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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-11
HAD THE BOOTY WITH HIM
Gronewald, Alleged Burglar, Ran Into thu
,u,,e Met At Sh>Jdor

Gronewald, Alleged Burglar, Ran Into the
Laws Net at Sheldon.
SHELDON, IOWA-Dick Gronewald,
keeper of billiard hall at Mattock, who
is accused of robbing Lynch's jewelry store
at that place about week ago, was picked
up here with several Of the stolen watches
on his person. He had come here to take
the excursion train to Chamberlain, S. D.,
presumably to dispose Of his booty One
of the watches needed repairing and he
took it to jeweler. Upon finding Lynchs
guarantee in it the jeweler suspected it
was of the stolen property and telephoned
Lynch who had Gronewalud arrested. He
was taken to Orange City for his prelimi-
nary hearing, ,-... 80. RI. 49,.
Company No. 20, uniformed rank, X. p.
with Colonel G. S. McLowry and the
Fourth regiment brass band, have gone
to Council Bluffs in their special car to
attend the state encampment of the uni
formed rank. Captain J. B. Frisbee Of
Company r, Fifty-sixth regiment, T. NJ
G.. is also captain Of Company No. 20 and
wears an elegant diamond pin, presented
to him at the encampment at Cedar Rapids
two years ago as prize for having the
best drilled company in attendance at that
reunion. The company is believed by
many to be in even better shape this time
to compete for the honors in the drills
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SOUTH DAKOTA
FIERCE NIGHT FIGHT
Professor snoddy Attacked by q
Wild Beast, Probably Noun :
tain Lion, Near Miller.
Defended Himself With a Bride and
Penknife and Managed to
Get Off Alive. i. s;a
Special to The Journal.
NTil1ar @ n h,1~ i

Special to The Journal.
Miller, S. D., Aug. 11.--With but a bri-
die in his right hand and a small pen-
knife in his left, Professor J. H. Snoddy.
ex-county superintendent and a state con-
ductors of institutes, had the fight of his
life on the lonely prairie twenty-five miles
Of here while hunting his lost horses.
Exhausted from long walking during the
fore part Of the night and within half
a mile of his home, he was about, to- sit
down near the trail on what he supposed
was a rock, when like a flash the sup-
posed stone leaped at him, the objective
point of attack being the professorG
throat. IN
The fight was on in an instant, Mr.,
Snoddy luckily getting the unknown ani-
mails long hooked teeth tangled in th6
bride, leaving twenty three distinct tooth
marks on the iron bit and biting easily
thru the thick blinds. During this round
the animal stood on its hind feet and was
as tall as man. ~
Gradually drawing backwards the pro-
lessor had five more similar battles with
the beast before he reached the door of
his house. 1t may have been a mad dog
but Pr. Snoddy thinks it more likely a
mountain lion, strayed into that neigh
borhood from the northwest. 80
The professor says he would not go
thru such an experience again for all Of
Hand county. He is IS years old, a civil
war veteran but Of all the battles of his
life, each Of the six with that unknown
animal near the dead of night produced
hair raising sensations which all others
were incapable of doing.
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LEG ALMOST TORN OFF
Roy Swain and a Companion Were Shoot
ing the Festive FlickertaI.

