Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 22, 1908, Page 10

a DELEGATES ARE PLEDGED 10 TAFT Minnesota Republican Conven- tion Names Delegates-at- Large to Chicago. FAVOR REVISION OF TARIFE —— Heffelfinger, Kellogg, Putnam and Haw kins Are Selected as the “Big Four.” Minneapolis, April 18—The Minne sota Republican state convention yes: terday elected four delegates at large to the national convention at Chicago and instructed them to vote for the nomination of Secretary of War Taft until he is “selected by the conven- tion.” The action of the convention yester- day insures that the twenty-two votes of Minnesota in the national conven- tion will be cast for the secretary of war, as all the eighteen district dele gates are under Taft instructions. Indorses Administration. In addition to naming delegates at large the convention yesterday named four alternates at large, nominated eleven presidential electors, adopted a platform indorsing the administra- tion of President Roosevelt, “especial- ly his efforts for the establishment of a sound financial system, the enforce- ment of the laws and proper regula. tion of corporations,” and declared for a revision of the tariff by a Re- publican congress. The delegates at large selected yes- terday are: Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul, Walter W. Hefferfinger of Min- neapolis, State Senator Frank L. Putnam of Blue Earth and E. B. Hawkins of Biwabik. The alternates are F. E. Bantley of Montevideo, C. M. Sprague of Sauk Center, D. C. Sheldon of Pine Island and W. B. Marn of Aitkin. Presidential Electors. The list of presidential electors fol- tows: At Large—John J. Eklund, Duluth; Job W. Lloyd, Le Sueur. First district, R. E. Thompson, Preston; Second, R. C. Dunn, Winne- bago City; Third, H. L. Sump; Fourth, James E. Melin, Center City; Fifth, Stewart Gamble, Minneapolis; Sixth, A. H. Turretin, Rice; Seventh, Thomas Anderson; Eighth, Daniel Anderson, Cambridge; Ninth, E. J. Herringer, Ada. Harmonious Convention. The convention was harmonious throughout, the only element of con- flict being eliminated by the action of Ww. B. Parsons of Winona, who had contested with Senator Putnam for the honor of representing the south- ern part of the state as delegate at large. He surprised the convention by moving that the rules be suspend- edand that the men who were finally chosen delegates at large be elected unanimously. The motion was car ried by a rising vote. All other reso- lutions and nominations were made without division. The convention was called to order at 11:25 a. m. in the Minneapolis Au- ditorium by Dr. A. B. Cole, chairman af the state central committee, who after the invocation by Rev. G. L. Morrill of Minneapolis, introduced Former Congressman Samuel P. Sni- ‘er of Minneapolis as temporary chairman. Snider Makes Speech. Mr. Snider on assuming the chai made a speech advocating a revision of the tariff, the regulation of public service corporations, with fair play both to the public and to. the corpora: tions, and the supremacy of the na- tion over the states. 4 At the conclusion of Mr. Snider's speech the convention voted to dis: pense with the committee on rules and on credentials and elected State Senator Ripley P. Brower of St. Cloud permanent chairman. While the committee . on resolu tions, which was headed by M. D. Munn of St. Paul, was preparing its report, the convention was addressed by Frank B. Kellogg, Walter W. Hef- felfinger, Senator Putnam and Con gressman J, Adam Bede of Duluth. SUE FOR $22,000 DAMAGES. Farmers Near Akron, lowa, Bring Ac tion Against Milling Company. Akron, Iowa, April 19.—Ten farmers who live along the Sioux river have opened: suit for $22,000 against the Akron Milling company for damages alleged to have been sustained by the overflow of water from a large dam. Find Two More Bodies in Ruins. Boston, Mass., April 18. — Three more corpses were recovered late yes. terday from the ruins of Sunday’s fire in Chelsea, making the total number now recovered nine. In addition twc persons have died this week of causes incident to the fire. Ore in Wilkin County. Barnesville, Minn. April 18.—Citi gens of Wilkin county have.organized a stock company, known as the Long year Mining company and will begis prospecting for iron ore. pee SB el (hooks , LAWNS ALL ABLAZE. : Everybody Turns Out to Fight Prairie Fire at Crookston. Crookston, Minn., April 21.