davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30
TALK RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Large and Enthusiasts Meeting
Held Here Yesterday AZ
ternoOn,
Committee Appointed to Ascertain
Exact Amount of Damage
Done to Lands.

Between two and three hundred far
mers and business men from points all
along the Minnesota river between
Shakopee and New Ulm arrived here
at ten O'Clock yesterday morning for
the purpose of attending the meeting
of the Minnesota River Improvement
League.
The meeting was held at the court
house and was presided over by J. 81.
Diers of Blakely. City Attorney
Pfaender welcomed the delegates in the
absence of the Mayor.
The principal address was by State
Engineer Ralph who talked on sHow
to Control the Waters of the Mime
sofa River in the Future but there
were also short and interesting speech
es by Congressman Davis, Senator
johnson of st. Peter, G. N. Cosgrove
OF LIE Seuer and Attorney Jos. A. Eek
stein of New Ulm. A communication
was also read from O'Brien & Stone,
the St. Paul lawyers, in which they ex-
pressed the opinion that the only re-
lief the owners of flooded lands had to
expect was through Legislative action.
The really important business of the
session consisted in the appointment
of committee of one member from
each county whose duty it should be
to ascertain the exact damage done to
the bottom lands by the annual over
flow of the river. DR.. L. A. Fritsche
will represent Brown county on this
committee.
It was also resolved to request the
county commissioners of the various
counties for aid in securing a survey
of the river, and the president of the
league was authorized to appoint a
legisla alive committee.
Among the prominent workers in
the movement who were present at the
meeting were Congressman Davis,
Mayor Dick and Senator Johnson of
St. Peter, Senator Works of Mankato,
G. W. Babcock, the Kasota stone
quarry owner, G.. N. Cosgrove of LIE
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30
BATTERY EQUIPMENT IS HERE
New Guns for Bur@'s Battery Ar.
rived from St. Paul this
Morning.

A flat-car carrying two 3-inch
muzzle loading rifles and carriages,
together with caissons and gun an6
caisson limbers, arrived at the North.
western depot early this morning.
This is the equipment which the
heads Of the state military department
have been promising Burg's Battery
SO long. The boys had almost giyer
up hope of ever receiving the guns,
but now that they are here new life
will be infused into the local organi.
zation.
They were forwarded to Gen. Bob.
Letter from the St. Paul armory ty
Major Geo. c. Lambert Monday after
noon. Gov. Johnson was chiefly re.
sponsible for their final delivery.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30
WELLNER CASE is DECIDED
Supreme Court Reaches ConcIu-
sion in Famous Dispute Over
Murdered Mans Estate.
Judges Divided in Opinion but
Children Heirs Get the Worst
of 1t.
Lawyer Eckstein Retains the Land
Which Was Decided to Elm as
Fee by Murderess.

"a decision which allows a muir
deress to inherit property from her
husband victim shocks the moral
sense of all right feeling people and
that fact in itself strongly suggests
that it is wrong in law, morals and
Justice This is the language used
by Justice Elliott in the dissenting
opinion of the supreme court con-
corning the Inheritance of the estate of
John Wellner, murdered farmer of
Nicollet county.
The case is one on which the SUI
preme court split. only three judges
uniting on any one of the numerous
points presented, and two of those dis
agreeing on another phase. The
court affirmed the order of the lower
court, which has the effect of sustain
ing the jurisdiction of the probate
court and permits the murderess of
the farmer to inherit the property. If
an appeal had been taken from the
decision of the probate court instead
of from the district court, the result
might have been different, but a ma
jority of the court united in holding
that the widow, under the circum-
stances, could inherit the property,
but that she might be deprived of it by
proper process.
In other words the legislature may
be asked to amend the inheritance
law in such way that the legal
question involved will be definitely
settled-and settled against the widow.
Nine years ago Mrs. Emile Wellner
of Lafayette killed her husband, her
object plainly being to inherit the
statutory interest in his property in
order chat she might turn it over to
her accomplice, the hired man whom
she had planned to marry.
1t was two years before she was
arrested for the crime and in the
meantime the probate court Of Nicollet
had assigned her the Wellner home
D stead and the widows one-third in
terest in the estate, for Wellner died
without leaving a will.
After she was arrested and shortly
before her conviction she assigned her
rights in the property to her attorney,
Jos. A. Eckstein, who defended her
and her husband in the trials which
finally resulted in her husband being
convicted and she pleading guilty.
Five years later, Or little over a
year ago, the children of the muir
dered man, through their administra-
tor, Jacob Klossner Jr., sued Mr..
Eckstein to have cancelled the deed
executed to him by their mother be-
fore her confession and sentence.
The attorneys for the children raised
the point that the property had never
legally belonged to Mrs. Wellner,
and to permit her to inherit it from
the man she had killed would be ab-
horrent and repugnant. A demurrer
to the complaint of the administrator
was sustained in the district court
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30
LIGHTNING BOLT FATAL FOR TWO
Two NicoIlet County People Vic.
Tins Of Tuesdays Terrible
Storm.

