Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 21, 1908, Page 4

— TOWN ORGANIZED |svoRTaGe Pa uP wy Fut JUST FOR GRAF Charles Buyck of St. Louis County Accused of Sensa- tional Grafting. ENTERPRISE 1S STARTLING Duluth, March 18. — Sensational graft charges are made against Treas- urer Charles Buyck and Clerk W. A. Jones of the town of Buyck, St. Louis county, in a civil suit instituted by the town authorities as the result of an examination conducted by the pub- lic examiner. Restitution of $33,000 by Buyck and $4,500 by Jones, alleged to have been misappropriated from the township funds is demanded by the plaintiff in the action. Buyck is alleged. to be the dominat- ing figure in a bold conspiracy, and Jones is said to have been his willing tool. It is alleged that Buyck con- ceived the idea of organizing the un- organized territory in section 9, town- ship 65, range 17, into an unorganized town and then by bonding the town and by taxation’ and other methods raising large sums of money, which by manipulation could be diverted to his own uses. Enterprise Is Startling. The complaint alleges that Buyck originated the petition for the organi- zation of the town and the county hoard organized it, giving the divi- sion his name. The town voted to is- sue bonds for $2,000 to raise money to build a road from Vermillion bridge to Pelican station. The town authorities allege that Buyck gather- ed about him a _ gang of hangers-on subservient to his will; that he charg- ed exorbitant prices for boarding the men; ordered work done on the road out of season in order that the men could get money to spend over his bar, and that he bled the town treas- ury generally. Charges are made that Buyck had himself appointed purchasing agent for the town; that.he charged a 10 per cent commission on all goods: bought and charged $1 per hundred- weight for hauling the goods from Vermillion Dam, a distance of thirty miles, the town paying freight charges on Buyck’s goods also. Road Not Valuable. It is alleged that the road is of no practical benefit; that it is incomplete and impassable and was conceived for the sole purpose of providing a place for the town to spend its money so that Buyck would receive the sole benefit. Jones is accused of falsifying the accounts of the town. SHOT FRIEND; IS SHOWN MERCY. Homesteader Who Mistook Neighbor for Moose Is Released on Parole. St. Paul, March 18.—Paroled yester- day from the state reformatory at St. Cloud, to which he was sentenced Sat- urday on a charge of manslaughter committed on Monday of last week, is the record made by the case of Char- lie Wingren, a homestead settler, near Rapid River, Koochiching county. The petition for Wingren’s parole was presented to the board of par- dons yesterday by C. W. Stanton, county attorney of Koochiching coun- ty, who instituted the proceedings re- suiting in the sentence. Mr. Stan- ton’s petition for the parole was sup- ported by a letter from Judge W. S. McClenahan, who imposed the sen- tence. Wingren is a homesteader with a large family. He was follow- ing a moose in a sparsely settled re- gion and, seeing an object, fired twice. fatally wounding Larson. As soon as possible after Larson’s death, Wingren voluntarily went to International Falls, placed himself in the custody of the sheriff and made a full confession and statement of the details, which were fully verified by a neighbor, who was a witness to the shooting. Mr. Stanton then caused a warrant to be issued against Wingren, who asked to be allowed to plead guilty, which he did on Saturday, re- ceiving a reformatory sentence. ENGINEER CLEARY PARALYZED. One of Great Northern’s Oldest Engi- neers Critically IH. Brown’s Valley, Minn., March 18.— Michael Cleary, probably the oldest locomotive engineer in the employ of the Great Northern road and a long- time personal friend of J. J. Hill, with whom he worked in their young man- hood, was stricken with paralysis here Sunday. GIRL TRIES TO END LIFE. Worried High Schoo! Student Takes Chloroform. Fargo, N. D., March 18. — Fearing that she would be unable to pass her examinations and graduate with her class in the high school, Lucy Proud- foot, eighteen years old, daughter of R. H. Proudfoot, president-of the -om- mission governing Mandan, attempted to commit suicide in Fargo this +ven- ing white in the toilet room at the Northern Pacific depot. Prompt inedi- cal attention saved her from death, Former State Oil Inspector McDermott Pays Over $6,000 Into the State Treasury. St. Paul, March 19.