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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or grippe.
l0c, 25c, Soc. Never sold In bulk. The genu-
Inc tablet stamped c c C. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 922
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

CHAPTER 34a-H. F. NO. 624.
IN ACT. to amend charter 22a OF. the
Session Laws Of the State Of Mime
to continue and provide for the depart
ment Of insurance In the State Of Lin-
nesota and regulating the compensa-
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER 3A3-H. F. NO 42g.

n CHAPTER 343-H. F. NC. 42B.
AN ACT authorizing the creating Of re-
tirenent fund associations and the
granting of annuities to retired teach
ers in cities Of this state now or here
after having 2. population of more than
fifty thousand inhabitants provid-
ing a fund out of which such annui-
ties may be paid;
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. In every city Of this state
now or hereafter having a population
of more than fifty thousand inhabitants,
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

Revised Laws 1910, relating to re-
for the cancellation of certificates Of
assignment in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
vised Laws 1906 be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section 946: Amount Payable-Any
person redeeming any parcel Of land
for the use Of the funds or person there
to entitled:
!; If such parcel was bid in for the
the amount for which the same was bid
in. with interest at twelve per cent. per
annum from the date of sale, and the
amount of all delinquent taxes, penal
rate from and after the time When such
taxes become delinquent.
2. If the right Of the state has been
assigned pursuant to section 935. the
amount paid by the ASSIGNEE with in
from the day when SO paid. and all un-
paid delinquent taxes, interest. costs. and
penalties accruing subsequently to such
assignment; and if the assignee has paid
interest accruing subsequently to the as
signment, the amount so paid by him.
with interest at twelve per cent. per an
mum from the day Of such payment.
chaser, With interest at the rate rate for
which such parcel was sold, and all un-
paid delinquent taxes, interests. costs
such sale; and if the purchaser has paid
any delinquent taxes, penalties. costs, or
interest accruing subsequently, to the
sale, the amount so paid BY him. with
interest at the rate Of twelve per cent.
per annum from the date of such pay
ment.
Provided. that If the right Of the state
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

CHAPTER 337-s. F. NO. 61a.
AN ACT to amend chapter 455. Of the
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
81 GENERAL LAWS 7oF' NNNHsoTA PASSED AT77IHH IEdSlA1vH SESSION On 1907.

has been assigned pursuant to section
985, OF Il such parcel was sold to q pur-
chaser and the certificate Of UGH as
signment or purchase shall be present.
ed ito the auditor by the owner thereof
such certificate and mark opposite the
description Of the piece or parcel. de-.
Igcribed In such certificate upon the
or years covered by said certificate. the
words Redeemed by cancellation OF
certificate"
Approved April q. 1909. Z
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

The state Superintendent shah certify to
the state auditor q list Of districts of
each class to. which such aid is appor-
toned, n the amount apportioned to
each. Such amount shall be paid in the
same manner as state aid to. high
schools.
Sec. {. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with. the provisions hereof are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 21. 1903.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

CHAPTER 35s-H. F. NO. 7O17.
AN ACT regulating. the labelling Of the
cream.
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
with machinery and appliances for pas
teurizing the milk and cream which it
receives, may apply to the state dairy
and food commissioner for an inspection
by him OF such machinery and appli-
ances; and upon such application made.
showing such fact and the wish of the
creamery to use such process in the
manufacture of butter, the state dairy
and food. commissions shall cause such
inspection to be made.
II such machinery and appliances are
sufficient for effective use in 50 p~asteur-
izing the milk and cream received.
the said dairy and food commissioner
shall issue a certificate to such cream
cry authorizing 1t SO long as 1t shall
keep such machinery and appliances in
use and shall pasteu:fze such milk and
cream at minimum temperatures Of 14O
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
Approved April q. 1909.

