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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
cnoNAN MOTION ARGUED


Asks 20 Have u. u. lewis Lnmher
90. IsecriSersisip AnnRllrsi.
The motion made by John crOhan
10 set aside the order OF the court
appointing a receiver I'm the case Of
the Exchange National bank Of this
city againHt the y. II. Lewis Lumber
company was heard today In the dis
trict court az Standpoint BY Judge
Wood.
cronan Il a creditor OF the com
pany to the extent OF 5000. and
some time ago he instituted suit
against Il and had an attachment ts-
sued and levied on the eompany's
property. AZ the same time that be
filed his suit motion was also iled
In the district court asking 70 have
the court set aside the order appoint
Ing q receiver, on the ground that
the receiver. Fred y. Morrill,. was an
attorney of the company aud not
resident OF the state. and on the fur
Their ground that collision existed be-
tween the lumber company and the
Exchange National bank ia securing
the appointment OF the recslVernhip.
and that the purpose OF Il was to
hinder and delay creditors. The mo
ton was supported by the atldayit Of
Cronan. b. that OF J. y. Niece, IN
attorney OF Minneapolis. representing
-. y. Munson. another creditor Of the
company. 10 the extent Of $4,000.
and the aflidavit given him BY .
Spokesman Review reporter dealing
with an interview given him By Lew
Is shortly after the company had gone
into the hands Of q receiver.
Argument vas commenced on the
motion yesterday afternoon. when a
motion was made By J. =. Me0es to
strike out the answer to the motion
hIed b. The Lewis Lumber company
on various legal grounds. Fred D.
Morrill,. the appointed receiver Of the
company, presented the argument in
behalf Of himself and the Lewis
Lumber company In the ease. and
among other things that he admitted
In the course Of bis argument was
the fact that the company's indebted
ness was equal 70 $500. 600. He also
advanced the argument that = great
deal Of this was In the Shape Of notes
signed for the company By D. 4. Lew
d, and made the contention that
Lewis. in doing 10. exceeded his au-
thority a. an agent Of the company.
and that the company would contest
the legality OF this portion Of the
CONTINUED on page four1
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
Mexican Railway Aierrrr.

NEW YORK. May According
to local trust company officials. near
Is all OF the American stockholders
OF the Mexican Central Railway CON-
pany and the National Railroad com
pany Of Mexico have assented to the
plan OF the Mexican government to
merge the roads under the name Of
the National Railways Of Mexico.
The time limit for the deposit Of
stocks and securities under the plan.
in New York, London. Amsterdam
and Mexico. expires today.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
Benefit Performance.

A benefit performance will be
given at the Star theater on Thursday
evening by the Occur d'Alene Pro-
tective Order OF Stage Employees
Those having the performance In
charge are now making preparations
looking to the occasion and intend
making II a vaudeville performance
well worth seeing Arrangements
have been made TO have two acts
from the Pantages and Washington
theaters OF Spokane, and 1--WE or six
acts will be given by local talent.
After the show a dance will be given.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
WET IN SPOTS
Prohibition in Part of Illinois Town
Causes Peculiar Situation.
appeared

Causes Peculiar Situation.
wESTyILLE, ILL.,, May IA gen
eraI exodus of the saloonists of this
town to a section which has been
dubbed by the prohibitionists as
"Helrs Half Acre took place today,
as result OF the recent local option
election. The greater portion OF the
town. containing 3S saloons, is
located in Georgetown township.
This was voted dry" and all of the
liquor dealers have been forced TO
move their stocks and business to
the small section Of the town in Dan
vile township, which is wet terri
tory. This suburb has been suddenly
transformed into one big saloon, and
the scenes which have been enacted
in the last few days have resembled
the exodus of squatters into new
lands. Tents. shacks and hastily con-
structed buildings have sprung up
like mushrooms TO house the saloons.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
RECORD OF ROY AND CHURCH
sheriff Wires Chief OF Police Mccoy
erS for Information.

