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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

to their meaning. They ought to have
ing the people and things talk and act.
entirely original; the old story OF
Washington and the cherry tree. was
used an alarming number of times.
The story OF King Alfred and the
cakes, one version Of Why the robins
breast is red, and several of Aesop's
fables, were also used. The style of
many stories was spoiled by the we'll
worn phrases, "Once: upon a time"
and "as all fairy stories begin" -
A number of original papers were
received from the B Eighth Grade of
Bremen school. The editor regrets
that she could not print more, but
owing to limited space it was not pos
sible.
Some Juniors still overlook the new
rule concerning the wordlimit. Pa
pers were received again this week
containing less than 100 words. A
very good paper, probably from the
Seventh Grade, Whittier School, came
in unsigned. Carelessness in small
things like these make it necessary to
reject good papers great many times.
Learn to think clearly and do your
work with precision.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

tires in bits of stoves, small bonfreS
near haystacks and barns, and in sew
eral cases deliberately touching
matches to dolly's hair, bed clothes,
and woodbox. Gasoline and lightning
also originated large fires
While laboring under great excite
ment people did very queer things: A
boy tried to put out fire by throw
ing hay on the blaze, and another who
set fire to barn didn't feel like sit
ting down for week. Several Jun
iors remarked upon the distinguish
ing" of flames and the original Of
fires; and another Junior observed,
Zone of the most beautiful 'residentS
in our village was afre."
s Attention is again called to te
word-limit. Several papers we're re-
ceived of less than 100 words.
Two papers from Lincoln, Mimi, and
one from Wahpeton were not consid-
cred because they were not on the
topic. The work of pupils below the
fifth grade is not eligible. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
The LUeek's Roll of Honor:

Minneapolis Prize Winners
Morgia Mansur, 9th Grade Bremen School, 2716 Wash
ington Av. N.
Samuel stenson 9Th Grade, Lowell School, Upton
Az. N.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Mabel Wright 18th Grade Clinton School, 2616 9Th Av S.
Flo A. McDivit 7th Grade, Longfellow School, 2211
e Lake ST.
John Barry 9Th Grade Blaine School, 1929 5th
Grace Ganssle 9Th Grade Bryant School, 1913 I'd Az
Northwestern Prize Winners.
Nellie RUSSELL 7th Grade, Whitman School, Lewiston,
Idaho.
Grace Brown, 9Th Grade, Ashton Iowa.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Karl Fredrickson, 9TH Grade, Central School, Graf
ton, NJ D.
Roy Purcell 7th Grade Central School, Luverne MINI.
Katherine B. Force 9Th Grade Madison, MINI.
lila Chaney, 9Th Grade Jefferson School, Cloquet, MINI
Sgne Beck 9Th Grade, Two Harbors MIMI.
High School Credit.
Ray s. Mcdonald, 18th Grade Grafton N. D.
Hattie Hetand, 9th Grade, Ada MINI.
Orlando Lacy, 18th Grade, Prairie du CHEN, Wis.
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The People of the Flute.
Honorable MentiOn.)

had vacant The cobWebs
bricks of the
children of neigh
the old the cherries
resolved to climb
the the fruit have Jared
something fall. fute the
thing Il had wanted so long
lips it and quaint creatures seemed to
of nook and They appeared to join hands
Skip and sing the house where lived
the girl all about it. afraid to the house
again. taken the flute with and thinking could
call the vision again played but this time nothing
but azyookng old bearing in her right
She told what to flute and when
disappeared Every time play differ
Wishes when they
wholly myself the already mentioned
reproachfuy that time deter
CONTINUED
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=. OF RHINBOLU HUEJ
Forest Fire HeraLded BY Chang.
ing Light.
fPriZe \
(PriZe.l

