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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
TO LOCATE ON THIRD ST.
K.C.HAY-PRESS CO.TAKES A LEASE
1t Covers the Building at 615-617
Third Street s. and Runs for
Ninety-nine Years.

recent intimation in The Jour-
a l as to probable enlargement of the
business of the Kansas City Hay Press
& Machinery company was borne out to-
day by a lease signed with Harriet L.
Eastman and Catherine j. Welles, heirs
to the Welles estate, for the property at
615-617 Third street S. Conditions Of the
will did not allow purchase and ninety
nine year lease was given.
Nickels & Smith have been engaged for
some time in securing new location for
this company. Business suffered for lack
Of room and the proposed change from CO.
partnership to corporate existence made
enlarged quarters necessary. The rental
firm negotiated the agreement with Frank
M. Shaw, representing the estate, and
to-day the matter was closed. The prop
erty is known as lot 8, block SO, Mime
apolis.
By the terms of the lease the company
may make improvements on the building
and TN time Will acquire the leasehold.
revaluatiOn Is arranged for at the end
OF every ten years, which, in case Of dis
agreement, is to be made by commits
sion. one member Of which will be chosen
by either side, the two to select a third.
In the event Of failure of the selection of
the third party, a district Judge will be
appointed, and in the event of his failure
the mayor of the city.
The rent for the first five years is NOM
1nal. The company Is to pay for improve
ments, assessments, taxes and insurance.
and will acquire the buildings For the
second five years the tenants must pay
per cent on the valuation of 5000 per
front foot, an amount not to exceed SIR
200. For every succeeding ten years. the
rental will be per cent net on each re-
appraisement.
The present building is &c by 165 feet.
a two-story unoccupied structure of brick.
The Hay Press company will install 81. 900
worth Of improvements, including new
floors and solid plate glass front. Other
changes may be made later
At present the company occupies the
building at 22S-234 First street N. For
three years partnership has existed
here for distributing the products of the
factory in Kansas City. Branch houses
were at Omaha, Columbus. Ohio, and New
York. the latter an export branch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25

chamber of commerce to-day for several
cars Of fax to go into store at West SUI
perior This would ordinarily have gone
into local houses, but in anticipation OF
the effect that will follow the passage OF
the tax bill it was diverted. II this bill
passes, this fax can be brought back here
for crushing into oil when needed at &c
per bushel. which would be cheaper than
paying tie tax at the present price Of
$1.67 per bushel.
The flax men object to the passage of
the bill on the further ground that the
proposition to have 1t become operative
April l is an injustice. 1t is too sudden,
they say, and in this all the grain men are
unanimous. Present stocks of grain here
comprise 1861, OSO bushels Of wheat, 1884,
052 bushels Of corn, 231,21 bushels OF
oats, 1898 bushels of rye and 103,730
bushels of barley, which, with the flax in
store here, makes total of 1889, 1853
bushels. If the bill is to pass and become
effective April l, it Is reasonable to ex-
pect that the country holders will make
every effort to rush their grains to mar
ket and shift the burden upon the big ter
minal elevator men. Receipts in Febru-
airy and March would probably exceed all
previous records by far. But the ter
minal men are not going to fall over one
another to buy wheat that will be heavily
assessed on April L. The consequence
will be declines in values, the loss Of
which will fall upon the farmer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
IT WAS A SURPRISE
Suit To Prevent G. N. Consolidation
Was Not Expected.
NEW PLAN OF ATTACK THIS TIME
The Plaintiffs Ask for Permanent In
Junction Which May Mean
Longer Litigation.