— High- land Park, the northwest addition to this city, was threatened by a prairie fire yesterday, and ‘an engine was rushed to that part of the city to pre- vent the destruction of valuable resi- dence property. The fire was driven by a high wind from the north, which has been raging here all day, and was rapidly approaching the dwellings. The home of Minnesota Drainage Engineer George A. Ralph and E. M. Walsh and other prominent men of the city are located there. Their broad lawns made food for the flames. A general alarm was sounded and men and boys, with old carpets and water put the residences out of dan- ger. ———— BOY SAVES MOTHER'S LIFE. Kenosha Lad Shows Presence of Mind, but May Die. Kenosha, Wis., April 21. — One of the greatest acts of heroism ever known in Kenosha was displayed here yesterday when the five-year-old son of Ohma Shafer, a barber, saved his mother from being,burned to death at greatest risk of his life. The mother, while at work cleaning a bed with gasoline, stepped on a match, the gas- oline exploded and the clothes of the woman took fire immediately. The little boy, upon hearing the screams of his mother, rushed into’the room and started at once pulling the burn- ing clothes from his mother. He was terribly burned and may die. FIRE SWEEPS OVER FARMS. Houses, Barns and Granaries Destroy- ed.\ Barnesville, Minn., April 21. — The disastrous prairie fire that swept over the townships of Skree, Elkton and Parke Saturday did more damage than was at first reported. The house, granary and barn belonging to Mrs. Personne of Skree were burned to the ground. There is no insurance. Another farm dwelling was burned, but no one lived in it. Several farm buildings were saved only through the heroic efforts of the farmers, who ran their horses ahead of the flames and plowed the ground. NOOSE, GUN AND POISON, Winona Tailor Kills Himself—Makes Sure Job. Winona, Minn., April 21. — Jules Drube, a retired tailor, shot himself in the head, with a shotgun, presuma- bly Friday night. The remains were found yesterday morning. A noose of rope was found around his neck, showing that he had at- tempted to end his life by hanging. A bott'e of chlorform was also found in the room. He was_ seventy-seven years of age. RATS CHEW UP $600. Laborer Loses Savings Placed in His Trunk, Washburn, Wis., April 21.—Joe Per- ro, a laborer who for years has been depositing his savings in an old trunk instead of trusting the banks, yesterday discovered that his money, consisting of some $600 in bills, had been chewed to pieces by rats which made a nest of the remnants. Perro was about to use the funds in taking a trip to Canada. His loss will be to- tal. AUTO ROAD TO RESORT. Grand Forks and Crookston Working Together. Crookston, Minn., April 21.—Grand Forks interests will be called on Mon- day to accompany the Crookston com- mittee to ride over the road between this city and Maple Lake to determine the improvements necessary to make it a graded road for automobile traf- fic between this city, Grand Forks and the northern valley pleasure resort. Are CATTLEMAN NOT GUILTY. Montana Banker Acquitted in Trial for Fencing Government Land. Helena, Mont., April 21.—The jury in the John T. Murphy case brought in a verdict of not guilty. Murphy, a Helena banker, and one of the larg- est stockmen in the Northwest, was indicted on the charge of fencing 59,- 000 acres of government land. His trial was bitterly contested for two weeks. Towns Make Up. Huron, S. D., April 21.—The visit of the Sioux City Commercial club tq Huron Friday evening was a _ love feast. There has been for a long time | a sort of enmity between Huron and Sioux City respecting fair dates. The Sioux City guests were splendidly en- tertained by the Huron Commercial club. Fire in Light Plant. Hudson, Wis., April 21.—Fire of un- known origin destroyed the interior of the subelectric light station. It is thought the fire was of incendiary ori- gin. The loss will be several thousand dollars; partly insured. Ball Game Fatal. Willmar, Minn., April 21. — Percy Hawkins, the twelve-year-old son of on the railroad track the two-year-old Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hawkins, died yes- {son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mochon terday from an abscess in the bowels. | was ‘struck by a switch engine and so The boy was hurt while playing ball several weeks ago. — TRAIN ROBBERY ~ IN MINNEAPOLS [wo Bold Bandits Go Through Northern Pacific Sleeper in Heart of Mill City. MAN-HUNT IS BEGUN AT ONCE Officers Are Put on the Trail of the Robbers—Hold-up Nets $41 and Two Gold Watches. Minneapolis, April 18—Two daring train