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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
STATE WEAVING A WEB OF
STRONG clRcUMsTAN1IAL
EVIDENCE.
MANY WITNESSES CALLED
TRAIL OF THE IMAM WITH THE
GUN" TRACED BY THE
PROSECUTION.

Crookston, Mimi, Dec. %. - The
close of the first week of the trial of
Joseph Guilmette for the murder of
Joseph Mongeon of st. Pie, province
oof Quebec, Canada, has resulted in
the weaving of a web of circumstan-
tial evidence such as it would seem i'm
possible to overcome. Thirty wit
nesses have been called and the de-
PENDANT, Guilmette, seemingly a
been proved to have been the compan-
ion of Mongeon on the Saturday and
Sunday proceeding the murder, which
was committed Monday afternoon at
about 2 o'clock.
Guilmette, the testimony would tend
to prove, was with Mongeon on Mon
day morning, and he admits hat he
was.
Damaging Testimony.
Guilmette claims that at 9 o'clock he
left Mongeon and went to Red Lake
Falls, where he took the train for
Mentor, while the state claims, and
three witnesses have positively sworn,
that Guilmette was with Mongeon at
noon and at l o'clock on the day of the
murder. One other witness swears
positively that Mongeon's companion
was a man Of about the same appear
ance as Guilmette, but she was not
close enough to identify him to a GER
tainty.
After the murder was committed, a
man with a gun vas seen leaving the
opposite side of the grove, n mile
east of Mentor, in which the body of
Mongeon was found, and but a few
minutes before the still warm body
was discovered. Froom that grove the
state has traced
"The Man With the Gun"
to Tilden and on to Fertile, by eleven
witnesses who positively swore that
THE man they saw and talked with
was Guilmette. They pointed him out
in the court room without any heSita-
ton. The balance of the witnesses
saw a man answering to that descrip-
ton carrying a gun, but they were not
close enough to identify him positive
ly.
Defense Will Be an Abb.
and simple. From a number of the
witnesses signed statements were Sc
cured by City Editor Kennedy of the
Evening Call of Woonsocket, r. l., who
represented at the time he secured
them that they were for publication in
his paper. 1t is understood that when
these statements were sprung in court
it will be found that they differ ma
terially with the evidence given by
the witnesses or the stand. However,
they may not be used. The defense
already has subpoenaed nearly the
same numbey of witnesses as the state
and it is claimed that Guilmette will
be traced by the defense to Red Lake
Falls with as much apparent success
as the state has traced him to Tilden.
The evidence submitted has been alto
gether circumstantial.
State Rests Its Case.
The state rested it's case yesterday
afternoon. Attorney Hagen outlined
the defense briefly, stating it would be
shown hat Gu.lmette was miles from
the Gene of the crime when it was
committed. The defense made a mo-
ton to adjourn until to-day. 1t was
denied. The motion vas renewed
later and again denied, but at 4 o'clock
was granted, although Judge Watts
scored the defense for not being ready
to proceed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
SANTA CLAUS ON ere.
in School Results From lgnitinq
Of false Beard.

Galesyille, Wis, Dec. 25. - A panic
in a public school here was narrowly
|averted during a Christmas program.
In reaching for some article from the
tree, Santa Claus false beard caught
fire from a lighted candle. In an in
slant he was a sheet of flames. The
children made a wild rush for the door
and only by force did the teachers and
Older persons prevent them from
|trampling some of the little ones.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

"Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say l would not have been without
it so long, had l known the relief it would
give my aching feet. / think it a rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet
Mrs. Matilia Holtwert, Providence, r. L"
Sold by all Druggists, csc. Ask to-day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
HANGS SELF IN SMOkEHOUsE
New UIm Bachelors Body Found
Suspended by a Rope.

New Ulm, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Michael
Fuchs, a wood sawyer, committed sui
eide by hanging. He was a bachelor
and lived alone in a small frame
building on South German street. He
was missed by neighbors for several
days and they notified the authorities.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff w. J.
julius searched the premises and
found Fuchs body at the end OF a
rope in a smokehouse. He came to
New Ulm about twenty years ago
from Bohemia, and was about sixty
five years old.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
One Better.

