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INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, AFTER W W W W PROMOTION FOR MINNEAPOLIS DIPLOMAT. FERGUS FALLS WINS DAM SUIT. 1 Minnesota Legislature! Jury Decides City Was Not Responsible for Flood. 7 YEARS 4 Fergus Falls. The damage suit Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the brought by E. T. Barnard against this city for losses incurred in the washout Past Week. SUFFERING of the municipal electric dam in 1909, was won by the city. The case was a test suit and was stubbornly cilities and a union depot and build St Paul, April 19.—Riotous scenes contested. The city admitted that it a Mississippi harbor with the money knarked the adjournment of the lower had no theory to account for the gained. An amendment by Senator house* of the Minnesota legislature after washout, but took the ground that an a three months session noted principally Moonan that the railroads should pay engineer of recognized standing was I Was Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's for its lack of accomplishment. an annual tax of 5 per cent a year on employed to draw the plans and specifications Vegetable Compound The scene was a fitting ending to property thus acquired was voted that the two inspectors were the session of the lower branch in its down. employed to wiatch the work and see "Waurika, Okla.—*1 had female troubles disorganized state. Wild scenes had State Tax Levy Is Increased. for seven years, was all run down, that everything was done properly become almost daily occurrences but The state tax levy for general revenue and so nervous I that the contract was let as provided that which brought about adjournment could not do anything. purpose is fixed at 1.9 mills in the by law, and that every reasonable The doctors rivaled them all. In the midst of the tax bill introduced in the house by L. precaution was taken to insure the L. C. of treated me for different excitement, Spooner, Morris, C. Spooner and passed under a suspension safety of the dam. It held that the things but angered by the forced adjournment attacked of the rules. This is an increase washout was simply an unavoidable did me no good. I of an alleged representative the of .7 mills'over two years ago. accident for which it should not be got so bad that I brewing interests and ordered him The levy will net the state about could not sleep day held responsible. from the *\oor. or night. While in $2,200,000 a year. The entire tax levy The plaintiff claimed first that the this condition I read for all state purposes for the next two Belligerent Attitude Assumed. washout was probably due to the closing of Lydia E. Pink-, years is 3% mills, as compared with of a spring underneath the dam, "You d— scoundrel," he raged. ham's Vegetable 2.53 mills fixed two years ago. The the theory being that this spring had "You leopard. It is you and the Compound, and total levy will bring the state $4,200,000 forced an outlet and gradually undermined breweries who have tied up legislation -. began its use and annually. WHffltm the structure, and held that the and disgraced the state of Minnesota." wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. In The Oregon plan for direct election city had closed this spring. a short time I had gained my average The man hurried from the weight and am now strong and well." of United States senators was among Mr. Barnard's basement was flooded assembly room while Mr. Spooner was SALLIE STEVENS, E. F. IFO. —Mrs. D., the many bills passe I by the senate, and he lost about $800 worth of goods. held back by a number of house members. 3. Box 31, Waurika, Okla. by a vote of 55 to 6. The jurors held to the city's theory Another Grateful Woman. The bill provides for the non-partisan that no one knew what caused the As a result of the adjournment, nearly Huntington, Mass.—"I was in a nervous, direct election of United States washout, although some of them were 400 proposed laws, many of them run down condition and for three senators. The legislators must sign a of the opinion that some one bad important ones, passed into oblivion. years could find no help. pledge either that they will refuse to thrown in quicksilver above it, a It killed the extension of the local option "I owe my present good health to vote for the candidate receiving the law to cities of the fourth class, theory advanced some time ago by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound highest number of votes or that they and Blood Purifier which I believe the state-wide primary law and other former Congressman and former Alderman saved my life. will vote for such candidates. This is LAURITZ S. SWENSON. reform measures which had been sent Harold E. Boen. In any "My doctor knows what helped me a choice in name only, according to event, they did not feel that the city over from the senate. and does not say one word against it." both supporters and opponents of the During the morning session affairs VINCENT