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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
SHELDON, IOWA

Sheldon is practically without police pro-
lection. The mayor appointed a marshal who
does not suit and the council withdrew his
salary of $50 month. allowing him only the
fees, which are but SO OF 81 a month. He
consequently ignores his Office, and the town
is filled with tramps and other bad characters.
They help themselves to anything in sight
and are not molested. Il
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
3LITCHFIELD, MINI.

J. Philip Addy, arrested in idaho by detect
ives, charged with being implicated in the
SGorton murder, was brought here yesterday
and placed in jail The general feeling is that
Philip had more to do with the crime than
his brother Frank
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
HUTCHINSON, MINN.

a regular session here this afternoon. George
II. Hazard, district chief templar, presides
A rally Will be held at the Congregat tional
church tonight and an address of welcome
address to- morrow will be given by j. M.
Skinner, of England. The closing session
will be held Monday evening .55. e5.Es
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
MANCHESTER, IOWA

One Of the largest failures in the history OF
this county Is that Of the well-known, firm
of Frank B. Dickey & Co.,. Of Hazel Green.
| bankruptcy, with liabilities amounting to
$74, ,e95.74, and assets Of $43,2666S. The COM
pany operated general store and four cream
cries .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
SIOUX FALLS, 8. ID.

In accordance with the pardon granted by
Governor Herreid upon recommendation Of the
state board Of pardons, Mrs. Vanie Dickman,
the only woman inmate of the Sioux Falls
penitentiary, was released yesterday and per-
She was sentenced to serve one year for adul-
terry. She had been in the prison only few
weeks. ". 2- ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
MARS SHALL, MINN.

3 The body. of Herbert Dresser, "a former
Marshall boy, arrived from Mandan, N. D.,
yesterday and will be inferred Sunday. He
tmet his death while drilling a weli.-The
summer school Is one Of the best ever held
I'm Marshall. Over 100 teachers are present.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
DULUTH, MINI.

Gordon O'Nel. third vice president of the
International Longshoremen' Union, has re-
as to the prospect of a strike among the long
shoremen to sustain the licensed tugmen, who
are on a strike, he said he thought President
4O'Keefe could settle the trouble without call
ing the men out.-Louis London, 13-year- old
newsboy, has startled the community by con-
fessing to several burglaries that had been
credited to professionals.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
KEOKUK, IOWA

| KEUNUN, IUWA
William Ballinger, president of the Keokuk
Canning company, one Of the largest pickle
packers in the United States, has been in
vestigating the damage to that industry by
the recent floods. In an interview he said:
1.-THE destruction Is sufficient to make it prob
able that high prices will prevail in cucum-
bers for another year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
HANCoCK. nIINN.

Il Crops are in excellent shape and a scarcity
OF harvest help threatens. The barley harvest
Is well under, way and in various places oats.
are ready FOR cutting.-A land company to
be organized here has made arrangements
to purchase two townships In North Dakota,
near the Missouri river. a
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
sun bonnet Bnby

Fans free for the ladies at new office
OF Omaha Road, Pillsbury Building.
Nicollet Ave and 9Th st. Office opens to-
day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
MAURICE, IOWA

A shocking accident occurred on the Chi
cago & North Western railway. train
struck Section Boss e. V. Vanmaanen, kill
ing him instantly His body was picked up
on "a sheet being scattered along the track
for almost a half mile. He leaves wife
and eight children. 2 +.-ta -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
CRANDoN, WIS.

Mayme Baker, IA years old, daughter Of ex-
Judge M. S. Baker, was shocked into uncon-
seriousness and had her face burned by an
electric bolt, which struck her home as she.
was closing window. -" x, = ss--# - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
ROCHESTER,, MINN.

seril Woods, the 2-year-ol son of Mr., and
Mrs Burl Woods, was drowned in cistern
TAT the house Of his grandfather, NJ. r. Woods,
at Eyota. Yal@. ~ zzGsffSS' $50 ~ g
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
GRAND FORKS, N. ID.

