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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
MURDER DONE
AT OWAIONNA
Harry Krier Shot to Death on the
Railroad Track by an I'm
known Assailant.
One Bullet Wound Found in the
Temple-Murdered Man Was =
Well Known. 4
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal. ~
Owatonna, MIMI, April 14.-Harry
krier one of the best known men in Owa-
tonna, was shot to death late last night
by some unknown person. The police and
county attorney are closely examining all
clues but SO far results are not encourage
ing.
krler was murdered on the railroad
track which he was traversing to reach
his house in the northern part of the
town. lie was shot but once, in the tenn
pie: All his money was taken but his
Watch and chain were not disturbed.
Robbery was clearly the motive.
Near the body were found two revolvers
and a pair of rubber shoes. One Of the
reviewers had not been fired at all and
in the other but one chamber was empty.
;Ihere were marks In the soil indicating
that Krier tried to run from his assail-
ant. There must have been q, hand ia
hand scuffle between the men as Krier's
vest was disarranged and his collar and
tie were torn away.
kr1er was about As, and his family con-
sisted of his wife and five children. He
was a saloonkeeper and the proprietor OF
billiard hall and bowling alley, and die
an extensive business. His place wa.
largely patronized by transients, and fo1
that reason he was we'll known in all thi:
section.
| clgarmaker In Krier's place YESTERDAY
to collect a bill noticed that negro, sup
posed to be with an Uncle Toms Cabi1
company which has been playing here, wa:
also present, and that he wore rubber
shoes similar to those found near thu
body. This negro cannot be found ant
is thought to have left with the compan,
this morning: The clue, slight as it is
will be followed up
All neighboring points have been ad
vised Of the murder and twin city Officials
were telegraphed this morning Some eff
fort has been made to get a pair Of blood
hounds to follow the trail, but so far ha
not been successful.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14

from personal experience. Her life was
passed on the frontier settlements Of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Dakota She
came to Minneapolis to make her home
with her daughter about three years ago.
About that time she had fall which
crippled her for time and made it I'M
possible for her to accept the Dayton
invitation.
At the time of her hundredth birthday
Mrs. Roll took an active interest in pub
tic affairs. Her slender form was bowed
by age and her face bore the imprint of
time but her eyes shone with youthful
fire and her enthusiasm was not rivaled
by the younger members of the family.
She talked interestingly Of the varied
events of her long life and recalled many
amusing stories of the war of 1872 in
which she and her family took part and
told them with a keen sense Of humor
that made them charming. Shortly after
her arrival in Minneapolis she went with
a friend to church. The minister intro
duced her to the congregation from the
pulpit. and after the service she held a
reception and the people crowded to shake
hands with a woman who counted her
years by the hundred. p
"a hundred years is too long for a
woman to live" she said at the time of
her birthday. II don't expect to live
much. longer and L don't want to. All
of my friends have gone and. I want to
be with them. So
Her descendants number forty eight
grandchildren. ninety great grandchildren
and six great-great grandchildren, besides
apolis; Mrs. E. Grenard Douglas, Ariz
and Mrs. D. Hauser. ST. Louis, Cal.
JOHN e. GOULD-Funeral from resi-.
dence. % Grove place, at 2:s0 p. m. to-
morrow. 1nterment at Lakewood:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
ROBBED BY MONTE MEN
Oscar Green of Montana En- Route
to Europe, Loses a $500
Roll

Oscar Green Of . eG2t' Fans, Mont, who
is on his way. to the old country, called
at police headquarters last night and
reported that he had lost $500 iii a three
card monte game on the Great Northern
Flyer yesterday afternoon. He explained
that the money was lost to two confidence
men, but added that a third man seemed
connected with the swindlers He fur
nished a careful description of the men.
but the police do not think they came to
the city.
Green became acquainted with the men
as the train was leaving Fargo yesterday
morning. One of them claimed to be
the son of the vice president Of the First
National bank at Great Falls and said he
had often heard his father speak of Green
The three men Travelled together until
they arrived within a, few miles of An
Okla, when they induced green to go into
the smoker and engage in a three-ca
monte game. A few minutes later Green
had lost $500.
AS the train was pulling into Anoka
both men jumped from the train. Just
then a"third man spoke to Green and told
him that he had better get off the train
too, as the conductor had telegraphed
ahead to have all three men arrested for
gambling in the smoker. Green refused
to get off the train and the third man re-
manned with him. When the train
reached Minneapolis this man tried to in
duce Green to go to St. Paul, but he re-
fused and got off at the union station.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
NORWAY SENDS THANKS
Receipt of 37,174.42 Crowns From
Minnesota for Famine Suffer-
ers Is Acknowledged.


