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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
GENERAL IN COUNTRY
Observance Of Centenary Of
linc0In's Birth,

New York, Feb. 12.-Tl1roughout
the length and breadth Of the United
States hundreds OF cities, towns and
hamlets paid tribute to the memory of
Abraham Lincoln On the centennial
anniversary of his birth. Thousands
Of meetings of various kinds were in
progress during the day and millions
OF persons participated therein. Pres
day legal holiday in the District OF
Columbia and the territories and in
many states and cities the day was
practically observed as a holiday.
Chief among the many celebrations
in honor of the beloved president
were the exercises attending the lay
ing Of the cornerstone of a menoria!
building erected by popular subscrip-
ton to shelter the little log cabin
which was the early home of Lincoln
or the Lincoln farm at Hodgenville,
KY. where the president was born.
The cornerstone was laid by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who also delivered an
address, and there were also addresses
by Governor Wilson Of Kentucky, ex-
Governor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri,
Secretary of War Luke E. Wright and
General James G. Wilson. Ambassa-
dor Bryce and William J. Bryan we're
the chief speakers at a Lincoln ban
quet held at Springfield III. At Peo-
ria, ILL.,, there was an important cele-
bration in which Baron Takahira, the
Japanese ambassador. was scheduled
to take part. III the celebration at
Harrisburg. Pa, Vice President Fair
banks was the chief speaker and in
the Pittshurg celebration James S.
Sherman, the vice president-elect, de-
ltYered an address,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

: When The Herald said that Ole
Sageng could get plenty of votes as
candidate for governor, we had no
intention of ranking the senslbillties
of the Long Prairie Leader. It's
tinsel Cinclnnatus failed to appeal to
the people of the state. Despite the
frantic appeals of the Leader and it's
like, the great majority Of the people,
farmers as we'll as others, preferred
johnson to jacobson. Uncouthness of
manner and crudeness OF expression
can be easily forgiven in men who
nave superabundance of other good
qualities, whose character is sturdy
and upright. jacobson was not
defeated because of his manners, nor
altogether because he was opposed by
great personality, but because the
majority believed he had compromised
with his convictions. and had gone
back on the deeds and words of other
years. The unanlmlty with which
the magnates of Duluth supported
jacobson served to confirm this
belief. and with Johnson's great
personal strength the result was what
might have been expected. We advise
the Leader not to worry about Ole
Sageng. He will continue to make
good.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
REFUSED HEALTH OFFICER
ADMITTANCE.

Mrs Otella Metschke of ssCuldrum.
who on last Friday was arraigned
before Justice Gaudet's court on the
charge Of interfering with the health
officer in the performance of his
duties, and whose case had been post
poned was given a jury trial at
Justice Gaudet's court Tuesday after
noon. The health officer of the town
Of Culdrum filed the complaint against
the woman, aud the evidence intro
duced by himself and DR.. Campbell
Of Swanvllle was to the effect that the
two had made a trip to the Meschke
home to ascertain whether the aillng
members of the family were afflicted
with diphtheria, but had been refused
admission by the woman. Defendant
was found guilty and fined $40 and
COSTS
The case has been appealed. and
will come up at the March term of
the district court.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS,

Votice is Hereby Given that an action
has been commenced and is now pending
in above named Court, by the above
named plaintiff, against the above named
defendants. the object of which is to de-
termine the adverse claims of defenc ants,
and each Of them, to the real estate herein
mentioned. and to have the same, and an
thereof, DECLARED null and void, and to
have plaintiff decreed the owner in fee
simple of said real estate as against said
defendants and against all other persons
whatsoever. = q. .-
That the real estate effected, involved
and brought in question in said action is
situated in Morrison County. Minnesota,
and described as follows. to-wit: The
South half Of the Southwest quarter Of
2Sectlon 81 township 13l, Range 80; the
s ere, Of Section 10, Township 1870. Eanxe 60:
quarter Of Section %, Township 40, Range
81; The South Half Of the Northeast 9 uart-
er of Section 8, Township 1872, Range 80. the
Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter Of Section 18. Township AZ, Range
81. PSI. .4 r. :, -..
A. p. BLANCHARD,
f19 Attorney FOR Plaintiff.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

