Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 21, 1907, Page 4

HEALER WILL QUIT WISCONSIN | TWO MEN DIE BY OWN HANDS) 11 O°CLOCK LID FOR ST. PAUL “DR.” JOHN TILL IS ARRESTED, PAYS FINE AND AGREES TO LEAVE STATE. Glenwood, Wis., Dec. 19. — “Dr.” John Till, the celebrated wonder- worker of Somerset, whose strange methods of healing, his strange ap- pearance and stranger remedies have made him famous and much sought after throughout the length and breadth of the land, was arrested yes- terday morning. He was taken before a justice of the peace and pleaded guilty to the charge of practicing med- icine without a license, and on the understanding that he is at once to cease practicing in Wisconsin was fined $50 and costs, which he paid. Till has been arrested and tried on similar charges twice before. Once the jury disagreed and again he was acquitted. Till has become known from one end of the country to thé other as a “wonder doctor” or “heal- er.” Patients have traveled to his se- cluded home, several miles away from any railroad, in tae town of Somerset, from as far away as California, and he has treated in the neighborhood of 100 patients daily for many months. His treatment consists chiefly of ap- plying a powerful irritating liquor to the patient’s back with a sponge, and he treated virtually every chronic ail- ment in the category, from cancer to mild form of rheumatism. While it has been charged+that many deaths have resulted from the applications made by him, no action ever has been begun against him for manslaughter or damages, and there are hundreds who still swear by him as a healer. In an interview last evening Till an- nounced his intention® of quitting Wis- consin for good in a few days. SMALLPOX IN DORMITORY. Chadbourne Hall at Madison Is Or- dered Closed. Madison, Wis., Dec. 19—One hun- dred co-eds rooming in Chadbourne hall, the girls’ dormitory of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, were thrown into a fright yesterday upon the an- nouncement that smallpox had brok- en out in the hall. Miss Hazel C. Hundt of Fond du Lac is the victim. Every girl in the hall has been order- ed vaccinated and to leave for their homes on the first train. The giris were excused from attendance on classes until.after Christmas recess and the dormitory is deserted. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. Slayer of Lars Anderson Will Get an Eight-year Sentence. Valley City, Dec. 19—The jury in, the ¢ of The State of North Dako- ta vs. Edward Scott brought in a verdict of manslaughter in the first degree and recommended to the court an eight-year term of im- prisonment in the state penitentiary at hard labor. Scott will not be sen- tenced until Albert Olson’s trial is completed. Both men are accused of the murder of Lars Anderson, a farm- er living near Wahpeton, in that place on the 2d of July last. Li HEARING POSTPONED. interstate Commerce Commission Sets No Date, St. Paul, Dec. 19. — The interstate commerce commission hearing sched- uled to be held in St. Paul yesterday, relative to free storage facilities at the Head of the Lakes, has been post- poned with no date set. Duluth busi- ness men charged that they were be- ing discriminated against by the Oma- ha, Great Northern and Northern Pa- cific because the roads granted free storage at the Head of the Lakes to Twin City merchants. DULUTH HAS PRIMARIES. Mayor Cullum Is Defeated by E. A. Tessman. Duluth, Dec. 19.—Emil A, Tessman defeated Mayor M. B. Cullum in the primary fight for the Democratic nom- ination at the polls yesterday by a majority of 136. Tessman carried five out of the eight wards. More interest developed in this fight than has ever been apparent in any Democratic municipal struggle here. THIEF WAS HUNGRY. Says He Was Looking Only for Some- thing to Eat. Enderlin, N. D., Dee. 19. — Perry, who was arrested here on charge of attempted burglary, was given a hear- ing before Justice Underwood nd pleaded guilty, but said he wanted to get something to eat and had no mon- ey to buy. He was placed under $1,000 bonds to await the action of the grand jury. Six Shirts Save Lives. Marinette, Wis., Dec. 19.—Theodore Dunke, sixteen years old, was acci- dentally shot by his uncle, John Dumke, while they were hunting rab- bits yesterday. The lad had on six shirts and this is what probably saved his life. Struck by Train; Killed, Lake City, Minn., Dec, 19.