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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18
N . m 70.

Nov. Ii.
A. w. Bergstrom returned Monday
from trip to Minneapolis and other
points.
Miss Annie Norman went to Cannon
Falls, MIMI, Tuesday, where che will
act as q bridesmaid at the wedding of
q cousin.
The Ladies' Sewing Society of the
East Salem congregation, met with
Mrs. A. B. Sandberg last Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar E. Bergstrom
left for Minneapolis last Tuesday
where they will make their future
home. the good will of their many
friends goes with them.
The creamery is now in operation
after having been shut down over a
week for repairs. The interior of the
factory DOW presents much heater
appearance, and Buttermaker Tuve-
son expresses himself as very much
pleased with the change.
Mrs. Jonas Johnson, whom we men.
toned last week as having goue to St..
Paul for medical aid, has undergone
an operation for cancer. The opera
ton was successful and her ultimate
recovery Is now certain, which will be
pleasant news to her many friends
around here. She will, however, for
some weeks yet be under the care OF
the doctors at St. Paul.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18

DR.. G. f. Gerretson, dentist. Office
In New Ruble block. Willmar 22tt
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18

400'bushel portable corn cribs want
Ell by the New London Milling Co.
70.4
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18
For Rent,

A No. I stock farm near town and
creamery. VIM. OLSON,
18th Spicer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18

HOUSE FOR RENT-On LitchfelG
Avenue between LIST and End streets.
City water and cistern. Inquire OF
J. P. Madison. lwp~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18

10000 b, shells of ear corn wanted
by the New London Mill ng Co. Ntf
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18
Drugs and Medicines
Taken Up.

Taken Up.
Came onto my place in section 7,
town of Kandiyohi, about the middle
OF October, one black hog about half
YEAR old. Owner please call, prove
properly, pay charges and take it
away. ~ T. P. SHERMAN. Tsp
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18
WILLMAR MARKETS

Corrected November Is, 1908.
Prices on creamery butter, -four, BRAN shorts
and apples are dealers selling prices, all others
are prices paid to producers
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18

81. T. Olsen, Monument Dealer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-11-18
Public Auction,

A. c. CRAWFORD, Auctioneer. 78-5b
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
WOMEN WORK IN WATER
TO SAVE THEIR HOMES
Mississippi Flood Situation Grows Constantly
More Acute--Great Levee Breaks and Flood
Large Tracts of Farming Lands Thousands
OF People Move to Higher Ground.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 5.-The ter
rife force and the destructive magni-
tude of the great flood that is sweep
ing down the Mississippi is steadily
Increasing in volume, surmounting and
denolishing barriers of protection,
tapping at property and reaching for
lives as it extends farther and farther
beyond the ordinary river confines, is
now being felt in St. Louis and vicin-
ity to an alarming extent.
At o'clock tonight the stage had
reached S4.2 feet, rise of feet since
o'clock this morning. Government
F'orecaster Bowie tonight predicted a
stage Of 35 feet by tomorrow noon, 36
feet by Sunday and 81 feet on Mon
day.
The Mississippi north of the mouth
of the Missouri is rising still, but the
Tapidity of the rise has been dimin-
ished because of the breaks in leyees.
, The great Sny levee, which extends
for miles along the Illinois shore, from
Hannibal northward, broke today and
the waters went rushing through the
crevasse to devastate thousands of
acres of fertile farming lands. Some
lives may be lost.
Madison Levee Goes.
Later in the day the flood forced a
passage through the levee at Madison,
III. Just north of ST. Louis. This Ievee
is fifteen miles long and for days men
have been endeavoring to strengthen
1t, but the ri<er found its weak point
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
ALL'S WELL, MR..
LOWRY ASSURES US
His Properties Not Really Injured by
Ames & Co.'s Failure.

Special to The Globe.
FEW YORK. June 5.-President
Lowry. of the Twin City Rapid Tran
sit and the 500 railroad, is in town.
When asked today for his views on
the railroad situation and especially
as to the recent decline in the price OF
the securities Of the two roads. Mr..
Lowry said:
This was perfectly natural. The
failure Of the Canadian house OF
Ames & Co, which was to an extent
interested in the roads. affected tenn
porarily the confidence of some of the
holders Of stock, ana prices went
down. but the properties are In ex-
cellent shape. as those who know win
attest. The stock Is worth just as
much as ever. The roads are in ex-
ceIlent shape. The prospects were
never brighter. Crops are good. and.
although a few setbacks may be OBJ
served. yet they are but temporary,
and do not really menace the compa-
MES prosperity"
Touching on general conditions in
the Northwest, Mr.. Lowry said that
they were very satisfactory. and the
business men and people generally
were contented
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
HUNDREDS OF POOL
PLAYERS NABBED
E'The" Aliens Joint in New
York Is Raided i'm Sensa-
tional Manner.

