Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 2, 1908, Page 8

SAY DEVIL DISTILLED BOOZE Appalling Results Follow Sampling of 5 Jug of Whisky in South ¥ Dakota Town. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 29.—It ap . eared to be just an ordinary jug of whisky, but residents of Hayti, a little town on the South Dakota Central railroad, north of Sioux Falls, aver that the whisky was distilled by the devil. The small jug of whisky in question Was smuggled into Hayti by a man Whe lives several miles from town. e belief that the whisky was dis- | by the devil himself is based up- on e effect the liquor had upon a a r of the residents of Hayti, who Phe owere quietly invited to sample the ‘and aid in drinking it. “Mef who had been lifelong friends, _ fer quenching their thirst from the innocent looking little jug, pulled off their ¢oats and fought on the public streets like demons, rolling and tum- bling about in the dirt like street gamins. Other heretofore staid and sober residents, men who never had been seen under the influence of liquor, staggered about the streets after drinking from the jug and boasted that they could whip any man in Ham- lin county. The sequel of the introduction of the jug of whisky to Hayti was the ar- rest of several well known citizens on charges of being drunk and engaging ighting. The payment of stiff fines he only way in which they could »e the ignoring of a stay in the lockup. MAKES TARGET OF FLAG. Shows Contempt for Postoffice Service by Riddling Flag. Superior, Wis., Nov 29.—Great ex- eitement was created yesterday morn- ing at the corner of Fourteenth street ' and Tower avenue, when George M. Marter in a fit of passion against the United States postoffice department fired three charges of buckshot at the Hy American flag above the federal build- ing. He was taken into custody by the police and is now held at police head- quarters pending an investigation be- Judge Larson of the probate for insanity. explained to the police that he ly angry with the postoffice t, which he claimed had ing his mail. NORTON GOES BACK TO CELL. Former Northfield Banker Again Is Sentenced. Faribault, Minn., Nov. 29. — A. W Norton of Northfield, former president of the Nerstrand bank, which failed several ago, was sentenced to serve two years in the Stillwater pris- on and to pay a fine of $1,000. Norton pleaded guilty on a number | of indictments in the rict court for | having received money when he knew | that the bank was insolvent. Two years ago Mr. Norton was found guilty on a similar charge and he had served a sentence of two years y under that indictment. ae MURDERED BY FOOTPADS. John Garvin Mortally Wounded While Resisting Robbery at Sioux City. ) Sioux City, lowa, Nov 29, — John 4 Garvin, a well known young man about town, was mortally wounded on his way home eary yesterday by foot- pads who tried to hold him up. i When two revolvers were leveled t at his head he struck down the near- est one, but the other highwayman shot him in the side. The thugs fled without stopping to rob their victim. * GATHERS IN TWO MORE. Slayers of a Cow Moose Pay Fines of $104 in Roseau County. Crookston, Minn., Noy. 29.—Game Warden Munch returned last evening from Roseau county, where he arrest- ed George Bengston and Peter John- son for having shot a cow moose on Noy. 17. The warden secured the hide and 109 pounds of the meat, which he confiscated. The men paid $104 in fines after pleading guilty. Bank Robbed. Pierre, S. D., Nov. 28.—The Hughes county bank, owned by Waite brothers, at Blunt, was robbed of about $150. R. C. Greer, cashier, was called te his door and seized by four men, who marched him to the bank and threat- ened him with death unless he opened * the vault. The safe was protected with a time lock and only the cash outside the safe was secured. Woman Goes to Prison. Vermillion, S. D., Nov. 29. — Mrs. Christina Clark yesterday was sen- tenced by Judge Smith to three years and ten months in state’s prison for illing of her divorced husband. The {jury returned a verdict of man- slaughter in the second degree, ait | Kills Mother and Brother. Néw York, Nov. 29.