—Frank Anderson of Stockholm, while work- ing on the railroad with a section crew, was struck by a Byraren train and instantly killed. CHUMS, WEARY OF THE WORLD, END LIVES IN SUICIDE PACT. Milwaukee, Dec. 18. — It developed yesterday that Hubert M. Schmittt, aged thirty-five, late janitor of’ Mar- quette university, Milwaukee, and Thomas M. Stanton, aged twenty, of Chicago, who ended their lives in a suicide compact at the Plankinton house Sunday night, lived together in Chicago for some time prior to Octo ber with Stanton’s widowed mother. The intimacy between the men dat: ed from their acquaintance at Sacred Heart church, Chicago, where for sev- en years Schmitt was a janitor while Stanton was a student. Schmitt had been downcast since he lost his position as janitor at the Sa- cred Heart church through having been laid up in a hospital suffering from’ appendicitis. A letter to the coroner says: “We both agree to die together, Thomas on account of persecutions from his mother and aunts, and Hu- pert through sickness and also partly because pers2zuted by Mrs. Stanton after she had all his money. Please, father rector of Marquette university, take care of my body and give it a simple burial, or please notify Father Foley of Sacred Heart church 49 West Nineteenth street, Chicago, where I lost my health. We wished to be bur- ied in the same grave. Please pub- lish in Chicago.” Another note reads: “{ wish my trunk and contents} would be given to Thomas Smith, 24 Seventeenth place, Chicago. —“Hubert.” BURNS KILL CHILD. Tot Meddles With Fire and Clothing Ignites. Elk Point, S. D., Dec. 18—The two year-old child of Mr. and Mrs, Ole Abrahamson, living north of this city, was so badly burned that she died. Her mother went to a relative’s home to visit a few hours and left the little child with its grandmother. While the grandmother was down cellar getting potatoes it is believed that the little girl puts cobs in the stove and her dress caught fire from the husks. Her grandmother heard her screams and returned to the kitchen as quickly as possible, but the child’s hair and clothes were burned off and her whole body was a mass of burns. UNCLE SAM IS LO’S SANTA. Each Red Man Gets $11.60 and Trad- ers Profits. Pierre, S. D., Dec. 18.—Traders on the Cheyenne River reservation are reaping a harvest of silver these days, the government making the Indians a payment of their lease money, amounting to $11.60 per head. All the payments being made in silver. It gives the Indians an opportunity to get ready for Christmas, and they are doing so to the best of their ability. NEW ULM SCHOOLS CLOSED. Four Teachers Come in Contact With Smallpox Case. New Ulm, Minn., Dec. 18. — Four teachers in the public school buildings came in contact with a smallpox pa- tient at a local boarding house, and in consequence the board of education and Supt. E. T. Critchett deemed it ad-- visable to close the high school and one of the grade rooms in the Union building, thereby preventing over 200 children from attending school. BAD FIRE IN MINNEAPOLIS. Fire and Water Do $30,000 Damage in Syndicate Arcade. Minneapolis, Dec, 18.—Fire in the upper floors of the Syndicate arcade last evening threatened some of the most valuable Minneapolis retail and business property. Prompt work on the part of the firemen alone saved the big building. A high wind fanned the flames into a fury. The total dam- age by fire and water will amount to about $30,000, it is estimated. ® FIRE AT OAK PARK. General Store and Dwellings Burn — Loss Is Over $10,000. Stillwater, Minn., Dec. 18.—Fire in the village of Oak Park did damage of over $10,000. The general store of Alex C. Robertson was. entirely de- stroyed by fire. The fine dwelling of James Sinclair was burned, although the furniture was saved. .Two large barns and the dwellings of ° Andrew Jamieson were damaged. Brewery to Be Packing Plant. Preston, Minn., Dec. 18—The brew- ery in this place is to be transformed into a packing house, and the work of remodeling is already under way. ‘The brewery has been in operation for nearly forty years and has had many owners. St. Paul Brewery Loses Building. Willow River, Minn., Dec. 18—The saloon building belonging to the ‘Hamm Brewing company of St. Paul and occupied by E, W. Olson was to tally. destroyed by fire, CHIEF OF POLICE O’COANOR AN- NOUNCES THAT LAW WILL BE ENFORCED. St. Paul, Dec. 19.