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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
THE QUESTION OF THE HENNE.
PIN DELEGATION.

Senator Clapp made an argument in
his St. Cloud and Royalton speech to
show that Dunn had a clear ma jority
of the state convention without Hen
nepin. In reply to this the St. Cloud
Journal Press says: THE figures Civ
en- by Senator Clapp are correct, but
they tell only part of the story. As a
test vote. it was not niece sssarily con-
elusive for several reasons. In the first
place there were many candidates for
other positions on the state ticket,
and these candidates controlled DELE
gates who were not committed to
either candidate for governor, and
were working wholly and EXCLUSIVELY
for themselves. When it became clear
that He nepin county was to be dis
franchised every delegate knew that
this defeated Judge Collins, and nat
urally the candidate for miuor posi-
lions threw their votes to the man
who would control the convention. It
was climb for the bandwagon. Joel
aeatwole, who managed Dunn's cam
paign, very frankly stated that the
Dunn boiling delegates in hennepin
were seated "becauss we needed the
votes. - Another thing, had there
been no contests in Ramsay and Hen
nepln counties, and with the prestige
these counties gave him before the
con gention. Judge Collins would have
undoubtedly been nominated. The bolt
in thsse two counties cast doubt upon
the outcome, and gave the Dunn
people, backed as they we're With cor
2orate interests, opportunity to gather
IN one by one delegates who were
Sent to st. Paul to vote for Collins
and who would not have dared to vote
against him had his name been before
the convention. Therefore, the vote
to unseat the Collins delegates in Hen
nepin county was the desperate move
Il the desperate gang. It was the most
damnable outrage ever perpetrated in
the politics of Minnesota. and if Dunn
had had enough votes to nominate
him without 1t, be and his managers
have net even the excuse If necessity.
Senator Clapp did not, as an honor
aole man, attempt to defend this out
rage 1t is question for each republi-
can to determine for himself, whether
the election Ct Dunn lie CT enough i'm
portance to the party and the state to
sanction great political crime. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
Privileged Guest.

OF prominent lecturer Of London
an acquaintance says: "On one occa-
sion he was the guest of a friend of
mine, busy Liverpool merchant, and
when the popular lecturer returned
from the hall he asked for all sorts
Of impossible dishes and liquid con-
coctions peculiar to abstainers-a de"
mand which somewhat upset the rou-
tine of the household. When in bed
his nervous temperament was tried;
he could not bear the ticking of the
clocks. SO he paraded the house in the
small hours of the morning and
stopped them all. In consequence of
this the servants had to be rouseds
by violent bell-ringing; but the guest
was not to be distressed, so he arose
again and ordered the servants back
to their rooms and locked them in and
then went back to bed"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
BUCKMAN AND THE WORKERS
w. IN: THE WOODS. :.

Those familiar with logging opera.
tions in central and northern Mime.
sofa know that for years an ingenious
method Of cutting wages Of the work
men prevailed. This was done by Civ.
ing time checks for labor or services,
when the logger quit work, or when
he was discharged or ut the end OF
the season. The worker got the time
check. but in many cases waited on
the pleasure of the contractor for the
money. He might quit work in
March, and his time check wouldn I
be good till much later. The result
was that the time check were. dis.
countsd at all sorts of rates. being
many times bought up by the employ.
er himself through his agent.
To remedy this, there was intro
duced and passed Chapter 80 of the
Laws of 1899, known as the MCCARTHY
bill.
The first section Of this law provided
that any person who may do or per-
form any manual labor in cutting,
hauling. banking, driving, rafting,
cribbing, or towing any logs, railroad
crossties. cedar poles or timber in this
state, should have a first lien against
the owner for wages and any verbal
or written contract waving this right
is declared void. The law was amend
ed. Chapter POI, Laws 1901; making
five days necessary before fling lien,
except in case Of cischar9ing an en-
ploye, when a lien can be filed at
once.
This legislation did away with the
old system and gave the workers on
the rivers and in the woods power to
get their wages without suffering long
waits and discounts.
Buchanan fought this leg islation and
tried to defeat it. He was assailed on
the floor Of the Senate by Senator
MCCARTHY, when Mccarthy spoke II
the bill.
Buckman did his best to defeat the
original bill. although two years after
he voted for the amendment. giving
the contractor five days Of grace. The
third reading and final vote on the
original bill was on March 18th, 1899
Senate Journal. Page SOFT. Buchanan
voted for the bill taken up jus: Def IRE.
House File Ill. which shows he was
in the senate chamber, but he lodged
the vote on the next bill (the Nc
Carthy billy not voting either way.
His fierce opposition to the bill was
we'll known everywhere.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

