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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
NEWS OF MINNESOTA,
School Districts.

st. PauL-There has been mater
ial increase in tho number Of school
districts, schoolhouses and teachers
during the last year, according to
report compi led by the department of
public instruction. Last year there
were 7,449 school districts This year
there are 1860. The number in 1908
was 1884 The number of school
houses then was It'll, increased to g.
o6l last year AMI to s,26s this year.
The number of teachers in 1908 was
l2,O6l9, in 1904 it was 1888 and this
year there are l3, 200. The wages OF
county superintendcnts have increased
in thirty.one counties and decreased In
three, the decreases being mostly a
matter of expenses. The total increase
minus the decrease is s3.643, or an
average increase Of s43. SO for each su'
rerintendent. The largest increase is
$500
Library Books.
There were rs, 700 books added to
the public school libraries during the
last school year, according to report
compiled by the state superintendent
Of public instruction. The cost of
these books was $50. 4s2.os OF which
the districts paid s97, 336. os. A state
law provides that when districts order
books of the firms with which the de-
partment has contracted the state,
shall pay one-half the cost under q GER.
tain limit. The books are distributed
among 2, 1852 libraries
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
Prof. Heron Declares Present
Laws and Customs Neither
~ Sacred Nor Good.
COMPANIONS" FORTUNE TO AID HIS CAUSE
Former CONGREGATIONAL Minister to Establish
a Colony of His Believers in New Jersey
Divorces Lawful Wife for Another Wonn-
ARMSTRONG Denunciation by
-. ~ Rev. DR.. Hills.

Heron was pastor of a small church
in an obscure town in Minnesota. He
was called to be the assistant pastor
of the Congregational church at Bur-
lington, Ia, and his ministry there
was very successful. He was in
stalled in Burlington in 1891, and
from that time his name became ma
tionally famous. In 1898 DR.. Her.
ron was made professor of applied
Christianity in Iowa college (Congre
gationaD, which was endowed for him
by Mrs. E. D. Rand, of Burlington,
whose daughter, Carrie, has since in
herited the Rand millions, and who has
turned them over to her companion"
After seven years Of service in the
college, during which time the chair of
applied Christianity in general, and
Prof. Heron in particular, were the OBJ
jects of constant and bitter attack
the professor sent in his resignation.
He did this only after Mrs. Rand had
agreed that the $4,000 with which
she had endowed the special chair
should not be taken away from the
college.
Couple Becomes Companions.
Miss Rand became the professors
companion" under peculiar circum-
stances. Her mother, a widow with
unlimited means, became member of
the professors cult, after she heard
him declare that he did not believe
that the present marriage system is
sacred or good. She encouraged her
own daughter in this belief, with the
result that Prof, Herron's home was
broken up, he deserted his wife and
four children which he brought into
the world, and took up his residence
with Miss Rand, calling her his com
panion."
The Herrons and the Rands were
fast friends. Mrs. Heron knew and
loved Carrie Rand, who has sup.
planted her in the affections of her
husband, and the young woman was
a frequent visitor at the Heron
home, hence the shock to Mrs. Heron
when upon returning from a European
trip the professor announced to her
that he had ceased to- love her, and
invited her to institute proceedings for
a divorce.
Run1or Of Marriage.
It is said of the pair that in New
York, prior to the death Of Mrs. Rand,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
A Young Forger.

Butteriie d.-Frank S. Ems, was
brought from Spokane, Wash, on a
charge of forging postal money orders.
He is only seventeen years of age and
is son OF John F. Euns, the postmas-
ter here. The government officials
charge that Ems started 10 visit the
Portland fair and took with him mo-
ney orders from the pos.otfico at But
terfe!d. Stopping ut various points
along the Great Northern line these
money orders were made out and in.
dorsed in the name of James Coroett.
When the orders began to show up the
postal officinls were Motif. and the
search for Corbett led to the arrest of
Ems at Spokane.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20