Senator L. O. Thorpe. chairman Of the
committee appointed by Governor Van
SAINT to collect funds for the relief of
the starving peasants in Finladn, Sweden
and Norway, has received personal let
ter from Bishop J. M. Skaar of Thrond-
hjem, Norway. in which he acknowledges
the receipt Of 37.174.72 crowns from the
Minnesota relief committee. This amount
has been distributed among the gov
errors or amtmen of the northern dis
tricts of Norway, the bishop of Tromsoe
and the =clergymen of the established
church at, Hammerfest, for further dis
tribution in their respective localities.
The writer assures the Minnesota com
mittee that the distribution has beer
made with charity and honesty, and it has
been a labor of love on his part. The
bishop writes that the conditions in north
ern Norway have been improved by the
opening of the fishing season. which has
supplied the inhabitants with plenty o.
food.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
THE ROYAL BURLESQUERS
Some Good Singing and Clever Specialize
at the Dewey This

One of the best features of the New
Royal Burlesque company, at the Dewey
theater this week, is the chorus work.
Manager Clark has collected a score of
young women who sing much better than
the: average aggregation. Otherwise. the
burlesques are rather fiat, for the dialog
is reminiscent Ito speak ENTHUSIASTICALLY,
and the comedians mediocre. The spec
tacle Of. performers pelting each other
with paper packages has ceased to be
funny.
The star feature of the olio is novel
turn by James and Ella LAVAL on the
chat ladders and silver arch. The two
perform number of difficult feats, with
a finish which makes the turn especially
pleasing. Rosalie sings two or three
songs with fair voice and expression, and
makes a. hit by confidential talk with
the audience upon various matters. M. J..
Kelly, George, Davis and Rosalie present
comedy sketch, "R y a Dr?', which
contains some clever lines. Lille and
May Crawford, in song, dance and char
acter changes, are not bad, and the Cen
fury Comedy Four is no worse than most
male quartets
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
Big BAKERS DROP IN
Executive Committee of Master Ba-
kers' National Association in
Session Here.
Three Cities, Including Minneapo.
lis, Are After the Technical
Baking School.

