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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
ICE MANS PROBLEM
How to Make People Take Ice
When They're Cool
Enough. - z
To Complicate the Situation, Small
Independents Are Becoming
More Active.

If the weather man doesn't come to
the rescue soon with something in the
way Of hot weather, there will be, in all
probability, a general reduction in the
price Of ice
and summer, the big ice dealers have done
a third less business than last year. One
Hennepin avenue firm alone has 1000
fewer customers on its order books for
June this year than in June, 1902. In
stead of beginning with May Is and run
ming to Sept. 1 the season with the
Minneapolis ice companies, this year did
not fairly open until July 1.
To make the situation worse, there has
been decided increase in the number Of
little companies. Several came into ex-
istence this spring. The little companies
are always source of annoyance to the
big ones because they get along with
| cheaper labor and less expense and are
able to undersell the big companies just
| enough to get the business.
This year, with icehouses filled and de-
mand delayed because Of the cool weather,
! the big companies are finding themselves
| in a position where they can lose money
| by sitting idle and allowing the little
| companies to do what business there is,
| or they can lose money by cutting the
| prices in an endeavor to trun the little
! fellows out.
1t is possible that there will be a meet
| ing of the Ice Dealers associat ton within
a few days to considering prices. The ice
mer are certainly not pleased with the
situation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
CANADIAN CROP OFF.
Canadian Northern Report From
Forty-four Stations Is Not
So Encouraging.
Ten Reported Conditions Excellent
Twenty Fair and Fourteen
Below Average.

The Canadian Northern railway issued
a crop report this morning embracing re-
ports from forty-four stations along the
line. OF these only ten showed condl-
tons exceptionally high, twenty were
from good to fair, while fourteen reported
the stand poor and below the average.
The full report has not yet been seen
here, and the figures above are from Win
nipeg dispatches to Minneapolis houses.
This report is less favorable than the
grain men who followed the earlier news
from the Canadian northwest had expected
and is taken here at it's full import as
railroad reports tend toward the OPP
timistic.
While it is rather early for estimates
across the line, the grain trade is begin
ming to think that the big Canadian crop
promised early in the season may not ma
terialize. AS the great bulk Of the Ca
madam northwest crop is thrown upon the
Liverpool market in competition with
American wheat the early reports that the
Canadian northwest stood to raise 10000,
600 bushels more than last year, and thai
Manitoba alone would be likely to pro-
duce 100000 bushels, have had de-
pressing effect upon prices.
From the Minnesota and Dakota fields
the reports this morning were a little
conflicting, but less encouraging on the
whole. - ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
TO PREVENT RIVER POLLUTION
Minneapolis Officials Lay Anoka
Case Before State Authorities.

Several Minneapolis city officials went
to ST. Paul this afternoon to attend the
meeting of the state board of health. One
matter to be taken up is the petition from
the city council of Minneapolis asking the
board to prevent Anoka from defling the
waters Of the Mississippi with sewage.
1t is recognized that Anoka has the
same privilege of disposing Of it's sew
age as other communities, and is en-
titled to do it as cheaply as possible.
There are several systems of solving the
problem without communicating water in
streams, and some of these will be con-
sidered.
The city council is determined thai
Anoka must not be permitted further tC
pollute the waters of the Mississippi which
are pretty close to the danger limit most
Of the time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
VERY BAD MANNERS
A Beggar Cut Thomas Firms Throat
Because He Fefused
Money.
Firms Story Is Corroborated and
a Suspect Is Under
Arrest.

With the blood streaming from a 4-inch
cut in his throat, Thomas Finn staggered
into the Saratoga restaurant on Hennepin
avenue late last night and asked that a
doctor be called. A nearby physician
took fourteen stitches in the wound and
staunched the flow of blood. Finn was
then sent to his home, SIT First avenue N.
Finn said he met a stranger in front
of the restaurant who demanded money.
He refused and a quarrel ensued. The
stranger suddenly drew razor and cut
Finn in the throat. He then escaped be-
fore those attracted by the wounded mans
cries could prevent.
Detectives Percy DeLaittre and John
Stavlo made a tour of the saloons and
found two persons who had seen the
trouble. They corroborated Firms state
ment and furnished the officers with a
good description Of the assailant.
Detective Louis Hansen arrested Ed
ward Johnson this morning for the as
sau.t. A razor was found in Johnson =
possession. S. B.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

