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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-02-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Doings of the City Dads in
Regular Session.
Council Chamber, Toledo, Or, !
Feb. |, 1904.

Council Chamber, Toledo, Or,
Feb. /, 1904.
The Common Council OF the city of
Toledo met in regular session. Present
Mayor Vincent, Couucilmen Dick,
Peterson, Arnold, Van Cleve, Recorder
Krogstad. Absent - Councilmen Tur-
uidge and Plumlee.
Minutes Of regular meeting of Janu.
ary and special meeting of January
4read and approved.
The following claims were allowed:
q. L. Gray, lumber and commission as
Treasurer for last year. ..S So
Yaquina Bay Mercantile Co., gasoline. =. 90
Hall d Anderson, draying ............ 2j
H.LewiS, gasoline e'..''..'.''.'.'.. '...." ~
otto 0. Krogstad, salary as Recorder and
lamp supplies. ......................... 90
IA Hail. salary as Marshal and labor
on streets ...sit ........................22 % 2J
Vim. Enos, labor on streets. 45
LH. Mcneil, labor on streets s............. rs
Ed Stanton, labor on streets. %
A. Jacobson, labor on streets. .............. 50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
CITY TOGOQlPROMISE
Aldermen Authorize Settlement
-syz
of Assessments Due

A resolution introduced by Aid.
Mor1arty was adopted by the board of
aldermen last evening authorizing the
finance committee of the city, consist
ing of Mayor Smith, Treasurer Bremen
and Comptroller Betz to settle all out
standing assessment claims held by the
city, taking whatever can be secured
if, in the judgment of the members of
the committee the, action is considered
to- be in the best interest OF: the city,
The reason for the resolution, it is
declared, is that the city has retained
possession Of a great many of these
certificates, which, while a lien on the
property, are secondary to other claims
The only purpose. of holding the cer-s
tifieates is to cloud theatftle, but it is
seity AevenfuaIiy Securing ANYTHING like
the entire amount in q great many
cases.
ALI assessment claims, which arise
from. payfngs the laying OF sidewalks,
the. grading Of streets, etc., are first
Offered for sale, but in many cases the
spectators, knowing the condition in
which the property is at the time re-
fuse to purchase the certificates. These
are retained by the city, and nominally
draw II percent interest.
Much of the property, it is said, was
nortgaged for more than it was worth
when the certificates were, in a sense,
acquired by the city, being sold under
the mortgage for less than the sum
loaned. The city's claim continues a
cloud on the title, and, with, interest,
has, in some cases, grown to an amount
equal to the value of the lots. The
purpose OF the resolution is to allow
the city authoritis to compromise the
claims with the persons holding the
title. IN
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06

b. L. Freely, for the past ten years
ST. Paul manager of the Northwestern
Telephone company has been named
as superintendent of the company
with headquarters at Minneapolis
The promotion will become effective
within the next few days, Mr. Freely
assuming his new duties on July 10.
R. III. Voolfolk, manager of the Still
water exchange, will succeed Mr..
Freely in ST. Paul, and c. P Donnel-
Ian, assistant general manager of the
st. Paul exchange, will go to Still
water to take the position made va
cant by Mr.. Woolfolk's promotion. The
changes at st. Paul and Saltwater will
be made today, but Mr.. Freely will not
go to Minneapolis until Monday.
Mr.. Freely has been with the
Northwestern Telephone company for
the past fifteen years. Prior. to
coming to st. Paul as manager of the
local branch he was in charge of the
exchange at Fargo. When he came. to
st. Paul the company had but few
subscribers in comparison with the
thousands that now use the telephone
in the Sanity City.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
LOADED WITH SILVER
Bus Carries $4,000 Excursion
Money From Depotto Bank

When bus hurriedly left the union
depot yesterday. morning at IL o'clock
ana sdrove straight to the First Ma
tional bank, no one on the crowded
streets suspected that besides two po-
licemen it carried $4,000 in silver
packed in bags. The money was the
result of the record breaking excur-
sion traffic out st. Paul on Sunday and
the Fourth.
So large was the amount of money
ana so unwieldly was it on account of
being nearly all in silver, that Ticket
Agent Sawyer decided to employ a bus
to convey it to the bank, and Patrol
man Williams and Officer Bouse were
asked to guard it on the way. The
money, which had been carefully
counted and slowed away in bags, was
deposited in the bus without anyone
about the depot besides the ticket
agents assistants and the policemen
knowing what was going on.
When the money was carried into
the bank the tellers began busy two
hours counting it, and when the task
was finished their figures correspondent
with those of Ticket Agent Sawyer.
The total was $4,000 in round figures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
FINED $40 F0RsLARCENY
OF LACROSSE TICKETS
J. e. coyne Punished for Conversion of
Pasteboards He Didn't Own