Two lives, says theSt. Peter Herald,
were snuffed out during the terrific
electrical storm that swept over Nicol-
let county Tuesday forenoon. Theo-
dore Holl and his fourteen-year-old
son, Charlie, residing in CRANKY
township, were the victims of the ter
rible accident. The child was killed
instantly by a bolt of lightning and
his father was SO seriously injured
that he died a few hours later.
When the shocking fatality occurred
Mr.. Holl was blowing field short
distance from his home. He had
three horses hitched to the pillow, and
on the approach of the storm, about
nine O'Clock in the morning, he crouch
ed down beside them to secure shelter
from the rain. When the rain began
the boy stood some little distance
away, but Mr.. Holl called to him and
he ran to his father.
AS he did SO the bolt of lightning
struck the pillow and the unfortunate
child was killed instantly, the three
horses also falling dead in their
tracks. The lightning struck little
Charles Holl in the ear, and death
| was instantaneous. His father was
frightfully burned. When the bolt
struck him he was deprived of the
sight of one eye and sustained deep
| burns about the body and on his
| lower limbs.
After being hurt he was removed to
his home and subsequently 1egained
consciousness, being able to relate all
the details Of the terrible affair." For
a time it was thought that there
might be a chance for his recovery.
but the shock caused him to suffer
great pain, and at five o'clock in the
afternoon he expired.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30
LANDSLIDE FOR JOHNSON
Indications Already Point to
Sweeping Victory for Present
Chief Executive.
Governor Himself Feels Highly
Confident as He Reviews the
Outlook.

A victory for Gov. John A. John
son as sweeping as that of two years
ago is being predicted today by men
who have been following the guber-
Material contest in Minnesota.
The first week only of the speaking
campaign has passed, but sentiment
seems to be crystalizing fast in favor
of the Democratic candidate, not only
in the Twin Cities, but in every part
of the state.
Gov. Johnson himself, tired and
sick as the result of the week of siren
uous work on the stump, returned to
St. Paul Saturday evening and when
seen by a ST. Paul News reporter
said:
ST can't see anything to it but a
victory. During the last five weeks
have spoken in eleven towns in all of
which I appeared during my 1904 and
1906 campaigns. In every place I
was greeted with larger and more en-
thusiastic audiences than ever before.
The crowds were something enormous.
In every town the hall was unable to
contain the people and I had to adj
dress large overflow meetings.
'The reports I get from county lead
ers in these communities are also very
encouraging. They declare that con-
dltions as far as the contest for Cover.
nor is concerned are a duplicate OF
two years ago.
81 could hardly believe it, but they
insist it is so, and the receptions
have been receiving certainly indicate
something
The governors itinerary last week
included Montevideo, Granite Falls
Cottonwood, Marshall, Wilmar, At
water, Litchfeld, Cokato, Olivia ane
Saltwater. Most of these villages
are in the seventh congressional dis
trict, Jacobson's home district, which
the Republican managers have beer
counting on for big Jacobson plur
ality. The governor says he expects
to carry the Seventh, although he con
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30

Miss Emma Lambrecht of Prairieville
met with serious accident this week
which came near costing her life.
She was engaged in raking hay on her
parents farm, and the team which
she was driving became frightened
and got beyond her control. She was
dragged for distance of mile and
a half and was very badly bruised
and battered up. She was taken to
Sleepy Eye for medical aid, and the
physicians advised that she be taken
to the hospital in New Ulm.- Sleepy
Eye Herald-Dispatch.
While clearing a switch in the
M ankato railroad yards Wednesday,
evening, a Northwestern engine, in
charge of Engineer james Sapey,
was struck by an Omaha train and
Mr.. Sapey narrowly escaped with his
life. AS the two engines collided he
jumped through his cab window and
was painfully injured, the cords OF
one leg being badly strained and his
kneecap badly bruised, although not
broken. His fireman also jumped
from the engine and was caught be-
tween the locomotive and water tank
and tightly squeezed. Mr.. Sapey, the
engineer, at one time lived in New Ulm
and married New Ulm girl.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30
LITTLE BABE DORWNED In PAIL
Sad Accident Occurs on Farm
Near Sleepy Eye.

