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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-21
6bs Nebraskes Independents
SEPTEMBER q. 1908

violated he will prosecute This important because prosecution
will determine whether such contributions be prevented by
ing law If they cannot be prevented then should be passed
that will make it illegal for insurance officials contribute trust funds
for partisan purposes Meantime should be brought by the
to obtain restitution from the officials responsible for
the contributions.
1t is significant that the wealth of the country opposed
Parker well Bryan When the party BETRAYED
itself to gain captaistc support betrayed in
1896 and 1900 1904 the companies called up
contribute funds for the defeat of the candidate and
tor the election of the republican candidate wo this instance
Theodore Roosevelt These which to make
clear Every intelligent draw his conclusions
guided accordingly in his future political action But
again lost sight of that national elections have been bought this
country and that they will be bought again. if Wall and
sancimonious impostors close the deal.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-21
PriDdte Syndicate Graft
OF the Insurance Officials


As result of the New York investigation is disclosed that
the big insurance companies have made practice buy and sell
securities through banking and brokerage syndcaes whose members
officers in the insurance companies These yndcaes Of
private character and their profits go the members and
the insurance companies
Frederick Cromwell Mutual Life Insurance
company the only official clever enough make defense Of the
insurance syndicate He said that twenty and thirty years ago.
when the Of the insurance companies SMALL the
custom buy stocks and bonds through yndaes way
nected with the insurance companies that through the od
nary brokerage firms When however, the
dreds of millions the insurance companies found
subsidiary organizations to transact this business In every
instance the membership of these recruited from
among the insurance officials To show that it absolutely
for the company buy through the syndicate
than direct Mr. Cromwell said that he tried
buy railway stocks Of Hamilton Fish president of the Illinois
Central but Mr. Fish said that he coud afford" sell
to the Mutual Life Mr. Cromwell failed explain why President
Fish could direct buying and selling deal with the
insurance company
But granting the subsidiary companies were necessary
which by clear evident that they were operated
for purposes of private graft In all the deals the money handled
belonged to the policy of the companies The
officials of the companies paid marvellous salaries handle
funds entrusted their From moral point of view
FORE all profits above expenses should have gone the policy
IL necessary operate subsidiary syndicates course
necessary to the ordinary of such syndicat but it
wrong for the hired officials of the insurance companies
the profits acuing from syndicate transactions All such profits
should have been turned the insurance companies Instead
they poceted by the syndicate MEMBERS Could there
clearer graft? To outsider though Mr.
well neither conscientious his description of the
that led to the formation Of the yndcate When
the assets of the insurance companies mounted into the hundred mil
lions and the officials what immense profits the brokerage firms
making struck them that inside rings might form yndcates
and take these profits In word they chance graft and
they grated
Modern business transactions have become complex that
business who has been of fundamental
principles ethics easily his hopeless
tang when he making his mind graft To steal
steal not the question The question does itself such
clear light little qubblng little sophstry, and your bust
has convinced himself that he merely using scientific
modern business method Of adding dollar dollar Why should he
not be paid handsomely for concevng the idea of syndicate and
for deotng his time and talent operation The poyders
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
HEROIC WORK OF
AN AGED FARMER
oCToGENARIAN RESCUES GRAND
CHILDREN FROM DROWNING.
Plunged Into Ice-Covered Water at
Alden, Wis, and Struggled to Get
Them Ashore, Where He Fell Uncon-
scious-May Be Rewarded with a
Carnegie Medal. 4.,.,.......-s. +
Snecial to The Journal,

