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Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
President Takes Hand in Fora
T. kel-Rear'st. r''';l.. Affair, air., =.
SCORES the OHIO SENATOR
Interests Back of Him, He As.
serts, Are Opposed to The
Election of TAFT.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 22.-Secre:
tary Loeb gave to representatives Of
the press a formal statement By the
president which was called forth by
the recent exchanges between Will
liam R. Hearst and Senator Foraker
of Ohio. Mr.. Hearst, in public ut
terances, had accused the senator OF
relations with the Standard Oil com
pany inconsistent with his duties as
senator and his attitude as a repre-
sentative of Republican policies an3
professions. In the statement Pres-
dent Roosevelt makes another appea
for the support of Mr.. Taft and de-
clares that his defeat would bri2...
Tasting satisfaction to but one set O!
men, namely, to those men who, as
shown in the correspondence pub
lished by Mr.. Hearst, were behind Mr.
Foraker, the opponent of Mr.. Taft
within his own party, and who now
are behind Governor Haskell and his
associates, the opponents of Mr.. Taft
in the opposition party"
The statement emDodies a letter
written by Mr.. Taft to friend in
Ohio on July 20, 1907. in which the
present Republican candidate for the
presidency refused to acquiesce in the
plan of the Ohio state central com
mittee to endorse Mr. Taft for the
presidency and Mr.. Foraker for re-
election to the senate in single
resolution. The president points out
that Mr.. Taft's attitude has always
been directly opposed to that charged
against Senator Foraker by Mr.
Hearst regarding the moneyed inter-
ests. The president cites the Browns
vile affair as case where the agita-
tion was phase of the effort "by the
representatives of certain law defying
corporations to bring dtscredit upon
the administration" 1t was, he says,
in large part, mot a genuine agita-
tion on behalf of colored men at ALL"
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
CRANE ISSUES STATEMENT
Says Taft Is Satisfied With Hitch
cocks MANAGEMENT.

Chicago, Sept. Ex-senator Crane
of Massachusetts made a statement
which effectually disposed of the wide
ly published story that his visit tc
western headquarters Of the Repub
lican national committee presages re.
organization and the subordina;ion OF
Chairman Hitchcock's authority to
that of other Republican leaders, II
order that there should be no misun
derstanding concerning his visit t.
Chicago at this: time Senator Gran
dictated the following:
II came here at the especial reqUcs:
of Chairman Hitchcock, with whom ]
am, as a member of the advisory con.
mittee, associated, and, who wished t:
consult with me regarding the can
paign. Mr.. Taft, whomI recently me
at Cincinnati, expressed himself as b.
ing thoroughly satisfied with c. ;::r
man Hitchcock's management CT IT,.
campaign"
To representative Of the As3ccia:
ed Press Crane charact erizotl 'l?c r.
NOR that Mr.. Taft is dissatisfied vi
the management Of the car7pa; n &
being unworthy of notice }-e ".:f ::
however, that in view OF TIE r2riur
stories printed he anti:iro'e, tejr
questioned by rer:est''' q; rs CT Il.
press and he lad de- i!e:; tteretc:;-
to issue brief f.r:na| stat e,Gl:I::
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Forest Fires Raging In Wis
icI;onsIn and Michigan. /.
FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES
Residents of Some L0caIitie s
Driven Out and Others Are
Prepared to Leave.

Milwaukee, Sept 22.-Forest fires
are raging in Northern Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan which threaten to
wipe out several towns if rain docs
not come to quench the flames. In
several places residents are reported
as having to flee for their lives and al
others trains are loaded with goods
and people ready to flee to larger cen
ters if the flames reach the critical
stage.
Conflicting reports come from Fcs
ter City, a lumber town across tn:
Wisconsin line of Marinette county,
one report stating that six persons
lost their lives and that large n;.!-lI,
ber of dwellings were destroyed and
that the Morgan Lumber company ;:
plant is understood to have be-
burned. Mr.. Morgan Of Oshkosh
however, when seen denied the, reDe IT
and says he has authoritative informa-
tion that the town is all right
The fires are in close proximity t.
several towns in Marinette and Me
nominee counties, Niagara, ingalls,
and Faithorn seeming to be in thc
greatest danger. Lac la Belle, north
of Calumet, is surrounded except cn
the water side by flames and at Bate
de Girls, also north of Calumet, the
people are fighting to save the light.
house and other buildings. Fifeld, 2
few miles north of Ashland, is report
ed in danger of destruction and aid ii
the line of fire apparatus has been
sent from Minneapolis.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
MANY GIRLS TO BE FREED
Those Over Eighteen Cannot Be Held
in Training Schools.

