Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 17, 1907, Page 3

— a TWO MEN KILLED FOR THEIR MONEY VICTIMS OF MYSTERIOUS DOU- BLE MURDER FOUND IN MIN- NEAPOLIS. DETECTIVE FORCE 1S BAFFLED ONE BODY MANGLED BY TRAIN TO WIPE OUT EVIDENCE OF CRIME. oe Minneapolis, Aug. 13. — Unknown murderers killed two men in Minne- polis early Sunday morning, evident- ly for their money. The crime was not discovered until date yesterday afternoon, although the body of one victim was found on the railroad tracks in the morning, where it had been placed by the murderers. The lifeless body of Andrew Bjerg- lund was first found, terribly mutilat- ed, under the wheels of a freight car on the side track of the Minneapolis & Western railway at the foot of ‘Twelfth avenue south. Trainmen dis- covered the body, and as it was sup- posed that the man had been the vic- tim of an accident no partioular in- vestigation was attempted. Find Body in Weeds. About 5:30 in the afternoon a color- ed man walking through a patch of weeds at the foot of Twelth avenue, near First street, discovered the body -of the second man, who has not yet ‘been identified. An examination dis- closed the fact that the man had died from a bullet wound in the head. The discovery of the second man, who beyond a doubt had been murder- ed, caused a further investigation into the death of the first victim. Bjerk- jund’s head was found to be crushed as though he had been struck with some heavy dnd blunt instrument. ‘The wound would in itself have caused death or unconsciousness, and it is believed his body,was then placed on the tracks in an effort to hide the crime and the real cause of death. Detectives Get Busy. Detectives were at once put on the case, and the entire neighborhood was searched for clues. Whether the two murders were con- nected in any way is not known. It is believed by the police that Bjerk- ‘lund was killed about midnight, while the unidentified man evidently mét death about 1 o’clock in the morning, as residents in the vicinity say they heard a shot about that time, but they could see nothing, and thought little of the matter. The police have ho clue to the mur- derers. SEVEN DULUTH MEN DROWNED. Small Boat Occupied by Workmen Is Run Down in Harbor by Tug. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 13.—Seven men in the employ of the Northern Pacific road as freight handlers were run down by a tug in the Duluth harbor while returning to their homes in a rowboat and drowned. “Shortly after 6 o’clock the men who were drowned, together with four others, quit work and boarded a small ‘boat, as was their custom, to take the short cut by water to their homes, a mile distant. They had proceeded but a boat’s length when a tug, towing a mud scow, bore down upon them and swamped the craft. The suction was so great that the men were all drawn underneath the scow. Four of them, being good swimmers, managed to reach the surface, but the other seven were seen no more. WRECK FATAL TO THREE. Men Riding on Pilot of Engine Re- ceive Mortal Injuries. Grafton, N. D., Aug. 13.—Henry Ger- hart, William McCullough and Joseph Burke were instantly killed in the wreck of a work train on the Hanna line. A water tank that was being pushed by the engine became derailed and the engine was wedged under it. ‘The three men, who were on the pilot, were fatally injured and died soon after the accident. Killed by Hay Rake. ° Ltdgerwood, N. D., Aug. 13.—While raking hay with a horse rake, the horses which Carl Hanson, son of a farmer living near here, was driving tan away. The boy was thrown from the seat and the rake passed over him, inflicting injuries which caused this death. Sawmills Shut Down. . Bau Claire, Wis., Aug. 13.—All the sawmills but one have been compell- ed to shut down, owing to low water in the Chippewa river. The shut- down probably will last for a consid- erable time, as the only relief will be a rise in the river from copious rains, eres 9 Fargo Negro Stabbed. Fargo, N. D., Aug. 13. — George Lloyd is accused of having stabbed George Richardson about the face, neck and body so severely that Rich- ardson may die. Both are negroes. Newsof the Northwest o- TRY TO AVOID COAL SHORTAGE GREAT NORTHERN APPEALS TO TOWNS TO LAY IN WINTER SUPPLY. St. Paul, Aug. 14.