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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
DOMESTIC.

The Citizens bank at Mount Ayr, Ia.
owned by Ray Dunning, made an assign
ment with liabilities of $450,O00.
Many army officers oppose the bill now
pending in congress by which the office
Of adjutant general is abolished and 6
military secretary created.
Eighteen sightseers in Mammoth
Cave in Kentucky were thrown into the
water when their boat sank and had q
narrow escape from drowning.
The ELEPHANT breaker and washery OF
the Delaware & Hudson company at Oily
plant, Pa, was destroyed by fire, throw
ing $500 persons out of work.
Actors and theater employees who are
out of employment in Chicago and bust
ness men whose trade has been affected
appeal for relief in the opening Of thea
ters.
OF the 500 victims Of the Iroquois
theater fire in Chicago only two remain
unclaimed. The coroner's inquest IS
nearly ended.
Nine firemen, trapped by smoke and
flame. high in an elevator in Chicago,
were rescued by comrades, who
chopped through the roof.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections began hearing arguments
in the case of Mormon Apostle Smoot
of Utah.
Franklin Union No. of Pressfeeders
in Chicago was placed in the hands of
a receiver by Judge Brentano.
In fire in the La Sale livery stable
in Chicago II horses were cremated.
George Udell celebrated his one hun
dred and fourteenth birthday at Pas
sale, N. J.
Developments show that G. F. Utter
back, cashier of the Sigourney (Ia.)
savings bank, who committed suicide,
was short SAT 900 in his accounts.
Thomas j. Noonan, business manager
of the IroquOis theater, testified at the
coroner's inquest in Chicago and ex-
pressed surprise that many existing con-
ditions in the playhouse violated the
city ordinances.
A drastic theater ordnance was passed
by the council which permanently closes
several Chicago playhouses.
Letters between Secretary Hay and
Gen. Reyes on Panama recognition we're
submitted to the senate by President
Roosevelt in which warning is given
that Colombia will seek reparation.
Three men under arrest in Cn.cago
admit robbing the body of Mrs. r. H.
Trask, of Ottawa, ILL.,, who was one Of
the Iroquois fire victims.
The Mennonite Publishing company I
Elkhart, Ind, went itno the hands of a
receiver with assets of $3.50, 900 and liza
bilities of 100000.
Peter Johnson, A. E. Heirs and Albert
Schwartz were killed and three others in
jured by a collision between trains near
Peoria, Ill.
New coaches which, it is claimed, can
not be telescopee are being tried by the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
company
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Commodore William w. DUNCAN,
United States navy, retired, died at his
! home in Baltimore, aged GO years.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daugh-
ter of John Brown, the liberator, died at
Pasadena, Cal.
Senator Hanna has issued the call for
the republican national convention to
meet in Chicago June 81.
DR.. Pollock F. Hyatt, United States
consul at Santiago de Cuba for five years
prior to the outbreak of the Spanish
American war, died at his home in Jer-
sey Shore, Pa, aged IS years.
- Lyman E. Barnes. member of con-
gress in 1892, died at Appleton, Wis,
aged 40 years.
Mrs Linday Allison, who claimed to
be the oldest resident in the United
States, died at Pensacola, Fla, at the
age of 1873 years.
James Lawrence Blair, former gen.
eral counsel of the st. Louis exposition
and under indictment on charges of ex-
tensive frauds. died at Eustis, Fla.
w. J. Bryan, in an address at Lincoln
(Neb.) banquet given in his honor, OPP
posed abandonment of "bimetalism" or
change in party's tariff attitude.
George Francis Train, the most eccen-
trio man of modern times, who earned
and spent fortunes, died from heart dis
ease in a poor mans lodging house in
New York.
Chairman Jones issued the official call
for the national democratic convention
to meet in ST. Louis July next.
The executive committee of the ma
tional socialist party has issued a call
for national conven ton to meet in Chi
cago May I.
The call for the national prohibition
convention to be held in Indianapolis
June 20 has been issued by National
Chairman Oliver w. Stewart.
A. J. McLaurin and H. D. Money have
been elected by the Mississippi legisla-
ture to succeed themselves in the United
States senate.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
FOREIGN.

