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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
NEWS NOTES.

st. Paul-Charles A. Decoursey is
killed while returning home in re-
Spouse to telegram announcing the
serious illness Of his brother
Winona-The bankers Of the First
congressional district will meet in this
city on Tuesday, June II, and plans
for the convention are about COM
pleted.
st. Cloud-Some Of the local CAPT.
talists are working on plan to de-
ve)op the peat boys near this city. It
is a Well known fact that there is any
quantity of peat in the vicinity OF
this place. Peat can be found in every
case where wire grass boys exist. In
some cases, of course, the peat is only
a few inches thick, but in most places
there is enough to make it a paving
proposition.
MankatO-Game and Fish Warden
p. H. Jordon of this city was called
to Winthrop to investigate a case of
violation OF the game laws and his
trip resulted in the arrest of Harry r.
Tlmm OF that place on the charge of
shooting ducks and prairie chickens
out OF season.. Timm pleaded guilty.
and paid fine Of $40 and costs.
Madelia-Francis Hanifin, a e-year-
old boy, captured a twelve-pound
pickerel with a pitchfork in a brook
running through his fathers farm near
here.
eapolis-Minnesota is third in
the number Of immigrants brought
West by the railways.
: st. Paula big manufacturing plant
to cost $350,000, equipped and ready
for business, will be erected this sum-
mer in the Midway district. The Wal
dorf Box Board Company has been
organized, the capital stock OF $3.50. 900
has been subscribed and articles Of in
corporation will be filed within a few
days. Ground for the buildings will
be broken within sixty days and the
work of construction will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. rs &
Mapleton-The lamp used to heat
an incubator in Irwin Muth's house
at Mapleton exploded. destroying the
3 Incubator, but the house was saved
by the timely discovery Of the blaxe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

The existence OF fife IN otner WORDS
has been more generally admitted by
scientific men than by the average in
Gividual. 1t is. however, interesting
to note that DR.. A: Kirschmann, pro-
fessor of philosophy in the University
of Toronto, has expressed himself
very strongly regarding his belief
that life exists, in other planets. He
even contends that on other bodies
where conditions of temperature, of
carbon, nitrogen. weather, etc, are
different from our own we have no
good reason to conclude that condi-
tions may not exist to permit intelli-
gent life comparable to our own.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Mad Dogs.

Mankato-A dog thought to be af-
f1icted with rabies attacked several
other dogs in Beaufort township and
was pursued southwark by number
of farmers armed with guns, but it
made its escape.
In view of the further fact that sew
eral dogs have been killed in Beauford
during the last few months, and which
were thought to have been suffering
from rabies, the Mapleton village coun-
ell has voted that all CANNES within
the village limits must be tied up or
r7uzzled. The village marshal is au-
thorized to shoot ALL unmuzzled dogs
running at large.
Last week four cattle on c. S. Wis
harris farm in Maple township died
of some strange disease and the state
veterinarian, DR.. Beeber, was sum-
moned to examine the herd. He gave
1t as his opinion that the cattle had
rabies. Mr.. Wishart will have one
OF the cattle tested to determine the
matter finally.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
: His Wife Elope,d,

Rochester Cupid did not reckon
with the husband Of Mrs. Ole Iyersor
of ST. James, when, it is alleged, he
pursuaded John p. Hudson to yield te
his love for the won an and elope with
her to another part Of the country.
side, where they could continue their
romance, and work to keep away
hunger that might mar their bliss.
Mrs. Iverson took along her ten.
81 onths-old infant in her flight. IIud.
son got work on q farm and when the
officials went to arrest him found thai
Mrs Iyerson worked ct another farm n,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

