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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-04-03
From J. G. RamsdeIl.

South Haven, Mich, March II, 1903
Gentlemen-Having been in the real
estate business for the last four years,
the question is often asked by part
les who are strangers here, if local op
ton prohibits in this county. Of course
my only answer is that il does not
prohibit entirely, but We very much
prefer il as il is than the open saloon
In conversation with quite number
of the prospective purchasers of farm
or city property find they often make
the remark that the main object in
coming here was to have a home
where they could bring up their fami-
lies without having 70 encounter the
open saloon.
1t is often said by some of these
parties, that if local option should
fail, and a return should be made to
the open saloon, they would refuse to
make a purchase My experience leads
me 10 believe that in many cases pro-
hibition, as much as it falls short Of
what il should be, is one of the chief
inducements that wins the strangers
to our city and farms, to make their
homes among us and help US TO mas
ter this octopus of evil omen.
Whatever may be the outcome OF 10
cal option as we have it, We had bet
ter endure il, muddy streets and all,
than to vote for license, high or low.
j. G. RAMSDELL.
Other similar letters from leading
real estate dealers in other parts OF
the county have been received.
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this locality mas grown ~ n these IL
years. That more money has been ex-
pended in buildings, improvements
and various public institutes than in
all it's previous history.
Labor OF an kinds has found stead
Ter employment, at better wages and
with an Increasing demand.
In our advertisements, in eur let
tiers, and in our personal invitations to
summer visitors and home seekers we
have made prominent the fact that
our boat lines have no bars, and our
county no open saloons.
We believe that a large portion OF
the thousands Of women, children and
families have come here because Of
these favorable conditions Of safe and
orderly trading and the quiet and
peaceful homes where they may enjoy
with the utmost freedom the surround
ing country with its orchards and
pleasant drives and the beach with
it's clean sand, fresh air and the health
giving sunshine.
IL must be kept in mind that this
class of resorters will seek quiet order
ly places, and if South Haven does
not furnish it they will go 10 the
smaller inland lakes which are adver-
Using and bidding for this the best
class Of summer residents.
Vote yes and so help continue our
growth and prosperity.
c. J. and L. S. MONROE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-04-03
From w. A. lemaux.

Paw Paw, Mich, March, 1903.
Dear sir-Yours Of March 4th only
reached me last evening
There is no doubt whatever in my
mind as TO the question of saloons or
no saloons in relation 10 our business.
Nearly every buyer and prospective
buyer sprung the question and |
think most of the buyers favored no
saloon. However, l find that the idea
is gaining ground of making those drug
stores that sell liquors pay license
The law that will make farmer pay
a fine for selling a glass Of cider and
at the same time allow drug store
to sell the same man gallons of whis-
Ky is certainly a poor one.
Very respectfully,
w. A. LEMAUX.
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From 3. =. Brown.

Bangor, Mich, March 8, 1893.
Dear sir-In answer TO your letter
of 4th would say that can sell more
real estate under prohibition than !
can IL we have saloons.
! sold FIVE farms during the season
OF 1902, TO people high in social life
who would not have bought of me if
we had saloons in the vicinity. ] can
also refer TO several parties who were
moderate drinkers" in the cities who
bought of US for the sole purpose Of
getting away from the evil influences
OF the saloons, and who have as they
call il "cut out the beer" altogether,
and often express themselves in pTais-
ing the day they located in the Ban.
ner Prohibition County Of Michigan"
Many wives have been very instrumen-
tai in closing q deal with me when
their husbands were ON the verge of
calling the deal of, by my once more
mentioning the fact that We had one
thing to boast Of and that fact that
we were living in a prohibition coun-
ty, and that in many instances it was
as good as the Gold Cure for man in
eIined 10 drink.
Yours truly,
B. F. BROWN.
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WHY He INVESTED
S1O,000.00

