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fc* ^&* "^-f-^V" tvt, a?' Ifcv. 'ft: i- "i +M Si I. 5* *i. 'ft 1 4 tfif -h. 4 -if "V. 1 'i::-fe'r GENERAL PRODUCE i !7 Official quotation* of the Minneapolis Produce Exchange, corrected up to 18 m., Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Quotations on fruits,' vegetables and berries re for fancy shipping stock. Medium grades and poor stock sells off the walk at loNver prices.) BUTTERCreameries, extras, per lb. 20%c (creameries, firsts. 10c: creameries, seconds. 17c dairies, extras. 18c dairies, firsts, 16c dairies, seconds, 15c packing stock, fresh, sweet, 15c Btate. held, 8c. EGGSCurrent receipts. No. 1, case count, case, $4.40 current receipts. No. 1, candled, do, 18%c fresh, dirties, candled, case, $3 Checks and seconds, candled, $2.70. CHEESE-Twins or flats, fancy, paraffined, 12%c fancy unparafflned. 12e choice, paraf fined, lie choice, unparafflned, 10c fair, 8c daisies, fancy, twins or flats. 13c choice, twin? or flats, lie off grades, twins or flats. 9c Young Americas, fancy in quality and regulaj In style. 14c choice, per lb, 12c off grades. 10c longhoms, 13c brick. No. 1, paraffined, 13c: No. 1, unparafflned. UMc No. 2, t@7e off grades, 2(i 8c llmburger. No. 1, 12c No. 2, 8c off grades. -2@3c Swiss, fancy loaf, old, 17c choice, ll512c off grades. 8%@c fancy block, 14c choice block, ll@12c off grades, 8@10c pultost. No. 1, 8c off grades. c primost. No. 1, 8c off grades. 8@8c. ONIONSIowa, per 100 lbs, $2.50. CABBAGErer crate, $1.50. VEGETABLES New carrots, per bu, 65c Wax beans, per bu, $1.25 string beans, per bu, $125 celery, per dos, 35c cu cumbers, per bu, $1 corn, green, per doz, 10c egg plant, doi, $1.25 garlic. 10@12c letttfee. leaf, 10c lettuce, heads, doz, 20c mint, doa, 40c onions, doz bunches, 15c parsley, doz, 25c pieplant, 50-lb boxes, 75c peppers, per six basket crate, $2 peas, green, bu, $1 squash, Bummer, bu, $1 spinach, bu, 50c watercress, doz. 25c new beets, bu, (30c tomatoes, four basket crate, 60c. HONEYExtra fancy white, 1-lb sections, 15c fancv white. 1-lb sections, 14c choice white, JL-.U sections, 12c amber, 13c goldenrod., carlots at lower prices. BEANSQuotations include sacks. Fancy aw, $1.90 choice navy. $1.50 medium navy, $1.55 mixed and dirty, 4570c brown, fancy, $1.80:, mixed, fair to good, $1.50@1.00 Lima, California, per lb. 6%c. LIVE 1'OIXTRYUoosters, 6c hens, large, fat, 10c hens, thin, small, moulty. Oc springs, lb, 12 13c ducks, 7ei8c young, 9@10c geese, fc turkeys, large, fat, 14c thin tonis, 12%c. PIGEONSTame, live, young or old, doz, *5c dead. 50@G0c squabs, nesters, fancy se lected, live or dead, $1.50 small, poor and thin, unsalable. o^-o-,. FISHIickerel, per lb, 56c pike, 8@9c crappies, sraSc snntlsh, perch, etc., 3@5c buffalo and carp. 3t4c bullheads, dressed, 1 6c white, 10c salmon, 15c herring. 4&5C hal ibut, 10c all fish should be drawn and well FROG LEGSLarge, per doz, 7@8c medium, per doz, 5(i6e ,,_. DRESSED MEATSVeal, fancy, per lb. i%c, Teal, fair to good, 6@"c small anmuttons- Ginseng, dry and clean Seneca root, dry 1 "r.,*''t,l y'W1 IF*- S'Sfti'r-i i.'i't 5--6 3: MINNESOTA* ~i..nr ^,.o She had been away two days and wandered 12c extracted white, in cans, 7c extracted 1 around the big swamp* and muskegs In'the west amber, in cans. 7c. end of the count}-. She had not had*. any thing POTATOESNew, per bu, 00c in small lots, over BANANAS^-Juniho" bunches, $3.25@3.5o large bunches S2.7.Vff3 medium bunches. $2.25g2.50 DRIED PEASYellow, fancy, bu. $1.50- yel low, medium. $1.25: green, fancy, bu. $1.50 freen medium.. SI.15 marrowfat. ?1.80. ORANGESLate Valencias. $5.50. LEMONS California. 300s. fancy, $6.50 360s, fancy. $7 choice. $0(g6.5O Messinas. $6 limes, PINEAPPLESFlorida, crate, $3.25@3.50. APPLESNew. fancy, brl. $3@3.5o choice, brl. $2.25fd2.5i PEACIIKSFour-bnsket crate, 90c six-basket 'cncOANPTSPer bas. $3.75 per do. 60c. CHERRIESSour, 10-quart caBes, $2 Oregon, per box. $1.50. MELONSWatermelons., per doz, $3.75 canta loupes, crtite. '$3.2rCi3.50 WEST COAST FRUITSPlums, yellow, crate. fl.60 plnnis, fancy, $1.85@2 peaches, box, $1.2 Bartlett pears, fancy, bos. $2.75 choice, per box, $2.25. BERRIESed raspberries, case, $2.60 black raspberries case $2 blackberries, case, $2.25 bluebarrles. case. $1.73(i 2 blueberries, flats, 1.75. HIDES PELTS, TALLOW, WOOL, ETC. No.l. No.2. Green salted cured steer hides, over 60 lbs 12% Green snlted heavy cow hides, over 60 lbs 12% Green salted light hides, under 60 lbs 12% 11% Green salted bulls, stags, o.xeu or work steers 10 Green salted loug-haired kips, 8 to 25 lbs 11 Grteu salted veal kiiis 12% Green salted veal calves, 8 to 15 lbs 14 (Iveen or frozen hides alted. 