Nothing has developed in the Bouden
and Chapman suits against the Great
Northern. ALI was hustle and excitement
In the general offices when the papers
were served on the company yesterday.
The suit had not been expected and coun-
sci with intimate knowledge Of the ques-
lions involved in the various suits was
either out OF the city on call to leave
at once. 1t was feared that temporary
restraining order CT some form of in
Junction would be interposed as in the
Peter Power case against the Northern
Pacific, a matter which was in the same
hands as the new suit.
1t does not appear that the attorneys
contemplate the same plan Of attack as
they have made no prayer for other than
perpetual injunction which can follow only
as tho outcome Ct the litigation. The
road has twenty days for answer, but
meanwhile will be on the watch for some
new move on the part of the plaintiffs.
Power Case to Be Continued.
Testimony taking in the Peter Power
suit against the Northern Pacific will not
begin until Feb. 6. The plaintiff has no
desire to embarass the road and will agree
Tomorrow to continue until Feb. 6.
Counsel for both sides will appear before
the examiner tomorrow and request that
the hearing be set for the February date.
Presidents Hill and Mellen were subpoe-
naed to appear before Special Examiner
Mabey in the federal building to answer
such questions as are put to them re-
garding the matters pertaining to the suit
brought by the New York holder Of North
ern Pacific preferred stock.
Although it may be possible for the wit
neSses to be present tomorrow the gen.
eral attorney for the road, Charles w.
Bunon, has been busy with the session Of
the interstate commerce commission at
Chicago and must appear in the case of
the state against the Northern Securities
company before the supreme court in
Washington on Monday. No further post
ponement is anticipated.
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CERTAINLY NOT LYNCHED
He Was the Victim Of a False
Report Sent Out From
Tacoma.

DR.. J. Sidney Goodmanson, a we1l-known
dentist Of Webster. s. D., was in Mime
apolis this morning; and to his friends he
denied, in person, the story Of his being
lynched in Washington for the alleged
murder Of his second wife.
DR.. Goodnanson has not yet entirely
recovered from his surprise at the pub
LEGATION of that pipe dream" The story
stated that he has been lynched In some
backwoods county Of Washington for the
murder of his wife, which he was said
to have committed in Nebraska.
This in itself was somewhat unusual
but still more so when it is known that
DR.. Goodmanson has never been in the
state Of Washington in his life, and that
he and his wife are now living happily at
their home in Webster.
| The report is thought to have been sent
out by some enemy of the Doctors, al
though its untruth was so obvious as to
defeat it's purpose.
In speaking Of the matter the doctor
remarked jocularly, that If he was
lynched it was without his knowledge, and
certainly the operation had been pain
less.
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FLAX INTERESTED, TOO
Flax Handlers Here VIII Fight Ele-
atOr Tax.

Flax Handlers Here VIII Fight Ele-
ator Tax.
The fax interests of Minneapolis will
combine to fight the new tax. All effort
will be made to amend that part Of the
law affecting fax, closely allied to the
general proposition covering grain.
Should there be a united movement OF
local grain men against the BILL or should
the chamber Of commerce lend its official
sanction to protest the flax men will
join in, or they will join with the Duluth
men if requested. Otherwise they will
make an independent effort to kill the
grain tax part of the bill.
1t is pointed out thatAthe passage of the
bill as 1t now reads means the killing off
of Minneapolis as a flax market. Prob
ably in no other way has this city grown
so greatly in the past three years as in
it's increased Importance as flax market.
The building of the big Midland Oil mill
marked the starting of it, as with the lin
seed oil mills already here this advanced
Minneapolis to first place as a crushing
point This drew fax here in rapidly in
creasing quantities. Coincident with this
began the building Of steel elevators
especially designed for the handling and
storage of flax, and the amount of money
expended in this way, and the benefit re-
sulting to the city have been very great.
The growth of the city in this respect
has been widely commented upon in this
country and abroad. At the moment there
are in store here 1,07S,776 bushels of flax,
a quantity never before equaled. What
Minneapolis has gained in this way, she
has largely taken from other centers.
Buffalo and Duluth have been the greatest
storage points for flax, but the later ad-
vantages presented by this city have been
drawing it here.
A Practical Example.
Trades were made on the floor of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
WHITE PINE SHIPMENTS
Those for Last Year Broke All
Record.