Special to The Journal. -. s-E.=st r.
New Richmond. Wis, Nov. Paul Turner,
a retired farmer who has passed his eightieth
birthday, made daring rescue Of his two grand
children by planging into the ice-cold water of
lake and bringing them out alive. He was
unconscious when he was taken from the water.
His friends are considering an application for
Carnegie hero medal for him. s-. -r...,=.
The aged farmer lives with his sons family
in the town of Alden. Polk county. He has
long since given IN active work on the farm,
but remains the place, intending to pass
the rest of his life among the scenes of his
young manhood. =-
Two children, aged and 4 years respectively,
form part of the family Of his son, William H.
Turner. On Monday morning the children went
out doors to play, after being we'll wrapped up
to keep them from feeling the cold. They
had been out but short time when their mother
missed them from the dooryard and went to
look for them.
| About twenty rods from the Turner home is a
small body of water known Peabody lake,
and it was toward this that Mrs. Turner went
in her search. When she reached the shore
she found that the children had been trying
! the ice which had formed on the surface during
| the night. The ice had given away beneath
their slight weight, and the older child was
even then struggling in the water while his
| brother was nowhere in sight.
Mrs. Turner's screams brought her aged father
in-law to the scene, and as soon as the old man
saw his grandchild's danger he rushed into the
seized the little boy by the waist. The other
child proved to be within easy reach, tho be-
meath the surface of the water, and he also
seized him and turned toward the shore with
his double burden.
AS the old man came within reach of dry
ground he was overcome by the shock and the
| chill and tainted, but in his fall the children
were placed where they easily scrambled ashore
with their mothers help.
Turner remained unconscious for several min
utes after he drawn from the lake. The
water in which he had waded to the chill
dren was deep enough to reach above his Shout
ders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
NEGROES HOLD RECORD
Iowa's New Census Shows Several
Colored Centenaria1ls. -

ELDoRA, IowA.-As an evidence that ne
cf 81
the state whc are over 100 years of age. On
Jan. | Of the present year. one person was was
another 1o2 and two were an even 100.
There were also over 900 persons Who were
q SO m 9 x oa of ae
and is the oldest person living in Iowa. He is
colored, was born in Virginia in 1855, and can
II Mary Taibert Of Abba is a c9lored woman
h h 95 years - od and vas 69 R IN a
has lived IN the state Tor forty-ye years Mrs
Louis Beaumont Of Polk county was 102 years
Of age last January, but died during the pres
of o aee Sss IS white German Germs bisth and
to abae anG fdE
nineteen persons over 30 years OF age, and Lee
ena s acct gsnon tes
lin, Emmett, Harrison. Ida, Sioox and Harri
son counties report but one man each .n who
Buren, counties there is not person living WHIT
Owing to the immense movement Of grains
from Iowa and other western states the rail
roads are suffering much Inconvenience for lacl
Of cars to handle the shipments Farmers gI, ar.
! and In consequence of this elevator men arr
selling ahead at Chicago ana there is going t,
| to handle this Immense amount of grain
There will not be such ian immense fesdini
OF cattle In Iowa this fan and winter anu TIN
| situation has not been as 1t now exists TO
years. The present high price OF corn is re
sponsible for this condition. and Il drop !,
1 corn comes later many cattle will be placed II
| the farmers feed lots in December.
Never before in the history OF the state hay
as. many sheep been fed, and at the publ
| less the feeder can buy the beasts for at leas
j3 cents a pound he will not bid upon them
/ cattle are shipped in here for feeding purpose
4 fwron Kansas City, Omaha and other points i
Init rnp
1 plaining that there is no demand for money fror
i feeders to buy the cattle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
BANKS ADVANCE INTEREST
Winona Institutions Put Increase Into
Immediate Effect.

WINoNA, MINN.-Winona banks have ad-
vanced the rate of interest. The Savings bank
has announced; that beginning with the list of
January 1t will pay instead of 3 per cent on
deposits dsLes and the four commercial banks: the
First and Second National banks, the Winona
Deposit banw and the Merchants bank announce
an increase in rates of interest on time certih-
Gates from to 3 per cent the change being eff
fective today. The First and Second National
banks have arranged to establish savings depart
ments.
T. H. Cughlan of st. Paul inspector Of the
state dairy and food commission. Is securing sam
pies of milk and from different dealers
and sending them to the department at st.
Paul for analysis. While here, he will investi-
gate the licenses. ...
General Agent A. G. Johnson, Of the North
Western road is cooperating with the ayr
turAl workers i'll South Dakota, to help
the winter institute work OF practical benefit
to the farmers of that state. This work is to
begin this month and many points along the line
of the North Western will be visited by the in
stitute lecturers. Like last winter, good deal
of attention will be given to directions for Sc:
lecting good seed grain and still more stress will
be given to methods to prevent smut.
South Dakota farmers have become somewhat
careless as to smut the last year or two, it is
said, with the result that this nuisance is In
creasng rapidly. By adopting proper methods
it be overcome and the lecturers will urge
that this be done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
AUTOIST RETALIATES
Wealthy Mill Owner Prepares to Bring
Suit Against Town.