NEW YORK, June 5.-Two hundred
white men and $50 negroes were ar
rested today in a raid by the police on
The" Aliens famous place in Sixth
avenue. Entrance was forced through
the front and rear doors by detectives
with axes. The police used their re-
volvers in effecting the arrests. They
appropriated a large number Of slips
and racing sheets as well as a great
quantity OF pool room paraphernaIia.
Some of the prisoners tried to es-
cape by breaking through screens in
the rear windows, but these We're
caught by the police that guarded the
rear. On the third floor of the house
was found a pool room in full opera
ton, but all the visitors were negroes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
STRANGER CLAMORS
FOR "DE MON'
Brainerd Man Gets a Letter of the
UdoIDho Order.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
BRAINERD, Mimi, June 5.-CharIes
Ahrens has received letter which is
signed, "a Stranger to Charles
Ahrens," and the stranger threatens
to put Ahrens' respiratory organs on
the bum and end his existence unless
he digs up $50 at a certain time, so
the people Of Brainerd are to suppose
that there is murderer in the vi
cinity of the bridge across the dam.
The following is a copy Of the epistle:
"Chas. Ahrens:-
Il request you to place $50 in gold
under the second right hand corner of
the bridge on the lake road where the
road runs under and If it ain't there by
II o'clock sharp and the coast clear for
me to get 1t. win XIII you. Place the
money there and do not go there for
one day and half nor post any
guards there or You viii be killed and
buried in the lake In less than two
days. Get the money in gold and
place it there inside Of twenty min
utes after II O'Clock tonight.
From Stranger to Chas. Ahrens."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
TWO ARE ARRESTED FOR TAKING
''DIVVIES" ON MAIL POUCHES
Thomas W. McGregor, of Nebraska, in Charge
of Supplies for Rural Delivery Service and
Charles E.Upton, Assistant, the Men Accused
Said to Have Received $4,000.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 5.-As a
result of the investigation Of affairs at
the postof1ce department, Thomas w.
McGregor, clerk in charge of the sun
plies for the rural free delivery serv-
Ice, and c. Ellsworth Upton, of BaIti-
more, one of McGregor's assistants.
were today arrested on the charge of
conspiracy with Charles E. Smith. of
Baltimore, to defraud the government
in the purchase of the leather pouches
furnished the rural carriers through
out the country. Their cases make
seven arrests in all since the investi-
cation began. Other arrests are ex-
pected later.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bristow says McGregor and Up
ton were arrested upon warrants
sworn out in Baltimore by Inspectors
]. d. Sullivan and R. D. Simmons.
Agreement With Contractor Smith.
The complaint sets forth that Nc
Gregor and Upton agreed with Smith
to obtain for him orders for many
thousands Of leather pouches. The
price agreed upon was 80 cents per
pouch; the actual value was less than
90 cents. Smith was to pay to them
the difference between 80 and 30 cents
per pouch. 1t is stated at the depart
ment that the actual number of
pouches which were purchased exceed
ed 10000, for which the government
paid 80 cents each, or $4,000 in all
Smith received and retained of this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
NEW MILITIA LAW
IS INTERPRETED
Judge Advocate General De-
cides Several Disputed
Points.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June s.
Judge Advocate General Davis has
sent to the secretary of war an opin-
ion relative to various disputed mat
ters of construction Of the new mill
tia law One point raised was
whether section Il, relating to expen-
diture Of money for the militia, was
not in conflict with the federal constf-
tuition, the contention being that It
would take the militia from the con-
troll of the state. Gen. Davis points
out that the new militia law does not
differ materially from the present law
and that all that will be necessary is
change in the forms for accounting to
be TO the treasury department.
An important point raised concerns
section Is, which provides for the par
ticipation Of the militia in maneuvers
and field instructions of the regular
army but with a further proviso that
the command of a military post or
camp and Of the officers and troops of
the United States stationed where
such maneuvers occur shall remain
with the regular commander Of the
post without regard to the rank of
the commanding or other officers of
the militia temporarily encamped
there. Gen. Davis holds that such pOr-
tions of the national guard as partict-
pate in the maneuvers or operations
do so for the purpose of improving
their discipline and efficiency, and that
in such participation they act under
the orders of their respective gov
ernors. While so engaged the organi-
cations of the national guard, he says,
remain under the control Of their
chief, and not having
been called for" in the manner pre-
scribed in the constitution, do not
pass under the command and control
OF the president as commander-in in
chief. He holds that the enlisted men
of the national guard are not entitled
TO increased pay in virtue Of previous
service in the militia, but says that
officers who have served five years in
the militia are entitled, under the law,
to the same 10 per cent increase in
pay that is provided for officers of the
army.
The Judge advocate general says
that in applying section Is, the drills
and encampments which took place in
any state or territory during the year
ended Dec. 81, 1902, should be consid-
cred In determining the right Of the
state or territory to participate in the
benefits conferred by previous and
present laws.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
COAL OPERATORS ARE
ENJOINED PERPETUALLY
Judge KohIsaat Issues Final Decree in
Chicago Case.

