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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26


The archaeological laboratory OF
Feb. 16, 1898, the object being to
scientifically diagnose diphtheria and
carry on Investigations regarding 9TH
err infectious diseases. The work at
that time included not only diphtheria.
but also tuberculosis, typhoid, etc.
Later the water analysis was added.
To illustrate the scope Of this branch
Of the department, in 1898 fully one
thousand specimens were inspected.
During the past year an average OF
$50 specimens per month have been
examined, while a fair proportion OF
the time has been expended in coll
lecting data Of tubercular cases and
determining the possible source Of
each case. The object Of this is to
establish a practical way Of combat
ting the disease, and in this connection
the department averages from thirty
to forty examinations Of sputa per
month.
DR.. Corbett was born in 1872 and
educated in the public and high
the Minnesota state university, TAX
ing the full academic and medical
courses, 1890 to 1896. He became
house physician at the city hospital
for one year after this. He was ap-
pointed professor of bacteriology in
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
in 1897, and the next year he was
appointed to the position of city bac-
teriologist.
The doctor is now also on the regu-
lar medical staff Of the city hospital
for contagious diseases and was dem
| onstrator Of bacteriology, 1900-l9O1.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

The present city treasurer came to
Minnesota In the spring Of 1860, and
settled at Northfield. Remaining there
until 1876, he decided to remove to
Minneapolis, where he became engaged
for a short time with the Minneapolis
Millers' association. Being endowed
with executive ability, he organized and
managed the Pillsbury & Hubert line
of elevators in the northwest, but loss
Of health necessitated his retirement
from business for time. After re-
gaining his health he engaged in the
organization of the Swedish-American
bank (of which institution he is still
vice president), and also the Interstate
Grain and Elevator company, which
latter company was purchased by the
Van Dusen interests.
Mr.. Hangar failed to quality as city
treasurer and the subject of this
sketch was Immediately elected to the
office by the city council. His re-
election soon followed, and he is now
enjoying the confidence of the people
of Minneapolis thru his fourth term
| as city treasurer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

the largest democratic vote ever polled
In the city, He was supported largely
by republicans who voted indepen-
IDENTIFY. The full list Of city officials
now in office Is as follows:
Mayor, James G. Haynes; control
Ter. Joshua Rogers; treasurer, G. S.
Hubert. president city council, D. P.
Jones; clerk, l.. A. Lydiard attorney,
Frank Healy; superintendent OF po-
lice, e. j. Conroy: chief of fire de-
partment. J. r. Canterbury; engineer,
Andrew Rinker; assessor, c. J. Mi
nor; commissioner of health, DIR. P.
M. Hall; city physician, Henry s. Mel
| son, M. D.; superintendent of the
poor, w. II. Johnson; building inspec-
tor, James G. Houghton: inspector of
meats and provisions, Wyman Costi-
| gan; registrar of waterworks depart
ment, Frank T. Moody: supervisor of
waterworks, ]. H. McConnell inspec-
tor Of gas, w. H. Roberts; sealer of
weights and measures, Ralph Whit
ney.
City Council-President, D. P.
Jnoes; aldermen, first ward M. A.
Gerber, John Ryan; second ward, e.
c. Chatfield, James S. Lane; third
ward, A. e. Merrill, S. Z. Adams; fifth
ward, p. P. Jones, Charles B. Holmes;
/ sixth ward, Lars M. Rand, Nels Mel
son; seventh ward, A. G. Vaughan
Harry McLaskey; eighth ward, E. w
Clark, Fred M. Powers; ninth ward
Peter Mccoy, O. E. LARSON; tenth
ward, J. H. Duryea, James Dwyer;
eleventh ward, G. A. Westphal, Peter
Nelson; twelfth ward, Dennis c. Bow
A. S. Adams; thirteenth ward, j. HI
Van Nest, j. L. Schoonmaker.
| Park Commissioners - President
Abraham S. Adams; vice president
Fred L. Smith; secretary, j. Arthur
Ridgway; treasurer, G. S. Hubert, ex.
offcio; attorney, Chelsea j. Rock
wood; superintendent, William M
Barry; Frank H. Nutter, engineer; Will.
liam W. Folwell, e. HI. Moulton, J. S
Bradstreet, P. D. Boutell, Daniel w
Jones, Jesse e. Northrup, Fred l.
Smith, Abraham S. Adams, Howard
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900. The campaign was very inter-
esting and public sentiment was pref
ty equally divided, as the vote showed.
John Thompson had made a bet of
something like $50 with George A..
Bracket or the result Of the election.
It began to look as it Thompson would
lose the bet, and SO on election day
he engaged number Of men to go
to the polls and work against the
proposition. We lost, az I have said,
by eighty-three votes, and Mr.. Thomp-
sons desire to win his $50 bet was
Of my regrets that Nicollet island was
not acquired by the city for park pur-
poses, and I believe that every en-
lightened citizen of to-day will think
about it as I do
Mr.. Iloring was responsible for the
first real park ever established In Min
neapolis, and his right to be known
as the father of the park system is
exceedingly well established. During
the latter seventies he prevailed upon
w. w. Eastman and Fl. T. Welles to
donate to the. city. for park uses, the
triangle where the old city hall now
stands, at the junction of Nicollet and
Hennepin avenues. It was regarded as
"a very foolish move by many of the
people. aud the park for years was
known as iGrtng's goose past:.----"
The council, in response to petition
addressed to 1t by Mr.. Loring, appro-
priated $1,000 for a fence around the
triangle. This fence was built by Mr..
Loring, who himself advanced enough
money to pay for preparing the soil
and seeding It to blue grass. Some
years later, thru the efforts Of s. C.
Gale, the park was abandoned and the
city hall built, but before the matter
could be arranged, Mr.. Loring secured
from Messrs. Eastman and Welles a
quit claim deed to the property, for
the original deed provided that the
property should revert IL it ever was
used for any other purposes than a
park.
It was only llttle later--all OF
these early park events transpired at
about the time The Journal was
founded-that Mr.. Loring again went
to the city council and secured the
appointment Of a forester, and this Of
fetal, the first one the city ever had
for park purposes, devoted all of his
time for several years to preparing
the Murphy park tract In south towl.
!. and laying out walks. flower beds, etc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

