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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10

Mayor Ames Going south ~ Mayor
Ames visited the city hall again yester-
day. and. it is said. strictly against the or
plans to leave for Thomasville, Ca, for an
Indefinite stay. and he will probably be ac-
companied by Police Captain Hill.
A Babe Found Dead Esther La
Vette months old. was found dead in her
crib at the bedside of her mother, IN the
home at 716 Second avenue Sc, when Mr.. and
Mrs. La Vette awoke yesterday. Coroner
Williams ascribed death to acute bronchitis.
This is the third sudden death OF babe IN
Minneapolis since Christmas.
Drug Clerks Elect Omcers The
Minnesota Retail Drug Clerks Association
held its annual election Wednesday l1y night It
Schroeder vice president, Frank w. CroWe4l
treasurer, Fred Clenart; secretary, Erwin
Pattee: trustees Louis Paulson, J: W. Smith.
L. J. Aberwald The next meeting Will De
held in st. Paul Jan. Is.
Farmers and Mechanics' Annual
The trustees of the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, in annual meeting yesterday afternoon
reelected the old officers, follows: Presi-
dent, Clinton Morrison; vice-presidents,
Thomas Lowry and John De Laittre; secre-
tary and treasurer Elder II. Moulton. A
quarterly dividend at the rate. Of 3 per. cent
was declared. The earnings, after declaring
dividend and paying expenses. We're $loo,OOo.
Coming fark Board RepOrt-Secre
tary j. A. Ridgway, Of the park board, is en-
~ se Gf Year IS to
unusually elaborate one and Is to be hand
somely gotten up and illustrated with many
the improvements and work done by the board
in the past year. The report will be pub
lshed some time in March and will be wide
ay distributed.
vacc1nated a C1ub-The members Of
colored club, meeting in their rooms, Henne,
pin avenue and Second street, We're surprised
by the health authorities, who yaccinated
them before they would permit them to 60 to
discovered in the club. Dr. Hall said last
night that the colored population shows
much larger percentage OF smallpox than
their white brethren. t.E
Tenth St. s. Paving South Tenth
street. between First and Park avenues, will
be one of the first streets paved next season.
The paving committee yesterday Instructed
the city engineer to purchase creosoted blocks
and filler at not to exceed $l.95 per square
yard. The concrete foundation and cost or
laying will bring the cost up to $2oo or more:
City Engineer Sublette submitted list of
the streets that need paving at once one ana ma
from this list the committee later Will make
its selections. z
EARNED to the notwithstanding Parr
and Charles Barney were arraigned in the
police court this morning for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Sterling is 16 years old and
his companion is 10. Both had full cowboy
equipment, consisting of belts, revolvers and
bowie knives Thus armed. they felt that
they might venture in safety upon the thor
oughfares of Minneapolis. But some small
boy communicated to an officer the fact that
the boys were carrying guns, and they were
promptly locked up. Three days in the work
house will convince the boys, no doubt, that
the cowboy business" in Minneapolis is I'M
profitable. ..- d.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
RAILROAD RUMBLES
Billings to Great Falls.

Billings, Mont, Jan. 10-The Burlington
Railroad company has received seven cars of
steel rails to be used in the construction of
branch line from Billings to Great Falls
Active work on the new road will commence
In a few days. Burlington bridgemen are
now in Billings ard will make trip Of in
spection over the proposed route with view
to construction of bridges.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
DEGREE OF NOACHITE
Conferred at Masonic Hall, ST. Paul
I,as+

COnIefTeU ut NaSOh1c Hail, ST. FauI,
Last Night. = a-
For the first time in, the twin cities, and,
so far as known, for the first time in the
northwest, the degree of Noachite, or Prus-
sian Knight was conferred in full form last
night at the Masonic hall, st. Paul. While
the degree has not been wholly ignored here
tofore5 by Masons Of the twin Cities the cere
mony has invariably been incomplete. 1t IS
the twenty of the thirty-two degrees in
Scottish Rite Masonry. 1t goes back to the
erusading days, when German Knights bat
tied with the Saracens. =
L. G. Hoffman conducted the work last
night, 300 members q Scottish Rite lodges
in Minneapolis, Duluth, Fargo, Chicago and
other cities being present. The thirtieth de-
gree will be conferred in full form this eve
ming. g.. = ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
AN INQUIRY
One Will Be Made Into Cru
city Charges at Red
Wing School.