lHooe OVer Sei9nteen Cannot Be Held
in Training Schools.
As the result of an opinion rendered
by the state attorney generals de-.
! partmenty the state: board, of. control
ordered the discharge from the. state
training school at Red Wing of all
girls committed from st. Paul, Mime.
apolis and Duluth who have reached
the age of eighteen years. Others are
to be discharged as soon as they reach
that age.
' In all 103 girls committed from the
Twin Cities are involved and it will
Immediately affect about twenty-five
girls who will have to be DISCHARGED
at once. Indirectly affected are sew.
eral hundred girls committed from the
country districts as to whom the law
as yet has not been construed.
The decision of the board and the
opinion, which was given by Assistant
Attorney General Peterson, followed a
decision given by Judge Williston of
the Goodhue county district court, in
which he ordered the release of Mary
P1ttman, a girl sent from st. Paul.
Her relatives sued out writ of ha.
beas corpus, which was sustained, and
the legal department, after looking
into the matter, decided that an ap.
peal would avail nothing.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
J. ADAM BEDE BEATEN.
Tawney Wins in First District and
McC,eary in Second.


Tawney in the First district, Nc
Cleary in the Second and Miller
in the Eighth are the winners
where there were fights for the Repub-
lican nominations for congress. Taw-
ney had the closest shave of the three,
but it looks as If he carried the dis
trict by $500
c. r. Miller's victory over Congress-
man Adam Bede is overwhelming. Re-
turns from all over the district show
the same results, Miller carrying
probably every county.
McCleary has the Second district
safe. He says he has carried eight
of the eleven counties in the district
and expects to get more votes than
his two opponents together.
G. R. Davis in the Third, f. G. Stev-
ems in the Fourth, Frank M. Nye in
the Fifth, c. A. Lindbergh in the Sixth
A. J. Volstead in the Seventh and
Halvor Steenerson in the Ninth were
all renominated. Some of them had
only nominal opposition and the others
none at all. ~
Charles H. Huhn. Rep, and Mayor
]. G. Haynes, Dem, were nominated
for mayor of MINNEAPOLIS.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
WILL WORK TOGETHER.
Republican State and Congressional
".' Candidates Confer.

A: campaign for the election of
Republican presidential electors, a
full Republican state ticket and nine
Republican congressman was mapped
out at St. Paul at the meeting of
the executive committee of the state
central committee with the candidates
for state Offices and the nine candi-
dates for congress. The result of the
meeting will be that these three
forces, the national organization, the
state organization and the candidates
for congress, will cooperate in making
one active and thorough campaign for
the election of complete Republican
ticket. Instead of each of these three
forces making separate campaigns
there will be only one campaign in
which all three of these forces will
work in complete harmony, each one
doing his share for Republican prin.
ciples ard Republican men.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
North Shore Points Are Now
.. Considered Safe. ..'....
SETTLERS TO START anew
Will Be Able to Return to Their
Land Shortly to Rebuild
Their Homes.

A heavy rain has fallen at Grand
Marais, on the north shore, extending
westward from there fifteen or twenty
miles. While not extinguished the
forest fires are held in check as re-
suit of the storm and Grand Marais,
Chicago Bay and other north shore
settlements that have thus far es-
capped the flames are considered safe.
The steamer America has arrived
bringing this intelligence and the
further information that Mr. Mon.
ker and the seven Indians who
went with him to the assistance of the
settlers north of Grand Marais are
home again safe and sound. Shortly
after they left the north shore town
their retreat was cut off by the flames
and it was feared they might have
perished. An avenue of escape was
left open to them to the northward,
however, and they got away from the
fire without much fficulty.
The America brought in only very
few refugees. 1t is believed the set
tAClo WILL OO dUlC " 1Olu1u W Cucl1
land within week or two. Practically
ell of those burned out intend to start
in on their homesteads anew. With a
little outside assistance they will be
cble to take care of themselves nicely
There is still considerable sickness
among some of the children, but con-
ditions are rapidly getting better in
this respect. The situation is now well
in hand.
Sheriff Carhart has been in close
touch with the situation from the
start. He expresses the belief that
there is now no further danger. The
rain brought joy to every one in the
afflicted district.
'"The seriousness of the fires has
not been exaggerated" said Mr.. Car
hart, "but the damage to standing TIM
Der will not be as great as at first
reDOrted l."
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Orier for Hearing OH Claims
STATE OF MINNEsorA,
County Of M0war-sS