LaftALLS N1OINASON OOINDfaISs II 'A'',
City superintendent of Schools.
When 1t is understood that $50
teachers are employed in the public
schools Of Minneapolis, and that they
have 10000 pupils In training, for
whom educational facilities must be
provided, some conception may be en-
tertained of the labor and RESPONSE
bility required to keep this vast or
ganization running. The man who has
successfully performed this conlpli-
Gated work for eleven years is Charles
M. Jordan, the city superintendent of
schools. Mr.. Jordan was born at Ban
gor, Me-, Nov. H., 1851. He OBJ
tanned his early and academic educa-
ton in the schools Of Maine. He then
entered Tufts college and was grad
uated In 1877, being valedictorian (the
highest honor). Immediately after
ward he became principal Of the Ban
gor, Me-, high school, the lower
grade schools also being placed under
his charge shortly after. Six years
later 1889 he came to Minneapolis
to accept the principalshtp Of the Win
| throp school. A year later he started
the East Side High school. in the Win
throp building. In 1885 he was made
the supervisor of the evening schools
Of the city, continuing his labor until
1882, when he was elected by the
superintendent OF schools and re-
elected in 1895, In 1898 and again in
1901.
Mr.. Jordan, In 1892, received the
title Of Phi. y. from Tufts college.
IFraternally he L. q Mason (thirty-sec-
ond degree). Politically he Is nomin-
ally a democrat,
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thru committees, but 1t orders all pub
lie improvements, let's contracts or
pays for the work direct, and audits
its own bills. The only check upon the
council is veto power vested in the
mayor (and which may be overridden
by two-thirds vote OF the counciD
and the power given the city controls
Ter to refuse to approve appropria-
lions in excess of the funds available
for the special purpose contemplated.
The general center of authority and re-
sponsibility In the city government is
the council.
When it became evident that no
new charter legislation could be Sc
cured under the special legislation
amendment, attempts were made to
secure a new charter under general
laws. The only charter Of this kind
which came near being legalized was
SO unsatisfactory to Minneapolis that
the governor was induced to veto the
bill.
The next step was the adoption of
the constitutional amendment In 1895,
providing home rule" for cities I'm
der this amendment charter COM
mission was appointed in 1897 and a
charter was prepared and submitted
to the vote of the people of Mime
apolis in November, 1898. This char
ter is commonly referred to as 'the
charter Of 49," At the election the
charter received the approval Of 9
majority of the voters who voted or
the subject. But as the constitutional
amendment provided that a charter
must receive the approval of four-sev.
enths of the voters voting at the cleo.
ton, 1t failed of adoption. The vote
for the charter was, Eyes, 8,756; No
8,2S7." AS there were 32,S78 votes
cast at the election, the charter need
ed 1878 to carry.
At this same election of 1898 the
people of the state adopted a new
amendment to the constitution, undo,
which the charter commission Of 1900
was appointed. This commission took
the charter OF 1898 as basis and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