—Chief of Police O'Connor announced last night that the 11 o'clock lid “would be clapped down on St. Paul at once. The imme- diate cause for this announcement was a letter sent yesterday by Attor- ney General Young to Mayor Smith and Chief O’Connor, calling attention to the fact that complaints had been lodged in his office of the non-enforce- ment of the law requiring saloons to be closed at 11 p. m. The St. Paul officials have been re- luctant to enforce the 11 o’clock law, giying as a reason that public senti- ment is against it. The police com- mission recently refused to act in the matter when requested to do so by a delegation of the Baptist Yooung Peo- ple’s union. Mr. Young’s letter, however, makes things lool different, as all realize that under the decision of the su- preme court in the St. Cloud case he could bring an action to oust Mayor Smith and Chief Ofonuor from office in case of continued refusal to en- force the law. Realizing that it is a question of law purely, and not one of public policy or sentiment, there is no alternative. The saloons must be closed at 11 e’clock. .FIND NO MURDER DONE. Police Probe Bloody Knife Mystery in Vain. Bemidji, Minn., Dec. 19.—The local police state that they have found no further evidence that the murder of a baby was committed in the vicinity of the Minnesota & International de- pot at an early hour Friday morning, Dec. 6: A bloody knife, a large piece of ribbon with golden hair attached, and part of an infant’s dress were the clues that led the police to investi- gate. SALOONKEEPER IS SHOT. Person Fires Birdshot Through Window. Burlington,Iowa, Dec. 19.—Bud Ditto, a saloonkeeper, was fatally shot by an unknown man in his saloon in Oquawka, across the river from here, in Illinois, last night. The assailant. got up to a side window and fired a load of birdshot through the window into Ditto’s back. There is no clue and no known reason for the deed. Unknown DEPOT IS ROBBED. Railroad Detective Makes Investiga- tion and Arrests Youth. Royalton, Minn., Dec. 19. — The Northern Pacific depot in this city was robbed Saturday morning. The news of burglary was suppressed un- til yesterday when a railroad detective completed his investigation and ar- rested Ole Ryan, aged eighteen years, STOP PULPWOOD EXPORT. Canada Is Said to Be Preparing tp Cut Off Trade. Menominee, Mich., Dec. 19. — John Dwyer, a local lumberman, who has charge of the logging operations of a Menominee firm at Webbwood, Ont., states that the Canadian government is preparing steps to prevent exporta- tion of pulpwood from Canada to the United States. FREE; STABS WITNESS. Acquitted Slayer Fatally Wounds Woman at Ottumwa. Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 19—Miles Mor- row, who killed Benjamin Farrell last spring and was acquitted on his second trial a month ago on a plea of self- defense, yesterday cut and fatally wounded Mary Judson, a leading wit- ness for the prosecution in Morrow’s last trial. SQUARE MILE GOES DRY, Right in Chicago, Too, by Vote of the ‘City Council. Chicago, Dec. 19.—Chicago has one more square mile of “dry” territory than it had yesterday. The square mile, almost 1 per cent of the entire city, was added to the prohibition area ‘yy the city council. Stickney Not to Resign. New York, Dec. 19.—President A. B. Stickney of the Chicago Great West- ern railway denies that he has any in- tention of retiring from his office, as was stated in dispatches from the West. He said the idea had never oc- curred to him, and so far as he knew there was no criticism of his adminis- tration among either directors or stockholders of the road. Boy Takes Fatal Dose. Milbank, S. D., Dec.:19.—John, son of Dr. and Mrs, Archie Templeton, liv- ing near this city, took a dose of poi- son, mistaking it for medicine, at 7:30 yesterday morning, and died before a physician could be procured. Gladstone, Mich., Dec. 19.—Charles Stining, a high schoo! student, son of a millionaire, who eloped and was married in’ St. Paul, returned home- sick and broke. He parted with the bride of a month, who has gone to live with an aunt at Ontonagon. HASN'T THE MONEY. State Treasurer Tells Why He Is Not Forwarding State Aid Papments. State Treasurer © Dinehart has caused to be sent to every school treasurer in the state a letter explain- ing his inability to forward them the district’s proportion of the state aid te schools, which should have been in their possession a month ago. The letter was sent out because of some criticism on the part of a num- ber of districts because of the fail- ure of the money to arrive. In all $830,000 is due the counties, but it cannot be paid because of the inability of the state to borrow the money. As explained by