Potash ob- tained from the grains, and this unites with the albumen of all food and the combination is what nature uses to re- build ‘worn out cells* in the brain. This is a scientific fact that can be easily proven by. ten day’s use of Grape-Nuts. “There’s a Reason.” Read, “The Road to Wellville,” in, pkgs. BRINGS HOME PRIZES WON AT WEST POINT -—___—_—__— Alexander E. Chilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Chilton of Frazee, Minn., has returned to his home from West Point. He was graduated from the United States military academy with honors this spring. He bore the dis- tinction of being the youngest member of his class, and carried off several prizes as amarksman. He has chosen the light artillery and will receive his commission as second lieutenant in a few days. PREMIUMS ARE LIBERAL. State Fair Association Hangs Up $70,- 000 to Be Won. As it is considered probable that 50,000 people will attend the coming Minnesota state fair, which is to be held Sept. 2 to 7, the occasion wil] be a great one in which to exhibit the products of the Northwest, both agri- cultural and manufactured. The vari- ous superintendents of divisions are receiving many applications for space in the buildings, and entries of horses, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, grains, vegetables and flowers, all to compete for the premiums offered by the state fair management. About $43,000 are offered in the or- dinary premium list, while $27,(000 ad- ditional will be given in purses for the great races, making in all $70,000 to be disbursed to persons having ani- mals or farm products of superior quality. In most of the animal divi- sions entries close on Aug. 15, Special interest will attach this year to the exhibits of poultry and poultry- house supplies and apparatus, which will be shown in the new poultry building, the largest in the United States. Even more interest will be shown in the dairy building, which is also the largest of its class, and which will not only contain a very elaborate | assortment of dairy and creamery ap- paratus and supplies, but will have a refrigerator ninety feet long, in which there will be a tub of butter from every creamery in the state. RULES ADOPTED. Board of Control Tells How to Settle Dispute Over Poor. The state board of control has pow- er under the revised laws to decide as to the residence of poor persons who are charges on counties or towns. Under the law, the board has adopted rules for getting evidence when there is a dispute as to residence. Any county or town having a charge that it claims to be a resident else- where is to file a petition with the poard. A copy will be sent by the board’s secretary to the other party in the controversy, to be known as the respondent. It must file an answer in twenty days, and the petitioner will have another twenty days to reply. Either party may on request have twenty days to prepare a written ar- gument, after which the board will decide where the person in question properly belongs. MILKING CONTEST. Interesting Feature at the State Fair This Year. An interesting milking contest will take place at the Minnesota state fair under the new competition offered in connection with the national display of Shorthorn cattle by the American Shorthorn Breeders’ association. The contest is open to two classes of cows, those under three years old and those over that age. The sum of $200 is put up in premiums. On the first morning of the show all ‘cows are to be milked in the ring in the presence of the judge, who shall also see each animal’s milk weighed, and shall be done for three consecu- tive days, morning and evening, at hours to be fixed by the superintend- ent. Cigarette Stump Ignites Hat. Fort Dodge, Iowa, July 24.—A burn- ing cigarette stump tossed out of a window on the second story and acci- dentally lighting on the hat of Miss Grace Endon resulted in injuries to her from burns which may prove fatal. Boys Find Body. Brainerd, Minn., July 24—The body of John Collins was found in the Mis- sissippi last night by some _ boys. Whether the man fell into the river while under the influence of liquor or committed suicide is not known. DEFECTIVE PAGE The State Day by Day | CONTRACTORS PUSH WORK. New Buildings at State Fair Ground Are Being Rushed. The enormous amount of improve- ment work now under way on the Minnesota state fair grounds is mak- ing satisfactory progress and Secre- tary C. N. Cosgrove said that every- thing will be in perfect shape for the fair, which opens on Sept. 2. The contractors who are erecting the poultry building have the walls practically completed and are putting in roof timbers. The dairy building is not so far advanced, but the walls are well up and there is no doubt that both these buildings will be finished by Aug. 15, the date set by the contracts. At the manufacturers’ building annex roofers are at work and the interior work is being done. A large crew of men is at work on the sewer system for the grounds, and heaps of dirt and piles of drain pipe may be seen in all directions along the avenues. The pumping station at the southwest corner of the grounds is well under way. From this plant the sewage will be pumped through a wrought iron pipe more than a mile long to connect with the St. Paul sew- er system. Another large crew is erecting a wire fence around the new forty-acre purchase and along the east side of the fair grounds where the old fence requires replacing. Carpenters have the new bleachers in hand and are making good progress with the heavy timbering which will support the seats. These bleachers will have a seating capacity of 5,000. Still another gang is overhauling and partially rebuilding the main grand- stand. DAKOTA AS TO FLOUR MILLS. State Labor Bureau to Begin Compila- tion Aug. 1. , Statistics relating to the flour mills and the flour milling industry of the state will be compiled by the state la- bor bureau. The work will be taken up immediately after Aug. 1, but as there are between 300 and 400 flour mills in Minnesota, it will take some time to gather complete statistics. The purpose of the labor department is to get as full information as possi- ble in regard to the ownership of the different mills, the investment in each, character of work done, method of op- eration, number of employes, disposi- tion of product with reference to for- eign or domestic consumption, beside the character of the machinery and other equipment and conditions of la- bor. At present there are no such sta- tistics. Of the total number of flour mills in the state, about twenty-seven, includ- ing practically all of the largest ones, are in Minneapolis. x Bo Early in the fall the labor depart- ment will begin a compilation of sta- tistics regarding the canneries of Min- nesota, which have grown very rapidly in. number in the past few years. In 1900 there were but four canneries in this state, and none of them was large enough to be considered of great im- portance among the state’s industries. In 1904 the number of canneries had been increased to sixteen, and at pres- ent there are abdut thirty. _“t si Rasidiviacatioeees tone ; CHAUTAUQUA IS SUCCESSFUL. Three Senators Appear at the Worth- ington (Minn.) Session. The second annual Worthington chautauqua closed after a session of eleven days. It was successful in every way, the weather being the finest, the attendance large and the program well selected. Senator Dolliver of Iowa spoke to an audience of about 2,500 people. He took issue with portions of Senator La Follette’s address which was delivered here July 5, and inferentially paid his compliments to Senator Tillman for his utterances and profession upon the race question. , The new amphitheater erecte this year at a cost of about $3,000 was re- peatedly crowded to overflowing by large audiences. The Chautauqua as- sociation, after cleaning up all indebt- edness, has something like $1,000 ahead. Next year’s meeting will find better and improved accommodations. BUTTER FOR THE NAVY. Hutchinson Creamery Fills Contract for 100;000 Pounds. A» Hutchinson 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 requirements being that the butter should score 95. Maj. M. W. Long of the bureau of animal industry has been here to inspect the butter for the government, and an expert chem- ist, packer and weigher also have been constantly at work watching the prep- aration of the butter. The butter is sealed in three-pound tin cans*and will keep for many months. Fined for Using Vile Language. Faribault, Minn., July 20.—Joseph McCarthy was convicted by a jury in justice court of using vile languaze, Mary Mohan being the complaining witness. He was fined $10 and costs, making $39.40. He will appeal the caso to the district court. Man Buried in Well. Annandale, Minn., July 20.—Thomas F. Bullock, a pioneer of Wright coun- ty, while digging a well was buried un- derneath tons of earth which suddenly caved tn. parte ————