—Because of ‘al- leged bad bookkeeping and failure to properly collect the fees due the de- partment, irregularities that amount to $6,199.95 have been found in the accounts of J. A. McDermott, former state oil inspector. Acknowledging that the form of bookkeeping in use was obsolete and that mistakes might be due to it, Mr. McDermott asked to be informed of the discrepancies when the examina- tion of his accounts were taken up by Public Examiner Schaefer, and as fast as they were found made good the loss. In answer to the demand for infor- mation and in order to quiet some cf the sensational stories afloat because of the examination, Public Examiner Schaefer transmitted the following partial report to Gov. Johnson: “The investigation of the state oil inspector’s department during the in- cumbency of J. A. McDermott for the period from Feb. 1, 1905, to Oct. 31, 1907, is practically concluded. “The report shows a discrepancy in the accounts of the inspector's office for which he is personally responsible of $6,199.95. His attention having called thereto he stated that he had followed the precedent established by his predecessor and supposed that the same was a perquisite of the of- fice. “When informed that there was no statutory provision in support of his contention he immediately promised to account for the money, and has since, from time to time, pending the completion of this report, refunded the entire amount in question.” KILLED BY OMAHA FLYER. St. Paul Man Instantly Killed by Pas- senger Train. St. Paul, March 19. — Lawrence Hope, jeweler at 252 East Seventh street, was struck and instantly killed by the Omaha flyer as he was crossing the tracks at Post Siding, St. Paul, at 7 a. m. yesterday. Mr. Hope walked around a standing train in front of the engine. Heavy smoke was pouring from the stack of the engine and this floating down the tracks completely hid from view the Omaha tracks towards the approach- ing train. Mr. Hope stepped on the Omaha tracks directly in front of the flyer and was struck with terrific force. FATE JS SAME AS FRIEND'S. Boy Meets Death in Same Manner as Playmate. Clinton, Iowa, March 19.—Clarence Tolbert, the young son of Conductor Tolbert of the Milwaukee railroad, met instant death at Sabula when he tried to board a moving freight train, sharing the fate of a young friend who was killed in exactly the same manner and on the same spot two weeks azo. The boys’ homes were in Savanna, SEVEN STORES ENTERED. Unknown Burglars Are Busy at St- James. Lake Crystal, Minn., March 19. — Seven stores at St. James were enter- ed by burglars the other night and con- siderable property. carried away. It is believed that this is the same gang that entered several business houses some time ago. No clues to the mem- bers of the gang have been found. Bankrupt Is in Jail. Madison ,Wis., March 19. — Louis Gilbertson of La Crosse, indicted by a federal grand jury on the charge of having attempted and conspired to concea] money as a bankrupt, was ar- raigned here yesterday before Judge A. L. Sanborn of the federal court. He entered a plea of not guilty and in default of $5,000 bail was remanded to jail. Friends at La Crosse are making an attempt to raise the bail money. \ Bars Frats From Schools. Chippewa Falls, Wis., March 19.— Supt. Swartz yesterday ordered the members of the Greek letter fraterni- ty Alpha Delta Omega to disband the organization or suffer, expulsion from school. He declared that no ‘secret organization of pupils would be tol- erated. The members promised to heed the warning. Raid on Milk Dealers. La Crosse, Wis., March 19.—Deputy State Dairy Inspector P. A. Larson has started a raid on milk dealers of this city and already three of them have been arrested for selling cream not up to the legal standard of butter fats. Other arrests are expected to follow the secret investigation. Child Scalded to Death. Albert Lea, Minn., March 19.—A dis- tressing accident occurred at the John McKeon home, near Twin Lakes, this county, in which th= young son of Mr. and Mrs. McKeon lost his life. The mother was preparing a bath for the little one and the handle of the vessel in which the water was heated was too hot to hold and she dropped it, the result being that the water flew into the face and on the breast of the child, the burns being very severe. lg a aC ee ee ER Bin a EO EAE IES a eS ES EEC Ta SRS SE RE NR EOS RO ET OL Oe EE CIAIRMAN DAY ISSUES C/LL Democratic County Convention Will Be Held May 9—Primaries Will Be Held May 6. St. Paul, March 19.