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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06

The council last night awarded the
sprinkling contract to VIM. Huevel-
mann.
Ten members of the High School
basket ball team will go to ST. James
Friday evening to play a game with
the high school team of that city. On
Saturday evening they will line up
against the Window aggregation.
Conductor Burns, in charge of a way
freight, was seriously injured at
Springfield Monday, having been
pinched between two cars while the
train was switching in the yards. He
IS suffering from internal injuries but
hopes for his recovery are entertained.
His home is at Winona.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
NO. Il,
CONTEST OVER NEW SCHOOL SITE
Two Petitions Will be Presented to
the Board of Education.

Inc school board at it's next meeting
Will have to deal with two petitions
bearing on the selection OF a site for
the new South Side primary.
The first petition to be circulated
asks that the proposed building be
located on the South Market, public
tract of land on State street about two
blocks south of the residence of w.
Eckstein. The petitioners set forth
that this site will never be required
Tor the purposes for which it was in
tended-a public market-and can
therefore easily be secured for school
purposes without cost. The Mime
sofa street site, it is contended, is not
large enough for suitable play
grounds, even should the board ac-
quire the additional property on
which it has an option, whereas the
site on State street is ample. More
over, the money necessa airy to secure
the extra lots on Minnesota street
would more than pay for water and
sewer connections with a building To-
Gated on South Market.
Central location with regard to the
population naturally supplying the
pupils for the proposed school is also
strongly urged as an additional argu-
ment in favor of the State street site.
The other petition, likewise numer-
ously signed, favors building on the
grounds now covered by the present
primary building, claiming that the
other proposed site is too isolated"
and not sufficiently convenient to most
of the patrons of the school. This
argument might apply now, but it is
met by the other petitioners with a
query as to how it will be a few
years hence.
AS for the board it is quite evident
that the Minnesota street location is
the favored one.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
Mr.. Leavitt denied this request,

Mr.. Leavitt denied this request, he
says.
Mr.. Leavltt promised him that the
board would investigate, but not one
word as to the result of that inquiry,
if, indeed, any was ever made, has
been communicated to the family of
the dead man.
Mr.. Leavitt says he has no recollec-
lion of this incident or the promise,
but he has telephoned to Supt. Tom
linson for the records in the case, and
says he will furnish them to the Daily
News.
How many other mangled victims
the St. Peter hospital attendants, in
their ''lack of intelligence, have sent
home to mourning relatives, no one
can tell.
Henry Fortier, a young man who has
lived in or near st. Peter all his life,
and who left the service of the ST..
Peter hospital last August, is await
ing an opportunity to tell the legisla-
tive committee on insane hospitals
what he saw of cruelties at the ST.
Peter hospital.
Fortier's story is one to challenge
the most thorough inquiry into the
condition which prevails in the wards
of the hospital where the officials in
charge are not watching.
ga night or two before [ left the hos
pital, Aug. 3d." says Fortier, II WISH
ted one Of the wards in company with
one of the attendants and another
young man who was employed at the
hospital
'"The attendant told US he would
show US how they put the patients to
sleep, and when we reached the ward
he began his exhibition by cutting two
or three Of the patients and telling one
of them to cuff some of the others.
cone of the patients, who suffered
from the assault, excited the guard,
who seized a towel, and, twisting it
around the patients neck, strangled
him until he was black in the face
Fortier's story of this brutal attack
is corroborated by the young man who
was with him, and the attendant whose
name is given by Fortier is still in the
service of the hospital.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
CAN'T KEEP AWAY FROM TROUBI E
Peter Helm, WeII.KnoWn Here, Held
to Grand Jury on Awful
Charge.

Peter HEN, a piano agent who lived
at Mankato for a time and used to
make frequent trips to New Ulm, has
been held to the grand jury at Emmets-
burg, Iowa, on a charge of criminal
ly assaulting a twelve year old girl.
HEN has a reputation for getting in
to trouble along these lines. On Nav
Il, 1903, he was arrested at La Crosse
on complaint Of Mrs. Gina Kokkan,
who charged him with criminally as
saultlng her while on one of his visits
at her home on business in connection
With his piano soliciting. The case
was tried, but the prisoner was dis
charged for lack of evidence.
Shortly after this affair, Helm left
La Crosse, going to Austin. He was
not there long, it is said, before he
was again in trouble, and from there
be went to Mankato. While in that
city Helm managed to keep out of
trouble-sO far as courts and officers
were concerned, although there were
rumors of affairs in which he figured
as one of the principals.
Later Helm located at Madison. S.
T., where he was arrested on the
charge of making an indecent assault
on half-witted girl, the daughter of
a farmer, He was tried and convicted.
but afterwards released on techni-
cality.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
JOS. vETTER'S UNTlMELY DEATH
Life Of Prominent West Newton
Farmer Ended as Result of
Accident.

