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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30
Suits for Damages

J. G, Cooper has entered suit in the cir cult court against the. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company and claims damages to the extent of $l00O for an al legged failure on the part of the company to carry the plaintiff to his point of des- tnation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30
SERIOUS MISTAKE TO
 PLACE ALL TOGETHER

Jack W. Adams, of the Adams Drug Co: There nay be a few hardened criminals who should be placed in mines, but to place young fellows in there that on the spur of temptation steal d few dollars. to associate with ruffians is a mistake and serious one. They should be graded carefully and then the proper place arranged for them. The great ma jorty of our petty offenders should be placed on the roads. There they build good highways and help the prosperity of the country. A fellow gets plenty of fresh air. sunshine and good food After a while he gets to see that the back of every hand is not turned to him and he finally says he can stay a few months and pay up the state When temptation to run away comes he is mighty apt to turn it down and stick to the task and work to get a good chance again in playing the game. Eventually he becomes a good citizen. The roads will make men and the mines criminals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30
The Governors Altitude

"When reached Birmingham he said, q was determined to investigate the Ban ner mine contract. As I stated, I have the utmost confidence in the ability and
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30
FORD GIVES STATUS
 OF HIS CONTRACTS Five Cent Fare Goes Into
 Effect Monday HE INSISTS ON BOTH Says If Referendum Goes Against the Lighting Contract the Company Reserves the Right to With
 draw Five Cent Fare

The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company by it's president, A. H. Ford, advised the city commission yesterday officially that the cent car fare contract would be operative next Monday. The statement of Mir Ford is the amplified explanation which was promised when the announcement was printed Thursday morning that the nickel fare would be effective. MT Ford made his statement direct to the com mission.
 The statement points out that the two contracts, namely, that for light ing and the reduced car fare, were executed jointly, one being the con sideration for the other and if one is to be referred to the people both should be so referred. MT. Ford announces that the company reserves the right to annul the reduced fare after the election January 29 if the referendum election results in the defeat of the lighting contract.
 The statement also points out that the company is of the opinion that the referendum cannot apply.
 When he had completed reading the announcement of MT. Ford Commits sioner Weatherly, the only one in the city, was asked for a statement but declined to make one at this time He merely said: T will not cross any bridges until l come to them
 The communication of MT. Ford fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30
CONTRACT WILL NOT BE APPROVED IN TSPRESENT FORM O'Neal Had Long Confer ence With Walker Percy
 Here Yesterday PRATT OFFICIALS AT MONTGOMERY TODAY Governor Declines to Be Quoted on What Action He Will Take
 Until After Today's
 Conference

The Banner mine contract between the state and the Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron company, as it stands today, will not be approved by Gov. Emmet o'Neal.
 As to whether or not the chief eXecu- tive will order the abrogation of the con- tract in its entirety, or whether he will be satisfied after certain changes have been made, remains to be seen. At the present time, however, nothing is truer than that the governor is not satisfied that as a result of the contract the state will reap the benefits to which he be- lieves it entitled.
 The scene of action has been trans ferred from Birmingham to Montgomery. While in this city the governor consulted certain men prominently connected with the coal mining industry, but did not receive representatives of the Pratt Con solidated. Today, at his office in the capitol, he will be in consultation with George B. Mccormack, president; John II. Bankhead, Jr., general counsel, and w. A. Gibson, superintendent of the convict de- pertinent, of that company. It remains to be seen whether or not these gentlemen will be able to present the contract mat ter in light such as to cause the gov ernor to abandon what is generally admit ted to be his present intention.
 Percy Visits O'Neal
 The most significant incident in eonnec- ton with the Banner mine contract in- vestigation yesterday was the consulta- ton. which lasted several hours, between Governor ONeal, Attorney General Rob ert c. Brickell, R. B. Evins, the admin istration's legal adviser, and Walker Percy, general counsel for the Tennes- see Coal Iron and Railroad company. As it is generally believed that the Tennes- see company does not look with special favor on the Banner mine contract, it is inferred that MT Percy pointed out to the governor those features of the con- tract which it is probable that he doesn't consider wise. After the conference MT. Percy declined to state to a representa- tive of The Age-Herald what had oc- cured in his consultation with the gov ernor. He was asked: Do you object to stating whether or not the Banner mine contract was discussed?" "I would prefer not to make any statement in reference to the matter,' was his reply.
 However, when asked what occurred in the consultation, Governor O'Neal very frankly states :"Discussion in reference to the investigation which is before us. As I intimated on my arrival in Birming- ham, it was my intention to discuss this important matter with representative cit izens to the end that the truth or falsity of the complaint and criticism which have reached me might be established. In ad- dition to MT. Percy, l discussed the mat ter with other prominent Birmingham men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30
SHOULD BE UNDER
 STATES STRICT CONTROL