Minnesota, where he arrived Oct. 6,
1862. His first daily newspaper ex-
perience was ON Nov. 3, 1852, on the
St. Paul Union, which was first issued
on that date. and published by the
late Frederick Driscoll. The ed
itorial staff consisted of Mr.. Driscoll
and Mr.. Hall.
In March, 1863, the Union was con-
solidated with the Press, and MIR.
Hall continued with that paper until
1865, when, with the Davidsons, he
purchased the St. Paul Pioneer. He
continued with that paper until 1866,
and then went into the printing bust
ness with David Ramaley. On Feb.
20, 1868, Mr.. Hall launched the ct.
Paul Dispatch. In 1875 he sold the
Dispatch, and Jan. Is, 1878, he issued
the first number of the St. Paul Globe
as a morning Democratic newspaper.
He conducted the Globe until Feb
ruary, 1885. Meanwhile he had been
conducting a ready print establish
ment, and he continued in this business
until 1887. From then until 1893 he
occupied various positions in the daily
newspaper offices. Then for time he
was business manager Of the Globe and
later publisher of the Call. Mr.. Hall
founded St, Paul Trade, periodical
publication devoted to the jobbing
and manufacturing interests of his
city and it was only Il few years ago
that he retired from it's manage
ment.
All his life Mr.. Hall was active in
the public affairs of St. Paul, and no
man of his generation may be said to
have spent more time or energy in
that service of the public which
brings no direct remuneration and but
little reward in gratitude. He was
prominent in nearly all of the CON-
mercial organizations of St. Paul and
was one of the leading spirits in the
Minnesota State Editorial association.
Mr.. Hall was the founder of the
Minnesota Editorial association and
was member of the executive com
mittee. He went on every trip made
by the association except the last
two. He was the life of the party
wherever he went. It was in his re-
lationship with the association that
he came to know the editor of everv
publication in the state, but he also
had wide acquaintance among other
people throughout the state.
During the past year and half he
spent most of his time selling III. p.
Halls Observations, which tells the
political history of Minnesota. Few
men in Minnesota knew more about
state politics, while intimate associa-
ton with the political leaders gave
him splendid opportunities of know
ing the inner workings.
Mr.. Halls surviving family consists
of son, Harlan w., who is now in
Pasadena and one daughter. There
is also one brother, H. r. w. Hall OF
St. Paul, and a nephew, Smith B. Hall.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Alcoholism l| Among Soldiers.

The annual report of the surgeon
general Of the United States army con-
5tains a table showing the death rate
in the various armies, with view to.
comparison. Under the head Of
acute alcoholism the United States
army has first place, with 1888 in
every 200 admitted to medical treat
ment. III the German army the rate
is only .0s, 4 or more than 500 times
less than ii our army 6. q ID the French
army the cases OF acute alcoholism to.
the thousand are given rs is, Yin tho
Dutch ~ and Il tho British q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Mankato Schools.

Mankato-The :>Fairmont board oi
education has elected L.. H. Pryo,
superintendent of schools. He is now
at the head of the Breckenridge
schools and will succeed Prof. P. P.
Kennedy, who goes from Fairmont tc
st. Peter next year.
y. Prof. 4. D. Griffin, for the last five
years superintendent of schools al
Kasota, has been elected to a simila,
position at Hawley. The Fulds
school board has been unable to re.
tain the services Of its superintendent
Prof. Wenger. III. :,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Trees in Suburban Roads.

The planting of rows of trees in
suburban roads began in 1875. In
France the custom came into vogue
during the Revolutionary eras-1770
and 1Si8-and were known as "Trees
of Liberty" They were cut down in
1850, when riots ensued.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

Boards as a Sign Of Mourning.
In ancient Rome men only grew
boards as a sign of mourning. In
Egypt all went clean shaver, but in
Assyria only the slaves and peasants
shaved.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

St. Paul, April 1.-THE house today
adopted resolutions endorsing Roose-
velt in placing Hartman in the
'Ananias Club" The resolutions
were offered by G. J. Swendsen of St.
James. They recite that whereas, the
public press has teemed with ''per-
sonal, infamous and virulent attacks
made by E. H. Hartman and his
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Unworthy Of Remembrance.

