Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 31, 1907, Page 3

eset = DIVIDING LINE DISPUTE FATAL DAKOTA COUNTY FARMER SHOT DEAD WHILE AT WORK IN HIS FIELD. NEIGHBORS ARE UNDER ARREST Lakeville, Minn., Aug. 29.—Follow- ing a dispute with neighbors over the dividing line between their respective farms, Anthony Brennan was shot yesterday morning and died a few hours later. Michael Brennan and his father, M. F. Brennan, were arrested and lodged in the Dakota county jail on a charge of murder. The Brennan families, who are not related to each other, live three miles from Lakeville. There has been a dispute between the Brennans of long standing over the dividing line be- tween their farms. Indulged in Heated Words. Yesterday morning when Anthony Brennan was plowing M. F. Brennan, father of the man who, it is alleged, did the shooting, passed along and Asked Anthony why he persisted in cultivating another man’s land. An- thony responded that he was plowing his own land. Heated words followed, but Anthony resumed his work. When Anthony returned on his next round the elder Brennan had been joined by his son, and the dispute was renewed. The argument grew more heated, and at the height of the discussion, Anthony turned to re- move the men from his plow, just as he turned to again face his neighbors the’ younger Brennan, it is alleged, pulled a revolver and fired three times. Three Shots Take Effect. One of the shots took effect in Brennan’s stomach, another in his leg and the third in his neck. After the shooting Michael Brennan and his father went to Lakeville. Anthony Brennan’s sons heard the shooting and hastened to the scene, where they found their father still alive but unconscious. He was re- moved to his home where he died a a few hours later. Before he died he rallied sufficient- ly to make an ante-mortem statement, in which he accused Michael Brennan ef doing the shooting. News of the tragedy spread rapidly and it was not long before the officers had the Brennans under arrest. Both men deny all knowledge of the shoot- ing. EXPLOSION KILLS GIRL. Clothing Catches Fire and She Runs, Fanning the Flames. Enderlin, N. D., Aug. 29.—Louise Merchant, a domestic in the employ of Dr. Kennedy, was fatally burned while attempting to heat water on an alcohol stove. The stove exploded and the burning fluid was thrown over the clothing of the girl, setting it on fire. She rushed into the street and ran for several blocks, the wind fanning the flames until she was a veritable living torch. Finally she fell exhausted and those who were hastening to her aid managed to ex- tinguish«the flames. She was taken to the hospital, but died soon after reaching there. MRS. DONNELLY WEDS. Wife of the Late Sage of Nininger Marries Preacher. Minneapolis, Aug. 29.—Mrs. Harian Hanson Donnelly, widow of the late Ignatius Donnelly, became the bride of Rev. Henry L. Woltman of Minne- apolis on Aug. 7, and although no special effort was made to keep the fact a secret, it was known to but a small circle of immediate friends un- til yesterday. The well-known sage and philosopher, Ignaitus Donnelly, was married to his stenographer, Miss Marian Hanson, on Feb. 22, 1898, four years after the death of his first wife. PICK PAPER TRUST HEAD. M. H. Ballou Slated to Be President of Merged Concerns. ‘Appleton, Wis., Aug. 29.—That the next move in the paper mill merger of the mills in the Northwest is the election of officers and a board of di- rectors, is the latest information available concerning the merger, and it is said at least one Minnesota pa- per mill man has been picked for the board of directors. M. H. Ballou, president of the Menasha Paper com- pany of Menasha, Wis., is said ta,have been assured of the presidency of the merger. It is declared the general of- fices will be located at Neenah. FREES GUILTY STUDENTS. Crawford Pardons Two Who Burned Building. Gov. Pierre, S. D., Aug. 29.—On recom- mendation of the board of pardons, DEVOURING BIG COURT HOUSE. White Ants Eat $2,000 Worth of Mealg at County’s Expense. Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. 29.—The Wa- pello county court house, a $160,000 stone structure, is infested by white ants, which are rapidly destroying the floooring and much of the costly casings. The ants, which have long been a terror to residents of Austra- lia and South America, work mysteri- ously, They have already eaten the inside of a large quantity of casing, leaving nothing but a thin shell. The queen ant has been discovered, and along with her there were over 200 eggs. The damage already done by the ants will reach $2,000. HURLED TO DEATH UNDER CAR. One Killed and Two Hurt in Collision at Superior. Superior, Wis., Aug. 29.—Richard Flynn, eight-year-old son of Peter A. Flynn, was killed and his father and mother were seriously injured in a collision between a buggy in which they were riding and a street car. The buggy was smashed into bits and the boy hurled by the force of the im- pact under the wheels of the car. Mrs. Flynn was badly bruised and her husband is suffering with a fractured leg. BURIED GOLD LURES ROBBERS. Superior Man Loses Lifetime Savings and Two Are Arrested. Superior, Wis., Aug. 29.