—The traffic, offi- cials of the Great Northern railway, by means of frequent reports from each station on its main and branch lines in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota, have been closely watching the fuel supply at these points since April of this year and are™ using every means available to. im- press the people in this territory with the urgfient fuel requirements now, while the coal is to be had at the Head of the Lakes and the equipment necessary to haul it is available. The Great Northern is forwarding to the newspapers in Northern Min- nesota and North Dakota a letter stat- ing the percentage of coal on hand at each point July 31, 1907, as compared with the total amount of fuel con- sumed in each locality in 1906. A number of towns have heeded the pre- vious appeals of the railroads and now have on hand a supply of coal that practically insures them against a shortage during next winter. How- ever, the majority of towns on both the main and branch lines are still withholding theif coal orders, and the supply on hand is being steadily de- creased by the demand for present use. More than one-half the towns in the district affected by the shortage last winter have less than 10 per cent of the quantity consumed during 1906 now on hand, and a number of the smaller towns have less than 2 per cent. The supply on hand July 31 at towns and cities in Northern Minne- sota and North Dakota averages about 15 per cent of the total amount of fuel used at those points in 1906. In the face of the figures given by the Great Northern, the probability of a repetition of last winter’s experi- ence is great unless the public hark- ens to the warnings of the railroad and puts in its coal before the heavy east-bound grain movement takes the empty cars away from the Head of the Lakes and retains them in the service until cold weather sets in. LOSS IS $500,000. La Crosse Suffers Severe Damage From Storm. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 14. — La Crosse awoke yesterday to begin the work of repairing the damage done by the tornado of Sunday morning. It was ascertained that all those persons reported missing had been accounted for, and it is now practically certain that no lives were lost either on the river, in the city or in the neighbor- ing parts of the country. Throughout the city the first work attempted was that of clearing the streets so that traffic might be re- sumed. At 6 o’clock a few streets had been opened, but many were still im- passable, trunks and branches of trees forming a mass of ruins. The loss by the tornado is estimated at $500,000, though the damage to shade trees and drives cannot be esti- mated. FORGE RMAY BE SLAYER. Man Who Raises Check Closely Re- sembles Fugitive. Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 14.—Frank Norton, convicted of raising a check from $3 to $23, was sentenced by Judge Winchester at the La Moure term of court to five years in the pen- itentiary. The change was made so coarsely that the merchant on whom Norton attempted to pass it detected the fraud immediately and had Norton arrested. During the trial a picture of 4 man wanted in California for alleged mur- der and for whose arrest a reward of $1,000 is outstanding was shown the prisoner, but he denied all knowledge of the affair. The resemblance is so striking that it is thought Norton may be the man wanted. MIDE THEFTS CHARGED. Two Men Are Alleged to Have Sold Stolen Goods. Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 14—Two men giving the names of Joe Murphy and Peter Gallagher have been brought in by Deputy Sheriff Crawford of Groton, charged with stealing hides from a slaughter house at Verdon. It is claim- ed_they each took a hide and went to Conde, where they sold them for 6 cents a pound. They told the pur- chaser they could supply him with more and he told them to do so. He grew suspicious afterward and tele- phoned Verdon, with the result that a watch was kept by the slaughter house proporietor. The two men, it is alleged, were caught as they were try- ing to enter the place for more hides, STRIKERS DISMISSED. Ore Shipments About Three-quarters of the Normal. Duluth, Aug. 14.—Nine of the nine- teen strikers arrested for disorderly conduct at Hibbing last week were discharged yesterday morning, after a hearing before Judge Brady. The other ten cases are still being heard. No further trouble has been reported and the company is now shipping about three-quarters of its usual ‘amount of ore. s ‘ psoas HANDS MUCH NEEDED NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS HAVE BIG CROP AND WANT MEN TO HANDLE IT. St. Paul, Aug. 15—Men are wanted and wanted badly in the North Dakota | harvest fields. So great is the demand |that the civic and commercial bodies throughout the state have taken up the ery and are making every effort to se- cure men. Conditions are very favor- able for an average crop throughout the Northwest, and the pay offered by the farmers is very good, with steady work up to the middle of November asssured. A. J. Wells of Grafton, N. D., who was in the city yesterday, said