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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Broker Dashed to Death.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 14.-Whtle at
tempting to close his Office window on
the eighth floor of the Publication
building Saturday, Herman A. Schulz,
50 years old, a flour and grain broker,
oserbalanced himself and fell to the
ground He was instantly killed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Gas Blast Injuries Several.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Many persons
were injured, two perhaps fatally, by
a terrific explosion of gas in a vault
at the VAIL Adding Machine Com
pany, occupying third and fourth
floors of manufacturing building at
4O5 Ohio street, Saturday morning.
The gas is believed to have escaped
from defective fixture in the wall
Of the vault, which was filled during
the night by the vapor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Still Anxious.

$50 your financial apprehensions are
over?"
"Not entirely" answered the man
who is never satisfied to be happy.
Il have quit fretting about getting any
money out of the bank, and am now
worrying about how to get more IN"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Babylon.

Babylon.
Like magic architects the winds have
made
OF radiant clouds city in the air.
Temples and citadels and gardens fair,
With all the show of pompous art dis
played;
FURNISHED and dyed with every deeting
shade
OF. sunset-gold and rose and emerald
rare
Until phantom Babylon Is there,
A crown Of blooming stars upon her
The tangled consultations wane and die,
The witcharI ef waking dawn enc
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
GENERAL NEWS.

The towns of Grand Marais and
Beaver Bay were reported to be burn
ing and many other places were en-
dangered by the forest fires of Michi-
gan and Minnesota.
hurricane Of great fury swept
over Turks Islands. B. w. l., and the
town of Grand Turk was devastated
A number of lives have been lost, but
just how many cannot yet he said.
Emperor William disappointed the
general expectation that he would set
foot on French territory in the course
of sightseeing voyage along the
Vosges range.
In flight lasting one hour, ten min
uteS and rs seconds, Oryille Wright
surpassed all his exploits for a time
and distance flight for heayier-than-
air machine.
The number of unemployed in Lon
don. England, was strikingly illus.
trated when 5000 men surrounded and
attempted to make their way into
hospital which had advertised for
porter at wage of $3.50 a week and
meals.
Warm praise was given President
Roosevelt by Judge e. H. Gary, chair
man of the board of directors of the
United States Steel corporation, at a
banquet given for him by Sir Hugh
Bell, president of the Iron and Steel
institute, and others.
The plant of the Cosmosdale Cement
Company, located at Cosmosdale, II
miles southwest of Louisville, burned
with loss estimated at 100000.
American workingmen and working
women, represented by the American
Federation of Labor, will cooperate
with the coming worlds congress on
tuberculosis to prevent the spread of
consumption in workshops, homes and
public buildings
The formal notification of John TEN
pie Graves Of his nomination as vice.
presidential candidate of the Independ.
ence party took place at the Ponce de
Leon Casino in Atlanta, Ga.
The board of directors of the Nation
al Federation of Women's Clubs Sc
iected Cincinnati as the place of the
1910 biennial convention.
Descendants of Maj Gen. Alexander
Macomb, first communicating chief of
the United States army, gathered in
Detroit from many parts of the United
States for the unwilling of statue
of Gen. Macomb, erected at the site
nj Eic hiit nn1 nn1np ho sc
the Michigan Society of the Daughters
of 1872.
Paris Fletcher, member of we'll
known real estate firm of St. Paul.
Mimi. and prominent socially, was in
stantly killed and Mrs. Fletcher was
severely injured by the overturning of
their automobile at Minnesota, near
Wabasha. Mimi
The steamer Rutledge, the largest
excursion craft in local waters. was
badly damaged while attempting to
PASS through the Northwestern draw.
bridge at Winona, Mimi.
Forest fires broke out anew in north.
ern Minnesota. destroying the village
Of SNOWFALL and threatening several
large towns.
Collaborating sand was found in
Kansas City by man digging a els
TEN
Heavy rair fell in northern Mime.
sofa, saving Hibbing from the forest
fires.
Robbers dynamited the post office
safe at Breckenridge, Mo-, and got
away with $1,100 worth of stamps and
a small amount of cash.
The McAlpin trophy in the national
shooting tournament at Seagirt, N. j.,
was won by the Ohio team.
The Union passenger station at
Memphis, Tenn, was destroyed by
fire.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
New Variety Of Rye.

