Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 25, 1908, Page 3

FELLOW PRISONER Minneapolis Negro, With a Lust for Blood, Stabs Defense- less Man in Prison. TRAGEDY IN STATE PRISON Prisoner Is Murdered With Knife Made From Bed Spring—Mania for Stabbing. Stillwater, Minn., Nov. 22.—Frank Lamier, alias Frank Lafountain, an in- mate of the state prison from Itasca county, under sentence for seven years for robbery, was stabbed through the heart yesterday morning by James Cunningham, a notorious negro pris- oner from Minneapolis. Lamier was sitting in the hospital corridor awaiting his turn at sick call. Cunningham, who has been confined in the crank ward of the solitary as a crazy man for two years, or almost all the time he has been in prison, came into the corridor from a toilet room. The negro approached Lamier, grap- pled with him and the two men fought along the solitary corridor. Stabbed Through Heart. Lamier was seen to fall to the floor. A guard rushed to him and found blood flowing from the man’s breast. Lamier had been stabbed through the heart and died instantly. The knife was made from a bed- spring and was ten inches long; shaped like a poniard and sharp as a razor. It had a handle of cloth and had been in a scabbard made of cloth. Strings attached to the sheath were used to fasten it about the body of Cunningham. Two years ago Cunningham seized a shoe knife in the shoe factory and inflicted a slight wound on a prisoner, but the knife broke and the damage was slight. After that he was kept in the crank ward. * Mania for Stabbing. The warden of the Amosa prison where he previously served ten years wrote Warden Wolfer some time ago that the negro while there had a craze for making knives and stabbing pris- oners. HINCKLEY DAM BREAKS. Power Plant Suffers Damage That Soon Will Be Repaired. Hinckley, Minn., Nov. 21. — The north end of the dam here, owned by the Hinckley Power and Light compa- ny went out yesterday, but aside from the damage at the power plant no se- rious results were caused. The com- pany expects to have the dam rebuilt stronger and better than ever within two weeks. TWO CHILDREN DROWN. Boy and Sister Plunge Through Ice on Lake Near Brainerd. Brainerd, Minn., Nov. 21.—Tw ochil- dren of a man named Bellegrasser, re- siding near Gulf Lake, about ten miles northwest of Brainerd, were drowned last night. The boy was skating and was hauling his sister on a hand sled when the ice gave way. Coroner Gibson went out yesterday to view the bodies. WOMAN GOES TO PRISON. Manslaughter in Second Degree Is Verdict Against Mrs. Harbour. Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 21. — Man- slaughter in the second degree, which means a penitentiary sentence, was the verdict of the jury in the circuit court at Rapid City which tried Mrs. May Harbour for the killing of her adopted daughter, Rose Adams. The jury was out all night. WINS BY BIG MAJORITY. Republican Congressional Candidate in Eleventh District Triumphs. Madison, Wis., Nov. 21.—Official re- turns from the Eleventh congressional district show that I. L. Lenroot of Su- perior was elected congressman over Joseph Konkle, Dem., by a plurality of 9,627. This majority has never be- fore been equaled by any candidate in the Eleventh district. Fire at Garrison, N. D. Garrison, N. D., Nov. 21. — Fire last night destroyed three buildings and seriously damaged another. The loss is estimated at $6,000. 100 Girls Get a Fall. Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 22.—A platform pearing over one hundred girls em. ployed at the Mercantile corporation’s plant in this city collapsed yesterday while the young women were being photographed. Fourteen were more or less injured. Boy Attacks Emloyer. Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 21. — In- censed at his employer a young boy, sixteen years of age, struck Tom Long with a stone crushing his head. Long will die. + ® CONVICT MURDERS [DISASTER IN. MONTANA MINE [MINNESOTA DEFEATS CARLISLE Nine Lives Lost as Result of Fire Breaking Out in Mine at Deer Lodge—Loss Is Heavy. Butte, Mont., Nov. 22.—Fire yester- day morning in the No. 2 slope of the Northwestern Improvement company’s mine at Deer Lodge caused the death of three miners, six others are miss- ing and there is not a chance that they have escaped. Twenty men who were entombed in the mine were res- cued last night in a critical condition. All will recover. The rescued men said that there were sixty-four men still in the mine, but the company’s officials after careful checking of the roll of their employes declared that all the men had been checked last night. The fire was started by the lights on the caps of the miners. The damage will be heavy. Everything in the vicinity of the mine js in the wildest confusion. The fire is terrific, judging from the vol- ume of smoke and fire emitted from the second entry. Coal cars and lum- ber are about ablaze and the damage to property will be heavy. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon an iron pipe line was laid into’ the mine and there is now a flow of water playing on the flames. The fire itself is said to be confined to a small area, but the gas and smoke have spread to the va- rious workings. Most of the miners employed are foreigners. A similar disaster at this property in 1906 cost the lives of eight miners. MARSHAL SHOT MAKING ARREST. Officer, Wounded Twice, Returns Fire With Effect. Webster City, Iowa, Nov. 22.—In a drunken brawl at Dayton last night, it is alleged, John Winters of Fraser shot Marshal Victor Gabrielson twice while resisting arrest. One bullet went through the officer’s leg and the other through the shoul- der. - Gabrielson returned the fire, wound- ing Winters in the hand and arm. Both men probably will recover. Winters is in custody. FIND DEAD BODY IN RIVER. Corpse Identified as Ed Conley of Fountain, Minn. Watertown, S. D., Nov. 22.—A float- er found near Kemp avenue bridge in Sioux river yesterday afternocn was identified as the body of Ed Conley. Fountain, Minn., thought to have becn dead a week. The coroner wiil hold post mortem examination to determine the cause of death. The police are trying to get word to the relatives. PRISONER IN DARING ESCAPE. Leaps Through Car Window From Train Going Forty Miles An Hour. Janesville, Wis., Nov. 22. — Earl Wheeler, aged thirteen years, while being taken to the reform school leaped through the window of a train moving forty miles an hour and es- caped. e Th elad was apparently uninjured by his leap, as he was seen to rise and run rapidly away. Train Kills Elderly Man. St. Paul, Nov. 22——Philip Behaim, sixty-five, an inmate of the county poorfarm since Sept. 1 last, was run over and instantly killed by a Wis- consin train near that institution. Behaim’s body was horribly mangled and portions of it were scattered along the track for a distance of a quarter of a mile. Youth May Be Lynched. Musctaine, Iowa, Nov. 22.—Pursued by enraged neighbors, who are armed and led by hounds, George Dalton of Letts is is danger of being lynched because of a suspicion that he at- tempted to kill his widowed mother by setting fire to her house, from which she was rescued just before the walls callapsed. Accused of Election Frauds. Chicago, Noy. 22.—William Herman, assistant chief clerk of the municipal court, and Samuel B. Panama, a well- known local politician, were indicted yesterday in connection with the al- leged frauds in the primaries of Aug. 8. Twenty-eight other indictments were returned. Postmaster Kills Himself. La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 22.—Sitting in a chair with throat cut from ear to ear, the dead body of Andrew Pittach, postmaster of Burr Oak, in the north- ern part of La Crosse county, was found by his wife. A razor tightly clinched in one hand told the story. Fire in Devils Lake Block. Devils Lake, N. D., Nov. 22.—Fire in the Samuel Wineman block last night destroyed the millinery stock of Miss Maud Mead and caused a loss of $300 on the building. The loss on the mil- linery stock was $6,000, with insur. ance of $2,000. Hurt by Hunter’s Bullet. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Noy. 21. — A. G. Carpenter of Arthur was badly in- jured by an unknown hunter in the woods along Jump river. _; Indians Are Completely Outclassed by the Brilliant Work of the Go- pher Team. Minneapolis, Nov. 24. — Northrop field was the scene yesterday of prob- ably the most signal triumph of a Uni- versity of Minnesota football team, when the Gophers defeated the famed Indians of Carlisle by a score of 11 to 6. Twice defeated this season and hardly counted as a factor in the game with the tricky redskins, the Gophers developed a new game of offense that completely swamped their opponents. The score is not representative of the merits of the two teams as they play- ed Saturday, for Carlisle was com- pletely outclassed. : When time was called and another touchdown only six inches away, Gopher enthusiasts in the stands broke into delirious shouts of joy. Minnesota scored first, and although Carlisle tied the county before the first half was ended, Minnesota dem- onstrated superiority of attack and de- fense that left the crowd breathless to know how badly the Indians would be beaten. Then with the opening of the sec- ond half Pettijohn’s beautiful forward passes, the brilliant rushes around the ends by Lyle Johnston and the ter- rific line plunges of Plankers drove the Carlisle defense back to its goal line and Minnesota scored the winning touchdown. Working like % well drilled machine the Gophers held any attempt on the part of the invaders to threaten their goal line, meanwhile continuing the varied attack on the fast weakening redskins till Carlisle was helpless and hopelessly beaten. HOLD FARMERS FOR MURDER. Andress Flink and John Grindsteiner Detained in Stark County Jail. Dickinson, N. D., Nov. 24.—Andress Flink and John Grindsteiner are held in the Stark county jail on the charge of murder. The men are supposed to have bru- tally beaten Louis Golwitz near Rich- ardson a few days ago, from the ef- fects of which he died Saturday night. They are farmers and had been to- gether at a country wedding. The deceased was quite old and the motive of the assault is supposed to haye been robbery. . BURGLARS RANSACK STORE. Enter Establishment at Brainerd and Scatter Contents. Brainerd, Minn., Nov. 24.