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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03

HASTINGS, M1NN.-Charles Smith Of RAN
dolph, II. G. Davis of Pennington and NJ. H.
Sullivan of this city were appointed commits
sioners by Judge, Crosby yesterday to condemn
certain lands in South st. Paul for railway pur-
poses upon petition of the Minneapolis & st.
Paul Terminal Railway company. The first
meeting will be held at the office of G.. w.
Clark, recorder of South st. Paul, next Tues
day.-1n district court yesterday, in the matter
or the assessment of the Swift Retrigera tor Car
sonal taxes of 1902. Judgment was entered for
taxes, interest, penalty and costs. - 80. H.:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03

FERTILE, MINN.--Sept. . was red letter
day for Fertile, for 1t marked the end of long
tricity in it's history. A local company has
the franchise. The school year opens with the
e. R.. Edwards Spring Valley; assistant super
intendent Augusta Starr, Minneapolis; eighth
grade, Miss Elva Moses, Norhteld; sixth and
seventh grades. Miss Hilda Spalding. Owatonna;
fourth and fifth grades, Miss Margaret Hoshied,
Mankato; second and third grades, Miss Kathryn
Gallagher, Minneapolis; primary, Miss Antonio
Pfuhl, Chaska.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03

SALEM. s. D.-Mrs. Andrena Gapp, OF Salem
and Knute Loberg. of Canton, were united
in marriage by Rev.. l.. Harold Forde. Only
a few Of the most intimate friends Of the bride
and hridegroom were present. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03

LA CROSSE, wIs.-Dr. B. F. Holmes, Of this
CITY, has just returned from Toronto. Canada,
where he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza
beth A. Wray, of that city. The bride was
for many years teacher in the Kew Beach
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
EMMETT H. MULLINS KILLED.
Was Thrown Under His Own Car in
st. Louis Formerly Lived in
Mexico.

Emmett FL. Mullins, who several
years ago owned a shooting gallery in
this city, and who is well remembered
here now, was killed by the ar in st.
Louis Tuesday morning.
The deceased was 30 years old, and
a conductor on the Cas- avenue line.
At Goode and st. Louis avenues
Mullins vas holding the trolley rope
while the car vas backing to make
room for Others. His car jumped the
track and the trolley rope broke, jerk
ing Mullins over the dashboard. He
fell under the wheels, which passed
his body, killing him instantly.
He was horribly mangled.
Kirk Owi1gs, formerly OF this city,
saw the accident and says that
Mullins body was wedged beneath the
trucks Of the car In such a way that a
fire company bad 70 be called to ex-
tricate II. The car was lifted with
pack screws. The body was sent to
the morgue, but later was taken charge
OF by the deceased's brothers,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
BODY FOUND IN CoRNFIrLD,
Success Rewards Final Effort OF
Searchers For Schoolcraft Child
The Mystery Deepens.

CAMERON, No, July 13.-The body
OF little Mary Schoolcraft, the child
whose mysterious disappearance on
wednesday led to the arrest OF her
parents John ~Schoolcraft and wife.
was found Sunday morning near her
home three miles from here in a corr
held belonging TO Harry McClelland.
Save some light scratches, there
we're no marks indicating violence.
The clothing Of the child however,
was scant and torn to shredS. Doctor
Hamer, OF this city, who was among
the searching party that made the dis.
coverY, says death had occurred only a
few hours before and probably from
starvation.
SEARCH FOR FOUR DAYS.
The finding OF the Schoolcraft child
is the result of four days continuous
searching, Ia which large crowds from
Cameron and Maysyille participated.
Owing to various inexplicable features
the search was attended by great ex-
element, which had been heightened
by the confession of Henry Schoolcraft,
the ifteen-year-old half-brother, who
told Prosecuting Attorney Fitch, OF
Maysield and Marshal Smith, OF Cam
eron, that he had killed the child with
a rock, after which his mother had
hidden the body.
Young Schoolcraft had first report
ed to the neighbOrs on Wednesday that
while caring for his sister during the
parents absence he had left her in
the road and proceeded through a pas
ture to a spring and that on returning
with a drink the child was zone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
CAN'T WILL NOT RESIGN.
Supreme Judge to Enter Campaign
for Governor.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, July H.
Judge James B. CAN'T of the Supreme
Court, who announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, while at Clinton recently,
returned home to-day. He said to-day
that he stands by the announcement
and will make the race.
swim you resign from the Office of
Supreme Judge?" was asked.
mot until the exigencies of the &C
casion demand It," he replied. II can
serve or the bench and make the race
as well as other gentlemen. who are
mentioned for the nomination. II In
the heat Of a State canvas | should be
compelled to neglect my duties as Su-
preme Judge, | shall certainly resign
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
COUNCIL GIVES PERMISSION.
on Fall Street Carnival to
Meet This Week and Decide
Definitely on the Matter
The Members. ~

