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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
some ROAD BUYING
Extensive South Side Purchases
Made in Stewards Addition.
PROBABLY FOR B., c. &N. STORAGE
A Strip 200 Feet wide. Extending
Through Several Blocks
Is Involved.

Some interest-probabl the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern-is pur-
chasing property in South, Minneapolis
lying in the Stewart addition. Interested
persons who have been asked as to the
real estate activity in this part of the
city disclaim knowledge.
1t is evident for several reasons that q
railroad company is making the purchase.
Levi M. Stewart sells property only when
railroad company wants 1t. He shreWd-
ly avoids condemnation proceedings, but
otherwise never gives up his holdings.
Ninety -nine-year leases which he has
made In this district are being purchased
back and the leaseholders are removing
the buildings or selling out entirely. The
property would be Of use to only two
roads, namely the Milwaukee and the B.,
G. r. & N. The Milwaukee is not buying
the land. This leaves it to the B., G. r.
& N. which is in need of just such cheap
property for storage tracks, repair tracks,
cleaning yards and round-house build
ings.
The Stewart addition lies between
Twenty fourth and Twenty sixth streets,
the Milwaukee right of way and twenty
fourth avenue S. It comprises blocks
1 to 8. 1t lies in the curve made by the
'fshort line as it turns to the river. 1t
is probable that strip about 200 feet
wide parallel with the Milwaukee right of
way Is all that is wanted. The land is
mostly vacant. l-..sss. +.
One man employed in the milwaukee,
shops just sold his ninety-nine year lease
at Twenty-sixth street and Twenty-fourth
avenue and moved the house Off Tom
Mclaughlin, who had an eating house at
the South Minneapolis station, sold his
lease hold and stock for 5000 and deserted
the place two weeks ago. The only re-
naming building of Importance is three
son, 1925 Clinton avenue He has noti-
fed his tenants that he will not move the
house as 1t is FIVE feet from the proposed
tracks. 49, 81 q. ..s5--,, . -s.-
Options are being sought, it is said, in
the tract between Cedar avenue, the Mil
waukee tracks, Franklin and Twenty
eighth streets, and agents are rapidly
placing lots south of the Milwaukee shops
along the Fort Smelling line between Min
nehaha avenue, the Milwaukee tracks,
Lake and Twenty eighth streets under
thirty day contracts. ~
It is understood that the Cedar Rapids
company is having some trouble In secur-
ing possession Of all the land necessary
for Its proposed new terminals In South
Minneapolis. The company wants the
four blocks between Fourth and FIFTH
streets from Eighth to Twelfth avenues
and that portion of the block between
Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues which
lies east of the milwaukee tracks. 1t is
believed that the company will soon re-
sort to condemnation proceedings to ex:
pedite matters. No papers have beer
yet filed in court. - r. E@s~> -. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
!. BIRDS WITHOUT BRAINS
of ''Mentap Action
and the Inevitable Conclusions.

Harper's Weekly.
It is very common idea That II the
brain Of an animal is completely destroyed
it will die, or If it lives it remains in
"comatosc" condition. An ingenious Ger:
man has cut out some pigeons brains with
care, given the wound time to heal and
shown the birds can run about, fly, measure
distance, eat, go to sleep in the dark,
wake up with the light, and, in fine, do
most of the things healthy, normal pig
con can do. Only memory and the mating
impulse are quite gone. It is possible to
discriminate very neatly between the re-
fex acts and those involving some use OF
the memory. Thus brainless falcon was
put III a cage with some mice. Every time
a mouse moved the falcon jumped for it
and caught it. There the act ended. The
normal falcon eats its mouse. When it's
brain Is gone It pays no more attention
TO its captured prey as soon as the mouse
ceases to move. These and great vari-
ETY. Of other experiments on rabbits, dogs,
fishes and still lower orders have shed
deal Of light on the obscure phenomena
of mental" action. With this have come
very materialistic views. For Ii the larger
part Of bodily actions can be shown to be
nothing more than simple mechanical re-
sponses to appropriate stimuli, the sus-
picion grows that the more Intricate
working of the brain is really only the re-
suit of highly complex arrangement Of
the same automatic character. This is,
indeed, the drift of present-day scientific
opinion; and this explains why the re-,
actionaries Of whom Professor Lombard
appears from the newspaper accounts to
be one, are driven to And reason in
the kick Of dead frog leg. For the live
frog demonstrates his disgust Of science
In precisely the same fashion. and this
whether he have a brain to think about
it or has mad his thinking apparatus cut
out. Those who are Interested in such
matters will find the latest results
summed up in DR.. jacques Loeb's capital
book on comparative physiology Of the
h,,o; IN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
GOOD ROADS WORKERS
An Association Formed to Operate
In Hennepin County.