11% 11% 9 Montana butchers, short trim, light. .20% Montana butchers, loiu trim, heavy. .19% Montana butchers, long trim, light...18% Indian stretched 18% Montana calf under lbs 23% Montana kip, 6 to 12 lbs 18 Iowa. Minnesota. Dakota, Wisconsin hides Pry buU hides Dakota and Wisconsin calf under lbs Kips, to 12 lbs Dry salted, all sections Dry horse and mule hides, each.... pelts, large, each Pelts, medium, each Pelts, small, each Dry territory butchers, per lb. Dry territory murrains, per lb. 9% 11 12% l%c less than green fe-' .fie *hthe Horse and mule hides, large, each $3.60@3.70 Horse and mule hides, medium 3.10 2.25 Horse and mule hides, small, esh 1.80 1.25 16 .17 13% 5 .22 .10 .15 .1.50 1.00 20 17 13 $1.10(311.50 6D@ .90 30 .50 .17 .18 ..16@ -17 Tallow, cake 4% 3% Tallow, solid 4 8^4 Grease 4 3 Wool, unwashed, mrcllum 24 @25 Wool, unwashed, coarse 23 24 Wool, unwashed. One 21 @22 Wool, unwashed, bnrry. seedy, each..18 @20 Wool, unwashed, medium and coarse. .18 @19 .$6.."5@6.SO .45 .47 CHICAGO HIDE MAKKET. Prices for the street market In small lots and the country market In car lots. Street Market- Heavy gTeen snlted, fully rared Light green salted, fully cured Damaged green salted Green. No. 1 Green. No. 2 Part cured. No. 1 Part cured. No. 2 Baited bull hides Salted bull hides, damaged Green bull. No. 1 Green bull. No. 2 Kip. No 1 Kip, No. 2 Green snlted calf No. 2 cnlf. damaged Dry flint Dry calf Blunks No. 2 dry. salted and skins. 2-3 price. Deacons, each Glue stock Horse hides. No. 1 Horse hides. No. 2 JPonv hidss. each Country Market No. 1 heavy steers.... No. 1 buff hlaes No. 1 extra light hides No. 1 heavy cows No. 2 buff hides No. 1 bulls No. 1 calfskins, city No. 1 kips Horse hides, each Deacon skins, each Dry flints, heavy Pry flints, light Dry kips Dry calf skins .12^ .12% .11 Va .11% .10% .12 .11% .10% .09% .0914 .OSV. .11% .10% .13% .12 .14 .15 .25 46!.o0 03ftit.03% $3.504.0i) 2.50(a3.NO 1.001.2 .i3y4 .13% .14 .13% .13 .11 .U% .14 Vi 4.00 .85@1.00 .23 .22% 21 .25 NEW ULM ENTERTAINS A CONSUL Grunow Collects Agricultural Statistics for His Government. NEW ULM, MINN.Imperial Consul H. B. Grunow of St. Paul, representing the German government in the northwest, has been in the city for two weeks. The Swiss consul is also here and the two representatives are enjoying the freedom of the city. The purpose of the German consul Is to collect agricultural in formation, and his interviews are confined large ly to county officers and the postmaster. He was the guest of the Turner society at Turner hall, where entertainment was provided, and at an Informal lunch his health was drank in Schell's best brew. Mr. Grunow responded in a brief address in German. GRADING BIDS STILL TOO HIGH State Board of Control Finds I Neces- sary to Delay Work on Prison. STILLWATER, MINN.The state board of control has for the second time rejected the bids for grading a portion of the site for the proposed new prison in the Oak Park terri tory. It is thought that, while there was a cut in some of the bids from the first offer, still the price is too high. W. S. Soule, chairman of the board of county commissioners for several years, has filed as a candidate for the republican nomina tion in the fourth district. The body of William Graves, found in the MiHSisslopi river near Fort Snelling, tpas brought here yesterday, and the funeral vras'^held today under Masonic auspices. He was 76 fears of age and came here from Maine la 1854 mad engaged a the logging business,, Wednesday Evening, Trrrr? IN SWAMPS 2 DAYS MRS. STAMPF.. 1$ OVER 80 PARTLYCEMENTED AND Searching Parties from Three North western Minnesota Towns Had Or ganized, hut Lost Woman Was Pound Before They Could Set OutFast and Exposeure May Kill Mrs. Stampf. Special to The Journal. Greenbush, Minn., Aug. 8.The entire west ern end of Roseau county was thrown into a fever of excitement Monday when .it was dis covered that Mrs. Stampf, an old lady living neat Pelan, had wandered away Sunday morn* .ing and could not be found. Mrs. Stampf is over SO, and her falling mind has given -uway on several occasions before and she has wandered away, but has" returned in two or three hours. Searching parties from Pelan hunted all Sun day afternoon and Monday forenoon, and in the afternoon culls for aid from Greenbush, Badger nnd Itoseau were sent out. The parties were to meet at a point near Pelan Tuesday morning and beglu the. hunt- But before,the, time $9 start arrived word was brought to town thjut the old lady .had been- found. to eat, and her fast had proven too much for her. She is at the home of her son in a pre carious condition. The harvest has commenced tn Roseau- county. Several small fields of barley on the flats have been cut, and lii some places along the ridges wheat is being harvested. weight 4g5c muttons, fancy 7@7Mic standing that they wanted to advertise their thin or overweight, 4g5c lambs, yearlings, business and would charge bim but $3.76. He choice to fancy. 