The establishment of a bakers tech
nical school at Minneapolis, Chicago or
Pittsburs will be discussed this afternoon
at the West hotel by the executive COM
mittee of the National Association of Mas
ter Bakers The committee arrived this
morning and at once began the consider
alton of various matters in which the as
ISOLATION is interested.
The school question, to ONE up at the
afternoon session, has been under inves
tlgation for long time by subcommittee
OF the master bakers. The. association
had become familiar with the work of a
private school at Chicago that provided
technical instruction for several years, In
the scientific making Of bread and in the
conduct of modern bakery. This school
equipped many students satisfactorily and
demonstrated the need of technical in
struction for the advancement of the ba-
kerry business. The Chicago school is now
closed.
1--WE can say very little at this STAGE
explained President Frank r. Shepard of
the national association to-day, Except
that our committee is going to hear re-
ports Of special committees, and then dis
cuss the advisability of recommending
either that the association establish tech
nical school, that is a school under it,
auspices, or that the association give its
| support to some school that viii be es-
tablished by private enterprise. We are
all convinced that such school woult
! be of great practical value to American
| bakers
Mr.. Shepard could not disclose what
offers were before the association. But il
| is understood that Chicago has rendered
| inducements for school in the windy
city; that Pittsburg has exploited its ia.
cilitfes for producing well-smoked loaves
and that Minneapolis has argued that the
best bread could be made from the hes
| flour.
| Wherever established, the school would
be we'll patronized by the 500 prominen
bakers that now constitute the nationa
association. -:
I'VE shall also take up the proposition
of organizing a mutual insurance com
pany.' a.
The sessions which will continue unit
| Thursday or later will be executive.
Members of the comnlitte are gratifie(
at their hospital reception. They have al
been accorded the privileges of the Min
neapolis club, where they will be enter
tanned at luncheon tomorrow noon as tn,
guests of the local millers.
The committee is: Frank r. Shepard
Boston, president; Louis Schmalz, Hobo
ken. N. j., first vice president; H. r
| Clissold, Chicago, secretary; Charles r
| Abbott, New York, treasurer; J. E. Nc
Kinney, st. Louis, Mo-; w. M. Regain
Minneapolis. MINI; Martin Simon. Gin.
| cinnati, Ohio: William Freebooter, Phila
| delphia. Pa; J. D. Nasmith, Toronto, Ont
r. B. Ward, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
HAD PASSED A CENTURY
Mrs. Mary Roll Dies at the Extreme
Age of One Hundred and Two
Years.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Roll, whose
death occurred yesterday morning. took
place this afternoon from the home of
her son and daughter DR.. and Mrs. S. c..
Hays, 3005 Bryant avenue S. Mrs. Roll
had the unusual distinction Of living thru
an entire century for she was lO2 years
old when she died. The celebration of the
hundredth anniversary of her birthday,
which took place at the Hays home two
years ago.; was an event long to be re-
3menbered in the neighborhood.
Mrs. Roll was the daughter of revolu-
tionary soldier George Westphall, and
was born in a log cabin in Dayton, Ohio.
She was the first white child born in
Dayton, and when that city celebrated it's
centennial three years ago, she was in
vited to be it's guest as she was the only
one living who knew of the early days
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
GERMS AWFUL WORK
Typhoid Fever Is Showing Heavy
Increase Over Last
y ...E.t e. Y ear,
The Health Commissioner Again
Cautions People to Boil
City Water. : =

City water Is held responsible for the
large increase Of typhoid fever in Mime
apolis in the past two months. That
the water has much to do with the
prevalence of the disease is indica ted by
the fact that a majority of the cases have
developed on the South Side; which now
draws it's water supply from the West
Side pumps. and these have been operat-
ing most Of the time since Jan. 1. pending
repairs at, the Camden Place station.
The health department. records show
that there have been five deaths from ty-
phoid already this month. In March there
We're fourteen deaths from typhoid, as
against eight for March and eight for
April a year ago.. In 1900 there We're no
deaths from typhoid in March and but
three in April.
The city hospital cared for eighteen
cases of typhoid fever during March and
nine so far this month. The attendants
say that the disease appears to be holding
it's own at present. Ten cases were re-
ported from st. Mary's hospital and the
other hospitals have all had their quota.
Investigation at the different hospitals
confirms the theory that city water is re-
sponsible In a majority of cases.
"Typhoid is certainly unusually preva-
lent at present, and it appears to be in
creasing,' said Health Commissioner P:
M. Hall. There is no doubt but that the
germs of the disease are lurking in the
city water. especially that which is pumped
from the West Side station. Until we can
be assured of pure water supply, our
only safeguard is to boil all city water
The lack Of convenient facilities for dis
posing of our garbage doubtless has some
thing to do with unsanitary conditionst'
It's a good idea to boil city water, Of
course said Supervisor Mcconnell of
the waterworks department, but it's my
opinion that most Of the typhoid fever in
this town is contracted by drinking well
water. The source of most of the wells in
! our thicl>ly populated districts is pol
luted. and yet people think they are
lodging disease germs by drinking it.
Several cases of'-typhoid have been re-
ported from the vicinity of Chicago and
Ninth avenues. I had Chemist Drew
test the we'll water which the victims
had been using and he found that it was
full of typhoid germs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
THE MUSICIAN GREW TIRED
An Informal Dance Said to Have Beer
Interrupted by
EIohf

Alex sayoti's efforts to prolong an in
formal dance in a boarding house at 121
Monroe street NE. last evening, led him
into police court this morning He was
charged with ASA ulting Sam Dotlof. a
fellow boarder, but pleaded not guilty.
His case was continued until Tomorrow
From the stories told by witnesses of the
affair, two girls employed in the house
and nine boarders were the dancers. Sam
Dotlof who plays a mouth organ. was
the musician. For a long time Dotlof
played the organ and the others danced
At last Dotlof got tired. The girls en-
treated him to continue. The men Sec
onded their requests, but Dotlof refused
At this point Sayoti is said to have
crossed. the room and struck Dotof in the
eye and on the nose several times.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
CITY NEWS.
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Minimum Temperature To-day 80
Degrees; a Year Ago "a Degrees.