New Variety Of Rye.
A new variety of winter rye, called
Minnesota No. 2. has been originated
by the Minnesota Experiment Station,
and Is now ready for distribution.
This rye was obtained by selection
from the Swedish rye and is an excep-
tionally high yielder. The average
yield upon the station grounds for the
past eight years is 40.4 bushels per
acre, while the average yield of other
varieties for the state in the same time
was 1872 bushels per acre. One field
Of 10 acres yielded AZ bushels per
acre this fall.
Minnesota No. 2 rye is offered to
the farmers of the state in two to five
bushel lots at the price of $1.25 per
bushel, including sacks. Seed will be
supplied either by the station or by
farmers who have co-operated with
the station as seed growers. Com
munications in regard to the rye
should be addressed to Andrew Boss,
agriculturist, Minnesota Experiment
Station, st. Paul, MINI.
Packing Plant Assured.
Minneapolis-A three million dollar
packing plant for Minneapolis, to be
established by the Armour Packing
company of Chicago is now assured.
J. Ogden Armour of Chicago, head Of
the immense Chicago concern, was in
Minneapolis to meet with B. F. Mel
son, president of the Commercial club,
and arranged the preliminaries for
the construction, beginning early next
spring, of the largest and most mod
ern plant of its kind in the world.
What will be of especial interest to
Minneapolis people is that the Ar
mour plant is to be much larger than
at first contemplated. Sufficient prop
erty was purchased at the outset to
provide for plant much larger than
at that time planned. Minneapolis is
to lose nothing by the delay, now
that it has been decided to so enlarge
the plant that it will not only be the
best equipped plant in the world, but
will also be the largest single packing
plant in operation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
canada's Wheat 124,eso,ooo Bushels.

Canada's Wheat 24,69O,OO0 Bushels.
Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 14.-A govern
ment crop report estimates the total
Canadian wheat yield at 124.69O,000
bushels, an average of 81 bushels per
acre. The total yield of oats is es-
timated at 269,904,000 bushels, and
the total barley yield 49.4SS,000 BUSH
Ella.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16

A wreath of primrose glory in the sky
And all the orient incarnadines-
Lo. Babylon has vanished with the night
And whittier have the builders taken
flight!
William F. Mccormack.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
NEWS NOTES.

