Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 21, 1907, Page 3

“ MASKED MEN. ROB G. N. COAST TRAIN TWO ROBBERS BOARD ORIENTAL LIMITED WEST OF REXFORD, MONT. “ REGISTERED LETTERS TAKEN —— St. Paul, Sept. 14. — The Great Northern Oriental Limited Train No. 1, which left St. Paul Tuesday morn- ing for Seattle, was held up seven miles west of Rexford, Mont., by two bandits early yesterday morning, and the mail car robbed of seven bags of registered letters. Advices to this ef- fect were received yesterday at the Great Northern general offices. The details of the robbery are somewhat meager, giving little information be- yond the fact that two robbers held up the train and that seven bags con- taining registered letters were taken. Loot the Mail Car. According to the reports received by General Manager Ward the robbers, who had been riding between the mail ar and the tender of the engine, climbed over the tender at a lonely spot about seven miles west of Rex- ford, Mont.. They ordered the fireman and engineer to leave the train and then looted the mail car. The fireman was sent back through the train to tell the mail clerk and express messenger to go into the pas- senger coaches. With the coast clear the robbers entered the mail car, keeping up a continual fusillade to ter- ‘i the passengers and prevent any interruption. Crack Express Safe. An extra express car was being carried with the train and the robbers entered it, first blowing the safe, which contained nothing af value. The mail car was then visited, the mail bags gone over and seven bags of registered letters taken. The rob- bers then escaped in the darkness. Only a meager description of the bandits has been obtained. Both were young, wore dark clothing, slouch hats and black masks. The Great Northern Express company, whose safe was blown by the robbers, says that it suffered no loss. Reward Is Offered. A reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of each of the robbers has been offered by the Great North- ern road. The place where the train was held_up is. a‘, particularly, lonely spot, and it is believed the robbers knew it well. As soon as the news of the robbery s sent along the line posses were v sent out from Rexford and other towns in the neighborhood, and the moun- tains and woods are now being scour- ed by the posses in the search. HURLS HIMSELF UNDER TRAIN. Charles Sellback Commits Suicide at Big Falls, Minn. Bemidji, Minn., Sept. 14. — With a premeditated intention of ending his career, Charles Sellback, a laborer liv- ing at Big Falls, deliberately threw himself in front of a north-bound Min- nesota & International passenger train shortly before the train had reached Big Falls. The pilot of the engine struck Sellback and hurled his body into the ditch, killing him instantly. PLUNGES TO PAVEMENT. Carnival Acrobat May Die—Crowd of 10,000 Sees Accident. Winona, Minn., Sept., 14—Harry Gil- Jette, who slides down a wire from a tower eighty feet high and plunges into a tank of water as the feature at- traction for Winona’s street fair, in full view of 10,000 spectators, missed the tank and was dashed to the pave- ment. His injuries may prove fatal. JOHNSON TO SPEAK. Governor Will Address Reserve Corps Rally at Aitkin. Aitkin, Minn., Sept. 14——Gov. John A. Johnson will be present and ad- dress the meeting of the reserve corps on Oct. 2 in Aitkin. The corps from Brainerd, Staples, Duluth, Cloquet, Little Falls and other towns have been invited and doubtless will be well rep resented. Ends Life Before Wife. Custer, S. D., Sept. 14.—His failure to make a success in life, combined with poor health, so preyed upon the mind of James Pilcher, a_ railroad ‘man, that he killed himself in the presence of his wife at the family home in Fairburn. Have Golden Wedding. La Crosse, Wis., Sept. 14.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michel, in celebrating their golden wedding anniversary here,-entertained ten children, fifty grandchildren and more than a score of great-grandchildren. Merriam Wedding Oct. 18. Washington, Sept. 13.