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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-25
SOUTH DAKOTA
In SERIES OF EIGHT.
Rev. Mr.. Giddings Attacks President
Of spearfsh Normal in Open
Letters.
His Son Had Been Expelled and
Fined in Court Trouble in
Hills Town. I
.Special, to The Journal

Special to The Journal. se fz5+E 4 2;
s-z Spanish, S. D.. Feb. 25.-Rev.z Charles E..
Giddings, formerly a Methodist minister at
Deadwood now a mining promoter, has is
sued a circular letter, addressed to the
state regents of v education, denouncing
Professor F,-5sI1.. Cook. president of the
state normal school at Spearfisll, and call
ing upon the regents to ask his resigna-
ton. The grounds set forth in this letter
are that President Cook is not q college
hold the position. Mr.. :. Giddingss an
nounces this rs the Ef1rstaof aISfserles OF
eight letters, and that each WilIssetf forth
a different ground. Z These grounds are
briefly outlined In the first letter. the
most serious aof which is that Professor
Cox has a violent temper and thatshe fire.
qunetly uses insulting language3tp stu
dents. 81
The appearance .of the pamphlet has
created a sensation here, Wllere Professor
Cook is serving his eighteenth year a S
president of the normal, and the Spear
fish Business Mems club at: a meeting
adopted resolutions deprecating. and con-
demni11g the ATTACK which S5is des ignated
ins the resolutions as false. 5shHwarranted
and Malicious and unworthy the con-
sideration ofsthe regentsEor srecognitio ion on
the part of tile state legislature sCories
of the .resolutions have been sent to the
state board sofsEregents and to- legislat tors.
tEReY. q Mr.. $lI1ddlngS, tSOn WAS 55eXpeHeQ
from the normal last spr ing ssfors disobey-
ing the regulations and assaultings Iresir
dent Cook Z Y Dung, Gid dingss was arrested
for assault with a dangerous Wea pom ard
held to the grand pury, by. Yl1iehShe WAS
indicted in September. u hen ;slis case
was called for trial Profe Cook, at the
instance of Rev: MIR, !: g ddings friends,
agreed to a plea of guilty of simple as
saults to save: the looN9 sposs ible severe
sentence, and the court imposed a fine Of
$50 and costs. IT. is said Mr.= Giddings
agreed at the time to cease his: attack
upon the school. which citizens feared
would work injury
| The elder Gfddings had in the meantime
preferred charges against Professor Cook
which led to a hearing before the board
of regents with the result that the presi-
| dent was eXonerated.
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MINNESOTA
Shot DOWN At HOME
Lewis BaHman Of lie Sueur County,
Murdered BY William Ratlif,
a Housebreaker.
The Murderer Fired Upon a Defense.
less Man Whom He Had Just
Robbed.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
lie Sueur Center, Mimi, Feb. 25.--What
will prove to be a murder was committed
last night at the farm home of Lewis
Balman. four miles south Of this place
William Ratliff for, whom reward of
$50 was offered for housebrealsing. APP
pcared last night at the Ballnnan home
and demanded money. Ballman gave him
$40, all he had, and urged him to depart
Believing that the farmer had more,
Ratliff would not go and enraged be-
cause the farmer insisted he had no more
money in the house. Ratliff drew re
1olver and shot him twice at close range
One ball entered the face below the right
eye and the other pierced the breast. 81
Ba1lrrna1n. realizing that If not already
mortally injured he would undoubtedly be
killed by his assailant, grabbed all AK and
knocked Ratliff senseless. Then with
the help of his wife and hired man he
bound Ratliff and sent for a surgeon and
the sheriff. The latter brought Ratliff
to this place and put him in Jail.
Balln1an can live only a few hours. He
is a we'll do and respected farmer and
is about 40 years Of age.
Ratliff Is 2 2years of age and has a
wife living at Eagle Lake. MINI. He was
known as lawless character but no one
suspected he would attempt murder
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ANOTHER "cREMoNAv
Old Violin Of a Dubuque Banker May Be
Worth Thousands. - ss-1-