Diplomatists say that other countries
will become involved if Japan and Rus
STA go to war.
The annual report of the commissioner
of education for Porto Rico shows pro-
gress in the school affairs of the island
The total school enrolment was 1926
The constitutional convention in
Panama was organized with great en-
thusiasm.
All factions in Japan are united fol-
the country's defense, and, while they
hope for an honorable peace, they are
preparing for war.
Emperor William, as king of Prussia,
delivered the speech from the throne
to members of the Prussian diet
Sir Henry keppel admiral of the
British navy, retired, died in London
in his ninety-fcurth year.
Bishop Junguito reached Panama
from Cartagena and announced that
Colombia would not fight.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Officers Elected.

c. n. Cosgrove of lie Sueur was elect
ed for third term as president OF
the State Agricultural society at the
closing session of the annual meet
ing; b. F. Nelson of Minneapolis
first vice PRESIDENT; and Chester Il.
Smith of St. Paul, second vice presl-
dent, we're also reelected, but eX-
changed places, Mr.. Smith becoming
first vice president and Mr.. Nelson
second. Secretary E. w. Randall and
Treasurer T. j. Wilcox will no doubt
be reappointed by the board Of man
ayers at their next meeting, Jan. ~,
at the Merchants hotel, st. Paul.
Of the board of managers y. >.
Gordon, Crookston; j. c.. Curryer
Mankato; J. NJ. Underwood, Lake
City, and L. d. Baird, Austin, hold
over. William E. Lee, Long Prairie,
whose term expired, was reelected
by acclamation; Colonel w. NJ. Lig-
gett, dean of the state agricultural
college, was also reelected with lit
tie opposition.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
News Notes.

|
Rueben Upper, son of Henry Tuper
of Chatfeld while hunting, accidental
" shot himself, dying soon after.
| A rear-end collision on the Northern
Pacific occurred at Elk River, between
the local freight and passenger train
No. S. The caboose was almost tore
te pieces, altho no one was hurt.
Fire damaged the livery stable OF
John Redford at Ely.
1.-The Minneapolis, st. Paul q Sault
Este. Marie railway report for the
month of December was issued last
week. The report shows an increase
of % per cent in earnings for the Pc
Rod.
A mass meeting of business men
and farmers was held and prelimina-
nv steps taken to erect a creamery
early in the spring. Another cream
cry is to be started in the town OF
Alma, not far from Argyle.
The Minneapolis and Northern ele-
vator and the Interstate elevator, at
Evansville, were both set atire short
ly and the Interstate, filled with
wheat, was totally destroyed. Waste,
saturated with kerosene, had been
strewn about both buildings. Three
freight cars were burned.
The project for an independent in
terurban line between St. Paul and
Minneapolis has been revived and it
is probable that the councils will be
asked soon for franchise authoriz-
ing the construction of such a line.
Seven members of the family of Leo
Schultz, $50 Blair street, st. Paul, are
suffering from trichnosis. The family
are sure that the disease was contract
ed from eating raw sausage made from
fresh pork which they had in the house.
Henry Kleimann was bound over to
the grand jury at Mankato, on the
charge of assault in the first degree
upon Andrew Anderson, farm hand
EMPLOYED by his wife's brother.
Scarlet fever is said to be epidemic
at Tenstrike.
s. A. Berni, a saloon keeper at Min
neapolis, has offered reward of 500
for the capture of-the person or per-
sons who have tried to burn his place
Of business six times within the past
two months.
On going to work men who were cut
ting ice in School Lake near Elk River,
were Mortified to find the body of a
man frozen in the place where they
had taken out ice the afternoon before.
While Edward Keller of Wayzata,
was handling a revolver which he did
not know was loaded, was accidentally
discharged. His wife was in adioin-
ing room and the ball made slight
wound in her side.
The entire force of the accounting
department. of the Pittsburg Steam
ship company, at Duluth, has been
notified that its services will not be
needed after Feb. l.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Jan

.hIHffNttt5VKto' O<'f1' VI
Wheat-No. l northern, Ole; No.
northern, ssc; May. 9oIc. Oats-No.
white, 3Sc. Corn-No 3, 3sc. Rye
No. ,, 55c. Barley-No. ,, Ale.
FlaX-SI.01. Butter-Creamery, ex-
tras, 2O@o1c; creamery, firsts, 16@l7c;
dairy, fancy, 14@15c- Poultry-Tur-
keys, 9@10c; chickens, 7@Sc. Hay
Uplands, fancy, S11.OO.
ST. Paul, Jan. 81.
Cattle-Steers. So 0O@3. so; cows, So. 75
@30o. Hogs - S.. 5o@6O0 Sheep
muttonS, So. 90; lambs 81 Oh
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
Burned to Death.

