Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 4, 1908, Page 7

Se | | . BOGUS COIN OUTFIT RAIDED Officers Arrest Mother and Sister of Donnerstag Boys—Coinage Outfit Seized. Rhinelander, Wis., Oct. 31—United States Marshal Appleby of Appleton and Sheriff D. L. Vaughan of Oneida county returned yesterday from the Donnerstag farm with another com- plete counterfeiting outfit, together with coins of various denominations. The officers also brought back with them Mrs. Donnerstag and daughter Clara, mother and sister of Albert, Hugo and Rudolph Donnerstag, alleg- ed counterfeiters, who broke jail at Madison Sunday. Both women were taken on to Madison and placed in jail in default of $250 bond. They are charged with being implicated with the fugitives in the manufacture of Spurious coins. Th new outfit brought in yesterday was discovered buried in the earth near the home of Rudolph Donnerstag and was stumbled upon by a hunter who reported his find to the officers. No trace of the Donnerstag boys has been obtained since their escape Sunday. It was reported that three men answering their description were ordered off a train near Deer Brook, Wis., Tuesday night and that they ran into the woods. Their home is at Mar- son, near Rhinelander, and it is be- lieved they are barricaded there. When they were arrested in August the officersdound eleven guns in their home, and it is feared that in an at- tempt to capture them the officers would have a fierce battle. Sheriff Kittleson of ‘Dane county has offered a reward of $150 for in- formation leading to their capture. REWARD FOR BANDIT’S CAPTURE $1,000 Offered by Omaha Road for Train Wreckers. St. Paul, Nov.1. — The officials of the Omaha railway have offered a re- ward of $1,000 for information which will lead to the apprehension of the vandals whose work in removing a rail from the track near Kempton, Wis., wrecked the Duluth-Chicago train at that point Thursday morning. The only trace which has been so far discovered is the horse and buggy, which were stolen the same morning from a_ barn near Fairchild, some twelve miles from the scene of the wreck. It is thought that this was the work of the same men and a thor- ough search is being made. “PREXY” MADE ABETTOR. Dr. MacLean Is Photographed With Students Who “Cut” Class. Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 1.—Juniors in the college of law “cut” classes the other day and in the course of their pranks had a photograph taken with President George L. MacLean as an innocent abettor of the violation of discipline. Dr. MacLean, in passing the group, was invited to join in the picture and the protographer snapped the shutter before the head of the in- stitution learned that the class was violating university rules. Students are rapidly buying thé pictures. CALMLY DYNAMITES SELF. Farmer Places Explosive on Chest and Body Is Blown to Bits. Duluth, Nov. 1—John Sareen, a Finnish farmer, fifty-three years old, living near Thomson, a few miles from here, because of family troubles and a pending lawsuit killed himself by exploding a stick of dynamite on his breast. He calmly awaited the awful end. The explosion was terrific. Pieces of his body, scattered far, were picked up in a gunny sack by people attract- ed by the explosion. Masons Lay Temple Corner-stone. Redfield, S. D., Nov. 1.—The corner- stone of the Masonic temple which is being constructed by the local Mason- ic bodies here was laid yesterday. Grand Master J. H. Davenport of Sturgis presided. Grand Secretary George Pettigrew of Sioux Falls as- sisted. The oration was delivered by Inspector General E. T. Taubman of Aberdeen. The temple will be a com- modious brick building, with two stories and basement and will cost $20,000. N. P. Prosecutes Hoboes. Medora, N. D., Nov. 1.—The North- ern Pacific railway officials have caused the arrest at Glendive of three tramps who held up the train, at Fry- burg last September and who were sentenced to one month here for va- grancy A requisition has been asked of Gov. Burke on the governor of Mon. tana for their return here for trial un- der charge of assault with arms. Railway Employes Organize. Willmar, Minn., Nov. 1. — The rail- road employes located at and center- ing out of Willmar have organized a branche of the Minnesota Railway Employes’ Protective association, with a membership of nearly 200. LOE” SNARES Drunk; Drowns With Team. Tyler, Minn., Nov. 1—Gust Kronke of Lyon county and the team he was driving were drowned through an ac- ciden« which occurred while he driv- ing homeward from this, city. He was intoxicated. NS pa RE RE IR ads SS eed : ORTHWEST NEWS Sa ews of Interest PROMOTER THROWN INTO JAIL|IS SCORED BY GRAND JURY) open anoruen nich MINE. Man Who Has Railroad Company In- corporated Is Charged With Swindling. Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 1. — The pro moter of the Dakota Southern rail- rpad, the incorporation of which was announced from Pierre last week, is already in trouble, having been arrest- ed last night on the charge of obtain- ing money under false pretenses. C. F. Merry is the man gathered in and who will be taken to Adams county to answer serious charges, such as pro- curing sums of money, from $20 up, as the authorized agent of the Dick- inson Commercial club, when as a matter of fact he is not even a mem- ber of the organization. When Merry’s doings came to the knowledge of the club a special meet- ing was held Tuesday night, and it was decided to send an attorney to Hettinger, the county seat of Adams county, where the offense was com- mitted and assist in procuring the evi- dence needed to place this man where he would not do any more swindling for a time. Dickinson people who have known Merry for twenty years look upon his railroad scheme as a gigantic swindle. oe a ES aks oni CURE BY GRAFTING FAILS. Burned Child Whose Playmates Try to Save Succumbs. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 1. — Al though a score of her young playmates recently consented to the removal of cuticle from their own persons so a skin-grafting operation could be per formed in the case of little Alice Cummings, daughter of Emmet Cum- mings of Effington, the little girl now has died after having suffered untold agonies from burns received nearly a year ago. The skin-grafting was re- sorted to in a last effort to save the child’s life, but it proved unavailing. The fearful burns refused to heal. KILLED BY ROBBERS. Takes Order to Hold Up Hands as a Joke and Is Shot. Duluth, Nov. 1—John M. Connolly, a fireman on the Mesaba road, was murdered in a pool hall at Proctor Knott, a suburb of Duluth, last night by robbers. They tried to hold up the crowd. Thinking them jokers, Connol- ly approached one of them as if to dis- arm him, and the outlaw shot him through the heart. Both robbers es- caped. TYPHOID RAGING. Student at Ames Is Dead and Others Are Desperately III. Ames, Iowa, Nov. 1. — G. K. Noble, a student from Riceville. Iowa, died yesterday from typhoid fever. There are several other cages, and D. Art- hand of Chillicothe, Mo., and Mrs. Mce- Murray, wife of a professor, are in a serious condition. The Hawkeye and French club houses have been con: demned by the board of health. SHERIFF KILLS “RUSTLER.” Fugitive Shot Down in South Dakota While Resisting Arrest. Presho, S. D., Nov. 1.—Two horse thieves arrested here and wanted by Gregory county, broke jail Wednesday night and were recaptured last night at Kennebec by the sheriff. Harvey, one of the fugitives, was killed for re- sisting arrest. Johnson, his compan- ion, has been turned over to the Greg- ory county authorities. TEAM FALLS INTO WELL. Derrick Has to Be Secured to Rescue Animals. Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 1. — A team of horses being backed over an old well by A. G. Wordin, a farmer, livihg near here, fell into the well and became wedged side by side fifteen feet from the surface. A derrick was secured from this city to pull out the animals, Dutch for Dakota. Pierre, S. D., Nov. 1. — Representa- tives of a Menonite colony of Penn- sylvania have been in this city for several days looking over lands, and before leaving purchased several tracts. They expect to be back to this part of the country next spring and to bring a number of othtrs of their peculiar religious belief with them. Mangled Body Identified. Detroit, Nov. 1. — The dead and mangled body found in a _ lane in Spring Wells township Thursday night was identified yesterday as that of Anthony Schultze, an employe of a local automobile concern. Schultze left his home Oct. 18 to go to Ann Ar- bor to pay a debt of $35 and never reached the university city. Women Taboo Scrubbing. Pittsburg, Oct. 31—The State Fed- eration of Pennsylvania Women yes- terday afternoon, after a lengthy dis- cussion, declared that it was all right to darn and men for the family, but too much scrubbing, etc., wouldn’t do. Must Land With Only One Wife. San Francisco, Oct. 31. — Orders have been received from Washington that Hong Tunmor, Honduras million- aire, who came here with two of his wifes, may land. One of the wives «anst he deported. Minneapolis School Board Is Severely Criticised for Lax Business Methods. Minneapolis, Nov. 3.