—Frank A. Day, chairman of the Democratic state cen- tral committee yesterday issued the call for the state convention, which is to select delegates to the national convention at Denver. The call pro- vides for primaries on the evening of May 6, which is Wednesday, and for the county conventions on Saturday, May 9. These dates were fixed by a committee composed of Mr. Day, E. A, Stevens of Minneapolis, secretary of the central ‘committee, and C. A. Quist of Minneapolis, under authority of a resolution passed by the state central committee. The state conven- tion will be held in St. Paul May 14, at 10 o’clock, at the Auditorium. The Democratic state convention in St. Paul will select all of the twenty- two delegates to the national conve: tion. Frank Day has not yet appointed the committee of five which is to se- lect the date and place for the second state convention to nominate state of- ficers. This convention will not be held before the national convention at Denver and it is not probable that it will be held before August. PRIMARIES IN ST. PAUL. Largest Vote Ever Polled at a Pri- mary Election in the Capital. St. Paul, March 19.—The primary election yesterday for the selection of candidates for the various municipal offices drew the largest vote ever poll- ed at a primary election in this city. The lively contest for the Republican nomination for mayor was partly re- sponsible for the record-making vote. Joseph McKibbin was the successful Republican candidate, defeating Luis Hoffmann by a small plurality. For the Democratic nomination for mayor Daniel W. Lawler defeated Louis Nash by a large majority. TWO HURT ON BUZZ SAWS. lowans Are Victims of Accidents in Mills. Waterloo, Iowa, March 19. — Earl Richardson, twenty-three years old, was lacerated yesterday by falling on a buzz saw while sawing wood at New Hartford. His clothing caught and he was hurled about the shaft until res- cued by his brother. He was very se- yerely hurt and may die. On Monday Frank Kepler met with a similar accident at Charles City, where he fell on a saw, having one leg almost severed and sustaining many bruises. He is in a critical condition. BILLETS DOUX AT $50. Girl Demands Return of Missives or Judgment in Shape of Coin. Des Moines, March 19.—Demanding her love letters, Miss Georgia Stewart is suing H. S. Gray in the district court here. She also wishes returned several articles she says were given him by her as tokens of love. She sued him for breach of promise. That case was settled. Now she says he insists on keeping the old love tokens and she demands them, with her let- ters, back, or a judgment for $50. THREE GIRLS AT ONE BIRTH. Mrs. John Brevig, Living Near Made- lia, Is Their Mother. Madelia, Minn., March 19. — Mrs. John Brevig, living five miles north of here, has given birth to triplets. The babies are all girls. Two of them weigh four pounds each and the third six pounds. The attending physician reports all in good health, and with every chance for living of ordinary babies. These are the first triplets ever born in this vicinity. JOHNSON TO SPEAK AT FAIR. Gopher Governor Secured for Opening ef Next South Dakota Exposition. Huron, S. D., March 19.—Secretary MclIlvane of the state board of agricul- ture has succeeded in securing Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota for an address on the state fair grounds on the opening day of the fair, Tuesday, Sept. 8. HIS BODY A LEAD MINE. More Than 100 Pellets of Shot Taken From Flesh of Boy Hunter. Sioux City, Iowa, March 19.—More than a hundred bird shot were taken out of the body of Frank Archer, fif- teen-year-old son of John Archer, president of the bank at» Archer, Iowa: It is believed the lad will recover. He was hunting rabbits when the gun of a companion was accidentally dis- discharged into his side. HOLD-UP MAN GETS $500. Montana Railway Contractor Robbed Near Billings. Billings, Mont., March 19.—The re- port reached here yesterday that a lone highwayman held up a member of the firm of Guthrie & Co., con- tractors for the Billings & Northern Railway company, and at the point of a six-shooter made him hand over 3500. The robbery occurred near Lau- rel, twelve miles west of here. So far the robber has not been taken into custody. BIG CLASS OF FARMERS FINISH. Over a Hundred Graduate From State School of Agriculture. On March 25 105 students graduate from the Minnesota school of agricul- ture. J. H. Worst, president of the College of Agriculture of North Da- kota, will deliver the commencement address, and in the absence of Presi- dent Cyrus Northrop presentation of the diplomas will be made by Dean E. W. Randall. The commencement ex- ercises will begin March 22, when