DUBUQUE. IOWA.-An old. and ap-
parently almost worthless violin which
has been in the possession Of James .Har-
.ragan, cashier of the Dubuque National
bank. for many years, is undoubtedly. a
genuine Cremona, an almost priceless in
strument. If the violin is declared TO
be the hand work of this famous maker
1t is worth several thousand dollars. 1t
bears the name Of Crenlona and the date
1929. @
In a signed article published in the
Catholic Churchman, the official organ
of the Episcopal church in. Iowa. Rev.
C. II. Bonn declared that the music
used in Roman Catholic: churches is lit
only for, the concert hall. The article
has caused much feeling among the
Catholics, and an early reply is looked
for.
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IOWA
LAFE YOUNG ALMOST IN (, BURIED 81 Z

LAFE YOUNG ALMOST BURIED
"standpatter,, Was Defeated in His Pre-
& cir1ct by II to s1o4.
DEs MONIES, IoWA-Tle success OF
the Prouty men in the caucusess Sunday
night. has aroused the Hull forces and will
intensity the fight the primaries March
6. The Hull leaders realize that it is
virtually a life and death struggle, and
that # the control of the committee is
lost, they might as well throw up the
sponge. For this reason they will still
make a desperate effort in the primaries.
In the third precinct of the first ward
the test OF sentiment over the Iowa idea
is attracting much notice. It was in
this precinct that Colonel LATE Young.
who is the local high priest of the
stand pat, element, was defeated In the
caucus Monday night BY IL to 1914 How
ever, there will be aslist% of Young dele
gates on the primary ballot, and it re-
mains to be seen WIle ther the opponents
of the Iowa idea can make any better
show ms The opposition to = Dung a t
the caucus vas based almost entirely on
his attacks on Cummins as IA champion
of tariff reform y - #
DR.. Willard s. III: Matthews Of this city.
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OLD SETTLERS BANQUET
Principal Address at Northfleld Made b
Hoddson of HASTINGS

Principal Address at NorthfleId Made by
Hodsson Of Hastings.
NORTHFIELD MINN.-The annual
banquet Of the Ola Settlers association
was held IL Odd Fellows hall yesterday.
Representatives were present from Hast
ings, Faribault. Cannon Falls, Castle Rock
and other neighboring cities. The social
session began at 1890 a. and lasted till
noon. when dinner was served until o..
m. The business session was then held
and following this came the usual program
which consisted of an address BY W.
I[odgson of Hastings and several short
addresses by residents. Music was furn-
ished By the Ade1phic quartet OF sCar1e-
ton. ri ~ .St .s4
The senior class Of Carleton was enter
tanned last evening at the home of Rev.
George Huntington. WIZ
The first lecture in the course under the
auspices of the Mems club will be de-
livered Tomorrow evening at the aditor-
ium by Rev. s. G. Smith D. D., pastor of
the Peoples church OF st. Paul. His SUBJ
ject is Saxon or Slav."
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MILLING ENTERPRISES
Two New Ones Are Well Worked out at
Crookston.

CROoKsTON. MINN.-The erection OF
a large; flour mill at this point is assured
by the purchase by a, company headed by
Marcus Johnson Of st. Paul of a site in
the center Of the city for a plant that will
commence operat ions on a 400 barrel per
day scale which will be increased to 900
barrels another season. Local investors
have taken an interest in the company
that has been formed on a, stock basis,
and the erection of a mill and large
eleva tor will be undertaken at
To-day the details Of the second milling
enterprise were made public. by the an
nouncement that the City Roller Mills
owned by j. S. Main & Co.. have been
purchased by the Dwight M. Baldwin Mill
ing company, and that the property will
be enlarged and improved to replace the.
mill destroyed by fire here on Christmas
eve. The present capacity of the plant
is 100 barrels a day and it is the inten-
ton Of Mr.. Baldwin to extend the build
ing. to the Great Northern right of way,
erect an elevator, and increase the ca
pacity to 800 barrels day.
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MONTANA
.HEINzE IS DEFEATED
so-called Fair Trial Bill Passed by
the House and Ready for
the Governor.
Toole May Veto It, But Friends of
the Measure Can Enact It,
Notwithstanding.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Helena, Mont. Feb 25.-The house last
evening, by vote of 40 to q, passed the
fair trial bill and incidentally, adminis-
tered to F. Augustus Heinze, the young
copper mining millionaire, one of the
worst defeats of his career.
His 1ieutenants on the floor put up a
stubborn fight, but Speaker White and
Chairman Swindlehurst were able to frus-
trate all attempts at the filibustering
which proved so effective against this
measure in the senate.
The bill now goes to Governor TooIe for
his signature. 1t is generally supposed
he will veto it, but the supporters of the
bill have shown sufficient strength TO
pass 1t over his veto and will doubtless
do so.
Hefnze men say the bill is aimed at
three district judges in Butte, who
supposed to be favorable TO him All
the numerous Heinze Amalgar1a ted
suits originated in Butte. and Heinze de-.
clares the purpose of the bill is to take
from them the privilege of trying the
cases. -.
Dealing for Kendall Mine.
The experts who are examining the
mines at Kendall in Fergus county, in the
interestof an eastern syndicate that holds
an option. have finished their work on the
Kendall mine and are now engaged ON
the Barnes-King group.
The history of the DEVELOPMENT OF
these mines form one of the romances OF
mining It is less than five years since
Harry T. Kendall purchased the property
bearing his name, for $500. In 1900 he
disposed of the mine for $500, 900. The
mine is equipped with cyanide mill OF
$50 tons capacity, the most complete
of it's character in the state. The pend
ing deal involves several million of dol
lars.
of 1,n (cf 10
ract Copper Mining company have dis
posed of their holdings to the Boston
stockholders at 90 cents a share, thus re-
alizing profit of 100 per cent on an in
vestment extending little more than one
year.
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]. HORSE AND BUGGY. STOLEN
Patrick Mccarthy Held at Elk Point fo'
the Theft, t.@a-5sT

