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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
SAFE NOT TOUCHED.
Bessemer's P. O. Thieves Were New
~. in the Business. Is.

Special to The Journal. -.-... -"
Bessemer, Mich, March e.--The postof-
fee was broken into last night and some
cash obtained. A window on the side was
pried open and a saw, hatchet and burg
lar kit were found this morning. Green
hands did the work, as @the safe was
not disturbed. The office was lately moved
to an isolated location, thus facilitating
the robbery. .. -.., ID.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
sues for a Spill.

Dr. Eugene A. Hutchins has brought
suit against the Minneapolis street rail-
way company for $500 damages The
complaint filed to-day alleges that owing
to the carelessness of one Of the de-
fendant's motormen, plaintiffs carriage
was run into and overturned on Hennepin
avenue last June Five thousand dollars
is asked for bodily injuries sustained by
the doctor, $100 for damage to carriage.
$500 for damage to horse; $500 for doctors
bills and $4,000 for loss OF time on the
part OF the injured physician.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

j GRoToN, S. D.-The bachelors Of this
place served banquet at the home of H.
w. Cassels--A mad dog was shot on Main
street yesterday after frightening several
.citizensein vicious attempts to bite them.
The cornet band is making rapid prog
ress under the leadership OF Professor
Crawford. 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
AGED CITIZEN GONE
Christian n. Peterson, One of Minneapolis
Pioneer Business Men, Passes

Christian H. Peterson, aged go. one of
the pioneers of the city, died last Saturday
at his home, 423 Eleventh street S. He
had been a resident of Minneapolis for
over forty years, and for twenty-one years
had been associated with his son in the
furniture business Of F. Fl. Peterson &
Co. Mr.. Peterson came to America from
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

The Majority of Well Dressed Men
throughout the country wear Knox Hats
and Hanan Shoes. The plymouth" are
sole agents for MINNEAPOLIS and st. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

ABERDEEN, S. D.-Arrangements are
being pushed for an early beginning upon
the dornitory for the state normal and
Industrial school. 40
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
REAL ESTATE BANQUET
Tenth Annual Dinner Of the Loca
Board to BE Held

The tenth annual banquet Of the Min
neapolis Real Estate board will be held
March ID at the Minneapolis club The
committee Is preparing to make this the
best Of the series. The speakers from
out Of the city will represent Denver,
Chicago and Milwaukee,. In addition to
the program Of toasts the executive com
mittee will furnish something novel in
the way of entertainment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
FACTORY pAMAGEp by FIRE

| - FACTORY DAMAGED BY FIRE
Special to The Journal. -s.,..-
| Chippewa Falls, Wis, March e.-Fire Saturday
night damaged the Harshman shoe factory to an
| amount exceeding $4,000. Combustion was the
cause. The damage was mostly to stock.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

MRS. B. c. CHESNEY.-Funeral
Wednesday, 2:3O p. M, from st. Peters
A. M. e. church.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

A "Factor" We Have Become; Hats S3,
Shirts 81, up, Hoffmans Toggery Shop.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

JAMES M. MORRILL,, aged IS. died at
1:2O a. m. to-day, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. M. E. Curran, 11S E
Twenty sixth street Funeral notice
later.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

MRS. CECILIA COLLINS died yester-
day at her residence, 40S Second street
NE. Funeral. Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock from St. Anthony of Padua
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20