Kind Lady-It is a pleasure to hear
Z man like you whistling at work.
The Little Man-Lord, mum, you'd
be pleased to 9 my brother. then; he
Jest laughs at work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
u

JnStUudItN0.
1.-THE world is a STAGE" she said,
dramatically, land we women are real
ly star performers. Men are mere
clowns"
Perhaps" he retorted, glancing at
her cheeks, "but it keeps the star per-
formers busy making up."-Chicago
News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
MICHIGAN FEUD Is FATAL.
NJ. E. Hanson Is Killed at Arosa b,
Baptist Delfour.

MArinette, Wis, Dec. %. AS the
outgrowth of a feud, Baptist DelfOur
has slain M. E. Hanson of Amosa,
Mich. Delfour put three bullets into
Hanson, who died almost instantly.
The men were miners. They encoun.
tered each other In a barroom. The
feud was not originally between them,
but between their brothers. Delfour
is under arrest at Crystal Falls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
KILLED WITH WHlFFLETREE.
Farmers Wife Brutality Murdered Dur
inc Husbands Absence.

ing HUSBANDS Absence.
Armada, Mich, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Abel
Brown, aged thirty-six, was murdered
Yesterday on her husbands farm. The
husband left home in the morning to
work on a ~neighboring farm ald upon
his return in the afternoon found his
wife's body lying at the foot Of the
Ace,lar stairs. The woman's head was
Horribly crushed. Hair and blood
bound on q whiffletree lying near by
revealed the murderer's weapon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
VAN SAINT COLES OUT.

Governor Announces His Candidacy
for the Senate.
St.. Paul, Dec. 25.-GOv. Samuel r.
Van SAINT yesterday announced him
self a candidate for the United States
Clapp. In an interview Gov. Van
|Sant said:
Il am going to enter this senatorial
contest. and it will be a fight to a
finish"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
State Rests Its Case.
TO CHECK UP LAND.
Belle Fourche irrigation Project IL
Progressing.

Progressing.
Belle Fourche, S. D., Dec. 28.-Ray-
mond F. Walter will arrive in this
city to-day for the purpose Of checking
up the remaining land that has been
pledged for the government irrigating
scheme. Mr.. Walter has had charge
of the work thus far. and it is now
only a question of a few weeks when
the contract for all the work will be
let. Enough ground has been pledged
on both sides of the river to guarantee
the government appropriations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teething. softens the gurus, reduces -
dsmmation, allays pain. cures wind colo. sc . bottle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
One Of the Sufferers.

prosperity" said DR.. Slighcem, the
eminent surgeon. There is altogeth-
er too much prosperity! 1t Is killing
business"
In what way?" asked the other.
"Why, sir. almost anybody a at
ford to have appendicitis nowadays,
and in consequence all of my best pa.
tients regard it as too common and re-
fuse to have it."-Chicago Tribune.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

It takes a political orator T. say
things that SOUND well and mean moth
ing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

A woman would rather spend two
dollars for dry goods than one for
groceries.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your
druggist win refund money II PAZO OINTMENT
fails 70 cure you in 6 TO IL days. 6Oc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Proved Himself.

Proved Himself.
That Hustly seems like q plucky
chap"
"Guess he is all right. He has
plucked everybody in this neighbor.
hood."-Detroit Free Press.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
ANOTHER FIGHT
FOR INSPECTION
BILL LIKELY TO COME UP IN WIS
CONSIN AGAIN.
Interests at Superior Contend that
Their Attitude Is Supported by the
Contentious of Buffalo Dealers, Who
Were at Duluth This Week-Supe-
rior's Side of Inspection Differences.
special to The Journal.

