Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 29, 1908, Page 10

| ATTORNEY HART IS IN CONTEMPT Disbarment for Six Months Is Penalty Imposed by Special Supreme Court. HE IS SEVERELY ARRAIGNED St. Paul, April 26. — Suspension from practicing as an attorney and counsellor at law in any of the courts of this state for six months is the pun- ishment meted out to Capt. Francis B. Hart of Minneapolis by the special supreme court appointed to try the disbarment proceedings instituted against him by the State Bar associa- tion. The decision, written by Judge Frank C. Brooks of Minneapolis, act- ing chief justice, was filed yesterday with the clerk of the supreme court. Severely Arraigned. The special court severely arraigns Capt. Hart for the language used in his letter to Chief Justice Start, and incidentally upholds the correctness of the decisions rendered by the su- preme court to which Mr. Hart took exception and upon which the letters were based. As to his defense) that the letters were written by him as a citizen and not as an officer of the court, the special court holds that in so far as he exercised the rights of a private citizen in criticising the court ‘he was immune from the penalty sought to be enforced, but that in as- sailing the chief justice personally he ‘willfully violated his oath of office and rendered himself liable to disbarment, For Letter to Chief Justice. The decision rests on the sending ‘of the letter to Chief Justice Start and lis made without reference to the giv- ‘ing out of the letters for publication |. before they were mailed to the chicf justice and the governor, The court states that on or about Dec. 7 last he composed two letters, one addressed to the chief justice and the other to the. governor, referring to the decisions of the supreme court in three cases in which he was counsel for the defeated parties. The letter to the governor suggested the impeach- ment of the justices because of their participation in these decisions. Prior to this the letters were given to the press and the Associated Press and some portions were published here and elsewhere. Decision Unanimous. The special court which has handed down this unanimous decision was ap- pointed by Gov, Johnson at the re- quest of Chief Justice Start and con- sists of the following judges of the district court: F. C. Brooks, Minne- apolis, special chief justice; H. R. Brill, St. Paul; M. D. Taylor, St. Cloud; W. S. McClenahan, Brainerd, and Nathan Kingsley, Austin. The case was argued on reh 10, 22 BUILDINGS WRECKED. Valley Springs, S. D., Suffers Heavy Loss by Tornado. Sioux Falls, S. D., April 26. — Al though twenty-two buildings were wrecked last night by a tornado at Valley Springs, twenty-five miles east of Sioux Falls, no lives were lost, and only one man was injured, which fact is regarded as remarkable. The worst loss was the complete de- struction of the Methodist Episcopal church building, not one board of which remained on the site. It is estimated that the loss from the storm at Valley Springs will reach from $15,000 to $20,000. RAIN STOPS FIRES. Northern Minnesota Relieved by Heavy Fall of Moisture. Fergus Falls, Minn., April 26. — Steady rain Thursday night and part of yesterday has given this part of the state relief from the destructive fires which daily were destroying farm buildings and had grown so rap- idly that several villages were seri- ously threatened. Late reports from the northern part of the state were that hundreds of men were spending most of their time trying to save their homes, but rain will end their trou- bles in this direction. $11,000 FIRE AT MINOT. Business Block in Centér of City Is Threatened by Flames. Minot, N. D., April 26—McGregor's livery barn and Fenton’s restaurant were burned in a fire which threaten- ed one of the central business blocks of the city. The cause is unknown. The loss is estimated at $11,000, part- ly insured. i FAILS TO GET S. D. DIVORCE. Wealthy Aurora Man’s Suit Is Dis- missed on Motion. Aberdeen, S. D., April 26—The di- voree suit of William Seymour Ferris against his wife Ellen was dismissed in the circuit court yesterday on mo- tion of the defendant's attorney. Suits was filed on charges of desertion and cruelty, but the evidence failed to sub- stantiate either charge. The parties to the suit are wealthy members of prominent families in Mlinois. Their home is in Aurora, that state. {SNOW STORM IN SOUTH DAKOTA Most Terrific Snow and Wind Storm of the Season Rages—Fruit Trees Damaged. Sturgis, S. D., April 28.