0@10e lambs, thin or over- readily signed the contract. welcht, 4fri6e lambs, milk, pelts off, heads off, Two or three days ago two other men ap- 10&i2c hogs, heavy, 6@OV4c light, 6Vi@7c. peared, and put up rods, and then presented the LIGHTNING ROD GANG AT WORK Crooks Are Made to Disgorge Threats to Prosecute. on MANKATO, MINN.Farmer Blacksted Of St. James returned to: his home yesterday $6Q bet ter off than lie was when he arrived Monday night, accompanied by Sheriff Forsyth, search ing for four or ve lightning rod swindlers, who had buncoed him. After refusing to buy when solicited by: two men a few days ago, he had been pur1 suaded by them to allow his house and barn to be fitted with lightning rods on the under- bill for $157.50. He stood pat'.on his contract, but was informed that the first two men were crooks nnd that the company would have Its money. To add to his discomfiture, he read in his contract that he was to pay 78 cents a foot for the rods, and the bill was based on this price. He compromised for $80 and gave his' note for it, which the agents promptly took. They had hardly gone before he regretted his bargain, and drove to St. James and con sulted County Attorney Hammond, who thought the charge of conspiracy to defraud would stick. Mankato offloers were notified to be on 'the. lookout for the gang and found them at a hotel, working farmers from here. Blacksted and the sheriff came Monday night, and the party refunded the money and agreed to take down the rods. DEAD BODY BY THE TRACK Suspected at Owatonna that Neubauer Was Foul Play's Victim. OWATONXA, MINN.Whether Nicholas 'Neu bauer met his death by accident or by foul play is a question which Owatonna citizens are discussing. The body of: Neubauer' was found at the side of the Rock Island railroad tracks, where it apparently had been' thrown by a passing train. He had been carrying an armful of groceries, .'and these were thrown about near him. As a freight train had passed along the road a short time before, the generally accepted theory was that Neubauer had been walking home, taking a short cut by way of the track, and has been run down by the train and In stantly killed. Some doubt was thrown on this theory.- how- everj. by. the fact that the body was too near track ta-imftkre It senu probabU that had been"'struck by a s.wtf tly^moving train. An automobile .party, driving machines owned in this city, has started, for. a tour, of this state and Canada. Thirteen persons are on. the. tout, which will. extend over two .weeks or longer. The twlu cities, Dujttth,.^Superior and. .Winnipeg will be visited. EVELETH, JIINN,Altljo jnpre. than, a month, has elapsed since ,Ang'eIo. Giarigarelli sho.t and killed Basllo Romano, and severely wounded Bruno Cervasso, he is still safely hidden from the officers who are seeklns him'. WINONA, MINN Topy Bednarz. a mail clerk on the North-Western railway, .swam from this city to Homer, over five miles, fn two hours and forty-five minutes. ^f^!?W^^9^W^ MINNESOTA JURY PUTS GUILT UPONMcKENZIE FIRST DEGREE MURDER,VERDICT RETURNED AT ROSEAU. jurymen Evidently Thought the Young Defendant Could Smile and Smile and Still Be a VillainHis Braggadocio Disappears When the Verdict Is Re ported. Special to The Journal. Roseau, Minn., Aug. 8.The Jury in the Mc Kenxie trial has returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the-first degree. McKensls shows signs of weakening. Special to The Journal. Roseau, Minn., Aug. 8.Perhaps the most re markable exhibition of nerve erer displayed by a man facing a eoncvlctlon of murder'. in the first degree was shown by the defendant, McKenzie, when he took the stand In his own behalf here. For the greater part of his.."examlnatiori,, which continued over four hours, he was smiling and cracking Jokes with Mr. Loring, the counsel for the state. Perhaps the most amusing incident orer which he laughed heartily was this: He testified that When he was hunting on Dec. 81 he shot two or. three times at a coyote with a shutgun. Q.I suppose he ran when you first shot at hlxnl A.Yes/-'"""- Q.-^You utdn't hit him, did you? A.I don't know whether I did or not. Q.He didn't stop? A.No. Q.He\fcep.t op running? A.-VjLes, and he may .be going yet, Q.He went like a coyote, generajjy does, pretty fast? A.Yes. ,Q.Tail down and Just scooted? A.