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New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
FUGITIVE CONV|CTS
KILLED BY PURSUERS
Two of Prisoners Who Slew
Nebraska Penitentiary Off,
CiaIS Shot to Death.
THIRD SURRENDERS POSSE
Impress Man and Team Into Ser
vice and Make Running Fight
for More than Two Miles
Driver Is Shot.

Omaha, March 1S-Two OF the convicts-
John Dowd and John Taylor-who escaped
last Thursday from the state penitentary
at Lincoln. and Roy Blunt an innocent
victim of their murderous attempt to gain
liberty. are dead as the result Of battle
between the bandits and officers Of the law
this afternoon.
Charles Morley, the third member OF the
trio which escaped from the state prison
after killing three officials of that institu-
ton. saved his life by surrendering to the
officers with whom he had fought run
ming battle over two and half miles ot
country with horses on the gallop.
The three escaped convicts were within
strikins distance Of the goal of satety
when tho final struggle for liberty oc-
Cured. They had covered the stretch from
Lincoln 10 within ten miles of the Omaha
city limits, where they had expected TO re-
ceive the protection of friends.
From the moment of their escape the three
men had employed the same desperate
methods to protect themselves from recapt-
ure as they used In making their escape
from prison, and they did not hesitate al
the crucial moment, to attempt TO sell thelr
lives as dearly as possible 1t was iutiIe
attempt however. because they were
armed with shotguns and revolvers, while
their pursuers had repeating rifles. Early
in the day the telephone operator al
Gretna. about fifteen miles south OF TINS
city. reported the presence of the fugitive
convicts. 1t had tho result of bringing to
the vicinity six organized posses. Ihey IN
cluded one from Omaha. another composed
of Sheriff Mcshane and his deputies, from
This county. and a third made up of Sheriff
Hyers and his deputies, from Lincoln
sheriff Chase OF Sarpy County. with his
denuties was also within striking distance
and South Omaha sent two posses under
chief Of Police Briggs. The Gretna COM
nanv az militia was also carly on the
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.l
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Washington, MdTCn 10
AN HISTORIC PARALLEL-lt prob
ably was with no thought that II was inc
anniversary of Napoleon's escape from
Elba that Colonel Roosevelt chose FeDru-
ary 2s TO make public his reply to the one
Democratic and six Republican governors
who had invited him to be the Republican
candidate for President. And 1t is equally
certain that It was with no thought Of the
coincidence that the Republican Natonai
Committee chose June is as the DAY lor
convening the Republican National ConNeh~
ton But that both dates will acquire strlk-
ing signiicance-a significance far from dis
similar to that they bear in the history oI
Francois becoming daily more obvious
From every quarter there are coming COM
pelling evidences that the American re
turn from Elba" will be followed ny
it's Waterloo on June 1S-that on tha'
day at Chicago there will meet conven-
ton in which far more than half the delc-
gates will have been Instructed TO cast
their votes for President Taft first, last
and all the time" Confidential reports
from the so-callcd insurgent country de-
clare that President Taft will receive the
ldtSe majority OF Iile utlCb1NOo ''S''
and Kansas. from Minnesota and South
Dakota, from Idaho and Wyoming ana az
least half from Nebraska. Political lieu
tenants and others in California assert III
the most positive terms that President Tatt
will receive the solid delegation from that
state, and similar assurances are received
from Oregon and Washington. In Missouri
the personal following Of Governor Hadley
may serve to divide the delegation, out
even so. President Taft will receive more
than half In Indiana the solid delegation
is assured to the President, and no fear Is
entertained regarding the majority Of the
delegation from Ohio. Illinois is admitted
ly debatablc ground. although the reports
from there indicate a steady Improvement
from the Taft point of view. The utmost
confidence is expressed regarding large
majority of the New York delegation, and
no doubt whatever is entertained regarding
the solid New England delegation or that
from Pennsylvania. The New York State
primaries will be held on March d, as viii
the Indiana state convention. One hundred
and twelve days elapsed between the es-
cape from Elba and Waterloo. Few there
ale who believe its American prototype
will retain any vitality one-half as long.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19

Lincoln. Neb.. March 1S.-Charles Morley,
the convict who surrendered and was taken
back to the penitentiary, tonight told the
story Of his escape, pursuit and to-days
battle. He said the volley from the posse
in the fight near Gretna first killed young
Blunt. the convicts hostage, who was driv-
ing them across the country. Taylor was
the next man hit, and he died within a
minute.
