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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17

Accused Of Tampering With Fed
eral Jury at ST. Paul.
JURORS ALSO ARE INVOLVED
Action Brings to a Sensational Close
Case Against Wisconsin Grain
and Stock Company.

Sherman s. Smith of Minneapolis
Is accused of tampering with the
Woods jury in the United States
court at st. Paul. He is held by
Judge Morris under $4,000 bail to an
swer charge Of contempt of court.
Two jurors in the case, Lyman Bachel'
Tor of Medalia and E. G. Benedict of
sabin, Clay county, were also placed
under like bonds on the same charge.
Mr.. Smith denies the charge.
This action brought to a sensation.
al close the case against alleged Off.
GERS of the Wisconsin Grain and Stock
company which has been on trial In
the United States district court for
more than a month and which has at.
tracted wide attention. Judge Morris
dismissed the jury and continued the
case over to the. June term Of court.
When the case Is taken up again 1t
will be as new case and the ground
covered at the present trial Will have
to be gone over again. j :.
The defendants in the case are Il,
A. Wood, G. w. Wood. f. 9. Wood. F.
b. Wood. Charles Kelly and Paul Foss.
who are charged by the government
with being connected with the Wis
consin Grain and Stock company. The
concern was commission company
and the government charges that il
used the mails for the purpose Of
fraud.
Sherman S. Smith. who Is accused
Of tampering with the jury, was or
the special venire summoned for this
case, but he was not accepted as 6
Juror. He is a prominent Republican
politician of Minneapolis. He repre-
sented a Minneapolis district in the
state house Of representatives during
the sessions of 1901, 1902 and 1905
and he has been active in both loca
and state politics.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
KILLED BY THE CARS,
%ou" Men Meet Death in St, Paul ane
Vicinity.

:-ou" Men Meet Death in St, Paul and
Vicinity.
H}t:r men were killed on the rail.
cc2sis IN st. Paul and vicinity within
twenty -tour hours and one was seri-
ol%iy MANNED
Bese!ves OF Minneapolis Was
killed in the Minnesota Transfer rail
way yards, being run over by two
CARS.
John Oi;ean. a Roumanian laborer,
was ruin down by Northern Pacific
passenger train near the Western ave
nue. bridge. His skull was fractured
and he died instantly.
William Fischer. who was run down
by a st. Paul road passenger train at
Grace and Oneida streets while he
was driving coal wagon across the
tracks. died at the city hospital
Frank Faribault, who was squeezed
between two freight cars in the West
Side yards of the Chicago Great West
ern railway, died at St. Joseph's hos
Dital
George Clark of Chicago had his
right knee fractured when he fell from
a train under the Third street bridge
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
AGED RECLUSE MURDERED
Chris WaIther Of New UIm Meets
Traaic Death,

Tragic Death.
Chris Walther, sixty-five years old,
was found murdered In his home
In North German street, New Ulm,
only about six blocks from the
business section of the city. From the
condition of the house robbery plainly
was the motive for the crime, but
there is no clue to the identity of the
murderer other than that the police
believe It. to have been somebody ia.
miliar with the habits of the man.
They think the act was deliberately
planned and that Walther had been
watched for some time.
Walther was bachelor and had
lived in New Ulm about thirty years.
He had led the life of a recluse, and
has been the only occupant of his lit
tie house. The only wound on the
body was a mark below the right tenn
pie. and some blood had oozed from
tho loft ear.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
WILL SUCCEED GREEDY,
General Edgerly to Command Depart.
ment Of Dakota.

General EdgerIy to Command Depart.
ment Of Dakota.
BY direction Of the president Briga-
der General Winfield s. Edgerly has
been relieved from command of the de-
partment of the Gulf at Atlanta, Ca,
and ordered to proceed to st. Paul and
assume command temporarily of the
department of Dakota during the alb
sence of Major General Greedy. Gen.
eral Edgerly's present, assignment to
the command of the department of
Dakota, although announced as tenn
porary, is intended to be made per-
manent on the statutory retirement of
General Greedy March ~ next. Cen
eral Greedy has been granted leave of
absence until that date and has prac-
tically ended his career as an officer
In active service.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
BIG BUILDING Quilted.
Fire Destroys Minneapolis Furniture
and Carpet Exchange.

and Carpet Exchange.
Fire Quilted the seven-story ware
house OF the Hartman Furniture and
Garnet Exchange at Minneapolis, caus
ing a loss of $125,000 The loss
is covered by insurance. Sherman
Moors aud Alex MILAN, employed in
the warehouse, had narrow escapes
from death soon after the fire started.
They attempted to extinguish the
blaze with chemicals and while 80 en-.
plcyed their avenues of escape were
filed with fire. Seeing that it was
impossible for them to extinguish the
fire they raced for their lives through
the smoke and flames. Both men
were burned about the face and hands.
The fire went from the second floor
through the roof. Fire walls prevent.
ed the flames from spreading to sur
ronnIing wholesale buildings.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
ON CHARGE or ExToRTloN
Appellate Court Frees Former
Mayor Schmitz.

