Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 14, 1907, Page 3

DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN. MINNEAPOLIS CRYING BABES LEAD TO DISCOV ERY OF MURDER AND SUI- CIDE, JEALOUSY MOTIVE OF CRIM \Minneapolis, Dec, 12. — While hi: two children slept in an adjoining be¢ George Stinson shot his wife to deatt as she lay in her bed and then fired z bullet into his own brain. < The tragedy occurred some time Monday night, but was not discovere¢ until late yesterday afternoon, wher the police broke into the room to dis cover why the two little children wert standing at the window crying. “T’se glad, I’se glad,” cried the chubby-faced four-year-old girl, as she ran to meet the policeman, little real izing the tragedy that had taken place “You will make my mamma get up won’t you?” Hears the Pistol “Go Pop.” The little boy, two years older thar his sister; did not comprehend the af fair any more than she did. He clung affectionately to his dead father, hav ing drawn away from the intruders But upon being questioned he sai¢ he heard shots fired, although the offi cers did not believe that he realizec just what he was telling them. “We heard pistols go pop,” the littl fellow said. “Then we covered uy and went to sleep. Papa tucked us all in bed nice before it went pop Aiter it got light we got up and play ed. I’m hungry now.” : In fact the two children were nearly frozen, so cold had the room become They were thinly clad, two well-worn garments being all either child had on POINEER PRESS IN NEW HANDS HILL INFLUENCE IS ELIMINATED —RETURNS TO POLICY OF ITS FOUNDER. The St. Paul Pioneer Press, the old- est, and for many years the most in- fluential newspaper in the Northwest, recently passed under the control ofa syndicate headed by Tams Bixby and Webster Wheelock, the latter a son of the late Joseph A. Wheelock, the founder of the paper. The Duluth News-Tribune comments editorially upon the change as follows: BAGK TO THE PEOPLE. The Pioneer Press of Wednesday made a brief but significant announce- ment. It has been known for some weeks that all the stock of the corpor- ation held by proxy for Mr. James J. Hill had been purchased by other in- terests, and that Mr. Hill was volun- tarily down and out so far as the Pio- neer Press was concerned. Mr. Hill has not found newspaper ownership profitable as a side line to railroading and has wisely renounced it. The announcement of the Pioneer Press is the official notice by its pres- ent owners of the changed relations of that paper to the public. Of the di- rectors, John H. Barker,and Jared How, familiar names to many, were not re- elected, and it is stated that all the stock held by Mr. Barker and others, for Mr. Hill, has been taken by a syndicate composed of Tams Bixby, Webster Wheelock and sixteen other residents of St, Paul, two residents of Minneapolis and two of Red Wing. Fred G. Ingersoll of St. Paul now be- comes president of the company, and Tams Bixby vice president and gen- eral manager, the other directors be- ing E. N. Saunders, Homer P. Clark and Webster Wheelock, of St. Paul; L. S. Gillett of Minneapolis, and John H. Rich of Red Wing, whose personal- ity and business connections are well known throughout the state. This change in the ownership of the They had nothing to eat in the sleep} Pioneer “Press is a matter of more ing room and could not open the door} than passing interest and importance Coroner Kistler was notified of the] to the people of Minnesota. It is its tragedy and he at once visited the] oldest daily newspaper in the state, scene: He searched the rooms anc} and nothing has ever been able to the pockets of the dead man. A littl¢] preak its hold upon the older residents money was found and a letter address ed to his brother-in-law, John Skinner at Kewanee, Ill. In it is found the on ly clue to the tragedy, which appears to have been jealousy over the wife's infatuation for some unknown person. CAUGHT ON A DOOR. Discharge of Fowling Piece Causes the Death of Young Hunter. La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 12. — Gustav Asp, aged eighteen years, residing near Chaseburg, was fatally injureg by the discharge of a shotgun. The boy was preparing to go hunting and was leaving the house when the gun he carried caught on the screen door in such a manner that it was dis charged, the shot entering his head above the eye. SEEKS SOURCE OF BOQZE. Saloon Men Nabbed in Investigation of Boy’s Death. Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 12.—Investiga. tion into the death of D. T. Young the boy who died from the effects oj exposure a few miles north ofhere while in an intoxicated condition, re sulted in the arrest of two saloonkeep ers of this city, N. Hollien and J. Hon negger, on the charge of selling intoxi cants to a minor. GIRL FATALLY BURNED. Kerosene to Start Fire and Flames Catch Clothing. Carroll, Iowa, Dec. 12.—Miss Fran ces Lansing, a pretty twenty-one years-old society girl, saturated paper with kerosene to start a fire. The flames caught her dress sleeve and the agonized girl ran into the yard rolling in the grass to quench the fire. but died a short time later. Uses SCARLET FEVER RAGING. Boy Is Dead ang Others May Die ai Wolverton, Minn. Barnesville, Minn., Dec. 12.—Scarlei fever is raging west of here, near Wolverton, Minn. The nineteen-year old son of Carl Ernest died after an illness of two days, and other families in the same neighborhood are afflict- ed. Two more deaths are expected momentarily. Fined for Illegal Fishing. Fergus Falls, Minn., Dec. 12.—Dep- utp Game Warden Jones preferred a complaint in justice court here Satur. day against Daniel Larson of the town of Dunn, charging him with fishing for the market and with larger nets than the law allows. He pleaded guilty, and paid a total of $17.50. Explore Coal Deposit. Collegeville, Minn., Dec. 12, — Ac cording to the analysis of a competent assayer a good grade of lignite coal) has been discovered on the Guhl farm, two miles east of here. As it is not yet known how far the vein extends, further explorations are being ‘cael ued. | Rob Postoffice of $600. ' Des Moines, Iowa, Dec, 12. — The postoffice at Decatur City, Iowa, was robbed last night of $300 in cash and $300 in stamps. The robbers escaped. and the more conservative business element. It has always had their con- fidence and support and has deserved it. But the fact of Mr. Hill’s large inter- est in the property which was known to many and suspected by more, cre- ated a prejudice against it in the minds of the masses. To hold the confidence of the people a newspaper in the West must be inde- pendent not only in its opinions but in all connections and be wholly of the people and for the people. The Pioneer Press will be greatly strengthened by this change and will regain the power which was won for it by its able and fearless founder; Joseph Wheelock. COLLECTOR USES RIFLE. But Alleged Debtor Isn’t Scared and Gun Play Costs Fine. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 12. — John Wallish tried to collect a $2 ac- count from Miles Mitchell at the point of a rifle, but did not succeed in scar- ing Mitchell. The alleged debtor, on the other hand, swore out a warrant for Wallish for threatening to shoot him and to this charge Wallish plead- ed guilty. Both Wallish and his wife stated that they would rather go to jail than pay the fine, but after calm deliberation, when the sheriff was on the point of taking him to the bastile, he decided to pay the $20 which the judge had assessed against him. TWO NABBED WITH $400... Automobile Quartet Raise Suspicions at Cooperstown. Fargo, Dec. 12. — Early yesterday morning four men drove to Coopers- town in’an automobile and stopped the machine outside the city, while two of the men walked up town. Their actions were so peculiar that the pair were qrrested, but the other two es- caped in the machine. On the persons of the prisoners $400 was found, much of it in silver. Also nitroglycerin and burglars’ tools. It is thought they were planning a raid. $5,000 FIRE ON ANOKA FARM. Kronkhite, a Newcomer, Loses All His Buildings. Anoka, Minn., Dec. 12.—Fire made a clean sweep of the farm home of D. D. Kronkhite, two miles northeast of Anoka last night. The residence, barn and all small buildings were destroy- ed. Qhe loss is $5,000. Kronkhite re- cently purchased the place. The fire started back of the barn. Incendiaries are blamed, but no one knows their motive. FOUGHT WITH HATPINS. Interior of Eau Claire Store Almost Wrecked With Warring Women. Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 12, — Two women, named Regli and Woldmeyer, created a scene in a local grocery store by engaging in a hatpin duel. Their wounds are not of a serious na- ture, but Mrs. Regli had her face cut severely. Several women who wit- nessed the fight nearly fainted. Charles Wilk, the grocer, found it nec- essary to close his store an hour in order to put everything in order again. KELLOGG FALLS IN. A FAINT OVERCOME WHILE MAKING AN ADDRESS—FATIGUE DUE TO OVERWORK. New York, Dec. 11—In the midst of his speech at the annual dinner of the Minnesota. Society of New York last night Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul, Minn., who is the prosecutor in the case of the United States against the Standard Oil company for a disso- lution of the corporation, suddenly staggered, placed his hand to his fore- head and sank to his chair in a faint. He was removed to an ante-room, where later he was revived. It was at first feared that the illness was se- rious, but the physicians who attend- ed him soon afterward announced that Mr. Kellogg had been overcome only temporarily by fatigue due to over- work, combined with an attack of in- digestion. Mr. Kellogg, upon return- ing to consciousness, declared he would be all right in the morning. BANK OF ROTHSAY ROBBED. Cracksmen Blow Vault and Safe and Escape With Stolen Team. Ferguas Falls, Minn., Dec. 11—The Bank of Rothsay, a private institution conducted ‘by K. K, Peterson, W. J. Breen and E. J. Breen, was robbed last night of $3,700. The robbers took everything except the pennies. Nitroglycerin was used and both the safe and vault were blown open. Sev- eral people heard the explosion short- ly after midnight, but as it was a windy night they supposed something was falling. The robbers did their work delib erately, and having cleaned up every- thing went to the stable of Carl Coll- ness, a rural mail carrier, hitched one of his teams to a buggy and drove away. There is absoluely no clue. SHOOTS BABY IN MOUTH. Appleton (Mfnn.) Boy, Playing With Revolver, Inflicts Serious Injury. Appleton, Minn., Dec. 11.—A loaded revolver m the hands of the eight- year-old son of Charles Stillwell near- ly resulted fatally for the two-year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sallers late last evening. The children were playing in the parlor of the Stillwell home when the gun was discovered, and pointing at his playmate the old- er boy pulled the trigger. The bullet passed directly into the baby’s mouth, coming out through the fleshy part of the cheek, Bins Nave ge asa FIREBUG ON RESERVE. Federal Forestry Department Will Be Appealed To. Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 11.—Suspi- cious fires on the forest reserve in the vicinity of Galena, near here, are being looked up by Supervisor Hamil- ton, who will take up the matter with Wasbington if the conditions alleged are proved correct. These fires, in close proximity to several of the min- ing properties here, are believed to have been purposely started by a ma- licious person. LOWERS AMERICAN FLAG, Whereupon German Promptly Knocks Down Frenchman. Almena, Wis., Dec. 11—A French- man named Wheeler got on a spree here and hauled down an. American flag flying from the flagstaff of the Al- mena hotel and run up a miniature French flag in its place. He was promptly knocked down by Emil Mes- kow, a German, who replaced the Stars and Stripes. Meskow has been over but a short time. INSPECTOR OF JAILS. L. G, Foley of Anoka Named by the Board of Control, St. Paul, Dec. 11—L. G. Foley of Anoka was yesterday appointed in- spector of jails, lockups and county hospitals by the state board of con- trol. This is a new office recently cre- ated by the board, which fixed the salary at $1,200 a year. PIONEER AGED 102 DEAD. Xavier de Marre, Early Ramsey Coun- ty Settler, Dies at Mahnomen. Mahnomen, Minn., Dec, 11.—Xavier de Marre, a pioneer settler of Ramsey county, aged 102, died here. It is re ported that he once owned the land where ‘the union station in St. Paul is now located. Killed by Cars, Big Falls, Minn., Dec. 11. — L. H. Benkey, whose home is at Whitewood, Sask., Canada, was run over by a south-bound freight train yesterday morning while attempting to climb into a boxear. His body was mangled by the wheels. Brothers Are Drowned, Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. 