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Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
GENERAL NEWS,

Danish residents of the middle west
gathered in Chicago to celebrate the
sixtieth anniversary of the adoption OF
Denmark's constitution.
The first biennial festival of the
Red River Valley Scandinavian Sing.
gers association was held at Fergus
Falls, MINI.
The American Genealogical asso.
citation met in annual session at Fort.
ress Monre, Va, with President C. E.
Quimby of New York in the chair.
An attempt to run street cars at
night in Philadelphia, where the mo.
tormen and conductors are on strike,
resulted in several riots.
An elegant silver service was pre-.
sented to the United States battleship
Mississippi by Mississippians at Pasca-
goula, Miss.
The one hundred and first birthday
OF Jefferson Davis was celebrated at
his birth place, Fairview, KY, by the
dedication of memorial park.
Ten high-powered American automo.
biles started from New York on q
speed and endurance race to Seattle.
Delavan Smith and Charles r. VIII
liams appeared in the federal court of
indianapolis to fight extradition to
Washington to answer the Panama
libel charges.
Capt. J. F. Shipp and five other Ten
nesseeans were before the United
States supreme court to be sentenced
for contempt of court.
A statement issued by the depart
ment of agriculture says rats cost the
United States $100,0O0,O0O year in
the grain they eat alone.
The strike of the Georgia railroad
was declared off and the trouble prob
ably will be submitted to arbitration
for settlement.
Six passengers and the engineer of
Central Georgia passenger train
were hurt in a wreck at Martindale,
Ga.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
Great Celebration by Danes,

Chicago, June 5.-Danish residents
OF Chicago and the middle west have
completed arrangements for the big
fete here tomorrow in celebration of
the sixtieth anniversary of the adop-
tion of the Danish constitution. About
10000 Danes from neighboring states
have come to participate in the festiv-
tiles. The exercises will consist of
speeches, music, games and a ban.
quet.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
NEWS NOTES.

Zumbrota.-The quarterly inspec.
ton of Company D, Third regiment,
Minnesota National Guard, was held
at the armory by Maj. F. w. Mattson,
After the inspection an election was
held in which Second Lieut.. M. H.
Powers was advanced to captain; Ser.
geant J. w. Logan to first lieutenant
and Sergeant Chris. Nessaeth to sec.
ond lieutenant.
Bemidji.-An executive committee
of eleven patriotic citizens of Bemidji
has been appointed to take charge of
the Fourth of July celebration in Be.
midi, which will be held on Saturday,
July 3.s 1t is the intention of the com
mittee to have full program of
races, games and sports of all kinds,
with a grand ball in the evening and
patriotic exercises following a parade,
led by Company X.
MOntevideo.-The eleventh annual
fair of the Chippewa County Driving
Park and Fair association will be held
Sept. 1924.
Belle Plain.-A meeting of the Min.
nesota River improvement league was
held here, and was addressed by
George A. Ralph, state drainage engi-
neer, on 'How to Control the Mime.
sofa River" His remarks were based
on the actual surveys. The legislative
committee made full report.
Bemidji-At the annual meeting of
the Blackduck Handcar club, at Black
duck Spur, $50 "good fellows were
present at the headquarters of the
club of Trendson &, Writings logging
camps, and many Of these were from
the Twin Cities.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
Sent up for Mine Frauds.

Kansas City, June 3-Frank H,
Horn, S. P. Snyder and Raymond p.
May today were sentenced to serve a
year and day in the United States
prison at Leavenworth and to pay a
fine Of $500 each. John E. Horn was
fined $500. They were convicted of
fraud in promoting the 1.-TWO Queens"
mine in Arizona.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
Fire Chief Black of Duluth Is Deac

Fire Chief Black Of Duluth Is Dead.
Duluth.-John T. Black, for many
years chief of the local fire depart
ment at Duluth, died at St. Luke's
hospital from the effects of an opera.
ton for appendicitis. Chief Black
was formerly chief of the depart
ments at Milwaukee and St. Paul,
coming from St. Paul to this city. He
leaves wife and four daughters. He
was prominent mason, being a mem.
ber of the Knights Templar, in which
fraternity he took prominent and
active part. ....
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
TWIN CITY MARKETS.

Minneapolis, June 5.
Wheat-No. northern. S1.33: No.
2 northern, $1.31; July $3.50. Durum
No. l. $1.16. Oats-No. 3 white, SEC
Barley, No. 4. u. Rye No. 2, SIC
Corn-No. 3. 72c. Flax-No. /. $1.77
Duluth, June 5.-No. l Norm 81. 81
July $1.18.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
Rochester Now Has s,o23.

