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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
LIGHTNING ROD 5.
State Fire Marshal Says They Pro-
tect Buildings.

From special reports received in
this Office of three hundred and
eighty-seven lightning fires in this
state during the last five years, not
one of these structures were report
ed as having been provided with .
lightning rod. Forty odd companies
represented in the Indiana State Nut
ual Insurance Association reported a
year ago that none had a loss ON q
rodded building. A committee from
the Nebraska State Association re-
ported that properly rodded buildings
were never struck and that two thirds
of Nebraska farm losses were from
lightning. A lightning rod mutual fire
protective association in Ohio cover
ing 81, ,2o0, 900 of risks has never paid
one cent of loss.
Lightning rods are now made with
knowledge OF the character Of the
work that they have to do, and scien-
tific opinion is unanimous that they
protect If properly erected.
The cheapest serviceable lightning
rod consists of star shaped galvan-
lied steel rod about one-half inch in
diameter. Rods made of twisted OR
braided copper wires to the thickness
of about one-fourth inch are equally
serviceable, last longer but cost a
little more. A lightning rod should
be inserted sufficiently deep into the
ground to reach permanently moist
earth. It may be nailed or stapled
directly to the building, sharper curves
than with radius of one foot should
be avoided. It should start at one
end of the building, reach the highest
point, follow along such highest point
to the opposite end and down into the
ground in the same manner as at the
starting point. So called 'spoints''
should be electrically secured to the
main rod and be we'll braced to the
building, and should reach up about
three or four feet above the main rod.
Ornaments should be avoided. The
material for such rods can now be had
from all reliable hardware dealers. =
No patented devices are necessary
and any man with ordinary mechanical
ability can put up serviceable rod. 1,
EDWARD PETERSON.
State Fire Marshal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
COMMUNICATION.

At last summers school board
election it was freely predicted that
there was trouble brewing for our
schools. The introduction of political
methods into the election meant the
same thing into the school manage
ment. There are some people who
thoughtlessly became cats-paws.
With carriages to gather them from
town and country they came and cast
a vote for what they knew not, only
that the master wills.
We will draw the veil over the far
cicat school board meeting of last
week, the incidents of which SO
well known and have been SO freely
discussed.
1t has been an amusing revelation
to see the extremity to which mem
bers of the school board have been
driven to gather new objections to
Prof smyser in striving to obscure
the paramount and original one "That
the Prof. did not support me at the
election for the school board" !" and
one other that the veil win hardly
cover SO let's bury it. Certain citizens
desiring that the people be heard
from circulated petition asking that
Prof. Smyser be retained at his pres
emit salary. When this became known
to the board meeting on only few
minutes notice was called in DIR.
Caine's private Office. On the citizens
becoming aware that the meeting
was in session they Immediately call
ed in the petition in it's incomplete
ness and placed it before the board
at their snap judgement meeting. 1t
was thrown aside by the chair, finally
read and later discussed and criticised
as having few good names on it.
No consideration was given to the
fact that the petition was only just
started and had practically not gotten
off Main st.
personally had the petition long
enough to know that over so per cent
of our people are against the action
of the board, not lukewarmly but
vehemently. Now what do you think
of our board of education as agents of
the people?
pity the minority of the board
who would have things differently,
but are helpless and must share in
oliun attached to the actions OF the
board. Gentleman, don't resign, stay
by the ship. There is another election
coming soon, let's clean up. Let
every interested citizen who has the
good of our schools and young at
heart get out and put men or some
good women on the board, who for,
a change will make honor, indepen-
dence and genuine interest in our
schools their aim.
JOHN w. HARRIS.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
LADIES QUARTETTE.
Last Number of the Lecture Course
nonday Even ing.