GIRL WANTED FOR LIGHT HOUsEWORK IN
four-room fat; washing; good wages and
short hours; 101a 9th st N, fat 6.
The above lad" was the cause Of Fran
vie La Maers arrest and cost her SlOO
in police court this morning. The woman
was charged with keeping a disorderly
house at the above number and pleaded
guilty.
Several days ago a young girl came into
the office Of Superintendent of Police Ed
j. Conroy and showed him a copy of the
lad" which was clipped from local pa
per. She said that she had answered the
advertisement and had worked four or
five days, when the woman made improper
proposals to her and tried to induce her
to enter upon life Of shame. She In
dignantly refused, and the woman refused
Ito pay her the wages due her. The La
Maer woman was brought to headquarters
and told to pay the girl her dues.
Superintendent Conroy's suspicious
were aroused as to the nature of the place,
which had passed as a bath parlor, and
he detailed officers to investigate. They
found that for some time the La Mael
woman had kept the ad in the paper and
that other girls who answered were treat
ed exactly as was the girl who made the
report to the police. They found one
girl in the place who had been there three
weeks, and her story was a corroboratlor
of what the police already knew. Ac'
cordingly Officers Merrick and DeLaittre
arrested the woman and one Of the In
mates of the place last night. The l.;
Maer woman paid her fine, but the girl
sentence was suspended and friends tool
charge Of her.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
CORN IS IMPROVED
Spring Wheat Thin and Heading
Short in Minnesota and
South Dakota.
Winter Wheat Harvesting Going
Ahead Under Favorable
Conditions.

Washington, July 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary Of crop condi-
lions is as follows: ..-..
The temperature during the week end
ing July Is was very favorable in all dis
tricts east of the Rocky mountains and
on the Pacific coast, but in the northern
Rocky mountains and in the middle
plateau regions it was too cool, with
frosts. Portions of the lower Ohio and
central Mississippi valleys, southern Flori-
da, western Texas, northern Minnesota
and the southern Rocky mountain districts
are in need of rain but elsewhere there is
ample moisture, northern Iowa, southern
Minnesota and portions of the south At
lantic and east gulf states having suffered
from excessive rains.
Corn has everywhere made splendid
growth and is much improved, tho gen.
orally backward and in portions of the
| upper Mississippi valleys and middle At
| lantic states is weedy. The early plant
is now in tassel in the more northerly dis
tricts and a. considerable part of the crop
has received final cultivation.
| The week has been favorable for har-
vesting winter wheat, and work is very
largely completed except in the more
northerly section Threshing has made
! good progress and reports generally indi-
cate light yields.
.-. Spring Wheat Poor.
! In northern Minnesota and North Da-
kOta spring wheat is thin and headine
short and lodging is reported from por-
tons Of southern Minnesota and South
Dakota, while rust is reported from the
last named state and Iowa. In Kansas
Wisconsin and the southern part of South
Dakota spring wheat is heading well, and
very favorable reports are received from
Washington and Oregon. - -.'zs
Considerable rust in oats is reported
from Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, anc
lodging from South Dakota and southern
Minnesota. In North Dakota and north.
ern Minnesota the crop is thin and head
ing short, but continues promising il
Nebraska, Wisconsin,, Michigan and Penn
sylvania. Harvest is in general progress.
in the central valleys, good yields being
reported from Missouri, Nebraska, Kan
sas, and but light yields from the states
of the Ohio valley.
Turnout the cotton belt there has beer
| a general improvement in cotton which
has made vigorous and healthy growth
There, is, however, very general complaint
l of grassy fields in the coast districts OF
the eastern sections and in Texas, the
crop being in a better state of cultivation
in Mississippi and over the northern por.
ton of the central districts. Bolt weevi
in Texas are less numerous.
The general outlook for tobacco is very
promising, the least favorable reports be-
ing received from Ohio, where, however
the crop is doing fairly we'll
| Only fair crop Of apples is indicated
in the most of the principal apple states
the most favorable reports being received
from Kansas and Iowa. Haying has beer
delayed by rains in Iowa, Wisconsin an(
southern Minnesota, but elsewhere ha.
made excellent progress. A heavy yielc
of clover and timothy is being secured il
the central valley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
FAITH IN FUTURE
Key-Note of Talk Among State Ex-
aminers in National Con-
. vention. ...-
S. T. Johnson of Minnesota Returns
and Talks of the Buffalo
Meeting.