ONE morning few years ago, when
~ I was living in the thicEly
wooded country around Lake Superior,
small fire sprung up few miles
away from us. This we could tell by
the red glow in the western sky Mama
sent us out to pick blueberries after
breakfast. The air grew hotter as our
pals became fuller, and the first red
glow changed to green, yellow, black
and brown hues, all blended together.
We started home at about II O'Clock
with occasional cinders falling shout
us. When we arrived papa was spread
ing wet blankets on the roof to receive
the burning sticks and leaves, for the
fire had spread to the woods on the
edge of the clearing in which we
lived. The heat was intense; the air
was murky and smoky, and the crack
ling sound of the flames as they
leaped higher and higher mingled with
the neighing of our ponies. Three
sides of the clearing were sheets Of
flames; on the other side was tho
river with charred sticks and burnt
e water was warm. Now and then .
gigantic tree fell. A high wind famed
/ leap higher and higher. For ten days
q it was over all the country round was
Nellie Russell,
Lewiston, Idaho.
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FOR nm ARTIST TO pint
The Brilliant Flames Shooting Up Against the
Sky Made Beautiful Picture.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)

(Fh Sixth Prze)
WAS New Years and had just settled myself for
pleasant evening with piece of cake in hand and
the other exciting of fire bells struck
Mama and rushed the porch and
bright light the part had lived
said, old home. could hardly
crying; but
said eve first and lock the house. After
VIVA a O started. When
began pity friends but drawing closer
residence hut the barn.
Oh the grandeur of that scene! The
shot brilliant light around everything
the background and the bright names
against beautiful picture The sides OF the building
framework amid the flames The
which the people stood made them appear ha
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IN III ANY LAND s
Scenes of "Patchwork'' Stories by Min
Impossible Fairyland. = x
TOP1C-A PATCHWORK STORY.
ole Fazryland.

THOUGH there good, original work done this
week, many papers showed careless preparation.
The majority of the Juniors introduced objects
not included in the list; indeed, many were
used that it impossible to keep track of them.
Patchwork stories should always be woven about
the objects given in the topic; as the editor did
not specify that others could not be used specially
good papers, in which some were simply men
toned were not barred. In many cases papers
that told better stories than those which we're ac-
.cepted, barred because they brought in other
people and things and made them play important
parts. Many Juniors also merely put sentences
which chosen words were used correctly according
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22

her he changed into former
his and sad Wal
Lace it because you spent love-"
Sixth Grade Samuel Stenson,
Lowell School, 2219 Upton Avenue N.
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WHEN FIRE RACED
Northwestern Juniors Tell What Hap.
~pened Flames Devoured Field,
Forest and Fold. = y =
ToPIc--A FIRE. WHAT HAPPENED?
: Forest and Fold.

VIVID the descriptions of fires that the edi-
tor seemed to hear warning bells whistles, and
to see the burning buildings sharply relieved by
dark skies, the heavy volumes of smoke and flame
rolling up, the streams of water played upon the
flames by brave fremen, and finally, the excited
multitude of spectators. Homes, public buildings,
business blocks, and almost entire towns, were
swept away by the destroyer; while great crops Of
grain and forests of fine timber were totally
ruined by raging prairie and forest fires.
These "hard masters originated in varf-
Gus ways, generally by carelessness and ignorance
of results, though Intentionally in some cases.
dropped through fright and by falls chimneys
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to their instead,
people things All Of the work not
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-22
(PriZe.)


while the tree slowly to its position and the boy
found himself seated without the
effort at climbing Then his grandfather around
the corner, these words created his
''Grandfather can't climb like me-, the old
answered:
people behind the
Eighth Grade, -Morgia Mansur,
Bremen School, 2716 Washington
"S.aUE STRENGTH, SPEND L0UE"
Magic J4dvice Given to the Kings Son by His
Fairy Godnaother
(Fifth Sixth Grade Prize)
- the roadside He to get her. for he knew she his
All disappeared happened that this
Of dethroned king when the king dethroned
daughter, Amelia fed with him but his lost
fairy godmother followed him. however.
disappeared Wallace determined to
godmother him warning before he
said, Wallace, strength and love-
promised to obey On his through forest he
with smoke curling out of the chimney and being tired
seemed be deserted, going
through his father the king He called to
father looking beheld his longost Then
Amelia, lit
beggar girl father they
did her. They passing by when Wallace
membered his godmothes warning he went back picked
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Lamps we're

Lamps dropped through fright and by falls chneys
defective and and furnaces
with fire matches when O
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-14
Other State Neurology.

MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 13.-John Quincy
Adams, seventy-seven. died last night at
his home here. He was an old resident of
Muncie. Mr.. Adams was born in Ohio on
Sept. 10, 1925. He served in the civil war,
as a member OF Company G, Eighty-sev-
conducted Friday afternoon from the
Whitley Methodist Church.
JEFFERSONVILLE Ind, Nov. 13.-Mrs.
John Kern, one of the beSt-known young
married women in the city, died this morn
ing at $50 o'clock of quick consumption,
after an illness of eight days. She was
twenty-nine years old. She left her hus-
band and one child. She was daughter
in-law of Frank Y. Kern, of indianapolis.
GREENTOWN. Ind, Nov. l3-Richard
Kerr, for many years a resident of Green
town, died on Tuesday. after an illness
of several weeks, at the age of seventy
seven He was born in Scotland In 1875,
and came to America at the age of eleven.
He left a widow and three grown chill
dren. The funeral was held to-day.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 13.-To-night while
returning to his home from a trip down
town, George Garner, one of the earliest
in the thirties. died suddenly, of apOplexy.
He was eighty-three years old and until
attacked with the disease was apparently
in robust health
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 13.-Dr.
Stow Detchon. one of the oldest and best
known residents of this county. died at mis-
home near New Richmond last evening.
DIR. Detchon was born in 1890 He left a
widow and one son.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov 13.-R b.
WoOlsey formerly superintendent of tele-
graph of the Vandalia and latterly of
Cairo. ILL.,, died here to-day of Brights dis
ease.
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Michael ID. Emig.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. l3-Michael ID.
Emig. OF this city, whose serious illness
at Hamilton. o., was reported in Thurs
days Journal died at the Mercy Hospital
there at 30 o'clock this morning. He was
a prominent member OF the Bartholomew
county bar. He was born in this city on
Nov. IL. 1852. His early education was ac-
quired In the city schools here. lie was
graduated from what Is now De Pauw
University I'm 1870. and Immediately there
after began reading law under francis
T. HOrd, in whose Office ne remained for
two years. and was then admitted 10 the
bar. In November Of 1856 he entered into
partnership with his former preceptOr, and
this partnership lasted until Judge HOrd
was elected TO the bench. In politics Mr..
Emig was identified with the Democratic
party and was prominent in local councils
OF the party. In the practice of his profess
sion he had attracted a large clientage,
and his success was measured by the
painstaking efforts which characterized all
his legal enga gements. The Order of Elks
will have charge of the funeral.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-14
Randolph OniciaIs Had Their wives
Change Assessment sheets and
Tried To Collect Pay for Ii.
THE BIG FOUR WILL NOT PAY
DECLARES A SUBSIDY VOTED TO
TRACTION LINE Is ILLEGAL.
Hunter Blinded by n Friend-GOOd Oil
Wells I'm Jay-MiII Fire at Milford
-Other Indiana News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov. 13.-Judge
Macy, OF the Randolph Circuit Court, to-
day decided adversely to the claimants
seven cases which came before him on APP
peal from the Board of County Commits
sioners. Seven OF the twelve township as
SCISSORS of the county appointed as their
deputies their wives. allowing each of them
for their services, s12O. which was filed as
a claim before the County Commissioners
and BY them disaIIowed. in the absence Of
their counselors. Messrs- Hutchins & Ward,
of this city. on the ground that the claims
were excessive.
From the answers TO interrogatories
which were filed by Messrs. Hutchins q
Ward II appeared that the assessors pro-
vided themselves with rubber stamps, upon
which the word none" appeared, and that
a considerable part of the services rem
dered by the wives consisted in their going
over each assessment sheet as given in by
the person assessed and stamping the same
with the word none" where no property
was listed.
The contention of the attorneys and the
holding of the court was that it was
the duty of the person assessed to write In
the word none" where no property was
listed and that. therefore. the deputies could
not be paid for their services; and not only
So but that I'm inserting the word none
in the sheets as signed by the persons as
sessed at a time subsequent, II amountG1,
I'm effect, to a change OF the assessment
after IL had been signed and sworn to by
the. person assessed.
Whether the claimants will appeal from
the courts decision Is not yet settled
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Indiana Notes.