OF the United States lies almost entirely
Immediately east of the Rocky noun
tains and in the arid region There is
still some government land in the
southern states. but this is swampy or
Of such character as to make 1t value
less even to secure title upon the easy
terms offered by the government. The
land which is valuable and which is
available for settlement without irriga-
ton is that high up in the narrow val
leys which start along the foothills Of
the mountains, where the snow lies
deep in the winter and more rain falls
In the summer than upon the plains be-
low.
While apparently this vacant public
domain is open TO the settler. there are
very few acres, no matter how fertile
or how well Watered, upon which he
can go at the present day and remain
in undistUrbed possession. These va
cant lands have been parceled out
among those already on the ground and
are used as ranges for stock originating
at the home ranches. Vast areas of
this government land are therefore
practically appropriated. so much so
that il may mean ruin OF even death
to the homesteader who stakes his all
upon establishing himself within its
boundaries.
The range interests, however, are still
all powerful in washington Several
senators and Representatives from
states where the range j. rests still
dominate are prominent in tne councils
of the Republican party, and by their
very prominence. as wen as numbers
are able to prevent any radical legisla-
3 ton such as is recommended by the in
terror department and even by the pres
! f6pnF % tho TTnffnT Ergfng
Selfish Western Men.
I Senator Teller was once secretary OF
/ the interior This was twenty-five
+ years ago, and he then IN one Of his
annual reports gave utterance to s
truth which IS as forcible today as il
was then. IL was 10 the effect tha'
it is q common fallacy to suppose thai
the men who lived upon the pablo
, lands knew best how they should b,
+ handled from a legislative point o.
view. The then secretary went on L
explain that the eastern members o.
congress had allowed the western mel
to frame the laws for the disposal o.
the public land, and in so doing haC
afforded an opportunity for selfish anC
venal interests TO accomplish thei
ends.
At the rate that the public land
are now being disposed of. there vii
not be an available location for
hOmesteader within less than thre
years. unless il might be some nool
or Granny between the foothills whicl
the adventurous livestock man ha
overlooked, or has hoped TO hold with
out plastering a government claim up
on it. This condition was recognize
by congress in the national irrigation
bill, which was enacted into law tw
years ago. for that measure is practi
cally an amended homestead law, an
so far as is possible the land 10 b
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irrigated is safeguarded from speeu-
l Ii tf.-a r-niaa

irrigated is safeguarded from srecu-
Iative raids.
Canada Rejects Our Laws.
Canada only enacted her public land
laws within the last four years. She
sent q cOur1issi0n 20 the United States
20 study the operation of our laws
That commission rejected absolutely
everything upon our statute books eN-
Cept the homestead law, and when Il
is recorded that 10000 Americans en-
tered the Canadian northwest last year
to settle upon government land, it
means that these $4,000 persons went
there to live permanently upon 1867
acre farms to which they could not
set title with less than three years
actual residence.
These public lands belong TO the
people as a whole. They are the sons
of the people of the east who have in
the past found homes upon them. That
avenue of escape from the crowded
condition OF older settled communities
is now about to be closed forever. un-
less Immediate and radical steps are
taken TO check the land-hungry mi
nority which is rapidly acquiring title
to this once vast estate.
AT the present rate it is not a ques-
tion of years, but of months, and 20
inquire into the matter at al is to reach
the same conclusion expressed by the
secretary OF the interior Ethan Al
len Hitchcock. when ne said. a year
ago. that "this is now the greatest
question before the American people
Denver News.
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Uncle Sam "a Land Broker

