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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-05-09

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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
PALESTINE'S
FIRST BALE
OF Cotton Was Sold Yesterday
at 5 O'clock at Auction
For Is Ia Cents.

Palestine received her first bale of
1906 cotton yesterday afternoon, and
the bale was auctioned by the Pales'
tine Cotton Exchange at 5 O'Clock.
The bale was grown by Conrad Perry
on his farm near this city, and
was classed as strict middling. The
bale was taken charge of by the Cot
ton Exchange and at O'Clock it was
sold at auction to the highest bidder.
The bidding was spirited, a large
number of firms being represented
and bidding on the bale. 1t was f.
nslly bid in by Leo. Davidson at 16 Ia
cents, the bale bringing total Of
$3.50. 1t weighed 545 pounds.
A very large crowd was pa! Mt to
witness the sale. Palestine is expect
ing to do a record breaking cotton
business this season, and number of
houses that have heretofore not
bought cotton will be on the streets
with buyers, and the man who mar
kets his cotton here is assured of get
ting the full market price for every
bale sold.
Mr.. McInnis, farmer and cotton
grower, and the selection of the Farm
ers Union of Anderson county, has
been selected to class all cotton
brought to this market, and he is I'M
der bond to the Board of Trade to rem
der good and efficient service. MIR.
McInnis has the entire confidence of
both the buyer and seller.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
Nat Brooks Dead.

Attorney Nat M. Brooks died at his
home on South Sycamore street this
afternoon at 2:20 O'Clock. Mr.. Brooks
was stricken with appendicitis about
two weeks ago, and was critically i'll
from the first hour of his affection.
However, he rallied a few days ago,
and his physicians, family and friends
were hopeful for his recovery. Even
as late as yesterday afternoon he was
able to sit up, and seemed in a fair
way to recover, but during the night
last night complications set in, and he
grew rapidly worse until death re-
lieved him as above reported.
Mr.. Brooks was popular young
attorney, the junior member of the
firm of Gregg, Brown and Brooks,
and had host of friends who will be
sincerely grieved to hear of his death.
He leaves wife and two children,
besides large circle of relatives, in
GLIDING sister, Mrs. A. w. Gregg,
and two brothers.
The Herald joius the entire com.
munity in extending sympathy to the
beresved family in the sad loss they
have sustained.
At the Herald's time of going to
press no arrangements have been an
nounced for the funeral.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16

GEO. D. HUNTER
HAS ARRIVED
And Today Assumed His Duties
as Assistant General Passenger
Agent of the Texas Road.

Mr.. Geo. d. Hunter, the new assis-
tant general passenger agent for the
Texas Railroad, with headquarters in
this city, has arrived here, and today
entered in on his new duties. Mr..
Hunter has been with the Interpa-
tional road for a number of years in
the capacity of city passenger agent
at Houston, aud on Monday night, on
the eve Of his departure from that
city, he was rendered banquet by a
large number of his friends of that
city, and at this banquet many very
high tributes were paid the guest OF
honor, and genuine regret expressed
that he was called away from Hous-
ton to laber and reside In another field.
And as sincere as these expressions
were, Palestine will equal them in the
welcome our people will extend to
Mr.. Hunter.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
Highly CompIimented.

A Herald man was shown a letter
yesterday from prominent Dallas
medical college, offering our fellow
citizen, DIR. E. L. Day, chair in that
Institution The compliment is a
high one, and the position carries
with it a good salary, though it was
dsclined. The doctor has just re-
Gently located in Palestine, and he
says he does not care to make an
other change, as the prospects are
q1ite good, and he likes Palestine inn
mensely.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16

AND TYLER
Will Play Ball In This City on
Next Saturday Afternoon.
Good Crowd Expected.

What promises to be an event of
exceptional interest to PalsSine lovers
of the national game is announced for
Saturday afternoon, when Palestine
and Tyler will meet on the ball field
in Jackson Park. These teams are
old rivals, And record stands to date
one game for Tyler and tie game,
in which neither team could win out,
so the third game, to be played here
Saturday, is full of interest. Palestine
lie going to try very hard to take it.
And Tyler will come down loaded for
bear.
The /. & G. N. will make a cheap
rate from Tyler and other near by
towns, and big crowd will be here.
Ksrger of Houston will be on the
firing line for the local team.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
CENSUS ALMOST
i COMPLETED
Believed the Present Census Will
Show Palestine to Be a City of
$4,000 Population.