the Theft. ... t3st..siT.s
ELK POINT, S. pa trick Mccarthy
has been bound over to the March term
Of court for stealing a horse and buggy
from James. Hill of Lower Civil Bend.
r. f. Baker, the Sioux City contractor
who built the court house and several
other business buildings here, fell eigll-
teen feet striking on his. head and re
cefvfng injuries from: which he died a
few hours later
James e. Blair formerly in the drug
business here, but now travelling for a
Sioux City wholesale house,, was slightly
injured in a realroad wreck near Atlol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert. Duncan, pioneers
in the COS in thiscounty, have returned
from a visit to the former s brother,
Major William Duncan at Cannon Falls,
Mimi: and to their Oldest daughter at
Princeton, MINI. -
Robins have already Aput in an appear
ance. the snow is rapidly disappearing
and there is promise of spring on every
hand, SAa
At the recent corn judging contest at
Ames Iowa in connection with the Iowa
State Agricultural college,sO. NJ Stubbins
Of Alcester, this county, received first
prize for the best ten ears of white corn.
Corn is being shipped by the carload
out of this county into the central parts
of the state for seed. *,
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WISCONSIN
WISCONSIN
DEFENDS (, ! ! J, The Bill
Speaker Lenroot Says Wisconsin In
tends to Deal Fairly With
North Dakota.
La Moure, He Says, Represents the
Great Northern and Not His
State.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Madison. Wis, Feb. A25.--About 100
citizens of Superior, members of the
Chamber of Commerce and other business
men, will be here ,Thursdaysto push the
bill providing for a Wisconsin system Of
grain inspection, hearing on which is
appointed for .that,day before the commit
tee on state affairs of the two houses in
joint session. Whether or not the com.
mitteemen Of North Dakota, appointed to
urge the bill upon the Wisconsin legisla-
ture, and who were here last week, will
come again, is. not known here, but. if
Senator Jud La Moure is able to swing the
remainder of the committee his way, it is
hardly probable they will come.
The sentiments which : Senator La
Moure has expressed in interviews pub
nshe1 his mot sur
prise the members Of the committee and
others who heard him talk. His attitude.
which was really in opposition to the bill,
was apparent on the first appearance as
spokesman for the committee His logic
however, in the brief argument he made
before the committee, was not convincing.
Speaker. l.. I.enroot whose home is in
Superior. and who is IA turally Interested
in the bill, is one Of those who are OUT:
spoken OH the attitude assumed by the
| North Dakota senator.
Linroot Raps La Moure.
With reference to the Wisconsin grain
inspection bill and the visit OF the Dakota
commissioners. Speaker Lenroot says.
1T was evident to every member of the
legislature that Mr.. La Moure was repre-
senting. not the state of North Dakota
but the Great Northern Railroad COM
pany. The only objection which he could
raise to the inspection bill before the COM
nittee was the fact that 1T did not con-
tain a mandatory provision directing the
governor to appoint as one of the commits
sioners q man selected by the governor
Of North Dakota. When it. was ex-
palmetto him that such a provision might
make the bill unconstitutional he indicated
that he would prefer, that kind of a bill
not in words perhaps, but every mem
Der Of the committee SO understood him.
every assurance possible here that the
recommendation of the governor of North
Dakota would be complied with. and it
will be without question, but the, Wiscon-
sin legislature intends to pass a bill
which viii stand, tfie-tests Of the zcourt s
the wishes of Mr. La Moure to the con-
trary notwithstanding
| This is the, only reason there is no
manda tory. provision regarding the app
pointment of the commission. It is plain
that Wisconsin inspection will be sue
cess only upon the condition that the
Dakota farmers prefer it. and Wisconsin
|! proposes to give Dakota such recognition
I! upon the board as will entitle it to the
| confidence of both the wheat shipper and
buyer ;,,:+ y, =. -,
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NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

