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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
. BLAZE 81. E: COSTS TWO LIVES Is
Eight Others Injured III Destructive
Fire at Minneapolis.

Eight Others Injured II Destructive
Fire q Minneapolis.
Captain John Gray died in q few
hours from his injuries, Ladderman
Frank Kanesky was almost Instantly
killed and eight others were injured
in fire which Quilted the North Side
high school at Minneapolis.
Fifty firemen were in Imminent dan.
ger when a wall Of the old main build.
ing fell. Fire Chief Charles w. Ring.
>er, Assistant Chief Sandy Hamilton,
District Chief Edward Thielen and
twenty-five fremen escaped the fall.
Ing wall by running from beneath 1t
into the burning building. Twenty.
five other fremen ran back from the
wall, but ten Of them were caught.
Only the heroic work of rescuers, who
dug with bare hands into the fiery
bricks and concrete, prevented the
death of the men who were buried
beneath the tons of debris. j. r.. -
The firemen were seeking to gain a
vantage point from a porch when the
walls fell, trapping them all. The en-.
trapped men remained under the de.
bris of the fallen walls for more than
an hour, their comrades forsaking the
fire to assist in the work of rescue.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
THIRTEEN KILLED IN
TROLLEY ACCIDENT
Confusion Of Orders Results in
Cars Co||iding.

Vallejo, CAL, June 20.-A confusion
of orders that may never be explained
brought death to thirteen persons
when two electric trains met head on
near here while running at high speed.
Eleven were instantly killed, two died
within short time and three of the
thirty or more injured persons are
hurt fatally.
The single car Of the southbound
train and the first car of the north
bound were telescoped and not a per-
son aboard either car escaped injury.
The conductor on one of the trains,
who took orders by telephone from
the dispatcher just before the acct
dent, is among those probably fatally
injured.
The wreckage was heaped high on
the roadbed after the crash. It was
several hours before the last of the
victims was removed. A house NOV
Ing outfit and the appliances of the
Vallejo fire department were needed
to liberate them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
EAST DOVRE.

East Dovre, June 23-Miss Mabel
Satire Of Thief River Falls visited
at NJ. Olson's and Andrew Berg's last
week.
Carroll Baoklund returned last
week from Duluth and Poupore.
Rev. and Mrs. Gynild and children,
Ellen, Arne and Ragna Of Fargo, n.
D., arrived at Willmar Wednesday
and are at present visiting with Amt
Gynild's Of Arctander. Rev. Gynild
has resigned from the passionate at
Fargo and will travel as a mission
minister. His family win reside at
their former home at Eagle Lake.
Otto Nelson, Hattie Nelson and
HRS. Roebeck Of Marinette, Wis
visited at Rev. Larson's last week. !.
Magnus Olson left for Nevis,
Mimi, Monday to assist his brother
Henry erect a residence.
Florence Backlund visited friends
at New London from Thursday until
Saturday. -.
Mr.. Peterson Of Wilhmar has An
ished the basement Of the Eagle Lake
church and G.. A. Backlund went to
Minneapolis Tuesday morning to see
about the mill work For the church.
missions Fest will be held at An
drew Berg's the 9th Of July. Come
all and spend pleasant 4th. Hot.
dinner, ice cream, Strawberries, letn-
onade, etc., will be served.
Rev. Larson and daughter, Cas-
para returned from Maynard, MINI,
Monday, after attending three
days meeting in Rev. Mortenson's.
congregation.
Gilbert Guttormsen has finished the.
pump house at the Orphans Home.
Students Konsterlie and Larson:
are teaching the parochial school
here.
Rev. O. DAZZLE Of StarbucK, Mimi,
visited friends around here last week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
PENNOCK.