Accom- panying these letters from
real estate men there will naturally.
come letters like the following which
are OF telling Importance:
ST Louis, Mo, March 2, 1903.
Mr. Samuel H. Wilson,
South Haven, Mich.
Dear sir-I learn with much SOC
row and apprehension fC.' the good OF
our summer home town. beautiful old
South Haven, that the sa Don men are
making desperate fight to obtain
a license law, and | mus say that it
would be a terrible shame to have the
remarkable order that at all times is.
observed in South Haven, marred by
the introduction of salot rs in that
lovely city.
You know as we'll as | 60 that the
thing that has made Sol III Haven,
the haven for the better class of
people that it is, is the very fact that
there are no drunken men 10 be- seen ,
on the streets; that our soEs are not
tempted by the open sale of liquor,
and that as consequence our child
rem can be turned loose in the morn
ing and not worried about. until the
great time piece of youth" the appe.
tite, reminds them that it is time to
go home for dinner; and, that owing
to the absence of saloons, our wives.
our daughters and our sisters can walk
on the streets at any hour without
fear Of molesJation or being insulted
All of these facts should certainly be
sufficient evidence to convince every
true hearted man or woman that has
at heart the future success and pros
perity of South Haven, the happiness
Of the higher and better element of
the community and summer visitors.
and a desire to see our little village
grow into city Of good repute, con-
Ientment and responsibility, instead OF
one of boisterousness, vice and crime
! am not "teetotaler," but l tell
you plainly that the reason l invested
the $4,000 that have in South Haven,
was because felt that in the absence
of liquor, that is, the absence of the
open public saloon, my family was
safe and that my children could be
raised with security and given The
abSOlulS AlONdOl1, llDCf pltdSul6
which they require during their holt
day season. No such privileges could
be enjoyed by them were saloons locat-
ed in our town.
sincerely hope that you will do
what you can to keep South Haven as
it is today, the honor and pride of the
eastern shore OF Lake Michigan, unap-
proachable for its quietness and health
giving pleasure, the one exception, If
/ mistake not, to all of the cities on
the state Of Michigan's western shore
line, that does not countenance the
open sale of liquor, and suffer the
constant troubles produced thereby.
j hope that South Haven will not
fan from the pinnacle that it occupies
at present, down TO one of the low
whiskey-sellins, beer-loving communi.
ties thar are made the objective points
Of the weekly visit, Con Saturday and
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state. We must he a.er. on election
DAY and see that avery true local op-
tAon voter rs there to do his duty for
our benedr as we'll as the commun fty
at large.
Yours very truly,
A. N. BAIAOU.
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From 3. =. Teitsworth.

Hartford, March z 1893.
Dear sir-ln answer 10 your letter
Will say that | have found almost all
my customers are in favor of no sa,
looms and have heard many OF them
Say that II the open saloon came in vo
que again their property will be
for sale. Respectfully,
3. F. TMTSWORTH.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-04
IMPORTERS TALK
TO THE MILLERS
British Dealers Say Delay in Ship
ments Is a Handicap to Ameri-
can Trade.
Another Speaker Declares American
Flour Is Not What It Was
Ten Years Ago.

Detroit, Mich, June 1.-Two representa-
tives from the British flour market adj
dressed the convention of the Millers' Ma
tional federation at the forenoon session
to-day, pointing out several conditions
which they declared American millers
should remedy.
William Clark Reed Of Glasgow, a MEM
Der of the Glasgow flour dealers and corn
trade association. said that delay in ship
ping was the most serious handicap that
American millers have in disposing Of
their product in Glasgow. This delay in
shipping" said Mr.. Reed, lis direct
play into the hands of our greatest COM
petitor, the local miller, and it has re-
suited In the export business to Glasgow
falling off to a considerable extent
Mr.. Reed brought out round Of APP
plause by his closing statement that "the
Glasgow bakers prefer American flour to
all Others"
J. Wildwood Of Belfast Ireland, flour
importer, Endorsed what Mr.. Reed had
said about delays in shipment and adj
ded: Z.
IT think you millers Of this country are
taking too much out of the wheat now
adays. The flour you are shipping us now
is not the same flour that It was ten or
fifteen years ago. You are thereby rem
dering yourselves liable to competition
Mr.. Wildwood also urged more care In
the branding Of -four.
DR.. j. A. :Wesener of Chicago read a
paper on Wheat Mixing as Related te
| Yield and Quality of Flour and G. M
Friend, president of the Fraternity Of
Protective Millerss made brief address
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-04
SITES FOR A HATCHERY
Members Of Game and Fish Commits.
sion Have Seven to Visit
at Glenwood.
Special to The Journal.