that from now on the farmers will be able to use more help than they can possi- bly get and they are worrying a good deal about the annual shortage of men. “The grain crop in North Dakota this year is an excellent one,” said Mr. Wells, “and thousands of men will be needed to harvest it. Our commission- er of agriculture estimates that at least 7,500 men will be needed and every effort is being made to secure them. The commercial clubs through- out the state have taken the matter up and are sending advertising matter through the country explaining the sit- uation, “Probably better wages will be paid this year than ever before.” CHASE ST. CLOUD THIEVES. One Man Grabs Burglar, but the Fel- low Gets Away. St. Cloud, Minn., Aug. 15. — Two more bold attempts at housebreaking have been reported to the police. The residence of Charles Michaelson at East St. Cloud was entered by a man through a raised window. Mr. Michael- son was aroused, and securing a club made for the intruder. The man dove head first out of the window and es- caped in the darkness. Gottlieb’ Gehrenbech, corner of Twelfth avenue and Fifth street, had better luck with his burglar, catching hold of his coattails. There was a pretty race down stairs, but at the bot- tom the man succeeded in breaking loose and making his escape through the door. KEEP MARRIAGE SECRET. Couple Announce Their Wedding Eight Months After Event. Lemars, Iowa, Aug. 15.—Miss Mary Van Ashell and Charles Trafford, mem- bers of pioneer families of this coun- ty, managed to keep the fact of their marriage a_ secret for eight months. They surprised their friends yesterday by announcing they were going to housekeeping. They were married on Dec. 18, 1906, at Fremont, Neb. CANDLE IGNITES DRESS. Small Child Is Badly Burned at Eau Claire. Eau Claire, Wis., Aug. 15. — Leone Russell, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Russell, suffered painful burns while toying with.a lighted can- dle. The candle set her dress on fire and her right side was burned serious- ly, but itis thought she will recover. HORSE IN WELL TWO WEEKS. Animal Rescued at Faulkton, S. D., None the, Worse for Adventure, Faulkton, S. D., Aug. 15.—After hav- ing been a prisoner in an abandoned well two weeks, a horse belonging to John Small has been rescued, appar- ently none the worse for its long im- prisonment without anything to eat. When rescued the animal was yet able to stand upon its feet. SIX IN PERIL OF DEATH. Four Milwaukeeans Hurt When Auto Strikes Carriage. Milwaukee, Aug. 15. — Six persons narrowly escaped death in an automo- bile accident on Whitefish bay road when an automobile overturned a car- riage and stopped at the brink of a 300- foot embankment. A fence held the machine. SALLMON DECLINES. President of Carleton Refuses a $5,000 Pastorate in New York. Northfield, Minn., Aug. 15. — Rev. William H. Sallmon, president of Carleton college, has declined a propo- sition to become chief assistant pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church at a salary of $5,000 a year. — Figures; Falls Dead. Appleton, Wis., Aug. 15—Just as she finished figuring out how much inter- est she had coming on some land, Mrs. Creszentzia Weiss, aged seventy-seven years, dropped dead as a result of a blood vessel breaking in her head. —_______ Ice Man Is Hurt. St. Paul, Aug. 15.—Joseph Wagner, an ice man, fell two stories at Swift & Co.'s warehouse, hurting his spine and sustaining internal injuries, He was ove ice from the second floor to e basement when he sli; through the shaft. eat a CSS Sea ,, be Grand Powers Ill. Washington, Aug. 15. — Le Grand Powers of Minneapolis, chief statisti- cian of agriculture in the census bu- reau, is seriously ill with typhoid fe- ver at his home in‘this city. SETTLERS COME TO MINNESOTA, State Gets Its Share of. the North- western Movement. While there ‘has been a heavy movement of settlers through Minne- sota to the Western states and Western Canada during the last few years, the northern part of this state has not been overlooked and the government lands in the northern counties are fast being taken up by settlers. Judge R. J. Montague, register of the United States land office at Crookston, says that there has been no falling off of business in that office and that the cash receipts for the last few months were larger than ever before. “The public lands which may be taken up under the homestead law upon the payment of the registration fee are now practically gone,” said Mr. Montague. “Most of the lands now being taken up are those which were formerly in the Indian reservations, and for these the settler must pay a small price per acre in addition to the registration fees. Examples