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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13
Valentine Gifts.

A heart-shaped cut glass flask for
perfume, or a heart-shaped box with
silver top for the toilet table, or ring
with true lovers knot encircling q
whole pearl, a turquoise, or an anne
thyst, which is the February birth
stone, would please a young girl. A
heart-sbaped locket with single pearl
and having place for hair and a
photograph inside, is pretty gift, as
is also pendant of the same shape
for the watch chain
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13
CITY Of Bremen One of
the Finest in Europe
Over Eleven Hundred Years DID, Has Had Its Share Of the
Ups and Downs of LLe-Is Citizens Noted for Ladepen-
dence and Bravery

Especial Correspondence.)

in Europe. Rare old wines Of the vim
tage of 1640, 1920, etc., are to be found
in its vaults, through which visitors
are escorted.
Bremen has leveled the fortifica-
lions which safeguarded her from
warlike intruders and converted the
ground thus gained into public places
which have been made very attract
i've. Her park system is most COM
plete, and she takes great care of the
trees, plants and flowers which adorn
them
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13

fact, they caught her in the act one
day, and her explanation, 81 do believe
it is going to RAIN" did not deceive
them in the least. They saw the be-
ginning of romance and. girl like,
they schemed to help it along.
Valentines day was approaching,
and this gave them an idea and an
opportunity to conspire against their
elders with safety. They knew that
Miss Nancy had never received val
entine, and that she was violent OPP
ponent of such sentimentality.
"And do you really mean to say
that you never got valentine, Aunt
Nancy-not even a small one-when
you were young?" Lottie asked the
question. She had reached the ma
ture age of nineteen years and had
a collection of those tender missives
of all shapes and sizes which were
the envy of her less fortunate friends.
Never" shifted Aunt Nancy with a
scornful toss of her head. "I'd like to
have seen a young man dare to send
me one of the silly things when was
a girl. never could see any sense
in Valentines day.
1T is positively Infamous. girls. Do
you know that St. Valentine had moth
ing to do with the absurd custom, and
it is a shame to fasten it upon him.
Are you aware what it means?" The
girls shook their heads. 81 thought
not, most girls do not, or they would
scorn the horrid things. 1t began in
an old heather custom of celebrating
a festival on the 14th Of February on
account of the return of spring. The
birds at that time began to prepare
their nests, twittered on the tree
limbs, where they cuddled up close,
sat on the house tops and rubbed their
little beaks together, or chased one
another about. In the dark ages, fiirts
and lovers, called 'galantines,' sent
love letters to their charmers on that
day, and we call the day Valentine
because it sounds like the name which
means fiirt, gallant. 1t Is wicked
for Christians to have anything to do
with it."
Lottie looked over at Mabel, the
Coloners daughter, and slyly winked.
But, Auntie," persisted the girl,
"you had lovers when you were young.
didn't you? They were queer lovers
not to care enough about you to send
you one"
Miss Nancy's corkscrew curls flut-
tered impatiently.
81 never had lover, child. l
wouldn't have the idle fellows hanging
around me, so they kept away because
l wasn't silly enough to suit them.
Pooh! the idea of running around to
dances and parties and sitting in dark
corners with their arms around my
waist! That was something never
fancied. l shudder when think OF
such thing"
When Mabel went home she told
her father all about Miss Nancy's
views on the subject and her learning.
"Dear me, she must be blue stock
ing" was all he said, adding, however,
SO that Mabel did not hear it: "She's
a fine woman all the same"
Bright and early the postman came,
and as he was obliged to deliver what
ever Uncle Sam hands him to deliver,
whether acceptable or not, he handed
Miss Nancy missive with sus-
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SWeeIp
Neart

gilded and verse written on one side.
BY a little ingenuity and folding OF
paper quite a packet may be made In
heart shape. A box of candy hearts
is a pretty valentine. Original rhymes
are acceptable and not so hard to
make after all. Cakes neart shaped
may be sent as valentines, and rib
bon bows pulled to represent a heart
are pretty.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13

HE City of Bremen is
one Of the most beau.
tiful In Europe. Its
cleanliness, no less
than It's a t t rae t I've
buildings, streets and
squares, is noticeable.
The Germans stand first
in exemplifying this
virtue and Bremen Is
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13

SdIuOhs
in her own way regardless of the am
bitious desires Of the public to man.
age 1t in their way. He had also dis
covered certain peculiarities Of Miss
Nancy which were not generally
known. 1t appeared that she had been
feeding and clothing a poor woman
and her two children while the hus-
band and father was lying sick in a
hospital in strange city. He had
also followed her at distance ono
Christmas eve, when she was carry
ing heavily laden basket of good
and cheerful things. He would have
been glad to help her carry the bur-
den, but he was afraid OF being
snubbed, the brave colonel that he
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13
Homemade Valentines.

