Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 12, 1908, Page 4

a ~~ > MILLS IN HANDS OF RECEIVERS Pillsbury-Washburn Company of Minneapolis Is Finan- cially Embarrassed. TROUBLE 1S ONLY TEMPORARY Minneapolis, Aug. 11. — The Pills- bury-Washburn Flour Mill company, limited, Minneapolis, the largest fiour milling company in the world, Satur- day made application for the appoint- ment of receivers. The financial sym- barrassments are admitted by the company, although it is denied that the company is insolvent. The petition for the appointment of receivers was granted by United States Judge Milton D. Purdy, and A. C. Loring, A. C. Cobb and Charles S. Pillsbury were appointed receivers. The company’s mills will not cease operations, and, pending the receiver- ship, which, it is expected, will be temporary, the business will be contin- ued. Other companies, all subsidiary to the Pillsbury-Washburn company, included in the receivership are the Minneapolis and Northern Elevator company, with 100 elevators along the Great Northern railway lines; the Minneapolis Milling company and the Minneapolis Power company. No concerns other than these are affected. Henry R. Little has been the general manager of the company. Minneapolis and St. Paul banks and Jobn S. Pillsbury, a heavy stockholder in the company, petitioned the court, through an attorney, for the appoint- ment of the receivers and the issu- ance of a restraining injunction on the continuance of the business under the former management. The indebtedness of the company amounts to about $9,000,000, and the deficiency between the assets and the liabilities is said to be $3,500,000. In the complaint filed with the court a criticism is made of the manner in which the business has been conduct- ed in the last few years, The com- pany’s present financial embarrass- ment is stated as due to extravagant management. No admission of insolvency is made, and it was stated that any action for the purpose of showing the company to be insolvent would be stoutly op- posed by the company, but the defend- ant, through its attorney, Clark Hemp- stead, united with the complainants in praying for the appointment of re- ceivers. WRIGHT FLIES LIKE BIG BIRD. Ohio Aeronaut Astonishes French Peo- ple With His Aeroplane. Lemans, France, Aug. 11. — Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio, made a spec- tacular fligbt of three and one-half kilometers (2.17 miles) in his aero- plane here. From the time Wright left the ground he was in perfect control of the machine, and without any mis- hap made the distance in one minute and forty-six seconds, Several thousand spectators were present when Wright made his flight. No attempt was made to create a new record, the only object of the flight be- ing to test the aeroplane. Wright proved beyond a doubt that he is the master of his birdlike machine, com- pleting two circles and rising and de- scending at will. He came down to earth without any damage to his aero- plane. Wright was warmly congratulated by the spectators. A number of for- eign aeronauts were present. They judged Wright’s performance as the most wonderful demonstration of aerial navigation they had ever wit nessed, PRIMARY RETURNS ARE SLOW. Definite Figures in lfilinois Primary Are Greatly Delayed. Chicago, Aug. 11. — The result of Saturday’s primary election, so far as it is accurately known, in regard to state officers, was as follows: Law- rence E. Stringer indorsed as, Demo- cratic candidate for United States senator; Adalia E. Stevenson, nomi- nated as Democratic candidate for governor. The Republican nomination for United States senator is in doubt between A. J. Hopkins and George E. Foss. Available returns indicate the nomination of Charles S. Deneen as Republican candidate for governor. Never since election returns were carried by messengers on foot, by teams and canal boats have definite figures been so greatly delayed in any Illinois election as in the one just closed. Breaks Window; To Steal. Breckenridge, Minn., Special. — The James jewelry store display window was broken and a small diamond ring and a watch were stolen. They were valued at $55. No clue to the thie? has been discovered. Half of Crew Perished. Halifax, Aug. 11. — The Gloucester fishing schooner Maggie and May was run down by the German schoolshi? Freya sixty miles off Halifax harbor and at least half of her crew of nine- teen verished. “God, | Never Was So Hungry in My Life,” Is Message He Leaves. Watertown, S. D., Aug. 11.