CHICAGO, June 5.-A perpetual in
junction preventing any combination
of certain coal operators in Illinois
and Indiana to sell their wares through
one distributing agency and regulate
prices was issued by Judge Kohlsaat
today This was the end of the coal
case in which the operators were in
dicted. The indictments were Quashed
and action later begun by District At
torney Bethea in the United States
court The operators had been bound by
a temporary injunction since March 19
last.
The order Of Judge Kohlsaat sets
forth that the defendants entered into
a contract to fix prices and to sell
through one distributing agency. The
court finds that the defendants had
ceased to operate under this agree
ment prior to the fling Of the gov
ernment's bill. Then, declaring that It
is not the desire of the defendants to
carry out the contract in future, the
court orders that perpetual injunc-
ton issue against continuance f the
agreement,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06

Tor his own use $4,000. The remain.
Ing $4,000 was paid to McGregor and
Upton. The government could have
bought the entire number Of pouches
from the manufacturers for $4,000.
McGreaor Is From Nebraska.
McGregor has been in the service
since 1891. He came here from Ne
braska as a messenger, and subse-
quently was promoted to a cIerkshin.
and finally was appointed by Mr. Ma
chen In charge of the supply work of
the rural free delivery service. Mr..
Upton Is Baltimorean, and has been
In the postal service for thirteen years.
Both the men are married. Upton
asked to be taken before a commits
sloner at Baltimore, instead Of in this
city, because Of his wider acquair-
tance there and better opportunity for
securing ball. His request was grant
ed. McGregor was taken to the Of
fce of United States Commissioner
Taylor
McGregor has been under close sur
Ve11Iance Of the inspectors for weeks,
and has been subjected to a close ex-
animation for several hours a day dur
ing a part of that time The INSPECTORS
say that today they completed the eyi-
denee they wanted before taking ac-
ton.
Mr.. Bristow declined to say what ac-
ton was likely to be taken in the case
OF Z. Z. Smith, who has not been ar
rested. Mr.. Bristow said that the two
Continued on Third PAGE,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
SAYS BRITONS WILL
NOT BE FOOLED
Campbell Il-Bannerman, Liberal Leader,
Sails Into Chamberlain.

LONDON, June addressing a
Liberal demonstration at Perth, Scot
land, Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman
Liberal leader, denounced Mr.. Cham
berlain's scheme as a great diversion
invented by master hand in the cab
met to shroud in controversy the gov
ernment's past muddles and failures,
the premier, meanwhile, yielding a
probably reluctant and shivering ac-
qulescene. The speaker said he did
not believe that the country would be
so easily befooled.
Sir Henry pointed out the suffering
that protective system would be
likely to fnf1ict Oh the working classes
and the illusory nature of the proposed
bribe of old-age pensions. He declar-
ed that this matter must be fought out
without delay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
WHERE FORCE AND
MATTER JOIN
Scientist Depicts the Border
land of the Futures
Great Problems.