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special Term, Sept. Is. 1908.
In the matter of the estate Ct Susan j. Knud-
son Aldal, deceased.
Letters Of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto H. A.
Peterson of said county.
It is ordered. that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
CHS court for examination and allowance at
the probate Office, in the court house, in the
city of Austin in said county, Monday, the
29th day of March. 1909, at ten o'clock a. m.
It is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at tho ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to it's satisfaction,
shall be forever barred, unless for cause shown
further time be allowed
Ordered further, that notice of time and
place OF che hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publish
ing this order once in each week for three
successive weeks in the MOWER COUNTY Tran.
SCRIPT, weekly newspap per printed and pub
lished at the city of Austin in said county:
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the 15th day of
Septem ber, 1908. BY the Court,
(SeaD JIM. GREENMAN.
Judge of Probate Court.
Sept. 20, 3O Oct. 8
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
HON0RED BY OLD employees
James J. Hill the Guest at a Uniuue
Banquet.

James J. Hill the Guest at a Unique
Banquet.
Surrounded by about seventy men
who have been lifelong employees
OF his great system of railways
James J. Hill spent what he
termed one of the happiest evenings
OF his life at a banquet at the Lafay-
ette club at Lake Minnetonka given in
honor of the railroad magnate's sew
entieth birthday by members of his
Immense force of helpers, every one
OF whom had spent at least twenty.
eight continuous years in service OF
either the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba railway or the Great North.
ern.
From every walk of life and from
all parts of>the system the aged rail.
readers came to make the event one OF
the most impressive in the entire
seventy years of the noted railroad
mans life. The old timers of the
Great Northern themselves were hosts
and their superior was their guest for
the evening.
The party was taken in a special
train from st. Paul to Lake Mime.
tonka by the first engine the Hill sys.
tenn ever owned, an old wood burner
named William Crooks"
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
M0NTENEGRlNS IN Fight
One Dead and Two Others Probably
Fatally Hurt

One man dead and two others so
badly injured that they may die was
the result of a pitched battle between
Montenegrins in boarding house at
the Mckinley mine location near
Biwabik. Some sixty shots were
fired, five of the participants being so
badly hurt they could not make their
escape. George Petanovich was
stabbed in the groin, death soon en-.
suing. George Marshee, who also may
die, is accused of having cut Petano-
vich. George Rossonich had his arm
almost torn off. John and Steve, Bus
solvich, brothers, were shot in the
face with small shot. Feeling against
the Montenegrins is so strong that a
petition is being circulated asking the
Steel corporation to refuse employ.
ment to them.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Citation for Hearing ON Petition for
Probate of VIII.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Go,1nf,v Caf MOUnr

STATE OF MINNESOTA, = i
County of Mower.-ss.
In Probate Court .'
ID the matter: Of the estate ofChristopher P.
Bell, decedent. "
The State of Minnesota to the heirs at law of
said deceased and to all persons interested in
the allowance and probate of the will of said
decedent: The petition of Willie Bell
being duly filed in this court representing that
Christopher P. Bell, then a resident Of the
county of.Mower, state OF Minnesota, died ON the
9Th day of June, 1905, leaving last will and
testament which is presented to this court
with said petition, and praying that said instru-
ment be allowed as the last will and testament
of said decedent and that letters testamentary
be issued thereon to Cora Bell and Willie Bell.
Now therefore. you, and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause, if
any you have, before this court, at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House, in the city
of Austin, county of Mower state of Minnesota.
on the 9th day of October 1! 0S. at o'clock p. m.
why the prayer of said petition should not be
granted. .,
Witness tho Honorable. J., NJ. Greenman,
Judg of said court, and the seal of said
court this 18th day of September. 1908.
(Seau By the Court, s-...s...
j. NJ. GREENMAN
F. w. GREENMAN, Judge of Probate
Attorney for petitioner. -
Sept. 16233O
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Six Military Prisoners Escape.

Six soldiers, one a prisoner serving
sem ence and the other five awaiting
trial before courl1nartial, escaped
from the guardhouse at Fort Smelling.
The escape is one of the most daring
that has ever been made at the fort,
the prisoners getting away from un-
der ahe surveillance of a full guard
The doors to the cells we're left open
and the men were able to get into the
corridor. Climbing upon the cell
cages they were able to reach the sky
light and thus break out onto the roof.
In order to complete their freedom
they were forced to jump to the
ground, distance of twenty feet.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
TWO VILLAGES IN PERIL.
Forest Fires Have Broken Out Anew
in Michigan.