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.--Attorney W. T.
McNally of this city is busily engaged in pre-
pairing papers in suit which O. w. Mosher, a
wealthy flour mill and elevator owner of New
Richmond will bring in the United States court
in st. Paul against persons In Taylors Falls.
MINI. Mr.. Mosher is enthusiastic autoist
and owns large which he drives himself.
Last Wednesday he took a party of friends to
Tayors Falls
While running the machine at a speed said
not to have exceeded five miles hour team
of horses became frightened and the tongue Of
the wagon to which they We're hitched was
was arrested charged with speeding auto
mobile, an act which appeared he says, to be
but part of a scheme to compel him to pay an
exorbitant price for the damage done to the
wagon for which he alleges he was in no way
responsible. ..
The Taylors Falls constable had warrant,
which was not served until Mr.. McNally. who
was with the party, demanded it.. Rather than
suffer the annoyance and Inconvenience Of trial,
Mr. Mosher pleaded guilty, paid So fine and costs,
and also paid $12 for damage done tn the wagon,
which it is claimed could easily be repaired
for IS. = III - - ~. " =
Taylor's Falls persons a claim for false i'm
prisonment and false arrest.
Local automobiltsts hope to see the case
| fought thru to finish. 1t was only a short
| time ago that DR.. f. W. Epley Of this city,
| after he had stopped his automobile by the
side of the road and shut off the engine, was
cursed roundly by passing farmer, who fired
! two shots from revolver. The automobilists
hope to see their rights in the streets and high
| ways established by the Mosher case when 1t
gets into court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
INDUCEMENTS WANTED
Chance f." Minnesota or Iowa Town
to Capture Convention.

ELDoRA IowA.-With little urging, some
Minnesota or Iowa city or town may easily
secure the 1906 convention Of the international
Lyceum associations This, years. meeting at
Elkhart, Ind, was profitable and interesting NJ
and many Of the most celebrated people of the
platform were at the ten days session. The
following officers were selected for 1906, and
include some familiar names to Chautauqua and
Lyceum patrons:
President, Edmund Vance Cooke of Cleveland
vice president George r; Vending OF Phiia ,5
phia; second vice president. Elias Day of Pom
tiac, ILL.,; third vice president, Lou ]: Beau.
champ Of Hamilton Chic; secretary, Edwin T.
Barker of Chicago; treasurer, Edward Amherst
OFT Of Chicago; trustees Paul Fl. Pearson Alton
Packard, Ellsworth Plumstead, Montaville Flow
ers. ..E. III. !. x
On the regular program the following celebri
ties participated DR.. NJ. NJ. Parkhurst, Cleve
land ladies' orchestra. Dunbra male quartet
George r. Vending, Fred High, Blma Smith nth
Katherine Ertz- Bowden, Dr. n. W: Sears. VII
liam Jennings Bryan, Walter Bentley Hail, Or
D. f. Fox John B. Ratio, Mary Florence Stev
ems, Romeo Fr1ck Concert company. Jennie
Manufacturer, Maude Willis, DR.. Thomas q. Green
| Edmund Vance Cooke, Katherine Oliver, Ralpl
Bingham, Rose Grain, Rev. Sam P. Jones, Stag
ton Jubilee Singers, Gideon Carl, Wallace B
| Amsbary, Rev. Frank Dixon, Captain Jack CraW
| ford and possibly twenty others.
| If some town Of Iowa or Minnesota make
| the proper induceinent the 1909 convention VII
undoubtedly be held west Of the Mississippi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
FREIGHT STEAMER
ADRIFT ON LAKE
VESSEL rs DISABLED SEVENTY
- MILES FROM DULUTH.
Transit Liner Goes to Assistance of the
Peter White and Tows It Back to
Port-Big Freighter Rendered Help
less Thru Breaking of Shaft. 49,.
Special to The Journal.