—The most terrific snow and wind storm of the season raged here Saturday night and yesterday. Fruit trees were in blos- som and the blossoms may be killed by the frost and the cold and the fruit crop is likely to be seriously damaged. Pierre, S. D., April 28. — A snow storm started here last night and continued most of yesterday. It is not likely that there will be any loss on account of it unless to weak lambs and stock on the range. Deadwood, S. D., April 28. — The first heavy rain of the season has fallen in the Black Hills and in the immediate vicinity of Deadwood the fall measured three inches in less than twenty-four hours. The rain was general all over the Hills and was ac- companied, as usual, with minor washouts and landslides. The worst of these occurred in the Spearfish canyon, where about a quar- ter of a mile of the Burlington tracks were covered with mud and rocks, so as to tie up the passenger train from Spearfish to Deadwood and the ore trains from the mines at Terry to the mills in Deadwood. HOLE BORED IN BACK. Girl’s Wound Big Enough to Hold Gal- lon of Water, Father Avers. Towa City, Iowa, April 28—W. E. Denny of St. Louis brought suit against the Rock Island Railway com- pany in the district court here for $30,000 damages. He alleges that his daughter Ruth, en route from St. Louis to Cedar Rapids, was perma- nenc.y injured in a wreck at Rock Isl- and, Ill, when a freight train crashed into a passenger train. He avers that a hole “large enough to hold a gallon of water” was bored in her back. HART WANTS A REHEARING. Will Ask Court to Reopen Contempt Case. St. Paul, April 28.—Francis B. Hart, the Minneapolis attorney, who was suspended from practicing as an at- torney for six months by the decision of a special supreme court filed Fri- day, will apply for a rehearing in his case. It is understood that the appli- cation will be based on the ground that in arriving at its decision the special court failed to recognize cer- tain points of law applicable to the case. THRASH HORSE THIEVES. Thieves Stop at a Dance, Where They Are Caught. Armour, S. D., April 28. — Horse thieves are becoming a nuisance in this county. The latest to suffer was Julius Wirezorek at Hillside, eight miles northeast of Armour. The thieves stopped a few miles away at a dance, and the owner and his friends found them there, secured the animal and thrashed the thieves. IRONER EXPLODES. Resulting Fire Destroys Laundry at Hawley, Minn. Hawley, Minn., April 28—Fire de- stroyed the Hawley steam laundry. The gasoline heater of the ironing machine exploded, and as there was only one young girl in the place, the flames soon obtained the mastery. The loss is about $900, with insur- ance on building of $350 and $150 on machinery. NO SLEEP; KILLS SELF. Wealthy Montana Rancher Ends Life to Escape Insomnia Torture. Lewistown, Mont., April 28.—Una- ble to sleep, A. H. James, a wealthy rancher residing at East Butte, arose early, wrote a note to his wife and then went into the yard and shot him- self through the head with a rifle, dy- ing instantly. Rain and Snow at Crookston. Crookston, Minn., April 28. — Rain and slight flurries of snow were fall- ing all day yesterday in the North valley generally, and crops through- out this part of the country will be de- layed in planting. Wheat and other small grains already in will receive an impetus as a result of the showers and the coolness of the atmosphere. Work in Fountain Cut. Hawley, Minn., April 28. — Steam shovels.will start work at once on the Northern Pacifi¢’s new liné- in the Fountain cut. It is proposed to put a bridge over the big sink hole at Stock- wood and a new bridge over the Buffa- lo river at the site of the old Jacob- son mill. “Pull-away” Costs Three Toes. La Crosse, Wis., April 28.—Playing “pull-away” in front of a swiftly mov- ing street car, nine-year-old Rudolph Lenske was thrown under the fender of the car and three toes were cut from his right foot. Confesses His Guilt. Barron, Wis., April 28. — Frank Chioda, who has a small farm near Cumberland, pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking into and robbing a school house near his home two years ago. TESST SSI DB GE ta ST SUR IES 5 ae ac aR SR TLS Sea na nce SAP ei OSA ct gS SOP EN 1 SPU er = AN SER SESS NY sm Ne ev et an eA eM SOR CSS SUN SN EL NN RE Ne ee as) PRB ee ENS arate 8 Tn NS VAST TERRITORY SWEPT BY FLAMES Immense Amount of Damage Done in Difierent Sec- tions of Minnesota. HUNDREDS FIGHT THE FLAMES Fergus Falls, Minn., April 25.