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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

Mr. and Mrs Walter Y. Case aud
their son Nelson are here from Long
Beach visiting Mr., aud Mrs. William
=. Evans ~ 1865 Second avenue. Mrs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

Mrs +. h Dix aud her daughter
Mrs. Gula Dix. have gone east, whence
the former will return shortly, Miss Dix
going abroad with Mrs. w. Il. Tyn-
dale.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

Mr md Mrs Joseph II Young are
here from Seattle, Mr.. Young having
come on business and Mrs. Young 10
spend fortnight with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry ". Lawrence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
rs DIE IN PANIC
AT PICTURE SHOW
Sixty Hurt Following Explosion Of
Film-Some One Starts Fire"
Cry.

Canonsburg, Pa. - Twenty-six per-
sons were killed and sixty in
jured in = panic which followed the
explosion Of a moving picture film In
the Grand opera house In this city.
OF the dead thirteen were children
under fifteen years OF age and seven
were women.
Operator John Mccullough had Just
thrown the title of the next series of
pictures on the screen. "A Little Child
Shall Lead Them" when the film OK.
ploded and his asbestos cabinet was
filled with fame.
Some one yelled "Fire!" and the
1900 people. In the audience turned
in their seats. saw the smoke and
made q frantic rush for the one door.
way leading to the narrow eight-foot
stairway. with nifty steps leading up
from . vestibule, Here they piled
down on 200 people crowded into the
passage. awaiting the end Of the per-
Torrance to take the places Of those
who had seen the show.
Immediately the narrow stairway
was packed and jammed ten feet high
with tho dead and dying. the shrek.
ing injured and the screaming unhurt.
Crowds of townspeople rushed to the
scene and added their maddened yell
ing to the din Of the disaster.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
MAY SETTLE LINE DISPUTE
Boundary Comm ssons from Wis
consin and Minnesota Take
Trip on Lake Pepin.

Madison.-The special committees
Of the Wisconsin and Minnesota leg
islatures appointed to recommend q
settlement of the boundary line dis
pute between the two states have met
at Red Wing, Mimi, and proceeded
down the river to view the territory
In dispute at Lake Pepin and later
go to Duluth and look over the ter
ritory In controversy at st. Louis
river. The prospects are that the
committees of the two states will
reach an amicable agreement. IL an
agreement Is reached, the boundary
suit row pending in the United States
Supreme court at Washington will
be dropped. Wisconsin claims that
It's boundary runs to the middle OF
the main channel of Lake Pepin and
to the middle of the stream in St.
Louis river. Minnesota claims to the
middle of Lake Pepin and to the
middle of the main channel in the
81. Louis river. az 1t was before be-
lug diverted by river improvements.
Fishery rights are the principal mat
ters involved in the Lake Pepin sit
nation. Revenues from taxation Of
property are involved in the dispute
at the st. Louis river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
BEACHEY TO SOAR AT FAIR
King of the sir" viii Attempt to
Break Altitude Record in Mliwau.
kee-Girls Ask for Air Trip.

Milwaukee. Lincoln Beachey,
acknowledged by all his competitors
who took part In the recent Chicago
meet to be the greatest living avi-
ator, will do some sensational work
In his Curtiss aeroplane at the state
fair. He topped his remarkable rec
ord for the ten days flying at Chi
cago by snatching the worlds alti-
tude record from Europe's greatest
flyers and placing it where 1t prob
ably will be safe for long time to
come, unless he succeeds in break
ing his own record when he tries
for new worlds altitude record
here on Thursday, September IA.
Applications have been received
from three Milwaukee girls, asking
that they be allowed to take an air
trip with Beachey, and their requests
may be granted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31

