Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 18, 1908, Page 4

\ } \ ‘4 BANDIT HOLDS UP FOUR MEN Daring Robbery Attempted at Bath, S, D.—Bandit Escapes After Shoot- ; ing One Man.” Bath, S. D., Nov. 17.—This commu- nity is stirred by the most daring rob- bery ever attempted in this locality: The entire place is aroused, posses are scouring the country and there seems little chance of the fellow final- ly getting away. A group of four men were idling about the railway station at Bath about 10 o'clock last night, waiting the arrival of the train, when the hold-up genius entered the place. He leveled his weapon at the group and ordered them to hold up their hands, which they did without a mo- Mment’s delay. He then ordered the men to march into the operator’s room. Two of them were about to comply, when the other two, whose names are “given as Parsons and Bendicson, turn- ed on the fellow and engaged him in a hand-to-hand battle. The robber was getting the worst of it, when he suddenly fired at close range. Bendicson reeled and fell with one bullet hole in his neck and an- other through the left side of his cheek and shoulder. As Parsons sought safety in flight and Bendicson went down, the man leaped through the station window and disappeared in the darkness. Bendicson has been brought here and although his condition to-night is precarious, it is believed that he has a good chance of recovering. FARMERS FALL FOR CON GAME. Are Victims of Two Bogus Live Stock Inspectors. Huron, S. D., Nov, 17.—A number of farmers in the Central portion of the state are the victims of a smooth swindler. A pleasant-appearing indi- vidual calls at the farm and introduces himself as an inspector of live stock. The introduction is such that the farmer concludes that the man is a representative of the government, and allows him to inspect his herd. After the inspection a bill anywhere from $2.50 to $10 is presented; which the farmer pays and takes the inspection certificates. In time he discovers that the inspec- tor has no authority trom the govern- ment or any one else to make the in- spection and realizes that he has been swindled, THUGS ATTACK GRAIN MAN. Sandbag Manager of Farmers’ Eleva- tor at Watertown. Watertown, S. D., Nov. 17.—Nick Kirsch, manager of the farmers’ ele- or at this place, was sandbagged last night by a couple of thugs as h> was ascending the stairs to his room on the third floor of the Christnach block. Clutching at the banisters as he fell he saved hiniself from a serious acci- dent and hung on till rescued by George Ireland, who was in an adjoin- ing building and was attracted by the noise and cries for help. The thugs were later caught by the police. Robbery was the supposed mo- tive. MARRIAGE AD BIG SUCCESS. Miss Livingston Advises Women to Use This Method. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 17. — Miss Frances Livingston, who is a candidate for matrimony and a few weeks ago began advertising for an affinity, mentioning at the same time that she had ‘a farm in the town of Colbourn and money in the bank at Boyd,” has received nearly 300 pro- posals by mail from men living in all parts of the United States, Miss Livingston says that this proves her contention that matrmo- nially inclined women should adver- tise to get a wider range to choose from. KILLS GUIDE BY ACCIDENT. Viscount Gart of England Stumbles and Bullet Hits Member of Party. Winnipeg, Nov. 17. — While a party composed of Maj. Hon. J. P. Vereker, his nephew, Viscount Gart of Eng- jJand; William Prettie and George Gil- bert, guides, were hunting moose at Raleigh, 120 miles east of here, an ac- cident occurred with fatal results. Vis- count Gart, with Prettie as guide, was following up the trail of a wounded moose, which they had both fired at and hit, when Viscount Gart, who was a few yards behind Prettie, slipped and fell on a large stone, discharging his rifle, the bullet hitting Prettie and wounding him fatally. RANCH HAND SHOT DOWN. Near Great Falls, Mont. Great Falls, Mont., Nov. 17.