The Chicago Lyceum Ladies Quart
cite in an evening of song and story
will conclude the lecture course
given under the auspices of the Con-
gregational Ladies Aid Socety, at the
Congregational church next Monday
evening. This quartette has appear
ed here several times in the past,
and have always given an excellent
entertainment. The personnel al
ways SO satisfactory, is stronger than
ever before. Effie G. Palmer, mana
ger, contralto and reader, has been
for years most popular vocalist and
entertainer and none surpass her in
the art of pleasing an audience. Mrs.
Flora Rau Trein, first soprano, has
highly cultivated voice, remarkable
for its sweetness and power. Miss
Elizabeth Walker, second soprano, is
endowed with exceptional musical
talent, her voice is rich in quality and
of unusual strength. Miss Florence
May Hobson, first alto, has a strong,
we'll trained voice of the best quality
and is skilled accompanist.
The program of the Chicago Lyceum
Ladies is of a popular class with just
enough of the heavier selections to
give strength and variety. The
Quartette is carefully coached each
season by one of Chicago's best pro-
fessional teachers. This gives finish
to the program, grace to its platform
appearance, and adds to the effective
ness of the ensemble work.
AS this is the last number of the
course, single admission tickets for
this number will be sold at IS cents.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
SUIT TO TEST
NEW LICENCE LAW
PROCEEDINGS STARTED AGAINST
CITY OF 1ORRls.
VIII Determine Validity of Statute
Providing Cities Shall Pay to
State Per Cent of Liquor Lii
cense Collections to Establish
and Keep Inebriate Hospital.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press of Tues
day says:-
The case of the state against the
city of Morris to test the validity of
the law passed in 1907 for the es-
tablishment of state hospital farm
for inebriates has been commenced in
the district court for Stevens county
by Assistant Attorney General Peter
son. The suit is brought for $50, be-
ing per cent of the amount of license
money collected by the city of Morris
up to Jan. 1, 1908.
The law provides that the munic-
ipalities shall pay into the state treas
ury 2 per cent of the collections from
the sale of liquor licenses, which
money shall go to the establishment
and maintenance of the inebriate
hospital. A large number of pay
ments on this account have already
been made, the total receipts aggre-
eating about $4,000, but the action of
Morris in refusing to make the pay
ment has resulted in cessation of
the payments probably due to the
fact that the other cities are waiting
to see how the Morris suit comes out.
Tax ON Public Property.
The position taken by City Attorney
j. B. Ormond of Morris is that the re-
quirement that per cent of the Ii
cense receipts be paid to the state is
in effect tax on public property and
that the law is therefore unconstitu-
tional. He insists that when the Ii
cense money is collected by a munic-
ipality it becomes part of it's funds
for the payment of its expenses and
that by requiring the payment of 2 per
cent to the state the property of the
municipality is taxed to that extent.
The states contention is that the
license mony is collected by virtue of
the provision of the state law and
that the state has right to prescribe
the uses to which the money shall be
put, even to requiring that it should
all be paid to the state.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
KISSING the Toe.

!, The custom of kissing the feet of
persons whom it was desired to honor
originated with the ancients. The peo-
pie of oriental nations used to kiss the
hands and feet or hens of the clothes
OF the persons they wished to show
respect for. The ancient Egyptians gor
this custom from the Assyrians. and
later the Greeks adopted the habit from
the Egyptians The Romans followed
the Greeks.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
A Burma Natives Plea.

A native postal subordinate who had
been fined for neglect Of duty address
ed his chief in the following terms:
"Your honor may be right / may be
wrong. I may be right and your honor
wrong. Let your honor give me back
the fine; then at day Of resurrection
when all hearts will be open, If am
wrong will most gladly, sir, return
your honor the money" RangoOn
Echo
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
DENOUNCED BY CHAMP CLARK
Speaker Cannon and Members OF
Ways and Means Committee.

Washington, April 3.-In the house
Representative Champ Clark (Mo.l de-
noHnced Speaker Cannon and the
twelve Republican members of the
committee on ways and means for per-
sis ting in their refusal to bring in
bill placing wood pulp and white print
paper on the free list. He said that
the Republican editors and publishers,
eff they were worth the powder and
shot to kill them,'' would lash the
speaker, Chairman Payne and the
other Republicans of the committee
eff they don't do it," he exclaimed,
they ought to hold their peace and
vote for us in November"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
N GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL
Johnson Headquarters Are Formally
Opened at Chicago.