say they will come into a price nearer
their legitimate value Of $50 or $50 an
acre quite as quickly as the southerly
lands. And l believe It.
Throughout all this great country,
practically 500 by 800 miles square,
there are still a great many home.
steads which are given free to actual
settlers. Many who have secured pat.
ents for their homesteads consider
their land worth from 318 to $25 per
acre.
Immense Crops Assured.
Throughout the southern portion of
Alberta, a district that suffered moro
or less last year from drouth, there
VIII be harvested this year one OF the
best crops of fall wheat, winter wheat,
oats. flax and alfalfa that hos ever
been taken off these highly productive
lands.
In Central Alberta. which comprises
the district north Of Calgary and east
two hundred miles, through Camrose.
Sedgewick, Castor. Red Deer. Wetas-
kiwin. Edmonton. Lacombe. Veyre-
vile, Tofield, Vermillion and a score
OF other localities. where are settled
large numbers OF Americans, the
wheat, oats and fax, three weeks ago.
was standing strong and erect. large
heads and promising from 30 to So
bushels of wheat and as high as 100
bushels OF oats on carefully titled
fields. while fax would probably
yield from Is to Is bushels per acre.
In these parts the harvesters arc
busy today garnering this great crop
and 1t will shortly be known whether
the great anticipations are to be real
lied
Throughout all parts of Saskatche-
wan. whether north. south, east or
west, the same story was heard, and
the evidence was seen of the splendid
and bountiful crop.
Rich Yield In Manitoba.
In Manitoba 1t was the same The
fields Of grain that were passed
through In this province promised TO
give to the growers bumper yield,
dlu at HiSn 40 % DusHelS OI WDcAt
and 60 bushels Of oats was freely dis
cussed.
II would appear as II the expecta.
ton of an average of 25 bushels OF
wheat throughout the three provinces
would be met.
In a few days the 10000, 000bushel
elevator capacity throughout the coun-
try will be taxed, the 100000 bush
els capacity at Fort william and Por.
Arthur will be taken up. and the rail-
ways and their equipment will be
! called upon for their best. Today the
great, broad. yellow fields are indus
trial haunts, the self-binder Is at work
in It's giant task OF reducing into
sheaves the standing grain, the har-
vesters are busy stocking and stack.
ing, the threshing machines are being
fed the sheaves, the large box wagons
are taking It to the elevators. and no
matter where you go II is the same
story and a picture such as can only
be seen In the great grain fields of
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
HARVESTER At WORK
Uncounted Miles Of Bountiful
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
Of Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
Practically Beyond Reach Of Accident,
the Fruit Of the Fertile Fields
10 eeir0 Gsthersd-Elevators
and Railroads viii Be Taxed
to Their Capacity.

On beautiful Saturday afternoon.
four weeks aga the writer started for
q twenty.mile drive into the country.
from one of the hundred or more new
towns that have been we'll started dur.
ing the past SD, Ing. In the Province of
Saskatchewan. IN Western Canada.
Mile after mile. and mile after ,uile,
was traversed through what was one
continuous wheat field. the only relief
to the scene being the roadways that
led back into other settlements,
where would have been repeated the
same great vista Of wheat.
What = wealth! Here were hun.
dreds and thousands. and millions of
bushels OF what was declared to be q
quality Of grain equal to any that has
ever been grown In the province. Az
we drove on and on thought Of those
fellows down on the Board OF Trade
at Chicago. St. Louis. Minneapolis
and Duluth. While they were exploit
Ing each others energies the farmer
OF Saskatchewan. Alberta and Mani.
toba was contemplating how much he
would realize out OF his crop. now
past any danger of accident, over
what his anticipations were two
months ago. One man said to me-
THE profits OF that field of wheat will
give me sufficient money to purchase
800 acres Of land. for which the rail-
way company is asking $b.400 and
pay It In cash" Another, with a field
of nax-it was only 800 acres--said
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
ELMHURsT SWEPT
BY 100000 FIRE.
LAN0lAOE COUNTY VILLAGE -
ALMOST COMPLETELY DE-
SrROYEp BY FLAMES.
FOUR BUILDINGS STANDING
Spark From ThreshipE Engine Starts
Conflagration Near Large Lumber
Yard and SawmdI-Antsgo Fire
men ard Train Crew Fight Blaze.

Antigo.-Fire started at the home
Of George Wunderlich at Elmhurst.
a small village six miles south Of
here, from a spark of the threshing
mafhine engine. In less than an
hour the entire village, including the
Wunderlich mill and lumber yard,
wac wiped out. The loss is estimated
at between $175.OOO and $500. 900.
OF this amount Wunderlich's loss -
$145,00O. which includes his entirs
lumber yard, residence and barus.
The sawmil! was practically ruined.
Buildings on the opposite side of
the track caught fire and ten or
twelve residences and store build
tngs were destroyed. Practically all
of the village saved was a saloon.
church. small hotel and the
Chicago and Northwestern depot.
The Amigo fire department and
the Chicago and Northwestern fire
fighting apparatus assisted in fight
ing the flames, which were gotten
under control after a hard fight.
This is the second fire in Elm
hurst within two years by which the
Wunderlich lumber yard was de-
stroyed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31