—“I can’t do anything right now, but I will have some as soon as he lets me out, and that will be about 6 o'clock. I will do the best I can for you. I will be glad for a little bread. I am going away until I see you. God, I never was so hungry in my life.” Scribbled on a pad beside the dead body of an unknown mute the message tells the last wish of an. old man whose life: went out in the city jail early yesterday morning. The man had begged around town for the last week, spending what he got in drink. Saturday the police told him to leave town. He went on another spree late Saturday night and was locked up. DOGS ARE KILLING SHEEP. Farmers About Comstock, Wis., De- clare War on Curs. Comstock, Wis., Aug. 11. — A horde of strange dogs is creating havoc among the sheep in this vicinity. A few nights ago nine sheep were killed in one pasture. Last night the canines made another raid, but were driven off by a fusillade of buckshot after they had succeeded in killing one sheep and lacerating several more. Farmers are declaring war on worth- less curs that stay in the towns dur- ing the daytime and rove in the coun- try for miles around every night. GET DROP ON HIM. Officers Capture Man Wanted in Wyo- ming on Horse Stealing Charge. Belle Fourche, S. D., Aug. 11.—Trap- ped while at supper before his camp- fire near Vale, where he was herding sheep, Bert Star, alleged horse thief and desperado, surrendered when he found the officers had the drop on him. Star is wanted for alleged horse steal- ing near Newcastle, Wyo. He was taken by Sheriff Moses of Butte county to Wyoming. LOTS OF HARVEST HANDS. Clay County, in Fact, Is Passing Them Up. Barnesville, Minn., Aug. 11. — Clay county will have no harvest hand fam- ine this year. Word from different parts of this county is that help is plentiful. Saturday afternoon train No. 405 landed three cattle cars of har- vest hands in this city. The chief of rolice advsied them to go farther west, so they left for the Dakotas. GIRL HELD AS RING THIEF. Sattle Creek Sheriff Comes to Minne- sota After Her. Two. Harbors, Minn., Spceial.—Dep- uty Sheriff I. J. Buckley of Battle Creek, Mich., was here in response to a telegram rfom the: authorities, who held a young woman, Grace May, from Battle Creek, under arrest. She claims to be able to prove her inno- cence, SHOUTS “I DIE GAME!” Last Expression of William McKinney, Mangled by Car Wheels. Crookston, Minn., Aug. 11.—Shout- ing “I die game!” with his expiring breath and refusing to give his name when he was told he would die, Wil- liam McKinney died on an operating table here, after a frightful mangling of his lower extremities near the Great Northern depot. Sugar Beet Crop Is Record Breaker. Deadwood, S. D., Special.—Stealing cording to representatives of the local sugar company, who have just com- pleted a tour of inspection of the sug- ar beet fields in Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, the crop this year will be a record breaker. This year’s acre. age in round numbers ds 3,500, and the estimated yield is 30,000 tons. The fol- lowing shows the number of tons for five years: 1904, 17,000; 1950, 23,000; 1906, 25,000; 1907, 13,000; 1908, 30,000. Steal Unbranded Cattle. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Special.—Ac- cf unbranded cattle almost within the city limits has become a_ serious menace to owners of cows, and the authorities are at a loss to catch the thieves. A number of such losses have been reported to the sheriff, who learned that the cattle had been butchered and disposed of to local meat dealers, but without brands it was impossible to trace the beef or the “rustlers.” After State Fair Honor. Watertown, S. D., Aug. 11. — This city and Codington county are out for the ‘first prize at the state fair next month. Strong committees are at work gathering exhibits that are ex- pected to make the rest of the state sit up and take notice. Two Thrown From Load. Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 11. — While driving into the city with a load of wood, Harry Mackman, seventeen, and his twelve-year-old brother were thrown from a wagon when the team became frightened at a passing auto- mobile an@ were badly injured. Aitkin Mill Burned. Aitkin, Minn., Aug. 11. — Fire last night completely destroyed the large sawmill of Hodgeden & McDonald. 