—George ¥F. London, a ranch hand of Cascade, about twenty miles south of this city, was shot and killed last night’ by Thomas R. Williams. The killing was the result of troubles between London and his wife. Williams telephoned the coroner and told the -sheriff that he had shot in self-defense and would wait for an officer to place him under arrest. - Instantly Killed GAME WARDENS IN ACTION. Officers Seize Best Deer Hound in Northern Wisconsin. Rhinelander, Wis., Nov. 14.—Game Wardens Martin Berg of Rhinelander and Michael Kleist of Kenosha yester- day made the first capture of the sea- son, seizing the banner deer hound of Vilas and Oneida counties, belong- ing to Paul Bellant, a trapper, on Mus- katlonge lake, in Vilas county. The wardens saw the dog running the deer and traced it to Bellant’s shack. Chicago and Milwaukee hunt- ers ,will miss the dog, whose reputa- tion as a deer hound covers Northern Wisconsin. The dog has been shipped to Keno- sha. The wardens report scores of hunters in the woods north and west. WHITEFISH ARE PLENTIFUL. Netting Season Brings Harvest in In- land Lakes. Bemidji, Minn., Nov. 14.—The sea- son allowed by law for netting white- fish in the inland lakes of Minnesota opened Tuesday, and there is every prospect that this year’s fishing will be better than for many years past. Reports from those who are posted in the matter state that the whitefish have multiplied greatly in the lakes of Beltrami and adjoining counties. FIRE DAMAGE IS $150,000. Flames Wipe Out Acme Harvester Company’s Warehouse. Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 14. — The Acme Harvester company’s warehouse and yards in this city were destroyed by fire yesterday. Employes were in the offices when the fire was discover- ed, but nothing is known as to its ori- gin. The loss will amount to about $150,- 000. The machinery in the ware- house is valued at nearly $100,000. KILLED AT LITCHFIELD. Peter Hanson, Retired Farmer, Struck by Stock Train. Litchfield, Minn., Nov. 14: — Peter Hanson, a retired farmer, aged about sixty-seven, was killed here by a fast running stock train. He was running to the station and evidently thought he had ample time to cross the track ahead of the train. He was struck by the cylinder head of the engine and almost instantly killed. His body was not run over by the wheels. EJECTED FROM SLEEPER. Woman Sues St. Paul Railroad for $5,000 Damages. Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 13. — The November term of the federal court opened in Grand Forks yesterday, Judge Page Morris presiding. The ease of Hulda Smith vs. The St. Paul Railway, in which the plaintiff seeks $5,000 damages, alleging she was ejected with her baby from a sleep- ing car, is on trial, BABY SETS FIRE TO CLOTHING. Mother Also Burned in Trying Vainly to Save Her Child. Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 14. — George Brummund, near Kanawha, set fire to its dress while its mother was absent from the kitchen and re- ceived burns from which it died soon after. In her attempts to save the child the mother was seriously but not fatally burned. $20,000 Highway Fund Created. La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 14.—The La Crosse county board has adopted a system for the improvement of the country highways and will impose a five-eighths of a mill tax for the crea- tinn of an annual fund of about $20,- 000 to construct a continuous chain of good roads in this county. Black Hand Wrecks. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 13—Following the receipt yesterday of a _ Black Hand letter demanding $500, the home of Grilleo Mercurio was blown up. Although the house was badly wrecked, none of the nine persons asleep in it was injured. Indicted for Horse Theft. Fergus Falls, Minn., Nov. 13. — Charles Pesonen was indicted on a charge of horse stealing in the dis- trict court here yesterday morn- ing. He is accused of stealing a horse from Oscar Maki, near New York Mills. Minneapolis Woman Injured. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 13. — Mrs. William Garlick of Minneapolis was thrown from a saddle horse and seri- ously injured while visiting in Sioux Falls. She was taken to a hospital, where she will remain for some time. ‘Swig” of Ammonia Will Kill. Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 14.—Mis- taking a bottle of ammonia for a bot- tle of whisky, Peter Diers of Traer yesterday drank a quantity of the fluid before he discovered his error, and it is believed he cannot live. a ERS So Killed in Runaway. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 14. — Charles Wordelman was killed in a runaway on the way home from Fall Creek, being thrown out of the wagon and his head striking a tree. _Death was instantaneous. DEARTH OF CHRISTMAS TREES. Forest Fire Demon Plays Cruel Joke on Good Old Santa Claus. Grand Rapids, Wis., Nov. 14.—It is reported that the forest fires of the last year have destroyed or injured so many of the young pine trees that there will be a _ great scarcity of Christmas trees for the coming holi- days. Orders from the cities have been pouring into the counties of Wood, Monroe and other counties in this lo- cality, which heretofore always have been able to supply the demand, but the woodsmen are unable to furnish one-quarter of the amount needed this year. WANTS STATE “BOOSTED.” Bemidji Club Urges Solons to Set Aside $100,000 for Advertising. Bemidji, Minn., Nov. 14—The mem- hers of the Bemidji Commercial club aave unanimously adopted resolutions urging upon the members of the legis- lative body and upon the legislature when assembled in its next regular session, the urgent necessity of pro- viding the state board of immigration with an appropriation sufficient to properly advertise the advantages of the state to the world at large, which appropriation should not be less than $100,000. WOMAN PLEADS BIGAMY. Bessie Dowdy, to Escape Charge Made, Says She Wed in Mill City. Fargo, Nov. 15.—Bessie Dowdy, to avoid a stautory charge, on which she had been arrested, swore in court here that she was a bigamist and not the wife of Miller J. Dowdy, the com- plaining witness. She claims to have a husband living, whom she married in Minneapolis prior to her marriage in Sioux Falls to Dowdy. She insists she informed Dowdy that she had a former living husband. JAMES BOYS’ REFUGE BURNS. Timber Where Notorious Outlaws Hid Is Burned and Boy Blamed. Chandler, Minn., Nov. 14. — A strip of timber that gathered historical fame as a refuge for the Jesse James gang when they were pursued across the state after the - Northfield bank robbery, burned here yesterday. A boy’s neglect of a bonfire is said to have started the blaze. The tract, which is a wild waste, was the only extensive timber in this vicinity for many miles. WOMAN LUNATIC SUICIDE. ‘Tears Up Sheet and Hangs Herself to Ventilator in Asylum. Madison, Wis., Nov. 14. — Sarah Bardson, aged thirty-eight years, com- mitted suicide at the state insane asy- lum at Mendota. Her body was found hanging by a strip of cloth torn from a sheet and attached to a ventilator about nine feet from the floor. Arrested for Forgery. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Nov. 14. — Postoffice Inspector Fraser arrested Charles Schroeder on a_ charge of forging his name to a check of $12.86, sent to Carl Schroeder. The letter inclosing the check, it is said, came addressed to him and he changed “Carl” to “Charles” on the check and cashed it. Thieves Pillage Farms. Fergus Falls, Minn., Nov. 15. — A gang of thieves is at work among the farmers in the central part of this county. They visit barns and grana- ries at night, and thus far there are no clues as to their identity. Martin Johnson lost sixty bushels of barley; Oscar Bjorklund lost 129 bushels of wheat, and Mr. Trapa sixty bushels of wheat. C. G. Hipple had twenty-five chickens stolen. Baby Strangles in Bed. Webster City, Iowa, Nov. 15.—The little year-old baby of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs, Howard was found siran- gled in bed by the mother. She left the child asleep and upon returning to the room shortly afterwards found the child had rolled between the spring and the bed rail, where it strangled. Tries Suicide Twice. Gaylord, Minn., Nov. 15. — Suicidal mania, said to have been caused by excessive drink, yesterday léd J. B. Farrel, fifty-nine years ‘old, formerly of Alpha, Minn., to make two at- tempts to end his life. Both efforts were unsuccessful. Outsiders Aid Delivery. Mitchell, S. D., Nov. 15. — Three prisoners made their escape from the Hanson county jail at Alexandria last evening at 6 o'clock, all of whom were young men and held for petty crimes. Divorce Law Carried. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 15. — The new divorce law, increasing the pe- riod of residence from six months to one year, was carried on Nov. 3 in South Dakota by a vote of 2 to 1, ac- cording to unofficial figures compiled yesterday. - Town Burned. Spurgeon, Ind., Nov. 15.—Fire prac- tically destroyed the town. The esti- mated loss of $22,000 will emproay mrearly every business house in the town. < si 5 Sp ok VOTERS - ELECT tion of President and Vice President. Havana, Noy. 16.—Practically com- plete returns of the election show that the Liberal victory was decisive. Offi- cial returns from 1,360 of a total of 1,498 polling places show that Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez received 183,823 votes, against 118,,329 for Gen. Marid Mencoal, the Conservative candidate. The Liberals carried every province in the island. Havana province went aoe by 25,000 and the city by 13,- 0. The Liberal majorities in the other provinces were approximately as fol- lows: Oriente, 13,500; Santa Clara, 11,000; Camaguey, 1,200; Pinar del Rio, 7,500; Matanzas, 8,000. The victory of Gen. Gomez is gen- erally interpreted as a verdict of the unqualified popular approval of the party of the revolution of 1906. The Liberals constitute the entire new senate with the exception of two or three Conservatives, whose terms ex- pire in 1910. The returns with regard to the representatives are incomplete, but the Liberals will control the house in the proportion of 2 to 1. Gov. Magoon sent a congratulatory letter to the president and vice presi- dent-elect. GETS FIVE YEARS FOR ASSAULT. “Pigger” Who Assaulted Policeman Sent to State’s Prison. Webster City, Iowa, Nov. 16.—Judge Albrook sentenced John Butler to five years in the state penitentiary for an assault with intent to commit man- slaughter, committed upon the person of Policeman Young. Because Young had his place under surveillance for illegal liquor selling, Butler assaulted him with a _ knife, cutting a five-inch gash in his cheek. He would probably have killed him but for the interference of bystand- ers. The sentence imposed is the maximum under the law. YOUNG MISS SHOOTS NEGRO. Tries to Seize Clerk in Kansas City Confectionery Store. Kansas City, Nov. 16.—Miss Corine McCowen, twenty years of age, a clerk in a confectionery store, shot Nowell Powell, a negro, inflicting wounds which caused his death half an hour later. Miss McCowen was alone when the negro entered and asked for a cigar. When she placed some cigars in front of him he tried to seize her. She caught up a revolver and fired five shots, two of them taking effect. It was the negro’s fourth visit to the store within a few hours. SPURNED SUITOR USES GUN. Shoots Mother and Two Sisters and Attempts Suicide. New York, Nov. 16. — Furious be- cause of the refusal of his sweet- heart’s mother to permit hre daughter to marry him, Morris Schwartz, twen- ty-two years old, said to be the son of a Philadelphia jeweler, last night shot Mrs. Nettie Samowitz and her daughters Rose and Hannah, and then after escaping from an angry crowd fired a bullet into his mouth. None of Schwartz’s victims is seriously wound- ed, but Schwartz himself is not ex- pected to recover. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and* Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Nov. 16. — Wheat — No. 1 hard, $1.08; No. 1 Northern, $1.07; No. 2 Northern, $1.05. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 59 2-4@60 3-4c. Oats — No. 3 white, 43@45c. Minneapolis, Nov. 16.—Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.08; No, 1 Northern, $1.07: No. 2 Northern, $1.05. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 59 3-4@60 3-4c. Oats — No. 3 white, 43@45c. Duluth, Nov. 16. — Wheat — No. 1 hard, $1.08; No. 1 Northern, $1.07; No. 2 Northern, $1.05. Flax — $1.36 7-8. Oats—No. 3, 48c. Chicago, Nov. 16. — Wheat — No. 2 red, $1.03@1.04; No. 2 hard, $1.02 1-2 @1.04. Oats — No. 3 white, 511-4c. Corn—No. 2, 67c. Milwaukee, Noy. 16. — Wheat—No. 1 Northern, $1.07@1.071-2: No. 2 Northern, $1.041-2@1.05. Barley — No. 2, 67e. Chicago, Nov. 16. — Cattle—Beeves, $3.75@7.50; stockers and _ feeders, $2.60@4.55; cows and heifers, $1.50@ 5.30. Hogs—Bulk, $5.55@5.85. Sheep —wNatives, $2.50@4.60: lambs, $3.75@ 5.85. Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 16. — Cattle —Grass steers, $3.30@6.15; stockers and feeders, $3@4.25; calves and yearlings, $2.40@3.30. Hogs—Range, $5.10@5.65. South St. Paul, Nov. 16. — Cattle— Grain-fed steers, $6@6.75; cows and heifers, $4@5; veal calves, $3.75@ 6; good to choice stock steers, $4@ 4.50. Hogs—Bulk, $5.25@5.40. Sheep ~—Yearlings, $4.10@4.25; spring lambs, $4.50@5. ASKS JAILER TO LOCK HIM UP. Railroad Laborer Totters Into Lockup at Eau Claire, Wis. Eau Claire, Wis., Nov. 16. — Last night Philip Sheridan, who hails from New York city but disclaims and rela- tionship to his namesake, Gen. ‘‘Phil” Sheridan, tottered Ito the city jail and applied for shelter. He was very sick and is now at the county jail un- der tredtment. Sheridan ascribes his condition to the hard usage accorded him while working for a railroad com- pany at Winter, Wis. aia Liberals Win Decisive Victory in Elec- TAFT GETS STATE BY OVER 85,000 Taft’s plurality in Minnesota will be at least 85,000. Practically com- plete returns, in most cases the offi- cial count, give him 85,316. This is based upon the complete figures in all except half a dozen counties, and in these the pluralities given are very close to being correct. The following table gives vote on two leading candidates by counties: Counties— Taft. Bryan. xAitkin . 400 tase Anoka 1,577 Becker 1,958 Beltrami Benton Big Stone . Blue Earth Brown Carlton Carver xCass 5 Jackson Kanabec . z eee Kandiyohi 312 947 Kittson 500 Koochichin, 2 tees ¢ qui Parle Ke Le Sueur Lincoln Lyon .. McLeod Mahnome! Marshall Martin . Meeker Mille Lacs"! xMorrison Mower Murray Nicollet Nobles . Norman . Olmstead Otter Tail . Pine . Pipestoi Polk . 1,887 Pope . a 443 Ramsey 5 11,613 Red Lake . 1 853 Redwood . . 2: 1,076 Renville 1,379 1,594 563 444 4,464 1,548 388 1,151 3,835 . 1,081 Stevens 576 Swift 919 ‘Todd 1,320 Traverse . 513 Wabasha 1,416 Wadena 467 Waseca 1,085 Washington - 2,72’ 1,120 Watonwan x 537 Wilkin . 7 610 Winona 3,071 Wright .. 1,392 Yellow Medicine . 706 104,085 xIncomplete. is a ic VOTE ON GOVERNOR sh The table on governor below gives more complete returns than any table that has been heretofore published, but it does not materially change the plurality of Gov. Johnson over J. F. Jacobson. As the figures stand, his plurality is 28,265. The following are results in differ- ent counties on governor up to date: Johnson. J’cbson. 816 746 xBeltrami Benton Big Stone . Blue Earth Brewn Carlton Carver chip ppewa Chisago ay. Clearwater Cook . Cottonw: Crow Wing Dakota xFillmore Freeborn . Goodhue Grant . xHenne; Houston Hubbard anti. ca ackson Kanabec . Kandiyohi Kittson . Koochiching . Lac qui Parle . Lake . Le Sueur . Lincoln Lyon . McLeod Mahnome: Marshall Martin Meeker . Mile Lacs Morrison Mower Murray Nicollet Nobles .. Norman Olmstead. Otter Tail Pine Pipest Polk Pope Ramsey, Red Lake . Redwood Renvill ‘ice Rock Roseau St. Louis . Scott xSherburne Sibley Stearns Watonwan Wilkin Winona . Wright .. Yellow Medicine TOMS <.---.cecevsees ++-172,060 143,805 xIncomplete. NEW FORESTRY LAW IS NEEDED. Slashings Should Be Burned Before Snow Melts. What is most needed in Minnesota to prevent forest fires and the recur- rence of such disasters as the recent Chisholm fire is a law requiring log- gers to burn the slashings while the snow is still on the ground, instead of waiting until spring or later, accord- ing to Gen. C. C. Andrews, Minnesota state forestry commissioner. “The only law now in force in Min- nesota requiring ‘slashings’ (tops and refuse left in logging) to be piled and burned is the act of congress of 1902 applying to logging in the national Minnesota forest at Cass Lake and on certain Indian reservations,” said