Sunday morning there occurred in
West Newton the death of j os. Vetter,
one of the best known and most popu-
lar citizens Of that township. Death
resulted from an accident which oc-
CURED while Mr.. Vetter was operating
a drawing knife on Wednesday, the
knife slipping from his hands and
striking with great force hernia in
his abdomen.
The deceased was born in Boehnen-
kirch, Wurtemburg, on the 10Th of
February, 1854. His parents emil
grated to this country when he was a
mere infant and settled in Illinois. A
couple of years later, in 1856, they
found themselves located on farm in
western Nicollet county. where in spite
of pioneer hardships they continued
to reside and prosper. After raising
family OF four children, Mrs. Vetter
died in 1859, her husband surviving
until 1890.
Young Joseph was Industrious and
likewise thrifty. In time he acquired
much land and was one of the leaders
Of the community in which he lived.
Called upon to fill various official
positions in his home township and
likewise in the Catholic societies of
St. George parish he filed all with
strictest integrity and honor. His
neighbors appreciated him at his true
worth and his family revered him as a
faithful friend.
Mr.. Vetter was married in 1880 to
Paulina Fesenm aier, whom he leaves
a sorrowing widow. Twelve children
were born to them and of these ten are
still alive. They are Bernhart, Frank,
John, Alex, George, Ottilia, Kuni-
gunda, Mrs. George Walter, Mrs.
Charles Kuttner and Mrs. Frank
Eckert. All, with the exception of
Mrs. Kuttner, were present at his
bedside when he passed away.
The funeral was held yesterday from
the Catholic church in ST. George.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
WINS THE PLUM
President Appoints Him Postmas-
ter on Anniversary of His
Wedding Day.
in the Form of Letters
to the Department Proved
of no Avail.
Legislators, by a Rising Vote, Con-
gratulate Their Fellow
Member.

The fight over the New Ulm post
mastership is thing of the past.
On the 9th of February, the we'd
ding anniversary of Representative S.
D. Peterson, the president sent his
name to the senate as the successor of
Lewis B. Krook. Confirmation fol-
lowed the next day and Mr.. Peterson
was notified by wire of his good for
tune.
He was attending to his duties in the
house at the time and immediatel
upon receipt of the news Representa-
tive Hugo of Duluth offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, it has come to our
knowledge that the president of the
United States has again demonstrated
his extraordinary good judgment by
the selection of our brother member,
S. D. Peterson, to be postmaster of the
city Of New Ulm, and
''Whereas, Mr.. Peterson has served
almost continuously in the Minnesota
legislature for the past twenty years
and has always given good account
of himself, being found on the right
side of all important questions,
Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
this body, congratulate him upon the
appointment, and the city of New Ulm
on it's good fortune, forecasting for
him long and successful career in
the new position which he has been
called to FILL"
The resolution was adopted by a
rising vote of 1lS to l., Mr.. Peterson
being the only one to vote in the
negative.
In New Ulm the appointment was re-
ceived with expressions of approval
and regret.
Many of our citizens had hoped that
Krook's admirable record in the Of
flee would result in his being given
another term, while still others were
pronounced in their opposition to Pc
terson from personal reasons. It is
understood that some unusually bit
ter and condemnatory letters were dis
patched to the postoffice department
in Washington with view of holding
up any action favorable to Peterson,
but it is now evident they were given
but little consideration. McCleary had
his way and in rewarding a faithful
lieutenant has rendered Peterson's
friends jubilant.
Mr.. Peterson will now be required
to give a bond in the sum of $40, 600
and it will probably be two or three
weeks before he enters upon the per-
Torrance of his new duties.
The appointee refuses to divulge
who will be named as assistant further
than to say that it will be someone
who has had experience in the Office.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06