Rev. Andrew Gillies of the Hennepin. Ave- nue Methodist church of Minneapolis will deliver the commencement ser- mon at 3 p. m. in the school audito- rium. The next day class exercises will be held at the same place at 2 p. m. and at 8 p. m. the class play will be given. The state agricultural school had a record-breaking year. There has been an enrollment of 582. The school of agriculture is distinct from the college of agriculture, affording a three years’ course of six months each to all who have completed eighth grade school work. The college af- fords a four years’ course of study and graduates receive a degree, grad- uating with the students of the other colleges of the University of Minne- sota. The enrollment in the college of agriculture this year has been 116. Aside from the regular schoo! work this year there were 93 enrolled for the special course in dairying given in December, and 141 farmers availed themselves of the short course in farming which lasted six Seis in January and February. This brings the total enrollment for the year to 932, an increase of more than 100 over last year. A short course in power engineer- ing will be given in July. The object of this is to teach farmers and their sons how to run small gasoline and steam engines, now extensively used on farms. Four weeks will be devoted to this study. has jaa st HOA GL PO A Di enh a ik Sa tb RR eal Pe Ee isi DES RAT Sunk mA WHIRLED ON ENGINE WHEEL. "Man’s Arm Is Crushed and He Is In- ternally Injured. While he was in charge of the en- gine which furnishes power for filling the water tank of the M. & I. railway at Backus, Arthur Thompson received injuries which may possibly prove fa- tal, and but for the timely arrival of assistance his body undoubtedly would have been literally pounded to a shapeless mass by the swiftly re volving wheel of the engine. | Thompson was running the engine, which is but a short distance from the Backus water tank, when in some un- known manner his clothing was caught in the wheel and his body was carried around the wheel, striking the floor and the ceiling with terrific force. A man who happened to he passing the engine house heard Thompson’s cries for help, and entering the house stopped the engine. It took some work to get Thompson loose from the wheel. An examination showed that the man’s left arm was crushed and his right hand badly injured, while he also was hurt internally. His left arm had to be amputated and two fingers were removed from his right hand. WANT MILLIONS CUT OFF. Oliver Company Asks for Reduction of $30,000,000. Representatives of the Oliver Min- ing company, the United States Steel corporation mining company, appear: ed before the state tax commission Jast week to urge a reduction of $30,- 000,000 in the assessment of the Oli- ver properties in the state. The com- pany was represented by T. F. Cole, J. B. Cotton and G. D. Swift of Duluth. The company took up the matter of the abatement of its assessment with the St. Louis county commissioners, who approved the petitions and sent them on to the tax commission. Applications for reductions in their assessments have also been made by the independent mining companies. They assert that the assessment ot their property is excessive by about $10,000,000. et MAN'S BODY FOUND IN SHACK. Frank Rassier Is Believed to Have Killed Himself Near Houpt. The dead body of Frank Rassier was found in an abandoned living shack one mile east of Houpt by John Kemp, who was hauling cordwood inte the village. Kemp says that when he found the body there was an empty earbolic acid bottle lying beside the dead man, indicating that Rassier had taken his own life. Jt appears that Rassier had been drinking heavily of late. That Rassier’s act was premeditated is evident from the fact that the car- bolic acid was obtained at Northome. as there was a Northome label on the bottle. . STATE SUES FOR TAXES. Western Union Objects to Assessment of $1,C00,000 for 1901 to 1905. The case of the state against the Western Union Telegraph company, an action to recover $31,831.33 claimed to be due from the defendant on ac county of taxes levied for 1901 to 1905, is being tried by Judge Hallam in the district coyrt at St. Paul. ‘For mer Assistant Attorney General Roy: al A. Stone appears for the state and Rome G. Brown and C. M. Ferguson fcr the defendant. an eee eee a ee ee ee ee ee eB Oa eee mm LESSONS IN FARMING. Course Offered for Teachers at Farm School. A short course for teachers will be conducted at the state farm school for three weeks, from’ June 8 to 27, by the department