.. Chicago.-Prof.. George D. Heron, Tor
several years professor Of applied Chris
tianity at Grinnell college, the Iowa
Congregational institution, Is at present
engaged in waging warfare upon the
present system of marriage and upon
present-day religion. He is writing 4
book setting forth his peculiar beliefs
and in the near future intends to estab-
lish a colony Of believers in his doctrine
on his farm at Metuchen, N j., and to
send forth his propaganda throughout
the world. 6
H. Doctrine Of Prof. Heron.
Prof. Heron first startled the ortho-
dox Congregationalists, in which de.
nomination he was minister, by the
following Statements:
II do not believe that the present mar
riage system is sacred or good.
II believe that union is made by love
alone and that it is terminable at the
termination of love. ..@
'.Love marries us and, as long as our
love lasts, love will keep us together.
II think it wrong to obey law that
would keep us together when love has
ended.
1--WE no longer need religion. Our
movement supplies all the spiritual
needs of religion. Human life must
become it's own religion and human Ia
Dor must become it's own ritual and
scripture.
'"The modern world is practically
without religion. Fires on old affairs are
dying out Religious authority has been
banished: All notions of right and
wrong are being scrutinized. We all
await the era word of infinite daring"
It was not long after this that Prof.
Heron told his wife that he had ceased
to love her and persuaded her to seek
divorce. He then took Miss Carrie
Rand, one Of his followers and possessor
of fortune of about 100000, as his
companion @
The recent death Of the mother of
Miss Rand, also an ardent disciple of the
professor, has left her another fortune
estimated at $11 900, 900 which she has
given him full authority to spend in
promulgating his theories on marriage.
Possesses a Paulian Spirit.
Prof. HERON is without doubt the
most prominent Christian socialist in
America. He is of a type that is
common enough in England, but his
peculiar notions Of the rich man and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20

the woman frlend gave the wife $780,
900 to give her husband up to her.
Mrs. Herron's friends assert that the
amount. paid was only 100000.
'Now, some money was paid Mrs.
Heron or else it was not. Suppose
no money was paid her. Why has he
not denied the statement to save the
honor of the mother of his children
If any sum of money was paid his
wife by this woman friend, then this
man sold himself, and whether for
Judas 30 pieces Of silver or 100000
makes no difference.
Wife Made Desperate.
'The first supposition leaves him :.
coward in not defending his babies
mother. The second leaves. him a
monster, and his friends may take
their choice. If there is community
in this land that represents New Eng
land Congregationalism, scholarship,
plain living and high Christian think
ing, it is the old town Of Grinnell, Ia,
founded by the heroic Iowa band OF
IA graduates Of Yale college.
with one accord these professors
editors, lawyers and business men and
women assert that Mrs. Heron is a
retiring woman, self-sacrificing, de-
voted to her babies during her hus
bands long and repeated absences, a
woman who represents all the home
virtues of wife and mother. Driven
to desperation, If she accepted money
she accepted it for her helpless chill
dren and not for herself.
) And she declares that when she
finally consented she did it upon the
ground that Heron and Miss Rand
should go before the Judge and when
the Judge divorced the man from the
wife he should marry Heron to the
one who had superseded Mrs. Heron
in his affection.
Nov, when every possible excuse,
based upon incompatibility, has been
urged, it remains true that, at what
ever sacrifice and remuneration, the
man should have been true to the four
children he has brought into the world:
These babies are weak, physically,
and Heron owed his strength to
them; they are ignorant and he owed
his wisdom to them; they are poor,
and the father owed his earnings and
the right to a good name to them.
"Ope day this man announces to the
mother Of these children that he has
ceased to love her and loved another
and that money enough at five
per cent. would be provided for her
to rear these children for him. She
reluctantly asks for the divorce, for
desertion, which he does not contest.
"The whole transaction is mon
strous." :.
Divorce Of tho Herrons.
According to the story of the di.
vorce proceedings, Mrs. Heron was
paid $4,000 by the representatives Of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
News Notes.

St. Paul-Frank T. Williams Of Buff
falo is appointed superintendent of
the St. Paul weather bureau.
Hamline-F. G. Mcmillan of Mime
apolis has been given the contract TO
nut in the foundation for the
new main building At the university.
The CONTRACT has been let by the state
board of G ontrol, the CONTRACT price not
being announced -""-
Winona-The present prospect is
that one of Winona's handsome public
school buildings may before long be
vacated on acc ,unt of the reduced at
tendance, and it being no longer pos
sible to operate it economically.
Mankato-The first meeting of the
state normal board ever held in Man
kato took place recently. 1t is believed
that hereafter the board will hold its
meetings in cities where normal
schools are located. =
Red Wing-The Lake City high:
school football team was defeated. in
this city by the Red Wing high soaool
team, by a scorc of As too h..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
THE NEW CHINESE ARMY.
Reorganization Taking Place Under
the influence and Training of
the Japanese.

