davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
He ASKED FOR SEED BRAN
A Barr Colonist Wanted to Plant It
and Raise Breakfast
Food.

G. D. Warner of the New York Prod
uce Exchange was a, visitor at the Cham
Der of Commerce to-day, having stopped
Oft en- route from San Francisco to New
York, to see the big Minneapolis flour
mills and take in the June fair Il came
in over the Canadian Pacific" said MI.
Warner, land was astonished at the evil
dence of growth since 1 went over. the
same ground some six or seven years
ago. 1 think the Canadian Northwest has
wonderful future, if the business men
can only keep su, fellows as Barr from
coming over with any more Of the 'arti-
sans from dear old England. Why, I
heard about one of them who came into
a store at Moose Jaw and asked for some
seed bran.S The clerk in the store could
not understand, and the Barr colonist
finally made it clear that he wanted to
plant seed bran to raise this new cereal
breakfast food that he had heard about,
and when the clerk finally got it thru
his head what was wanted three men
had to hold him to prevent him from kill
ing the man. OF course, I can't vouch
for this story, but afterward met one
of the Barr party in Winnipeg and from
his appearance and general lineup i
should say the story might easily be true
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
| ! IS S PRES (. I
The Swedish Baptist Convention
Elects Officers Growth Shown
:1 by secretary's Report.
Conditions Among the Missions Dis
cussed This Afternoon Ad-
dresses for This Evening.

- 81 + , . t + .
The devotional exercises of the Swedish
Baptist convention were led by Rev. A.
A. Anderson of Brainerd, after which the
conference, having received the nominal
ing committees report, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Rev.: A. .Tjernlund, presi-
dent; Rev. Robert Anderson, vice presi-
dent; Rev. P. sLovere, secretary; Rev. "A.
A. Anderson, assistant secretary; Rev.sE.
V. Hedberg, treasurer; Rev. G. p. Sand
strom, corresponding secretary. Rev. Olaf
Bodien was elected delegate to the ma
tional convention, which will be held In
September. Two new members were
elected to the state executive board Rev.
M Berglund and Rev. o. p. Peterson.
The 1secretary's report showed an in
crease of 4S1 in church membership. The
entire membership borders closely on
900 and there are nearly 5000 children
in the Sunday schools. The churches gave
$40, 875. SO more to missions last year than
the year before. Churches have been es-
tablished at Sandy Lake and Buffalo.
Rev. e. r. Pope, in an address, said
that the church did not exist for the pres
ent alone, but for the future. He urged
more personal evangelism more faith and
greater courage. A visiting clergyman
from the Lehigh Avenue church in Phila-
delphia, Rev. Mr.. West, being called upon,
made a short talk.
The afternoon was devoted to the dis
cuSS1On OF mission cOnuilloHS anu ueciurite
matters of business. The district mis-
sionaries, Rev. j. M. Shulene, Rev. G.
Nyren and Rev. Harald Nelson, made
brief talks Miss Agnes Ostergren spoke
| on home missions and Mrs. Frank Peter
son on foreign missions.
! This evening Rev. J.. P. Sundstrom will
talk Of Our Young People" and Rev. p.
Biorquist will discuss the temperance
question from the Biblical standpoint. Miss
Skoog and Miss Bodien will sing Face to
Face vi 5Sa5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
SELL OUT.
Newsies Say Leather Lungs Are 9
Big Factor in Selling
Papers.
They Are Grieved Because the
Police Won't Let Them
Yell.