. Goes to Zeta Psi NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Wetmore leaves tonight for Charlottes-
willie, Va, to attend the Zeta Psi annual
convention which will meet Friday and
Saturday with the active chapter Of the
University of Virginia Norman Newhall
will go as delegate from the active chap
ter of the University of Minnesota.
Big Building Record.-The total of
building permits secured yesterday was
the top-notcher for the year.The sum of
the permits was $317 $40. the largest per-
structure of the Northwestern National
bank. The building will be finished by
Jan. / next. A permit was also secured
for the Kingman building, 320-22 First
avenue N, to cost 900 The building
will be occupied by the w. S. Mott COM
pany as a central distributing plant.
Beat an Old Man--Alex Biggs, team
ster, was arraigned in police court this
morning charged with assaulting Will
liam Lloyd, old man by whom he was
employed. He pleaded guilty and was
given ten days in the workhouse. Biggs
was hired by Lloyd last week to drive a
team. He worked an hour and then went
into a saloon and refused to leave the
place. After demonstrating with him,
Lloyd took the team and started for
home, Biggs came out of the saloon and
assaulted the old man.
Cats In a Observation-Disclosures fe-
lines are in somewhat of a quandary to-
day on account Of an ordinance passed
last evening by the mock city council OF
the Utopian SoVereigns. The measure is
entitled IAN ordinance for the protection
of cats but while it prescribes penalties
for maltrea tment it also directs that nc
i"cat, spuss. kitten or Grinalkin' shall be
harbored or shielded within 500 feet Of any
institution Of learning place of public
worship. The debate and passage of the
measure was in regular form and afforded
- UGH amusement and instruction. The
l. ,uncl officers arc frequently changed il
order to give all experience, in the: various
duties. Another official slate was put
thru last night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
FAMINE WORK DONE
Final Reports on the Hennepin Count,
Canvass Will Be Received
.r.. To.noorrov -,

The work of the Hennepin county ex-
ecutive committee of the state relief fam
inc fund committee is practically COM
pleted and meeting will be held tomor-
row afternoon to wind up the affairs of
the committee and listen to reports from
Secretary Harry Swenson and Treasurer
N. O. Werner. "
Z 1t is estimated that, the people of Min
-nesota have raised in the neighborhood
of $125,O0O for the famine sufferers, an
amount far in excess of that raised by the
people of any other state in the union.
The disbanding of the famine relief
committee will probably be followed by
the organization of committee to aid
those people of the famine districts who
wish to remove to this country. A plan
has been proposed by Rev. William Faux
ner of securing a large tract of land in
the northern partsof the state where such
immigrants can be provided for without
large outlay.
The latest contribution reported to Sec
rotary Swenson is $3.50 from the printers
secured thru w. A. Willard. Of this
amount $50 was given by kimball & Storer
and SIS by Byron & Willard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
SECRET ORDERS WILL AID
In Swelling Parade Memorial Day-Com
nittee In Charge Specially
Desires 1t,

Memorial day preparations are pro-
crossing and the committee on invitations
announces that the street demonstration
will be one Of the largest ever attempted
here. 1t is expected that the soldiers
at Fort Smelling under the command of
Captain Kline will be in line, together
with the National Guard of Minnesota,
veterans of the Spanish war and Philip
pine insurrection, and the Sons of Vet
Grams.
The committee in charge will spare no
labor or expense to make the parade an
exceptionally fine one and is especially
anxious to have in line all secret, fra
ternal and labor organizations of the city
in fact all organizations that march I'M
der the stars and stripes. The command
ers or chief officers of the various or
CARNATIONS are requested to report tc
c. H. Nero, .416 New York Life building
as soon as possible.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
FAvoRs COURTHOUSE PLAN
Apollo Club Is the Latest Champion o
This Scheme,