Chicago, April 3.-Headquarters of
Governor John A. Johnson of Mime
sofa, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency, were
formally opened in the Grand Pacific
hotel here. Frederick B. Lynch, treas
urer of the Minnesota Democratic
state central committee and a close
personal friend of Governor Johnso on,
was placed in charge
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04

Choice No. 3 feed corn for sale a
Farmers Feed Barn.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Terine Larson to John III. Deven-
ney, WIZ, nwA, sec. Hodges, 81, ,5OO,-
90; John Ell. Devenney to Ingvald T..
Siverts, same lands, $1.00.
Ole L. Jesness to CLAUS Thorstad,
NJ sw1, sec. 9, Framnas, $2,000.00..
J. FL. Devenney to Cornelius Ring,
se4, sec 36, Darnen, So, 10000; Olson,
Gutter, Healy Co., to Jacob W. Kohl,
same lands, $1.O0; Cornelius Ring to
Jacob w. Kohl, same lands, $6, 10000.
Paul L. Spooner to Lulu Alice
Schrock, lot 8, block 81, City of Nor
ris, $250.0O.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04

A Good Farm for Rent,
Two miles from Morris. Verv sat-
isfactory terms viii be given by s.
Stewart. rf
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-04-04
Stone & Munro


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and slovenian
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
MORSE WILL
DEFEND SELF
'Ice King" May Take Wit
ness Stand Today
FACES A SERIOUS TASK
CURTIS, CO. DEFENDANT WITH
MORSE, LAYS ALL BLAME FOR
BAD LOANS ON THE LATTER
AND HE MUST ALTER TEsTI-
MoNY MUCH TO ESCAPE.

New York, Oct 29.-Charles w.
Morse, the promoter whose great for
tune was swallowed UP in the crash a
year ago and who with Alfred Fl. Cur
lis. former president of the National
Bank of North America, now is on trial
pn the charge of violation of the ma
tional banking laws. may go on the
witness stand in his own defense to-
day.
Curtis has already told the main
portion OF his story and in many In
stances sought to place the response
bility for bad loans upon Morse. I'm
less the testimony Is markedly alter
ed as the result of the questioning,
which had assumed the nature of
cross examination when court adjourn
ed last night, by counsel for Morse,
the one time "ice king" will have a
serious task before him when he goes
on the stand as witness in his own
behalf. Curtis had sworn that Morse
was the controlling force in the insti-
tuition that he, as president, had pro-
tested to Morse against certain acts
which he believed had endangered the
banks stability and that he himself
had never made a dollar beyond his
salary as president of the bank through
any of the operations in connection
with the institution.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
many GIRLS
HURT in PANIC
Leap From Burning Building
IN Cincinnati

Cincinnati, o., Oct. ga panic that
was increased by the sight of burst
ing fire hose, caused several girl en-
ployes of the offices in the eleventh
story of the Neave building, at Fourth
and Race streets, to leap from the win
dows, at least eight of them being hurt,
several seriously, while one of the fire.
men was also badly injured this after
noon.
The fire started on the sixth floor,
the flames soon bursting from the win
dows. Five times the hose hurst and
this sight added to- the panic of the
girls, who had appeared at the win
dows, and as high as the eighth floor
many of them could be seen preparing
to leap when the firemen arrived. The
corner is one of the busiest in the re-
tail section and the street was quickly
clogged with a crowd so that for a
time there was difficulty in fighting
the fire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
WEDDING IS OFF;
GIRL ENDS LIFE
FlANCE's MOTHER SAYS HE 10
TOO YOUNG TO TAKE CARE
or WIFE.

Austin, Mimi, Oct. 29.-Because his
mother thought he was too young to
support a wife, Herbert Emery of Red
Rock broke his engagement to Eiith
Heighet, almost on the eve of the day
set for the wedding. The girl, brok-
en-hearted. took poison and died.
The two young people met several
months ago; fell In love at sight and
soon became engaged. Mrs. Herbert
Hunt of Lansing, mother of the girl.
tried to break off the match; her
daughter pleaded with her and finally
won her consent. The -edding day
was set and the girl joyously began
preparations.
Four days before the wedding day,
young Emery appeared at the girls
home and saying his mother did not
think he could support a wife, broke
off the engagement.
Miss Heighet, distracted with grief,
took corrosive sublimate that night,
but her mother discovered her In tina
to fight off the effects OF the poison.
The girl fingered for days; expresse9
repentance over her deed and prayed
that she might continue in the en-
joyment Of the mothers love that had
undergone such a grievous trial. But
a new stage Of poisoning appeared ana
to this she succumbed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
KNUTE NELSON'S
ESTIMATE OF JOHNSON.

