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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19
CANADA
ECHO DEnL'OUE ST

Hull, Qu6.-Horace Boulet, age
de 5 ans, fills de NJ. j. Boulet, a 6t6
6cras6 q mort par un tramway.
Windsor-M Mills, Qu6bec.-Nor-
bert Cote, age de 30 ans, bourgeois
de ce cette localit6, s'est suicide en-
Sc pendant 3 une solve de SO ecu
RE.
st Chrysostome, Co. Chateau
guay.-Dominat Sorel, age de IL
ans, fills d'Au suste Sorel, de Ste
Clotilde, a etc la victime dun acct
dent mortel.
lie ga,c)n conduisait un chevai
attel6 q M tombereau. Soudain, le
cheval prit peur, l'infortun6 gar
con tomba ct cut la tete broy6e
sous le lourd vehicule.
Montreal M. Honore Beau
grand, ex-maire de Montreal, est
mort, q l'age de So ans.
NJ. Beaugrand etalt lie tondateur
de ella Petrie" ct en- fut lie propri-
6taire pendant plusieurs ann6es,
II a etc 6lu MARIE de Montreal en-
1885,
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
LIE DR. @. P. Smith, assist6 des
Drs Smytae ct Woodland, viennent
de pratiquer u l'ing6nieur Clo-
yer une operation des plus d6lica-
ties.
Dams un accident de chemin de
fer, Glover cut la moele 6piniere
bris6e. LIE malheureux n'aurait pu
survive a cette pleasure 81 les doc
teurs n'avaient pas remplac6 une
partie de sa moelle 6piniere par la
partie correspondence de celle
dun chien.
L'op6ratlon para1t avoir r6ussi.
Glover est d6ja en- vote de gu6rison.
Une seule operation de ce genre
await 6t6 pratiqu6e avant, mails
sans success.
- a- "=+ '
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

LIE DR. G. A. Lap1erre ma pas
bosom deere pr6seut6 a nos lee
teurs, eyant pratiqu6 la medicine
dams notre vile, avec success, De,
puts plusieurs annees il s'est cree
n Reputation enviable tant PAL
ga science que PAR son amabilite
II est particulielement dou6 pour
remplir les fonctions de l'ofice
quill brigue, ceIui de coroner, et
nous sommes persuades que les
e]Iecteurs de ce comte n'auront pas
occasion de %regretter leur action en-
l'6]isant. Blen que Eous soyons
contre la naturalization en- Folltl'
que, nous ne pouvons fare sans
recommander fortement So candl-
dature a res com%patriotes. Loft
CO de coroner n'entra1Ie avec |ui
aucun principe politlque ct tous
nos compatriotes, quelque soient
leurs convictions politiqnes, de-
vraient l'appuyer tant par leur
vote que par leur il fuence en- en-
courageant leurs amls q voter pour
lui. Que tous nos compatrlotes
travaillent dams la mesure de
leurs forces ct lie DIR Lapierre sor.
tira vainqueur de la lutte quill a
enterprise.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

M. Joseph Gardot, un francais
ct culsinier au club Mlnikahda a
etc ASSAULT ct grievement bless6
samedi soir par I'm bandit qui fat
DIES siennes q Minneapolis depuis
queIques semaines. II d6valise les
PEASANTS ct quand ceux-ci mont
pas ASSET d'argent pour lie satisfai-
re il tire sur eux a coups de r6vol-
YER. Jusqu'1ci la police ma pu lie
d6couvrir. LIE MARIE Jones Went
d'offrir une rAcompence> de 100000
pour son arrestation.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

