The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-15
3 DEATHS TRACED
TO STANDARD OIL
KEROSENE AND GASOLINE WE'RE
MIXED AND SOLD. .a.
Company Settles the Glyndon Damage
Cases by Paying in the Neighborhood
Of o00-sequl to Tragedy in
Which Grandma other. Mother and Son
= Lost Their Lives.

Moorhead, Mimi, May 15.-The Standard OH
company late yesterday afternoon settled the
Glyndon damage case and thus forestalled any
action against 1t or against G. G. Tracy & Co.
Of Glyndon. = - =.
This is the outcome of, the recent explosion
of oil at that place whereby Mrs. CLAUS Ander-
son, her, infant and Mrs. Peter Anderson,
her mother. came to horrible death. Mrs.
Anderson thinking to freshen the fire in the
kitchen stove, poured on what was supposed to
be kerosene. The oil took fire and exploded the
can. The flames spread all over Mrs. Anderson
and her mother, and the latter. in an, effort
to rescue the baby, picked it up and ran out.
All three were horribly burned and died In q
few hours. .:H .
Orders Were Mixed. =.
The coroner's jury at the inquest held the
Standard OIL company and 9. G. Tracy O. GO
Of Glyndon responsible, charging neglect In an
endeavor to rectify a mistake. 1t Is alleged
in filling two tanks Of oil, one with kerosene
and the other with gasolene. The mistake con
sisted of the gasolene tank being filled witt
kerosene and the kerosene tank with gasolene.
Later the mistake was discovered and the OIL
ordered pumped out of the tanks. 1t Is alleged
that the gasolene tank only half empt1et
| and that 1t then filled with kerosene This
| mixture was sold to Tracy & Co.. by the Stan
dard Oil company and this Is what the Ander
| sons purchased, and which caused the ex
}plosion. o..
II What It Cost the Standard.
The amount which the Standard Oil compan!
would be liable under the Minnesota law, !
! proven guilty of carelessness, would be $4,000
The sum which has been finally settled, upon s.
Inv Pro o png sa and
sequently the settlement made yesterda
| afternoon. 80 ...> ."
| N. H. STADIUM Of Glyndon has been appointe
administrator Of the estates Of the Andersons
Orrin Oliver represented Charles s. Marden, tn
attorney for the Andersons. The settlement
was made with them. 49,
| Hardware Merchant Assigns. -
Arthur R. Charest, hardware merchant Q
this city, has made an assignment for the beneh
Of his creditors to the Moorhead National bank
| Mr. Charest declares that every creditor wi
! be paid in full. It Is said that poor collet
lions. coupled with an ambition to. transact
| large business without sufficient capital, are r.
| sponsible for the assignment. -.
The Memorial day services Of Clay count!
represented by l.. H. Tenney post G: A.
will be held. this year in: Moorhead. Pete
Czizek Of this city has the arrangements
charge. The city council and the various organ
izations have been invited to participate.
I Decision Helps Moorhead. 4,
The Minnesota supreme court has afirme
Judge Baxter Of the Clay county district coul
in his decision declaring: the amendments
the city charter Valid. = =. -. :.
The object Of the amendments was to enab
the city make much needed improvement
81 without the consent Of propertyOwners direct
+ affected. Before the adoption Of the charter
had been impossible to start public improv
ments in this city because Of law ,providi1
, that the propertyowners must petition for tt
improvement.
: Owing to the fact that many: Of the hea'
: propertyowners in the business district are no
residents, they have been almost without exec
ton opposed to public Improvements. To rel
edy this the charter was amended so that whe
r ever seven of the members Of the council al
the mayor may order a public improvement
will be valid without the consent Of the pro
ertyowners affected ,.~,.
, 10 test this validity ]: Pierce Wolfe broug
! suit against the city. Judge Baxter held t
the city and the supreme court sustained t
5 lower court. 1t will now be possible tor t
| city council provide for paving and 9th
important improvements.