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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

MURDER
At TEMPTED
Farm Hand Alleged to, Have
Used Club and Pistol on An.
drewS and His Wife.

A desperate attempt at double
murder and robbery was made at
H. c. Curtis poultry farm in
Davisville, at go o'clock last
night.
Ernest Nye, who was employed
by Mr.. Curtis, tried to kill Guy
Andrews and the latter's wife,
Eva, who are also employed on
the farm and have charge of it
during Mr.. Curtis absence in the
west.
Nye's object was TO get at a
roll of $Ioo which he knew Mr..
Andrews had in his possession.
At 1O:3 O'Clock Nye went to Mr.. An
drews' bedroom and told him that there
was a strange horse and wagon in the
yard. the inference being that IL was
visitation by hen thieves.
Mr.. Andrews asked where the wagon
was, and was told to look out OF the win
dow. When Andrews stepped to the
window Nye first hit him with a club
and Knocked him out. While Andrews
was on the floor Nye drew revolver and
fired two shots at him, neither OF which
took effect.
Mrs. Andrews seized another club and
ran to her husbands assistance. She
got in one blow and cut open Nyes
scalp.
Nye was dazed and that fact no doubt
saved Mrs. Andrews life. He pointed
the pistol at her head and fired. The
bullet struck a glancing blow and cut
long furrow on the scalp.
Mrs. Andrews was made insensible by
the blow and fell at Nyes feet. The
scoundrel fred a second shot as she was
sinking and failed to hit her.
Nye then jumped through an inner and
a storm sash and made his escape. fail
ing to get the money which Andrews
had hidden under his pillow.
An alarm was given and this morning
Sheriff Wilcox OF Washington county
came here to look for Nye. who was be-
lieved 90 have sought a hiding place with
a relative on North Main street
While a detective was out with Sheriff
Wilcox docking for Nye, a telephone mes
sage was received from North Kingston
that Nye had been captured.
Sheriff Wick sent officer Hopkins ana
his own son Charles. out on the hunt
at midnight and told them TO scour the
country.
Charles Wilcox, who is but q years old,
took horse and carriage and started ovet
the old highway which leads 20 North
Kingstown
On the road and about two miles from
Kingston village he overlook Nye.
Nye. seeing that the boy was alone. put
up fight.
Wilcox was game and sailed in to take
his prisoner. He secured Nye's gun. put
handouts Upon him and carried him 20. the
jail at Little Rest
Nye Is wanted In Portland, Me-, for the
theft OF several valuable diamond rings.
A Portland officer came here looking
for him yesterday and expected TO go 10
Davisvllle to get him today.
His brother. Henry Nye. was arrested
at Attleboro. by Sheriff Brown, last night.
on general principles. so the sheriff says.
which may mean good deal.
Nye went TO work on the Curtis farm
last Sunday. He is q years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

Most Of the people were thinly clad.
One woman. Mrs. Shapiro. jumped over
board, but was rescued by Fred Delaney.
a member OF the crew. who leaped In
after her. Both the woman and her res
cuer were pulled aboard the steamer un-
harmed
While the officers and members OF the
crew were trying to calm the passengers.
assuring them that there was no danger
OF the vessel sinking six of the passengers
cleared away a small boat and left the
steamer. According to one OF the OFF,
GERS, the departure of the small boat was
not noticed in the confusion.
II was said that one of the men pas
sengers announced that he was accus-
toned to rowing boat and that he In
duced the others OF fris party to accom-
pany him. At 10 o'clock this forenoon,
this small boat had not been heard from
and much anxiety was FELT as to its
safety.
On board this boat were II. Bird. =. Nc
Caush. Miss Shapiro, Mrs. Il. Wilson,
Mrs c. Shepard and Mrs. A. Fisher.
Unless some passing steamer or other
vessel picked up the party II was feared
that they had met with disaster
Aside from the missing small boat
party, all the passengers and Grew reach
ed here safely on board a tug shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock. Accompanied by the
purser, II. r. Mathews OF New Haven,
the passengers soon after left by train
for New York Some Of them had no outer
wraps and all were without baggage. the
vessel having filled with water so quickly
that they had barely time to seize cloth
ing and rush TO the deck There were two
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24
A GREEK STEAMER
CorInthIa. The First Merchant Vessel 10 Put
Into New York In Years.