E--aa.
LIE VERDICT DEMEURE. I'll semble
quill n'existe qu'un seul verdict
concernant lie Novoro du DR.. Pier
re, ct c'est quill .'est IN r6m6de ex-
cellent." Des milliers en- ont t6moi-
gn6 ainsi, ct qes milliers d'autres
font encore journellement la meme
d6couverte. Des esprits c%lairs, des
dispositions heureuses ct des san.
tes restaur6es, dissent toute l'histoi.
re. Ce nest pas nne medicine de
pharmacle. Souls des agents sp6.
ciaux peuvent lie fournir. S'adres.
ser aux propri6taires, lie DR.. Peter
Fahrney & Sons Co, l12ll8 So
Hoyne Ave, Chicago, Eli.
-&S
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

y. - .s~a 4l.s =" ~ =
Les restes de Leon Kill seront,
lie mois proclaim transf6r6s de Ia
Basilique de st Jean de Latralp.
Cette c6r6monie, qul 90 fera le
soir donnera lieu 3 .une imposante
demonstration. Toutes les societies
catalogues de Rome, tons les col
|l6ges. s6min .ires ct ordres reli-
gieux enverront des r6pr6sentants:
Les milliers de personnes ,qui ffggu-
reront dams Ilees rangs de IL L. process
sion porteront. dees torches & y;h g LIE car
,dipal Rampolla Of le4 cardinal Ore
glia pr6sideront go transient de "a
depoullle de l'illuatre ppontife.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

mile est sauvee ct il Sc proclame
I'm homme vraifnent heureux.
Quelle preuve plus convaincante
peut-on bonner de la valeur
reelle dun bon remede?
Lisez done cette lettre:
Asbestos, IL avri1, 1906,
Cheers Mesieurs,
Je viens prendre quelques ms
tants pour vous dire que je suis
parfaitement bien depuis que jai
pris vos Pi1ules Moro pour me
soulager dun NAL d'estomac qui
await resiste aux efforts de trois
medecins.
Mes dou1eurs d'estomac ont
disparu CONNIE par enchante-
ment All bout de 1'emploi de qua
tire bottles settlement. J'etais, je
vous l'avoue, loin de m'attendre
a une guerison aussi complete.
Quand je vous al ecrit je ne
tais pas malade All lit, mais j'e-
tais tres miserable! Ma diges-
ton ne Sc faisait pas, je ne pot
vais manger qu>un peu de gruau,
aussitot que je voulais avaler de
plus forte n%ourriture je me SEN
tais etoufe ct torture affreuse-
ment.
Je. vous demandais de toutes
mes forces de me guerir parce
que je travail1ais a TN Outrage
tres penible pour bonner lie ne
c~essaire a ma famille.
Celia me fat p1aisir de pouvoir
vous dire toute ma reconnais-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

Un instituteur de Tile de Re. .qu!
s'appelait M. Merveilleux, Went
de MOURN trsgiquement. Il go
trouvait dams I'M train; il 90 pen
cha par la po1tiAre NAL ferm6e,
.tomba ct fut broy6 sous les roues.
LIE rom de cet instituteur sem :
blait lie pr6destiner q I'm sort parti-
culler. LIE sien lie fut slnguliere-
ment. M. Merveilleux 6talt ne dams
un train en- marche ct c'est IN
train en- marche qui lul 9 donn6 ID
mort.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

IN. jour une femme entra dams
un debit de boisson ct s'ayanca
tranquillement vers son mari alssis
d iuine table ct buvanlt ssn coomn1pIda1g1nlle
de- deux amis. 81
Ellie plaza an bql convert sur 10
!. table ct dit: y ~ : ss
"Pensant que tn sersis trop o.
cup6 pour Ieven1ir i Ia maison
Manager ton soulpe4r, je me sui Is fdde-
cid6e = te rapporter lei" =
Ellie sortit sans riien .~ajonter.
Bon homdmie se NIT . r:iirsee lmlaiis
il await Fair tout gene. II invita-
|quand meme ses amis 3 partager
son souper. II enleva 1e convert
, mails le Dol 9ta1t vide. Il contenalt
settlement un billet sur lequel il
lut:
.tJe souhaite que ton souper te
semble bon. C'est le meme que
ia femme ct tes enfants:auront 4 la
maison."
On Went d'enterrer en- Angleter-
! re IN nomm6 McNally, mort q Ia.
ge de 100 ans.
Or. McNally ne cessait defumer,
ct il est mort Ia pipe aux dents.
Mails la Ligue eontre l'abus du
tabac r6pondra:
-Pardonl ST McNally n'avait
pas tant fum6. IL anrait .certaine-
nent atteint SO cent cinquantieme
aimee.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