Joseph E. Coyne, the young man ar
rested for stealing lacrosse tickets from
the Pioneer Press job rooms, was yes
terday allowed to plead guilty to petty
larceny, and onethe recommendation of
his former employers, was fined the
nominal sum of $40.
When the case was called Coyne was
brought before the court from the pris-
oners' pen, and, being arraigned, en-
tered a plea of guilty. w. H. Driscoll,
superintendent of the printing concern,
stated that he did not believe that the
young man had taken the tickets to
sell them, but had given them to
friends. He did not think it necessary
that the young man be severely pun
ished. The county attorneys office was
satisfied with a nominal fine.
Robert Brody, John Williams, Chas.
Johnson, Mrs. C. Kelly, Miss r. C. Kelly
and Mrs. J. German, accused of having
received stolen property, were dis
charged, the testimony showing that
Coyne had presented them with the
tickets, and that they supposed them
to be all right.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
AFTER MORE PRIZES
Minnesota to Ship Second Lot
of Butter to St. Louis

Shipments of butter for the second
competition in the national educational
contest inaugurated at St. Louis by the
national department of agriculture are
being received in ST. Paul by w w P
Mcconnell, state dairy and food COM
missioner, and viii be sent to ST.
Louis this week.
It is not expected by the commits
sioner that the number of entries from
Minnesota for the July contest will be
as large as those for June, when Min
nesota butter captured almost every
thing in sight at the st. Louis contest.
Our sweeping success in the first
months competition, am afraid, has
made our creamery and dairymen
overconf1dent,' the commissioner said
yesterday. II hope, however, that we
will have an exhibit in keeping with
the Importance of the industry in this
state
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS
TO BE OPENED TODAY
Event Delayed by Failure of Gynnas-
tic Apparatus to Arrive

The formal opening of the Como
avenue Fairgrounds, which was to take
place yesterday afternoon, was post
poned until this afternoon on account
of the failure of foundry company to
deliver some castings which are to be
part of the gymnastic equipment.
Arthur Leland, superintendent of the
park, said that the castings would be
delivered this morning, and that every
thing will be in readiness for the open
ing this afternoon. Several hundred
children were at the Fairgrounds yes
terday and amused themselves with
such apparatus SIS was already on the
grounds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
LEGISLATURE MAY
LOSE A DEMOCRAT
County Attorney Holds Eighth
i Ward Alone Cannot Elect a
Representative

An opinion that may deprive the
next legislature of one Demot4atie
representative from st. Paul was given
yesterday to the county auditor by
County Attorney Thomas r. Kane. He
declared that, contrary to the method
followed at the last election, both of
the representatives from the Thirty
seventh senatorial district must run
for the whole district. ..5s.
AT the election of 1902 the law -of
1897 was enforced. Joseph J.. }Jacoby,
"a Democrat, was elected as represent
ative from that part of the Eighth
ward lying west of Western avenue
and north of University avenue. DR..
Thomas c.. Fulton, a Republican,, was
elected from the Tenth and Eleventh
wards and that part of the county
outside of the city limits. Sc M
Apportionment Was Faulty -s'sl
But the apportionment as laid down
by the enactment of 1897 was faulty,
says the county attorney, inasmueh
as the Thirty sixth and the Thirty
seventh senatorial districts overlapped
Chapter As of the laws of 1899 was
passed to remedy the defect Never
theless, CONFUSION still existed, and the
election three years later, as mention
ed, showed the Thirty district
divided on the approximate terms of
the 1897 specifications.
That the situation has been discov-
cred by some Republican Investigator
is now presumed to be the cause of the
Inquiry addressed to Mr.. Kane through
the county auditor
Mr.. Kane holds that the apparent
intent of the amendment must be fol-
lowed; that the Thirty-seventh dis
trict is no longer to be divided; and
that representatives elected from that
district must secure a majority of their
party votes both in the city and in the
country, in the Tenth and the Eleventh
wards as well as in the Eighth.
But the Eleventh ward being Re-
publican, and the Tenth ward by no
means as Democratic as the Eighth,
Democratic nominee for representa-
tive who must find supporters away
from the Eighth ward, will be by no
means sure of his election.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
SUNsTROKE PROVES
FATAL AFTER A YEAR
Andrew conIey, Laborer, Dies of Pa
raIysis Caused by Heat Last July