DULUTH. should be held responsible. SWENSON SENT TO NORWAY IN MARI JANETTE BATES, —Mrs. Box bill, as the legislator who refused to 1n the house reached such a condition 134, Huntington, Mass. promise to support the popular senatorial that Speaker Dunn threatened to call WRONG MILK MEASURE Because your case is a difficult one, University President Puts in Strenuous candidate would stand no -out the militia. doctors having done you no good, do Day in Zenith City. Pandemonium reigned, and semblance chance of being elected, they say. not continue to suffer without giving Winona Attorney Declares People of TAFT SENDS HIS NOMINATION TO Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound of order had been lost and a fist At each party primary, under the Duluth.—President George E. Vincent City Are Defrauded Out of SENATE. a trial. It surely has cured fight on the floor had been averted bill, a candidate of the party shall be of the University of Minnesota many cases of female ills, such as inflammation, $100,000. •only by a score of members separating selected. At the general election, the was the guest of Duluth. He arrived ulceration, displacements, the combatants. The house was different candidates shall be voted on fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic early, and under the escort of a committee in an uproar. Few if any of the members and the legislature will be compelled Mr. Swenson Is at Present Ambassador pains, backache, that bearing-down, Winona.—William A. Codman, local of Duluth men he set out immediately were in their seats.. The sound to elect the popular candidate. This feeling, rod. nervous prostration. to Switzerland-^-Change attorney, speaking before the Social to meet Duluth people to of the speaker's gavel echoed through might result here as it has in Oregon Science club here on the subject see the city and to talk with friends of One of Several. the hall. asd Nevada, in a Republican legislature of "Weights and Measures," declared A woman's mind enables her to the University about its needs and its It was all part of the debate on the Being compelled to elect a Democrat that the citizens of Winona future. reach a conclusion without starting. bill to limit senatorial representation to the United States senate, or Minneapolis.— President Taft has were being defrauded out of thousands A program that took almost every to not more than seven from one county. the other way around. sent to the senate the nomination of dollars a year because of the prevalent minute of the day and evening had Garfield Tea, invaluable in the treatment Session Cost Is $308,792. of Lauritz S. Swenson of Minneapolis, of liver and kidney diseases! use of the liquid quart instead been prepared, and he entered upon it Representatives Dan O'Neill of Thief Legislative expenses for the present at present minister to Switzerland, of the milk quart measure as provided with energy to see everything to be River Falls and Thomas Frankson of If you move to another flat this to be minister to Norway. session are more than $10,000 in in the state laws of Minnesota. He seen and improved every minute. Spring Valley were the actors in an spring you will have to get used to a The change is one of several caused excess of the expenses of the 1909 defined the law to the members present. Mr. Vincent addressed the Central altercation and a personal encounter new set of noises and neighbors. by the resignation of Herbert Pierce session. The 1911 legislature has high school students, the normal students, such as has not occurred in the Minnesota as minister to Norway and the elevation used a total of $300,249.91, while the "There is not a single legal standard and was the guest of President legislature for years. SHAKE INTO TOUR SHOES 1909 solons succeeded In spending but of Former Congressman H. S. measure used in the city of Winona W. E. Bohannon of the normal at Bad blood between the two men developed Allen's Foot-Base, the Antiseptic powder lor Tired, $290,752.75. The standing appropriation Boute»ll, of Chicago, from minister to by any person in the sale of milk," tolling, swollen, nervous feet. Gives rest and lunch. He went for a drive around during the debate on the "six comfort. Makes walking a delight. Bold every where, of the legislature at the beginning Portugal to minister to Switzerland. said he. "The county treasurer has the boulevard with Dean A. F. Woods senator" bill, in which O'Neill came to 25c. Don't accept any substitute. For FBEill of the present sessiott was 182,000, but Mr. Swenson has made a splendid one quart measure furnished by the •ample, address Allen 8. Olmsted. Le Boy, N. T. of the state agricultural school. He ihe rescue of the cities, and was interrupted the original amount was increased until reputation as a diplomat and is said state, and he does not know and there was guest at a reception for the ladies by Frankson. They had words Clearing Kansas of Grasshoppers. it totaled $307,000, and with a few to