Ny Dear Friend: $ 1 beg of you to
lend me the 6,000f. Then forget me
forever. I am not worthy to be re-
membered.- Letter found by the Par
is Figaro. :.... 5s..y ...{.s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

st. Paul-Oscar Larson, 1886 Burns
avenue, is probably fatally hurt in
runaway accident.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Gold Mine,

"1nona-Investigat into the re-
port Of the gold mine on the Carney
farm near Elba in this county shows
that there is good foundation for the
stories that have been sent out The
first indications Of gold were found
on the farm some years ago when a
deep we'll was sunk. The we'll driller
said the soil brought out was different
than he had found anywhere else, and
he believed that gold ore was in it,
Mr.. Carney has since been interested
in some Western copper and gold
mines. and from his Investigations
there he was sure he had gold ore
on his own farm. Recently he did
some prospecting, sinking a six-foot
shaft down about twelve feet. Some
of the ore removed he had assayed
and found it to contain gold that would
run about 81 to the ton. Since then
the shaft has been sunk more than 80
feet and the looks Of the ore continues
to improve. Another assay is now be-
ing made, and upon it depends future
opera atoms,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

For the average man and woman
the royal road to health is modera.
ton IN eVeryth hing even in being
mod Food and Cookery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

St. Paul, April s-The, bill to pro-
hibit capital punishment in the state
of Minnesota was killed today in the
house committee of the whole and
the gallpws will remain in duty.
The measure was introduced by F.
B. Wright of Minneapolis, F. B.
Phillips of st. Paul. In order to save
the measure, Phillips offered an
amendment, providing that when a
person once convicted of murder
takes life, the death punishment may
be inflicted. There was sentiment
against the bill, however, which
could not be overcome.
Said Burdette Thayer, ''Under the
law as it existed at one time the
Younger brothers escaped the death
penalty and later were pardoned.
Now one is making hero of himself
by exhibiting at circuses in Missouri.
He is coming the Mortified tragedy
into gold. Would it not have been
better if capital punishment had been
inflicted in that case?''
The bill was killed by vote of Al
against it, to "a in it's favor.
The house committee on judiciary
has reported that the anti-discrimi-
nation bill, aimed at the practices of
the Standard Oil company in this
state, is constitutional. The same
bill is now on general orders in the
senate. The house today passed the
senate bill of Senator O. G.. Dale of
Madison, authorizing cities or villages
to prohibit bucket-shops or their
branches within their corporate
limits.
The senate spent nearly all today
in consideration of the calendar. The
most important bill passed was pro-
badly the E. HI. Garfield measure,
making an appropriation of 5000, 900
for each of the coming two years, for
road and bridge improvements
throughout the state. The bill was
amended from it's original form, so
that the county commissioners of
each county,. instead of the state
highway commission, will have charge
of the expenditure of the fund.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

St. Paul, April 9-The senate today
passed the Clague registry tax on
mortgages bill. There were 80 at
firmative votes, and II against it. The
bill was special order for an hour,
and was ably explained and defended
by it's author, Frank Clague of Lam
berton. In view of the fact that all
tax measures must originate in the
lower house, the house bill which had
already been passed, was the one
under consideration, but was amended
on motion of Senator Clague so as to
become a duplicate of his senate file
There were several efforts to modify
the bill, one being to cut down the
tax from so cents per 500 to rs cents.
but this and all other amendments
opposed by the senator from Redwood
county were defeated. 1t is said the
bill will raise a tax in Hennepin
county of $4,000 year, and in
Ramsey county 100000 a year.
This afternoon the Iowa distance
tariff bill of Senator T. E. eastman
of Owatonna, was special order in
the upper house. One OF the first
things done was to pass an amend
ment by the author to strike from the
bill the ''ton per mile''I requirement,
leaving the bill to simply embody the
distance tariff idea. Senator CASH
man then advocated the bill at
length, being followed by Senators
Works, Witherstine, and Sageng.
Senator Frank Clague opposed the
=. bill. He warned the senate against
too much railroad legislation on
points already in the courts, and also
said the ''ton per mile'' theory still
: remained in certain provisions of the
bill. Senators Durment and Dunn of
st. Paul also opposed the bill.
The house which a few weeks ago
gave a body blow to the general
proposition of local option, today
turned down report of the tenn
perance committee for indefinite
postponement of a bill by Elmer
:; Adams of Fergus Falls for local option
in small cities, and advanced the bill
to general orders. The bill originally
applied to all cities, but an amend
ment by the committee was retained
making it applicable only to cities less
than 10000 inhabitants.
The house also passed the G. NJ.
Bendixen bill requiring all kinds of
corporations to pay fees for the filing
of articles. At present purely manu-
featuring corporations pay nominal
fee, and others fee based on capt.
;; talization. The Bendixen bill places
them all on the same level.
The house committee on express
and telegraph, reported the Sam
Peterson bill regulating telegraph tolls
d, for indefinite postponement, but the
author succeeded in getting the
committee turned down and the bill
advanced to general orders. There
were but votes in opposition to the
bills advancement.
St. Paul, April 1.-THE house today
adopted resolutions endorsing Roose-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Makes Our Own Troubles. /.
! Road to Health.