The house training school commit
tea has given the New Ulm representa-
tive to understand that it will report
the original training school bill pro-
viding for the selection of site by the
board of control, with the recommen-
datlon that it do pass. All other bills
are to be referred back to the house
without recommendation of any sort.
This cecision of the committee will
obviate the necessity of sending any
deleg ations from New Ulm until the
bill becomes a law. Representative
Peterson, however, will push his own
measure in the house, confident that
the showing he will be able to make in
favor of New Ulm will have weight
with the board in reaching a final
conclusion.
Conductor Thomas Hughes passen-
ger train might have met with a bad
accident about ten days ago. west of
this city. The train was west bound,
IL 11iC LuOilliuS, dLU willie IN duSQGS
was in the depot here getting his orders
the train pulled out without him. The
orders that he got were to the effect
that he was to wait and pass another
train at Essig. When he went out and
found his train gone he was astonish-
ed but thought that it would surely re-
turn in a few minutes. However,
after it had been gone sixten minutes
and there was no sign of its returning,
he reported the fact to the chief dis
patcher. When the train had gone
about five miles, the fact that Con-
ductor Hughes was not on was dis
covered and the train then returned
slowly to New Ulm.. Just where the
blame lies is not known here, as there
are conflicting reports, but it is said
that part of the train crew has been
laid off.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
BILL TO ABOLISH PRIVATE BANKS
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds
1t to be Unconstitutional.

Unconstitutional was the report
of the senate judiciary committee on
Representative Adams bill to abolish
private banks.
In it's title the bill pretends to re-
gulate certain banks, but the judiciary
committee thinks it in reality abol-
ishes private banks.
The committee reports that under
the police powers of the state it is not
competent for the state to prohibit the
citizens from carrying on any trade,
occupation or business that is not
offensive to the community or injur-
Gus to society. The business of bank
ing is recognized as q legitimate
business, and the state may regulate
but not prohibit it.
The new Farmers Elevator Co. will
incorporate with capital of $4,000
and build an elevator with a capacity
of 10000 bushels. William Gluth is
president of the new enterprise, Robert
Altman vice president, 2. 2. Man
derfeld secretary and Andrew Backer
treasurer. The board of directors is
composed of Henry Mueller, and Ed
ward Reinhart of Courtland, Robert
Altman and Matt. Walser of West
Newton, William Gluth and Andrew
Backer of Milford, Thomas Stadick
and Henry Manderfeld of Sigel and P.
p. Manderfeld and Martin Schnobrich
of Cottonwood. Gluth, Manderfeld
and Backer, of the directorate, consti-
tute special committee to select a
site.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
HEROINE OF WAR WITH SIOUX DIES
Captive of Chief White Lodge Passes
Away at Mankato.

Mrs. William Homuth, a woman
with a remarkable life history, died at
her home in Mankato on Friday OF
cancer Of the liver.
Mrs. Homuth had thrilling ex-
perience during the Lake Shetek mas
sacre in August, 1862. She was then
living with Andrew Koch, her first
husband, who was killed on the Doth
day Of that month.
After her husband had been shot and
her home destroyed, Mrs. Koch was
compelled by the Indians to get up the
oxen and hitch them to wagon and
drive them into the Indian country.
In this way she Travelled ten days.
She was thecaptive of White Lodge, an
ugly chief Of one of the upper bands.
The old chief threatened to shoot her
if she did not drive on, and making a
virtue of necessity she reluctantly
obeyed.
Soon after she was required to carry
the chiefs gun. Watching her oppor-
tunity she destroyed the explosive
quality of the cap and dampened the
powder tube, leaving the gun appar-
emily all right. Soon after she again
refused to go any further in that direc-
ton, and again White Lodge threat
ened her with death She barred her
I,oro,, 5,,o1 l,;p, ~ f,o IT.
his gun at her breast and essayed to
fire, but the gun refused to take part
in the work of death.
The superstitious savage, supposing
that she bore charmed life, lowered
his gun and asked which way she
wished to go. She pointed toward
the settlements, and in that direction
the teams were turned. They reached
the neighborhood of the upper agency
ten days after leaving Lake Shetek,
and about the time of the arrival Of
the troops under Col. Sibley in the
vicinity of Wood Lake and Yellow
Medicine.
White Lodge did not like the looks
of things around Wood Lake and left,
moving off in an opposite, direction
for greater safety. Mrs. Koch was
finally rescued at Camp Release after
wading or swimming the Minnesota
river ten times in company with a
friendly squaw.
Some weeks ago the commercial
clubs and business mems organiza-
tions in the towns between Mankato
and Tracy petitioned the division
superintendent for an additional
passenger train to run from Tracy to
Mankato and return. The railway Of
fcials have intimated that they will be
unable to consider the request until
the Legislature has acted upon NUM-
Der of the bills now pending.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06
DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION
St. Paul News Very Severe in its
Attacks on the St. Peter
Asylum.
Claims Archie Honeyman Died
From Injuries Inflicted
by Nurses.
Investigations by Board of Con-
troll Have Thus Far Proved
Farce.

