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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24

1t will be remembered that there
were two nominees for secretary OF
state on the Democratic ticket
Ben Ct. Whitehead, editor Of the
Williston State, and Joseph Mann
of Washburn. Mr.. Mann won
out, and his opponent generously
pays him the following tribute,
laying aside personal ambitions in
the interest Of the Democratic
cause:
In the nomination of Joseph
Mann for secretary Of state over
the editor Of this newspaper, the
democracy of North Dakota has
paid a fitting honor to a man who
is as good a democrat as ever
breathed, a democrat who for 80
years has faced the overwhelming
maiorities to be found in Mclean
county and has kept the remnant
of the democracy together and
come up each time. for another
battle. He has never faltered in
his allegiance to the party of his
Virginia forefathers. He has
-, T.. ". 49,. .ntAHH...
always been alert for the party
needs, and the fact that Mclean
county is republican today is not
due the man who has been NOM
mated for secretary Of state. He
has done his share every day Of
the year, and in his selection the
democrats Of North Dakota have
merely discharged a portion of the
debt that it owes this splendid
citizen.
The editor of this newspaper
mindful of the incidents of the
primary campaign just closed and
the lessons that are conveyed,
bespeaks for Joseph Mann the
most cordial support. No friend
of the writerWill be found sulking.
will be lacking in support Of the
nominee. JOS, Mann should be
elected, and certain Eeforms in the
Office Of secretary Of state carried
out by an honest man. The entire
democratic ticket must be elected,
and when that. is done the laws
will be administered honestly and.
fairly and there will not be a user
Of a free pass upon the state house
pay roll. ...
The candidacy of'the editor Of.
The State served a purpose. It
caused a larger vote in the priima-
ries and gave that interest which.
always attaches to acontest. There
is a deep sense Of satisfaction in
feeling that one has such splendid
friends, and to those who have
supported the writer and will turn
now and inst as loyalty support
Joseph Mann there will always BE-
due adebt Of great gratitude.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24

In publishing the interview of
Alex Mckenzie in the Minneapo-
lis Journal, the Sheldon Progress
heads the article with the inquiry:
did Alex Drive a Tandam. or a
Pair"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13

Helgelein told the coroner that not
only had his brother been in commu-
nication with the woman, but also
that she had written to him after
Andrews disappearance in an attempt
to induce him to visit this city.
Offers to Hunt Brother.
"Sell your brothers stock and come
here, and we will hunt your brother
together" was the gist of the epistles
written in Norwegian, and as yet only
partially translated. The letters are
jealousy guarded by Helgelein under
orders Of Ralph Smith, prosecuting at.
torney.
But enough was revealed to show
that the woman had not hesitated to
dare to attempt to gain hold over
the nearest relative of her latest vic.
tim.
Rain interfered with further ex.
humations Thursday on the death en-.
shrouded farm of Mrs. Guinness. Sher.
if Shutter announced that the down.
pour, which began early Thursday
morning, made it impossible to ex.
plore the lawn of the homestead
where, it is believed, more bodies
have been concealed.
Efforts to duplicate Lamphere.
Ray Iamphere, accused of first de-
gree murder in connection with the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13

flames had eaten through the cracks
and caused quite large hole in each
of the skulls.
It has also developed that on the
afternoon before Helgelein disap.
peared Ray Lamphere was sent to
Michigan City by Mrs. Guinness to
await the coming of a man named
John Moo, her cousin.
Give Up Days Search.
Because of the heavy rain it was
decided shortly before noon that no
further digging would be done upon
the Guinness farm Thursday.
Additional light on the methods by
which Mrs. Bell Guinness lured to
her death farm persons who are sup
posed to have fallen victims to her
lust for money was shed Thursday by
Ask K. Helgelein, brother of Andrew
Helgelein Of Mansfield, s. D., whose
dismembered corpse is among the
nine found Wednesday and Thursday
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13

