Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 23, 1907, Page 4

TWO FIREMEN ARE KILLED AT FARGO FALLING WALLS CRUSH TWO MEN TO DEATH—FIRE LOSS 1S $200,000. HEAVY FIRE LOSS AT EDMORE — Fargo, N. D., Nov. 20.—Two firemen killed and a $200,000 fire loss was the result of a conflagration which started at an early hour yesterday morning in the J. I. Case company’s big offices and warehouse in this city. The struc- ture and all its contents were destroy- ed. William H. White, for thirteen years a driver of a hose wagon, and George M. Hartman, nozzleman, were killed by falling walls. White died instantly and Hartman lived about an hour. White was a childless widower. Hartman leaves a widow and three children, Fire Gets Good Start. The fire is supposed to have started in the engine room of the warehouse, and it gained such headway because of the suction of the elevator shaft that the firemen could not cope with it. The north wall fell in before the roof and crushed the two men. The building was second in size only to the International Harvester company’s building, and the loss of the structure and machinery is, total. The agent saved $50,000 in notes from the safe, but nothing else could be taken out of the structure. Destructive Blaze at Edmore. Edmore, N. D., Nov. 20. — A fire which broke out about midnight Sun- day night destroyed property valued at $88,500 before it was under control early yesterday. A fierce northwest wind fanned the flames and made it almost impossible for the fire fighters to do anything. All the destroyed Whildings were lo- cated on the east side of Main street. The flames were blown across the street to the First National bank, the Dick Robinson store and several other places. Several times the interiors of these places were on fire, but the fire- men managed to extinguish the blazes. All the fronts are wrecked, the plate glass cracking before the terrible heat of the conflagration. A force pump, with 150 feet of hose, served to assist the firemen in their efforts to prevent the spread of the flames. The fire started in the second story of the Edmore Mercantile com- pany from an unknown cause. POST-MORTEM FAVORS SUICIDE. Water Is Found in Lungs of Late Isaac Wheeler. Mapleton, Minn., Nov, 20. — The post-mortem examination of the late Isaac E. Wheeler, whose mutilated body was taken from the Maple river Saturday, shows that his lungs were half filled with water, which indicates that he was alive when he entered the water. This has a bearing in favor of the suicide theory, and yet, if the victim of a murderer, he might have been thrown in while alive, although un- conscious. Coroner Kennedy has postponed the holding of an inquest until Wednes- day to allow time for a fuller investi- gation. Every bit of evidence that will throw any possible light on this strange case will be brought before the jury. Numerous witnesses have been summoned. DATE OF MURPHY TRIAL. Criminal Case Against Montana Stock- man It Set for Dec. 17. Helena, Mont., Nov. 20. — In the United States court yesterday Judge Hunt set for trial on Dec. 17 the crim- inal actich by the government against John T. Murphy ‘of this city, who is charged with unlawful inclosure of 59,000 acres of land in Sweetgrass county. The official records show that this is the largest amount of land ever alleged by a federal grand jury to have been wrongfully seized or taken over, CLOSE OPERA HOUSE. Crookston Authorities Order Compli- ance With State Fire Laws. Crookston, Minn., Nov. 20, — The city authorities have ordered the opera house in this city closed because it does not comply with the state fire laws, and it is stated on good author- ity that it will never be opened as a theater or public meeting hall again. Rector Loses Charge. Appleton, Wis., Nov. 20. — On the charge of being drunk in a_ public place and conducting himself unbe- coming a man of the cloth, Rey. Jo- seph C. Hall, formerly of Massachu- setts, has been deposed .as recor of the All Saints Episcopal church of Kaukauna, Skaters Are Drowned, Hudson, Wis., Nov. 20.—Stein Nel- son, aged six, and Hans Hanson, aged eight, were drowned here in Lake St. Croix last night while skating. FINE DISPLAY OF LIVE STOCK FIRST SHOW OF NORTHWEST LIVE STOCK! ASSOCIATION OPENS. 5 CELE Soyth St. Paul, Nov, 21.