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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05

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rSWo Italians, members OF the crew that is
here working for the s. Dad Com CON ,;anv be
came involved in quarrel last Tuesday and
one 191 OF the estants s1ashed the other With
a knife, infiicting several deep Rashes. One
Ct the cuts was on the neck and came near
aevering the jugu1ar yeint The man who;did
the cutting was not arrested because the
m an who was injured refused to make com-s
plant. What the men quarreled about we
have been unable TO learn more than that in
"a wordy alteration the man who welded
the knife called the other q foul n ame. where
upon the man who was cut struck the other
with his fist and was getting very much the
best Of the fist fight which followed. The
other then pulled knife and did the cutting.
The injured man is being cared for by DR..
Dowswell, who is of the opinion that it will
take some time for the wounds to heal up,
especially one of them, which is in the elbow
of the lett arm. This injury is very painful
and the doctor says may result in a perma-
nent1y stiff joint. To avoid further trouble
between the two men, the railway officials
have sent the man who did the cutting to an
other crew elsewhere on the line and will en-
deavor to keep them apart hereafter, This
:" a. uo uouol d Wise pIecaut1On as the man
who was injured has stated that he intended
killing his assailant as soon as he was able
The men are brothers-in-law. -.
Miss Pauline and Elliot Georgeson of Arc
lander, intend leaving for Maddox, N D..
today to visit with relatives for several
months. NJ Monson, of Iowa, who has been
a guest at the Georgeson home for some time
past, will accompany them.
Some threshing has been done in this vi
cinity the past week. A 35-acre field of ma
caroni wheat ON the A. Jacobson farm just
west of the village yielded total Of 400
bushels machine measure. A 9O-acre field of
the same kind of grain on some off. E. Pull
ver's land In Pillsbury yielded but 500 bush
els. This is the poorest yield yet reported
and is no doubt considerably below the aver
age.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05
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Trunks, parcels, pack ages. letters,
etc, called for and de livered to any
part the city 81 10 mpt |: 8 eiryi o..
Charge mod er q g Onoe Great
Northern. Express: elephone n o.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05


held Inning at the:
house Ct rev. K olbea' 81 HoW,ard5
akewill conduct the services. M
August M aschg AZ n as born III the st ate
$of Indiana, April 80 1881. Heswass thus in
the Seth years Of his age at the. time of his
death: &He$Went from Indiana to st. Paul
where he remained for several years and
where he II arried- 1n>1see> he moved with
his family to: this county and settled on his
farm about three miles northwest of the viii
lage where he resided until the time of his
death He leaves to mourn his loss wife
and two children; one son, August A. and
one daughter, Emily E., both of whom stay
at home. He also has two brothers resid-
Ing at St. Paul and a sister, Mrs. -Hertwig
residing at Gaylord. The latter is here to
attend the funeral as also is his brother. AL
bert. Mr.. M aschgar was man of upright
character, and good citizen. His demise
will be regretted by the community. and his
family will have the sympathy of their friends
and acquaintance in their bereavement
Raymond News: n
The Hirman Bros. will ship their threshing
rig from here this week to Bottineau, N. D.,
where they expect to take in thefall's thresh
ing. They have taken a full crew with them
from here.
Jas. Sanderson and M ARGUS Olson were out
from Willmar Wednesday afternoon. Mr.,
sanderson Is candidate for representative
to the legislature and was looking after his
fences in this vicinity
John Wagner and Earl C1ough have been
appointed as mail carriers on the two new
rural routes to start from this place on Sept.
1. They had the highest standings at the
examinations taken at Wil1mar recent1y,
This will give Raymond i've rural m all routes
after the first of the month.
Prof. Georgens and family arrived from
Montrose last Friday and have moved into
rooms upstairs in the Spaeth block vacated
by H. {. Bailey and family, who have moved
into the Fay residence. Mr.. Georgens will
have charge of the Raymond schools the
coming school year, which opens next Tues
day. He comes highly recommended as an
instructor and principal and will keep our
school up to the present high standard.
]. w. Lobbins, Of Joliet, Ill.,, a son of Toe
Lobb1ns, formerly engaged in farming in this
vicinity, arrived last week for a visit with
his sister, Mrs. Adolph Peterson. He reports
that his father has been missing from home
since last march and no trace can be found
of him. He left home one day for town TAX
ing but little money with him and that was
the last seen of him. AS the road from his
home to town is thickly wooded the suppo
sltlon is that he was dealt with in foul
manner and his remains lie hidden in the
brush. There seems to be no reasons what
ever tor his deed as his family relations have
always been very pleasant
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05