-"-I don't exactly remember whether his tail was down or not. Not once did he falter ih his testimony, and not once was he caught in a denial or contra diction, even upon the most trivial matters. His story was straight and he stuck to it. The state closea. its testimony with Sheriff Richmond, who stated that he arrested the de fendant at Ardoch, N. T. and that defendant de nied he had ever been in Roseau county. Mr. Medicraft outlined the defense, after which John Halcorson testified that Stewart had been on a spree in Ardoch before he came to Minnesota, and that Stevenson, the state's star witness, had been running a blindplg over there and kept carrying whisky to Stewart while he was sick in bed. In His Own Behalf. McKenaie then took the stand and gave an account of hjs life up to the time he met Stew art at Ardoch. On Dec. 31, the day of the murder, he parted from Stewart and Stevenson and went hunting. He gave an account of his hunt and denied that he had been op the road where Stewart's body was found, or that he had met Ebjert. He admitted that he. was covered With snow when he returned, but denied the conversation which Stevenson said took place upon McKeniie's return to their claim shanty. On Jan:l he went to Wannaska and left Roseau county. He admited having Written the letters Which the state introduced in evidence, but stat ed that they were written at Stewart's re quest. He said that Stewart's real name wis "Dutch" Henry, and introduced exhibits showing that Stewart was wanted ,by the Montana au thorities and that a reward of $300 was offered for, his...arrest. The witness showed a letter, which he had received authorising him to ar rest Stewart. He stated that he showed this letter to Stewart, and between them they made, up a deal" that Stewart should leave Roseau county and meet hlra in Kenmare on March 10. That Stewart left. Stevenson's on Dee. 81 pur suant to this arrangement, and that he (Mc- "Kenzie) left Jan. 1 and went to Ardoch, got the horse belonging to Stewart and kept Win" until ,April when'he sold him.because Stew TiVt 'failed 'io 'appear and he couldn't afford to pay a :feed gets: jWPjtf bill for him any longer. That he supposed, the reason why Stewart failed to ap pear was that the, officers, had got after him,and he had skipped the country. McKensste admitted that he 'wept- under .the: jiamB Of John Cummings at Ardoah", bnt .said it waa also" .pursuant to an arrangement with Stewart. He admitted that he told the post master at Wannaska that his name was Bill |3. Smith, and tbttt he was a detective, but said he did this in order to get mail there addressed to that person. He admitted, in fact, nearly all the testimony of. the state's witnesses except that of Ehlert -and Stevenson, and as to these two he entered i-a flat denial. Why do you build up a hot fire on wash-day? Because you don't use Fels-Naptha soap. Why doyou boll orscald theclothes, weakening their fibre, besides having suds-steam all through the house? Because you dorr Use Fels-Naptha soap. One on Jack. Jack "Hello, -Bill! See you've got another new pair o*overalls. You must liaive money to burn." BillNot on'your life! Thstains or rub the lif TODAY' S O TH WISCONSIN INSANE MAN HAS PECULIAR'HUNCH' TRIES TO OUSt RACINE COUPLE FROM THE!?-HOME. Walks from Milwaukee to Racine to Claim Ownership to a Place Which He Had Never Seen Until Astonish ing. Mania Settled Upon Him-Sane on All Other Subjects. Missis uses Fels-Naptha soap. It all the oil and out, and s"he don't have to boil em,s outpairs of 'em ont last meJEUSJong^asetwo used do/' AntyDrvdge~~"Y6VL can bless me for that. &told yourwife what a wonderful grease remover Fels-Naptha is." Speoial to The Journal. Racine, Wis., A\if."8.Frank Moscheta of Milwaukee, apparently rational on all other sub jects, is possessed with the idea that he owns the home of John Brown, agent in th,i city of, the Goodrich Transportation company. Some time ago Moscheta walked into the Brown homo and coolly' informed Mr. and Mrs. Brown that he was the owner of the property. As Mr. Brown himself holds a warranty deed for the place, he did riot stop to Argue the matter with his visitor but turned nlm over to the police.' His wife was notified and she came here and took bim home. Not long afterwards he again walked Into the Brown residence and again proceeded to take possession, and again was taken by his wife. Yesterday he came for the third time, having walked alt the way from Milwaukee. Upon his again claiming' ownership Brown turned, him over to the police. The strange part of the'story Is that Mos cheta never lived ih this city, nor visited here, and is not-known to Mr. and Mrs. Brown, wni never saw or heard of him until he walked into their bouse for the first time. KILLED AT ST. OBOtX FALLS Fall at the Powerhouse Was Fatal to E. B. Simpson, ST. CROIX FALLS. WIS.B. B. Simpson, material man for the Columbia Improvement company, met with a fatal accident by falling from the top of the dam, into No. 4 gate slot opening to a solid concrete floor below, a dis tance of thirty feet. He received Internal' In-. Juries, which caused such a loss of blood that ho died last night. H had been employed here nearly two years. HOLE TORN IN"FACE Revolver Handled by Boys Is Acci dentally Discharged. KENOSHA, WIS.Richard Orandall, 18 years old, accidentally shot and probably fatally Wounded Edward. Harvey,- aged 8. The Cran dall boy was Bhowtng Harvey a revolver when it was discharged, the charge tearing a hole In the younger boy's face. It Is thought the re volver was loaded with a blank cartridge, which probably