Judge N B. Feagin: "1 am of the opin- ion that the supervision of every person 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-30

Here are few of the expressions se-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Nsvs Of Especial htelsst TO
Minnesota Readers
FREl6AT RATES GIVEN BOOST
Advance May Mean On Increase In
Cost OF Supplies 20 the Con.
.sumers Of the state.

Following the decision Of Federal
Judge Sanborn Minnesota has started
paying an increase in freight rates
that probably will be felt BY people in
every section Of the state. New tar
IFS issued and effective July have
boosted the rates In some instances
as high as so per cent, while advances
Of IS 1-3 per cent are common. In but
few instances are the old rates left
unchanged.
The 2-cent passenger rate and the
class freight rates were put In effect
in 1906. New commodity freight rates
were published. but enjoined before
being put into effect. The Sanborn
decision knocked out the 2-cent pas
senger rate and the class freight rate
and held confiscatory the proposed
commodity rate, which had never been
put in effect. Accordingly the only
increase in rates effective now are
those applying to passenger and class
freight
Through the application OF these ad-
vances in rates, sugar, canned goods,
meats, butter, eggs and most of the
foodstuffs shipped as merchandise will
cost the merchants more and in some
instances may result in advances in
cost to the consumer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
MINNESOTA BANK FIGURES
Statement Issued by Comptroller o.,
the Treasury. n

Statement Issued BY Comptroller Of
the Treasury.
In Q statement issued by the comp.
troller Of the treasurer at Washing-
ton OF the aggregate and principal
items of assets and liabilities Of the
272 national and 712 other banks in
Minnesota for June Z. this year. as
compared with figures for June 80,
1910. .: heavy decrease In aggregate
assets and sinditidualsdsposits was
shown, despite an increase OF seventy
nine banks.
The aggregate assets. for June Z
were 1886. 624,245.39. . decrease from
1910 Of $15.406,S1s. There were $685.
1s2,39S.82 in individual deposits, q de-
crease Of $11.936.5SS. Bonds, etc.,
showed . decrease Of $11,4S4,993. June
z loans and discounts amounted to
1851, 1856, 990.33, an increase OF IS, 1885,.
$40; cash In banks. $21 1885,, 631.ss. an
increase Of @5O4,652: capital, 1885,
500. an increase of $559,500: surplus
and profits. $22,613,30A10. an increase
Of $S20,l56.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
CRITICISES TIE GOVERNOR
Attorney Says Minnesota Executive
Showed Contempt for Laws.

'o"SS SOIiSSHPI TOT Laws.
Charges by inference that Gov.
error Eberhart of Minnesota showed
contempt of the states laws in med
ding in the Whittier Investigation at
this time, marked the opening before
the board of control of the hearing on
the charges filed by Ralph Wheelock,
the governors private secretary.
The attack on the governor was bit
terly made by counsel for Superin-
tendent Whittier, Judge F. NJ. Wilson
of Red Wing.
He quoted from the statutes and
took the stand that Mr.. Eberhart's
letter to the board, requesting an in.
vestigation of the general administra-
ton of the Red Wing training school.
was highly improper while a specific
investigation against an individual
connected with the institution was
pending. He declared, in question
form, that the board was not required
TO submit to what he called dictation.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
CARLTON AND WIFE ARE FREE
Acquitted Of Alleged Murder Of Lat
ter's Aged Father.