—This section of Minnesota is having the dryest and hottest spring -weather that has been experienced in the last twenty years, and fires are doing an immense amount of damage. A mes- sage from the village of Vergas, in the northern part of this county, yes- terday, says that forest fires are rag- ing west and south of that village and every available man has been called out to check them. Another fire has been raging in the town of Deer Creek, and the build- ings on J. B. Hompe’s farm and the Curtis farm have been destroyed. Large quantities of sawlogs and standing timber on the Burlingame farm and adjoining farms have been burSed. In the town of Paddock one school building and several houses have been burned, and the hay losses are heavy. Licked Up by Flames. At Parkton station, between Hen- ning and Deer Creek, large quantities of wood, posts and ties that have been banked up along the track for ship- ment have taken fire and been de- stroyed, and the fires have swept through the standing timber on ad- joining lands and destroyad a great deal of it. The town of Inman sends in a very similar report, and near Richville a passing train started a fire that destroyed the residence of J. D. Cassidy and adjoining buildings. Here in Fergus Falls the fire de- partment was called out twice Tues- day afternoon to check fires that had been started in the grass and were threatening buildings, the Devaney woodyard and the broom factory be- ing in the path of one of them. Every: thing is as dry as tinder. Bagley Fights Flames. Crookston, Minn., April 24. — Re- ports have reached here of wholesale destruction at Bagley, Minn., fifty miles east of here, of stacked farm produce and farm houses in the path of a prairie and forest fire. Men and boys left their work on farms and in the city to go to the scene of the fire, and battled for hours to keep the flames from the city itself. Two farm houses are reported burned. The fire started in the broad, dry muskeg swamps six miles south of the city and swept into the forests sur- rounding the swamps, gradually spreading over the entire area. A strong south wind drove it northward. The conflagration was stopped by backfiring after it had burned to the edge of the town. TO OPEN BLACK RIVER. Stream Between La Crosse and Ona- laska Will Be Made Navigable. La Crosse, Wis., April 26.—Capt. W. A. Thompson, in charge of the river work between Rock Island and Foun- tain City, has several crews of men at work repairing the wing dams in this vicinity. The markers along the river are being restored, and the channel is being put into shape by the huge government dredges. When this work is completed Black river will be cleared of obstructions between La Crosse and Onalaska, opening it to navigation as authorized in a bill pass- ed by congress. FIRE EXPLODES DYNAMITE. Many Buildings Demolished and Dam- aged at Eagle River, Wis. Eagle River, Wis., April 26. — Six hundred pounds of dynamite in a burn- ing warehouse 400 fet from the busi- ness section of this city exploded yes- terday. Six business buildings were wrecked. Fronts of other buildings were blown in and all of the struc- tures are partly demolished. No one was killed in the explosign. The dam- age is estimated at $15,000. DERANGED IOWAN IS SUICIDE. Shoots Himself While Brother Is Try- ing to Get Into Room. Marshalltown, Iowa, April 26.—Ed- ward Weissenburger, aged thirty-six years, of Laurel, committed suicide by shcoting himself in the head while his brother was trying to get into the room in which Weissenburger had locked himself. Weissenburger had been mentally deranged for several days. Oust Dives From County. La Crosse, Wis., April 26—The La Crosse Humane society is taking steps to drive all dives from La Crosse county, and clamp down a lid which may eventually result in the closing of the Sunday saloon. _ Two Killed in towa. Clinton, Iowa, April 26—Engineer J. W. Baxter and Fireman H. D. Sey- mour were killed and Brakeman John Doherty was badly hurt last night FIRE COMPANIES DO WELL, Commissioner Hartigan Issues Pre- liminary Report. The preliminary fire insurance re- port for 197 has just been issued by Insurance Commissioner J. A. Harti- gan, showing the business done by va- rious companies in Minnesota during the year. Work has been commenced upon the life insurance report which will be issued within a few weeks. The preliminary fire report shows that the United States and foreign fire companies and the marine companies