Whom can we accuse but. ourselv es
for what we suffer Massinger. VA
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
Suicide.

Virginia-A woman who registered
at local hotel as b. Ellis commit
ted suicide by taking poison at An
CORA, on the Rainy Lake road.
She reached Virginia on the Great
Northern road; registered at the hotel
where she stayed over night and next
day took Rainy Lake train to An
CORA. Here she alighted and walking
half mile down the track drank
poison, her dead body being found in
the afternoon. She gave no residence
when registering a t the hotel and MOTH
ing was found in her clothing to ind-
cate her identity. She was we'll
dressed and fairly good looking. At
the Virginia hotel she left her pocket
book containing $9.6S in money and q
note which said:
my husband died last week. Am
threatened with insanity and prefer
death. Bury me here as I am. Have
no relatives
A baby's silk stocking was also
found in the pocketbook. The au-
thorities are endeavoring to find out
who the woman was and where she
came from, but SO far have met with
no Sl1cceSS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

This last achievement gave to the
Minnesota State Fair track the honor
Of the worlds record for the fastest
mile ever travelled by harness horse
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered In the
Gopher State
Dan Patch.


St. Paul-"Dan Patch, 1854, on the
Minnesota State Fair race track in
W. is the latest slogan Of the state
fa1r people. For the greatest of all
PAGERS has been engaged again for the
coming state fair. He will appear on
Monday afternoon, Sept. 2, the open
ing day of the fair and is to go
against his own worlds record of 1855
nat which he made at the Minnesota
fair last September. This was the
fastest mile ever made by a harness
morse under any conditions, but Mr..
savage and Mr.. Hersey, Dams train
er anu driver, are both confident that
ne can beat the 1906 mark this sea-
son. The famous horse was never in
better condition than now and looks
good for something better than ever
"nen ne gets to work on the track.
1t is fact that Dan Patch has
never appeared on the Minnesota State
Far track without lowering his Kim
nesota record. He has gone against
time on this track five times with the
following results:
1sO3-August 81. Thine 200
1905-SepteE;bex 4........ Time :59k
September Time 1:57h
ptember 3........ Time 1861
September S........ Time 1855
This last achievement gave to the
Minnesota State Fair track the honor
Of the worlds record for the fastest
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

Mi 1eleu McNelll, OF DenVer, COL,
was burned to death in Columbus, o.
Theodore D. Bull, president of the
Bull Malleable Iron works of Detroit,
president Of the Detroit National
bank, and also of the firm of Parke,
Davis & Co., chemical and drug man
ufacturers, dropped dead on the street
near the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New
York. Death was due to apoplexy.
A fire captain was killed and sew
eral firemen injured in fire that
partly destroyed the Metropolitan
power house at One Hundred and
Forty-sixth street and Lexington ave
nue., New York;, So 49,. a
Suits to recover $4,000 900 from a
fire insurance companies for violation
of a state antitrust law were begun
by the prosecuting attorney Of Ar
kansas. T# ~. E.,9s.5 :
John F. Stevens, retiring chief en-
gineer Of the Panama canal, sailed
for the United States after being Civ
en- a great farewell reception by tho.
canal forces "A F Ill & Zz= q s.
Sonny Jones, a Jealous negro, shot
and nlortally wounded his wife near
Wharton, Tex. then killed her moth
5er and Harry Higgins
BE- Advices received at Curacao say.
that President Castro OF Venezuela
has suffered q relapse.
United States Senator Penrose 81
PENNSYLVANIA denied that he haf,
told the president Of the alleged
rich mems cabal Il to defeat the aims
of Mr.. Roosevelt. and said he never
had heard Of
Fire OF incendi ary origin destroyed
thu, Daisy rollfng mills at Norfolk
lssV'a. enta HIM loss oif 1O0. 0oO.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17