coo 600 patents Issued, covering more
that $4,000. 600 acres.
Congress amended the homestead law
in the same manner as the timber Gull
tune law was amended, thus allowing
the homesteader after he had lived six
months on the land. 20 pay SIPS an acre
and receive title. This is called a COM
mutated homestead, ard is looked upon
BY those most familiar with the work
ing of the land laws as most vicious
feature of land legislation.
It Is an interesting and rather curious
fact to note that the average number
Of patents issued TO settlers upon
homesteads hold good through long
term of years. For the last twenty
years about 10000 titles have been is
sued each year by the government to
homestead settlers.
Public Land Still Lsft.
There are now left in the hands of
the government nearly 500,000,000 acres
ct land. This can be roughly divided
into 200. 600. 0G0 acres of grazing land,
80. 0oO. 600 acres Of forest. 10000 600 acres
OF wood land other than forest. 65.000,-
/ 900 acres of desert and 10000, 900 acres
/ which can be irrigated and thus made
/ productive.
Every secretary of the interior for
/ twenty-five years has urged the repeal
/ o. all land laws except the one by
which a man can secure title to land by
/ five years residence upon the same.
I Secretary Teller said in 1873: Not an
; other acre should be sold for cash or
/ scrip"
/ The schemes proposed by which the
public domain is to be ceded to the va
riOus states are simply the plans of the
! land gTabbers to secure what is left Of
/ the public domain by one grand coup,
/ instead of piecemeal. as is now done.
Z The purpose and intention Of the gov
eminent from its founda ton has been
! TO retain control of its own estate re-
I CARELESS of state lines. The supreme
court recognizing this purpose. has
J held that no state formed out Of the
territory Of the United States has a
{ right to the public lands within its linn
its. or can exercise any power whatsO-
ever over them
Trying to Stop Legislation.
Fortunately congress, within the las
few years, has adopted this view Will
considerable emphasis. and the energies
of those who desire to secure the public
! land for purposes other than home
making have been transferred to tho
effort to prevent such legislation as
/ would check their operations and to Sc
cure new legislation. such as the pro
posed long time lease, whereby theii
position as enemies Of the nomeseekel
and settler would be made stronger.
The land stin remaining the property
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as the books Of the land office are con-
cerned.
More than 100. 000. 900 acres have been
given away in the form of bOunties and
for military service. More than 10000
900 acres have already been donated 10
the states. Nearly 1o0.000050 acres nave
passed to individuals under the nOtori-
Gus swamp law, under which by means
Of perjury and misrepresentation valu-
able agricultural land has been stolen
in enormous tracts.
More than 100000 600 acres have been
given away for educational purposes.
Some Of this land has fulfilled It's pur-
pose but from very little OF 1t have
the schools to which III was granted re-
ceived the Gull benefit. The states re-
ceiviug this land have issued scrip. sold
il to individuals at low prices. ard the
scrip mas been used to locate property
10 far greater value than is represent
ed in the money received BY the college
I or school fund.
Given to Railroads.
Millions Of acres have gone under the
mineral land laws to build wagon roads,
| in salt claims and under the timber
and stone acts, ali of which give the
right Of location. To the railroads Of
I the country congress has donated dur
/ ing the past fifty years more than 100,-
| 100000 acres Of land. nearly all OF Wnlcn
I is of the choicest character.
OF the vast amount of money paid
l By the government for It's great public
/ estate, nearly half, or about $500 100000,
1 has been paid to the Indians for quit
| claim deeds to territory under their
| control Another S100.000000 has been
paid to states and foreign countries FOR
land. To survey this land and pay the
expenses Of the land Office from the
/ fOundation of the government to the
/ present day has cost nearly 5000. 900, OO0
{ When the United States government
/ first went into the land business the
; only idea which prevailed was TO sell
l the public domain in any quantity "a
any one who might apply at such price
4 as could be realized. This system prac-
1 tically prevailed until 1871, when the
{ so-called pre-emptiOn law was passed
J This is the first law which recognized
( 100 acres Of land as being the ideal size
] for a farm or homestead. 1t was mol
possible, however. to obtain enough
/ land under this law to carry out the
/ purposes Of those desiring to create
| large holdings. so in 1862 congress
| passed the homestead law, but still
/ leaving the presumption law in effect.
Homestead Law Provisions.
The homestead law came nearer Is
representing the ideas of those who be-
Heved that the public land should DC
given to the people. Tt required five
] years residence and evidence Of gOoC
intention in the matter of cultivation
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License in Government Land Grants
to Be Checked.