Superior, Wis, Oct. 2o.-Superior grain men
assert that all has not been given to the outside
world regarding the visit of the Buffalo and
Rochester milling commission to Duluth to in
yesttgnte Minnesota inspection and the alleged
short changing of the Buffalo miers under
tho Minnesota inspection system. While there
has been no announcement that there will be Il
fight at the coming session of the legislature to
Wisconsin inspection, there is doubt
but such an effort will be made, and all the de-
velopments of interest In the grain trade outside
of Duluth the past two years have been to
strengthen the position of the Superior men who
made the fight.
The statements of the Buffalo milling commits
sion, headed by George Urban, simply cor
roborative of the statements made by Superior
leading the fight at Madison two years ago
for Wisconsin inspection. The Buffalo men
asserted they receiving wheat which they
pay No. / northern price for; that the Duluth
graindealers mix the wheat and when it gets to
Buffalo 1t grades only No. 2 northern, and yet
they compelled to pay No. 1 northern price
for it, to the loss of themselves and the farm
ers.
Board of Trade, Mr.. Urban said that Duluth was
mixing its wheat and then throwing it into the
testpails to get the weight, which should be
hfty-s seven pounds to the bushel for No. / north
ern, according to the contract made with the
Buffalo people. When the wheat gets to Buffalo
Is Is poured into the testpails thru q funnel and
is found to be half pound to a pound and one
milling men here, as this lightweight bushe
will not grade No. l northern. Inspector Shan
ahan accompanied the party and said in reply
to an offer to exchange inspectors with Buffalo
that they didn't to have to keep man al
this end watching the inspection.
However, the Buffalo grain men sent Chief In
spector Shanahan here last summer, and at tha
time gave notice that there would be no more
wheat purchased without sample, they were
Short changed the certificate plan. Ever
the sample remedy does not seem to have eff
fected the cure expected by the Buffalo men
who maintain that they are doing q Legitimate
brokerage and commission business.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
TREATMENT OF PILES
Permanence of Cure the True Test.

Many so-called pile remedies will af-
and the majority of those afflicted do
not expect more than this.
The average sufferer, after having
tried every preparation recommended
for the cure of piles, comes to the con-
clusion that there is no cure except
90 this ''last resort he suffers on, re-
signed to the situation, so far as may
be. The attention of those interested
IS invited to the following experience:
"After ten years of suffering from
blind, bleeding and protruding piles,
and after using every, remedy 1 could
hear Of without any benefit, I finally
bought ffty.cent box of Pyramid Pile
Cure and used it with such good results
] bought next a dollar box, which fin
ished up the job. That was nearly six
years ago, and as far as piles is con-
cerned I am cured and have never felt
a symptom of them since.
"Many others have used this rene
dy by my advice, with the same re-
suits, and l always recommend it to
sufferers with piles. -
&C. H. Potts, Burlington, Kan.
Testimony like this should convince
the most skeptical the Pyramid Pile
Cure not only cures, but cures to stay
cured. 1t is in the form Of a supposi-
tory, can be, applied in the privacy of
the home, directly to the parts affect
cd, and does it's work quickly and pain.
lessly.
Druggists generally sell this famous
remedy for fifty cents a package and
sufferers are urged to buy a package
now and give it a trial tonight. >Ac
cept no substitutes.
A little book describing the causes
and cure of piles is published by the
Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich, ant
same will be sent free to any address
for the asking.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
MINNESOTA
BOY BLEEDS TO DEATH
Load from His Gun Cut Arteries and
Shattered Bone.

TWO HARBORS, MINN.-Miles from the near
est surgeon and unable to secure medical as
sistance except such crude methods as his father
and brother could offer, Sam Pelto, aged 16,
died ut their homestead claim near Crystal Bay,
this county. from loss of blood. resulting from
accidental gunshot wound in the right leg.
Young pelto with his brother, Edward, started
from the homestead to provisions. Ed
ward was horseback and his brother trudgcd
along behind, carrying shotgun. When they
had gone about two miles from the shanty Sam
Pelta tripped and, falling to the ground, the
gun discharged its entire load of buck
shot entering his right leg just below the knee
The upper portion of the shin bone shattered
and several large arteries destroyed.
While preparing to go hunting Scott Helsel,
aged 21. employee at mine Biwabik,
was severely injured by the accidental discharge
of 32-caliber revolver, the charge entering
the fesly part of his leg.
Otto Lindahl, employed coalheaver on
the coal boats here fell into the hold of the
steamer Colgate Hoyt distance of twenty-five
feet luckily escaping death, altho sustaining
| serious injury.
James GARRISON homesteader living near
Beaver Bay had a narrow escape while on his
way home from the village by coming in contact
weapon strategy was resorted to and after
safety
The township Of Maple Hill in Cook county
has voted $4,000 road bonds.
The Swan River Logging company will this
winter invade the Sturgeon lake country, which
Is said to be covered with an almost solid mass
| Of standing pine. railway will be built to
| the scene of opera ton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
HARRY KING IN JAIL
Impersonated an Army Officer and
Swindled Hotel Men.