Escanaba, Mich, Sept. 22.-Forest
fires have broken out anew and four
villages north of Escanaba are now
surrounded by flames. The villages
threatened are Niagara, Quinnes esec
Foster City and Hermansville. At ali
those places telephone and telegran!li&
communication is cut off and reiie;
trains are carrying the people ou, 9;
the territory. At Foster City, whel>
the Morgan Cedar and Lumber cen
pany's big mill is located, flames an.
circle the village and a fresheni. = ;:
the wind will devastate the entire
townsite. The mill has been closed
down and every place of business sus
pended, while over 400 men are in
the outskirts of the village fighting
the advance of the fire.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Heavyweight Musician Dead,

James }. LatH"r2Ic, fs.-ri'i7rl.
known as Little II ..:1.ie,' s:.sl lii
ty-five, a we'll known St. Paul 1nu
sician, died suddenly at the hons
OF his parents in that city from
an attack of he1ncrrhage of the stom.
ach. Little Jimmie" was a familiar
figure at st. Paul and Minneanolis
theaters, where he was employed fol
a number. cf years in the orchestra
He weighed 450 pounds, but was a
talented violinist. Fe had sweet
tenor voice and generally enjoyed
good health, despite his great weight.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
FORAKER OUT OF .CAMPh|c>>
Cancels All Engagements to Appea.
on Platform.

on Platform.
Cincinnati, Sept. 22-United States
Senator Joseph. B. Foraker has can.
celed all of his speaking engagements
in the campaign,
In written request to Nationa!
Chairman Hitchcock he asked tc be
relieved from the appointments which
had been arranged for him by the n:;-
tional speakers bureau and in a c,:;,.
munication to State Chairman VIII
liams of the Ohio Republican com;3i.
tee he made. the same request as t.,
the engagements which had been q.
ranged for him in i:iat state.
As t. F'>:'t,-2:= s:-s-cr'7l ce,...:
day, tie ssi-a e.: t.. 4 i. i: ;.$ III
lows:
Senator Fora will leave the =.
lection of his .suc2e: sor TO the legj J..
ture, but will do ali in his power :.
see that a Republican legislature i:
elected"
In addition 10 this information s..
ator Foraker told his friends that !, :
should, at the proper and convenic,..
opportunity, ma.:e a speech in ansv..
to the Hearst char~es and in defer -
Of himself, ana then should campaif
the entire state in behalf Of his Sc; IS
torial candidacy, but under the juli5.
dictlon OF no political committee.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
EFFECTIVE ON SEPT. is.
Assistant Postmaster General Nc
Cleary Resigns.

Postmaster General Meyer has an.
rounced the resignation of Second AS.
sistant Postmaster General J. T. Nc.
Cleary of Minnesota, which was &C.
cepted by the president, effective Sept.
Is. On Sept. Is Mr.. McCleary re.
ceived the Republican nomination for
representative in congress from the
Second Minnesota congressional dis
trict, which district he formerly served
in congress-.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Citation for Hearing ON Final Ac-
Count and for Distribution.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
T1rr%x, oE RF0-@. -,

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower--ss.
In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Almeda E,
Allen decedent.
The State of Minnesota to the heirs at law
OF said deceased and to all persons interested
in the final account and distribution of the
estate of said decedent: The representative Of
the above named decedent, having FLED in this
court the final account of the administration of
the estate OF said decedent, together with his
petition praying for the adjustment and allow.
ance of said final account and for distribution
Of the residue OF said estate to the persons
thereunto entitled; Therefore, you, and each
of you. are hereb BY cited and required to show
cause, if any You have, before this court at the
probate Court Rooms in the Court House, in
the City of Austin in the County of Mower.
State OF Minnesota, ION the 10Th day of October
1908. at 10 o'clock a.. m, why said petition
should not be granted
Witness. the judge OF said court and the
seal of said court, this 18th day OF Sept ember
1909 J. NJ. GREENMAN
l. EALJ Probate Judge.
Sept. %, 30. Oct. 6
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

Chicago, Sept. PA ruling which
may change the result of the recent
Republican primary election for the
states attorney nomination was made
by Judge Cutting when he declared
that voter who had voted as a Dem
ocrat two years previous to the pri-
mary could not legally vote for the
nomination Of any one on another
ticket.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
BIG CROWD AT CR0OKSTON
Exercises Attendant on Dedication of
Agricultural School. =.

Agricultural School.
Agriculture was king in Crookston at
of the new Red river valley agricul.
tural high school building, just COM
pleted on the site furnished by Chair.
man j. J. Hill of the Great Northern.
The dedication of Stephens hall was
held at the farm, which is located
about a mile north of town. About
10000 persons witnessed the ceremo,
MES.
Mr.. Hill was the chief. guest, both
of the city and the school authorities,
and he emphasized: the Importance OF
agricultural training in his speech.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Unknown Man Killed.

