Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 2, 1907, Page 3

+ a EGIS. CELE. _ Iowa, pioneer residents of _Hardin county, will celebrate their tieth wedding anniversary to-day. (ir. Moir, who is eighty-three years old, was born ‘in Bampfshire, Scotiand, and came to this country with his parents when he s six years old. Mrs, Moir, len name was Olive Jane Ball, born at Stanstead, Can., May 28, _and resided there until after her marriage, when she and her husband Went to Ohio and later to Indiana, where Mr. Moir S naturalized in 1854 at ymouth. He took up the study of law rad Be 1856 was admitted to the bar in ndiana, M and Mrs. Moir taught the first school in Plymouth in 1855-6. In Moir purchased land in Hardin Iowa, and the spring of that the couple journeyed overland to Mi": AND MRS. wW. dora, 5 M year Towa, it requiring more than three weeks to make the trip. Mr.'Moir is the dean oe the Hardin county bar, having begun grandchildren. ATOR AND WIFE)... 32 ATE, SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY || J. MOIR of El-j the Practice of law in that county in the fall of 1856. Mr. Moir is a charter aensbens of the Odd Fellows’ lodge at El- ora. In 1861 and 1863 Mr. Moir represented his county in the state legislature. When the state industrial school for boys was located at Eldora Mr. Moir was made.a member of the board of trustees of the institution, and served in that capacit: until the trustees were succeeded by the present board of control. Mr. Moir has sefved several terms as mayor of his home town and has been a member of the county insane commission since its zation. He was one of the pioneer opera house managers, and for: years managed the old Porter & Moir hall, Presenting many of the stars of the eighties, ‘wo children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moir- arcus W. er coun- ty treasurer, and Geor; Moir. They have five grandchildren and five great- MAMMOTH DREDGE IS LAUNCHED FOR WORK ON DRAINAGE DITCH | nd / -@ VIEWS OF “SWAMP ANGEL” AT GENEVA ——o © Big dredge: soon will be ready to start work of digging canals that will re- claim large area of land now regarded as worthless. Gengya, Minn., Special.—The mammoth dredge that will do the ain part of the work in digging the Geneva-Ricelanc ditch us been launched and is having the heavy machinery placed in position, so that it will be ready for work in less than a month. The huge engine, weigh- ing nine tons, was drawn from Elle dale by a large threshing engine. ‘The dredge is 100 y 40 feet. It has a di placement of tons. When finished will weigh 190 tons. The sides are six inches thick, Eighteen cars were re- quired to bring the machinery and ma- used on its construction from Ohio, were 5s lendale | and the country, a twelve seventy-one feet in leng' five tons, required two. ¢ dippe 2 capacity of twi cub’ of dirt. The dippe’ dle weigh nearly twelve tons. It is expected that work can, be car- ried on the greater part of the winter, providing the ground is not frozen more than a foot in depth. The greatest dif- ficulty to be encountered is the ice, which will prevent the dredge frem. moving forward. One small dredge already is at dipper and work near the head of the ditch a Geneva lake. A ding to the contract, the ditch must be completed by Dec. 1, 18 The main ditch will be Seventeen s in length and the lateral ditches, e n in number, will be sixteen miles in length. The jast four miles of the ditch will follow Turtle creek, which empties into the Cedar river near Austin. about 70,000 acres of very fertile land will cost of which work will » about $200,000. The farmers whose lands will be benefited have been assessed not to exceed $10 an , and that for } t the present time is entirely The low $1 an acre. ed, will be worth good land is taxed as ‘The land, when drain- 0 an acre. lige, which has been chris- wamp Angel, is at present ”) feet from Mud lake, where it will ‘in work, A foree of twenty men will be required to run the dredge, with day and night shifts, working twenty-two out of twenty-four hours. The dredge is equipped with elect phone connections. ‘To the dredge will ched a stern-wheel barge to carry h has to be hauled from Clark’s e and Ellendale. Houseboats, one for eating and the other for lodging, are moored near the shore. STATE CONTRACT LET. Bid on Cottage at Hastings Is Ap- proved by Board. Cc. Ash & Co. of Hastings has been awarded the contract by the state board of control for building the men’s cottage at the Hastings asylum for the insane. Their bid was $42,800 The appropriation, which must cover all extras, is $50,000. Two other contracts were to have been let, but all bids were rejected as too high. They were on a new wing at the Rochester hospital and a farm cottage dining room for the school for the feeble minded at Faribault. SHORT RIDE IS COSTLY. Man Falls Under Car Wheels and Loses Arm and Leg. La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 31. — While alighting from the side ladder of a box car as the train drew up at the water tank last evening, Carl Smith, a former switchman, fell beneath the wheels and one arm and one leg