President Leavett of the state board Of
control says thorough investigation viii
be made OF the charge of cruelty at the
Red Wing school. The monthly meeting
ct the institution will be held Friday or
Saturday but the Investigation will not
occur until later. Some of the comp}ain-
ants have asked that their testimony be-
taken at st. Paul instead of at Red Wing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
HIS SWEETHEART"S LETTER
1t Afforded Means for Identifying
Oscar JohnsOn's Body.

Oscar JohnsOn's Body.
A letter written by Miss Minnie Hastings.
of Broadhead Wis, whom he intended to
make his wife, was the means of the positive
Identification of Oscar Johnson, who was
killed by the cars in the railroad yards at
Thirteenth avenue S and Fourth street last
Thursday, and the location Of the dead mans
mother at Edgerton, Wis. Coroner Williams
found the letter in the young mans room
Saturday Before the discovery OF the letter
there was nothing by which the home Of the
dead man could be learned Coroner Will
liams corresponded with the young lady and
learned that Johnson's mother lives in Edger-
ton, Wis, where Miss Hastings had also
lived for several years. Miss Hastings asked
the coroner to return her letters and several
keepsakes. These were found in the young
mans room at 2744 Mary street Sc. The
remains of Johnson were sent to Edgerton to-
daU
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10

] There was smallpox scare on the Great
Northern train from Winnipeg, reaching Min
sneapolis at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning A
case was discovered on one of the sleepers,
which was detached at Willnoar and side
tracked. The infected man was taken to
quarantine at Willmar and the car was laid
over for the next train. On arrival in st.
Paul both car and porter were fumigated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
SAY BILLS ARE OLD
Answer Of Captain Coffin and Patrol
man Wold to Charges. IL

man w Ola 10 CHaTEes'
The police committee of the council will
hold a. special meeting to-day to invest1-
gate charges against Captain Fred Coffin
and Patrolman John Void for failure to
pay certain bills.
It is asserted by the officers, that the
bills were contracted before their ap-
pointment to the force and that the police
committee, therefore, has no jurisdiction.
The committee took action looking to-
ward the erection of a stable in connec-
ton with the fifth precinct station. 1t is
proposed also to purchase two new horses
and repair the patrol. wagons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
Pas.enger Rate Cut a Cent.

Special to The Journal
4 Deadwood, s. d., Jan 10.-The railroads in
the Hills have put in effect the Accent pas
sengeF rate, this being reduction Of l cent
mile from former rates. The reduction
makes a difference of over dollar in the
fare from Lead or Deadwood to Hot Springs
Edgemont, Rapid City and other points In
the sout hern part Of the Hills.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
Causes Speculation.

Special to The Journal
Do1and, s. D., Jan. 10.-There is some specu-
lation in this section as to what the North
Western Railway company proposes to do
regarding line south to connect at Iroquois
Officials of the road have been driving
through the country south. They did not
state their business, but the inference Is they
were looking up a route.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
EARNED to the notwithstanding Parr
METEOROLOGICAL.

MRS. SARAH c. STEVENSON. wife Of
Thomas Stevenson. died Jan. 8 at the resi-
dence Of her daughter, Mrs. j. E. Marshall,
1872 E Fifteenth street, at the. age of II years
settling in St. Anthony. She leaves, beside
her husband, a SON. 4. F. Stevenson, two
daughters, Mrs. F. NJ. Parker and Mrs. ]. b.
Marshall. The funeral will be held from the
residence, 1872 E Fifteenth street, Friday at
p. m. Friends invited. as -, =: =.
afternoon at her home, 544 Sixth avenue N,
Of pneumonia. The funeral took place
to-day at 9 a. m. from the Church of the
Immaculate Conception. Interment at St.
Mary's cemetery. u
MRS. NANCY HAGER. mother of Mrs
H. E. Ladd of this city, passed away at her
homo In Union, Me-, Monday. Mrs. Ladd
had been with her mother for the past three
months and will remain in the east a few
weeks longer. -.s-e: - $3.50. T..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10

GLOW far is it from Irvington to Bridge
port?' inquired the chapffeur of the rae
ing aut omobile.
I, tAbout forty-five miles as the flying
machine flies responded the man, lean
ing against the fence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
CITY NEWS

Ames visited the city hall again yester-
day. and, 1t is said. strictly against the or
ders of his physician. Early next week he
Indefinite stay. and he will probably be ac-'
companied by Police Cantaip Hill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10