EXCELSIOR, MINN.--Miss Anna Nc
Donald and Frank Palmer, both OF Elk
celsior, were married at the M. p. church
this afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock by Rev
Donald mckenzie Miss Lula sampson
was bridesmaid and Sylvester Moody best
man. Two hundred and fifty attended
the wedding and about $50 the reception
held immedia tely after at the home Of
the brides parents. There were many
beautiful presents, one being a cut glass
set from the ushers. Mr.. Palmer and
his bride will live in Excelsior.
WATERFOWL, s. D.-Chares Schulz,
court stenographer for this circuit and
Miss Travers of Clark were married at
Travers' father is an influential man
in his county and Mr.. Schulz is well and
favorably known in the state.
RENVILLE, NINA. A. Bennett.
cashier of the First National bank. and
one Of the most prominent business men
Of the city, and Miss Agnes Salversen OF
Granite Falls will be married tonight
ARGYLE, MINN.-Joseph Vezina and
Miss Augustine Magnon were married
Eva Roy on Tuesday.
WINNEBAGO CITY, M1NN.-George
H. Blackwell. editor Of the Enterprise
of this city is to be married at Central
City. Iowa, next Wednesday, to Miss
Grace Sawyer. -; A.
/ SCOTLAND. S. D.--J. F. Simmons and
Miss Evaline Oliver of Parkston were
married yesterday. They departed on
the noon train for Chicago and on their
return will make their home at Huron.
GARNER, Iowa - Miss Bertha
Schleisner and John Carothers were
united in marriage at the Catholic church.
The bride is a daughter of a well-to-do
| farmer.
| HASTINGS, MINN.-W. ]. Murphy OF
LIST. Paul and Miss Anna Walch of Rose
mount, have been licensed to wed.
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CATHOLIC MISSION
Fathers Doyle and Towle In Charge OF
Meetings at Pipestone.

PIPESTONE, MINN.-The mission at
st. Leo's Catholic church opened the first
of the week with a large attendance. On
Monday night Father Towle Of the Donlin-
lean fathers preached for the first time.
Fathers Doyle Of New York and Towle
of Minneapolis are in charge.
The knights of sPythias last evening
celebrated the thirty ninth anniversary of
Pythiansm. The early part of. the even
ing was spent in the Masonic temple,
where a program was presented. Sew
eral numbers were given by entertainers
brought from ST. Paul. A banquet was
served at Hotel Calumet. The remainder
of the evening was spent at the hall in
dancing and other amusements, music
being furnished by Hollis orchestra.
The f1remen held their annual Wash
ington's Birthday masquerade bah at the
city hall The association cleared
about $50.
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prominent in medical and army circles,
died here yesterday. He was once a
member of the republican state central
committee from this district.
The sElks lodge has definitely decided
to build a 100000 clubhouse, this year on
West Fifth street.
3. NJ. Hendricks of Tticeville lis an
nounced as a candidate for representative
in Mitchell county to succeed w. l.. Eat ton,
speaker of. the house of, the last general
assembly. His selection seems probable.
Mr. Eaton will not seek to return to the
house and there are well-defined rumors
that he is looking after the office of lieu
tenant governor to displace John Herriott.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-25
STREET LIGHTING PLANT.
Mankato Aldermen Visit Winona In the
Search OF Pointers.

