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Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
County Division.

Crookst0n.-A large mass meeting
to consider the proposed dividing of
Polk county into two parts, the east
ern end being made a new county,
with Fosston as the county seat. The
advocates of county division consider
the outcome of the meeting-no &C
tion-as decided victory for them
selves. They think it will be easy
to get the 800 Crookston votes neces-
sary.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

SptrituaItsts in Convention.
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 22.-The
sixth annual convention Of the Nation
al Spiritualists' Association of the
United States opened here Tuesday.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
Beats tho Farmers.

st. Cloud.-By using a pipette buy.
ers for central creamery houses have
been paying the farmers less for
cream than they should.
The pipette is a measuring instru.
ment in connection wit h testing the
quality of milk. When used for
cream 1t produces a result which
shows that the cream is lower in but.
ter fat than it really is. The price
paid depends on the quality. These
facts are shown in the bulletin of
the state dairy and food department.
In four towns buyers used the pipette
in July, when the inspection was
made. and in two Of these towns,
Holloway and Graceville, there is no
local creamery to make the compe-
t1tion necessary to have the buyers
give a fair price for the quality of
An attempt was made in the last
legislature to prohibit the use of the
pipette for cream, but the bill was
lost.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28

The latest newspapers from Scandi-
navia indicate that the cablegram
about the organization of Scandins-
vian-American steamship line was
premature, only tentative steps hav-
Ing been taken In that direction.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ole w. Lund
has reported to the directors Of the
state railways Of Norway a plan for
moving the track of the Ofoten rail-
way between Kopparas and Hundal
for the purpose of reducing the steep
grade from Kopparas to Vassijavre
and shortening the line between Vas
sijavre and Hundal. The directors
have called for particulars including
estimates Of expenses. The plan calls
for q tunnel of a little more than
five (English) miles between Vassi-
javre and Hundal. About two-thirds
of the tunnel could be in Norway,
the balance in Sweden.
DENMARK.
The Danish rigsdag was opened
Sept. 2s.
The national debt of Denmark has
been tripled during the past eight
years.
A case of cholera was supposed
to have been found at Fredriksberg,
but psychological Investigations
proved it to be another kind of sick
ness.
Dannebrog, the newspaper of AL
berti, the fallen minister of justice,
has been bought by those who have
been managing the paper, and they
propose to keep it going without any
connection whatever with the former
owner.
Copenhagen, Oct. PA new cabinet
has been formed, with Neerg gard as
premier and minister for defense. The
other members of the cabinet are.
Minister of foreign affairs, Count
Ahlefeldt-Laurvig; minister of educa-
tion, E. Sorensen; justice, S. Hogs
bro; communications, NJ. Sonderup:
agriculture, A. Nielsen; interior, Klaus
Berntsen; commerce, O. Hansen:
finance, NJ. Brun.
The reports from the national treas
ury show that the treasury is $1,175,-
900 ahead as compared with the bud
get of estimates prepared by the gov
ernment at the beginning of the past
year. This favorable result was due
partly to increased revenues, partly
rafron0hn0ont nf ha rho
total expenditures were about $780,
100000. The national debt Of Den
mark is $69,100,0O0. Two-thirds of
this amount is in the form of bonds
held by foreigners. The surplus from
the state railroads has been decreas-
ing for years, the expenses growing
faster than the receipts.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
Personality Always Wins.

Personal force never goes out Of
fashion. That is still paramount to-
day, and, in the moving crowd of good
society the men OF value and reality
are known and rice to their natural
plaoa-EmerSon.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
Charles Eliot Norton Dead.

VUdT1eS eIJ0I Norto0 DEAD.
Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 22.-Charles
Eliot Norton, the well-known philan-
thropist and scholar, and for many
years member of the Harvard facul-
ty, died Wednesday at his home In
this city.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-28
FINLAND.

Passengers from Finland were re-
fused passage to New York on the
Scandinavian-American line steamer
Hellig Olaf, on the ground that they
might be infected with cholera.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
The Cane Crop.
Louisiana Planter.