1 The mili was a hardwood mill and the leading industry of Aitkin, MUTE BEGGAR DIES IN PRISON. THREE BABIES DIE IN FLAMES Tots, Aged One, Two and Four Years, Burned to Death While Mother Is on Shopping Trip. Minneapolis, Aug. 9. — Three chil- dren, one, two and four years of age, respectively, were burned to death at noon yesterday. The mother, Mrs. Frank Lindberg, left the home in the morning for a shopping trip down town. Before starting she locked the children in a room, leaving them alone during her absence. The house caught fire in some manner and the blaze was well under way before neighbors heard the screams of the little ones. They rushed to the scene and finally succeeded in breaking a window on the side of the house which was blaz- ing less fiercely, but ‘the children were confined in the part of the house where the fire was hottest and they could not be reached. The pitiful screams of the tots grew fainter and fainter, and finally ceased altogether. When the rescuers at last reached the room, just as the mother returned from her shopping trip, there was nothing left but the charred and life- less bodies of the babies. FOREST FIRES IN MONTANA. Large Quantity of Timber Destroyea and Fires Are Spreading. Butte, Mont., Auril 9. — A message yesterday from Supervisor Elers Koch at Taft, Mont., says that the forest fires in that vicinity are assum- ing a very serious aspect. They have worked over ground from the Idaho side to points west of Salteze and are spreading toward the spur of the Coeur @’Alene mountains to the north. Already a large quantity of timber on the north side of Salteze has been de- stroyed and it is feared that the fires may penetrate to the Clark fork of the Columbia. There are a large num- ber of mining places in the section un- der fire. Word was received that an- other forest fire had broken out along the Blue Joint creek, a tributary of the Bitter Root river. MINNEAPOLIS THIEF GETS $100. Order of Mayor to Catch Crooks Is Not Carried Out by Police. Minneapolis, Aug. 9. — A St. Paul man has fallen a victim to a Minne- apolis “crook,” and as a_ result is short $100. Laford Peterson came to Minneapolis late Saturday night with five crisp $20 bills in his pocket. Pe- terson walked through the retail dis- trict until late. When he felt for his money it has disappeared. The po- lice have been unable to find the mon- ey.. Only two burglaries were reported yesterday, but one was a very bold one, while the other netted the thieves about $200. TOMBSTONE FALLS ON TOT. Child Touches Tablet and It Tumbles, Breaking Her Leg. Fergus Falls, Minn., Aug. 9. — The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Gus- tafson sustained a fracture of the leg yesterday in a most peculiar manner. Some of the family had gone to a cem- etery in the southern outskirts of the city, and the child, who is four years old, while playing about placed her hand on one of the gravestones. It so happened that the stone had be- come unbalanced, and the child’s touch brought it down upon her, breaking her leg near the knee. DR. FORCE IS PAROLED. Former Vice President of Insurance Company Secures Liberty. Stillwater, Aug. 9. — Dr. Jacob F. Force of Minneapolis was granted a parole from the state prison by the board of control yesterday. No rela- tive or other person appeared in his behalf. The action was taken at the regular monthly meeting. The doctor was received at the institution March 30, 1907, under a sentence of three years and six months for alleged mis- appropriation of money during the in- surance scandal investigation by the state. CAN’T CHEW GUM OR CANDY. “Hello” Girls Also Must Stop Convers- ing With Admirers. Watertown, S, D., Aug. 9.—The can- dy and chewing gum business of the state received a staggering blow yes- terday when the Dakota Central Tele- phone company issued an order to its hundreds of “hello” girls in South Dakota forbidding the chewing of gum or eating sweetmeats during working hours. Conversation with visiting ad- mirers also is prohibited, and fair “Central’s” vocabulary will comprise but “number” and “line is busy.” Fair Crowd Was Record. Thief River Falls, Minn., Aug. 9. — The second day of the Red Lake county fair, held at Thief River Falls, has had a record attendance. The live stock exhibit is the largest ever pre sented here. ‘ Two Stores Burglarized. Fergus Falis, Minn., Aug. 9. — Ths sheriff’s office received notice yester- day that the Jung Brewing company’s store and Miller’s jewelry store at Perham had been robbed during the night. $00 LINE NOT AFFECTED. x Officials Fear No Serious Result From ie Canadian Strike. Minneapolis, Aug. 9. — Traffic offi- sials of the Soo line stated yesterday that their traffic had not been ham- pered by reason of the strike on the Canadian Pacific railroad nor did they ‘ear any serious results from it. It is aot thought at the Minneapolis office of the Soo line that there will be a sympathetic strike of any kind and, if this would occur, it would probably 10t affect the rairoads of the United State. Through an agreement with the trainmen of both the Canadian Pacific and Soo lines, the roads will oe given thirty days’ notice if