John A. johnson was born at St.
Peter and is thorough American, as
much so as Knute Nelson, who was
porn across the sea. Lately good
deal Of talk has been heard around
Little Falls about TOO much Swede. /"
and it all comes from republican
S ''lrcts, and the Transcript in a re.
coy t issue practically voices the same
81 t'uent. 1t makes a great deal of
ol1ereuce whose OK is gored.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
Reindeer Valuable Mail Carriers

The capacity of the reindeer for
team work is remarkable. His hoofs
are very broad and do not penetrate
the snow crusts. His average weight
Il about 400 pounds. He will swift.
" draw a sled carrying 600 pounds,
and with this load can cover thirty,
fifty, and even ninety miles day. The
reindeer teams now carry the mails
from Kotzebue to Point Barrow. a
distance Of $50 miles-the most north
erly post route in the world. No
fcca s carried for the deer. II
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
Only One at Home.

Philip Verrill Mighels, the write1.x
being in London not long ago, informed
Mrs. Mighels one morning that he
had several errands, and would not
be back for several hours. He was
going to see lawyer, a doctor, and a
literary agent, and after his business
was attended to, he would crafty an
old wish of his and go to see Gold
mith's grave. After a very brief Pc
Rod, to Mrs. Mighel's surprise, he re-
turned. why exclaimed his wife,
chow did you accomplish so much in
such a short timer" Because" said
Mr.. Mighels, ''the lawyer, the doctor
and the literary agent were all out
The only one in was Goldsmith"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
BEGINNING OF NOTABLE ELM.
Fine Tree From Slip Planted by Revo.
Iutionary Hero.

T'ne Tree FROM Slip Planted by Revo-
Iutionary Hero.
A magnificent elm tree on the Wal
ter Wellington estate, in the east part
OF Lexington, dates from 1892, and
was planted by the father of Jonathan
Harrington, who was a small drummer
boy in the revolutionary war. The
boys father was a farmer and sold
his produce in Salem. On returning
home from market one day the horse
was weary and tagging in his gait; so
to urge hirn along Farmer HARRINGTON
plucked small sapling elm from the
roadside to encourage a swifter gait.
When be got home the sapling was
so straight and evidently alive that
he put it in the ground The switch
has become the great tree that at,
tracts notice for it's size and fine pro-
portions by every sightseer who comes
to this historic town-Boston Tran.
script.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
LIND AND THE BUCKMAN CASE.

John Lind spoke Monday night in
Alexandria, and explained what he
knew about the Buchanan trespass
case, says the Minneapolis Journal of
the 29th. He told the audience that
Dunn and Buchanan called on him and
spoke to him about the settlement
they were negotiating. He declined to
take part in it, except to say that he
believed in settlements when possible.
In order to reply to Mr.. Lind, the
Alexandria Post-News made an inyes-
tigation, with the following result:
An examination of the records of
the state auditors office-or those
portions IF the records which have
not been carried off by Public Exam
liner johpson-throws some additional
light on the Buchanan settlement, for
which Ex-Governor Lind wishes to
escape all responsibility as member
of the board of timber commissioners.
On page SO Of the trespass record ap-
pears statement regarding this al
legged trespass. 1t covers 2, 1928, O94 feet,
and the amount Of value So. 351. 08.
Beneath these figures appear this state
ment:
LAS per settlement made with the
state timber board on April 6, 1907
Note with whom settlement was
made.
Unfortunately for the Investigations
Of the PostNews, it failed to get all
the facts in the auditor Office. In
book 2 Of the stumpaga record, page
1873, is shown the final settlement
made with Mr.. Buchanan on the five
tracts. It shows that Mr.. Buchanan
did not pay S. 35l.0S, but an even
81, 900, and this settlement is now
charged to the state timber board.
Suppose it had been. The state tim.
Der board is given absolutely on au-
thority over trespass matters. When
Mr.. Dunn consulted Governor Liud he
was only trying to get some chs to
share with him the responsibility Of
that settlement. When he made that
entry in the books. cf settlement
with the timber board,' he was
doing the same thing, and this entry
shows clearly that he was unwilling to
accept the responsibility himself. The
state timber board took no action, and
if it had it would have been a usur
patton Of power. Chapter 1853, Gener.
al Laws Of 1896. creates the timber
board and defines it's powers and du-
ties They are confined to making up
the lists for state lands sales, fixing
the estimates Of price, and extending
permits. Section 80 empowers the
land commissioner. and him alone,
to settle cases Of trespass. provided,
that he shall not make any such
settlement for an amount less than
double the value Of such TIMBER
It's simply no use to squirm. R.
Q. Dunn alone, made that Buchanan
settlement. and he alone is Re sponsible
for it. No one else could be response
BILE under the law.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
A Touch Of Nature.