—William Kalle . brun of Jersey City last night shot ' ‘and killed his brother Leo and then ‘his aged mother, Mrs. Victoria pate {prun. Shimer Sr arcat s a8, YEGGS PUT UP HARD FIGHT. Three Dangerous Crooks Are Made Prisoners at Sioux Falls, S. D. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 28.—An in- portant capture, in the persons of three yeggmen, was made at an early hour yesterday morning by Night Cap- tain Charles Johnson and Officers Webb and Colline of the local police department. The prisoners refuse to give their names. The yeggmen became involved in a dispute with a hackman, and this at- tracted the attention of the police, who believe they have sufficient evi- dence to send all three prisoners to the Sioux Falls penitentiary for long terms. Two of the prisoners were captured only after a desperate hand- to-hand fight. TRAIN HIT BY BARN. Causes Big Damage at “Stevens Point. Stevens Point, Wis., Nov. 28. — A two-minute tornado which struck this place last night did damage to the ex- tent of about $30,000. The. south-bound. train passing ‘through here at the time was struck by a barn which the wind carried through the air. The train narrowly escaped being wrecked. The engine cab was demolished and the Hreman severely cut. Many persons on the street at the time were cut and bruised. A terrific electrical storm accompanied the tor- nado. Tornado ARRESTS ROBBERY SUSPECTS. Barnesville (Minn.) Police Chief in a Spirited Pursuit. Barnesville, Minn., Nov. 28.—Two men giving their names as Frank Wolf and Joseph Velthanse were arrested yesterday morning two miles south of town by Chief Forsythe after a spirit- ed chase of a mile across the prairies and after two shots had been fired by the officer. The supposition is that they are connected with the Patterson robbery, which occurred here a short time ago, and also recent box car robberies. CUTS THROAT IN JAIL CELL. South Dakota Man, After Inflicting Wounds, Chokes Self With Hand- kerchief. Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 28.—After two desperate attempts at self-destruction a man who gave the name of Lee and said he was from Coleman, a town near Sioux Falls, cut his throat with a pocket knife and then tearing a piece of iron from his cell in the city jail tied his handkerchief around his neck with a tourniquet and choked to death. } JURY FREES ACCUSED MAN. William K. Hicks Is Acquitted on the Charge of Accepting a Bribe. Minneapolis, Nov. 28.—After twen- ty-four hours of deliberation the jury in the bribery case against William K. Hicks, secretary of the Minneapolis school board, brought in a verdict of not guilty. There still remain three counts against Secretary Hicks, one of which is similar in its nature to the one which has just been disposed of by the district court. KILLED ‘HER HUSBAND. A South Dakota Woman Is Found Guilty of Manslaughter. Vermillion, S. D., Nov. 28. — Mrs. Christina Clark was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the killing of her divorced hus- band. The jury recommended mercy for the defendant. Sentence will be pro nounced Friday morning, Burglary at St. Charles. Winona, Minn., Nov. 28.—Burglary was committed early yesterday morn- ing at St. Charles, in Winona county. When Micheal Lund, a tailor of that place, went to bed he carelessly left his door unlocked. He was aroused at 1 o’clock in the morning by seeing a stranger in his bedroom. He got up and chased him out, and on coming pack found that his purse containing $48 in cash had been removed from his trousers’ pocket. Big Mill Burned. Crookston, Minn., Nov. 28. .—The big mill of the Red Lake Falls Milling company, at Red Lake Falls, burned to the ground early this morning. The fire originated in the elevator. . The electric power plant escaped, loss $75,000. Suicide. Osage, Iowa, Nov. 28.