Mr. Dinehart, the fixing of October as the time of dis- tribution of the aid has annually com- pelled anticipdtion of the regular reve- nues which do not begin to come in until March. This necessitates a short-time loan from the banks, and they were being arranged for this time when the negotations were sum- marily cut off by the banks, follow- ing the suspension of currency pay- ments and their refusal to make any more loans. This refusal is still in effect and consequently nothing can be done until the regular revenues be- gin to come in. Because of the fail- ure to distribute the money no suffer. ing has resulted, but many are com- plaining because of the delay. Mr, Dinehart suggests that the next legis- lature be induced to pass a law chang: ing the date of distribution so as to ‘| eliminate the necessity of annual short time loans from the banks. MIND BECOMES A BLANK, Good Thunder Man Unable to Explain Mysterious Dis appearance. A strange disappearance and reap- pearance unexplained, with lapse of memory, has created a senastion at Good Thunder. J. M. McCarthy, who has been the Milwaukee station agent for nearly two years mysteriously dis- appeared one evening recently and search was made for him for several hours, but without success. About 2 a. m. he appeared at the mill, where he remained for several hours before going home. His condition appear- ing to be serious, medical assistance was summoned, and it was found that his right arm was broken. McCarthy is unable'to account for his whereabouts the early part of the night or how the injury occurred, his mind apparently being a blank during that time. His heavy work is thought to have proved too much for endurance. He Mas resigned and been succeeded by Mr. Gilson of Kimberlee. BENEFIT LABORING MEN. Red Wing Business Men to Erect Cot- tages for Low Rental. The Red Wing Manufacturers’ asso- ciation has organized the Red Wing Realty company for the purpose of erecting houses at a low rental or sale at.cost on easy payments to laboring people. The capitalization is $50,000. Work begins next spring, and the Manufacturers’ association has en- gaged Mrs. Lloyd Wooders on an an- nual salary. to organize and maintain an agsociation of charities for Red Wing and made a liberal donation to begin work. All societies and church. es are invited to participate. Money was never lacking in the past, but sys- tem was wanting. Red Wing commercial. bodies ap- pointed strong committees and made appropriations to care for the state retail merchants’ convention and the editorial association meeting next June. NEW DITCH LAW VOID. Is Held Unconstitutional to Take Pri- vate Property for Private Purposes. The ditch law passed by the last legislature was laid away on the shelf in an opinion handed down by the supreme court, in which Justice BE. A. Jaggard declares chapter 191 of the Laws of 1907, the new ditch law, to be unconstitutional and void. “The new law gave the owner of wet lands the right to drain them across a neighbor’s land. If the mau whose land was affected by the drain offered an objection it was up to the town supervisors to appraise the damage. William Pautzke of Rockford at- tempted to dig a ditch across the land of Charles Schubert, who entered a protest, en the ground that the law permitted the taking of private prop erty for private purposes. WANTS A BUILDING. - The State Historical society wants a building of its own. Action was taken at the monthly meeting in St. Paul, and a building ‘committee ap- pointed, consisting of W. G. Le Duc, Hastings; J. J. Hill, D. L. Kingsbury and J. D. O’Brien of St. Paul, and W. C. Williston of Hastings. The matter will be presented to the next legislature. Warren Upham, secre. tary of the society explained that it is outgrowing its present quarters and should have a separate fire-proof build ing. Wisconsin has one costing $650, 000 and Iowa a historical building that cost $440,000. It was decided to co-operate with | the Minnesota Academy of Science in an invitation to the American Society: for the Advancement of Science to hold its annual meeting in Minneap ‘olis in 1908. MINNESOTA !S THE STANDARD. peanbeat Elevators Ask for Grain In- spection. Superior, Wis., grain and elevator men are desirous of securing Mifne- | sota grain inspection now that the Wisconsin inspection has become es- tablished and have taken up the mat- ter with the state railroad and ware- house commission. A. L. Searles and J. H. McMillan of the Globe and the Belt Line Elevator