st. Paul.-Defnite steps are taken
to make St. Paul the head of a new
Episcopalian diocese.
Red Wing.-A man snached 4 box
of jewels worth $1,000 and fled across
the river, only to be captured.
Cokato-The large barn belonging
to A. p. Peterson caught fire from
some unknown cause last night and
burned to the ground before the work
of the fire department became effec-
tive.
st. Paul-Gen. c. c. Andrews, state
forestry commissioner, talks of the
Mesaba disaster and blames careless
ness of settlers for most Of the losses
resulting from forest fires.
DulIth-William Fossback, an en-
ploye of the Scott Graft Lumber COM
pany, was fatally aurt in the Northern
Pacific yards today.
Minneapolis-The Minnesota state
fair is an aid to matrimony. More
marriage licenses were issued last
week, "Dick' Wiggin says, than in
any week previous in the history OF
the county.
st. Paul-Despondent over financial
loss. Gus Friberg, a farmer Of Boyce-
vile. Wis.,, swallowed part Of the con-
tents of package Of rough on rats"
in a saloon and died several hours
later. 49,
Kandiyohi-Henry Fieg, state in
spector Of country elevators. says oats
crop 10 poorest IN thirty years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
PRAY FOR rain TO
STOP FOREST fires
ONLY HEAVY DoWNPOUR CAN
PREVENT DESTRUCTION OF
MINNESOTA TOWNS,
THE FATE OF GRAND
MARAIS STILL UNKNOWN
Game Wardens of Michigan Ordered
to Devote Themselves Solely to
Fighting Flames-8ig Peat Tract
in Wisconsin Burning.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 14.-Unless a
heavy rain falls within the next 48
hours nothing can prevent the destruc-
ton of every town on the north shore
of Lake Superior in Cook county. This
is admitted by every one who has be-
come familiar with existing conditions.
No rain has fallen in this district since
July 10, and everything in the woods,
is as dry as parchment. All the many
valuable tracts of white and Norway
pine in this district have been or are
being rapidly devastated by the flames
and Saturday the walls of fire, with a
heavy land wind behind them, were
eating their way into the settlements.
The fate of Grand Marias, Mimi, is
still unknown. The steamer Gopher
is still there fighting the flames. The
Gopher will not return till the town
is destroyed or the danger past.
Game Wardens to Fight Flames.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 14.-State Game
Warden Pierce has instructed his
deputies throughout the state to aban-
don all other duties and devote them.
selves to fire fighting. Traverse City
reports fires dangerously near that
city, having already destroyed several
buildings in the suburb of Bonneville.
Reports from Calumet say that light
showers early Saturday checked the
fires in the copper country somewhat.
Reports from Isle Royal at Calumet
are discouraging. Summer cottages
and much timber are already de-
stroyed and the resorts at Rock Har-
Dor and Washington Harbor are
thought to be doomed. Unless there
is a soaking rain within "a hours the
island will be devastated, the reports
say.
Peat Beds Burning.
Racine, Wis, Sept. 14.-One hun
dred acres of peat beds in the town of
Norway are on fire and there is dan
ger of barns and farm houses burn
ing. Farmers are fighting the flames.
At the farm of Luke Place, west of
this city, six acres Of marsh lands are
burning and large number of farm
ers are engaged in combating the fire.
Near 'Franksville many acres of marsh
lands are on fire and grass fires are
prevalent along the lines of the North
western and St. Paul roads.
Big Forest Tract Aflame.
Greenville, Pa, Sept. 14.-What is
known as the Dorset Big Woods, a
large tract of forest land, across the
Crawford line in Ohio, is being swept
by fire, and farmers in that section are
making desperate efforts to check the
spread of the flames.
The fire, which is supposed to have
been started from the spark of To-
connective, is now regarded as being
beyond control. The long draught has
parched the grass and shrubbery,
which is burning like finder.
Nearly all of the small streams in
the section are dry and the freight
ers are greatly handicapped Already
much valuable timber has been burned.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Minnesota River.

st. Peter-Anticipating action by
the legislature in regard to the i'm
provement of the Minnesota river,
George A. Ralph, state drainage en-
gineer, has prepared set of maps
covering all surveys made of that
river. The improvement Of the Min.
nesota has been subject of much
discussion for several weeks, and the
indications are that this will be crys-
tallized by action In the coming legis-
lature.
II the legislature sees fit to appoint
committees to investigate the subject,
Mr.. Ralph will be able to give them
full information concerning the course
of the stream, the nature Of the sur
rounding country, the number of
drainage bitches now emptying into
the river and the rainfall for the past
twenty-five years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Grasshoppers.


St. Paul-F. L. Washburn, state
entomologist, foresees a grasshopper
plague next year unless farmers take
active measures now to prevent it.
II note that grasshoppers have been
troublesome this season from the va
rious complaints 1 have received from
many localities" said he. THE out
look for next summer is somewhat
alarming possibly, unless measures
are taken this fall to prevent an out
break. would therefore suggest that
the farmers who note grasshoppers
laying eggs this month, or early next
month, in their land, should not fail
to pillow as late as possible after all
eggs have been laid, thus turning
them under and preventing their is-
suing next spring."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
The State Fair.

Hamline-Attended by 40,076 more
persons and netting in ticket sales
$31 $50 more than the fair OF 1907,
the Minnesota state fair of 1908 show
ed, by the balancing of it's books last
night, that its gratifying success had
been attended by wonderful increase
In attendance and profits.
The total for ticket sales for the
week amounted to $162,707, which is
not including about $1,000 worth of
tickets for which the money has not
yet been returned. Last year the
grand total for tickets was $131,557.
Saturday nights receipts were $14,919
as compared to $13,05S for the last
day, last year.
The total attendance for the week
was 326,753 as compared to 2S6,678
for the entire week last year. Satur-
days attendance was "a, 1853 as against
1886 for the same day last year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16

