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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
CONTRACTS Are LET
State Board Of Control Buys Supple.
for the Current Quarters
Needs.
Local Dry Goods, Clothing and
Drug Houses Get Several
Large Contracts.

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Contracts have been let by the state
board Of control for supplies for state in
stituttons for the quarter ending Aug. l..
The more important items awarded were
as follows:
Groceries. Miscellaneous Foley Bros. & Kelly
and Griggs q Cooper, st. Paul; Reed Murdoch
4 Cot and the Steele-Wiedeles company, Chi
cago.
Cheese-crescents Creamery company, st. Paul.
StOatmeal-Seabury & Co., st. Paul
.oss Cooper CO. st. PAUL Mime
MCGOWAN, Fergus Falls; F. NJ. Cartwright owa-
tonna.
syrups and Molasses- Towle Syrup company,
st. Paul. s
Crackers--National Biscuit company, st. Paul.
Soap-Minnesota Soap company, st. Paul;
steele, Wiedeles company, Chicago; L. W. Leith-
Beef Products-swift & Co., ST. Paul.
Pork Products-Lyman futile, Faribault; j.
I. Mcmillan. st. Paul; Swift & Co., st. Paul.
water; Reynolds Tobacco company, Louisville,
Ky.
Mems Clothing y. F. Burke, saltwater;
Finch, Young & McConville, St. Paul;
Plymouth Clothing company, Minneapolis Pal
ace Clothing company. Minneapolis; Boston
Clothing company, st. Paul.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Partridge & Co., Mime.
H. Choate & Co.. Winona.
Hats and Caps-Plymouth Clothing company
Minneapolis; Blake & Waite, Duluth; McKib
bin, Drtscoll Dorsey, st. Paul
| Dry Goods-Wyman, Partridge & Co., Mime
apolis; F. A. Patrick, Duluth; Finch, Young s
McConville, st. Paul; Tibbs, Hutchings & Co.
st. Paul; Carson, Pierre, Scott & Co., Chicago
Finds-Wyman Partridge & Co., Minneapolis
F. A. Patrick & Co., Duluth.
Drugs and Surgical Observation-Disclosures Ellie
Drug company, Minneapolis; Noyes Bros & Cut
| Ter, st. Paul.
Hardware -Farwell. ozpun, Kirk & Co., st
Paul; Charles F. Ladnerl st. Cloud; Hubbard
| Spencer & Bartlett, Chicago.
Several important contracts remain t.
be let, including shoes, tea and coffee an,
plumbers supplies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
CITY LOSES $4,000
Penalties and Interest on Delinquent
Taxes Diverted From Usual
Channels.
Under a New Law the Money Now
Goes to County
Funds.

A Jaw passed by the legislature will
deprive the various funds of Minneap-
oils of about $4,000. Rob" is the term
applied by several city officials who have
studied Chapter 324 providing method OF
distributing the penalties and interest on
delinquent taxes. Heretofore these rev.
enues have been distributed among the
various funds in the mathematical pro-
portion that the fund bears to the total
appropriation for the fund
A rural legislator, Senator Q. G.. Dale
is the author OF the new measure altho
the bill as passed was prepared by the
senate committee on. taxes and tax laws
as a substitute for the Dale bill. 1t pro-
vides that the penalties, interests and
costs on all taxes except those for special
improvements shall be divided equally
between the county revenue fund and the
school fund. In other words money, ex-
pressy paid by the taxpayers Tor city
purposes is diverted to the county.
This measure is characterized In many
quarters as another device whereby city
interests are sacrificed for the benefit Of
the country.
! Many people would say that such law
would be unconstitutional as all taxes are
collected for definite purposes, but able
| lawyers believe that even If the law Is
morally wrong and unjust it is hardly
likely that it can be annulled by any 9TH
er authority than the legislature Itself. In
other words an appeal to the courts would
| be futile.
The park board will be deprived OF
1000 for this year and will be somewhat
embarra ssed as it had counted on this
| money in making it's estimates.
| Last year the. city received about 1900
from penalties on delinquent taxes anc
the year before about $4,000. Half Of
] this must now be paid over to the county
simply as free gift. All the city funds
| except the school fund are deprived Of
| their share of their regular revenue If {
way can be found of invalidating the law
steps will be taken for the city has no de
sire to make such large presents at this
| time Of the year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
THAT P. o. INSPECTION
Postmaster Hale Has Heard Nothing
of It Officially.