—Sam Tep- son and his wife Lizzie are held here on a charge of robbing’ the “bank” of Henry Johnson. Joknson buried his money—$1,500 in gold—under a plank in his woodshed on Aug. 15, and when he looked for it a week later there was nothing but the hole in the ground. He says that Mrs. Tepson watched him dig the hole. FINDS UNIDENTIFIED BODY. Workman Uncovers Corpse of Man Uphon Which Is $50. Livingston, Mont., Aug. 29.—A la- borer working in the brush near the Yellowstone river at Hunters’s Hot Springs yesterday uncovered a hu- man» leg. Further’ investigation ° dis- closed the entire body of a man, but in such a state of decomposition that the features were unrecognizable. Upon the body was found $50 in money but nothing which would lead to its identity. FALLS INTO POOL OF ACID. Man Will Probably Lose the Sight of Both Eyes. Washburn, Wis., Aug. 29.—R..A A. Hering met with a serious acci dent while at work in the plant of the Eastern Dynamite company near here by slipping and falling inta a pool of nitric acid. Besides being badly burned about the face and body Mr. Hering will probably lose the sight of both eyes. TRAIN AND TROLLEY CRASH. One Hurt and Sixty-five in Panic at La Crosse. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 29.—One man was dangerously injured and sixty- five persons badly shaken up in an accident at a railway crossing in North La Crosse. A street car was hit by a train of cars on the crossing. A panic ensued among the passengers and for a time it was feared that many had been killed.: DROWNED IN SAME SPOT. Brothers’ Deaths Are Twenty Yearq Apart to a Day. Brownsville, Mitm., Aug. 29.—Dis, regarding his mother’s warning not to go into the water, John Driscoll, aged twenty-eight years, was drowned while bathing yesterday, within sight of a dozen companions. Driscoll’s brgther was drowned in the identical spot just twenty years ago to a day. Kick Crushes Skull. Knoxville, Iowa, Aug. 29.—While playing in a haymow Lorene Clark, twelve years old, stepped upon a loose plank and fell to the stable below, landing directly behind a horse. The horse became frightened and lashed out with its hoofs, striking the little girl on the top of the head. The child’s skull was broken and it is thought she cannot recover. Big Oil Tank Blows Up. Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 29.—Fire ex- ploded a 6,000 gallon tank of kero- sene, badly burning Frank Smith, manager for the Standard Oil com- pany. The loss is $2,000. Cuts Off Son’s Legs. Le Roy, Iowa, Aug. 29.—Charles ' Cowles while mowing cut both legs off his four-year-old son. Farmer Is Scalded. Le Sueur, Minn., Aug. 29.—Martin Dung, a young man farmer living near | here, was caught between the engine and separator while moving a thresh: | Despondency, due to a stroke of pa- ing rig and was terribly scalded by the steam escaping from a broken pipe. He is in a critical condition. Gov. Crawford has pardoned Elmer S. Jordan and Richard Bruschweiler, the university students who were sen- tenced on a plea of guilty for burning one of the old buildings at the univer- sity beause they did not think it har- monized with the newer buildings at the University. Horse’s Kick Kills Girl. Le Mars, Iowa, Aug. 29.—Frances, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and 's. Frank Stoeffel, was kicked in the stomach by a horse last Saturday and died of the injury yesterday. FIVE KILLED IN WISCONSIN. STORM CYCLONE SWEEPS A PATH’ IN SOUTHWESTERN PART OF EAU CLAIRE COUNTY. PROPERTY AND CROPS SUFFER STORM ALSO HITS OTHER POR- TIONS OF THE STATE WITH FATAL RESULTS. Eau Claire, Wis., Aug. 27. — Two people were killed and seven serious- ly injured in a cyclone which swept a narrow path fifteen miles long in the southwestern part of Eau Claire coun- ty last night, and which did about $50,000 damage to property and crops. Both live in Clear Creek township. Twenty-three barns, five residences, two schoolhouses and one church were destroyed and two horses were killed, and grain which had been stacked was scattered over a big area. Church Is Wrecked. The tornado seemed to originate on the farm of Joseph Spiehle, one mile south of Eau Claire. Part of his barn was blown away and other buildings on the place were damaged. The Moses farm is in the vicinity, his house being wrecked and one of his children injured. The storm swept in a southeasterly direction and struck the towns of Brunswick, Clear Creek and Pleasant Valley. At the last named place the Methodist church, a small building, was torn'to pieces. No loss of life has been reported from those towns. The property damage there is placed at $20,000. One Dead; Two Dying. Ladysmith,’ Wis., Aug. 26. — The house of L. V. Moore, four miles north of town, was hit by a tornado and was completely ‘destroyed, being car- ried about ten rods by the wind. Mrs. Moore and her two children, Ida, aged four, and Harry, aged two, were frightfully injured, and the lat- ter died about three hours after the accident. Mrs. Moore and the little girl lie in a precarious condition. Two Killed Near Eleva. Eleva, Wis., Aug. 26.