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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
NO BOULEVARD
ON LEXINGTON
Assessments for Lexington
Parkway Were Improp-
erly Levied.

In a decision handed down yester-
day Judge Kelly held the assessments
made against abutting property in the
matter of the Lexington avenue park
way to be illegal, for the reason that
such assessments, as levied, were I'M
equal, unfair and omitted from the
assessment district much property
which would be benefited.
The decision is a victory for some
200 DIRECTORS who carried the matter
into the courts, and means that Lex
ington avenue VIII not be made into
a boulevard under the procedure begun
some time ago The suits settled by
Judge Kelly's decision resulted from
the application of the city treasurer
for judgment against real estate delin-
quent upon the assessment for taking
land for Lexington parkway.
The park board desired to widen
Lexington avenue and park it from its
intersection with Summit avenue to
Como Park. and an assessment was
levied to cover the cost Of the land
which it would be necessary to con-
denim for such a purpose. The prop
erty owners fought such a move and
more than 200 of them carried the mat
ter into court, objecting on the ground
that the assessment had not been
properly spread.
The decision settles a controversy
which has been long drawn out, and
means that the city will have to be-
gin anew if the original plans Of boule
varding the avenue are to be carried
out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
ASK GUARDIAN FOR
MISTREATED CHILD
Mrs. Patzen. Aunt of the Girl, Makes APP
piIcation to Hastings Court.

Application was made in the probate
court at Hastings yesterday for the ap-
pointment OF a guardian for Gertrude
Adams. the siXyear-od daughter of
Frederick Adams who lives on the Dodd
road, six miles from st. Paul. The petit
ton was made by Mrs. Gotieb Poltzen,
an aunt of the child. with whom the little
one has been living since being taken
from her father. In taking this action
to have the child placed under the care
Of one other than it's father Mrs. Poltzen
was acting under the direction of Rufus
A. Hoyt, agent Of the state humane so
ciety. Judge Moran. of Hastings, re-
manded the child back to it's parents
until he has time to review the evidence
and render final decision
The Adams case has attracted much
attention since the alleged inhuman treat
ment of the child by its father was first
called to the attention of the humane
society. The father. who is said to be now
living with his sixth wife. is charged with
beating the little girl until her body was
distorted. and several weeks ago. when
she was brought to DR.. Wirth. of this city.
for treatment. her condition was very
Serious. DR.. Wirth examined the child.
and found its little stomach to be badly
swollen caused, the child said. by her
father putting his knee on it.
Dr. Wirth declared it to be the most
pitiful case ever called to his attention.
and notified the humane officers. The
state humane society caused the arrest Of
Adams but at a trial in South st. Paul
the man was acquitted. there being in
sufficient evidence upon which to secure
a conviction.
The humane officers. however. did not
lose sight of the case. and have been US,
to have the child placed under the care
Of guardian.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
STEEL TRUST
IMPROVEMENTS
Minnesota Has a Share Of the
$36,000,000 to Be Ex-
pended.

NEW YORK, March 3.--At a meet
Ing of the board Of directors Of the
United States Steel corporation today
the form of circulars to be sent TO
stockholders, in connection with carry
ing into effect the bond conversion
plan, was approved. They will be sent
out during this week
The plan provides for the issuance
Of $250,000,000 Of 3 per cent bonds,
$200,000,000 OF which are to be eX-
changed for $200,000,000 OF per cent
preferred stock. Judge Gary, chair
man of the executive committee, gave
out an official statement that plans
which have been under consideration
and preparation for over a year for
harmoniZing, extending and rounding
out the various plants, Will be pushed
forward with all possible dispatch. The
plans provide for additions and i'm
provements to plants to cost more than
9e,000,0 900 1t is estimated that when
these expenditures are completed there
will be added to the total capacity Of
the various subsidiary companies o.
100000 tons of all products. Follow
ing are among the improvements to
be made:
Mining Comprehensive erection of
a crUsher plant at Escanaba, Mich,
$143,810, WITH an annual capacity for
crushing $4,000 tons OF ora also the
erection Of additional power houses,
shafts and mining plants on the Yer
million, Gogebic and Menominee
ranges, 1910 -n.--,- ..s,
Transportation Properties - Duluth,
Mesaba & Northern railway: Addi-
tionaI locomotives, the extension OF ore
dock at Duluth, and sundry improve
ments at shops, S543,961. Duluth &
Iron Range railroad: Sundry improve
ments at shops, bridges and line Of
road, 1887 900.
Judge Gary's statement says it is es-
timated that under normal conditions
the increased earnings from this in
creased and improved capacity will be
about $7,OO0,OOO year, and that there
will be q saving in manufacture OF
about $4,000 a year, or a total of
something like $12,0OO.0O0 a year ad-
ded to the profits of the subsidiary
companies"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04

