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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-06-11
Chicago Board Of Trade

Chicago. June fluctuations on the
board of trade to-day:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
ElectrOcuted.

Plattsburg, N. Y, March 49,
"Whitey'' Sullivan was electrocuted at
Dannemora prison Tuesday for the
murder of Matthew Wilson, night
Waterman. of the First national bank
of Cobleskill on November 26, 1900.
Sullivan was a member Of a gang thet
tried to rob the bank on that night and
Wilson was shot in a fight with tho
thieves. Goat Hinch, another of the
gang, is in Dannem ora prison under
sentence. of death for participation Il
the same crime
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished at Climax, Polk county, MIMI,
on April /.
The trustees of the Sheldon estate
have paid the debt on the Red Wing
hospital amounting to over $1,000,
and the association owns it's property
unincumbered.
At the sixth annual meeting of the
Northwestern Manufacturers asso-
citation at the St. Paul Chamber Of
Commerce the following officers were
! elected:
Mabel Green, formerly a teacher at
the Jefferson school in Minneapolis,
committed suicide in Chicago. A
broken engagement is said to have
led the young woman to commit the
deed. Miss Green left about q year
ago for Chicago.
The northwestern lawn tennis
| tournament will be held at Lake Min
netonka during the week of Aug.
ID, the date having been fixed at a
tional Lawn Tennis association, held
at New York.
The Crookston band is preparing to
give number of concerts at Maple
Lake during the coming season.
The entire family of o. A. Pinney
OF LeSueur was poisoned apparently
by something which they ate. Miss
Sophie Won Oshen, who was at the
house, was also poisoned. All are out
of danger.
Peter 8. Bolander, an old recluse
living in tumbie-down shanty at
the rear of 525' Washington avenue
north, Minneapolis, was found dead
by neignbors, who, alarmed at his
continued absence, broke in the door.
The Great Northern railroad an
nounces that it will begin. the con-
struction this season of line north
from Thief River Falls into the north
ern part of the state.
A six-foot vein of good coal has
been found between Rallog and
GAINESVILLE which, when developed.
will solve the fuel question for many
years to come, as wood is getting to
be very scarce and dear.
Just a week from the day she was
to have been married, after the invi-
tations for the marriage had been
issued and all preparations for the
hanpy event completed, Clara Louise
Bolter died and her remains now oc-
cupy grave il Layman's cemetery
in Minneapolis.
| M. w. Savage has refused an offer
of $4,000 for Dan Patch. The ia
nous PAGER cost Mr.. Savage 100000
about three months ago. He bought
the stallion in New York city, and
now eastern men are SO anxious to
get him back that they photographed
the offer. r. 80.
The case against Michael Mollick,
charged with illegal fishing al" Spring
Lake, resulted in verdict of acquit-
tai. The complainant was Deputy
Game Warden Boyd of St. Paul. ..
While leading q spirited horse,
Adolph Threnden, Of Edgerton. q
young man, was kicked in the face
and badly injured. He is a K. P,
which lodge will look to his welfare.
". g. Sawyer has resigned as a
[member Of the board OF managers Isl
the Minnesota state fair. and w. 3.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.

It win be a Fourth Of July without
firecrackers and rockets and mud
cans and bloody fingers: and broken
heads if movement that has been
started in st. Paul accomplishes Its
purpose. ,'s
An order has been issued ,consolid.
ating. the postofice at Rchfeld, Hen.
nepin county, with the postoffics at
Minneapolis. "A postof6ce station viii
be established at Richfeld with faci.
titles, Tor the transaction ofasmoney
erdsrs ana registry business. 5s.5s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
BLAMED P[NN[|L MOST.
Mrs. Burdick Tells How Her Hus-
band Felt Regarding Her
Conduct.
SAYS PENNELL WAS TO MARRY her.
Letter in Which He Spoke of Killing
Burdick Is Produced and Idle nti-
fied-Mrs. Burdick Tells of Receiv-
ing News of Murder and What He +
Mother Said.