wrote $641,728,954 of business during the year, upon which the net pre- miums were $7,429,240.33. The net losses aggregated $3,259,132.45. The amount at risk at the end of the year was $760,683,867.29. Of this amount the fire insurance business done by the American and foreign companies, including the tor- nado business of the American com- panies, but excluding the mutuals, was as follows: Net risks written, $481,237,987; net premiums,$6,681,127; net losses incurred, $2,900,425; amount at risk, $752,324,114.20. The re- port shows that the per cent of losses incurred to the premiums received among the American companies for the year was .44, while the foreign companies show .43 and the marine companies .48. The mutual fire companies and Lloys wrote $22,113,006.66 of business during the year, collecting $429,515.81 in premiums. The losses incurred were $206,952.02. The mutual hail and cyclone companies collected dur- ing the year from the hail business $101,228.91 and from the cyclone busi- ness $24,134.40. The cyclone losses paid aggregated $4,825.69, and the hail losses $48,723.28, The township mutuals, of which there are 147 in the state collected during the year $401,713.47, and paid out in losses $284,570.71. PICK ST. PAUL ARTIST’S MODEL. Heroic Bronze Statue of Col. William Colvill. A committee of the State Art so- ciety reported to the members of the Colvill monument commission its choice of the model submitted by J. K. Daniels, a St. Paul artist. While no decision was arrived at by the commission, it is expected that this model will be selected at the meet- ing to be held next Friday. The legislature in 1907 appropri- ated $10,000 to be used in the erection of an heroic bronze figure of the late Col. William Colvill, in commemora-. tion of the services of the First regi- ment of Minnesota volunteers, which he commanded in the memorable charge at the battle of Gettysburg, and also to erect a replica of the fig- ure on a suitable granite base at the place of his burial in Cannon Falls. The commission appointed by Gov. Johnson by authority of this act ask- ed for the submission of models for the figure. Three models were sub- mitted. The commission, with the ap- proval of Gov. Johnson, has selected the niche on the second floor, facing the main entrance to the left as one enters the building. At the meeting Friday some final action will probably be taken in the se'ection of the model and letting the contract for its construction. A DEADLOCK OVER JOBS. But New Ulm Mayor Wins Victory in Elecvtion. The new city council of New Ulm finally organized by electing Ald. J. P. Graff as president, who will be acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Jo- seph Bobleter. This is a victory for the mayor, brought about after 106 ballots had been taken. There had been a deadlock, three aldermen vot- ing for Graff and the other three for Fred Pfaender, who had been presi- dent for two months. Ald. Wicherski finally came over. Mayor Bobleter has made the fol- lowing appointments: Chief of po- lice, Adolph Klaust; night police, Jo- seph A. Taur and Joseph Weissen- bern; special policeman without sal- ary, William Thiedeman; park police, Joseph Kukz; city engineer, T. H. F. Blcomquist; city attorney, Albert Bernhauser; assessor, Henry Her- rien; street commissioner, John Bartl; poundmaster, Charles Clem- ents. - All were reappointments with the exception of the last four, and on these positions the council, again be- came deadlocked by failing to con- firm the new appointments. Under the charter the old incumbents hold over until the deadlock is broken. Se SHUT SLAUGHTER HOUSE. State Board of Health Orders Benson Institution Closed. The state board of health has de- cided to direct the health officer at Penson to order the slaughter house at that place closed. Complaints of unsanitary conditions at this institu- tion have been before the board for some time, and as no improvement when a freight train went through a] in the conditions are reported this ac- bridge over Clear creek. tion was decided upon. of Interest ‘ INDIAN OUTWITTED. Half-breed Girl Files on Land Wanted by Chief. Charles Wadena, hereditary chief of the Mille Lacs band of Chippewa In- dians, began an action in the United States court in Fergus Falls to secure possession of a valuable tract of land on the White Earth reservation. Wa- dena alleges that he selected the land in accordance with an act of congress, made improvements and had every intention of holding it as his