Rochester-A new city directory
that has just made its appearance in
this city shows that Rochester has a
population Of about 1923. The state
hospital being in the city limits with
1900 inmates and large number of
employees, added to this would make
the population about $500. The pop
ulation of the county will figure about
24,533.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
Roosevelt Visits Mission.

Kijabe, British East Africa, June 4.
Theodore Roosevelt and all the
members of his party came here from
Nalrob1. Mr.. Roosevelt visited the
American mission and spent the night
In camp. The departure for the Sotik
district was made to-day.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
ENMARk.

The Danish statistical bureau has
compiled some figures from the local
elections which took place last week.
In Copenhagen the number of votes
was $4,000 $4,000 men and 10000
women): in Fredriksberg, 1920 men
and 16.500 women; in the provincial
towns. $1,000 men and $1,000 women;
In the country districts, 293, 900 men
and 266,000 women. The whole num-
Der Of votes cast was $4,000, and the
two sexes were almost equally rep.
resented. The cities polled the heav-
lest vote. Slagelse headed the list
with q percentage of 90.3, while the
percentage was only 56.3 in the rural
communities. In the cities about 70
per cent of the women voted; in the
country districts the corresponding
percentage was only 80. In the island
of Bornholm only 10 per cent of the
women voted, and in nine rural pro-
cincts no women voted at all.
The Danish crown prince has &C.
cepted an invitation to attend the
Danish-American reunion at Aarhus
on July 4. Premier Neergaard also
will be present, and about 1000 Dan
1sh-Americans are expected. The
American minister, Maurice F. Egan,
Danish minister to America, Count
Moltke, and the famous critic, DR..
Geerg Brandes, will be among the
speakers.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
Pleads Guilty to sac. .ooo rh.f+

Bnhalo, N. Y, June 4.-Samuel w.
Hofheios, the defaulting tax clerk in
the county treasurer's Office, who, with
Jared c. Weed, is alleged to have
stolen $4,000 of the back tax receipts.
p'eaded guilty in court to a charge of
grand larceny in the second degree.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09

A Rainy Day.
Talented Boy-Papa, may I get my
paints. and paint picture?
Practical Father-Not now, my son;
but you may get some lime and white
wash the cellar.
A Park Mystery.
First Park DOnkey-Here comes an.
other fat woman.
Second Park Donkey-Yes, l won.
der why it is all the delicate, ether.
cal, lightweight girls pass us by, and
all the fat women want to ride u.s.?
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09
sIZE.......
Hard to Bear.

Hard to Bear.
Mrs. Gocdsoul-What's the matter,
my dear? You look worried.
Mr.. Goodsoul-I am suspected of
being defaulter.
But you are not.
No; only it's very hard to be sus-
pected of being thief after the
years of faithful work I have done
for Cloesfist & Co.
But how do you know they suspect
you?
They have offered me two weeks
vacation.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09

South St. Paul, June s.
Cattle-Steers. $500 and $3.50
COWS $3.50 and $3.50. Hogs $6. .95
and $3.50. Muttons, SIS SO: lambs
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09

The Swedes are pleased to see un.
mastakable signs that the Norwegians
are going to patronize the Swedish.
German ferry line In preference to tho
Danish Gedser-Warnemunde line. The
train and steamer connections are so
nicely adjusted that the Norwegians
can gain two hours by taking the
Swedish German line even now, and
when the new car-ferries are started
the advantages of this route are sup
posed to be able to absorb practically
all the passenger traf1ic between Nor
way and Germany, until Denmark
may offer still better facilities.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09

VOrS laws which tend to reduce the
value of investments In industrial en-.
terprises. A London banker who is
financially interested in the Bohn-
dalen plant also stated in his annual
report that If the government bill pro-
viding for the regulation Of factories
becomes law it will be practically
impossible to make it pay to run in
dustrial plants in Norway.
The friction between Vice Admiral
Borresen and Commanding Admiral
Sporre has been highly detrimental
to the Norwegian navy, and in order
to apply partial remedy the cabinet
has decided that Borresen shall be
somewhat reduced in rank.
The cabinet has resolved to detach
Kraakeroy, Smaalenene. from Glen
minge parish, and make a separate
parish out Of it. It has about 5000
inhabitants, who make Z living at two
machine shops and several sawmills
and stone quarries.
The young people of Kristiania are
dancing more now than they have
done for many years past. It looks
almost a. II dancing epidemic has
struck the city. The dancing masters
feel the new impulse and they ara
making preparations for handling
more scholars. !
The admiralty has asked the stortl
ing to increase the annual appropria4
tions for the navy from $1,404, 900 to
$1.s44,000. This would provide toll
six or eight ironclads Of 3,40o tons
each. 4
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-09