.-Je ramarqoe ayec .plaisir, mon
:ylanx, Que depuis que tn rs marie,
il ne te manque jamais IN htontoln.
Ca, c'est vrai ma femme est
suue perle; dos le lepdemain de
notre marriage, ellie m'aappris 4 les
recoudre moi.meme.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19
Marriage

Lundi dernier, au soir, a gu lieu
q l'6glise Notre-D Dame de Lourdes,
lie marriage de Mile Rose Soucy,
avec M. Charles Dupont, beau-fre.
re de M. N. Latourelle.
La b6n6diction nuptiale a Ste
donn6e par lie Rev. P6re Andre.
Nos souhaits de bonheur aux
nouveaux epoux.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

A table, B6b6 de cinq ans, a
laiss6 echapper un bruit l6ger mails
incongru. Froid ct silence dams
Resistance. Au bout de quelques
instants. B6b6 rompt lie silence:
Dis done, papa, quand c'est
qu'on dit: "Dieu vous b6nisse'?
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

Tous nos compatriotes qui al
ment le boudin, pourront sen pro-
curer d'excellent en- SO rendant q
la boucherie de M. n. Latoure]le,
1875 Avenue Centrale. II y aura do
r6uavant du boudin frais tous les
samedis matin.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

Dimanche, le 81 coursnt. 2:30
P. NJ, aura lieu. q la Sale de re-
cole de Notre-D Dame de Lourdes,
une reunion sp6ciale de la Soclet6
des Enfents de Marie de cette pa
roisse. Tous les membres sont
prizes d'y asslster.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

M. Fraucis Pomelleau, de Ha.
mel. Mimi, a achete une jolie pro-
pri6te q Robbinsdale, Oh il comp
re aller r6sider dams quelque temps
avec ga famille.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

fe- ~ - HfsSH ~r q" r. - 81
nn,y q gum principe: rlnd6-
tendance r6ciproque des danx pon-
.yoirs. Pour 10 spirituel, rhomme
!d'Etat ast eQumis au pretre CONNIE
le dernier des la1ques sill veut etre
.chretien; pour le temporal, le pre-
tire est soumls 4 l'Etat comme lie
dernier des citoyens ct, bien plus,
il dot l'exemple de pop6issance
En- un mot. l'Etat est mattre pour
le Temporal CONNIE sill ny await
pas d'Eglise. L'Eglise est ma1tres.
SO pour le spirituel CONNIE sill ny
await pas d'Etat.
FENELoN
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

,C,,est une erreur de oroire .qu'on
ne %s'enrhume qn'au printemps on
en- hiyer. En- ste, en- automne, Ala
snite dune bonnie .suepr, dune
course rapide, rentr6e, on, constate
souyent IN rhpme earahine. Pour
ep yenir ! bout, yoiei M remede
commode ct aotif: dos qu'on sent
CO rhpme .aarriyerr, On m6lange 2
opillerAes de miel aYec M. jaulnnge
d'muf qne cuillerAe d'huile d,oliyee,
|bien meier le tout ct ayaler le soir
en- CO mettant 40 1T.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19

On annonce pour lie 80 octobre,
le marriage de Mile Mares alome
Biais. file Gle Nine J. A. Kobe,
avec M. Geo. A. Pottinger.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19
NaisSance

En- cette vile, Nine Georges LIE
Clercq, I'm garcon. La mere ct
l'enfant Sc portent bien.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19
Les PnMs Mo sh en- veha Ia phrmace de Pahice Dub6 coin sa avenues Washington ct
2Oeme NOd
CoNsE1s DU DocTEUR

Voulez. vous avoir une peau dou-
,ce2 Faites une lotion composite
ainsi: melee en- quantities 6gales du
jus de %citron, de IL glyc6rine ct de
l'alcool campfire. Gardez. la compo-
sltion dams une bouteille bouch6e
q l'6meri ct faites.en usage pour
la figure, IL cou ct les maine, spres
uu balm GU chaque fois que Ia peau
est rude GU gerc6e. sCette mixture
est tres bonne pour les piedsquand
Ills sont euf6s, fa,igaes GU tendres.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19
&fho de l'@nest
MINNEAPOLIS MINI. 10 Oct 1906