One of the most distressing acct
dents, which possibly has occurred in
this vicinity for some time past, was
the sad ending which befel the infant
son of Joseph Braun of Stark town
ship week ago Sunday. The parents
Of the child had gone to town to attend
the services at ST. Mary's church, and
left the ten-months old child in care OF
the older children. While the child
rem were playing in the yard near the
house, the baby crept out onto the
porch and, spying pail in which the
waste water and refuse was kept,
made hurried dash for the pail.
Reaching for the sides, the young fell
low raised himself up on his feet and
was gazing into the pail when he lost
his balance and fell headlong into the
pail. No one heard his cries, and he
was discovered short time after, life
being extinct.
The county coroner was notified,
but he did not deem it necessary to
hold an inquest. Sleepy Eye Herald
Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30

Sueur, J. H. Diers of Blakely, A. L.
Poehler of Henderson, F. G.. Irwin and
+. J. Whitlock of Belle PLANE, C. H.
Casey of Jordan, J. A. Ring of Shak.
opee, Frank Fowler, Henry Rohel, A.
L. Wheeler and F. W. Lassow of North
Mankato, Hon. Ole Peterson OF Berna.
dotte and Frederick Iltis of Chaska.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30

cedes his opponent about half the
counties in the district.
The Itinerary for this week includes
such towns as Winona, KassoD,
Rochester, Waseca, Owatonna and Aus
tin.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-30

Rev. Sauter and wife returned early
in the week from fortnight's vacation
in Minneapolis.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
INTO A NATIONAL BANK
FIRST STATE WILL BE CONVERT
ED AND CAPITAL INCREASED.
Was Decided on at Meeting of Stock
holders Monday Afternoon.
Dawson's Oldest Bank.

At a meeting of the stockholders
of the First State Bank Monday al
ternoon it was unanimously decided
to convert this old and popular finan-
cial institution into a national bank
and increase the capital stock from
$63,4OO.O0 to $100,000.OO. The
name of the new bank will be the
American National.
Application will be made at once
to the controller of the currency, at
Washington, to incorporate the bank
under the national banking laws,
and this is expected to be accom-
plished in the next two or three
weeks.
The First State is Dawson's Oldest
bank, being the first to be organized
and incorporated here. 1t has had a
long and prosperous career, and has
always enjoyed the reputation or
being one of southwest Georgia S
most solid financial institutions.
It's affairs are in such good shape
that the transition from a state to a
national bank will be quickly ana
easily made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
THE ELECTION IN LEE.
Some of the Races in the Primary
Were Very Close.


The democratic primary over IN
Lee county Thursday was one OF the
liveliest ever known there. The re-
suit was as follows;
George C. Edwards nominated fol
ordinary; James Morgan, clerk; f. l.
King. tax collector; D. w. Tison, tax
receiver; C. H. Beazley, representa-
tive; H. L. Long, judge city court;
w. H. Badly, surveyor. All the fore
going were elected without opposl-
ton.
Sheriff S. B. Smith was reelected
defeating his nearest opponent II
D. Paramore, by 20 votes.
D. D. Hall was reelected treas
urer. defeating ]. Max Cawood by 80
votes and Capt. John w. Forester
by SO votes.
p Galloway, for senator, de,
feated E. S. Ferguson, Jr., by "a
votes. no
elected a member of the board OF
county commissioner for the Pal,
mvra district, receiving 20 votes &c
: for his opponent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
THE METHODIST MEETINGS
Services Held Twice Day. Rev. T.
NJ. Christian Is Preaching, and Mr..
Milan Has Charge of Singing.