allot- ment and becoming a civilized Indian. When the day for filing arrived he went to the office of the agent and found a great crowd assembled about the door. The crush was such that he was unable to enter, and when the crowd gradually dispersed he found that Margaret Lynch, a girl under twelve years of age, had filed on the 1and. He alleges that the girl is not a full-blooded Indian within the mean- ing of the law and is not entitled to the allotment, and states further that her friends formed a large percentage of the crowd that stood around the door at the agency office and prevent- ed him from entering. He asks that her patent be canceled and that the land be decreed to him. Tebe-geence Wadena, who is evi- dently one of his relatives, fared al- most as badly, and has begun a simi- lar suit. She alleged that she select- ed a certain valuable tract of land, but before she was able to file on it the government issued a patent to one Armena Porter, who had already secured an allotment of 160 acres and was not entitled to it. She therefore asks that the court order the Porter patent set aside and decree the land in controversy to her. PASTURES WHERE PINES GROW. Northern Counties Make Butter In- stead of Boards. Figures, compiled by Secretary W. ‘W. Wall of the state dairy and food department show that in sixteen counties which in 1898 had no cream- eries there are now sixty-four in op- eration. All these counties are in the northern half of the state, showing that the farmers in the comparatively newer counties are awakening to the advantage from a financial point of view of the dairy business. The success of creameries in the southerr counties in which creamer- ies have been in operation for a num- ber of years has resulted in a great increase in the number of creameries and the quantity of the output and a consequent improvement in the finan- cial condition of the farmers furnish- ing the milk and in many cases own- ing an interest in the creaseries. The number of creameries in each of these sixteen counties at present is as follows: Kittson, 7; Roseau, 3; Marshall, 13; Red Lake, 7; Hubbard, 1; Cass, 1; Aitkin, 1; Crow Wing, 2; Carlton, 1; Pine, 4; Mille Lacs, 5; Benton, 6; Wadena, 5; St. Louis, 1; Kanabec, 2; Clearwater, 5. PLANS “STREET CAR DAY.” Mankato Will Welcome Opening of Service With Big Celebration. Friday, May 1, is to see the electric street car line at Mankato opened for traffic, and in honor of the day the Commercial and Booster clubs have united to observe it, and it is to be called “street car day.” It will be made as much of a holiday as possi- ble. When the first car leaves the barn at 6:15 all of the whistles in the city will be sounded and there will be a demonstration that will be heard for miles around. A band concert will be given at 9 a. m., followed by a racing matinee at Sibley Park at 10:30 a. m. A ball game will come off in the after- noon, and a banquet in honor of the promoters of the street car enterprise will be given in the evening. While this is being held a masked street car- nival will take place. The city will be illuminated and decorated. The day will be one of the greatest in the history of the city, and thou- sands of persons from the surround- ing country will doubtless attend. Both Claim Garbage Job. Mankato is in another mixup, hav- ing two garbage contractors at work. The council received bids for doing the work, picked out the third lowest bidder, awarded the contract to him and rejected the other bids. City Re- corder Hodopp holds that the contract should have gone to the lowest bidder and has awarded the contract to him, approved his bond and announces that he will recognize and pay only him. The city health officer recognizes only the contractor named by the council and both contractors are at work. The next incident is expected to de- velop when the warrants are drawn at the end of the month for the pay of contractors and city employes. eee le NEW MILITIA MUSTERED IN. Lieut. Col. F. E. Resche of the Third regiment, Minnesota infantry, mustered into the service of the state the militia company recruited at Thief River Falls. After the men had peen ‘sworn in they were addressed by Col. Resche. The men held an elec- tion and the result gave Chris Wiste the captaincy, James Bulan the first lieutenant’s position and W. B. Fuller the place of second lieutenant. These three officers are all veterans of the Spanish-American war. WOMEN’S KIDNEYS. Are the Source of Most of Women’s Sickness, Mrs. Rebecca Mock, 1795 E. Rich | Street, Columbus, Ohio, writes: “I be- lieve I would still be a victim of kidney troubles but for Doan's Kdiney Pills, for when I started using them I was in fp constant pain with . ‘\ my back, and no y other remedy had been of any use. The kidney secre- tions were irregular, and I was nerv- ous and lacked energy. But Doan’s Kidney Pills gave me prompt relief and continued use cured me.” Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The New Way. “The duke and the heiress are seen much together.” “What of it?” “I think we may safely expect deni- als of an engagement soon.” In a Pinch, Use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE. A powder. It cures painful, smart- ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It’s the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub- stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad- dress A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. ¥. You might as well try to get to Eu- rope On a treatise on navigation as to get to heaven on a system of theology. BABY’S ITCHING HUMOR. Nothing Would Help Him—Mother Al- most in Despair—Owes Quick Cure to Cuticura. “Several months ago, my little boy began to break out with itching sores. I doctored him, but as soon as I got them healed up in one place they would break out in another. I was almost in despair. I could not get anything that would help him. Then I began to use Cuticura Soap and Cuti- cura Ointment, and after using them three times, the sores commenced to heal. He is now well, and not a scar is left on his body. They have never returned nor left him with bad blood, as one would think. Cuticura Reme- dies are the best I have ever tried, and I shall highly recommend them to any one who is suffering likewise. Mrs. William Geeding, 102 Washing- ton St., Attica, Ind., July 22, 1907.” Clock on Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel tower in Paris is now be- ing used for another practical pur- pose. Not long ago a_ wireless tele- graph station was installed, and now on the sides of the second section, hundreds of feet above the ground, a luminous clock warns the gay Paris- ian of the passing span of life. The apparatus flashes forth every minute in huge figures, visible at a great dis- tance. This system was found the only practical one, as the ordinary clock dial would be indistinguishable at such a height. HE NEEDED IT. Actor Who Stopped Too Soon to Get the Other Boot. Some provincial touring companies make a profit from their audiences in more ways than one. Such a company was playing “The Broken Vow” in a small town. The audience didn’t appreciate the performance, and eggs, cabbag and potatoes rained upon the stage with striking persistency. Still the play went on. The hero raved and tore his hair, dodging the bouquets of turmips that were also forced upon him. Finally, a gallery auditor, in a par- oxysm of rage, hurled a heavy boot, and the actor, thoroughly alarmed, started to retreat. “Keep on playing, you fool!” hissed the manager from the wings, as he ‘hooked in the boot with an umbrella. “Keep on till we get the other one!” BUILT RIGHT. Brain and Nerves Restored by Grape- Nuts Food. The number of persons whose ail- ments were such that no other food could be retained at all, is large and reports are on the increase. “For 12 years I suffered from dys- pepsia, finding no food that did not distress me,” writes a Wis. lady. “I was reduced from 145 to 90 Ibs., grad- ually growing weaker until I could leave my bed only a short while at a time, and became unable to speak aloud. “Three years ago I was attracted by an article on Grape-Nuts and decided to try it. “My stomach was so weak I could not take cream, but I used Grape-Nuts with milk and lime water. It helped me from the first, building up my sys- tem in a manner most astonishing to the friends who had thought my re- covery impossible. “Soon I was able to take Grape- Nuts and cream for breakfast, and lunch at night, with an egg and Grape- Nuts for dinner. “I am now able to eat fruit, meat and nearly all vegetables for dinner, but fondly continue Grape-Nuts for breakfast and supper. “At the time of beginning Grape- Nuts I could scarcely speak a sen- tence without changing words around or ‘talking crooked’ in some way, but my brain and nerves have become so strengthened that I no longer have that trouble.” “There’s a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Well- | vine,” in pkgs. an eda Pe OR i # EIT, RS STI