M. David Gagn6 est parti mardi
dernier pour une visite de nuel-
ques semaines a Glendive, Mont,
chez son beau-fr6re M. Auguste
Labelle.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-10-19
Marche de Minneapolis

!Msarche de Minneapolis
BIZ
Dec Mai
M 1
Ayoine 81
Lin $l.1O
BIC 5d'Inde AZ
Seigle 563@574
Orge, pour nourriture 80 q 80
Orge, pour brasserie 39@48
FOIN
Timothy de premiere qualit6 12.O(
Timothy No $50 a 1850
Timothy No 3 500 q 900
Pores 5,85 a $50
Raufs 3@4
Beurre- Creamery Extra-24c
Premier-22c
Second-2Oc
Dairy Extra-22c
Premier -17c
9" Second -15c
Cuts douzaine Zoe
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

Only two sites have thus far been
suggested for the fifth high school.
the Russell tract at Hennepin avenue
and Twenty-eighth street, and half
block at Emerson avenue and Thirty
second street. The former is favored
by several improvement associations in
the vicinity, particularly the shadyside
and Lake of the Isles associations, but
Lowry. hill and neighboring districts
are said to support the Russell site. The
tract covers five acres, has some large
splendid trees, and is particularly well
adapted for building purposes. The
cost will be. about $4,000.
In favor Of the Emerson avenue site
it is argued that it is much more CEN
trail to the section Of the city to be
served, and particularly when considera-
ton is gwen to the question Of the
future growth Of the city Moreover, it
will cost less than half as much as the
Russell tract. When the advocates Of
the two sites meet before the board
of education there will probably be
s~ne fervid oratory. In a general way
the proposed school is for the south
western part Of the city, west of Mic
oHet and south of Oak Grove street and
Superior avenue. Many contend that
the north boundary is carried too far
down, as all that part north Of Franklin
avenue or even Twenty fourth street is
properly tributary to the Central high
school and should not be considered in
discussing the most advantageous site.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
MINNESOTA VETERANS
MEET HERE THIS WEEK
Upwards Of 700 Delegates Expected to
Attend-Public Invited to Attend
Big Campfire Meeting. -.

Everything is well organized for the
state encampment of the G.. A. r.,
which will be held this week. At a
meeting Of the general committee on
arrangements last evening the chair
man Of each subcommittee presented 4
complete report and all details were
found to be well cared for. 49,.
tt was decided to extend a general
Invitation to the public to attend the
campfire to be held at the Auditorium,
Wednesday evening. The doors will be
opened about 7:l5 and admission to all
parts of the house will be free. The
Sons Of Veterans will act as ushers.
There evil be about 700 delegates
in attendance at the three conventions
to be held in connection with the en-
campment, and these will be enter
tanned in various ways during their
stay in the city. The meetings Of the
G.. A.. R. will be held at Mckinley hall
Western avenue and Ninth street. The
Women's Relief corps will meet at the
Unitarian = church, and the ladies Of
the G.. A. R. at McElroy's hail. Eighth
and Nicollet. j.. ;....q> rfs.- :.+...-..Es
Both of the women 8 organizations
have planned for receptions to be held
Tuesday night at the Nicollet house.
The W. R. G. will hold it's function in
the dining room and the ladies Of the
G. A. R. will be in the parlors.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
WHO WILL HELP THIS
BOY TO HELP HIMSELF?
Paralyzed So He Must Lie Flat Upon
His Back, He Wants to Work with
His Hands.

