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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
NEW YORK men OUT
Strike Of Telegraph Operators
Continues to Spread.
NEWS SERVICE IS Affected
Employees of the Associated Press In
Various Cities Quit Work to
EnFor~> nenoanda -:
-. e"'o'es 0e"~"os' -

New York, Aug 13.-The strike Of
telegraphers, which started last Fri
day at Los Angeles. where it was d.
rected against the Western Union
company, spread eastward and Mon
day reached New York city, where
three spontaneous "walkouts" followed
in rapid succession. These were d.
rected against the Western Union,
the Postal Telegraph company and
the Associated Press. With the STOP
ping Of work by majority OF union
operators here a situation unparal-
leled followed, the telegraph business
by no means being tied up, but being
seriously handicapped. Other strikes
during the day were as follows:
Western Observation-Disclosures. Ala;
Savannah, Ca; Augusta, Ca; Des
Moines, Ia; Chattanooga, Tenn;
Cleveland, Buffalo, Baltimore. Toledo,
Columbia, S. c.; Pittsburg.
Postal-Columbus, o.; Des Moines,
Ia: DenveS, Los Angeles, Salt Lake
City, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Buffalo.
Baltimore, Columbia, S. c.; Washing
ton, D. G.
Against the Associated Press.
The strike against the Associated
Press began at $50 o'clock Eastern
time Monday night 1t was distinct
from the other strikes, as the Asso-
ciated Press controls it's OWE leased
wires and the operators are in the d.
rect employ of the news organization.
Though no demands had been made
recently by the men, the strike had
been foreshadowed.
In the New York Office the walkout
was not attended with any demon
stratlon. The men at the keys left
their work and quietly withdrew.
The suspension Of the service was
not complete, as sufficient force re-
manned to send partial service In all
directions. The same conditions pre-
vailed at all the Offices except those
in New England, which were not az.
fected. In Philadelphia, Baltimore
Washington, Pittsburg and interme
date points a sufficient force re-
| manned to permit the main body Of
news to move.
The operators in the Chicago oflc>
and on the South and Western circuits
| of the Associated Press leased wires
system stopped work Monday nigh
at 1870 o'clock. In Chicago every mar
| walked out, but In other cities the re
| Spouse was only partial.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
MILL CITY DOUBLE KILLING
Robbery the Supposed Object Of Two
Murders.

Robbery the Supposed object Of Two
Murders.
Two men were murdered In Mime
apolis early Sunday morning. Both
murders occurred near Twelfth ave-
nue. south and First street.
One Of the Victims was Andrew
Bjerklund, while the other body has
not been identified.
Bjerklund was killed probably by a
blow over the head and then robbed
His body was placed on sidetrack
of the Minneapolis and Western road,
where it was terribly crushed.
The second man, about twenty years
old, was shot through the head, In the
vicinity of Fourteenth avenue south
and First street. The body was
dragged two blocks and deposited In
the center of clump Of high weeds
at Twelfth avenue and First street.
The police think that Bjerklund was
murdered about midnight and the Sec
ond man an hour later. Several peo-
pie heard the revolver shot. but did
not suspect anything wrong.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
COUNT GERMS IN MILK.
Mankato Accepts Bacterial STANDARD
Of State Board.

The state board of health has been
notified that the city Of Mankato has
adopted a bacterial standard for it's
milk supply. Mankato is believed to
be. the first city in the state to protect
it's milk consumers in this way.
The standard adopted Is the same as
that of Boston and is berry liberal. It
allows not more than 100000 bacteria
to the cubic centimeter That means
about 100000 to the teaspoonful.
The best milk has much less, but dirty
milk has many times more
The bacterial count will be made
for Mankato at the. laboratory of the
state board Of health. The board
stands ready to do this work for any
city in the state that adopts q bacte.
rial standard.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
HEAVY DAMAGE RESULTS.
Storm at La Crosse Causes Loss Of
100000.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 12.-Persons
unac@ ounted fer after Sundays terrific
tornado, the worst ever experienced
at La Crosse, have been located and it
is now believed that no lives we're lost
when the tornado suddenly swept
down upon the numerous pleasure
craft on the river Many streets are
still impossible, but large crews are
at work and in another twenty.four
hours it is expected that the greater
part of the wreckage will have been
removed The damage to churches,
factories, residences and crops in this
county is conservatively estimated at
100000
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
Road and Bridge Money Ready.