'Dowd" said Morley, shot himself in
the head when be saw escape was impos-
siblc. RE attempted TO do this earlier in
the game. but I knocked his hand away
and told him We might as well fight II out
I fred six more shots with my revolver
and then jumped out of the wagon, raised
my hands above my head and ran toward
tire posse.
I'VE spent last night on the way from
Prairie. Home" said Morley. in recounting
the experiences leading up to to-day's bat
tie I'VE finally stopped with a farmer
New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
Pursuers on a Special Train.

Chief Briggs. Of South Omaha and his
deputy, John c. Trouton. were leaders III
The PARTY which finally overlook and van
oiished the three Conycts and shot an m
rocent victim of the desperate dash for I'D
erty Briggs went from this city on an
carly morning special train with several
Omaha police officers. They left the train
Ar Springfield about fifteen miles south Of
here. and there learned of the movements
of the convicts The men had broken into
q store at Murdock. between this city and
Lincoln. and stolen guns, ammunition and
clothing.
It was learned that the men were on their
way north, with Albright, an Omdha
suburb, as their destination.
Chief Briggs got fast livery team at
Springfield Sheriff Chase had a good span
Of horses. and Sheriff Hyers of Lincoln
also Joined the party. Three miles out OF
Springfield the posses learned that the con-
victs had forced James Blunt and his wife
10 give them breakfast and to furnish q
team and wagon. with which they hoped
to escape to Albright. forcing Blunts son 10
act as driver. The chase began at once,
the rural telephone playing it's part IN the
hunt as by it's the pursuers were able
10 learn from farmers alOnS lhe IouIc VI
the progress of the convicts.
Reaching a point eight miles from here
the officers caught up with the vehicle
carving the convicts, near Mowinkle school.
Young Blunt was compelled to lash his
horses into a run, but the officers kept up
the pursuit until they were within a few
hundred yards Of the fleeing desperadoes.
The Chief Briggss driver baked and re-
fused TO drive further. Briggs himself
rrasped the reins and whipped the horses
into a galop.
When they were within hundred yards
of the pursued men Briggs and Trout0n
opened fire with their rifles. From that
time until Morley finally surrendered 1t was
a dashing fight over more than three miles
of rough country roads.
Shot Driver and Two Desperadoes.
Finally there came halt when young
Blunt toppled back into the wagon, vic
tim Of a bullet. Chief Briggs instantly
jumped from his buggy and, taking delib-
crate aim, fired at the men in the wagon.
Meantime other members of the posse
came up and Joined in the fusillade. John
Dowd was next to fall. According to Morley
Dowd committed suicide. but Chief Briggs
h~Isn,.oc bn mos .,icffV, NJ ono Of tho bll-
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Svea, Jan. 22-Mrs. A. H. Nordstrom
called on Mrs. J. P. Johnson Monday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Aug. Norman entertained q few
Of her lady friends at "quilting bee''
Tuesday afternoon.
i Miss Ellen Lindberg was pleasant
afternoon visitor at M. r. Swenson's
home Wednesday.
Mrs. A. o. Nelson entertained a few
friends at supper Thursday evening.
Mr.. Harold Nelson and Edyth Wes-
terberg attended the P. L. S. at Hedge
Nelson's home Friday evening.
Enfred Falk from Willmar was enter
tanned at dinner by Aug. Norman's Sat.
urday.
f. r. Swenson and family and Misses
Clara Anderson and Thilda Johnson Wis
tied with Mons Anson's Sunday after
noon.
The Peter Anderson young folks and
ed on the Chas Lindberg young folks
Saturday evening.
Mrs. P. P. Johnson called on Mrs Aug
Norman Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Nelson entertain
| ed a few friends Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Nelse Anderson and P. P. John.
son were afternoon visitors at J. P
Johnson's Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Lindberg and fam
| lily visited at O. D. Dahls Sunday af.
ternoon.
| Misses Clara Anderson and Thilda
johnson and Mrs. A. o. Nelson visited
with Mrs. M. r. SWenson Saturday af.
ternoon.
| Aug. Norman and family visited with
P. N. Olson's Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. And. Peterson and sor
Harold and Henry Bjelkengren and fam
lily were entertained by Hjalmar Nord
strom's Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Oscar Lindblad will entertain thu
Ladies' Aid Society next Wednesday, the
Gath.
