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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
STATE REcLAla1aA aool LANDS.
.Rossau River Ditch Will Drain $1,000
Acres, Making Fine Farming Area.

State swamp land covering 5000
acres that have heretofore been prac-
tically Of no value will be reclaimed
and turned into fertile agricultural
land through the completion of the
Roseau River ditch. Members; of the
state drainage commission who re-.
turned yesterday from Lancaster say
that the ditch has been finished and
that the reclamation is perfect.
Julius Schmal, secretary of state
and q member of the commission,
spoke highly Of the work of the con-
tractors, the Standard Drainage and
Ditch Company. and Jerry Sherwood.
He says it is probably the finest piece
Of work Of its kind ever undertaken
by the state.
The ditch will drain $4,000 acres
and is one of the largest jobs ever
undertaken by Minnesota. costing
$4,000. The work consisted of cut
ting of and opening new channels and
the last five miles of ditching com.
pletely changed the channel of the
river.
The commission, composed of Frank
A. Day, Secretary of State Schmahl:
James Larson. assistant secretary. and
Samuel Iverson, state auditor, and
state engineer, George Ralph, drove
by team rs miles out of Lancaster to
inspect the work.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
TO WRITE JoHNsoN's BIOGRAPHY
Former Secretay Frank A. Dav IA
Produce Book.

- st. Paul. - Frank A. Day. former
private secretary to the late Gov.
ernor johnson, yesterday made hi.
first public announcement al tn hie
future plans, With Theodore N. KHAN.
pen, former Minneapolis newspaner
writer, as his collaboration, Mr.. Dav
Will begin at once work on the bioe.
raphy of the late governor and saws
That until the book is published he win
devote his entire time to it. He hopes
TO have the book ready for the HOLIDAYS
1have been requested by Mrs John.
son." he says, Ito prepare and publish
biography of the late Governor John
son. Governor Johnson and were
or course, the most intiment friends
and it will be labor of love for me-
feel that the people of Minnesota and
many other sections of the country
are SO deeply interested in the govern.
OF and his remarkable career that thew
Will want some permanent record ~,
him. The story of his life is a source
or inspiration to every ambitions hov
ana man. Suggestions that a bioe.
raphy of the governor would he wei.
come have poured into Mrs, johnson
ana myself from many sources"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
WANTS SWAMP LAND PATENTED.
Attorney General Simpson Holds Con.
ference with Secretary 8aiIinaer.

Washington, D. c. - Attorney Gen.
eral Simpson has taken up with Sec
rotary Ballinger the question of
patenting swamp lands to the state of
Minnesota under the agreement
reached when Attorney General Simp-
son and State Auditor Iverson had con.
terred with the then Secretary Car
held last January. At that time it was
agreed that an examination by special
agents of the land Office and a repre-
sentative of the state should be made
during the summer and patents issued
to the state for lands found to be
swamp by those examiners.
The results of the examinations have
been reported to the general land Office
from time to time. but no lands have
been patented to the state.
AT Mr.. Simpsons suggestion. Secre.
tary Ballinger has called on Commits
sloner Bennett for report of the
status OF the states case which. it is
expected. will be furnished in a few
days. While here. Mr.. Simpson ex-
poets to start the machinery in motion
Tor cleaning up the title to some of
the tracts claimed by the state and
found to be swamp land when investi.
gated during the past summer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
BOLTS STARTS THREE FIRES
School Building at Triumph DESTROYED
by November Electric Storm.

Triumph.-During a severe e,ectr,c
storm the Monterey school here was
burned: A bolt of lightning ignited
the building.
The Western Elevator Companv
warehouse and the residence and
windmill of John Groth were also
damaged by fire caused by lightning.
The loss to the school district ia
$4,000. Temporary quarters will be
provided and the school reopened as
soon as possible and continued until q
substantial building of brick or CO.
ment stone can be put up. The in
surance carried upon the building
amounted to $4,000 and in addition
$1,1O0 was carried on furniture and
paraphernalia.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
DENMARK.