State Auditor S. G. Iverson is send.
ing out circulars to the auditors Of
the various counties of the state mott
flying them that the appropriations
contained in the omnibus road and
bridge bill pas sed 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.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
Dealer Used Adjustable Measure.

John O'Dcnnell, a Minneapolis pc.
tato peddler, was fined SIS in the Min.
neapolis police court for using a tel.
escope measure in apportioning out
pecks and half pecks of "spuds." He
was arrested some time ago by Frank
Gaylord, state sealer of weights and
measures. This measure used by
O'Donnell works like a folding drink
ing cup and when the customer is not
looking the peddler pushes in the
bottom to give small weights
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
Carved by Fellow Workman.

Sam Hilllnan, a man who has been
working near Nickerson, was badly
cut with knife in, the hands of Henry
Nyquist, a fellow workman. He was
taken to Sandstone for medical at
tendance and is in very critical
condition. Nyquist was arrested. He
pleaded guilty to Z charge of assault
with dangerous weapon before
Justice Gum and was held to await
the action Of the grand jury in Sep
TENDER.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
SEVEN men DROWNED.
Their Boat Run Down by a Tug
in Duluth Harbor.
TWO MEN ARE MURDERED
Mysterious Crimes Battle the Police Of
Minneapolis-News Of the
State in General.

Seven men in the employ Of the
Northern Pacific railroad at Duluth as
freight handlers were drowned as the
result Of being run down by tug in
the local harbor while they were re-
turning in . rowboat from work to
their homes. The dead are: Charles
Hanson, John Solberg, Ole Stafness.
Nels Sleeper. Walter Linden and two
unidentified men.
Shortly before 6 o'clock tho seven
men who lost their lives. with Hans
Thorsen. liner Skampfor. Andrew Hau
sen and Adolph Johnson, who had
been working at Northern Pacific dock
No. 2, quit work and boarded a small
boat to take the short cut by water
to Garfield avenue. mile distant.
They had proceeded but boat
length when Z tug towing mud scow
bore down upon them and swamped
the craft. The suction was so great
that the men were all drawn under
the scow.
Four Of them, Thorsen. Skampfor
Hansen and Johnson, were good swim
mers and they managed to reach the
surface, but the other seven were seer
no more.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
LOOT P0ST0FFICE SAFE.
Burglars Secure Cash and Stamps In
Minneapolis Suburb.

Minneapolis Suburb.
A bold postof1ce robbery has been
perpertated at Columbia Heights.
Anoka county. a few miles outside Of
Minneapolis.
The burglars locked all tho doors
through which Interruptions might
come and barricaded the stairway
leading to Johnson's restaurant next
door and to Postmaster J. B. Cornell's
rooms. They then took their time in
ransacking the Office, getting $50 in
cash and $3.50 in stamps.
The blowing Of the safe with nitro.
glycerin aroused Cornell and Johnson,
and they dug through the barricade
in time to see the burglars drive of
toward Minneapolis
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
Increased Pay for Teachers.

= Minneapolis teachers have won an
other victory in their campaign for
higher salaries. The board Of educa-
ton has adopted resolution advanc-
ing the maximum salary for grade
teachers to $1,000 and it now remains
for the board of tax levy to provide
for the increased payroll by adding to
the levy for school purposes as au.
thorized by the new law.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
VESSEL SUNK IN FOG.
Three-Masted Schooner Lost In Col.
iision Near New York.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE three
masted schooner -Myroneas. bound
from Rockland, Me-, for New York
with load of granite, was sunk in the
middle of Long Island sound In Z col
lision with the Neptune line steamer
Tennessee, bound from Fall River to
New York. Four members OF the N.Y.
roneas' crew were drowned, but Cap
tain Belatty was rescued by passen-
gers on the Tennessee and one Of his
crew was also saved by swimming to
the steamer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
Jurors Bring CHARGES,

-Four Jurors in the trial Of w. F.
Beohtsl. the convicted insurance Of
dcial Of Minneapolis, have made affi-
davit to the effect that Robert Hitler,
deputy sheriff in charge of the jury,
was guilty of improper conduct in con-
nection with the case. The charges
will be investigated. In the meantime
the argument for new trial has
again been postponed until Aug. 10.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-16
Nitric Acid Fumes Fatal.

