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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-14

WEBSTER CITY, April 14.-Web
ster City may lose her militia which
has been in existence in this city for
over thirty years, unless the present
members attend drill and report reg
ularly each week as they are supposed
to do. The sheriff has been given the
names of all recent delinquents at
drill.
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their house was found a quantity OF
gold coin to which their title was not
clear. They both protested their limo
cence when arrested, but the old man
practically confessed by committing
suicide in his cell. His dead body was
found swinging behind the door when
the jailer entered his cell, the morning
after his arrest.
For a time the younger Langoltz
stuck to his story, to the effect that he
knew nothing Of the murders. And
still the fate of Reinhardt and Ludwig
remained a mystery. But the solution
came in October, two months after the
crime. A farmer, blowing one of his
fields, turned up human hand. Then
he got a spade and dug and turned up
the bodies of the two missing men.
They had both been shot, and the ma
chinist's head had been beaten in.
When Langoltz learned of this dis
der, he broke down and confessed the
whole story, only trying to throw the
responsibility on his father. The two
of them had learned of the money
Yunger had drawn from the bank, and
determined to have it. But they were
afraid to try robbery at the house
while all the members of the family
were at home; so they went to Yungei
and Reinhardt and told them OF deer
they had seen, and invited them to go
along and try to get it. Always eager
for that variety of sport, Yunger glad
ly agreed, and induced Reinhardt to go
along. When they reached a secluded
place, the two poachers Jagged behind
and shot their victims from the rear.
Ludwig dropped dead, but Reinhardt
was only wounded, whereupon the
elder Langoltz dubbed him to death.
Then they buried the bodies, and went
back and robbed the house, after slay-
ing the mother and son.
This crime shocked the country as
1t had not been shocked in hundred
years and in order to efface, as far as
possible, all traces of IL, the commune
OF Vogelsberg bought the Yunger
property from the heirs, razed all the
ruined buildings to the ground, filled
up the mill dam, and planted the place
to trees.
The younger Langoltz was tgisS.
convicted and beheaded.
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It was a hot August night in 1877,
and Herr Weidig of Vogelsberg,
couldn't sleep. He lay in bed abusing
the climate, and wishing morning
would come. Thus being wide awake.
he lost no time when he heard a fran
tic rapping at the outer door. He put
his head out OF the window and be-
held a little girl at the door beneath
him.
"Himmel!" he cried; IF that is not
little Bertha Yunger, with nothing on
but her shirt. Was ist los, mein Kind?"
Little Bertha, in a panic Of terror,
gasped out that her mother and broth
er were murdered, and the house burn
ing down. Herr Weidig looked away
in the direction of the Yunger home
and saw a red glare, growing stronger
every moment. He lost no time, but
alarmed the village, and in a short
time every villager able to walk was
headed for the fire. Arrived there
some of them rushed boldly into the
burning house. and rescued the baby,
sleeping calmly in his crib. And in
doing so they stumbled over two dead
bodies, that Of Mrs. Yunger and her
eldest son.
Ludwig Yunger was a prosperous
man. He owned the Spring Oil Mill,
close to the village OF Vogelsberg, and
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was discovered that LuuNsfg had drawn
a large sum OF money from the bank
the day before the fire. Perhaps. in
collision with Reinhardt, he had left
the country and abandoned his family.
But there was no reason why he
should murder his wife and son, even
If he did that. So one theory after an
other was taken up and abandoned,
and meanwhile every square foot of
the countryside was being searched for
evidence.
And it throws an interesting light
upon circumstantial evidence as an in
stitution that the belief in Reinhardt's
guilt grew into certainty, and every
thing the man had said and done since
his coming TO the neighborhood be-
came proof, as of molly writ, that he
was the malefactoT. Everybody re-
membered something which, in the
light of the murders, demonstrated his
evil intentions. HGu Bertha remained
in her disturbed mental condition, it is
almost a certainty that the truth would
never have been known.
But Bertha regained her faculties
under the wise mihistrations OF the
physicians, and when she was able to
speak the cloud was lifted from Rein
hardt's reputation. She had seen her
mother and brother murdered, and the
slayers were LangoltZ and his son.
Her father and Reinhardt had gone
away from home early in the evening.
and the rest of the family retired at
the usual time Bertha heard a knock
at the door and went to the head of
the stairs to see who the visitor was
Her mother opened the door, and there
stood Langoltz. He struck her down
with a dubbed gun. Herman, hearing
the noise. emerged from his bedroom
and started down the stairs, when
Langoltz shot him. Then the poacher
entered the house. went to Ludwig S
desk. pried it open, and took roll of
gold from il. He saw Bertha, but paid
no attention to her; she soon realized
why. The son came with an armful of
inflammable stuff, scattered it over the
floor, and set fire to it. They meant to
burn her alive.
When the murderers left the house
the brave little girl-she was only ten
years old-tried to leave after them
but the floor was all ablaze; with great
presence of mind she took blankets
from the beds, and spread them before
her on the floor, and thus managed to
get out of the house, badly scorched
when she ran to Weidig's and then
she remembered no more.
Langoltz and his son, against whoIB
there had been no breath OF suspicion
up to that time, were arrested, and in
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