AN ACT to provide for q record OF as
or deeds Issued upon tax sale or sale
for special assessment and defining
the effect of such record and of such
instruments not 80 recorded;
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. The assignee or transfers.
Of a certificate or deed issued upon the
spee,a q a laad der gef fer local ea1e 'im OF 1er
ments, shall present the instrument OF
transfer end q copy thereof to The OIL +
such copy to be correct n shan me-
the sarne In his Office and note such
transfer upon the record.
All such instruments heretofore exc
cuted, together with a like copy shall be
presented in like n to u Officer
within one year from the passage OF this
act, .whereupon such officer shall : h IL MAXI nsfsr
in the m above set forth.
The record as herein provided OF any
such instrument shall be taken and
Provided, that the recording in the Of
fee Of the register Of deeds Of any such
assignment or any quitclaim Iced trans.
terring any interest In. such land shall
record above provided.
Sec. 2. Every such assignment or
trf F2sss: n Xs a Sc Ess9r shS s%hSsed Rs zo1 par-
has caused a record Of the transfer t.
him to be made in the manner above
provided, before the recording OF the
kprfor transfer.
Second: AS against party claim
ing under q Judgment or decree Of a
court Of competent Jurisdiction hereto
fan action in which the party appearing
to be the owner OR holder. of such GER
ti1cate or deed as shown by the record
in the office Of such official custodian.
was made a. party and was bound by
the Judgment or decree.
Approved April 21, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Attorney General.

New York's representative in the
new cabinet is George w. Wickersham
who becomes attorney general. Mr.
Wickersham is a member of the law
firm in which President Taft's brother,
Henry w. Taft, is partner. and ae
!, is known as an expert in railroad law
Although a resident of New York city,
Mr.. Wickersham is native of Penl-
I sylvania having been born in Pitts
burg in 1853 He first took civil engi-
neering at Lehigh university, but later
entered the law school of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, from which he
holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
He Immediately entered practice in
Philadelphia, but later went to New
York and associated himself. with the
firm of Chamberlain, Carter and Horn
blower A year later he became man
I aging clerk of the firm of Strong and
) Cadwalader of which President Taft 5
( brother is member, and eventually
! was taken into partnership.
Mr.. Wickersham is counsel for a
large number of corporations, among
them the marlborough railroad, and
Gas attorney for the railroads in the
famous Chicago traction case came IN
to considerable public prominence. He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Secretary of the Navy

George Won Lengerke Meyer, who
goes from the postmaster generals of-
fee to the navy department, was
brought into the cabinet in February,
1907. to succeed Postmaster General
Cortelyou. He was at that time am
bassador to ST. Petersburg, to which
post he had been transferred from
Rome, where he had served five years
as ambassador Mr. Meyer is a ma
tive of Boston, in which city he was
born in 1858. After graduating from
Harvard he entered the employ of Il
commission firm, and some years latei
became a member of the firm of Lin
der & Meyer, East India merchants,
which had been established by his
father. He is an officer or director in
many large manufacturing and finan-
cal concerns, and has always been
active in politics, having been mem
Der of the Boston common council, rs
alderman, a member of the state leg
islature, serving as speaker of the
lower house for three consecutive
years. Mr. Meyer was elected mem
Der of the republican national con
mittee in 1899 and on McKinley's cleo
ton he was made ambassador to Italy
he is a member of the Athletic, the
Somerset and St. Botolph clubs of Bos
ton, and among other business offices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04

Secretary of Treasury.

Franklin MacVeagh, merchant, who
vas born on farm near Phoenixville.
Chester county, Pennsylvania He was
graduated from Yale as B. A. in 1862,
and from Columbia Law school, New
York, in 1864. and began practice with
his brother, Wayne Macyeagh, but, his
health failing, he abandoned law and
went west. Shortly after he estab-
iished in Chicago the wholesale gro
Gerry house of Franklin MacVeagh and
company, which for many years has
been one of the largest in the country
and from which it is reported he has
only recently resigned. He is also ii
director of the Commercial National
,ank, and other Chicago corporations.
Mr.. MacVeagh is distinguished IN
Chicago not only as most successful
merchant, but especially for his active
work in behalf of civic progress and
reform; He. became president of the
Citizens association of Chicago in
1874, and continued to hold the Office
several years afterward, making it the
instrument for many important politi-
cal reforms. At the head of the
Bureaus of Charities he added greatly
20 the effectiveness of that organize.
tan, and as chairman of the Municipal
Art league and otherwise he has been
"a faithful worker for the identifying
Of Chicago. by extension of the boule-
Tard system and in many other ways
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Secretary of War.