| BERLIN. June 5.-Prof Sir William
/ Crookes. before the international
chemical congress today, dealt with the
possibility Of reducing all the elements
or matter to a one ultimate, by find
ing that each and every element Is
resolvable into single form of en-
| ergy.
The subject was Modern Views on
Matter-The Realization Of a Dream"
Sir William cited the utterances Of Sir
Humphrey Davy and Faraday, as an
ticipating the possibility of reducing
the elements to simpler bases and
sketched the significance of the Roent-
gen rays and Bequerel rays and the
experiments Of Curie and others.
All these observations he said,
find internal connection in the dis
covery Of radium, which is probably
the basis of the coarser chemical ele-
ments here. Probably masses of
molecules dissolve themselves into the
other waves of the universe or into
electrical energy. Thus we stand on
the border line, where matter and
force pass into each other. In this
border land lie the greatest scientific
problems Of the future. Here lie the
final realities, wide reaching and mar
Yelous.
birth Of new views regarding the ma
ture Of atoms, electricity and ether.
DO We not again see that our investi-
cations have only temporary value?
Will we be content to see matter dis
solving into a multitude Of revolving
electrodes? Such a mysterious dissO-
luton of atoms appears to be univer-
sal. 1t occurs when a particular piece
Is rubbed with silk. 1t is present in
sunshine. in rain drop, in lightning,
IN flame. in waterfall, and in the
roaring sea- 1t is possible that form
less nebulae viii again prevail when
the hourglass Of eternity has run out.'
MADISON, Wis, June 5.-The the
ory of Sir William Crookes is closely
allied to the discovery recently an
nounced by Prof. s. M. Babcock, the
noted Wisconsin scientist, that the
weight Of an atom is fnversely propor-
tional to its inherent energy. The
Wisconsin scientists theory Is that
all atoms are the same, but endowed
with varying kinds and quantities Of
energy which give the atoms their
varying forms. The theory of Prof.
Crookes, however, goes a step farther
and tells of possible disintegration Of
matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
DAY'SNEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for st. Paul and vicinity: Fair
today and Sunday.
DOMESTIC
Ohio men are indicted for alleged land
frauds IN many states.
DR.. Lorenz cooking eggs and society
women as Mattresses and chambermaids
are features Of strike in Chicago hotel
Thomas W. McGregor, in charge Of sup
plies for rural free delivery service, and
Charles E. Upton, his assistant. are ar
rested, charged with conspiring with c. e.
Smith, contractor, to defraud government
in purchase Of mail pouches.
Judge Advocate Gen. Davis, U. S. A.
decides disputed points arising under new
militia law.
Attempt is made to lynch man charged
with wife murder at Tomah. Wis.
Great Northern may lease Flynn mine
IN Hfbbing (Minn.) district, in which case
the state will receive $500, 900.
ST. PAUL
Supreme court censures an attorney for
unnecessarily appealing a case on a tech
nical point.
Mrs. Delp, the South st. Paul woman
who recently ran away from her hus-
band and baby. is reconeiled and returns.
Ambrose Tighe says governor should as
sumo practical dictatorship over the legis-
lature.
Forest ID. varnum, OF st. Paul. named
by governor to succeed Pillsbury, of Min
neapolis, on the state electrical board.
Securities case is being heard by the
circuit court.
Luella Forepaugh-F Fish show pleases
big crowds.
MINNEAPOLIS
Bride and groom ask Judge Holt at
conclusion Of wedding ceremony for babe
to adopt.
Kangaroo court of the carnival results in
a storm Of protests.
| BUSINESS
Wheat opens higher and active. but re-
action occurs and later rally does not
| quite overcome the loss. Oats are higher
and corn unchanged
Bears have their innings In stoclzs b,,,
rally occurs in closing hour and wint1nn
| is strong.
RAILROADS
| Rate cutting and other violations ot
rules by members of the Western Passen-
| ger association may lead to the dissob1-
| tion Of the organization.
Omaha's annual meeting of stockholders
and directors sFFiH be held today.
SPORTING
St Paul team wins opening game Al
| Columbus. Score. 13 tel
Twenty horses to start in Harlem handi-
cap this afternoon. Track slow and mud
dE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
FRAUDULENT LAND
DEALS ARE CHARGED
Four Ohio Men Are Indicted for Mis-
use of the Mails.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 5.-Indict-
ments were returned by the United
States grand jury against John A.
Cobb, of Bainbridge, Ohio, and w. II.
II. Miller, s. E. Struble and g. w. J.
Woltz, Of Newark, Ohio, for misuse Of
the mails in connection with alleged
fraudulent land deals. Several other
men, who have not been arrested, are
under indictment on a similar charge.
The government inspectors claim to
have unearthed alleged land swindles
of gigantic proportions, which, they
say, were carried on by men operating
in widely separated localities. Large
tracts of timber land, for which alleg-
ed fraudulent deeds were given to pur-
chasers, were offered for sale in Ten
nessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mis-
souri,, Texas and Michigan. Victims,
it is said, are to be found in almost
every state. Witnesses have been
summoned from Iowa among other
states.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
ANXIOUS TO LEAD
Booming Harrison and Would Make
Their State Whole Thing in the West.