ST. Paul Daily News: The legisla-
ture should investigate at once the
stories of brutality in the st. Peter
insane hospital
Let the investigation cover the other
state hospitals, too, while the commit
tee is at it.
The explanation of DIR. Fl. A. Tom
insen, superintendent, of the death of
Archibald Honeyman is far from con-
vincing.
The members of the board of con-
troll are attempting to create the i'm
preston that they have Investigated
Honeyman's death.
They have not.
Not single member Of the board of
control even knew that Honeyman was
dead until the Daily News laid the
facts before them Tuesday.
Even the people who have charge of
the records of the hospitals did not
know that Honeyman was dead
That was why an official jauntily in
formed the Daily News that it was
none of Coroner Merritt's business
how Honeyman was hurt.
"What has the coroner to do with
inmates of the state hospital?'
And he paused for an answer.
The legislative investig alton should
be his answer, and that investigation
should ascertain whether Or not the
board of control has the right to for
bid the coroner the right to hold an
autopsy on the body of a patient who
dies in one of these institutions.
Coroner George 2. Merritt was in
terviewed by the Daily News at St.
Peter.
ssThe board of control refuses to let
me hold an autopsy on the patients
who die at the hospital. Where [ find
evidence of violence, of course, I have
the right to step in and investigate
anyway"
But the coroner does not hear Of the
broken ribs and the strangling that
the nurses do in their slack of intelJi
gence," as DIR. Tomlinson calls it.
81 have every confidence in DR.. Tom
linson,N says the coroner.
So the superintendent Of the hOspi-
tai puts in his death certificate and the
bruised and mangled body goes un-
derground, and the mute evidence of
asylum crime is hidden from human
eyes forever.
1t is time for the legislature to in
yestigate.
Coroner Merritt could not tell the
Daily News just when he had been
called upon by the hospital officials to
assist in an investigation.
But the Daily News search on the
outside disclosed that it was when one
woman patient murdered a fellow suf-
ferer.
When the patients are merely stran-
gled with towels, the death is not re-
ferred to the coroner for investigation.
And relatives of deceased patients
have tried to secure satisfaction-and
in vain.
One of these came to St. Paul and
presented his request to the board Of
control-at least to one member Of it
Mr.. S. w. Leavitt.
This man wanted his brothers corpse
examined by three physicians not con-
nected with the ST. Peter hospital.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-06

The Commercial Health Association
has received $50 new applications
since the first of the year-a phenome-
nal growth indeed. A. J. Alvin, the
secretary, has resigned his position
as travelling saleman and will devote
his entire time and engeries to boom
ing the association.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
AT The Law SCHOOL
.BlsMARckERs TAKE A FRoMi-
NENT PART IN CLASS
AFFAIRS L

AT the class election Of the seniors
at the law school of the Grand Forks
university, a couple of the Bismarck
boys seem to have had quite al little to
do. 1t took three ballots to decide the
presidency OF the class and 1T was not
until this ballot that Fletcher was
elected, beating Henry Freede of Bis,
marck, by a small margin. In the or
ganization of the moot court, one of
the required features Of the school,
Twiford, at one time a resident Of
Bismarck, was selected for states at
torney; for reporter of the court, Har-
old Bradley, formerly Of the capitol
force, and as general censor Of the
Junior class, Henry Freed was select
ed. These class honors are eagerly
looked to by the members and speaks
we'll Of the oldtime Bismarck boys in
their standing among the scholars,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
PEOPLE Who COME and GO.