legislature blocked the election of
Gov. Cummins to the United States
senate.
Kansas City is in fear of race war,
the negroes having purchased fire.
arms.
Carroll Hall. aged IA, of Danville,
N. H., accidentally shot and killed his
16-year-old sister.
An attempt was made to turn a
meeting of unemployed workingmen
of New York into an anarchistic dem.
onstration, and for half an hour the
big meeting held in Cooper Union was
the scene of wild excitement, during
which red flags were raised, the police
denounced and incendiary speeches
made. Alexander Berkman and a
young woman were arrested.
Stanley Ketchel of Michigan, former
middleweight champion of the world,
was knocked out in the twelfth round
at Los Angeles by Billy Papke of ILL.,
nois, who is now middleweight cham
pion of the world.
At Fort Myer Orville Wright made
the two greatest aeroplane flights ever
made publicly in this country when
he remained in the air for over II
minutes on his first flight and for
nearly eight minutes on his second
flight.
Adam Menche, deputy factory in.
spector and former president of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor. was
found dead in his room at Kewanee,
Ill. He is believed to have succumbed
to heart disease.
The Independence party in Mime
sofa named William H. Allen of st.
Paul for governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
STRICKEN WITH APoPlExY
SUDDEN DEATH TODAY OF
GEORGE r. ROWAN.
Was One of the Oldest Employees Of
War Department-Native
of Ireland.

Mr.. George r. Rowan one of the oldest
employees of the War Department, was
stricken with apoplexy in his Office in the
basement of the War Department build
ing about 1890 o'clock this morning and
died about twenty minutes later. He had
been away for ten days on account of sick
ness and reported at the office TINS morn
ing for duty. He appeared to be in his
usual health and did not complain of Ill
ness About 1880 o'clock he rose from his
seat and started out of the room todel1Ver
a message, but before he got to the door he
fell down. He struggled to his feet, now
ever, but before assistance could reach
him he fell again. He was carried to the
emergency room in the department. and
Maj Straub of the medical department
of the army and a physician from the
Emergency Hospital were quickly In at
tendance Their efforts were unavailing,
however. and the man passed away With
out regaining consciousness. The coroner
made some inquiries about the case and
gave a certificate of death from apoplexy,
whereupon the body was taken in charge
by an undertaken.
MIR. Rowan was born in Ireland, but
came to this country when boy and
settled in New York. In August 1853,
ha enlisted in Battery of the 4th United
States Artillery, and served in that regi-
ment until June. 1858 During the next
two years he was attached to the ord
narce department at the government
arsenal at Fort Monroe. He entered the
government civil service as private In
the general military service in July. 1882
and i'm the following month was appointed
as assistant messenger in the adjutant
generals office in the War Department
He served faithfully in that department
ruary 1904, he had held the office Of mes
senger.
Mr. Rowan was a quiet. unobtrusive
old man. who attended strictly to his
own business and did his full duty, ano
had many friends in and out of the gov.
eminent service. He was a wfdowel
and lived with his daughter, Mrs. Agnes
Coffin, at sos New Hampshire avenue
| northwest. Although the date OF his blrtf
is not given, it is understood at the de-
partment that he was about eighty-one
years of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To B. DAILY. one fwo-story brick dwell
ing at 1912 East Capitol street north
east: estimated to cost SS.9b5: architects.
c. A. Didden e. Son; builders, A. GetZ &
Son.
To w. P MCGEE. four two-story brick
dwellings. at 266 TO 30 18th street SOUTH
east; estimated to cost $4,000; archi-
tect and builder. ]. H. Lewis.
To F. III. Thomas. one two-story frame
dwelling at JQJ Dahia street: estima ted
to cost $1,000: architect and builder F.
II. Thomas.
To W. S. MINIS. six two; tory brick
dwellings at 2619 to 1929 18th street north
west: estimated to cost $1,000: architect
and builder, j. j. MoebS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15

House. All sorts of questions were asked
Of the floor leaders as to when it's read
ing would be begun, but typogra phical
error in the print OF the message was
seized upon by those opposed to the four
battleship plan to delay the reading in
the hope that the provision relating to
the battleships would be first reached and
thereby discount any effect the message
might have in bringing members over to
the Presidents view. 1t looked at one
time as II it would be necessary to re-
turn the message to the President so that
he might make the necessary corrections.
and when this was avoided further delay
was caused by the inconvenience Of q
change which would transform the COM
mittee of the whole into the House prop
er and then return to the committees
method of proceeding. Consequently the
message was not laid before the House
until just before the close of the days
work. 1t was enthusiastically received
by the advocates of a larger navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
CONTROL OF PACIFIC.
Hobson Declares That Adequate
Naval Bases Are Demanded.