Yes, it seems good to be home, and
Minnesota is surely Gods own country,
said Public Examiner S. T. johnson, this
morning, having returned from Buffalo,
where he presided over the national con-
vention of state bank superintendent.
He said: -"t
Our convention was a grand success;
over half of the states or practically all of
the large ones, being represented by able,
earnest and enthusiastic men.
"a former Minnesotan, l.. G.. Powers,
new chief statistician of the census
bureau, read a paper on municipal ac-
counting. Using Minnesota for his illus
tration, he showed the great public benefit
Of state supervision Of state, county and
city accounts. ~'
There was no feeling among the dele
gates to indicate that they expected a
serious panic. The question was thoroly
discussed, and it was the universal belief
that any danger that threatened year
ago was now past. The over Initiation
and capitalization of a year ago having
been successfully checked, and the year S
liquidation having already taken place
without widespread financial disturbance,
had, in the opinion of these gentlemen,
brought the financial world to point
where 1t would be able to handle the fur
ther required liquidation without serious
disturbance found this same opinion
prevailing among financial interests III
New! y ork. a. ~ i.,s:.
cit is simply astonishing to note the
great strides toward safety that our vast
business interests have made in the last
twelve months, and to talk now of great
danger just ahead is absurd. Months age
the danger was imminent, but now
thanks to the ability and courage of the
wise financiers Of the country, it has
passed. &c.,. i... " '.@-
minnesota has been no exception. From
the more or less reckless speculation of g
year ago in wild lands, our business has
settled down to perfectly calm safe
sound foundation. Not state or ma.
tional bank has either failed or been II
trouble. The recent published statements
of both classes show our banks to be 1r
a perfectly sound, healthy condition"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
THE HOLT HEARING ON
The Probation Officer Explains or
Denies All Charges.

George D. Holt, probation officer for
Hennepin county, appeared before the
state board of control at st. Paul to-day
to answer the charges against his official
conduct. Affidavits were read charging
Mr. Holt with failing to remove young
girls from immoral surroundings, and Mrs.
M. Layman of the Humane society
charged him with interfering in such a
case.
Mr.. Holt denied all the charges saying
that they were trumpet up by those who
had personal grudges. -
With regard to the alleged overcharges
for taking children to state institutions
he said he had an agreement with the
county commissioners by which he re-
ceived So for each child.
G. w. Strong, attorney for the Humane
society, represented the compliments
General George P. Wilson and E. +. Waite
appeared for Mr.. Holt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

Woman Injured In a Runaway-Mrs.
Ogle 1903 Twenty-flrst avenue \, was
thrown from her buggy in a runaway on
twentieth avenue n about o'clock this
afternoon and was badly bruised 1t is
not thought her injuries will prove seri-
ous tho she lost consciousness for a
time and a physician had to be sum-
moned to apply restoratives. Mrs.
Ogle's horse became frightened. her UNI
brella got mixed up with the reins, and as
she tried to gather them up she pulled
the wrong one, the horse turned sharply
and tipped the buggy over.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
TAXED IN TWO PLACES
William Peet Argues That His As.
sessnent Is Unjust.

William Peet engaged the members of
the city board of equalization in an in
teresting debate this morning as to wheth-
er personal property followed the owner, :"
the point being as to whether an indi-
vidual could be assessed for personal prop
erty.
Mr.. Peet lives at Deephaven and is as
sessed there He has an office in the
Boston block, where he is assessed for
$500 on office furniture. This, he argues,
is unjust.
Automobiles are found to be plentiful
but the owners of some have failed to
include them in their returns. In cases
where the autos were secured after May
/, however, no assessment is made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
JOHN L. MACDONALD's DEATH
Former Minnesota Judge and Con-
gresham Dies at Kansas CITY.