AS a result of sunstroke suffered a
year ago, Andrew Conley, laborer,
residing at lis Cayuga street, died yes
terday morning, the immediate cause of
death being paralysis induced by the
stroke.
ConIey was stricken while at work
in the yards at the Great Northern
shops last July, and had been an in
valid since. Paralysis, which devel-
oped, rendered it impossible for him to
move about, and he gradually became
worse Coroner A. W. Miller was call
ed yesterday to certify to his death
zConiey, who was born in Ireland, re-
sided in st. Paul twenty years. He is
survived by his widow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
sPO()NH IS SICK
OF FRACTIONAL FIGHT
Wisconsin Senior Senator Says
He Hopes State Will Elect
Regular Ticket

United States Senator John C.
Spooner, leader of the Wisconsin
stalwarts, is sick of the fractional
fight in the Republican party of his
state. He SO declared himself yester-
DAY, while IN st, Paul, en- route to his
summer home in New Hampshire.
NO, you can't see me-" said the
Wisconsin statesman, whom the La
Folletteites term a ''bolter," as he hur-
r1ed through the corridor of the RYAN
hotel at $50 o'clock last evening. 81
haven't time to talk to anybody. for
my train leaves at Z O'clock, and I'm
as hungry as a half-starved wolf so
l must spend my spare time eating.
Wisconsin politics." asked the sem
ator in reply to a question regarding
the situation in Wisconsin,. please
don't ask me to discuss that mixup,''
he pleaded, stopping for a moment at
the dining room door. I'm sick of the
fractional fight and am now running
away from it. I hope to get some rest
at my summer home in New Hamp-
shire, but If you newspaper fellows
keep after me, it will be just as tire
some there as in Madison"
But, here, [ must CO. broke off the
senator. Mrs. Spoo11er is in the din
ing room waiting for me-" $50
"One more question? All right, let it
come, but be quick answered the
senior senator of the Badger state,
when asked if he would delay just long
enough to reply to. one query.
+. <, Spooner Has Hopes sssz. i.
wisconsin will be in the Republican
column he answered eve have
hopes of eleeting' the. regular: state Re-
publican tickets, headed bylS44A. Cook
for governor. The, legislatu hope,
will be Republican, and WIN elect a
Republican to succeed Senator Quarles,
most likely selecting the present in
cumbent for the position, as my COL
league has made an enIiable record for
himself during his first term in the
United States senate
Now, that's all; and good bye" said
the senator, as he rushed through the
dining room to the table where were
seated his wife and son.
Senator Spooner came to ST. Paul
yesterday morning. He spent the day
visiting with the officials of the various
railroads, among whom he has many
warm friends. He left last evening at
o'clock via the 500 line for his sum-
mer home in New Hampshire
The senator was accompanied by
Mrs. Spoener and his son Willet c.
Spooner, of Milwaukee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06