An unknown man, about sixty-five
years OF age, with his head crushed
In, was found under the Summit ave-
nue. bridge on the st. Paul road
tracks a at ST. Paul. It's supposed that
the victim was struck by q passenger
train Of the st. Paul or Rock Island
roads.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
MARKET QUOTATIONS..
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Sept. Wheat
Sept, $1.oo1h; Dec, $1.o1M; May, ST.
05h. On track-No. 1 hard, $1.0SA
@1.O31s; No. 1 Northern, $1.O2H@
1.027A; No. 2 Northern, s1000I00A;
No. 3 Northern, 97A @99Ac.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Duluth Broker Dies on Train.

Edgar G.. Emmons, aged forty-two,
Duluth stock broker, was found
dead in his sleeping car berth on
the Milwaukee, just arrived in St. Paul
from Omaha. Heart disease is said
to be the cause: With his partner,
w. F. Acker of Duluth, Emmons had
been on business trip to Salt Lake
City. 81, ..5: 81
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-Wheat--sept.,
$3.50; Dec, $1.00A @l00se; May. Il
033s@1.03114k. Corn-Sept., 76Ac;
Oct, &c; Dec. 647bc; May. 84AO
643so. Cats Sept, 4S51sc; Dec,
48311c; May, 5oA Oslo. Pork Sept,
$15.3711k; Oct, Sic. .4711k;; Dec, $15.46;
May. 1850. Butter Creameries,. 20
023c; dairies, Il @20ca Eggs 21c..
Poultry Turkeys, 13c; chickens,
189ic;; springs, 1411aa
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

, Duluth, Sept 21.-Wheat-On track
mo. / hard. S1.03; No. 1 Northern,
$1021k; No. 2 Northern, $1.o0; Sept.
$1.o2; Dec, $1.o13s; May, $1.05A;
Oct, $1.02. FIlax-To arrive, tn track
and Sept, 1924; Oct, $780,; Nov,
$1.23K: Dec, $1.22; May, $1.25h.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
St. Paul Union Stock Yards,

St. Paul, Sept. 21.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.o0@675; fair to good,
$5.00@5.75; cows and heifers, $4,000
900; veal calves, S3.75@6.00. Hogs
$6.70@690. Sheep-Wethers, $500
$50; yearlings, $4.0O@425; lambs, s.
bO@5.O0.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Commission company, , Assiqns.

Quincy, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-The Cassidy
& Gray Commission company, with
Headquarters here and Offices In Chi.
cago. Peoria and forty-two Other
cities in Illinois and Iowa. made an as,
lsignment. ...S 53s5. s
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Chicsco u1icn S:cck. Yards.

Chicago, Sept. 21.--C::;z;tt :.--.;;e ;;eeves,
$3.65@7.6o; Texans, $3.50@500; West
erns, s3.20@5.80; stockers and feeders,
$260@4.35; cows and heifers, 1850
$50; calves, $6.o0@S.25. Hogs-Light,
$6.60@7.25; mixed, $6.65@7.37h;
heavy, $6.60@7.40; rough, $6.6006S5;
good to choice heavy. $6.S5@7.40;
pigs, $4.60@6.25. Sheep, $2.25@4.30;
yearlings, $4:so@4.So; lambs, $s.26@
$50.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Hard Luck.

The City Farmer-Doggone it! I
planted three cans Of baked beans here
a month ago, an dere amt no signs of
'em growin' yet-New York World
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-13
CONGRESS is REPUBLICAN.
Chairman Mckinley Says There'lI Be a
Working Majority.

Early Wednesday morning returns
received from 316 congressional dis
tricts, out tof 391 in the country. OF
these republicans had 179, the demo
Gratis 1923, were doubtful, and from
GA districts no accurate returns had
been received. On this showing the
republicans party. at this hour lack II
votes of being able to control tle
house. Speaker Cannon has been re-
elected.
At l o'clock Wednesday morning,
Chairman Mckinley, of the republican
congressional committee, gave out the
following statement:
From reports received up to mid
night it would appear that 23O repub-
licans and 161 democratic members
of the house nave been chosen, giving
the republicans majority of SO in
the sixty-frst congress. Later returns
may change this estimate somewhat,
as there are several close countests in
which we expect TO make republican
gains
Returns rto date show the elec-
ton of sixty-four democrats to con-
gress and rs republicans.
Republicans gain a district in the
state of Pennsylvania heretofore held
by democrats.