New York. Dec. A-A new steamer,
the Corinthia, arrived today from Naples.
the first Greek vessel TO arrive here I'm
many years The Corinthia was built
by RI. Craggs q Sons. Middlesborough.
Eng. for r. G.. Moraitis Of Andres.
Greece.
Her dimensions are $40 feet s inches
length. As feet beam and "a feet inches
depth. Her capacity is 500 tons dead
weight. The Corfnthia win load for Kur-
rachee and Bombay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

OF Lodge No. IL. u. p. r. f.. OF Pittsburg
j. WARE SHUPE. 40. Mount Pleasant.
Pa.
j. G. WHEELER. IS, westmount. Pa.
GEORGE r. REEL. Baltimore.
THOMAS TIPPLER. Philadelphia.
j. w. MARTIN. lineman OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company OF Con-
nellsville
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
JAMES BARNARD. 800 Dewey street,
Pittsburg
II. r. ROUSH Pittsburg
II. Il. MOLTKER. 40. Eldridge, Nd
CHARLES w. WAGNER, 30, Berkeley
Springs. w. Va.
M K. SMITH. 20. Contnellsville. Pa.
past exalted ruler of the sConnellsville
lodge OF Elks.
l.. CHARLES XEILAMB. Christiana.
Sweden.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

hickory nuts s1.to to 81 and potatoes 40
TO 30 cents
The circulars he put out making such
alluring offers caught a good many far
mers and shippers Some OF the prod
uce they sent was sold at cut rates. For
instance a Maine man who was 10 get
20 cents bushel for his potatoes learned
fro manother source that his consign-
ment was closed out at 40 and so cents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

women among the passengers besides
those who left In the small boat
The Brastus Coming left New Haven at
10:15 last night. She encountered thick
weather IN the sound and was proceeding
slowly under the direction OF the pilot, w.
w. Daboll, who was then on watch when
at 2:1o o'clock. she suddenly went on the
rocks.
1t was not until nearly daylight that
her commander, Capt. A. II. Thompson
and the other officres were able to tell
exactly where they were located. They
were surprised to find the vessel lying
on Copps Island, about mile OF her
usual course.
Meantime a launch with some Of the
crew left the steamer as soon as IL was
found that there was no danger OF sink
ing and had come to this city for as
sistance The services of the tug Addie
v. were secured to go TO the assistance
OF the stranded steamer and the owners
in New York were notified. The tug got
all the passengers and crew of the
steamer without accident.
The full List OF passengers on board
the Corning. ss given by the purser, E
r. Mathews Is as foilows
Y. M. Clark. J. Fenton, J. Mccormack,
II. Bird, p. Cchipiro. ]. schipiro, Frank
Fasulo. Mrs. c. Shepard, ]. w. Swift, e.
Reisback. Mr.. Walker. J. McCaush. b.
Klann. Mr.. and Mrs A Fisher, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edward Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. An
tonic Credel, Mrs. r. Soov1lle, Miss II
of the passengers are not given on the
purser's list
Continued On page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

RAIN, FOLLOWED BY CLEARING.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Will Relieve House Famine.

W. W. knight, the house mover,
proposes to come to the relief of those
who are looking for houses to rent,
and believes that he is showing phil
anthropic spirit by investing in real
estate property for such purposes. A
short time ago he purchased the one
story part of the old Olof Olson res
idence now owned by j. S. Robbins,
and has moved it onto lots on Eleventh
street, to be remodeled into dwelling
house.
Last week he added to his holdings
by buying the Faulk restaurant bull
ding on East Litchfeld avenue, which
he will move onto lots in the Ferring
addition, in the second block east of
the Synod church. This he will also
remodel into dwelling house, and
says that he will either sell or rent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Successful Treatment Of Cancer.

Geo. 81. Adams returned on Satur.
day to his home in Sidney, Iowa. Mr.
Adams came here some time ago to be
treated by DR.. G. W. Riches for q
large cancer on his left cheek, and the
success of DR.. Riches in removing the
cancer is complete. No cutting is en-
ployed in DR.. Riches method, which
is one originated by him after many
years of study. The process is not at
any time very painful.
Mr.. Adams, in speaking of the treat
n4ent, said that the cancer which he
carried was one of Is years growth,
and he naturally felt highly elated
when it was finally treated with such
success in this city. he spoke of the
successful cases he had known of in
his home town which had come under
DR.. Riches, who was q former resident
OF that place. Being personally ac-
quainted with him and having every
confidence that he would also effect a
cure in his case, he came to Willmar
with the above result.
Mr.. Adams is a business man of
Sidney, being engaged in photogra-
ply. He is 63 years of age, and ex-
cept for the cancerous growth appeared
quite hale and hearty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Litchfield vs.. WjIlmar.