An Association Formed to Operate
81. In Hennepin County.
Good roads enthusiasts met Saturday
morning at the courthouse and formally Or
ganized the Hennepin County Good Roads
association which will conduct an active
propaganda. Nearly all those present
were farmers and to judge from the inter-
est displayed the subject has become a
live one with the element which will be
the most benefited by modern highways.
The permanent officers elected were w.
S. Chowen, Chowens Corners, president;
Paris Reidhead. Crystal Lake, vice presi-
dent Mr.. Shaver, secretary. It is the
purpose to have strong executive and
legislative committees to aid in pushing
the campaign of education and to take
the initiative in securing such legislation
as may be necessary. go
President George w. Cooley, $of the state
association will call a meeting of the
executive committees of the state asso-
citation, the Hennepin and Olmsted
county associations, which are the only
ones oragnized thus far, for the purpose of
deciding on a definite policy for pushing
the work. Efforts will be made to or
ganize associations in every county in the
state, to interest county officials and
farmers generally and to start move
ment strong enough to bear fruits in a
very short time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
SMOKE ABATEMENT
Economy of Fuel Has Proved the
Strongest Argument.
American Machinist,

STRONGEST arg u"ent
American Machinist. ..
Perhaps the most potent argument for
bringing about improved conditions is
that of fuel saving. The saving which
results from perfect combustion "a
matter of theory but of everyday expert
ment. Careful tests made by experts in
the employ Of large manufacturing firms
in Cleveland have shown a saving Of from
Is to 25 per cent by the use of smokeless
furnaces, as compared with the ordinary
firing on fiat CRATES. These tests have
been further verified by comparison Of
the coal bills for long periods Of time.
In one instance which has recently come
to my notice the installation of auto
matte draft regulators inducing perfect
combustion by the abundant supply OF
oxygen Immediately after firing has more
than paid for the whole expense Of the in
stal1ation in one year, as shown by actual
coal bills for the years preceding and fol-
lowing the date Of installation. This saw
ing can be traced to two principal causes:
First, the uniform supply of coal COM
bined with uniform supply Of air, giving
practically perfect combustion at all
times and preventing the escape Of car
bonic oxide to the chimney; second, to
the fact that the absence Of SCOT on the
heating surfaces Of the boiler gives
higher rate of evaporation and CORE
spondingly better efficiency.
Many of the manufacturers and business
men thus approached were undoubtedly
influenced also by the desire to better
the atmospheric conditions and to make
their city more desirable place Of resi-
dence. But when atmospheric cleanliness
and economy of fuel arrayed themselves
on the same side Of the question the
problem was much simplifed Besides
urging the desirability Of change in
furnaces, we have also insisted upon
more careful firing and have found it easy
to demonstrate that running lighter fire
with frequent firing Of coal in small guam
titles would result in more steam and q
better condition Of affairs generally. Care
full attention to this matter Of firing and
to the conditions of such apparatus as was
in use has reduced the smoke in several
localities to about one-fourth of its
former volume without change in the fur
mace or CRATES. The Office Of this depart
ment is a bureau Of information on the
subject of stokers and improved furnaces,
where catalogues can be obtained anu
where blueprints showing various applt-
ances of stokers to boilers are on file.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
FOR THE SICK AND NEEDY
Results of the Ball Given by the
DOvre Society. ~-'''

The Doyre society, Norwegian ladies'
charitable society, which has member
ship Of thirty three, held it's annual ball
Tuesday, March II, in DANA hall The
success Of the entertainment far exceed
ed the expectations of the members and
a handsome sum was Melted which Will
be devoted to assisting needy and deserV-
ing families, who receive aid from no
other source. The receipts were about
$500 and the expenses amounted to but
$34. The work Of the society is entirely
among the sick and needy irrespective Of
church Affiliations Mrs. l.. P. Foster is
president and Is deserving Of especial
praise on account of her untiring efforts
in behalf of the society. The other OFF,
GERS are Mrs. Johnson, vice president;
Mrs. Inger Bjourhus, secretary; Mrs. A.
J. Zealand, treasurer. Mrs. A. P. Han
son as chairman of the refreshment COM
mittee, contributed very largely to the
success of the entertainment. Mrs. H.
A. Pollak disposed Of the largest number
Of tickets again this year. -.. :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
BANQUET TO THE GOVERNOR
1t viii Be Given by Local Members |
Of His STAFF.