—The date for the wedding of Miss Mabel Merriam, daughter of Former Governor and Mrs. William R. Merriam, to John Wheelwright of Boston has been set for Oct. 18. BOILERMAKERS OUT ON STRIKE GENERAL MANAGERS REFUSE TO GRANT INCREASE IN WAGES ASKED. St. Paul, Sept. 17. — Boilermaker» and helpers employed by five roads op- erating out of St. Paul went on a strike at 8 o'clock Saturday morning, following the refusal of the general managers to grant the increase of wages demanded. The men walked out simultareously from shops extend- ing from Chicago to Montana, and the men say railroad boiler shops as far as North Pacific coast points will be closed. The officers of the union in St. Paul claim that 2,600 men are af- fected by the order, while railroad of- ficials place the figure at 1,200. The roads so far affected are: Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Soo, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and Chicago Great Western. NOT TIMBER THIEVES. Indistments Against Forty Indians Are Nolled. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 17. — Indict- ments against forty members of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians, charged with cutting reservation timber, were nolled Saturday by Judge Quarles in the United States court. This action is due to a ruling by the United States supreme court in the. action brought by the Paine Lumber company of Osh- kosh against certain Indians, in which it was held that the cutting of stand- ing timber frum the reservation lands by the Indians belonging to tribes which own such lands is not a viola- tion of law. “TRAIN RUNS AWAY. Ore Cars Dash Down Mountain Side and Are Smashed, ’ Deadwood, S. D., Sept. 17.—The Bur- lington railroad had a freight wreck on its Bald Mountain line near here, when a train of four cars, loaded with ore from the Ben Hur workings to the Mogul mill at Pluma,\got beyond the control of the crew and dashed down the mountain side. The crew jumped and escaped unhurt. The engine and cars jumped the track, the former turning turtle and the cars being re- duced to kindling wood. OATS STACKS BURNED. Set Afire by Sparks From Threshing Engine. Paynesville, Minn., Sept. 17. — Fire jestroyed five stacks of oats upon the Gallup farms just north of the village, the fire being set by sparks from the threshing engine, while the grain was being threshed. The threshing crew was able to get out the separator. The loss is estimated at' between $400 and $500. FIRE AT RED LAKE FALLS. Blaze Starting in Meat Market Does : $4,500 Damage. Red Lake Falls, Minn., Sept. 17.— Fire last night started in the office of the Sauer meat market from a heating stove. ne loss is as follows: Duffy building, $1,800; Sauer building, con- tents, $500; Spillane building and con- tenis, $2,000; Majerus feed store, $3,000. FIREBUG .SUSPECTED. s Loss on Glenns Ferry (Idaho) Hagel Is $51,000. Boise, Idaho, Sept. 17.—A special to the Statesman from Glenns Ferry, Ida- ho, says that a fire which originated at the Overland hotel Saturday de- stroyed seven business buildings and inflicted a loss of $51,000. Incendiar- ism is suspected. Struck by Train. Tomah, Wis., Sept. 17.—W. Barry of Tarr Valley was brought to the Tomah hospital Thunrsday. He had been at Sparta and in alighting from Train No. 6 at Tunnel City was struck by the train, sustaining a badly cut head, besides other bruises. His condition is not serious, however. Bolt Kills Boy in Bed, Brainerd, Minn., Sept 17.—Clarence W. Holt, the fifteen-year-old son of Ed Holt, a farmer residing in the town of Platt Lake, was killed by lightning while in bed with two brothers. Crushed Under Wheels. * St. Paul,,Sept. 17.—Thomas McDon- ough was run down in the Great Northern yards and was crushed to death. His body was mangled by the wheels of several freight cars. Hunters Kill Valuable Cow, Faribault, Minn., Sept. 17.—Hunters shooting in the fields of Anton John- son’s farm, west of here, killed one of his valuable cows and escaped. Caught in Cave-in. Chaska, Minn., Sept. 17. — Ernest Zamjah of this city was caught in a cave-in of a clay bank in one of the local brickyards and was seriously in- jured, Big Machine Falls. Moorhead, Minn., Sept. 17.