+ The body Of a man was found in the Red
river. In the pockets were rosary and other
articles and the name James e. Ryan, with
the addresses Escanaba, Mich, and 1890 su-
perior street, Duluth. The coroner's Jury
returned a verdict of drowning.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
TACOMA, WASH.

| the National Association of Retail Grocers,
| is in the state in the interests of the asso-
| citation. He will spend some time in Wash
ington arousing interest in and promoting
the welfare Of the retail grocers, organiza-
tIon. !: -. 80: - -. r. : = =
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
A Good Opportunity.

Presents itself but once in life time.
Yours may be on the Journal want page
to-day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
.AUDURON. IOWA
CREsTON, IOWA

Mrs ALBERT Christianson, living one mile
north, committed suicide by jumping into a
we'll III health was the cause Of her act
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26

II you once try Carter's Little Liver
Pills for sick headache, biliousness or
constipation, you will never. be without
them. They are purely vegetable, small
and easy to take. Don't forget this.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26

Henry Knots, a farmer living near here,
was instantly killed yesterday BY a hay der
rick falling upon him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
.RoGERs, MINI.

ROGERS, MINI. .,..s
The Great Northern is building a new sta
ton which will be the finest on the line be-
tween Minneapolis; and st: Cloud.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26

The outing will do you good. Go on
the Journal excursion next Tuesday, to
saltwater Sixty-mile boatride on the
Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26

s Does your building require a. new roof?
See W. IS. Mott co. Tel. 376. ~ 5
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
SHOOTING A MYSTERY
Wound of Mrs. Dnrfee, of MissOuIn
PrOYeA Fatal.

MISsoULA, MONT.--Mrs D. NJ. Durfee,
wife OF an ex-distriet judge, died yesterday
as tho result OF a mysterious shooting affair
that occurred Monday night. Since that time
she had fingered in great agony. the bullet
of presumably small callber. being lodged In
the intestnes in such position that an oper-
alton could give no relief.
Mrs. tDVrfee was highly esteemed resident
When returning from her dressmaker's abou,
II O'Clock at night she received the bullet IN
her left side. The theory that the bullet was
q stray enc is advanced by the officers, Gu
rumors now In circulation give the case O
different aspect.
The shooting occurred in the best residence
section of Missoula and within a stones throw
of Mrs. Durfee's home. - -F@'. z'5s5--
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.

i A boy of 16, named Johnson, was drowned
I'm the mfllpond in the town Of Washington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
AFTER THE SHELTER TRUST.

IN. STARTING PROCEEDINGS
against the smelter trust the state
of Colorado has instituted a proceed
ing which will receive the hearty en-
dorsement of all who are interested
I'm the mining industry. That there is
a smelter trust it seems almost idle TO
deny. The combination absolutely con-
trolls the mining of practically all the
metals, for it can exact what it pleases
for the treatment of ores.
Smelter plants are expensive. Few
individual mines are wealthy enough
to erect them and continue them in
operation. 1t follows as a sequence
that the men who dig the ore from the
hills must submit as best they may to
whatever extortion the trust chooses
to practice. The smelter combine is
one of the most powerful organizations
in the west. Not only does it fix the
charges for treating ore but it joins
with the railroad companies in fixing
freight rates to individual shippers at
so high a figure that it is impossible
for them TO send their product to in
dependent concerns.
When the American Smelling & Re
filming company was organized it took
over a number of plants that were
practically worthless. For each one of
these exorbitant prices IN stock were
paid. Yet the trust manages to pay
heavy dividends on its watered stock.
And the miner is the man who pays
the bills. In the first place he is paid
as little for the ore as he can possibly
stand and then various excuses are
offered for docking him and reducing
his profits still more.
If Colorado is successful in breaking
UP this combination IL will have ac-
complished something of inestimable
value TO the entire west. Utah, Idaho,
Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona
all the states which are adding to the
mineral. wealth of the world, will be
interested in the proceeding. There
never was a clearer case of unlawful
monopoly. If 1t is properly presented
the state should win it's fight
This trust has had its own way out
here for so long that an intimation of
another order of things is likely to
cause some CONSERVATION among the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany's officials. There is no doubt but
that with reasonable amount of
smelter competition ores of every
grade will bring higher prices and
mines which cannot now be operated
on account of the treatment charges
will be made to pay dividends to their
owners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
A MINUTE souAsBLE,