From The Journal bureau, Room 4S. Post
BsGiZdiuH. WQsEi1a0to9a. D, - =
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
The New
Education
BY JESSIE LLEwELLYN,
Daughter ct Ex-Governor Llew,liyn. Of Kansas.


the Kansas Agricultural college equipped SCHOOLS the
United States in this respect with the exception of the Massachusetts,
Institute OF Technology Although many colleges for women
offer such courses, they much neglected.
The the study of housekeeping be
appreciated upon the statistical half of the women
in America married. ELEVEN MILLION ARE THEIR OWN
HOUSEkEEpERS and million domestic service 1t
is said by prominent in the that gen
cra education essential thoroughly comprehend in do
ncStc The charge been made against
that they indifferent houckccpcrs said be due the fact that
suc work has been regarded seriously To become interested
pohcen subject the average American girl must be APP
peaeG to through her intellect 1t therefore the object OF teachers
OF the new science make housekeeping profession OF much I'M
poancc i'll the education young chosen avoca
ton III the preparation OF a for his life work.
When girls believe this, mothers of the
ton will cooperate tho schools when this is done
that ;hc education OF will be complete.
Young present taught their homes regard
such essentials everyday lie sanitation ventilation and the
Importance of good plumbing their houses They not led to
think OF the possibility OF sickness resulting leaking
and drainage Of sinks IT IS SELDOM that young house
keeper the selection of home thinks OF THE LOCATION
sunlight often secondary and sacrificed the amount
wealth represented by surrounding residences
In matters OF dcccoration the first law Of good aSetha
o ftncs- coming be drcgard and the teaching OF Mr. Nor
great bcnciacor home life, seldom in the
age home
Domestic young housckcepcpr against these
hundcrs. the husband 'varnishCd
table opposed staples teaches
Young primaries health cards rcpaon
the opposite effect she learns the best brands and why she looks
askance the variety which has said
spone derium she
allowance for the table to help out her spring wardrobe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
A Religious Service.

Moliho' MO- May 2o'-A
IIEl"HS service on the lawn OF
H. NorIrl last FRIDAY eve relieve
'h' mohot"hy OF 'hlngs consider
AMY
service opened win song
" mere Ii' l'a"S ! II FOLLOW.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
SWISMAN "GITS."
Released From the Pen
Robbed a Mexico
Store.

Ben Swisman. charged with
robbing he Schienburg store, this
city, in 1899 and later sent to
the penitentiary from this county
for three years. was released the
other day under the "thrcefourths'
rule. He came forthwith to Mex
leo and then went to st. Louis.
The following constituted his
walking papers," signed by +.
NJ. Woodbridge, warden of the
penitcntiary:
To all who shall see these pres.
ents-grecting:
Know yc, That by virtue of au-
thorty in me vested by law, and
upon the recommendation of the
inspectors of the penitentiary, |,
f. NJ. Woodbridge, Warden of the
Missouri State Penitentiary, do
hereby release and discharge from
Imprisonment Ben Swisman, who
was, at the January term, y. d.,
1900, and by Il Judgment of the
circuit court of Audrain county,
Sc ntenced to Imprisonment in the
pc nitentiary of this State for the
ter m of three years, for the otfense
of burglary, second degree, he hav-
ing served three-fourthS of his
term, as provided for in section
1918 of An act to provide tol
the government Of the state Penl-
Tertiary, and appointment of Off
GERS therefor, and defining then
dut ics;' conditioned, however, that
| the said Ben SwiSman upon ',ring
discharged from the penitentiary
shall Immediately leave the city of
jefferson, and within ~ hours
shall travel beyond the confines OF
Cole and Cooper counties.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
NARROW ESCAPE.
Boys Attempt to Pass Con.
fcderatc Money.