Schools for non-commissioned on.
GERS OF the infantry will soon be es
tablished at Kronborg and Aarhus.
Copenhagen, Oct. 25.-The Univer.
sfty Of Copenhagen has received DR..
Frederick A. Cooks message that his
records will be forwarded in about q
month, but that his instruments can
mot be sent until next year. The rec.
tor. DR.. Torp, however, would make
mo comment on this subject.
The cabinet, of which Count Hol-
stein-Ledreborg was premier, resign
ed following vote in the rigsdag ex.
pressing want of confidence in the
government. The cabinet, which was
formed on Aug. 16, last, has been
subjected to sharp criticism in the
matter of the budget which showed
q large deficit.
According to private information
from Copenhagen, Miss Carmel Egan,
the youngest daughter of the United
States minister to Denmark, DR.. Maui
rice Francis Egan, is engaged to the
young Count Holstein-Ledreborg, son
Of the former prime minister of Den
mark. The Holsteins and Egans are
close friends, which is one reason for
this, and another is that the prime
minister's family, like DR.. Egan's. is
Roman Catholic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
Long Pending Suit Aroued.

Long Pending Suit Argued.
st. Peter. - Arguments have been
made In the action brought by Christ.
ian Larson of North Mankato against
August Goettl. administrator of the
estate Of Sebastian Goettl. The case
has been on the calendar of the Mic.
ollet county district court so long that
the Judge before whom it was first
tried, one of the lawyers first re-
tanned and two persons interested in
the litigation have died. Originally
Christian Larson brought suit against
Sebastian Goettl to recover the value
of an acre of land. Larson bought a
f1ve-acre tract from the defendant, but
the Minnesota river changed it's course
and deprived him of an acre of the
land he had purchased. The institu.
ton of the suit followed, but there
have been delays innumerable, and no
decision has ever been rendered.
Within the year the course of the
river has changed a second time. and
1t is said that the tract in DISPUTE
now contains more property than was
decided by Goettl. After listening to
the arguments Judge Olsen took his
decision under advisement.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
.CRACKsMAN NABBEO
"OANNY" REAcEN Is CHARGED,
WITH ROBBERY OF STEPHEN
BANK IN 1907.
CAPTURED IN PORTLAND, OREGON
Said to BE the Man Wounded BY One
ct the Posse In Chase
Has Bad Police
Record.

st. Paul.-'Danny Reagan" alias
"St. Paul Danny" alias Dan Hale,
alias Dan Dale. one of Americas most
notorious crooks has been arrested at
Portland. Oregon, after a chase of 80
months which had its beginning in
April, 1907, when Reagen, with two
companions, blew the safe In the Scan
dia State bank at Stephen, MIMI,
escaping with $500. Reagen is
said to be the man who was seriously
wounded by bullet fired by a member
Of the pursuing posee.
Joe Zolinski, one Of Reagents pals,
was captured several months ago at
Greenbush, Wis.,, and is now serving q
10-year sentence at Saltwater. The
third member of the "yegg" band,
James Nolan, is still at large. Rea.
gems arrest was brought about by in
formation turned in to the Minnesota
Bankers assocition.
Reagon has been in Jail several
times, having served time at Sioux
Falls, s. d., and at Winnipeg, where he
was arrested on charge Of toting
around full kit Of burglars tools and
explosives. Both he and Zolinsky were
in the tolls In st. Paul, but were re-
leased.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Principal Events Gathered = The
OH SoanaAknavkan Countries

The German company which is to
establish an airship line in northern
Germany is contemplating tho loca-
ton Of a station in Malmo.
The number of business failures il
Sweden during the first three quarters
of this year was 3,276, which was 16
less than during the corresponding pc
Rod Of the year 1908. In view of the
recent strike this difference is rather
surprising.
The great strike was . check on
the foreign tourist traffic. But on the
other hand many Swedes who are too
busy under normal conditions to 90
abroad, improved the rest forced upon
them by the strike by going to the
continent for recreation.
A laborer named Markus Karlsson,
while walking on the railway track
from Hedemora to Sofvarbo, imbibed
too freely of the bottle that inebriates.
and he finally lay down to sleep. A
train soon came and crushed one of
his legs. This happened in the even.
ing. The next morning another train
came, but pow the man was seen in
time and picked up. After his leg
had been amputated he was asked
whether he had suffered much, to
which he answered, Eyes, I found It
little difficult to go to sleep last
night"
Some young men who passed an or
chard In SOdermanland after dark do.
tected man picking plums in tree.
They decided to make a record al
practical champions of justice, and by
a clever coup they captured the man.
who had already picked basket Of
fine plums. He protested his inno-
cence most theoretically, but he had
to follow the voluntary representatives
of law and order. But to their as
tonishment and dismay they soon
found out that they had arrested the
owner of the orchard. He explained
that he had decided to pick the plums
at that unusual hour for fear that
they might be destroyed by frost. and
he finally thanked the young men for
their good intentions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
FINLAND.