Pennsylvania has bridled the news
papers and Minneapolis has muzzled the
.neWsboys Acting under instructions
from Chief ofAPolice Conroy, the police
this morning informed news vendors that
all fog horn barking must cease here
after. The result was that the usual
newsboy chorus in the vicinity of.news-
paper row--the noisy declanat ion which is
a recognized feature Of life in a big city
was conspicuouslyl absent. The town
seemed strangely quiet when the noon
extras were issued at time when the
boys are generally roaring the headlines to
attract customers. The boys were there,
but they looked rather shame-faced,. as
tho they were falling to discharge their
duty to the public in not making their
usual contribution to- the dramatic side
of city life. The boys. in fact, were list
less and when they timidly ventured to
solicit trade, they did so in an Il ask your
pardon manner which contrasted strong
ly with the independence usually charac-
teristic of the street merchant.
The patrolman who is enforcing the
order to-day at that corner says there
was little objection to the boys methods
as long as they kept moving, but that
when they worked in concert the noise
was intolerable.
Dan Doris of 621 First avenue S, former
president of the newsboys' union Of Mil
VIC
town between here and Buffalo, was dis
gusted with the order and freely criti-
cized the administration for trying to
put de newsboys on de bum" as he
put it.
II have sold papers in Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Pittsburg, Chicago, Milwaukee-an
over" said Dan, IAN 1 amt never seen
nuttin' like it befoie. I'll have to git
out Of town if 1 can't hand EN- de talk
SOS l can be heard across de street.
That's the way 1 sell papies. You've
got to, boost, and when a man sees de
finished article handling uxtries. he likes
to do business wild him. People likes
spirit in q newsboy, an If you know how
to tout as tho you wasn't goin' to die OF
consumption the next minute, there's
where you make your hit. They like a
strong boy what works at it. It makes
'em think dey's sunnpin' dom. What's
de use of tryin' to make a jay town out
of big city, anyhow"
Then Doris went quiet after the noon
crowd.
Ozzie Hawkins, colored, 1926 Fifth ave
nue. S, took the same view of the situa-
ton and expressed his unqualified disap.
prevail Of the order.
Its de guy wild the loud talk wot sells
out said he.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
THE MACARONI SYSTEM
Wireless Messages Being Sent From
the Carnival Grounds at
q Profit.

The wireless telegraph service has been
extended to Minneapolis Experimental
were received at the local sta
ton Monday. The air worked without a
hitch. Regular service began at 1852 yes
terday morning.
The service is that of the Macaroni Wire
less Telegraph company, which is con-
trolled by Minneapolis capital. Several of
the largest stockholders are members of
a syndicate organized among the local
Elks; Harry Rendell is general superabun-
dant; Harry Aicher, chief disturber: TIar-
ry L. Knappen, chief prevaricator; S. P.
Rawson, chief deceiver, and Charles H.
Kerr. chief booster. The general office
of the company is at the carnival grounds,
Sixth street N.
Many comments were called forth by
the exceptionally unreliable service of the
new company altho the officers feel con-
fdent that, after the plant IS in perfect
running order, the results will be much
worse. Blanks In close imitation of regu-
lar telegraph forms are used, and the man
who receives message is apt to pay the
charges before he realizes that he has
been touched" by the artful pushers OF
the carnival Among the Macaronigrams
received by prominent men, despite their
protests, have been the following:
London, June 1.-Alf Pillsbury, Minneapolis:
If you can arrange race at Minnetonka, will
send out Shamrock III. -Lipton.
Paris, June Mons. Richard Ferris, Thea.
tire Lycee, Minneapolis: Accept your offer OF
26,00O francs week as leading lady at your
theatre celebrated. Sara Bernhardt.
New York, June Nv. r. Galloway, G. P. A..
500 Line. Minneapolis: Will be with you Mon
day for weeks fishing. Procure bait.
Joseph Jefferson.
West Baden, Ind, June 1.-R. W. Munzer
Minneapolis: Badger fight next week. VIII
you act as referee? Hotel Porter.
Beer Sheba. June 2.-Elder Stewart, Minneap
oils: Make gift to city Of Minneapolis Of lant
upon which to build auditorium
Your Loving Wife.
New York, June Gal Goodrich Minneapolis
Have just completed electrical device that re
duces size Of passenger upon entering stree
car. Will double your carrying capacity.
Edison.
London, June 10. G. Wyman, Minneapolis
Have bought Windsor castle. Will change nam
to Minikahda House.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
FACE A BIG PROBLEM
Free Church Delegates Discuss Meth
DDS Of Reviving. the Spirit
ual Life.
It Transpires That Women Cant
Vote in Some Of the
Churches.