TO Be Checked.
ONCE the United States went into
y the public land business this gov
eminent has acquired FOR sale and
disposal nearly 1000 t00.0 900 acres Of lard
on this continent, exclusive OF Alaska.
This vast public domain reached from
the eastern boundary OF Ohio 20 Puget
sound. and from Florida to California.
Beginning with the seacoast Of unde-
fined limit. the United States has ap-
propriared. bought and won by treaty
this vast contiguous territory. The
eighteen Older states and Texas were
allowed to retain Jurisdiction over the
800. 100000 acres within their bOunda-
rie5. and more than I00.0OO,6 600 acres are
now set aside in forest, Indian and
other reservations. About S5OO0O,OOO
acres have. up to the present time, been
sold or given away.
AS a land broker the government has
played the part with easy generosity.
For the last two years the amount OF
land alienated from public ownership
has been unprecedented. even exceed
ing the years Of the great rush q
homeseekers in the soc, when the agri-
cultural emigration Of the world was
AlA coming 10 hAAE AtAAALNA s1Ae-Ats's ~
The rate or 20.000. 00O acres each year
the choicest land is being taken from
the government under one plea or an
other. and &c is not difficult 20 set time
when the thousands Of homeseekers
viii be forced back upon the area now
included within private ownership and
the public domain viii no longer eX-
tend its marvellous welcome Of the past
TO the cabin builders of the American
people.
The United States acquired the pub
lie lands by occupation, cession and
purchase. About 260, coz O05 acres were
acquired by cession ana about 10000
600 by purchase The loo. 900 acres
which have been at the disposal Of the
government have cost directly, in ac-
tuaI cash. about S40O, 000, 600.
The present vacant lands, now
amounting to about 475,0O0,O00 acres
represent a net actual cost Of about
$4,000, 900.
Cost Of the Land.
The government has paid about q
'ents an acre for all the land it owns
acluding the original cost, the cost OF
urveying and the cost Of administra-
ION. The average price received fol
he land sold has teen about 40 cents
n acre, or double what was paid FOL
:, II the government receives tht
anne price in the future as IL has IN
he past the receipts from public land
ales VIII balance the account, 30 fa1
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before the title passed from the gov
eminent to the settler. The land schem-
ers. however, soon became dissatisfied
with this and had the law amended, 50
that after six months residence the
settler could obtain title by paying S1.25
an acre for the land. instead OF getting
it free IL he lived On IL for five years.
The timber culture law was passed IN
1873. and This gave the settler the OPP
p0rtunity of acquiring another 16 0acres
by planting a certain number of trees.
theoretically the law was correct IN
principle bat iq practice the conditions
were almost impossible, especially or
the semi-ayid plains Of the west, where
few kinds of timber flourish.
sdn the land grabbers were not sat
isded. A big ranch company in Cali
fornia found it necessary to secure title
to about 800 000 acres of land. which il
desired to use for pasturage; so this
company agitated the enactment Of
[ de sert law. which enabled IL to secure
title to the land. ostensibly at least by
furnishing that land with an artificial
wafer supply. This scheme worked so
successfully that the demand for such
/ desert law became general, and In
/ 1875 congress passed what is known as
the desert land act. This law still
stands and provides that any man can
/ take M $40 acres Of land and secure
/ title thereto by creating an artificial
water supply, sufficient for Irrigation,
within three years from the date of
/ the original fling.
Alarm in Congress.
4 Congress became alarmed in 1891 at
I the iuroads which were being made
upon the public domain, not by home
] seekers, but by great corporations and
3 Individual land grabbers, who were
! constantly adding TO their domains by
/ dishonest use Of the various land privi-
] leges, which were theoretically intend
( ed only to be exercised by citizens OF
| the United States seeking q permanent
7 home for themselves and their families.
J Strenuous efforts were made to cheek
! these wholesale land frauds, for, under
{ the laws as they then stood. a citizen
I could secure !, 120 acres of land at COM
! paratively small cost to himself and
without complying with the purpose Of
the whole scheme-that Of residence
/ and cultivation.
Agitation over this matter resulted
in the repeal of the pre-emption and
timber culture laws on March 3, 1891.
Under the Homestead Law.
From the passage of the homestead
law. in 1852. 20 the end of the last fiscal
| year in the land Office, there have been
about 300. 900 homestead filings, COW
ering about 10000, 900 acres of land. Up
20 the present time there have been
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GREAT NAMES IN CONGRESS.
Hen Whose Patronymics Marked
Them For other Mems Notice.