era for information.
Chief of Police McGoyern today re-
ceived a telegram from the sheriff at
Nelson, b. c., asking for information
with relation to Arthur Church and
his partner. r. E. Roy. who are both
held in the county jail at that place
on the charge of burglary.
The sheriff in the telegram to the
chief Of police requests him to wire
him at once the criminal record OF
both Church and Roy. 1t also re-
quests him to describe both OF the
young men accurately, and asks II
Roy has a mother by the name of
Benny at Spirit Lake. The chief this
afternoon telegraphed the required
information.
The orf1se with which the two
young men are charged in British
SOtAAh1i1 10 tue Jul 6AAtS Va oOhAN 81
ton houses. The two men after
crossing the line. together with two
others. entered them and took a num-
Der of articles of value. and when ar
rested were found with the property
in their possession. The two young
men and their criminal history. espe-
cially that Of Church, is well known
to Occur d'Alene people. The police
have from time to time had trouble
with the boys, and Church has been
arrested on several occasions on the
charge OF having committed serious
crimes, but always avoided being con-
victed OF them because of lack of evil
dence.
Both. II Is understood. deny being
guilty of the offense charged against
them, and represent to the sheriff al
Nelson that they accidentally fell in
with the other two men, who assisted
them in the burglary, and that they
in no way participated in 1t.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
Work Horze Parade.

YORK. May For the sec
lnual New York work horse
to be held on Memorial day,
close today. and competition
prizes viii be limited to horses
before midnight tonight. The
which promises to be the
i Of its kind ever held in this
u, viii be held under the aus
the woman's Auxiliary OF the
san Society for the Prevention
'elty to Animals.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01
|OME WRECKED
BY DYNAMITE
nlanders Suspected of Commit
ting Dastardly Deed

badly SCARED from the effects of
EXPLOSION which wrecked their
kiful farm home on the North
of the Occur d'Alene river and
all animals in the barns and
nses, Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Carl
aggered into Kingston, a min
wn eight miles below Wardner,
protection from assassins who
aced a large quantity of dyna-
with a supposed internal ma
beneath the home. The hired
was thrown so feet from his
in the house, and picked up I'M
I, ous.
dnesday evening just after the
had retired came the terrific
which strewed pieces of the
over the farm, scattering fur
D, and odd bits of furnishings up
own the banks of the river,
ng and seriously injuring the
es.
!. perpetrators of the crime are
wn. Officials are working on
". clues and expect to effect a
1t Is alleged that a party
flanders working in the woods
Fra he Carlson home have made
an of threats against settlers in
cinity and the work of dyna-
|, is laid at their door Settlers
he river have been excited by
cident and serious trouble is
III, ated unless the law is swift in
~ g a capture and furnishing the
RS. Threats of vengeance
been made against the Fin
rOubIe With Finlanders.
: LACE, Idaho, May lie. A.
whose home was wrecked at
enc Dck Wednesday night, lived
junction of the Little North
I'M nd the main North Fork of the
d'Alene river, eight miles from
on.
oen home was a new one into
den Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson had but
, n v moved. Close by stood a
bin which had previously been
S a residence. This barn was
IN Dmpletely wrecked, it appear
ON this that dynamite was
DER between the two buildings.
Carlson was blown 16 feet
IS the house and into the garden.
as bruised and cut from glass
ackened with powder, but is
GES ought to have sustained any
~ injuries. Mr.. Carlson, while
&c own out of the house, was un-
~ b.
hired man, who was sleeping
in the house or barn, was
so feet and escaped without
- All three occupants were
at the time. A peculiar freak
-fn& Explosion is that although all
( the occupants escaped with
an nries. the calves and chickens
barn were nearly all killed.
fVs% ers along the North Fork, II
rted. have been having trouble
'uf he Finlanders, who, it is
y. d, have been cutting valuable
from the settlers lands. float
down the river and selling 1t
rpp lsday a party of five Finlanderi
at the Carlson home. Mrs
!. 10 n was alone. They were evi
intoxicated, and began threat
Mrs. Carlson. eventually grab
Ter. She struggled with then
- eed herself.
nty Sheriff Sutherland has gone
scene of the explosion, but hai
e.. zen heard from since leaving
- Mrs. Carlson says she car
"A y the Finlanders with whom
d trouble and 1t is probabl,
= - IN be taken into custody /
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-01

Continued on page four.l
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Three Little Girls.