SPECIAL legislation of a most
vicious sort, In that it Will add great
ly to the cost of running the postof6ce
department and tax the whole country
for the benefit of class. It is IN it's
essence soclalistic and at utter
variance with the genius of the
American people, is the way an
Indiana banker characterizes the postal
savings bank legislation. This banker
ought to tell how legislation that
portunlty to save, is vicious and for a
class. The special legislation which
runs through most of the banking laws
must be IN his Judgment all right.
Not all bankers realize that the great
privileges gwen them were not
primarily that they might get rich,
but that they should serve the needs
OF industry and commerce.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Great Lawyer Taft, Great Lawyer
Root, and Great Lawyer Knox didn t
know that Taft had no right to mike
Knox secretary of state contrary to
the constitution which expressly pro.
hlblts senator taking during his
term an Office whose emoluments he
helped to increase. Knox's term
would not expire for some time and he
voted to increase the salary Of the
secretary of state. Homer nodded, and
there are specks on the sun The con-
donation of violation of the constitu-
ton implied in the bill put through to
enable Knox get his new job, shows
what the High Mightlnesses will do
when in pinch. Mr.. Lindbergh is to
be congratulated for voting against the
bill.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
VETO KILLS CENSUS BILL
New Measure May Be Passed at Spe-
ciaI Session.

New Measure May Be Passed at spe.
ciaI Session.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
committee on the census held meet
ing but took no action on the presi-
dents veto Of the bill providing for a
decennial census. No date was set
for the next meeting of the committee.
All attempts to pass at this time the
census bill over the presidents veto
were abandoned by leaders of the
house and senate. The house com.
mittee adjourned to meet at the call
of the chairman. A hasty poll of both
houses was not encouraging to the
passage of the bill over the veto, par
ticularly in the senate The enact
ment of census law for the taking
of the decennial census probably will
be made the subject of legislation at
the special session.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
DARING ROBBERY IN BANK
Thief Secures Satcl1el Containing Sew.
80 :erai Thousand Dollars.

Milwaukee, Feb. 15.-Grabbing a
hand satchel containing $4,000 belong
ing to a big department store daring
thief made his way out Of the First
National bank with the loot and es-
capped detection. The robbery was
committed while the attention of a
messenger boy for the department
store was detractedi for q single min.
ute. s.,
Discovery of the loss caused a gen
eral alarm to be- sounded in the bank
and hasty search was instituted. A
hurried examination was made of the
bank corridors, while others rushed
to the streets toHsecure sight and trail
Of the thief, if, possible, but he had
made his escape and vanished. s|.S
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

T. F. Cole of Duluth Will be a
member Of the select committee
escorting President Taft at the
inaugural ball The Hon. Cole IS a
big, bluff, able man worth a good
many millions, with not very
exalted opinion Of those who lack
millions. and who is pretty good
type of a remarkable man rising from
the ranks and getting SO far ahead of
the franks that he can rarely see
things with their vision. We kind
of wonder what Lincoln would of
thought Of a great corporation magnate
eScOrting him?
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
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GU AR. !, MY.