he could do the same and still have
balance In the bank. Flax produces
wonderfully we'll, and the current
price Is about $3.50 per bushei. We
then drove over into another town
ship, getting further back from the
railway, and the main travelled road.
Here we found ourselves in the center
Of a Swedish settlement. Those form
ing the settlement were originally
from Nebraska. Invited to put up our
horses and stay over for dinner and
a dinner that was enjoyed not only on
account of the generous appetite Gre
ated by the exhilarating drive. but
also because Of the clean linen. the
well-prepaIed dishes Of roast fowl. po-
tatoes, cabbage, and a delightful des-
sert, some of the history of the settle
ment was learned. The host and
hostess were modest in describing
their cwn achievements, and equally
modest as to those of their friends,
but enough was learned to satisfy us
that they had come there about three
years ago, in moderate, almost poor.
circumstances. Most OF them had re-
ceived their homesteads as a gift from
the government, and by careful dill.
gence had purchased and paid for ad-
joining land They had plenty Of cat.
tie and horses, some sheep and hogs.
and large well-kept gardens. showing
an abundance OF potatoes and cabbage
and other vegetables. Their buildings
were good. Schools were in the neigh.
borhood and there was evidence of
comfort everywhere.
On to tho Park Country.
Reluctant to leave tn $50 interesting
people, the horses thoroughly rested,
we're hooked up" and driven on, I'M
der a sun still high in the heavens,
with the horses pulling on the bit and
travelling at a 12-mile an hour gait
over a road that would put to shame
many of the macadamized streets, we
were whirled along sinuous drive
through the woods and then out I'm the
park country.
Here was another scene of beauty,
groves vi popiuI, ueTuS Vi cutie,
fenced fields of wheat and oats and
barley and fax. Here was wealth.
and happiness and surely content
ment. The crops were magnificent.
The settlers, most Of them. by the
way, from Iowa. had selected this 10.
cation because Of It's beauty. Its en-
tire charm was wholesome. Fuel was
In abundance, the soil was the best,
the shelter for the cattle afforded by
the groves gave splendid supply Of
food, while hay was easy to get. They
liked 1t. Here was a sturdy farmer
with his three boys. He had formerly
been merchant in an Iowa town. his
children had been given college edu.
cation and one OF the boys was about
to marry the accomplished daughter
of a neighborlng farmer.
Through Land Of Wealth.
The invitation to remain to supper
was accepted. but that given to re.
main over night was tabled. 1t was
only 25-mile drive into town over
the best OF roads. through such n
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
TWO ARE KILLED
IN ELG|N RACE
"Dave" Buck and Mechanician
Jacobs Are Slain.
GRAND STAND IN COLLAPSE
Two thousand Spectators Shot Down
Tobossan Of Seats and Nearly 100
Sustain Injuries; Mono Fa-
tally Hurt.

Chicago.-Two lives were sacrificed
In tho dnal days session of the auto.
mobile races in Els!n.
On the twenty.hfth lap Of the ma.
tional trophy race . Pope-Hartford
racer driven by David Buck threw a
tire on the back stretch and, whirling
completely over. fatally injured Buck
and instantly killed Samuel Jacobs. his
mechanician. Buck died little less
than two hours later in an Elgin hos
pitaL He was a nephew Of the late
David Buck. music composer.
Tho trophy was won by Lon Zen.
gel in . National car, who ran at an
average speed of e6.45 miles an hour.
four miles an hour faster than tho
record Of 1910. The trophy race was
the big one Of the meeting.
Zengel sustained an engine killing
speed for the 3O5 miles. His car ran
In splendid luck. outlasting Ralph Null
ford's Lozier. Ralph De Palma's Sim
plex and Spencer Wishart's Simplex.
three Of the most touted cars in the
A0CC. livery Ouc Vi lucM lcli OCtOi y
the tremendous pace. leaving the
trophy between Zengel, Grant and
Hughes. who finished in the order
named.
1t was Zengel's victory from the
beginning Of the last lap. but not be-
fore. In the distance there was
never more than eight minutes be-
tween bis car and that OF Grant. who
came in second.
The crowd had q touch of excite
ment not on the program at the end
Of the first lap when the grand stand
folded up like a window shutter and
tobogganed 1000 persons to the
ground.
1t was at first thought that there
were some fatal injuries, but investi'
cation showed that the worst suffer
ers sustained nothing more thar a
broken limb. Nearly hundred per-
sons in all sustained bruises and 9TH
er minor hurts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31