purpose it was deemed necessary to make
improvements in the Auditorium which
would amount to $4,000. consisting of a
heating plant and other alterations to
the interior. This ]. j. McCardy. as rep
reSentative of the c. A r. committees
would not consent to, but he agreed to
sen tne building, and as there were legal
complications which would preclude the
Commercial Club from making the pur-
chase as an organization, c. p. Slime sec
rotary. of the club, as an Individual con-
summated the deal. paying 81 200 for the
structure. From that time. until the
present the property has continued In the
ment.
Recently it was determined that II would
De necessary to tear down the building,
and yesterday fourteen bids for, the ma
terlal 1t contained were opened by Mr..
Slime. The successful bidders were
George Knocke and Fred c. Nordlander
whose price was $1.700 The work Of
tearing down the structure will be begun
this morning. '''''" 90 - ~
Eioduence Has Echoed There.
In the course Of It's history the Audi
torium has been the scene of many nota-
BILE gatherings beside those already men
toned. Of these none so greatly taxed
the q he capacity Of the building as the Nc.
the presidents death Other large meet
ings have been held there. and many
times crowds have been turned away.
Among the prominent speakers who have
been heard there Were the late President
Mckinley. President Roosevelt, William
Jennings Bryan Palmer and Buckner,
and many others. There have been ope.
ratio productions, athletic Entertainments
concerts and many other. forms of enter
tainment given therel NEARLY all Of the
large political conventions of recent years
have been held there. and many hundreds
OF reams Of eloque4ice and argument
have been presented from that pla torn
before enthusiastic and admiring constitu
encies. In this competition it may be
stated that it was in the Auditorium that
the present governor of Minnesota Sam
uel K. Van SAINT. received his first nom
ination to that office
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
GETS PERMISSION TO
BUILD STEEL BRIDGE
New Structure Will Be Erected on
Saltwater Line at Hazel Park.

In line with a number of improve
ments contemplated for the Saltwater
trolley line the company last evening
obtained permission from the board Of
aldermen to build a new steel bridge
where the tracks cross the Omaha
tracks and to make the necessary fill
for a suitable approach
The fill is to be made at a point
where the tracks cross Hazel street,
and as this will entail the necessity of
encroaching on city ground the per-
mission of the council is required, part
OF the fill encroaches on ground dedi-
Gated to the city for park purposes,
and 1t is expected that the park board
may interfere.
The present bridge and trestle at
Hazel Park is a wooden affair, and it is
the intention of the street car company
to take 1T all out and replace it with
a bridge of steel and approaches of
solid earth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
SOLONS GUESTS OF
ROYAL ARCANUM
COUNCILS
Twin City Members of the
Fraternal Order Tender
Reception at Elks' Hall to
Members Of the Legisla-
ture-GOy. Van SAINT Speaks.

These fraternal orders are as yet
in their infancy. With the growing
tendency toward good fellowship a
merger, and one which will not be OPP
posed by the governor of Minnesota,
VIII produce a power for good in the
United States of which we have never
dreamed
This was the sentiment expressed by
Willard l.. Comstock, grand regent of
the Royal Arcanum, in an address of
welcome to members or the legislature
at reception rendered the state law
makers at Elks' hall last evening.
The reception was given by the local
councils of the Royal Arcanum in the
Twin Cities to members of the legis-
latiVe bodies, and as Vice Grand Re
gent Craig expressed it, What started
as a zephyr has turned into a cy-
clone"
All the members of the seventeen
councils of the order in the Twin
Cities did not attend the reception,
but it was hard to convince those who
endeaVored to enter the hall after s
o'clock that such was not fact. Early
in the evening the members of the
local councils began to gather and long
before the hour announced for the re-
ception the hall was filed.
Members of Minnehaha, Itasca and
Cataract councils, of Minneapolis, came
over in sufficient numbers to fill eight
chartered interurbans and the crush
was SO great that it was with difficult
ty that the invited guests, including
Gov. Van SAINT and a score of the
members of the house and senate, sue
ceeded in effecting an entrance
Has Paid $76,ooo,Ooo in Benefits.
Grand Vice Regent Craig, who pre-
sided, opened the formal exercises by
saying he was proud Of the order,
which, in the twenty-siX years of its
existence, had paid $4,000, 900 to the
widows and orphans of its members
and now had membership of 26O 900
in the United States
Grand Regent Comstock welcomed
the legislative guests in a pleasing
manner and then sketched briefly the
growth of the fraternal orders of the
United States, of which the ROYAL Arr
canum occupied nc unimportant posi-
ton.
The fraternal congress which met at
Denver last year, Mr.. Comstock said.
represented fifty orders and had a com
bined membership in the United States
of 100000 and the insurance repre-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
scented by the orders was s5,425,OoO,-