Springfield Republican !: The demo
cratic proposal Of government Or
mutual guaranty Of bank deposits is
making more progress by far than the
repu blican proposal Of postal savings
banks. Il The latter drags heavily IN
congress under the weight of re-
publican opposition. The former is
being favorably entertained by many
western legislatures. republican as
well as democratic. Measures provid.
ing for some form of mutual guaranty
Of bank deposits are before the
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oregon
and other western state glslatures !;
and in several of them some form of
action seems to be assured.
So widespread is the movement that
Washington officials, according to the
correspondent OF the New York
Journal of Commerce, fear dis
Indignation of the national banking
system unless something happens to
arrest the present tendency. For the
United States attorney general has
decided that national banks cannot
participate IN any state system of
deposit guaranty. and the result OF
this in Oklahoma has been to lead
many national banks to- surrender
their charters and reorganize as state
institutions.
The people have greater confidence
in banks under q mutual guaranty
system, and If the national banks are
kept out of such an arrangement they
must evidently suffer to the gain of
the state banks wherever the scheme
finds application. u
Meantime 1t is worth noting that
the Bankers magazine OF New York
is sharply antagonizing the postal
savings bank measure and giving
qualified support to the deposit
guaranty scheme where carefully
worked out. At least it declines to
accept as necessarily valid the chief
argument used against the plan in the
last national, campaign It says of
the bills before the Nebraska legisla-
ture:
Now, whatever valid objections
there may be urged against the in
surance of deposits, the encouarage-
ment of reckless banking does not
appear to be one of them when the
insurance plan has been carefully
worked out as it has been IN the bill
OAdWu NY M1. VOlpp ncChl6SS lCuu-
ing by the banks and reckless borrow
ing at high rates OF interest are care
fully guarded against Indeed, if
law of the above character were strict
ly enforced, there would probably be
but little recourse to the protection
fund to meet the losses of 1nsolvent
banks. At the first sign of
OF that kind membership IN
tho protective fund would be forfeited
and the fact advertised.
But greater watchfulness on the
part of the state banking department
against reckless banking would be a
less important consequence of the
scheme than the watchfulness of the
interested banks over each
other. The great merit of any such
plan must lie not in its ability to take
care of a credit crisis without panic,
but IN preventing any such crisis from
developing through reckless ex
pansion and abuse OF credit.
It will be time enough, however, to
consider an extension OF the plan to
the national banking system after its
worth has been practically and con-
vincingly shown by state experiment !;
and such experiment is to be
welcomed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Lincoln's conception of legal ethics
is certainly different from that of
Elihu Root. It Honest Abe were on
deck, he would hardly be eulogizing
Root in the way of the Pioneer Press
Lincoln said 1t was wrong for a
lawyer to make profit his greatest
aim, that the justice of the cause he
pleaded should be considered. Root
has not only never hesitated *ln
defending any criminal who could
pay-individual or corporations-but
has made speciality OF teaching the
tricky evasion OF law. Lincoln the
LAWYER was not like Root the lawyer
or Knox the lawyer. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Some of the democratic senators at
Washington have been getting to-
gether, it IS said, on an issue. It is
that of preventing the confirmation of
a negro as collector OF the port of
Charleston. Those senators ought to
be in bigger and better business than
that. The appointing power is
responsible for this negro and his
deeds, and his competency is not
denied Why bother about him?
There are vital qustions needing
solution, and the matter of who is
collector at Charleston is of small
Importance. 1t looks to US like
rather plcayune politics.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
|IACl J I'D
CHECKS HI ! SHOWN | n
Inquiry Into Wisconsin Sen
atorial Primary.
STEPHENSON ON STAND

b : i z Z. (
Aged Senator Tells Of His Election
Expenses and Of the Payment Of
Various Sums to Workers in His
Behalf-Declares Republican State
Chairman Edmonds Had Charge o.
His Campaign. &
Madison, Wis, Feb 17.-For two
hours Senator Isaac Stephenson an
swered questions put to him by. Chair.
man Marsh and members of the in
vestigation committee Of the legisla-
ture. He had as an audience his rivals
in the primary campaign. s. A. Cook,
F. E. McGovern. w. H. Hatton, M. A.
Hoyt and Jacob Rummell From the
opening of the hearing Attorneys E.
M. Hyzer and w. E.. Black sat close
to the aged senator and they aided
him in answering questions. They
had with them stacks of paid checks
and statements of campaign expendi-
lures and were free in turning them
over to the committee as different
items came up. The majority of Chair
man Marsh's questions were based on
items taken from the statements fur
nished by Stephenson's attorneys.
At several points in the questioning
the senator became a trif1e excited
and gesticulated. After the first hour,
during which he exhibited some un-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