—Although South St. Paul always is a busy place, it presented a far busier appearance than usual yesterday, when the ‘first live stock show to be held in the Northwest opened under the auspices of the Northwest Live Stock associa- tion. To judge by the first day’s at- tendance, the venture bids fair to be- come a permanent institution. The formal opening of the show, which is to continue until Friday morning, began at 11 o’clock in the cattle amphitheater, where C. N. Cos- grove, president of the association, de- livered the opening address. He was followed by Prof. J. H. Sheppard of the North Dakota agricultural college and by Dean E..W. Randall of the Min- nesota college of agriculture. There was some lively competition in the judging of the stock, as the quality entered was exceedingly good. Fourteen lots were judged during the afternoon, the judges grading accord- ing to the relative fatness of the stock. In the grand championship event, all breeds, grades and crosses, the entry of C. E. Clark, a two-year- old, pure-breq Shorthorn, carried off the winning premium, while a two- year-old entered by T. H. Canfield, won the second place, or the title to “reserve.” The members of the association and the officials who have been promoting .the show feel adequately repaid for the trouble and expense to which they have gone to and feel so gratified that the show may become a permanent exposition of fat stock in this part of the country. TRAGIC DIVORCE SEQUEL. Wisconsin Woman Shoots . Former Husband and Self. Oshkosh, Noy. 21.—As the result of the rage of a divorced wife Fred Timmerman is expected to die and the woman, Martha Timmerman, too, is fatally wounded. Martha Timmerman, who has not lived with her husband for some time, went to the home of her former hus- band at Fisk, near here, last night and shot him. She was found later lying on the lounge in the house with a pis- tol wound over her heart. ‘SENSATION IN TRIAL. Defendant’s Witnesses Say Plaintiff Tried to Buy Them. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 21.— A sensation was caused yesterday in the case of Mrs. Anna Loew vs. Former Assemblyman Joseph Meloney, when two of the defendant’s witnesses as- serted Mrs. Loew had tried to buy them for $25 each to testify in her favor. Mrs. Loew sued Meloney for $5,000 for being struck in the face. The jury brought in a verdict of no cause for action. SUICIDE HAD $5,000 IN POCKET. Wealthy Wisconsin Farmer Found Hanging in a Corncrib. Spring Valley, Wis., Nov. 21.—Tom Swenson, a wealthy farmer about six- ty years of age, hanged himself in his corncrib. The body was found by his son and in his pocket were several let- ters and $5,000 in cash. Caught Between Trains. St. Paul, Nov. 21—J. E. Sullivan, a brakeman, was caught between two trains in the Northern Pacific tunnel yesterday morning and_ seriously crushed. His injuries are not fatal. Woman Drowns Herself. Leon, Iowa, Nov. 21.—Mrs. Anna Woodard, wife of William Woodward, near Decatur City, committed suicide by drowning herself in Grand river. The woman had been in poor health. Reunion Planned at Winnebago. Winnebago, Minn., Nov. 21. — The former residents of Green county, Wisconsin, who are now living in this locality will hold a big reunion and dinner here on Thangsgiving day. Boy Kicked to Death by Horse. Little Falls, Minn., Nov. 21—Ray, mond Bailey, the five-year-old son of C. E, Bailey was kicked yesterday in the shoulder and on the top of the head by a horse and killed. Meat Market Burned, Forest Lake, Minn., Nov. 21. — The fire which destroyed the Murphy hard- ware store here also destroyed the meat market of B. Hiller, who places his loss at $3,000, Say Pianist Is Burglar. La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 21.—Charged with daylight burglary, James Wheel- er, a traveling pianist, is awaiting a preliminary hearing. It is alleged that Wheeler extracted $16 from the wallet of a sleeping boarder in a local hotel. Three Hurt in Runaway. St. Cloud, Minn., Noy, 21.—Mrs. J. L. Atkinson and daughter and their guest, Mrs. C. W. Aust of Superior, Wis., were seriously injured in a run- away accident. g TWO POLICEMEN FATALLY INJURED HURLED FROM PATROL WAGON IN COLLISION WITH ST, PAUL STREET CAR. PASSENGERS GET BAD SCARE St. Paul, Nov, 21.—Patrolmen James H. Holland and Andrew S. Hervin of the Rondo police station were proba- bly fatally hurt in a collision with an interurban car at Western and Uni- versity avenues last evening while in the patrol wagon. : Holland is cut about the head and face and has seven ribs broken. He is said to have received also internal injuries. His recovery is very doubt- ful. A. S: Hervin is cut about the head, his right ankle is fractured, his nose is broken and he suffers from a hem- orrhage that indicates he received se- rious internal injuries. He was still unconscious, early this morning. Car Hits Patrol Wagon. The patrol wagon had been sent to Dale street and University avenue, where two men had been arrested on a charge of drunkenness. The wagon went down Western avenue from the station at Rondo street and Western avenue. There is a down-grade near University avenue. As the wagon turned into the avenue an east-bound interurban car came bounding along, loaded with passengers. Holland was driving the team and Hervin was in the patrol wagon, act- ing as conductor. The wagon had got onto the tracks, when the street car struck it in the center with great force. Holland and Hervin were hurled in different directions and fell uncon- scious on the pavement. Citizens picked up the policemen and carried them to places