Louisiana Planter.
Grinding is now in full blast
and some of oar planters have
finished grinding their stubble
and are beginning on their plant
cane. There seems to be a gen.
eral expression to the effect that
the canes so far ground have
proven hard and dry and difficult
to mill. They also weigh light.
They seem to be generally quite
sweet, however, and the contlnu.
alton of dry cool weather, which
still prevails, will accentuate the
s sweetness of the canes and OF
course in no way relieve the hard
and dry condition complained Of.
In general the reports are good
and the sugar district taken as a
whole should doubtless have a
favorable report to make at the
conclusion of the campaign.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17

alistic and the progressive. 1T
has low tariff and high tariff
men: it has antagOniStic' ele-
ments respecting the attitude OF
the law towards organized labor
and the law breaking corpora
tons. 1t has imperialists and
anti imperialiStS. 1t has men
who believe that government by
the people Is a failure, and who
favor a centralized Federal
government. Others stand as
stern champions of States
rights and the curtailment
rather than the extension of the
Federal powers.
These are the divisions exist
ing in the Republican party
to-day which have been made
more marked by the Roosevelt
regime. All of which means
that Mr.. Taft in the next four
years will have some very wild
horses to ride. While the OPP
posing elements contributed to
his victory at the polls the task
of pleasing all of them will be-
if not impossible.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
PARTITION SALE.
Nathile Trahan and ais VS.. Charles
Alleman, Natural Tutor-18th Jul
dicial District Court, Lafa-
yette Parish, La,-No.
1902.

Public notice is hereby given tina,
bv virtue of q commission issued by
the Honorable 18th Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Lafa.
yette, Louisiana, dated November 8,
1908, and addressed to me and in &C.
cordance with a judgment rendered IN
the aforesaid suit for partition by
Nathile Trahan, wife Of Martial Der.
geron and ais vs.. Charles Alleman,
natural tutor, No. 1902 of the docket OF
the said 18th Judicial District Court
for the parish of Lafayette, l, the un-
dersigned sheriff of the parish of La
.fayette, Louisiana, will offer for sale
and sell for cash, to the last and
highest bidder. at the last residence OF
Alcide Trahan, lately deceased, in
said parish, on
Saturday. December IL, 1908,
the following described property, to.
wit: as
One certain tract of land situated in
the parish of Lafayette, La, contain
ing sixty and 5O-100 arpents, bounded
north by land of Aspasie Trahan,
widow of Alcide Trahan: south by
land OF Desire Monte: east by land
of Isaac Cobb and another, and west
by land of Gabriel Domingues-inher.
tied by plaintiff and defendant Hebert
Alleman, fromsAlcide Trahan.
Also one certain tract OF wood land
situated in the parish of Lafayette,
Louisiana. on the west side of Bayou
Vermilion measuring n arpent front
by q depth of Eve sarpents, more or
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
THE ~INTERCOASTAL CANAL,

rhe building of the T%ntercoast-
a Canal which is being under.
taken by the general government
means a great deal to the town
and parish of Lafayette even if 1t
is built according to present
plans. But a change in the route
through this parish will
NEAR a great deal more, and
every effort possible that can be
made should be made by the citi
zens of this town to secure a
change in the proposed route.
It may be a difficult matter to
have the route changed. but that
should not deter US from. making
the effort, especially since the
presdnt route is far from meet
ing the requirements of a safe
and open passage for small boats
all the time, as it includes a part
of Vermilion bay.
The move for the citizens of
this city to take is to at once Sc
lect the best and most feasible
route through this parish and
then collect data and evidence
showing tile advantage of the
route with it's superiority over
the present route. At the same
time ask the assistance of Con
gresham Broussard, Congress
man Ransdell and other repre-
sentatives from this section in
particular and our two Senators.
We certainly ought to be able to
show that a route father away
from the gulf would be prefer
able to the one now chosen. and
if we can. there certainly should
be a fine chance to have the route
changed.
We understand that there is
to be an Intercoastal Canal con-
venti0n in New Orleans early in
December. and the town of Lafa-
yette ought to be represented at
that convention, and its repre-
sentatives should go there in
order to keep in touch with the
canal movement and be prepared
to take advantage of any oppor-
unity that may offer of influenc.
ing q change in the route that
nay improve the situation for
this city and parish.
You can't tell what you can do
until You try. and in this case
the stake is SO great that it is
worth the very best try we can
make. 1t isn't too late to have
ths canal route changed, Con-
greSs will soon convene and it is
simply up to US to move fast and
make just the biggest move we
cnn possibly make.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
j. C.. MCPHERSON
Real Estate and Insurance

If you have real estate to sell
and want to sell it quick, e me.
Have you a few dollars in cash?
DO you want to own your own
home? If so. call and see me
and let me talk with you about
bargains that / can only TELL
tyOu about.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
FOR RENT.