Paid and volunteer fire departments
will share handsomely in the per
cent tax paid by fire insurance COM
panieS on premiums earned in Mime
sofa during the year ending December
81, 1903. The state collected a total of
$91, 1881 from the fire insurance COM
panles operating in this state, repre-
Sentlng per cent tax on their pre-
mlums, and under the law of 1908 the
insurance department has issued orders
on the state treasury for this amount
to be disbursed among the paid and
volunteer fire departments maintained
IN the towns, villages and cities in the
state
The fire departments under the new
law receive double the total paid under
the former law, which provided a one
per cent earnings tax to be paid the
fxe departments. Checks will be sent
out by. the state auditor late in the
present month. Many of the depart
ments have relief associations and the
amount goes to their treasures.
q Minneapolis, with a payment of $685.
1899 on insurance premiums of ST.
35,9O4.42, receives the largest appor
tionment of any city in the state. St.
Paul is second, and it's fire department
will receive $15,661.8S on premiums paid
of, $7S3, 094.13, while Duluth is third,
with S10,S15.07 on total premiums of
$515, 1881. Other cities and villages
whose fire department treasures will
be enriched $100 and over are:
What the Fire Departments Get
Ada, s1SO.67:. Albert Lea. $500 Ait
1852. q; Appleton, s1a3. 79; Austin, s474. 05 !;
Barnesville, $17S.77; Bemidji, $489. 76;
Benson. ,s1ss; OF; Blue Earth City. s177os;
Browns Valley; s1e2 90; Caledonia, sl2los
$eea 20 ;o7; Detroit $500; Duluth; So
bow Lake. $121.75: Ely 1901. 20; Eveleth,
$ee6-a1; Fergus Falls. $5S7 p; Fosston,
$147 81; Glencoe. $155.56; Grand Rapids,
$265. 63; Graceville. s156. 40; Granite Falls,
$I31. Hallock. 1896: Hastings. 1907. O6 ;
Herman s1e s1a a; Hibbing, $50 s5
Litchfeld $1s0.S7; Little Falls, $685.. So
Long Prairie. S120.50; Luverne. s143 IL ;
Madelia; $3.50 80; Madison: $135: "a; Man
kato. $941 So; Marshall, S244. Sc; Mime
apolis, %, rs 90; Montevideo. 5000 55;
Moorhead. s46S 81; Morris, $251 81; New
Prague; s155 81, New Ulm, s572 81; North
Rapids siss ~; Pelican Rapids i s0' SIG. o5:
Perham. $12S.14: Pipestone, SIG IS;
Princeton, $2O2 rs; Red Lake Falls
$l95 81; Redwood Falls. $7S6- IA; Renville,
S14S. 10; Rochester, $42S 10; Rush City
$129 45; st. Charles. s133. 70; st. Cloud,
s747. 81; st. Paul. $15.661. IS; ST Peter
$2S8. IS; Sank Center s277 90; Sandstone
500 80; Shakopee, $1e5. IS; Sleepy Eye
$S05 .27; South ST. Paul. s100. SS; Spring
field $50. %; Staples, as176.6 81; Stephen
Falls. $40 10; Tower S262 a. Tracy.
$143.77; Two Harbors, 1857. 10; Virginia
1929 AS; Wabasha. s201 80; Wadena
$167: O2; Warren. s151 20; Waseca. s155 "a !;
Wells, $3.50 II; Wheaton, s164 43; Will
mar. S29S. 06; Window, $134 .13; Winne-
bago, $144 Sc; Winona. 81, 694 .9S; Worth
ington, $136. Al; Zumbrota, S102 81.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
RETURNS TO FACE
A SERIOUS CHARGE
Henry Schultz, Who Threatened to Kill
Himself, Accused of Grand Larceny

Henry Schultz, who disappeared
some months ago and left behind
letter that he intended to take his life,
and also charge that he had stolen
700 pounds of paint worth cents a
pound from Henry Weiskopf, yester-
day surrendered himself in the police
court
While Schultz was bordering on
what plea to make to the charge, in
formation came from the county at
torney's office that an indictment had
been found against him by the last
grand jury, and that the police court
case could be dismissed As Schultz
walked from the court room he was
rearrested, and will be tried in the
district court.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06

The new duties of Mr.. Freely will
be largely special. He will report to
General Manager C. P. Wainnan Mr..
Walnman last night confirmed the re-
port regarding the transfers.
Mr.. Freely will be superintendent -
said the general manager. TT is lit
tie hard for me to define just what his
duties will be, as the position has been
created. He VIII have special iwork.
besides some Of the work of the as
sistant general manager. We have
concluded tosfsab6lish that position,
which was made vacant about six
weeks ago by the death of w. A. Vail.
Mr.. Christie, the general superintend-
ent, will look after. some of Mr.. vaiHs
work and the balance of the duties will
be assumed by cMr: Freely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
ROCHESTER OBSERVES
IT'S SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Chief Justice Start Returns From Gel
ebration of the Event

Chief Justice Start yesterday return
ed from Rochester, his old home,
where on Monday he attended the
semi centennial of the first settlement
of Rochester. -
Judge J. A. Leonard read a paper on
the early history of the town, and
Thomas Simpson. of Winona, sent a
letter detailing his impressions of the
site of the city, gained when, as a
United States surveyor, he ran the
original lines for the township fifty
years ago. The semi-centennial was
largely attended by former residents of
Rochester.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
AMEND ORDINANCE
REGULATING VAULTS
Aldermen Pass Measure Prohibiting
Any Person From Filling Them

At the instanee, of DR.. ohage, Aid
Rohland introduced at the meeting of
the board of aldermen last evening
an ordinance to cure the defect in the
provision against the filling of vaults.
In case recently brought against
c. H. Clark HsSWas decided by Judge
Hine that tfeAzondinanee prohibiting
the filling of vaults applied only to
sanitation companies. The ordinance
proposed and passed by unanimous
vote also makes 1t unlawful for other
persons to fill vaults.
Corporation Attorney Michael, speak
ing for DR.. 0hage, said that the latter
desired the early enactment of the
ordinance, as the measure now in force
had proven entirely Inadequate to pro-
tect the city against the filling of
vaults
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06