Gen. Andrews. “At Cass Lake I was informed by Capt. O’Neil, United States govern- ment superintendent of logging, that the practice is now to pile and burn the slashings while the snow is on the ground, instead of waiting, as former- ly, until after the snow is gone. As soon as the limbs are cut from the felled tree they are at once piled and burned. This saves handling twice, and is found good economy, as it im- mediately clears the ground from rub- bish and facilitates handling the logs. “Unquestionably one of the improve- ments of our Minnesota system for preventing forest fires will be legis- lation requiring people who cut tim- ber to pile their slashings while the snow is on the ground. “In 1903 I drew up and tried to have passed by the legislature a thor- ough going bill requiring slashings to be piled and burned, but it failed to pass. Four years ago I again tried to pass a. bill for the same purpose, but without success. If either of those bills had been passed I am confident that the Chisholm fire would not have occurred, because it was the presence of many acres of slashings in the lim- its of Chisholm which made that dis- aster possible. “This matter is now in the hands of the people. It is for them to say whether their representatives and sen- ators in the legislature shall give this subject suitable attention.” FARMERS ARE GETTING FOXY. Co-operation in Growing Like Varie- ties, Brings Better Prices. “The farmers of this state are cer- tainly as progressive as any in the country, and perhaps a little more so,” said George Welsh, immigration commissioner. “The farmer has known for a long time that he is the principal wealth producer, and in these latter days competition is fore- ing him to produce the best of every- thing that farmers have to sell. Thou- sands of farmers have united for co- operative creameries and are savir profit which formerly went to some one else. These co-operative cream- eries are learning that they must make a uniform grade of butter, and it must be packed in the same way in order to get the prices, “The demand of all markets is uni- form for packages, and if a buyer for a large house can go into a communi- ty and purchase all of any variety he wants, and even though he deals with several farmers, if he knows that the goods will be the same, it is worth more to him than if the product is packed in different shapes. “The same thing is true of live stock. The farmers near St. Cloud realized this several years ago. The farmers there decided to specialize on Shorthorn cattle. Farmers all around there raise the same kind and a buy- er can go to St. Cloud and pick up all the cattle he wants in a short time Formerly the same buyer would have to run around over the state to find the same product. The saving of his time means more money for the farm- ers. “In raising vegetables, farmers are learning to co-operate. If a buyer knows that he can write the secretary of an association and get a carload of potatoes any time, and that they will always be the same quality, they are worth more than a car of mixed one The farmers accomplish this by ra ing the same variety and selling through one of their number.” STATE HAS $824,874. The balance of the state treasurer for October shows that there is $824,- 874 in cash to the credit of the state. The revenue fund is low, there being only $4,742.92 in this fund. At this time last year, however, there was a deficit. The state is privileged to draw on the other funds to the extent of about $600,000, but arrangements have been made for a loan of from $500,000 to $1,000,000 in case it is needed. The revenue which usually comes in during March and April will permit the state to repay the borrow- ed money. Emil Kraus, the third victim of the Dixon crossing accident at Buffalo, is dead. All of the victims were on their way to vote. The survivor of the accident said that as no whistle was heard, they did not know tlie train was near. Fire which started in the basement of the Shea livery stable on Selby avenue, next to the Angus hotel at “St. Paul, cost the life of one man and seventy horses.* The loss is about 40,000. 3 —