When first the crocus thrusts it's point OF
gold
Up through the still snow-drifted gar
den mold,
And folded green things in dim woods
unclose
Their crinkled spears, sudden tremor
Into my veins and makes me kith and
To every wild-born thing that thrills AMI
blows.
fire,
Here in the citys ceaseless roar and din.
Far from the brandy paths I used to
know,
Far from the rustIing brooks that slip
and shine
Where the Neponset alders take their
glow,
I share the tremulous sense Of bud and
br1er
And inarticulate ardors Of the vine.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

DR.. Ames. was tried for extorting
money from the fallen women of
Minneapolis Ray Jones and other
timber thieves take the money belong
ing to the school children of the state.
Then the republicans nominate men
like Jones As the st. James Journal
says, Ames should have mulcted the
school funds instead of the fallen
women. It would have been safer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
RECORD
CAMPAIGN CARD.

Copgre ssman BucKm is circula.-
iLg an election card with his portrait,
name etc., on one side and on b
other a list cf ''Resul1s, not Pro-
mises." which have followed his term
in conaress and in which, he asserts.
determined the fitness Of public
servant" Let us analize, says the
St. Cloud Times.
First ''Result" The Installation of
1913 rural free delivery routes.
Such a claim as this demonstrates
the absolute poverty Of Mr.. Buck
mans real accomplishments in con-
eress. To secure free delivery route,
the people living along the PROPOSE
line, to the number Ct 100 families,
sign a petition to the Fourth Assis-
tant Pcs master General. This official
directs an inspector to 20 ever the
route and see whether a sufficient
number Of people reside thereon, and
whether the roads are convenient and
passable. The inspector 6xes the route
and may change 1t. It all depends up
on the petition and the report of the
inspector. The petition is sent to the
department through the Senator or the
Congressman. This is all that Buck.
man had to do with the installation
Of rural routes yet he claims credit
for the entire 1873 Such wonderf Il,
such marvellous cheek.
Second "Result''- ''Pensione for
seventy veterans. veterans widows
and orphans
Such magni6cent-such immeasure-
able cheek! The Times wishes to 20
on record as denying that Congress.
man Buchanan has secured a single
pension We challenge the proof. The
pension laws provide VINO are entitled
to pensions. and the "seventy" (if
there really are that many received
their pensions under the law. They
would have received them if Buckman
had been in Mukden or Vladivost ,ck
for the past two years. For Mr..
Buchanan to steal the credit from the
law is almost as bad as stealing the
timber which belongs to the sch ocl
fund. Pensions have been granted by
Especial Bills where the applicant
was not entitled thereto under the
law. If Mr.. Buckman has secured the
passage Of Especial bills he is en-
titled to the credit there for-but il
no other case. Will Mr.. Buchanan
name those who are receiving pen.
sions through his special bills2
Third Result 800, coo per
year in salaries for residents of the
Sitxh District"
Well, Well. Congressman Buchanan 1,
you are Jim Dandy" VINO got the
stuff. Who are those salaries paid to.
Again We challange the proof If we
were to ask Charley Mitchell he would
probably reply that it was the salary
and perquisites of the Sixth Distric!
congressman. But, We are inclined to
guess that Mr.. Buchanan is cl lining
credit for the salaries cf the rural
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