JAMESTOWN N. D.-Roy G. Swain
was shot while hunting gophers with
friend. They had wounded a gopher and
were clubbing it with the butts of their
guns. While they were doing this a shot
gun was discharged and almost tore off
SWANS leg.
When the case Of the state VS.. Andrew
Ellingson was called yesterday, Attorney
Rose moved that the prisoner be dis
charged and this was done. Ellingson
was accused Of importing liquor. The
evidence against him was insufficient.
: Details as to the manner in which Frank
Mueller was killed in box car have been
received from Harvey. At the inquest
George Rooney, a companion Of Mueller
confessed that he committed the crime
Mueller, Rooney, Wilson and Taylor had
been drunk on alcohol for several days.
Mueller. the dead man and owner Of the
gun, had been lourishing it and pointing
1t at the other fellows earlier in the aft
ernoon He went to sleep and Wilson
took the gun and gave 1t to Rooney
When Mueller awoke he missed his gun
and demanded it's return. Rooney and
Mueller quarreled and in the scuffle that
ensued Rooney shot twice, the first TAX
ing effect and the second lodging in the
side of the box car. Rooney was ar
rested, charged with murder. and Wilson
and Taylor are in the Wells county jail
as witnesses.
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companies. Each subordinate company
is to operate its own system and such sys-
tenn is to be known as a district of the
whole merged company. The present own
or or manager Of each Of the six COM
panies is to be a district manager under
the merger and Is also to be director
in the merged company. The paramount
company will then issue bonds for a mill
ion dollars on the combined properties.
From this million dollars the district COM
panies are to be allowed to draw, in the
nature Of loan whatever sums they may
desire for the improvement of their own
plants, up to % per cent Of the present
valuation of these plants.
AS each of the subordinate companies
are worth from 100000 to half a million
dollars this plan would leave over half
a million for the Improvement and re-
building of the Des Moines plant. Pro-
vision is also to be made for a sinking
fund from the receipts Of the merged COM
panies with which the million dollars
worth of bonds are to be retired within a
period of from ten to twenty years. At
the end of this bond period the title to the
district or subordinate companies is to re-
vert to its original owner or company,
which during the bond period has not lost
its individuality in any way.
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vorce here after thirty-one years of mar
ried life. She has resided in Tower City
in this county for many years and al
leges desertion.
A SECOND PUBLIC BUILDING
Foundation Laid for the Lutheran Dea
coness' Home at Grafton.

Foundation Laid for the Lutheran Dea-
coness' Home at Grafton.
+ GRAFTON, N. D.-Grafton is to have its
second public building this year. The
$4,000 institution for the feeble-minded
is fast nearing completion, and the foun-
dalton is being laid for the Lutheran Dea-
coness hospital. The building will be
entirely modern and of solid brick and
will cost about $4,000. Walsh county will
bear part Of the cost of construction and
will use the hospital whenever it Is nee
essary In return for the money 1t appro-
PIRATES. &~ 'rs.
W.. G. Leistikow has returned from the
twin cities, where he went as a delegate
with four others from this state to meet
representatives of various railroad lines
with the object Of inducing the companies
to remove the present rate for milling
wheat in transit. He reports that no de-
cision had been reached, but the compa-
MES have promised to take the matter
under Amusement and report promptly.
The point raised is a vital one, owing to
the varied conditions of the wheat Drop.
II the milling In transit charge is removed
1t will place the mills Of North Dakota
on selling basis in eastern markets with
mills in other states where the milling
IN transit rate IS not charged, or where it
Is not as high as In this state.
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NORTH DAKOTA
CAN SEE NO HOPE
Debt Limit Must Be Increased Be-
fore Necessities of Institutions
49,. Can Be Relieved.
Mcmillan Holds the Capitol Bonds
Are in the Same Boat as
the Others. "
Special to The Journal.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 11-State Treas
urer Mcmillan stated to T h ] o ur n a |
to-day that he saw no relief for the neces-
stiles of the state educational institutions
except by an increase of the debt limit
of the state, which would permit the IS
suance of state bonds for the different
educational institutions.
At the present time the debt limit is
only 100000. If this were increased to a
million dollars, it would be less than
per cent on the total assessed valuation
of the state The debt limit Of cities and
counties thru the state is per cent on the
assessed valuation, while the state debt
limit Is only about one-seyenth OF 1 per
cent.
If the ordinary method of amending the
constitution is adopted In this case, 1t
would take several years to make the
change A special session Of the legisla-
ture could do nothing to relieve the in
situations, for it could issue no bonds, the
state having already reached the debt
limit.
If the debt limit We're increased to a
million dollars, the state could issue its
own bonds for the amounts necessary to
make necessary additions to the institu-
lions, and they could be bought from the
permanent school fund which has approx
mately million dollars in cash awaiting
investment State Treasurer Mcmillan
Will not consider the capitol building
bonds in any different light as regards
their validity from the other institution
bonds. Altho they are placed in a diff
. ferent category by the supreme court, in
that the direct proceeds Of capitol lands
many be used for building purposes, the
state treasurer thinks it will be necessary
for the state to sell lands and then con-
vert the money directly to the purpose
for which it Is intended.
Governor White has been busy since the
decision was announced with the work of
the state board of equalization and has
not had the opportunity to give the mat
ter his attention. Some action will be
taken by the administration to relieve the
pressing necessities at the different tnsti-
buttons, but what that will be will prob
ably depend upon the decision reached by
a conference Of the officials In question.
The first case that was brought to test
the bond question was in the shape Of a
suit against the state treasurer for $50, 000
for bonds purchased by him two years ago
of the same class as those now held
illegal. Nothing further has been heard
from that case, as the mandamus suit
was the one decided by the court, and it
IS likely it will be dropped the state
treasurer acted in good faith and the
money went to the institutions.
Not many changes are being made by
the state board Of equalization in the as
sessment of personal property. The fol-
lowing changes were made in the returns
Of goods and merchandise, all being in
Creases: Eddy. 10 per cent; Pierce, TO-;
Ransom 10; Stark, Is; Stutsman, TO-;
Tralft Is; Walsh, Is.
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DRUGGISTS AT CANTON
State Association Opens Its Annual Con.
xentIon-A Baseball To1rn,,aan+