. -
Glenwood, Mimi. June 4.-The members
of the state game and fish commission
who arrived here yesterday over the 500
will before they leave, visit seven places
that have been mentioned as eligible sites
for the location Of the new state fish
hatchery. Three of them were seen to-
day and the others, the farthest. and be-
ing two miles from town, Will be IN
spected tomorrow.
Glenwood and Lake Minnewashta are
located in the center of q, vast natural
amphitheater formed by the hills that
rise to the prairie level in all directions,
and these hills are the repository for hun
dreds OF springs Of pure water that ma
turally finds it's way into the lake. Some
of the sites that have been spoken of be-
gin at the lake and end on the top Of the
bluff, while others only go two-thirds OF
the way up. The lay of the land is ia
vorable at each place, but inasmuch as q
great deal of pure water and stream OF
some magnitude are essential in the main
tenanceg of a fish hatchery, the commits
sion will naturally look for these bef2e
considering real estate values only.
Twenty thousand dollars was appro-
priated at the last session OF the legisla-
ture for the purpose of establishing and
maintaining a hatchery here, and such
a sum would be Inadequate II the values
asked for some of the property were final
The commission hopes to get the land at .
| reasonable figure and begin the 1mprove-
ments at once.
| Ten acres lying in a favorable position
| for damming and creating ponds would
| suffice but 1t is probable that the COM
| mission will be forced to buy a tract Of
thirty or forty acres in order to secure all
| the facilities that are needed. Repre-
/ sentative Thomas Ofsthun and ex-senator
/ Reeves act as guides to the commits.
! sion in the tour Of investigation
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NORTHROP Is ELECTED
Minneapolis Educator Chosen Presi-
dent Of the Congregational Home
Missionary Society.

Providence, r. L.. June A series of
addresses Of note marked the third, and
closing day of the Congregational Home
Missionary's society's seventy seventh an
niversary. Officers were elected and it
was voted to hold the next annual meet
ing in October, 1904, at Des sMoines, Iowa.
in connection with the national council Of
Congregational churches. The change in
date is in connection with movement to
unity the meetings of the five Congrega-
tional Home Missionary societies.
The following officers were elected:
Il President, Cyrus Northrop, Minnesota
recording secretary, Rev T. G.. Mcclellan
Rhode Island; auditor, G. s. Fell, New
York; executive committee Ito serve untll
1909, Rev. S. P. Cadman. New York; C.
w. Hebbard, New York; C. e. West, New
Jersey; to fill vacancies on executive com
mittee Ito serve until 1904. Rev. F.. L
|Goodspeed, Massachuse tts;-(to. serve unit
19O5), Rev. N. H.. Waters, New York; Gtt
serve until 1906, S. sB. Garter. Massachu.
|setts. ,3as . ~ $500
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Washington, June 4.-The Missouri
river at Kansas City has fallen LIB feet
since Wednesday morning, the gage this
morning reading 1873 feet. A more rapid
decline may be expected from this time
forward, as both the Kansas and the up
per Missouri are falling.
The rise continues in the Mississippi
from Dubuque southwark, the gage at
Keokuk reading 1871 feet, a rise Of 0.6
feet since Wednesday morning, and Al
fet above the danger line. At ST. Louis
the rise has been slightly checked owing
to the spread Of overflow water on the
east side, the gage this morning reading
33.1 feet, a rise Of 90 feet since Wednes-
day morning.
The rise will continue south of Dubuque
and it is still probable that a stage of 35
feet and possibly slightly more may occur
by Saturday or Sunday at St. Louis.
Stages of three or four feet above the
danger line will also occur between st.
Louis and Cairo. From Cairo southwark
sdanger-line stages will not be reached on
this rise.
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vAIEDICTORIAN