Buffalo, n. y, March 25.-The in
quest into the murder of Edwin L. Bur
| dick was resumed in the police court
at ten o'clock Tuesday morning. The
| widow Of the dead man continued her
| testimony, which was begun Monday.
Her testimony Monday was devoted
entirely to her relations with Pencil
and of her meeting him clandestinely
| at various places. Several letters
| which Pencil had written to witness
were shown, revealing their relations.
| One letter written from New York,
| containing the threat to kill Burdick,
| was identified by Mrs. Burdick as be-
ing in Pennells handwriting, but she
declared she did not remember having
| received it. Il will read it and see If it
will refresh your recollection: AS l
| looked into your beautiful eyes last
night | feared there was some trOu-
bic hidden there. I did not know, but
/ feared it was because of some other
reason than because ! was going away.
| If there was, dearest, I wish you would
! tell me. There is that in the manner
| of your husband toward you that
| makes me fear sometimes that l might
kill him. Do you remember receiving
| that letter.?
mo, SIR
ORDEAL Telling on Mrs. Burdick.
The result of Mondays ordeal was
evidenced in Mrs. Burdick's pale and
worn appearance, as she entered the
courtroom Tuesday.
"There was an occasion about two
years ago when you and Mr.. Burdick
had quite an alteration at your
house," asked Mr.. Coatsworth, when
Mrs. Burdick had taken her seat in the
witness chair.
Eyes, SIR" was the reply.
"And after that it was necessary for
him to wear a piece of court plaster
on his head?"
mo, sir"
"Did not you at that time strike him
| over the head with a chair?"
stT did NOT ,,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
ice or Long Prairie, a former mem.
Der of the state board of control, has
been selected as his successor.

Der OF the state board OF control, has
been selected as his successor.
All loggers on the upper St. Croix
and tributaries have broken camp
and preparations are being made for
an Immediate log drive. The warm
weather has caused the total dis
appearance of the snow and the
streams are full.
Fred hartman, a laborer. committed
suicide near the home of Lewis Pal
mer, two miles west of Bloomington,
by hanging himself to the limb of a
tree. He was Respondent because of
excessive drinking. He had no re-
latives in this country and his re-
mains will be buried by the county.
The costly glass fronts of two bust
ness places at Gladstone were smash
ed in by some one throwing stones
and bottles through them. One place
has three large panes of glass broken
and the other two. Three young men
Of this vicinity are suspected of hav-
ing done the damage.
An order has been issued providing
for the establishment of an addition
al postoffice station at St. Paul at
Dale street and Como avenue. 1t will
be known as station %. Facilities
will be provided for the transaction
of money order and registry bust
ness.
1t is reported there is strong prob
ability that Cass Lake will have a
United States land Office. It would
curtail the business of the Duluth Of
fee to some extent.
Labor Commissioner O'Donnell re-
ceived from the managers of the
French exposition, held at Paris in
1900, handsome bronze medal for the
exhibit made at the exposition by the
Minnesota department Of labor:
The early closing movement has
apparently reached an acute stage in
Crookston, as one of the clothing
stores was mobbed because the prop
rietor would not agree to the early
closing agreement.
The citizenship of Daniel Campbell
of Minneapolis has been annulled by
an order of Judge C.. B. Elliott be-
cause of the statements of the former
at the time of his naturalization that
he game to the United States in 1848,
when the proof shows that he really
came in 1856, after he was 81 years of
age.
W. W. Erwin, the 'Tall Pine" has
moved to Miami, Fla, where ne has
become senior partner in a prominent
law firm. It is said at his former Of
fee here, where he was associated
with Henry S.Meade that his arrange
ments in the south are of most sat
isfactory sort.
Ole P. Jeving was appointed post
master al; Syre, Norman county,
Mimi, vice Carl Berg.
William Guenser, whose place Of re-
sidence could not be learned, claims
to have been held up in St. Paul by
two men who he says he met in Min.
neapolis early in the day.
John Whitaker of Sandstone walk
ed half q mile from his mill to his
home with q piece Of scantling three
feet long sticking through his side
: The scantling was thrown against Z
I circular saw and hurled back against
him, the end striking him above thu
u third RIB and piercing his stds, Nth
/: out fatal results. 800 IS. - -.-.---.-
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28