Pennock, June 23-The Board of
Equalization met at Lynn Ander-
sons Monday.
Oscar Carlberg purchased a new
Overland from Lynn Anderson last
week.
c. G. Carlberg bought a second
hand Overland touring car from
Chas. Wallin Of Willmar last week.
Messrs. A. J. Lindgren, Gust Lind
man and S. P. Steberg are building a
barn for August Carlberg southwest
Of town.
l.. M. Steberg made a business trip
to st. Paul Thursday, returning on
Friday.
Amund Anderson leaves today for
Glenwood to attend the Gulbrands-
dalslaget at that place June 1926.
j.. 0. Ecklund and Obert Ellingson
returned last Thursday to Pennock
after a two weeks visit at Middle
River, Mimi.
J. P. Johnson and A. M. Lindgren
lett for La Bolt, S. D., and vicinity
to visit relatives and friends. They
returned home Sunday.
August Anderson visited with his
brother Fred Anderson north of
Willmar last Sunday.
b. L. Thorpe and family spent
Sunday at Eagle Lake.
G. G. Haug and family and VIM.
johnson spent Sunday at Eagle Lake.
+. %. Erickson, a former Pennock
boy, now teacher at Mcintosh, call
ed on friends at Pennock Friday and
Saturday. Mr. Erickson was on his
way to Madison, Wis, where he will
attend the University. Mr.. Erickson
has made success along education
al lines.
Messrs. g. c. Haug and Christ
Christensen went out to Robert Som
erville's place to put lightning rods
on his farm buildings last week.
Oscar Hagman Of Mamre took his
mother and grandma out for an auto
ride Sunday afternoon. They called
at the Emil Lofven home.
Mr.. Lynn Anderson has a four
J year-old horse that weighs 1900 lbs.
that he will sell reasonably, if sold
soon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
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Roseland, June Pm. Dykema
and family and w. Van Buren, and
family spent last Sunday evening
at the J. Zuidema home.
Miss Angie Knoll visited with
Miss Tracy >Buikema in Raymond
from Friday until Sunday.
Some Of the young folks from here
attended the circus at Willmar and
all report having had a nice time.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Van Dyk and
Mr.. and Mrs. Decker spent last FRI
day evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Van Egmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Knoll called at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Knott Of
Raymond last Thursday.
Mrs. S. Dykema, Mrs. A. Abbenga
and Mrs. II. Brouwer spent last
Thursday with Mrs. G. Kohrs.
Abbie Damhof and Katie Hoffman
were entertained for supper at the
H. Dragt home last Sunday evening.
A number from here attended the
services in the Whitefeld school,
house last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Brouwer spent
last Friday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Dragt.
Henry Holtz had the misfortune
of breaking his auto while coming
home from the circus last Wednes-
day evening.
The young folks rendered a sur
prise on Mr.. and Mrs. W. Stob last
Tuesday evening. A good time was
had by all.
Messrs. Frank and George Stra-
zelda and Misses Jane Van Dyk, Lii
liam Strafelda and Otillie Holecheck
spent last Friday evening with the
Dykema young folks.
Miss Tracy Buikema andd broth
er Peter of Raymond worshipped
here last Sunday.
Miss Lillian Strafelda and brother
Frank spent Saturday evening with
the Sobony young folks.
The Sunday School has decided
upon giving a picnic the fourth OF
July in grove Of Mr.. H. Bruggers
Everybody welcome.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER

Denver Jury Gives Harold Henwood
Death Penalty.
Denver, June 19.-The jury in the
second trial of Harold Henwood for
The killing of George E. Copeland re-
turned verdict of first degree MUIR
der and prescribed the death penalty.
Henwood shot George E. Copeland,
Sylvester Won Phul of St. Louis and
James w. Atkinson while in the bar
room of local hotel on the night Of
May "a, 1911. Copeland and Atkin-
son were bystanders and were hit by
stray bullets. Copeland and Won
Phul died.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
PIONEER COAL MAN DEAD
Edward N. Saunders Passes Away at
St. Paul.

:: E. N. Saunders, one of st. Pauls best
known business men and pioneer in
the coal trade in Minnesota, is dead.
He had been i'll for several weeks,
suffering from stomach trouble and
other complications.
Mr.. Saunders was president of the
Northwestern. Fuel company, OF
which he was one of the founders, a
director Of the First National bank,
the Merchants National bank and. of
the Northwestern Trust company.
He also had extensive holdings in
Eastern coal mines and other in.
terests. s:~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
Son Of Educator Kills Self.

Harold Robertson, twenty-five years
of age, son of DR.. E. P. Robertson,
president of Wesley college, Grand
Forks, N. D., hanged himself with a
handkerchief to bedpost in his
room at Minneapolis. He had left
his nineteen-year-old wife and their
baby at the home of his wife's sis
ter before going to his room. His
relatives say he had trouble with his
father. $780,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
Seemed Likely,

The young man had gone to the
heiress' father-always ticklish job
but he took his courage with an iron
grip. ........ ...~...-...-.. |
Sir" he blurted out, II want to
ask you for your daughters hand
The old man. not in the lest discon-
certed, said: :.
(Which hand? The one she signs
checks with, suppose? p - London
Stray Stories.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
G0MPERS APPEAL GRANTED
United States Supreme Court Will
Review Contempt.

