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Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
WATCHING EVERY MOVE.
Government Spies in Employ of Big
Corporations.

corporations.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-The Record-Her-
aid says:
In Chicago alone it is said there are
at least $50 special men who are
working for railroads and for pack.
inghouse companies and are watching
every move that is made with a view
of ascertaining whether the corpora
tion laws are observed In letter and
spirit. While no proof is obtainable
as to the presence of these spying
employees in several instances men
who have been suspected have been
removed from their positions on the
ground that they were in the employ
of the government as secret spies.
One Of the officials of this end of the
department of justice when asked il
such an army was at work for the
government said:
IF it were so could not tell. ]
know of cases where men have lost
their positions unjustly from falling
under suspicion. have heard the
statement made before, but shall
neither affirm nor deny it. If such
work is done agents of the bureau OF
corporations are those most likely to
be engaged in it,
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
ADVANCE FASHION HINTS.
Some Of the Headgear That viii APP.
near 4 afer.

Some OF the Headgear That Will APP
pear Later. ss
Favored with view Of some Of the
very latest importations in the way Of
hats for early fall. may say that
there is small difference from those
of early summer. The new hats are
of silk, straw, velvet and felt, and one
can choose for herself from all those
materials; but to my personal fancy
the thick straws are the prettiest,
although perhaps the weather in
f1uences me trifie. The soft and vel.
vety felt, either white or some very
light pastel shade, trimmed in the
proper manner, is beautiful. The
faded shades in all the velvet and
satin flowers provided for autumn are
very artistic and in the main beau
tiful when not put on in too heavy
masses. One OF two large roses of
shaded brown with tinge Of red and
yellow, with little silk, ribbon or vel
vet, make abundant trimming. The
shapes vary little from those Of today,
and the particular angle at which they
are worn depends upon the woman's
own taste and the shape of her face.
Some women look best with the hat
tilted backward, like the one with the
bow Of tan ribbon with narrow velvet
ribbon upon the ends. Another has
the front brought down closely over
the hair, with trimming OF shirred
brown silk which becomes a shirred
bow at the back. Under the brim,
which is much wider at the back than
in front, there is bunch of dark
green silk velvet leaves and one large
shaded brown rose. The center one at
the back is of thick white straw.
Feathers of every description will
be AS we'll liked as ever. Vernal green
plumes cover fully half of the center
hat below, and the rest is shades of
green satin ribbon and two large pink
roses, but the pink is shaded and
faded so that it seems to blend with
the other garnishing on the hat.
The enthusiastic girl has hat of
white velvet felt, bent down all around
in an aggravated mushroom shape,
with absolutely no trimming on it but
a draped band of rich dark green vel
vet The last one is a fat shape in
leather colored felt, with. ribbons of
velvet, a short tuft of shaded brown
feathers and very large brown rose
in front.
The importer told me that he did not
anticipate any radical change in
shape, but he expected that very many
elegant hats would be made of rich
black and brown velvet shirred to a
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
IS WITHOUT EFFECT one DEATH OCCURS
Bubonic Plague Has Broken Out
in San Francisco.
HEALTH OFFICIALS NOTIFIED
Marine Hospital Service Takes Steps
to See That Measures for Its
s- Eradication Are Adopted.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Bubonic
plague has broken out In San Fran
cisco and already three deaths have
resulted from it. The first intimation
of the plague was received from San
Francisco by the Marine hospital serv-
ice. The telegram read: - s
Five cases and three deaths from
plague in San Francisco. Diagnosis
made clinically and by stained smears
from spleen and glands. No reason
able doubt as to certainty of diagnosis
of cases Seen and verified by Long in
conjunction with health officials.
Cases found within two blocks of old
Chinatown"
On receipt of this information in
structions were sent to Surgeon Aus
tin to confer with the state and local
authorities and make full report on
the measures adopted for eradication.
Surgeon Austin telegraphed that
two foci had been discovered; that
the local board had disinfected known
infected buildings and proposed to in
stitute campaign against rats. He
said deaths in the city had been YER
flied and that general dtsinfection
of suspected districts would begin.
He asked for the assistance of two Of
ficers as medical inspectors and one
as a bacteriologist in the state labora-
fnry,
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
SOME NEW FALL HATS.