Extract from Senator Nelson's
speech at Grand Forks last even
ing.
avery republican voter in
North Dakota should cast his bal
lot for C. A. johnson Of Minot for
governor.
"The people of North Dakota
should be proud to have q man
like Mr.. johnson for their candi-
date, a man who 10 clean In his
personal life, who has ability and
integrity and who will give every
one in the confines in the state
fair and just treatment at Bis
nnarck.
aVhen 4 came to North Dakota
I did not know much about Gov
ernor Burke, but have been MAX
inq an Investigation. and 1t is SUR
prisinc to mo that the democrats
believe thew have any show at all.
Governor Burke is trying to make
the people Of the state, the tenn
perance people especially, believe
that he is in favor Of prohibition
81 have investigated his stand
in this regard, too, and find the
facts to be as follows: The gov
crnor made trip over to Dickin-
son once upon +re and made q
play toward enforcing the laws.
He went back to Bismarck, and
now / understand that blind pigs
are running in onen violation of
the law in Dickinson, the same as
before.
"But this 10 not all. | am re-
liably informed that there are some
fifteen blind pigs running in Bis
narck, right under the governors
nose, and he Is making no move
whatever to enforce the law.
The governor is merely making
r pose Of being In favor OF pro-
hibition. This is evident from The
fact that the blind piggers gener-
ally seem to be satisfied with
Burke and consider him their
friend.
"Gentlemen, you cannot afford to
turn down a man of the stamp or
Mr.. Johnson. They say that Burke
| is 4 good fellow. Well, that may
be, but q man needs to be some
thing more than a good fellow TO
make a good governor. He lacks
one essential characteristic and
that ne is democrat and is shout
ing for Bryan all over the state.
His interests are with the dem
ccratic party and his election will
| strengthen the democratic party in
| this state. Vote for c. A. john
son and you will be happy III this
world and have good show in the
| next"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
BOWMAN COUNTYIN
JOHNSON COLUMN

Bowman, N. d., Oct. 29.-Bowman
county will give G. A. Johnson, re-
publican candidate for governor, big
majority on Nov. 3, The republicans
of the county have been holding
series OF rallies this week and judging
by the enthusiasm displayed and the
large crowds that have attended the
meetings it would appear that the SEN
timent created by Governor Burke on
his recent visit TO this section of the
state is being rapidly overcome Chas
e. Slower OF Wheatland and Emil
Scow, republican candidate for states
attorney of Bowman county, Wednes-
day addressed a large meeting at Cas-
coyne in the extreme western portion
Of the county and last night they
spoke to a still bigger gathering in
this town. The number of voters who
went away from this meeting wearing
Johnson buttons, after having avowed
themselves ,staunch supporters of
Burke, was very noticeable. The at
tendance at the Gascoyne meeting was
seven times as large as the meeting
addressed by Gov. Burke and the meet
ing here was as large II not larger.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
find HUMAN
HEAD IN SACK
Gruesome Discovery Made by
ThreSherS In Mich.

Adrian, Mich, Oct. "a dried hu-
man head, apparently cleanly severed
from the body by a sharp instrument
and with the mouth stuffed with rags,
rolled out of a. pile Of sacks, today, in
an out building on the farm of Chas.
Bryant, near Clayton, where threshers
were working. Emmett Cooney, one
of the threshers, was taking the sacks
down from a shelf in the building and
shaking the dust out Of them when
suddenly from one Of them rolled a
CHASTITY head. Cooney fed in terror
and notified the other men. ~.--
Bryant, who has been dead for SIX
months, lived alone on his farm for
several years after having had trouble
with his wife. So far as is known no
one has ever been reported missing
from the neighborhood. - ...
Some of the men on the farm think
the head resembles Bryant, who died
from natural causes, six months ago,
and was buried in the country ceme-
terry near his home. officers from here
have gone to the farm to investigate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
Continued on Page Eight.
HEARST IS
REPUDIATED
Missouri National Committee
man Scores Editor