Judge Louis Macdonald, at one time
congressman from the old third district
and for many years prominent in Mime
sofa legal circles, died suddenly at his
Kansas City home yesterday.
Judge Mcdonald, who was native of
Glasgow, Scotland, lived in Nova Scotia
and in Pittsburg during the early years of
his life. He studied law at Belle Plaine,
Mimi, and was admitted to the bar in
1859. He became judge of probate, was
later a member of the house of represen-
tatives, and from 1871 to 1876 served as
state senator.
He was elected mayor of Shakopee in
1875 and in the following year was elected
judge Of the eighth judicial district. He
removed to st. Paul in 1888 but had re-
sided and pract;ced law in Kansas City
for several years. s.
He is survived by his wife and the fol-
lowing sons and daughters: Mrs. M. F.
Marrinan, Washington, D. c.; Mrs. J. H.
Dunn, Minneap polls; Mrs. F. w. Fab Der, ST.
Paul; Mrs. Walter R. Wilmot, Butte,
Mont; Mrs. J. J. Sheridan, Kansas City,
| Mo-; William R. Macdonald, st. Paul;
| George A. Macdonald, Kansas City.
Mrs. Faber, Mrs. Wilnot and William
Macdonald leftxlast evening for Kansas
| City, where the funeral will be held from
| 4O8 Olive street.
MRS. JULIA MEYERS, widow of Johr
| H. Meyers, died at her residence, 241i
Twenty avenue S, July 10. She
came to Minneapolis in 1865. The funera
will be held from the house Wednesday a.
| 3 p. m. Barber Wis, and Clear Lake
Iowa. papers please copy.
A. S. WAHLQUIST died this morning
| at the Swedish hospital Of lockjaw. Mem
! bers Of Prospect camp, M w. A., alst
members Of Alpha camp, Royal Neighbors
will take notice of funeral announcement
| at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
AN EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
DR.. McCollom Suggests That the City
Have One.

/ Dr. c. A. McColIom, chairman of the
public health committee of the CONNER
cial Club, read a report to-day at the
meeting Of the public affairs committee in
which he recommended that the city run
a special. first aid to the injured
ambulance and that the attention of the
authorities be called to the necessity of
an appropriation for the board Of correc-
ton and charities
City Engineer Andrew Rinker met with
the committee to-day and made an in
formal talk on matters pertaining to the
city's welfare from the standpoint of his
position.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
BEFORE HIS WIFE'S EYES
Frank w. Hill, Employed by Mime
anolis Firm. Is Drowned

Frank w. Hill Of Elk River, Mimi, who
went home yesterday for two weeks
vacation, was drowned yesterday while in
bathing with his children in a millpond
back Of his house. His little girl got be-
yond her depth and Hill waded out res
cued her, and pushed her toward shore,
where she was reached by Mrs. Hill. In
helping the child Hill went beyond his
depth and being unable to swim, drowned
in plain sight of his family, and only a
few feet from them The body has not yet
been recovered.
Hill was employed by the Green & De-
laittre company in Minneapolis. He
leaves a wife and three children
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
Estate of Mrs. Gilmore.

A petition for letters of administration
in the estate of the late Sarah K. Gilmore
has been filed in probate court The es-
tate is valued at $4,000. of which s24 900
is personal and $4,000 reaf property The
heirs named are James K. Gilmore, son;
Mary Elizabeth Gilmore, daughter, and
Alice Bell Gilmore daughter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
Court Clerks Needs,

c. N. Dickey, court clerk, reports to the
county commissioners that the file cases
for tax judgment books and delinquent
tax lists in his office are filled. He says
there is a thirty six-foot space where
cases can be installed, giving 46s new
ones, and recommends that this fact be
reported to and provided for by the board
of tax levy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
COURT NEWS
Indicted Man Arrested.

Indicted last November on the charge of
selling mortgaged property, Fred Raimen
roamed about the country with impunity
until yesterday, when Deputy Sheriff
George 10th, hearing that Raimen was in
town, arrested him and placed him in the
county Jail, where he will probably remain
pending his trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

Ed. j. Dezell the half-breed Indian who
is wanted by the United States authori-
ties for alleged connection with the post
office robbery at Newport a few days ago
gave himself up to the st. Paul police last
night. He denies the charge and Is anx-
ious to stand tris
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
WORLDS RAILWAY RECORD
Great Western Railroad Of England
Now Claims It.