stand very high in the estimation is nothing on the measure indicating this afternoon at the Commercial at several times. Frankson kept telling A live grasshopper will eat a dead incidentals, an aggregate sum of $308,792.42 of the president. It was thought best whether it is a dry, liquid or milk O'Neill that he was making a mislake club and a banquet was given at the grasshopper. A farmer mixed paris stands to the credit of the 1911 to send him to Norway, which is considered quart. Commercial club in his honor this and would suffer at home because green and bran together and let a legislature. one of the most important of "Furthermore, the county treasurer, evening, at which a large number of he refused to stand for limiting city 20 grasshopper eat it. It died and Two anti-liquor bills were acted upon the berths in the diplomatic service, the county sealer of weights and measures, representation. prominent local people were present. grasshoppers ate it up, and they died. by the senate. The R. C. Dunn a man who was familiar with the language, has never been called upon, asked During the pendency of W. I. Nolan's Mr. Vincent' spent some time with Pour hundred ate these 20 and they bill to abolish road houseB lost by a customs and life of the country or required to test and seal any motion to recall the bill from the senate, H. B. Hovland, Duluth regent of the 400 died. Eight thousand ate those vote of 29 to 24. The bill to allow to a greater degree than would be possible scales, weights or measures for any Frankson walked over into the University. Mr. Vincent made an excellent and they died. A hundred and sixty cities of the fourth class to vote on in most cases. Mr. Swenson, although one, as the law provides. aisle to where O'Neill was sitting. impression on Duluth people. thousand ate those 8,000 and died, and the license question was passed. born in Minnesota, has always "Assuming that about $300 is spent "I'll send you to political oblivion, the farmer was troubled no more.— O. H. Senators Sullivan and Rockne been a close student of the life of his daily by the people of Winona for milk Id fellow" he said. NEW POWER CO. LAUNCHED. Anthony Bulletin. had passed a resolution that five members forbears and is eminently qualified and cream or $110,000 annually, citizens O'Neill, who is excitable and remarkDly of the senate be appointed a strong for his years, jumped up for his new post. are being defrauded out of $25,000 GETTING READY. committee to serve without pay to Appointed by McKinley. Concern Purposes to supply Electric a year because of the use of the and made for Frankson. Seizing him draw up a workingmen's compensation President McKinley appointed Mr. liquid quart instead of the milk quart by the coat collar, he began rushing Current to River Towns. bill. measure. Probably $100,000 is lost in him down the aisle and back toward Swenson minister to Denmark in 1897 a By vote of 36 to 18, the senate this city by the consuming public by and he held that post until 1910 when his own side of the house. Red Wing.—With the object of distributing passed the "hotel zone" bill, conferring he was transferred to Switzerland by reason of false scales, weights and "I've stood enough of that from electric power for manufacturing upon the Radisson and Dyckman President Taft, which post he has measures each year." he raged. "Yon can't give me you," industries and other purposes hotels of Minneapolis the privilege any more of your talk." held until the present time. between Winona and the Twin Cities, to serve liquor to their guests. Twenty members were on the spot in When the change from Denmark to PROSPERITY AT PARK RAPIDS. the Wisconsin-Minnesota Power Company The bill passed the house several an instant, and several of them had Switzerland was made in 1910 Mabel was recently incorporated in weeks ago. Governor Eberhart said, hard work in releasing O'Neill's grip Swenson, his daughter, was seriously Building in and About City and Real after the passage of the billj that he Winona. The promoters, it is understood, from Frankson's coat. The man from ill in Minneapolis. Mr. Swenson found Estate Deals is Evidence. would sign it. are affiliated with the KelseyBrewer Spring Valley was white and O'Neill it impossible to return to the city for Electric company, which owns Doings In the House. vis shaking as though palsied when a visit and so sent for her to join the Red Wing Gas Light and Power Speaker Dunn interrupted business he was finally induced to take his him in Europe. Although it was believed Park Rapids.