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Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
Order for Hearing and Notice OF
Application for Appointment
of Administrator.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court
Special term, June %, 1902. -.
In the matter OF the estate of Abraham
On reading and filing the petition of George
Dickerson, Of Mower county, Minn,, representing
A. D. 1902, at Austin, in said county, died in
testate, and being a resident of this county at
the time of his death. leaving goods, chattels
and estate within this county. and that the said
petitioner is son of said deceased, and pray
ing that administration of said estate be to j.
w. {. D1nsmoor granted:
It is ordered. that said petition be heard be-
fore this court, on Monday, the 21st day of
July, A. D. 1902, at ten O'Clock a. m., at the
probate office in the city of Austin in said
county. f@s&Es -5.-r'f 80
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs Of said deceased, and to all persons
Interested by publishing this order once in each
week, for three successive weeks prior to ssaid
day Of hearing, in the MOWER County TRAN-
SCRIPT, weekly newspaper, printed and pub
lished at the city of Austin in said county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the 23rd day of
June, D. 1902. 4. .,s-sz7 -.
By the Court s. s. WASHBURN,
Seal. Judge of Probate.
iPubl June rs, July 2, 81.
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
Order to Examine Accounts.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of MOwer-ss.
Tn prOho - ro--k

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of MOwer-ss rt-s
In Probate Court,
Special term, June %, 1902. e..
In the matter Of the estate of Marv Jona
Lyons, deceased. 0N -s
On reading and filing the petition of D. r.
vaughan, executor of the estate of Mary Jane
Lyons, deceased, representing, among other
things, that he has fully administered said es.
tate, tat and praying I that time apd place be fixed
OF his administration, and for the assignment
of the residue of said estate to the parties
entitled thereto by law:
1T It is ordered, that said ACCOUNT be examined,
the S1st day of July, A. D. 1909, at ten o'clock
a: NJ, at the probate Office in the city of Aus
tin in said county.
And it is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
this order once in each week for three success
siye weeks prior to said day Of hearing, in the
MOWER COUNTY Transcript, a weekly news
paper printed and published at the city OF
Dated at Austin. Minnesota, the 2srd day
OF June, A. D. 1902.
by tne Court: S. s. WASHBURN,
loeaA1 Judge of Probate.
iPubL June Is. July 2,9.]
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
BAD WISCONSIN, STORMS.
Much Damage Reported From Differ
ent Parts of the Stata.

Much Damase Reported From plHee
ent Parts of the Statn
milwaukee,, July 7.-Aftap sweNer
ing hot day Milwaukee was Visited by
siderable lumber In yard located at
North Milwaukee was scattered abolt
and many signs ware detached and
trees broken OF around the city. The
wires of the Wisconsin Central raiF
road leading from MilW91kee north
are demolished and the Gtorm is re-
Of the State. 1T
"a special m the Sentinel from Phil
LIPS says: u tornado passed just
north OF this city at about 9 y. m,
wrechng portion Of the. mammoth
tannery Of the United States Leather
company and scattering hundreds of
cords OF bark aronnd the yard, Rain
fell in tor1entA A large number OF
people watched the progress Of the
storm, expecting to gee q cyclone
formed any mtnpte, SO 6e1ce was the
blow. One resident was seriously ih.
jured during the height Of the storm
Pewaukee, Wis, reports q heavy
wind storm and q downppur OF rain
The lake at this fespH is covered with
debris from small buildings which
were demolished, and It is feared that
some of the resorters who may have
been ON the lake In boats may lie
drowned: Searching parties are pa
trolling the lake looking for any per
sons wffn may. have been caught IN
the storm -. / = -. =
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
Monday LIr:7.

X ...- '.~yy rsrs
The customs receipts tor G7na for
the moQth Of June amounted 70 ST.
232. .252. ~
=: ! The, Australian government has de.
cfded not TO become q party TO the
Brussels sugar convention. s s W.,
Willet g. Mnfns former state senator
and brother inlay Of Senator c.
spooneF, was found dead in bed at
Madison. Wis I'd. ~ r, :: =. >,
CHIEF Juetice Nlarshan T. WIlffams
Of the Ohio supreme Gu1& died during
the morning at his home in Columbus
xot diapates dial saged sixty I've yeaR !" ~
Three persqns, died II Chicago sun
I day from the anects q the extreme
heat. Several othors were ststcken,
but Will recover. The max1mnmI lem.
perature was 80 dngs. 81 Il
Joseph Benson Rose: for u1an,, yuars
prominently known in the. drug trade
and formerly president Of . laxfe bah:
ing powder company, is dead h New
York city from heart faih.ra
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Platform Adopted by Republican State
Convention.