—Harry Thom. as, formerly foreman of the Gardner Nursery company, shot himself and was found by the workmen at the nur- sery in a very critical condition. Five Die in Flames. Hartselle, Ala, Noy. 28—The home of Tom Richardson was burned to the ground last night and Richardson’s wife, mother and three children were burned to death. Richardson ig miss- ing, but his body was not found in the ruins. Train Kills Section Men. Winnipeg, Nov. 28:—A local train on the Canadian Pacific railway from i Brandon to Winnipeg yesterday struck and instantly killed W. McMaster and joan Gregg, section men, VICTIMS OF HUNT NUMBER 44 Half of Fatal Accidents Happened in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. , APSR St. Paul, Dec. 1. — Only 44 persons were accidentally killed this year, against 72 in 1907 and 74 in 1906. The number of injured also shows a fall- ing off, the number for 1908 being 57, against 81 in 1907 and 70 in 1906. Over half the fatal accidents hap- pened in the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, the number in these states being 8, 8, 7 and 5, respectively. An unusual feature this year is the killing of two women. ‘Mrs. Jacob Gantz of Warsaw, Ind., was killed by her husband, who had shot at a hawk. Mrs. Albert Skinner of Peru, Ind, met death at the hands of her husband, who accidentally shot her as he was starting on a hunting trip. One well known Chicago man was a victim. He -was Sidney B.. Tremble, a broker. He was shot by Frank Stuart, his hunting companion, while in Kansas. Mr, Tremble bled to death before assistance could be secured. Judge J. C, McKinnon of Marianna, Fla., also wag killed. A hunting com- panion attempted to climb a fence, carrying three guns. One was dis- charged, and Judge McKinnon, who was near him, received the charge in the abdomen. Five of the dead were mistaken for deer and ten were drowned. FINES LIQUOR VIOLATORS. Judge Grindeland Imposes Heavy Sen- tences on Convicted Men. Warren, Minn., Dec. 1. — W. C. Ad- dy, a prominent merchant of Strand- quist, was brought before Judge Grin- deland and pleaded guilty to selling in- toxicating liquors without a license. Four indictments were filed against him. He was fined $90 and costs in each case, making a total fine of $380. Charles Nelson, a saloonkeeper at Ste- phen, pleaded guilty to selling intoxi- cating liquor to a minor and was fined $100 and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. INTERRUPTS BUSY BURGLAR. Eau Claire Man Manages to Save Cash Box. Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 1. — While Anton Ott and his family of Caryville, Dunn county, were eating supper last night a burglar entered the bedroom and secured a box containing $275. Ott heard the noise, rushed to the bedroom and found the burglar elimb- ing out of the window. The man drop- ped the box and fled. , = ‘The railroad depot at Caryville was also burglarized last night, but no money was secured, GOLD OUTPUT INCREASES. South Dakota Product for 1908 Ex- ceeds Former Years. Pierre, S, D., Dec. 1. — The report of State Mine Inspector Treweek, which has been filed with Gov. Craw- ford, shows the gold production of South Dakota last year to have led all state records ,with $7,460,000. Of this the Homestake output was six mil- lion. The mica output for the year was $85,000. Release a Bank Suspect. Warren, Minn., Dec. 1. — James E. Nolan, the’ young man, who turned state’s evidence against his confed- erate, James E.. Raymond, last. July, and through whose testimony Ray- mond was sent to Stillwater for ten years for the robbery. of the State Bank of Stephen, was released Satur- day and the indictment quashed. Gets Carnegie’s Check. Fayette, Iowa, Dee. 1. — President William A. Shanklin of Upper Iowa university yesterday received a check from Andrew Carnegie for $30,000 in payment of Mr. Carnegie’s pledge to give that amount when $150,000 addi- tional endowment of the university should have been completed. Log Breaks Man’s Leg. Twice. Eau Claire, Wis., Dec. 1—Ed For- ster of Lima met with a serious acci- dent yesterday while snagging logs near Duscham creek, several miles west of here. He got one of his legs caught in between a tree and a falling log, and the limb was snapped off in two places. —>+—_}+_+__ Killed by Automobile. New York, Dec. 1. — Miss Julia Os- good, fifty-five years old, a sister of John Cleveland Osgood, the Colorado millionaire and former president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, was struck by an. automobile here, sustaining injuries that caused her death in half an hour. Goes Into Receiver’s Hands. Almena, Wis., Dec. 1. — The Alme- na farmers’ store went into the hands of a receiver, with liabilities of $9,000 and assets of $3,500. T. W. Shelver was appointed receiver.’ The stock- holders, principally farmers, lost $7,-, 500 they put into capital stock. Two Raised 12,000 Bushels of Grain. Wheeler, S. D., Nov. 30.—G. W. Wil- kins, with the aid of only one man, this year raised 12,000 bushels of grain. He sold 6,000 bushels of corn for 45 cents a bushel. His crop this year will pay him a pete of ee mately $5,200. JOHNSON LEADS BY 28,002. Dfficial Vote by Countles Is Now Com- plete. Gov. Johnson secured a plurality of 28,002 over Jacobson, according to complete returns whick reached the secretary of state last week. His total vote was 175,036. Final returns show that Gov. John- son carried seven of the nine congres- sional districts. The Second, which was at first reported to-have gone for Jacobson, gave 169 plurality for John- son. The governor gained ever his showing of four years ago in every dis- trict but the Seventh, which Jacobson carried. He also carried the First by a few hundred. Gov. Johnson carried fifty-four coun- ties to thirty-one for Jacobson. The official vote on governor was as follows: Jacobson. Johnson. 796 869 Aitkin’ Benton Big Stone Blue Earth Brown Carlton Clear Cook Cottonwood Crow Wing | Dakota . Dodge Douglas Faribault Fillmore Freeborn oodhue: irant Mille Lacs . Morrison . Mower Norman Olmstead Otter Tail dA Redwood Renville Wright ‘ Yellow Medicine 147,034 William H. Taft’s plurality in Min- nesota is 86,549. His total vote on of- ficial returns is 195,932, and Willfam J. Bryan 109,383. The total votes on Republican state officials are: George T. Simpson, at- torney general, 180,491; C. C. Dine- Totals. .... hart, state treasurer, 178,468; Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state, 175,- 884; A. O. Eberhart, lieutenant gov- ernor, 164,877; Ira B. Mills, railroad commissioner, 144,641; C. E. Elmquist, railroad and warehouse commissioner 139,760. None of the four proposed amend: ments carried. The passing mark was 177,632. The vote was as follows: Amendment No. 1, yes 133,336, no No. 2, yes 154,331, no 56,248; No. yes 137,410, no 62,253; No. 4, yes 158,483, no 42,071. Next to A. J. Volstead of the Sev: enth district, who had no opposition whatever, C. B. Miller of Duluth had the easiest time of the candidates for congress. He polled a total of 27,873 votes in his district, and Alex Halli‘ day, the Public Ownership candidate, polied 6,298. Congressman Ci R. Davis received a majority of 6,456 over W. H. Lee: man in the fight in the Third district. Two years ago Davis had no opposi: tion at all. Complete returns from ail the couny ties in the Ninth congressional dis- trict show that the run Ole Sageng (gave Congregsman Halyor' 'Stdenerson was not ds ¢lose as the first: reports indicated, although it was close enough to be interesting and some- what dangerous for the congressman, Steenerson’s plurality is 2,747, an he failed of getting a majority, T. T: Braaten, the Public Ownership candi- date, having polled 2,985 votes! in the district. STATE HISTORY READY. Dr. W. W. Folwell, first president of the University of Minnesota, has re~ ceived from the printer ene of his works, known as the “History of Min- The author has‘ known a’; first hand many of the events of which: he writes, and has had access to the} nesota.” private libraries of other men who have had as great a‘ share‘as himself in making the history of Minnesota. Dr. W. W. Folwell has been engaged in the preparation of this complete and thorough history of the state for many years. ; years | states have entered on the land, and Far egradually clearing portions of it. 175,036 ‘POTATO PATCH IS GOLD MINE. Beltrami Farmer Raises 465 Bushels on One Acre. A gold mine has been discovered in the northern part of Minnesota. For several months, or years, there have been rumors that there is valuable land in Beltrami and other of the heavily wooded counties, and informa- tion received by the state immigration office confirms the previous suspicions. On land which can be bought for $6 to $10 an acre one of the recent set- tlers in the woods, forty miles north of Bemidji, has raised half an acre of potatoes which