Those for Last Year Broke All
Record.
Shipments of white pine lumber from
the manufacturing centers of the upper
Mississippi and Wisconsin valleys, broke
all records last year; the increase over
1900 being S7S, 1924 ,1O2 feet. In many
cases the demand exceeded the supply and
dealers were unable to fill orders sent
them. Had this not been the case the
totals would nave been considerably
larger. During July alone the increase
in shipments over those for the COR
responding month Of the year previous
was 69,518,371 feet. The smallest in
crease noted for any one month was that
of December, 10,071,730 feet. The totals
for the two years are, 1900, 2,1S5, 1852, 719:
1901, 2,513,976,S21 feet.
The large amount of business has been
due, in part, to the open winter; but TIE
fact that the retail trade is preparing for
a heavy consumption in the spring, has
also largely increased the demand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
NEUROLOGICAL

MRS. ELLEN KELLY, 1O7 Highland
avenue, died yesterday morning after years
illness with cancer. Mrs. Kelly was the
widow Of the late A. j.. Kelly. the tailor.
Two daughters survive her, Miss Molly Ozark
and Miss Helen Kelly. The funeral Will take
place from the residence Monday at $3.50 a.
m. Interment at st. Mary's cemetery.
MRS. EDITH CARTER POQUETTE
died in this city on Jan. %. She was niece
of Mrs. A. J. Jones and Mrs. A. S. Mattheis-
sen Of Minneapolis. end is survived by her
husband and FIVE children. The remains will
be sent to Stanley, Wis, for burial. Stan
ley and Augusta papers please copy.
MRS. BERTHINA OLSEN-The funeral
Of Mrs. Olsen, wife of Henry Olsen, who
died at her home, 2013 Twenty ave-
nue. S, Jan. 22 will take place from the
Norwegian M. p. church, Ninth street and
Thirteenth avenue S, Sunday at 2:15 .. NJ.
1nterment at Layman's cemetery.
H. NJ. BLAISDELL of Paramount,
Mimi. died at St. Lukes hospital, St. Paul.
yesterday Of heart disease. Mr.. .Blaisdell was
one of the early settlers of Paramount, hay
Ing resided there more than thirty years.
BETsEY Peterson, wife of Lorentz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
F. HOBsON STAYS IN
Naval Board will Not Allow Him to
Retire.

Washington, Jan. 25.-A naval retiring
board has declined to recommend the re-
tirement of Captain Richard P. Hobson.
He applied for retirement alleging that
his eyes were Injured by the heat and
glare while he was working on the Span
ish vessels sunk ut Santiago and after
wards while he was on duty at Hongkong
where two vessels of the Spanish fleet
sunk by Dewey were repaired. The board
of physicians which examined him found
that his sight was not permanently i'm
paired, and he has been ordered to re-
turn to duty in connection with the
Charleston exposition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
WASHINGTON PROCLAMATION
Gov. Mcbride PrOnounces the Mer-
ger Dangerous.

Olympia, Wash, JAN Ex-Governor Nc
Bride to-day issued proclamation oppos-
ing the railway merger under the name
of the Northern Securities company. The
governor declares the community of in
terests in the operation of railroads is
dangerous because of the insecurity of
the individuals making it up. Such COM
munity of interest, he says stiles compe-
tition, which is the only protection in this
state against railroads. The governor de-
clares that the people should prepare to
enforce their rights. The state, he says,
should appoint railroad commission for
the protection Of both Of civic rights and
railroad property.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
4 LONG DISTANCE TIP
PULSE OF WALL ST. BY PHONE
Local Grain Man Tells His Firm Of
New YOrk's Feeling as

A member Of a local grain commission
house now in New York, talked with his
office by long-distance telephone to-day,
and gave his opinion Of the general feel
ing as to the merger as learned after a
tour of Wall street. "All the men who fol-
low Stocks" he said, ARE waiting for
the action of the supreme court on Mon
day in the Northern Securities case. If
the court knocks out the application Of
the state 1t is common talk here that
there will be boom in stocks like that
of the spring Of 1901. This northwestern
fight is the most important thing here
now. 1 asked a number of men whether
they thought first blood for the state
would break stocks and they seemed to
think not. It seems to be the opinion that
adverse action has been discounted We
of the northwest are the main influence
here just at present, which is rather un-
uSna1 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Steamboat as Defendant.

It is not often that steamboat is made
the defendant in law suit, but men con-
yersant with the law say that this is due to
the fact that admiralty law is not much re-
sorted to in this county, Janney, Semple,
Hill & Co. have found use for 1t, however,
IN trying to collect bill Of s90.08, alleged to
be due for materials furnished during the
construction Of the Steamer George on Lake
Minnetonka, Of which G. NJ. LaPaul is the
master. The Steamer George ts the only
defendant named IN the CASA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
NORTON RESIGNS
G. A. r. Commander Dept of Kansa.
Wont Re COurt-MartiaIed

Martin Norton, the suspended command
er Of the department Of Kansas, G. A. R.,
will not be court martialed. A telegraph
&c resignation of his office was received
this morning at general headquarters
This obyiates the necessity Of the ap-
pointment Of a detail, for his trial. By
virtue Of his office Senior Vice Commander
]. B. Remington of Norton, becomes de-
partment commander -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Sugar Contracts Let.