11:—Three brothers were drowned at Tama, sev- enteen miles east of here, while skat- ing, last evening. The brothers were Bud, Kenneth and Gerald Carnal, sons of N. E. Carnal, a member of the city council of Tama. Samuel Reynolds Dead. Richville, Minn., Dec. 11.—Samuel Reynolds, vice president of the North- ern Cooperage company of St. Paul, died suddenly at his home in Rich- ville. fs The Centenary M. E. Church of Mankato was formally dedicated Sun- day evening, but almost an entire |.week will be bevoted to the dedication services, which will continue until Friday evening. ‘ Sunday morning and evening Rev. H. C. Jennings, D. D., of Cincinnati, of the Methodist Book Concern, preached, and Presiding Elder S. F. Kerfoot, D. D., of Mankato, preached in the afternoon. Monday evening Rev. Andrew Gil- lies, D. D., of Minneapolis, lectured on “The New America;” Tuesday even- ing Rev. J. F. Stout, D. D., St. paul, presiding elder of the St. Paul district, preached; Wednesday evening, Rev. F. B. Cowgill, D. D., of Redwood Falls, presiding elder of the Marshall dis- trict, will preach; Thursday evening, Rev. J. M. Brown, D. D., of Sioux Falls, S. D., will preach. These three are former pastors of the church. Friday evening a reception and re- union of former pastors and members of the church will take place, followed by an address by Rev. F, M. Rule, D. D., presiding elder of the Winona dis- trict, a former pastor, and Rev. S. F. Kerfoot. The church has just been completed at a cost of $25,000, and it is hand- MANKATO METHODISTS DEDICATE NEW CHURCH some architecturally, conveniently ar- ranged, and beautifully finished. Brick and stone were used in its con- struction. It will seat about 800. REV, PETER CLARE, Pastor of Centenary M. E. Church of Mankato. CENTENNARY M. E. CHURCH OF MANKATO. MUCH BUTTER IS SOLD SHORT. Inspectors Say Weights Are Not as Marked. Owing to the fact that the laws on the subject are not ‘sufficiently strin- gent, the state dairy and food depart- ment at its next session will probably ask the legislature to enact such regulations as will prevent the giving of short weights in the sale of butter, Frequent cases of short weight are found, but under the present laws con- siderable difficulty is experienced in | prosecuting the offenders. During the past few days Inspector J. G. Fowler of the dairy and food de- partment has found a number of cases in which, short weights have bee giv- en in the sale of butter. This is true of jar butter as well as prints. In fact it has been found that in a majority of cases the pound prints are less than one pound in weight. The greatest imposition upon the public is found in butter sold in jars, in many cases the purchaser buying what is represented to be a five-pound jar finding himself short half a pound. 2 Out of a few reports of inspectors picked out at random it was found [ that the weight of the butter sold ‘n jars as five pounds ranged from four pounds and six, ounces to four pounds and fifteen ounces. Many of the re- ports showed the jars to be short six, seven and eight ounces. It is probable that the legislature will be asked to pass a law requiring the marking of the weight on all pack- ages: of butter, whether in jars or prints, so that when a shortage is dis- covered the prosecution of the seller wiJl be an easy matter. If the dealers are required to mark the weight on each package it is believed the diffi- culties in the prosecution of dealers giving short weight in butter sales will be overcome and the prevalence of this form of fraud quickly stamped out. WOULD REACH SKYWARD, Some idea of the importance of the dairy interests of this state may be gained from some interesting figures compiled by Secretary W. W. Wall of the state dairy and food department with reference to the production of butter by the banner butter county of the state during the past seven yars. This county ha’. produced in that period more than 28,000,000 pounds of ‘butter. If this were all packed in the ordinary butter tub, containing twenty pounds of butter, each being twelve inches high, and the tubs were placed in a column, they would reach 266 