accounts for the fact that the boy was not instantly killed. HOME FROM THE ISTHMUS Ellefsorj, of Red Wiiig Says the Canal Work Is Prospering. RED WING. MINN.EUef Bllefson of this county Is home on a six weeks' vacation from the Isthmus of Panama. Some sixteen months ago he left for the isthmus, where he has since been' employed by the government ag foreman of a crew building waterworks for towns. He says the "big ditch" is under way in good shape and an immense amount of work Is being' done. He is located at Colon, which Is a city of perhaps 15,000. The. country round about is marshy and the government Is expending large sums in trying to make, it sanitary: TWO HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGS Ada Grain Company and Board of Edu Ration Elect Officers, ADA, MINN.The Norman County Elevator company held' its. annual ..meeting today when the following, dil*Wrsl^wlre. ^elected: Hans Olson. Jake ^Hadletj. Hj&miitt' Sproiur. J. F. Prigge, Louis Pfuhd. C* J. Lofgren and Emil Bctcher. Hans Olson was elected 'president Emil Betchery, vice president 'Louis.Bfunj}, secre tary, and: A J.' Lofgrfen, treasurer. Bmll Betcher was elected agent for another., year. The school board held Its first meeting .thhi week and elected" the following officers: Presi dent F. L. Hampaon treasurer, C. 0. Allen? clerk. Jason Weatherhead. The socialists are circulating a petition to hare their candidates placed on the primary ticket. They will secure enough signers "to be recognised. The treasurer's office seems to be a coveted place in Norman county, as six candidates have already filed and there may be more to come. E. C. Helland. the incumbent, seems to have the lead. Here are some letters from people who do vise Fels-Naptha soap: a washboard. One pair WISCONSIN THE M1JMJ iiiAl^Ul^ia KIMAL.. ^?4^i^^^*v ^#?AugilSi 8, 1906. m^j $ \-f i,%#^,^ -l$-/i^%1l^^ E OF 05 A SUICIDE FOR LOVE HAD SET HIS HEART ON A 20- TEAR-OLD CURL. Might Have Won Herr Too, with tho Dash of an Ardent Swain, Had Not ^Relatives Ridiculed the Match and Laughed the Couple Out of Court. Special tf The Journal. Manitowoc, Wis., Aug.'8.The failure of his attempts to win the love and the hand of a 20-year-old girl plunged Alois Turklnsky, the oldest resident of the village of Readsville, In this county, Into a state of despondency in which be took his own life. Turklnsky was 06 years old. The girl whom he' sought for a wife was Anna Kirch, -a neigh bor's daughter.. When told that he could hot marry, the girl, the aged suitor crept unobserved to a garret -where ho hanged himself. He leaves one son, with whom he had made his home, and two daughters. His children and the parents of the girl were leagued together to prevent the match, and it was their ridicule which led the girt to refuse the old man. REDS DRIVE OUT WHITES Wlnnebagoes Wanted No Guests at Their ^War Dance and Powwow. BLACK HIVBR FALLS, Indians have been, giving ,_. Not leaving rapidly enough to suit, the master f cere monies proceeded to hurry them off with a tomahawk and scalping knife. No blood was shed, but it is rumored that the intruders will have to buy new clothes. George F. Cooper, editor of the Badger State Banner of this,,city, has caused the arrest of C. Matter and charged him with soliciting advertising for the Jubilee number of the Ban ner and collecting the money therefor without authority. W. C. Dean is also in jail for jumping board bill at the Merchants' hotel... STRIKE TROUBLE AVERTED Great Northern Gives Italian Laborers at Crookston a Raise in Wages. CROOKSTON. MINN.The hurry of the Great Northern road to complete work on the im provement in its yard at this point was brought to a stop yesterday. The company has a large crew of Italian laborers and thef became dissatisfied with the daily wage they were receiving, so stopped their work. The foreman argued with them, but they asserted they would not continue "unless they received a raise of 26 cents a day. Finally after a conference which lasted until this morning, the Company decided to grant a 10-cent raise. The' announce ment was made to the crew and with cheers they picked up their tools and went back to work. The raise placed their wage at $1.60 a day. A riot was narrowly averted at the Great Northern station today. Many lumberjacks bound for the Dakota harvest fields reached the city and. having to lay over for the day, began to express resentment in leaving ZSfriE? !%*?