Duluth Mimi, Nov. 1.-The new steamer
Peter White. bound up light for Duluth, ar
rived in port on her second trip to the head
Of the lakes late last night, disabled, in tow
of the big Western Transit liner Troy. The
Troy had cleared from Duluth harbor at 6:15
yesterday morning for Buffalo, and off Devils
island, seventy miles from here, Captain Muir
ray sighted the Peter White drifting helplessly
and displaying signals of distress.
He promptly went to the assistance OF the big
cargocarrier and then learned from Captain
Murphy of the disabled vessel that her shaft
was broken. The wind blowing southwest
yesterday morning when the accident occurred.
and the Peter White then off Sand island.
She drifted away from the shore, and unless
she drifted out of the course of vessels it was
reasonable to suppose that she would be
sighted and relief be at hand.
Later the wind changed to northwest and
the Peter White was drifting at the rate of
five miles hour down the lake and toward
SAa south shore when the Troy hove in sight of
Der. The Troy Immediately took the helpless
ship in tow for Duluth The Peter White is
enc of the largest and finest of the steel ships,
and put In commission about two months
ago. She cost $3.50, 600.
Ore shipments from Duluth and Two Harbors
in October amounted to 2,20S,759 tons. Duluth,
Missabe & Northern shipped los 500 gross tons
shipped 1,1O0,259 gross tons from Two Harbors
The shipments were less in both cases than the
roads have hoped for. due to the early freez-
ing and the detention Of boats in Lake Erie
ports.
The Duluth. Missabe & Northern has shipped
to date 7,s95,S75 tons, and the officials expect
to forward total of $500, 900 tons for the
entire season, and If November is favorable
for the movement the amount will be in
creased to S,750,000 tons.
The Duluth & Iron Range has shipped to date
7250oO0 gross tons, and it is exected to shir
100000 tons more, making total of 1850. 00t
tons for the season. The Great Northern figures
to date are not available at this time, but the
Minnesota ranges have already forwarded
$500, 900 tons, and the total will be in the
neghborhood of q 900, 600 tons to go from the
head of the lakes.
depend on the weather. If freezing continues
quite generally thru November the ore ship
ments will be heavily curtailed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
BIG LUMBER SHIPMENTS
Activity at Washburn Docks Before
Navigation Closes.

wASHBURN, WIS.-This week has been a
busy one at the local DOCKS and feet after fleet
of large lumber vessels has been here for car
goes of lumber for ports down the lakes. From
now until the close of navigation ON Chequame-
gon bay the big rush will continue, as the large
lumber shippers are anxious to get the manufac-
eastern points before the lake shipping ceases
for the season. The activity is displayed
at the coal docks and grain elevators in this
ments. ...-,
Thru the efforts of the Commercial club of
this city and H. S. Farall, secretary of the
North Wisconsin Farmers association. this city
is soon to have large creamery. A. R. Kin
ney of Ottawa, practical creamery man, was
here today to select site for large So, 600
creamery, which will be built during the winter
and will be In full opera ton by early spring.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
LOGGERS LEAVE ASHLAND
Party Goes to Central America fol
-. Louisville COMPANY.

ASHLAND, WIs.-Fourteen Ashland men,
mostly ore trinimers, left here yesterday in
charge Of Sol Wilkinson for British Honduras,
Central America, where they will work for the
G. G. Mengle Brothers Of Louisville Ky, in
the mahogany forests. Wilkinson. who is we'll
known as one of the most successful loggers in
northern Wisconsin, has. accepted position
British Honduras and will close up his affairs at
Ashland as soon as possible and move his family
to the tropics. -.-
The Louisville firm does extensive operations
in mahogany and it has found by experience that
northern loggers can accomplish more in the
mahogany forests than any labor that can be
secured. Wilkinson had made northern Wis
consin his home for nearly thirty years, being
actively engaged in the logging business during
all that period.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
TWO EXPERIMENTAL FARMS
Work to Begin at Once on Additions to
Wisconsin 8 University.

WASHBURN, WIS.-Word has been received
here from Professor Henry of the University
Of wisconsin,, that one Of the farms to be es-
tablished by the state school of agriculture
be west Of Iron river. in this county .zt
1t was thought advisable by the authorities
farms instead Of one, so that the different kinds
of soil could be tested. One will therefore be
established on the sandy soil near the river
county. Work Will be begun on the latter farm
at once. The bayfield, county farm will be
opened next year. +. +.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
IMPORTANT DEAL CLOSED
Rapids Now Assured.
Improvement Of Water Power at Saul