San Francisco. Jan. 10.-The district
court of appeals has handed down a
decision setting aside the judgment
in the case of former Mayor Eugene
E. Schmitz. convicted of extortion in
the French restaurant cases. Abe
Ruef also benefits by the ruling by the
upper court, for according to its de-
cision he pleaded guilty to an act that
was no offense against the laws of
the state.
According to the appellate JUICES
the compelling of French restaurants
to pay fees" to Abe Ruef was not a
crime. even though Ruef divided the
fees" with the mayor.
After discussing the point the court
reversed the judgment against Schmitz
on the ground that no acts constitut"
ing a crime had been proved against
him. Abe Ruef, who pleaded guilty
to extorting money from the French
restaurants. is therefore equally guilt
less.
The decision wipes out the French
restaurant cases and pending charges
Of extortion against Schmitz and Ruef
must be dismissed. Both are now en-
titled to release on bail. If they OBJ
tain the necessary bondsmen they can
remain at liberty until such time as
4 jury finds them guilty on one of the
Indictments charging them with re.
ceiving brides from corporations.
There are still pending against Ruef
1876 Indictments charging bribery, on
which the total bail is $1.170,000, and
schmitz would have to get bonds for
$45o,000 on the forty indictments that
remain against him to secure his lib
erty.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Entire Minneapolis Fire Department
9t Battles With Flames. .

Putting up one of the hardest and
most spectacular fights that has been
Haged against fire in Minneapolis for
fears the entire fire department bat
tied for two hours to save the block
Of commercial buildings on Third ave-
: hue north between Fourth and Fifth
streets, occupied by number of
wholesale firms.
At one time the flames gained such
headWay that the st. Paul fire depart
ment was called upon to be in readi-
ness to respond to an emergency call
from Minneapolis, but this proved I'M
necessary and the fire at last was
confined to the row in which it orig
mated. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with insurance amounting TO
ABOUT s138,o0o.
During The worst of the fire Chief
Can terbUry ordered the greater part
OF his force into the Northern Manu-
featuring company's building, which
| was separated from the burning struc
ture by only fire wall, and for more
| than an hour 200 men occupied the
various floors. fighting to keep the
flames from gaining a foothold. Their
Efforts were successful and the tire
was placed under control.
The fire originated in some stray
stock IN the rear of that portion o
the buildings occupied by the Bib
Broom company. 1t ate it's way to tn,
elevator shaft and from there swep
to the upper floors and the roof an,
by the time the fire department got t.
work the entire Ford building was
mass OF flames.
The spectacular effect was greatl
heightened by the breaking of tn
t1ames from the upper part of tn
structures and the height at which til
FIRE had to be fought also added mate
: rally to the danger of the firemen.
The buildings which were destroye
We're all foEr-story structures of brio
anil the fire made it's way so complet,
ly through them that there was n
chance Of saving any of the stock t
speak of. In almost every case th
y loss is total
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Alleged SWindIers indicted.

Indictments have been voted by
the tIennepin county grand jury
at Minneapolis to insure the extra
dition from New York city of Charles
Broberg and John Barbrick, accused
of being the perpetrators of an extern
sive stock swindIe in Minneapolis.
Bench warrants were issued by Judge
Holt, and, armed with these, the Min
neapolis detective is not expected to
have any trouble in bringing the pris-
O1ers back to Minneapolis for trial,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Minnesota Secures Swamp Lands.

A big addition to the state swamp
land holdings was announced when
letter was received in St. Paul
from James R. Garfield, secretary of
the department Of the interior, con-
frnling Minnesota's title to $4,000
acres Of land in the Chippewa and
White Earth reservations. All that is
now in question is about 1000 acres,
Of which some doubt Is entertained as
to whether they were originally swamp
or not.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
BETS $1,000 on JOHNSON
New Yorker Wages He Will 30
Elected If Nominated.