Sometimes the valentines made at
home find greater favor than any one
can bu.-. Hearts may be cut from wa
ter-color paper and painted red, or
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13

the highest type of this characters
tic. Nothing is allowed to accumulate
In public that would detract from good
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13

ously clean. The old cathedral has
been standing 900 years and was
taken over by the Reformers when
Bremen embraced the doctrines of
Luther. There is also a venerable
church, the Church of Our Savior,
near it which continued in possession
of the Catholics. The town hall is
fine specimen of Gothic architecture,
is very old and the most historic pile
in the city. Beneath 1t is the Raths-
kellar, the most celebrated wine cellar
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-13

back up Luther in his contentious
with his ecclesiastical superiors and
remained staunchly Protestant-190,.
900 of the 100000 inhabitants profess
ing that belief at the present time.
The Swedes sent powerful armies
twice to capture the city but Zach
time failed to do it. Bremen was the
answering enemy of Napoleon Bona
parte when other German cities were
passive or fawning to gain the good
wishes of the great captain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
DEATH SENTENCE STANDS.
Pardon Board Refuses Communication
for Charles Henderson and Ole
G.. Olson, Murderers.

The extreme penalty Of the law will be
visited on Charles Z. l.. Henderson. the
Duluth negro who murdered his former
mistress, and OH Ole G. Olson the Ait
kin county farmer, who stabbed his
daughter to death in cold blood. Both
tation of sentence, but in each case the
application was denied by the state board
Of pardons, and they will be hanged
At it's meeting Saturday afternoon the
board almost cleared up the calendar,
most of the applications being denied A
pardon was granted to Patrick Regain, an
old man sentenced in St. Paul In 1891, for
murder. He has served twelve years Of a
life sentence. Harvey Rease, sentenced
in Crow Wing county In 1899, for ten
years for robbery, was released. A con-
ditional pardon was granted to William
A. Snyder sentenced in Duluth last Oc-
tober to one year. for grand larceny.
Communications OF sentence which permit
immediate release or parole We're granted
to Nick Vacos, sent up from Hennepin
county in June, 1901, for grand larceny;
Frank Williams. sentenced in Jackson
county in 1900 for grand larceny; Frank
Williams, sentenced in Jackson county in
1900 for grand larceny; Henry johnson,
sentenced in Swift county In 1901 for rob-
berry; and M. J. Schmidt, sentenced to
ninety days in Jail in Stearns county for
assault.
Denlals were voted in the cases of
Adelbert Lawton of Winona county,
James j. Schuhe of St. Louis county,
Hiram Walter of Hennepin county, Will
liam e. Ostrander of Olmsted county,
Peter A. Ormun Of Hennepin county,
John Erkkila Of Hennepin county, Will
| liam Winnie of Hennepin county, Andrew
Thompson Of Jackson county, Justin
p. stoddard of Crow Wing county,
Henry Rodd of Swift county, Fred Lee
| of Hennepin county, John Brown Of Beck
er county, William Sparks Of Todd coun-
ty, Hugh Brown of Hennepin county,
James Fisher Of Ramsey county, Henry
Peterson of Hennepin county, and
john Dorsch of Ramsey county
A denial was also entered in
| the case of Ham Hong, the
Chinaman, sent up from Brainerd in 1898
for murder, for a term of twenty-five
years. The other cases were continued
| or taken under advisement, including the
| application Of Cole Younger a. w..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
D0FFS THE WHITE APRON
Arthur Wheeler, Who Set Madison
J. by the Ears, Comes to
St. Paul.