*& ti TheffeAWtaeFels-Napthawill doyenrworkright. Imitations won't. ff^tn B1 Defective) Page c^moerr^kr1.irthe whom were more or less under the influence of drink, began to leave the train. Finally one more, aggressive than the rest, resisted the efforts of Officer Roberts and in the fight that followed, he was badly bruised and his head cut "by" coming into contact with one of the car" windows. This was the signal for a gen eral uprising of Ms comrades'ana for" a time it looked as tho the officers would be hanlded in no tender manner. The large force of Great Northern employees acted as a reserve force, however, and the lumberjacks quickly departed, leaving their belligerent comrade in the hands of. the nolloe. Louis and Hans Johnson, who own a large .farm in this county, say that wheat is a larger crop thaH^for many-':'years and in' the section between Crookston-and Hallotkthe wheat yield will be much larger than usual. The yield in Polk county- will be much greater than for many yeata'notwithstanding the bearish reports in circulation. HANGING TO A TREE Old Farmer of Elysian Ends Life Of "iVnlch. He Had Grown Weary. ELY^lAN, MINN.Frank Kaupa', aged 70 years, "a farmer, hanged himself to a tree near his home, yesterday afternoon. He was in good health for an-old man, but was tired, of life. The Standard brewing company began Work on its" new brick block here yesterday. Why do you spend half the dayover the wash-tub, wearing out yourself and wearing out the clothes? Because you don't use Fels*Naptha soap* Why do you dread wash-day? Same answer Because you don't use Fels-Napihasoap* I osed to dread wash-day above all days, because of the boiling and rubbing and it took so long to get out tho washing. Now it is different, for I have Fels-Naptha. I soak the clothes with Fels-Naptha in cold water and it only takes a very little rubbing to make them much whiter, than when boiled. Then, too, Fels-Naptha saves the clothes so much. I wish all who $ boil and rub and toil away at the Wash-tub would give Fels-Naptha a trial. I am sure they would do away with the old way and take up with the new. (Signed) MRS. LEE ESTEP, Muncie, Ind. Fels-Naptha relieves one, in a great measure, of the worries of wash-day the endless rubbing and the weary back ache. Where Fels-Naptha is" used the linen comes out of the wash fresh and beautiful^ without the labor of boiling or hard rubbingv It is a bqon to the woman who does her own washing, and should be in every household in the land. Fels-Naptha hat my strongest recommendation. (Signed) MRS. E. E. GARD, Stafford, Kansas. Washing is made much easier by Fels-Naptha. For one does not have to rub as long to get the clothes clean and the best part of it is,you do not have to stand over hot suds, because the water should be no more than lukewarm when this soap is used. People who use Fels-Naptha soap once and find its real value will not do without it, for it saves time and strength. (Signed) MRS. O E. EMERY, Stanton, Minn. Fels-Naptha soap is more economical in every w^yT.than. other laundry soaps. I use it in preference to gasoline when4 cleaning spots from silk waists and have found it just as efficient in removing grease and stains. It does not injure the material, nor does it roughen the hands. For general laundry work, i is far superior to all other soaps, in saving unnecessary rubbing 6f the clothes, and doing away with the scalding and boiling heretofore cqnfidered essential to make tnemrclean. I'- 6pn8iU Fe]s-Napthaone of the necessaries in my household* 1 (Signed) MRS. G. F. COLE, Lansing,$lioh. NORTHWEST NE0R0L0GI0 RUS&FORD, MINN,-rThe funeral of M. J. Desmond, was held from St. Joseph's church, Rev. Father McDonough conducting the ser vices, which were attended by the largest fathering, ever assembled in this city to pay ast respects to a departed citlten. All places of business were closed, and all flags at half mast. Mr.. Desmond was an old soldier, and had been associated with Rushford business in terests since its earliest organisation. Besides his widow, he leaves seven sons, Joseph of Calgary, Alberta William of Mlnot, N. D. .Matt of St. Paul John of Devils Lake, N. D. Frank of this city, Dr. M. A. Desmond of Akeley, Minn., and Emmett, a pharmacist of Minneapolis. FERGUS FALLS, *MINN.A message from felican Rapids announces the death of Charles H. Zeiter, who conducted a warble and granite establishment in that village for twenty-two years. His' death waa due to cancer. He leaves a wife and children. GAYL0RD, MTNN.The first annual picnic held by the M.' B. A. lodge was a grand suc cess. The Arlington and Gaylord Brass bands furnished music, and the races were* carried out according to program at Lake Titloe park. A large crowd was in attendance. The ball game between Gaylord and Arlington was an other close contest, Arlington winning out, 2 to 0. Arlington's two runs came In the eighth Inning on three consecutive errors. BEATJDETTE, MfNN.Work commenced this weeek on the erection of a large planing mill, which, it is expected, will be completed early in the winter. It is being erected by the Shevlin-Matthleu Lumber company. RED! WIS.Winnebago war dance and itow-wow for a week near the mission, seven miles east of here. Two citlsehs visited the scene yesterday and Were told to as- no, white folks Were wanted 'poeacrTee'" WINO, MINN.Henry Prolow, murder