With the national conventions which
will nominate presidential candidates
still number of months away
betting on the result Of the election
has already been started at the head
quarters for campaign wagers, the
Hoffman House, New York city. The
first wager of the campaign is report
cd as having been recorded on the
offer of John s. Mcdonald, the turf
man, to bet $4,000 that Governor John
A. Johnson Of Minnesota. II nomi-
mated for the presidency, would be
elected. The reported taker of the
wager IS Thomas H. Shevlin. at one
time member of the Republican ma
tional committee from Minnesota.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Monday, Jan. Is.

House-Vigorous defense Of states
rights in dealing with violations OF
civil rights or with special state cleo:
tfons where troops have been called
into service served to enliven the de.
bate in the house of Representatives
In connection with the consideration
of the bill to codify the penal laws Of
tho United States.
senate-Recent bond issue by treas
ury department discussed. but do
cision was reached not to take any
action on the matter pending the re
port of the secretary of the treasury
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Threat to Kill St. Paul Priest.

A Black Hand letter sent to Father
A. u. Majer, pastor CT st. Adelbert'
Catholic church at st. Paul, has
aroused the members of the parish
and if the writer can be discovered
they promise warm time for him.
The letter threatens the life of the
priest unless he stops collecting
money for the support OF the church.
The letter is written in Polish and
evidently by an illiterate person.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Cattle -Beeves,
$3.60@6.35; cows and heifers, $1,000
400; Texans, $3.10G3.90; calves, $3.50
@8.oO; Western steers, $3.70@450;
stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.15. Hogs
Light, $4.0o@4.32k; mixed, $4.10@
1885; heavy, $4.05@4.35; rough, $4.05
Gals; pigs, $3.40@415. Sheep, $3.50
@5.70; yearlings, $5.oo@6.00; lambs,
$6.6007.40.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
RETURNS FOR BREAKFAST
Alleged Murderer Escapes From tho
Shakopee Jail.

Thomas Nee, in the county Jail
1t Shakopee for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Mccall at Prior Lake
! couple of weeks ago, escaped by
knocking down the jailer. He went
I've miles in the country, where he
stayed all night in a strawstack. Dur
ing the night he attempted to take his
life by using strips of horse blanket
Ior moose, but this required so much
effort that he finally decided to return
to- jail and he walked in on the guard
In the morning in time for breakfast,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Jan. 13-Cattle- to
choice steers, $5.eo05.75; fair to good,
$3.25@4.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, $3.e0@375; veals, $3.75@6.00.
Hogs-$4.00@4.15. Sheep Wethers,
$4.75@5.25; good to choice lambs,
S6.5O66.95.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. Jan. 13.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, $1.10; No.
l Northern, $685.; No. Northern,
$1.06; May, Silly; July, SLIP. In
store-No. 1 Northern, $1.0711; No. 2
Northern, $1.05. Flax-To arrive and
on track, $1.141s; May, $1.1SM; July,
$1.195k.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
WORK C0neREsy
Thursday, Jan. 9.

Resignation of Admiral
Brownson as chief of the bureau Of
navigation the chief topic Of discus.
sion, Mr.. Tillman declaring that the
matter should be thoroughly fnvestt'
gated.
House-Amid scenes of confusion
the members participated in a lottery
for rooms in the new house Office
building opposite the Capitol. Out
side of passing two bridge bills the
assignment of quarters was the only
business transacted.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. -Wheat-May,
$1.04k @1.N%; July, $3.50; Sept,
$3.50. Corn-May, Coo; July, 6SNc;
Sept, 5Skc. Oats-May, new, 61Mc;
old, $3.50; July, new, 45Ac; old,
46A @46%c. Pork-Jan., $3.50; May,
$780,. Butter-Creameries, 200
29Ac; dairies, 18@25c. Eggs-240
26c. Poultry-Turkeys, s@11c; chick
ems, SIC; springs, Sc.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat,

Minneapolis, Jan. -Wheat-May.
$1.12A; July, $1.11N. On track-No.
1 hard, $1.13@1.13k; No. 1 Northern.
$111@1.11h; No. 2 Northern, $1,000
1891; No. 3 Northern, $1.05@1.O7.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Saturday, Jan. IT.

House-Entire session devoted to
discussion of the question of codifly-
ing the federal criminal laws, the de-
bate being mainly on modifying the
issuance Of injunctions in labor dis
putes.
Senate-Not in session.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-01-17
Friday, Jan. 10.