The Murphy park, therefore, was
the first one to be thrown open to
the public as ouch, as 1t was the oldest
in point of dedication.
The next paik was franklin Steele
square. given by three daughters OF
100000 for the land. One Of the con-
ditions was that the square should be
under the control Of Mr.. Loring; am
other was that it should always be
| known as Franklin Steele square. Mr..
Loring remained in charge of the
| first park board, under the act Of 1888,
and as a member of that and Of many
subsequent park boards he had much
to do with making 1.-THE beautiful spot
which it has long been.
Opposition to the proposed park
board act was very strenuous. There
We're public meetings for months pre-
ceding the meeting Of the legislature.
Some of these were called by the
| friends of the proposed act, others by
its enemies. The following of Mayor
/ A. A. Ames was not determined in it's
opposition, and was assisted by the
Bassetts. The friends Of the park bill
were denounced in every section Of the
town as being extravagant, visionary
and desiring to commit the young city
to a policy which would seriously In
terfere with its future growth. Senti-
ment in favor of the park board act
was first crystallized at public meet
/ ing In the council chamber at the city
hall, when &n improvement associa-
ton was organized. Mr.. Loring was
it's first president. and John B. Gilfil-
Ian. vice. president. Other staunch
friends Of the movement which has
done SO much to beautify the city and
make It unique among American mu-
Eugene M. Wilson, Colonel w. S.
King, George A. Bracket, Colonel
Benton and Judge Atwater. These
names are selected at random from a
large list of men, afterwards very
prominent in municipal affairs. AS
the result Of this new organization. III.
w. s. Cleveland made his first visit
to the city and delivered an address
before the park enthusiasts, In the
council chamber, In which he first
pointed out, from the artistic and sci
ientihc points of view, the wonderful
park possibilities Of Minneapolis, and
urged that full advantage be taken of
the many opportunities then open for
u broad and comprehensive movement
along the line of park development.
Finally, there came an election, to
determine whether something should
be done. Considerable money was ex-
Ipended by the advocates of a park
system in organization and the prepar-
alton and distribution of literature and
a careful canvass of the city. It was
money well expended, for without it
the day would have been lost. The
opposition continued It's work to the
last moment and the parks won by a
small margin.
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M. De Laittre, John S. Dodge, Har-
ry w. Jones.
Ex-officio Members = James G.
Haynes, mayor; John II. Van Nest,
chairman council committee on roads
and bridges; Harry G.. McLaskey.
chairman council committee on pub
lie grounds and buildings.
Board of Observation-Disclosures
John A. Schlener; secretary, f. G.
McMillan; treasurer, G. S. Hubert;
clerk, H. W. Marchbank; foreman Of
buildings, w. H. Adams.
M. Jordan; members, Thomas T. Quin-
by, M. D., w. K. Hicks, Robert Pratt,
John A. Schlener, N. F. HaWley, f. G..
Mcmillan, C. J. Bintliff.
Library Directory-Presiden T. B..
Walker; secretary, Lettie M. Crafts;
members, Samuel G. Gale, Jacob Stone,
Frank H. Carlton, .Lettie M. Crafts, T.
B. Walker, Daniel Fish; ex-officio,
James c. Haynes, mayor; John A.
Schlener, president of the board Of ed
ucation; Cyrus Northrop, president Of
University of Minnesota.
The Charter Campaigns.
of municipal life in Minneapolis during
the twenty-five years have been the
various attempts to secure a new city
charter. The city is now governed I'M
der a charter granted by the state
Legislature In 1881, modified by a num-
Der of amendments adopted before
1882. In 1892 constitutional amend
ment was adopted, stopping further
special legislation. Since then 1t has
been impossible to change the charter
by legislative action.
/ This old charter provides what is
called council form of city govern
ment The mayor has little RESPONSE
bility; the city council has both legis-
lative and executive functions. The
most important appointive power en-
joyed by the mayor is in connection
with the police department.; all other
Iheads Of departments are appointed
by the council. While made RESPONSE
| BILE by the charter for the proper dis
| charge of their duties by all officers
/ of the city, the mayor has no power ia
suspend or remove such officers-all
such power is vested in the council
| On the other hand. the council has
many administrative functions. 1t not
only appoints the heads of depart
/ ments and governs the departments
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City Engineer,