At the meeting Of the Norwegian
Lutheran Free church.. now in progress
here, the organization will attempt to
solve the problem of reviving tie spiritual
life In congregations All the spectators
admit that the problem is a large one,
not only within the Free church, but In
other branches. of the Lutheran church
and other denominations as well Among
those who participated in the discussion
this morning We're the Rev. Messrs. O. M.
Anderson, Ole Paulson, Blanchardville.
Wis, O. DAZZLE. Aitkin, Mimi; Paul
Paul WHITTIER. Minneapolis, Mimi; II. J.
Villesvig, Litchville, N. d..
Mr. Paulson maintained that Augsburg
had supplied TO the United church many
OF Its best preachers. The Free church is
not envious. but on the contrary is
pleased to see the inspiring influences OF
Augsburg sent even outside of denomina-
tional lines. Mr.. Paulson, by the. way, is
one of the leading characters of the pres
ent gathering. His home is at Blanchard
vile, Wis, but he has three other con-
gregatlons which despite his thirty five
years In the ministry and his advanced
age, ne looks after with the energy and
activity OF young man. Thirty years
ago Mr. Paulson was the pastor Of the
Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church, the
parent OF six or seven churches and sew
eral missions. Before that, again, he was
soldier, serving nearly two years as
second lieutenant Of company II, Ninth
Minnesota, which fought Indians in 1862
and confederates for three years more.
The Rev. K. J. Wang of Window, Mimi,
led the morning devotions and song serv-
ice, which preceded the regular meeting.
President Chr. Ytrehus was in the chair.
The secretary was instructed to strike
from the minutes the results of the bal
lots for president ana simply to announce
that an election was reached on the third
ballot.
It appears In the morning session that
women have not voting privileges in every
congregation. When Chairman Rislov Of
the committee on credentials reported
several women from the Rev. e. E..
Gynild's parish as entitled to seats in
the present convention. the pastor arose
and announced that women were not per-
mitted to vote in his congregation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
OUT oF SIGHT
R. F. D. Carriers Here for Conven-
ton Suddenly Disappear.

Lost-200 rural free delivery mail car
riers.
This was the day set for the opening in
Minneapolis of the first annual convention
of rural free delivery carriers Of the state.
A file Of carriers ,streamed into the, Of
flee of Secretary w. G. Nye of the public
affairs committee Of the Commercial club
all morning. Since then they seem to
have been swallowed up. Not a trace Of
them could be found early this after
noon. -
At Mr.. Nye's office the men were di-
rected to a suitable hall on Senevth
street. The janitor snorted with wonder
whe ntold, about noon, that there was a
convention in the hail. If SO, it was a
convention invisible for he had seen no
one in the hall to-day. The Commercial
Club had contemplated giving some lit
tie affair 70 -rthe rural men, but the sec
rotary, G, H. Fowler, has been out Of
sight for week and now the other MEM
I bers have disappeared.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
IT'S UP TO CANADA
United States Ready to Go Ahead
With Treaty Nego-
tiations.
President and Cabinet to Consider
Reciprocity With
Canada.
From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build
ing, Washington,

From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build
ing, Washington,
Washington, D. c., June Sit is under
stood here that the Canadian reciprocity
with special reference to the possibility of
an early meeting of the joint high COM
will be one of the subjects to
engage the attention of the president and
cabinet next week.
While no direct word has been received,
it Is believed that Senator Fairbanks.
chairman Of the American branch of the
commission, Is accompanying the presi-
dent on a special train from Indianapolis
or will be here next week for the purpose
of taking the question up with the presi-
dent and Secretary Hay, in view of re-
cent statements that prospects for a
meeting of the commission were not re-
garded in this country as being good.
Now that Fairbanks presidential boom
has been decently inferred, it is expected
that he will have more time to devote to
reciprocity. If he comes to Washington
he will have conference not only with
President and Secretay Hay. but with
former Secretary Foster who is also a
member Of the .jooint high commission
These conferences, however, can accom-
plish nothing definite for this country is
already committed to the making of rec
iprocity treaty. 1t takes two to make a
bargain and at the present it is uncertain
what Canada will want to do. The opin-
lon still prevails here Unofficial circles that
Canada will hold off until the fate of Sec
rotary Chamberlain's tariff policy can be
forecasted with some degree of certainty.
If Chamberlain fails, the pathway to an
agreement between this country and Can
ada will be smoother, but as long as
Chamberlain holds the whip hand at home
and seems determined to force the issue
it is believed Canada will do nothing
News this morning from Australia and
New Zealand suggests to officials here that
Chamberlain has been careful to work ur
tariff sentiment in the colonies before
making his dramatic and sensational an.
nouncement in parliament. It would not
surprise Washington If Canada, at the
given signal should attempt also to fall
into line, but this feeling, of course, il
etntative and subject to numerous unfor.
seen contingencies. AS a mater Of fact
this country knows nothing officially re.
garding Canadas stand on the Chamber.
lain proposition. is opinions are based
wholly on the seemingly evasive polio,
adopted by Canada in its correspondence
with American officials regarding the
time for the meeting of the joint high
commission
Chamberlain VIII Fall.
The best information obtainable her in
official circulars is to the effect thai
Chamberlain is likely to fail American
statesmen who know conditions in Great
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05