John Symonds, aged thirty years,
st. Paul salvage corps fireman,
10 dead at the city hospital. Symonds
inhaled nitric acid fumes while fight
ing fire in boxcar, and from tho
first his condition was considered crit.
ical. He died in great agony.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Sad Fate OF Two Brothers.

>Laurinburg Exchange: Pitiful
is the story of the two Tew broth
ers of Sampson county, both of
whom were placed in the State
Hospital for the insane at Nor
canton within three week raw
ing maniacs. The cause of their
insanity is said to have been the
result of influences brought
about by the Holiness preaching
and speaking with tongues"
which has been gaining ground
in that section of the state to an
alarming extent for the past two
years.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Didn't Like the Preacher.

A noted evangelist was preach
ing the other day In an uptown
church. The family who enter.
tanned him had a son who was
unusally fond of attending ser
vice when his parents were ready
little Charles fatty refused to
to go with them.
81 don't want TO go 10 church" :"
ne declared.
"Wbat's the matter?" asked
the mother, much surprised, are
you ill?"
"No but heard Doctor-be-
fore, and / don't like him." con-
fessed the child.
ooh, Charles, that's a wicked
thing to say" gasped the moth
er. Tell mother why"
"Well," said Charles, "be
breaches so long that / can't
keep awake and he breaches sc
loud that / can't go to Sleep.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19

Get free sample Of DIR. Shoop's Health
Coffee" at our store. II real coffee disturbs
your stomach. your Heart or Kidneys.
then try This clever Coffee imitation. DR..
Shoop has closely matched Old Java and
Mocha Coffee in flavor and taste, yet it has
not single grain OF real Coffee in 1t. DIR.
Shops Health Coffee Imitation is made
from pure toasted grains or cereals, with
Malt. Nuts. etc. Made in a minute. No
tedious wait. Yor will surely like it. Sold
by Bennett Gro. Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Compulsory Education
Some other States.

State Superintendent OF Edu-
cation Martin has received q
number of replies 10 the follow
ing letter which he sent out to
all of the State authorities
81. Have you compulsory
attendance school law in your
State9
Q. If so, is it thoroughly en-
forced?
3. What is the approximate
annual cost of the enforcement
OF your laws?
4. Do you have truant officersg
5. If SO, how are they ap-
pointed2
6. Do you think that it is
practicable or possible to enforce
a compulsory attendance law
without truant officersg
7. What was the increase in
your attendance last year?
s. What was The percentage
of increase?
8. Does your law apply alike
TO he whole Stale or is there a
local option feature 10 it.
The answers are very interest
ing so far, although only a few
of the states have been heard
from. 1t is shown that in the
States of Georgia, Virginia, Ma
ryland, Mississippi, Arkansas
and Florida there are no compul-
sorry education laws OF any con
sequence. Alabama has one
that is very mild and North Car
olina has what is known as an
optional law, leaving with each
county the right 10 say whether
or not it shall be adopted. There
are no truant officers in any of
these States. In Pennsylvania
there is a strict law with truant
officers, as is the case in New
Jersey. In both of these States
the officers are selected by town,
ship school boards. The New
Jersey law is said TO be a model
one In every respect. in New
York there is also a compulsory
law which is thorough
ly enforced by / 400 truant of
ficers appointed by the township
boards.
Mr.. Martin has moi yet heard
from any of the Western States
but expects replies soon. In
the Northwest school attendance
is forced strictly and copies of
the laws from that section will
be very interesting. The
State.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Sketch Of Another Lancaster
Junior in Organ OF Nation
al Council.
From The American.