Il RENCH SCIENTISTS have been en-
gaging lately in very exciting de-
bate over the number of minutes since
the birth of Christ. The argument
hinged on the date the first billion min
utes expired and it has been decided,
over the protest of Camille FIam-
marion. that the exact moment was
April IS, 1902, at 1O:40 a. m. Flam-
marion insisted that the precise hour
was 6:1O D. m. on April IS, out his cal
culations have been shown to be err
roneous.
The manner in which the result was
arrived at is interesting. According to
the bureau of longitudes, it was as
+ follows:
We follow the Gregorian calendar,
which is thirteen days ahead of the
Julian calendar of the Russians. In
the Julian calendar we have a bissex-
tile year every four years, or twenty
five bissextiie years during a century.
Until the end of 1900, the last year of
the nineteenth century. we have i'm the
Julian calendar AIS bissextile years.
Therefore we have 800 multiplied by
1900, plus 475. or 6sS.s15 days according
10 the Julian calendar and 693. $50 davs
according to the Gregorian calendar
until the end of the nineteenth cen
fury Consequently. up to Jan. /. 1902.
we count for the Christian era 699. 1852
plus 800, equaling 694,327 days.
zone day being equal 20 LAO min
utes, 999,S3o.SSO minutes elapsed up TO
the beginning of the present year. To
reach the billion we have TO add 169. 12O
minutes, equivalent to III days. ten
hours and forty minutes. January
February and March include ninety
days, 10 which we shall add twenty
seven days, ten hours and forty min
utes of the month of April. which
brings the milliard of minutes to Aprii
%, at forty minutes past 10 o'clock
a. M"
Most of us will be willing to accent
the word of the investigators without
question in preference to verifying
their calculations. When the next bill
lion minutes since Christ's birth have
expired none of the present-day seien-
lists viii be here to tell about it. so
they might as we'll be given all the
glory possible now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02

CENATOR BAILEY at least re-
- strained his tempestuous emotion
until after the senate had adjourned
before he assaulted Senator Beverage.
This is an indication that the MEM
bers of the senate are progressing to-
ward that point where they will be
content to settle their differences with
their tongues rather than with their
fists. AS is usual in such cases, in
the Bailey Beveridge battle the blame
seems about equally divided
Bailey had attacked one of Bever-
idge's special friends in the state de-
partment. The criticism was vigorous
and is may or it may not have been
warranted Senator Bailey is con-
WINGED that it was warranted. At least
be said that if half he had heard about
the American ambassador to Mexico
were true. that official ought to be re-
called instanter and some punishment
should be melted out to Judge Penfield,
solicitor for the state department. who
had made it hard to get evidence
against the ambassador.
BeYeridge defended Judge Penfeld
and said that Mr.. Bailey's attack was
unwarranted. That was what made
Bailey's Texas blood boil. He didn't
Ike for any gentleman to say he would
make an unwarranted attack on an
other gentleman. So, after the senate
adjourned, the reports say he tried to
choke the Indiana senator into a more
peaceful frame of mind Then some
body interfered and the row was
stopped.
IT must be said that Senator Bever-
in a very enviable light in this matter.
He has been spending most of his time
in Washington goading the opposition
senators by his mean little jabs and his
criticisms. 1t was but natural that
they should at last resent his imper-
tinences.
Nor does Bailey stand in an alto
gether admirable light. Brute force is
a mighty poor way to prove the cor
rectness of an argument. Fisticuffs are
the last resort as we'll as the first re-
sort of a rowdy, and a man who is well
enough thought of by his people for
them to send him TO the United States
senate should remember that he is a
gentleman. not a tough
The surest way to humiliate Bever-
idge would be for Senator Bailey and
those who believe with the Texan. to
treat Beveridge with contemptuous si
lence or indifference. That would touch
his pride and bring him TO a realizing
sense of his obligations in much more
rapid time than choking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02