tragedies at Mrs. Guinness farm, was
expected to be q center Of interest, IF.
forts to connect him more closely
with the. appalling series Of violent
deaths were made by the public prose.
cutor, although that Official asserted
Wednesday that sufacient evidence to
convict the prisoner Of completely in
the murders is already in his posses.
sion. Lamphere revealed Wednesday
that his former employer had urged
him to insure his life in her favor. as.
sorting that Mrs. Guinness had offered
to pay the premiums on such pol.
icy, provided that he agreed to marry
her. He also said that he believed
that his refusal to fall in with her
plans had caused the enmity which
she manifested toward him.
Tells Of Closed Room.
Lamphere also told of a closed room
in the Guinness home, which he as.
serted he was always denied admis-
sion. He said that Mrs. Guinness al.
ways carried the key to this room. 1t
is the theory that in this room much
Of the grewsome work which preceded
the interring of the bodies was per-
formed. The testimony is partially
corroborated by the evidence Of Jo-
seph Maxon, who was working on the
farm when the house caught fire
April %. Maxon asserts that he had
never been allowed access to the sec
ond story Of the farm house where
the closed room was located.
Ask K. Helgelein of Mansfield, s, D..
was in conference with DR.. c. s. Mack.
coroner of the county, until long after
midnight. The steps by which the
Norwegian farmer became infatuated
with the Indiana woman were can
vassed once more, but only partial
progress was made toward clearing
the mystery. Helgelein told again of
the secrecy with which his brother had
shrouded his movements before his
departure from South Dakota.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
BODIES Of VICTIMS
|hOLESTED-IN SHED
REMAINS OF CHARMED HOUSE
SLAIN At LAPoRTE, IND,
ARE DISTURBED.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT
on WOMAN'S PLAN
Effort to Lure Brother Of Man Sup.
posedIy Killed on Guinness Farm
10 RecaIIed-Rain lnterferes with
Further ELIMINATION.

Laporte, Ind, May S.-TEe shed on
the Guinness farm containing the re-
mains of the victims has been broken
into and the bodies seriously disturbed
In mysterious manner.
Coroner Mack found that the
three children whose bodies were To-
Gated in the ruins of the Guinness
home were murdered and were struck
in the forehead with hammer or
other instrument prior to their burn
ing. The little boy had large hole
in the front of his skull and it was
believed at first that the hole had
been made by falling brick. Fur
Their investigation, however, shows
that each of the other children has a
hole In the forehead and that the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
HAPPENINGS
Of A WEEK
Record of the Most
Important Events
Condensed for the
Perusal of the Busy
Man.
IN CONGRESS-.

Five Republican congressman were
named to prepare financial bill
which recognizes commercial paper
through clearing house associations as
safe and logical asset for emergency
currency.
The house voted against the re-
establishment of the canteen in ma
tiOnal soldiers homes.
The senate passed the Gallinger bill
to regulate the employment of child
labor in the District of Columbia.
The house committee on banking
and currency tabled the new Vreeland
financial bill.
The house OVERRIDE the committee
on appropriations, adding $250,00O to
the sum called for in the civil appro-
priation bill.
The senate passed the house resolu-
ton appropriating $250,000 to relieve
the recent cyclone sufferers in Ala
bama, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13

Mrs. Anna Ahsberg, who died In
Stockholm short time ago, willed
$4,000 to different charitable institu.
tions in Visby.
King Edward is said to be the first
English ruler to put his foot on Swed-
fsh soil. This Is not the only import
ant feature of the visit. King Gustaf,
Of Sweden, who assembled the throne
only few months ago, should have
called on King Edward first But the
latter broke an ancient rule of Ell
quette and paid an official visit to the
young monarch. The aim of the visit
was to show the Swedes that they
must expect nothing but kindness
from England.
Twenty-eight years ago twelve
year old girl in Okra, Monsteras par
isi:, took sick, and passed into coma
tose condition in which she remained
until few days ago. For twenty
eight years she stayed in bed, being
unable to speak, and taking only food
of the softest kind. The surprise of
her relatives was great when they
went into her room one day and found
her standing on the floor and able to
speak. She is weak, but her memory
is good and she seems to be on the
way to a complete recovery.
A freight train was derailed near
Borlange, on the Bergslag railway.
Eighteen cars were thrown off the
track, and sixteen of them were splin-
tered. The track was torn up for a
distance of 625 feet. The accident
was caused by a broken axle Wheels
were broken and aXles bent, and the
freight iron and paper-was
mixed into a formless mass. Nobody
was injured. A brakeman on one of
the derailed cars managed to get
away before his car plunged down the
embankment. The damage exceeded
| $4,000.
The labor unions of Copenhagen re-
Gently held meeting which has at
tracted attention thruout the whole
country. The leaders of the Social
istic party were violently denounced
because they do so little to relieve the
distress caused by lack of work. In
times of prosperity the laborers con-
tributed handsomely to the labor
funds, but now the contributors can
! not get back what they want from
those very funds. It was set forth
that the authorities could not be ex-
pected to do anything for the unem-
ployed as long as large sums of money
are kept in the treasures of the labor
organizations.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
PERSONAL.