Capt. 8. P. Allen and W. Fl. Hewitt
have now been engaged five weeks
taking the census of Palestine, and
hav covered great deal of territory
in that time. The census will be COM
plete in every detail, not only sup
plying the name of every resident,
but location and number of house of
residence. 1t is now believed the
city's population will be shown TO
run pretty near the twelve thousand
marx. The work will soon be en-
ishod. The census Is being taken for
the city, and will be official.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
Appointment.

The executive board of Saline As
sociation have employed s. s. Sim
mons as city missionary to succeed ID.
ID. Corban, resigned. J. V. KELLEY,
Clerk of Board.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
Weather Bulletin.

For Palestine and vicinity: Tonight
and Thursday generally fair.
Temperature readings: Maximum 81,
minimum IS.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
Veterans, Attention.

Members of the John II. Reagan
Camp, U. c. ", are requested to meet
at the office of the adjutant on to-
morrow morning at o'clock sharp.
s. z. ALLEN, Commander.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16

There is always best place to buy
your groceries. That best place in Pal
estine is Phifer & Co.'s, the new gro-
Gerry store. II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

ments, and the Clague men Immediately
declared that Hugo's claims were not
founded on the real thing. They said
that Clague had the goods and
would soon show it.
Election once out of the way, and the
list of members-elect made up, the
Clague forces got to work. The seventh
district members held caucus at Gran
lite Falls and Endorsed Clague unani-
mously, on Nov. t. A steering commit
tee headed by T. T. Ofsthun of Glen
wood came down to tho cities with
Clague and showed the members Of the
pledges. The Hennepin delegation was
largely friendly to Clague already, and
became satisfied that with Hennepin
solid he could win. So the steering COM
mittee declared for him. The delegation
did not at once indorse him, because Of
Hugo's absence. The Duluth man had
been called away to Michigan on a bust
ness trip and was detained by q slight
accident in Chicago. However, the Ram
sey delegation was bothered by no
scruples, and Nov. 10 declared for
Clague. When Hugo returned Monday
he found the contest all over.
The new speaker .honored his rivals,
giving Hugo the chairmanship Of the
committee on grain and warehouse, An
derson that Of Judiciary, and Adams
elections. w. A. Nolan did not fare SO
well. The house honored Hugo by elect
ing him speaker pro tenn during Speaker
Clague 8 illness early in the session.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

catching the members before they had
time to " duck. !" The vote was 81 to
rs, IA republicans and the IL democrats
voting against the passage Of the bill.
The fourteen who stood pat,v with
the governor were SsAdams, De L I.
Fosseen, Fraser, q haskell, Jefferson,
Smith, Stone, Teigsn and Washburn
Seven SIEVE T Of these we " from Hennepin
Thus the Horton bill became law,
Notwithstanding the governor g veto
but the controversy gtover the control Of
the capitol is not ended.
The capitol was thronged with sight.
seers all during the session, and the de
sire Of many to see it on Sunday after.
moons, the only time Of the week they
could leave work, led to resolution by
j. T. Mannix, which was adopted
directing the commissioners to open the
building to visitors at that times AS 8
result many thousand people inspected
the beauties Of the big marble pile each
Sunday afternoon Of the session.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
THE SPEAKERSHIP
Frank Clague of Lamberton Wins the
Prize Within Ten Days After Election.