! A. p Johnson and family and NJ A
| Ruud and family visited with P. p
Johnsons Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Gustav Rasmussen and Oscar
Johnson called at the Arson home Sun.
day evening.
| Mr. and Mrs. Peter Larson and Rev
and Mrs. A. ]. Ryden and children Paul
Eirar and Ina visited with Oscar Yves.
| terberg's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. NJ Lindgren and J. G.
Freeberg had dinner with A. o. Nelson's
| Monday.
]. P. Johnson and family visited with
Arthur Erickson's Sunday afternoon
Christ Berg spent Sunday in Wilma,
this week.
The auditing committee, Albert Lund-
gren, And. Peterson and Henry Bjelk-
engren, of Svea Cooperative Dairy AS
ISOLATION met at the Office Thursday
They found the receipts during the year
to be $25,900.52, and the expenditures
$25,625.56 leaving balance in the treas
ury Of $274.96. 1,649,777 pounds of milk
and 117,625 pounds of cream were re-
ceived at the creamery during the year,
from which 102,304 pounds of butter
were made n.
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Norway Lake, Jan. 21-It seems that
the new moon brought us better wealth
er.
The parochfal school in Dist. No. 1O4
began on the End inst, with student
Fosso as teacher. Both Swedish and
Norwegian languages are taught.
George and Ingvall Walhood of Mel
son county, N. D., who have been visit
some time, returned home last Monday.
Oliver Skalerud, who has been in N.
D. for the past four months, came home
last week. His sister, Mrs. Walhood,
came down with him, too, to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. !. skalerud
J. S. Christensen, clerk of school dis
trict No. 25. was in st. Paul the other
week in the interest of said school dis
trict. We have heard that they have
applied for loan from the state and
probably Mr.~C. feared that some 80 or
40 persons from all over the county had
sent in their protest to the State Board
of Investment warning the board not to
loan said district No. Is any money.
A good deal Of stock has been shipped
from this neighborhood lately. Last
Friday L. H. Larson took carload Of
hogs to South st. Paul and today 112
sheep we're shipped to the same mar
Ike, by the boys on the Jackson farm
M. O....!ustad and G. Hong shipped three
callDads of mixed stock today also
DR.. Nelson Of Willmar came up to
Mrs. Mostues this morning to treat a
sick horse. We understand that the
horse has improved since the Doctor was
there.
The Gcrt!hamer brothers have rented
out their farm to Mr.. McKelvey Of Bird
Island fer a period Of three years.
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Dovre, Jan. 3O-The Young Peo-
pies meeting at I. C. Hollands last
evening was very we'll attended, and
some over $12 was taken in.
A.-Olson's entertained a number Of
friends Sunday afternoon.
Ole Alvig shipped a carload Of
hogs last week.
About fifty farmers Of this town
ship attended the Farmers Short
Course at Willmar last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Olson visited at
Birkeland's Monday afternoon.
Miss Olga Olson is doing some
dressmaking for Mrs. Swain this
week.
Mrs. Shuttle entertained company
Friday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nils Alvig with Mrs.
O.. Alvig drove up to Martin Refer
sons yesterday to visit at that place
for while.
Mr.. Ludvi g Rykken has decided to
quit farming, and has accepted po-
sition at the Round House at Will
mar. He will move with his family
to Willmar in the near future.
julius Holland and Lenus Carlson
visited with Swain Brothers Sun
Fday afternoon.