The committee composed of Fred A.
Morris, President; Jos. Barth, vice.
President; A. w. whitney, Secretary;
I. J.. Clendenin, Jr., Treasurer; ohaS
A. Buckner, Frank C~lendenin, E. B
Shearer, W. E.. ~Sanderson, j. W.
Potts and L. NJ. Saunders met a few
days ago and organized for the pur.
pose Of making application to the
Mexico City Council for the use Of
certain streets in the business portion
fall.
This committee appeared before the
City Council Monday night and was
granted the privilege asked. After
the Council had taken formal action
on the matter there was considerable
discussion as to the city's rights to
give exclusive use Of the streets, and
finally Mayor Jones stated that be
would clear his hands of the matter
and leave 1t entirely with the Coun.
oil. The permission given the com.
mittee was not rescinded during the
meeting.
Members Of the committee when
seen Tuesday stated that they did
not know what shape the movement
was In and that a meeting will prob
ably be held this week TO take final
and definite action as to their course.
1t Is the plan OF the committee, II
She carnival is held, to have in add
lion a large display OF live stock and
arm products. The committee 10
Is application 10 the Council, having
AIKEN the suggestion of the LEDGER
tated that they wanted to use The
displays OF products as a nucleus from
which to secure a big display Of Aa'
county grains, etc, to be shown
t the Worlds Fair next year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Statue Of Missouri.

The statue personifying the State
Of Missouri, which is to be erected at
the Worlds Fair, was executed to the
order Of the commissioners Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at st.
Louis by MI. Alexander Stirling Cal
der, who received the award after a
competitive trial, 10 which we're en-
gagged many OF the well known sculp-
tors Of the country.
The reproduction for the EXPOS
ition will be in staff, and the figure
will be Of heroic size.
Mr.. Calder has also In hand for the
commissioners a statue OF Renault, one
of the pioneers Of New France. Mr..
Calder is a son of Alexander Calder,
himself a well known sculptor, and
bis talent, therefore, has come to him
by inheritance. He studied for some
time in Paris, where much OF his i'm
portant work was accomplished. He
bias exhibited frequently and has won
many honors. He as recently exc.
cuted a memorial fountain for the
University OF Pennsylvania, and has
done much in the line Of minor decor
alive sculptures and architectural or
nament. His decorative sense is I'M
usual, and bis imaginative power has
a wide range.
The sculptor thus set forth the SYM
bollcal significance OF his latest
work: 'Seaten in a chair whose sup
ports are decorated with faces, Mis-
souri, holds in her right arm the Cad
uceus, emblem OF commerce, adopted
by the State as being very appropriate
TO che most commercially enterprising
VI the western states. Her left hand
on a shield bearing the State
arms, INTERVIEWING below with the
ieur de lis, emphasizing the French
origin Of the State, Missouri being the
French spelling of Missuri, the native
name for the muddy river. Tobacco
and flowers are dressed in the
head of the statue, while a deer skin
covers the lower part of the figure.
The wave line Of the base is a decora-
i've suggestion Of the great rivers that
low through the State. In the whole
itatue the thought has been the sym
'olizihg of the alert vlgor Of the pow
young queen of the rivers, adopt
ng civilization and culture.
The Missouri Worlds Fair Com
mission win have a s~ymbolical statue
t Missouri upon the Missouri State
iuilding. Work upon this building is
.rogressing rapidly. 1t will be ready
Or installation of exhibits in Deem
er, i
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
The PALMYRA Massacre.