of how the lands are being taken out of the market are ‘the eleven towns in the Red Lake Chippewa reservation which were opened for settlement in June, 1904. About three-fourths of this land has already been taken. A large part ef the 25,000 acres which had been listed as state swamp lands, the patent to which was canceled last November, has already been taken.” A ruling of the interior department in January, he stated, had resulted in many of the homesteaders failing to qualify when it came to making final proofs and they dropped their claims. This ruling was that a person offering final proof assumed the burden of proving a practically continuous resi- dence of fourteen months immediately preceding the offering of proof. It has been a rule with the depart- ment to allow the filers the benefit of a six months’ constructive residence on the claim commencing immediately after the filing of the claim so that the claimant, by residing on the land for the next eight months, would be allow- ed to make his final proof, just as though he had lived there continuously for fourteen months. A large number of the homesteaders, however, failed to do this and put in their fourteen months on the land at various times during the four years in which they have to make their final proofs. The new rule does not affect those who intend to become actual settlers, but has caused a number of those who have simply intended to secure a cheap quarter section of land for the purpose of disposing of it to drop out. Finding that the time which they have put in on the land with the expecta- tion that it would qualify them to se- cure the title has not been sufficient, they have become discouraged and dropped their claims. The lands which have been taken from the Indian reservation are sub- ject to the same homestead regula- tions as the public lands, and in addi- tion the claimants are required to pay a certain price per acre for the land, ranging from $1.25 to $4. In the Chip- pewa reservation the former price pre- vails. When this land was opened for settlement the land was sold at auc- tion ‘and some of it brought $20 an acre. Later, however, the auctions were discontinued, and a fixed price of $4 was placed on the land. On all lands which have been taken from In- dian reservations the government re- quires the settlers to pay a certain price per acre, the money reverting to the benefit of the Indians from whom the lands were taken. The Red Lake Chippewa reservation lands, which are now open to settle- ment under the homestead laws, with the addition of a price of $4 an acre, were formerly listed as state swamp lands, but the patent to the state was canceled because the lands were not properly subject to patent under the swamp land grant of March 12, 1860. At that time the title to the land was; still in the Indians, and some years ago an action was brought to have the pat- ent of this land canceled. The Indian title was upheld by the courts, but the final details of transferring the land back to the government for the Indians ‘was consummated only about three years ago. Mr. Montague stated that very few stone and timber claims are taken in that part of the state. This is due largely to the fact that the stone and timber act does not apply to Indian reservation lands, and that is about the only kind of vacant land remaining there “The receipts of the Crookston office last month was $30,490,” said Mr. Mon- tague. “During the last three or four years the receipts have run from $200,- 000 to $300,000 a year. Prior to that time there was probably just as much land taken, but the receipts were not so large, as the settlers were not re- quired to pay anything in addition to the regular fees for lands which had been taken from the reservations.” White Earth to Be Plotted. Cc. G. Sturtevant of Detroit, Minn., has been awarded the contract to plot out the townsite of White Earth, as provided by the last session of con- gress. The townsite will contain 200 acres and will include the present vil- lage of White Earth. The work of plot- ting will commence at once, and soon lots will be placed on the market. It is probable that there will be a good demand for lots, as this place offers splendid opportunities as a distributing The State Day by Day FINE BUTTER, JUDGES SAY. State Contest Just Closed Was the Closest and Best of Series. The state butter scoring contest has been completed in St. Paul. Over 240 tubs of butter were tested by the judges, and out of the entire lot five were selected as the best. James T. Pomeroy of Lake Benton, Minn., was given a tharking of 97, putting him in first place, and his butter card was marked, “Very ood butter. Best this