Sugar is going up, and the board of con-
tracts for state institutions for the quarter
beginning Feb. 1. The contracts aggregate
$4,459.47, divided as follows: Anok: Hast
Wing, st. Cloud, Faribault, schools for deaf
and blind, TO Griggs, Cooper & Co., st. Paul;
Rochester, to Frederick & Kempe. Red Wing
Saltwater prison and school for feeble minded
- ~ FArabault ]. y. lien g Co.. St Paul
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
LEAVES FOR BATTLE FIELD
Attorney General Douglas Leaves FOL
WASHINGTON This Evening.

Washington This Evening.
Attorney General Douglas, with M. D. Mum,
left last night for Washington, where ne
will appear before the supreme court on Mon
day to argue for the admission OF the states
complaint in the Northern Securities case.
Messrs. Douglas and Mum will be opposed by
General Counsel Bum Of the Northern Pa
c1flc. who is already on the ground, and who
will be supported by w. P. Clough and other
counsel
The states completed brief will be filed
Monday. also an amended complaint brought
up to date by stating the fact that the
Northern Pacific preferred stock has been
retired by action Of the directors. REFER
ence to the antitrust laws Of Minnesota Is
on,it+ed from tho amended document.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
NEW DISCIPLES" CHURCH
The Portland Avenue Church to Ex-
tend Its Work.

tend It's WOFk.
Members of the Portland Avenue Church of
Christ in the south part of the city who are
unable to attend the mother church on
Portland avenue and Grant street, will form
the nucleus of a new church, offshoot Of
the main organization. A committee of five
has been appointed by the Portland Avenue
Church of Christ to select lot, erect suit
able house of worship, and organize Sun
day school and church at once
The church will be started with all de-
partments organized. A pastor will be called
and everything will be in readiness when the
committee is ready to report their work COM
pleted
The site will be near Grand avenue S
and Thirty-second street. The committee has
options on good lots, but has not made final
decision
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CHURCH MEMBERS INDIGNANT
object to Use of Church by Mr.
Giertsen's Friends.

It Is learned that several members of
ST Peters Danish Lutheran church are
quite indignant with the pastor. the Rev.
Mr.. Petersen, for permitting the Gjertsen
faction in the Trinity Norwegian Luth-
eran church to make use of their church
ediflce in organizing new congregatlo
There ia no i'll will toward the members
Of the congregation, but the objection is
to seeming to take sides in the unfortu-
nate affair. It is stated that the Rev.
Mr.. Petersen will be called upon for an
explanation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
BISMARCK WANTS THE 500
Deputation of Citizens Will Wait Up
on 500 Officials Tomorrow.

on 500 Officials Tomorrow.
Leading citizens of Bismarck will visit
Minneapolis tomorrow for the purpose OF
comforting with 500 officials relative to
the proposed extension OF the 500 TO their
city. The 500 mas been pointed Tor the
nroeressive North Dakota town for some
fine and intends to place it on the map,
hut the actual work of construction has
mot vet begun. it is in the hope of in
ducing the 500 people to build into Bis
marck next season that the deputation of
citizens have been sent to Minneapolis
An agreement has been reached for OBJ
tanning terminals if proper assistance is
rendered by Bismarcklans.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
BIG MOOSE SEIZURE
Nineteen Quarters OF Meat Found i
her. Canrn.

Lumber Camp.
Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 25.-The 1tasca
county game warden has seized at one Of
Powers & Simpsons logging camps in that
county nineteen quarters Of moose meat
stored there. Members Of the firm assert
the seizure was the result Of a conspiracy
between the man who killed and attempted
to sell them the meat and somebody else,
and that the meat was not known by them
to be in their storehouse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
MORE GRADE GRADUATES
Tonight the Mid-Year Class VIII Re
Graduated From the High
Schools.