| NSHo'NeSo W |bSSSo "uVOST OF Idt
| ter's Aged Father.
Lloyd Carlton of Bemidji. accused
Of the murder Of Peter o. Neste OF
| Farris, his father-in-law, was acquitted
by jury at Park Rapids after it had
been out but twenty minutes. Mrs
Carlton, jointly accused with her hus-
band, was dismissed previously for
lack of evidence.
Judge McClennahan had instructed
the jury that they could bring in a
verdict of murder in either of the
three degrees or for manslaughter.
The instructions placed emphasis upon
the right of self-defense, which had
been entered by Carlton as special
plea.
The defense tried to show that
Neste was man of violent temper
and that the alleged crime was conf
mitted in self-defense during one 81
these violent spells
The state submitted rehnttnlf ev1-
-svt-v 5U1ug TO show that the old man
was seventy-tWo; that his hands we're
crippled with rheumatism; that for
two months before his death he lived
principally upon milk on account of
stomach troubles and that he was in a
very feeble condition.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
MINNESOTA PROBE GOES ON
Express Rate Inquiry Not Affected by
Action at Washington.

-~P'~SO 's~sS '''SS'J WV S\UVSNOO W
Action At Washington.
The decision of the interstate com.
merce commission at Washington
- investigate express rates and 9TH
er affairs of the express companies
will have little bearing on express
rate cases pending before the Mime.
sofa railroad commission, according to
members of the commission. It could
have a bearing only in the event the
interstate commerce commission
should order a reduction on interstate
rates that would affect intrastate
rates.
The states experts have endeavored
to show how much of the earnings of
the express companies and what por-
ton of the expenses should be credit
ed to intrastate business and if the
rates are too high in proportion to the
expenses they will order reduction
OF rates, regardless of what the inter-
state commerce commission does, the
members say.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
CHAS, EMMERICH
PLUMBER

STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
GAS FITTING.
We are prepared to 90 all kinds of
plumbing in frst-class manner Do
DOT fail to. call upon US when plumb.
ers' services are required.
MINI. and Center SITS.
Phone 281 New Ulm
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
INQUIRY IS MADE BROADER
Governor Orders Probe Of School at
Red Wilma,

The proceedings against Superin.
tendent F. A. Whittier of the state
training school for boys at Red
Wins took a new angle when a Sec
ton of the code was recollected under
which the governor can order the
state board of control to investigate
any penal, reformatory or charitable
institution and report it's condition.
Acting under this section of the stat
utes the governor promptly addressed
letter to the board asking it to in
vestigate the Red Wing school and
particularly the system of discipline
used there.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
PUTS END TO TAX SUITS
Western Union Agrees to Pay Its Min.
ne ota Assessment

With the acceptance by the attor
ney genera, of Minnesota of the
Western Union Telegraph company's
offer to pay its back taxes, accrued
penalties and costs of the litigation
the 100000 mark is passed by the
department in the amount paid into
the state treasury through suits insti.
tuted to recover back taxes and penal
ties on timber trespass cases. The
Western Union will pay S1O3,407.3
within the next day or so. Of this
amount $16,296.21 is interest on back
taxes; sS6,S2552 principal and the
balance costs on pending litigation.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
DROWN IN LAKE MINNETONKA
Boy Tries to Save Friend and Both
Sink

Two Minneapolis boys were drowned
in Lake Minnetonka, one losing his
life as the result Of attempting to
save that of his friend, y. was una
BILE to swim.
Oscar Henry Rice, sixteen-year-old
son of J. o. Rice, who was camping
at the lake, and Christian Anderson,
aged seventeen, who was visiting him,
went bathing in the Tonka bay mar
rows. Suddenly Anderson, who
couldn't swim, stepped into hole and
sank from view. His chum hurried
to his rescue, but was unequal to the
task and also sank.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Good News For Dvsnep+;e.

peppermint growing is a new indus.
Try on the reclaimed lands Of Louisi.
ana
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
BAR STREET CAR TREATING. "
Each cloverdaIe (AIa.) Commute,
Pays His Own Fare