averaged 465, bush- els to the acre, which means that he cleared $279 on the acre. The pota- toes were raised in a contest instituted iby the Beltrami county agriculaural ‘association. Other large ylelas were 878, 328 and 281 bushels to the acre. The land on which the crops was grown was covered with wood several ago. ‘Immigrants from ‘other It is the greatest clover growing re- F gion in the United States, and much of the value of the farm products con- sists in fat sheep and hogs. All of the immigrants which the immigration commission have induced to settle in the northern ‘part of the state are well pleased wth their new homes. The United States land azent at Cass Lake says that the department has brought men to that region from half the states of the Union, all of whom have taken large tracts of land for their future home. FREAK OF THE ELECTION. One Vote Elects the County Surveyor in Red Lake County, Minnesota. It is not often that a single voter has the distinction of being solely re- sponsible fo rthe election of a county officer, yet one voter in the town of Silverton, in Red Lake county, is re- sponsible for the election of a county Ostrom, his fellow townsman, to the office of county surveyor. The former overseer of highways, who held the of- fice corresponding to that of county surveyor, C. H. Martz, did not file for the position of county surveyor, as he expected no opposition, and could not file for that of overseer of highways, as the supreme court decided recently that that office was an unconstitution- al one. | Of all the 2,600 or more voters in the county, this man in Silverton was the sole one to vote for a man to fill the position, no one having filed and no name appearing printed on the bal- lot. By writing in the name of his neighbor in the blank space reserved for that purpose, this voter elected Oscar Ostrom to the high estate just as effectively as though every voter in the county had honored him with their support. Hoping and expecting to save the filing fee of $10 and to get the office by appointment, Mr. Martz, the present surveyor, did not file. The result is that Mr. Ostrom is elected to the position, something that must be classed as one of the most singular and interesting incidents in connec- tion with the recent election. STATE TO BE HOST. Elaborate Thanksgiving Feast for ‘Charges. The state board of control has made arrangements for the celebration of Thanksgiving by the inmates of the various state institutions. Nothing will be lacking in the way of a good dinner. For the annual event the board has placed an order for 12,000 pounds of turkey, 85 gallons of oysters, 45 bar- rels of cranberries, 12 cases each of jemons and oranges and 24 barrels of sweet potatoes. Part of this will be carried over to Christmas, but in the main it will be used for the Thanksgiving dinner. The regular order for Christmas candies and nuts remains to be placed, LOG CUT TO BE SMALLER. Deputy Surveyor General Predicts Big Falling Off This Winter. The cut of logs in Minnesota will be 119,000,000 feet less than it was last winter. That is the opinion ex- pressed /today’ in Minneapolis by Dep- uty Surveyor General C. F. Sinclair. A like opinion was expressed by other logging authorities, including R- H. Chute, ‘representing the Weyer- haeuser interests in Minneapolis, as well as the Mississippi and Rum, River Boom company. The reason is twofold: A large sup- ply of logs on hand and an unusually light demand. Deportation Saves $240,000. The State of Minnesota has’ saved $240,000. through deportation in “the last two. years, according to D. A. Lindsey, state deportation agent. The state has deported 125 people in the two years ending July 31, 1908, at a cost of a little over $5,000. All except one of these cases have been insane, N and, as the estimated cost of keeping ‘an insane person for a year is $1,000, /the state has effected a large saving by sending the people to their native countries, TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE. History of! the White Plague’s Rav- ages in Minnesota. Figures on tuberculosis recently compiled by Christopher Easton of the state board of health show the death rate in Minnesota is about the same