Untavorable weather prevented a
large attendance at Athletic Park
last Saturday afternoon to witness the
ball game between the Litchfeld and
Willmar high school teams. In spite
of the disagreeable conditions, the
young players made a very creditable
showing. The soft condition of the
diamond somewhat hampered the boys
in displaying their ability and was to
degree responsible for some of the
errors made. Litchfeld showed excel
lent team work, although Willmar is
deserving of much credit for some
good individual plays. The game as
a whole was one deserving q good
patronage and it is to be regretted that
the weather was so disagreeable. The
score follows:
r Il
Litchfield ..00O2 O2O1100-4 8
Willmar. ......0 90 l 0 l O-3 II
Base on balls, by Miller 3, by Glar.
um 2; hit by pitched ball, by Miller l,
by Glarum 2; struck out by Miller 10,
by Glarum 10.
Batteries - Litch6eld, Miller and
Robertson; Willmar, Glarum and
Carlson. Umpire, P. Bonde.
The return game will be played al
Litchield on Saturday, May %.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Membership Fec Is Reduced.

At the last regular meeting of the
Willmar Commercial Club, several
matters OF Importance were brought
up for consideration. Among them
was the question of reducing the MEM
bership fee OF 1926 to $40 and also the
matter of awards to citizens for best
kept lawns. In the case OF the former
it was agreed that the fee hereafter
will be go
In order toencourage the keeping Of
lawns, the following cash prizes will be
awarded by the Club: For the best
kept lawn, $40; for the second best,
7.5O; for third $500; for the fourth,
$3.50. This makes total expenditure
of s25 for this purpose. Willmar has
always enjoyed the reputation of hav-
ing some very pretty lawns within her
borders, and this offer will probably
result in more of our citizens taking
steps toward such Improvement.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Chimney Fires Under tho ban.

New Ulm aldermen have taken q
step regarding chimney fires which we
believe would be quite agreeable to
Willmar firemen for this city to copy.
The New Ulm Review says:
Chimney fires have been put under
the ban. At their adjourned meeting
Monday evening the aldermen of6ci
ally disappoved of the growing prac-
tice of turning in alarms for insignifi-
cant blazes and took steps to abolish
the nuisance. The matter was brought
up by Clerk Schilling, who stated
that it was the height of folly to alarm
the entire city needlessly. Chief En-
gel, who was present, was called up
on for an opinion and stated that the
only way to reach the root of the evi
was to pass an ordinance providing
for fine of from IS to $40 for all fires
of that nature. This, he thought
would influence people to clean the!
chimneys and the council ordered
such an ordinance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Sewey's Glass Blowers.

The same people who made the Glass
Dress for Princess Eulalia are in the
city and have been busily engaged
in fitting the vacant store room in the
Lewis Block formerly occupied by the
Jones Clothing Co., where they will
give exhibitions for four days of their
art and skill. These people were en-
gagged by the Libby Co. ofToledo, Ohio,
to do the spinning and weaving for
the Libby Glass Co. during the Word s
Fair at Chicago, where they produced
the beautiful glass dress for the Prin-
cess Eulalia, They blow all kinds
OF pretty and artistic designs and
eehaments. Glass ships, birds, deer,
ainty Venetian vases, gypsy kettles,
Turkish pipes, etc. are made while you
watch them at work and are given away
free to patrons Everyone receives a
present and = souvenir book mar k
OF spun giass free.
1t begins this evening at Z o 'clock.
Admission 10 cents.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Sw. Lutherans at Annual Conference.

The annual sessions of the Mime
sofa conference of the Augustana
Swedish Lutheran Synod began in
Minneapolis last evening and will
continue about week. The meetings
are being held in Augustana church.
Considerable interest attaches to
this gathering of Swedish Lutheraus,
as several matters of great Importance
are to come up, and among those in
attendance will be q number from
Kandiyohi county. The question of
removing Gustavus Adolphus College
from St. Peter to Minneapolis or St.
Paul and also the question of dividing
the conference will be considered.
The conference district, embracing
MINES ota, the Dakotas and Northern
Wisconsin, is large one, the largest
in the Synod, and it has probably the
largest membership. The conference
will also consider the matter of es sab-
fishing a deaconess institute in St..
Paul. Then there is the question of
complete separation from the general
council and the elections.
An Interesting event of the week
will be an oratorical contest between
Augustana, Rock Island, Gustavus
College, St. Peter, and Bethany Col
lege, LindsbOrg, Kansas.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Plenty Cars Now.