| The Republicans Of Minnesota, as
sembled in state convention, reaf1rm
the platform adopted by the Republic
an national convention at Philadelphia
In 1900, and pledge anew their most
loyal support to its principles :.
We mourn the tragic death Of our
late president, William Mckinley. As
la citizen. soldier and statesman he
yielded his best service to his country,
won place among the great leaders
Of the world and is epsprined in the
hearts of his countrymen. Ess-...
:. We cordially endorse the, able and
patriotic administration OF President
Roosevelt We are proud of his manly
courage, his purity and his devotion
to the interests of the entire country,
and pledge him the earnest support Of
the Republicans Of Minnesota TN all
his efforts to continue and advance
the prosperity of the people at home
nnd sthe glory of the republic abroad.
It ts therefore the sense of this con-
vention that President Roosevelt sue
coed himself as president OF the Unit
ed States. Az: ,=SS = .SS-5ss$ :~<f E1@%
The Republicans Of Minnesota la
ment the. death Of their peerless leader
and statesman, Cushman *. Davis,
since the last convention Of our, party
In this state He was brave soldier,
one Of the purest, w1sest and most
trusted statesmen, beloved by the peo-
pie, and had won an enduring fame
by his tllustr ious service. We revere
hts memory and deeply mourn his loss
We congratulate the people OF Min
nesota upon the patriotic and business
like administration Of Governor Van
SAINT and other officials OF the state.
We especially commend the conscien-
.tious and faithful supervision by the
governor 0f the state instf ftutions. His
official efforts have been contin
directed to en- earnest and upright ed
ministsation of state matters. d.
EDdorsp the Fight On Merpee.
Il has been the settled policy, as de-
laclared n the laws Of this state for q
quarter OF g century, that competing
lines Of railway shall not be merged.
We believe that the protection Of the
citizen and his property, as we'll as the
safety Of the state, rests In obedience
20 law, and we Therefore heartily COM
mend Governor Van SAINT IN his Efforts
to enforce the laws 81 this state
against the consolidation az cnmnef.
ling lines ok railway. ls..s. IS.
We are IN favor q such Regulation
| aa Will eQualize as far as possible the
Iburdens of taxation, and. reuuire al
persons, corporal ions and property to
bear their Just proportion 81 such tar.
pttop 0e gislative braneh q ops
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
SEVERE a'oTiNo FOLLOWS. ::
Election Tor Ftsst Deputy Held a Po.a
s.: au Prince I

Port an Prince. Hayti, 5u1y TN.
Deinois, has been elected first deputy
for Port au Prince bya plurality of 800
out Of $4,000 votes cast After M.
'De}tnois' election had bean announced
In tho customary manper an attack,
which was sepulsed, was made on the
arsenal by the party hostile to the
deputy Many persons were wounded
On both sides. ,ss&ee f;s4y If
In many Of the towns df Hayt1 no
elections have been held, sowlng to dis,
order and bloodshed, and II IL now be.
heved that no quorum Will be obtained
and that, II win be impossibl to or
gan1ze the chamber of deputies, and
eleca q new president s< S2, ..sa... .=s,s3
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09

Semitic, Wash, July 7:-FIarry
Tracey the Oregon. convict, has again
e1uded his pursuers after q, display Of
great daring His last act was to i'm
press q farmland into debarking on
the sound in row boat and Sheriff
Cndihee has chartered the tug Sea
Zion end with 8 posse Started in bur,
suit. ..eaR>~-aAali-~ sae,,a1(z|lp)pn. 1(z|lp)pn.>-..x..
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
Saturday, Aly S.


The finance bill has passed fts third
reading in the British house o1slords.
Henry 3. Akin. a dtrectof Of the
American Can: company, is dead In
New York. He was fn1ty6ve years
old. u III. =
It Is quite probable that the Signal
corps Of the army will use 9 system of
wireless *telegraphy during. the coming
Joint army and navy manonvers.
Herve A.. b "A. Paye, the French
astronomer. IL dead. He was the old
est member Of the Academy 81 SCI
ences and was born in l814.
The official Hungarian crop estt
mate, made tn metric .hundredweighta.
is as follows: Wheat, 40.000.OO0, rye,
10000 900: barley u. a.ooQ. 900; oats.
10,620,O0Q. ~ ~ =
Hannis Taylor, autnur 81 notable
works on constitutional and fnterna-
tional law. has been elected to the
chair Of common turiaprudence at
Columbia university. ~25, ...:. :
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
ELECTRIC TRAINS RUSH DOWN a
. MOUNTAIN SIDE AT TER
RIFlc SPEED. - X.
Eleven Persons Meet Almost instant
Death and Thirty-three Others Are
injured, Several Probably Fatally
ylctims Are Penned Under the
Heavy Cars and fn Some Instances
Terribly Mutiiafed.

