Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 9, 1908, Page 4

( LAKE STEAMER LOST IN STORM D. M. Clemson, With Crew of Twenty-four, Given Up for Lost by Duluth Owners. ATLANTIC TAKES TOLL OF 50 Scores of Lives Are Lost Off the Coast of Nova Scotia in a Series of Duluth, Dec. 8.—One week has pass- ed since the steamer B. M. Clemson, A. B. Wolvin of Duluth, ed the Soo, bound up from Lorain, Ohio, on her last trip of Her owners say that in all probability in the terrific storm that raged at the lower end of Lake ri in the week, anded somewhere, on shore. In either event her entire crew of twenty-four men, including the offi- cers, must have perished, vo news of the big boat has been received since she passed the locks A vessel sighted Friday c behind Grand Island was ved to be the Clemson, but it ed to be the D. O. Mills, which ed in port here Saturday after- The crew of the Mills brought of the missing vessel. Tugs Sent Out to Search. the Clemson wrecked or in serious trouble some- e out of reacu of help on the wrth shore of Lake Superior, Steamship company has ried out tugs and small steam ves- sels on a thorough patrol of the en- tire north shore from Port Arthur to the Soo and from the Soo to Isle Roy- ssing vessel at the Soo is being questioned for traces of the lost boat, and the search will be con- tined until the Clemson or her wreck- age is found. Atlantic Takes Fifty. Halifax, Dec. 7—More than half a hundred seamen have lost their lives on the upper north Atlantic coast dur- i the last few days as the result of torm of unprecedented severity. The reckoning, itemized s the meager reports_ will al- 3, seventeen members of the ws of the fishing schooners drown- off the Newfoundland coast. ght members of the crew of the steamer Soo City, which ieyed to have sunk in the Gulf of 5, seven members of the crew which went down FIFTY FAMILIES NEEDY. Forest Fire Victims Who Are in Want Duluth, Dec. 8.—Mayor W. A. Ha- ven of this city, rman of the re- lief committee appointed by succor the unfortunate this section who suffered by the has a list of North Shore families deserving 2 At first it was estimat- ed that not more than fifteen families would need assistance, but investiga- has inereased the original esti- Many of the settlers need lum- ber to rebuild their houses, and it is planned to hurry the necessary build- ing material north as sooon as possi- N. J. Miller is making a tour of north shore, investigating meri- torious cases, definite advices as to actual needs of the fire sufferers will be available. forest fires this FIRE CAUSES $20,000 LOSS. Destroys Hotel and General Store at White Earth, Minn. Frazee, Minn., Dec. 8—The Leay hotel, owned by Charles Moore, and the general store of B. J. Fairbanks. at White Earth were entirely destroy- The loss will amount to White Earth is a res- ervyation town twenty miles forth of about $20,000. Two Burned in Explosion. Elk Point, S. D., Dec. 8—Hanson & Maher of Beresford opened here Sat- urday a moving picture show in the Flannery building. not work well so the audience was dismissed and a moment “later the machine exploded. the operator, and Billy Reynolds, his assistant, were badly burned about the face and hands The machine did Lakota Man Commits Sui Barnesville, Minn., Dec. 8.—James ve years old, at one time a prosperous citizen of Lakota, N. D., committed suicide in the Great Northern depot at Moorhead by tak- ing a dose of strychnine. Williams, sixty- Diamond Robbers Caught. Winnipeg, Dec. 8. — Four men and woman, alleged. diamond rob- ibers from Chicago, are under arrest here. They were captured last night cwhile trying to rob Porte & Markle, CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS. Faribault Hotel Man Is Arrested for Robbing a Freight Depot. Faribault, Minn., Dec. 6—The po- lice have arrested Fred Bultman for breaking into a Chicago Great West- ern car and stealing-a large amount of merchandise a week ago. The freight depot of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul railway was also broken into last night and a large amount of goods taken. Bultman is proprietor of the Milwaukee hotel, and the goods, consisting of groceries, dry goods, clothing and fruit, were all found in his building. It required a dray to carry all the stolen goods. FOUND DEAD IN BUTCHER SHOP. Fond du Lac Business Man Writes Letter to Wife. Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 6.—A. L. Brossius, formerly a prominent busi- ness man .of Milwaukee, committed suicide here yesterday. Three weeks ago Brossius purchas- ed a butcher shop in this city and apparently had done well. Yesterday his dead body was found in his office chair, and on a table beside it was a bottle of carbolic acid. A letter to his wife said he had been under a great mental strain and begged her forgiveness. TILL 1S AGAIN DENIED PARDON. North Dakota Board Disappoints Pris- oner’s Champions. Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6. — After nearly ten years of effort to obtain a pardon for Joseph Till of Pembina county, those who are urging the par- don were again disappointed yester- day when the state board of pardons refused to grant the pardon asked for. Till was sentenced to life imprison- ment in Pembina county thirteen years ago for the murder of Adam Miller, a relative. OFFICIAL VOTE COMPILED. Martin and Vessey Made Strong Runs, It Is Shown. Pierre, S. D., Dec. 6. — The official figures on the late election, which have been completed, show the Taft vote to be 67,936; Bryan, 40,266. The congressional vote was: Martin, Rep., 67,582; Burke, Rep., 67,400; Dowdell, Dem., 38,758; Olsen, Dem., $8,622. Special election: Martin, 65,- 762; Soule, 39,865. For governor, Ves- sey, Rep., 62,989; Lee, Dem., 48,837. MINNESOTAN {8S KILLED. Anotther Minnesotan Is Pursued by a Posse in Montana. Kalispell, Mont., Dec. 6—Following a drunken quarrel between James Rafferty and Edward Finley, both old- time acquaintances from Marshall county, Minnesota, the former was shot and instantly killed, and Finley is now in flight with a posse in pur- suit. Al Bennett, a bystander, was shot twice during the fusillade and two painful wounds were inflicted. COURT WILL TEST ELECTION. Opponents of New North Dakota County Secure Writ of Injunction. Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6.—Attorney J. E. Greene of Minot yesterday se- cured a writ of ceriorari in the su- preme court which will bring up the validity of the recent flection by which it is declared a majority was legally cast for the proposed Mon- traille county out of a portion of Ward. The writ is returnable Dec. 19, when a royal battle is expected. TRAMP SETS FIRE TO CELL. Prisoner Nearly Overcome by Smoke in Jail at Elk Point. Elk Point, S. D., Dec. 6—A tramp was put in the city jail last night for drunkenness. He was alone and soon set fire to his bed ad mattress. He was nearly overcome with smoke be- fore his cries attracted attention, but was rescued with difficulty and wag soon revived. Frozen to Death. New Rockford, N. D., Dec. 6.—An- drew Walde, a farmer living two and one-half miles northwest, was found beside the railroad track a mile north of this city this morning, frozen to death. His left arm and leg were broken, and the supposition is that he was struck by a passenger train during the storm Monday and suc- cumbed to the cold. He was a single man, in good circumstances. Young Farmer Hangs Himself. Mondovi, Wis., Dec. 5.—John Ball- ing, a young farmer living near Eli- va, hung himself last Saturday and Was found in the woods on his place yesterday. He was twenty-five years old. Freed of Murder Charge. Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6.—The jury in the John Permann murder case, which has been on at Napoleon for two weeks, brought in a verdict of not guilty. School House Burned. Northwood, N. D., Dec. 6—The pub. lic school located three miles south. west of Northwood was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire started from an overheated stove. ly covered by insurance, CLEMENCY FOR PRISONERS. BUTTERMAKERS GET PRIZES. North Dakota Pardon Board Acts in Less Important Cases. Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 5.—The state board of pardons granted pardons for H. S. Helgeson, Frank Bremer, Towner county; Gene Ferguson and Charles Monroe, Wells county; Joseph F. Kemper, Ward county; Henry W. Hall, Benson coun- ty; Ode Smith, Dickey county. No action has been taken on the Noah or Peltier murder commutation from death to life imprisonment, or on the pardon of Joseph Till, who is serving a life sentence for murder. Trips to New York and Chicago Are Given Winners. Winners in the educational contest conducted by the state dairy and food department were announced last week at the banquet of the Minnesota But- ter and Cheese Makers, held at the Ryan in St, Paul. six months buttermakers send in sam- ples of butter, which are tested, prizes being offered to the buttermakers who average the higest scores. The prizes are trips to New York and Chicago, where the winners can study the con- ditions of the butter markets. The winners Ramsey county; Every month for groTs GET GUN: ONE Is KILLED, and their averages Whole Milk Class — Nels Olness, Sleepy Eye, 94.9, trip to New York; J. L. Wahlstron, Harris, 98.4, trip to Chi- cago; E. A. Gudvangen, Kiester, 94.7; Henry Springer, Concord, 94.7; J. P. Pomroy, 94.6; G. H. Schendal, 94.6, Hand Separator Class — Bernard Grundeen, Murdock, 93.8, trip to New York; O. E. Taftner, Erskine, 93.4, trip R. Lund, Plainyiew, H. Hammersberg, Milacca, 92.5; J. N. Gardner, Nerstrand, 92.1. In the cheese contest the following were winners, the first getting all ex- penses paid to Milwaukee and the sec- Boys Aged Six.and’Seven Years Have Fatal Fun With Firearm. Aberdeen, S. D., Dec, 5.