splendid country. an one beautiful pic.
ture. and such an opportunity to use
ones Imagination in figuring up the
amount Of the wealth OF tho crops
through which the trip into town took
ns was not to be enjoyed every day
And away we started.
II was delightful. We drove and
drove through avenues of wheet,
which today. having yeilowed with
the beneficent sun, IL being laid low
by the reaper, stacked and threshed
by the thousands Of hands required to
do 1t. and In great wagons Is being
taken to the elevator.
A nights ride by train took I'd
through 225 miles Of this great prov
ince OF Saskatchewan--into the south
western part-and from appearances
1t might have been az though q trans
fer had been made across township
There were wheat fields, oat fields
barley fields and max fields. and many
more that could not be seen YET
there they we're, and during tho night
We had passed through q country sim.
ilarly cultivated.
II will all secure a market and gel
It's way to ocean or local mill BY
means Of the great railways whose
well-arranged systems are penetrating
everywhere into the agricultural parts
Prosperous alberta.
We afterward wen over into Al
berta, and here again II was grain and
CATTLE cattle and grain. comfortable
farm homes. splendidly built cities
and towns. the best Of churches and
the most thoroughly equipped schools
While talking with q Southern Sas
katchewaL farmer he said that the
land he was working. and Tor which
he had been offered $50 an acre. had
been purchased Eve years ago for 81
an acre, but he won't sell. He ID
making a good profit on his land al
$50 an acre. and why should he sell
Farther north, land was selling al
from SIS to $1s and $40 an acre. II
was learned afterward that the sol
was similar to that In the south, the
price OF which today Is $50 an acre
The climate was similar and the mar
kets as good In fact the only differ
ence was that today these northern
lands occupy the same position tina,
the more southerly ones did five years
ago. and there are found many who
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
kEENE GOES TO sANITARiUM
American Financier Suffers Relapse
After London Hotel Fire.

After London Hotel Fire.
London. - The health of James
r. Keene. the veteran financier.
is causing his doctor considerable
anxiety and upon his advice, Mr..
Keene has entered a nursing home.
which is the English equivalent for a
private hospital.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Keene made very hasty exit,
wrapped in blanket, ut the time OF
the Hotel Carlton fire. The shock
to his nerves was very severe on that
occasion. Since then he has been in
the hands of doctors continuously.
Mrs. N. M. Nixon of 2126 North
Seventh street, Philadelphia, is in a
Ierious condition at Clifton Springs
sanitarium and Mrs. H. B. Smith, who
has been unconscious at the Thomp.
son Memorial hospital at Canandal.
qua since the wreck, was operated
upon, but 1t is not expected that she
will live. Several of the injured In
Rochester hospitals also are in crit
ical condition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Market for Human Hair.

The quaint annual hair fair was
held at Limoges. France. few days
ago. This curious market brings the
great dealers In human hair and the
representatives of important hair
dressers from all parts of Europe. buy
ers and sellers coming from Berlin
and Rome. Spain and Austria, and
from all the great towns Of France
Fair and dark hair is seen there In
great quantities. but here and there
can be seen rarer plaits OF white hair
which with the red. are sold for as
much az $50 and go kilo.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
BLAME FIRM FOR DEATHS.

Inspector to Ask Prosecution fos
Carelessness in Joliet Explosion.
Chicago.-Molten metal falling into
pit containing water caused the
explosion which killed three men
and injured scores week ago
at the Joliet plant Of the Illinois
Steel company, according to Edgar T.
Davies, state factory inspector That
water was in the pit constituted neg.
ligence by the steel company. Mr..
Davies said.
Mr.. Davies said he would ask the
states attorney to prosecute officials
OF the steel company for criminal
carelessness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Dairy Cows Increase.