were ground off. Smith had boarded the train to save himself a walk of several blocks to his home and lost : *®his footing in getting off the train. “He is not expected to recover. HONOR FIRST. SETTLER. The funeral of the late Rev. Joseph W. Hancock, Red Wing’s first settler and Minnesota’s pioneer missionary, was held Monday. The business houses and public offices were closed during the funeral hour. A large number of citizens paid their lasg tribute to the honored dead. The services were held at the Presbyterian church, which was organized by him in 1854, when he was. pastor. Rey. C. D. Darling conducted the services, as- sisted by Rev. E. H. Moore of St. Paul. swood cemetery. FOR NEW TROLLEY LINE. Promoters of Moorhead-Detroit Enter- prise Incorporate. Articles have been filed with the secretary of state by the Northwest- ern Interurban Railway corhpany of New Jersey. This is the corporation organized to connect Fargo and Moor- head with the summer resort at De- troit Lake by trolley. Its capital stock is $1,500,000 and headquarters will be at Moorhead.* The incorpora- tors are H. A. Coughlan, S, A, Ander- sgn and J. R. Turner, _ Y ¢ lights and tele- | Interment was made in Oak. BANKERS TO STOP DRAW OF CAS ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS AND DU- “LUTH BANKERS ACT -IN SELF-DEFENSE. FOLLOW LEAD OF BIG CITIES St. Paul, Oct. 29.—The bankers ot the three large cities of the state met yesterday and adopted the measures that the banks of all the large cities in the country have taken to prevent a drain of cash. The banks in the large business centers decline to ship money at present, and the Minnesota banks, in self-defense, will adopt the plan in force in other cities. The. following was adopted and signed at the meeting held yesterday; “In view of the action of the banks in the central reserve cities of New York, Chicago and St. Louis in refus- ing to ship money against balances due us, be it “Resolved, That for the protection of our commercial interests: and for the purpose of preventing a drain of money from the banks, the banks and bankers of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, do herehy agree to adopt sub- stantially the plan recently adopted in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Des Moines and other cities, viz.: Require Notice. “That we will not pay ont money on checks, certificates of deposit or drafts, except for small sums, and that for the present no money will be furnished to bank correspondents; but we will certify checks on balances in our hands, payable through our clearing ‘houses only. The savings banks and trust companies and the savings department of banks having such departments, will require the six- ty and @inety day notice to which they are entitled by-law. ‘ “When it is realized that 93 per cent of the business of the country is trans- acted by means of checks and only 7 per cent by means of money, it will be readily seen how little inconven- ience, will be caused to the business community by the plan adopted by the associated banks. Will. Be Temporary. “The payment of checks and drafts through the clearing house will pro- ceed in the usual way through the regular channels: These checks and drafts may be deposited in the banks as heretofore, and their protection has been fully provided for by this ac- tion. “Outside of the above restrictions business will be conducted as usual, and it is: believed that these condi- tions will be temporary and of short duration.” KILLS SELF AS POLICE LOOK ON Convict Who Had Broken Parole Shoots Self in Police Station. St. Paul, Oct. 29. — Rather than again face a prison sentence, William Blackman of Minneapolis, a paroled prisoner from St. Cloud, shot himself at the sergeant’s desk’ at the central police station Saturday, dying instant- ly. Blackman got a reformatory sen- tence a year ago for forgery and for the last four months has been on pa- role. He was employed in Minneapo- lis, but left the place a few days ago, thus violating the parole. He was arrested on the street in this city and taken to the station, and while his name was being entered shot him- self. —————— TWO MINERS KILLED. Man Is Struck by Piece of Board as He Is Descending. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 29. — Jacob Hyoonen, a miner employed at the Canister mines at Bovey, was killed while descending the shaft on a lad- der. A piece of board fell when he was within fifty feet of the bottem and knocked him off the iadder. Timothy Sullivan was killed near Biwabik by a Missabe road train. SWEPT BY PRAIRIE FIRES. Much Destruction Is Done by Flames in South Dakota, Huron, S. D. Oct. 29.—Pairie fires along the line of the Chicago & North- Western and Great Northern railways between Huron and Cavour during the last three days have been highly de. structive,. Immense quantities of hay and feed have been destroyed and some valuable tree claims were seri- ously damaged. eee HISTORIC HOME IN RUINS: Gen. Don Carlos Buel’s Place in Ken.. tucky Burns, Evansville, Ind., Oct. 29.