—Declaring that the investigation of the affairs of the Minneapolis board of education has disclosed a “startling and deplorably loose state of affairs,” the Hennepin county grand jury Saturday made a report dealing with the results of its investigation. In addition to severely criticising the board of education and suggesting changes which should be made in the board methods the grand jury dis- cusses the enforcing of the law. Al- together the report is one of the most complete and startling documents that has ever been presented to the district court by a Hennepin county grand jury. Not only does the grand jury, in dealing with the school board inves- tigation, criticise members of the board of education and employes of the board, but the American Book company and its agent in Minneapolis, Maj. A. W. Clancy, are arraigned for their connection with the board of education. Going further, the grand jury charges that Maj. Clancy has taken an active interest in the elec- tion of members of the Minneapolis board of education, and that he has taken a hand in state politics and in the choice of a state superintendent of schools, HEAD IS BLOWN OFF. Man at Whom Shotgun Is Playfully Pointed Is Killed. Duluth, Nov. 3. — A. Gerschine, em- ployed at the Miller mine, blew off the head of Tom Rebroich, delivery man for a butcher at Aurora, with a shotgun which he thought was not loaded. Gerscine was going hunting, and passing the house where Rebroich was taking a meat order, playfully pointed the weapon at the latter, saying: “Hold up your hands.” Rebroich, scenting a Halloween prank, replied: “Let her go.” The weapon went off and Rebroich’s head was torn to pieces. Gerschine gave himself up, claiming he did not know the gun was loaded. KILLED WITH STICK OF WOOD. Lumber Camp Employe Is Slain Dur. ing Row at Camp. Duluth, Nov. 3. — Paul Lessard is dead at Cohasset from a blow on the head, alleged to have been delivered by Jerry Mahoney with a stick of wood during a drunken fight at Car- ter’s cedar camp, where both men were employed. Mahoney is in cus tody. Train Robbers Arrested. Medora, N. D., Nov. 3.—The North- ern Pacific railway officials have caused the arrest at Glendive of three tramps who held up the train at Fry- burg last September, and who were sentenced to one month here for va- grancy. A requisition has been asked of Gov. Burke on the governor of Montana for the return here for trial under the charge of assault with arms. Rob Postoffice Between Trains. Hutchins, Iowa, Nov. 3. — When a freight train pulled in Friday two men were seen to alight and make their way toward the postoffice. The postmaster was absent, and the two men entered the office, took $100, again boarded the train, still standing on the track, and departed, leaving the train at the next station. Kicked in the Face and Killed. Sturgis, S. D., Nov. 3. — The young man found dead near Elk creek bridge Thursday has been identified as a res- ident of Pedro named Green. He had been hauling freight to Pedro from Rapid City’ with six horses and two wagons, and it is believed he was kick- ed by a horse while unhitching to camp for the hight. Tagged for Charity $700 Worth. Mason City Iowa, Nov. 3.—Tagged for charity’s sake proved the popular method of raising money here Satur- day. Over $700 was raised by the charity association. The most ever raised before at one time was by Billy Sunday, $440, and by the charity ball $445. Tags were sold for 10 cents by 100 women. Seventy Horses Burn. St. Paul, Nov. 3.—Fire which sta-t- ed in the basement of the Shea livery stable on Selby avenue, next to the Angus hotel, is said to have cost the life of one man and seventy horses were destroyed. The loss is about $40,- 000. lowan Is Shot Hunting in West. Charles City, Iowa, Nov. 3. — Ed Bray, a former resident and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bray, acciden- tally shot himself while hunting in the mountains of California, one hundred miles from Bevier. His mother took the first train for the West. Halloween Roysterers Start Fire. Belton, Tex., Nov. 3.