Governor S. r. Van SAINT will be the
guest of honor at a military night" ban
quet at the West Hotel Wednesday even
ing, April 16. The hosts of the occasion
will be the Minneapolis members of the
governors staff. Colonel Reade, of the
Minneapolis division and prominent in the
Rawlins Post, G. A. R., will preside. The
reception and banquet will be strictly mill
itary and only those whose rank entities
them to wear gold braid will be present
In addition to the commander in -chief and
other ranking officers Of the grand army,
the invited guests will be the officers Of
the national guard Of the state.
This is the first public reception ever
rendered Governor Van SAINT in Mime
apolis, and will afford the military men
of the city an opportunity to grasp the
hand that grasped the hand Of Prince
Henry of Prussia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
THEY WANTED A COMP
BILLBOARD co. TURNED DOWN
Attempt to File Articles as q Man.
ufacturins Concern, Escaping
: .s.<=s%e - the License. ..s.: 81

The Northern Advertising company. the
syndicate of billboard companies formed
to cover. the twin city field, undertook to
file its articles Of incorporation to-day
with the secretary of state as manufac-
turing concern This would relieve 1t
from the payment of the heavy license fee
which the state exacts of other corpora
tions." The articles set forth that the
company was formed for the purpose of
ma nufacturing signs and billboards. The
capital stock was fixed at 100000, which
would require license fee of $275.
The secretary of state declined to ac-
cept the articles without payment of a
fee. and they were not filed. An opinion
will probably be asked from the attorney
general. =" - -@..-. ....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
NEUROLOGICAL

EDWARD TERRY, of. 1906 Clinton
avenue died at O'Clock Friday morning Of
paralysis. after a sickness Of four weeks. Mr..
Terry served In the civil war IN Company b.,
Fourth Massachusetts volunteer infantry. He
came to Minneapolis thrty2two years ago,
and had worked continuously for the Great
Dudley P. Chase post during the past eight
daughters. The widow. Mary j. Terry. and
Oldest daughter, Mrs. Helen Nichols live at
the home. 1906 Central avenue; Mrs. F. G.
Andrews, 1907 Washington street NE. The
funeral services were held at the family
yesterday, under the auspices Of Dud.
Lakewood. Commander Chase requests all
members OF Dudley P, Chase post who can
to be present at the funeral.
JAMES b. LANG, 1121 Fremont ave-
nue. N. died suddenly at his home yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. IAaing had been Ill for some
time. but death came unexpectedly. Coroner
Williams viewed the remains and aseertained
that death had been due to pneumonia. Mr..
Laing was 70 years old. He came to Mime
apolis in 1854 and was engaged in railroad
the g. A. r. A widow. three sons and two
daughters survive him. Services were held
Sunday at 2:30 D. m. at the residence of his
and at the Church of the Ascension. Inter
ment at st. Mary's cemetery.
Mabel L.. SWAIN died saturday
at her home .1105 Sixth street Sc. after an
illness of four weeks with typhoid fever. Hell
father husband and two children survive her
The children Earl. nearly 8, and Helen
weeks old The funeral took place
from the home to-day at 2:S0 D. m. lnter-
1nent at Hillside cemetery. Mrs Swain was
born in Lima. Ind. in 1876: She came here
with her father. Edward F. Dougherty, il
1893. She was married in 1886 to Charles 4
Swain She leaves a wide circle of friends
in Southeast Minneapolis to mourn her loss
e. L. CONNER-The funeral Of 3. L
Conner took place yesterday afternoon from
the Portland Avenue Church of Christ, Rev
E. j. Tannar conducting the services. Many
were in attendance from the orders Of which
Mr. Conner was a member-the Masons. thu
Elks, the Order of Railway Conductors, tht
United Commercial Travellers and the Ancien
Order Of United Workmen. Two member:
of each order were chosen as pallbearers
The interment was in the Elks' Rest at Lake
wood.
LENA ANDERSON, Of 1901 Contra
avenue, who died Tuesday, was buried Sun
day at D. m. from the Mission church
Eighteen-and half avenue NE and Central
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
NO INORGANIC POISON
of stomach of Tommy Ha;