Thorstein Larson drove down here
from Donnelly last Tuesday and is
now hauling some hay and grain to
Willmar from his farm here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-31

DR.. c. E. Gerretson, dentist, Office
in Ames block, Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-31
(First Publication Jan. 24-2t)
Order of Hearing on Petition Of New
Common School District,

Whereas, A petition was, on the 3rd
day Of January, 1912, presented to the
County Board of Kandiyohi County,
majority Of the freeholders qualified to
vote for school officers residing in the
territory hereinafter described. and ap-
of said county. praying that a new Com
mon School District be formed out of
that certain territory in said county
composed Of those tracts Of land des-
All Of Section No. /, all of Section
No. 2, all Of Section Mp: II, east one
half Of Section No. 3. and the west one
half of Section No: -, all in township
Section IS, township 122, range IS. for
the reasons following towit:
The distance to the present school
too crowded, and Stating that the num-
Der of persons who reside in said ter
ritory is eighty-fve (S5); the names of
al children. of school age who reside in
school districts in which each Of said
children lives; and that said territory
lies within the boundaries of the follow
ing School Districts in said County. to-
eleven (11 of said children live, School
District No. 10 in which two go Of said
children live, and School District No; 16
in which nine 60 Of said children live
t1t1on be heard at meeting OF this
Board to be held at the Office Of the
County Auditor in the City of Wfllmar
In said county, on Wednesday the 9Th
day Of March. 1912, at 10 o'clock a. M,
at which time and place this Board will
hear all persons interested, and their
evidence and arguments for and against
the granting Of said petition.
It Is Further Ordered, That notice Of
said hearing be given by the publication
Of this order for two consecutive weeks
prior to said hearing in the Willmar
Tribune and by the posting of copies
thereof in three of the most public plac-
es in each Of the above named school
districts! affected thereby, at least ten
days before said day Of hearing and by
clerk Of each of the above named dis
tricts affected thereby at least ten days
before said day of hearing; according to
law.
The County Board Of Kandiyohi County,
Minnesota
(SEAL) BY N b. JOHNSON,
JOHN FEIG, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-31

upon others" Now that sounds just
like our own Hon. E. E. Lobeck. That
is the way he talks. And he has
been talking this for a long time. And
if the rest Of the Minnesota legisla-
ture Of 1911 had voted like the Pro-
hibition members, the railroads and
other interests would not be having
quite the soft snap that they have
at the present time. And that legis-
lature had an overwhelming maj ority
Of members from Gordon's party.
But. the Republican party in conven:
ton assembled in 1910 drew up a
platform without even mentioning the
railroads at all. Evidently on this
point, Sam Gordon believes with the
Prohibitionists and not with the Re-
publicans.
In plank No. 7, Mr.. Gordon again
duplicates statements made by Mr..
Lobeck. It reads as follows: "Strict
regulation Of railroad rates, that shall
put this state on an equality with its
neighbor states, and that shall put
every part Of the state on the same
basis Of fairness, with special favors
neither to individuals nor to commun-
tiles" Mr.. Lobeck was amongst the
first in this state to speak out against
the three cent fare decision and
Cashman's distance tariff bill would
have passed the last legislature if
Republicans had voted as did the
Prohibitionists.
Gordon's plank No. 6, "The Rati-
fcation of the Federal income tax
amendment is a part Of plank No. 4
in the latest national platform Of the
Prohibition party and was included
in plank No. 10 of that party's lat
est state platform, but it has never
found it's way into the Republican
platform in this state. -
Gordon's plank No. 5, "a reor-
ganization Of state departments for
economy and efficiency, including the
assembling under one effective de-
partment Of all branches relating to
the proper care and development of
the states resources Of land, tim
Der, iron ore, ETC., and the settle
ment of idle areas; together with a
rigid curtailment Of the expenses of
the state government, legislative and
executive" is partly covered by plank
No. 4 in the latest state platform of
Minnesota Prohibitionists as well as
the Republican state platform, and
the new ideas brought forth by Mr..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-31

s, 55.74 a., $3.50.
Jan. 25-Probate Court to Anna John
son, nv of nwA, sec z; and MI of NV
u, sec 6. 100 a.
Town of New London.
Jan. 24-Joseph o. Estrem to William
Olson, lot Of lot S, sec e., $500.
Town of Lake Andrew.
Jan. 25-Probate Court to Anna John
son, lot 8 of lots l to of nwA of neA
sec 8, 5.S7 a. 49,.
Town of Arctander. .
Jan. 26-Probate Court to Anna John
son, seA of swA, swA of SEA-, sec 81,
80 a.
Town of Roseville.
Jan. 18-Malinda Cooper to Karl Pact
mick, ek of Ell of nwA, sec Is, 40 a.,
$780,
Jan. 24-Albert Haften and wife to
John STEVENSON, nwA Of swA, sec 8,
40 a., $1,000.
Town of Burbank.