frame. With a fine metal ornament OF
two and the addition Of superb plumes
such a hat could not be surpassed foE
beauty and fitness. He added that
this season was expected to be q
notable one for the best qualities of
velvet and velveteen, it's nearest and
best imitation. =. p ~.....
Black silk in heavy, and very rich
quality is, find, among the ma
terials now being made up for hand
some fall gowns and coats to match.
There is a decided movement in favor
of tight waists for all woolen outdoor
suits. The waists have basques or
there is tight fitting three-quarter
coat to match. When this is made OF
the. taffeta it is lined, and if for late
fall it is interlined. The coats of wool
and silk, as well as those of velvet,
will be lavishly trimmed with the
beautiful new braids. The heavy
dresses and coats will have the thick
ribbed hercules or the heavy titan
or the fancy silk fiber castle braid.
This last is in various colors, some
having metal threads to make them
brighter. They are woven with flow
ers on white ground, with tiny but
tons or rosettes all around following
the design. There is scarcely a coat or
waist that has not some Of this braid
along the 'front.' While the dark and
heavier braids are placed upon the
skirt. These braids are considered
quite suitable for velvet garments. for
Which it has alWas-s been. Gimcuit to
find a s., sy:.-ss - 70 s s. S.
Among the S..,sa5:s Q . for early fall
there are some cue!otsz entirely newell
In weave. Itvsoa.i seem impossible to
invent anything new in chetiot, but it
has been done. The weave is finer
and frmer. and there is a new gloss to
it that brings it to absolute perfec-
ton saw some pretty faneies in
weaves Of different designs not to be
seen except under changing lights.
These goods make up well, are uni
sversally becoming, and they are prac-
tically indestructible Black is really
the most elegant and is the garb OF the
gentleWoman, but there are many col
sors, among them deep wine color, 4
damson, lark green, a navy and sew
eraI shades in gray and brown. n If
tailor finished cheviot needs very lit
tie trimming but, on the other hand, It
will carry any amount one may wish
to putson it Mohair goods are pretty
nearly out OF fashion now, which is a
pity. OLIVE HARPER.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
No Change in Situation by Gen.
eral Strike Order.
NELL GOES TO WASHINGTON
Commissioner of Labor Declares That
the Differences Cannot Be Ad-
justed in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 16-Despite the fssu'
ance of the general strike order by
President Small of the Telegraphers
union the situation in this city has
not materially changed. All of the
men who were disposed to strike and
who might have been affected by the
general order were already out. 1t
was believed by the officials of the
union that the order would paralyze
a number of brokerage and commits
sion houses, but up to late hour in
the morning no additional strikes in
this direction had been reported.
Both the Postal and Western Union
companies increased their forces on
the board Of trade. They both report
ed the strike situation as steadily i'm
proving. with occasional applications
from strikers for their old positions.
It was said at the Offices Of both COM
panies that they were every day han
ding matter with more dispatch.
The Improvement in the Associated
Press service was marked, a number
of towns on each OF the west, north
and south circuits, which did not re-
port the previous day, were receiving
q full report and the volume of news
handled was much greater than at
any time since the walkout Monday
night.
The efforts at peacemaking have SO
far produced no effect. The companies
still declare positively that under no
circumstances whatever will they con-
sent to arbitrate and the men still in
sist that they do not desire any media
ton. President Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor declared
that he was still working for peace,
but admitted that present prospects
were not bright.
United States Labor Commissioner
Neill has left for Washington. Just
before taking his train he said that
the telegraphers' strike could not be
settled in Chicago and that the only
place where an adjustment could be
reached was in New York.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Order for Hearing on Claims.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss
In Probate Court.
Special term. August 18th, 1907. --,--
In the matter of the estate of Henry w.
Studer, deceased. - =,
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
Caroline A. Studer, of said county. - -,
It is ordered that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate office, in the court house. in ths
city Of Austin in said county. on Monday, the
18th day OF February, 1908, att o'clock b, m.
1t is further ordered that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex.
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to it's Satisfaction.
shai! be forever barred, unless for cause shown
further time be allowed. -
ordered further that notice of time and place
OF hearing and examination of said claims
aud demands shall be given by publishing this
order once in each week for three successive
weeks in the MOWER COUNTY TRANSCRIPT, a
weekly newspaper. printed and published at
the city OF Austin in said county.
dated at Austin, Minnesota, the 18th days Of
August. 1907. ,,.sSs1.' N' - -
[sEAL] j M, ,GREENMAN
.s55 Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
WOULD CURB RIVER
Farmers Along the Minnesota ID 4 Ag,
itating the Question.
LANDS RENDERED USELESS
Construction of Drainage bitches tho
Cause of TroubIe-News of tho
State in General.