companies respec- ; tively held a conference with the com- mission last week, trying to arrange; for the inspection of wheat and flax of their elevators by the Minnesota inspectors. The inspection of grain at Superior has been the subject of an extended conutroversy, the Wisconsin authori- ties insisting that the grain shipped into and out of Superior should be in- spected by Wisconsin inspectors This matter has finally been adjusted by an agreement providing for Wisconsin inspection, but the elevator men still want the Minnesota inspection, partic- ularly of wheat. They now desire to effect an agree ment with the Minnesota commission whereby the West Superior inspectors are to inspect all coarse grains in and out, and to weigh all grains in and out, including wheat. They are to be allowed to inspect, in addition, all such wheat and flax as they are re- quested to inspect. The reason the elevator men are so desirous of having the Mir inspection is that this has become so well established as a _ standard throughout the country that there is some difficulty in marketing the grain without its having been graded by an established authority. As by far the largest commodity in volume of busi- ness is wheat, if the Minnesota in- spection of this grain can be secured the elevator men will be reasonably satisfied. SCHOOLS FOR TEACHERS. Supt. Olsen Sends Out Instruction About Training Schools. Notices are being sent out by Super- intendent of Public Instruction J. W. Olsen to the county superintendents of schools of the holding of the winter examinations ‘for first and second grade teachers’ certificates, to be held at the county seats on Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Plans are also being made for the teachers’ training schools to, be held next summer, the letter relating to which, in part, follows: “Schools will be for four weeks, ex- cept where it is clearly apparent that a six weeks sckool is demanded by local and other conditions, As each of the five normal schools will hold a twelve weeks’ session, beginning the early part of June, county superin- tendents desirous of having their teachers in attendance at these may perhaps conclude that a summer school in their own county would be superfluous. Six weeks schools begin Monday, June 22; four weeks schools Monday, July 6; all close Saturday, Aug. 1. “If a training school cannot be as- signed, or is not desired for your county, we will, at your request, ar- range for a week’s institute for almost any week between April 1 and Dec. 1, save that of the summer examinations for common school certificates, the dates for which are Aug. 3, 4 and 5. It will be understood that the claims of counties to which a summer school ‘was not assigned for 1907 will have precedence when the next assignment is made.” Hot Grease Starts Fire. A disastrous fire was narrowly averted at Albert Lea in the depart- ment store of Skinner, Chamberlain & Co., the largest retail establishment in the southern part of the state. The tailor in the clothing department had left the current turned on an electric “goose” and about midnight the hot iron set the wood on fire and quite a blaze was in ‘progress when it was dis- covered by the janitor and promptly extinguished. While the big room was filled with smoke the damage was not Jarge, and the insurance companies will not be called upon to make good The first floor room is 100x120 feet. Relatives Want Farm. The farm left by the late Isaac Wheeler is t6 be the stake over which a contest is to be fought in the dis- trict court. John Williams of Staples and Charles Williams. of Verndale, nephews of the old man, have -com- menced suit to annul the contract whereby the farm was deeded to H. F. Cotton, who had agreed to take care of Wheeler as long as he lived. Cot- }ton had not commenced to care for him at the time of his death, but was fixing up’ the house to take possession of it. The Cottons now have posses- sion of the house and are occupying it, but many traces of the tragedy are still to be seen about the premises. Will Elect Colonel. A notice has been sent out from the brigade headquarters of the Minnésota national guard of, an election in the Third regiment, to be held in St. Pau) on Dee. 27. Under a law passed a few years ago the terms of all field officers ex- pire at the end of ten years, and one PROPERTY NOT ON TAX LIST. State Tax Commission Makes Some Comparisons. The first annual report of the state tax commission, containing a detailed ' review of