The following item is taken from
the Perry Enterprise:
JAS. and Press Newell and SUIT
ton Utterback, of near Green
Lawn, passed Il Confederate five
dollar bill on n lady at the door
of the show Saturday night
Press Newell approached the lady
and asked the price af three tickets
and told her to give him three tick
cts out of the amount of Il five
dollar bill. The lady handed the
change to Press and he and
Ctterback ran. She suspicioncd
something wrong and examined
the bill and found out what kind
of money it was. Jas. Newell
came on up town the lady follow
ing him, and caught him in front
of Richards 5 store. She asked him
to return the money, and he pre-
tended to be innocent and know
nothing about the affair. She de-
mandcd his name and that he &c
back to the tent. He first refused
to give his name, and said the
other boys got the money. He
was pressed still futher, and he
then gave his name, but still con.
tending that he did not have any
thing to do with getting the mon
ey. The lady marched him To the
tent where he was turned over tC
Policeman Ricks. The manager
told Press if he would tell who
the other boys were aud give back
the money they would not prose.
cute them. The boy after
some time gave the other boy ;
name and sent for his father, +
b. Newell, who got here about ;
O'Clock Sunday morning and paid
the full amount and the son was rc.
leased. Nothing was done any
further about the matter. They
were all boys connected with tn,
affair. They should stop sucl
business as this or they will land
in prison. The show lady wa,
"ncrvy," and showed that she wa,
not afraid.
We publish below the following
handed to MS by the Policeman
Naughty trick by boys; boy cap
turcd by lady and turned over tC
police.
Wrong rightcd, boy released.
This is the way the showmcr
write up matters iIf IA paper the!
read during their performances,
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
NUMBER 80

maliciously destroy everything
that is good
The basement of the court house
is packed with barrels and bottles
of this poison, and the sheriff. who
swore he would destroy it, keeps me
in cell where murderer was
kept, and refuses to clean up the
place to make it decent place
for anyone to stay in. appealed
to the commissioners. They say
MIR. Cook is absolute in his au-
thority here Now, why is thiss
Because they are Republicans, and,
as such, are anarchists, for the
party that licenses will not prohib-
it, Republicans have no more
right to Office in Kansas than a
subject Of a crown would have in
the United States.
| am here in school, learning
lessons that will use when | get
out. | have no idle time. | am
learning of the Teacher who spake
rs never man spake. may never
smash another criminal factory,
for thus is what ! shall spend my
life to smash-the license or pro-
lection or permit which this con-
spiracy called government gives the
lawless and vicious to murder by
wholesale the young and old men
and even women; Indeed it is worse
than murder. ! would bless the
hand that would cut the throat of
son or daughter rather than let
them fall into the tolls of one of
these hell gates. | get letters
over Kansas asking if | can O. X.
Troutman. No, indeed: | OK.
no Republican, no Democrat, no
Populist; all the difference between
them is that one is in and the other
wants to get in | am Prohlbi-
tionist-a loyal Kansan and down
with the Anarchists-Carrie A.
Nation, II defender in Bonds for
Destroying Malicious Devices to
Maliciously Destroy Life, Love,
Liberty, Law.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
A COMPROMISE.
War Claim to be Returned
to Uncle Sam.

Dallas, Texas, May 22.-Thc
southern Methodist Church will
return the $2SS, 900 collected ON
its claim if the United States will
afford n way.
II will rcnsurc Publishers Bar
bee and Smith mildly. for putting
the claim through Congress and
will approve the bishops for offer
ing to return the money,
This is the basis Of the settle
mcmt of the church question that
has had an ANNOYING influence IN
the denomination for four years.
1t is IA compromise between the
faction that wanted to keep all the
money aud condemn no one and
that which wanted to return the
entire sum and condemn every
body.
Rev. w, + McMurry, prcSid-
ing elder of the st. Louis district,
was potent factor in securing
the compromise
The United States Senate has rc.
fused to accept the return of the
money. Thus the church will
have the $2ss, 900 as well as the
settlement of the issue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
DRUNK OR ASLEEP?
Charles f. Stokes of this
City Makes a Speech.

The following is taken from the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch:
In an address under the auspices
of the st. Louis Prohibition Ali
ance ut the Church of the Covenant,
2j4O North Grand avenue, Tues
day evening, Chairman Charles Il.
Stokes of the Prohibition State
central committee made statements
to startlc the conservative.
His subject was 1.-THE Liquor
Traffic vs.. Manhood and the
Church." Mr.. Stokes lives at
Mexico.
zone half of the world" said the
speaker, us drunk. The other
half is asleep,
THE increase in population
in the United States during the
last ten years has been less than a
third as large as the increase in
the consumption Of liquor.
IF that ratio is continued much
longer the government would bet
ter remove the torch from the mp
lifted hand of the Statue of Libcr-
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
FREMONT'S FRIEND.
An Old Pathfinder Called
Hence.