100 arpents. Fine farming
land, situated one-quarter mile
from depot at Scott, La. This is
a fine opportunity to grow cane.
100 arpents of good land, stu
ated one-half mile from depot at
Duson, La. A good opportunity
to go into raising sugar cane.
J. G.. NICKERSON,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17

JrouObeS AneoQ OF Tart.
n. Q. States.
II is obvious that the more
Ne Republican party fattens on
Untory the more divided it
becomes within itself on import
nj issues of government. The
Wrty is already full Of men of
6Rerent beliefs on social. eco.
ncunic and constitutional ques.
tfons, and these difference of
beliefs are growing fiercer every
year. with the result that In
Arnal conflict is inevitable over
he policies the party shall stand
t0r.
The truth is the Republican
Nsty is already divided as it
setter was before on issues Of
Gpysrnment. In spite Of its
Fecent victory it has two bit.
tsFly opposing wings. the cap
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17

Bookkeeping
Typewriting
Telegraphy

All for four dollars.
Which is an aveuage OF
One Dollar Each. FIN fact,
you will also get English.
mathematics, a n
ship. gymnastics. military
drill-and the fine enthusi.
asm of school life at one
of our great State institu-
tions of learning. 1Why
spend 500 somewhere, or
5000 somewhere else, or
$500 in some other State
for these things, when
YOUR OWN STATE
provides them for you
Free! Free! Free!
land, beside that, our reg
ular academic industrial
course will give you the
foundation for your later
college and professional
courses, whether you wish
to become q lawyer, doc
tor, teacher, chemist, me-
chanical or electrical en-
gineer, or anything else.
fSend fora Special Circu-
lar, Commercial Depart
ment. And for particulars
write to b. L.
President.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
Thu SNlna or tho EleNor1

Al me! I saw a huge and 1oathsome sly,
Wherein a drove of wallowing swine
were barred, >.
Whose banquet shocked the nostr1l n
the eye;
Then spoke a voice, "Behold III source
of lard!"
I aed, and saw a field that seemed at first
One glistening mass of roses pure and
white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage
nursed; 80.
And, as l fingered DER the lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that
Southern scene,
Whispered, 3" Behold the source OF
COTTOLENE!"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-17
For Sale.

Piano in good condition, at a bar
gain. Would also rent. Address B.,
p~ostoffice box 40 city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
TWO BALLOONS INJURED
IN INTERNATIONAL RACE
Spanish Bag Bursts Six Thou
sand Feet in Air, but Its
Occupants Escape

MESTZENDORFF, Province of Sax
ony. Prussia, Oct. 12.--While the Span
ish balloon Mantana was passing over
this place this morning at height of
600 feet, the envelope ripped up. The
balloon managed to land safely and the
occupants of the car Were uninjured.
BERLIN, Oct. IA. Holland Forbes
and Augustus c. Post, the American
aeronauts who had a narrow escape
from death yesterday, when their bal
loon the Conqueror. burst in the air at
an altitude of 1000 feet, have recov-
cred this morning from the effects Of
their thrilling experience. Forbes
drove out this morning and examined
what was left of the balloon, prior to
having it packed . for transportation
back to New York, whittier it will be
shipped tomorrow The envelope is
fern into five pieces. and there are also
in it many holes, as a result of its con-
tact with roofs.
None of the balloons that left SAT-
urday in the international cup contests
had descended up to a late hour this
evening The American entries were
last sighted travelling toward Russia
Forty balloons got away this after
noon without incident In an endurance
contest. There was one British an
try: the remainder were German.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
INDORSE HARBOR PLAN
Chamber of Commerce Commit.
tee Favors Settlement