October Is, 1862, at Palmyra, Mo.
in retaliation for the abduction BY
Confederate soldiers Of a Union mar
by the name OF Andrew Allsman who
had made himself obnoxious as a tale.
bearer to Southern sympathizers, ten
Confederate prisoners we're shot to
death by order Of Gen. John Mcneil,
commanding the Federal forces In
North Missouri. While the execu.
tion, better known as the palmyra
Massacre" has created more COM
ment than any n incident of the
Civil War, no history of it and the
causes leading to it has been written
for general circulation until now.
"Robert Dewey" a tale Of the Pal
myra massacre, is the title of an in
teresting historical novel by Frank Fl.
Sosey, senior editor Of the Palmyra
Spectator, which has just been placed
On the market.
The scene is laid in Palmyra, and
the book starts of with a readable
chapter on marion City," the mush-
room town built in Marion county by
Col. William Muldrow, the original
Col. Mulberry Sellers, made famous by
Mark Twain in his "Gilded Age, and
which furnished Charles Dickens with
an Eden" for his MARTIN Chuz-
zlewit." The fate Of Andrew Allsman
has always been shrouded In impeue-
trable mystery, but the writer has
probed deep into the matter and his
statements may be relied upon as cor
rect. The manner in which the SEN
tence OF death was received by the
doomed men, and the terrible manner
In which it vas carried out, is graph
ically told. The farewell letter is
given Of Hiram Smith, the young hero
who died In the place of one Of the
men selected, the change being made
only two hours before the execution.
The terrible terms on which the wife
OF the reprieyed nan secured his
liberation at the hands OF Provost
Marshal, W. r. Strachan, is truly told
and makes the blood boil in the veins.
interviewer with the historical
features Of the book is a charming
love story, In which Robert Dewey, a
dashing young captain in the Con-
federate service, is the hero, and
Helen Marsden, a beautiful young
Virginia girl, who has just moved to
Missouri, Is the heroine. The story
abounds in thrilling situations, prom
inent among which is a scene at a
tournament, Of the kind so popular at
1ne time all over Missouri, and a duel
70 death, graphically told. The book
S literally illustrated, the frontis-
piece p%ortraying the massacre Of the
Zen men in all OF its grewsomeneSs.
The novel easily holds the attention
us readers from the first to the last
'age. Price, 81; cloth bound. Address !
Frank II. SOsey, Palmyra, Mo. !,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Back to First Princinles.

An amiable young woman whose
artistic ability enabled her to draw a
fairly recognizable cat was won't to
amuse a three-year-old boy by delinea.
lions OF this domestic creature. IN
fortunately, In his p~icture-book ex-
plorations the child encountered a
peccary, and one day he asked her to
draw him q Of those. Difhdently,
but sustained by the thought that the
youngster was 10 more familiar with
this interesting beast than herself,
She essayed its protraiture. After a
moment Of silent and somewhat
aggrieved consideration Of the result,
be handed it back.
Draw a CATS be said curtly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
On a Cash Basis Only.

IN - EAAAlElDulA LEANEfs
a very eminent physician had cured
q little child q a dangerous illness.
The grateful mother turned her step:
toward the house Of her sons saw.
for.
Doctor" she said, there are some
services which cannot be repaid. !
really don't knos how TO express ms
gratitude ! thought that, perhaps,
you would be 30 kind as 70 accept this
purse embroidered by ny own
Madam replied the doctor, cold
y, medicine Is no trivial AFFAIR and
our visits are only 10 be rewarded by
money. Small presents serve % sustain
friendship but they do not sustain our
families"
But dctat," said the lady, alarm.
60 and wounded, sbpeak-teIl me the
Two hundred dollark, madam"
The lady opened the embroidered
purse, took out Eve bank notes Of sIOo
each, gave two 70 the doctor. put the
remaining three back into the pure,
bowed coldiy and departed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
COOK WILL TELL ON SATURDAY.
Stated In Jefferson City That Score.
tary Of State viii Throw Help to
Reed If Not Candidate Him
self.

Jefferson City, July 13.-Sam B
Cook will announce Saturday whether
or not he will be a candidate for gov.
ernor. This conclusion was reached
tonight after a consultation with
friends and while this statement was
not given out by Cook, it came from
n Of his closest political friends and
is considered authoritative. 1t was
generally supposed here that Gantt's
announcement was inspired by the
fact that he had the backing and sup
port OF Cook and his friends, but the
conference tonight throws a new
light on the situation. II Cook does
not announce for governor he may
help Reed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
STOCK AND FARM NOTES.

The receipts on the st. Louis live
stock market Tuesday were made W
Of: Cattle, 1925; hogs, 1914; sheep,
SIZE; horses and mules, ZIG.
Beef and butcher steers sold from
$3.50 to s5.l5; butcher heifers from
$3.50 to s4.25; butcher COWS from s2.IC
to $500; veal calves from $500 &c
$500; stockers and feeders from $50
to $500.
Hogs: The market opened on q
lower basis the decline amounting tC
5(el0c from the early Monday market
or about Sc lower than the Monday
close. On this basis trading was quite
active on all decent offerings. The
good lights and good medium weights,
100 to 2l0 lbs, such as were suitable
for the butcher trade were the best
sellers and showed the least decline,
while the heavy hogs and mixed pack
ers were the slowest sale and showed
the greatest loss.
The late market wa 10 to l5c lower
than the general trade on Monday and
a good many were unsold at the close.
Selected lights, 1913 to las lbs, sold
at $50 @5.SO; lights, $50 to 1888 lbs, at
s5.45G5.55; medium weights, at ST. IS
Ce545 and good heayles at s5.2595.4O.
The bulk of the good medium and
heavy hogs sold at s.. S2la5.42g
I. L. Moss, Vandalia, Mo-, had a
load Of mules and horses among the
receipts-LiVe Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
n. M. shoush Dead.