A young man sure to attract the signs of
st. Paurs romantic maids will arrive at
the capital city to-day. AS with all real
heroes, his name fits his fate. Arthur
Stanley-could a girl desire more Arthur
Stanley Wheeler is % years old, a Yale
alumnus OF high attainments, a. superior
poet. chum of Reggie Vanderbilt's,
and. it is whispered, very naughty man.
The whispers have been heard at Madi-
son, Wis, where Mr.. Wheeler has been
instructor in English at the University OF
Wisconsin. His qualifications as to sclloI-
arship were never questioned He had
been graduated with high honors last
Spring at Yale, where his father is profess
sor Of history. Before graduating he won
the Cook prize for the best unpublished
poem. s..' = .'.-.
At Madison he soon became prominent
in the English Club, a society as exclusive
as it 1t literary. Later he attained emf
hence in circles less exclusive When a
student named Atwater told the faculty
just what these circles were the faculty.
drew its breath hard and the poet resigned
forthwith.
Next day the faculty was again over
whelmed with the Information that their
former associate had become a bartender
at the Avenue, Madison hotel. The pro-
fessors adopted prompt measure. Fearfu
lest students might wonder if straWs were
the natural Transformation Of all inspired
pens, the professors secured clerical 20.
sition for the cultured "barkeep" in a St
Paul railroad office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
THIEVES BREAK LOOSE
Houses, Stores and Hotel Rooms Are
Visited-Silverware and Cloth
+. - ing Are Taken.


Burglars and sneak thieves have been
busy for the past two weeks, and although
the police have succeeded in arresting
several offenders, there seems to be others
to take their places. The work is ap-
parently that Of local "toughs''
From the residence Of J. w. Thomas,
Jr., Els Nicollet avenue, about $500 worth
of s1lverware was stolen last evening.
The front window Of M. Kurland's tailor
shop, Third street N, was broken last
night and four trousers patterns were
stolen. The front door of J. T. Bau-
mans saloon. 314 Hennepin avenue, was
forced open last night, but nothing was
stolen. Joseph Hayner, transient
staying at the Foster house, reported to
the police that his watch had been stolen
from his room while he was asleep. The
lock on his door had been forced, The
residence Of III. o. tRoedth, 1876 Four.
teenth avenue. NE, was broken into las,
night, and although the thieves went
through the entire house, they stole moth
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
Railroads
RUSH 2.TRACK WORK
Milwaukee Road Has Large Crews
at Work Between La Crosse
and Milwaukee.
Completion Of Double Tracking Will
Be Followed by Changes
in Schedules.

The work of double tracking the Mil
waukee road between La Crosse and Mil
waukee is progressing as rapidly as large
crews can complete the grading and lay
the ties and rails. Up to date 112 miles
Of double track have been completed on
the La Crosse division, which extends
from Brookf1eld junction to WatertoWn.
from New Lisbon to Camp Douglas, and
from West Salem to North La Crosse.
Delay has occurred at Tunnel City, where
the tunnel through which the main line
passes will have to be enlarged, and at
Kilbourn City, where a new bridge Is to
be placed across the Wisconsin river.
At Kibourn, a steel structure will be
| erected, the plan being to move the old
bridge which is one of the best on the
| division, few feet to one side, and to
| build a new section adjoining which shall
| be occupied by the second track. AT
! Watertown a strong stone arch bridge
has recently been completed. 1T is one
of the best bridges on the entire system.
| AS soon as the double track to La Crosse
| is completed some important changes in
the train schedule may be made for all
through Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis
| trains.
A few days ago the Milwaukee changed
the running of trains Nos. 2 and 8, one
| leaving Minneapolis at 5:25 p. m. and the
other arriving in Minneapolis at noon,
and after a short trial of the plan went
back to that previously in effect. For
many years trains 2 and 8 ran over the
La Crosse division. Then because Of the
| crowded condition of train service on the
La Crosse division, and in order to i'm
prove the late service on the northern
division, the trains were transferred tc
that division, leaving the main line al
Portage. This service has been in effect
several years. A few weeks ago orders
were issued to return to the old route
from Portage to Milwaukee over the La
Crosse division instead of the northern
| Now this order has been rescinded an6
the service has been shifted back to the
| northern division. ,.~ 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
RAuRoAD NOTES.

The Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads
have purchased the old John S. Prince and Will
lian, Lee homes in st. Paul for railroad aud
traclage purposes. The consideration is given rs
$1o, oo5 for the Prince property ana $4,000 fol-
the Lee property. s54 ftiGiiH
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
company and the Chicago Great Western Rail
road company have prac tically closed deal for
100 acres Of land in Sioux City. The deal IS con-
sidered to mean that the extensions OF these two
lines to Sioux City is assured. 1t is said the two
roads will use the tract for terminals The
price paid for the tract was SIPS, 600. =
NJ. B. Sumner, who has been division store
keeper. for the Northern Pacific at Fargo n; D.
for a number of years. has resigned and will be
succeeded by E. J. Meyers, formerly Of the loca
office and now of Glendive, Mont.
The st. Louis & San Francisco railroad .yester
day opened two new lines to traffic, one between
Ol;eene, OKLA, and Vernon. Texas. and the Other
between Lawton and Snyder, Okla, the latter
passenger traffic manager of the road
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
MISTAKEN ECONOMY
Charge Made Against Railroads to Ex.
plain Freight Tie.up.

plain Freight Tie-up.
A Well-inforned railroad man gave ut
terance Saturday to the following as to
the real cause for the shortage Of freight
equipment among railroads:
<. The fact Is that there are plenty Of
cars with which to move all the business
but the companies are the chief OFFEND,
ers for the delay in getting trains over
their lines by reason Of the enforcement
OF the coercive, economies : They are
dropping men out Of the various depart
ments and not replacing them with others
The work is doubled on the men who re-
main. 1t is this stingy and false econ
omy that is chiefly responsible for the
failure to get freight cars over the lines
in Iowa and not a scarcity of cars This
is the excuse offered, but know it is not
true. They are actually sacrificing busi-
ness by this policy in the mistaken ex
pectation that the salary of a dispatcher
or a clerk Topped off here and there will
make showing in the distribution of the
next dividends. The trainmen. enpinears
and firemen are making good money. hut
fif they were not organized as thew are
into powerful labor combination their
salaries would suffer as badly as in the
departments where organization is nm
known"
In opposition to this statement ono
has only to read the long list OF immense
car orders placed weekly with the car
manufacturers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
YOUNG WIFE'S RASH ACT
She Takes Carbolic Acid and Ends
Her Life.

In a room adjoining that in which was
her husband, Mrs. Florence Sorenson yes
terday took two ounces Of carbolic acid
and died few minutes later. She was
respondent because of i'll health.
Mrs. Sorenson in the morning COM
planned of feeling i'll and entreated her
husband to remain at home He consent
ed. and while she sat in the parlor he
stepped into the kitchen He returned 2
moment later and his wife held an empty
carbolic acid bottle toward him. expla in
ing that she had taken the contents A
physician was summoned, but she died a
few minutes later. :
husband was Oscar Sorenson, a photopra
pher residing at 72o Fifth avenue N. Be.
sides her husband she leaves baby yea,
old.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
SYRIAN WOULDN'T COME DOWN
Instead, He Turned Percy Sutton Over
> to Handy Police
Officer ~

Percy Sutton, a well-known character
in Washington avenue saloons, was ar
raigned in the municipal court this morn
ing charged with vagrancy. He pleaded
guilty and was given sixty days in the
workhouse without the option Of paying a
fine.
officer and caught a young Syrian whom
he took to the entrance Of lookup alley and
then offered to let him go if he would
agree to pay him 81: The young man
refused and ended the affair by turning
Sutton over to Sergeant Riviere and Off
Ger Warren.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
SHOESTRING MANS FATE
St. Paul Peddier Shoots Himself In tn,
Head with an Old Horse

Alone in a hut at 240 Eagle street, st.
Paul, where he had lived for several years,
John Tillman. said to be an uncle of
'Pitchfork'' Tillman of South Carolina,
committed suicide yesterday by shooting
himself When found he still ciutched an
d-style horse pistol in his hand. That
and a terrible wound in his right temple
told how he had ended his life.
Mr.. Tillrnan was well-known charac-
ter about st. Paul, where he had made
a living by peddling shoe strings. He
was unmarried and lived alone in the little
hut. Rumor had it that he was rich and
a miser. No money was found in his
shack, however
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
100000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
500 Line VIII Lay Long Stretch With
Heavy Rails.