Paris, Mo-, May 2l.-llenry
Sladck, one of the most noted
characters in north Missouri, was
found dead on the bank of the riv-
er near Paris this afternoon. He
had been fishing since noon and
Il sudden attack of heart disease is
supposed to have ended his life.
Mr.. Sladck was native of
Bohemia and graduate of the
University of Spraguc. He took
a prominent part i'll the revolu.
tion in that country in lS4S.
When the revolution was suppress
ed he fled to the United States to
escape political persecution. He
taught music at st. Louis until
Fremont organized his famous
company of pathhudcrs to explore
the then unknown West. Mr..
Sladek accompanied him through
out the entire journey. During
the Civil war he served in the
Union army and won his way from
the ranks to the position of lieu
tenant. He had been in business
in Paris since the close of the war.
He was considered the best scholar
III Monroe county. Among his
other attainmcnts was the ability
to speak seven different languages,
He was so years old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

Down at Bowling Green the
other day a woman arrived in town
from distant State and the Times
says she came near going into the
'dcmuition howwows' all hccauSc
she could not buy Il bottle of beer
in town, Bowling Green has no
saloons, Src' But wasn't that
woman a bird! Mrs, Carrie Ma.
ton, we believe, would be II far
better example.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
Lady MaCcabecs.

Washington Hive No. 3, of this
city, initiated the following new
members last Friday afternoon,
believed TO have been the largest
at one time ever made
by any secret order in this city:
Alice lIutSon.
Cecil Wcimcr.
Edna Williams.
Myrtle Williams.
Susie Foley.
Ollie Powell.
Lola Sims.
Alice Wilson.
Sarah Donnely.
Agnes Donnely.
Eta Crawford.
Laura Walker.
Lcta johnson.
Rose Marshall.
Blauch Nicely.
frankie Fox.
Mrs. Tom Riley.
Mrs. Oncy Wales.
Mrs. John Asbury.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
THAT NEW r. X.
1t Is Building This Way
Grading Begun.

Macon, Mo-, May 21-Agents
for the contractors on the grade of
tbs Iowa and st. Louis from Cen
tervillc to Macon are here today
getting men and teams TO send up
the road, where the construction
work is in progress.
George &. Cole, superintendent
of construction, has headquarters
at Novinger. Forty teams are at
work there and fifty more will be
put on. a grading outfit of forty
teams reached Kirksvile Tuesday
night for work in Putnam County.
1t is estimated that the grade, will
reach Macon County about mid
summer.
The road will follow the Chari-
tom River closely from the Iowa
line to Elmer, in which distance
the crooked stream will have to be
spanncd by twelve bridges. CA.
Lewis, one of the contractors
agents here, says that eight miles
of the road south from Sedan, Ia,
is ready for the steel. The heavy
timber along the Charlton will
furnish all the ties needed in this
section.
ProspcctOrS are Swarming
around the more northern counties
see uring option on coal lands, and
the mines already open in Adair
County are being ovcrhaulcd and
got in readiness for the increased
output the new market is expected
to call for. An average price Of
$50 per acre is being paid farmers
for right-of-way, and where spe-
cially favored tracts are wanted
for station and switching yards
500 an acre has been paid,
The next consideration will be
the division point between st. Louis
and the Iowa terminal.
Every once in while we hcar
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
Keep Your Bowels Strong.

Constipation or diarrhna when
your bowels are out of order. Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic will make
them act naturally, Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold in
bulk All druggists, Ioc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

Charles +. Moore, late of Lad
donia, this county, a son of DR..
+. NJ. Moore, has joined the coast
artillery of the United States
army. He was sent to San
Francisco.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

Thru our young friend Walter
Burch, member of the Law Glass
at the State University, the MES-
SAGE has an invitation to attend
the commencement exercises of
said school June 4th.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

j. Il. Shell, near Laddonia,
milks more than dozen cows and
lately installed a cream separator.
j. II. makes farming pay in every
linz
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29
l4&~sa2n ~

Commercial education in tho
high school is only another stcr
toward that ideal system wherein
lies the efficiency OF a government
OF the people, by the people, and
for the people.
The ideal high school will never
come until those who have the
DOWcr-tO REGULATE its courses Ol
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

\ third railroad scheme is on.
John ID. Orcar and Il "millionaire'
from st. Louis wants to build an
electric line from here to Paris.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

\ metcoric stone fell in st. Louis
the other day weighing about five
pounds. Scientists think it came
from one of the volcanoes which
have been belching with such fury
la tely in the West India Islands.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-29

"Thc Missouri mule is a good
thing-push it along" observes II
contemporary. No question about
it being IA good thing, but better
lead it along The other method
involves hospital expenses.