most destroyed by fire.
D. II. Kochersperger, formerly
treasurer of Cook count, Illinois, and
prominent in Chicago politics, is dead.
The United States supreme court
decided that the Isle of Pines is Gu
ban territory, not American.
The executive council of the Ma.
tional Civic federation decided on Chi
cago as the place, and May 2e, 20, 80
and 81 as the date for holding the ma
tional conference ON combinations and
trusts. -
~ Fire in Tyler. Tex, destroyed sew.
erel of the best buildings, Including
the opera house. ~%:a ---s . ID
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Cox, of Gin
cinati, were robbed Of Jewels valued
at $35, 900 in a New York hotel. =
j. w. Arras, of the United States
engineering corps, said Pittsburg was
in danger OF being devastated by &
food as was Johnstown.: *s 81. %s sSs ST.
The placing OF Mrs. Mary Baker G..
Eddy's property In the hands Of trus-
tees was attacked as q part OF q con-
spiracy to keep the head Of the Chris
tian Science church IN hiding, IN q
supplemental bill filed by her rela.
tives. .s..s
Ex-Presfdent Jose Lizandro Barril-
las Of Guatemala was assassinated In
Mexico City BY q young Guatemalan
named Cabrera. &
Ten thousand factory hands at
shuya, Russia, quit work and demand
the release OF the noted revolutions
ist Arzenius, whom the police az
rested .ssf=
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
Rise of the Opponents

= this doctrine that genius IS a fNed qua1tiIE'
H I # Ich constantly asserts itself has no" oeell
e-.a~-f1lllv challenged, and opposite school mas
= .r winch declares that the greater part OF al
H.. Genius of the lies latent and always mas
I.- Intent and that all manifestations OF SeTlIuS
A.. 5-e 10 favorable circumstances OF one KIND or
III -.ar that have made II possible Tor 1eIauNtig
K. { the indefinitely great number VINO actualIy
poses genius TO burst through the thick crust OF
.-l-70ral deposits that oNeTlle the world ne
sa- zeal method freely employed by the heTedl-
ta--.- school has been turned upon 1t IN support
of r-- later view and with the most astonishing
results II IS now proved that heredIty Is only one
tho--- an essential one OF great number OF IN
f--,-.z conducive the manifestation OF genus,
arE -.- without such other influences no degree
Of r--s.e genius can avail. These non-heredItaTH
influences are OF many kinds; but they may All
le g.s~,f under one great group and distinguished
as e-g--rrrnerltal In other words. the display OF
ger.c- de-cnds upon the TWO cooperating factors
hcreE.tv and environment, and favorable ENVIRON
rne- i 1,irt. As essential success as the native
power themselves
3 further analysis shows that the kind OF en-
vr--e1t which IS effective either IN the expression
tie repression Of genius IS an artificial environ
Tnert. that which society supplies ana impose
and not the natural environment under WflcA tlle
born genius lives. The physical conditions by Wllch
he IS surrounded-climate soil, mountains Io"-
lands. sea coasts plalns-count Tor llttie III aeSei
mining his success C0iltH1 dn1H11'H imam
qul traus cavrHEt- They that roam chail3G
Their skies above them. but not their heaTtsI
Even the race to which he belongs, the current De
ef 10 the contrary notwithstanding, has been found
70 be an almost negligible factor wherever thor
ough test has been applied.