almost instant death Of ten persons
ind one victim died In tho hospital
tater It Is believed that several OF the
thirtI-tmee Others hurt In fne Wreca
will succumb to. their njurtea
The bodies Oa mnnY~ Of tho victims
were crushed and manned atmo1 be-
yond recognition. and the; scenes about
the wrerR we're hn1rtfgin& TnD ecc1'
dent was caused by q cumoinatno
baggage and passenger CHI getting
away from the mUtoGman> ana Wahan9
dow4 the :mouhadn~ a1de eS terrific
speed The brakAs refused to work
and at the end Of the grade the heavy
car crashed into a. loaded Open car,
also descending Che mountaipA The
latter was hurried from the track and
turned on it's side and over 50 per
cent OF the passengers were injured.
Those who were PINNED directly npder
the car ware crushed to death and In
some instances terribly mQtllated, The
combination car also Left the track
and turned Oh lts side.
The accident happened at sharp
curve where the track turns to make
the climb MP the steep mount1jq side.
The wreck occurred at the end Of a
day of pleasure at the resort at the
top Of the mountain anq the cars were
loaded with excusionists. The car
on which the dead and injured persons
were riding was an open one In charge
of Motorman Arthur Perkins and Con.
ductor James Cameron and the car
which was
Responsible Tor ffr wreck
was, In charge Of Mutorman William
Dodge. According to Conductor Cam.
eron Of tbs open car the closed car
ran away while coming down the grade
above tho curve and coluded With the
open CAP as the latter was rounding
the curve. Both cars then went down
the grade at lightning speed, At the
foot Of the hill the Eara.ca fpgethe1
again.
dust pHnue The mm car had reached
the one ahead the lights ON the first
car went out end added. darkness to
the horror. The heavy double car
struck the other with such force that
it raised the rear end Of tie drst car
into the air and over the right embank-
meut Oh the side. Both cars were de-
rallied and the passengers were thrown
in every direction Many were killed
instantly; others died from their
wounds Immediately afterward4 The
following is the List. Of dead all Of
Gloversvi1le:
Mrs. Edward Q: Ba1rd, aged sixty
three; Miss Electa Baird, thirty-two;
Miss Margaret Main. thtrty.two; Mrs.
Ornan Eastman, Edward Davis. Ed
ward Il Trevitt, Joseph Saloy. Mrs.
Joseph Saloy. 1sadore Rothborg, Mrs
Maria AnnabG and Fred CTonin.
All the injured we're taken to the
Nathan Edtthauer hospital. Twelve
other persons, whose injuries were of
less EeriOns nature. were removed. to
their homes.
City Recorder Frank C. Wood, with
both legs crushed, was held under the
car for two hours between two dead
women. .
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
He ESCAPE ES UNHURT