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE chamber OF
commerce committee on waterfront and
harbor work has indorsed the pro-
posed settlement of the water front
questions as reported upon by the board
of public works. The proposed agree
nent with the Southern Pacific COM
pany was explained in detail to the
committee by Mayor Mott, who has
been active in furnishing the settle-
ment of the SO year old controversy.
After the mayor had been heard, the
committee. on motion of H. C. Cap
well, seconded by I. H. Clay. unani-
mously adopted it's resolution OF In
dorsement. 1t was the general express
SION of the committee that the city
would be immeasurably the gamer In
case the recommendations and the re
mort be accepted by the city council
The committee has been assured Of
the assistance of the Southern Pacific
company and the Western Pacific rail-
way in the improvement of Fifth and
Ninth avenues.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
FIND SHORTAGE IN
LUMBERMAN'S ACCOUNTS
S. F. Hopkins Says Books of
Confidential Agent w. B. Nc
Nider Show Irregularities

PETALUMA, Oct 12.-Rumors of
financial Irregularities. which were cir
culated at the time Of the resignation
of Manager w. B. McNider of the local
lumber company were verified TODAY.
when S. F. Hopkins. proprietor of the
company, stated that there was short
age in McNider's accounts According
to Hopkins, the discrepancy will
amount to more than $4,000
McNider was very we'll and favora bly
known here and was employed as con-
fidential agent of Hopkins. cashier of
the Petaluma savings bank. Hopkins
placed Member in charge of the af-
fairs of the lumber company and all
went well until McNider suddenly re-
signed and left Petaluma 1t was
whispered that there had been trouble.
but Hopkins refused to discuss the
matter until today, when he stated that
an examination of McNider's books had
revealed irregularities amounting to
between $4,000 and $4,000.
McNider had gained the confidence of
the businessmen of Sonoma county. He
was affiliated in some enterprises with
George P. McNear, president of the
Bank of Sonoma County. He was prom
trent in social circles and enjoyed a
wide acquaintance throughout the
county.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
HUGE COMBINE TO
RIVAL +. N. SMITH
Sl,OOO,OOO Corporation Ac-
quires Vast Death Valley
Properties

F. NJ Smith, the borax king, is to
commerce over which he has long held
solitary sway. A new s1.ooo,o00 cor
poration, Sknown as the Sterling borax
company. has been formed and has ac-
quired valuable properties in Death
valley close to those which have
yielded a fortune for Smith. 1t was
announced that while the new company
had not been organized with the ex-
press purpose of lighting Smith. 1t
was intended as a formidable rival
The new concern comes into exist
ence in the form of a consolidation of
the American borax company. the
Stauffer chemical company and affili-
ated corporations. The merger In
cludes the Brighton chemical company,
which is a branch of the Alnerlean
borax company, and the Frazier borate
mining company and Thomas. Thor.
Ksldsson & 20. u Chicago, both OF
which have In the pass Been connected
with the Stauffer company.
At the very outset the new corpora
tion has clashed. with the Smith in
terests, both endeavoring to purchase
the Borax Properties. Limited, an Eng
lish concern, which recently took over
the Palm DOrate company. 1He Diit-
ish company has begun the erection OF
a $4,000 plant in southern California
to treat boric acid ore. When COM
pleted the plant will be able to treat
100 tons of ore day. BY it's acqui-
sition either company would be able to
add great strength to It's position.
The Sterling company has mines at
Lang. in this state, and Ventura county
as well as in Death valley. Its pro-
moters claim that it's fields are as large
and rich as those owned by Smith. Its
main Office is located in the east The
directors, who are for the most part
eastern capitalists, are as follows:
Thomas Ghorkildson, Charles de
Guigne of San Francisco, John Stauffer,
III. Matther, and E. Dawes of the firm
of Dawes & Myler of Pittsburg.
The borax industry of California has
been an extremely profitable one for
the last 90 years. The production for
81 wears has been 767, $4,000 pounds.
valued at 17,456,334. The production in
1890 was a little more than 6,000.000
hounds. In 1907 1t had increased to
106, 100000 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
STEAL GIRL AT
PISTOLS POINT
IN BROAD DAY
Pretty Young Santa Rosa High
School Miss Kidnapped in
Parents Home
Taken to San Francisco on Boat
and Is Discovered and Res
cued by Friend
S0noma County Town Thrown
Into Fever of Apprehension
by Boldness of Crime