There is cunning little maiden
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Jorstad. She came bright and ear.
Iy Thursday morning and had al
ready sized up her future home
when her daddy went to work.
Person & Johnson have put two ex-
ira men on the Rosa de P. & j."
cigars in order to keep up with the
demand, for the boys in the Great
Northern office are smoking as if
their lives depended on it., and the
office looks like steam laundry on
some dark Monday morning. OF
course everybody is happy.
A little girl arrived this morning
at the home If Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Campbell. In spite of the cold
weather she seemed happy and we'll
contented with her surroundings,
and to say that she was welcome is
saying the least. especially as she
is the first girl in the home. Hugh
Campbell is not getting rich shaw
ing at the Metropolitan today, for
very shave means a Rosa de P. &
j.. but he just smiles, hands 'em
'ut willingly, and "saws wood"
A girl was born to MIR. and Mrs.
John Selin last Wednesday.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Eastern Star Entertains.

The Willmar chapter of the East
ern Star entertained members of
the Cokato, Dassel and Litchfeld
chapters last Friday. The visitors
arrived on the noon train and were
at once taken to the headquarters
at the Odd Fellows hall, where light
refreshments were served, after
which a number Of excursions were
made to various interesting places
in the city. At six o'clock about
SO persons seated themselves about
a banquet board to enjoy a double
feast of delicious dainties and
sparkling speeches. Anton Bake
extended hearty welcome to the
visitors on behalf of the order, and
Mrs. Peterson of Dassel responded.
Other speakers of the evening were
Rev. Hollitt of Red Wing, Henry
Ramsett. and Mrs. Doucette. Dis
trict Deputy Worthy Matron, of
Cokato.
After the banquet everybody re-
paired to the lodge room, which
had been beautifully decorated for
the occasion with cut flowers and
potted plants, and here the remain
der of the evening was spent in
games and social intercourse. Most
of the out Of town guests returned
to their homes on the following
dav.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
First Ward Weddtnu.

First ward was the scene of q
pretty home wedding last Monday
vening, when Ragna Telstad.
laughter of Ralph Telstad, wa
married to Arthur Starkey. The
room where the ceremony took
place had been prettily decorated
for the occasion. as had also the
table from which the wedding din
oer was served. The bride was at
tended by Miss Ida Berg. and the
best man was Elmer Telstad,
brother of the bride. Mrs. q. A.
Jacobson played the Lohengrin wed.
ding march as the couple entered
the room. The service was read by
Rev. Andersen of the Synod church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starkey will move
to Minneapolis to make that city
their future home, and where Mr..
Starkey will be employed as civil
engineer. The Tribune joins their
many friends in extending to them
wishes for a long and prosperous
married life.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Litchfield Wins Again.

Willmar was again defeated by
LitchfeId last Saturday. the final
score being 16 to II. The first half
was one-sided, Litchfeld scoring all
her points to none for Wilmar, but
in the second half Willmar woke
up, and playing straight football
outplayed her opponents from
whistle to whistle. Twice the
I.itchfeld goal was crossed by line
smashing and bucking, and had
there been five minutes more to
play, the final score would no doubt
have looked quite different. The
whole team played with spirit. but
Smith, Grangaard, Hanscom, Horn
beck and Nyquist deserve special
mention. For Litchfeld, Bierman
and Baum were the bright partic-
ular stars, the latter especially be-
ing prominent in long end runs.
There was good sized crowd pres
ent, and some good roofing was
pulled off.
In the evening the visitors were
entertained at a dance at Bonde
Hall, after which light refresh
ments were served.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Good Election Service.

The feat accomplished by the
Tribune last week of presenting to
it's readers on Wednesday noon fair
ly complete election returns from
all parts Of the county, was unpar-
alleld in the history of local jour-
nalism.
That the Tribune was able to do
this was largely due to the excell-
ent bulletin service furnished by
the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany. With but two exceptions,
all the precincts in the county had
been heard from by IL o'clock Tues
day evening. The Northwestern
also furnished the bulletins to the
republican headquarters, the Elks
club, the Bijou theater. the opera
house, the Commercial and the
Merchants Hotel.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
BIG FIRE AT LlTCH-
FIELD this MORNING

Ed Benson Of the firm of Benson
Bros. & Jorris, received word this
morning that the fine business block
of Wells & Co. at Litchfeld is burn
ing. The fire was discovered at 8
o'clock this morning and had evil
IDENTIFY started in the elevator shaft.
The building has been completely
gutted and it is a question whether
it can be saved. The firm carried
a $4,000 stock and the building
was jammed full Of new goods for
the fall and winter trade. Some
of this was saved and all the neigh
boring buildings are filled with
merchandise hauled out from the
burning building. Mr.. Wells him
self is out hunting deer in the
northern part of the state.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
BRIEF STORY OF Old LANDMARK