year. Good boy! Come again.” Er- hard Lundblad of North Branch scored second, with 96 1-2 per cent and was marked, “Very good commercial butter. Very clean flavor.” Three men were tied for third place—Edwin Hed, 96; C. F. Wendt, 96, and E. A. Gudwangen, 96. The judges are highly pleased with the result of this contest. The contests are carried on with a view of assisting the Minnesota butter- makers by criticising their products, and seem to have been: wonderfully successful. Nearly the same contest- ants were entered in the two previous contests as appeared in this one, and a marked improvement in the quality of the butter was shown. The average scoring was higher and the butter was better made, more care being taken as to cleanliness, etc. The moisture tests also showed an improvement. The law allows from one to under 16 per cent of water in butter, Sixteen per cent or over must be condemned, and while the last contest found any number of entries that ran over the legal allowance, one even going as high as 21 per cent, this contest only developed two out of the total of 240. The next contest will be held during the state fair, and over 500 entries are expected from all parts of the country, to have been terminated by the arrest of an unknown Spaniard, who is be- lieved to have been the perpetrator of the crimes. Recently when a burglary at Evans- ville and another at Hanover come to light, Marshal Broughton of Evans- ville organized a posse and determined to run down the thief. The men scour- ed the country all afternoon and late in the day the marshal and a portion of his posse decided to invade a corn- field. In the center of the field they came upon a man engaged in counting a pile of coin and currency. In another pile was a choice collection of jewelry. The man instantly was covered by a half dozen revolvers and quickly was made prisoner. An inventory taken of the loot shows that nearly every article is listed as stolen. Where the Span- iard came from is a mystery, as no one has been able to communicate with him. SEE THE FAIR IN WHEEL CHAIRS. Provision for Those to Whom Walking Is a Burden. Excluding the bracing sea breeze and the marine view, vistors to the state fair will be able to experience all the ecstatic enjoyment of being wheel- ed comfortably about in rubber cush- ioned chairs that is the privilege of the opulent habitues of Atlantic City, according to C. N. Cosgrove, secre- tary. of the Minnesota State Fair asso- ciation. He has announced that uni- formed attendants will be in waiting with easy, cushion-tired chairs to con- vey all those who prefer riding to walking about the state fair grounds. To afford greater convenience to those who are not physically able to make a tour of the grounds on foot, and to accommodate others who are physically inclined to follow life along the lines of least resistance, the man- agement of the fair has determined to adopt a fedture prominent in all large expositions, in that fifteen to thirty wheel chairs will be secured by the opening day of the state fair and will be placed in service. In view of the fact that there are over six miles of cement sidewalk about the grounds, which touch all the important points of interest, it was decided that chair service would be a matter of great convenience to many patrons of the exhibition of state products. The idea is new in connection with state fairs and will be given a prelim- inary test before steps are taken to make this feature a permanent insti- tution. It is thought, however, that the scheme will be liberally patron- ized, and should this be the case ar- rangements will be made for a large consignment of. the vehicles to be used in succeeding years. Another scheme that will be inau- gurated if arrangements can be made will be a system of sight-seeing auto- mobiles, which will skirt the fair grounds, touching the principal points of attraction. Pease Will Be There.. Newspaper headquarters building at the Minnesota state fair this year will be in charge of Granville 8. Pease of the Anoka Union, one of the best known newspaper men in the state. Press headquarters at the fair are in the Minnesota St. Louis building—the building which was removed to the fair grounds the following year. All newspaper men are made welcome, and Mr. Pease will give them the glad “hand. git? ROAD AND BRIDGE MONEY READY State Auditor Sends Out Circulars to County Auditors. The state auditor is sending out cir- culars to the auditors of the various counties of the state, notifying them that the appropriation contained in the omnibus road and bridge bill passed by the legislature last winter are now available for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1908, and