there is any intention on the part of the men ® strike. MAN OF FIFTY JEALOUS OF GIRL. William Dunn Accused of Killing His Rival. che attentions a man who called nimself Fred Samuelson, a young farm hand, was paying to Gertrude Schaar, a sixteen-year-old girl, Wil- liam Dunn, fifty years old, is accused of having emptied the contents of a revolver at close range into Samuel- 30n’s back. Dunn is said to have fired ive times, instantly killing Samuel- 30n. He fled and is being pursued by a sheriff’s posse. Dunn worked with Samuelson for Schaar on the latter’s ranch. Dunn aad a mania for the company of young zirls which led him into frequent trou- ole, though he has never been known to be guilty of any impropriety. ATTEMPT TRAIN WRECKING. Discovery of Boulders on Track Saves North Coast Limited. Butte, Mont. Aug. 9—An attempt was made Wednesday night to wreck the North Coast limited train on the Northern Pacific, near Blue Bird. Only the accidental discovery of two huge boulders wedgéd between the rails orevented*a catastrophe. There is no tlue to the would-be wreckers. The seport did not become public until yes- terday. REV. N. A. QUAMMAN RETIRES. Pioneer Norwegian Lutheran Pastor Drops Active Work. Faribault, Minn., Aug. 9.—Rev. N. A. Quamman, who has been pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran church in this city, the church at Valley Grove and one at Fox Lake for the last forty-one years, has resigned his pastorate on account of old age and feeble health. He is one of the pioneer ministers of the church in Minnesota. WOULD ENJOIN REFORMERS. United Breweries Company Goes Into Court in lowa. Des Moines, Aug. 9.—Evidently fear- ing that the Civic Federation of Dav- anport will drive them out of business, the United Breweries Company of Chi- cago, incorporated in New Jersey for $5,000, yesterday applied in the United States court here for an injunction re- straining prosecutions against Daven: port saloons. WOMAN SMOTHERS HERSELF. Grief Over Disgrace of Son Causes the Act. Waterloo, towa, Aug. 9.—Mrs. R. R. Newhirter, a resident of Cairo, Iowa, was found dead at her home yesterday with her head under a pillow and her mouth and nostrils stuffed with cot- ton. It is thought that she committed suicide because of grief over the re- cent sentencing of her son to the pen: itentiary. Shortage of Oats. * Fargo, N. D., Aug. 9.—There is a shortage of oats in North Dakota. This spring when the farmers got ready to put in their crop they remembered the high .price of barley and wheat last fall, and seeded nearly all their lands to those crops, limiting the oats acre- age. As a result there is less oats in the state than for years. The yield is not large, though the quality is good. Fined for Threat. Mason City, Iowa, Aug. 9.—A dis. pute between two Floyd county farm- ers, Gust Schroeder and Adolph Her- brechtesmeier, almost ended in a trag- edy when Schroeder threatened to shoot Herbrechtesmeier with a revol- ver, but was prevented by friends: Schroeder was arrested, and after a hearing was fined. Tot Can’t Swim; Drowns. Chetek, Wis., Aug. 9.—Max, the lit tle eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard, was drowned in Lake Chetek. He could not swim and before help could arrive he was drowned. Eight-story Fall Kills, Minneapolis, Aug. 7.—Wliliam Paul- son, an elevator operator in the Bos- ton block, fell eight stories to his death yesterday. No one saw him fall and it is not known just how the acci- dent happened. Son Assaults Mother. Spooner, Wis., Aug. 7—Frank Ke- nosha, a half-breed Chippewa Indian, was arrested here yesterday by Dep- uty Sheriff Stratton for an alleged bru- tal assault on his mother, Mrs. Pebe winne. Two girls returning from Sunday school in the country were discussing their progress in the shorter cate- chism. “I’m past original sin,” said one. The other immediately responded: “Oh, I am farther on than you, for ! am past redemption.” Spearfish, S. D., Aug. 9.—Jealous of ; In Minnesota xg xg State News of the Week Briefly Told While temporarily deranged, Frank Ford of Fowlds cut his throat with a ket knife. Rufus Sparks, a Fort Snelling artil- leryman who was run down by an Omaha train near Kasota, is dead. O. O. Sundet, a saloonkeeper of Crookston, met with a frightful acci- dent in a runaway near Climax. His recovery is doubtful. The little’ village of New Brighton, situated six miles north of Minneapo- lis, was visited by a fire which did damage estimated at $25,000. Henry Peilhop; a farmer residing two and a half miles east of Rush- more, was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning while at work in the harvest field. 