FROM Inc American.
We are pleased to present in
this issue a cut and sketch of
Bro. w. ID. Chambers, Slate
Council Inside Sentinel of South
Carolina. 1t would be difficult
for us to say too much about
the good work that has been done
for the Order by Brother Cham
bers-perhaps in all the State
there is not to be found a more
enthusiastic or hard working
member than he.
Brother Chambers was born
In 1850, in Chester County, S.
c., and until the year 1895 he
lived on the farm, and he was IA
successful farmer, too. In 1895
he changed his occupation to that
of carpeptering, which business
he is still engaged in. 1t is a
We'll known fact wherever Broth
er Chambers is known that
whatever work is entrusted to
his care is we'll done, for he is
faithful in little things, and has
never yet stopped to the position
OF a mere timeserver.
On March s, 1898, he joined
Lancaster Council, No. 3S-in
fact, he was one Of the charter
members, and is today one of
three charter members still in
good Standing. He has served
his Council in almost every ca
pacity, and has always had an
eye single for the glory of his
Council, and the Order as well.
For the last four years he has
served his Council as Financial
Secretary, ,and has made record,
for he has probably collected
more money for his Council
than any other officer in like ca
pacity in the State, and it is TO
bis efforts alone that so many of
our members are today n good
standing. II is rare thing for
a member to be suspended in
Lancaster Council, No. SO He
was elected to represent his
Council in the State Council in
1902, and has been continuously
in the service of the State Coun-
Gil ever since. In 1904 he was
appointed Chairman of the Com.
mittee on Credentials, in 1905
he served as member of the
Committee on Finance, and at
the last State Council session he
was elected State Council Out
side Sentinel.
This, Brother reader, is only
short record of the service and
worth of a careful servant. 1t is
the life and character of just such
men as Brother Chambers that
serves to give his fellow men an
inspiration to do better things,
and we hope that his life may
be spared that he may grow old
and gray in the service OF the
Order he loves so well.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-19
Charlotte Preacher Hand
cpffed and Cowhided in
Kentucky.
The Louisville Times.

church and one OF the most pro-
minent of the ministers of Full
ton. was horsewhipped by w.
w. Meadows, a leading capitai-
ist and foremost citizen of this
city, and after being flogged un-
til he was prostrated, was sent
from the city under threats of
death should he return.
"The shocking affair, which
has created the most profound
sensation in the history of Fulton,
is an aftermath to the suit for
divorce filed by Mrs. Meadows, a
few days ago, her allegations OF
cruelty and aversion on the part
of her husband being generally
construed as being a direct result
of her much talked of association
with young Hawley. The Rev.
Mr.. Hawley came 10 this city
some two years ago from Char
lotte, N. c., and becoming at
once most popular member of
church society through his al
tractive personality, was accept
ed as a welcome factor in religious
work of all kinds. No breath of
gossip was associated with his
name until the denouement of
a fortnight ago when Meadows
publicly denounced him as a
wrecker of his, Meadows home,
and ordered him from his hostlery
and forbade him his roof. The
suit for divorce followed at once
and Hawley left town.
"When it became known Mon.
day that the preacher would re.
turn home on the midnight train,
Meadows, together with a few OF
his friends, all most prominent
citizens of the city, quietly met
the train, overlook Hawley as he
stepped from the station plat
form, and, securing his wrists
with handouts, led him to va
cant lot near the depot, where he
was stripped. With three buggy
whips he was flogged. but despite
the terrible agony he uttered no
whimper of pain, but again and
again declared his entire inno-
cence of any harm. With tears
streaming down his cheeks,
Meadows applied the lash and
the minister bitterly,
but the latter displayed the most
calm nerve, and told his tormen-
tor that, though he blamed him
not for his actions, he was COM
mitting terrible mistake.
"The tragic ordeal over, Haw-
ley was placed in a carriage and
driven to Pierce, Tenn, three
miles frcm the city and there he
was placed on an outgoing pass
enger train. He was made to
swear he would never return to
Fulton.
1.-The statement of Meadows
was issued in the Daily Leader,
and in his statement he pleaded
justification of his act, on grounds
of the unwritten law. No arrests
have followed.
"Frank Morton Hawley is Of
fine family, and an earnest young
minister. Much sympathy is &C
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-14
"DRYS' WIN At WOODSTOCK
JUDGE HARRISON SUSTAINS RE-
suit OF ELECTION.
Bars Are Ordered Closed as a Re
suit, and There Is Much Bitter
Feeling Over It.