—Informa- tion received here yesterday from Rockport, Ky., states that the his- toric home. of the-late Gen. Don Carlos Buel at Airdrie, on the Green river, was destroyed by fire last night. The home was occupied by Gen. Buel dur- ing the Civil war, and for many years he operated iron furnaces nearby that were’ worked by convict labor. The’ loss will be heavy, : Bete ———$—$—$—— eee of a‘runaway accident. OLD MISER DIES, IN ROAD STARVATION’ AND EXHAUSTION CAUSES DEATH—$15,000 ON PERSON. Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 30.—Starva- tion, exposure and exhaustion caused the death of John Mooney, a wealthy but miserly land owner of Stutsman county, whe was found dead yester- day beside a non-frequented road fowr- teen miles northwest of Jamestown. Upon his person was found certifi- cates of deposit representing $15,000. Mooney was seen alive last when visiting the farm house of a renter on one of his own farms. He left there in the evening and was return- ing to his house when, overcome by weakness about a quarter of a mile from the house, he lay down near the side of the hoad and there miserably expired. When found the body was lying flat on its hack. John Mooney was a_ well-known character in Stutsman and Sheldon counties, noted for his wealth and ex- treme penuriousness. He came in the pioneer days to Sheldon, working on the Fargo & Southwestern railway as a section laborer and there he got his start, saving nearly every cent he earned. Z Later he came to Jamestown and accumulated money and land in the county, shrewd investments in mort- gages bringing profits, but his ex- penses were on an inverse ratio to his income. He spent last winter in a room over a store of this city and boasted that his expenses for food were less than 10 cents a day. Besides bank deposits, Mooney own- ed nearly 1,000 acres of valuable land in Stutsman county. GRAIN MEN USE CHECK PLAN. Will Send No Money to Elevators in the Country—Plan Used Before. Minneapolis, Oct. 31.—Minneapolis elevator and grain men met yesterday morning for a conference on the pres- ent financial situation. It was decid- ed to adopt the certificate plan in dealing with. interior elevators, and no cash will be sent out to the coun- try grain men except where absolute- ly necessary. The plan as outlined for the care of the interior elevator business is similar to that which is now in vogue in this city. There will be no cash handled’ at the different elevator points. The large elevators will send ehecks to their representatives which can be deposited with the local banks to their credit. Farmers who come with their grain will be paid in checks which the local bank will handle and send to the Minneapolis banks to be charged up against the grain compa- nies who drew them. This plan has been worked before. It was tried several yaars ago in a period of tight money and aided in re- lieving the situation. The bankers and grain firms are sending out circu- lars to country points explaining the move. CAVALRY MARCHES ON UTES. _Truce Declared While Indians Lay Grievances Before President. Forest City, S. D., Oct, 31. — With four troops of cavalry from Fort Des Moines on the Cheyenne reservation, one stationed at the agericy and the remainder moving westward slowly, all fear of trouble with the rebellious Ute Indians has been allayed and ci- vilians sent to the relief of Capt. Downs are returning. In addition the Indians in_ council have promised to cause no disturbance while representatives of the tribe are sent to Washington to lay their griev- ances before the president. jp REL, Dekalb Sie Se: ¥ WOMAN FATALLY BURNED. Mrs. Charles Lindstrom of Balsam Victim of Accident. Amery, Wis., Oct. 31.—Mrs. Charles Lindstrdm, eighty years old, was fa- tally burned at her home in the town of Balsam Lake Monday night. After retiring she got up to replenish the fire, and her night clothes caught fire, burning her fearfully before the flames could be extinguished. She died yesterday morning. FIRE SWEEPS PRAIRIE. Crosses From South Dakota Into Min- nesota. St. Paul, Oct. 31—A prairie fire in Lac qui Parle county which had its origin across the line in South Dako- ta, has ‘been reported to Gen. C. C. Andrews, state forestry commissioner. The fire occurred on Oct. 21 and burn- ed over several hundred acres, de- stroying some corn and thousands of tons of hay and straw. lowa Motorman Loses His Life. Waterloo, Iowa, Oct. 31. — R. G. Stallnecker, a motorman on the Wa- terloo, Cedar Falls & Northern street railway, was killed last night in a collision with an Illinois Central pas- senger train while running the car across the tracks. Runaway May Prove Fatal. Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 31—Charles Kersten, a pioneer resident of the southern part of Miner county, rae perhaps fatally injured as the Shei Mr. and Mrs. Christian Maas of Le Sueur recently celebrated their golden wedding. Fifty years ago Christian Maas, then a stalwart young emigrant from Hanover, twenty-four years old, was married at; Traverse des Sioux to Miss Henrietta Eggers, also an emi- grant from Hanover. Through the sunshine and storms of half a century this couple have lived together in hap- piness and prosperity, sharing the joys and trials .of life, and are to-day There have been hale and hearty. born to them sixteen children, nine daughters and seven sons, but of | these only eight, two daughters and \'six sons, now are living. | Mr. and Mrs. Maas have just moved }into a commodious residence in Le | Sueur and look forward to many hap- py years, blessed with the love of their children and grandchildren, and }enjoying the comforts of their well | directed industry in the past. } EDUCATORS TO CONFER. State Superintendent Olsen and Prof. James Will Address Convention. The Northwestern Minnesota Edu- cational association will convene in} Creokston on Nov. 14 and 15 for their annual meeting, and it is expect- ed that there will be thousand visitors in the city at that time to attend its sessions. In con- junction with this annual meeting County Superintendent Thomas Casey | also has called a convention of the school officers in Polk’ county. As there are 612 school officers in the county and most of them are expected to attend, they alone will make a good sized convention. The annual conference of school of- ficers was an innovation for Northern Minnesota inaugurated last year by Supt. Casey, and already it has been producive of a great deal of good. It brings the officers of the little coun-| try schools of the interior into direct touch with the best educational thought of the day, and Polk county’s rural schools soon will be on a much higker plane than the average. Among those who will be in Crooks- ton and who will address the assem- bled school officers, as well as the ed- ucators of the Northwest Minnesota Educational association, will be Supt. J. H. Hayes of Thief River Falls, president of the association; Supt. E. E. McIntire of Crookston, President Northrop of the state university, State Superintendent Olsen, Assistant State Superintendent Schulz, George B. Aiton, inspector of state high more than a/ |of Duluth, President Weld of the | Moorhead normal, Dr. James of the {state university, Congressthan Halvor | Steenerson and State Senator A. D. Stevens. The school officers’ meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14. The top: ics discussed will include consolida ion of rural schools, competency of | teachers to teach elementa ricul |ture, value of seed contes' tate aid for schools and teachers’ salaries. | MOOSE WAS HOSTILE. | Peculiar Case of Animal Rashness Is Reported. S. F. Fullerton has gone up to Carl |ton county to hold an inquest over 4 | fine’ cow moose, which was shot last Saturday by D. Magnus and has been the cause of some complications. Mr, | Magnus wired Saturday to the state game and fish commission that he had killed the moose, and that he was coming down to consult with the au- thorities, as the open m for moose does not begin until Nov. 10. | He met Mr. Fullerton in St, Paul and explained that he did not want to kill the brute and tried to scare her away but finally had to shoot her in self-de | fense. This explanation was accepted, | Mr. Magnus was evidently in good |faith. He was directed to ship the | moose to St. Paul, but sent word that | the express company had refused tc | take it, claiming that decomposition | was too far advanced. So Mr. Fuller ton went up to see what could be done |; about it. Mr. Magnus ys the moose schools; S. A, Challman, inspector of| was a very large one, standing about state graded schools; Supt. Denfield | six and a half high at the withers. ° - —o — ———¢ START SOUTH ON. WINTER’S OUTING | ° © Y ey) GEORGE BREED AND FAMILY ON LAUNCH LOIS . Minnesotans who go down the Mississippi on cruise in boat built to provide ¥ solid comfort. Winona, Minn., Special:-George Breed and family passed through here, bound south for St. Louis and down-river points, on a winter's outing. The launch Lois was built by Mr. Breed’ eighteen miles from the Chippewa river and was hauled by wagon to water. It is one of the best launches on the river, horse-power ‘engine, twelve miles an hour. In the ca two comfortable rooms, a small dark room for developing plates, a bath room and dozens of small lockers. The gasoline tank in the bow will hold enough fuel for a ten days’ run. and h STREET CARS COLLIDE. __ Every Person in Wreck Is Slightly | Hurt, but No One Seriously. Winona, Minn., Oct. 31.—On account of a dense fog and rails that were slippery with frost, two street *cars bumped into each other yesterday morning and both were badly smash- ed. One was loaded with workmen going ta the factory district and the other with people coming down town to their offices and stores. Every per- son on both cars was bruised, but strangely’ pot one was seriously hurt. Reee nrri JUDGE GROSSCUP IS INDICTED. Chicago, Oct. 31—Seven bench war. lrants were issued from the Coles county circuit court at Charleston yesterday for the arrest of officials and employes of the Mattoon City Railway company, operating the Charleston & Mattoon Interurban line, as a_ result of a wreck near Charleston last August, in which eighteen passengers were killed. Federal Judge Peter S. Grosseup of Chicago, who is a_ director of the road, is among those indicted. (J BARE