of safety untl physi- cians arrived. Causes a Panic. A small panic started in the car. The glass of the vestibule fell about the jhead of the bewildered motorman. The passengers became frightened and without waiiting for explanations started to crowd over the rear gates to get into the street. Many were bruised and shocked, but none seri- ously hurt. The front of the car was considerably damaged, and the patrol wagon was wrecked. ENTIRE FAMILY POISONED. Grand Rapids Household Becomes Seriously Ill After Meal. Grand Rapids, Wis., Nov. 21—The family of Thomas Burr is suffering from the effects of ptomaine poison- ing, Mr. and Mrs. Burr and their,two daughters, besides three boarders, were all affected and taken violently ill shortly after a meal. A doctor was immediately summoned, and all are out of danger now with the exception of Mr. Burr.’ BANK CASHIER A SUICIDE. Ralph Flanagan of Pleasantville, lowa, Shoots Himself. Des Moines, Noy. 21.—Ralph Flana- gan, twenty-two years old, cashier of the First National Bank of Pleasant- ville, shot himself in the head yester- day morning ,and he will die. He left a letter to his father saying that wor- ry at the bank caused him to commit the deed. He has been cashier two years, and his accounts are apparently straight. RATS FEAST ON DEAD MAN, Otis Robinson, Watertown, S. D., Freezes to Death in Haymow. Watertown, S. D., Nov. 21.— With his face eaten by rats almost beyond recognition, Otis Robinson, recently half-owner of the Eagle cafe of this city, was found lying dead over one of the livery stables late last evening. He had been drinking heavily of late and it is supposed he went into the haymow to sleep off a jag and froze to death. IS SHOT AS DEER. Guest of Northome Homesteader Is Wounded. Bemidji, Minn., Nov. 21.— James Savage, who came from his home in North Dakota to visit G. Slossen at the latter’s claim near Northome, was accidentally shot yesterday by a homesteader living near Slossen’s claim, who mistook Savage for a deer. Savage was struck by buckshot, which entered his shoulder and leg. ‘ Loses Child; Goes Mad. Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 21, — Mrs. Chester Rowe of Nashua has gone in- sane on account of the death of her little three-year-old son,’ who was drowned in a creek near their home on Friday. Fined for Blind Pigging. Fergus Falls, Minn., Nov. 21. — Thomas O’Brien, who was indicted for running a blind pig at Parkers Prairie, pleaded guilty in the district court here, and Judge Baxter iarenes a fine of $100. THANKSGIVING DINNER REAL LUXURY THIS YEAR Costs Twenty-five Per Cent More Than It Did Some Ten Years Ago—Everything Boosted. Prudent housewives who keep in close touch with market prices, affirm that every year the Thanksgiving dinner costs more, and the 1907 meal will attain the high water mark. The mother who spends her day in the kitchen preparing the splendid feast of turkey, pumpkin pies, celery and fruit that ranks the big event of |- the great national holiday, must have a well filled purse to meet the increas- ed demands of those from whom she purchases her supplies. In fact ten years ago, one short dec- ade, it was possible to set out the meal for fully 25 per cent less than it costs this year. The turkey has mounted so in price that many housekeepers with limited means have been forced to supplant it with the duck and the goose, and oth- er essentials have advanced so steadi- ly that in many homes fowl disap- pears from the table altogether. The boost in the price of turkey is perhaps the worst of the catastrophes, for the big gobbler is to Thanksgiving day what the firecracker is to the Fourth of July, or the gift to Christ- mas. * The turkey is soaring steadily. It used to be possible to buy the finest for 14 cents a pound, now the average is over 20 cents, and in many cases the fancy price mounts up to 25 cents, Even at the 20‘cent figure this is an advance of 6 cents a pound, and as it takes a fifteen-pound turkey to meet the demands of the ordinary good- sized family, the price of the dinner on the turkey alone is advanced $1. Other similar increases help to make the problem more troublesome. Butter costs from 6 to 10 cents a pound more than it did a decade ago. The egg that plays such a part in the preparation of the various dressings is now from 8 to 10 cents a dozen higher than in 1906. pers of ten years ago in comparison with those of to-day. Chickens are in the same class with turkeys. They were once within the reach of all, but they have shared in sold quickly lest it spoil, but now that meats, fowl, eggs, fruit, almost any- | thing can be preserved for long peri- ods, there is no hurry about the sale. America is supplying more of Eu- rope’s foodstuffs year by year, which, while it means increased business, re- sults in profits that don’t get down so ; far as the ordinary householder, and simply serves to further curtail the food supply for use in the United States. Even the coal'which cooks the Thanksgiving dinner, costs a dollar more per ton than it used to, and the house in which the meal is eaten brings a higher rental. 