—The store of the O’Brien Mercantile company was burglarized Saturday night. Bur- glars are supposed to have hidden in the store during the evening and been locked in. They opened the safe and ttered the papers around the office. No money had been left in the safe. The clothing department was visited and the stock strewn around and han- dled over. It is not possible as t to escertain the amount of goods taken. BEGIN CUTTING XMAS TREES. First Carload Leaves Couderay, Wis., for Sioux City, lowa. Couderay, Wis., Nov. 24.—The an- nual cutting of Christmas trees for the holiday trade in the Twin Cities and southwestern points has begun through this section, the first carload going forward yesterday for Sioux City, Iowa, with many more carloads to follow for the Twin Cities and vari- ous points. There is considerable talk that the state should put a stop to the practice of cutting young ever- greens from wild lands for this pur- pose. IMMIGRATION BOARD ACTIVE. Promote Interest in Red River Valley Development. Crookston, Minn., Noy. 24. — The work being accomplished in behalf of the development of the Red river val- ley by the state immigration bureau is seen from a statement made by the Crookston land office. The announce- ment was made yesterday that during the past year over 500 inquiries have been ‘received at the office in regard io land, and all these inquiries are di- rectly traceable to the work of the immigration board. Sues for $5,000 Damages. Fargo, N. D., Nov. 24. — William Froeming was employed last Septem- ber in Dilworth repairing some North- ern Pacific cars. A train was backed onto his cars and he was killed. His wife started suit here Saturday in the United States court against the com> pany for $5,000 damages. Bryan to Speak in Canada. , Winnipeg, Nov. 23. — The grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias has invited William Jennings Bryan to ad- dress the grand lodge of Western Canada when in session in this city in June. He has accepted. lowan Is Asphyxiated. Sioux City, lowa, Nov. 24—William Henry Harrison Corey of Dunlap, Iowa, on his way to Pierre, S. D., to file on a land claim, was asphyxiated by illuminating gas ia a hotel here last night and died, rs NEW MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT ——¢ WILL FURNISH \ SEEN Be Eat Oe OS aay ARO ReHOCry EO fap CHEAP LIGHTING. NEW LIGHT PLANT AND DAM, FERGUS FALLS, MINN. The city of Fergus Falls, which owns the electric light plant tHere, has just completed a new concrete dam and power house at a cost of $60,000. The dam is located just above the city, and is one of six dams there. It has a 28-foot head, and the old dam, which was located just above it, is submerged under thirteen feet of water, it having had a head of fifteen feet. The higher head gives more than twice the power, and the city will now be able to furnish all the lights required in this city and will have a large surplus of energy. The | light rate is to be cut in two on Jan. | 1; the rate of 10 cents per 1,000 watt hours which heretofore has prevailed, being reduced to 5 cents per 1,000 watt hours, which is believed to be the cheapest light rate in the North- west. ‘ It is expected that the new rate will stimulate the demand for electri- city materially, but even then, thera will be a large surplus, and the alder- men have been considering the ques- tion of heating the city hall, city lock- up and using the current in other ways. It is also thought that arrange- ments may be made to light the state insane hospital, which has 1,600 in- mates, and which is now lighted by means of a separate plant, operated by steam. . “ HALE AND ACTIVE AT | FOUR SCORE AND TEN | —— ° e Ninety years old, well and active, is the experience of Willian G. Clark, a resident of Stillwater for many years. Mr. Clark passed his ninetieth year WILLIAM G. CLARK recently and celebrated his anniver- sary in St. Louis, having gone South for the winter. Mr. Clark was born in Baltimore, | Md., on Nov. 4, 1818, and was educated | in the public schools of that city until he was seventeen years old, when he went to St. Louis and became a dry ggods clerk. In 1889 he entered the firm of Jones, Clark & Gill, wholesale cothing, St. Louis, but in 1842 went into the lumber business, at which he was highly successful. He retired in 1874. Mr. Clark for many years has spent the summer in Stillwater, going South for the winters. When he first went to St. Paul there were ‘less than a _ vhousand peopte | there, and Minneapolis, then St. An- | thony, only two log houses. He made | the trip to Stillwater, then Dakota, by stage, which line Norman Kittson owned and operated. Mr. Clark was married twice and the father of fifteen children, most of whom are living. As a residence, Mr. Clark has one of the most beautiful homes in Stillwater on the shore of Lily lake, which he has closed and has gone South witl his daughter for the winter. The ranch life appeals to Mr. Clark, and after spending some fime on a ranch in Texas he will go to San Antonio. Mr. Clark’s