of agriculture of the state university. The school will be open to teachers, principals and su- perintendents and is established to meet the demand for agricultural in- struction by educators who wish to teach the elements of agriculture or wko wish to supervise the teachings of the subject intelligently in the public schools. It is intended to be especially helpful to teachers who de- sire to be more efficient in teaching the elements of agriculture in rural schools or in small village schools having an attendance largely from the country. It will also afford an opportunity to the high school teachers who wish to get more compl!ete information on ag- ricultural subjects and technical work so as to make more practical their teaching of botany, physics, chemis- try and other natural sciences, and to principals of high schools who wish to introduce carpentry, blacksmithing, the elements of agriculture, sewing and cooking, The time of the course is planned so that it will be completed before the regular summer schools open. The dormitories and dining room on the grounds will be open for the use ef those attending. The subjects taken up during the course will in- clude agricultural chemistry, animal husbandry, blacksmithing, dairy hus- bandry and animal nutrition, dairy stock, domestic art, domestic science, entomology, horticulture and forestry, plant diseases, poultry and soils. HAS NO POWERS YET. Women’s Board Must Wait Till School Is Built. Under an opinion given by Attorney General Young the board of women visitors appointed by Gov. Johnson last spring will have no duties to per- form until the new girls’ training school is established, and there is no legal warrant for the payment of their expenses in visiting the training school at Red Wing. The legislature last winter passed a law providing for the establishment of a separate training school for girls and also provided for the appointment of a board of women visitors to co- operate with the state board of con- trol in looking after the welfare of the inmates of the school. Since their ap- poinment the members of the board have visited the training school at Red Wing, where both the boys and girls are now kept, and the attorney general’s opinion was asked for as to the authority for the payment of their expenses out of the $25,000 fund pro- vided for the establishment of the school. = Attorney General Young holds that under the terms of the law there is no warrant for the payment of the expenses of the board. The legisla- ture did not provide for the inspection of the girls’ department of the Red Wing training school, but the law throughout limits the duty of the board to the new school and requires nothing of them as to the Red Wing school. REWARD FOR OWN CONVICTION. Little Falls Hunter Finds Himself in Peculiar Position. Convicted by his plea of guilty of shooting game out of season, Barney Burton of Little Falls has placed him- self in the peculiar position of having to contribute to the payment of re- ward for his own conviction. The ob- ligation to contribute to a fund for that purpose arises out of the fact of his membership in a gun club which offered the reward for the con- viction of a violator of the game laws. Burton, who is a prominent mer- chant. at Little Falls, was indicted last fall on a charge of shooting prai- rie chickens before the season. open- ed. The case was continued at the fall term of court and was to have come up this spring, but Burton de- cided to disposed of the matter and entered a plea of guilty. He was fined $100, but his troubles did not end ‘there. He is a member of the Little Falls Gun club, which posted notices throughout that section of the coun- try offering a reward of $20 for the arrest and conviction of any one found violating the game laws. Constable W. T. Tourtilott has put in a claim to the state game and fish commission for the $10 reward offered by the state in such cases, and in ad- dition volunteered the information that he intended to put in a claim for the reward offered by the gun club through the many notices posted in the vicinity of Little Falls. MERRY JEST COSTS HIM $10. Driving everybody out of the union depot at Mankato with a_ revolver, August Balting of Balaton created consternation., He was arrested after a struggle, when it was found that his revolver was unloaded and so old- fashioned that he was unable to pur- chase cartridges to fit its ‘antiquated chambers. He.explained that he was only acting in fun, but the court fined him $10 and costs and confiscated the weapon. GREAT WEALTH ‘ACQUIRED IN