The 500 Line is said to be about to ex-
pend $1.000000 in improvements, consist
ing of the relaying Of 1853 miles of road
with S0-pound rails the ballasting with
heavy gravel of 300 miles of road and the
filling of bridge cuts with 400, 900 wards Of
dirt. The changes include also the build
ing OF a wood working shop, Is by 100
feet and the addition to the equipment Of
twenty-four engines. sixteen passenger
cars. 200 flats and SO refrigerator cars.
If this work is done, undoubtedly the
road intends to replace 163 miles of
lighter steel, which is perfectly good, at
some other point. This would tend to con-
firm the story that the 500 contemplates
extensive extensions of its line this sum.
mer. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
JERE TAKES A REST
Long Time Milwaukee Conductor Goes
Away for His Health.

Jere Coughlin, one Of the Oldest con-
ductors on the Milwaukee road, who has
had the 1 and 4 run between La Crosse
and Minneapolis since the Pioneer Linn
tied was established, and who prior to
that had trains 2 and 8, has been given
a years leave of absence. Conductor
Coughlin has been in poor health for
many months. Something over a year
ago he decided to take several months
for rest, and he was off the run some
time. Then it was said he probably
would retire permanently. However, he
returned to his run. Now his health has
broken down again and he has asked for
a year. He has gone to South America
for a long rest. Conductor Coughlin be-
gan his railway career when the late S.
S. Mitchell was general manager of the
road and President Earling was tele-
graph operator.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
CLEARING PlTTssuR GUARDS
Railroads Put In Busy Day GETTING
Freight Out.

Over 10000 freight cars were moved on
the Pittsburg divisions of the several
railroads Saturday and Sunday. The
weather was favorable and each line MT
forth special efforts to relieve the con
gestion Of the yards. Every engine was
in use. and all of the trainmen made q +
least one day, while large numbers were
credited with two days before quitting
work.
The yards are not entirely cleared. but
are in much better shape than for a long.
time The movement by each roads fol.
lows. Pennsylvania. in union station
yards, 1000 cars; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago. 5000: Panhandle, 1000; Pitts
burg & Lake Erie. 5000. and the Balti-
more & Ohio, 5000. Discontinuanc of
the Pennsylvania special, the twenty hour
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
A NEW rYpEsErr1Ne MACHINE.

says he has invented and is now perfecting q
typesetting machine which will eliminate the
complicated mechanism now in use. The ma
chine is combination typesetting device and
stereotyping plant. Instead of assembling lines
of type or matrices, the depression of keys
makes corresponding impressions in specially
prepared stereotyping paper and when the line
is completed cast is made of it.. The machine
spaces the lines OUT and furnishes complete
line by simple and cheap process
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
INDIANA OIL FIELDS BOOM.

Richmond, Ind, Feb 2.-The present year
promises to see unusual developments in the In
diana oil field, which has of late become one OF
the most prominent. 1t is believed that $10
100000 in new investments will be made during
the year 1t is said that an immense amount OF
English capital is coming into the field. The
British Petroleum company has secured sixty
day options on 900 acres in Ohio and Indiana
The price stipulated is close to $1,5O0,000 The
syndicate is after territory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
HOSPITAL PATIENTS FRIGHTENED.

Chicago, Feb. Fire. which entirely de-
stroyed the hvestory brick building ls OF the Wes
caused a panic in st. Lukes hospital and the
Saranac apartments and resulted in the death
of one woman and the serious injury of \ fire.
man. Several families were rescued from their
homes by the police and taken to the nearby
hospital. The loss on the building and contents
from pneumonia is dead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
Chance Of Stations.

All Northern Pacific trains now enter
and leave the Union station, on Bridge
Square The coast trains deserted the
Milwaukee station several months ago.
The Duluth and Taylofs Falls trains were
continued because of the st. Paul & Du-
luth contract requiring six months notice
Of removal This expired yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
WORKING FOR REc1pRoo1ry

A meeting of the Minnesota branch of the Ma
row afternoon in the rooms OF the Jobbers'
Union, Endicott building, st. Paul. The meet
raoting reciprocity. Reports Will be made BY
d. R. Moves, r. A. Kirk and ]. b. Johnson who
have been Investigating various phases Of the
subject.