GREENSBURG.-Intere revivals are
being held at both the Christian and Pres
byterian Churches in this city. The Rev.
c. X. Hudson of Franklin, is conducting
the services at the former, and the Rev.
Bodell, of Madison, is at the latter church.
NJ. Nj. Rankin, an evangelistic singer OF
State reputation, is in charge of the music
at the Christian, and Professor Hackle
man, of Indianapolis, will sing solos at each
service at the Presbyterian Church.
MARION.-Gerald Brunette, the eleven
year-old son of Charles f; Brunette. mar
rowly escaped being ground to death under
a street car on Thursday. He was running
along the street, racing with the car, when
he tripped and fell. being thrown against
the fender, which probably saved his life.
His body was thrown aside, but his left
foot was caught beneath the wheels and
crushed off just above the ankle.
EVANSVILLE.-The grand jury is again
after slot machine operators, and nearly
the persons indicted are saloon keepers
Charles Mueller. operating a block
saving machine in a local furniture factory.
had one eye destroyed by being struck in
the face by flying piece of wood.
WABASH.-Hog cholera is working havoc
with the farmers In this county. The high
price OF pork had caused the Wabash
county land owners to engage in hog rails
ing on an extensive scale. and the warm,
wet weather and the wet corn has bred
the disease in many localities. The loss
probably will be very heavy.
MUNCIE.-The jury in the case of John
7. Applegate VS.. the American Sheet Steel
Company has returned a verdict for the
defendant company. The case was bitter
ly contested for two days. Apologize was
injured while drilling a gas well for the
company. and sued for 1890 damages.
GOSHEN.-The First English Lutheran
Evangelical Church of this city, which has
been without a regular pastor since Aug 81.
has voted to extend call to the Rev. F.
w. f. Peschau. ID. d. of Miamisburg, O.,
who has lectured here on several occasions.
GREENTOWN.-Prof. w. Il. Templin. of
this city, a graduate of De PAW Univer-
sity. class OF 1902. has been selected 10
take charge of the Central High School
in Grand Rapids. Mich. Prof Templin
has taught in Greentown and Elwood.
PAOLI-Amos Stout. representative in
the last Legislature, received painful in
juries here on Wednesday, He was operat-
ing a corn shredder. when his hand was
caught by the machinery.
SHIRLEY.-The Catholics are preparing
10 build a church parsonage and academy
on South Meridian street When completed
ii will surpass anything in this respect in
central Indiana.
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MIR. CLEVELAND AT HOME.
The observations and Impressions of
Recent Visitor.