—Fire started by Halloween roysterers totally de- stroyed the Belton compress and 10,- ‘000 bales of cotton. The loss will ex- ceed $250,000. Will Help Swell the State’s Enormous Revenue From Its Mineral Lands. The state auditor’s office received a report from F, A, Wildes, state mine inspector, stating that another mine, the Leonidas, near Eveleth, had been opened and that twenty-six cars of ore had been shipped therefrom. The inspector says that this property in the next few years will develop into one of the largest mines in Minnesota and will represent almost every phase of mining—open pit, milling pit and underground. The amount of ore in prospect in this mine, as reported: by its Owners to the state tax commis- sion, is 4,324,382 tons. The state has now in force 346 min- eral leases, of which sixty are in the minimum royalty class; that is, the leaseholders must pay 25 cents per ton on 5,000 tons annually whether they mine a ton of iron ore or not. The holders of the remaining 286 leases pay a rental of only $100 a year. If, however, the land under any lease is within one mile of a railroad, then after five years from the date of issue of the lease it passes into the minimum royalty class, and 5,000 tons annually are required to be mined or the royalty paid on that amount. Of the sixty leases in the minimum royalty classes, the lands under only ten have been opened and operated, the Leonidas being the tenth. The receipts the last fiscal year from the royalty on ore and from the rentals was a little short of $250,000. But in time these incomes are bound to ineréase very rapidly so that ulti- mately, as the state audior says in hig last biennial report, the school and university funds will be enriched to the extent of $100,000,000. This fabu- lous sum will not be realized in this generation, nor the next, but the ore is there and will steadily enrich the state. JOHN HUTCHINSON DIES. Minnesota Song Writer and Friend of Slaves Asphyxiated. John W. Hutchinson died in Lynn, Mass., of asphyxiation. Mr. Hutchin- son, octogenarian poet and song writ- er, was famous the world over for his work in abolition days, being a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, Wendell Phillips and Garrison. During the early days of Minnesota the Hutchin- son family was well known. The town of Hutchinson, in McLeod coun- ty, was named for them. The whole Hutchinson family were bitter against slavery, were very pa- triotic and generally sang their own music. During the early part of the war the entire family was turned out of the Army of the Potomac by Gen. McClellan on account of the abolition sentiments expressed in its songs. But in spite of the general’s efforts, long before the war was ended, the entire army was enthusiastically chanting that melody to the king of abolitionists: ‘John Brown’s body lies moldering in the grave, But his soul is marching on.” John W. was the last surviving member of the famous old family. In 1902, when he was eighty-one years old, he made an extensive tour of the South in an active campaign against the use of cigarettes. He would have been eighty-seven years old on the 4th of next January. He was asphyxiated by the gas escap- ing from a heater in his home on High Rock, in Lynn, and died within an hour after being found by his wife. TIMBER LOSSES NOT HEAVY. Early Reports of Fire Devastation Were Exaggerated. The reports received thus far from fire marshals of the state in the re- gion of the recent forest fires indicate that the amount of timber destroyed is not so much as early estimates indi- cated. Gen. C. C. Andrews, foresty commissioner, has had special agents gathering data during the first weeks and their work agrees with that of the fire marshals in most instances. Gen. Andrews refused to commit himself when asked to estimate the amount of timber actually destroyed, put he was positive that the damage ig not as great as early reports led people to believe. “phe largest part of the territory in- cluded in the forest fires consisted of land from which the large timber had previously been cut,” “he said. “The greatest amount of damage was done on the Pigeon River Indian reserva- tion, located on the very point of Northeastern Minnesota, in Cook county, near Grand Portage. The Pi- geon river is narrow in places and separates this state from Canada. I have ascertained that there are indi- cations that the fire which destroyed the timber at this place originated in Canada.” NE RE EBS MERE TWINE PLANT TO THE FRONT. ‘At this time of the year, when the state’s money is all going out and taxes won't come in until March, it is the twine plant of the state prison which nobly comes to the rescue. Re- cently $55,000 was received from the prison as another payment of twine plant receipts. Warden Wolfer also announced that during November about $1,000,000 might be expected from the same source. About half of this will be surplus which the state can use for other purposes. $7,000 IN STOCK PRIZES. Northwestern Live Stock Show WII! Be Held From Nov. 17 to Nov. 20. The program of the Northwestern live stock show, which will be held at South St. Paul Nov. 17 to 