Prayer was offered by Rev. James Point
dexter, pastor of the colored Baptist
church.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials seating the Rouse delegates from
Monroe and the Sands delegates from
Hooking was adopted.
Before the convention assembled Booth
man withdrew for Acknowledgements and
promised to present Harding's name so
there would be no contest for any nomin-
atoms Of general interest or Importance.
This good will of the peacenakers was
shown in the early proceedings especially
in the speech of Foraker in complimenting
Hanna.
After the report of the committee on
permanent organization, Senator Hanna
introduced Senator Foraker as the per-
manent chairman and the latter received
a great ovation.
Senator Foraker said:
This is TIanna's year. Yesterday was
Hanna's day.
Next year is Roosevelt year." and then
he eulogized the president amid contin-
ued cheering. He also congratulated the
republicans on being united on their lead
ers for this year and next year and most
Of all on their principles.
There Were several wild scenes of dem
onstration while Foraker was proceeding.
Senator Foraker caused much amusement
by his reference to the democrats VINO .d1o
mot know whom they wanted for presi-
dent, governor, senator or other places
and were still more divergent in theil
| opinions on issues.
Platform Is Adopted.
| Cen Charles Dick, chairman Of the corn
mittee on resolutions. presented the fol
lowing resolutions to the convention, thi.
morning; and they were adopted as tht
| Republican platform:
''The Republicans Of Ohio rejoice In th'
results Of the republican administration II
| the state and nation. 1t has promoted thu
welfare of the entire country. Pas
achievements insure the faithful perform
ance Of new duties.
1 '.ohio enters upon her second centur.
i Of statehood with a record unequalled
/ Republican control has aided inmeasura
bly In placing our state in the very for
4 front Of the union Of states comprising tn
worlds greatest nation.
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men. Russians state, in answer to Chi
nese questions, that they expect war with
Japan, whose troops would most likely
try to enter Manchuria thru the western
coast of Liaotung. Russian officers,
friendly with Chinese, have earnestly adj
vised them to return with their families
to China and not come back until after
the war, on the ground that the whole of
Liaotung and southern Manchuria will
soon be a great battlefield.
10000 Sold for Food.
L.. Clement, the agent investigating the
:Kwang ST famine, has reported that $780,
900 persons are utterly destitute. He says
he witnessed a public sale at Kwai Shun
where people were sold for food, even
sons, daughters and wives. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 children have been sold
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-04
Commencement at the University
To-day Marked by More Cere-
1nony Than Usual.
Glass Of 454 Wearing Caps and
Gowns Receive Their
Degrees.
Address by James Brooks Dill Of
New York on "The Outlook
for the Graduate