y
: "The representative Of the rail.
+; roads here today has said that the
/: prosperity Of the railroads means
: the prosperity Of the West but l
!: say that the prosperity Of the
!: West means the prosperity of the
+: railways and within another year
!: want to say that when he comes
/: back here two years from now we
+: will all be riding on a fiat 2-cent
+: rate, whether the railroads want
It or not The railroads will not
+ be able to help it, because this
/: condition Is the inherent right Of
8: the American people and the es-
: tablished principle of this country
/: is that no concern can long get
Z: more than a legitimate profit from
I: Its business. When the railroad
{: corporations Of the Northwest
j: compel you to pay three times the
(: amount you ought to pay in order
: to, as they say, sustain their bust.
:; ness things have gone beyond
!: the limit Of endurance and some
s: thing must be done to obviate the
+: grievance"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05

Ohsberg, Selvig & Co. sell the high
est grade OF separator and machine
OIL. l4tf
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
Feet andLegs Were
Scared by Flame
Of Lamp.
Two Deaths May Result
From Fiendish Work
of Criminals.
DIsPArcF TO THE CALI.

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WILKESBARRE. Pa. April s.-Ffve
burglars who broke into the isolated home
Of Henry B. Plumb. an aged attorney and
historian of Nanticoke. this morning tor
tured Plumb with fire and frightened his
wife into a serious condition in an effort
to make them reveal the hiding place OF
money they were supposed to possess.
The burglars broke down a rear door.
The crash awakened the old couple, and
Plumb seized a musket and bravely pre-
pared to defend his house. The musket
had not been discharged for thirty-five
years and rust had destroyed It's effective
ness. for although Plumb pulled the trig-
ger twice as the men rushed up the stairs
at him IT was not discharged. The next
moment they had wrested II from him
and thrown him heavily to the noor.
breaking two OF his ribs.
AS he lay there helpless the burglars
bound and gagged Mrs. Plumb, threaten
ing each with death if they made any
noise. A search of the house resulted in
the burglars finding S35 and gold watch
Telling Plumb that he could not deceive
them. they ordered him to reveal the place
where his money was hidden. threatening
him with death If he did not. He protest.
ed that they had obtained all he had
The burglars bound him to a chair and
held lamp flame to his feet. His shrieks
were stifed with the bed clothing. Time
and again they stopped to ask him to re-
veal the hiding place. They burned tho
Of r,o<t, IA
legs. not ceasing until he swooned- They
told Mrs. Plumb. who, helplessly. had
been compelled TO endure the sight OF her
husbands suffering, that they would send
physician. but they did not.
Several hours later, when Plumb recov-
cred. he managed to remove his bonds
and his wife gave the alarm. but no trace
of the burglars has yet been found. Plumb
is in serious condition and his wife is
prostrated-
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
TO WIN
R|CES ESTATE