Special to The Globe.
CHICAGO, June 5.-Extensive ar
rangements were announced today by
the local Democratic leaders for the
demonstration of the Chicago Demoe-
-racy set for July is. 1t is expected
that the meeting viii assume ma
tional Importance and have a direct
bearing upon the Democratic national
and state reorganization.
Among the speakers viii be Mayor
Reed, of Kansas City: Congressman
TrimbIe, of Kentucky; William J. Bry-
an, Daniel Campau, of Michigan;
Charles A. Walsh. secretary of the ma
ttonal committee, and Mayor Harrison.
The demonstration Is a part of the
Harrison plan to make Illinois the
chief factor in the West in the ma
tional councils Of the party. It is an
nounced, however, that the dominant
sentiment will be loyalty to the ma
tionaI committee, which Mayor Harri-
son and his advisers regard as su-
preme in the reorganization contro-
Uorsv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06

in a sewer way. Carloads of bags OF
sand and all other available material
were hurried to the break and dumped
in, but the force of the flood washed
out the filing and the break constantly
widened. West Granite, a town of
2,o00 people, is in a depression between
the levee and a railroad embankment.
Warning had been given and the in
habitants had sought safety when the
deluge came. It is believed all escap-
ed, but the town is under water.
In st. Louis the building along the
river front have practically been aban-
doned, as the first floors are over a
foot under water, which stands to-
night two feet deep on the top of the
steamboat levee.
Women Waist High in Water.
In South St. Louis fully 100 fami-
lies living near the mouth of the river
Des Peres were forced to leave their
houses today and many families in
house boats fed to land for shelter.
Men and women worked to their waists
in the swiFling waters, with ropes and
wire cables anchoring their homes to
the railroad tracks and to trees on
high ground. Wagons were backed
into the river up to their beds and fur
niture loaded in.
The interrupted train service has
very materially improved, as portions
of the Wabash, Missouri Pacific, Katy,
Alton and Santa Fe tracks are under
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
GREAT NORTHERN
MAY GET MINE
Philbin Has Option Under
Which State May Receive
100000.
Special to The Globe.

special to The Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, June Sd. NJ.
Philbin, assistant general superintend-
ent of the Great Northern road, will
exercise his option for the mining lease
to the east X of the southeast u of
section s, range 81, town 20, in the
Hibbing district, known as the Flynn
mine. The eighty acres are owned by
the state and the owners of the lease
of Duluth, and DR.. D. C. Rood, of Hfb-
bing, and one other Mesabe range man.
The terms of the option held by Mr..
Phflbin are to pay a bonus Of $4,000
and 35 cents royalty. The minimum of
ore to be mined annually on which
royalty must be paid is 100, 600 tons.
The state royalty is 20 cents, so that
the owners of the lease will receive an
advance of 10 cents a ton on all ore
mined. This will provide a fixed in
come of $1,000 a year for each Of the
owners of the lease and it will be more
in proportion as the operating COM
pany ships in excess Of 100 600 tons a
year.
The 10 cents increased royalty win
become big item In the life of the
mine. The amount of ore show up Is
said to be not less than 100000 and
only a part Of one forty has been ex-
plored as yet. The ore deposit is from
165 to ESQ feet in depth. Fhe state will
receive 25 cents a ton on all the ore
mined, and as there is known to be
100000 tons, the amount will be in
round numbers 100000 and the lease
owners are satisfied that a great deal
more ore will show up.
1t is expected that Mr.. Philbtn will
turn the property over to some one Of
the large operating companies and it
has been expected for some. time that
NJ. A. Hanna & Co. will get it.