The agitation started by the farm
ers along the Minnesota river in this
state for the relief from the over
flowing of the banks of that river is
a good thing" said George A. Ralph,
engineer of the state drainage board.
1T will serve to call the attention of
the legislators and Of congress to the
need Of remedying the present condi-
tion and will result probably in some
action being taken to prevent any
further overdowing of these lands. y
The action referred to by Mr..
Ralph was In circulation of a petition
among the farmers of the Minnesota
river valley asking the legislature for
relief from the overflowing of their
lands resulting from the construction
of a large number of county drainage
bitches emptying into that river or
its tributaries. The petition states
that as result of the construction of
these bitches their land has been
overfowed several times a. year,
rendering it practically useless for
agricultural purposes. Prior to the
construction of these ditohes, the pc
htition states, the lands were over
flowed in the spring freshets at in
tervals of from five to ten years, but
the water would then recede and
leave the lands in condition for tillage.
The petition also states that within
the past five years the authorities of
certain counties have constructed
bitches to drain meandered lakes,
causing additional overflow of the bot
tom lands along the river. In conclu-
sion the legislature is asked to cause
thorough investigation to be made
for the purpose of alleviating if possi-
BILE the existing conditions.
The plan suggested by Mr.. Ralph
for remedying the existing conditions
is the construction of impounding
reservoirs at the headwaters of the
Minnesota river in which to store the
surplus waters; during the period Of
high water, the improvement of the
channel of the river and the building
Of dikes where the banks are low.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
The Limit of Life

The most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
the generally accepted limitation of
human life:is many years below the at
tainment possible with the advanced
knowledge of which the race is now
possessed. The critical period, that de-
termines it's duration, seems to be be-
tween so and go; the proper care of the
body during this decade cannot be too
strongly urged; carelessness then being
fatal to longevity. Natures best helper
after so is Electric Bitters, the the
scientific tonic medicine that revitalizes
every organ of the body. Guaranteed
by K. o. Void, druggist SOC.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Order for Fearing on Claims

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
- County of MOwer-.ss.
In Probate Court. >.-.r
Special Term, July 81, 1907.
In the matter of the estate Of D.. j. Adams
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto Alice
Adams of said county.
It is ordered. that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate office, in the court house, in the
city of Austin in said county, on Monday, the
3rd day Of February, 1908, at three o'clock p. m.
It is further ordered that six months from
the date hereof be allowe ed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred, unless for cause shown
further time be allowed
Ordered further, that notice of time and
place of the hearing and examination Of said
claims and demands shall be given by publish
ing this order once in each week for three
successive weeks in the MOWER COUNTY TRAN.
SCRIPT, weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at the city of Austin in said county.
Dated at Austin, Minneaota, the 31st day of
July, 1907.
(Seal] By the Court,
]. N. GREENMAN,
Judge of Probate.
August Z, IA, 21.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
CHARGE MAY BE MURDER
NONRESIDENT Deputy Shot Striker On
- Iron Range.