Young Manuel was proclaimed king
of Portugal after he had gone through
the solemn and picturesque ceremony
of swearing allegiance to his people.
Secretary Taft was Endorsed by Re-
publican state conventions of Connec-
ticut and Alabama.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans re-
sumed active command of the Atlantic
battleship fleet and the big vessels, fol-
lowed by the torpedo flotilla, sailed
from Santa Cruz for San Francisco.
Calvin Demarest Of Chicago won the
international amateur billiard cham
pionship at New York, defeating Re-
role, French champion, in the final
game.
Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, vicar
of st. Agnes chapel in Trinity parish,
New York, and assistant rector of the
parish, was unanimously elected rec
tor OF Trinity parish, to succeed the
late DR.. Morgan Dix.
Sherman Cass, principal Of the
Tolono (Ill) schools, who whipped a
pupil, compromised an $1,000 judg-
ment for $500, after seven months in
Jail
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, second
son of King Gustave, the popular
sailor prince who visited America in
1907, was married in St. Petersburg
to Grand Duchess Marie Pavilovna,
cousin of the emperor of Russia and
daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alex
andrOvitch.
Harry Thaw began his endeavor by
habeas corpus proceedings to secure
his release from the Matteawan hos
pital for insane criminals.
TREY l.. Ford, chief counsel of the
San Francisco United Railroads, was
found not guilty OF bribery.
Judge George Gray of Delaware de.
clared his decision not to be a candi'
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination was irrevocable.
Reports were current in New York
that eXPresident Cleveland has can
Ger Of the stomach and that there is
little hope of his recovery.
Miss Mary McMurray, for II years
stenographer and confidential clerk fol
the Canton Bridge company, was in
dicted by the grand jury at Lima, O..
charged with perjury.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
TALKS FOR POSTAL BANKS.
Savings Plan Pushed in Speech by
Carter in the Senate,

Washington, May 3.-Postal savings
banks were the subject of an address
in the senate Thursday by Senator
Carter of Montana. Mr.. Carter spoke
upon the bill to establish postal
savings banks recently reported by
the committee on postofhces and post
roads. The pending bill, he said, pro-
poses to subject the machinery of the
postoffice department to an additional
worthy, beneflcent and consistent use.
1T does not" he said, contemplate
the employment Of an additional force
in the postofices, the purchase of
more equipment nor the imposition of
any burdens of expense" The power
ITO provide for the general welfare, "
contained in the constitution, he
quoted as complete authority for
adding a savings-bank feature to the
postal service which had first been es-
tablished under very restricted bounds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
Hemp Plant Along Gulf Coast.

Hemp Plant Along Cult Coast.
The valuable nature of the work now
being carried on in Texas by the
United States agricultural department
is again shown by the discovery that
the "abaco" or hemp plant can be sue.
cessfully grown In the southwest gulf
coast country. Experiments have been
carried on the last year and the horti-
culturists are convinced that this val
liable addition can be made to the list
Of Texas crops.
It has long been the theory that the
hemp plant would not grow success
fully in any section Of the world ex.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
JOHNSON CARRIES PRIMARIES.
Wins in Minnesota with w. J.. Bryan
as His Opponent.

st. Paul, Mimi, May S.-Returns re.
ceived from all parts of Minnesota in
dictate that Gov. John A. johnson car
ried the Democratic primaries against
William J. Bryan, and that iIe state
convention which will meet in St.
Paul May IA will instruct the % dele
gates from Minnesota to the national
convention to vote for Gov. Johnson
for the presidential nomination. Re-
turns received from all parts of the
state practically assure Johnson of
about 1886 delegates in the state. con-
vention to As for Bryan. There will
by 935 delegates in the state conven-
ton, but it is not thought that later
returns will wipe out the tremendous
lead of the Johnson men.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
.SIZE...
Reindeer in Alaska.

w. T. Lopp, superintendent of
schools in the northern district of
Alaska and superintendent of the gov
ernment's reindeer herds, who recent
ly came out of the far northwest, says
that there are now 10000 reindeer in
his territory. The herds began with
1880 animals taken to Alaska by the
government from 1892 to 1902, mostly
in the revenue cutter Bear. The herds
along the coast are thriving, but in the
interior, where the snow are deep
and the succulent reindeer moss is not
so easily found, the animals are not
doing so we'll. The government owns
about 5000 deer, the missions about
5000 and eight Laplanders the same
number The Eskimos own the re-
mainder of the 10000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
OBITUARY..