Mr.. Rinker received his last appoint
ment as city engineer Of Minneapolis
on Jan. 5, 1903, but prior to this date
had occupied the same office for six
teen consecutive years. from April
1877, to January /, 1893. His first
connection with the city engineers de-
partment, however, was when he came
to Minneapolis In June, 1871, to ac-
cept the position Of assistant city en-
gineer under Fl. III. Corson, acting in
this capacity until the spring of 1874.
The three following years up to April,
1877, he was engaged in private en-
gineering work In connection with the
firm of Cooley & Rinker. and other
enterprises. Subsequent to 1893, up to
the date Of his appointment as city
engineer, he was engaged in engineer
ing works both here and in Montana.
During Mr.. Rfnker's twenty years Of
official service much the larger portion
of all the public improvements now
iexisting in this city were designed and
CONSTRUCTED.
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to that date were years Of discussion,
public and private, and the line was
very clearly drawn between those who
wanted to make the city beautiful, and
those who thought public parks an ex-
travagance.
The first park that the city ever
had was given by Edward Murphy,
in 1855. when he set apart a. portion
of his real estate as an addition to the
south part of the town. It was many
years before the property thus set
apart was improved. The first park
on the east side Of the river was on
the site Of the exposition building. OF
stand 1t was made a public square;
but many years elapsed here, also, be-
fore the time of Improvement, and
finally the park was abandoned.
'"rhe first public meeting which I
attended prior to the organization OF
the town into city" said G. M. Lor-
ing. the father of the Minneapolis park
system, to The journal man,
twas a meeting for the creation and
proper direction of public sentiment in
| the direction of parks. 1t was In
hall on Second avenue S and Wash
1ington avenue, where the National no
| tel now stands. We were then under
the old town form of government:
The city charter of 1858 came several
years afterwards. AT this town meet,
| ing, after much debate and a close
vote, for the opposition was very de,
termined, we authorized the board OF
town supervisors to purchase twenty
| acres of land, bordering on Grant
street. for $4,000, for park purposes
| Cyrus Aldrich was one OF the super"
visors, and he had congressional as
pirations. The proposition to buy the
park came to naught, on account OF
Mr.. Aldrich's desire to curry favor
with the citizens who opposed PARK
| improvements. MT
"a little later we came Within
eighty-three votes of acquiring the
whole of Nicollet island, then covered
with a growth of the finest maple trees
ever have seen, for a park, for $780,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

DR.. Kicker is a native of Mains
and came to Minneapolis in 1859. En-
tering the Minnesota state university,
he was graduated with honors in 1894.
He then took course of study in the
Hahnemann Medical college of Phila-
delphia, from which institution he was
graduated with distinction in 1878.
After returning to Minneapolis he. In
1888, was elected professor OF clinical
department of homeopathic medicine
and surgery Of the University Of Min
nesota. which chair he still occupies.
During 1893 and 1894 he served the
city as medical inspector in the health
department. In July, 1903, he was
elected city physician and superin-
tendent of the city hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
CHARLES L. SMITH,
Assistant County Attorney.