If there's going to be an investiga ton
of the Minneapolis postoffice, Postmaster
w. D. Hale hasn't heard of it officially.
He has read newspaper reports that all
Of the important postoffices of the coun-
try, including this one, were to receive
a visit from inspectors whose object
would be to introduce modern methods
of administration, and incidentally, to un-
cover any irregularities that might exist.
"hut feel confident" said Major Hale
this morning, that any investigation by
competent examiners would rebound to
the credit of our office. The examiners
would also be likely to recommend addi-
tional facilities for the transaction Of our
business"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
A BIG LAND DEAL
Minnesota Capitalists Buy 5000,
600 Acres From Can. Nor.

The entire land grant Of over 3,000,000
acres Of the Canadian Northern Railway
company was transferred Saturday to-
Minnesota capitalists for $4,000, 900 con-
sideration. The deal was engineered by
Colonel A. D. Davidson of Little Falls.
Those heavily interested in the purchase
are George F. Piper and W. D. Douglas,
both of Minneapolis; A. D. McRae and
George c. Howe, Duluth; A. D. Davidson,
Little Falls, Mimi; D. H. Mcdonald, Fort
Qu'Appelle, and A. j. Adamson Of Ros-
tern, N. w. T.
The company's headquarters will be In
St. Paul. A company formed for the ex-
ploitation Of the land will be known as
the Manitoba and Saskatchewan Valley
Land company, and will be capitalized
at S., 1000. 0o0 Branch offices will be estab-
lished in England for colonization pur-
poses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
CITY NEWS !
TOWN TALK

Bart's Cartoons for 1902 on sale at The
Journal counter for Csc; by mail. Soc.
Before leaving the city for the summer
protect your jewels, valuable papers ana
/ silverware by depositing them In the vaults
Of the Minnesota Loan & Trust Company.
Rev George Heathcote Hills Of Atlanta,
Ga, who has been temporary rector Tor
four weeks at st. Marks Episcopai
church. Sixth street S. preached his last
His departure is regretted by many par
ishioners.
j. l.. Curtis will address the Bethesda
Baptist Lyceum, Eighth street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues IS, to-
morrow evening on the subject. DIR. Boo
ker I. Washington VS.. Professor w =. 3.
DuBoise.'' A general discussion Will 1oi-
low in which well known speakers VIII
take part. Admission free.
The beauty of rainy day in Mime
apolis did not appeal to the $50 Iowa ex-
cursionists who came to town yesterday
over the Great Western road to nave a
good time ajority of them, when
they found there was nothing doing out
side, resigned themselves to their fate
and smoked up" in the station until II
was time to take the back tracks.
Mary S. milestone has been elected
president of the Minneapolis Mycolog1ca
| society," "A. olIOI.. was S1tOSOAA SASN
president; H. r. Bfooke. treasurer; E. S
Prince, recording secretary. and W. M
| Babcock corresponding secretary. Ihls
| association of mushroom fanciers nov
has seventy members, of whom nineteer
were enrolled during the last year. AS
surances were given that the CUSTOMARY
exhibit provided by the society at the
state fair would be more varied and IN
teresting next September than ever pc
| fore.
The Home Guards have elected the fol
flowing officers: Worthy counselor, W. ~
i P. Lowry; vice counselor. James A. Camp
bell; past counselor. Ole ]. Bjorklund
secretary James A. Benson; collector
Douglas D. Lester; treasurer, Charles 4
Bryant; cha plain, Helen M. Benson; guide
Edward T. Lundvall: conductor, H. e
Stafford second shield, James F. Cunlen
first shield. Anna M. Lundvall; organ1st
Elma G. Stafford trustees. one. two an
three years. respectively, DR.. w. j. war
rem, Jacob E. Christensen, Douglas p
Lester The next meeting will be he'll
in Richmond hall, No. 1. Eighth and Mic
ollet, on Wednesday evening
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
DESERTER OR DEAD?
Question Raised by Smelling Offers
as to Private Matt Hickey.