HI eNssSv ~ s3s# g = ,.
ERAL BATTLES WITH POSSE
BUT GETS AWAY.
Kiln Deputy sheriff Raymond Of sno
honleh County, WASH, and Police
man Breese Of Seattle and Fatally
Wounds TWO Other Rursuers-aoy'
eFnor Mcbride Orders STATE Troops
- Asstst IN Running Him Down.
6eatt1e, Wash. July 6.-Co1vtct
Harry Tracy has just passed red let
ter day In his erratlc. careen He
killed Policeman E. E. Breese and ia
tally wounded Neil RawieV In the city
limits after having murdered Deputy
Sheriff Charles Raymond Of Snohom-
ish- county and probably fatally wound
ed deputy, shertR John Williams Of
King county In his hopeless fight for
safety. with no cunsideretion for hu-
man LIE, Tracy has covered probably
sixty niles. He vas first encountered
by q Seattle posse near Botheu at $3.50
o'clock In tho afternoon. Evidently
tue convict caught a1ght 81 his pur-
slers 6sfore they Ezw him, He had
takap Va Commanding position tn a
Gunp df hugo frs and opened fire be.
fore De vas discovered He fred five
shots ip e1l Raymond was Instantly
killed ~ one Of the Winchester rife
ballA Another struck the raised dfle
held by Williams, splitting it In four
parts, ana antsred the deputy's breast
He VIII i've It is believed at this time.
Governor Mcbride of this state. who
ts In the city With Adjutaht General
Drain of tho state militia 10 taking the
kaeneat Interest In the case, ffA has
offered 8 reward of $4,000. This, with
other rewards offered by The relatives
Of the victims Of Tracy's rife, brings
the rewards offered to total Of $4,000.
The governor. further than Offering
the reward, has ordered Adjutant Gen.
eral Drain 10 send two troops Of the
state militia to aid the posses, The
members H which are securing all the
northern suburban territory Of Seat
tie. Sheriff Cudihee returned to the
city at $3.50 q. NJ, leaving on.watch q
large numbefaof deputies, who w1ll be
relieved fn the morning by the state
militia men,
Desperate Rsdsonep Located.
Shortly: after 8 O'clock In the even
q onxJ xxybka nd &x, $ho.A -
Mrs. r. H Van Horn, at the south
weat corner Of Woodland park The
pewe 'waa. conveyed 10 Fremont by q
gence tust as Sheriff Cudihee drove
house was quickly surrounded but
Tracy again exempnfed his unprece-
dented luck and iron nerve by delibep-
ately fighting hia way through Che
guardA killing Policeman e, B. Breese
Rav1eH and disappeared INTO the
Cudihee twice had g bead 6pbn the
dasperadQ, but was: unable to Gre tor
the reason that the fugitive had taken
the precaution to walk between two
impressed men whose lives would have
been imperilled had the sheriff opened
fire With his rife.
As soon as the hast sklrmfsfl was
over and the body of the dead police
man, together with Rawiey, who was
found to be wounded in the right side,
could be removed from tho road and
later placed in an ambulance, Sheriff
Cudihee summoned all Che assistance
available ana began strategic move
ments in order to surround the fleeing
murderer. Tracy went In an easterly
direction toward Ravenna and once
we'll within the shadow Of the under
brush and lumber which skirts Wood
land park no human eye could pene-
trate its gloom.
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
ibeFai Pensions. Favored

=.
y We -recpgnize as q continuing obi
cation Of debt and gratitude due from
the republic to the soldiers and SAIL
ors whose valof saved the life OF the
nation and those who won glory for
its flag In the recent war with Spain,
in the Philippines and in China. A
proper recognition of this sacred obi
cation demands that liberal provision
survivors OF those veterans, and the
widows and helpless orphans OF those
who are dead. t''.- ..-.s
We favor the most stringent national
and state legislation To suppress en-
archy. ~ u 81, X. 49,, y - A. :
We favor. the election OF, United
States senators. By the people x-
The Republican party, OF Minnesota
for years past has had g Just pride
In It's representation In the senate Of
the United States. and strongly en-
dorses our present senator's, Hon.
Knute Ne2sonz and Hon. Moses e.
Clapp, for their conspicuous and eff.
Cient service for our state and nation,
and believes that our welfare Is best
subseFved by q continuance m their
eminence and ahility in their present
| z3s
The Republican party Of Minnesota
endorses Hs Representatives from this
state ina congress; Is proud .,uf their
ability. DuTHgA independM dMce and ex.
peEfance IN shaping legislation. caring
for the interests Of our commonwealth
insisting upon the rights Of its mem
bers and maintaining tho interests so1
the producing classes ot the West,
bringing added glory and honor 80 The
state they sosably represent.
The Republican party of M1nneauta
recommends that eight hnnrs should
be considered 9 days work On ell
works controlled BY public authority.
We favor the abolishmnt Of Sunday
slabof where practicable WA earnest,
" solicit 9 better understanding be.
tween capital and labor and heartily
endorse the approaching convention
In Minneapolis where employers and
etnployed will meet In friendly confer.
ence We favor the nee 81 the union
label On snpp Hes vhsraxer p1ac.
[sticahie
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
Friday July q

FFloaY dOiy
Emperw william received 3. Per.
pont Morgan Thursday and invited him
to remain for lunch.
At Union, Arb, Harvey 6exton threw
q stick of dynamite: under Pink, Glib.
son, blowing him to pieces.
Extreme heat 3 reported from fne
porthern end central provinces Of Il.
ally. Thete were fou2 daathA from sun
stroke at Milan ..
In Manila forty<pe fresh cases end
thirty.three deaths from cholera were
reported, In the provinces the rec.
ords show thai 1879 new cases and TAI
deaths have occurred
The betRothal ts ANNOUNCED Of Major
Ralph Haftza Of Denver and Miss
Mary Barber Of Canton. O.. the favor
lite niece Of Mrs. Mckinley.
The president has appointed Ma1os
William A. McKeufp Of Maryland
United States consul at Magdeburg,
Germany. Major McKellip Is a promi
pent member Of the @. A. r. .$l
The president has Issued q pructar
nation in accordance with The act OF
congress announcing the postpone
ment until April l, 1904, of the opening
Of the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
NEWS CONDENSATIO
Wednesday, 1uty e