After contest that was fought
inch by inch in the Circuit court OF
Shenandoah county, Judge Thomas w.
Harrison at Woodstock, rendered a
decision which holds up the validity
Of the local option election held there
just two months ago. The effect OF
the decision will be to put out Of bus
mess the only two saloons now licens-
ed to do business between Harrison
burg and Winchester.
At the election, which was held on
the 18th day of August, the drys were
victorious by the narrow margin of
one majority. Steps were Immediately
taken by the vets to contest the cleo
ton, and a petition was filed alleging
many irregularities in the conduct OF
the election. These related mainly
to alleged errors of the judges il.
receiving the votes of men not legally
Qualified to vote and rejecting the
votes of those qualified.
The case came up at noon Monday
on demurrer filed by the drys. The
petition Of contestants was in the main
sustained and the demurrer overruled
in large part. The case then came up
on its merits Tuesday, and the entire
day was consumed in hearing testimo-
ny. About 40 witnesses were heard on
both Sides
In passing upon the testimony adj
duced, Judge Harrison held that four
Illegal voters had been permitted ito
cast ballots in the election. OF these
four, one was known to have voted
fdry, onev oted wet, and as to the
other two it was not known how they
voted. The net result of the decision
was to sustain the dry majority Of one
vote.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-14

2S3 by the state mission board ami
$22, 220 for the orphanage
It. H. Elicit, of Richmond, spoka
in appreciation Of the gifts for the
Baptist orphanage at Salem. The re-
port OF the committee on cooperation
was read by b. A Jacobs, and the sug-
gestion that $4,000 be raised for ed
ucation was adopted. DR.. J. M. Pr
cher, secretary of the state Sunday
school Bible board, submitted his an
nual report, and the matter of hold
ing a state Sunday school convention
was referred to special committee
Rev. L. L. Grace, of Richmond, pre-.
scented the resolutions adopted by tbs
pastors conference of that city, sug
costing that a committee be appoint
ed to consider the holding of a Bap-
fist encampment in Virginia next year
The committee was appointed.
Among those who delivered adj
dresses were D. j. Decker, of Spray, N.
c.; B. w. Speelman, general secreta-
ry Of the Southern Baptist associa-
ton, representing the Sunday school
board; s. G. Neil, of Philadelphia; DR.
George B. Eager, of Louisville, Ky.
and others The annual report OF the
state mission board was presented b,
William Ellison, and an address Oh
missions was made by DR.. George w
McDaniels.
At the afternoon session Secretar.
Smith announced that he had sent
telegram of Christian greetings to tn
Methodist conference at PETERSBURG
Rev. w. e. Hatcher, of Richmond, pre-
scented the report of the Baptist
phanage of Virginia in the absence
Superintendent C. L. Corbett. The re
port of the education board was pre-
scented by Lieutenant Governor J. Tay
Tor Ellyson. The report showed yea
of unusual prosperity. Rev. job
Broaddus, Of Berryville, spoke of tn
educational work Of the Baptists
Virginia.
Rev. T. S. Dunaway, formerly pas
tor of the First Baptist church il
this city, but now of Smithfield, Va
will be. one of the principal speak
ers, the subject of his address bein;
Education"
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-11-14
IS VERY HANDSOME VOLUME
NEW BOOK PUBLISHED BY ODD
FELLOWS OF STATE.
Free Copies to Be Given to Many
Places In This City-An Inter-
esting Publication.

MIR. John Dean, of this city, prom
inent member Of the order of Odd Eel
lows, is in receipt of letter from a
member of the grand lodge of the state
stating that the recently-published art
directory of the order is ready for
distribution, and that copy will be
sent to each of the following places
in Martinsburg: Berkeley lodge room,
Tuscarora lodge room, Berkeley ho-
tel, public library, Bank of Martins
burg and Merchants G. Farmers
bank A copy will also be sent 10
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton when the officers are ready to re-
ceive it.
This volume cannot be bought, but
is given free to the above. The plates
from which the Illustrations are print
ed are nearly all new and are repro
auctions of the late Spanish war and
in many instances of celebrated paint
ings by the old masters as we'll as
those who have attained distinction in
modern times. Each one takes up O
whole page and, as the handsomely
cmbellished volume is quarto size, the
pictures are very large. In addition
it contains large and superbly execu-
ted view of the Odd Fellows Home in
the state for the support and mainte-
nance of their aged and INDECENT bro
theirs and widows and orphans OF
deceased members, who are In depen-
Ident circumstances. Prominent among
these pictures ia the state home locat-
ed at Elkins. The work also contains
brief historical account OF the home
OF which the order is so proud. Be-
sides this it contains an account OF
odd Fellowship and what it is.
1t also contains lecture on the
four degrees of the /. o. o. F., also
How Odd Fellowship Works"