It was at a club dance recently that
a dainty little miss we all know was
handsomely gowned in very pretty
light material, and when a very large
and noisy perspiring member asked to
dance with her she arose, but seeing
his clammy hands and no gloves,
she modestly remarked: 2"Will you
kindly use your handkerchief The
big fellow stared blankly for a
moment, then light broke over his
round, sweltering face, and he drew
his handkerchief from his pocket and
blew his nose.-Englewood I'll. }
Times.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

easiness, he grew more at ease and
before the adjournment he INDUCED in
witticisms that caused general laugh
ter.
The examination brought out the
fact that Republican State Chairman
E. A. Edmonds had entire charge of
Mr.. Stephenson's campaign and that
J. H. Puelicher, a Milwaukee banker,
was employed "only, as banker"
Mr.. Stephenson testified as to the
payment of various large sums of
money through his agents and of the
payment of smaller sums to various
others in his employ who circulated
nomination papers. He said that the
primary expense account was pre-
pared by Mr.. Edmonds, who had all
the details
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
sHO RSE rHIEE (;ArJG HT


. Up toTa late hour y aterdays a 81 s
noon Deputy Sheriff Frank Helrrooux.
accompanied BY Chas. Farrow. were
altar an individual, who during tic
early part Of the day had hired 81
livery rig, drove to seveal stores III
this city and attempted to beat
them out Of merchandise Of different
kinds, and in some cases with success.
The fellow drlfted into the f. n.
Farrow livery stable at about s
10 clock, and representing himself to
be a telephone inspector in the employ
of the Northwestern Telephone com
pany, asked what the charges would
be for horse and cutter. He hired
ahorse and cutter, valued at about 5000.
and drove of. At about As a. M. he
drove up to clothing store, where
he ordered some clothing, including
a vest which he put on. When it
came to paying for these he dug IN his
pockets and said that he had forgotten
his money on a table at home On the
West side and that he would be back
in about Is minutes with the money
He kept the vest on and drove off,
The man next made his appearance as
"a purchaser at the Julius Jetka store,
at about 10 80 a. M. Here he gave his
name and address as w. G. Cobb. 416
10TH street, and ordered sos range,
big water tank and pocket knife
but when 1T came to nay, he gave a
similar story to that he told at the
clothing store. Mr.. Jetka suspected
him however and did not let him have
anything.
The man then drove back to the
East side and ordered some snuff at
the Jos. Gendron store. Again he had
forgotten his money but would be back
in d minute with 1t. He kept the
snuff and departed.
In tile meantime Mr.. Farrow became
uneasy in regard to his livery team
and after an inquiry swore out a
warrant for the mans arrest. Deputy
Sheriff Heroux and Chas Farrow
went on his trail. They captured him
at Royalton yesterday afternoon and
he was brought to this city last night.
The merchants who observed him
thought that his actions denoted
insanity.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
.s1EpHENsoN's STATEMENT
Senator PAID 94o7, 1906 to Secure His
Election at primaries.

Madison. Wis, Feb. '12.-'The~ Off
cial statement of United States Sen
ator Isaac Stephenson, with affidavit
attached, shows that the expenses Of
his candidacy for the nomipation Of
election On Sept. /, 1903, amounted to
$1O7, 1896.
& The sum total is made up from
eleven different groups, which are set
forth in the statement.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

preparation bill over until next week
he said that he "had the hardihood
not only to doubt the perfection OF
the present Arrangement, but almost
to believe that if the business of
considering the legislation of the SEN
ate could be distributed among the
1inety-two instead Of being taken in
charge by less than one-tnird of the
body it would be an improvement over
existing uonditions.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
WILL FOUND SWISS COLONY.

Chippewa Falls. Wis.,. Feb. TO-
Prominent Swiss of the Northwest,
under the leadership of w. R. Triton
of this CITY, have decided to esea bllsh a
Swiss colony at Donald for which
purpose 10000 acres have been
acquired and this will be DIVIDED into
80-acre plats. "A townslte at Donald
was purchased and large hotel will
be erected at once. Several hundred
colonlsts are expected here by spring.
They will engage in dairying and
cheese factories and creameries will be
established
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
SIXTY-SEVEN PERISH IN SEA
Cleaner Sinks and Few Of Crew and
Passengers Are Saved