During the consideration of the naval
AUTHORIZATION bill in the House yesterday.
pressed for information about Admiral
Deweys real position in the matter, Mr..
Hobson. speaking with great emphasis
and amid loud applause. exclaimed that
he had just telephoned the admiral and
Admiral Dewey had replied:
ut is Subig Bay now and forever If we
are to have a naval base
Stating that although he did not intend
to criticize Admiral Dewey. Mr.. Sherley
asserted that it would have been more
valuable to Congress If he had made his
dissent TO the findings OF the board in
stead of acquiescing in the findings and
making his dissent by telephone
This remark somewhat nettled Mr.. Hob.
sou. who holly retorted that II Admiral
Dewey and the general board had told
fhe naval committee and the whole Con-
gress that this whole question was to
provide against the sudden attack Of $50, :
coo men that could land at League Island
Mr.. Sherley would criticise the admiral
and the board and the President and the
Navy Department and every other man
who studied the question for bringing up
q war scare
Mr.. Hobson asserted that in order for
the United States to control the Pacific
1t would be necessary to have f1rst-class
naval base at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-15
FIGURES IN ROMANCE.
Woman Taught to Remain Single
ACQUIRES a Husband.

News has been received in this city of
the wedding of Miss Adah Pratt Of Irving
street and B. Franklin Hoover of PhIa-
delphia. which occurred last Saturday in
the Quaker city. Connected with the mar
| rage, it Is reported, is a story of unusual
romance. Mrs. Hoover had not made the
acquaintance Of a man. it Is said until
| she was grown. having been born and
reared in community of women, where
all were bound by teaching and belief to
| remain single. The sequel is, however,
that she married the first man to whom
she was introduced.
According to the story. Mrs. Hoover
father and mother resided in Texas thirty
years ago. About the same time Mrs.
Martha McWhirter of Waco had vision
| and left her husband. gathering about her
A small party of women, who We're made
| to believe she did. Later She estab-
lished her colony upon a farm near Bel
! ton, Tex, and called 1t 1.-The Women S
Commonwealth Its members. it is. said.
| were all well-to-do. Some were spinsters,
some. were married, and some had. chill
dren. Mrs. Pratt. 1t is said, was one of
the early converts after the removal to
Bolton and Joined the colony. where. two
months afterward, the present Mrs. Hoov-
Ter was born.
Ten years ago, it is added, Mrs Nc
Whittier decided to bring the colony, in
which there were ten children. to this city.
A large house was purchased on Irving
street and a farm Of 172 acres in Mont
gomery county, Nd. The children. it is
| declared, were taught to beware of men,
and were never permitted to have male
acquaintance. They were INSTRUCTED in
various kinds of work. and were sent reg
ularly to CHURCH, although never permit :
| ted to affiliate with any particular de-
| nomina ton.
4 Mr. and Mrs. Hoover. it is stated. first
met about one year ago. The latter was
| downtown shopping with a girl friend
when her future husband, who was then
employed in a local hotel. was presented
to her. Mr.. Hoover left the city shortly
afterward for Chicago but during his So
journ in that city he managed to keep UP
a steady correspondence with Miss Pratt
Then he went to Philadelphia and last
week the young woman went to the same
city, where the marriage ceremony was
performed Saturday by Rev. DIR. j. B. G.
Pid9e. pastor of the Fourth Baptist
Church of that city.
Mrs. Pratt Is said to still he a resident
of 1.-The Women's Commonwealth" 1887
Irving street. hut a Star reporter, who
called there today. was not admitted nor
given any information.