Jacob McGavock Dickinson, the new
secretary of war, is the southern menl-
Der of President Taft's cabinet. Al
Mississippian by birth. he is a citizen
OF Tennessee and as Cleveland dem
oefat supported Mr.. Taft for the pres
idency. Probably his most notable
public service was as counsel for the
united States in the Alaskan boundary
case before the arbitration tribunal in
London in 1903. He was an assistant
attorney general of the United States
during Clevelands administration and
has been general counsel for the Hi
,nois Central Railroad company for
some years, spending most of his time
} IN Chicago, where the general Offices
)of that company are located. Ne.
Dickinson is 5S years old, having been
born in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1851.
de is graduate of the University of
Nashville. from which school he has a
degree as Master of Arts. and he stud
led law as Columbia university, al the
University of Leipzig, and in Paris.
He is president of the American Bar
{ association, and. belongs to the Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04

by Governor -Pennypacker to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor Quay. and afterward he was elect
ed by the legislature for the full term
expiring in March, 1911.
1t was at Mount Union college that
Major Mckinley first became acquaint-
ed with young Knox. Mr. Mckinley
was at that time prosecuting attorney
of Stark county, and the acquaintance
begun when they We're both young
finally ripened into the friendship nj
later years, and eliminated in the
Pennsylvania entry into the second
Mckinley cabinet. 1t has always been
understood that President Mckinley
sought to induce Mr.. Knox to accept
the attorney generalship in his first
cabinet, but the offer was declined OF
the plea of private interests. Mr.
Knox is entitled to twice write the de
gree of LII. D. after his name, both
the University of Pennsylvania and
Yale university having conferred thai
honor upon him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Secretary of Commerce and Labor

Charles Nagel of st. Louis. the new
secretary of commerce and labor, IS
better known among lawyers and edu-
Gators than to the public at large, n
Missouri house of representatives and
is member of the republican national
committee. He is a native westerner,
having been born in Colorado county,
Texas, in 1S49. He comes of profes-
sional ancestors, his father. DIR. Her
man Nagel, being one of family IF
four brothers of whom three are ply
sicians and his maternal grandfather
and great-grandfather were clergymen.
In the height of the civil war the pro-
nounced union sentiments of Dr. Nagel
compelled him to remove from Texts
to ST. Louis. Here Charles Nasel soon
entered the st. Louis high school.
Graduating from there he took two
years course in the ST. Louis, Law
school and then went to the University
s of Berlin, where he took special
Returning to ST. Louis in 1873 he was
admitted to the bar and soon took an
) active part in municipal affairs. In
{ addition to being member of the
) lower house of state legislature, he
was for four years president of the
city council of ST. Louis. Although lie
has taken an active part in politics and
has an extended law practice, he has
found time to give much attention to
4
fessorship in the ST. Louis Law school;
is member of the board of trustees
of the public library, of the board of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Secretary Of Interior.

Four states may claim proprietary
interest in Richard A. Ballinger, the
new secretary of the interior. He is
native, of Iowa, having been born in
Boonsboro in 1859; after practicing
law in Illinois for while he removed
to Alabama. and in 1899 he became a
resident of Port Townsend in Wash
ington state. The next year he was
appointed United States commissioner
at Port Townsend and later was elect
ed Judge of the superior court of JET
ferson county. Five years ago Mr..
Ballinger was elected mayor of Seat
tie. and when his term as mayor ex-
pired President Roosevelt appointed
him commissioner of the general land
office.
AS a practitioner at the bar Mr.. Bal
linger made specially of the admir-
atty and maritime law, and his posi-
ton as commissioner of the general
land Office gave him a wide knowledge
of the land laws and other important
problems which will fall under his
jurisdiction as secretary of the N
terror
Mr.. Ballinger's father studied law in
the Office of Abraham Lincoln. and his
ancestors on both sides participated
in the war Of the revolution and the
war of 1912. He was prepared for
college in the public schools and is a
graduate of williams college, class Of
'S4. He is the author of "Ballinger on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Secretary of State.