Gus Koerner, employed by tie state
to watch its iron ore interests on the
range, declares that very little min
ing is being done in the Virginia
district. What ore is moving is be-
ing taken from the stock piles which
accumulated during the strike.
Relative to the employment Of i'm
authorized armed deputy sheriffs Mr..
Koerner says the men so employed
do not deny the charge that they are
non-residents. Mr.. Koerner spoke to
several of them and they admitted the
fact =
One Of these armed guards shot a
striker in the back and it is possible
a charge of murder will be lodged
against him in the event of the man s
death. The labor organizations are
preparing to push the prosecution.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
CASE is IN PREPARATION.
Government to Proceed Against the
Harvester Trust.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Suit is to be,
Instituted by the government against
the international Harvester company
for alleged violation of the Sherman
antitrust law. The papers in the pro-
posed action are being drawn at the
department of justice and the indica.
tions are that the company will be
hailed into court in the, immediate fu-
ture. 1t is likely the proceedings will
be begun in Chicago.
A year or more ago complaints of
the operations Of the International
Harvester company reached the de
partment of justice and agents of the
department and Of the bureau of cor
porat1ons have accumulated mass of
information on the subject. Yhe evil
dence that the company has violated
the antitrust law is asserted to be
conclusive.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Outing Of Minnesota Editors.

All the preliminary arrangements
have been completed for the annual
outing of the Minnesota Editorial as
sociation by which eight days, from
Sept. 2 to Sept. 8, will be occupied on
q. trip on Lakes Superior and Huron,
including visits at Port Arthur, Fort
William, sault ste Marie, sarnia and
Port Huron. The trip will be made
on the steamer Huronic. The party
is restricted to $50 people, and all ap-
plfcations must be in the hands Of the
committee not later than Aug. 20. The
editors sWil1srendezYous at 81. Paul
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
- STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Minnesota Boy Killed and His Sister
.:.-s injured. .-s.z5 z,
During a severe electrical storm in
Northern Minnesota Roy Carlson, ten
year-old son of l.. A. Carlson, a promi-
nent farmer living three miles out of
St. Hilaire, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed: He was on a
load of hay which his father was
loading in the field. His little. sister,
who was also on the load, was badly
stunned and terribly burned. The
bolt killed both horses and set the hay
on fire and the wagon and Its contents
were totally destroyed. Mr.. Carlson
had difficulty in rescuing the bodies OF
his children from the flames. ;5.. 81
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
ROBBERS LOOT A BANK.
Use Hay to Deaden Noise of the
r. H., ~ .z->r~ Explosion.

= After piling wagon load of hay
against the front of the building tc
deaden the noise robbers broke
through the rear door of the Farmers
State bank at Newfolden, blew open
the safe and stole $4,000.
The Newfolden robbery follows one
committed at Humboldt last week,
when the bank at--that place was
looted and the criminals escaped IN.
scathed. 1t is believed that both
crimes were committed by members OF
a gang Of safe crackers that infested
that vicinity last year at about this
period and perpetrated score of rob
berries.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Immense steel ore Dock.

; Work has been started by the Bar
nett E Record company on the con-
struction of new steel ore dock for
the Iron Range Railroad company at
Two Harbors. The pile founda-
tion is to be filed with rock and
above this will be laid concrete for
five feet above the water line The
dock will be the first of its kind on
the lakes and although smaller than
many others will cost about 81, ,25O, 900.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Refuse Commercial MESSAGES,

Telegranhers on the 500 system
at Minneapolis have absolutely re-
fused to handle commercial messages,
which cuts off the entire territory
covered by that line from telegraphic
communication. The striking opera
tors claim that the operators on the
Rock Island road had taken the same
position. g, This brings the Order OF
Railroad Telegraphers into greater
danger Of becoming involved in the
strike =:
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
SITUATION IMPROVING.
General Strike Order Has No Effect
in New York.

III IN0" y OTNs
New York. Aug. 16.-Up to noon
the order for general strike Of all
commercial telegraphers had met with
NO response from the men at work in
either the Western Union or the Post
al Telegraph companies or those of
the Associated Press. The officials of
the two big companies said that they
had failed to discover that the strike
order had had any effect on the situa-
tion. The extension of communication
to the more remote and smaller towns
was proceeding rapidly and business
was being moved expeditiously. The
Associated Press resumed local serv-
Ice to a number Of minor points and
the main circuits were working as
usual
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
APPEALS FROM REBATE FINE

Wisconsin Central Will Take Case to
Highest Court.
The Wisconsin Central Railway com.
pany has taken an appeal from the
decision of Judge Page Morris, at
Minneapolis, fining that railroad ST..
600 for granting rebates to Minneap-
oils grain firms on Twin Cities-Duluth
business.
"This case was tried out last
spring." said T. H. Gill, general coun.
sci for the Central. Except for the
imposition of sentence the case has
been completed for some time. We
have appealed. There isn't anything
to say about it except that the case
is going to the supreme court"
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Safeblowers Wreck BuiIdinu.