The counties and the amounts they
will receive on this first payment are
as follows: Denzie, $40; Berrien,
$26,553; Calhoun, $500; Cass, 1928;
Crawford, $3,179; Dickinson, S1,9S6;
Eaton $1,09S; Grand Traverse, $3.50;
Gratiot, $1,000; Hillsdale, S846; HUI.
ron. $3.50; Ingham, $24S; Isabella,
$1,092; Kalamazoo, S25S; Kent, 49,.
252; Keweenaw, $9,272; Lapeer, $3.50;
Leelanau, $3.50; Livingston, $1,719;
Luce, SOIL; Macomb, 81 ,464; Mecos.
ia 1919; Menominee, SS,325; Midland
$2,S77; Missaukee. $500; Newaygo
5000; Oakland, $3.29S; Oceana, ST..
9S1; Ogemaw, $1,322; Osceola, 81,
800; Ottawa, $2.194; Saginaw, $S,4O0;
Sanilac, $1,000; Shiawassee, 1896;
st. Clair $6,726; st. Joseph, $500;
Tuscola, 1891; Van Buren,, $5,S77;
Wayne. S14.77S; Wexford, $7,215. To
tai, S137,565.
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a short distance from Weimar. His
family consisted of his wife, four sons
and the daughter Bertha. Two of the
sons attended school at Weimar; the
eldest, Herman, assisted in the mill,
and the fourth was the baby. All the
Yungers were industrious and econom-
ical, and highly respected throughout
the countryside. Ludwig had but one
weakness, and that was hunting.
Whenever possible he took his gun
and went to the woods, and his com
panion on such expeditions was an
elderly man named Langoltz, who was
a notorious poacher.
In the summer of 1877 the water be-
hind the dam was low, and there was
not enough power to run the mill
steadily, so Ludwig decided to have
the machinery thoroughly overhauled.
So he engaged an expert machinist
named Reinhardt, who was a stranger
in the neighborhood Reinhardt board
ed with the Yungers, and soon became
a favorite of the family. He had
fought in the recent war. and had
many good stories to tell. He was
good to the children, and excellent
company for them all. But he was ex-
tremely reserved about his own his
tory, and little was known about him,
even when he had been in the neigh
borhood for weeks.
This was the condition OF affairs at
the oil mill before the fire. That fire
destroyed the house and barn, and part
of the mill itself; and when the star.
tied neighbors and the authorities had
investigated everything, they con-
fronted q bathing mystery. There
were the bodies of Frau Yunger and
Herman. They had been murdered.
The son had been shot, and the moth
er's skull had been crushed. But
where were Ludwig and Reinhardt ?
There was no sign of them anywhere.
Little Bertha, after giving the alarm,
had sunk into a condition approaching
imbecility, and the doctors refused to
have her questioned. saying that her
reason would be permanently impaired
II she we're molested at that time.
The DAYS went by, and still there
was no clue to the whereabouts of
Ludwig Yunger and the machinist. All
sorts Of theories were frawed up. II
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of the commission, and chairman OF
its finance committee, took the pro-
fessors financial statement and
stated emphatically that he was
willing to contract with him for
cents an acre If he could produce the
goods.
A. c. Carton, secretary OF the pub.
lie domain commission, said he was
surprised at Professor Lovejoy's
statement, and declared that If every
state official in every state should
be sent to prison for life, forest fires
would not be prevented.
The matter of forest protection is
one of education and is a part of the
duty of the individual, who believes
in good government" said Mr.. Car.
ton.
when the camper realizes that
his duty is TO put out every fire be-
fore he leaves it; when the railroad
companies realize that when timber
is destroyed they will not have it
to haul; when the lumbermen and
manufacturers realize that the de.
struction of growing timber by fire
will shorten the life of their opera
tions, then we will have reached
point where the loss from fire can
be reduced to a minimum.
Even then we will have fires I'm
our forests, just as we have ires
in our cities"
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LANSING NOTES