that upon the re- ceipt of a certificate of the completion of the work provided for he will for- ward his warrant for the amount ap- propriated. The circular calls attention to the provisions of each section of the law. The first section provides that the work shall in all cases be performed under the supervision of the board of county commissioners. The law fur- ther provides that when the work has been completed the county commis- sioners shall so certify to the state au- ditor, stating the sum expended. The state auditor is then authorized to draw his warrant to the county treas- urer for the amount. The circular continues: “Where the law does not spectfy the places or amounts to be expended, it rests entirely with the county board to do so. Certain sums may be appor- tioned to townships or other munici- palities as their share in the distribu- tion, but the county board should exer- cise supervision of the work and cer- tify completion thereof to the state auditor. “The amount named for a county is for each of the two fiscal years ending July 31, 1908, and July 31, 1909, except where it is otherwise stated. The ap- propriation will remain in force up to Dec. 31, 1910. The amounts appropri- ated for the first year are now avail- able and will be paid promptly upon the presentation of the proper vouch- ers, duly certified as stated in section 2. The sums appropriated for the sec- ond year will be available for payment by the state on and after Aug. 1, 1908. When the work on any job in a munic- ipality has been completed it can be so certified to this office, whereupon payment of the sum expended will be promptly made and payments will con- tinue to be made until the entire sum appropriated for the county is exhaust- ed. “The sums appropriated under this law (chapter 405) are separate and distince from those apportioned by the state highway commission.” Largest in the World. With many new buildings, great changes on the grounds, wonderful im- provements in lighting and sanitation and a large area added to its exhibi- tion space, the Minnesota state fair will be, as usual, “the greatest fair in America.” The fair is to open Mon- day, Sept. 2 (Labor day), and continue through the week, closing on Saturday, Sept. 7. The opening of the mammoth live stock amphitheater last year attracted the attention of stockmen all over the country, and they are coming in great numbers this year to show their ani- mals in the best equipped stock divi- sion of any fair in the country. The new dairy building is an ade quate building to répresent the enor- mous dairy interests of the state. Near it is the new poultry hall—the largest building for the exhibition of poultry in the world. A new manufactures building will supplement the one erect- ed a few years ago. The grand stand has been rebuilt and made perfectly safe, and new bleachers, accommodat- ing 5,000 more people, have been erect- ed. The new sewer system and public comfort stations make the grounds perfectly sanitary. Den Patch will appear again on Monday in an endeavor to break his record made last year at the Minneso- ta fair, when he reduced the world’s record for a harness horse to 1:55. On Thursday Sweet Marie, the champion trotting mare, will go against her rec- ord of 2:02. Saturday will be automo- bile day. A hundred other great amusement features will fill up the programs, and there will be something doing every hour of each of the six days. Lay Phone Line to Park. An association has been formed at Park Rapids for the purpose of build- ing and equipping a _ telephone line from that village to the Itasca State Park and several postoffices and stores near the park. At present there is no connection except by mail, which is taken by stage, between the points at the park and Park Rapids and Bemid- ji, and the increasing number of people who stay at the park each succeeding summer has led a number of Park Rapids business men and capitalists to the conclusion that a telephone line from that place to park points, and to be connected with the long-distance lines at Park Rapids for other outside places, will be a paying venture. Camping at the Fair. Secretary C. N. Cosgrove of the Minnesota state fair has laid plans for a most ‘delightful camping ground at this year’s state fair. He will utilize a handsome grove on the new part of the fair grounds—the forty acres pur- chased this spring, northeast of the main part of the grounds. There are ‘some very fine trees on this forty, and ‘the tents will be set up among the trees and in a location which will be especially convenient to the new dairy and poultry buildings and the agricul- tural machinery division of the fair. ss