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NEW YORK, April s.-Light was
thrown today before Recorder Con-
upon what District Attorney Jerome
believes to have been a plot to- have
declared bogus the 1896 will of William
Marsh Rice. the Texas millionaire. for
whose murder Lawyer Albert t. Pat
rick is in Sing Sing Prison awaiting
death in the electric chair. Part of the
alleged plot was to convince the court
that Rice was a spiritualist when he
devised the bulk of his estate for the
foundation of an institute in Texas and
that he expected to control his millions
from the spirit world
Into this expectation. it is averred.
the plotters wanted to show he was
deceived by Captain Baker. counsel for
Rice. who drew the 1896 document.
Captain Baker. it is alleged. reported
to Rice that he. too, was a spiritualist.
and convinced the testator that after
death he would be able to communicate
with him captain Baker, and direct
the/expenditure of his millions
The purpose of the. scheme was to
show that the 1896 will had been drawn
under fraudulent influence and should
be set aside, so that what Is known as
the forged Patrick will would DE ad-
mitted to probate.
Corporal Alexander B. Stanbcrry,
United States army, who was employed
at one time by Rice. was the only wit
ness today He was questioned by
Jerome as to the alleged plot. From
letters written by Stanberry and ad-
dressed, to Peter Waesch in Texas 1t
appeared that an effort had been made
to have Rice pronounced a spiritualist.
BY the same letters it appeared also
that Captain Baker had agreed to re-
ccive the millionaire's orders from the
spirit land ahd dispose OF the money
in accordance with them
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
MCURDYS
FACE MORE
LITIGATION
Sued for $1,OO2,-
084 BY Trustees
Of Mutual.
Accused Of Conspiracy
to Secure Exorbi-
tant Salaries.
Total Of More Than Five Mil
lions Now Demanded of
Father and Son.
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SPECIAL llS1A11f1 IL HE -CAl<l-
NEW YORK, April Proceedings
charging conspiracy and demanding
$1.002.0S4 damages were brought this
evening against Richard A. McCurdy.
former president of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, and his son, Robert
II. McCurdy. The complaint was filed
with Delaney Nicoll, as counsel for the
McCurdys, by the trustees of the COM
pany.
The complaint charges conspiracy in
connection with the appointment of
Robert III. McCurdy as superintendent
of the foreign department of the Mu-
tuaI in 1856 and that "the two defend
ants did unduly and unjustly conspire
to enrich Robert H. McCurdy at the
expense of PLAINTIFF by increasing his
compensation to exorbftant figures.
The complaint sets forth that Robert
H MeCurdy became at the age OF
twenty-four years partner In the firm
Of Raymond & Co, general agents OF
the Mutual for the metropolitan dis
trict in 1856. with a one-fourth inter-
est in the business. This Arrangement
continued until 1899. when the younger
McCurdy was given one-half interest
and this increase came simultaneously
with his appointment as superintendent
of the foreign department. His total
profits as superintendent were s530,000.
1t is charged in the complaint that
McCurdy junior neglected to perform
all the duties in connection with the
Office of superintendent and that Nc
Curdy senior fixed the compensation
of his son at exorbitant rates and in
such way as to prevent their adjust
ment to a reasonable basis, so that from
1856 to 1905 he (Robert H. McCurdy)
received from the company in commits
sions s1.2S2.S40. This, the complaint
says. Robert A. McCurdy knew to be
exorbitant and he concealed it from
the board of trustees. fair yearly
compensation would have been, the
trustees aver, $1,000 yearly from 1886
to 1889, $4,000 yearly from 1890 to
1895. and $4,000 yearly from 1896 to
1905.
The company seeks to recover the
amount in excess over fair compensa-
tfon.
The amounts sued for in actions
brought against the McCurdys now
total more than $5.0Oo.000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
BRINGS HORSE
BACK TO LIFE
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UKIAH. April 9.-Last night George
Ottoson and companion were returning
from MendOcino City when their horse
ran into live electric wire on Big
River bridge. The horse dropped as
il shot and Ottoson returned TO town
and reported the accident. Perry
Stanley. an electrician employed by the
Mendocino Lighting Company. was
sent down to repair the line. Finding
the horse still warm he concluded to
attempt resuscitation. Holding one OF
the horses nostrils closed Stanley
blew into the other with all his might.
and with his knee pressed the horses
side. This he kept up for nearly fifteen
minutes and was finally rewarded by
the horse showing signs OF life In a
few minutes the horse was on its feet,
to the astonishment of the onlookers-
Stanley led the horse to- town. put it
in livery stable. hunted up Ottoson
and informed him where the animal
could be found Ottoson could hardly
believe his eyes and had TO look for
peculiar marks on the animal before
he was satisfied it was his horse.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
CHI DRH AID
M FORGERIES
ON PETITIONS
Engaged BY Gotham POI
ltrcfans to Copy CIR
1sens Names.

NEW YORK, April 9-Two men elected
to Office on the Municipal Ownership
League ticket gave important corrobora-
ton today of the story told by Benjamin
NJ Goldberger after his arrest for for
geries of names on the petition by which
William r. Hearst and other league can
didates were nominated. They were Max
Eckman. who was elected to the Assem-
bly, from the Twelfth District. and James
j. Smith, who was sent to the Board OF
Aldermen from the same district.
Four children, according to their faith
er's story and that told by themselves
had assisted in the. forgeries of the SOC
names needed on the Eckman petition.
Eckman took the petitions to his home
and got from Goldberger the signatures
on blank sheets. These he gave to his
four children. telling them to copy the
names.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
ARSH|P DIVES
INT D THE SURF
WITH VOYAGE R
Aeronaut Hamilton
Narrowly Escapes
Death.
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ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla, April o.
The sport of ballooning came near to
adding to its list of victims here today
when Charles K. Hamilton of New York,
who flew across North River last sum
mer, almost met death IN his huge Lud-
low aeroplane.
AS a preliminary to tpe Atlantfc-Pablo
Beach auto races. Hamilton decided to
utilize the facilities of the beach to try
out some new ideas which were incor-
porated in the latest Ludlow aeroplane
The ship was all ready for a trial at 5
o'clock and two powerful automobiles
were engaged to tow him, with the aid
of a long rope When the word to go
was given the airship rose gracefully and
soon attained height of 200 feet
a strong wind caught the aeroplane
and carried it cut to sea, but mercifully
turned it landward again. Suddenly the
aercplane turned completely and crashed
into the surf. but Hamilton landed on his
feet. He waded ashore. declaring:
II will show you something better on
Wednesday, when l will remedy the de-
feet which found in this aeroplane to-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
NEGRO DEATH
RATE Is HIGH