not know whether he hadassigned any
of his life insurance policies over to
her. She did not know that PenneH
had made any provision for her.
Hears of Husbands Murder.
when you got the telegram from
your mother announcing Burdich's
death, what reply did you send?"
II replied that I would be home the
following morning."
''Did you also telegraph to Pennen?"
eyes: wired him to meet me at the
station
"You arrived that Friday morning,
did you see Mrs. Hul?"
Eyes. SIR
Ibid you have talk with her?"
yes sir"
'Did you ask her how it had hap
pened?'
'Why. yes; said: Mamma, what in
the world has happened ?'and she said:
Ed is dead and he has been murdered
right in his own house,
"W hat did she tell you about it?''
'She told me how the servants had
found the kitchen. window open and
how Ed could not be found, how the
den door was closed and how they were
all frightened by the strange appear
ance of the den when they@opened the
door, and about telephoning for the
doctor" =;
'Did your mother tell you that when
she looked into the den she saw Ed ly-
ing there?''. :
mo, she did not know it was Ed
Received Note from Pennel.
'Did you hear from Pencil that
day?'
II got a brief note from him, i'm
which he said he was sorry that he had
been at the falls when my telegram az
rived 50 that he could not meet me- -
She did not reply, she said, nor did she
communicate with him in any way
after that. She never saw PenneH
again after he left her on the train go
ing to Atlantic City:
A recess was taken at this point.
Hint of Murder and Suicide.
1t was after three o'clock when the
afternoon session of the inquiry was
begun, with Mrs. Burdick again on the
stand.
Mr.. Coatsworth read letter from
Mrs. Pencil to Burdick, in which she
pleaded with him to take Mrs. Burdick
back and limiting that Pencil might
commit suicide and take Burdiok
with him. Mrs. Rurdick said she did
not know what Mrs. Pencil meant
by it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
Senator Hannass Dauxhter III.

Cleveland, o., March 25.@Senator
Hanna, who arrived here Saturday -
take part in the municipal campaign,
received a number Of kilograms from
Thomasville, Ca, Tuesday concerning
the serious illness of his daughter,
Ruth, who is suffering there from ty-
phoid fever. While Miss Hanna's cor
aition is not as yet alarming, the sena-
tor is greatly worried and may decide
to break some OF his engagements and
20 TO Thomaeville shortly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28

New Orleans. March 25.-Advices re-
ceived here indicate that at last the
expected revolution in Nicaragua, as
result of Zelaya's friendship for Sierra
and Arias in Honduras, has arrived.
This revolt in Nicaragua has been weh
timed. for Zelaya has been lending an
the aid in his power to Sierra and Arias
and is not in position to make the
campaign he could have undertaken
had there not been outside influences
which were calling upon him for very
prompt attention.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
Shoots Foreman, Kills Self.

Milwaukee, March 25.-Henry Hen
sler, a carpenter in the employ of the
Johns-Nanville Covering company, at-
tempted to murder his foreman, Peter
Weyer, Tuesday at Forty-fourth and
State streets, where the company 10
putting up new building. After
shooting his foreman Hensler reversed
the weapon and shot himself through
the head, death resulting almost in
stantly. Weyer's wound is said not
10 be serious
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
News Notes.

The water in the river at Winona
is commencing to fall, after having
reached a stage of about seven feet.
Unless, there are spring rains it is
believed this fall will continue.
f. A monument on the grounds of the
new state capitol, in commemoration
of the Minnesota soldiers killed in the
philippines and of those that died of
wounds or disease contracted in the
Philippines, is provided for in bill
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative J. J. McGregor of Benton coun-
ty. 49,
: The newly elected council of Fer
tile met and fixed the saloon license
at. $3.50. Ex-county Treasurer M. G.
Peterson has. entered into partner
8 ship with T. II. Nesseth.
Frederick w. Hill of St. Paul was
I discharged from bankruptcy in the
] United States district court. ~
DR.. "A. "A. Ames, successfully mayor,
fugitive and prisoner, is now in Gus
{ tody in Minneapolis and within the
jurisdiction of the Hennepin district
& court. *y;s . - IA =. -: <.s r.
w. H. Griffith, switchman, residing
In st. Anthony Park, and employed
! at the Minnesota Transfer, was kill.
+ "a by falling from q gondola car: szs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
Breaking Propeller Spells Trial.

Breaking Propeller Spells Trial.
Cincinnati, March 25.-The trial Of
the Emerson launch that was built for
Commodore Edwards of the Royea
Yacht club IN Canada, was a failure
here Tuesday owing 70 breaking Of one
of the propellers in the harbor. twas
decided then to take the launc to De-
troit for test to make, mile minute
at some future date.
ITO cross the ocean in two days" u
result the inventor expects to achieve
with the new method of propulsion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28

Town Delivered from LadroneA
Manila, March 25-The town Of
Surigao, in the northwestern part Of
the island of Mndanao, which was cap
tured Sunday by ladrones, was relieved
Tuesday. The American officials and
foreigners were found to be safe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
Britain Shaken

London, March 25.-Two distinct
earth shocks were felt in various parts
Of Derbyshire at 1880 p. m. Tuesday.
No damage was done, but the shocks
caused great alarm. In the town Of
Derby ceilings were cracked, cornices
and frep1aces were dislodged and thu
walls of houses swayed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
Plead with Husba n d.