sources of revenue and tho ; tax system, states that Minnesota stands ninth in wealth among the states of the Union, but only twelfth in the assessed valuation. The total wealth according to iy | federal census in 1904 was $ 3,- 742.076, consisting of $1,982,552,389 of j real property and $1,361,169,687 of per- sonal property. This includes the value of railroads, street railways, telegraph and telephone systems, pri- vately owned water works and elec- tric light and power stations, amount- ing in all to $592,796,306. Deducting this from the personalty- there is left $768.373,382, which can be compared with the personalty now on the tax rolls. An assessment of real property in 1906 gave a total of $753,585,056, in- cluding $67,225,645 of assessed valua- tion of mining properties. The personal property assessment amounted to $163,432,357, which to- gether with the real property assess- ment made the valuation for 1906 $917,017,413. The valuation for ,1907 (the additions were confined to the valuation of mining and personal prop- erty) reached the sum of about $190,- 000,000 for personal property, making the total assessment for the next tax levy approximately $1,138,067,984. The following table gives the first analysis ever given of the _Sources of the state’s revenue; Taxation— General property t: Gross earnings railr panies .... Insurance company taxes Steamboat Total Other Sour Fines, fees lected ments Earnings o: Loans and_ inte! on deposits School loans Bonds and interest Interest on land sales and _ license: ti Total Lands and Royalties— Sales of land Stumpage | s: Total . Miscellaneous Grand total The report shows ‘that i in 1906 the railroads paid 11.03 per cent of the taxes, while their property was 13.9¢ per cent of the total value; the iron properties paid 4.19 per cent of the taxes on 5.05 per cent of the valua- tion; special interests, such as tele- phone and telegraph companies, paid 2.43 per cent of the taxes, and real and personal property paid 81.45 per cent, their combined value being 80.99 per cent of the total. STATE BOWLERS MEET MARCH 16 Tournament Date Is Fixed by Conant tee, At a meeting of the executive isa mittee of the State Bowling associa- tion, held in the clerk of courts’ office at the city hall in St. Paul, it was de- cided to hold the next state tourna- ment during the week beginning March 16. The association plans to make the coming tournament the larg- est affair of its kind ever held in the state, and steps will he taken to make it a state tournament, as the word ap- plies, instead of a gathering of bowl- ers from the Twin Cities, Stillwater, Duluth, Clara City and a few other towns. The location has not yet been decid- ed upon, but it is practically certain that it will be pulled off either in St. Paul or Minneapolis. The Arcade al- leys of Minneapolis and the Conrad and Pfister alleys of St. Paul are all available, and it is practically certain that one of these three will be select- ed. An alley committee consisting of E. W. Hull and F. W. Frederickson of Minneapolis and J, N. Dellar and Hen- ry Martin of St. Paul was appointed. This committee will receive bids from the alley owners and look up the mat- ter of location. The date of March 16 was set be- cause it comes after the national tour- nament, the dates of the latter being Feb. 8 to 22. Several teams from St. Paul and Minneapolis will enter the national tournament and they want time to rest up after their strenuous work. 901 DENTISTS. According to the annual report of the state board of dental examiners, seventy-nine applicants were admitted to examinations for their licenses to practice dentistry in the state during the year ending Dec. 15, of whom fifty- seven were granted licenses and twen- ty-two failed to qualify. The total number issued to date is 1,117. During the year 139 licenses were revoked by the board, owing to delin- quencies in the annual registration fee, due principally to removal from the state and retiring from practice, while a very few were from willful neglect, thus leaving 901 licensed den- ists in the state, Mme: Melba, the prima donna, will of the matters to coMme up at this elec.| not sing in America this winter. She tion will be a successor to Col. C. A.| has notified her’ manager that her fa- Van Duzee of the Third regiment,| ther’s health is such that she cannot whose ten-year term expires on Dec,| think of leaving him and will there- 18. DEFECTIVE PAGE fore rémain in her home near MeL- bourne, Australia, all winter.