Officers and men at Fort Smelling have
changed their minds in regard to the case
of Private Matt Hickey, who was report
ed to have been drowned in, the Mime
sofa river Friday night by the capsizing
of a boat loaded with soldiers. They now
think that the man reached the shore.
They. say he would very: naturally con-
clude that his companions would think he
had drowned and that it would afford him
an excellent opportunity to desert. Work
ing upon this theory, the matter has been
reported to the police. Meanwhile care
full watch will be kept for the appearance
of his body in the river in case he did
drown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
THE FUNNY SIDE
Some Odd Sayings Overheard at Re
cent Remnant Sale.

some Odo sayings overheard at Re.,
cent Remnant Sale.
A remnant sale is something like an ex-
ploring expedition into unknown territory
the faculties are alert, the mind active.
for unlooked-for things are constantly
discovered, and the element Of uncertain
ty as to what comes next makes the
pleasure Of shopping at a remnant coun-
ter a very real one, to say nothing of the
economy possible.
B The sale of remnants by The New Store
last week was one of the kind mentioned;
incidents innunerable,, ludicrous and 9TH
erwtse, were there in plenty, and had one
stood in the aisle between the silk coun-
ter and the dress goods section, with ears
"pricked up he might have overheard
bits Of conversation like the following:
ooh, Daisy, here's the very taffeta you
bought last Monday; must have it, dear
you don't mind, will you, even if you did
pay twice as much for yours; there's just
enough for a waist in this piece, too -
This from bright faced girl of perhaps
22 out with her chum.
At another part Of the counter two more
ladies of maturer years were engaged in
earnest conversation over remnant Of
foulard silk. i've been holding that in
my hand for the last five minutes, lady,
and only just laid it down" I'm very
sorry, madam, but I've had my, eye. on
that piece for some time and concluded
you didn't want tive just paid the
clerk for it, "Oh, we'll, Of course, it
| doesn't matter" replied the first speaker,
| looking very much as if 1t did matter a
| great deal
Across the aisle at the dress goods
counter there were things doing" as
well. Il would take this piece said a
smart looking woman as she held a rem
nant Of pretty wolfe cloth, "but there s
! more here than mother said would be
enough for her skirt Never mind
replied her younger sister encouragingly
"the balance will be all right for skirt
Efor Louise, and beside" added the prac-
teal girl, "see what a mere song we're
getting it for These are only instances
and did space permit, many more anus.
| ing bits of fragmentary conversation
might be told; but they suffice to show
human nature as it really is when brought
in contact with good things such as these
quarterly cleanup sales Of the New
! Store.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
AN EDITOR MISSING
80 t1Ue71++4 II saasS he
Owner Of IT.; Bh 1lea1 sar h Post Looking
for Papers Editor.

F. E. Ellickson, owner of the Blue
Earth Post is in the city looking for
James Hamlin, the editor OF the paper
who disappeared about a week ago with
out giving notice of his Intentions Mr..
-Ellickson has called upon the police to
secure aid in finding the missing man.
Mr.. Ellickson purchased the Post from
Mr.. Hamlin a few months ago and re-
tanned him as<editor of the paper. When
Mr.. Hamlin left the office last Wednes-
day there was nothing said to indicate
that he did not intend to return within a
few hours but when he failed to. appear
Friday night Eliickson started out to find
him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS

tonight and probably in east portion
Tuesday; northerly winds. Wisconsin
Threatening with showers tonight and
probably Tuesday; cooler in west portion
tonight; northerly winds prevailing. Up
per Michigan-Cloudy, with showers to-
night and probably Tuesday; cooler in east
portion tonight northerly winds prevail
ing. notwithstanding with showers to-
night and probably Tuesday; southerly
winds becoming northerly. North Dakota
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday
variable winds. South Dakota-PartlJ
cloudy with showers tonight and prob
ably in east portion Tuesday; variable
winds. Internationally fair to-nigh
and Tuesday; variable winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

Pure kettle rendered Lard, lb 10c
Self Raising Pancake and Buck
wheat Flour, 4 pkg. for. !. Csc
Fancy Evaporated California
Peaches, 1Oc lb, $40, for Is
lib box.
Fancy Evaporated Apricots, b.. &c
symrna Figs, 1910 h., 15c h.,
l71ac lb. Special price by box,
Walter Bakers Chocolate, per
ID. -. 2sc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
BEST MAN DISAPPEARED
Joseph Rollins of Des Molnes s Gone
Father Begins Search for