Washington, June 20.-Chief JUS
tice White granted an appeal to the
supreme court for Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison,
labor leaders, convicted of contempt
of court in the noted Bucks stove
and range case. The appeal will be
heard after October.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
K,IIinq Follows Card Game.

John Mattilinen, an iron range MI
ner, was shot and killed at Biwabik
by Rade Tatovich, according to the
police, following quarrel over a
game of cards. The men were drink.
ing. Tatovich. fled and has not been
found. IF
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
Elk on "HUNGER STRIKE''

Militant Leaders in London jail Re-
fuse to Eat.
London, June 19.-The six suffra-
gist leaders who were sentenced to
ong terms of Imprisonment for con-
spfracy began a hunger strike" i'm
mediately after entering the Jail. +
Two militants, Mrs Marianne Clar-
endon-Hyde and Miss Bunting Of the
Women's Freedom league, were SEN
fenced to fourteen days imprison-
nent for obstructing the police at q
meeting.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
PLAY STARTS FATAL FIRE

One Child Is Dead Of Burns and An
other May Die.
A five-year-old son of Ole Peterson
was burned to death and another
child of two years was probably IA
tally burned when barn on tho Pc
terson farm near Slayton was set on
fire while the children were playing
with matches.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
TWENTY ITALIANS KILLED
But Arabs Are Routed In Severe
Engagement.

Rome, June 20.-In a severe battle
fought between the Italian troops and
the Tripolitan Arabs at Ettangi one
Italian officer and nineteen soldiers
were killed and five officers and 217
men wounded.
According to an official dispatch
from Derna, General Salsa surprised
a native camp and hard fighting en-.
sued, lasting an hour.
The Arabs, he reports, were com.
pletely routed. Their losses are I'm.
known.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
MOVED TO ST. PAUL. in 184e
Mrs. Anna Acker Rice Dies at an Al
~ vanced Ace, -

Mrs. Anna Acker Rice Dies at an Ad.
~. vanced Age. -
Mrs. Anna Acker Rice. widow of
Hon. Edmund Rice, at one time
mayor of st. Paul and congressman
from Minnesota, who has been seri-
ously i'll at her home in st. Paul for
two weeks, is dead. Her decline was
due to age and, while her condition
had been serious only for two weeks,
her health had gradually failed for
two years.
Mrs. Rice was eighty-four years old
and had been a resident of st. Paul
since 1849, when she came to this
state with her father, the late Will
lam Acker, and her husband, who had
just made her his bride.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
DULUTH STRIKE IS ENDED
Saw Mill Employees Return to Work
and Plants Resume.

Duluth's saw mill strike, which
threatened to spread to the mills at
Cloquet and Virginia and completely
tie up the lumber industry of North
ern Minnesota, is broken. All of the
Duluth mills have resumed work.
The union leaders tried desperately
to keep the men from returning to
work, but their efforts were unavail-
ing. The union men represented but
a small percentage of the employees
of the mills and most of the men were
eager to return to work after their
two weeks of idleness. About 1900
men were affected by the strike.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
FRIEDMAN QUITS AMERICA

Berlin Physician Fails to Say When
He Will Return.
New York. June l8-Dr. Frederick
F. Friedman, the Berlin physician
who announced several months ago
that he had a cure for tuberculosis,
has sailed for home. His institute
here was closed recently, after the
board of health had forbidden the use
Of his vaccine The doctor did not
say whether he would return.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
Girl Striker Asks Damages.

st. Louis, June 22.-Mrs. Sadie For
rest, one of the telephone girls out
on strike here, has sued the South.
western Telegraph and Telephone
company for $4,000. She alleged that
F. O. Lurlow. manager of the Caban-
ne exchange, threw her against q
bannister and choked her when she
visited the exchange q day or two
ago. z u.s..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
WHITMAN VISITS COLONEL
New York Mayoralty Candidate at
Oyster Bay.