as that for the whole country. The actual number of deaths to the population is smaller than in other parts of the country, because people don’t die so fast in Minnesota as in other states, due largely to the char- acter and age of the population. For the last five years 10.8 per cent of all the deaths in the state have been from tuberculosi The average for the country in 1900 was 10.7 per cent. There have been 2,000 deaths annually from tuberculosis for the last four years, and nine-tenths of these have been from pulmonary tu- berculosis. These 2,000 deaths repre- sent 10,000 cases, of which at least 1,500 are bedridden in surroundings which tend to the spread of the infec- tion. The figures show that in the lar: cities the deaths from tuberculosis comprise more than 10 per cent of the total deaths. In Minneapolis there were 2,230,of which 249 were from consumption. In this city the total deaths were 2,397, with 304 from tuberculosis. The rate for the estate per 100,000 living, for the last five years, has been 102. The rate in Duluth was 159. Investigations for the recent inter- national tuberculosis congress show that persons, of Scandinavian paren- tage are mone likely to be affected than those of American parents. CANVASSING BOARD NAMED. Governor and Secretary of State Can- not Agree on the Compensation. Who pays the piper? That is one of the minor considerations that at- tach to the appointment of a state canvassing board, as stated by Secre- tary Schmahl. The law provides for the amount to be appropriated for the purpose, but does not say to what de- partment it is to be charged. The governor’s office claims the amount used should come out of the contingent fund for the secretary of state’s office, which this year was larger than usual, while Mr. Schmahl says the contingent fund is for certain special purposes and that it is no more in existence. The following are appointed to the board: Judge Frank G. Brooks of Hennepin; Judge Osear Hallam of Ramsey ‘and Justices Brown and Lew- is of the supreme bench. The first meeting of the state canvassing board will take place at 9 a. m., Dec. 15, when an official canvass will be made STORK BEATS GRIM REAPER. 107 Babies to Minnesota Homes Each Day. The stork is busy in Minnesota. Every day 107 brand new babies ar- rive somewhere in the state. If the stork were a union bind, working only eight hours, this would be thirteen an hour. The actual total baby crop in 1907, according to the figures just compiled by the state board of health, was 39,- 277. Of this number St. Paul is cred- ited with 5,392., St.Louis county had 3,620, while Mahnomen county had only four. was thirteen, in Cook county. Lacs had an even 100. The rate was eighteen babies for eveny 1,000 population, and during the same year there were only ten deaths to the same number, so the stork is several laps ahead of the grim reaper. In fact the lively bird is 19,000 ahead in actual figures for the whole state. Brings Mille $23,000,000 FOR TUBERCULOSIS. That Is What it Costs This State in One Year. The economic detriment of tubercu- losis is shown strikingly in some re- cent figures of the state board of health. The state, during the past year, has spent about $75,000 for pri- vate and public relief of all sorts in connection with tuberculosis. The island of Manhattan, with about the same population, spent $500,000. Of the 2,000 who died from tubercu- jJosis last year in this state, 687 were wage earners, and it is estimated that their death caused a potential loss of $23,305,038 to the community, irre- spective of wages they might have earned., The loss to Duluth alone was about $1,000,000, or 9 per cent, while the city contains ouly 3 per cent of the population of the state. EIGHT HURT IN TROLLEY WRECK Upset Stove Threatens to Burn Those Pinned Unden: Car. St. Louis,’ Nov. 26.—Caught in the’ crash as two street cars met in a head-on collision here yesterday cigtit persons were seriously hurt, one 59 badly he may die. Several vi these victims, pinned un- der the wreckage, lay for ten minutes in peril of death from burning as the overturned stove in one of the cars threatened‘ to set fire’ to the wreck- age. The next lowest number - ee reas