In a short time the old NARROW
House will be moved from its pres
ent quarters to the west end of
town, where it will be fitted up in
to two small residences.
With the removal of this historic
house one Of the oldest landmarks
of Wi|lmar will be gone. 1t was
built in the fall and winter of 1869,
the year the railroad came. The
lumber was hauled from the eastern
part of the county about the same
time that A. E. Rice and John
Paulson were putting up their
store. The builders were Brandt
& Wilkins, and they rented the
house to D. A. Burr. the father of
Wesley Burr. Later it came into
the possession of a man named
Jones, a typical Yankee, regarding
whom the old-timers tell many a
merry tale. One of them was told
to the reporter by W. j. Kent in
strain somewhat as follows:
"Jones had the only Newfound-
land dog in the country in those
days. Like most dogs, this partic-
ular canine was more fond of the
meat he stole than the meat he got
at home, and so he paid frequent
visits to a shack that served the
combined purpose of meat house
and woodshed for Abbott, who built
the Glarum hotel and also the Win
blad property on the top of the hill.
Abbott determined to put an end to
the dogs thievings and so one day
he loaded his Winchester and set it
so that when the dog tried to carry
away the next load he would be
loaded full of lead. The scheme
seemed a good one. and Abbott
chuckled to think what would hap
pen to the thief. Something hap
pened. all right, but not quite what
Abbott had planned. In some way
the dog did not cline up" right,
and as result, when the gun went
off the charge struck the tail end
of the beast, removing all but a
couple of inches of the tail. Ab-
bott didn't care to mention the epi-
sode, but his friends got a lot of
pleasure out of relating it, and the
dog-well. he remained bob-tailed
till the end Of his days."
Jones finally went south, and in
September. 1872, Alexander Mar
low, who came from Illinois, came
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Chinaman Has Gone.

Wi9fmar no longer has any repre-
sentative from the Celestial En-
pire, for Hum Bang has moved t,
one ul the big cities or Merriam
Park. He and his family left or
the Saturday morning east boun(
train, but when interviewed by {:
reporter, refused to tell where the,
were going or what he was gong
to do.
Hum Bang came to Willmar SOM
ten years ago and started "washee
washee" establishment. He stuck
to it until about a year ago, wherl
he sold out to the Steam Laundry
and went into the hotel business,
securing a lease on the Glarum no.
tel. But he didn't prosper very
we'll, and last week he gave up the
lease, packed his earthly posses
sions, and moved to a place where
we hope the sun Of good fortune
will again smile upon him.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
PLANS TO I'M
PROVE FOOT l.
Commercial Club win Head
Movement Towards Beauti-
fyinQ the Home Lake.

That Willmar people are paying
too much attention to some lakes
lying some distance from Willmar,
to the neglect of the lake that lies
at its doors, was the concensus Of
opinion expressed at the meeting
of the Wil'mar Commercial Club
last night. Hundreds of cities Of
the size of Willmar would consider
themselves very fortunate to have
such a beautiful sheet of water
within their city limits. The fact
that there are other larger lakes,
with more beautiful shores and bet
ter fishing, has been the cause of
many Willmar people not appreciat-
ing the sheet of water that lies at
their doors.
The Club will head a movement
towards improving the lake next
summer. The work that was
planned for next season in this CON-
nection was the removal Of grass in
the lake and the abatement of nuis-
ances which tend to befoul the
water. One of the very first things
the city must do in the line Of i'm
provement is the erection Of a mod
ern system Of septic tanks that will
purify the water that runs from
the city sewer. The problem of the
disposal Of the city sewerage is the
great question before the munich
pa'ity at the present, and will have
to be disposed Of in the near fu-
ture. In regard to the improve
ment of the lake, the sewerage
question is one Of first Importance.
Other improvements that were dis
cussed last night were the laying
out of driveway around the lake
and the question Of maintaining
the water level in dry years by
means of artesian wells.
1t is certain that with a very rea-
sonable outlay, Foot lake could be
made a place Of pleasure and enjoy
ment to those of our citizens who
have not the means nor the time to
spend at Green or Eagle lakes. At
the same time it would become a
thing If greater beauty to our city
"a matter Of pride to our citizens.
All public spirited citizens Of Will
mar should lend a helping hand in
the endeavor to improve Foot lake.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
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ils%a9&!:%*!!l k&I!|