A. B. Richards, veteran plainsman
and Indian fighter, died at Nebraska
City, Neb.
Thomas J. Sullivan, director of the
bureau of engraving and printing, died
in Washington.
George Bicking of Chicago, crazed
with liquor, killed his wife and him.
self.
Paul Finnan, member of the Illinois
legislature for two terms and who
was a candidate for denomination.
died from cancer at Bloomington,
aged 50.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
NEW ORLEANS FIRE Loss BIG.
Cost Of Two Blazes Is Estimated at
from 100000 to 100000.

New Orleans, May S.-Twelve hours
which destroyed the stores of F. H.
Hansell & Brother and H. B. Stevens
& Co. in Canal street had been entire
~ subdued it was found that the store
of the Dreyfus Company, limited, next
to the burned building, was atire. On
account of the locality, the heart of
the business section, general alarm
was turned in, but the Dreyfus build
ing, with a large stock of dry goods,
was totally destroyed. This will add
about quarter of a million to the
losses brought about by the previous
fire, bringing the total loss up to $780,
900 or 100000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
NEWS NOTES.

Stephen.-Hearings of alleged rob.
ers of the bank fail to develop any
strong evidence against the men.
St. Paul.-Out of the total increase
of 1O1 in the deaths last year over the
previous year, 50 were caused by
tuberculosis. The increase over 1906
is more than proportional to the
growth of the city. The number in 1906
was 254 and in 1907, 422, an increase
of 68.
There are "pony ballets," "broil.
ers," and all that sort of thing with
the various musical shows, but the
newest bunch of show girls are "The
Frisky Bronchos," the youthful,
graceful and comely chorus seen in q
series of evolutions and fancy steps
in ''The Cowboy Grip which will be
the attraction at the Bijou Opera
House, Minneapolis, the week of May
10th.
Winona.-A man asks Judge to
send son to reformatory for yea,
rather than give youth ten days sen.
tence in Jail where boy would fall
under the corrupting influence Of
other prisoners.
st. Paul.-State Treasurer G. G.
Dinehart's report Of the condition Of
the treasury at the end of April show.
cash balance of $2,397, 596.28, OF
which the revenue fund is credited
with d. 598. 600. 80.
Minneapolis With the opening OF
the Minnesota university next fall
there will be formed a Japanese club.
Minneapolis.-The Cargill Elevator
company has let tho contract to the
Barnett & Record company for the
erection of q 600, -bushel grain
storage addition to it's elevator T,
which has already = capacity fol
200, 600 bushels.
st. Paul. Catherine, three-year.
old daughter Of Fireman Anthony
Legale, was trampled on by z horse
and badly injured.
Elk River.-C. G. Dinehart, state
Treasurer will deliver the address a(
the high school commencement ex.
ercises June 2.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
GENERAL NEWS,

Five bodies of persons supposed to
have been murdered by Mrs. Belle Gun
ness were dug up near the house, a
mile northwest of Laporte, Ind, where
she and her three children recently
persisted in flames. 1t is believed she
also caused the death of her two hus-
bands. Ray Lamphere is suspected of
having been her accomplish
-Four more bodies were dug up in
the barnyard of Mrs. Guinness farm,
near Laporte, Ind, making, nine
found SO far. The mystery of the
death house is growing deeper,
though there is evidence that the
bodies were shipped to Mrs. GUM
ness. probably from Chicago, in
trunks and boxes which draymen tell
OF carting to her house.
Considerable property damage was
done by violent rainstorm in south
western Indiana and a flood at East
Alton, III.
Joseph B. Blunt of Battle Creek.
Mich, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment for the murder of his wife's pa.
rents.
Mile. Stolypin, daughter of the Rus
sian premier, was married to Lieut..
Book, the Russian naval attache at
Berlin
During a gale in the harbor of
Monterey the battleship Illinois parted
her anchor chain and narrowly es.
capped collision with the Alabama.
Monsig. Dennis John F. Connell
rector OF the Catholic university at
Washington, D. c., was consecrated
titular bishop of Sabate in Baltimore.
Harvey Hinkle Of Bloomington, Ind
who killed John R. McClintock be-
cause of jealousy, was acquitted OF
murder on the ground of insanity.
Conductors and motOYmen in Cleve
land began voting on a proposition tc
strike because they were refused 9
wage increase.
Six men were killed by the ex
plosion of naphtha tank in q Chi
cago reduction company's plant.
Police Sergeant James Boyle of To
ledo, O., was fatally shot by mar
whom he had arrested.
The Atlantic battleship feet arrived
at Monterey. Cal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13