—The un- loading machine in use at Northern Pacific construction work, while un- loading a lot of cars, keeled over and went down the fifty-foot embankment, landing upon the surface track used by regular trains. No one was hurt. a CS 1.0.0.F. WELCOMED TO ST.PAUL SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE HOLDS ITS EIGHTY-THIRD ANNUAL * MEETING. St. Paul, Sept. 18—St. Paul yester- day formally became the host of the eighty-third annual communication of the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fel- lows. The supreme governing body of the order, one of the largest in the world, met in executive session, after having been extended the greetings and welcome of the state and city at Central Presbyterian church. Imme- diately at the conclusion of the public ceremonies the sovereign grand lodge went into executive session at the old capitol to consider matters of import to the millions of the brotherhood throughout the United States and Can- ada. . Reports obtained from the informa. tion bureaus and headquarters indi- cated that there were last night 5,000 members of the order of I. O. O. F. in the city to spend the week. The number of Visitors is expected to reach the maximum late to-day or to-morrow, when. Odd Fellows from Minnesota and neighboring states are expected to arrive for the grand pa- rade which is to be one of the features of the week. Although the gathering this year is not so large as usual the arrivals in- dicate that the number expected by the local arrangement committee will be attained. Aside from the atttend- ance, however, the present commun! cation is considered by the national officers one of the most successful ever held in the history of the sover- eign grand lodge. The program as outlined is comprehensive and in- cludes every branch of the order—the Odd Fellows proper, the encampment branch, the Patriarchs Militant and the Rebekah asSembly. The gathering is international in character in that every province in Canada is represented at the sessions of the sovereign grand lodge, in addi- tion to two delegates from every state in the Union. HELD FOR WOMAN'S DEATH. Prisoner Is Accused of Murdering Mrs. Gifford Julian at Waseca. : Waseca, Minn.,-Sept. 18.—Held on a charge of murder as the result of the ingniries of a coroner’s jury, Rudolph Munson, lately from Albert Lea “and said to be a recent resident of Iowa, must answer for the death of Mrs. Gifford Julian, also known as Ida Grit- ton. Munson and Mrs. Julian had been living in a hotel here for about six weeks, Saturday evening loud talking was heard from the room occupied by the couple . and the quarrel was ended when a pistol shot was heard. Investigation showed that Mrs, Jul- ian had been shot in the heart with a .22-caliber revolver. Munson gave himself up to the au- thorities, Found Dead in Creek Bottom. Yankton, S. D., Sept. 18.—Tom Shar. key,.a prosperous young farmer, was found dead here Sunday in the bottom of Dry creek, between two horses. A bridge had been washed out. Death was accidental. Aged Man Goes to Prison. Eau Claire, Wis., Sept. 18. — John McGowan, sixty-five years old, of Jack- son county, was sentenced by Judge O'Neill to three years in state prison on a plea of guilty of felonious as- sault. To Fete Solons and Judges. Bemidji, Minn., Sept. 18—The Bel trami County Bar association will give a banquet in honor of Senator Moses E. Clapp, Congressman Halvor Steen- erson and Judges McClenahan. and Spooner on Sept. 27. Thieves Break in and Steal. Madison, Wis., Sept. 18. — Thieves broke into the store of the Ester Oys- ter company here Sunday night and robbed the safe of $42.85. The door of the safe was closed but not locked. Gas Kills Sioux City Man. Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 18.—Robert B. Hutchinson, a nephew of Judge Hutchinson, went to his room Sunday evening and a few hours later was found dead, asphyxiated by gas. Flour Mill Is Burned. Freeport, Minn., Sept. 18—During a heavy thunder storm last night a bolt of lightning struck and burned the flour mill of Thelen Bros. Loss, about $1,000, caused by fire and water. Two Drowned. Philadelphia, Sept. 18. — Miss Ada Smith and George Denver were drown- ed in the Delaware river yesterday by the overturning of their boat. Star Tackle Returns. Appleton, Wis., Sept. 18—Lawrence university football .stock took a jump yesterday when Klaus, the star tackle of last year’s team, who had been de- nied entrance to college this year by his father, enrolled for the year, Steal a Hundred Chickens. Caledonia, Minn., Sept. 18.