The Russian duma opened at st.
Petersburg, Oct. %. The Finnish
question overshadows the legislative
program. The Firms have been in
sisting upon presenting their case d.
rectly to the car, as grand duke Of
Finland, denying the right of the
Stolypin cabinet to mix in their at
fairs. One Of the last political WIS.,
itors at Livadia before the cars de-
parture for Italy was NJ. Langhoff,
Finnish secretary of state, who took
to Helsingfors the decision that the
imperial government had been empow-
cred to carry out the cars intention.
The car himself has cut the Gordian
knot as regards the right of the Films
to deal with him personally, by going
abroad out of reach of any petition at
the time his Russian troops are occu.
plying Finland's province of Viborg,
which is to become Russian province
in 1910. Premier Stolypin's first step
has been to place the police and the
executive services in Viborg under the
control of the commander of the St.
CtOA oUuA6 "lAIdIy CACuuSCIlpVIOu.
Russia's present Finnish policy is
founded on considerations of military
strategy. The coast line from Viborg
upward along the gulf of Finland has
been converted during the last six
weeks from region of cottage resi-
dences into depot encampment, and
preparations are being made for the
construction of Notifications. AS the
Russian fleet approaches reconstruc-
tion, it is expected that this policy Of
classification will be extended towards
Helsingfors and Sreaborg. The cars
military advisors justify TIN occupa-
ton Of Finland AS necessary before
Russia can reacQ1ire military author
ity In Europe, or even contral the Gulf
of Finland. The relation ~ the duma
to the Finnish crisis resse upon the
dumas right to examine ner financial
arrangements neeessitated " the ad-
dittcn Of the new province of Viborg.
Eventually, SHOULD Finland se merged
politically with Russia, she will send
five or six members to the duma, but
before that a stubborn resistance by
the Firms is certain. ManJ in Russia
believe that the Finnish DIET will not
be elected again.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
QUARREL OVER CARD GAME.

MinneapOlis.-As a result of a quar-
rel over a game of cards, C. G..
Chase, barber. was stabbed on Wash.
lngton avenue. James T. Nelson,
known as "Doc.," the manufacturer Of
corn medicine, was arrested a half
hour later at his home.
When Nelson was questioned at
headquarters he admitted readily that
he had had quarrel with Chase over
a game of cards, but he insisted that
Chase had been the aggressor and
that the stabbing was done in self.
defense.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
NORWAY.

Norway exported cannc& goods for
$1,134,0O0 during the first half of this
yenr.
II is said that an Engl.sA syndicate
is going to build large Nctel in Kris-
titn!a.
Mrs. Friele is dead at She age o. 81.
She was the wife of "Et:.tor Friele,"
who was the raost notc1 newspaper
man H. the Norwegian capital some
forty or fifty years ago.
The wife of Bishop Reag, of Kris
tiaaia died at the age Ct II years.
She was known as very kindhearted
woman, and her death is deeply
rcourned by host of friends.
A German periodical Claims that 4
member of Captain 1sacasen's arctic
expedition took formal possession Of
Prince Karls Promontory. near spitz-
bergen, in the name of Norway, and
said authority adds: Norway really
considers herself entitled to the pos
session Of Spitzbergen, and at the
coming Spitzbergen conference she
WILL III GOO uVS NSeSSAA0 WV AA<tC OuSl>
getically."
Miss Karen Meyer, Of Bergen, who
died short time ago, established an
aid fund of $4,000 for Industrious stu.
dents.
Kjostel A. Lie and wife Karen, nee
Westbye, of North Odalen, have cele-
brated their iron wedding, having
been joined in marriage Oct IL, 1914,
at Sand Church, in the same neigh
borhood. Hostel was born at his
present home in 1878, and his wife in
1922. Six out of eight children are
still living. The old folks are healthy
for their age.
An account of the schools of Stock
holm. printed in English, German, and
French, will be prepared for use at
the educational congress which is to
be held IN Stockholm next summer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
GIRLS SCHOOL CITE INSPECTED.
Construction Of Sank Center State In.
stitution Will Begin In Spring.