Revival meetings at the Methodist
church were begun Sunday morning.
The congregations filled the church
at both of the services.
A splendid congregation assem-
bled Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
and there were demonstrations of di-
vine power.
Rev. T. NJ. Christian of Quitman
will arrive this (Tuesday) afternoon,
and will preach every day at 10 a.
m. and 7 p. m. He is accompanied
by his wife, who will assist him in
the work.
Mr.. Milan of Chicago, singing
evangelist of note, arrived Monday
and has the music in charge. He is
organizing a church choir, and the
singing will be a special feature o.
the meetings.
The meeting has started well. Ev
erybody has a cordial invitation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
UNDER $1,000 PEACE BOND.
CHARGED THAT j. N. KING HAD
THREATENED j. II. BRIM.
Former WelI-Known Lee County
Farmer, and Later a Promi-
nent Citizen of Terrell.


Farmer, and Later a Promi-
nent Citizen of Terrell.
Mr.. j. n. King, well-known far
mer of Lee county, was put under a
bond of $4,000 to keep the peace
by Judge j. b. Pickett Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. King was arrested at the in
stance of Mr.. j. H. Brim of Herod.
Mr. King fell out with Mr.. Brim
on account of new road that was
recently established by the board of
commissioners of Terrell county, and
which touches land in this county
owned by both Messrs. Brim and
King. The latter, it seems, thinks
the former was instrumental in hav-
ing the new road opened, and wanted
him (Brim) to pay him $500 dam
ages, which he refused to do.
Some letters were introduced that
were written by Mr.. King to a broth
err in Mitchell county asking that
he notify him when Mr.. Brim,
who has interests in that county,
made his next trip there, and when
and how he would return home, the
inference being that he wanted to
see him somewhere en- route and get
satisfaction, which he had been
heard to express a desire to do.
Mr.. Brim testified that he had fire.
quently been threatened by Mr.. King
and similar evidence was given by
others.
At the hearing Thursday Mr.. King
did not make a statement or intro
duce any evidence, and readily gave
the bond after it had been assessed.
1t is an unfortunate affair, and
the friends of both gentlemen, who
are highly esteemed citizens, hope
that there will soon be an amicable
adjustment of the matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
NFW RULE IN EFFECT TO-DAY

held up to April LIST. After April LIST
The Dawson News cannot send a pa
per to any person who owes as much
as one year without putting stamp
on each paper. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the postage on all such
subscribers will be more than the
subscription price We will, there
fore, have to cut off of our list all
those who owe us for as long as one
year.
We have given all of our subscrib-
ers fair warming, and they have only
themselves to blame If any of them
fail to get the paper after the next
two or three weeks, or as soon as we
can revise our list.
We dislike to lose a single name
from our list, but we must obey the
rules of the postofi1ce department.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01

dence predicted conviction the gem
eral opinion on the outside was that
Orr would be acquitted. Judge Whip
pie imposed the limit of the law for
embezzlement Orr's brothers put
up a 10000 bond with the purpose
'of fighting the case througn the high
er courts to the bitter end
The conviction of the former cash
Ter is said to have made other Off
Gals and employees of the bank now
under indictment regard their own
cases with even greater seriousness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
DIED FROM OPERATION.
Mr.. Whit Orr, Former Terrell
County Citizen.


County Citizen.
Mr.. Whit Orr of Shellman, who
was a former citizen of Terrell coun-
tv and was we'll known and esteemed
by many of our people, died in At
lanta Friday after undergoing sur
gical operation. His remains were
taken to Shellman Saturday, and the
interment occurred at Rehoboth
church, near there, Sunday AFTER
noon with services at the grave by
Rev. John Martin The Shellman
Camp of Woodmen of the World, of
which Mr.. Orr was a member, con-
Guided the burial with their impress
i've ceremony. A number of Dawson
Woodmen were present.
Mr.. Orr is survived by wife ana
one child. the former being a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Chambers
of Parrott.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
NOTICE.

have sold the Union Commission
Company to Messrs. D. S. Kaufman
ana John Allen, and am no longer
connected with the business in any
way. l thank the public for their
liberal patronage, and bespeak a
continuance of the same for my sue
cessors. This March 2, 1908.
w. e. HICKEY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON
Will Be Played on the Local Base
Ball Diamond Friday.