cept the Philippine islands. Efforts
have been made to transplant it to
Africa, India and South America, but
with little success. Heretofore Manila
has had monopoly of the hemp trade
and the finest ropes and cordage come
from that city. The hemp plant is
a variety of banana and has exactly
the same appearance as the broad
leafed plants found growing in many
San Antonio yards. It was quite by
accident that the discovery was made
that the hemp plant could be success.
fully grown In Texas-san Antopjo
Express.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
NEWS OF minnesota.
More Shortage.

-
st. Pau..-An additional alleged
shortage of &, 755.20 in the accounts
of John A. McDermott, former state
oil inspector, and Of 13,526.92 in the
accounts of F. G. Warner, his pre-
decessor in that Office, were reported
by Public Examiner Anton Schaefer
in his f]oal report on the examination
of the accounts Of that department
during the incumbency Of these two
men.
This report covers the entire period
from February, 1903 to November 1907,
being from the beginning of Mr.. War
ner's term to the close of Mr.. Nc
Dermott's.
The first report on Mr.. McDermott's
accounts covered only the collections
In Ramsey, Hennepin and st. Louis
counties, and disclosed an alleged
shortage of s., 1905, which was turn
ed into the state treasury by w. E..
McEwen, the present oil inspector,
through his monthly reports, except
the last payment of about g, 400,
which was turned in separately. The
present report makes the total alleged
shortage in his accounts for the en-
tire state 1o,954.95.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
Ex.conoressman Dies.

Wooster, O., May s. Former Con.
gresham Martin L. Smyser was
stricken with apoplexy at his home
here, and died before physicians who
had been summoned arrived. Mr..
Smyser was 81 years old and was
graduated from Wittenberg college in
1870. He served in the Fifty-first and
Fifty-eighth congresses.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
First Street Car Runs.

Mankato.-The electric street car
line which has been under construc!
ton since last July, began operations.
The business men and others united
In making the day partial holiday,
and races, ball game, band concerts;
street festivals and banquets were
among the features of the day. Rain
snow and sunshine, with q piercing
northwest wind, had no effect on the
crowds, and many visitors from the
surrounding towns and country were
in the city. The street cars were
packed most of the day.
The electric car line was entirely
constructed by home capital, with no
wartered stock or inflated valuations,
and it's active operation is the culmi-
nation of twenty-five years of work
and hoping on the part of the COM
mercial organizations and citizens in
general.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
Montana LAWYER Arrested.

"0''<@ '"'S0<S0s
New York, May 8.-Edward E. Bren.
nan, lawyer of Butte Mont, was ar
rested in the Office of F. Augustus
Heinze late Thursday afternoon
charged with attempting to extort $40,-
900 from Mr. Heinze.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
Three Die in Auto Crash.

Bakersfield, CAL, May 8.-W. E..
Loucke, his wife and their baby were
instantly killed Thursday when an
automobile in which they were riding
was struck by Southern Pacific train
at Reedley. Loucke was prominent
business man of Selma
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
kiplinu Wisdom.

For only women understand chill.
dren thoroughly; but If a mere man
keeps very quiet, and humbles himself
properly and refrains from talking
down to his superiors, the children
will sometimes be good to him and let
him see what they think about the
world.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-13
Rauch ls Renominated.

Logansport, Ind, May S.-George w.
Rauch, Democratic representative in
congress from the Eleventh district Of
Indiana, was renominated at the con-
vention Of the party held here Thurs
day.