er of Charles Zemke, whose death sentence was commuted to. life imprisonment, was taken to Stillwater yesterday to begin his sentence. HIGH PRAISE FOB SECURITY MUTUAL STATE INSURANOB DEPAH/TMENT COMMENDS THE MANAGEMENT. losses Promptly Paid and Resources Are Always Equal to Demands. The Security Mutual Hre Insurance Company of Chatfield, Minn., has been recently examined by the Minnesota insurance department and the company comes off with flyiner colors. The state examiners in their report say: "This company pays its losses with a com mendable degree of promptness. W found the records of the company in excellent shape. The management is conservative and efficient and the com pany is in good financial condition." Tnis company has been doing business in this, state since April 28, 1898, and is now regularly licensed to do busi ness in North Dakota and South Da kota as well as Minnesota. Since its organization it haB made steady prog ress. Its reputation for fair dealing and prompt adjustment and payment of fire losses is! unsurpassed any company doing' business in the north west. I has paid since organization $141,802.29 in losses, and has returned it poiyholers in divien d* 560.80,.'anldc hasd accumulatedd & $20,- sets over and above all .cash liabilities of $26,726.91. The companv had in force on June 30, 1906, $4,430,596 of insurance, with preiniums Of $77,347.80. The gain in business for the first six months' of the year, as shown by the secretary's report fit the semi-annual meeting recently held, was more than a quarter of a million dollars, and the increase of premiums more than $4,000. Its,, constantly increasing business certainly shows that the merchants of. the '-northwest" appreciate the saving' thai they arfe'roakirig -with this com pany,on the cost of their insurance and are giving it a liberal share of their patronagS. The cash assets of the company are kept in interest-bea-ring certificates of .deposit and first-class mortgage loans. I has recently enlarged its offices, now occupying the-entire second etory of the First National bank building, and its prospects for the future are certainly bright. With this company there is no conflagration hazard and it ,can furnish, today the best of protec tion at actual cost. MADE A VERITABLE EDEN FOR FARMERS Wonders that Irrigation Has Ao complished in the Reclamation of the Sagebrush Desert Lands of Idaho. AMAZING FERTILITY IN PAYETTE VALLEY A Land of Sunshine, Where Fruit and All Kinds of Agriculture Respond Without Failure to Man's Efforts. Pr J'S' *M :-*ji HERBERT VANDERHOOF. Lying by the western border of the sunny state of Idaho, rich beyond Imagin ation In all that goes to rnake an agri cultural paradise, li es the fertile Payette valley, a marvelous example of the won ders wrought In the bosom of old Mother Earth by the magical powers of Irrigation. Situated at the junction of the Payette and Snake rivers, this charming stretch of country has earned the right to be de scribed as the most promising section of the 700,000 acres of land now cultivated by irrigation In the state. The town of Payette, now numbering over 8,000 inhabitants, is the national center of this tributary country. Its growth has been phenomenal, and the population bids fair, acordlng to Bresen Indications, to double during the next three years. The soil of the valley Is peculiarly well adapted for irrigation purposes. I is of volcanio origin, light, mellow, and entirely free from Btones. I the course of time, the anoient lava becoming disintegrated, essential plant foods took its place in abundance. Soil of this nature contains three times as much nitrogen as thatof the humid regions. Also the capacity of this class of land for retaining mois ture is so great that nearly all the rain fall penetrates immediately into it. After a continued period of rain the surface of the earth is saturated with moisture, which gradually subsides Into the subsoil, wetting it for two and a half to ten feet, acordlng to the rainfall. The deeper soil does not readi ly absorb, so the moisture is utilized by the crops in the spring and early summer. The early settlers in the valley realized that with an adequate water supply the spot could be converted Into a veritable farmer's Eden. Solving the Irrigation Problem. These farmers were men of Indomitable energy, in whose creed there was no such word as failure. They held counBel to gether and evolved a co-operative plan whloh resulted in an early and successful solution of. the irrigation proble m. it remembered that they did not wait lor federal aid. I was purely a matter ox private enterprise. A a result of their labors, the valley today is irrigated from several large ditches. The largest of these is thlrty flve miles long and is capable of watering 20,000 acres. The main head gate was constructed in cement at a cost of $10,- 000 Of the 100,000 acres which consti