—Chicken thieves have been active in this vil- lage of late. One hundred chickens are reported to have been stolen in one night from one coop. No clue to the raiders has been fund. ORDINANCE 1S AMENDED. Street Railway Agrees to Run Cars by Nov. 1, 1908. At a recent meeting of the Bemidji council the matter of granting a fran- chise for the construction, and opera- tion and maintenance of an electric street railway within the limits of the city of Bemidji was taken under con- sideration, through the reading of the amended ordinance which had been drafted under the direction of the committee appointed for that purpose, in conjunction with the representa- tivees of the parties who desire the franchise, The most important amendment, or rather the filling in of the provision that was left blank, is that the com- pany binds itself to have constructed and in operation a fully equipped line of road on or before Noy. 1, 1908, be- ginning at Fourteenth street, on the west side of Lake Bemidji, continuing to a point near the site of the new Bemidji mill, on the east side of the lake. ; The original ordinance placed no other limit as to the kind of power which the company could use, except to forbid locomotives or steam. The present ordinance was extended to prohibit the use of horsepower and explosive power. Another amendment allows the company to carry freight on its line for its own use. There was a provision in the old ordinance which might have been construed as allow- ing the company to maintain and oper- ate a public telephone system. The wording of the new ordinance allows the company to maintain a telephone system only for its own use. COLLEGE YEAR OPENS; Macalester Students Hear an Address “by Dr. Davis. Macalester college, in St. Paul, open- ed its doors with a large increase in the attendance. During the vacation many improvements have been made about the college building and campus, Wallace hall, the new woman’s dormi- tory will be ready for occupancy in the near future. The exercises marking the opening of the school year took place in the college chapel. Dr. A. B. Marshall of the board of trustees addressed the students and welcomed them with a pleasing and forceful address. Dr. George W. Davis, who returns after an extended absence to take the chair of semetics and political science, was the speaker. His address. dealt with the opportunities. and responsibilities of the college career. Dr. Davis urged the students to stick to the prescribed curriculum and make concentration their aim. Several changes have been made in the faculty. Three members have been added. Besides Dr. Davis, the new members are:Dr, MacRae, who has been called to the pastorate of the Macalester Presbyterian church, who will occupy the chair’ of biblical his- tory, and Miss Margaret- Moore, who will be associate professor in modern languages and preceptress of Wallace hall. RENEW THEIR LICENSES. Two Foreign Companies Get New Per. mit to Operate Here. . The secretary of state has received the first returns from notices recently sent out to twelve foreign tions announcing the expiration of their licenses to operate in this state. The Dubuque Mutual Fire Insurance company and the Musser-Sauntry Lumber company, both Iowa corpora- tions, applied for new licenses recent- ly. Mr. Schmah! also received a let- ter from General Manager Redfield of the Western Town Lot company, a subsidiary company of the Chicago & North-Western road, stating that it would soon renew its license. Three companies have withdrawn from the state and the other six have not yet been heard from. - corpora- is STATE PRISON LEADS, Stillwater Institution. Returns the Largest Sum to the State. The state institutions last month turned in to the state treasury $23,- 938.01, according to .a_ report just made by the state board of con- trol. The receipts from the various institutions were as follows: Anoka asylum, $28.75; Hastings asylum, $48.18; Fergus Falls hospital, $450.36; Rochester hospital, $624.29; St. Peter hospital, $545.79; Faribault school for the blind, $301.66; Faribault school for the deaf, $897.64; Faribault school for the feeble minded, $6,481.26; Owaton- na state public school, $119.80; Red Wing training school, $687.81; St. Cloud reformatory, $2,020.85; Stillwa- ter state prison, $11,731.62. MEN ARE SCARCE. State Employment Bureau Cannot Supply Demand in City. i“ The state free employment burean, in the old capitol at St. Paul, has a large number of applications for men to work in the city, but is having diff- culty in finding enough men to g£0 around. Requests for men are being received from contractors in the vari- ous building lines. as well as for com- mon laborers. While the bureau is fur- nishing work to a large number of men the demand exceeds the supply. e: ° - ‘CHURCH HOLDS GOLDEN JUBILEE SALEM CHURCH, WHEELING. Evangelical Association’s