Them For Other Mems Notice.
CNew York Mail and Express)
We cannot depend on the house OF
representative of the United States
congress for & great deal, but we can
always trust IL to supply roll call
that is interesting and diverting read
ing-until it becomes an old story Why
Is il that men of picturesque and even
remarkable cOgnOmens tend 70 DRIFT
into congress. especially in the south
and west2 is fl that the very nature
of their names seems 20 devolve upon
, them the duty to render these names
Uustrious? Perhaps IL IS.
The Fifty-eighth congress IS no eX-
ceDtfOn 10 the rule. There are men
here whose names ought TO have made
them famous even If they had never
gone to congress or done anything else
Not TO speak Of Prince Cupid kalania-
naole of Honolulu. whose name may
be the Hawaiian Smith for all we know,
we have on this new ron Of our cOun-
/ trv's fame the priceless name OF the
( Hon. Swanger Sherley Of Kentucky.
/ that of the Hon. Phanor Brazeale of
l Louisiana. and that Of the Hon Justin
( ID. BOwersock of Kansas. The Hon.
( Jefferson Brick is now absent from the
councils Of the nation, but the family
I is ably represented by Hon. Abraham
Brick Of Indiana.
I There are others. Let us pick out q
\ few patrOnvmic gems at random;
! Thetus W. Sims, Tennessee
j Parish Carter Tate. Georgia.
] ollie James Kentucky
: HalvOr Stevenson, Minnesota
Champ Clark. Missouri.
Jack 8eaIl. Texas.
Carter Glass. Virginia.
Campbell Slemp. Virginia
Arsene p. Puio Louisiana
] The names of POu. Shook. Noon.
Dick. CrumDacker, 1Iudd. Skies. ShuI,
Snapp. Gooch. Livernash. KluttZ, Sho-
Der and Sight continue to decorate the
roll They surely were not born to dia
But why. may be ask, is the name or
Bird" so popular among politicians ?
The present house has on its list Adam
! Byrd Of Mississippi. and II. Burd Cas-
sell Of Pennsylvania: and have We not
our own Bird s. Coler and Asa Bird
4 Gardiner always with US?
Many a congressional surname OF
decided commOuplaceness is relieved
from that fate by the given name. That
Of Hon. Choice B. Rande1 o. Texas is
an instance. Hon VespGsian Warner
another. and Hon. AriOstO Wiley an
other. But for the most part the con-
gressmen were condemned by their
PARENTS TO bear the plain names OF
John. James. William. Joseph and SO
on These parents failed to realize
, that if a man couldn't get his name
into the megaphOne Of fame in any
other way IT might be done for him
with a quaint. curious and mouth
filing baptismal designation.
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Reaections o. a BaeheIor.
lNew Ynrl, Press.l

An armful OF girls is pretty exciting the
first time
Women are built the way they arc SO
they can dress the way they DO.
No woman was ever big enough to over
look social distinction in a great cause.
The place you get married is called tne
altar because it Is where the sacrifice be-
gins
Mighty few women can detect the diff
ference between being made love to and
being loved
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The masters Of Harmony.

N-NeW OK SUM-
Gounod was composing Faust"
81 know it viii be success" ne con-
fided. II put i'm Jewel Song to give the
prima donna something 20 lose"
Living before the development Of the
press agent. he showed rare perception
OF stage needs.
Haydn was expounding the principles
of Harmony.
Above all he he admonished, don {
object TO the cook staying out until a.
M. or feeding the policeman
Following these directions. the great
musician showed how life could be made
one grand, sweet song.
Mendelssohn explained how TO play
Songs without Words
ut Is very simple he said. you jUst
muzzle the people I'm the flat above when
you practice"
Perceiving how beautifully his method
shut off criticism, they hailed his as a
GENTS.
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From the passage of the homestead
law. in 1852 TO the end Of the last fiscal
year i'm the land Office, there have been
about .3O0, 600 homestead filings, COW
ering about 17O.OOOOOO acres of land. Up
TO the present time there have been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20

We win place Every Skirt, Shirtwaist and Sweater
in the house at exactly HALF PRICE. This takes
in everything in these lines. So Remember MON
DAY MORNING viii be the best time for you to
select
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% per cent Off on oil house coats.
RICHARDSON & ADAMS.
172 Main Street.
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Homestead Law Provisions.

The homestead law came nearer to
representing the ideas of those who be-
Heved that the public land should be
given to the people. 1t required five
years residence and evidence Of good
intention in the matter of cultivation
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Gloves.

SILK GLOVES and NITTENS of every kind,
selected with particular thought of Holiday Trade.
"TREF0USSE" Gloves IN the newest shades and
stitchings-2 and 3-casp. Mosquetaire5 In ali
lengths and shades. Auto Gloves, Driving and
Street Gloves. Gents Gloves, such as "ADLERS,"
DENTS" etc, in plain glaee or mocha. The
Glove Department is replete with everything new
and desirable for Holiday Gifts.
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SfAGOnery%
Toilet Articles.

Nothing you can select makes a more appropri-
ate acceptable gift that some article In these two
departments. Elite Stationery in novel aud swell
designs for Holiday Season. Prices on these goods
ranging up to $3.50 per box. Many of our prettiest
Cartoons ranging from SOC to Soc deliberately
decorated in holly, mistetoe etc. The line is es-
pecially complete. The prices ESPECIALLY
REASONABLE.