tute the surface of the valley, over one ha lf is now under cultivation. Under the combined influences of life giving water and cheering sunshine, the fruit cro ps of this section have attained extraordinary proportions. And it Is owing to this fact that the homeseeker of large ambitions but limited capital finds *olden opportunities awaiting him. For small tracts of this fruit growing land yield immense returns. Even on a ten acre holding a good living can be made, and farms of from twenty to forty acres furnish their owners with amazing Much of Payette's prosperity is duet its excellent climatic conditions. The winter is mild and pleasant. The sooth ing beat of the March rains proclaims the arrival of spring, when the sheep men take their herds, which have wintered In the valley, to the mountain ranges, ine spring rains keep up their good work at Intervals until July. Begins then the lon g, sunny, growing season, which *sts until late in the fall. All through this period the tiller of the soil can work without fear, undisturbed by the thought of damage to his crop by a sudden storm. Amount of Annual Precipitation. -A -v And let it be understood that those who come earliest fare best. Property can now be had at extremely low figures. Unimproved land under the ditch can be purchased,"but, needless to say. it is be- i ing rapidly disposed of, and to a short space of time the opportunity will have passed away. The man with a few dol lars to invest may find the chance lifetime within his grasp if he does not linger too long In availing himself of i t. 1 Valley's Prosperity Is Aeattredt Payette valey is advancing daily. Its prosperity is assured, and the Individual who trusts himself to the sweeping cur rent of- its progressive tide In a flair -way to reach the goal of fortune on the crest of the powerful wave. When *Tea tiny la knocking at the door** he is a fool who refuses to heed the awnsaoos I is the wise man who grasps ana hosts fine opportunity offered today* t. The fall and winter rains cover a period of about three weeks. A the end of that time the snow drifts begin to appear on the mountain sides, and a liD eral water supply is thus insured for the coming summer. The annual preoipita tion is fifteen inches. -,-i.m- Thanks to the natural barriers of hllls and mountains that surround the valley, the fruit cro ps a re well shielded from $ destructive winds. Thus protected, the yield is simply enormous and calculate* to awaken feelings of astonishment in m*g the visitor's breast who is brought face .veg'sy to face for the first time wfth existing -A. conditions in the wonderful Payette -&$ country. For all fruits thrive In this remark able region. Figs, almonds and English. walnuts bear plentifully, while peaches, fi .2 apples, pear s, apricots, prunes,^ etc., grow to a prodigious size, and yet retain all the .-r natural, delicate flavor. Italian and silver prunes begin bearing In three years, and the third year will yield from 20.000 to 60,000 pounds er acre, and an average profit of $100 to $500 per acre is very **l common. There 1B a never failing demand in the market for all of the fruits in question. The Idaho farmer does not have to worry -$ as to the ultimate disposal of his prod- JA ucts. A satisfactory financial recompense i always awaits him, and he sleeps secure in the knowledge that the market is al ways hungry for more. -mii*. Another Industry which has secured a S& practical foothold knd promises well is jm that of bee culture. Several car loads of hives have been planted in the alfalfa S and clover fields. The busy little honey makers have thriven splendidly, in their new home, and their product commands a high market price. Bountiful Yields of Alfalfa. Tho chief forage crop of the valley l alfalfa. I is cut three times a year and yields on an average seven tons to the acre, which usually sells for $5 per ton in the stack, and frequently brings irora $10 to $15. Clover and timothy run about the same in tonnage and price. It is the intention of the United States government to divert water from the up er courses of the Payette river, which will be used in part to irrigate a large tract of country above the present Pay ette valley irrigating ditcheB. This will open up a fine body of land, many acres of which are still subject to homestead entry. A the head of the Payette river lie 2,000,000 acres of splendid timber. This region is being rapidly developed by local fM people, who float the logs down the river *%"a to the town, where they are converted &M into lumber. The advantages presented to the pros pective homeseeker by the Payette valley are becoming widely known, with the result that each succeeding day witnesses the arrival of new settlers anxious to reap the benefits of the locality. Un doubtedly it is one of the most promising sections in the West for the ambitious immigrant. *fr.4 Tf' stitk JsK im_ 5