Sank Center.-P. NJ. Ringdahl and
c. E. Vasaly of the board of control
were here looking over the site for
the girls industrial school. Accom-.
panying them were Mesdames G. w.
Stewart of st. Cloud and w. E. Bran
hall of st. Paul of the woman's advi.
sorry board, appointed by Governor
Johnson, and Mrs. Fannie Morse of
Lancaster. Mass, an expert in the
matter of girls industrial schools.
Plans for the buildings are partly
completed, and the contract will be
let during the winter. Work will be-
gin early in the spring and the school
will be open year from now.
The plans include building for
the superintendent and offices. an as
serobly hall, gymnasium and six cot
tages, each accommodating twenty in
mates.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
New MINI. Railroad Planned.

New MINI. Railroad Planned.
Duluth Chicago and Duluth men
plan to build railroad from the head
of Lake Superior to the Rainy River
country, which will cross the Mesaba
range near Mt. Iron, and open up the
Bear river, Sturgeon river and the
Big and Little Forks valleys. The
name of the corporation is Lake Su.
perior and Manitoba Railway com.
pany." Beaudette would be the north.
ern terminus Of the road, with q
branch to International Falls. It i.
believed to be Grand Trunk projec;
to get Winnipeg connection.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
Whole Family Slain.

Winnipeg, Manitoba. = What NAV
prove to be wholesale murder was
discovered near Quill Lake. Saskatche.
wan, by the finding of the body Of
George Thoburn, in the cellar of his
farmhouse. The unconscious form of
his Swear old son, who had been
dubbed, was also found. Mrs. Tho.
burn, her 2-year-old child and Mrs.
Thoburn's mother are missing, and it
is believed they have been killed.
The mounted police are searching for
. hired man who had been working
Tor Th0burn, but who has disappeared.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10

for members of the assembly resulted
IN the choice of lower branch of the
legislature having a Republican ma
5ority of about 80, as compared with
Republican majority of 4S in the
last assembly.
City and town elections were held at
many points with varying results.
Louis Fuhrmann, Dem, was elected
mayor of Buffalo; James B. McEwan,
Rep. mayor of Albany: Hiram N.
Edgerton. Rep, reelected mayor Of
Rochester: Edward Schoeneck, Rep.
mayor of Syracuse; Daniel Sheehan.
Dem., mayor of Elmira; DR.. Charles c.
Duryer, Dem, mayor of Schenectady.
illinois.
The "drys" won another victory in
Illinois, gaining four precincts in 80
In which the liquor question was at
issue. OF the 80 precincts in the state
where the liquor question was the
dominant one at the polls the anti-li-
quor interests carried % and the IL
quor interests five, the latter losing in
four precincts that they had won in
the hight two years ago.
San Francisco.
With about 0ne-sixth of the total
vote counted, P. H. Mccarthy, Union
Labor candidate for mayor, had lead
over both his opponents that, if main
tanned, would give him plurality of
about 10000.
One the same basis of vote count,
Fickers, Republican and Union Labor
nominee for district attorney, was
leading Francis J. Heney nearly two
to one.
Rhode Island.
The Republicans won a complete
victory in the state election in Rhode
Island, although it was an off-year con-
test.
Gov. Aram J. Pothier, of Woon-
socket, Rep, was reelected bya plur-
atty Of about 10000. The whole Re-
publican state ticket and another Re-
publican assembly was chosen. Con-
stitutional amendments calling for
the redistricting of the state, giving
the governor veto power and max
ing the lieutenant governor presiding
officer of the senate, were approved.
Tom johnson Beaten.
Cleveland, Ohio.-Tom L. Johnson.
for four terms mayer of Cleveland, was
defeated for fifth term by Herman
c. Baehr, Republican county record
er. Unofficial returns from approx
mately half the city indicated that
Baehr's plurality over johnson is at
least 1000 and may run to 5000.
"OnIy a Few Killed in Breathitt.
Jackson, Kentucky. - Predictions
made on the streets, early that only
a man or two would be killed during
the voting in Breathitt county were
justified at noon in the Spring Park
precinct. There Tilden Blanton killed
Demothenes Noble after Noble had
crippled Blanton's right arm with a
bullet. Noble had previously, accord
ing to Blanton, placed pistol at the
breast of two of Blanton's brothers.
Noble was former employee of judge
James Hargis.
Even Gary, Ind. Is Quiet.
Gary, 1nd.-1nstead of being punct
uated with scenes of riot and disorder
fer which preparations had been made
by swearing in over 200 armed guards,
the election in this city was as quiet
as summer morning. The election
of the Democratic candidate for mayor.
Thomas E. Knots, at present of the
board of trustees, over his Republican
opponent, John A. Brennan, was con-
coded shortly before midnight. A Re.
publican majority in the council, how.
ever, was elected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov. s. Cattle market
steady; steers, $5.60@9.10; cows, $3.50
@5.O0; heifers, $3.25@6.00; bulls, $500
OATS; calves, $3.o0@s.50; stockers
and feeders, $3.75@5.50.
Hogs-market 10c to 15c higher;
choice heavy, $8.0o@8.12h; butchers.
$7.95@8.1O; light mixed, $7.50@7.75;
choice light, $7.S0@S.00; packing,
$7.S5@S.O5: pigs, $5.75@7.50; bulk of
sales. $7.8O@8.00.
Sheep-market 10c to 15c higher.
Sheep, $3.50@5.25: lambs, $6.25@7.25;
yearlings. $3.50@5.5o.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
OFFICIAL BOUND OVER.