—Evidences of general company plant of this city and the to instruct the sergeant-at-arms to «eat. the change would result in her prosperity in and around Park Rapids gas plant at Winona, as well as a eject all lobbyists from the floor of All this time the speaker was hammering recovery she became worse and died are noticeable at this time. Although number of other electric light and the house. with his gavel, and it was several en route from NeV York to Plymouth there was a partial crop failure last power concerns in the northwest. George A. Ralph, state drainage engineer, minutes after the men were separated and was buried in Berne, Switzerland. year, the improvements that are being It is understood that the object of is practically exonerated on before he got order and could made on the farms tributary to town the new corporation is to secure control speak. Then he began reading the every charge made against him in the JEALOUS LOVER SHOOTS GIRL. are a surprise to those who are not majority report of the house investigating of a number of power plants in house a lecture on preserving order. familiar with local conditions. committee. It is signed by C. Minnesota and to place th6 entire product As he talked he began to get excited Father Searching With Lantern Finds Nine large new barns that are being T. Knappi C. R. Fowler, J. J. Moriarity of the Red Cedar river of Menominee himself, until he came to the climax Body of Daughter. built or will be built this spring and threatened to call out the militia. and Ralph E. Crane. A minority report falls, of 16,000 horse power, da Brainerd. On the way to a dance Colored Barber—Is vo' gwine to indicate the change from grain raising There was applause from a part of the signed by Donald Robertson of of 60,000 voltage, at the disposal of the at St. Matthias, Bertha Jordan, cakewalk tonight? to dairying that is taking place and cities in which their plants are located. house, but not from the northern and irgyle and recommending the dismissal 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jordan, Other Darky—Suah. What do yo* quite a number of new farm homes city members, with whom the speaker of Mr. Ralph. was shot and killed by her jealous think I got yo' to sharpen mah razor will be built this season. Farms are is decidedly unpopular. Senator Schaller was voted $1,000 A high tension, three-phase line system, lover, Charles Kunde, 21. In the fo'? being fenced with woven wire fencing Thomas Frankson, who according to carrying 66,000 voltage, will be for his services in the prosecution buggy were seated Bertha Jordan, her and there is a very noticeable spirit the blue book is 42 years old and a built between Winona and St. Paul. It of Patrick Gibbons, who killed his wife DAME NATURE HINTS brother, Otto Jordan, 18, and the of progress and improvement in all sturdy fellow of 180 pounds or more, and a priest in South St. Paul. is expected to have the service completed When the Food Is Not Suited. Kunde boy. Near the farm of David directions. The outlook for a good strutted around after the incident and Ernest Lundeen introduced a resolution early in the fall. Wickham they quarreled with her and movement in real estate is reported said, 1 urish he had come out in the abolishing corporal punishment When Nature gives her signal that Kunde threatened to shoot. The excellent by local dealers. corridor a few minutes and I'd fix in the state training school. John something Is wrong it is generally brother attempted to wrest ajvay the SIMPSON WINS TWO SUITS. him." Mr. O'Neill is 58 years old. Lennon gave notice of debate and this with the food the old Dame is always revolver and was thrown out of the In the senate the disorder was almost WOULD NOT EAT BEANS. resolution went over until today. faithful and one should act at once. buggy by the infuriated man. The Minnesta Attorney General Gets Quick as great, although there was no The house passed a resolution Introluced To put off the change is to risk that horse ran away. Action in Supreme Court. personal encounter. by Speaker Dunn under suspension which may be irreparable. An Arizona The first shot at the girl missed her. Northern Minnesota Woodsman Says The deadlock which was kept up all of the rules. It asks congress to man says: He fired two more and struck her in Foreman Beat Him for Refusal. night Friday in the Senate was finally pass a law prohibiting injunction proceedings "For years I could not safely eat Washington.—Attorney General Geo. the temple. The murderer then leaped broken. The body adjourned at 3 to be brought in the federal T. Simpson got quick action in the supreme any breakfast. I tried all kinds of and a few minutes later the brother a. m., to meet again at nine and the court on a state law until the case has Duluth.—Charles Klis, a woodsman court in the lumber cases he argued breakfast foods, but they were all Otto, who had been injured in the encounter, state's '"six-senator" bill went through with been finally adjudicated In the who has worked for the JohnsonWentworth last soft starchy messes, which gave me week and in both there is a heard a shot in the bushes little opposition. supreme court. Lumber company this winter, victory for the tsate. distressing headaches. I drank strong Kunde had killed himself. The bodies The senate passed the McKinzie has brought suit against the company Both involved timber trespass on coffee, too, which appeared to benefit of the girl and her lover lay 30 feet bill, abolishing capital punishment, by and James Chisholm, one of its me at the time, but added to the headaches CITY HALL BURNS. school lands, one by the Rat Portage apart. a vote of 35 to 19. The life of Patrick foremen, for $800 as balm for a beating afterwards. Toast and coffee Lumber company and the other by the The mother of the girl was in Brairierd, O'Malley, the Le Sueur wife murderer, which he alleges was given him Le Sueur Lumber company. The court were no better, for I found the toast and the old father took a lantern hall at Brussels, Belgium.