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WASHINGTON. April s.-Dr. S. Har-
ris, professor of medicine in the Uni
versity of Alabama at Mobile. talked
TO the President today about the raw
ages of consumption among the negroes
of the South. He expressed the fear
and he added that his opinion was con-
Cured in by the medical fraternity
generally in the South-that the negro
race was likely to become extinct in
this country through the ravages of
disease. especially consumption. Sta
tistics showed. he declared. that the
death rate among the members of the
negro race in America was greater
than the birth rate
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
TRAGEDY MAY
Be EXPLAINED
Arrest of Man Accused of
Big Swindle Recalls Death
of Woman in Gotham Hotel
INQUIRY BY CORONER
Miss Page, a Divorce From
California, Involved in
a Strange New York Case
INQUIRY BY CORONER
spEc1AL pIsPArcH no THE cAIL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
NEW YORK. April "a startling
connection between the arrest of
Count Aribert Sacky, charged with a
$4,000 swindle, and the mysterious
tragedy of the Hotel Marseilles, was es-
tablished today through an investiga-
tion by the District Attorneys Office
into Miss Glare E. Pages accusations
against Sacky and an inquiry by the
Coroner into the circumstances of the
recent death of Mrs. Blanche Turner
Dennis, the widow of Majer Hugh Den
mis- of ST. Louis. in her apartments at
the above mentioned hostelry.
A prominent Republican leader,
known throughout the whole State. is
said to have been a friend of Miss
Page since her arrival here from Call
fornia, where she was divorced Miss
Page Is living with friends. and while
she has caused the arrest of Sacky and
has told Assistant District Attorney
Vandiver that the man swindled her
out of $4,000 she has refused to see
newspaper men.
The Coroner's office has been in
formed that Sacky was a personal
friend of Mrs Dennis and that Miss
Page and Mrs. Dennis were also ac-
quainted. Miss Page admitted both of
these facts and added:
Mrs. Dennis husband told me that
Sacky had choked her because she
broke of the engagement. The Cor
oner's Office will find out before the
investigation rs completed there is
whole lot that has not been told"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
Five Churches Fall.

At Ottajano FIVE churches and
ten houses fell under the weight
of ashes and cinders, which lie
four feet deep on the ground. In
the fall of the buildings about
twelve persons were killed and
many were injured. The village
is completely deserted by its peo-
pie. After the evacuation of the
place the barracks and prisons
fell in.
Reports from coast and inland
towns depict terrible devastation.
San Girogio, Cremona, Porticci,
Resina and Tore del Greco have
been almost completely aban-
doned.
The inhabitants of Tore Anun-
ziata are prepared to leave at a
moments S notice.
Soinnna Vesuviana is. another
village which has suffered most
severely.
The most OF the buildings in
the villages are of fiinsy con-
struction and have flat roofs, and
so are but poorly calculated to
bear the weight of ashes and cin-
ders that have fallen upon them.
Inevitably it will be found that a
great number of persons have
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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
MAN SEES WITH EYES
GRATED FROM RABBIT
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WASHINGTON. April s.-Partial sue
cess has attended the effort of surgeons
TO restore sight to Wilton Heinard by
grating the membrane and cornea of a
rabbits eyes TO his. He can now distin-
euish between daylight and darkness.
Heinard was operated upon two months
ago He has undergone several minor op-
erations since. and when the bandages
were removed from his eyes he could see
family The surgeons maintained the
greatest secrecy as TO the result of the
operations. but today declared themselves
as satisfied with them. They claim that if
Heinard's sight continues 10 get stronger
~ rapidly as it has done in the past week
or ten days he soon viii be able 10 walk
about without the aid OF an attendant.
They do not hope that he viii ever be able
IA read again The work Of the surgeons
is now devoted 10 Strengthening the cor
nea OF Heinard's eyes. When he went to
tbe hospital be was attended by relatives
and was unable TO see anything. or even
distinguish between daylight and dark
ness.
Heinard lost his sight more than a year
ago through a negro highwayman throw
ing the contents Of a can-o Of lye into his
lace. The membrane which surrounds and
lubricates the eyes was eaten away by
the I've and the eyelids grew fast to the
evebaIIs. Involuntary twitching of his
evelids caused him the greatest pain
The surgeons first operated on the eye
ids and TO the insides of them grated
the mucous membrane of the eyes Of a
rabbit. This operation was distinct suc-
cess and afforded him much relief. The
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
BOY WORKING IN
HOTEL HEIR TO
A BIG FORTUNE
VIII Share Wfth Sister
an Estate Worth
Halt Million.