The baseball season, locally, will
open Friday afternoon, when the
Dawson team will cross bats with
the Cuthbert nine.
The home boys have been putting
in some heavy ticks practicing for
several days, and propose to maks it
interesting for the visiting team.
Go out Friday afternoon and en-
courage the boys with your pres
ence and roofing"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
TIME LIMIT EXPIRES TODAY
APRIL 1. DELlNQOENA0
WILL BE CUT OFF.

After today, April 1, 1t VIII ho'
he lawful for this paper to continue
anv subscriber on its list who owes
90 much as one years subscription
DaiIies cannot send a paper 10 any
nerson who owes for three months
and semi-weeklies cannot SEND pa
ners TO any person who owes nine
months subscription.
This ruling was made by the post o
o@ca department some months ago.
I'M, Aae to have gone into effect Jan
s,arv 1st. The National Editorial
= &C asked that the order DC
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
WILL SOON ELECT TEACHERS
A Number of Applications Have Al
ready Been Filed.

Much interest is already centereo
in tho annual election of teachers OF
the Dawson public schools, which us
ually occurs in May.
How many, or whether all, or the
nresent faculty will be applicants 1or
reelection is not now known.
Already Secretary J. G. Parks OF
the board of school commissioners
has received letters from teachers
who desire positions in the Dawson
schools, and it is certain that there
will be a great number of applicants
to select from.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
TEMPERANCE DAY OBSERVED
WITH RALLY AT METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT.
A Number of Appropriate RecitatiOns
and Songs, and an Address by
Rev. 0. B. Chester.

|
and Songs, and an Address by
! Rev. o. Il. Chester.
There was large and enthusiast
tic gathering at the Methodist church
Sunday night, the occasion being a
temperance rally, which was a fitting
close to the Sabbath observed the
world over as Temperance Day"
Long before the hour for the eXer-
cises to begin the crowd began to as
semble, and the ushers were for
sometime kept quite busy making ev-
erybody comfortable.
The decorations were unusually
pretty. An immense United States
flag was gracefully draped above the
organ loft, furnishing a beautiful
| background for the snow white lilies
! banked about the altar. The picture
of Frances E. Willard, wreathed in
white roses, hung just beneath the
stars and stripes. Floating above
this was the pure white banner of
the cross" Smaller flags were placed
about the pulpit, tied with large
white bows, while the chancel rails
: were trimmed with the white en-
blem, which formed an exquisite fin
ishing touch; but the browning beau
ty of the scene were the happy faces
! of the children, radiant with antic-
ipation.
After a voluntary by the choir the
children. each carrying a flag, march
ed to the front and led in that soul
stirring hymn, America" Edwin
and Julian Cooke, the handsome
twins of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Cooke,
caught the crowd in the bright man
ner in which they recited III concert
Temperance boys we are" THE
fight is on" was the next number OF
the program, and was sung with the
spirit and the understanding by the
little folks. Miss Marian Edwards,
in the felicity of utterance and de-
livery of the sweet poem, "a little
child shall lead them, held the rapt
attention of the audience.
Rev. o. B. Chester told in we'll
chosen words of the onward sweep
of the great temperance movement,
giving an interesting history OF the
beginning of the fight on the liquor
traffic, and how it has grown to be
a worldwide issue.
He paid a glowing tribute to the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion in it's work for God and home
and native land. His address was
pronounced one of the most forcetul
and eloquent ever heard in Dawson
"Do YOU slumber in your tent,
christian soldier?" was next sung.
/, and Mrs. R. E. Bell paid a beautiful
tribute to Frances Willard, who sac
rificed everything that woman
holds dearest to battle against evll
THAT her sisters might have sWeete1
lives and happier homes in which tc
rear their children.
The closing feature of the delight,
ful program was the song, I'VE wiz
Lift the Banner High, sung "lt1
fine effect by the children, grouped
in the altar, each one enthuslastlcai-
!, lv waving the stars and stripes, While
above all was slowly unturled the
white flag, the only one that is ever
allowed on our naval vessels to floa'
above cold Glory" About TINS
"hanner of the cross" all the nations
of the world unite, and it shall leao
humanity out of the darkness lntc
the light of peace and hope.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01
A New Trial Granted.

The supreme court has granted
Amos Robinson, who was convicted
at the last term of the superior court
of numbering Gum Burch and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment in the
penitentiary. a new trial.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-01

1t is reported that there are
number of cases of smallpox in the
Twelfth district, nearly every tenant
of some of the farmers being afiict-
ed with the disease.