State Association Opens Its Annual Con.
ventIon-A Baseball Tournament.
CANTON, S. D.-The State Pharmaceu-
tical association met in this city to-day in
annual convention. A great many travel
ing statesmen for eastern drug houses ar
rived Saturday and Sunday and another
big delegation came in this morning. There
will be about 200 members of the associa-
ton in attendance. A great amount Of
time will be devoted to sports and en-
tertainments of different kinds. Among
these will be a grand baseball tournament
in which nearly all the best teams in the
state and some from outside will partici-
pate. Several hundred dollars in prizes
and purses have been hung up. + =
Rev. J. H.: Sharp, who came here from
the east few months ago and has occu-
pied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
about four months, surprised his congre-
cation and the public Sunday by making
the announcement that he had determined
to resign to take up the passionate Of the
Presbyterian church at Denison, Iowa, In
his farewell, remarks he said that in a
city so well represented with churches and
religious advantages, there could be very
little need for a Presbyterian church. He
therefore advised the few members of that
denomination to seek a church home I'M
one of the other churches. 49,.
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OVERREAcHED THEMSELVES
Plumbers Of Superior Strlke-One Master
Only Has Union Men,

Plumbers of Superior StrIke-One Master
Only Has Union Men.
SUPERIOR, VISA strike is on among
the plumbers, owing to peculiar condi-
ton of affairs. Only one master, r. R.
Hudson, is able to get union men. Some
time ago the master plumbers made an
attempt to get Hudson out of the bust
ness, he not being member of the organ
ization and not being in position to fur
nish the $500 necessary for membership.
The plumbers had a union formed, in
the belief they would be able to get rules
adopted by the union that Hudson would
not agree to. Hudson took the fight be-
fore the Building Trades Council, with the
result that he was allowed to hire union
men. None Of the plumbers had signed
scented Hudson was the only one who
signed, he being the man that the organ
ization wanted to defeat. 80. - -
South Dakota people have justsmade an
investigation of land In northern Wiscon-
sin for stock raising and grazing purposes
and 1t Is expected much land in this
county will be bought by South Dakotans
as a result.
Treasurer F. A. Woodward Of the Co.
roma Copper company has returned to
Boston. The intention of the company is
to sink a shaft to depth Of 1900 feet at
the copper mine in this county, and In
this way determine just exactly what is
in sight. - -
The first whaleback ever built is being
built over. It was the first boat con-
structed at the Superior yards, and she
is now lying in the yards at Philadelphia,
where she is being converted into tank
steamer for the coal, tar and oil trade on
the Atlantic.
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TWO WEEKS TRIP ON RIVER.
Wlnona Party VIII Camp Out NIGHTS and
Enjoy Their Ereedono