commencement exercises at the uni
yersity this morning were marked with
more ceremony than has been usual In
Minnesota. and for the first time all OF
the candidates for degrees in the academic
and law departments wore caps and gowns.
Exen President Northrop wore the robes
of a doctor of laws
Before the regular program the grad
yates met on the plateau of the library
building and, headed by the university
band. marched to the armory. The band
remained at the entrance aOd played unth
the 454 graduates entered.
The commencement program was ex-
tremely simple, consisting only OF music
by the band, prayer by Rev. II. A. stump
SON. D. D.. of New York; an ADDRESS oy
James Brooks Dill of New York, and the
comforting of degrees by President Nor
throp.
In opening his address to the graduates
Mr.. Dill said:
IL am glad that have been given the
opportunity of visiting and speaking 10
the students Of an institution presided
over by my beloved teacher, DR.. Northrop
I must tell you at the beginning, how
ever, that I did not come here to pose
as teacher or g. preacher, but as a CO.
laborer with you all. and the primary
object Of my visit IS to pay my respects
to this great university and to your presl
dent, who has made it the wonderful
aware that college students are the most
critical people in the world. but wish
to forget for the time being that am
speaking 20 students and in the presence
of university faculty. I will make no
pretense to learning, but simply wish to
talk to you as an earnest man to earnest
people, treating my subject from observa-
tions obtained during twenty-five years
work. am here to drive nails and not
to hammer plaster.
Mr.. Dill then proceeded with his adj
dress on The Outlook for the Graduate, =
a digest of which will be found below.
At the close Of the address Dr. North.
rop conferred the degrees and announced
The Prize Winners.
The ]. T.. Wyman prize for the bes
essay on political economy subject wa:
awarded to Allan r. Brown.
The art prize was won by Jane Nesbitt
The class of 1889 memorial prize in his
tory was won by Ruth West.
The Briggs prize for the best essay or
foundry work was awarded to g. Z. Lund
quist.
The Chalmers prize for the best essay
on dynarnos was won by ]. G. Vincent
The new prizes and scholarships are al
follows:
Special Prize for Debate-Thornas II. ShevH
contributed $3.50, $50 each, to the members Of th
team which the asbass he WI
.. F: Drake, Jr., Ray nond P. Chase, Hugh6J. Ma
Clearn.
The Alumni Association fellowship, amountin
to 5000, has been aw arded to Ernest e. Hernins
way. NJ. A., with privilege of choosing his ow
subject.
s16o, has been awarded to Gertrude Ellen Ba
lard
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the state department it was with an air
that showed very plainly how unwillingly
it had been given. Canadian troops had
distinguished themselves in South Africa
and for other reasons Great Britain was
under obligations to Canada, and so it
happened that Canada's request for the
reassembling of the joint high commits
sion could not very we'll be ignored altho
not in harmony with Secretary Chamber
lain's ideas of a closely united British en-
pire with preferential tariffs.
The Correspondence.
Consent having been secured, the ques-
ton of reassembling was taken up by
Senator Fairbanks with Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier, they representing the two govern
ments. The first letter was written by
Fairbanks on Feb. 10 and It is stated that
he has persistently tried to have Laurier
fix a, date, and that Laurier has persis-
tently eyaded the issue and written to
| Fairbanks about trivial and irrelevant
points in the controversy between the
| countries.
Finally, reports have it, it became so
apparent to Fairbanks that the Cana
dian premier was trying to evade
the issue and prevent the re-
assembling of the commission without
seeming to do so, that he laid the whole
correspondence before the state depart
ment, with his view regarding it. The
department, after looking over the letters
| from Laurier, agreed with Fairbanks, and
4 hence: the general opinion here that the
4 Canadian government is not sincere in its
lsurfaced approval of the reassembling OF
1.-The joint high commission, and wants to
Ico-o operate with Secretary Chamberlain in
his efforts to bring the mother country
and her colonies closer together CONNER
cially, shutting out the rest Of the world.
At the same time public sentiment in
i Canada is not yet quite ready for the
/ full announcement of such a policy, and
4 so Laurier is supposed to be pretending
4 that he is in favor of American reciprocity
land wants the joint high commission reas-
lsembled to draft a treaty. But while do
4 ing this, he is trying the patience of SEN
Iator Fairbanks and state department Off
!. Gals, who are in earnest In the matter,
Z and apparently wants to prevent action
lby having the Americans throw up the
Isponge in disgust. This would enable him
Ito say at home that it was the Americans
who stood in the way of reciprocity, the
IGanadian government having done. all y
could to bring it about.
To Make Laurier Show Down.
The disposition in washington is t.
q force Sir Wilfred Laurier's hand, and Il
y negotiations for the reassembling OF ths
joint high commission should fail have ths
5 world know that It is Canada and not the
United States that is responsible for tn.
4 failure. Should Laurter be brought to thu
j point where he must name date, and thu
: commission should reassemble, 1T is pre-
: dicted here that he will try to proven
81 80 . CONTINUED on Second Page.
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SAY
WAR IS LIKELY
Officers in Manchuria Admit They
Are Preparing for Conflict
With Japan.
The Mikado, Adopting Russia's Plan,
Sends Troops to Korea, Dis
guised as Laborers.
10, 900 Children Sold for Food in the
Famine District Of
Kwang 81.

Victoria, B. c., June 4.-The steamer
Rio Jun Maru, which has arrived from the
orient, brings additional news regarding
the crisis in Manchuria. The north China
Daily News tells of the adoption of RUS
sian tactics by Japan which power is
gathering forces in Korea in the guise Of
settlers On the general situation in Man
churia the North China Daily News says:
Reliable news has been received by To-
cal mandarins of the great increase Of
Russian soldiers in Manchuria. Port Ar
thur is one succession Of large camps,
bristling with field artillery and armed
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AT KANSAS CRY
waters Recede Disclosing Slime Covered

Kansas City, Mo-. June IA fall in the
Missouri Of nearly three feet from the high
point of 35 recorded 4S hours ago was
shown by the government gage at
o'clock this morning. BY nightfall1 it is
nredicted the stage in the Missouri will
be close to- 81 There was corresponding
fall In the Kaw.
AS the waters recede they are disclos-
ing a wrecked, slime covered area Of five
miles square. 1t is conceded by civil en-
eineers who have investigated the situa-
tion closely, that the whole of the ter
nlinal system of the railroads in. the bot
toms Will have to be rebuilt, together with
bridges which, its Is estimated. can only