20, soon to be issued, will present a varied list of attractions to the patrons of the show. Special attractions in addition to the expensive exhibits of live stock will be provided for the amusement of the audience, The show is primarily a live stock show organized to promote the raising of better stock resulting in more prof- its to farmers, better outlets for the stock and more economical farm man- agement. Every effort has been made to bring together a representative ex- hibition of the best products of the, farm and feed lot, and there is every indication that this year’s exhibition will exceed in number and quality the exhibits last year. The program of the show will con- tain the names of several authorities on live stock raising who will deliver addresses upon various phases of stock raising. These men are practi- cal workers in both the commercial and experimental fields of stock rais- ing. The lectures were a feature of Jast year’s show, which attracted con- siderable attention and general ap- proval. The show has $7,000 in premiums, divided among the different classes of stock. Generous prizes have been of- fered in each class, which compare more than favorably with the pre- mium money of older shows. In addi- tion there are a number of special prizes, cups and ribbons which go to the best exhibits in several classes. The management has designed this year’s show to appeal both to the practical live stock raiser and the feeder, and to all interested either di- rectly or indirectly in good cattle, hogs or sheep. COLVILL MODEL ACCEPTED. The Colvill commission met at the capitol in St. Paul and after definitely accepting the design of Mrs. George J. Backus of Minneapolis for the statue of Col. William Colvill allowed a preliminary estimate of $1,500 for the work. This commission was ap- pointed pursuant to an act of the last legislature for the purpose of secur- ing a monument of the famous leader of the First Minnesota. The statue is to be placed on his grave at Cannon Falls, where the citizens have made a small park. A replica will be the first of a number of statues of famous Minnesotans to be placed in the ro- tunda of the state capitol. The commission went to Chicago a week ago to examine the clay model prepared by Mrs. Backus and were pleased with it. The statue represents Col. Colvill in his uniform, standing alone, looking directly ahead, with one hand on the unsheathed sword. The completed statue will be eight feet four inches high and the two will cost $8,150. HEALTHIER THAN LAST YEAR. “The health of the state at the pres- ent time is better than a year ago,” said Dr. H. M. Bracken. “Without looking up the figures on the amount of sickness in the state in the two years, it is my impression that there is less than last year. “There is a good deal less diphthe- ria and less smallpox. The diminution in these two diseases may be due to the regulations of the state board of health, but probably to the fact that the doctors and nurses are better able to handle such cases. “The typhoid situation is rather dis- couraging. A large increase in cases ig being reported from all parts of the state. It seems to be getting more common. More precautions must be taken by towns and cities in the pro- tection of their water supply and in the disposition of the sewage. This disease is usually less in winter, but diphtheria is at its highest from the opening of school until Jan. 1. DRINK MILK IN SMALL SIPS. “Milk should be taken in small sips,” says E. K. Slater, dairy and food commissioner. Inquiries frequently come to the dairy and food department of the state relating to milk and its effect on human beings. Invalids are some- times unable to assimilate even milk, and complaints are made that the milk is impure. “The trouble often is with the in- yalids themselves,” says Mr. Slater. “They drink too fast. Milk will curdle as soon as it reaches the stomach and the gastric juices can’t digest it so well as if the curds were small in volume. Milk should always be taken in small sips, not a mouthful at a time. This rule is followed by all who are careful of their stomachs. “Doctors also tell me that starch in the form of arrowroot or cornstarch should not be mixed with milk for in- valids, but I am no doctor.” — FORESTRY FIRE CASE. Gen. C. C. Andrews, forestry com- misssoner, has a good tip as to the party upon whom the onus of starting one of the destructive forest fires should fall. Louis Ellingson of Cook county is the man whosc negligence in clearing his land is said to be re- sponsible for a forest fire in the town of Hovland Sept. 5, which is