robbers held up the passengers in the standard sleeper of Northern Pacific Train No. 5 in the very heart of Minneapolis shortly after 9 o’clock last night and after securing $41 and two gold watches pulled the air cord and when the train slowed down jumped off the car at Twenty-fifth avenue north. Although the neighborhood was scoured by a number of policemen, detectives and railway special agents, the two nervy bandits had eluded cap- ture up to an early hour this morn- ing. Owing to the excitement over the robbery it was impossible to secure an accurate description of the men, but both are said to be small, one man appearing to be about fifty years of age. Both robbers wore masks. Passengers Are Covered. It is supposed that the men board- ed the train at Minneapolis, for they entered the sleeper, which was on the end of the train, before the train had got fairly out of the station. The passengers were covered with guns and compelled to part with their val- uables. The robbers, however, only secured: $41 and two gold watches. By the time they had secured their booty the train was nearing Twenty- fifth avenue north. One of the men calmly reached for the air cord, and the engineer not knowing the circum- stances, slowed down in response to the signal given him. When the train had slackened speed somewhat the robbers went to the rear platform, keeping the passengers covered, and jumped from the train. Men Work Rapidly. The men worked rapidly, they com- pleting their operations by the time the train had covered a distance of little more than a mile. There were not many passengers in the car, which probably accounts for the small amount of booty secured. The Minneapolis police were noti- fied and immediately all available pa- trolmen and detectives were sent to the point where the robbers leaped from the rear platform. Mounted men also scoured the neighborhood, and Special Agent McFetridge of the Northern Pacific was also summoned. NO HORICON MARSH DRAIN. Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Out Big Scheme. Madison, Wis., April 19. — The su- preme court yesterday handed down a decision which in effect makes impos- sible the forming of a drainage sys- tem out of the 35,000 acres of land known as Horicon marsh, on the ground that drainage of the district would interfere with Rock river as a navigable stream and would disturb Hustis Ford lake, included in the peti- tion. The decision affects about 150 prop- orty owners. is SAID TO BE MURDERER. Farm Hand Leaves Wisconsin Just Before Detective Arrives. Chippewa Falls, Wis., April 18. — It is alleged that a man by the name of John Williams, who has been working on a farm near here for the last three months, is an escaped murderer from the penitentiary at Augusta, Me. Williams left here hurriedly a few days ago, taking a train for the Twin Cities. A detective arrived yesterday afternoon looking for the escaped prisoner. DOBIE GOES TO COAST. Former U. of M. Assistant Coach to Direct Washington “U” Athletics, Fargo, April 19.—Coach Dobie, who for two years has trained the North Dakota agricultural college football team, has announced his resignation, to take effect at the end of the present year. He will go from here to the University of Washington, located at Seattle, where he will have charge of the athletics of that institution. Poisonous Gases Kill Them. Mason City, Iowa, April. 18. — employes of the Royster, Guano com- pany here came to their death yester- day from inhaling poisonous gases while at work in the acid chamber of the company’s factory, and four more are ill from the same cause. Tot Run Down by Engine. Lead, S. D., April 18—While sitting badly hurt he may die. Newsofthe Northwest ‘The State Day by Day RID STATE OF CATTLE PLAGUE. Rules as to Tuberculosis to Be En- forced. In order. to insure better sanitary conditions in the dairies of the state and to reduce, if not stop, the impor- tation of cattle which have not been inspected, the state live stock sani- tary board will make provisions for a more strict enforcement of the laws relating to tuberculosis among cattle and attempt to secure the co-opera- tion of cattle breeders. These subjects were taken up at the quarterly meeting of the board, held at the old capitol recently. A strict enforcement of sanitary regula- tions in dairies was shown by statis- ties to work a reduction in the per- centage of tuberculosis among the cattle. The board decided to have one of the field veterinarians inspect the dairies throughout the state and to take such