d . =
WLNONA, NINA committee Of
three members of the city council of Man
kato has been here obtaining information
regarding the installation Of a city cleo
trio lighting plant. Mankato comes In the
same class of cities as Winona. in being
affected by the bill passed by the last
lcgsatu permitting the. 4 issuance of
bonds to the amount of $40, 600 for the
installa ton of a city lighting plant. The
visiting aldermen II. F. Leonard w. H.
Wilcox and G. w. Eichsted, say Mankato
will install plant for both street and
commercial lighting rot later. than the LIST
of December.
The soliciting Of subscriptions for the
famine sufferers in Sweden continues.
Many workingmen are giving small sums.
Word has reached here of the death in
hospital at Portland, Ore, of Thomas
l.. Quiner. well known to all the river
men and lumbermen on the upper Misss-
sippi, river. For many:Sears he had charge
of the Laird Norton company above this
city. Three years ago he went to Oregon.
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move the FIRE, sit down on the warm spot
lean back against the board, and, with
fire on each side Of him, pass the night.
One morning he was found by some
men sitting against the board fast asleep,
ioblivious TO the fact that the thermone-
ter registered 70 degrees below zero. When
they awoke him he cut slice from a
frozen loaf of bread, and this, with a piece
of bologna sausage. which he thawed out
by placing it on stick and holding 1t
in the Goals, served as his breakfast.
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BOY SAVED A LIFE
Woodsman Crippled by Falling Limb
Would Have Frozen.

Woodsman Crippled by Failing Limb
Would Have Frozen.
RED WING. MINI John Steiner OF Ell
Paso. Wis. while working i'll the woods,
was struck by. falling limb which frac-
t,lred both legs and otherwise disabled
him. Had it not been for a boy who ran
for team with which he conveyed him
home he would undoubtedly have been
frozen. as the day was intensely cold
George E.,-Sharp. who says he was a
former inmate of the training school and
three years an employe of the institution,
was interviewed by a ST.. Paul paper and
said the school is becoming states prison
under the management of the board OF
control. He is undoubtedly an imposter
J. w. Brown. superintendent OF the
school, says he knows of no one by thai
name who has been an inmate or en-
plOye in the school.
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WOMAN STEALS A TEAM

Petrlna Sinclair Tracked from jackson
and Caught Near. Monterey.
3 JACKSON, MINN.--A woman named
%Petrina Sinclair, unhitched and drove
away with a team belonging to James
Jensen while he was in a store doing
some trading. Sheriff Dunn was prompt
ly notified and he. wired the surrounding
towns with the result that the woman
was caught about ten miles east Of Mon
terey In Martin county, with the team in
her possession. She is about % years
old and married.
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DIED IN NORTH DAKOTA

J. NJ. Nye, Once Superintendent OF Earl
bauIt County, Mimi
WELLS. MIMI. N. Nye, recently a
resident of this place and for several
years superintendent of schools of Fari-
bault county. died at Inkster, N. D.,
of acute Bright's disease. aged So years.
He had been grand master workman
of the A. O.U. w. in Minnesota and
was well known in the state. He left
Two sons and a daughter His remains
we're buried at Inkster.
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TRAILED By MoLASSES
With All His Care Corners Shrewd Rob-
berry Was a Failure.

GREAT FALLS MONT.-T. Conner.
better known as z.tWhizzey,;' because he
had gutta percha tube in his throat
for breathing purposes, has been SEN
fenced to 21a years in the state peniten-
tiary for robbing show window.
Corners operations were unique. With
some molasses he stuck a piece of felt
to the glass Of the show window Of a
jewelry store. He then struck the felt
a blow with hammer, SCATTERING the
plate glass without a sound.
He was tracked and the crime laid at
his door by the molasses which he had
borrowed from " crnan who informed ths
police.
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.,WARM-BLooDEp TRAMP
1.73st =.
He Slept Outdoors During the Late Stun

:T1e OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES leFIe I7dIe STUMP
.s.se in Temperature 20
BARABOO,! WIs.-There is one tramp
who did not go south this winter. and is
making his rounds in Wisconsin just the
same as in the balny days. He has been
heard of at various places in the state,
and last week, during the cold snap, mac de
his headquarters at Spring Green. IS
Though the weather was the severest
in many years; the mans bed for four
days was simply a board which he leaned
against a! tree. He would build a fire
near the tree and warm the earth in that
particular spot. This done he would re-
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was sgored ,5by a ferociouss, bull. Heais:
lying in a critical coi,di tion. Y
The old soldiers Of this vicinity arc en-
ioying their annual reunion and camp
fire. Aslbounteous dinner was served at
noon and literary and musical program
occupied portion of the afternoon. ss
Mrs. Sam Evans died last night of cam
Ger of the stonla CHI. She was "A Years
OF age and had undergone four operations
in the last ten months