There is boy in South Minneapolis,
lying fat upon his back, with the lower
part of his body practically paralyzed
by an injury to his spine, who wants
work which he can do with his hands.
Seven or eight years ago he was pu-
pill of the Monroe school, helping to
earn his own living by selling papers,
and doing odd jobs that boys can do.
He left school on a sudden impulse one
day, and joined the navy. After a
short period of service he deserted and
came home. Realizing afterward that
he had not done right he worked his
way back to Washington city, with
the intention Of returning to the navy,
ready to take what punishment might
be imposed, and hoping to be rein
stated in the service. He got tempo
rary employment in stone quarry
near the city, expecting as soon as he
had earned a little money to present
himself at the recruiting office.
While SO employed heavy stone fell
on him and crushed him so badly that
he has been helpless invalid ever
since. His father is unable to earn
enough as musician to support the
family, so that the mother, too, is
obliged to work as she can find oppor-
tunity and younger sister has taken
up the profession of nurse. There
are other dependents in the family SO
that the problem Of life is a particu-
larly difficult one in that unfortunate
family. \ y
This afflicted boy is anxious to con
tribute to his own support, and begs
for something to do that he can dc
with his hands, as he lies upon his
back unable to lift his head from the
pillow. His misfortunes have not brok
en- his spirit, and he hopes that sons
one may be found who has some work
to be done, that he can do, and thus
enable him to help bear the burden
which falls mainly upon his brave
young sister. He is % years of age
and has passed thru the seventh grade
of the public schools. His pathetic
story is told in the hope that some on.
may be able to suggest how he can us'
his hands so as to contribute to hi
own support. ..r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
r !, CLUB MAY GO TO PLAZA.
sNtPu-.., ..
Location Of Hotel Peculiarly Fortunate
I - for Auto Men.

New quarters for the Minneapolis
Automobile club may be found in the
Hotel Plaza.
Casting their eyes about for some
vantage point in which the club might
intrench itself, certain members have
hit upon the Plaza as the place of
places for a headquarters for the local
auto devotees. They point out the fact
that it is at the very headwaters Of the
boulevard system and undoubtedly close
to the center of automobile population.
While the club present quarters on
the fourth floor of the Kasota block
are commodfous and comfortable they
are pretty far from the front. The lin
tied standing room for automobiles
about the intersection Of Hennepin and
Fourth is also against them. Again, no
one "autos' for pleasure on the down
town streets and the present rooms will
be far out of the average member 3
course when the running season begins.
These are few Of the arguments ad-
vanced by those members who are in
favor of a change Of base.
Those who have looked into the mat
ter assert that ample quarters can be
secured on the ground floor Of the Plaza
for a reasonable rental. The club would
not need greatly extended suite as the
cafe and billiard rooms of the hotel
would be at it's disposal. With these
considerations in it's favor and the fur
ther advantage Of being situated in the
heart Of the park and boulevard system
the Plaza makes a strong appeal to the
/ taste Of many of the club members.
In regard to this proposition Presi
dent Frank M. Joyce said yesterday
that, while nothing official had been
said or done about it, the idea was GER
tainly worthy of consideration and
seemed to possess many points of merit
At present the project has not assumed
definite form but is being generally dis
cussed by the club members and may
soon be brought up for formal consid
Grafton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
HaM As s9ws TE
R soWs INV % HgM ARg nov s saoo
TOTAL. hot !.


Nevertheless, the school officers have
had prepared some data of the high
school population Of the territory re-
ferred to as far north as Oak Grove and
Superior avenue. In the district there
are no high school pupils, of whom
ninety three attend the East high school
and 397 eighth grade pupils; making a
total Of 1,1O7 These are distributed as
shown on the accompanying chart.
It will be seen from the chart that
there are 374 living west Of Hennepin
and 733 living east Of Hennepin. In
the zone north of Franklin there are
149 pupils; between Franklin and
Twenty-sixth street 267 pupils; between
4Twenty-sixth street and Lake 268; and
beyond Lake street f423.
81 The eighth grade pupils in this dis
trict attend the Calhoun, Douglas, Lyn-
dale, Whittier and Bryant schools, with
few scattering ones. Of these five
schools one, namely the Douglas, is
west Of Hennepin, the others to the
east. Two of the fve-the Douglas and
Whittier7are north of Lake street,
while the three others are south of it.
People who are handy with figures
would probably soon show that tho
center Of population is pretty well south
Of Lake street at the present times but
this state Of affairs will be changed in
a very few years, argue the supporters
of the Emerson avenue site, for the
city is growing by rapid strides beyond
Lake Street, while inside the land is
almost entirely built up.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
EARLY CONVENTION WILL
sUITGOVERNoR JOHNSON
Executive is Willing to Gut His Cam
paign by Any Pattern Republicans
Favor.