Britain think the chances are four out
of five against Chamberlain, and they
would not be surprised if the opponents to
his scheme should crowd the issue and
secure a vote in parliament at an early
day, thus defeating Chamberlain's plan to
have the matter discussed in England for
year and a half prior to reaching vote
before the people. If these opponents
succeed in forcing test now, Chamber
lain will be defeated, the Balfour cabinet
will be compelled to retire, the empire
will take strong ground against the tariff
program, and then Canada and the other
colonies will be compelled for self pro-
lection to make the best trade agreements
thy can with other grea powers. Such an
oucome would reopen the door to reciproc-
ity and make Canada as anxious for "a
treaty as United States now seems to be.
All these questions will be gone over
next week by the president, fSesretary Hay
and Senator Fairbanks, should the latter,
as expected, come to Washington.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
$1,000 FOR. TOPEKA |.
Minneapolis Citizens Committee
Makes Substantial Remittance
to Flood Sufferers.
Liberal Contributions Added to
Those of Yesterday Business
Houses Solicit Funds.

One thousand dollars was sent to-day
to the secretary of the relief committee
at Topeka, Kan, by Treasurer C. s.. HUI
bert Of the Minneapolis citizens commit
tee.
The work Of collecting funds Is prog
ressing rapidly. In addition to the amount
contributed yesterday $3.50, the follow
Ing subscriptions have been secured:
s Chute Bros company, $50; o. $. Hubert, $50;
Northwestern National Life Insurance company,
$50; First National bank, $1OO; Security bank,
500; Northwestern National bank, 500; Nation
al Bank OF Comm cree, $75; Hennepin County
Savings bank, $780, e, 2. Faulkner, $50; miscel-
laneous $780,
Some of the blank lists have been sent
to business houses which have shown a
disposition to take a hand in swelling the
fund by solicitation for the committee.
With the handsome sum already received
and the big institutions like the chamber
Of commerce, the Minneapolis Retailers
association and the jobbers to hear from,
the prospect is bright for large con-
tribution.
Checks are being sent to Secretary w.
G. Nye, 533 Andrus building. They should
be made out to G. S. Hubert, treasurer.
The members of the chamber of commerce
are dipping deep into their pockets to-
day for the benefit Of the fund.
.-----------
"Free Tickets to Fair and Carnival
With every 81 hat or furnishings goods
purchase. Hoffmans Toggery Shop, So
Fourth street S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
MAKING NEW HOLES
How the City Council Continues to
Puncture the Permanent I'm
provement Fund.
Certain Members Seem Unable to Re.
sist Appeals for Special Assess
ment Rebates.

Even while the worthy burghers of Min
neapolis are trying to devise means for
preventing further depletions of the per-
manent Improvement revolving fund Of
the city, the aldermen are busy, opening
holes for still further losses. Since last
fall-that u.s.. since the agitation was
started by the Commercial club to dis
cover. what had become of the money, the
council has authorized five annulments of
special assessments for sewers. Each act
was virtually the opening of hole for
draining the fund The start was made
on the sewer which was constructed
primarily for the benefit Of the Mime
sofa Beet Sugar works at st. Louis park.
In order to ease the taxes of the owners
of property who were opposed to the inn
provement, the total assessment over 81
per front foot was annulled or rebated.
There were two resolutions in this trans
action, one for Lake street to Irving ave-
nue. and one for Irving avenue from Lake
street to Twenty seventh.
Then North Minneapolis came in for
a, nibble and the assessment for the
sewer on Fifth street N from Eleventh to
Plymouth avenues was reduced from
! $2.49 to $3.50.
After the decision in the fPillsbury suit
| in which the law was laid down that only
| the actual cost of sewers could be as
sessed against the abutting property, the
level rate of $1.50 placed against the
property on Twenty seventh street be-
tween Irving and Hennepin was raised te
$1.90 per foot, the actual cost of the i'm
provement. The council upset this work
and ordered a rebate of the assessment
/ above $1.50.
| Next Northeast Minneapolis had tt
! have a slice and the taxpayers along JEFF
|,ferson street from Fourth avenue NE tt
Boardway were rejoiced that their specia
taxes for sewers had been reduced from
1 $1.95, 81 and 50. 10 per foot down to 81 SO
Those who had paid their taxes were en-
titled to a cash rebate of the difference
There is much concern among certain
city officials because of these acts Of TIL,
city council and the aldermen have beer
/ advised against their course, the dangers
being clearly pointed out. It has mad,
no difference to the aldermen and ever
when 1t is represented to them by re
liable men that their action is wholly il
legal they have turned deaf ears.
Certain aldermen are always looking TO
opportunities to favor their constituent
and there is nothing which pleases sucl
constituents so .1uch as to secure a rebat
on taxes. 1t is just like finding money
The frankest among the aldermen admi
that they know that these practices ar
illegal, unjust to the remainder of tn
taxpayers who do not obtain rebates an
that they are detrimental to the reyolyin
fund, but argue that if one part of tn
city receives such benefits the PORTO
which they represent should also have
, slice.
City officials say that an iniunctio
against the payment of rebates can b
obtained In almost every case If any on
Is interested enough to start proceeding
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
THE OUTLOOK FAVORABLE
Address of Rev. N. Nelson Last Evening"
Committees Named.