ST. CLOUD. NINA. G: Whitney and G..
sures the improvement Of the magnificent water
power on the Mississippi river at Sank Rapids.
This deal has been pending some three years.
At the time Just before Mr.. Whitney's Illness
he had an option of the Gilman interests OH the
west shore for $1,000. This was allowed to
lapse. Meanwhile Gilman has acquired a strip
of land on the east side Of the river below Whit
ney's property and had good damsite Whit
ney also owned the land on the west side above
Gilman's holdings and he could build a dam
by running it ND river. But the practicable
scheme was for the Gilman and Whitney inter
ests to unite.
! Today Gilman signed the papers which trans
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
NEW TRIAL REFUSED ~
Damage Suit Against st. Cloud Com
pany Disposed Of. ~

ST. CLOUD, MINN.-Judge D. B. searle has
refused new trial to Swan F: Him in his
case against the Western Granite Contracting
OOO This Will perhaps end one Of the long
standing cases of the county that has already
been to the supreme court.
Rev, George f. Arenth, chancellor Of the st.
Cloud diocese, has returned to st. Cloud after
a five months trip thru Europe. visiting Prus-
STA, France, Italy and England.
Mrs r. Morrell lies at the point Of death
at the home Of her son-in-law. E.. Well OF st
Cloud Her sister, Mrs. G. CRUDE OF st. Paul,
her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Sell of Winona, and
her husband have been summoned. .s.s +. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
PRoLoW rs SILENT
Prisoner Convicted Of Murder Refuses
J. -. to Talk Of Case.

RED WING, MINN.-Henry Prolow. convict
his GOODNESS and betrays no Sign Of nervousness.
He refuses to talk Of his case or Of the con-
PENDANT, will make motion that the verdict be
set aside the grounds that 1t is not sustained
friends. 1t is understood. who will come forward
and carry the case to the supreme court If the
lower court refuses the motion to set aside the
verdict. 'z.- = E1#-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
VOTE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Moorhead Election Results in Victory
for Three Measures.

MooRHEAD, NINA special city election
ments to the city charter. All three received
handsome majorities The amendments deal
in the main with public improvements, such as
having, sewers, etc., and vesting the city coun-
ell with power to act as a board of public works.
Dr. Louis Nelson has had to undergo an oper.
alton ut the barrow hospital.
George W. Long who is alleged to have robbed
r A. Amundson, former bank cashier at Eel
ton was held to the district court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01

ferred this property on the west side to Whit
ney for $4,000 49, g.. ..,
of the Sank RAPIDS bridge and will become one
Of the best powers on the Mississippi river and
an important factor in the growth and pros
perity of St. Cloud. Work will be begun IN the
early sping. .
James Kennedy. in the employ of the Great
Northern railway, fell from the top of boxcar
and broke his arm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
TO FIGHT MAIL ORDER
Branch Of New Concern to Be Estab
lished at Sioux City.

order houses OF Chicago ana New York, the Go
operative Merchants company Of New York pro
poses to establish big branch house in Sioux
City or vicinity. A. T. CrandaI, attorney of
Beresford, s. D.. Is authority for the state
ment. The plan is backed by New York invest
ors and the company has a capital of $4,000, OOO
plan is to handle all sorts OF merchandise thru
catalogs, making as low prices as any In the
most of the business either thru Their own stores
or the nearby cataiog house III which they are
Interested "a 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
ADvERTISES HIS CHURCH
Iowa Pastor Adopts Up-to-Date Meth
dds in Religious Work.

IOWA FALLS, IoWA-Rey; T. J. r oconno,r +,
q believer in the furtherance Of the gospel by
the means Of printers ink. He is one Of the pro,
gressive ministers of this part OF the stare
ton of his townspeople to his church. The -.
vertisement reads as follows and carries Wall
It picture of the pastor:
'.Do you know that T. J. O,Connor minister
breaches the gospel at the Christian Church
Well, he does, and he gives you coralai ~ y,
II am. and 1880 pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-01
PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN
Prohibitionists at Halstad Subscribe tx
Political Fund. e.

HALsTAD, MINN.-oliver w. Stewart Of
secretary of the national prohibition committee,
spoke at the Lutheran church and at the close
Of the meeting took several pledges for the sup
port of political fund, designed for the cleo
ton OF prohibition members of the Minnesota
state legislature III 1906.
While they admitted that no such members had
as vet been elected they pointed to hopeful in
dications in the past, that in the last election
one prohibition candidate came within thirty
votes Of being elected A large sum was re-
ceived in cash and pledges. =.gEas b., ?. !,