Cltlzens of Cloverdale, an incor-
porated Montgomery (Ala.) suburb
lave formed a society prohibiting one
cItlzen OF the town from paying the
others street car fare. Each passen-
yer on the Cloverdale line from now
On IS expected to pony up with 5
cents, no more, no less; otherwise he
'ioiates ethics and the unwritten law.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
COUPLE PERISH IN LAKE
Engaged Pair Drown When Their Boat
UpS- to,

Engaged Pair Drown When Their Boa,
Ups-ts.
E. J. Lillibridge and Miss Eugene
Stapleton of Cloquet were drowned
while boating on Club lake, eight
miles from Cloquet, where they had
gone with party Of young people
for a picnic supper. They went on
the lake and failing to return their
friends began search, finding their
boat upturned in the middle of The
lake.
Mr.. Lillibridge had been manage
of the Cloquet box factory and was
prominent socially. He was a grad
uate of the Muscatine high school and
member of the champion Iowa bas-
ketball team. Miss Stapleton was the
-a~1oaa and was gradua from the
Cloquet high school an, the Duluth
normal school,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
TWO ROCK BOAT AND DROWN
Sailors on Lake Steamer Meet Dealt,
in Duluth Harbor.

I've Foudau of Waddington, N. Y,
and Joseph Walauski of Utica, N. Y,
were drowned in the harbor at Du.
luth. The men were sailors on the
steamer Northwind and left for the
shore. Eye witnesses state they were
"roughing" the boat when it capsized.
Before they realized what had hap
pened both men were drowned The
United States lifesaving crew was
called and recovered the bodies in half
ar hour
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
st. Paul Merchant Dead

H. G. McNair of st. Paul, a prom.
inent dealer in railway supplies, is
dead in that city. Death was due to
appendicitis. Mr.. McNair was oper-
ated on a few days previous, but he
lost strength and never rallied suffi.
ciently to give his friends any hope.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Dive Breaks Rather's Mack

In the presence of his fiancee and
his little daughter Ferdinand Kranse
aged thirty, widower of a year. who
was employed as a finisher in the
plant of the Winona Shoe company of
Winona, broke his neck in the La
Crosse river near Indian Hill, when
he dived from height of six feet
head first into three feet of water
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Gives Life for Boat,

Caught in an eddy while he was try.
ing to bring back boat that had
washed away from shore, Peter Te-
donowich, twenty-four years old, was
drowned in the Mississippi river about
q mile south of the South st. Paul
stock yards. ...
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Real Estate for Sale or Rent,

Real Estate for Sale or Rent.
Lot 4, block IS, N New Ulm, must be
sold within 80 days and will be sold
cheap.
For SALE-Lot 2, Block 156, North.
For SALE-Lot 6, Block POS, North.
For SALE-Lot 6, Block Is, South.
For SALE-Lot IA, Block 81, South.
For SALE-Lot l, Block 1l9, Soulh.
For SALE-Outlot N. 1873.
For SALE-Lots and 6, Block 81
North, New Uhn, with dwelling
house, very cheap.
Inquire of ALBERT STEINHAUsER
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-03-24
cHURCHs FERRY
(Fro,n the SUM-
+ Observation-Disclosures

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Mayor Gunr went to Devils Lake
Tuesday on business.
The Devils Lake boys basket ball
team played our boys very interest
ing game at the Devils Lake armory
last Saturday evening. the score being
90 to 12 in favor Of the Lake team.
Mr.. G. NJ. Steig returned last Satur-
day from few weeks visit at his for
mer home in Whitehall, Wis. He was
accompanied home by Mrs. Steig's
nephew, Mr.. Edwin Philipson
Mrs. Thomas WARDROBE of Leeds was
in the city between trains Wednesday
enroute to Bishee on a visit to her
daughter. Mrs. Wells Smith.
Henry Hanson of De Groat was in
the city Wednesday enroute to the
county seat where he will serve as jur-
or at the special term Of court now in
session.
County Commissioner Ole Hoystad
returned from a business visit to the
county seat Wednesday.
The heavy wind storm Tuesday
cracked the plate glass front of the
G. M. steig Mercantile Co. IS store.
Sheriff and Mrs. Mclean Of Devils
Lake were in the city Tuesday, the
latter remaining over a day to visit at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Mccormick.
Mr.. Grover Fulkerson, manager OF
the Steig, Lewis 6; Co. general store o.
MELVILLE, returned Tuesday from Roch
ester, MINI, where two months ago he
underwent an ojeration for double her
MIA. Tie is looking we'll and hopes soor
to be lis former self.
"Popcorn Mott and "Newspaper
Jim, two local youths who minister tt
the physical and intellectual wants .
this village, and their regular visits ar
eagerly watched. W. ara inforine.
!hst during the past year our youn,
vendor of popcorn has aarncd over $40
fir m RS sales. VILE his side-part tr
is -, far tec;r. him in his saving
from lis sale If pap rs
While a number of young peopl
were skating Wednesday night, fe,
were engaged in playing hockey on tn
ice. While thus engaged and skatin
very fast, Ralph Chambers lost hi
balance and throwing up his hands t
save himself, struck Ansel Moe in tn
mouth with his hockey stick: knockin
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-03-24
B R ocKET
(From the News.)