4 Despondent over his love affairs, Dr G. W. Niemi, a young dentist of Du- luth, committed suicide by drinking earbolic acid at his rooms in the St. Louis hotel. A year at hard labor in the peniten- tiary at Stillwater was the sentence imposed on Henry McAdam for theft of a horse on June 9 from John Keenan of Winona. Herman Wold of Hallock was bound over at Crookston on $500 bail on a charge of using the mails for black- mail. J. Kitchen of Walhalla, N. D., is the alleged victim. The Shevlin-Mathieu Lumber com pany’s large sawmill at Baudette caught fire and burned to the ground. The exact loss is not known, but it is in the neighborhood of $225,000. The wheat harvest began in Otter Tail county last week, the grain in the more sandy localities having ripened. It is said that the first wheat cut will average thirty’ bushels to the acre. Head severed, mutilated almost be- yond recognition, the body of a boy ap- parently sixteen years old, was found by section hands on the St. Paul road tracks near Highwood, a suburb of St. Paul. It is believed he was killed either in attempting to board or jump from a freight train. The new million-dollar steel dock of the United States Steel corporation at Two Harbors is nearing completion. The last section is now being raised. Riveting will take place in six weeks. Dock No. 2 will be rebuilt of wood the coming winter, employing 300 men. Ore shipments ar efair. A. R. Kelly of Minneapolis, a young man employed on the steel crew of the Northern Pacific, met with a seri. ous accident at Aitkin. He fell be tween the cars and was dragged about twelve feet. One leg was broken, and he was -injured internally. The young man was a student at the University of Minnesota. A large warehouse at Warsaw, be- longing to the Sheffield-King Milling company of Faribault, was destroyed by fire. The building contained con- siderable grain. Several box cars on the Chicago Great Western tracks also were burned. The loss is about $4,000. The fire was started by a spark from a passing freight engine. Men in all parts of the Eastern states are writing to J. H. Wilson, in charge of the state free employment bureau in the old capitol at St. Paul, asking for places in the harvest fields of Dakota. The news that several thousand men were needed was her- alded over the East and the letters are coming in faster than they can be eared for. The Brainerd city council passed resolutions asking for bids on a bond issue of $120,000 at 5 per cent, and also asked for bids on the construction of a power plant using water, steam and oil, and passed a resolution ordering the city attorney to commence pro- ceedings for the condemnation of the plant of the Minnesota Waterworks company. On the eve of harvest of the largest crop the northern part of the Red river valley has had for many a long year, a general epidemic of “ping eye,” a species of influenza or distemper, is reported widespread through the north country, and many head of horses already have died of the dis- ease. The cause is found in prevalent dry weather. Mary Johnson, as administratrix of the estate of her son, Oscar J. John- son, who died on March 9 from heart failure while convalescing from an at- tack of diphtheria, /nyrought suit against Dr. John C. Koch of Black- duck, who treated the case, for the sum of $5,000 damages for the loss of her son, on the grounds that he negli- gently treated the case, Waldorf, which is one of the new towns on the Alphabet road, was dedi- cated last week. Delegations were present from Janesville, St. Clair, Pemberton, Waseca and New Rich- land, the latter alone sending 200 persons. After a picnic dinner a pro- gram was carried out and addresses given by Congressman J. A. Tawney and County Attorney A. S. Maloney. Mrs. Knute Rue, who lived near Delevan, committed suicide by drown- ing herself in about four feet of water in the cellar of her home. She was fifty-six years old and leaves seven children. No cause for the act is known. Accused of violating the speed iaw at Minnetonka Beach, Thomas Shev- lin, ex-Yale football captain, a prom- inent Minneapolis lumberman and automobile enthusiast, was arrested on a warrant charging him with having violated the laws on two different oc- casions. STATE’S SIDE TO BE PROTECTED. Swamp Land Case Will Not Be Hasti- ly Closed. Minnesota’s chances of securing title to the 147,000 acres of Swamp land it claims in Indian reservations within its borders are brightening. Thursday, on request of State Audi-. tor S. G. Iverson and Attorney Gen- eral Edward T, Young, a letter was sent by Gov. J. A. Johnson to the de- partment of the interior at Washing- ton briefly stating the state’s claim to these lands and