Merrill A. league. in Baltimore American.
All he desires is to be left in peace and
quiet to enjoy the beautiful home life he is
living here, almost under the shadows of
"Old Nassaus' walls, and as he phrases
1t himself, $50 far in the country that IL is
almost impossible for politics to reach (me)
him" He asks no greater boon than that
he may be left to live this life undisturbed.
1t is life lived in magnificent old colon
ial mansion. set down in a grove of old for
est trees that are just now rioting In a
wealth OF autumnal color. The place is
crowded with comforts, and houses his
beautiful wife and their charming children.
two of whom-the younger girls-played in
the spacious corridor about the door of the
room In which we were seated. About the
place Is an air Of dignity and repose such
as an ex-President of the United States
may be presumed to have rightly earned
and the charm Of the place is ineffaceaby
impressed upon the visitor the moment he
turns from Bards lane and starts up the
short driveway that leads to the wide piaz-
Ia stretching across the front of the house
Personally Mr. Cleveland has changed but
little in the five and one-haf years which
have elapsed since he rode down Penn
sylvania avenue seated on the left of the
late President Mckinley. His hair is of
sparser growth now than il was then, but
his eyes are as keen and as clear, while
his countenance is less careworn and fresh
err; in fact, ii is that of a man many years
younger, physically and in spirit, than he
was six years ago. He is still OF comfort
able avoirdupois. but he is not ponderous as
he was in those earlier days when he was
the foremost figure in American public and
official life. He walks with figure erect and
elastic step, and when he speaks it is with
tones as firm and words as fluent as any
he ever employed. AS he appeared this
morning, he was nothing if not n man in
the full vigor of manhood-despite his adj
vancing years-possessed of all the faculties
of mind and body and fit to stand among
men of their leaders,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-14
Queer Question i'm N Ditch Case.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov. 13.-An inter-
esting question and one which it is averred
by the attorneys TO the suit has never been
passed upon by the Indiana courts has
been brought up before Judge Macy in
ditch case coming up from the southern
part of Randolph county. The case is
brought by fourteen or twelve petitioners
and on the question as to whether there
are twelve or fourteen petitioners depends
the final outcome of the case. Under the
law permitting the filing of a remonstrance
eight demonstrators are Directing TO the
construction of the ditch. If there are but
twelve petitioners the necessary two-thirds
has been secured and the construction of
the ditch is defeated. In signing the pc
tition for the ditch four of the signers are
husbands and wives and the title to their
real estate is vested in both the husband
and wife, or is an estate by entireties. The
question is, since the estate is one by en-
tireties do the husband and the wife for
the purposes Of the petition count as one
or as two owners. If as two then the ditch
must go forward, but if as one then the
construction cannot go forward. The case
probably will be appealed however it is de-
cided.
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he INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind. Nov. 13.-James De
Almond, one of this city's most prominent
business men. died at 1l:15 this morning
after a several months illness of dropsy.
An operation was performed "A few days ago
with the hope Of saving his life, but blood
poison developed and he soon succumbed
James De Almond was born in Decatur
county in 1s41. and spent his whole life a
resident of this county. He first entered
business in this city with his brothers, but
gained prominence as proprietor of the
old Moss House (now known as the De
Almond HoteD, which he conducted for
twenty-five years. For the last fifteen
years he had been in the insurance and
musical instrument business. In 1850 he
married Barthenia McDougal, who sur
wives him. Mr.. De Almond was a member
of Greensburg Lodge No. 80. +. and "A. NJ,
which will have charge of the funeral.
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Meeting of Catholic Clergy.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. bat the rec
tory of st. Marys Church last night was
held a session of the Catholic clergy of the
Lafayette district, at which the Very Rev.
John r. Dinner presided. DR.. Dinner was
elected dean and the Rev. Edward O'houli-
han secretary. Those present were: The
Rev. Charles McCabe Otterbein; the Rev.
Robert Meyer, Rensselaer,; the Rev. Father
Jansen. Frankfort; the Rev. George Horst
man. Reynolds; the Rev. Joseph Henne-
berger. Fowler; the Rev Peter j. Weber,
Earl Park; the Rev. John Dempsey, Craw-
louisville; the Rev. William Miller, Oxford;
the Rev. =. ]. Crawley. Lebanon; the Rev.
A. Van SCHNEIDER, Attica; the Rev. j.
TTemmel, Covington. and all the local Cath
Ollie clergymen. Papers were read and dis
cussed. The next meeting was fixed for
Anril % 1g03
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missionary Convention.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Nov. 13.-The eighteenth
annual convention of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society of the North Indiana
Methodist Conference came to close to-
day at noon, after members had voted to
hold the annual convention at Decatur.
Ind. This mornings session was opened
with a love feast conducted by Mrs. G. II.
Hill. of Richmond. Resolutions were passed
urging a more strict observance of the
Sababth and a more hearty cooperation
with the Womans Christian Temperance
Union in temperance work. The enrolment
committee reported that the enrolment of
delegates during the convention numbered
los. Mrs. l.. III. Bunyan, of Richmond, who
has been corresponding secretary for the
past nineteen years, was selected to deliver
the annual address at Decatur next year.