Lansing - Through money made
available by the new automobile tax
law which was declared constitutional
In an opinion rendered by the su-
preme court Michigan will become
one of the foremost states in the
union in the matter Of highway con-
struction. From the sale of $4,000
automobile licenses, the state has
collected so far this year approxim-
ately $1,125,00 all of which will now
be turned over to the state and coun-
~ highway funds and must be used
only for the construction and main
tenance of highways. Secretary of
state Vaughan is of the opinion that
at least 100000 will be received
this year from the sale of automobile
licenses and as the number of auto.
mobiles in Michigan is increasing
yearly the state will have millions
OF dollars for the construction OF
good roads in years to come. Work
in the highway department for the
season has not been started as it was
deemed advisable to wait and see
what the court did with the money
which belonged to 1t under the New.
ell Smith law. Work which was
started last fall on both state reward
roads and some township roads on
which the state has to pay a reward,
was finished this spring, despite the
uncertainty of the financial result.
The balance due on these road con.
tracts will be the first to come out OF
the state highway fund when that
department finally gets control OF 1t.
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Forest Fire Prevention.


When Professor Lovejoy of the
University of Michigan, attacked
Michigan officials for not stopping
forest fires, ne, perhaps. did not
realize that he was gong to bring
down about his head the wrath of
those in state departments charged
with fire prevention and forest pro.
lection.
When the members OF that public
domain commission read that Pro.
lessor Lovejoy had said they should
be charged with the fires and that
he was willing to take a contract to
prevent them for 2 cents an acre,
well, they smiled.
Auditor Keneral Fuller, a member
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-05-18

Henry p. Breckenridge, who resign.
ed as assistant secretary of war when
Secretary Garrison resigned, is acting
as one of the attorneys for the Navy
league in its 100000 libel suits
against Henry Ford.
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FAST and FREQUENT
SERVICE
PORT HURON
TO
DETROIT
BY THE
Rapid Railway

Limited cars leave Port Huron,
Eastern Standard time,
1880 a. m. and Nvery two hours to
1880 D. m, also 80 a. m. Mondays,
and 10 D. m. Sunday.
Limited cars leave Detroit,
8:15 a. m. and every two hours to
S:15 D. m. Sundays only IL p. m
Mondays only 6:15 a m
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNMSGlOOL
LESSON

CBy f. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago)
Copyright, 1916, Western Newspaper Union.l
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-10-14

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
st. Louis: District Court. Eleventh
judicial District.
Marie Vann Bolin, Plaintiff,
Michael Boltn. ->. Defendant.
Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED TO answer the complaint Of the
which complaint is on file in the office
Of the Clerk of tie above entitled
Court. and to serve copy of your
answer to tho said complaint upon the
subscribers at their offices, Number
2l6-le-17 Fargusson Building. IN the
City Of Duluth, st. Louis County. Mia
nesota. within thirty (S0) days after
the service Of this summons upon you,
exclusive Of the day Of such service;
and IL you fall to. answer the said
complaint within the time aforesaid.
the plaintiff herein will apply to the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-10-14

Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and For Herring Thereon.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louts.-ss In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Ransom
e. Moore. -Decedent
Letters Of administration having been
granted to Minnie P. Moore,
It Is Ordered, That. the time within
which all creditors Of the above named
decedent may present claims against
same hereby is. limited. to three
and that the 9Th day Of January. 1917.
1t ten O'Clock a. NJ. in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at
Duluth in said County. be. and the
same hereby Isl fixed and Amounted as
the time and place for hearing upon
the examination, adjustment and al
lowance Of such claims as shall he pres
scented within the time aforesaid
Let notice hereof he given by the
publication Of this order in The Labor
World AS nrovjded nv law.
Dated. Duluth. Mimi, October 7th.
&. IS 8 W. GILPIN,
zIsS Judge of Probate.
fSeal Probate Ct. st. Louis Co., MIMI
John Swirdland. Atty. 1900
Providence BLDG. Duluth as IS
W.. Oct. 14-1l-73-1 81 s1sg ! 5.fs
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Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
st. Louis-ss In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Charles
6adowSki Decedent.
Letters Testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to Alexander J. Card
II IL Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors Of the above named
decedent may present claims against
his estate in this court. be- and the
same hereby is. limited to three r,onths
from and after the date hereof: and
that the 9Th day OF January, 1917. at
ten o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Duluth
in said County. be, and the Same
hereby is. fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon the
examination. adjustment and allow
ance Of such claims as shall be pre-
scented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Labor
World a. provided bv law.
Dated, Duluth, Mimi. October 18th,
1916.
s. w. GILP1N.
Judge Of Probate.
tseal Probate Ct. 81. Louis, Co., Minn.)
Leo A. Ball, Attorney.
L. W., Oct 7-14-21-1916.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the
payment of the sum Of One hundred
ON sno the at aS9Fs St9 'ats!sst
per anaum from October 18th. 1913.
which Is claimed to be due and is
due at the date of this notice upon q
delivered by Mike Kusek, mortgagor.
to George E. MEYERS, mortgage, bear
ing date the 10Th day Of October. 1913.
and with q power Of sale therein con.
the Registrar OF Titles in and for the
County Of st; Louis. and State of Min
nesota. on the first day of December,
ddS1$ at 81 m and
Or proceeding having been instituted,
at law or otherwise. to recover the debt
secured by said Mortgage or any part
Now. Therefore. Notice Is Hereby
sale Contained d in said y mortgage et ana
pursuant to the statute in such case
will be foreclosed by q sale of the
premises described in and conveyed by
said mortgage, viz,
hSs %sa Sns p 81 in R ks
ton to Duluth according to the plat
office of the Registrar Of Titles in and
County and State Of Minnesota. with
the heriditaments and appurtenances;
which sale will be made by the Sheriff
OF said St. LOUIS County at his office
luth, in said county and state, on the
18th day Of November. 1916, at 10
o'clock a. M. of that day. at public
to pay said debt of One hundred and
sixty five dollars ($165.00) and inter-
est, and the taxes. r. any, on said
lars. attorneys fees, as stipulated in
and by said mortgage in case OF fore
closure. and the disbursements allowed
BY BY law :,::,+s subject to redemption at any
Of sale, az provided by law
Dated September IS, A. D. 1915.
GEORGE e. MEYERS.
Mortgage.
CHAS. G. TEARE.
Attorney for MortgaRee.
574 Manhattan Building,
Duluth, MINI.
l.. .W:---sept. 80; Oct. Z, II. 81, 20: Nov.
1, 1916.
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summons.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
+ St. Louis.-ss District Court. Flew.
enth Judicial District,
mary Johnson Plaintiff,
Matthew johnson. Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota to the Above
Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to, answer the complaint in the
above entitled action. which complaint
has been filed In the office Of the clerk
OF said court, and to serve a copy Of
your answer thereto upon the sub
scrtber at his office in. the City Of Du-
luth.. Minnesota. within thirty 130) days
after the service Of this summons upon
you. exclusive Of the day OF such serv-
ice; II you fail to anewer the complaint
within such time, the plaintiff will
apply to the court for the relief de-
manded therein.
Dated October 2Sth, 1915.
VICTOR H. GRAN
Attorney for Plaintiff.
200 TOrrey Building.
Duluth. Minnesota.
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q aarmstiv: votes :S:ii prevail
The style Of all legislative meas.
nres and amendments to the con-
under this section shall BE-: 80
IT,. .sn. - d.. ~ TIE People OF the
The provisions! q this section
z; eo tor a9prie sPRl'
ton has been enacted, this section
shall DO self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND INJECT q
this amendment, IL adopted, will ba
threshold.
(a) 1t will permit the voters to pro.