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 12.-One of
the most sensational kidnapping cases
which have ever come to the notice of
the local police force was reported
here late this afternoon and has
thrown the city into CONSERVATION
owing to the boldness of the opera
tors and the ease with which they
made away with their young girl vic
tim. 1t was only by the merest
chance that they were baked at the
moment they were landing in San
Francisco and their prey rescued.
Miss Lois Forsythe, the Is year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry M.
Forsythe. prominent residents of this
city, who had been left at home by
her mother. was confronted by three
men just as she was ready to leave the
house In the afternoon for visit. One
of the men, with a revolver at the
girls head. demanded that she keep
quiet and accompany them on pain of
death if she raised an outcry The girl
was taken to the depot and then on
the train for San Francisco.
AS the boat was landing in San
Francisco at o'clock Miss Forsythe
was noticed among the passengers by
Clarence II. Whitney, a former resident
of this city, who was returning home
from a visit here with friends. See
ing the girl alone and in evident dis
tress he approached her and asked her
the trouble She broke. down crying
and sobbed out portion os her story.
Whitney took the girl under his pro-
lection and telephoned from the ferry
to the parents here, telling them of the
girls whereabouts and safety. This
was the first intimation the family
had of any trouble. as she was sup
posed to be visiting friends in this
city
She was then taken by Whitney to
his home. 1881 San Jose avenue, Ala
media, and later conversed with her
parents over the phone telling of her
experience.
The family is one of the best known
in the city and ranks high socially and
in religious circles. Miss Forsythe is
high school miss, and bears a char
acter above reproach. She is a great
favorite in a large circle of acquaint-
ances and the whole affair is wrapped
in mystery.
Miss Forsythe told her father over
the phone tonight that she had seen
the man with the revolver before. He
was about 8 feet or inches tall.
about 40 years old, blonde, and had a
light mustache, she said. The OTHER
two kept in the background and she
did not see enough of them to get a
description.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
FEAR WAR BETWEEN
THE CHINESE TONGS
Threats Made. to Assassinate
Hip Lung, Chicago's Wealth.
lest Celestial

CHICAGO. Oct. 12.-Threats to as
sassinate Hip Lung. Chicago's wealth.
lest Chineses Moy Dong Hoy and Harry
Lee, countrymen. recently freed of the
charge of numbering Chin Wal. greatly
alarmed Chinatown and aroused the
police to action today
Inspector Wheeler detailed four de-
tectives to guard Hip Lung and look
for assassins connected with the no.
torious highbinders of San Francisco.
who are supposed to have been sent
to murder the chief Chinese.
Members of the Chicago Chinese col
ony are convinced that secret warfare
has been adopted by the highbinders
to avenge the death of Chin Wal by
taking the lives of the men acquitted.
The arrival of several strange Chi
nese, their mysterious disappearance
when the police were asked to capture
them and letters threatening death
have so frightened Hip Lung and his
friends that they refuse to venture into
the streets
The first warning came to Hip Lung
through friend said to be connected
with the highbinders, and one of those
assigned to kill him. His refusal to
carry out the death plot was followed
by the assignment of San Francisco
members to the work
Hip Lung appealed to Chief Shfppv
and investigation convinced him that
another outbreak of the Chinese tonrs
was imminent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
NEW YORKER SAYS HE WAS
"WILDCAT" MINE VICTIM
Thomas H. Ray Charges L. K.
Hare and Wife With Fraud
uIent Representations

SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 12.-In a suit
filed here today Thomas II. Ray. a
prominent New York businessman,
makes sensational charges against l..
r. Hare and his wife. alleging that the
couple induced him to take stock in a
fraudulent mining concern known as
the Konzarok- Alaska gold mining COM
pany of Seward peninsula, Alaska.
Ray declaDs that he purchased $500
worth >of stock in the company and
found later that the conditions were
exaggerated; that fictitious map was
shown him and that others who pur-
chased stock had found 1t valueless. He
bases the latter claim on the fact that
IS 600 worth of stock, alleged to be
worthless. has been transferred to him
by stephen Hunter of Chicago.
Hare and his wife. Catherine, were
formerly residents of Marin county.
The attorneys representing Hare are
o. G. Pratt, Donzell Stoney and ]. C.
McKinstry.