stéps as may be neces- sary to enforce strict compliance with the regulations. The board also decided to secure the co-operation of the cattle breeders to prevent the importation of dis- eased cattle into the state for breed- ing purposes. The breeders will be asked to refuse to buy cattle of either sex outside of the state for breeding purposes unless they have been in- spected and insisting that a certifi- cate of the test accompany the cattle in each case. Such a course, it is urged, will result to the advantage of the cattlemen avoiding much trouble and expense. The quarterly report of Dr. M. S. Whitcomb, secretary of the board. shows 9,969 cattle tested throughout the state for tuberculosis during Jan- uary, February and March. Tested cattle imported into the state num- bered 743. Of the 9,960 cattle tested, 937 had tuberculosis, while 211 catt:e were tested at South St. Paul and but seven of these had tuberculosis. Only seven of the imported cattle were found to be infected with the disease. Outbreaks of rabies were reported from eleven counties, as follows: Ramsey, Hennepin, Murray, Meeker, Carver, Wadena, Rice, McLeod, Crow Wing, Lac qui Parle and Stearns. Hog cholera was reported in four counties, the worst outbreak being in Norman township, Yellow Medicine county, in which sixty-two hogs died in three herds. Outbreaks of glanders were report- ed from various points in the western part of the state, the most serious out- break being at Moorhead, where out of twenty-four horses tested by Dr. D. M. McDonald fifteen were found to have the disease and were killed. The total number of horses inspected in the state during this quarter was 455, of which 120 were killed and 27 were quarantined. The financial report showed a bal- ance on hand on April 1 of $5,948.52, and claims on file against the board for animals killed on account of tu- perculosis or glanders aggregated $39,513.04. W. W. P. McConnell of Mankato was elected chairman of the board. LOOKING FOR A SITE. Board of Control to Build Hospital for Criminal Insane. The members of the state board of control inspected the grounds at the hospital for the insane at St. Peter for the purpose of selecting the loca- tion for a building for the violent and criminal insane. The legislature in 1907 appropriated $60,000 for such a building, the appropriation becoming available on Aug. 1 next. It is the purpose of the board to locate the pew building at some dis- tance from the main building if this can be done without too great ex- pense. The hospital grounds have a layer of two or three feet of earth above a layer of limestone and this will greatly increase the expense of laying the steam pipes from the heat- ing plant to the new building. The poard expects to have a suitable site selected, the plans drawn and the contract let by Aug. 1, when the ap- propriation becomes available. LAND BRINGS HIGH PRICES. Polk County Register Shows 10,000 Acres Sold at Above $30. Deputy Register of Deeds for Polk €ounty Theodore A., Thompson has submitted a report for the last quar- ter, detailing the volume and charac- ter of land business in that county during that time. Since Jan. 1 about 10,000 acres have been sold there for more than $30 per acre. In the last fifteen days 2,160 acres have been sold for $40 or over. Land has gone for as low as $20 in some of the isolated parts of the county, but everything below $30 is on uncultivated land. Land entirely under cultivation has gone within the last fifteen days for $45 per acre. pais Renee ee cS It pays to be a pretty school teach- er. Miss Olga Miller, teacher in School District No. 77, in Winona county, sued the district for $41, of which $35 ‘was salary and $6 for jani- tor services. She was teaching un- der a contract, but her certificate ex- pired and the treasurer refused to pay for the term after the expiration. The action was tried before a jury, and the members were so favorably im- pressed that they allowed her $23 more than she asked. Justice Dyke- man would not allow that, but she got the fuli amount of her claim. PRESIDENT HITS NEWSPAERS. Veto of Rainy River Bill Halts $6,000,- 000 Project. When the news came to the head- quarters of the Rainy River Improve- ment company in the Andrus build- ing, Minneapolis, from Washington that President Roosevelt had vetoed the Rainy river bill permitting the construction of a dam at International Falls, officers of that concern were amazed. By withholding his signa- ture the nation’s executive has, un- less his action is