Analysts OF StOmach OF tommy HAN
non Shows None.
The mystery surrounding the death of
Tommy Harmon remains unsolved. A
week ago to-day the boy was found dying
in the yard, 1881 Minnehaha street, St.
Paul A few moments before he was
seen playing with a dog and in good
health He was the fourth ohiI& in the
Harmon family to die under somewhat
similar circumstances. No apparent
cause for his death could be found by
either physicians or coroner.
DR.. REM, city bacteriologist, to whom
was referred the analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach, to-day reported that
there were no traces Of inorganic poisons
in the stomach. This means that death
could not have resulted from the admin
istration Of arsenic, mercury salts, lead
or antimonium. 1t will take several days
to determine If there are any traces Of
organic poisons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
THE N. P. WILL RESIST
Declines to Build the Station Or
Is dered for BIufftOn

Declines to Build the Station Or
.f- dered for Button.
Special to The Journal. ..-... =. ,
Fergus Falls. Mimi, March .24-The
Northern Pacific railway has decided to
fight the order of the railway and ware
house commissioners. relative to the es-
Establishment OF station at Bluffton, this
county. The company has filed an answer
in the mandamus proceedings recently
begun in the district court, and sets forth
that Button is deserted village and
is entitled to nothing more than stop on
signal privileges. 1t states that there
are now only thirteen families residing
there, a great many residences having
burned down and never been replaced
and that the business Of the place does
not justify the stopping of regular trains
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
LECTURE BY BURDETTE
Last in Y. NJ. G. A. Course-Next Sat
urday Evening. A


The Y. NJ. G. A. popular entertainment
course will close next Saturday evening,
March 20, with a lecture by the we'll
known humorist, Robert ]. Burdette. The
original humorist of the Burlington Hawk
eye has always had a warm place in the
hearts Of the American people, and his
hold on his audience is as great as ever.
It was twenty-five years ago last Decem-
be rthat he gave his first lecture. Since
then the physician Of the merry heart"
has dispensed his good medicine in answer
to over 5000 calls. Mr.. Burdette did not
deliver any lectures last season; he was
enjoying a vacation of travel in Europe.
From an amusing letter he wrote to a
friend in America describing his trip, 1T
may be inferred that in the lecture he will
apply some of his American hunor to old
world scenes and people. Mr.. Burdette
is Minneapolis favorite, and it is not
likely that he will be greeted by house
less than the proportions of those that
have greeted him on previous visits to
MINNEAPOLIS,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24

$2,750-S-room modern house except heat;
tine repair, stone walks, full east
front lot, good barn; no better neigh
borhood; on Sd avenue, inside of S5th
street. Owner going west.
$4,000 for an elegant home Sc; 10 rooms,
modern: full lot, east front, good re-
pair, near University.
SS,oo0-9-room modern house, large re-
ception hall, arranged for two fami-
lies; rents for $1,000; Dupont av S,
inside 32d ST. For good lots and cash.
= lots cheap near the lakes; no better
car service; only 20 minutes ride to the
West hotel; all lake privileges on Cal
houn you can ask for.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
WHAT MINNESOTA MAKES
Labor Bureau Publishes Figures on
- Manufacturing.

Labor Bureau Publishes Figures on
Manufacturing.
Labor Commissioner O'Donnen issued
statement this morning, taken from the
1900 census report and the manufacturing
statistics gathered in Minnesota for that
year. A comparison is made with similar
figures for 1890, showing the growth in
manufactures for the decade. &C. r.. *
The statement shows that while the
population increased 1873 per cent in the
ten years. and the number of manufactur-
ing establishments increased 48.1 per cent,
the number of. wage earners in fact cries
only increased 1911 per cent. This is at
tributed to the vast immigration into
farm lands. The number of wage earners
In 1890 was $780,, and in 1900 1t was
77,234. The number of establishments
was II, ia.
or the total employed in 1900, there
were $3.50 men, 1858 women and 1872 chill
dren. The proportion was one woman to
seven men, and one child to ninety-seven
adults r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
sWENsoN is FOUND
He Was Thought to Have Been
FOn1Iy Dealt With.