SAN DIEGO, April Sit is not likely
that w T. Stephenson. 16-year-old
boy at present employed at the Lake
side Inn. will continue in that employ
ment long. Young Stephenson has re-
ceived word that he, with his sister,
Bessie. has fallen heir to fortune OF
half a million dollars.
Their sister was Mrs. Schwan. wife OF
the president of the Bank of Hongkong.
China, who died suddenly a couple of
months ago He left his large fortune
to his wife. She died only few weeks
ago. leaving her brother and sister heirs
to her wealth.
Stephenson has received word from the
American Consul at Hongkong. who is
looking after his interests. The sister
is now living in Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10

next operation was to graft the trans
parent membrane Of the rabbits eyeball
to Heinard's eyes An attempt was made
to put in place the cornea of a rabbit 8
eyes, but as this was not successful the
operation was repeated, and only the
transparent membrane was used.
Since the operation. two months ago,
Heinard has been kept in darkened
room with his eyes bandaged. About a
week or two ago while the bandages were
off his eyes he declared he could see, and
since that time the surgeons have been
trying to strengthen his sight.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
TORNADO DESTROYS
VANCOUVER CANNERY
In Ninety Seconds Not a
Stick Is Left Stand
inc.
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VANCOUVER. B. c.. April "a, tor
nado destroyed the Balm Wilson sal
mon cannery at Rivers Inlet, on the
northern coast of British Columbia, on
Friday. news of the cyclone reaching
this city today. The tornado struck the
cannery building early in the morn
ing and in ninety seconds not stick
was left standing Heavy timoers
were scattered like chat The men
employed at the cannery escaped IN
Jury. The property loss was about
$1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
Ex-MAYoR OF EDINBURGH
ON WAY TO CALIFORNIA
Sir A. Macdonald Coming to Inspect
This States Fruit and Cattle
Ranches.

CHICAGO, April 9.-Sir A. Macdon-
aid. ex-Mayor of Edinburgh. Scotland,
arrived in Chicago today on his way
westward. The. visitor had been at
Niagara Falls for a few days before
starting for the West. He is accom-
panied by Hugh Miller and John will
son.
The purpose of the former Mayors
visit. according to Miller, is to inspect
and report on the condition of the cattle
and fruit ranches and vineyards in
California. He will remain in Chicago
only short time.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
DISEASE ATTACKS SOLDIERS
IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
More Than Two Hundred Men Suffering
From Malaria and Other

MANILA, April 9.-Among the 1900 emer-
gency troops in the cantonment Of Stot-
senbere 143 are suffering from malaria and
III from other diseases. There is an in
adequate supply of pure water. The heat
is excessive and there are insufficient bar
racks. Officers and men withIfamilies are
quartered in tents.
The First Infantry has arrived here and
is due in Stotsenberg, but is being held
in. Manila in rented quarters on account
of the unhealthful condition at Stotsen-
berg.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10

NAPLES, April o.-Almost
equal to the devastation wrought
by the lava from Vesuvius is the
damage done by cinders and
ashes, which in incredible quanti-
ties have been carried great dis
tances. This has caused the
practical destruction of San Gui-
seppe, place Of oooo inhabitants.
Hundreds of residents of San
Giuseppe assembled in a church
to attend mass. While the priest
was performing his sacred offices
the roof fell in and scores were
killed or injured. The injured
were for hours without surgical
or medical assistance. The only
thing left standing in the church
was "a statue of St. Anne, the
preservation of which the poor,
homeless people accepted as a
miracle and promise of deliver
ance from their peril.