It has been decided by the Lien
Ping Chu, or Chiense war department,
at Picking, that for the future the new
army of China is to be known as, .he
standing army of the empire, says a
New York Sun writer.
The old Changpei banner army be-
comes the First division under Gen
Tsao Kun, with headquarters at Pao'
t1nglu, IS miles southwest of Picking
in the province of Chill. The former
First division becomes the Second, I'M
der Gen. Chang Huaichih, headquar'
ters at Chenan, and the late Second
division is remembered the Fourth,
under Gen. WI Fengling, headquar-
tiers al Machang The Third division
remains unchanged, and is command
ed by Gen. Tuan Chihkuei. The for
mer Fourth becomes the Fifth division
under Gen. Tuan Juichei. and occupies
the Imperial Hunting park south OF
Picking. The late Fifth, now Sixth, d.
vision is stationed in the province OF
shantung, with headquarters at Tsi-
nanfu. under Gen. WI Changchun:
and the former Sixth, now Seventh, di-
vision is stationed at Chentingfu,
abou. 70 miles southwest of Paoting-
su, both places on the line of the Pc
king Hankow railway just opened for
traffic.
It will be observed that the new Or
sanization of the Chinese army is in
divisions after the model Of the
.Japanese, and that those already
formed are all in the north of China
grouped about the capital, the division
in Shantung covering the road leading
direct to Peking from the German
sinanfu railroad. The youn5
Chinese officers, who, having completed
their military studies in Japan, lately
retu: ned to China, are, with the Jap
anese instructors, placed at the dis
nosa: of the Chinese government.
busy organizing and training the new
levicS.
The troops of the province of SZech-
uen raised and organized at the time
of the invasion of Thibet have al
ready seen their first war service.
Those sent in July last to Batange on
the Kinsha river, which forms the
boundary between Szechuen and Thibet
at that point, for the purpose of aveng-
ing the death of the Chinese assistant
resident, Feng Chuan, gained lie
cisive victory over the Thibetans at
a place called Ehrlangtan, and SUBJ
occupied Tingpa, a position
IN the road into eastern Thibet.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20

the eye of the needle are novel to
Americans. DR.. Heron is slight in
stature and was not strong as child,
but he is possessed of a Paulian spirit
and, right or wrong. as may be his
views, his sincerity is questioned by
no one. NJ es..#s4 /
Dr.. Heron first brought himself into
public notice by articles published in
several religious periodicals., among
them an address in the Christian
Union entitled: "The Message of Je-
sus to Mer Of Wealth. This was
afterward ,acd as a booklet by the
Christian society. At this time DR..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
Two Halves Make Z Whole.
..xx,ho+,s hecome of Miss GiggleS.

whats become of Miss Giggles.
asked the first bather.
"She's Dead" replied the other.
"Gracious! Mop"
ooh. YES! she must be. On one occa-
sion recently I heard her say she was
half drowned and on another that she
was half scared to death. catholic
Standard and Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
The Reason.

De Style-Why does he refer to his
automobile as "she?
Gunbusta-1t's so hard to manage.
you know.-Judga a.: ,-.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
Cigarettes.

Winona.- school board has talk
en- official recognition of smoking by
the pupils and will take means to stop
it. A.. investigation has been made
whic, shows that cigarette smoking is
carried on to excess by the pupils in
tn, lower grades. 1t is shown that
those who use tabacco are dull and
listlcss and are not able to d, the work
of the Class.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20
Innuendo.

Innuendo.
George-Mabel's feet are SO small.
Grayce-Do you think so?
George-Yes. Don't you?
Grayce-I think her shoes are.-Chi-
cago Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-10-20

and in her apartments, Prof. Heron
and Miss Rand signifled their inten-
tons of becoming companions" in
this manner. Taking the young wom-
an by the hand, the professor said:
II take Carrie Randsto be my CON-
panion." "
The young woman said:
i II take George D. Heron to be MY
companion" ."
But. notwithstanding the fact that
they were to be companions" it does
not appear that either was wholly sat-
isfled with this declaration of com.
partnership" Tor after the words had
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.
Teacher and Former Pupi1 met How
Chief Lane was Fooled.