pose amendments to the state eonstitu-
lion, for adoption, without action b.
he leEislature. Under tie constitution
~ 1T now stands constitutional amend
ments can b proposed only by the leg.
lslature.
OBJ 10, too. II adopted, the amend.
nent will permit electors to pr 7oss
laws for enactment and IL net enacted
by TIL Legislatures, the voters may by
sufaca petition. require the question
Of the Enactment Of the proposed Law
to be submitted to the voters. II ap-
proved by q majority Of tb>, electoza
voting, thereon, provided tn vote Il
favor OF the proposed law IL net lesa
than thirty-three per cent Of the total
number OF votes east at such election
the Same becomes a law with the. o. M
force and effect ~ though passed BIZ
the legislature. TIE governor viii
have NO power to veto q law 10 passed
5ut the people cannot 20 pass any Law
which IL prohibited By the con.
stitutlon.
(c) 30 too, II adopted. the amenA>
ment will permit the voters by props,
petition to require = vote on the ques.
ton Of whether or not any law or par
thereof, OF certain classes Of laws
passed By the Legislature shall be 70.
peeled. II the petition asking for tn
referendum II sisnsd ~ fifteen PEI
cent of tho voters Of the state. the mum.
Der Of whom IN to be determined b,
the number Of votes cast for Gove1no,
MT the preceding election, the law ~
referred to the voters vii: not tax,
effect pending the referendum vot,
thereon. The vote required to repeal
law passed by the Legislature and tn
classes Of laws which cannot be ~
repealed are specified in ,subdivisio-
&C" of the proposed ansndne1t N
above printed.
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forever be preserved inviolate and I'M
diminished; and the income arising
from the lease or sale Of said school
land shall be distributed to the diff
ferent townships throughout the state,
in proportion to the number of schol-
or five and twenty-ons years; and shall
be faithfully applied to the specific
objects of the original grants or APP
enacted by the Legislature for the. safe
investment Of the principal of all funds
which have heretofore arisen or which
may hereafter arise from the sale or
other disposition Of such lands. or the
income from such lands accruing in
any way before the sale or disposition
thereof in Understanding bonds Of
the United States, or of the State of
M M m a,'a issued after the year 1850.
ture may by law from time to time d.
t ts Al swamp lands now held by
TO- the state, sh.ll be appraised and
sold IN the same manner and by tho
shin1 h om GER and the MINIMUM price
and sale of the school lands under the
tS 5iGyisiens Of :, title one Of sehaRter
The principal of all funds derived
55aid shall forever be preserved invio:
the proceeds Of said principal shall BE-
appropriated to the common school
fund IF the state; the remaining one
half shall be appropriated to the edu-
rational and CHARITABLE institutions OF
the state in the relative ratio Of cost
10 support said institutions"
The paragraph which it Is proposed
to add to said Section Two reads al
follows:
"A revolving fund Of not over
lars (s25o, o0o) may be set apart
from the fund derived from the
sale Of school and swamp lands.
to be used In constructing roads,
bitches and fire breaks in. through
and around unsold school and
swami swamp lands and in clearing such
as long as needed from the en-
HANGED value realized from the sale
OF such lands so benefited"
Under Section Two as It now standc
the proceeds Of the sale Of school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
of trust fund, the income Of which
is used for the support of the schools
eaNcatlonal and charitable institutions
stands provides that the principal of
such fund shall rever be preserved
!nVlolate and und1minished"
THE EFFECT of the proposed
amendment, if adopted, will be to mod
tfy the provision last quoted to the
extent of permitting the legislature to
set aside not to exceed $25O,OOO of the
principal of the trust fund a. a revOlv-
Ing fund to be used for the purposea
stated In the amendment proposed.
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COUNTY OF
Court, Elev-

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY Or.
81. LOUIS, S. District Court, Elev-
Gertrude King, Plaintiff.
vs.
Otto L. Rannfranz. Defendant
The State OF Minnesota to the Above
Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the COMPLAINT of the
.plaintfn in the above entitled action,
which complaint has been filed in the
on1ce Of the Clerk of the above named
court, and to serve your answer to the
said complaint upon the subscriber.
dence Building. Duluth, Minnesota,
within twenty days after the service
OF this summons upon you. exclusive
OF the day Of such service and If YOU
fail to answer the said complaint within
the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this
action will take Judgment against you
for the sum Of Ninety Dollars (s90.0o,:
with interest thereon at the rate Of
six per cent per annum. from and after
May !, 1916, together with plaintiffs
costs and disbursements herein.
Dated this Goth day of September.
JOHN SWINI1AND.
Attorney Tor Plaintiff.
SO Providence BLDG. Duluth, MINI.
L. W.. Oct. 7-14-21-1916.