miles in the air. In the making-of this butter 100,- 667,957 gallons of milk were used, a liquid volume which, if flooded into a vessel large enough to hold it, would float the battleship Maine. WOMAN IS WEIGHMASTER. Brainerd is probably the only city of 10,000 population in Minnesota, if not in the United States, which has a woman weighmaster. The city coun- cil has elected Miss Winifred Smith to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her father, D. D."Smith. Since his death the daughter has been conduct- ing the agricultural implement and harness business owned by him and ‘has been discharging the duties of weighmaster. STATE GETS MONEY BACK. Norman County Repays State for Seed Loans. Hart, The first payment of seed * grain joans made by the state under authori- ty of act passed last winter was made last week by Norman county. The Pament was $4,951.50, being the first payment on loans aggregating $7,- 780.80. Similar loans were made in the counties of Clay and*Wilkin, but nqne of this money has been repaid as yet. The act authorizing these loans ap- propriated $25,000, or so much thereof as might be necassary, for the purpose of purchasing seed grain for farmers whose crops were destroyed in whole or in part. by excessive rainfall in the years 1905 and 1906. The applications for the loans were made to the county auditors and after being sanctioned by the county commissioners as to the amount of each loan and the total to be loaned by the connty for this pur- pose, the county auditors certified these figures to fhe state auditor. The loans were made by the state to the counties, which promised to repay the amounts with 4 per cent interest. The law made it a misdemeanor for any farmer to dispose of any of the crop raised from the seed grain 'so procured without first repaying his loan to the county. It also provided thatsin case the crop this year should be a failure, the amount of the loan should be levied as a personal tax in the next assessment of taxes after Noy. 15, 1907, and be collected the same as other personal taxes, except that there should be no exemption from this tax. The loansemade to Clay county ag- gregated $5,684.75 and to Wilkin coun- ty $420. UNDERTAKERS WILL MEET. Annual State Convention to Be Held Feb. 1. A post-graduate course in embalm- ing will be conducted at the state uni- versity Feb. 4 to 14, inclusive, by W. P. Hohenscuh of Iowa City, Iowa, one of the recognized experts of the United States in this line of work. The course will terminate in the annual convention of the Minnesota Funeral Directors’ association, to be held in Minneapolis Feb. 14. The study course and the convention will bring to Min- neapolis about 200 undertakers from all parts of the state. The work at the university will be of a practical char- character. Immediately after the funeral direct- ors adjourn the Minnesota Retail Fur- niture Dealers will convene in annual session, their meetings being timed for Feb. 14 and 15. The membership of the two organizations practically are the same and the latter convention wilf be a continuation of the former. PRLS IE Se NS MANY COWS DISEASED. Twenty-seven cows that have failed to pass the tuberculosistest under the new milk inspection ordinance at Man- kato were shipped to South St. Paul to be slaughtered at the stock yards. Sixteen were found in one dairy herd and five in another. With thirty-sey- en previously slaughtered there is a total of sixty-four tuberculous cows out of about 300 tested, or one in five. Not half of the:cows as yet have been tested, but the work is going on as rapidly as possible . Dr. Otto Guitmeyer of Parkers Prai- rie died at the age of thirty-one years. . Burglars attempted to blow the safe in the bank at Scandia, but it resisted their efforts and they left after taking 60 cents from the counter. Fire destroyed the barn and con- tents belonging to John Lampert of Breckenridgs, entailing a loss of $1,- 000, with insurance of $500. The large machinery warehouse of P. N. Tannehili of Brown’s, Valley was destroyed by fire. The loss is $5,000; partly covered by insurance. Robert Rochlieu, the twelve-year-old son.of Lester Rochlieu, was drowned in Prairie lake, near Lakeville, while skating with several companions. = Mr. Darling, a young