The South Side eighth grade commence
ment was held yesterday in the as
sembly hall Of the South high school. The
Ill graduating pupils occupied the seats
just In front of the platform, each wear
ing the colors Of his school,-blue and
gold for the South high class; cardinal
and gold for the Adams and cardinal and
black for the Seward. The stage was at
tractively decorated with a profusion of
flags and tricOlored bunting.
The attendance of friends was large.
The exercises were presided over by D.
H. Painter, principal of the Adams school,
who also conducted the choruses. The
choral music was an important and en-
5oyable part of the program and was sung
with precision Of attack and true sense
OF rhythm and melody very creditable to
the instruction. The Seward pupils sang
the opening chorus, "The Storm and the
Adams pupils two numbers, "Ariel's Song
and Evening Hymn The words of the
latter were written by Elizabeth Hall of
the school and the music was exquisite.
All Of the schools united in a. closing
chorus sung ilnpressively in unison,
Land of Greatness. The general exercise
of the South high pupils was a graceful
and well-executed calisthentc exercise
Superintendent Jordan, in presenting the
diplomas, called attention to the fact that
it was just ten years since the first school
graduation of any kind was held on the
South Side, and expressed his qualification
at the tremendous growth in the schools
OF this section
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Peterson, 521 Twenty-second avenue S, died
Thursday. The funeral took place from the
residence to-day at 2:3o p. NJ. Interment at
Layman's.
DOROTHY KING, daughter Of DR.. J.
B. E. King, of Salt Lake City Utah, died
yesterday at her home. DR.. and Mrs. King
are both graduates Of the University of Min
nesota.
CATHERINE l.. ST1CKNEY. wife of
Guy NJ. Stickney, died yesterday at the home
Of her mother Mrs. L. E. Kennedy, 101 Uni
versity avenue Sc. Funeral notice later
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
WILL HONOR LINCOLN
Banquet to Perpetuate His Memory
Mt Hotel Nicollet, Feb. IL.

e. s. Corser announced yesterday that the
Abraham Lincoln League would perpetuate
the memory OF the great emancipation by a
banquet at the Ntcollet House on the evening
OF Feb. 12 Lincoln's birthday. The banquet,
Mr.. Corser says, will have no other signil-
canoe. as all admirers Of the war president
will BIO welcome, including ladies.
4 Brief speeches will be made by 8. NJ Owen.
Colonel George g. Ripley. Rev. II. N. Sim
mons and othsga
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NOT ASKED TO SELL
N. A. Telegraph Hasn't Heard From
Uncle Sam.
MESSENGER BOYS ARE WORRIED
Many Are Studying to Prepare fO1
Prospective Civil Service
Exams.

If the government seriously contem-
plates buying the telegraph lines of the
country, officers Of the North American
telegraph company, whose headquarters
are IN Minneapolis, have not yet been
approached. While the company is not
the largest in the country it has eastern
aHll1atlons with one of the two big COM
panles which are generally advertised as
being IN the plan to allow the govern
ment to acquire the telegraph as another
oHclal department It is probable hat If
any active negotiations were under way
Inc Minneapolis men would be cognizant
Of the fact
They declare, however, that all they
know bearing on the subject is absorbed
from telegraphed articles published in the
daily press. AS to whether the company
Wooid sell II the deal came to that point
they are also unable to state, as a deci-
sion would lie with the stockholders and
the officers could act only under their in
structions
messengers and Civil Service.
On the other hand the messenger boys
OF the telegraph companies, who are al
ways the 'Wlsest,' believe that the trans
Ter Will be made and show their absolute
1alth IN the theory by examining" for
civil service examinations which will be
necessary to obtain employment with the
telegraph department under government
control
Messenger boys are as rule more SEN
sltl'e TO coming events than Observer
Out ram thermometer. 1t is fact thai
the gang is taking this matter seriously
| and is devoting spare time to "books'
rather than to the wild tales which have
hitherto been voraciously devoured. I,
Is not evident that the change of heart
comes from any moral pressure which has
been brought to bear, but because the
| boys have an eye to the main chance.
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A Talk on Parls-Dr. w. w. Fol-
well, president of the Minneapolis park board,
will address the members of the Commercial
Club, in the clubrooms, Monday noon, on
"The Minneapolis Park System