House of Worship Where Fiftieth Anniver- sary Was Held. The members of the Salem church of the German Evangelical associa- tion, located in the town of Wheeling, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the organizationof the church last week. The celebrations began on Thursday and continued through Sun- day, which was the banner day. About fifteen ministers were present, many of whom were former pastors of this church. The church was organized in 1857 and has been prosperous. Twenty- four pastors have served the church, the present pastor being Rev. C. W. Wolthausen. Eight sons of members of this church have entered into the ministry, and two daughters have be come missionaries. Rey, J. M. Baitinger, presiding elder if the St. Paul district, and Rev. Geo. Speath of St. Paul delivered sermons. Among the v ng clergymen who took part were: Rev. P. A. Lang of Preston, Rev. George Spaeth of St. Paul, Rey. F. W. Tescls of Paynesville, Rey. F, R. Plantiko of Minnéapolis, Rey. A. Huelster of Kasson, Rev. J. Hi Bauernfiend of Waterloo, Iowa, Rev. J. M. Baitinger of St. Paul, Rev. C. A. Tesch of St. Paul and Rev. J. H. Kiek- hoefer of Naperville, Ill. The church is located in one of the most prosperous farming communities of Southern Minnesota and has a large membership. HIGHER TAXES FOR MINES. Tax Commission Prepares Assessment Figures, The state tax commission has pre pared a statement of the valuation fix- ed on the iron mining properties in the state, showing the total to be $182,838,157. The valuation last year was $70,000,000. This covers only the mines and does not include the per- sonal property, consisting of engines, shovels and other machinery used in the operation of the mines. This prop- erty will amount to about $3,000,000, so that the total value of the mines with the equipment of machinery will amount to nearly $186,0000,000. The commission is preparing a statement showing the acreage, ton- nage and valuation of every mine in the state, which will be completed in a day or two. The preparation of these statements involves a great amount of work, but extra time has been put in in getting them ready, and they will soon be at the disposal of the state board of equalization. The Mesaba and the Vermillion ranges being located in St. Louis coun- ty, over 90 per cent of the valuation is in that county. The statement gives! the valuation of the mines on the Me. saba range aS $168,508,747 and those | on the Vermillion range as $2,290,697, making the total for the mines in St. Louis county $170,799,444. Itasca coun- ty comes next with mines the valuation ot which has been placed by the tax commission at $11,920,001. Lake coun- ty comes next, with a valuation of $87,500, and Crow Wing county ends the list with its Cuyuna range mining prospects assessed at $31,212. The following table shows the divi- sion of the properties among the coun- ties, with separate figures given for the Mesaba and Vermillion ranges: Acreage. Tonnage. Valuation. 22, . 68,508,747 FARM SCHOOL OPENS‘OCT. 7. Offers Practical Course to Fit Young Men and Women for Farm Life. The school of agriculture of the Uni- versity of Minnesota will open at St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, on Oct. f. Students are advised to correspond with the registrar of the school, J. M. Drew, St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, prior to coming to the institution and to make the necessary preliminary arrangements for registration. The school of agriculture was or- ganized in 1888, with the object of giv- ing a practical education to the young men and women who are unable to pursue the full college course in agri- culture. It offers a practical course of study designed to fit young men and women for successful farm life, and uim to give to its students the nec- essary preparation for useful citizen- ship. The course of study offered coy- ers a wide range of subjects and is largely technical in character, but pro- vision is made for some instruction in English and mathematics. The course requires three winters, of six months each for completion, alia is co-educa- tional. Instruction is given in the workshop, laboratories, barns and fields, as well as in the class room. The necessary expenses for the year do not exceed $85. This amount does not include the cost of the required military suit for the young men, trav- eling and personal expense. The cost to the student