Uncle Sans court finei Raw Jones
$40, 00O for stealing government tim.
Der. Shevlin admitted that it migt t
as we'll have been $50. 900. Jones and
his company got off easier than they
should, but we s7p2cse any poor,
petty thief in any part Of Morrison
county would be sent to Jail instead of
being nominated for lieutenant gov
ernor
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
COME AND GONE

Miss Jessie Burial spent Sunday
with her parents in this city. She il
now teaching at Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Gravel have
returned from Tower City, N. D., and
will again reside on their farm in
Ripley.
Mrs. Crouty, who had been visiting
with the family of J. Griesch, IT.
turned to her home at Cloquet Moe
day.
Miss Eva Turner returned from
Sw, lille Monday after two weeks
visit with friends and relatives.
". Fl. Courtney returned to his
home at HecKla, S. D., Monday. H.:
was on visit to his son, l.. G.
Courtney.
Alfred Lemay spent Sunday in the
city. He is now employed at Brair-
erd.
Miss Edith Enke has returned to her
studies at the st. Cloud Normal.
Mrs. Torrow ho. ~2k,,--oA i -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
RECORD OF RAY W. JONES.

Jan. 8, 190s-Served by Q. s. Mar.
shall with complaint charging Com.
monwealth Lumber Company RAY
Jones, Pres.) with unlawful tres.
pass of s, al. $50 feet of public timbe,
valued at $115, 869.25
May II, 1904-verdlct of Federal
Jury and judgment of court for dam.
ages.
jane II, 1904-Judgment of court
for costs.
July /, 19o4-Ray W. Jones, nom.
mated for Lieutenant 9 Governor by the
r.. c. DUNN statefcon vention.
For lieutenant governor the so C 2lled
republican convention which nomiu.
ated Dunn, nominated a man who
was successfully prosecuted by the
United States government for unlaw.
full appropriation of government tim.
Dor, the verdict Of the jury and judg.
ment Of the court, sustaining thu
charge of timber trespass. being rem.
de ed within six weeks of the (R. G.
Dunn convention nomination.
The complaint of the United States
government, filed by q. s. District
Attorney Chas. q. Houpt, preferred
seven specific charges for timber tres.
pass by the Commonwealth Lumbe,
Company, Ray W. Jones. president,
the seven specific charges covering
81. Al, $50 feet Of white and Norway
pine valued at $115. 969. 26.
The case finally came to trial in the
spring term of this year, about two
months before the republican state
convention. Meantime, Ray W. Jones
sold the Commonwealth Lumber Com.
pany to Thos. II. Shevlin, Minnesots
member Of the national republican
committee. The verdict of the jur,
was for $l8, 1891 and costs. It was
generally admitted that the verdict
could justly have been much larger,
The costs amounted to 81, $780, 70.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

year have averaged about $5s, GOO. 90 In
excess Of the same months of the.last
fiscal year. foreshadowing heavy de-
ficit for the year unless there should
be an increase In receipts to meet the
enormous expenditures that are
known to be scheduled for pavment,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

Bronchitis Most Fatal Disease.
Bronchitis is the most fatal disease
in England, nez* consumption. and
then heart disease, pneumonia and
scarlatina. ... =. :.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
Where False Hair Comes From,

Where False Hair Comes From,
Most Of the black hair used in wigs
and switches" comes from the con-
vents of Italy and Spain, while the
fair and red hair comes mainly from
the heads of Russian, Swedish, Ger
man and Danish peasant girls.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
COUNTY TICKET

Auditor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WILLIAM A. BUTLER
Treasurer ..JACOB POSCH
Register of Deeds.......-W WIN. H. HALL
Judge of Probate. -.....-.E. F. SHAW
Sheriff --.... --. E. S. TANNER
County AttorneyDONM NJ. CAMERON
Supt. of Schools -THEO THIELEN
Surveyor .-ANDY FEM
Coroner -----.-.-..--..-..N.D UMONT
Court Commissioner w. COLLINS
Commissioner 1st District
Observation-Disclosures. I. n. DAVIS
Commissioner I'd District
---.----. ANDREW JOHNSON
Commissioner Sd District
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04
STATE TICKET