—Children playing with a gun were the cause of a tragedy at the farm home of Joseph Klamper, near this city. Charles Fer- ris, aged six years, was visiting at the In some manner the Ferris boy and the Klamper boy, aged seven years, secured possession of a loaded shotgun. The weapon was dis- charged, the load entering the Klam- per boy’s body and within a few minutes. Klamper home. to Chicago; N. causing death LOSES POSITION; KILLS SELF. T. W. LAWSON GAVE $1,000. Boston Financier Largest Contributor to Democratic State Campaign. Although the state law does not re- quire the state central committees to file expenditures for the gubernatorial campaign, Fred B. Lynch, treasurer of the Democratic state committee, last week filed such a statement with the auditor of Ramsey county, showing) that it cost $18,013 to re-elect Gov. John A. Johnson, leaving a debt of $1,685. The name of Thomas W. Lawson of Boston, who favored Gov. Johnson for the Democratic presidential candidate, heads the list with a contribution of $1,000. Gov. Joknson himself gave $500. Only the names of those who contributed more than $100 were men- tioned in the statement, the smaller contributions merely being mentioned by amounts. Aside from the Lawson contribution, the statement shows the following donations: Fred B. Lynch, $1,000; R. T. O’Con- nor, $1,000; Frank A. Day, $500; John F. Burchard, $500; Fred Wheaton, $900; John E. King, $200; Fred L. Ryan, $500; P. H. Nelson, $500; Gus- tay Carlson, $500; B. F. Nelson, $500; F. B. Jenney, $50! Otto Bremer, $200; D. Aberle, $250; R. J. Schiffman, Former President of Minnesota Mu- tual Life Commits Suicide. NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY IS OPENED St. Paul, Dec. 5—T. R. Palmer, un- til reently president of the Minneso- ta Mutual Life Insurance company, committed suicide about noon yester- day at his home, 923 Grand avenue. The deed was done with a revolver and the cause is believed to be due to brooding over the loss of his for- mer position and the excessive strain he has undergone for some time in connection with his duties as head of the insurance concern. MORE IRON NEAR FARIBAULT. Rich Ore Deposits Located in Town of Walcott, Near Former Find. Faribault, Minn., Dec. 5.—Another deposit of iron has been discovered in the town of Walcott, about miles south of Faribault. and spring large deposits were found on C. W. Mark’s and William Leary’s farms in the same town, but about a mile distant from the present find. This bed of iron ore is located on the Zimmerman farm and is a short dis- tance from the Straight river. BURGLARS USE TELEPHONE. The new $17,500 Carnegie public Il- brary was formaily opened to the pub- lie at Crookston last week and for three hours the residents of the city inspected the new structure, which is said to be one of the most complete Find Out That Coast Is Clear and Then They Ransack. Anoka, Minn., Dec. 6—After they had received obliging neighbor, in answer to their questions over telephone, that CARNEGIE LIBRARY AT CROOKSTON, MINN. for its size in the Northwest. Ad- dresses were made by Congressman Halvor Steenerson. Superintendent of Schools E. E. McelIntyre, ex-Mayor George S. Chesterman and A. A. Mil- ler. A concert was given by an or- chestra. Mrs. E. B. Gullette was attending a church supper, burglars entered the Gullette residence in this city last evening about 7 o’clock and stole.$200 in money and $600 in carefully select: ed bric-a-brac. ond transportation only. gets a silver cup: MecMicking, Phelps, 96.5; J. T. McCarthy, West Concord, 96.3; H. Clement, Terrebone, 96.08. In the annual butter testing contest the following were winners in the C. F. Wendt, Wel- come, won first with a score of 97 1-2; E. A. Gudvangen, Kiester, 97; J. Ras- mussen, Albert Lea, 96 1-2. In the hand separator class, P. L. Martin, Red Lake Falls, was first, 951-2; O. R. Steinborn, Henderson, 95; J. M. Fjetland, Farmington, 94 1-2. In the cheese contest Charles Hast- ings, West Concord, first, 981-2; W. W. MecMicking, Phelps, second, 98 1-4; Chris Martin, third, 98. The winners of first prizes receive a silver cup, the second a gold medal and the third a silver medal. Among the speakers at the banquet were: Albert Anderson of Savoa, S. Will Fine “Drunks” $10. Butte, Mont., Dec. 6.