Rev. w. Rollins f Des Moines, Iowa, is
in the city looking for, his son, Joseph,
is years Of age, who disappeared from a
wedding, where he was acting as best
man. He wore a. dress suit at the time he
left; and a friend has since received a
letter from him from Minneapolis saying
that he had ridden to this city on freight
train, part Of the time on the brake beam
and part Of the time in a coal car. The
police have been asked to find the young
man but have been unable to do So
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
A REUNION IN ST. PAUL
Minnesota Society, Army Of the Philip
pines, Will Meet There To-mor-
row Afternoon.

row N1teTn0On. =
Members of the Minnesota Society Of
the Army Of the Philippines will hold re-
union tomorrow afternoon in Cambridge
hail. st. Paul The business session will
convene at 2:30 p. m. and in the evening
a banquet will be held. Generals Hughes
and kobbe, well known members of the
Eighth army corps will probably deliver
addresses Other interesting features
have been arranged for. One of the most
important matters to be discussed will be
the arrangement for the national reunion
of the society to be held in st. Paul Aug
81 to Sept. 2 Inclusive.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
PREFER INDEPENDENCE

Flat JanItors OF the City VIII Not Ask
for Union
Charter.
The fiat janitors OF this city have re-
fused to apply for charter and affiliate
with the f1remen and engineers in the in
ternational union. Their refusal is based
upon their desire to be independent. Thew
flats and are in a sense both f1remen and
engineers and eligible to membership in
the international union
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
NORWEGIAN CELEBRATION
Seventeenth Of May viii Be Observed
Trinity Norwegian Lutheran

Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church will
hold a Seventeenth Of May celebration
at the church next Saturday evening,
May Is. The program will be by the
church choir with the assistance Of j. w.
Arctander and Olaf Paulus, the celebrated
Norwegian organist. The latter will play
an intrada and postlude composed by him
self The male chorus and the ladies'
chorus of the choir will each present two
numbers from the compositions 4of Scan
dinavian composers. Another number will
be violin and organ duet by Sverre Ofte-
dial and H "A. .Askelard. The address OF
the day will be delivered by Mr.. Arc
lander
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
SCOTT FAMILY FUND
Total Is Now $57 Contributions
Made Thru The Journal.

The fund collected by TIL 9 Journ a
for Mrs. Walter E. Scott and children,
family of one OF the men killed in the
Northwestern Star Oil company disaster,
has now reached a total of s57. The fund
is made up as follows:
Previously reported SIC. SO
Cash OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ............ 80
Gasn ....... S.OC
Cash 8. 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. $57. OC
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

Do you want to buy, sell or exchange
anything? If you do, you must tell folks
The best way is to insert an ad in The
Journals Classified Columns.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

Rent your home for the summer. You
can do it by placing an ad in the Jour-
nal. The price is only 1 cent a word.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

All disorders caused by bilious state.
of the system can be cured by5using Car
ter's Little Liver Pills No pain, gripping
them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
HIS REASON GONE
James c. Rankin, Wisconsin Central
Freight Cashier, Seems to Be
Mentally Unbalanced

James C. Rankin, the missing cashier
in the Wisconsin Central's st. Paul
freight Office. is on his way home from
Wichita. Kan, in the care of his brother
and is said to be mentally deranged. He
can tell nothing of where hewas while his
relatives were searching for him and when
he was found in. Wichita he was ragged.
unkempt man. He will be cared for at
the home of his mother in Milwaukee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

Perfection and Protection.
You are both dry and we'll dressed IN
Plymouth Raincoats. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
JOHN sUNDLEY'S PRANK

Left Word That He Would Commit Sui
cide-came Home the Worse
for Drink.
John Sundley, milk wagon driver,
alarmed his. relatives Saturday. by desert
ing his rig near the franklin avenue
bridge and leaving q note indicating that
he intended to commit suicide. The po-
lice were notified and searched the river
for his body, but the man returned yes
terday considerably the worse for exces-
sive drinking He refuses to explain why
he played the trick.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