GalIick Ties Nuptial knot-Joseph
Kohler and May Flood were married
by Court Commissioner Gallick yester-
day.
Denies She Stoles Larson's $40
Ethel Miller entered a plea of not
guilty when she appeared before Judge
charged with having stolen $40 from
Gust Larson. She was held for trial,
Thursday.
Dies Suddenly of consumption-Ed
ward Zimmerly, twenty-siX years old,
residing at 317 Erie street died sud-
denly yesterday of consumption. Cor
oner A. w. Miller was called. no ply
stefan having been in attendance at
the time of the mans death.
Doran Names Claims Committee
President Doran, of the assembly, has
named MeSsrS. Haas, Schiffmann,
Whitcomb, Powers. Regan and Keller
members of the committee on claims
and accounts for the assembly. This
committee was created by the recently
adopted assembly rules
Engineer Admits RanIruptcy-Byro
c. Eginoire, an engineer, yesterday
filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy
before Judge William Lochren in the
federal court. He places his liabilities
at $571.59, and his assets consist of
$40 worth of books and pictures and
policy of life insurance for $4,000.
Says He Didn't Steal Bicycle
ward Evans, accused of having stolen
a bicycle from Edward Novotny, de-
MED his guilt when arraigned in police
court yesterday, and was held for trial
Thursday. Evans says he purchased
the wheel two weeks ago, which is
about the time it was missed by No
votny.
New Minneapolis Bank-Authority
was granted by the state bank exam
liner yesterday for the incorporation of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
State Bank of Minneapolis. 1t will be-
gin business Immediately and has a
capital stock of $4,000. T. A. Haugen,
of Minneapolis, will be cashier of the
new bank.
Pardon Board Releases coIored Man
William Turner, colored man Serv-
ing sentence of ninety days in the st.
Paul workhouse, was given his free
dom yesterday by the state pardoning
board Turner was sent up nearly q
month ago. The pardon was recon-
mended by the authorities responsible
for his incarceration.
Boy Thief Sent to Training School
Abe Arohnson, one of the three boys
recently arrested for stealing shoes
and other articles from department
stores, was yesterday sentenced to. the
state training school by Judge Fine
bout, and Al Sunday and Barney Ro-
senthal, his confederates, were placed
In charge of the probation officer
Pension Voucher Day at Capitol
Yesterday was pension voucher day."
and from 275 to 500 pensioners had
their pension vouchers executed at the
office of the adjutant general and the
clerk of court for Ramsey county.
Vouchers were for the three months
ending July A. and between 5000 and
$4,000 was disbursed among st. Paul
veterans.
Supreme Court to Adjourn-The su-
preme court today will hear argu-
ments in two Freeborn county cases
and will then adjourn until October.
The court has number of opinions
yet to be written, but these will be ap-
i, portioned among the five justices on
the bench and formal sessions of the
court will not be held until the opening
of the October term. 49,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
WANTS TO LIVE IN
OPEN AIR TILL DEATH
John johnson Desires to Experiment
With His tuberculosis Cure

John Johnson. who was found in a
camp on the White Bear road and had
with him weapons and poison with
which to end his life, was committed
by the probate court yesterday to the
Rochester asylum.
Johnson continues to insist that his
mode of life should not be interfered
with, as he had no intention of killing
himself until he was certain that he
did not have long to live. He is very
low from tuberculosis and desires to
live in the open air, saying that to be
shut up in house causes his bones
to burn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
Many counterfeiters Await Trial

trict attorney is busy preparing for
the Duluth term of the United States
circuit court, which begins on Tues
day. There are number of cases
against counterfeiters TO be tried, and
a number of civil cases in which the
national government is interested as a
party. Judge Page Morris will sit in
the Duluth term
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
Bogus Check Man Let Off EASY

A. Poland was yesterday allowed to
plead guilty to petty larceny in police
court and was sentenced to ninety days
in the workhouse. Poland passed a
bogus check for $40 on j. F. GobeiI,
West side saloonkeeper. He made the
amount good to the saloonkeeper and
was allowed to plead guilty of a lesser
crime than the one committed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
school soarasE4 eonsider Budget

0Cffo0t ~ q y
At the meetiEa bf the board Of edu-.
cation today 4ES budget that will be
presented to seity council will be
considereds and. it is expected that an
amount aggregatipg about $4,000 will
be asked for. This is about the same
sum received 4ast year, and will
cover all the sHEeposed improvements
and payFthe regular expenses for the
coming year 81 addition the board
has asked the s&ptsneiIstp issue 500, 900
in bonds to construct high schools.
100000 this year and 100000 next
year