He stood on the bank corner,
stranger in strange land. They
told Chief Lane that he was drunk
and suggested that he be looked af-
ter. The chief approached eyeing
the stranger cautiously, and asked
him if he wasn't sick.
All this time the men who had
put up the job were watching the
chief and his man with much
amusement.
"Better go to your hotel" said
the chief, as the stranger looked
blank and sick-like into space.
"Who are you?" inquired the
stranger, and the chief replied,
"My name is Lane?" "W. G..
Lane" asked the stranger, end
when the reply came in the affirm
ative the astonished officer learned
that the alleged drunk man was a
former pupil in the days when the
chief was a schoolmaster, away
back East, more than a quarter of
century ago. His name was J.
B Congo, and he had a very pleas
ant visit with his former teacher.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
BONDS co MONDAY.
That is the Date for Opening Bids
Many Inquiries Received.

Next Monday is the date set Tor
opening bids for $4,000 in water
bonds advertised for sale by the
Water Board. Much interest hinges
on the outcome, and people are
wondering if the issue will go at
par on a four per cent interest bas-
is. Some say yes 10 this question;
others suggest a negative. One
thing that is known is that there
will be local buyers of the bonds.
In a preliminary request for bids.
one resident of the county offered
to take $1,000. A farmer who re-
sides few miles from Corvallis
said on the street yesterday morn
ing that he intends to take 81, 900.
Numerous persons locally have
made inquiry as to the securities,
and it would not be surprising if a
good lump Of the issue should go to
home people.
Inquiries galore have been pour
ing in from Fasteners, asking for
information about the issue. One
lawyer received IS such inquiries
within the period of few days.
The value of the property of the
town, the indebtedness, the water
bond law, and various other points
are the things asked about. The
bids are to be in the hands of the
clerk by five o'clock next Monday
afternoon, and are to be opened by
the Board at a meeting at 7:3o
o clock.
One feature of the bonds that
makes them attractive to local buy
ers is that the holder can, if he de-
sires to raise money, dispose Of a
bond at any time or can use it as
collateral at any bank if tempor-
ary lean is desired.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
@t0n the Bridge at Midnight. -

Extraordinary excellence in
story, plot and scenery are seldom
found in the plays of a melodramat-
ic tinge but George Kimpt and
Frank Gazzo1o have succeeded in
achieving this rare union, as the
many thousands who have seen
"On the Bridge at Midnight" are
well aware. On the one hand the
sensational trash of some me1odra-
mas is avoided and on the other
hand wholesome play is brighten
ed with real comedy, genuine heart
interest and an altogether excep-
tiona1 establishment of scenery
that includes one of the master
pieces of the modern stage, the
$40, 900 production of the engineer
ing triumph of Chicago, it's great
jack-knife" or lift draw bridge.
At the Opera House Wednesday,
Oct. nth.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
SAW THE FLOOD.
And Destruction 1t Wrought Washed
Away his Fathers Home.

Lexington, the home of Pap
Hayseed" is nine miles down the
creek from Heppner, and was in
the great flood of a year or two
ago. Most of the houses in Lex
ington were washed away by the
swollen waters at the time, "Pap's"
fathers house among them. In
the case of the latter, "Pap" him
self was the last person in the build
ing before the flood struck and bore
it away. The alarm came to the
people through a young man who
was on the way to see his best girl,
and who saw the advancing waters
In time to give everybody the
alarm. Nobody was able to save
anything, and all were glad to be
able to escape with their lives.
Lexington is a town of 200, and
has been completely rebuilt, but
not on the same site. The houses
now are all on higher land where
they will te above the line of future
floods. ''Pap" ofcourse, was
among the crowd of rescuers, and
declares that in all his war or other
experiences, he never saw anything
so terrible as the sequel to that
hapless day at Heppner.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
IN THE GRAVE.
Death and Burial of Mrs. Sol
King-One More Pioneer
Gone.