oIAl IL IlIkEl
Governor
JOHN A. JOHNSON -..--S St. Peter
Lieutenant Governor
FENDALL G. WINSTON. Mime a polls
Secretary of State
JOHN E. KING Red Lake Falls
Attorney General
THOMAS J. MCDERMOTT.. st. Paul
Treasurer
BYRON J. MOSIER Saltwater
Judges of Supreme Court
JOHN A. LOVELY Albert Lea
CALVIN L. BROWN Norris
CHARLES E. OTIS .--...-..--....-..~St. Paul
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
h. T.. HOARD. - MOntevideO
W.. .KELSO.--. Hallock
Congressman 9Th Dist
- CLEVE w. VAN DYKE
Senator 48th Dist
.---..------WERNER HEMSTEAI
Representatives.
---.-J. N. TRUE and GUS LINDGREN
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

Chester Easton returned to Iowa
this week.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-04

Mrs. Fl. A. Conner has returned t,
her home in Park Rapids.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-14
BUILDERS OBJECT
70 prison LABOR

A member Of the Builders and Trad
ers' Exchange has a couple OF PROPOSE
lions to introduce for discussion at tho
regular meeting OF that organization in
the Elite building tomorrow evening.
These ideas call for action by the Leg
stature in February next and have to
do with the employment OF Territorial
prisoners, inmates of Oahu peniten
tiary, on the roads and on other Gov
eminent work.
The member is opposed to the use
of prisoners on Government jobs and
his first plan is to have introduced In
the Legislature law providing that
no prison labor shall be used on Gov.
eminent work. He will ask for the
support OF the Builders and Traders
Association in this regard and Will
suggest that the organization take the
matter to the lawmakers next year for
favorable action. Should this plan fai,
TO meet with general approval at the
meeting set for tomorrow, the mem
Der will introduce compromise meas
ure to the effect that If any department
of the Government shall employ prison
labor that department shall pay,
chargeable to the appropriation under
which the work Is done, one dollar per
day for every prisoner so employed,
by way Of penalty.
There Is another point In relation
to prison labor which is likely to b1
brought up at the meeting, with a
view to asking for legislation. The
law provides that none but citizen 10.
Dor shall be employed on Government
work.
Prison labor. inasmuch as many Of
the prisoners by nature of their Of.
fences and their punishment have lost
all rights OF citizenship, Is not citizen
labor, and II is therefore contendai
that departments of the Government
have no right to use men from the pen
itentiary on work for the Territory.
Heretofore prison labor has been
employed to some extent on the roads
| and In the parks and quarries and on
| other Government work.
It is thought unlikely that the meas.
ure seeking to prohibit the use Of
prisoners on Government work alto.
gethcr will meet with the approval Of
the members; the compromise plan,
therefore, Is likely to receive tn,
greater attention and 1t Is probable
| that, with working out of the details
in regard to the charge against appro.
priations, this scheme will be put |;
the Legislature by the Builders.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-14
AORANGI HAS SUGAR
FROM COLONIES
FOR VANCOUVER

The Canadian-Australian steamship
Aorangi arrived In port at 8 o'clock
this morning from the Colonies and
cooked at the Oceanic wharf. She sails
toria and Vancouver.
THE Aorangi has full cargo for
Vancouver and Canadian points, chief
items being wool, Australian hard.
wood, railway sleepers. sugar, fur
skins, flax hemp.
Cargo for Honolulu: l25 packages
spirits. 100 cases onions. cases sun.
dries"
The Aorangi carries the following
through passengers:
Capt. A. /, 5. Balmam. A. Il. Chap,
man, Geo. II. Hall. j. GriiIiths Wray.
Mrs. Laura Wray. Geo. Williamson.
Miss Adelaide Boothby, Mrs. Annie
Richie, Stanton Richie, John Wal.
than, Miss NJ. Murray. w. Reid, Abe
Lassel, Paul Bernhard, J. Cranston.
Miss Martin, Thos Stewart, Annie
Forberg, Rudolph Forberg, Mrs. Carl
Oshrode, Mrs. Carl Oshrode, Minnie
Oshrode, Clara Oshrode, Eva Oshrode.
p. C. Benson, Mrs. Myra Benson, Ia
Osker Penrala, Mrs. Daisy Urquhart.
Miss Daisy NJ. Urquhart, Oswald Blunt,
Ing, Il. Clifton Riley. Fred. McGuui.
ness