Philander Chase Kiox. who is Mr..
Taft's secretary of state, re-enters the
cabinet after five years in the United
States senate, to which he was ap-
pointed in June, 1904, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mat
thew NJ. Quay. Like most of his co..
leagues in the new cabinet Mr.. Knox
Is a lawyer and first came into ma
tional prominence as attorney general
in Mr.. McKinleys first cabinet when
he successfully prosecuted the North
ern Securities case. Mr.. Knox is Sc
years old. having been born in Browns
vile, Pa, May 6, 1853 After grad
uating from Mount Union college at
Alliance, Ohio, he began the study Of
law in Pittsburg and three years later
was admitted to the bar in that city.
When Mr.. Knox was only "a years of
age he was appointed assistant United
States district attorney for the west
ern district of Pennsylvania. After a
short term in this office, however. ne
resigned and entered private practice
wan Jd-hCo II. INcCu, thc
name of Knox & Reed. The firm. be-
came counsel for many large interes- 5
and it is said that Mr.. Knox has re-
ceived some of the largest fees ever
paid in this country. During the home
stead riots in 1892 he was counsel for
the Carnegie Steel company, and d.
Tected the legal end of that famous
labor disturbance. When in 1901 Mr..
Mckinley appointed him attorney gen
eral Mr.. Knox's participation in the
Homestead affair caused some opposi-
ton on the part of labor organiZa-
tions to his confirmation. AS attorney
general Mr. Knox not only prosecuted
to a successful issue the government 8
suit against the Northern Securities
company, but conducted the case
against the so-ealled Beef trust with
the result that that combination was
dissolved by the final decree of the
United States supreme court. NJ
Knox has been credited also with hav-
ing prepared and carried through tn
Panama, canal purchase in 1908. 1t
was shortly after the conclusion of the
Panama purchase that Mr.. Knox was
appointed to the United States senate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04

pilots from the parent organization.
There are now but eighteen licensed
pilots in the United States, hut as sew
eral zero clubs have organized recent
ly. with new balloons all the time
being built. it is thought that several
additional ;.eronauts will qualify as
pilots tefcre the date Of the race. The
balloons Will be sent up from the
grounds of the Indianapolis motor
parkway.
1t was originally intended to hold
this race in September or October, but
as another balloon contest of national
Importance is to take place in St
Louis the week OF Oct it was de-
cided to hold the grand prize race
earlier in the season. The st. Louis
race will be held during the celebra-
ton of the city's one hundredth ami
yersary of its Incorporation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04

northwest southeast section 5, north
west south west section 4-16-1w.
$4,000.
John H. Cooley to Arnold B. Huston,
lots l, Q, block l, J. H. Cooley's addi-
ton Hillsdale, part southeast south
east u section 20-19-3e. $4,000.
M. w. Battles, Jr., to William J.
Mier, east " southwest u Except /
acre. section 4-16-3w. $5,727.5O.
Henry b. Carpenter to William W.
Elliott, undivided " northeast south
east and part of east " northeast. u
section 3G-16-3w Undivided south
west southwest and south 10 acres
northwest southwest section 30. 81.
William W. Elliott to Guy H. Elliott
part east " northeast section 30-16-3w
81.
James l.. Lewis to William johnson
and others, east 10 acres southwest u
southwest u section 2-16-5w. 5000.
Mary Osbar to James McQuaid
west " lot s, block 2, Alday's thirl
addition Moline. S.
| Nicholas Poehlman to Margaret
Poehlman, lot Sc. South Rock Island
81.
Charles Poehlman to- Margaret
Poehlman, lot a6, South Rock Islani
81.
Simon Poehlman. .Jr., to Margaret
Poehlman, lot &c., South Rock Island
81.
David Wetzel to Frank Jonkonski
lot 8, block s. also lot z, block. 5, town
| of Coal Valley, $105.
| Cyrus L. Williams to Ernest D. Re
dus, part southwest quarter, 8, II. lie
l$9.25o.
| Chamberlin H. South to August Gus
ltafson, northwest quarter, southeast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04