Mr.. Burdick said he did not intend to
come home again. Mrs. Burdick wrote
letter in reply, in which she pleaded
with her husband not to persistin his
determination to sue for divorce. She
made an appeal on behalf of the chill
dren, declaring that the divorce pro-
ceedings would crush the children, es-
pecially Marion.
my God, Ed, this must not be. You
cannot be SO cruel to us. You have
been generous. continue to be so," the
letter concluded.
Mrs. Burdick said she remembered
having written it. 1t was dated Jan
uary 81, 1902.
Jumped Out of Window.
'On what date was it when you
jumped out of the window on Seventh
street?"
''December 2"
In answer to question as to what
occurred upon her return home, Mrs.
Burdick said: INT. Burdick told me
that I would have to leave the house
and he advised me to communicate
with Pennell." Mrs. Bnrdick said she
saw Pencil that same night. She
went to his Office and Mr.. Burdick ac-
companied her. II remained away for
severaldays, she continued, land then
went home I had another talk with
Mr.. Burdick, and he told me that
might remain that night"
Burdlck Was Kind.
"He was very kind to you even
then?'
He was.'
The witness admitted in reply to
further questions that the complaint
in the divorce suit was served on her
the following day, December 3. She
left home then, going to Niagara Falls.
She took her satchel and trunk and all
her clothes. She thought she was leav-
ing home for good. She Was accom-
panied to Niagara Falls by Mr.. PEN
nell.
Further on in her testimony Mrs.
Burdick said she came to Buffalo one
day during her stay at the falls. She
did not see her husband on that occa-
sion. She saw her mother, however,
by appointment made over the tele-
phone. Her mother knew why she
went to the falls, witness said. Mr..
Burdick had told her.
Blamed Pencil Most.
"He told her." Mrs. Burdick went on,
che had caught me in a position which
he could not overlook and that would
have to leave. He said he did not blame
me as much as he did Pencil; that
Pencil was more to blame than
was"
Pennell Hired Detective.
The district attorney here reverted
to the divorce action. Mrs. Burdicl
said that Pennell managed everything
for her in relation to it. She denied
that she had engaged the detectives
who followed Burdick. Pencil did al
that Pennen also got her to decide
to defend her suit, after it was founi
that Mrs. Pennen would not agree tc
secure a divorce. He said he. wouli
go outwest after she had been divorced
and secure divorce from his wife ani
marry her. ~. y 30. =.
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
that PenneH made provision for th.
IpaymentaQf ss25, 600 to her and sdenie,
! 1hst he esec paid that -. sha q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-28
Three Men Blown to Atoms.

. Fulton, Ky, March 25.-McCa uley's
sawmill near Wickliffe was totally de-
stroyed4 BY an explosion OF the boiler.
Three men were blown to atoms and
sir others seriously injured. The
nanee oou16 not - learned {.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
SAILOR AND HORSE.
How the Retired Sea Captain Made
Purchase.

How the Retired Sea Captain Made
Purchase.
In Horses Nine" Sewell Ford tells
how a retired sea captain bought q
horse. The story runs: AS one who in.
spects an unfamiliar object Captain
Bean looked dazedly at Barnacles. A.
the same time Barnacles inspected the
captain. With head lowered 20 knee
level, with ears cooked forward, nos
trils shifting and under lip twitching
almost as II he meant TO laugh, Bar
naclcs eyed his prospective owner.
Captain Bean squlrmed under the
gaze OF Barnacles' big, calm eye for q
moment. and then shifted his position.
what In time does he want any.
way, JedY' demanded the captain.
Wants TO git acquainted. that's all,
capn.l Mighty KNOWN hoss. he is,
Now. some hosses don't take notice OF
anything. They're Jest naturally dumb
Then ag'in you'll find hosses that seem
20 know every blamed word you say.
Them's the kind OF hosses that's wuth
havln'"
"Spose he knows all the ropes, JedT'
II should say he did. cap'n. II there's
anything that hoss aln't done In his
day. don't know what It's. Near's
can find out he's tried every kind OF
work, in or out Of traces, that you
could think Of"
"Must be some old by your tell" sug-
gested the captain. "Sure his timbers
are all soundY
"Dunno bout his timbers, cap'n, but
as fer wind an limb you won't find a
sounder hoss of his age In this county.
Course I'm not sellin' him fer n four
year-old."
Again Captain Bean tried 90 look
critically at the white horse, but once
more he met that calm. curious gaze
and the attempt was hardly a success
However, the captain squlnted solemn
ly over Barnacles' withers and re
marked:
"Nes, he has got some good lines, az
you say, though you wouldn't hardly
call him clipper built. Not much sheel
for'ard an a leetle too much aft. ehr'
At this criticism Jed snorted mirth
fully.
"Oh, l s'pose he's all right" quickly
added the captain. Fact is l ain
never paid much attention TO horses
bein' on the water so much. Your,
sure he'll mind his helm, Jedy'
"oh, he'll go where you pint him."
"Won't drag anchor, will hep
"Stand all day II you'll let him."
We'll, Jed, I'm ready TO sign arti
cles, | guess"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
ORIGIN OF OLD SAYINGS.