II. NJ. Shoush died at his home, I
miles northeast Of C~entralia, July IL,
aged 81 years, 7 months and Is days,
after a weeks illness. He died Of
moist gangrene, affecting the left foot
and leg.
Deceased was born Nov. 26th, 1918,
at Mt. Sterling. Montgomery county,
Kentucky. He was married TO Miss
~. A. Means, Of Mt. Sterling, on Aug.
Ii, 1852. To this union was born
seven children, four sons and three
daughters: Mrs. NJ. ]. Reynolds, de-
ceased; Mrs. @. T. Newhouse, W. A.
Shoush and Mrs. E. Z. Scott, of Buff
falo, Dallas county, Mo-; j. L. and J..
I. Shoush, of Centralia, and DR.. F. NJ.
Shoush, of this city. He came from
Kentucky to Missouri about the year
ls49 and settled at Macon, where be
resided till January, 1869, thence to
Moberly, afterward removing to Au-
drain county in March, 1881, where be
resided the remainder Of his life. He
was Of German descent, well educated,
a carpenter by trade. 1t was said OF
him in his younger days that he could
make anything that could be made Of
wood. Politically, he was a Democrat,
except as respects the liquor question
be was a Prohibitionist. He would
not sign a dram shop license under
any circumstances, nor suffer the
'ame to be done by his sons, but was
ever ready TO sign a remonstrance
the same.
Religiously, deceased was a Cum
'erland Presbyterian, having Joined
he church early in life. On Septem-
YER IL, at 5 y. NJ, after funeral ser
ices conducted by Rev. G. A. West
'rook, bis remains were laid to rest in
he Bethlehem Cemetery beside the
emains Of his wife, who departed this
he Sept. 9Th. lSS3. XXX
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
BLOOD STAINS IN BUSHES.
Mary Schoolcraft May Have Been
Murdered as Brother Con-
fesses She Was.

CAMERON, Mo, July l2.-The au'
thorities are still perplexed owe the
disappearance Of little Mary School
craft, despite the confession OF her
brother that he killed her. The girl
is the daughter of John Schoolcraft,
who lives three miles north OF here.
The story first told by young School
craft on Wednesday was to the effect
that while caring for bis little sister
during the absence Of his parents, he
had left her in the road while he went
TO a spring for some water, and that
on his return she was gone.
His later confession made 10 Pros
ecuting Attorney Fitch, Of Maysvllle,
duplicates his mother, who, he says,
hid the child's body in a clump Of
bushes. On examining the spot where
be says the body was laid, the search
ing party found evidence Of blood and
portions Of a child's dress.
The mother denies her sons story
and claims that the presence Of Gyp-
sizes in the n~eighborhood probably ex-
plains the disappearance. She has
been apparently Indifferent to the
loss OF her baby, refused to assist in
the search and, before her arrest, made
several shopping tours to Cameron
while the searchers we're at work.
Despite young Schoolcrafts confess
sion, the affair remains a mystery.
The boys disposition and his record re-
garding small children leads many to
believe that bis confession is partially
true.
A common theory Of the mystery is
based on the circumstance of a st.
mans calling at the School
home. 1t is said he had preyi-
ously attempted to steal it. Many be-
the child is now alive in St.
Joseph.
Postmaster Filso, OF Cameron, how
ever, returned from there this morn
ing, and reports that the supposed
kldnaper of the child has been contin-
ed in a hospital there for slme time,
and that there is no evidence to sup
port the theory Of abduction.
Over !, 1000 persons are searching the
vicinity of the Schoolcraft home to-
lay. Meantime the S~choolcraft
parents are kept in separate cells at
The boy is being guarded
1t a neighbours home.
The Schoolcrafts formerly resided
here. The father is an employe of the
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
DRINK FOR MAIL CARRIERS.
A Timely Hot Weather Suggestion
by "a Well Wisher.

wv heh10o WV 2bnA
/ read with interest In a recent Stal
your account Of the kind hearted
woman's appeal In behalf of the over.
worked postmen. Our little carrier
often has a load nearly as large as him
self and always is almost on the run.
II nothing can be done to relieve their
oyerwork we may ina measure tighten
their task by meeting them promptly
with a pleasant word and these awful
ly hot times have a cooling glass OF
or other refreshing drink
ready for him as he hurries by. These
small kindnesses are appreciated more
by those receiving them than we are
apt to think and we ourselves the
better for them,-A Well Wisher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Improving His Plant.