5,000 DUCKLINGS MARKED FOR C7 Ae ELE as THANKSGIVING DAY FEASTS. the upward tendency till they, too, are becoming a luxury. The economists say that the causes of increased cost in the Thanksgiving dinner are several fold. For one thing there is a “constantly ‘ THE TURKEY AND FIXINGS FOR THE DINNER. So with the fruit. The oranges. that are spread at the finish of the meal cost a dollar a box more, the bananas 65 cents a bunch more. Nuts have in- creased in price 41-2 cents a pound, and the cheese that goes with them as the ideal finish to a big dinner, is worth on an average of 5 cents more per pound than it used to be. The coffee and tea are both mount- ing, especially the latter, which is now 21 cents higher than formerly. The pepper that goes into the sea- soning is now valued 5 cents higher per pound. Supposing in dismay at the threat- ened cost of turkeys, the prudent housewife turns to ducks, she does not get a great deal of comfort. They are cheaper, but only a_ shade, and afl meats have felt the upward influence, and cost considerably more per pound than they used to. Truly things have changed since the first Thanksgiving day in Puritan times, when the stern head of the family went out into his own farm- yard, picked out the right kind of looking turkey, dispatched him into kingdom come, and then turned the re- mains over to his wife for the feast of the year. In his own garden patch he gathered all the vegetables he needed, and with all the essentials for mince meat the wife was able to make the favorite pie. Even later than the Puritan days, right up to our present generation, in fact, the housewife did much more in the way of getting ready the features of the Thanksgiving feast. Even city wives and mothers prided themselves on their mincemeat, and would have shrunk from. buying it ready made, but now the essentials cost so,much that she is driven to the extremes of buying the pies ready made ontaxing a chance on the doubtful materials that go into mill-made mincemeat. In order to verify these figures it is only necessary, to consult the newspa-| L increasing population to be taken into account. Immigration is sending up the mumber of mouths to be fed in jumps and bounds. . Curiously enough cold storage has raised the cost of food. Formerly all food that was perishable had to be There is no thought of demagogery, no politics in this. It is a plain, un- varnished statement of fact, gained from newspaper quotations, govern- ment reports and the every-day ex- perience of all householders with marketbaskets to fill. There are compensating circum- stances. Thanksgiving day never found more of us at work at good wages than just now. This is perhaps the best cause of thanksgiving, and will give an added relish to the high-priced dinner. Thanksgiving Day. “The duty of giving thanks to God for benefits and blessings enjoyed by individuals is plainly and forcibly taught in the Bible, and its reasonable- ness and propriety will be acknowl- edged by all who admit the existence and providence of God. With equal clearness and authority does God call ; upon nations, with which He deals as really as He does with persons, to acknowledge Him in all their ways, to obey His laws, and to render Him thanks for the protection bestowed upon them, and for His patience with them notwithstanding their forgetful- ness of Him and their rebellion against His government. And if nations are under obligations to give thanks to God, it is the duty of rulers to remind them of this, and to designate the time for this service, and it is the duty of the people to comply heartily with this appointment.” HARVESTING APPLES FOR THANKSGIVING DAY MARKET. Too High Now. “I want to elevate the stage,” averred Hamlet Fatt. “You do, hey?” sneered Yorick Hamm. “Why, only last night you were declaring that you are over their heads as it is.” Up to the Contract. “I understand that fake band leader has promised to have a fine string or- chestra at Easy’s entertainment.” “Qh, he'll keep the contract. He'll string ’em all right.” His Misfortune. “Dear me, James, can’t you put a little flow and sentiment in your style? You do write such up and down love letters.” “But, dearest, I can’t help it. I learned to write by the vertical sys- tem.” Friends No’ Longer. Blox—I hear you have been visit- ing friends in the country.” Knox—“ You have got it wrong. I was visiting relatives.” Live-Saving Note. Jimson—“What became of that man who had twenty-seven medal sfor sav: ing people from drowning?” Dock Worker—“He fell in one day when he had them all on, and the weight of ’em sunk him.” Compelled to Go Home. a “The saloons that were in the habit of remaining open all night will now close at midnight.” “Guess I'll have to get a latchkey then.” i, | NHEeEEATIUIF RAAF