explaining the situa- tion through its course of some years of contention up to date. ‘Special attention of the department was called to the examination which is to be made for the general land of- fice of the lands in controversy by S. J. Coulter, His instructions are to verify the original survey reports as to whether the lands within the In- dian reservations and in the Winnibi- goshish and Leech Lake districts, claimed as swampy, are still swamps. The point was made that by this ex- amination such pieces as might not be found to be swampy would be lost ‘to the state, but that no portions of swamp not shown in the original sur- vey would revert to Minnesota. Recently Gov. J. A. Johnson’s office received the following answering tele- gram: “Swamp land investigation ordered is to secure detailed information for this department. No action will be taken affecting title such time as you have beeen advised and give nopportu- nity to be heard. —‘Frank Pearce, “Assistant Secretary.” Samuel G. Iverson, state auditor considers this very encouraging, in view of the fact that the telegram con- tains the first admission on the part of the federal land office that the state of Minnesota has any claim on the In- dian reservation swamp lands within its, borders under the original federal swamp land grant act of March 12, 1860. INSPECT IRON RANGE. Agricultural Men Study Soil and Other Conditions at Eveleth. Eveleth was last week visited by a party of agricultural authorities, in- cluding Dean E. W. Randall of the state agricultural school, Prof. Harry Snyder of the department of chemis- try, Prof. T. L. Haecker, the dairy au- thority, and H. D. Ayer, official pho- tographer, all connected with the state agricultural experiment station at St. Anthony Park, and L. B. Arnold, land commissioner of the Duluth & Iron Range railroad; Charles P. Craig of the Jean Du Luth stock farm and A. B. Hostetter, superintendent of the St. Louis county exhibit for the state fair. They came on work connected with the investigation of the agricultural possibilities of St. Louis county and also to see the mines, They were met by Supt. J. H. Hearding of the Adams- Spruce mine, and in the morning were conducted to the Adams open pit. After dinner the Fayal pit was visited and W. H. Maenke’s farm at Wolf, leaving in their private car on the 5 o'clock train for Tower. The state agricultural department is paying increasing attention to North- eastern Minnesota, and particularly to St. Louis county. Prof. Haecker, who is ones of the most eminent dairymen in the country, in the class with ex- Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin, has express- ed his conviction at various times in the last year that this is an ideal coun- try for dairying. Prof. Snyder is gath- ering samples for soil analysis, the results of which will be published in bulletin form. Facts as to the cost of clearing land in the region was one of the heads on which the professors were seeking information. Value Training School. A four-week teachers’ training school closed in Roseau last week with an examination extending over the last three days. Ninety teachers enrolled during the term and most of them expect state certificates as a re- sult of the examinations. In point of attendance and scope and intensity of work done, this has been the largest and most profitable training for teach- ers ever held in this county. The state is doing a great educa- tional work in these northern counties in that training schools are there every year. The people appreciate it and teachers eagerly avail themselves of the up-to-date instruction offered. Although so much is being done to equip young persons for the profes- sion of teaching, there is each fall a scarcity of qualified teachers in this part of the state. In the hope of at- tracting good teachers many districts this year have consolidated the fall and spring terms into one and raised the salary. Many districts are placing themselves in line for “special state aid” for the ensuing year. A man giving his name as Kurt Muetle was badly injured in the North- ern Pacific yards at Little Falls. He was in a box car full of lumber and was on his way to St. Paul from Jamestown. When the car arrived it was switched off and the lumber slipped up jamming him against the end of the car and badly crushing him. William Paulson, an elevator opera- tor in the Boston block in Minneapolis, fell eight stories to his death. No one saw him fall and it is not known just how the accident happened. “Are you going to the commence- » 0.” “Why not?” “I went to a commencement once” Only a dead religion can be packed away and locked up in a creed.