The freight car shortage is evident
ly passing off as shippers along the
Great Northern have been notified
that cars may now be loaded for dis
tant points. For some time it has
been the rule to require shippers to
reload their freight at the junction
where the transfer was made to some
other line. This method often made
it very inconvenient for shippers, it
sometimes being impossible to secure
cars at once to reload their movables,
but it seemed that this was the onlv
method the company had to keep their
cars at home and even with this strict
order in force, some of them would
get away on other roads and were inn
mediately put in service and held as
long as possible. However, cars can
not yet be loaded for points within
300 miles of other terminals. This
clause is intended to keep the cars
from getting into Chicago aud other
eastern cities, for if they once get
there, they are sometimes lost to the
world for three or four weeks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Novwsy's Day Of Independence.

It will be celebrated on Monday,
May Is, by the Ladies' Society of the
Solomon Lake church, on John Flo.
rims farm, three miles north of the
city. Following is the program:
Music. ...'. Seminary Band
Address of Welcome. e.............
.......... go. Rev. 0. f. Heimd ahl
Speech Norwegian Prof. o. X. Omlie
Music.
Recitation. ........... Ludwig Dale
Speech Norwegian) ................
................. Prof. C. a. Hanson
Music.
Recitation e. L. Thorpe
Music. .................S Seminary Band
A splendid Norwegian dinner will
be served. Price only 20 cents.
MENU.
Ludefsk Kj6dboller
Sylte Slide Salad Laks
Gammel Ost Prim Ost
Fl0degr0d Lefse R0dgr6d
Hardapger Kager
Tulekager Kager
Grovt Brod
Refreshments will be served through
out the day. You are all cordially
invited.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Reservation Will Not Be Opened.

The Red Lake County Courier states
that the Indians in the Red Lake Re-
servation have refused to sign the
treaty ceding eleven townships at the
west end Of the reservation. The In
dians were unwilling to yield the
school sections to the state without
pay. The matter will now have to go
before congress again to authorize a
treaty satisfactory to the Indians.
This will be great disappointment to
many land seekers who. have been
waiting for chance to get some OF
the land in question.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Memorial Day Ceremonies.

The members of Col. Heg Post G..
A. r., announce that they will OBJ
serve Memorial Day, which comes on
Saturday, May 80, with the custo-
mary ceremonies which they hold in
respect to their deceased comrades,
In the morning there will be the visit
to the different cemeteries for the
decoration of the soldiers graves, the
pretty custom which is so generally
observed throughout the country on
this day. At this writing no arrange
ments have been made for any pro-
gram aside from this, but it is hoped
that the day will not be allowed to
pass without more extended pro-
gram. 1t Is due to the old soldiers
to receive outside assistance, so
that the day can be observed in q
manner that will make it more i'm.
pressive to larger number and not
let its true sacredness be lost sight of
by the growing generation. The Gus
tom of having PROFESSIONS of public
school pupils in which the patriotic
colors are prominently displayed is q
very pretty one and it is hoped that
arrangements can be made for the
same again this year, as we'll as ap-
propriate music.
Messrs. Stanford, Rice, Boyd and
Jorgenson are the committee from
Col. Heg Post having charge of ar
rangements. They announce that
Rev. Henry G. Buell. will this year
preach the Memorial day sermon. 1t
will be delivered at the First Presby-
terian church on Sunday, May "a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
WILL DEDICATE CHURCH
Swedish nsthedists Of This City Ex.
poct to Hold Dedication cero.
monies May 2x,