rescinded, not only wiped from the State of Minnesota a $6,000,000 project, but throttled an ef- fort which had for its purpose a re- duction in the price of print paper. It had been the expectation of those behind the construction of the power dam to erect at the earliest possible moment a pulp mill of massive pro- portions. Many newspaper publishers were interested in this enterprise. The wood supply for paper manufac- ture is so favorable and inexhaustive that a general decrease in the price of print paper, a commodity which has been alarmingly increased, has been freely predicted. Already the Minneapolis concern has sunk $750,000 in the construction of the dam, exclusive of the cost of real estate, rights and franchises. The following work has been com- pleted: Excavation for wasteway canal gates therein on the Canadian side, completed. Retaining. wall on northeast of Ca- nadian wasteway canal, completed. Forebay wall on southwest side of Canadian wasteway canal, completed. Wheel pits in Canadian power house are constructed above water and ready for draft tubes and cast iron heads. Spillway of main dam, side, completed. Waste gates connecting spillway with power house, Canadian side, are constructed above water. Steel columns, girders, etc., for Ca- nadian power house up to the floor of the wheel pit are on the ground. Rack frames for all Canadian work are on the ground. Cofferdam below American power house out to end of power house, com- pleted, Part of cofferdam above American power house is in place, but not sheet- ed. BY stoi tap ved ts The Rainy River Improvement com- pany has been at work on the project for three years and operations are still in progress. Officials of the improvement ccom- pany believe the president will with- draw his veto when he fully under- stands the situation. Officials of the company state that it is very evident from the text of the veto message to congress that he was not informed as to the true situation in this case. Canadian TEACH EMBALMING AT “U.” State Board of Health to Conduct New School. A school for embalmers will be es- tablished at the state university next summer by the state board of health. This was decided upon at the quarter- ly meeting of the board. The Funeral Directors’ association will co-operate with the board in the maintenance of the school. The board has had this proposition under consideration for some time and the venture will be started this year. The course will be several weeks and will give the students the benefit of clinical work as well as training in the theory of the profes- sion. The board also accepted the propo- sition of the United’ States geological survey to co-operate with it in inves- tigations during this year. Investi- gations have been conducted jointly by these two bodies for some time and this proposition is for a continw ance of the old arrangement. A sim lar proposition from the United States department of agriculture was also accepted. HOLD PICNIC THREE DAYS. Woodmen Are Pushing Plans for New Ulm Event. June 2, 3 and 4 are the dates set for the big Southern Minnesota Wood- men’s picnic, to be held in New Ulm. There will be no lack of entertain- ment, for the committees already have their arrangements well along. There are to be parades, band tourna- ments, addresses and games. Efforts are being made to secure Gov. John- son and Congressman Hammond, both of whom are members of the or- der, and they have indicated their will- ingness to be present. Heretofore the picnic has lasted -but one “day. Thousands always attended. The last day will be military day, and it is hoped to get four companies or more of the national guard. It has been definitely decided to taboo all street shows. FLAMES IMPERIL VILLAGE. Vesta, Minn., April 19.—One of the line elevators belonging to Schmid & Anderson of Springfield has been burned to the ground. The company coal sheds and wood yard and the Chi- cago’ & North-Western stock yards were partially destroyed. A heavy wing was blowing from the east and one time it looked as though the whole town would burn. The flying embers started small blazes fm all parts of the ‘town. The loss is esti-- mated at $10,000. Sa Re TITS S89 RRC ER RAS ARS RI rR ORES SSS A SE SSIES SSS Sa SEED nee ahr FROM SUNNY ORANGE GROVES. ——_- The Twice-Told Experience of a San Bernardino, Calif., Man. From Sunny San Bernardino, in the midst of orange groves, writes Lionel M. Heath, of 158 Bighth Street; “For fifteen years I suf- fered with pains in my back, frequent calls to pass the se- cretions, dropsy, rheu- matic aches and other symptoms of kidney trouble. I could get no relief until I used Doan’s Kidney Pills. They cured me five years ago, and this is twice I have publicly said so. The cure was thorough.” Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Not Noticeable. Prospective Buyer — Heavens! It must be a terrible experience to run over a human being! Auto Demonstrator (smilingly) — Not with this make of car my boy; it’s equipped with the best shock ab- sorber on the market. CURE AT CITY MISSION. Awful Case of Scabies—Body a Mass of Sores from - Scratching—Her Tortures Yield to Cuticura. “A young woman came to our city mission in a most awful condition physi- eally. Our doctor examined her and told us that she had scabies (the itch), incipient paresis, rheumatism. etc., brought on from exposure. Her poor body. was a mass of sores from scratch- ing and she was not able to retain solid food. We worked hard over her for seven weeks but we could see little improve- ment. One day I bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and a bottle of Cuti- cura Resolvent, and we bathed our patient well and gave her a full dose of the Resolvent. She slept better that night and the next day I got a box of Cuticura Ointment. In five weeks this young woman was able to look for a position, and sheis now strong and well Laura Jane Bates, 85 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y., Mar. 11, 1907.” GAMBLING IN APPLES. 5+ : Sek Speculation in Fruit Bought in Blos- som Has Sad Finale. Losses of more than $2,000,000 it is estimated, will be sustained by bold speculators who last spring took the chances on blossoming trees and 1 ann age Se Raa SS ¢ bought up the ungrown fruit in New York State and part of Canada. They now have on their hands 2, 000,000 barrels, which they are daily trying to unload, and it looks as though before the season closed there would be a windfall for the piebakers. The holders must get rid of the supply at once, and the buyers are holding back to a mournful extent. One of the favorite forms of gam- bling up the state is buying the future apple crop. Some of the farmers ac- quire the orchards of the neighbor- hood, and the state in the spring is traversed by brokers and speculators who look over the orchards and offer lump sums for the output, or agrees to take the fruit at so much a barrel. It is the custom to go long and short on the apple market, just as it is on stocks, and the game is played with as much energy as though the speculators were on the curb. Placing money on a 10 to 1 shot at the race track is a mild amusement compared with the chances which are taken on the Baldwins and Greenings in the bud all through rural New York State—New York Herald. COFFEE EYES. ‘ It Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro duces Blindness. The curious effect of slow daily poi- soning and the gradual building in o1 disease as a result, is shown in num- bers of cases where the eyes are af- fected by coffee. A case in point will illustrate: A lady in Oswego, Mont., experi- enced a slow but sure disease settling upon her eyes in the form of increas- ing weakness. and shooting pains with wavy, dancing lines of light, sc vivid that nothing else could be seen for minutes at a time. She says: ; “This gradual failure of sight alarmed me and I naturally began a very earnest quest for the cause. About this time I was told that cof- fee poisoning sometimes took that form, and while I didn’t believe that coffee was the cause of my trouble, I concluded to quit it and see. “I took up Postum Food Coffee in spite of the jokes of Husband whose experience with one cup at a neigh- bor’s was unsatisfactory. Well, I made Postum strictly according to di- rections, boiling it a little longer, be- cause of our high altitude. The result was charming. I have now used Pos- tum in place of coffee for about 3 months and my eyes are well, never paining me or showing any weakness. I know to a certainty that the cause of the trouble was coffee and the cure was in quitting it and building zip the nervous system on Postum, for that was absolutely the only change { made in diet and I took no medicine. “My nursing baby has been kept in a perfectly healthy state since J have used Postum. A “Mr. , a friend, discarded cof- fee and took on Postum to see if he could be rid of his dyspepsia and fre- quent headaches. The change pro- duced a most remarkable improve- ment quickly.” “There’s a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.