for board, heat, light and laundry is the actual cost of maintaining the table (includ ing management), and caring for the buildings. This has not exceeded $3 per week. Text books are furnished at a rental of $2 per year to students who do not desire to purchase. A com- petent nurse is kept on the ground to care for the sick. To meet this ex- pense each student pays $1 per term. On entering school the student makes a payment of $12 board, $5 deposit, $2 book rent and reading room, $1 main- taining nurse, $5 entrance fee, $2 re- serve fund; total, $27. All male students are required to provide themselves with the pre- scribed uniform, which consists of navy blue blouse, trousers and cap. The suit complete to measure is fur- nished under special contract for $12.25. Societies for the purpose of im- provement in debate and elocution and for obtaining instruction in the form of lectures, give excellent opportuni- ties for entertainment and culture. STATE SCULPTORS FAVORED. Minnesota Artists Asked to Furnish Designs for Statue of Col. Coivill. Designs of Minnesota sculptors will be given preference in the selection of a model for the statue of Col. William Colvillfi to be placed in the state capi- tol. The:commission appointed to se- lect the statue met in St. Paul, and although no definite action was taken it was decided that the choice shall be determined by competition. Col. Colvill, now deceased, was the officer who led the famous First Min- nesota regiment in the charge at the battle of Gettysbury, and the legisla- ture of last winter provided a fund of $10,000 to pay the expense of placing a statue of him in one of the niches | in the rotunda on the second floor of | the new capitol. The commission to which has been | entrusted the selection of the statue | consists of Maj. C. B. Heffelfinger, Minneapolis; J. Searles, Stillwater; M. F. Taylor, Anoka, and R. L. Gor- man and H. T. Bevans, St. Paul. The statue, which will show Col. Col- vill in uniform, will be of heroic size and cast in bronze. A place has been | selected for it in the niche on the | north wall of the rotunda. SUIT IS FOR $50,000. Citizens’ Bank of Faribault and F. A. Barry Are Defendants. Papers have been received by the clerk of the courts at Faribault in the suit of Albert E. Grant, a Faribault railroad contractor, against the Citi- zens’ State bank and F. A. Barry, its president, for $50,000 damages. D. W. Lawler of St. Paul is attorney for the plaintiff. The litigation is based on transac- tions involving a note held by the bank and made by John G.’Grant and his brother, the complainant, who al- Mesaba .. 770 1,007,721,767 11 Vermillion 674 9,959 2, Itasca Co. +194 116,719,037 Lake Co. - 313 o* Crow Wing.. 640 540,000 31,212 Totals «+. -30,591 1,134,240,361 182,838,157 Burglar Tries to Burn House. Le Sueur, Minn., Sept. 18. — Last night. the dwelling house of William Enderle was broken into in the ab- sence of the family and considerable property stolen, and then, evidently to conceal the crime a fire was kindled in one of the beds and the burglar es- -aped) Second Bolt Hits Church Spire. Red Wing, Minn., Sept. 18.—For the second time in two years lightning during a heavy rain and electric storm struck the spire of St. Peter’s Norwe- gian Lutheran church of this city. The spire was but slightly damaged and ‘he loss is fully covered by insurance. is Church Is Dedicated. Braham, Minn., Sept. 18.—The First Methodist Episcopal church of Bra- ham was dedicated yesterday. The church is a frame building and cost | leges that to satisfy the note and with- out due notice to himself a sheriff’s sale was held last December to con- vert certain of his property for the benefit of the holders of the note. It is alleged that because of this sale, which he contends he was not given reasonable opportunity to avert, Grant has suffered damages to his credit and standing to the amount of $50,000. The case will be tried at the Novem- ber term of court. DAIRYMEN AT NORTHFIELD. Annual State Meeting Will Be Held in January. At a recent meeting of the executive committee of the state dairymen’s as- sociation it was decided to hold the annual meeting in Northfield. The dates for the sessions will be Jan. 21, 22 and 23. From the fact that North- field is a great center fo rthe dairy- ing cattfe, especially of the Holstein breed, it is expected that one of the largest meetings ever held will con- vene there. a gee _—