—Police Judge Alex McGowan yesterday made an an- nouncement to the effect that here- after all drunks would be fined $10. Heretofore they have been fined only $5, but, according to the court, the sum has been insufficient to act as a deterrent against intoxication. whole milk class: Get Off With Easy Sentences. Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6.—T. St. G. Foister pleaded guilty of obtaining property under false pretenses and got off with a sentence of sixty days This is the man who did up a local seeds house for $85 on forged credentials from a Brandon, French, the newly appointed dairy commissioner, and Rev. F. A. Cone of St. Anthony Park. Edwin K. Slater, the present dairy and food commis- sioner, was toastmaster, Accused of Robbery. Cass Lake, Minn., Dec. 5. — John Magauran was arrested here yester- day by the city marshal, charged with robbing a lumberjack in Minneapolis A detective arrived here from Minneapolis and escorted Mu- gauran back. ATTEMPT TO ENJOIN DITCH. Complainants Assert Project Lower Lake, Damaging Them. Sheriff William Geiger has served a restraining order on Peter F. Owens, the contractor who is to build a four- mile ditch in Rice county, from French lake to Roberts lake. ants are Donald Grant and other prop- erty owners at French Lake, and was issued by Judge Thomas S. Buckman. It is claimed by the complainants that the building of the ditch would lower French jake from three to four feet. The ditch will drain a large amount of swamp land that will come valuable county commissioners Two lowans Fatally Hurt, Mason City, Iowa, dore Mantz and George were: probably fatally injured by the explosion of a threshing engine yes- The engine was used to run a corn sheller. The complain- Burns When Mother Is Out. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 6—The four-year-old daughter of L. Sezatkow- ski of Thorpe, during the absence of her mother, received burns which re- sulted fatally. will compro- the property owners at French Lake and will begin the ditch about.a half mile from the lake. ditch is to be from four to eight feet Fire Causes Heavy Loss. Grand Harbor, N. D., Dec. 6.—Fire here destroyed three business build- ings and caused a loss of about $10,- Tag Day in St. Paul a Success. St. Paul, Dec. 4—Tag day in this city was a great success yesterday. It is estimated that more than $15,000 was secured by the women for a fund to furnish free trained nurses for tuberculosis pa- RED RIVER DAIRYMEN MEET. The Red River Valley Dairymen’s association convened at St. Hiaire, in Red Lake county, for its annual meet- ing, with the largest attendance pres- ent in the history of the scciety. Del- egates from all the valley towns and from other points in this and other states are present. The town is nice- ly decorated in honor of the dairymen. and the Thief River Falls brass band 4s in attendance to furnish the music St. Paul Suspends Track Laying. Butte, Mont., Dec. 5—Steel laying on the sections of the St. Paul road crossing the Rocky mountains stopped yesterday-and will not be-resumed un- til the snow thaws next spring, $250; W. U. Winston, $200; Gustav Scholle, $500; Gov. John A. Johnson, $500; W. W. Webber, $200; O. A. Rob- ertson, $500; W. F. Kelso, $150; S. H. Wolfe, $250. Several small contributions netted $5,000, and donations of less than $100 amounted to $4,233.84. At the open- ing of the campaign there was $2,- 022.52 on hand left by the 1906 com- mittee. ' All of the amount was spent and bills amounting to $1,685 are still un- paid. I eit John L. Gibbs Is Dead. John L, Gibbs, former lieutenant governor of Minnesota and a decade or more ago one of the most promi- nent citizens of the southern part of the state, died at the home of his son- in-law, Thomas. H. Kelly, at Owatonna He had been in proken health for two years or more, and it was known he would not long survive when he was brought to Winona, about a month ago, from his country home at Geneva, in Freeborn county. His death is ascribed to a general break- ing down of the life forces. His aged wife and her daughter, Mrs. Kelly, were at his bedside when he died. Mr. Gibbs was born in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, May 3, 1838. He received an academic education and was graduated at the Ann Arbor law school in 1861. Coming to Minnesota and being admitted to the bar, he was elected county attorney of Freeborn county in 1862. He served five terms in the legislature of Minnesota, begin- ning with the session of 1864. He was speaker of the house of representa- tives in 1877 and also in 1885, and was a prominent candidate for speaker- ship