London, July 1.-THE Great Western
Railway company claims to have made
a worlds record for it's train to-day. The
train ran from London to Plymouth, 24S
miles, in 233a minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
DAILY CANVASS No. 900

The Minneapolis Journal, ont
of 5000 residences canvassed, had
5,0S9 subscribers; the Evening
Tr16Ane 1921, the Morning Trib-
N71e 282.
The Minneapolis Journal IN 81
apartment and flat buildings CON-
vassed had 1868 subscribers
Evening Tribune 189 and the
Morning Tribune $50. #-.
To-day's Canvass.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

August c. Carey Of Boston claims to
have operated system of wireless teleg-
raphy on the Marconi plan as early as 1886.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
OIL Insnector,s June Fees.

State Oil Inspector Warner has RENTED
to the state auditor $1.379.70 as the coli
lections of his office for June.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

erection of his new residence at $500 Park
avenue 1t will be a 21a-story stone build
ing and, with the barn, will cost soO,oo0.
Boehme & Cordella are the architects
Had Water in the Mik.-N. j. Johnson,
a Crystal Lake dairyman, was in police
court this morning charged with selling
milk that had been watered. He pleaded
guilty and Judge Holt fined him $50. john
son has been in court twice before upon
similar charges. ..... Sd. p.
Six Months Flres.-In the first six
months of the present year the Mime
apolis fire department answered o64
alarms and extinguished nearly as many
fires. OF these alarms 2S6 were boxes, 81
stills, 1863 telephones, IA A D. Il. and
personal service. The total loss for the
six months was $165,3S5.
More Money for Torrens System-Har-
Ian P. Roberts, an examiner Of titles, has
made report to the county commission
ers to the effect that the expenses to the
state of the Torrens system are so rap
idly increasing that an appropria ton OF
$4,000 will be necessary for 1904. The
amount is double that Of this year.
Clgarmakers' Strike Ends.-The strike
of the cigarmakers employed by the
Hooker Cigar company Is ended and viii
be officially declared off this evening
Several conferences between employer anC
employe have resulted in an adjustment
of the differences and eleven of the strik
ing workmen have already gone back tt
work, while others will return next week
The strike was declared in April.
These to Receive Congressmen-The re.
ception committee which will meet the
congressional committee when it arrive!
In Minneapolis Thursday afternoon to in
spect Fort Smelling is made up as fol
lows: Mayor J. G. Haynes, Congressman
John Lind, Loren Fletcher, It. B. Walker
Thomas Lowry, B. F. Nelson, A. G. Paul
w. G. Nye, Henry Deutsch, Leutenan
Governor Ray w. Jones, and ten members
Of the st. Paul Commercial Club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

OTTAWA, oNT.-A. c. Blair, minister of rail-
ways has resigned, presumably because he was
opposed to the Grand Trunk Pacific extension to
Moncton. which he said would be paralleling the
government line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
CITY NEWS.
WEATHER NOW AND THEN
Maximum Temperature To-day ~
Degrees; a Year Ago SO Degrees.

Runaway Claim Filed-Charles n.
Hubbard, who was hurt in the runaway
accident on Nicollet avenue In one or the
carnival evening parades, has filed
claim against the city for $4,000 damages.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

Grocers Want New Market.-Accord-
ing to the Commercial Bulletin the Minne-
apolis retail grocers are moving Tor new
public market. They assert that the
present market is too small and that the
only solution is to be found by removal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14

For $4,000 Home-Swan j. Turnblad
took out a permit this morning for the
erection of his new residence at $500 Park
avenue 1t will be ~ STORY stone build
ing and, with the barn, will cost So0O 600.
Boehme & Cordella are the architects.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
A DECOY FOR GIRLS
Honest Work Offered by a Woman
to Lure Girls to
Ruin.
She Is Arrested and To-day Com.
PEELED to Pay Fine
of 500.

GIRL WANTED FOR LIGHT HoUsEwoRK IN
four-room fat: no washing; good wages ant
short hours: 1O1S 9th st N, fat 6.