A report received from the town OF
St. Anna, in northern Stearns county.
tells of a fatal burning. The accident
occurred in the home of Rohurs Syman-
ietz, living near the St. Anna church.
The mother left her two youngest
children, aged 1 and years, in the
house alone, while she went on an err
rand to neighbours. The father was
attending to his stock at the barn, and
heard the horrible screams of the
the children. Rushing to the house he
found the clothing of both his child
rem in flames
With great presence of mind he
seized both, carried them out of doors,
rolled them in snow drift, extingu-
ishing the blaze. A messenger was
Immediately despatched to Holding
ford for physician, but before his ar
rival death ended the terrible suffer-
ing of the little ones.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
Murder and suicide.

Because his wife refused to be sole
wage-earner of the family and support
him in idleness, and also actuated by
jealousy of thei insane type, james Jen-
nings, alias Howard Garfield, a Mime
apolis bartender, shot and killed her,
-and then committed suicide. The wo-
man was known as Pearl Guyett.
The shooting occurred in the rooms
occupied by the couple on the third
floor of the Windfeld block at 10 Fifth
street north. Jennings, after killing
his wife, placed the gun of the revol-
YER to his mouth and pulled the trig-
ger. He died soon afterward at the
citv hospital without regaining con-
sciOuSneSS
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-29
A Valuable Gift.

E. w. D. Holway, resident OF
DEBORAH, Ia, presented to the botani-
cal department of the University of
Minnesota his entire library and col
lections relating to his work in fungil.
The library, which consists of over
6, 900 volumes, relating to botenical re-
searches, is one one of the most COM
plete in this part of the country.
The library is most valuable one, a
copy of Dordas Tones Fungerum,
which is included in the gift, being
worth from $500 to ST., 900.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
why He Doubled It.

Timothy L. Woodruff of New York
tells the story of an old chap in bus
mess in a town not far from Buffalo,
who recently discovered one morn
ing that his safe was out of order, and
telegraphed to the maker in Buffalo to
send down an expert, says the New
York Tribune.
When the man arrived he discovered
that the vault, which was an old
fashioned affair and locked with a
key, could not be opened. After a
hasty examination the expert took a
piece of wire, and began to dig out
a mass of dust and lint from the key.
He then opened the safe as quickly
as one could desire. With a sickly
smile the old merchant meekly asked:
whats the charger"
Twenty-Five dollars" was the re-
ply.
Does any one know you're in
town."
None save yourself"
Then here's fifty. You will do me
a favor if you'll get out of town by
the first train. If any one knew that
l had paid a man $25 to dig the dirt
out of key for me I'd never do an
other dollars worth of business in
this part of the state"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
Something Was Lacking.