House-Five hours devoted to con-
sideratlon of the bill to codify, revise
and amend the criminal laws Of the
United States, which was taken up
after some routine bills had been dis
posed of.
Senate-Not in session.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-29
Wrong Bottle
YOUNG MAN HAS MAR.
ROW ESCAPE THROUGH
ACCIDENT

WHEELING, Dec. 2s.-Edward Por-
ter. of 3fcMecSen, and an e.nploya Of
the NcFadden store of this city. lad
a narrow escape last evening from
probable death Through trRipg a sup
from the wrong bottle. Young Porter
had gone To the home Of william sock.
man. at McMechen. on a call and had
entered an adjoining rom where the
light was turned low and apart from
the family. They were attracted to
him by hearing aim groanlng and It is
said finding him IN a sem.consc:ous
condition.
A physician was secured and the
young man revived and he will recov-
er. Friends last evening stated that
Mr. Porter had been in III health
through overwork and was taking
medicine. But, IN the dark he made a
mistake, and in place OF taking the
portion from his bottle of medicine
had taken a part of the contents Of
a bottle OF cnIorforn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-29

e.f TENDED FUNERAL sERVIcEs
OVER RENAINs or MRS.
MEREplTti THIS AFTER
NOON

Funeral services over the remains
u Mrs. HarTiett Meredith. widow Of
At. William A. AIeredith, were heid
This afternoon from the II. E. church IN
this city. A large number OF sorrow-
ing friends were present at the ser.
vices which were conducted by Re-.
G. D. smith pastor Of the N. r.
church. The remains Of Mrs. Meredith
= ere brought here on No. IL from
Wheeling, where her death occurred
I'm Sunday night at the home OF her
son. Rev. Thoa Meredith, where she
aad been visiting for the past several
weeks, Several near relatives Of the
deceased accompanied the remains
here. After the services at the church
tine remains were conveyed to Barns
town. where they were laid to rest be-
side those Of her husband, who del
about two months ago. Mnsgrave aud
Sons had charge OF the services.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-29
seq Of aaypsy ktnan weds.

81. JOSEPH. Dec. Recurring the
last few weeks st. Joseph mas been
the Mecca Of hundreds or wandering
nomads. who assembled from all over
the country to take part in the festiv-
tiles attendant upon the marriage OF
Steve Adams, son of Joe Adams,
king of the American Gypsies." TIE
bride is Mary Marks, Oeauusul 16
year old girl of King Adams retinue.
The new princess" woNu pc pretty
in American clothing. but in the bar
barrie gaudily-hued raiment that the
tsomen of the camp AFFECT, with long
strings of coins. shells and beads
about her neck, she is beautiful IN an
Oriental way. 1t is easy to under
stand that her prospective husband
believes that she is jewel. for h"
gave fine Gypsy van and norses
valued at $1,000 to her parents, as
the price of the girl. However. the
woman is not bartered, and the gift
is voluntary.
The bride last sumner was the
center of dispute among the Gyp.
sizes that was aired in court before it
was brought to a mutually satisfae-
tory conclusion. She was abducted
Dy the head of small rival band,
while she and party Of relatives AMI
friends were in camp near st. Louis.
The man who carried ner away insist
ed that he be permitted to marry her,
and her parents rescued her from Her
plight, after appeals to me police and
the courts.
The camp includes Brazilians, rus
slams. Austrians and Roumanians.
For a common language tney nave
agreed on corrupt form OF Portu-
guese, but that is not used often, for
the communal manner of living Goes
not apply in the case of suc1 large
camp as has been established In st.
Joseph. The Gxpsies have national
organization, legally Incorporated,
with King Adams as the head and
headquarters in st. Louis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-29
Great Laughsn1ith
FAIRmoNr TO BE Attacked BY a
eIeeLE-oUG-WILL BE HERE
NEXT MONDAY