Annie Maria, the wife of Sol
King, died at the family home near
Corvallis last Saturday evening af-
ter an extended illness. She was
one of the earliest settlers of Ben.
ton, having settled in Kings Valley
in the spring of 1876, nearly sixty
years ago. She was born in Ohio
in April 1922, and was aged 50
years, six months and four days.
She resided in Ohio until 1841
when she moved to Missouri, aud
after four years there, she left by
OK team for Oregon in the spring
of 1845. The train arrived at Lyn-
ton, on the Willamette on the last
day of November, 1845. The de.
tails of the long journey are re-
counted in a letter written April 1st,
1876, from Kings Valley, which
letter is still in existence in the East
and which appeared in the TIMES
June 21st last.
The funeral occurred from the
late home Monday forenoon, and
the service was conducted by Rev.
Bush. The interment was in Odd
Fellows cemetery. Surviving mem
bers of the family are, Mrs. w. B.
Kiger,, Scott King, Eli King, Abe
King, William King. and the hus-
band.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
CORVALLIS, OR, OCT. 4, 1905.
OREGONS PLIGHT.

Half of her representation under
conviction in the courts, and unable
to occupy their seats in congress,
is the unenviable distinction that
has come to Oregon. Of all the
states in the Union, Oregon is the
only one that has ever been in such
a pitiab1e plight. Added to the
condition is the other ugly fact that
half of her representation yet un-
convicted, is under indictment on
grave charges. 1t is indeed a hu-
initiating spectacle, and it is brought
on the state by the very men the
people have set up astheir sachems,
sages and medicine men, and upon
whom the best honors the common
wealth had to give, have been un-
stintedly showered.
We spend millions and hold a
great Exposition to give our state
fair repute abroad, and while it is
in progress, Our national represen-
tatives, Senator Fulton excepted,
cause US to be heralded abroad as
the land of graft and grafters. In
urging the prosecution of these
land fraud cases, President Roose-
welt is endeavoring to defend the
people of Oregon from further be-
traya1 by those they have set in
high places.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
Sale Of Water Bonds.

Sealed proposals will be received by the clerk
Of the Water Committee of the City of Corvallis.
Benton county, Oregon. untn October 9th, 1905,
at six o'clock p. m. Tor the purchase Of part Of
all of 600 bond issue of said city.
Said bonds are authorized by special 1sgisla.
tive act of 1905. and issued to pay for the con.
struction of q gravity water works system, bear
interest at the rate of four per cent per annum,
in denomination OF from 500 to 81 1000 payable
mi-annually, and are payable at Corvallis,
Oregon, in U. s. &C Id coin 40 years after date Of
issue, at the rate of 600 annually after years
with option to pay entire issue at end of ten
years or any time thereafter.
The assessed valuation of the city of Corval-
U.s. 1904, vas ss34. .s6o OF which the actual value
2400; no bonded debt, general wal rant indebted
ness, 600 of which Sis 600 Is for construction
OF sewer system.
Said Water Committee reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. Each offer must be
accompanied by q certifyed check for per cent
of amount Of bid, to be forfeited If bid is accept
ed and not completed.
September ., 1905. s, L. KLINE, Clerk,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
WHICH IS RIGHT?

What possible good can come to
any Corvallis citizen who by mem
bership or otherwise, aids and abets
the so-ca1led club? Is it place
conducted outside the pale of the
law? Have the local courts twice
determined it to be unlawful and its
managers guilty of an ofense
against the state? Has jury of
six good men by their sovereign
verdict condemned the place as un-
lawful and therefore reprehensible
and unworthy of a place in the
communityb Is it true, as the law
books emphatically declare, that
not one decision of the supreme
courts permits the operation of such
club under the local option law,
and equally true that all such de-
cisions declare emphatically to the
contrary? With all these things
true, wherein can any citizen see
good to come to himself, his family
or his community in future support
If this unlawful establishment. Be-
sides who are the men at the head
If this unlicensed, unlawful and IL
legitimate saloon? Who is Geer,
the president? Who is Hooligan,
the truthful vice president, who
won't go back on Mike; who is
going to stand by Mike?'' Who
is Kline, but the man who made
his first bow to the people of Cor
wallis with pack of marked cards
in his hand? A rethese men right,
and the jury, the court, the law,
the officers wrong?
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-04
BROWNSVILLE
WOOLEN MILLS

We have secured the Agen-
cy for the Celebrated Browns.
vile Clothing for Men. Suits
ready-to.wear and made to
measurement. For farmers,
mechanics and working men
these goods have no superior.
J. NJ. Nolan & Son.