WiNONA, MINN.-Al, Ed and Vincent
Rheiberger, Frank Allen and r. E. Whit
ney departed this morning in the Rhein-
berger launch, Au Revoir, for a two
weeks trip up the river. !. They will first
visit Minneapolis and st. Paul, and will
then ascend the St. Croix river to Still:
water and Taylors Falls. They will camp
along the river bank at nights and will
enjoy outdoor life to the utmost.
DR.. e. E. Hill departed last evening
with his family for Cheyenne, wyo..
where he will follow his profession and
VIII also give, his, personal attention. to, a
mining proposition. ..'st - :. d. -.
The Company rifle team yesterday on
its ranges here made an average score of
ll9k, which is ten points better than the
average made at Camp Lakeview when it
won the first place In the regiment. Will
nam Pohlman, who Is a member of the
Second regiment rifle team, made 1856 out
OF a possible $50. -.
A big excursion will be run to this city
over the Great Western on Sunday Aug
%, and from here a trip will be made by
boat to Lake City and return.
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MADE HIN GO SLOW
Angry Farmer With a Rifle Sets the
Pace for milwaukee Au-
tomobile Driver.
Pierce and His Friends Expected to
Be Robbed-Why Country
Folks Complain.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 1.-THE holding
up of the automobile of Andrew J. Pierce
of Lakeside by an irate man with a rifle
last night is an indication Of the senti-
ment which prevails among farmers and
countrymen all over the southern part of
the state. Mr.. Pierce, with his wife and
two others, was returning in his automo-
bile from a lake near Burlington. The
machine was cruising the country roads
at high rate Of speed. Suddenly tall
man appeared in the road in front Of
them with a rifle, which was aimed di-
rectly at the occupants Of the automo-
bile. In loud voice he commanded
them to halt .--, 4
Their first impression was that it was
an attempt at highway robbery. Seeing
they were, completely at the mercy Of the
man with the wicked looking gun, Mr..
Pierce put on the brakes and stopped his
machine so suddenly that the occupants
were nearly thrown into the road. It
came to a halt directly in front Of the
strange man. III --,. ..
Without lowering his rifle and without
another word he said: "Now, go ahead,
and go slow. If you do not will shoot
holes in the tires of your machine"
Mr.. Pierce attempted to explain, but
was gruffly told to ''go on and go slow or
take the consequences" His wife and
friends were some time in recovering
from their panic, but were not further
molested. s..-.-
All thru the lake country farmers are
complaining that they and their wives
and children can no longer venture on the
country roads in safety because of the
devil wagons" They say that particu-
larly on Saturdays and Sundays it has
become so dangerous for them to drive
that they are forced to keep off the roads
altogether. Their horses do not become
accustomed to the strange vehicles and
even if they do the automobiles are
driven at such a high rate Of speed that
accidents are unavoidable.
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marizes the campaign instituted by him
self and the Iowa Corn Growers associa-
ton. ....
1t Is not increased acreage that Pro-
fessor Holden wants; it is the full realiza-
ton of possibilities from the present acre
age. 1t is not by any artificial culture
he would bring about these apparently
gigantic results. He promises and demon
strates that they will be realized if the,
farmer does the simple thing of putting
hundred live kernels of corn in every
thirty hills. .
In a word his plan requires only the
sorting by hand Of seed corn into lots
of uniform size and the filing of plates in
corn planters In such. a way as, rto drop
the required number of kernels in each
hill. The missionary work is being ex-
tended to other states and it is purposed
to have every farmer in the corn belt
eventually find how to plant his corn to
get the best yield. 49,
w. c. Whiting Of Whiting, Iowa, in
charge Of the agricultural division, of the
Iowa commission for the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, has personally presented
to Ames college and the, Corn Growers
association a trophy valued at $3.50, which
will be awarded annually for seventy-five
years for the best results in growing
according to Professor Holden's theory.
The trophy is unique, representing an ear
of corn eighteen inches long, the husks
Of silver and the ear of gold, standing on
an ebony base. Upon the base are four
scrolls of silver, decorated with tiny
golden ears Of corn, upon which will be
Inscriptions Of. the object for which the
cup was given and the names of the
winners.
+ The acreage planted to corn in the seven
states growing over a hundred million
bushels of corn In 1902 was: Illinois,
1923, $50; Iowa, 1902, 6SS; Nebraska, 1871
962; Kansas, 7,451, $685. Missouri SITE, 194;
Indiana, 4,52O,637; Ohio 5000, 224. The
combined acreage was about $4,000, 900; a
gain Of ten bushels an acre, or 80 per
cent stand, which Professor Holden thinks
Is easily attainable, would mean an In
crease in the annual yield of these states
of O,0OO,0 900 bushels. .-. r..
On the big Funk farm at Bloomington,
H., Professor Holden's theory was car
ried out last year. Several thousand acres
were planted with seed sorted by hand,
thru planters adjusted to drop the proper
number of kernels. Previously, the best
yield was IS bushels an acre. Last year
the average was y bushels. Of the gain,
Professor Holden estimates 80 per cent
was due to the stand and 20 per cent to
the excellent terminating power of the
seed. In the experimental fields under
Professor Holden's control the yield has
never been less than 60 bushels since 1896.
The imperfect stands of corn Professor
Holden says are due to the irregular
shapes Of the kernels and the lack Of ad-
justment of the drop plates in the planter
Kernels taken at random from full ears
of corn and sown thru ordinary plates
will fall very unevenly The plates should
be filed so as to drop each size Of kernel
almost uniformly and the kernels sorted
according to size. ...
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COVERED WITH BLOOD.
Larson was on the Pilot when En-
CINE Struck Bunch Of Cattle.
=" Cattle. .'.