father, Col. Clark, was a defender in the war of 1812, and his grandfather came over from Scotland to York county, Pennsylvania, in 1750. State Makes Big Loan. The state investment board has ap- proved loans amounting to nearly $100,000. Among the largest of them | regulations was contemplated by the |} |} ed to provide any means of paying | this officer, and the place is now va- | was $36,000 to Redwood county for ditch work, $27,000 to Albert Lea township, $13,000 for a ditch in Stev- ens county, $44,000 to Beeker county for schools, $12,000 to Benton county for schools. WANTS STATE BUILDING CODE. Fire Marshal Peterson Thinks Many Fires Could Be Prevented. The adoption of a state building code to be enforced by the state fire marshal, is the idea of Edward Peter- son, state fire marshal. At present the laws of the state regarding precau- tions against fire and providing means of escape are very meager. The en- forcement of the laws, outside the cit- ies, devoives on the village president or constable, and in most cases the work is not done. Scores of hotels over the state have | no adequate means of escape in case | of fire. Few have the exits marked with a red light, as required by stat- ute, and stand pipes and reels of hose | in village schoolhouses are noticeable | by their absence. The present law re- quires these precautions ,as well as buckets of water in boarding houses. The enforcement of some of these | hotel inspector, established by the last | islature. That body, however, fail- cant. Mr, Peterson believes that the state should enforce certain building regulations and that the enforcement of these, as well as_ precautions against fire, should be under control of a state office. This would necessi- tate an increase in the present force of the fire marshal, but would insure greater safety to people who gather in | churches, halls and schools, the doors of which at present open inwards, and otherwise violate regulations for the safety of the people in case of panic. MINNESOTA FOUND AGES AGO. Fossilized Viking Ship Shows Voyage Antedated Columbus’ Trip. Minnesota may yet be proved to have been the scene of a pre-Columbus discovery of America, as the result of investigations to be begun py Prof. Oscar Montelius as soon as he returns to Stockholm at the end of his lecture tour of the United Svates. Some years ago a farmer in North- western Minnesota plowed up two stones covered with instructions which, when translated, revealed a story of a viking voyage to that spot. They also told of the slaughter of ten of the party by Indians. When investigated in Norway the stones were pronounced a fake ba- cause of the formation of the letter “A.” The subsequent discovery of the fossilized rib of a viking boat with a wrought iron nail in it near the same spot and the discovery 1: Nor way of an inscription with a similarly formed “A” have revived interest in the matter. Dr. Montelius stated in Minneapolis that he had taken photographic copies of the runes and would study them carefully. It is possible that small boats might have pushed to the spot in question by following a chain of lakes and rivers. ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH, SPRING VALLEY, MINN. Catholic house of worship dedicated by Bishop Cotter of Winona. The new St. Ignatius Church of the : Catholic Society of Spring Valley, was | dedicated Wednesday. Right. Rev. J. B. Cotter of Winona performed the dedicatory ceremony, assisted by Mon- seignor J. Coyne of Lanesboro, Rev. William Riordon of Rochester, Rev. L. A. Gossman of New Richland, Rev. P. M. McTigue of Brownsville, Rev. O’Connor of Wykoff and Reverends Meyers and Gendr of Winona. A basement of dressed stone is under the entire building, which is modern and artistic in all its appoint- ments, and cost $7,000. The church has a seating capacity of 400. Rey. A. M. Gmmender is the pastor. ARR nna ooo 0:0 00 00 0 nnn nner BUTTER SOLD SHORT WEIGHT. About one in four samples of butter purchased by agents of the state dairy and food commission is short weight, according to the biennial report of the state chemist, Julius Hortvet. One in- spector bought what he supposed was 147 pounds of butter from different dealers, but found that he had only 133.54 pounds, which meant that he got $4.04 less worth of butter than he had paid for. GETS $100,000 MORE. State Treasury Further Enriched by Twine Plant at Penitentiary. The state treasurers office has re- ceived $100,000 additional receipts from the twine plant of the state prison at Stillwater. The total receipts from this source now aggregate $640,000 on this year’s output, and it is expected that the sum will reach $1,000,000. The big department store of H. H. Heinen & Sons of New Prague was burglarized last night and about $200 was stolen. The burglar effected an entrance by breaking through a win- dow in the rear of the store. He put on a brown striped suit, new shoes, underwear, overcoat, etc., and left his old ones in the store. He took a brown leather suit cage and filled if with other goods, among them several doz- en gold collar and cuff buttons, stick- pins, silk handkerchiefs, etc.