The Apollo club adopted a resolution
last evening indorsing the plan for a mu-
sic hall and auditorium in the court of
the city and county building. With the
musical sentiment of Minneapolis coming
out thus strongly in favor of the project,
its champions say there can be no such
word as 'fail.' The club has member
ship of sixty-fiVe representative citizens,
and is one Of the strongest musical Or
CARNATIONS in the northwest. The club
earned $4,000 from it's concerts during the
year. its expenses being within $50 Of that
amount.
The officers for the coming year are:
Musical director, III. S. Woodruff; presi-
dent, Frank M. Joyce; vice president
George B. Eustis; secretary, w. H. Eich-
man; treasurer, I. D. Cooper; librarian
F. r. Wilson The eight new directors are
George II. Lugsdin. Harry B. Wood, F.
M. Rutten, DR.. w. H. Cord, o. F. Morris
DR.. F. Fl. Brimmer, Philip H. Brooks and
Fl. A. Stuart. The two hold-over direc-
tors are c. p. Hasey and F. R. Mason
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
COMO AVENUE IMPROVERs
Their Association Prepares for 3
Good Seasons Work.

A very enthusiastic meeting Of the
Como Avenue Improvement association
was held at the home Of James T. Elwel
945 Fourteenth avenue Sc. The work Of
the association for the year previous was
discussed, and it was shown that great
improvement had been made in that part
of the city: For the present year it is
proposed to extend the boulevards by
narrowing the roadway on most of the
streets from 80 to Sd feet. The aldermen
will be asked to provide more curb and
gutter, better crossings, and that the via
duct crossings at Tenth and Como and
Fifteenth avenue Sc be whiteWa shed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
To-day's Canvass
BOOM PORTLAND SHOW
Oregon Men Here to Arouse Interest
in BIG ExpOsition.

DR.. Henry Waldo Coe and c. H. Marsh
of Portland, Oregon, in the city to arouse
an interest In the Lewis and Clark centen-
NAL exposition, were at the Commercial
Club to-day. The public affairs commit
tee passed a resolution recommending
that the legislature approve the plan to
preserve the states exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition for use at the Lewis and
Clark exposition in 1905. The North Da-
kota legislature voted an appropria tion
Secretary w. G. Nye of the committee
read communication from General
Northwestern Agent Brown of the Rock
Island road saying that the road had made
an adjustment of it's train schedules,
which the officials believed would satisfy
the Commercial Club, which had COM
planned
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
THE BROTHERS YEP

Yep Sing and Yep Ling, late of Canton.
China, made gestures yesterday afternoon
before United States Commissioner
Charles Spencer at the federal building,
St. Paul. These gestures were to show
that the Messrs. Yep could talk 10 Eng
lish. The hearing was continued until this
afternoon, that Commissioner Spencer
might find time to secure an interpreter.
The two Yeps are charged with viola ting
the Chinese exclusion act. They were ar
rested at Rochester, Mimi, where they had
recently arrived from Montreal on visit
to their brother, Yep Hing. Hing, reno
vator of linen. is comparatively American.
but neither Sing nor Ling could -.substanti
ate their one ineligible statement, Me
Mclean"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
MET" WILL BE CHANGED
Opera House VIII Be Closed June for
Extensive and Expensive y.
RenajrS

! The Metropolitan opera house will be
closed this summer that important i'm
provements may be made thruout the
auditorium. The house will be closed
Monday. June 8, and will remain dark
for eight weeks.
! Harry G. Carter. the architect who has
planned the changes, will rcarrange the
seats upon the lower floor. Boxes and
|loges will be constructed so that their
occupants may command a view of the en-
tire stage. The boxes, walls and ceiling
will be deliberately decorated. New me-
chanical and electrical devices will be in
troduced upon the stage. The dressing
rooms will be so improved that they will
provide the actors with "a1l the comforts
of home at a modern hotel.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
FEDERAL BUILDING CONTRACT
The H. N. Leighton Co., Will Re
model Minneannlis Structure

To the II. N. Leighton company of Min
neapolls has been awarded the contract
for enlargement of the Minneapolis fed
eral building at it's bid of $224735 The
work is to be completed in eleven
months. The same company is now put
ting temporary floors in the courtrooms
of the building, prepare tory to moving
offices from the top floors during rebuild
ing