Fank Day, private secretary to Gov
ernor John A. johnson, and chairman
of the democratic state central commit
tee, left last evening with his wife
for three weeks visit to eastern points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day will 60 first to Wash
ington for week, and from that city
to New York.
"There will be no meeting Of the
state democratic committee until re-
turn" said Mr.. Day, "but as soon as
return I expect to call meeting at
which we shall consider the question OF
when the state democratic convention
shall be held.
"Governor Johnson is ready to meet
the republicans with long or short
campaign, whichever they wish. Ii
the republicans call an early convention,
Of course ours will also have to be an
early convention with longer cam
paign. Governor johnson is willing
to make longer campaign this time.
He would like to campaign turnout the
state. to visit every county and in some
counties two or three towns, Before
the time was too short to allow this.
ri believe the democratic state COM
mittee as whole would favor the dem.
ocratic convention the latter part OF
June or early in July.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
ORGANIZE FOR CLEANING
Minnehaha Residents Revive Improve
,nent Association to Better Suburb.

At. reorganization meeting Of the
Minnehaha Improv ement association
held last evening in Fosters pavilion
the residents Of the Minnehaha district
discussed various matters of public in
terest and decided to get together for
an aggressive campaign looking TO-
ward the betterment of their suburb
About fifty people were present.
The following officers were elected
President, Sherlock M. Merrill; first
vicepresident, Mrs. Frank GRADER; Sec
ond vicepresident, Mrs. F. W. Drew;
third vicepresident, J. W. Swinburne;
fourth vicepresident, E. A. Brown; Sec
rotary, S. A. Stockwell; treasurer, Mrs.
1 Lenora Wendell
To add beauty to the neighborhood
it was decided to offer prizes for a
flower garden contest in which all the
children will be urged to enter. The
fruits Of the endeavors of the children
will be garnered and a flower show
given after the contest is decided.
Not an eyesore will remain in the
pretty suburb if all the plans made are
carried out, for it is the intention to
Danish the festive cow from the high
+ ways and do away with all other OBJ
jects that detract from the natural
beauties of the district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
INSURANCE CASES TO
BE TRIED NEXT WEEK
County Attorney Smith Insists That
Suits Against Indicted Officials Must
Be Disposed Of Next Term Of Court.

Some of the most interesting and per-
haps sensational criminal litigation
ever tried in Hennepin county will be
up in the district court next term, when
the cases against the former officers Of
the Northwestern National Life Insur-
ance companies will be moved.
"There will be no further continu-
ances of these cases. said County At
torney Al J. Smith yesterday. II
shall insist upon the trial Of some of
the cases, and at least William f. Bech-
tel, former president Of the company,
and Elmer II. Dearth, former state in
surance commissioner, will be placed
upon their defense.
HThere have been several reasons
for delay in the cases. Attorneys have
been i'll, and then the preparation of
these insurance cases has been tedious
and required considerable time. We
are now in condition to go ahead and
will insist upon speedy trials.
THE cases are important ones. They
do not only involve questions Of fact,
but there are legal points involved that
have never been threshed out in this
state, and the settling Of which will be
watched with more than ordinary
interest by the bar Of the state as well
as by Reinsurance people all over the
country
Mr. Bechtel is indicted on several
counts for alleged grand larceny, as
well as for alleged giving of bride to
Elmer II. Dearth, when he was state
insurance commissioner. Mr.. Dearth is
charged with accepting bride of 5000
from Bechtel. Other Of the former Of
ficers and directors now under indict
ment and awaiting trial are W. A
Kerr, Wallace Campbell, DR.. j. F.
Force and F. J. Sackett.