New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10
news OF minnesota,
j. j. Hill Retires.

J. J. Hill Retires.
St. PauIJames J. Hill retired as
president of the Great Northern Rail-
way company at special meeting
OF the directors in st. Paul retaining
the Craftsmanship of the board of di-
rectors.
Louis w Hill becomes president OF
the company and Frank H McGuigan
first vice. president, the other officers
remaining the same.
The changes went into effect inn
mediately.
I don't retire" said Mr.. Hill. IN
stead of two mems work shall now do
one The company's business has
doubled in the last five or six years,
which renders necessary the increase
of the operating staff
Mr.. Hill, as president of the COM
pany, has been chairman of the board
Of directors, and the organization is
enlarged by the election of chairman.
Louis W. HILL first vice president,
has practically been in charge of the,
departments Of the road for about
three years, but with his election to
the presidency he becomes vested with
more executive power, taking off part
of the burden which has been resting
on his fathers shoulders
Mr.. McGuigan, formerly fourth vice
president of the Grand Trunk, with
headquarters at Montreal, Cam is
given direct charge of operating mat
tiers.
Louis w. Hill has been first vice
president of the Great Northern for
the last four years His supervision
over the various departments during
that time makes him eminently quail
ned to assume the responsibilities of
his new position. His active railroad
career on the road covers period of
fourteen years, and besides his natural
abilities he has had the advantage of
a wide experience in railroad matters
Suicide
st. Peter-Rather than face trial for
alleged irregularities in his Office. G.
A. Blomberg, Jr., formerly clerk of
the court of Nicollet county, shot him
self through the head. He is still alive,
but cannot survive the night
Blomberg's suicidal act followed a
long series of difficulties which grew
out of an investigation of his office.
He was clerk of the court for T3 years,
but was defeated for denomination at
the primary election two years ago.
Less than a year after he stepped out
of office he was accused of falsifying
his records and when his books were
examined by a state official a shortage
of several hundred dollars was dis
covered.
Blomberg returned this money to the
county, but the grand jury at the June
term of court returned four indict-
ments against him.
He was arrested at Billings, Mont,
and after being brought back to st.
Peter was admitted to bail.
The cases against him would have
come up at the term of court next
month.
Blomberg went into a bedroom at
his home, pushed the muzzle of re-
volver into his right ear and fired
bullet into his brain.
few minutes later he was found
by his wife and when a doctor was
called Blomberg made statement to
him and the doctor sent a message to
Coroner Merritt
Prize Steer.
ST. Paul-Black Jack, the famous
prize winning Polled Angus steer.
which created considerable comment
at the state experiment station during
the past year, is turned into meat and
was on exhibition at the Andrew
Schoch Co., Seventh and Broadway.
Black Jack was sold to Swift &, Co.
March FL, exhibited at their yards for
few days and was admired by
party Of legislators.
Black Jack was bred on the Wood
lawn farm, al Creston, ILL.,, in Deem
Der, 1904, and was purchased by the
state agricultural college in Deem
Der, 1905, and shortly afterwards be-
gan career of prize winning, which
ended this winter with his taking the
highest honors at the international
show.
He was slaughtered this week, and
his dressed carcass weighed 1922 lbs
a. yield of prime meat of 6S45 per