sons why the announcement of Robert
sons disappearance, his wanderings
through the mountains, his picturesque
return to his own roof and his heavy
shortage at the Wells-Fargo bank. bid
fair to prove more than a nine-days'
wonder. Even those who knew Robert
son had been going 1.-The pace that
kills." hardly gave Judgment 20 the
thought that he might be appropriating
money not his own. It did not seem
possible that the man who had always
so square. could be guilty of criminal
wrong doing.
Now that he is walking in darkness,
The Herald has for the man himself
nothing but the human charity human
weakness deserves. He has had his
fling; he must in one way or another
pay the penalty. IT is unfortunate fer
all concerned that a more thorough SUI
pervision was not exercised Robert
sons manner of life was very general
~ known He himself made no effort
at concealment; he himself never pre-
tended to be other than he was.
And yet. though he walked his ways
before all men. there was no one whom
he might have recognized as authority,
TO give him a word of kindly admoni-
ton that might have saved him. No
man put his hands on Alex Robertson's
shoulders and said: boy, be careful.
You have a reputation earned by years
of hard and faithful work. You are
likely to lose it unless you start
afresh.' At last the door will be locked
but the horse has been stolen.
The lesson in this life tragedy is ap-
parent. Those who handle other r.co-
pies money must be careful, even more
careful than they would be with their
own. The miserable gamblers who have
profited through Robertson's downfall
will go unscathed. Infamous scoun-
drels that they are, they may walk the
streets with heads erect and with pock-
cts bursting with the price of fellow
mans dishonor. True, all this does
not excuse Robertson, but, by the same
token, it should be remembered by
those who pirate of the enormity of his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
A Negro Conversion.

CNew Orleans Times Democrat.1
BACK IN the 70s.' said a man from
-; ark c.l II attended negro revival
In one or the counties living in the e.
francis basin. and the church was with
III a stones throw of the St Francis ,i&re-
beautifully clear stream which gllreIes
CUT OF the earth somewhere above fhe
sunk lands, and sweeps along the eastern
cage OF Crowley's ridge emptying intn
the mississippi about ten miles from
helena- The spirit of religion had been
sllrred up to fever heat, and the negroes
were fearfully wrought up. They made
the hills ring3for miles around The Mace
mnere the meeting was being held. There
We're many converts many men and
women who had gone I'D to the rnoIrners-
bench 70 be played for. The white peo-
PIE OF the surrounding country would &C.
ti1 go TO the church just to watch
the proceedings, hear the strange weird
music or the singers, and see the negroes
Snout. Negroes are great shouters in the
packWoods, and they tell the most ANUS
ing and marvellous tales ina ginable when
they are giving in their experiences Mo-
hammeds description of his visit
lhroush the seven upper regions is not
marker in comparison. One night had
negro was suddenly converted. He told
OF his experience with the redeenine
spirit. At the end of his mira cuIotls story
ne was overcome by his feelings and be-
gan to shout and the shouting wound up
IN sWoon. He was carried out of the
church and laid on the side of the hill in
a bed of leaves. Leaves were plentiful
as IT Was in the fall of the year. and the
negro convert was almost buried in these
dry and fallen -I,estments of the trees
The negro did not remain in his swoon
very long. There was a crowd of mis-
chievous boys IN the neighborhood One
of them stuck a match to. the dry leaves.
and in a short while the negro was almost
enVeloped in flame. He came to, jumped
UP. and made a desperate dash down the
side of the hill He never knew the cause
of the fire. and the next day he was
telling the most marvellous stories in the
world about the dream he had of going
10 hell, and he always believed the devil
had something to do with setting the
leaves afire. 1t made a consistent Chris
tan out of him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
Widow in a Hurry.

1 was stopping for couple of days
with Uncle Rube oliver among the
Cumberland mountains" remarked our
southern tramp. when a boy brought
word that a ssluatter living about a
mile away was dead Uncle Rube and
l went over and found the news to be
true, although neither wife nor chill
dren seemed to appreciate the situa-
ton She said the funeral would be
next day, and as no preacher was to
be had nearer than eight miles, she
asked me if L couldn't attend and
make a few remarks.
I would like to oblige you re-
piled, but there must be others who
can do better. I should hardly know
What to say about the late lamented.'
. Whose that?' she queried.'
Why. your husband
Well, | can tell yo' what to say.
He was mighty Slack or hard work,
ana mighty ambitious ON the hunt He
was allus expectin' 10 die. but didn' +.
git around to it till last night. While
he didn't go much On religun. he didn't
steal con. That's about all you can
say about Tom"
"'Yes?'
"'Yo' can say about the children
that there is five of EN-. and all need
to be whopped a dozen times a day
"'Yes'm.
. That'I be enough about the chill
dren. Then yo' can say that thar's a
good cabin and two acres of con and
three of potatoes and a mewl on this
ere squat
!" .Yes'm.'
9 'That'll be enough about the squat
Then yo can turn to me and say that
I'm healthy, lovin'. hard-workin and
savin. and that the right kind OF
critter who comes along viii find the
right kind of a critter waitin' to walk
eight miles and back with him to git
married.
Il made an excuse that l must re-
sumo my journey next day, and that
Uncle RUDE would probably fill the
Dill. and she shook hands and replied:
That's all right, and as yo' Jog
along yo' might just mention that Tom
Henderson has departed this life, and
his wilder kin be found day or night
at the old stand and prepaid to replace
him with a better
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
Why She SOUGHT Him.