Madison Dairy cows increased in
Wisconsin 47.4 per cent during the
last decade. There was an increase
in every county except Milwaukee
county. These figures are brought
out and discussed in a recent bulletin
by Prof, c. T.. Lee and Prof. II. C.
Taylor Of the Wisconsin agricultural
college.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
IRELAND IS GIVEN 100000
Priests of St. Paul Diocese Make
Present to Archbishop.

st. Paul, MINI. - Archbishop
Ireland at the close Of the annual
four-day retreat of the Catholic
priests OF the diocese at the st. Paul
seminary was the recipient of $780,.
900, pledged by the 200 priests OF the
archdiocese. Rev. Thomas j. Gibbons
OF st. Luke's church made the pre-
sentation speech to the archbishop,
Offering this amount to their beloved
superior of the church as a token OF
the esteem, love and reverence" In
which he is held by his subordinates.
The gift is for the archbishop's
golden jubilee, which he will cele.
brate this year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Battleohip Sinks Steamer.

Kiel, Germany.--In executing ma.
neuvers with torpedo boat flotilla in
the outer bay the German battleship
Hessen sank the small Swedish steam
or Askersund The crew of the steam
er was rescued and no one was hurt
The battleship was not damaged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
TRAIN WREckER IN ASYLUM
Girl, Charged With Attempting 4
Deraaii Trains, Arrested.

Cleveland, o. The mystery
surrounding several recent at
temrts to wreck passenger cars on
the Lake Shore Electric railway
near this city has been cleared up
by the arrest of Miss May Ermer.
nineteen years old, who resides near
the line.
Detectives In the employ OF tho
railroad declare that the girl is re-
sponsible for attempts to wreck cars
at various times by placing obstruc-
tons on the tracks at night.
In probate court the young woman
was adjudged insane and committed
to the asylum.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Chess PLAYERS Mourn.

In the death OF Albert de Roths-
child the grent fraternity OF chess
players has lost devoted brother. ac-
cording to one of the Vienna biogra-
piers of the late financier. He was
one of the founders and for many
years the president Of the Vienna
Chess club and devotee of the royai
game. mot only in the councils Of
the organization did he take an active
,art. but for years no spent a part OF
early every day ut Its Headquarters
where he attained high place as a
player" says one paper.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
BoiIs to Death In Bathtub.

Waterloo, ia.-E. A. Morgan. q
well.known business man Of this city,
was literally cooked to his death in a
bathtub. Mr., Morgan was subject to
attacks Of vertigo and 1t is thought
he suffered an attack while allowing
the water TO run into the tub.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Who'll Town Eiahts Ere

Bangor, Me.-The little village Of
Ststson. Me, was swept by fire. The
entire popu'gtion turned out with
buckets. The damage was estimated
ut $4,000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
House Of Bishops to Elect

New Ycrk.--A special meeting oil
the house of bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal church will be held in
New York October 20 to elect
held In New York October 16 to elect
Ave new bishops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Fights Sunday Closing Law.

Marinette. Joseph Dana, a Criv-
itz merchant, arrested recently
charged with having violated the
Sunday closing law, has secured
counsel and will carry the case 10
the 81 preme court, If necessary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Fores,y,Ile Men Dis appear

Forestville.--Julius Krause and
August Barnhart, who some time ago
started for Canada to sell a carload
Of horses, have not yet reached their
destination. II is feared they have
met with foul play.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Two Railroad Men Killed.

Black River Falls. VISA hand
car loaded with laborers was struck
by gravel train just west of here,
killing brakeman and a laborer, and
injuring several others. The engine
and several cars left the track.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Lippincott Jewels Arc stolen.

Newport, r. IA daring theft OF
jewels from the summer home here OF
J. B. Lippincott, the publisher. was re.
ported by the police. They estimate
the value OF the stolen property at
1000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
Order Fish Ret,u.ped 70 Rivsr

La Crosse.--Orders received by
government officials here direct that
all fish rescued in land locked waters
be returned to the Mississippi river.
This. will undoubtedly end the recent
fishery dispute.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
GERMAN SHOTS STIR YANKEES.
Naval Men Indignant Because OF Tor
pedo Practice ir U. S. Waters.

Naval Men Indignant Because OF Tor
pedo Practice If U. S. Waters.
Washington.-The action of the
German cruiser Bremen In holding
torpedo practice exercises in Buzz
yards bay without permission from
this government Is regarded by high
officers of the navy as breach Of in
ternational etiquette and fit subject
for a protest to Germany.
The matter. however, they declare,
is largely state department affair"
and officials of that department are
communicative on the subject ex-
cept to say this government was ad.
vised by Germany of the visit Of the
ship, but that no permission for prao
tice exercises were asked.