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Miss Olive McNamee expects to leave
Saturday for her home near Kelso.
Mrs. DR.. Oglivie, Of Edmore, is Wis
iting at the homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
L. Bina.
Mr.. Percy Holmes is expected home
today to visit with his parents for
few days.
The ducks and geese have put in
their appearance in this neighborhood.
sure signs Of spring.
Sakari Juntunen left Tuesday for Mi
not where he has some real estate in
| terests.
Hans Hanson and Hans Olson left
Tuesday for Devils Lake to attend the
jury.
Monday morning Mr.. James Rains
berry left for his home in Canada. Mr..
VIM. Powers accompanied him as far as
Lakota.
Teachers have been elected for the
coming term as follows: Principal
Andrew Throudson, End intermediate
Lena Drager, LIST Intermediate, Trina
Grubbs, Primary, Ncttie Gaulke.
/ Mr.. Chas. Vicki, son-in-law of Esa
johnson: of Pea,ham, Mimi, made 8
flying visit with his relatives ani
friends at this place, arriving Friday
and departing Monday. Come agar
and stay longer, Charley.
, March 9th Mr.. and Mrs. D. F
Humphreys entertained a number. O.
their friends. The evening was spen
in playing progressive whist afte
which delicious lunch was served
About midnight the guests departed
everyone having spent very enjoyabl
evening. Those present were: Mes
, danes Ferguson, Thompson, Adler
Hooker, Powers and Bina; Messrs. AID
g Ter, Ferguson, Thompson, Hooker, Pow
, ers, Bina and Shrek; Misses McNamee
3 johnson and Myklabust
0 The latter part Of last week the littl
e girl Of the Kosolas, while playing wit
2 her older brothers, was accidental
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-03-24
HAMeDEN
(From the Guardian)

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Miss Ella johnson, Of Clarlssa, Mimi,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Martin
Hows.
nj. A. knudson returned from an ex.
tenude visit at his Old home at Farl-
bault, MIMI, Friday.
Mrs. BARLEY OF Iona and Miss
Florence Foard of Weaver, visited with
Mrs. Howe one day last week.
Supt. Barrett OF the Wintcr,& Am
Elevator GO. was here over Sunday,
strengthening up after the recent fire.
JAS. Dolan left Monday for Moose
Jaw to look after land interests.
Mrs. j. j. Litscoer went to Milton
Friday where she spent Sunday with
ner parents.
Abe Stotts was. business visitor at
Michigan City and Devils Lake the
tore part of the week.
Sam George returned from Accident,
Md, Thursday, where. he has been
spending the winter.
Christ peterson went to Grand Forks
Monday where he entered the hospital
and was operated on for appendicitis,
At the present writing he is reported as
getting along nicely.
We understand that the Duluth Elev.
Co. have sold their house att his poin,
tc the Winter, Truesdel s Ames PEG.
Pile who will move it to the site occu.
pied by them for so long. Mr.. Herbert,
tho Duluth agent, is to be transferred
to Mohall, N. D. We hate to see Mr..
Herbert leave here but his many friends
join in wishing him success in his new
location.