Convicts in the mines of Quintana
Roo, Mexico, revolted and several Of
ticers were killed in the battle.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce commission and Second
Assistant Postmaster General Stewart
arrived in Atlanta and started efforts
to settle the Georgia railroad strike.
Two inches of snow fell in Lead.
Vile, COL. on Memorial day.
Episcopal clergymen attending the
two hundredth anniversary of Trinity
Protestant Episcopal church in New
Rochelle, N. Y, will visit the old
homestead of Tom Paine on Friday.
The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will meet in
New York on June Is to consider the
restriction of immigration.
The girls of public school No. 10 in
New York have formed an organiza.
tion to teach mothers how to feed and
care for infants during the summer
months.
Three Omaha boys helped the po.
lice to capture three men who are
suspected of being those who robbed
Union Pacific train. They will
share in a reward of $4,000.
England is interested in a report
that Ambassador Bryce at Washing
ton Is trying to bring about an alli-
ance of the British and American
navies.
Forty persons were killed when q
tornado struck the village of Zephyr,
Tex.
Hugo Friedman, travelling sales
man OF Baltimore, hanged himself in
an Indianapolis hotel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Another Mysterious Murder.

Mrs. May Edith Thompson Woodin, a
beautiful young lady, twice married,
while visiting at the home of her foster
father in Maryland, was lured to his bun
galow by Robert f. Eastman, failed
member OF the New York stock exchange,
who had become fascinated with her, and
met death at his hands, her nude body
being found ina nearby creek. A posse
pursued Eastman, who committed suicide
by shooting himself in a skiff as they
were ABOUT to capture him. Letters
ascribed the crime to the jealousy of an
other woman, but there was apparently
nothing to it.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
NoRTH RANDOLPH

Roy Merrill is helping Guy DuTkes
while he is away doing carpenter work.
Albert Emery Of West Hartford was 8
guest at c. II. Taft's. He is canvassing.
G. o. Stanley and Mrs. A. NJ. Cone
spent day in South Royalton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Fowler of East
Bethel were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Parker over Sunday.
Eleanor and salIie Fits we're in Ran
doIph to take the examination to enter
the high school. Arthur Parker went tC
Brookneld the same time to take the ex
animation there.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
PETH

Robert Rennie went Monday morning
to saratoga Springs, where be has found
employment.
Elmer Monroe returned home Monday
night from a weeks visit in Bellows Falls
and Windsor.
Miss Marion Huntington and John
Rogers of Randolph Center we're at F. H.
Cleveland's one day last week.
Ed. Nichols, who has been sick about
six weeks with inhammatory rheuma-
tism, is gaining slowly and is able to sill
up nearly two hours each day.
Mrs. Royal White Of Springfield,
Mass, came Monday to spend few
weeks with her nieces, Mrs. Albert
Spooner and Mrs. George Bingham.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
WHAT is DOING
THE WORLD OVER
A WORD ABOUT THE LEADING
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
ChInese Murderer sam uncannht.

Snlnese Murderer Still Uucaueht.
Although Leon Ling, the Chinaman
wanted for the murder of Elsie Sigel at
New York, has not been arrested, the po-
lice are still confident he cannot long
eiude them. 1t has been established that
Ling. after disposing Of the body, went
to Washington, D. c., and there sent q
tel grim to Miss Sigel's parents, signing
Elsie's name, telling them not to worry
about her, that she would soon return.
Certain letters found prove that Elsie was
receiving attentions from another China
man also and protesting to love both.
Chung Sing, Ling's chum, has not added
to his story Of the crime.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
CIeveIand Letter Foreer Eseanes.

Broughton Brandenburg, who, it was
alleged, framed a spurious letter relating
to political matters and signed Grover
Cleveland's name to it, selling the letter
to the New York Times, which published
it as genuine, vas acquitted OF the charge
of grand larceny in connection with the
affair at New York Tuesday. The court
ruled that the forgery of the letter did
not figure in this case. Brsndenbnrg was
at once arrested on charge Of kidnap-
ping his stepson.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Mrs. Could Won Her Case.

Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould was
granted a legal separation from Howard
Gould, third son of jay Gould, last week,
after a trial that washed a large amount
of dirty linen in public. She asked for
$3.50, 900 year alimony. She got $780,
600. In her rebuttal, Mrs. Gould was
able to throw considerable doubt on the
testimony regarding her habits of life.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Pittsburq Street Car Strike Over.

The entire street car system of Pitts
burg was tied up Sunday and Monday by
a strike of the motormen over certain
grievances. Mayor Magee took the mat
ter up and through his efforts an agree
ment between the parties was reached and
the men resumed work. The men won a
victory end their demands were granted.
There. were signs of grave trouble il the
strike had not been promptly settled.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Death Of John N. Brown.

John NJ. Brown died at a quarter past
ten O'Clock Saturday morning after some
years of semi-invalidism, due to rheuma-
tic trouble and followed by a period of
great suffering in the last months of his
life. During the winter he had severe
bemorrhages of the nose that yielded only
to drastic treatment and the 4th of June
he suffered hemorrhage of the brain
that in recurring attacks gradually
brought an end to life and pain.
Mr.. Brown, who was SO years OF age
last March, was born in Lynn. Mass.
and in his active years followed the trade
of mason and stucco worker, finding en-
ployment in Boston, Randolph and
Brooktield. -Four years ago he moved to
this village from Brookield, and here the
death Of his wife occurred two years
later.
lie was a veteran CT the Civil war, hav-
ing served in Company K, 5Sth Massa-
chusetts infantry, and won commenda-
tion as brave and faithful soldier by
the commonwealth to which he was ac-
credited.
Besides one sister, Mrs. Susan Lord of
Lynn, Mass, he left no near relatives.
Prayer was offered at his home in the
Frank Mann house on Park street Mon
day morning at $50 O'Clock, and the fun
eral service was held in Bethany church
Immediately after, Rev. Fraser Metzger
officiating. The bearers were Comrades
F. H. Ketchum, L. d. Rhodes, L. J..
Blakely and ]. W. Ford of U. S. Grant
post. The body was taken to Brookfield
for interment and was escorted to its last
resting place by members of Henry r.
Freeman post, No. 81, Brookfield, to
which the deceased had belonged.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Foxy Alorlch Shows His Hand.

The Senate has begun the consideration
of the income tax and corporation tax
features of the tariff bill. The various
schedules are practically disposed of, and
in almost every case the finance commit
tee has had its way. Senator Aldrich,
chairman of that committee. frankly ad-
mitted that he favored the corporation
tax in order to head of the income tax,
and to provide for a probable deficit in
rovapues
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Got-careIeas Aheut Gas.

In coal mine at Wethrun, Pa, last
week. which had been so free from gas
that the state inspectors had allowed open
lamps to be used, an explosion due to this
cause took place, killing II, all foreigners
but one, and injuring. 16, nearly all
Americana
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
After the Filipino Mutlneers.

The leader OF the recent mutiny among
the native constabulary at Dayao in the
Philippines has been captured and killed
and five OF the other mutineers taken.
The remaindsr are being hunted down.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Suburban HandIcsp and Grand Prix.

Sam Hildreth's Fitzherbert, a three
year-old, won the historic Suburban
handicap at New York last Thursday, the
second time a three-year-old has ever led.
Not over a thousand persons saw the
race. Three hundred thousand people
witnessed the Grand Prix at Paris Sun
day, which was won by Baroness Roths-
child's Verdon. The Americans bet
heavily on VanderbiIt's two entries,
which were favorites, and lost.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Ford Auto Won Seattle Race.

A Ford car won the automobile race
from New York to Seattle, covering the
distance in % days and 55 minutes. A
trophy cup and $1,000 purse went to the
winner.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01

Sarah Orne Jewett Dead,
Sarah Orne Jewett, we'll known story
writer, died at South Berwick, Me-,
Thursday, aged so.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
a SUNDAY Fourth.