Charles Swenson Of Fergus Falls, who
disappeared Monday evening was found
this forenoon In ST. Joseph's hospital, in
st. Paul, where he went Tuesday to have
an operation performed on his eyes, He
came from Fergus Falls last week to be
with KS mother, who is Ill at st. Barna-
bas hospital. Monday evening he visited
with his sister and an aunt at the home OF
W. K. Morrison, 1906 Harmon place. He
left about $3.50 p. M, to walk to his room,
at Fifteenth avenue and Seventh street
Sc. He was not seen or heard of from
that time until this morning, when stories
of his disappearance which appeared in
the papers were read In st. Paul. 1t was
feared that he had been robbed and made
away with by thugs. It was known that
he had 5000 with him Monday evening.
For some unexplained reason he did not
let his relatives in Minneapolis know that
he was in the hospital, probably because
he did not wantAhis mother, who is very
ILL., to worry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
EXPORT RATES E0UALIZED
Flour and Wheat Tariffs Placed OF
n Parity.

4 r. n b.
The export trade of Minneapolis mills
has already felt the stimulus of the new
freight tariff on -four which practically
places -four and wheat for export on a
parity. The local millers are more than
pleased over the manner in which the
northwestern traffic officials and the Gen.
trail Traffic association met their PROPOSE
ton. In one hour from the time the
Central association took up the discus
sion of the question the concession had
been granted to the millers.
Millers consider that this action means
the salvation of western milling indus
try. It is in the principle of giving to
export -four the same rate as wheat that
the new advantage lies. Their arguments
that the railroads could proftably do this
won the traffic men. This has been
contention of the millers for years, and
the results are highly satisfactory to,
them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
GOES TO NEW JERSEY
o. L. Cooling Promoted by North
western Mutual Life.

western Mutual Life.
o. L. Gooding, who has been connected
with the Minneapolis Office Of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance company
of Milwaukee, for the past eleven years,
will leave Minneapolis shortly to take the
position Of general agent for the company
in northern New Jersey Saturday night
the Minneapolis Life Underwriters assoc
citation rendered him farewell banquet
at the Commercial club. &. r. Ward
another well-known insurance man, was
also a guest of honor. Mr.. Ward In
tends to remove to Rockford, ILL.,, to con-
tinue in the insurance business there.
Mr.. Gooding come to Minneapolis in
1890 and secured employment with the
G. W. VanDusen company. The year fol-
lowing he entered the employ OF the
Northwestern Mutual and has remained
with that company ever since. His ap-
pointment as general agent in eastern
territory is a high compliment to his
ability. Both Mr. Gooding and Mr. Ward
have served as president of the local Life
Underwriters' association. They have
never been connected In a business way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
AFTER DUE DELIBERATION
Coroner Williams Takes Advice Be-
fore Ordering an Inquest

Residents of Excelsior, knowing the re-
luctance with which Coroner U. G. Will
liams takes up an inquest since the coun-
ty attorneys office objected to the ex-
penditure Of more for that purpose. this
morning sent in a formal petition, signed
by dozen representative men. for an In.
quest over the, remains of Nicholas Cor
dell. who died very suddenly last night
Cordell had been apparently in perfect
health until few moments before his
death, and had worked all day. Appended
to the petition was statement signed by
DR.. Allen s. Milestone, in which the ply
sician said that he believed the peculiar
circumstances of the death at a night
hour called for an inquest. Coroner
Williams referred the matter to the
county attorney, who said that it would
be all right to hold the inquest
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-24
A NICOLLET CORNER SOLD
Fifty-tvo Feet at Tenth Street Sold
for $31 200.

=. for $31 200. '.....
Gale & Co.. New York Life building, re-
port, the sale Of the southeast corner Of
Nicollet and Tenth street to Mrs. Ed
ward G, Gale at $500 per foot. The cor
ner measures So feet by 115, making the
consideration $4,000. The present i'm
provement is an old residence used for
boarding and office purposes. No I'M
portant improvements are contemplated
for the present.
. Gale & Co. report also the sale of the
double dwelling with high basement at
Clifton and Vine place, known as 1900
Vine, to w. P. Cockey, for $4,000. Mr..
Cockey takes possession at once and will
make extensive improvements. The
house formerly belonged to Mordecai
Parry. Sy a5.ss