Nettie NARROW visited school
Monday.
The Girls Glee Club meet in
Room 4 for practice. They expect
to sing at the next literary.
Borghild Sand, Ethel Govig and
Nellie Rasmussen from the Will
mar High school visited at Benson
Friday. Saturday and Sunday.
The Girls Basketball team prac-
ticed Monday evening. There will
be practice most of this week, as
they expect to play Benson next
Saturday. It is the intention to
have the game at Benson, but if the
weather remains as cold as it is
now, the game will be played in
the Willmar gymnasium unless Ben
son can provide for an indoor game.
Miss Helen Clark from the
Paynesvill< High school visited
here from Friday until Monday.
Mrs. c. E. Hornbeck visited
school on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Walsh visited school Friday
morning. All the students were
pleased to see her, as she used to
be our former music teacher.
The program committee met last
night to make out the program for
the next literary, which will be
held November Is.
Karen Hanson was absent from
school Monday.
Mrs. Cantieny from Minneapolis
is visiting her daughter, Miss Flor
ence Cantieny.
The Litchfield High football team
played the Willmar High last Sat-
urday, winning by a score of 16 to
II. Litchfeld won their 16 points
during the first half by forward
passes and a f1uke, but in the second
half Willmar walked all over them,
making steady gains thru the line
and around the ends for two touch.
downs. At one time they held
Licthfield for three downs on the
one yard line and all the boys de.
serve credit for a very strong game
After supper a reception was giver
the visiting team at the hall.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11

into the possession ,.of the hotel.
Since t':cn it has been known as the
NARROW House. He kept it till in
1883, when he sold it to Ole Beck,
then q farmer out south. Beck also
ran feed and sales stable in con-
nection, and soon the house ac-
quired a reputation. 1t was a
great stopping place for people
hauling from New London and
Granite Falls, and the stage and
mail drivers also put up there.
The star boarder at this time was
the late Jerry Leary, the stock buy
er. He boarded there almost con-
tinuously for about Is years, and
remained a familiar figure about
the hotel until his death a few
years ago.
Beck als3 built the Merchants
Hotel, and he ran both hostelries
until the former went to some peo-
pie that held a mortgage against it.
At Beck's death. the property went
to his second wife, who ran it a
while and then disposed of it.
From this time on the NARROW
house began to decline. The rail-
roads coming in from various direc-
tions gradually diminished the
patronage. and altho it remained a
favorite stopping place for the old
timers, it never regained it's pres
tige of the early days.
The last man who tried to keep
up reputation for the house was
James Hackerson. familiarly known
as "Rattlesnake Jim" How Jim
got that name nobody knows. He
used to drive the stage between
Pembina, N. D., and Grand Forks,
and it is supposed that he got his
nom de plume in some interesting
affair about that time. Be that as
it may, Jim tried his best to keep
the house on the map, out he was
struggling against fate, and it
wasn't long before he was compelled
to give up the struggle, going from
here to Minneapolis, where, accord
ing to last reports, he is employed
by J. P. Madison.
And now the house that was once
the pride Of Willmar, "the Big Ho-
tel' Of the times, stands lonely and
torlorn, one of the eyesores that
must be removed to give room for
a more modern and more beauti-
full structure. Verify, the world
doth move!
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Court House Briefs.

Judge A. F. Nordin went to Far
90 last Saturday to attend conven-
tion Of the Episcopal Church.
Auditor Feig went to St. Paul
tuesday to see the state auditor re-
yarding loans for county and judi
:ial bitches.
A. E. Fritz, representing the
Journal-Press of St. Cloud, visited
the different county officers in quest
Of orders for his house.
Licenses to hunt game birds and
game animals have been issued dur
ing the past week to Harry Martin
Of Harrison and Lewis Rodiun of
Willmar.
The county canvassing board, con-
5isting Of l. T. Cramer, Magnus o.
son, Thos. H. Olson and John Feig,
met on Nov. and 6 to count and
ascertain the number of votes cast
for each candidate in the recent
election.
The total amount of taxes to be
distributed at the November settle
ment is contained in the following
accounts: current taxes, $40, BOB;
delinquent taxes, $57O.28; state ap-
portionment and current school
fund, $11. 761. Is; mortgage tax,
1862 40; total, $62, 1926. The
county treasurer is now ready to
distribute the taxes collected since
the first day Of June. The differ
ent municipalities may draw their
share of this settlement about Nov.
l2O.