—The city is thus saved. But he will go by Chisholm. below awarded damages at $6,800 to very constipating. and near midnight found his girl in ito the penitentiary for life. a suburb of the capital, Schaerbek, Klis says that the foreman beat him the state in the Rat Portage case and "A friend persuaded me to quit coffee death, her little Easter cloak smeared The bill turning over from the together with its priceless works of because he ate too much bread and and the starchy breakfast foods, with her blood. $8,200 in the Le Sueur case. ctate to the city of St. Paul new land art including notable paintings and neglected the pork and beans. Klis Chief Justice White announced that and us© Postum and Grape-Nuts instead. Bertha and Kunde had been keeping created by the change of the bed of Gobelins was destroyed by fire. Two did not understand when the foreman company for two years, and it is said both were dismissed for want of jurisdiction, I shall never regret taking his the Mississippi river was passed. St. firemen were killed during a desperate told him to devote less attention to which confirms the decision of advice. she did not care to receive his attentions Paul, according to its senators, hopes effort to save some of the contents bread and certain other articles of the lower court The announcement "The change they have worked in any more, as Knude appeared to to of the building. It is believed sell a part of this mnu tor anout food, and eat more beans, and that led was verbal and was not accompanied be very jealous. The parents of both me is wonderful. I now have no more to the fire was of incendiary origin. $750,000 railroads for terminal fa- to the attack. are well known farmers. by a written opinion. of the distressing sensations in my stomach after eating, and I never have TOWNS ARE GRANTED CANNON. 12 BLAST IS FATAL TO- MINER. any headaches. I have gained GOING AFTER "LAME DUCKS." AGED PAIR TO WEST. RATE ADVANCZ SUSPENDED. pounds in weight and feel better in Chaska and Jackson Will Be Given Representative Clark of Florida Would Minnesota Sisters Have First Train Delayed Explosion Results in Death of every way. Grape-Nuts make a delicious On Malt Shipments on the Milwaukee Guns For Decorating Purposes. Investigate Sinecures. Ride in Fifty Years. Chisholm, Minn., Man. as well as a nutritious dish, Road. Washington.—The secretary of war Stanwood.—On their first train ride and I find that Postum is easjly digested in has notified Representatives Davis and 50 years and the second of the Chishotm.—Nicholas Sonich, a miner and never produces dyspepsia Washington, D. C..— An overhauling Hammond that the requests of tne D. C. rate their lives, Miss Annie Neilsen, 98 of the nests of numerous "lame at the Shenango iron mine at Chisholm, symptoms." Washington, Freight cities of Chaska and Jackson for the years old, and her sister, Mrs. Sarah ducks" was prescribed in a resolution was killed by a delayed blast. Name given by Postum Co., Battle ,advances on shipments of malt from use of one or more obsolete cannon to introduced in the house of representatives Larson, 95, arrived here at the Josephine He fired several simultaneously, as Creek, Mich. (Duluth to Chicago, Milwaukee & St. be .used for decorating purposes will by Representative Clark (Dem., Old People's home, maintained was his custom, and went to examine 'Paul railway were suspended by the Get the little book, "The Road to be granted. A 3.5 Boehm gun at Waterville Fla.. It provided for a committee to by Northwestern Norwegians. The jlnterstate commerce commission until the result as usual. One of the charges Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a trl» arsenal is available for Chaska, investigate the "labors" of all commissions, was made from Christiania, Minn., August 15,1911. Meantime an inquiry was slow and Sonich arrived at the Reason." while the of the proposed in four a number of guns at various Unto reasonableness boards and special bodies la tti« days, and the nonagenarians scene of the blasting just at the time Ever read the above letter? A new been •no advances will be made. the sights navyyards have offered to Jackson appears from time to time. They government service. it He 35 wire gleeful over many that exploded. was rears •re cenulae, trM a«4 fall of Iutpu for use on the courthouse grounds. ttugr bad seen $. old and unmarried. htemti