man teaching school in Aitkin county, was drowned in Lone lake. He was out hunting and is supposed to have attempted crossing the lake after dark. John J. Mooney of Waverly, who has been held since last June on a charge of murdering his wife, has been indicted by the grand jury at Sauk Center for murder in the first degree. ~ R. P. Knobel of Fergus Falls, who was injured in the explosion of a cream separator a short time ago, died from the effects of his injuries. His skull was broken, but he was supposed to be improving. Herman Prigge was killed on his farm, four miles from Mazeppa, Good- hue county, as a result of his wagon’s being upset. The edge of the wagon box struck the man above the ear, breaking his neck. F. H. Toersing, a farmer living about three miles northeast of Atwater, was accidentally gored by a bull while leading a cow in his yard. The bull rushed between the cow and Mr. Toer- sing and struck the man in the face with its horns, inflicting a serious wound. A disastrous fire occurred at Fari- bault when the dwelling house owned by Mrs. Barron was completely de- stroyed. The loss is estimated at $10,- 000; partly covered by insurance. The building was an old landmark, having been built in the early days by Bishop Whipple. Frank D. Myers, formerly a railroad traveling passenger agent, was found dead in his room at the Nicollet hotel in Minneapolis by the clerk. Coroner Kistler was unable to ascertain tha cause of death and could not deter- mine whether it was from suicide or natural causes. A fire from an unknown source started in the grocery store of P. Ger- main at Little Falls, and the building and entire stock were burned com- pletely to the ground. The stock was valued at about $500 and the building at about $300. Only a small part of the goods was saved. Crazed with excitement over the fire which was blazing in her kitchen, Mrs. 3rimshaw of Duluth shut her six-year- 2ld boy in an upstairs room, and grab- oing her baby, fled down stairs. She was so excited she could not tell the firemen where the child was, and it was suffocated when found. Swan Swanson, a farmer living two miles north of West Concord, saved she lives of his family from his burn- ng home only by the use of a ladder, which he raised to the second-story window, enabling the persons in the aouse to escape. Not even the slothes of the family were saved. Mrs. Maude Ulmer Jones, known throughout the Northwest and in the orincipal operatic centers for her sing- ing, died at her residence in Minne- apolis from cancer. To her friends in musical circles her death came most anexpeetedly, as she was supposed to fave recovered entirely from an at- ‘ack last spring. Carl Holm, the son of a Clay county farmer living twenty miles west of Barnesville, met with a peculiar ac- cident that cost him the sight of an eye. The boy had bought a new rifle and was shooting at marks when one of the bullets struck an object, re- bounded and hit the lad in the eye, de- stroying it entirely. The boy was taken to a hospital in Fargo. Henry Keller of Sauk Center, for- mer state senator, died at Omaha of Bright’s disease. He was sixty-two years of age and was president of the Keller Manufacturing company. Mr. Keller’served ten years in the Minne- sota senate, from 1887 to 1897, and was well known throughout tke state. His wealth is estimated at $800,000. The remains were taken to Sauk Center for burial. David Hickman pleaded guilty be fore Justice Ireland at Moose Lake to the charge of stealing $208 from the home of J. E. Carlson, who lives four miles west of Moose Lake. Mr. Carl- son had deposited his money in a bu- reau drawer, thinking it safer there than im the bank, and was, with his family, attending the funeral of Mrs. Soderberg when the theft was com- mitted. August Bachman, aged forty years, was fatally injured at St. Cloud in fall- ing from a brewery wagon. His back and several ribs are broken and he cannot survive. It is thought that he fell from the wagon after turning the horses too short. Edith Armstrong of Akeley appeared . before Judge Spooner in Memidji and pleaded guilty to having sold intoxi- eating liquors without a license at Akeley. The court imposed a penalty on the defendant of a $100 fine and thirty days in jail. The fine was paid.