The Honeymoon For thirty DAYS
after a wedding the ancient Teutons
had a custom Of drinking mead made
OF honey.
The Bridegroom.-In primitive times
the newly welded man had 70 walt
upon his bride and the guests on his
wedding day, lie was their groom.
Sirloin OF Beef.-King Charles l.. be
ing greatly pleased with a roast loln OF
beef set before him, declared il good
enough 10 be knighted." IL has ever
since been called Sir Loln.
4 SpInster,-Women were prohibited
from marrying In olden times until
they had spun fun set of bed fur.
nlshings on the spinning wheel: hence
ull married, they We're splnsters.
Cahal,-This word was coined In
Charles MS reign and applied 10 his
cabinet council IL was made out OF
the initials OF their names. which were.
Clifford, Arlington, buckingham, Ash
hey, Lauderdale.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Goat has a
Costly Feed

Louisville, Ky, Aug. ia special
from Memphis says: The stomach of
a goat is to be analyzed by exper'
chemists, in an effort to account for
the disappearance of a number OF
United States revenue stamps, involv
ing several hundred dollars. This
morning a wholesale whiskey firm sold
several barrels of whiskey to a saloon
keeper The whiskey was delivered
and left on the pavement in front of
the store. The proprietor's pet goat
ate the revenue stamps off the heads
of the barrels, and soon after a gov
ernment inspector inspected the whis'
key, and found the necessary stampe
missing. He thereupon confiscated
the whiskey. The proprietor explained
that the goat ate the stamps The in
spector declined to accept this explain.
alton. After conference 1t was
agreed to kill the goat and examine its
stomach, TO locate the missing reven
ne stamps. in order to protect the sa
loonist from a heavy fine
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
The Warden
Has Resigned

Edward A. Mcpherson, warden at
the penitentlary has resigned his po-
sition. and will remove to Portland in
a few days, where he will reside here.
after. Mr. Mcpherson has contem.
plated this step for some time. Jay j.,
Mccormick. chapel guard at the pris.
on. has also rendered his resignation,
and will retire from the prison work
in a short time. Both Of these gentle
he made an excellent record for efici.
ficials, as they have had thorough
training and wide experience, and II
is to be hoped that their places will -
filled by equally good men.
Mr.. Mcpherson was an officer at the
prison during the time that G. S.
Downing was superintendent, and he
also served for a time as an officer at
the walla walla penitentiary. where
he made an xcellent record for efici-
ency. Since coming 10 the Oregon
penltentlary he has made a good rec.
ord as an official He came here in
January last. at the time when Deputy
Warden Dilley was suspended on ac'
count OF the unjust charge brought
against that officer by a female pris:
oner. Mr. Mcpherson at once took
hold OF the work, and when. three
months later. Superintendent James
succeeded Mr.. Lee. he assisted mate.
rally In the work Of improvement
that was inaugurated by the new ad-
Messrs. Mcpherson and Mccormick
win leave the prison this evening. II
Is believed that Deputy Warden
Smith viii succeed Mr. Mcpherson as
warden, though supt James is not
'eady to make the announcement OF
he appointments.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
Adaoe Was Affirmed.

Judge Cox of the United States Or
cult Court while delivering a lecturd
at Columbia University, told OF a
young lawyer who came before the
Supreme Court TO argue a case in
which he was also defendant. Ad'
dressing the Court, he referred to the
old French adage declaring that he
who argues his own cas- has fool for
a client. After the case had been
heard he left for his home in st. Lou.
is. asking a friend to notify him by
wire when the decision was handed
down. This was the pithy telegram
he received: "Old French adage af
hrmed."