The first meeting Of the conference
proper was held last evening. The adj
dress of welcome was happily made by the
resident pastor Rev. Olof Bodien and Rev.
Mr.. Bjorquist. responded. Rev: N. Nelson
of Alexandria delivered the address of the
evening, speaking on BLESSINGS Of the
Past and the Outlook for the Future. =
The speaker said that prospects never
were brighter, especially for work along
missionary lines.
Robert Larson Of the conference bu-
reau reported that fifty churches were
represented by 1O6 delegates. For the
program committee Rev. j. r. Saunder-
son gave special thanks tC Rev. Bodien
for the musical numbers which he had
had added to the programs. The follow
ing committees were named:
Nominations-Rev. O.. S. Lind, A. Dahlstrom,
Lake City Rev. Nels Nilsson, Alexandria, and
August Eek strona Fish Lake.
Resolutions-Rev. j. 2. Sundstrom, Stanch-
Peterson, st. Paul; Rev. a. j: Dahlstrom, Lake
City; Rev. Al. Ahlstrom, Minneapolis.
Finance-Rev.f Anton Anderson, Brainerd and
August Norden, st. Cloud
Arrangements-Rev. Messrs Olof Bodien, v.
u. Hedberg and q. S. Lindblad Of Minneapolis,
and O. p Peterson and A. Tjerlund, of st.
Paul.
Acceptance Of New Churches-Rey. e. Bjork-
az uist Cambridge; Rev. Fred Palmberg, Worth
ington, and Rev. N. L. yinblad, Willmar.
Executive-Rev. DIR. 9 Peterson Minneapolis;
Rev. o. S. Lindberg, Cokato; Rev. G. A. Alden,
Duluth; p. Lovine, Rush City, and Rev. Robert
Anderson, Leenthrop.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
DOUBLE-HEADER ELOPEMENT
Married Women of Wisconsin Run
Away With Two Mulatoes. .

Special to The Journal.
st. Cloud, Mimi, June 5.-Thomas New
man of Mount Tabor, Wis, caught up
with his clipping wife near st. Cloud last
night and took his daughter, Is months
old, from her The woman was travel
ing in a covered wagon for Canada with
Frank Delaney, mulatto. They started
from Wisconsin three weeks ago.
With this couple were brother of De-
laney and Mrs. Nelson, who left her
husband and four children in Wisconsin.
Both the women are white.
The bloodhounds kept at the reforma-
tory this morning found the dead body Of
the two and a half year old son Of j. A.
Warner who yesterday afternoon wan
dered from his home in Palmer town
ship, Sherburne county. The child was in
a marsh where it drowneded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
JURORS ARE EXCUSED
The Hennepin Court About Ready for
the Vacation.

The Hennepin Court About Ready for
the Vacation.
With the exception of one jury in Judge
Brooks and one in Judge Simpson S
courtroom, all veniremen for this term of
court will be excused tonight There
We're a few cases left on the calendar,
but these, by consent of attorneys are
continued over the term and the court
work before the long summer vacation is
practically complete.
The criminal calendar has been clear
since day before yesterday. The grand
jury will meet Monday morning, but it
is not expected that any more indict-
ments will be returned. An investigation
of the detention and city hospitals is said
to have been. conducted and the report
to be made probably Wednesday
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
SUES FOR SALARY

Otto Langum Brings Test Case for
Deputy SherIffs.
Upon the application Of Otto Langum,
deputy sheriff, Judge Cray this morning
issued an alternative writ of mandamus
against County Auditor Hugh R. Scott,
citing the latter to appear and show cause
why he has refused to pay the appli-
cant's May salary. The writ is return
able Monday morning and will be argued
at that time.
This step was necessary in order to
bring the question Of whether or not the
new. employees Of the sheriff's office are
to receive pay, properly before the court.