That safe and sane the Fourth may vane
Let all the grOwn-ups sigh,
But twill annoy a healthy boy
The 4fh day Of July
His Sabbath gear to don in fear
OF stern parental rule,
And in hearihreak his way to take
To some old Sunday school. "
To compensate his dreary fate,
Let lesson sheet beguile
With how. content. Elijah went
In pyrotechnic style.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
RAILROAD MAN DARES
Death TO GET mail

watchman. whose name unfortunate.
" wes not learned pat IN appear
Rnco and Inquired why no one had
gone for tho mail. When told that
the hay was too dangerous. this
neryy fellow merely shrugged hie
shoulders aud set OF Ia search Of
boat.
In ten minutes he was tiny
speck among tho grinding masses
OF Ice that crowded near the shore.
often disappearing IN one OF the
deep cfeyaaees between floeH. and
leaving the spectators on shore and
ship breathleas with anxiety until
his tins boat appeared again. and
the wave Of his hand told that all
was we'll lie made the ship With.
ont accident, however. and. taking
the sacks 81 mail, returned 20 the
shore with equal good luck. amid
the cheers and congratulations Of
ell who witnessed bis feat
A sudden swelling OF a wave. aud
the consequent grinding 81 one ice
cake upon another, and 81 boat aud
boatman there would not have re-.
mnined a trace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
BETTER BOOZE is
DEMANDED

OLYMPIA. Feb. While ali the
forces ~ local option are surrine
around tho legislative halls demand
Ing that J nufiesraru be hung
drawn and quarierea. Representative
Hall ~ rh.ian. calmly assuming
that We Nih always have whisksy
With uF, ir preparing that Ne may
have better baoxs
he has a bill which Will prohibit
the sale or possession ~ reciified
spirits, THAI h.. whiakey thnt IL
blended or doefored Mr. Hall does
not quite believe that an whisky ls
good uhiakey. and some ia better
than others bat hF dnaH inalat that
good whiaksy % good,
Therefore he Wfli usahr Il pen.
atty % doctor OF mix In any way
lhe ifuuhse Mayn Mf Hall. rs
that shiHk~y is doctsred and poi.
soned until IRE drinking - il fnakss
usru rFaEy u makes them d. things
which they would never attempt 9th.
erwiNs and whiakey gets the blame
IL reality ~ b. not the Whiskey that
L. % hsaue. bat the cuncocfiun that
Il sold under the name ~ Mhiskcy
We cannot get rid u whiNhey. and
We might as wrii make the best -
lt. End thia o. 70 have pure Whishey
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03

Of having perhaps done the beat
be could.
Mr. Palmer was n strenuous Oh.
ponent Of the eighthour Law for
women. He opposed the woman
suffrage bill he opposed the bin
granting dependent fathers
mothers and minor brothers and
sisters the right to sue for the
death Of their providcr. he opposed
the change IN Law which viii per.
mis- the granting II n new trial In
damage cases where the Judge be-
llcves that the verdict Is too low
The judge nov has that right when
he thinks the verdict excessive.
For ingenuity Of reasoning and
willingness to take any chance. the
gentleman from King has no equal
IN the house Since he came here
he has met defeat after defeat
along these lines. bat he ~ Ia no
wise daunted. The next measure
that affects a corporation uufayor.
ably VIII find him fighting Il. al
though he must now realize that
the judiciary committee and the
house as a whole have a diminished
respect and regard for corporations
with a corresponding increase OF
these sentiments for The public.
And he ia watching. watching all
the time Not legislative move
escapes him. and when his mind
IL not on corporation matters, he
Is one Of the most valuable men
IN the house II Is really regret.
table that the public does not have
Mr. Palmer's full time as a legis.
latiyo member.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03

A smile. love for 'poEsum AUDI
the ability 10 dance divinely seem
70 have made BIN Taft solid N tho
south.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
gcoFFs AT pANoHR AND Rows
THROUGH ice TO The
WAITING sTEAmsHlP.

Tho steamer Portland. arriving
from Southwestern Alaaka last
night, brings tale Of cold weather
and Of the uervo Of n railroad
Waterman ~ kaiailn
When the sturdy little vessel waa
four hours out Of the port. bound
In. word waa sent 20 the postmaster
by wireless, giving The time 81 her
arrival. aud requesting ne usual
that a boat be sent ont tO receive
lha monthly mall.
The tee that dotted the bay dld
not look good 20 The Katallana.
however, and for more than two
hours after arrival. the Portland las
IN the stream, waiting for the boat
that ala not come. though dozens OF
persons we're gathered on The quay
trying TO muster the nerve 60 thread
The ice Hoes IN the bay and secure
the coveted letters.
From none Of them was n forth
coming. however. until railroad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03

All passenger steamers leave Col
man docks for Puget Sound Navy
Yards. sss