honors for the session of 1895. Gov. A. R. McGill appointed him rail- road and warehouse commissioner in 1887, and he was reappointed by Gov. Merriam. ee The name of Mr. Gibbs was fre- quently mentioned in connection with the governorship of the state, and in 1896 he was elected lieutenant gov- ernor, David M. Clough then being governor, State Collects $300,000. Minnesota received more money Saturday than any day this year, $300,- 000 being the amount. Whether the counties and corporations which con- tributed to the sum took that method of expressing their thankfulness, no one about Treasurer Dinehart’s office can say. Hennepin county made the largest contribution—$100,000—as a partial settlement of state 28. {cries plant at Stillwater sent over NORTHROP 10 LEAVE THE “U” Venerable University President Will Send His Resignation to Board of Regents. Minneapolis, Dec. 8.—Dr. Cyrus Nor- throp will retire from the presidency of the University of Minnesota at the close of the present college year. His formal resignation will be presented to the regents next Tuesday. When it becomes effective he will have com- pleted a full quarter of a century at the head of the university. “T have definitely made up my mind to retire,” said Dr. Northrop. “I have intended to retire at the end of my twenty-fifth year of service, and that will come with the close of this col- lege year.” Dr. Northrop is seventy-four years old. With mental vigor unimpaired he will relinquish the reins of control at the university to a younger man. He feels that he is entitled to a rest and that his health must be consider- ed. He has made a decision which is final and unalterable. Tremendous in- fluence will be brought to bear to se- cure a reconsideration of his determi- nation. NORMAL DORMITORY AT WINONA Recommendation Will Be Made to State Board. As a result of a visit of a subcom- mittee of the state normal board to Winona last week to look into the needs of the Winona school this sub- committee will recommend to the normal board an appropriation for the construction of a dormitory at the Morey hall grounds, but whether the board will approve this will depend on the recommendations as to needs of other schools. Mankato is also asking for a dor- mitory, while Duluth and Moorhead are seeking additions to present dor- mitory facilities. An appropriation of $2,500 is to be recommended for fit- ting up locker rooms and _ shower baths in the original normal school building in Winona, there not being room for those in the addition on ac- count of the cutting down of its size to bring it within the amount of the appropriation availabie. An appropriation will also be ask- ed for the completion of the brick walls within the school grounds. The visit to the Mankato school, which was scheduled for Friday, was post poned to next week. Winona will be in line with other Northwestern cities in having a tag day. The movement to have one has been started by the Winona Mer- chants’ association, the money to go to charity. The Margaret Simpson home and Women’s Hospital auxil- iary will assist in the enterprise. MORE PUPILS ENROLLED. State Inspectors of High Schools Shows Increase of 3.55 Per Cent. Enrollment in state high schools for the last school years showed an in- crease of 843, or 3.55 per cent, accord- ing to the statistical report of George, A. Aiton, state inspector of high schools, filed with the state high school board. There was an increase of five in the number of state high schools. There are high schools in the staate not coming in the list, because they fail to come up to the standard set by the board, and therefore cannot share in the appropriation for state aid. The five schools added to the list in the last year were Akeley, Bag- ley, Biwabik, Sauk Rapids and Tyler. There was a larger increase in the number of boys than in girls enrolled in the high schools during the year and the figures show that 41 per cent of the pupils in high schools were boys. Mr. Aiton’s tabulat statement of conditions comparing the 1908 school year with 1907, is as follows: 1907, 1908. mber of state high schools 202 206 ollment of boys . 9,560 ‘Number of non-resi dents oo BF Total enrollment of “high “School students 23, instructors Number of daily 5,770 WANTS OFFICE ELECTIVE. Labor Commissioner Williams Says People Should Do Choosing. W. H. Williams, retiring labor com- missioner, in the recommendation sent-with his biennial report suggests that the office be made elective rather than appointive, but suggests the election should. not take place until November, 1910.. He also believes that the twenty-odd inspectors of the department be placed under civil serv- joa y }