—Two persons were killed and a large number of barns were blown down by a cyclone about siv miles north of here. A Methodist Episcopal church also was wrecked. One child was picked up and carried off by the wind, but was found the next morning. The tele phone service is completely blocked. Lightning Hits Church. Kennan, Wis., Aug. 26—This village was struck by a severe electrical and rain storm, accompanied by a fierce gale, resulting in considerable dam- age to crops. The Catholic church was struck by lightning and was damaged to the ex- tent of $300. LAWLER MAY BE ARCHBISHOP. One of Three Recommended for Suc- cessor to Montgomery. St. Paul, Aug. 27. — The name of Rev. J. J. Lawler, pastor of St. Paul cathedral, is among three names of clergymen in this country that will be presented to Pope Pius X. from which to pick a successor to the late Arch- bishop Montgomery, coadjutor to Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco. A telegram to this effect was received from San Francisco Saturday. The successful candidate. when he assumes his new duties, will have the right of succession to Archbishop Riordan, so that in the event that Rev. Lawler will be chosen by the pope he will be right in line for an archbishopric. LAKE FILLED WITH NETS. Ilegal Fishing Is Discovered at Lake .° Butte des Morts. Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 27. — The last legislature omitted the name of little Lake des Morts from the list of wa- ters where fishing with licensed set lines is permissible. Hundreds of these lines are in the little lake and wholesale, arrests: will be made. this week if they are not lifted. Falls Into Self-feeder. Langdon, Minn., g. 27. — Nels Nordstrom, a_ thresh! man living near Afton, accidentally slipped into a self-feeder while threshing near here Saturday evening and his left foot foot was almost severed by the revolv- ing bandcutter knives, Paralytic Hangs Seif. | la Crosse, Wis., Aug. 26.—Andrew Fontish, a pioneer resident of La Crosse, committed suicide by hanging. ralysis two weeks ago, is supposed to have been the cause of the act. Swatlows Shingle Nail. Barnesville, Minn., Aug. 27. — The two-year-old son of C. Reireson swal- lowed a shingle nail, which lodged in his asst. 3 oe some time his life was pa. of, but a physi suc ceeded in saving his lite, am arr ines oy SESE Bie, ch L JACKSON COUNTY HAS NEW COURT HOUSE ~ oe JACKSON COUNTY COURT HOUSE. New Building at Jackson, Minn., that is one of the handsomest structures of its kind in the Northwest. WANT TO SPLIT UP THE DEBTS. Appraisal of Property of Itasca and Koochiching Counties. A hearing has been ordered for Sept. 5 by Gov. Johnson on the ennli- cation of the county commissioners | of Koochiching county for the appoint- ment of three commissioners to ap- praise the property of Itasca and Koo- chiching counties for the purpose of arriving at the division of the debts between the two counties. The petition for the appointment of the commissioners was presented to the governor by C. W. Stanton, county attorney of Koochiching county, and R. S. McDonald, one of the commis- sioners of that county. It recites the creation of Koochiching county out of a part of Itasca county on Dec. 12, 1906. At that time, the petition states, the total indebtedness of the original county of Itasca was $183,- 938.80, and the total amount of funds in the treasury of Itasca county at that time was $60,188.20. It states that certain buildings and real estate owned by the original county still re- main in the ownership of Itasca coun- ty, including a court house, jail and sheriff’s residence and certain build- ings*on a tract of land used as the county poor farm. The commissioners of the two coun- ties, the petition states, met at Grand Rapids on Aug. 21 and endeavored to agree upon the value of the buildings and realty, but were unable to agree on the valuation. They represent that the assessed valuation of the original county for the year 1906 was $14,245,- 473, of which $11,046,973 was in the territory which still comprises Itasca county, and $3,198.500 was in the ter- ritory which now comprises Koochi- ching county. The statute under which the ap- praisement will be made is section 398 of the code, which provides that in the separation of a part of one county and the formation of a new county all territory so transferred shall continue liable for its proportion of the excess, if any, of the indebted- ness of the original county above the value of its county buildings and of the balance of funds in its treasury. Such share shall be based upon the last assessment, and the value of the