SssSSoSssJt !SNs$
King Victor Emmanuel Will visit the
czar Of Russia during the present
month. *
It has been decided to erect ii Lon.
don 9 national memorial to the late
Cecil Rhodes, .s75 ss55GG h.
The remains Qf the late Lord
Pauncefote have started tor England
Oh the cruiser Brooklyn. z 8
The four new waFshtpa authortzed
by the naval appropriation bin WIN be
named Louisiana, ConueEticuf. Ten
nessee and Washington. ,s. "
Judge William "A, Peeie Of Center
vtlle, Ind aged eightythtee, fs dead.
In 1850 he was elected secretary OF
state by Indiana Republicans. e.
Z, Reports from Central end Northern
New York Indicate that the continuous
rain Of June has done many thousands
Of dollars worth, &of damage 70 the
crops, ,>. VI
Hundreds Of czfne impurte1 from
Southwest Texas are being driven out
Of Indian Territory by the Indian po<
lice, acting. It ts sald, upon dniers
from the interior department.,
Mower County transcript., 1902-07-09
ThursdaN duty. &,


august Sch4evfa wos hsnged at ST.
Helena, Ora, for the murder Of Jor
seph Schulkowsh onaDecA 26 last. !
Thomas Mast, the cartounist, has
sailed from New ToFh TO take 10 his
duties as United STAKES consul at
GuayaQui1> EcuadpE 49," .
Emperor williams schmer yacht
Meteor was beaten Wednesday tor the
fourth time by the British schooner
Ctco1y In the long run from Klel.
The total number Of buffalo or bison,
both full or mtxad blood. In the United
States is 1148, according TO a report
submitted to cmgreas bB the interior
department.,
The rainfall 10 Portland, Ore, for
the past twentp&ouf hours has been
1.9 mcheS which breaks al records for
July since the weather bureau has
been established .E%
Disappointed because Of her failure
50 become an actress. Pauline Davt-
son. twenty years old, Of Lawrence,
Kan. committed suicide al, Denver BY
taking chloroform
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-23
Luck in Seven Letters.

Sioux Falls Press: A Missouri
river steamer bearing the name
"South Dakota burned Sunday
near Yankton agency. in this state,
under the river superstition of the
flush steamboating times this boat
was doomed to disaster from the day
her name was painted on her pilot
house. There was hoodoo attached
to any steamboat name that did not
contain exactly seven letters. When
the two largest Missouri river boats
Of the Coulson line were built, in the
20, the names Dakota and Montana
were attached to them, as they were
designed entirely for the waters of
those two territories. To conform to
the popular river superstition, the
original Sioux orthography was ap-
piled, and from the pilot house of the
Dakota was flung the legend "Daco.
tab. She was always a lucky craft.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-23
S25.0O0.00 Given AWAY.

In the past year Dr.. r. Y. Pierce
has given away copies of his great
work, The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser. at an epXense to
him Of $4,000 exclusive of postage.
This standard book on medicine and
hygiene. contains zoos pages and more
than 200 illustrations. 1t treats OF
the greatest and grayest problems of
human life in simple English. from a
common sense point Of view. 1t ans
"ers those questions Of sex which lin
ger unspoken upon the lips of youth
and maiden. 1t is essentially fam
lily book. and its advice in a moment
OF sudden illness or accident may be
the means of saving valuable life.
This great work is sent absolutely
free on receipt Of stamps to defray
the cost Of mailing only Send y
one-cent stamps for the book in
paper binding. or 81 stamps for cloth
covers. Address DR.. r. Y. Pierce.
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-23
In a Good Oil Region.

The Republican received a letter
from W. W. Bennett yesterday from
Whittier. CAL. where viii now re.
sides and still following the business
OF painting and papering. the same
as he did when he resided in Mitch
ell. MI. Bennett in speaking of the
Oil regions in California has the fol-
lowing to say concerning the proper
ty OF the Mitchell Crude Oil Co: "As
near as | can learn the oil land prop
erty of the Mitchell Crude Oil Co..
which I. G. Burns is connected with
as treasurer, is in good oil region.
have never been right in the oil
district but | have been near there.
| don't know in Just what district
the Mitchell company is located, but
| wish them WE'LL