For nearly three years Charles L.
Smith has conducted the civil business
of the office Of assistant county attor-
ney. In the discharge of his duties
he has made for himself an enviable
reputation as painstaking, conscien-
tious lawyer and an orator of no mean
power, as attested by his address on
last Memorial Day at Lakewood Gene
terry, copies Of which were widely dis
tributed by the local members of the
G.. A. r.
He was born at Newton, ILL.,, in the
year 1861. Received his education In
the common schools and University OF
Illinois. and studied law under his
father, Charles B. Smith. a judge OF
the Illinois court Of appeals. He fin
ished his legal education at the AL
bany Law school, where he was grad
uated in 1885. He came to Minneapo-
lis In 1887 and has practical his pro-
fession here eyaar since.
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ed the creation of the Minneapolis
park system. At the time Of the found
ing of The Journal, the park
system was only an ideal In the minds
of some of the leading men of the
city of that date. The park board act,
under which the system was created
and developed, was not passed by the
legislature until 1889. The years prior
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

notifications, submitted 1t to the peo-
pie of the city In the fall Of 1900, but
again without success. The vote stood
I10,671 for adoption and 1875
against. Another commission is now
at work on third home-rule charter,
which will probably be submitted at
the next election.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
THE PARK SYSTEM

G. M. Loring Talks Entertainingly of
It's Beginning.
Citizens Of this later day are apt to
forget, If they ever knew, about the
struggles which preceded and attend
The Tupelo journal., 1903-05-15
Protected BuIIfrOGs.

In accordance with the bill just
signed by Gov. P~ennypacker, of Penn
sylvania, bullfrogs have been placed
in the category with other game, and
hereafter will receive the protection
of the state. The bill provides a pen
atty for catching or killing them be-
tween certain periods of the year.
The bill in full is as follows:
"Section 1. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and house of representatives of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
general assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same.
that from and after the passage of this
act it shall be unlawful to catch, take
or kill any bullfrogs only from the
first day of July to the first day of No
vember.
"Sec. 2. Any person or persons
offending against the provisions of this
act shall be liable to a fine of $25 for
each and every offense, to be sued for
and recovered before any alderman or
justice of the peace"
The passage of this bill will serious
ly interfere with an industry which
has sprung up recently in various III
raj districts for raising and killing bull
frogs for the market.
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seph is an intelligent and progressive
Indian, with considerable native abili-
ty and force of character. He has
great influence with his people, and
under the intelligent leadership of
Mr.. Wynkoophas been able to do much
good to his people.
1t is very interesting each Sabbath
day to attend the little church where
Mr.. Wynkoop breaches and Joseph in
terprets. Some 300 men and women
and children assemble and, after sing
ing and prayer, in the former of which
they join heartily and earnestly, Mr..
Wynkoop speaks plain, practical words
of helpfulness to them in English,
which Joseph interprets into Piman.
Not only in religious teaching of
this kind, however, does Mr.. Wynkoop
spend his energies. He believes in the
practical religion of work. Under his
direction several hundred acres of des-
ert land have recently been reclaimed.
The irrigation ditch, several miles in
length, has been engineered and con
structed for the purpose of conveying
water TO this hitherto useless land,
and many generations in future will
rise up to call him blessed for the prac-
teal work he has done for the Piman
race. GEORGE WHARTON JAMES.
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$3.50
locality, not too far from water, and
there remain until some circumstance
which they regard as unpropitious
leads them to desire a change. This
photograph shows the better kind of
shelter that they construct. Heavy
poles are placed so as to construct
a rudely oval framework. Willows,
arrow weeds and other brush are then
cut and reared up against these poles,
being loosely attached to them by
withes. Other brush is thrown upon
the top, and thus a rude roof is pro-
vided to the shelter which serves to
keep off the rays of the sum-, some-
what breaks the force of the wind and
partially shields its inmates from the
fury of a winter storm.
Fig. 2 is that of a Chemehuevi house,
on the top of which is a rudely con-
structed granaEy, called a suquin.
While this is built of exactly the same
materials as the Apache kan" of Fig.
1, it begins to approximate more near
~ 10 the shape of a civilized home.
Poles are placed upright at the cor
ners and braced laterally by the pole
roof-plates, on exactly the same rinci-
pie followed by any modern builder
of a frame,house. Rude pole Standings
are then inserted and fastened with
greater or lesser security. There is