The 10S republican members of the
lower house settled the question Of the
speakership in short order after they
were once elected. The contest preced-
ing was not only short, but devoid of
the bitterness that characterized the
1908 speakership fight.
The formal selection of Frank Clague
was not made until the house caucus the
evening of Jan. 2, but his success was
foregone conclusion from Nov. 49,,
just ten days after the general election,
when the Hennepin steering commit
tee declared for him. Ramsey came in
line next day., and from that on there
was no name but Clague.
The principal names considered dur
ing the preliminaries, aside from Clague,
were N. F. Hugo Of Duluth, w. A.
Nolan of Grand Meadow, w. B. Ander-
son Of Winona, r.. ]. Wells Of Breck-
enridge and Elmer E. Adams of Fergus
Falls. Hennepin presented no candi-
date. The campaign started long be-
fore the primaries. All of the candi-
dates had been in the 1903 legislature
except Anderson and Adams, and An
derson was prominent in the 1901 house.
The majority Of the republican
members - So out of l0S = had
been members in 1909, and the
issue developed that Clague was
especially strong among these old mem
campaign, and even before election held
some conferences with Nolan, Wells
and Anderson. After one of these it
was given out by his friends That a
combination had been formed which in.
sured Hugo IS election. For a few days
everything was Hugo, but the Duluth
man did not get any district indorse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
INHERITANCE TAX AGAIN
One More Effort to Frame Law That
Will Be Constitutional.

The third inheritance-tax law. to be
placed on the statute books of Min
nesota was enacted during the closing
days Of the session. The other two
have. been declared invalid because Of
needless errors that crept in, but the
present law, which was drawn by Sen
ator Somerville, is considered to be
sound in every detail, and may bring
considerable reve6ue into the treasury.
1t follows the language Of the present
constitutional provision, and taxes gifts
made during the lifetime Of the donor
as we'll as bequests. The bill taxes
inheritances, devises, requests, lega-
cies and gifts Of every kind and de-
scription, but only taxes those in
value over 100000 and exempts that
amount from each gift or inheritance.
The rate imposed is IL per cent for
inheritances Of $4,000 to $50,O00, 3
per cent on amount from. $4,000 to
100000, and per cent for amounts
over 100000. No distinction is made
between lineal and collateral heirs or
different forms of gifts. Provision is
made for appraisal of estates and for
collection, all receipts to 20 into the
state treasury.
The Somerville bill in this form
passed the senate, and then the house
sent up a bill by Ward Stone taxing
inheritances over $4,000 and making a
different rate to heirs and to other
benefciaries. This bill was amended
by the senate 80 as to conform to the
Someryille bill and sent back to the
house, which concurred in the amend
ment and repassed the bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
CLERICAL FORCE
Proceedings Facilitated by Experienced
Men in important Positions.

The desk force of both house and SEN
ate was composed Of veterans. and they
handled the, work with expedition that
officers and the members. The senate
1903 session. S. A. Langum of Preston
pleton as first assistant, and G.. B. VOL
Ian Of Greenwood as second assistant.
made woodworking desk trio, and
Thomas Downs as sergeant-at-arms en-
forced good order, besides keeping
track of the numerous train Of en-
ployees and seeing that they at least
made a bluff at earning their salaries.
In the house, Julius Schmahl, as usual,
earned golden words from the members
for his handling of the desk, where he
was ably. assisted by Adolph E. L. John
son of Minneapolis as first assistant, and
Knut Sandum of Bricelyn as second as
sistant. Schmahl's popularity with the
old members was proved by his easy re-
election as chief clerk, altho coming
from the same county as the speaker.
John T. Jones Of Minneapolis; who was
Schmahi 8 chief opponent for the clerk
ship, Withdrew and accepted his old
place as reading clerk, where he per
formed efficiently. Edward Tanning,
the old sergeant-at-arms, having been
ELECTED member, this important post
fell to D.. D. Claggett Of Princeton, for
mer sheriff of Mile Laos. county, who
performed the work well. The clerks
and other employees were kept strictly
attending. to duty by the careful at
tention, Of the speaker, chief clerk and
sergeant farms. -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
INSURANCE LAWS
Radical Measures Observation-Disclosures
Quiets Much Criticism.