At one of the Long Island resorts
there is an old man who is something
of a character, says the Brooklyn Ea-
gle. He spends large portion of his
time fishing from the dock, and it is
noticed by every one that he hardly
ever fails to catch something, even
though every one else in the vicinity
is having bad luck, Recently a young
woman approached this man and said
in coaXing way:
"Mr. F., won't you show me how
you bait your hooks, so 1 can do mine
that way, and then perhaps can
catch something"
The old man paused in his fishing
long enough to explain exactly how he
placed the bait on the hook. The girl
went away, and fished, and fished, and
fished, occasionally rebaiting her hooks
in the manner shown. But she didn't
catch anything. So again she went to
the old man.
"Oh, Mr.. F." she said, there must
be some other reason why. the fish
won't bite on my bait. I wish you'd
tell me what it is"
The old man lokoed up.
Maybe" he said in a drawing tone,
you didn't spit on your bait"
The girl looked little bit disguised.
rs that what you do?" she asked.
~ Sure" answered. the old fisherman.
The girl went away and the old man
had ten-minutes' peace. Then she
came back again.
Nov, Mr.. F." she demonstrated, edo
tell me why I don't catch fish. I've
baited my hooks just the way you
bait yours. 1 even spat on my bait
and I've fished faithfully. just the
way you do. And l haven't caught
anything. Will you tell me just. how
it is I don't?" "a 80
The old man looked at her refec-
lively.
81 don't know, miss, I'm sure" he
observed, after considering the ques-
ton for a few minutes. IF you bait
your hooks just so, and if you spit on
your bait, I don't know why you don't
catch fish, lessen it's cause you don't
chew tobaccer."
And then the girl gave it up.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk Va.) Landmark DEM
says: Senator Deliver declares that
he thinks the Republican party has
everything to gain and nothing to lose
by advocating woman suffrage. Now,
isn't that broad view to take of a
great problem?"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem)
says: Mr.. Thomas Watson wants
Judge Parker to get out of the field
and let him beat President Roosevelt.
AS the Republicans and the Populists
are running partnership campaign
they would. OF course, like to have
the defeat of the Republican party left
to them"
The New Orleans Times Democrat
(Dem) says: ''Can It be-one IL
tempted to inquire-that President
Roosevelt's lamblike demeanor of
late is for the purpose of living down
as far as possible the bad impression
on the non-combatant vote I'm doubt
full states? We regret to say Il looks
very much that way. At any rate, he
has done everything else possible to
get votes, and there Is no reason for
doubling he would even do this last
violence to his feelings with the sole
object OF improving his chances"
The New York World (Dem.) says:
AT the beginning of the Spanish war
the foreign diplomatists at Washington
headed by Lord Pauncefote, called Oh
President Mckinley and rendered the
friendly offices OF their governments to
avert the conflict. Mr.. Mckinley po-
litely Informed his visitors that when
this country desired friendly offices Il
would ask for them. When Mr.. Nc
Kinley in turn rendered his friendly
Offices 20 the British and Boer govern
ments during the South African war,
Lord Salisbury made II evident that
Great Britain would tolerate no in
reference from any quarter. These
two out Of many precedents define the
attitude OF Great Britain and the Unit
cd States toward the conflict I'm the
Far Fast. Neither country can or win
tender lta friendly offices 20 end tho
war unless Il is invited 10 do 70 by
one Of the bclligerent Powers.n
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
MAN ATTACKED BY WILD TURK
zs-~-> EYs
Tarboro (N. d southerner.

L al OOiO IN ~ COuluCAAAGAs
There are turkey stories as we'll as
fish stories. if any one should ask you,
and N. P. Bullock (Dock) tells the fol-
lowing, and vows that it is true. A
few days ago he was not far from
Doehead. near the old race track back
of the Sessum field, when he saw
ahead of him two wild turkey COB
blers fighting. Mr.. Bullock stepped
out into the bushes, and crept along
till he was opposite the fighting fowls.
So intent were they in their contest
that he was not heard. With stealthy
step he advanced till he was almost
upon them, and then he made a spring
and caught the two by the neck, one
in each hand. Then ensued a battle
between man and birds. With wings
and feet the latter fought, scratching
Mr.. Bullock's arms and tearing his
clothing. With much difficulty one bird
was carried to the ground, where its
head was crushed by the mans foot,
while the other maintained its desper-
ate scratching with feet and striking
with wing. The first one disposed of,
the other soon fell an easy victim. Mr..
Bullock says that he had no idea how
strong a turkey was before. The two
turkeys were grown gobblers, with
boards nearly three inches long.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
HOW TO STAY YOUNG.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
How old are you? The adage says
that women are as old as they look
and men as old as they feel. That's
wrong. A man and woman are as old
as they take themselves to be.
Growing old is largely habit of the
mind. LAS a man thinketh in his
heart so is he" If he begins shortly
after middle age to imagine himself
growing old he will be old.
To keep ones self from decrepitude
is somewhat a matter of will power
The fates are kind to the man who
hangs on to life with both hands. He
who let's go will go. Death is slow
only to tackle the tenacious.
Ponce de Leon searched in the wrong
place for the fountain of youth. 1t is
in ones self. One must keep ones
self young inside. So that while the
outer man perisheth the inner man is
renewed day by day."
When the human mind ceases to ex-
ert itself, when there is no longer an
active interest in the affairs of this
life, when the human stops reading
and thinking and doing, the man, like
a blasted tree, begins to die at the top.
You are as old as you think you are.
Keep the harness on. Your job is not
done.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
NO PARDON ron GAMBLERS.