GROWING GRAIN. Aver 2 Writing from Saskatoon; Saskatche- wan, Canada, W. H. Ellwanger, who » was formerly a resident of Green Mountain, Iowa, says: “The climate in summer is ideal for growing grain. Long, clear days of sunshine, no bad storms. We never need to guard against cyclones; I never saw a better climate in my life. We made more money during the season of 1906 than any previous five years in central Towa—one of the best districts in the state.” But Mr. Eilwanger was a resi- dent of the town, and it might be more interesting to read what a farmer has to say about Western Canada. From hundreds of letters all filled with words of praise, recounting success in Western Canada there has been one selected. It is as follows: Paynton, Sask., Canada, Dec. 10th, 1907. To Whom This May Concern: I moved to this address February 3, 1907, from Montgomery, Iowa, and took a homestead 35 miles north of Paynton. It was cold when I moved here but it did not stay cold long; it broke up the 8th of February, and was not so cold after that but the spring was late on account of the heavy snow fall, but in spite of the late spring I saw better grain than I ever saw in the states, raised this year. I helped @ man finish sowing oats the 4th of July and they made fair oats. In a good year oats will go 100 bushels to the acre and wheat 25 to 50; all root crops do well here. I saw turnips weigh 7 and 8 pounds. I raised potatoes this year that measured 11% inches one way and 18% the other in cir cumference. This is a fine stock coun- try; hay in abundance, good water, plenty of fuel, free and plenty of building material—the government gives us timber to saw into lumber and we can get it sawed for about $6.00 per thousand. All small fruit grows wild here, then there are ducks, geese, grouse, pheasants, deer, moose, elk and fish in abundance. I was over to Turtle Lake yesterday where there is lots of fishing being done this win- ter. I saw about a carload of white fish in one pile. I gave 25 cents for 86 pounds of fish. What do you think of that, Brother Yankee? I think this is a fine place both to make money and to live. There was an old man up here visiting his brother-in-law. Now this man owns land close to Des Moines, Iowa, and is in good circum- stances, but he took a homestead and says he will be contented if he can only put in the rest of his days in Canada. He would get up in the morn- and look out of the door and say: “Well, who wouldn't live in Canada?” Now I have been in 13 different states in the United States, and I never saw the chance that thére is here for a man that has a little muscle and a little brains. Three cheers for Cana- da! (Signed.) W. A. SPICE.” This is the temperature through November. I took it myself so I know it is right, in the shade: ' Morning at ‘as Morning =. Mornin; Date gintigg Sunset Date svete Sustes 1 27 37 16 28 35, 2 36 40 17 12 20 3 26 37 18 12 20 4 29 34 19 20 33 5 27 36 20 2 24 6 30 38 21 18 2 1 12 30 22 16 23 8 28 34 23 15 27 9 17 16 24 18 2 10 2 13 25, 8 20 11 5 26 26 32 28 12 23 20 7 20 16 13 am 11 28 8 14 14 21 18 29 18 20 1 42000 «(31 30018 t The Airship in War. The dirigible balloon, or airship, as it is usually called, is now an estab- lished success, and is sure to play an important part in future wars. The French government is taking the lead in the matter, and will soon have a whole fleet of aerial cruisers, capable of sailing over the enemy’s defenses and dropping hundreds of pounds of dynamite into their fortifications; or of gliding quietly out at night over a battleship, and dropping down on her enough dynamite to send her, a shat- tered wreck, with al lon board, to the bottom of the sea. Germany is also making rapid strides in this work. Count Zeppelin, working under the patronage of the government, has built the largest and probably the most scientifically plan- ned airship ever constructed—From Henry B. Hersey’s “Experiences in the Sky,” in the Century. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Reported by Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, 911 Pioneer Press building, St. Paul, Minn.: J. Felkey, Bemidji, Minn., car stake; W. P. Ib- bitson, Henry, S. D., corn planter: A. J. Laidlaw, Red Wing, Minn., baling press; G. G. Lloyd, Donaldson, Minn., watch bezel; A. Martin, Rock Elm, Wis., hemmer; T. Reistad, St. Paul. Minn., excavating machine; C. L. Van- dervort, Enderlin, N. D., car door. Misjudged. Georgie—Mamma, is the man that makes bread at the bakery called a loafer? Always an Army. Father—Well? Tommy—Why isn’t there navy of the unemployed? ever a