Knox Hats-Hanan Shoes.
Plymouth Clothing House, sole agents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11
353 Either, Phone 1853
. Orders carefully filled and
promptly delivered.
Strawberries always hast Is the the
market. Garden and hot house
vegeta bles of all kinds.
Fresh Spinach, peck ......... 15c
Asparagus, bunch $50. 80. 7c
Special Canned Goods
Sale

oCASs
CAN. Doz.
3 ID Standard Tomatoes &C. CSC
2 lb Batavia Marrowfat
Peas :, 12o $1.4o
Q Id TELEPHONE Peas, very
fine 1oc $1.1o
2 10 Sliced Beets. go. &c zoe
Limited quantity, Con-
densed Soups. $3.50. &c zoe
Table California Peaches
lSc quality. .121ac $1.45
Fancy California Apri-
cots, can. Ice $1.so
Fancy California Pears,
can 1eo s1.eo
Fancy Salmon Steak,
fiat cans 15o $1.e5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-11

Contracts have been let by the state
board Of control for supplies for state in
situations for the quarter ending Aug. l..
The more important items awarded were
as follows
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21

the ties Of friendship and commerce
with the United States and give vigor-
Gus impulse to the common interests
and TO the greater power and glory of
her Oldest sister republic. But, the pro-
ceedings of the Washington govern
mont interfere, unhappily, with good
feeling In both countries, being bar
rier In the way Of higher enterprise
advantageous not only to them but TO
humanity In general.
THE Colombian people, tranquil In
the strength of right and being sure
of the sentiments of Justice and equity
OF the American people, appeal To the
national conscience OF the United
States, which conscience constitutes
a force superior by far to that of an
army and navy, in order to save the
honor and integrity of our territory.
THE Stars and stripes, always dear
to and respected by the republicans of
both Americas, never shall be out
ragged or blemished In Colombia.
mo matter what the procedure OF
the government at Washington may
be. the persons and the property OF
citizens Of the United States here re-
main confident the traditional hon
or of the government and people OF
Colombia,
(Signed) "MARROQU1N."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21
SPANISH RULE
IN PORTO RICO.
Commissioner Elliott in His An.
nual Report Arraigus it
Very Severity.
OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE DARK.
Coffee Industry Has Suffered Many
Vielssitudes, Only Hope Being is
United States

Washington, Nov. 2o.--A severe ar
raignment of the legaclos OF Spanish
maladmlnistration of Porto Rico is
made In the annual report OF William
Elliott, commissioner OF the Interior
Tor Porto Rico, made public at the in
terror department today, Mr.. Elliott
says II Is pity and shame that
during the four centuries preceding
American occupation Of the island 80
very little effort was made to open up
communications that so small a nor
ton OF the millions Of dollars wrllng
from the people In imposts should have
been spent In the betternent of roads
for education or any other useful pur-
pose.
Pompous officials came, ruled with
vlgor, tarried little while and depart.
ed with n competency of ill-gotten
gains, leaving the unhappy natives to
labor and to suffer.
The economic value OF the road ex-
tension work now In progress il demon
strated, he says, by saving OF from
90 to 10 per cent In the cost OF trans
portation to and from the interior.
The report says that the power Of the
mayors to remove the health officers of
their towns seriously lnterferes with
good sanitary condition and conse-
quently the people, particularly the
poor Of many municipalities, suffer and
die for want OF proper attention. The
next session OF the legislative assembly
Is expected to remedy this evil
The report says that coffee. once the
leading export and source OF wealth,
has passed through many vlcsstudes
In the past decade there has been very
little new planting there is no profit
to planters OF coffee at the present price
and should prices go lower the stua-
tion will be distressing, The only hope
held out is for possible demand from the
United States,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21

Marloneaux OF Nephi were among the
first to become Interested In the new
discoveries and these gentlemen have
incorporated company, and are max
ing the necessary preparations to place
machinery on the ground TO cut the
gems from the matrix and prepare thin
for the market. Mr. Cook states that
while on his last trip TO the property
he succeeded together with his compan-
ion in extrlcating approximately $4,000
worth Of the opals in three days by the
use of hammer however, he found IL
impossible to entirely free the stones
from the hard matrix by this method
without SCATTERING some OF the gems
TO fragments large number OF these
specimens are now on exhibition az the
company's office, No. sos Templeton
Building, Salt Lake City.
Mir. Cook states that the quantities
,arHuw containing the opal bearing
rock is practically ineXhaustiDle.
The future operations of this com
pany will be watched with intense in
terest by the many friends of the
fortunate owners.
with the property equipped for eX-
tensive operations, and judging the
results compared with what has been
accomplished by crude methods on
small scale, distances TO the wealth.
producing sections of Idaho may be
measured from the Lemhi Opal Fields