Many radical insurance bills were
slaughtered at this session, including q
number of anti-compact bills. One bill
making suicide no defense for non-pay-
ment Of insurance policies was also
killed. -
To Minneapolis, one Of the most i'm
portant measures which did pass was
S. F. 206, by Senator Lord Of Kasson,
amending the stipulated premium bill
and relating solely to the Northwest
ern National Life company. It is one
of the amendments to. this bill which
class from holding any real estate with
buildings thereon except home offices,
and which provides that companies so
doing must sell the. same within ten
years. This refers to the, Minneapolis
Auditorium. The same bill makes the
old law more strict.
H. +. 100, by Representative Roberts,
with but $4,000 paid-up capital to do
an exclusive sprinkler leakage business.
1t is said this bill is to permit such a
company to start business soon in Min
neapolis. S. F. 1924, by Senator Hor-
ton, permits insurance companies to
certify to deposit of 100000 in some
other state instead Of having to make
only raises the commissioner IS salary,
but abolishes the old fee system en-
tirely. ~ Aa.sse -
Must stir was made by an investiga-
tion Of fire insurance rates. This inves-
tigation was conducted by special
committee Of which Representative
Ware Of Mortified was chairman. The
committee devoted many afternoons to
hearing complaints and explanations on
the part of the insurance companies.
The committee introduced the so-called
state fire marshal bill, which was passed
providing for examination of all fires
by state fire marshal in the hope of
reducing the moral hazard.
The committee report was presented
to the house March 20. It asserted. the
charge untrue that the country districts
by unfair rates are being made to, pay
for the heavy fire losses in the. cities.
The statistics Of the state insurance de-
partment were quoted showing the
losses in st. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
luth were so per cent Of the premiums
received; in other towns and cities, 90
per cent, and in the rest of the state
30 per cent, the business in the cities
being the most profitable.
The committee reported against en-
actment of drastic anti-compact laws, as
in other states they did not lower rates.
The average rate in Minnesota is SLAB;
in Wisconsin, $1.68; Iowa, $1.59, both
states having strict anticompact laws. !.
The report stated insurance agents
commissions were too high. sometimes
being 35 to 40 per cent. Salaries and
general expenses Of insurance companies
were believed by the committee to be
excessive.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

This time the bill was presented in the
house first and pushed thru without OPP
position. r. j. Wells put in the anti
option bill, and finally got it out, Of
committee, but it was practically left
at the post and was killed on motion
of its author. Senator Ward introduced
a bill recommended by the. Municipal
and Commercial league. giving munich
palities the local option to exclude
This passed the senate,
but was held up in the house until the
Erickson bill could be brought to the
front, when it passed unanimously and
became law: Tt prescribes a heavy
fine for accepting commissions to buy or
sell commodities, where there is no in
tention to deliver the articles bought
or sold. The measure won so easily
this time because Of the business col
shop during the session, which re-
moved the backbone of the opposition
to such Legislation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
APPLYING TO HENNEPIN
Usual Number Of Acts Passed for Bene-
at of City and County.

The Hennepin delegation had rather
more than the usual allowance of local
work to look. after, and the pressure was
strong at, times. The delegation was
asked at the first of the session to le-
galize the bonds voted on last fall for
filtration plant for the city water sys-
TEN, and the 100000 for school pur-
poses, both Of which failed to get ma
iority vote. The school bonds were
1egalized without much opposition, but
after one stormy hearing on the water
bonds, at which several taxpayers OPP
posed them vigorously, the delegation
decided to take no action.
A charter bill of Importance was
passed, allowing cities to submit new
charters and charter amendments on
separate ballots, and this is believed to
Guilty in adopting new charter.
The county officers salary bill Of two
years ago had to be amended in several
particulars, adding new employees and
raising the pay Of others.
The request of the courthouse COM
mission was granted, and the final issue
Of $250,0OO in bonds for completion Of
the courthouse and city hall was sane
toned.
Minneapolis and St. Paul Joined
hands on a bill to provide a police pen
sion fund. Carl L. Wallace secured the
passage Of bill which will permit nine
high schools in Hennepin county to
draw state aid. There are now seven,
and Maple Plain wants state aid for it's
high school. When the new Minneap-
oils high school is built with its $780,.
600 bond issue, the limit will be reached
again.
Legislation was effected to permit the
city to divert the course of Bassett e
creek and turn it into Cedar lake, event
ually increasing the flow Of Minnehaha.
Senator Wilson secured the enactment
of q bill providing for an examination
of Minneapolis city accounts each year
by the public examiner, check which
ST. Paul has employed for several years.
Phe bill making the city attorney,
| city clerk and city assessor, elective by
| the people was the subject Of consider
able controversy and many amendments
were offered. The clerk Of the munich
pal court, originally in the bill. was cut
out, and the bill then provided for ap.
pointmnt of the city engineer and
building inspector by the mayor. In
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
Direct Primary Not Extended.