MANKATO. MINN.-Harry e. King, who
represented himself in this city and elsewhere
as being Lieutenant Colley of the regular army,
and to substantiate the claim q cavalry
officers uniform and had possession of Lieuten-
ant Colley's diploma of graduation from the
United States military academy at West Point.
will have to answer before the grand jury at
the term of the United States court next week
to the charge of impersonating army officer.
He has been bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $1,000, and is now in the Blue Earth
county Jail King succeeded in victimiz-
ing hotelkeepers and others by means Of his
lmpersonation, according, to reports that have
been, received by the police of this city:
Wednesday, accompanied by f. J. Phelps capi-
talist of Minneapolis. on an inspection trip over
the twin cities and Mankato. He is enthusas-
tic over the project, and is endeavoring to
interest capital in it,
Joe Tabbinger returned to the state train
ing school at Red Wing Yesterday. He has a
penchant for constructing caves in remote places,
and captain of band of youths who re-
fused to work or go to school.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
IOWA
CONFERENCES GIFT TO CITY
Webster City Can Have Mercy Hospi
tai for the Taking.

WEBSTER CITY, IOWA.--Will Webster City
accept Mercy hospital, which has been given up
by the Northwest Iowa conference of the Meth
odist church, as free gift from the board Of
trustees?
This is question which Is agitating the
people of this city. Yesterday afternoon the
conference board held meeting. at the hos
pital, preparatory to permitting this magnificent
gift from the late Jacob NJ. Funk to revert to
the trustees The formal returning of it, how
ever, will not actually take place for some time
The hospital was erected by Mr.. Funk at cost
of $50: :ooo exclusive of all furnishings heating
apparatus, ETC., and given to the North
west Iowa conference, which, finding it a bur-
den. has chosen to abandon it.
In behalf of the board of trustees, Council
man +. L. Wilson of the fourth ward who
is also a member of the board of trustees,
made the offer. to the council last evening
appointed to look into the matter and report.
This committee is composed Of P. Mathre, Levi
Cottington and J. D. Riste.
In watertank in foot and half Of water
the 19-months-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. O.. NJ.
Lyders, who live half mile northwest o
Ellsworth, met death by drowning yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
PATENT MEDICINE SWINDLE
Young Man Said to Have Taken $4,000
Out of Cass County.

FARGO, N. D.-For year or two a young
man has been disposing of concoction Tor
catarrh and rheumatism at prices ranging from
500 to $50. The purchaser would sign what
was called a contract, but which turned up
ultimately a note. Some people paid and
kept quiet, others squirming; but one man
who considers himself swindled declines to
pay and has hired lawyer to fight the case
Legitimate druggists say the stuff would be
dear at even IS.
Il. "A. Rardin. who has been doing the selling
disposed of the notes to banks and elsewhere
he has pocketed about $4,000. He only took
the notes of men who good. and he read
lily found spectators to buy cheap paper. 1t
is said the trick is now being played in adja-
cent states and in the east.
The recently organized Fargo Humane society
has begun campaign against draymen and
others who are notoriously cruel to their horses.
sAULT STE MARIE, MICH.-Joseph Charla-
tran who shot Constable William Irving of the
Canadian 500 while under arrest, will be hanged
on Dec 10. The convicted man is "a.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
ADDS NEW MACHINERY
Light and Power Co. of Cass Lake
Makes Important improvements.