quarter, northeast quarter, southwest
quarter, southeast quarter, northwest
quarter, southwest quarter, northeast
quarter, section 5, 1G, Wv. $4,000.
Kate Kroeger and William Kroeger
to same, lot SO, South Rock Island. 81.
Frank Jonkonski to Knapp & Lees,
lot s, block s, also lot z, block s, town
of Coal Valley, 500.
Thomas Virgins to William J. Kranz
lots 2 and 8, northwest quarter 80, Is
Wv, $4,000.
August H. Wendt to F. E. Sudlow
lot 6, block 172, East Moline, $3.50.
A. NJ Record to D. r. White, lots 1
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, z, 8, 9, 10, II, II, Is and IA
block 3. Thonlinson & Convill's Pleas
ant View addition, East Moline, $3.50
Jesse Hays to John L. Banner, south
east quarter, northeast quarter, section
13 16, 5w. $4,000.
J. l.. Oakleaf to Joseph Blancke. lots
Is, 8, 10, II, 10, 13. IA. Is and Is, bloch
/, NJ Edwards Second addition, Mo
lime, 81.
William H. Hender. to Robert A. Hen
der and Herbert G. Hender, northwes
quarter. section 80, 16, 2w. 81.
w. E. Hender and others to Rober
A. Hender and Fl. C. Hender, north
west quarter, section SO. is, Wv, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
Postmaster General.

Although the youngest member #
the new cabinet, Frank H. Hitchcock.
Mr.. Taft's postmaster general, is prob
ably better known to the general pub
lie than any of his colleagues by rea-
son of the prominence he obtained a,
chairman of the republican national
committee in the recent campaign. NJ.
Hitchcock is only AZ years of age, and
since he left school has been in the
employ of the government He is
native of Ohio, but received his educa-
ton in Massachusetts, to which state
his parents removed when he was
quite young. Graduating from Har.
ward in 1891. he obtained a clerkship
in the department of agriculture.
Later Secretary Wilson made him
chief of the division of foreign mar
'kets, and when the department OF com.
merce and labor was organized he was
made its first chief clerk In Mr.
sistant secretary to the republican
national committee, and was later ap-
pointed first assistant postmaster gen.
eral. He resigned that position when
the Taft campaign was opened to take
charge of Mr. Taft's interests. SUD-
sequently he was elected chairman Of
the republican national committee,
which post he still holds. During his
first years as government clerk in
Washington Mr.. Hitchcock found time
to take a law course at Columbian
university, and on graduation was adj
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
NEARLY RESIGNED.
But Held Position on Grape-Nuts.

But Held Position on Grape-Nuts.
An Oklahoma woman was saved
from loss of health and position by
change to right food. She says:
The spring of 1904 found me almost
a nervous wreck from the use of inn
proper food l could not sleep nor
eat anything but what it seemed that
my stomach was on fire.,
Il had the best medical advice l
could get, but medicine did not reach
MY trouble. l was growing worse all
the time until l was about to resign
my position, thing l could not afford
to do
"A friend brought me package of
THAT wonderful food, Grape-Nuts and
asked if l had ever tried it.. l told
her no. l had no faith in it, but to
tplease her promised to use the pack
age before | decided what it would
do for me-
Il ate nothing but GrapeNuts and
| cream three times a day and that
awful burning in my stomach disap-
lpeared. l was able to continue at
my work and gained 26 pounds in
three months. So l owe my health
and position to Grape-Nuts.
| Name given by Postum company.
Battle Creek, Mich. Read 1.-The Road
! to Wellville,' in packages. There's
a Reason
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time They
are genuine, true and full of human
/ interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
CHARLES L. NAGEL

trustees of Washington university and
a member of the board of control of
the st. Louis museum of fine arts
Mr.. Nagel, as the Missouri member
of the republican national committee.
served during the recent campaign as
a member of the executive commit ee
Socially, he has been
active in his native city, being a mem
Der of the University club, the Con,-
mercial club, the st. Louis club, the
Round Table and Country clubs, ami
also of the Metropolitan club in Wash
ington city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-04
BALLOON RACE IN JUNE.
First Grand Prize National Contest
Will Be Held In Indianapolis.

Americas first grand prize national
balloon race will be held in Indianap-
oils. June 5. official announcement Of
which was made a few days ago by
Cortlandt r. Bishop, president of the
Aero Club of America. The winner Of
the race will be regarded as national
balloon champion of the United States.
the prize being a gold cup valued at
$1,000. The race will be held under
the auspices Of the Aero Club of Amer
lea and in accordance with the gov
erning rules Of the International Aero
nautic federation.
Aeronauts from any aero club at
filiated with tile Aero Club Of America
may participate In the contest, pro.
vidcd they hare received licenses as