buildings, unless agreed upon by the respective county boards, shall be fixed by the sworn appraisal 9f three disinterested citizens, none of whom shall be a resident or taxpayer in either county, and who shall be ap- pointed by the governor upon the written application of the board of either county. The appraisal shall be in writing, subscribed and verified by at least two of the appraisers, and filed with the secretary of state, who shall within five days transmit to the auditors of the two counties a veri- fied copy of the appraisal. At the hearing on Sept. 5, unless the officials of the two counties can agree upon the basis of division, the governor will appoint the appraisers. Stays Till Oct. 1. St. Paul, Special—R. A. Stone, as ‘sistant attorney general, has post- poned his resignation from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1, and so will serve in the hear- ings on the rate cases next week as a regular employe of the state. His suc cessor in the department has not been announced. Fatal Bolt Strips Man. Crookston, Minnu., Speeial. — L. J. Hope was struck by lightning when about twenty miles east of Crookston and instantly killed. A peculiar freak of the lightning was that it tore all the clothing from Hope and some of it was thrown over one hundred feet. Aged Man Is Suicide. Crookston, Minn., Special. — Lars Swanson, aged sixty-four, shot and killed himself at East Grand Forks. It is believed that. he was despondent because of family troubles. : s , FIXES LIMIT ON TEACHERS’ PAY. State High School Board Adopts Mini- mum. In some respects the most important action taken by the state high school board, at its meeting at the capitol in St. Paul, was the adoption of a rule fixing the minimum salaries for principals of graded schools receiving state aid $75 and for teachers in such schools $40 a month. The board adopted a new set of rules for state graded schools receiving state aid among which this was one. A rule was also adopted providing that the school buildings must be equipped with a system of ventilation which will meet the approval of the state board of health, while others re- lated to the equipment of the schools. Under the new rules no teacher who has not been graduated from a course affording special training in primary work shall be qualified to teach in a primary room in any graded school; teachers in grades from the second to the sixth, inclusive, shall hold at least second grade state certificates, and teachers of the seventh and eighth grades shall hold at least first grade state certificates. The principal of a graded school is required to hold a professional state certificate or a di- ploma from the advanced course of a Minnesota state normal school or of a reputable college or university or a diploma of an equal rank from a state normal school outside of Minnesota which diploma must be first endorsed by the superintendent of public in- struction before it is valid. A limited certificate is not valid in any graded school. Schools failing to comply with the requirements of the new rules or neg- lecting to maintain a _ satisfactory standard of efficiency may be dropped from the list of schools receiving state aid. MANY SMALLPOX CASES. i There Are 360 Reported During Nine Weeks. The reports of new cases of small- pox received at the office of the state board of health during the nine weeks ending Aug. 19 shows a total of 360 cases. The largest number was in the week ending June 24, when 149 eases were reported, of which 36 were in Hennepin county, 17 in Scott, 15 in Grant, 12 in St. Louis and 8 in Ramsey. In the following week the total number dropped to 64, of which 25 were in Renville, 13 in Stearns, 8 in Chippewa and 7 in Ramsey. During the week ending July 8 there were 49 cases, of which 12 were in Stearns; Hennepin and Grant counties reported 11 and Ramsey 3. The following week out of a total of |- 12 cases 5 were in Stearns, 4 in Ram- sey, while Hennepin, Carver and Ren- ville each reported 1 case, but no re- port was received from Minneapolis. During the week ending July 22 Hen- nepin county reported 12, Big Stone and Stearns 6 each, and Ramsey 3 out of a total of 35. During the fol- lowing week Ramsey headed the list in the number of cases with 13, Stearns reported 5 and no report was received from Minneapolis. For the next three weeks the totals were, respectively, 12, 9 and 9, of which Ramsey had but 3 in the week ending Aug. 5. MASONS HOLD JUBILEE. Fiftieth Anniversary Is Observed by Lodge at Rochester, Minn. Aug. 23 will go down in the history of the Rochester Masonic lodge as the greatest day in its first half cen- tury of organization, for on that day the fiftieth anniversary was cele- brated. Masons from all parts of the state were in the city, and the number included those in highest authority. More than 300 sat down to the ban- quet in the evening. BANNER YEAR FOR CANNING. Minnesota Will Show Big Increase in This Industry This Year. The