said to have done damage to the extent of $4,000. This is the forest fire which was so threatening that help had to be called in from Duluth in fighting it. IRIS RS ES ER A AR RR a ot RA TLS 2 RG a cA PN A ES aA eS SEE ca A AR A IN MINNESOTA. State News of the Week Briefly Told. A jury at Alma found Clarence Eh- micke guilty of assault and robbery of Charles Graves of Dodge Center. The infant child of John Perenzo of Gubert, on the Mesaba range, fell into a washtub filled with water and was drowned. An epidemic of diphtheria is preva- lent at Rosemount. One death sud- denly occurred yesterday, and the pub- lic school has been closed. L. J. Okre, station agent for the Rock Island road at Albert Lea, died as the result of having Both legs cut off while throwing a switch in the yards here. The jury in the case of Joe Kas- parek, who is charged by the First National bank of Barnesville with em- bezzlement, brought in a verdict of not guilty for the defendant. Albert Hanson of Winona was sen- tenced to the reformatory at St. Cloud on a charge of having on the night of Jan. 30 last brutally assaulted Night Captain James McCaffrey with a club. Charles J. Lemke, aged sixty-eight years, committed suicide at the Brown county poorhouse in New Ulm soma time last week. His body was found dangling from a rafter in an aban- doned barn. Moses Polinsky, the first Jewish resident of Duluth, died at his home in that city. He was eighty-three years old, and had lived in the city for fifty-eight years. Old age is said to have been the cause of his death. Fred Phillips, an Englishman, had his left foot crushed at Winnipeg Junction while crossing the railroad tracks. The wheels of a box car bearing down upon him caught his foot, badly crushing it. The toes were mashed and the foot split to the an- kle. That coffee plants can be success- fully raised in this climate has been successfully proven by W. A. Dynes, who has raised a quantity of them at his suburban home in Owatonna. The plants are fully four feet high, and they are thickly covered with pods bearing the coffee bean. William J. Sullivan, a tailor in Bemidji was sentenced to the county jail for contempt of court by Judge C. W. Stantom of the district court for failing to pay the alimony due to his divorced wife. Sullivan will be kept in the county “bastile” until he pays what is due to his former wife. Tramps sleeping in the drying shed of the Scott-Graff Lumber company at Duluth are blamed for a fire that broke out early one morning last week, and for three hours kept the fire department busy. About a quar- ter of a million feet of lumber was consumed at a loss of $15,000. Robbers entered the general store of Ernest Fleming at Bena and dyna- mited the safe. They succeeded in getting away with $1,500—$1,000 in currency, $200 in stamps and $300 in checks. One man is held as a sus- pect. The federal authorities have of- fered $200 for the capture of the bur- glars. Bishop Trobee of the St. Cloud dio- cese has appointed Rev. Father George Rauch to the pastorate of St. Otto’s Catholic church at Fergus Falls to succeed soaks ciate Schreiner, who resigned on account of ill health. Father Rauch comes from Melrose, and will assume his duties here Sun- day. Considerable diphtheria is reported in tht neighborhood of Fergus Falls, and the schools in District No. 182, Sverdrup, and District 143, town of Aurdal, have been closed on account of the prevalence of the disease. In some cases it has developed in its worst form, and two deaths have been thus far reported. Gust Hill of Biwabik is in the coun- ty jail awaiting the outcome of an as- sault upon John Gustafson, an old man. Hill is alleged to have beaten his victim so severely that he will die. In defense it is asserted that Gustaf- son insulted Hill’s wife, but others say Gustafson was defending the woman from Hill while the latter was drunk. Car] A. Anderson, a farmer living east of Wheaton, came to town and began drinking, which finally ended in placing him in the lockup. He was kept there during the night, and in the morning was found to be in a dan- gerous condition. He died in the after. noon. - Floyd Bogen, aged fifteen years and son of Rey. A. E. Bogen, was instant- ly killed at Lansing by being thrown from a horse. The rider was thrown fully fifteen feet and struck on his head, breaking his neck. Hans Johnson, sixty-eight years of age, was probably fatally injured at St. Paul by being struck by a freight train at the Atlantic street grade crossing. It is said that Mr. Johnson received internal injuries, besides a number of bodily bruises and lacera- tions. Fo]