Apropos of the Atlanta dispatch in
the Morning News that the Prison
Commission had refused the applica-
tion of Cad Bryan and Charles Odell
for pardon, they being under jail SEN
fences for gambling, Bryan stated
that he knew of no efforts to secure
a pardon for him. There must have
been an application, however, in his
| behalf; otherwise there would have
been no report that the commission
had refused it. We are sure the ac-
ton of the commission i'm refusing it
has the hearty approval of law-abiding
citizens of this community, not be-
cause there is more hostility to them
than to other members of the gam
bling fraternity, but because of a
growing desire to have the city rid of
the gambling evil. 1t is regrettable
that public sentiment has not been
strong enough to put stop to it long
before this. 1t seems that in Atlanta
the police have been able to prevent
policy and all other forms Of gam
bling for twenty years, and the police
here would prevent it if public senti-
ment were sufficiently strong against it.
Once in a while, when there is a
tragedy in a gambling house, or other
tragedy resulting from gambling that
carries sorrow and suffering to homes
of trusting wives and helpless chill
dren, or when there is embezzlement
or breach of trust or other crime
against property due to gambling, by
which financial institutions, firms or
individuals are heavy losers, there is
an outburst of popular indignation
! against gamblers and gambling. For a
time the gambling places are closed, or
at least it is reported by the authori-
ties that they are. In little while,
however, the tragedies and the finan-
cial losses seem to be forgotten, and
the old order of things is resumed. At
least that is the history of gambling in
this city, and it is probable that if
search were made all sorts of gam
bling games would be found in opera
ton now.
What a sad but disgraceful chapter
in the city's history the story. for the
last quarter of a century. of the
crimes and tragedies, wrecked lives
and ruined homes directly traceable to
gambling would make And there will
be other tragedies and other crimes
unless public sentiment becomes less
tolerant of gambling, unless the police
authorities are as vigilant every day
in the year, and year in and year out,
in keeping gambling places closed as
they are occasionally.
A step that could be taken and may
be taken by business men and finan-
cial institutions is to dismiss from their
employment any one who is known to
gamble and to refuse to loan money
to those who frequent gambling houses.
One reason why there is approval of
the action of the Prison Commission in
the cases of Bryan and Odell is there
has been apparently less activity in
gambling since their disappearance
from the city. They were prominent
and apparently gave encouragement to
the gambling fraternity Perhaps there
wouldn't be much. opposition to their
pardon If it were granted on condi-
ton that they would leave the state
and never return.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11

Rev. Madison c. Peters of New
York suggests this as an Improvement
on Bishop Potters subway saloon; "A
gallon of whisky costs SO, and contains
sixty-five 15=cent drinks. Now, if men
must drink, let them buy it by the
gallon and make their wives, sisters
or mothers the barkeepers. Pay them
for the drink and profit Of 1915 on
every gallon. Let that money be put
away and when the drinkers have be-
come drunkardsa their wives, mothers
and sisters will have money to keep
them from want"
President Huber of the st. Paul
board of aldermen has succeeded in
having an ordinance passed abolishing
free lunch in saloons. He is a liouor
dealer himself, but years ago abandon
ed the free lunch as too expensive. One
member of the board, in advocating the
ordinance, said: "The can-rushers eat
too much, Mr.. President" Other al
dermen urged that if saloonkeepers
found the free lunch to be more than
they could stand they could give it
up, but the board voted to 4 in favor.
Inc ordinance has been before the
board since last spring
When Judge Parket was nominated
for the presidency his wardrobe con-
sisted of about four suits of clothes.
made by a tailor in the nearby town
of Kingston. AS we'll dressed visitors
began to pour inzhe noticed his COM
parative shabbiness, so on his first trim
to New York he ordered half a dozen
suits from a leader in sartorial style.
Not wishing. however to offend his
country tailor. be commissioned him
to build the same number of suits
And now when up-country he wears
the Kingston garments and when in fine
city sports the others.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-11
BRIGHT BITS.

What, did you say to your
wife when you got home late last
night?" Tnks@"My dear" Rinks["1s
that alp Jinks-'Yes. She began
talking then. "-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
Say, old man, want to sell you
a ticket for our social clubs private
theatricals." Not me. haven't
time to go to those things. -
Nobody asked you to go. I merely
want to sell you a ticket. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Hes writing a novel" st sup
pose he was out of his mind?" He
is and he thought it would be more
successful if he wrote while in that
condition. It's to be of the regular
popular order, you ow."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The "There'll be grand
doin's over to Mrs. Cashley's Mkt
wake. Her eldest daughter is comm
out" The Cook-"Faithl that re-
moinds me. Casey's son ought to be
comm out soon. He's bin in over a
year. Judge.
SO you don't care for poetry?'
mo- said the eminent inventor.
"Only the other day 1 heard a young
woman singing had l the wings of a
dove Now the wings of dove would
be wholly insufficient in atmospheric
resistance for any practical purpose
whatever. What she really wants is
tetrahedral kite. "-Washington Star.