80 -CRNA4I 0NA4OLAots
If Mr.. L. d. Graham, of Mexico,
owner of the MoberlY Telephone COM
pany, continues to spend money as he
has been and is now doing, he ought
TO soon have the best system in the
west. When the main Office is moved
to the ground floor and finished it will
be n of the finest found anywhere in
the State. The continued improve
ment he has been making for some
time has somewhat interfered with its
efficiency, but when he finishes putting
In several large cables there will be
little interference by crossed wires.
Moberly is fortunate in having her
telephone system in 50 liberal hands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

Hon. PHIL. SHAW, who is a men,
Der Of the Democratic Central CON-
mittee Of the Thirteenth District, is
one Of Meyer Brothers most popular
travelling statesmen. and spent Sunday
in Mexico with @. r. Gibbs, who is
also with Meyer Brothers. Mr.. Shaw
is firmly convinced that the Demo
cratic ticket when named will be
composed Of conservative, substantial,
honest Democrats, who are opposed
TO boodling In all of its departments.
The LEDGER agrees with MI. Shaw
that the prosecution Of boodlers by
Democrats will strengthen rather
than weaken the party. There are
plenty Of honest men In the party and
they will be put on guard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
A Thousand Barrels of Apples In Cold
Storage,

The Missouri Worlds Fair Com
mission viii have this fall in cold
storage for the Exposition year a
thousand barrels Of the best apples.
at Chicago the State had about 300
barrels Of apples altogether. There
be five times the Chicago ex-
iibit at St LoGis. Superintendent
l. A Goodman has gathered a large
Of small fruits which this
Ereat collection Of apples will sppro-
'rlately supplement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

A MAMMOTH loaf Of bread, six-hun-
dred times the size of a regular five
cent loaf, and In the making Of which,
an entire barrel Of -four will be used,
will be seen In Mississippi's exhibit at
the Worlds Fair. Harry Mansfield,
OF Moss Point, will be the creator and
has ordered the construction OF an
especial axe oven, designed by him
self for the baking Of this giant loaf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16

The county examination for
taachOr's certificates was hold on Jnnr
1927. A very large number Of teachers
took this examination, some of them
wisely chose to take only a part of the
examination at this time, concluding
to finish at the August examination.
The privilege of having two examina-
tions without additional fee is greatly
appreciated by the teachers. This
enables them to make more extended
preparation. Another recent change
in law that meets general approval is
the renewal of certificates without
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Low Rate Excursion

To ST. Louis July 18th aud 18th, via
the Wabash; sl.75 for the round trip.
Tickets good going on trains passing
Mexico at 705 a m, 2;5s p. N. 3:o5
p N. and l045 p. NJ. Saturday, July
18th. ana 3N5 a m, s:52a. m aud EOS
a m. Sunday, July 18th. Good re-
turning ca All regular trains up % and
including train leaving ST Louis at
lois .. n. Sunday, July IL, 1895.
A. NJ. RICHARDS,
7Fke A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Get a Good Situation,

Write to-day TO the Gem City Bust
ness College, Quincy, Ill, and receive
their new, beautiful 64-page illustrat-
ed Catalogue FREE. IL contains
elegant school.room views, groups Of
students, individual portraits Of many
students in positions, with their testi-
monials, specimens OF penmanship,
graduating class, and list OF 1l5O
students in attendance the past year.
This elegant Catalogue also contains
rates Of tuition, cost OF books, board,
ETC., with much valuable information
for any young person DESTROYS Of pre-
pairing for a good situation as stenog-
rapher or bookkeeper.
Add. ID. L. MUssELMAE, Pres't,
Gem City Business College,
leSt Quincy, Illinois.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
Forty Yean IN Ho.pital boz In.an..

Emmett Gordon, an inmate Of the
State Hospital for Insane. for about
forty yean, and whose home was Al
Columbia, died at that Institution
Saturday evening, aged 70 years The
deceased was q lawyer, and prior 70
beooming Of uns0uDd mind enjoyed
considerable prominence 10 bis pro-
lesion for 10 young a man. The re-
mains We1eShipped 70 Columbia for
hurIar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-16
LATE MISSOURI DEATHS.

AT sedalia-J. J. Freq, IS years old.
At Kansas Cty-Judge JohE L.
Macdonald.
Al Richland-Sarzh B. R0uton,
aged 80 years.
81 Charie-John Robert Herman,
aged q yearS.