Attacks from every direction and Of
every sort were made on the battered
old fortress of the 1901 primary cleo
tion law, and it emerged from the ses-
sion's conflict with hardly mark. The
Juliar bill providing the primaries in
the country. precincts need not open
until 9 am. is about the most important
legislation on the subject actually put
thru. All the various efforts to change
the system Of state nominations were
killed, both houses taking hand in the
slaughter. No less than ten different
members proposed schemes, but none
could muster the necessary strength,
make at least one more trial Of the con-
vention system under the old caucus
law.
Bills by Senator Wood and Repre-
sentatives Lund and Krostue provided
for the straight plan Of direct primary
in making state nominations. Bills by
Senator Dale and REPRESENTATIVE Rider
from each county at the primary. Sem
ator Laybourn had scheme for COM
bining the convention and the primary,
which seemed about the most feasible
of all It provided for the usual con-
vention, but limited its voting to one
ballot, and provided that the three
standing highest should 90 on the pri-
make their choice. This was fathered
by the senate committee on elections,
and introduced in the house by Ole
Peterson, but the house committee
could not agree, and put ali bills on as
a special order together. The list In
Guided bill by Representative Thayer,
also introduced by Senator Barker, pro-
viding for the selection Of delegates to
| the county convention at the regular
primary. There was another bill by
Representative Selb, providing for the
instruction of delegates according to
the vote cast for state officers in the
primary. The house killed all the bills
in one day, March %, the Lund bill
1 making the best showing with 38 votes.
The senate took them up few days
later on general orders, and sent them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
CENSUS THIS YEAR
Secretary Of State Has $4,000 to Elk
pend on Big Task Of Enumeration.

The regular decennial state census
will be taken this year in the usual way.
The Brewer bill passed both houses
without opposition, and it's appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for the work was in
dorsed by the. appropriations commit
tee without waiting for the regular ON
nibus bill. The bill places the work
entirely in the hands Of the secretary
Of state, who will employ skilled office
force and corps Of about 5000 emu
merators, as the work of taking names
must be done in thirty days time. The
sum furnished does not permit of TAX
ing industrial statistics. which would
be of more value than the mere stats
tics Of population. but it was ". m no .p use e
t1yns to get o %oH Se nre 1Ge
for funds.
The first consequence Of the census
will doubtless be agitation for legisla-
tive reapportionment, which will come
up at the 1907 session. The count this
year will show. considerable inequality
between the older counties and the new
northern districts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

accounts alleged to be extravagant.
This report lost considerable of. its force
from the published fact, which was not
succ essfully denied, that Chairman
Bowling had held its contents over s.
7 johnson as reason why he should
admitting that his reports
were false This Mr.. johnson refused
to do, and he invited the investigations
and report which followed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
VALE BUCKET SHOPS
Important Measure Passed with Little
Semblance to Struggle

The efforts of Senator Henry Giert-
sen and Representative Gustav Erick-
son to enact legislation for the sup
preston Of !" bucketshops or concerns
where grain. and stocks are dealt in
merely as a cover for gambling, were
successful at this session. Two years
ago they failed because Of the power
full fight organized by the bucketshop
interests, which got counter bill in
the house aholishing all option trading.
land had it take the place; of the real
bill. This killed the whole proposition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18

this shape it passed the house yesterday,
but was not reached by the senate.
Minneapolis and st. Paul and Duluth
as well, will try the Juvenile court sys-
tenn, under the law fathered by II. B.
Chamberlain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-18
SENATORIAL ELECTION

Unsuccessful Effort to Prevent Return
of Moses e. Clapp to Washington.
When the republican caucus on the