The blowing of a large safe in the
store conducted by G. A. Anderson
and Edward c. Kroeger, general
merchants at South Saltwater, made
a. fearful wreck of the building and
nearly demolished the safe. Owing
to the big business done and the iso.
lation from Saltwater it was probably
supposed by the cracksmen to be a
good place to operate. AS a matter
OF fact very little booty, if any, was
secured. .E
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Road and Bridge Money Ready

State Auditor S. e.. Iverson is send
ing out circulars to the auditors Of
the various counties Of the state noti-
fying thenn that the appropriations
contained in the omnibus road and
bridge bill passed by the legisla-
ture last winter are now available for
the fiscal year ending July 81, 1908,
and that upon the receipt Of a certif-
icate Of the completion Of the work
provided for he will forward his war
rant for the amount appropriated,
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
ASK REvlsl ION OF RULES.
Railroad sTslsgraphers Present Set Of
Demands.

I IS - q
The general executive committee Of
the Order Of Railway Telegraphers
was in conference at st. Paul early
in the week with officials Of the
Great Northern railroad. Demands
for a revision of the rules were pre-
sented. The men say they are pre-
pared to back their demands with a
declaration of Intentions.
Later the same committee from
the Order of Railway Telegraphers
met the Northern Pacific officials and
presented the same demands that
were made of the Great Northern.
{ All brokers in ST. Paul voluntarily
agreed to raise the pay of operators
to $50 a week. Unionists says this
action removes any chance that the
brokers' operators will walk out.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
Shot Restores SANITY.

& Or. scholton OF Winnebago shot
himself Friday afternoon and died
three hours later He had been in
the northern part of Minnesota prac-
ticing medicine, and while there went
insane. IL His wife, not knowing this,
went TO make ,7 hi1na visit and returned
5tc Winnebago with him. After he had
sAot himself he became rational again.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
WILL CONTINUE AT WORK
Railroad TeIegraphers Not Included
in General Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-At the confer
Snce held here between President S.
J. Small of the Commercial Telegra-
phers' union, Secretary Russell, Pres
sident Samuel Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and several
other labor leaders it was decided
definitely that there should be no
strike of the $4,000 railroad telegra-
piers Of the United States. These op-
orators will be called upon shortly to
contribute to strike fund of 100000.
Two of their general officers attended
the conference
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
SUIT CASE FILLED WITH CASH
sixteen-Y Year-old Bank Robber Finally
7g Captured.

Oldtown, Me-, Aug. 1B. Having in
his possession a new dress suit case
stuffed with new SO gold certificates
and new treasury notes, amounting in
all to $4,70O, Winfield Marson, aged
sixteen, formerly q clerk In the Chico.
pee National bank at Springfield,
Mass, was arrested in the town OF
Bradley, two miles from here, on q
charge Of stealing $4,000 from the
bank on July 20. 5sas .sg
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21

We can get out your job work at
this Office in the very best styles Let
terheads, envelopes, pamphlets, circu-
lars, wedding invitations, visiting cards,
catalogues, in fact anything you wish.
Send in your orders.
Mower County transcript., 1907-08-21
BIG PLANT THREATENED.

st. Paul Twine Factory Badly DAM
- aged by Fire.
The international Flax Twine plant
at Hazel Park, a St. Paul suburb.
valued at $1,ooo,oo0, was partially de-
stroyed by fire which for time
threatened total destruction. Only the
stubborn strength of a two-foot fire
wall and the desperate fighting OF the
hremen saved the plant. aszz5# zz RI fst2S .z&E=
: The loss is estimated at $4,000, but
It, is probable that later figures will
swell the amount.