Mrs Heaton Of Mckenzie was In
the city yesterday. 81. SssS
81 Judge N. c. Dung was a Capital
City visitor again yesterday.
Rev. "a. W. Wright came in on the
500 last night from Washburn.
j. S. Niles of Brittin has taken a
job at the penitentiary as engineer.
# Frank Wilcox wasslooking after
his farm interests at Driscoll this
week. Nj ,syE n g5
Charles ,Staley Of Garrison, was
among the visitors. in the city last
evening.
Fred Wheeler crossed the river yes
treday and took in the sights about
Mandan. r w !. .S &
Col. H. M. Creel, Of Devils Lake,
was among the distinguished arriv-
ais last night. $5=
Frank Moule of the Tribune job
rooms returned from his South Dako-
ia trip yesterday. as .s.ss
Geo. B. Niles, ex-banker of Hazel
ton, is in Iowa on business He will
be gone about three weeks. ! .:3
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Reynolds OF
Met lusky were in the city yester,
day on business anent their home
stead. al
superintendent stockwell returned
from the east yesterday to attend
La meeting of the Public Library com.
mission. I'll s.
Father Vaughan lectnred at Bill
lings last night. If he ever returns
to Bismarck he will get a more
crowded house than he had on Thurs.
day evening, If such thing is posi-
bic.
Mrs. Mary Whitmore of Los An
geles, Cal, a relative of w. n
Maher,. is visiting in. the city and
today will leave on No. I for New
Salem. She will visit at the home Of
N. H. Maher Of Center before return.
ing to the coast. s. 4:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
Market Day Bargains.

The Fair store had a large ad in the
Weekly Tribune of the week announc-
ing the special sale for market day.
This should also have been in yester-
days daily, but from some cause or
other IL did not appear. But neverthe-.
less the Fair store has special bar
gains to offer today and shoppers
should avail themselves OF this oppor-
tunity to get bargains. Those who
have not visited this store lately will
be surprised ait the excellent line OF
goods on display as we'll as the low
prices.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
REFUSED
PETITIONS FOR REHEARiNG 4 in
SEVERAL CASES REFUSED BY
THE SUPREME COURT II,

Petitions for rehearing were yester-
day denied by the supreme court In.
the following cases: State ex rel. VS..
Noble one phase of the Mckenzie coun-
ty matter; Morrison vs.. Fargo Storage
Co.; City of Grafton VS.. Great North
ern Railway Co, and johnson VS.. Glas-
pey. In all OF these cases opinions
had been previously rendered and the
defeated side had asked the court to
give them another chance, which by
the action taken vest rday is refused.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
Fishing Tua Lost.

Erie. Pa, Oct 25.The fishing tug
Ida, owned by the As Walker Fish Co.
here, has been missing since early
yesterday morning Capt. Arthur VIII
comes and three men are aboard. An
all day hunt has given absolutely no
trace of their Whereabo tHts. al Il.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
Mat, Sess

i We take special pride i'd ia bur elastic cot
ton felt mattresses; we are careful to select
sonl y he best grades Of cotton felt, and have
them made il the most careful manner they
are made ia layers Of cotton felt which are
laid very careful So that they will Be
smooth and even thus making. it impossible.
for them 70 get lump The prices are be
low he market and cannot be duplicated
5at the prices we quote them for. Our extra
M. q cotton fell, weight As pounds; Gov
cred with fancy ticking il one ~ two
parts. 81
Sizes 4 feet & inches, feet and feet &
inches. SIS. 90 values at y -
$500 values M 90
as. 81. y. j. II. S.. q. Rks41Vy
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26

H. j. Riesland, the optical special
list, who comes regularly grinding all
glasses will be at Dickinson Nov. 16
to Is; and at Bismarck, at Grand
Pacific hotel Nov. 90 to 49,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
Bio plant Closed.

Columbus, o., Oct 25.The Column
bus plant OF the United States Steel
Corporation, employing 800 be will aise
closed down ind einitely tomorrow
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26

Pure ingredients are what count.
That is the reason Of the superior
ity of Hunts Perfect Baking Powder
and Extracts. Everything used to
make it is pure. ssa.&
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-26
Narrowing Down.

Fargo Call Hansbrough and Little
are apparently in the lead in the scor-
ing up Bor the senatorial race.