That prophet of Nyar,i was badly
mistaken about the woril coming to
an end on last Sunday as he announced
several weeks ego; and tho press dis
patches give the impression that his
fanstical followers were Disguised be-
cause the goods were not delivered.
They were disappointed because the
earth did not swell up ami burst into
trillion atoms. The people of Fair.
mont who do not hear tue champion
fun-maker w;lo is due in Fairmont mex;
Monday will also have cause for re.
gret Ralph Bingham 4 placed on
trial could easily be proved guilty of
the most mirth provoking situations
ever pulled of before an audience, and
II the severity of the sentence were
TO be determined by the, amount Of
laughter caused then pity Ralph Bling.
ham for he would have to suffer a
Thousand deaths. But we do not treat
our aumorists that way for they serve
great purpose as Indicated in the
choice language OF the late inmented
Dr.. T.. Dewitt Talmage who SAID:
t"BIess Bingham and ali the apostolic
college OF humorsts. The man that
makes me laugh is my benatactor. Cod
bless all skiilful punsters. Gil those
who mirthfully surprise as with un-
usual iuxtapositon of vo,la Theirs
Is divine mission. They stir into tae
acid beverage Of Hfe the saccharlne,
and make the cur, OF earthly existence,
which is sometimes stale. efervesce
and bubble. They placate animoslties.
They foster longevity, They slay fol-
lies and absurd!ties which all the ser
mons OF all the pulpits connot reach. {"
Governor Yardaman, OF mississippi,
has tais to say OF Bingham: az do
not know when have enjoyed any.
thing as much as did Ralph Bing-
ham last Saturday evening. He Is be-
yond doubt the greatest inpersonator
on the American platform. Concern
ling him Ex-Governor Bob Taylor, OF
Tennessee. speaks as folIowz: Icon.
slider my friend, Ralph Bingham, 70 be
the finest all around entertainer on
the American platform"
! Among the local people who lave
hushed when bingham spoRo in other
places may be mentioned Mrs. NJ r.
Yates, OF the New England Dining
Room. and Mr.. Maurice Miller, of the
Free Press.
For an evening of fun of tie high
est character and pure entertainment
of monologue. Wit, music. and song
Ralph Bingham Is combination that
is unercelled. Anyone who says taa4
life IS not worth living after having
been made to laugh by bingham viii
lbe awarded leather medal. Bingham
makes his initial appearance In Fair.
mont on next Monday night under
the auspices of the Fairmont Lyceum
Association.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-29
Greene county, Pa.

Greene county, Pa
Harry Martin. of Kingwood, was
calling on tdear) friends acar Hagans
few days since.
Preparations are being made to drill
for oil on farm belonging to NJ. E.
Fetty, located,near Behler.
The many friends Of Joseph Brook
over will be panied to hear that ne
has crossed lifeis unsouraed sea- He
died Thursday morning at his home
near Laurel Point after all illness of
several months. He is survived by a
widow and one, sister. Enza5eta
Brookover, who made hey home with
Mr.. Brookover. Funeral services were
held Friday. after which lnterment
was made ia the Zoar cemetery.
hiss Kate Fetty. teacher at Hagans,
and Amos Brewer, teacher Of the Ken
nSdy school, each gave their pupils
"a liberal treat Thursday.
It IS rumored that q volume OF. great
Interest to tillers of the soil win room
be issued by B. NJ. Simpson and David
wade. TIE manuscript Will be revised
by H, b. Brooloyer, Of Georgetown.
Flow to Grow Vegetables in he
Shade" Is the title of the ponderous
work, bound In English cloth, gilt
tops.
A campaign against slang is being
waget in Chicago. School teachers
are up in arms against he way the
Language is slaughtered. "Ain't It
herce," Elegant" pickles, Perfectly
grand" chickens. and Delicious" dfa-
mond rings are few OF the phases
and adjectives that must sooner or Ia
ter yield TO the resistless rower pos
sessea by the pure and pndenled hosts
of the Wild and windy city
We did think OF sheddlng eonsidera-
Bile light on the RooeeveltPulitzer con.
troversy but IL. they can settle the
slight unpleasantness witnou. ou- in.
Prevention we shall appreciate the IA
vnr.
IN Lhe absence OF competent auth0r-
tty In America we trust the Roman
Pope will soon Issue another epistle,
setting forth the volumes tat should
be read by adults. This Issa matter Of
great Importance an must not be long.
err delayed.
A Chicago editor suggests that Taft
make Hetty Green Secretary Of Treas
Jury. She is not available, as she
would have all i've dollar BILLS marked
down to s4.sS.
Dorothy Dix says there is probably
NO other woman in the world that
makes men 50 tired as tie perpetual
giggler. We wonder II Dorothy ever
Eggies at some of her own renarksl
Perhaps sac only smiles broad; bra
| vado smile.
A fashionable note states that bear
Is revived somewhat among furs,
Bryan was recently somewhat revived
among bear
a society column contains the fol.
lowing inquiry What Is your opinI