CASS LAKE, MINN.-The Cass Water. Light
& Power company, owner of the water and
electric light plants of Cass Lake has just fin
ished installing machinery and renovating
its property until the capacity has been in
creased fully fourfold. In addition to the ma
chinery which formerly constituted the plant
there has been installed another immense Ideal
engine and two General Electric company dyna-
mos of large capacity. With both the old and
the nov machinery the plant easily supply
light and water to a city Of over 5000 inhabi-
tants.
There are now strung poles in the village
three and orG-half miles of electric light wires,
and more is being put up every day. In fact,
the corps of workmen employed by the company
is almost swamped with orders for additional
wiring and lights. The service is un-
dpubtedy as efficient any in the state. The
current Is turned on shortly after in the after
noon and the lights are kept in until after
Z the following morning. The water service and
fire protection furnished by means Of large
tank, and also steam and power pump. The
company also furnishes steam heat to several of
the larger business blocks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
BUYERS MAKE A
FINAL ROUNDUP
MANY SALES OF SPECIAL STOCK
LUMBER AT ASHLAND.
Lake Shipments Not as Heavy as Ex
pected Owing to Prolonged Bad
Weather-Edward Hines Company
Makes Another Important Deal for
Logs-Northern Wisconsin Logging.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Ashland, Wis. Oct. 20.-Lumber buyers are
making their final roundup before navigation
closes. in order to get their stocks in goou con-
the past week, and many small sales of special
stock were made by local dealers Lake ship
ments from the port Of Ashland We're not as
heavy expected, owing mostly to continued
bad weather on the lakes.
The last raft of logs to be sawed T." the
Thompson Lumber company Of Washburn, for the
Stearns Lumber company, will be cut this week.
During the season the Thompson Lumber COM
pany sawed 5000, 900 feet of logs belonging to
the Stearns company, the logs being cut on the
Bad River reservation and driven down to Lake
Superior.
The large stave factory of the North Wiscon-
sin Coonerage company is nearly completed and
will start operations the first of the week. The
plant will give employment to 200 men.
The Grove stave factory, which has been idle
for two years. will start soon. Milwaukee
concern has practically closed negotiations for
buy ing the plant.
Men for work in the logging camps of north
ern Wisconsin hard to obtain, atho wages
are good. Every employment agent In the city
has orders for from % to 200 men, and hardly
any Obtainabe.
Fifteen miles Of logging railroad will be laid
by the North Western railroad inside of the next
| month"; the road to tap large tract of timber
| owned by the Ross Lumber company OF Wood
ruff. The road will run from Mercer to Presque
Isle lake. The Ross Lumber company intends to
| log 20, 900, 600 feet Of logs this winter.
The Lake Superior company of Ashland Will &c
| much logging this winter near Pratt, where 1t
has a large tract Of white pine The logs Will
be brought to Ashland by the Omaha railroad
| which is building twenty-five miles of railroad
in order to get the business.
George Wilkinson has sold his cut of logs
| at the Mowatt mill to the Edward Hines Lum
Der company of Chicago. About 20, 900 fee
of lumber is in the deal, and Mr. Wilkinson Sc
| cured a good price. The lumber was from log!
purchased by Mr.. Wilkinson from the Ashland
Boom & Canal company.
The Mowatt mill began saving this morning OF
logs which picked up adrift in the bay
having broken from rafts. There are abou
| @ OOO 900 feet of these logs and they are owned
by the Chequamegon Bay Lumber and Log asso
| cia ton.
The Alexander & Edgar Lumber company O
Iron River will probably close its large plan
this winter for good, its supply of timber hav
ing been exhausted. The company has larg
holdings of western pine, and the mill will prob
ably be dismantled and shipped to the Pacih
coast.
The Lake Superior company will operate tw
hardwood camps this winter, employing 10
men, The logs will be brought to Ashland
The plant of the company will all winter
being the only mill at Ashland to do SO. Th
company recently made large sale OF lumber t
the Union Match company Of Duluth.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-20
ANOKA BOOMING
Building Improvements Foot UP
S15O,OOO in Six Months,

ANOKA, MINN.-Not since the big fire in
1884 has Anoka enjoyed the boom that it has
the past six months the value of large i'm
provements exceeding S15O00O. There at
present under way the new high school building.
costing $50. 1000; the new Carnegie lirbary, $12,-
500; Jackson hotel annex. $4,000; building at
the insane asylum for women, $4,000; the CO.
lonial residence of DR.. A. G. and DR.. Flora L.
S. Aldrich and residence for Dr.. Scipio Bond
Eugene Woodward, Stanley Smith and the st.
Stephens parsonage.
A smoke social will be held at republican head
quarters, Arcanum hall, Friday ecening.
The ladies of the Baptist Missionary circle
held enjoyable tea Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Gertrude Greenwald.
The w. G. T. u met today at the home of
Mrs. H. NJ. Benton with Mrs. G. W. Riches as
leader. Subject, "How Can We Help Our
Boys?'
The funeral services of the 3-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, who died at Robbins.
dale Of scarlet fever and diphtheria, We're held
at the cemetery in Anoka Tuesday, Rev. Freder-
ick r. Leach offcia ting.
c. Z. EVens celebrated his siXty-eighth birth.
day this week at his home in Hennepin county
! About seventy friends present.