Oyster Bay.
New York, June 2O.-District Attor-
ney Whitman journeyed out to Oyster
Bay and called on Colonel Roosevelt.
Neither Colonel Roosevelt nor Mr..
Whitman would divulge the details of
the conference Mr.. Whitman's bear
ing, however, was not that of a man
who had just met with a serious re-
buff.
Colonel Roosevelt made this state
ment regarding the conferences:
II am a Nassau county man and
have the interest in the mayoralty
only that every good citizen has; that
is 1 hope to see nominated the man
who will make the best mayor, if
elected, and who has the best chance
of being elected"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
cAPsIzEs in WIND STORM
Nine Federal Employees Drown When
Boat Upsets.

New Madrid, Mo-, June 23.-Nine
members Of a party of fourteen Unit
ed States engineers and other gov
ernment employees were drowned
near here when the United States
survey boat Beaver, which the party
vas aboard, was capsized in wind
storm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
DIVE COSTS MAN HIS LIFE

Packing House Laborer browns Ia
Mississippi River. ...5 5.=s
Andrew soucek, about twenty-one
years OF age, q Bohemian laborer.
was drowned in the Mississippi
river at South st. Paul. Soucek, with
Joe Shalerpo. q countryman, twenty
four years old. was swimming when
the accident occurred.
Soucek dove and failed to come up.
His companion gave the alarm to. the
police.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-25
FIVE BELIEVED DROWNED
Searching Party Falls to Locate
Launch Riders. 49,. =.

Keokuk, Ia, June 22.-Five people
who made up launch party on Lake
Cooper, above the dam on the Missis-
sippi river, are believed to have
drowned. They are John .Laughlln,
Alfred J. Gross, Miss Mamie Wilson,
Mrs. Mary Wright and Miss Pauline
Marks, all prominently known here.
A searching party was able to find
no clue and hope of finding them
alive has been abandoned. -,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
LEAF TOBACCO men
| ASSEMBLE TONIGHT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INAUGU-
RATES THIRTEENTH ANNUAL
SESSION AT JEFFERSON.

Bringing Il Richmond substantial
and representative business men from
every tobacco-growing State In the
United States will convene in IT'S thir-
teenth annual session tonight at the
Jefferson hotel. 1t is a happy coinci-
dence that this convention Is to be
held in the city in which the asso-
citation first saw the light, and that
a Richmond mani. NJ. Darlington
is its president.
The opening session tonight will be
very largely informal-in fact. there
Is no set program at all. but II is
expected that matters OF Importance
to the leaf tobacco trade will come
up for discussion.
The final business sessions of the
association will be held Saturday
morning and afternoon, under most
suspicious environment, viz, a trip
down the river to jamestown on the
steamer Pocahontas. At one of these
meetings officers for the ensuing year
will be chosen, and the place of the
next annual convention selected.
h committee from the tobacco
board OF trade, which was named by
President John NJ. Taylor to look
after the entertainment OF the dele
gates and the convention arrange
ments, embrace w. l.. HAZEL, s. w.
Tompkins. j.. L. Wingo. s. r. Rose
and W. G.. Neal, and these propos
to make the delegates sorry that they
too. like the association, were not
born in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
PROFESSOR POTTER'S
RECITAL IS G

Again the recital given last even
ing in the Park-Place Methodist
church. under the direction OF the
gifted organist, Professor Benjamin
J.. Potter. vas crowned with success.
He was assisted by Mrs George Har-
per. Charles Andrews and others. The
program follows;
Prelude and Fugue in p fat. Bach
Spring Song. ...... Alfred Hollins
Soprano solo. Hear Ye. Israel"
Mendelssohn
"Andantino In d fiat. r. H. Lemare
"Gavotte" from "Mignon" /. Thomas
Contralto solo. 20 Rest in the Lord"
Mendelssohn
"Onertoire in D minor. Ed. Batiste
Baritone solo, The Lord Is My
LlSnt ........'.
"Evensong'' ........ Ed. johnson
The Answer. ....... .Welstenholme
Soprano solo. 20 Lord. Be Merciful,"
Bartlett
Coronation March. $500. .Meyerbeer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
NINETY NORFOLK MEN
TO FAD" MEETING