Jan. 11-Andrew P. Almquist and wife
to Charles Miller, VIZ of seA, swA of
neA, sec 90, 100 a., $5,4OO
Jan. 22-Probate Court to Caroline
Zimmerman ct al, Ell of neA, swA of
ne "A, n 2 OF sen, sec II, zoo a.
Village of Crescent Beach.
Jan. 23-Torger G. Berge and wife to
Martin E. Tew, lot 5, bl /, Haverly s
add'n., $1,000
Village of Echo Beach.
Jan. 22-Probate Court to Henning
Anderson ct al, lot Q, bl 1.
Village of Kandiyohi.
Jan. 22-Richard Fredholm single to
Joseph T. Isaacson, lot 20, bl IA, $1,000.
Jan. 22-Emily Backlund widow to Jo-
seph T. Isaacson, lot 8, bl 4, $1O.S4.
Jan. 22-Emily Backlund, executor to
Joseph T. Isaacson, lot 8, bl Z, $21.66.
Village of Spicer.
JAM 17-Charles S. Merryman to Alice
c. Orred, lot 8, bl 20, $500.
Jan. 22-Probate Court to Hennine
anderson ct al, lot S, bl 20.
Jan. 22-Probate Court to Hennine
Anderson ct al, lots 6 and 7, bl 2, Park
add'n., and lot 3D." Hagenstein's add'n
City of Willmar
Jan. 90. w. Johnson and wife to A.
w. Franklin, lot 10, bl 60, 500.
Jan. 22-Great Northern Ry Co., to
Jorgen Rasmussen, lot S, bl 129, $40.
Jan. 23-L. o. Thorpe and wife to An
ma Bergeson, a piece 10Ox99 feet of lot
4, bl 2. Nelson's add'n.. $500.
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- u IKE LILLIAN
= z LET TER

Lake Lillian, Jan. 22-The extremely
cold weather has kept US busy shovel
ing coal in our furnaces SO we should
not freeze to death. The old timers here
say it has been the longest spell of cold
weather they can remember.
The school in Mckinley district has
been closed one week on account Of the
cold weather.
Mr.. Albin Erickson left for his claim
in i~ortl, Dakota last week.
Some of our town people attended the
party at Ole Blomquist's in Roseland on
Sunday
Mrs. G. Goodjon of Osceola went thru
an operation at the hospital at Itch
field last Monday for appendicitis.
Miss Ellen Johnson of Roseau county
has been visiting relatives and friends
here.
Ed Seastedt is moving his property to
the c.. L. Englund farm in town Of Fab
lun.
Willie Lundquist has been staying at
the Goodjon place during the latter's alb
sence. III
Some of our farmers went to Olivia
Saturday out of curiosity to see who
would bring in the largest load Of wo-
men to the Olivia Mercantile Company
store. The one bringing in the most wo-
men received SO, the second $3.50 and
the third $500. That was one way of
advertising the closing out sale Of win
ter goods.
Rev. c.. A. Erickson of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle Society held meetings at the
L. j. Peterson place last Wednesday ev-
| ening.
Forsmans and Eastman's each lost a
| horse last week.
Mrs. Aron Erickson left for her home
this neighborhood.
Niobe, N. D., was consumed by fire last
week. Both these gentlemen lived in
| Lake Lillian some years back before
moving to North Dakota
] Mr.: and Mrs. Willie Heglund's infant
child has been on the sick list the past
week.
Mrs. Borde is on the sick list with ap-
pendicitis, and an operation is required.
We hope for her speedy recovery.
No wonder Oscar Linn wears such a
broad 2x6 smile on his face. A girl
came to brighten his home on Saturday
Of last week and of course cigars are
distributed right and left.
| Albert Johnson is out, getting SUBJ
scriptions for the st. Paul Daily News
as he is in the auto contest. All the
people should do him the favor of send
ing in their subscriptions to the Daily
| News and see that he gets credit for
the votes He will appreciate such &C
| lions.
A good many of our Republicans are
not pleased because Taft has announced
himself as candidate for reelection for
president. All the progressive Republic
ans here, who are not afraid of the ma
chine gang, are hoping that man by
the name of La Toilette from Wisconsin
will be nominated. If not, Lake Lillian
will surely go Democratic on president
next fall Let us put our heads togeth-
er and fight for our rights.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-31
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