indications are that the product of the canning factories of Minnesota will show a considerable increase this year over last, and probably exceed the output of any previous year. In the number of cans of all kinds of vegetables and fruit packed in this state the output was less last year than in 1905, but this was due to the great decrease in the amount of corn canned. The pack of all other vege- tables, however, showed a considera- ble increase over the record for 1905. The decrease in the number of cans of corn was due largely to the fact that for several years the number of factories canning corn has grown with surprising rapidity in all of the states in which any considerable quantity of corn is raised, resulting in glutting the market. With a surplus stock and falling prices some of the factories found the business unprofitable and did not do any canning last year, while others turned their attention to canning other products, with the re- sult that while in Minnesota there was a very considerable falling off in the production of canned corn, there was a large increase in the other lines. This somewhat automatic adjust- ment of the canning industry had the effect of strengthening the market all around, and from reports being re- ceived by the inspectors of the state dairy and food department it seems likely that there will be a large in- crease in the output of all the can- neries of the state this year. The products of the canneries are general- ly contracted for by the jobbers be- fore the packing, and most of the can- neries in the state now report that their output this year is practically disposed of already. The biennial report of Edward K. Slater, state dairy ant food commis- sioner, amounted to 7,287,000 cans, while in 1906 it dropped to 5,445,000 cans, a decrease of 1,842,000 cans. In 1905 the total output of all of the can- neries was 7,524,000 cans, of which all but 237,000 cans were of corn. The 237,000 were divided among the other lines as follows: Tomatoes, 21,000; sauerkraut, 11,000; pumpkins, 60,000; baked beans, 110,000, and berries, 35,- 000 cans. The change which has taken place in the canning industry of the state is shown by the fact that whereas the total eutput of all products, except corn, in 1905, was 237,000 cans, in 1906 it was 947,100 cans, or practically four times as many. This, however, was not enough to make up for the de- crease in the total output, owing to the falling off of the output in canned corn. The growing diversity in the products of the canneries is also shown by the fact that in 1905 there were only five articles packed, besides corn, while in 1906 this number had increased to ten. The 1906 statistics show the following pack of articles not mentioned in the 1905 figures: Peas, 331,100; string beans, 182,400; beets, 3,000; rhubarb, spinach, 2,400 cans. In addition to this output of vegeta- bles, to which the canners had not turned their attention prior to 1906, an increase in the output of all other products, except pumpkins and ber- ries, is shown. In 1905 21,000 cans of tomatoes were packed, as against 112. 000 cans last year; the production of sauerkraut grew from 11,000 cans in 1905 to 30,000 cans in 1906, and the output of baked beans more than dou- bled, the output in 1905 being 110,000, whereas in 1906 it was 251,900 cans. Decreases are shown in the output of pumpkins and berries, the output of the former being 60,000 cans in 1905, as compared with 10,000 in 1906, and of the latter 88,000 cans in 1905 and 10,000 cans last year. 15,000, and OPEN NEW SANATORIUM. State Institution for Consumptives Will Accommodate 60 or More By Oct. 1. The state sanatorium at Walker will probably open about Oct. 1 with a capacity of sixty to seventy patients. The progress of the work was viewed recently by members of the state board of control. A water plant is being installed, and two large sleep- ing shacks pushed to completion. With this small capacity the insti- tution can hardly be self-supporting yet, as intended, and the revolving fund of $50,000 will probably be broken into somewhat. Rules for admission of patients will be framed after consultation with the physicians on the advisory board. It is intended to admit only patients in the early stages of tuberculosis, and not to accept incurables. S. W. Leavitt, chairman of the board of control, says they inspected two sites offered near Brainerd for the girls’ industrial school. One is beau- tifully located, but the other is more practical for the state’s purposes. Drivers on Strike. New York, Aug. 24. — Drivers and stablemen employed at the wholesale beef packing houses went on a strike last night. They demand a uniform working week of sixty-five hours and an increase ih wages. Quake in West Indies. St. Thomas, D. W. I., Aug. 24. — A sharp earthquake was felt this morn. ing on the islands of Guadeloupe and Dominica. Several strong shocks have been reported from the island ot ‘St. Lucia this week. | T | |