Wellington, N. e., Feb: 15.-The
Union Steamship company of Yelling
tons steamship Penguin was. wrecked
off C:aDe TaraVhiti Soue of the
Passengers and a number OF the
members Of the crew were saved, but
the remainder Of the ships company,
mum bering sixty-seven, are missing
and are supposed to have. persisted.
The Penguin is total loss.
The steamer Penguin was an iron
vessel of S24 tons and was. built at
Glasgow in 1884.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
Illinois Deadlock Continues.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. Ion the
thirty-second ballot the total vote Of
the joint session for United States
senator was: Hopkins. 81; Foss, Is;
Stringer, 40; shurtleff, "A; Mason, 4
Mckinley, 1; Lowden, 1; Sherman, 2;
Peter Reinberg, Chicago, 20; M. J.,
Kennedy, Chicago. /; no choice; con.
stitutional majority of joint assembly,
1903; majority Of those present anG
voting, 80. ..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
Americans Head the List.

Winnipeg, Man, Feb. 1.-THE an
nual report Of the interior department
of Canada shows that $4,000 people
settled on 10000 homesteads in West
ern Canada last year. Americans
headed the list, making 5000 entries,
2,700 coming from North Dakota and
1900 from Minnesota.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
Lyncfina Follows Identification.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb: 13.-Jake
Wades, the negro who was arrested il
Gainesville, Fla, accused of being
the assailant of Miss Irma Newell at
Lakeland, Fla, last Tuesday. was.
.lyncLed Immediately following his
Identification by the young woman.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
Arrested for Bank Robbery.

Milwaukee, Feb. 17.-imrny Nor
gan, well known bank thief, just out
of Joliet, was arrested at Racine
charged with having taken $4,000 from
a local department store messenger in
the First National bank Morgan con-
fessed to the police that he had four
accomplices, but they escaped. About
5000 was recovered.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
TAFT At THE White HOUSE
confers With President and Board Of
p" Engineers. -.

Washington, Feb. II: -President-
Elect and Mrs. Taft arrived here and
went Immediately to the residence of
Miss Mabel Boardman, which will be
their home during their stay here.
Mr.. Taft visited the White House a
short time after reaching the city and
had a conference with the president
and the board of engineers who &C.
companied him to Panama.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Ralph Nichols, who was operated
on for appendicitis recently, is able
to be at the store. but it VIII be a
little time before he regalns his
strength.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Secretary OF State Schmahl slgnalized
a Lincoln banquet ny making a
bitterly partisan attack on the
primary law. Mr.. Schmahl should
not lose his sense of proportion.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Reynold Anderson, formerly with
the grocery firm OF John Anderson &
Son, West side, is now in Livingston
Mont; where he will be employed at
railroadlng.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

At the stockholders meeting of the
Giant Grip Horseshoe company, which
was held here Monday, the meeting
was postponed to March Is.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

Springfield Republican The Pears
soap man is dead, but he is the great
grandson of the original oap-maker,
which shows how business is handed
down the ancestral line In England.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19

The Women's Relief corps will give
a supper Saturday evening at Maurin s
hall, and will commence serving at
5 80. All are invited.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-02-19
A. p. BLANCHARD,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
State of Minnesota
County of Morrison !
In District Court,
SeveAtl1 judicial District.
w. G. Foster.
Plaintiff.

Thomas w. Brundrett. Louisa Doc
little, George w, Thayer, Sevat Sc
yatson, Frank A. Bedell, Carlos.
Wilcox. Julia B. Gardner, Edwin r.
Barber. Maria J. Birchard, William
S. Meigs. Edwin L. Meigs, NJ. Louisa
Meigs, John Wicker Maynard, DIV
ED. Eaton, Trustee, Harvey c.
DIN. Trustee, The Board of Home
Missions of the Presbyterian
Church of the United States Of
America, Louisa B. Carter, F. W.
Thornhill George S. Lee. William
A, Wheeler. G.. IT Stainless and n
G. Munger, also gall other persons
unknown claiming any right, title,
estate, interest or lien in the real
e"tate described in the complaint
herein. :5s7,. l--0
go Defendants