NORFOLK, VA. June 4-Ninety
Norfoikians and perhaps more, will
represent his city at the Ad Clubs
convention, which is to be held in
Baltimore for a week beginning June
sth.
This announcement was mad last
night at a meeting OF the board of
directors OF the Norfolk Ad club.
Reservations have been made on a
special teamer OF the Old Bay line
which will leave here Saturday night.
Included in h ninety will be tho
authorized voting delegates OF the To-
cal club. every one OF whom declares
that Norfolk will be very much in
evidence at the convention.
The delegates are r, G. Smith.
Charles f. Cartrell. J. X Waterman,
]. H.. Mclaughlin. W. G. Banks and
E. L Graves. p. F. PEBBLES is dele
gate at large.
Representatives OF the Raleigh IN.
CO. club will Join the local delegation
here and go up IN the same steamer.
The list a not been closed. Charles
f. Cartrell, chairman of the ION To
Baltimore committee. said there is
yet room for more Norfolk men and
that reservations can be made IL APP
plication Ia made at n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
CANDIDATES LINED
UP FOR CAMPAIGN
WITH THE QUALIFICATION OF j.
THOMPSON BROWN THE LIST
Is NOW COMPLETE.

With the qualification yesterday of
!. Thompson Brown. OF Bedford. as
a candidate for commissioner of agri-
culture in opposition to the incum-
bent, George w. koiner. the list Of
contestants for the State primary to
he held August 9Th is complete. I'M
less a dark horse should unexpect-
eddy enter the arena. and the afore-
said dark horse" II he be lurking
in the background. has only until
noon today to qualify. Mr.. Brown.
who paid his fee OF si75 10 State
Treasurer Hartman and notified State
Chairman Ellyson of his intentions,
was the last to enter the ace,
AS matters stand only three OF the
incumbents will be opposed. Lieu
tenant Governor Eliyson and Com
missioner OF Agriculture Koiner each
face an opponent, while Attorney
General Samuel ". Williams will
have two to beat. The lineup for
the campaign is as follows:
For governor-Henry G. Stuart
For lieutenant-Rovernor-J. Taylor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
VICTIM Of ENGINE
IS LAID TO REST
JOSEPH PEARMAN, KILLED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BURIED
IN LAKEWOOD CEMETERY.

The funeral OF Joseph Pearman. of
7o7 South Belvidere street. who was
run down and fatally injured by yard
engine In the Second-street yards of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
Tuesday afternoon, will be held at
$50 O'Clock this afternoon from the
residence. Interment will be In Oak
wood cemetery.
Pearman is survived by his wife.
two daughters-Mrs. Mabel Stanley
and Miss Mary Pearman: and tive
sons Joseph NJ. Jr.. and Charles w.
Pearman. He leaves also two sisters,
Mrs. Alice Daniels and Mrs, Emma
Conway. of this. city.
Pearman's left leg vas cut off in
the accident. and his right leg hung
to his body by shreds- He died seven
minutes later on the operating table
in the City hospital.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-05
CLEANUP SOCIETY
SECURES A CHARTER
INCORPORATED PURELY AS BE-
NEvOLENT INSTITUTION.
NEW OFFICERS.

The Society for the Betterment of
Housing and Living Conditions In
Richmond, which was organized some
time ago, and which has already done
some excellent work along the lines
for which 1t was formed. was granted
commission yesterday. The society Is
Incorporated as a purely benevolent
and charitable institution with the OBJ
ject of dealing effectively. both in
theory and practice. with the better
ment of the housing and living condi-
lions in Richmond, Va"
The certificate of incorporation was
signed by w. Russell Bowie, James
Caskie, Elizabeth Cooke, w. s. Nc
Black. j. w. Dixon, F.. Randolph
williams, Charles Hannigan, and. G.
A. Weber.
The society has been in existence
about a year, but did not begin It's
work until last November, when a
paid secretary was employed. Since
hat time an intensive study has been
made of the housing conditions of
about seven hundred families. the re-
suits of which are now being tabu-
lated. and an examination made of
the laws and ordinances affecting the
housing and living conditions in Rich
mond, n with this material at hand
committees are now at work prepar-
ing plans for an educational and legis-
lative campaign to be carried or next
fall col the betterment of housing: and
living conditions. The society has
also been very active in the regent
cleanup campaign.
At a meeting of the board Of d.
rectors, f. Randolph Williams was
elected president in the place made
vacant by the death of Andrew H.
Christian. Mrs. b. b. Munford was
elected first vice-president. and Rev.
J. w. Dixon. second vice-president.
Andrew D. Christian was elected a
member of the board of directors.