Judge job Hedges was the victim of a
JOKE last week, whose point he does not
yet clearly see
"A woman came into his office and
started en- tale of woe
As she was in evident mental distress
sae had not the heart TO turn her away,
but sat listening patiently for a solid half
hour 10 her rambling story
Unable TO make any sense out of il, he
said at length:
Madam, should be glad to help YOU
IN any way / can, but / can't see what
you re drying at. Kindly tell me in as
few words as possible the object of your
visit.
Certainly, SIR" she answered, politely.
went first TO Lawyer Emanuel Friend
ana ne sent me here, and so r.
But the object of your visit71 inter
rupted Hedges.
oh, yes" she said. recalling it at last
Now you speak of it. remember
came here to kill YOU
she IS the thirty-fifth crank that man
Friend has sent me in three months
signed the Judge afterward. Il don't
generally kick, but when it comes 10 kill
ing its time to draw the line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
THE ROBERTSON CASE.

I f ALEX ROBERTSON were dead il
would not be hard to find. within
the strict confines of truth. the basis
for much friendly comment. A frank
fair fighter; n true, generous friend.
Robertson has always been accounted
by those who knew him best. One
thing his bitterest enemies will cheer
fully concede. If he didn't like a man
that man was sure TO know it from
Robertson's own lips as soon as the
words could be spoken. There has
never been anything undetermined
about him, none of the smiling. whited-
sepulchre hypocrisy which is so often
present in men who find themselves in
the place where Robertson now stands.
Thus, briefly, Will be found the rea-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
When He Would Suffer.
(Glasgow Tfmes.l

On a wet night recently there was a
jam of passengers on a south-going tram
car A number were standing on the rear
platform, among them one whose dogs
collar and soft felt hat proclaimed him
parson- An Irishman with short clay
pipe climbed on, and he WIS hardly on
board when the clergyman said: There
must be no smoking here
Sure. the wind is blowing il back as
fast as L IN king it, said the Irish
man, AN it's dishturbin' no wan"
1t doesn't matter There's no smoking
here. You must go up above
Very WELL said Paddy. as ne took the
first step toward climbing up alOft.
'-there'H perhaps come a time when you
will get a dry safe below, an it'll be more
fire than smoke that'll bother you thenf'
And the other passengers roared.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
Begin with Head of Family.
(Baston Jorrnal.l

Senator McComas and Representa-
tive Sydney Mudd used to be firm
friends. They called each other sgd
and Mac" Now they do not speak to
each other-but that is another story.
While they were friendly they were
having luncheon together one day.
sgd" said McComas, 'how's that
son of yOurs2 He is a fine manly
young chap as 1 remember him. I'll
make him a paymaster in the navy
Mo- said Mudd, hes only 16, Mac,
and far too young for that"
Well" persisted McComas, then I'll
send him to West Point as a cadet
Don't bother, Mac" said Mudd.
earnestly, leaning over the table. IF
you're so dead set on doing something
for the Mudd family begin with the
old man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-02
Takes the Hint.
cleveland Leader.)

a Euclid avenue woman was much
amused the other day at a converse
ton she CHANGED to overhear between
her cook and the latter's STEADY COM
pany."
The couple stood just beneath an
open parlor window, and the young
man was taking leave of his sweet
heart
Sure you'll kiss me before I &c"
pleaded the lover.
The answer came direct and with
fine scorn.
If We We're a babe I'd kiss We, but
if We We're a man We wouldn't stop to
ask
The bashful young man took the
hint