The new Swedish Methodist church
building is nearly completed, and it
will be only a short time before the
society will be holding regular SER
vices in it's new house of worship.
Rev. A. Carlson, the pastor, an
nounces that the dedication will take
place on Sunday, May "a, when it is
expected that Bishop Joyce will be
present and preach the dedication SER
mon. Several out-ol-town clergymen
will also be present and the occasion
will be memorable one.
The Swedish Methodist society has
cause to be proud of its efforts in the
line of securing an edi6ce for this city
which, while not large in size, yet is
one of the neatest in Willmar in
structure. The building is of solid
brick, with very pretty stained glass
windows, and of modern architecture
throughout. The small society has
been holding its meeting in this city
for the past twelve years at the priv
ate homes of the different members.
There are new families moving into.
the city from the surrounding country
who belong to this denomination and
the society hopes to soon have a
largely increased membership. The
present combined membership of the
Kandiyohi and Willmar churches is
81, Rev. Carlson being the resident
pastor at the former place.
Arrangements will be made so that
regular services can be held at both
places every week, with Rev. Carlson
in charge of both parishes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
In the Baseball Field.

Members of the old ball team known
as the "Willmar Clippers" have or
ganized team for the season of 1903,
and announce that they will play
games throughout the season at least
once q week. The members of the new
team are: Jacob Nelson, manager,
Charles Nelson, captain, Hugh Camp
bell, Jens Peterson, Harry Odell,
Isaac Jorstad, Ferd. Rigg, James
Cleary, Jalmer Newquist and Louis
Larson. Charles Nelson and Hugh
Campbell constitute the teams battery.
The new organization is called the
"All Stars.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
For Summer Band Concerts,

The Litchfeld band made an offer
to the village council at that place to
furnish eight band concerts during the
summer at $40 each. This PROPOSE
tion the council modified to the extent
that 1t will agree to allow the band 81
GER concert for each man in attend
ance, 81 for the leader and an addi.
tional 81 for the travelling expenses
of the two Grove City members of the
band. Some over 5000 has been SUBJ
scribed by the business men for new
uniforms, which are expected to ar
rive there in time for the band g Deco
ration Day turnout.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
Close Call From Asphyxlation.

What might have been a sad acci-
dent was luckily averted last week
while Jacob Olson and Tom THOMPSON
were sinking q we'll on N. 0. Grue' 8
farm near Long Lake. They were
bothered with q rock which they at
tempted to blast bp dynamite. Mr..
Thompson descended little too early
after the discharge and but for his
ready discovery of gas might have
been asphyxiated. He came out SAFE
ly with the exception of a bad head
ache.-Spicer Cor. in New London
Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
EDITOR MAKES DISCOVERY
Editor. Smith at Raymond Makes Timely
Discovery Of Ftrs-Demonstrstes
that an Editor Was Useful.

What might have proven to be q
most disastrous fire was discovered
and extinguished just in the nick OF
time last Friday night. While the
editor OF this paper was on his way to
retire for the night about 1890 last Fri
day evening and when in front of the
postoffice, he was suddenly startled
by q cloud of smoke which came
from between the bank building and
the Hehmke building occupied by the
machinery firm of Buss & Fruehling
since their sad experience with the
fire the week previous. After close
investigation he decided that there
was fire in the latter building and
after procuring Eddie Newberger and
Herman Swiers together with Ian
tern the trio soon discovered that the
fire was in the shed on the rear of the
building. The doors to the shed and
the main building were locked but en-
trance was gained by breaking in the
back door of the shed and it was found
that q fire had started on the side of
the main building down near the floor
OF the shed where a lot of paper and
rubbish had accumulated from clean
ing up. The door of the main build
ing was kicked in and a pail partly
filed with water standing near the
door soon put out the fire which was
just beginning to blaze and had al
ready burned hole about foot in
diameter. The origin of the fire is
not known but it is the opinion of
Messrs. Buss and Frnehling and near
ly every one present who witnessed
the scene that it was of incendiary
origin. Mr.. Buss states that he and
Mr.. Buurman were the last in the
building that night-about 10 o'clock
and that no one had been in the
shed all evening and the door had not
been open. A strong wind was blow
ing from the northwest and had the
fire ever got started the entire block
would have been in danger. There
was no insurance on the building and
but very little on the stock.-Ray-
mOnd News,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-13
There is some talk of re-organizing

There is some talk of re-organizing
the Citizens band. By all means, let
US encourage such q movement. We
would all be glad to again listen to
the delightful concerts in the park,
and we are sure the old settlers who
will meet here in June would appre.
ciate hearing this popular organiza-
ton. It takes money to keep up a
good band as we'll as any other organ
ization, but we believe the necessary
expenses for their support through the
season can be easily raised.