Blue Earth.-Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Orren, OF Wells, was bound over to
the grand jury on a charge of setting
fire to his own home.
The charges are that Orren scat.
tered kerosene-soaked cotton batting
through various parts of his house,
then ignited it. Orren turned in the
alarm and the fire department put the
fire out before it had done much
damage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
GREAT COAL DOCK FOR DULUTH,
Plttsbure Company to Build it at Cost
Of Million.

Duluth.-The Pittsburg Coal Dock
& Wharf Co., a subsidiary COM
pany of the Pittsburg ooal Co., is 60
ing to build million-dolllar coal dock.
The coal dock and wharf company
gave a mortgage for 100000 to the
Union Trust company of Pittsburg.
covering the site of the dock on Gar
1lold avenue and comprising fifty
acres.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10

Impersonated Game Warden.
Waconia. - Hubert Dohman. Otto
Cent? and Martin Aretz of this citv.
who were brought before a Justice.
charged with having personated game
wardens and holding up julius KLEIN
mer for 81, were found guilty.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Nov. 5.-Wheat, No. !
northern, $1.02; No. 2 northern.
$1.00; Dec, $1.00; May, $1.02h;
durum, No. 1. S5c. Corn-No. 8,
57Ac. No. white oats, 375sc. Bar
ley-59c. Rye-No. 2, 68Ac. Flax
No. L., $1.65A.
Duluth, Nov. 5.-No. northern,
$1.01ss; Dec, $0.98%; May, $1.03A.
South St. Paul, Nov. Seattle
Steers, $5.00@6.75; cows, fai:, 1925
@$3.50; calves, $3.50@$5.50. Hogs,
}7.65@$7.7O; sheep, yearlings, $1,000
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
MANkATo eRocERymeN FINED.
Dealers Charged With SELLING = lei.
letin colored With Coal Tar Dive.

Mankato.-Six or seven local gro.
cerymen were hailed into court,
charged with selling jelletin colored
with coal tar dye. and each paid
fine of SIS and costs. Deputy State
Food Inspector G. ]. Robel, who caused
the arrests. stated that 80 grocerymen
have paid fines this fall for selling
the jelletin. The manufacturer, has
agreed to stand good for the fines.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
SEEKS MISSING SAILOR,
Cleveland (ohio) Youth Disappears
Without Money Due Him.

Duluth.-Joseph Miller, a sailor on
the steamer F. w. Hart, disappeared
from the vessel at Two Harbors Oct.
~ and his parents in Cleveland are
greatly distressed. The young man
has money coming to him from the
boat, and he took none of his effects
when he disappeared. The police of
all northern Minnesota towns have
been notified.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-11-10
REVENUE OFFICER ousrEp.
Deputy Collector Resigns Following
Charges Of License Irregularities.

Leavenworth, Kansas.-C. l.. Dan.
ner, deputy collector of the Kan.
sas internal revenue Office here, re.
signed, following request from Off.
cials who have been investigating his
office. The investigation followed
charges that there were irregularities
In the issuance of licenses. Topeka
and Wichita are also slated for in.
vestigation.