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA. - William
Larson, colored man of this city, had
unique experience while stealing ride
on a North Western train. Larson board
ed the pilot of the fast mail east bound
intending to ride to Cedar Rapids. When
near Belle Plaine,s. the train ran into a
bunch Of steers, killing four Of them.
Larson, when he was pulled from the
pilot in the Belle PLANE yards was almost
dead with fright. His head and body were
covered entirely with blood and mangled
beef and he presented a horrible sight
His ankle was sprained and he is only
able to get about with crutches.
Marsha Elliott, aged II, a son of Tay-
lor Elliot, residing at Albion, accidentally
shot himself with a 22-calibre rifle. It was
magazine gun and the boy thought he
had emptied the gun. One cartridge re-
manned, however, and that was discharged
into his leg o. .;- lc
DIR L. N. Bunce,, one of the earliest set
tiers of MarshalltoWn, died at Los An
geles, where: he had lately been making
his home with niece. He was "a years
old and was surgeon in. in the war Of the
rebellion = :3T
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MINNESOTA
PHONE SYSTEM OF ITS OWN
Great Northern Builds One Along Its
Lines In the Iron Rance

Great Northern Builds One Along Its
Lines In the Iron Range.
HIBBING, MINN.-A complete tele-
phone system has been installed by the
Great Northern Railway company on its
line between Superior and all range towns.
Telephones have been installed at Brooks
ton, Fox, Ellis, Bull, Chisholm. Hibbing
Mahoning, Kelly Lake and Virginia. The
company's object is to relieve the tele-
graph wires as much as possible.
The Minnesota Iron company is operat-
ing eleven mines Immediately surrounding
this city and is making arrangements for
the opening of another. Most of these
mines are immense properties and their
combined output is such as to keep the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern road almost
entirely occupied.
The new Power opera-house adds not a
little to the metropolitan tone of Hibbing.
1t will seat 1900 and Is fitted with all
modern conveniences. Mr. Power expects
to be able to secure most Of the companies
which play at the Lyceum and Metropoli-
tan theaters In Duluth. The opening at
traction will be Melbourne Mcdowell, who
has been playing in Duluth for several
weeks.
Preparations for the carnival to be held
on Aug. 26, II and rs are going on rap
idly. The board of directors is composed
of j. A. Redfern. chairman; w. c. Barrett,
j. b. Connors, j. j. Cox, J. F. Twitchell
and Victor I. Powers
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FOOLED WIFE AND THE JUSTICE
Assuming Reconciliation With His Wife,
Rernbott Again Deserts Her.

FARGO N. D.-Louis Bernblott was
arrested on the complaint of his wife, who
alleged that after three years of married
life her husband had sent her and her
baby to her mother In Minneapolis and
refused to provide for her longer Bern
blctt protested to be ready to take care
of his family and reconciliation was
effected In the Justices office. The hus-
band and wife left the court room smiling
at each other with the little evidence of
their opposition to race suicide growing
In glee But Louis skipped the same
night and it is said woman Of the town
has also disappeared. Mrs. Bernblott will
return with her child to Minneapolis and
there will be no reconciliation next time
Fl. l.. LOOMS of this city has received
powder horn that his great great grand
father carried IN the revolutionary war
1t was sent to him from Connecticut and
bears the date It'll, being 1872 years old.
Mrs Herman Fredericks secured a d.