Kansas City, Oct, 29.-J. L. woods
Merrill Of Kansas Cityr4the national
committeeman for Missouri of the in
dependence party, resigned that posi-
tion today in letter forwarded to
VIM r. Hearst, national chairman. In
his letter Merrill says:
"This is to notify you that 1 with
draw all relations or connections as
national committeeman for Missouri
with the executive board OF the inde-
pendence party, not wishing to have
my name connected with any party or
persons who purchase or otherwise OBJ
tain correspondence stolen by other
persons for publication to the detri-
ment or downfall of other persons, for
the upbuilding of yourself or inde-
pendence party. Also, / do not wish
my name connected with party whose
affiliations are SO closely identified
with other parties and whose only aim
is to help defeat Bryan"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29

New York. Oct. 2s.Jan Janoff
Pouren has become an international
character by the refusal of Secretary
Root, in Washington, to grant the war
rant Of extradition demanded by the
Russian ambassador.
While the action Of Secretary Root Is
not considered as final, the demand Of
the Russian ambassador is taken to In
dicate that his government fears Pou-
rem will finally win in the proceedings
before Commissioners Shields, which
were instituted to effect his return to
the jurisdiction of the Russian courts.
Russia is carrying this matter up, and
is insistent in her demands that Pou-
rem be turned over to Russian arthori-
ties. Secretary Root, In explaining his
action, stated that the case Of Mr..
Pouren was decided against Russia,
without prejudice to the authorities Of
Russia He said 1t was purely a tech
nicaI question, and he had not allowed
the extradition warrant to be issued
because he wishes Commissioners
| Shields to cross examine the witness
and obtain all Of the evidence possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
BIG RACE
OF GAS BAGS
U. 5. and America In Contest
Across Continent
THE FIRST FLIGHT SUNDAY
CAPTS. MUELLER AND WILD ARE
PREPARING TO MAKE FIRST
FLIGHT. AT Los ANGELES ON
suNDAY-HoPE TO ESTABLISH
WORLD RECORD.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 29.-Capt. A.
e. Mueller and Capt. Horace B. Wild,
who are to sail two big balloons.
United States" and America" in the
race across the continent which is be-
ing arranged in Los Angeles. are pre-
pairing to make their first flight sunday
in this city. Both aeronauts took part
in the flights at st. Louis, Chicago, st.
Paul and Columbus. They are en-
thusiastic over the prospects OF the
flight and believe they can make a
worlds record.
Captain Mueller believes there is an
upper current sweeping in down the
coast which will take the balloons into
San Diego county, thence toward the
Gulf of Mexico and then up the Mis-
sissippi valley and northeastward
Captain Wild believes. however. thar
the balloons win cross the first range
of mountains and be swept up Salt
Lake basin and then northeasterly into
Canada.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
KIDNAPPED FOR
SEATTLE EXPO.

Settle. Wash, Oct. 20. - Captain
Aber, granted a concession by the
Alaskan Yukon Pacific exposition for
group of Eskimo villages. will have
to answer to the Russian government
for the alleged Kidnapping Of colony
of natives from Anadiro on the coast
of Siberia. The Siberian natives were
brought to Seattle a month ago and
are now in quarters on Hoods canal.
According to the Russian officials the
Siberian Eskimo were taken from An
adiro without permission from the
government and their removal for
exhibition purposes is regarded as kid
naping.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
ROOSEVELT AT
MEMORIAL SERVICE
OFFICIALS OF ALL GOVERNMENTS
HONOR MEMORY or Won
sTERNBuRG AT THE
CAPITAL.

washington, Oct. TO- Beautiful me
mortal services, attended by brilliant
assemblage OF all branches Of official
life in Washington, were held today in
memory OF the late Freiher Speck Won
United States. who died at Hiedeiburg
Aug. 23.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. mem
bers of his cabinet. diplomatic repre-
sentation OF all nations, members of
the supreme court of the United States,
high officials OF the government and
officers Of the army and navy. many Of
whom were accompanied by their
wives, were present
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-29
LAST OF THE FAMOUS
HUTCHINSON FAMILY"
PASSES AWAY TODAY,

Lynn, Mass. Oct. 29.-John w.
Hutchinson, the last of the famous
Hutchinson family whose temperance
and abolition songs before the civil
war and during that conflict made
their names known throughout the
country died at his home, High Rock,
in this city today. He was 81 years
old and weakness Of the heart due to
increasing age, caused death.
Hutchlnson's home was in Milford.
N. H. The family included sixteen
children of whom IL were boys. All
mad good voices and they quickly be-
came popular, and they began to sing
together in public.