scented by the orders was $5,425,OOO,-
000
The benefits paid to widows and or
phanS during the thirty years the Vart-
Gus fraternal organizations had been
in existence amounted to $56O,OOO,OOO
The figures were not only stupendOus
but the amounts which had been paid
in benefits had gone into the humble
homes of the country and where it was
most needed. The Royal Arcanum has
paid in benefits over $75,000,000, not as
charity, but with a kindly feeling, and
as a we'll earned, reward. The moral
effect of the great social fabric was I'M
portant, and it was question OF the
upbuilding of the community. The fra
ternal orders were not a species of
business enterprise. but the effect of
the cooperative feeling and for the
benefit Of the people.
Gov. Van SAINT Speaks.
Gov. Van SAINT was introduced to the
greatest gathering of the order ever
held in the Twin Cities. while the or
chestra played I'VE Won't Go Home
Till Morning" AS fully one-half Of
the audience were standing and those
few feet from the speakers were I'M
able to see them, Gov. Van SAINT was
importuned to get on chair" which
he did. He was greeted with prolonged
applause, and was Informed by a shout
that he was all right" He said in
part:
Il believe in fraternal organiza tions,
and it is meet and proper that the gov
ernor of the state should stand by these
orders. l would say to every young man
in the state. it is your duty to join this
called on to advertise this particular or
ganiZat ton, but repeat that every young
man should join this or some similar or
der. If 1 was not barred by my age I
CHI in arlrNEin ion hnfn
left the hall What you and other fra
ternal orders are doing will bring about
the great fraternal fellowship of man.
man who loves his home and his fell
low man. is ready to shoulder a muSket
and follow the flag of his country. King
doms and empires may pass away, but
friendship is immortal. You are doing
splendid work and you will find the house
and senate of Minnesota striving to do
their utmost for the good of all the peo-
pie of the great state of Minnesota"
w I. Nolan. one of the members of the
house from Minneapolis, thanked the or
der on behalf of the members who had
managed to get in the hall for the recep-
ton. He said he had been called a poll
tician. but he wanted to deny the charge.
A politician, he said, was one who was
looking for a job. He was a statesman.
the jobs. He related a number of good
stories which were well received and
closed by reciting a humorous poem.
Senator Laybourn. of st. Louis county
spoke briefly, thanking the members on
behalf of the senate for the welcome ex-
tended.
Refreshments were served and following
the lunch an informal programme, in
GLIDING music and short speeches, was
enjoyed
Previous to the reception a class Of
members was initiated in the presence
of the grand officers of the order. the
work being done by the degree team Of
Merriam Park council, assisted by Bro.
Warden. of Cataract council, and Bro.
HUM, of Hennepin council
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
NO THOUGHT OF
ENTERING MANITOBA
Mckenzie Quotes Disclaimer
on Behalf of the North
ern Pacific.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
TORONTO. March 3. - William
Mackenzie. OF the Canadian Northern.
returned from England today. via
New York. Discussing Western rail-
way building. Mr.. Mackenzie said he
had seen ]. ]. Hill and the Vice presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific while I'm
New York, and that both assured him
that their line had no intention OF en-
tering Manitoba. The vice president
said his board OF directors had not
even discussed the idea. Mr.. Macken-
zie declared that this line had nothing
in common with the trans Canadian
railway, which, In his opinion. was
somewhat premature as u colonial
ton scheme.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
LENGTH OF LIFE INCREASING
How to Live to be 100

1o4 YEARS OLD. Strong, Healthy and full of
Vigor Thanks to Duffy's Pure Malt Whskey.
AS Well as 40 Years Ego.
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Pure Malt Whskey is marvellous. I owe my great
age, vigorous constitution and remarkable freedom
from disease to its daily for many years.
Though lO4 years of age L feel young and hearty
as forty years ago My appetite is good and still
do all the chores. l cannot say too much in favor
of DufyS Pure Malt Whiskey. 1t is a blessing to
the old and sick. The Lord viii surely bless the
discoverer of such great medicine and prolonger
OF life.
RALPH BULLOCK. Brooklyn, n. Y.
1o2 YEARS OF AGE. Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt. Hale
and Hearty.
Mrs Hunt, who lives 407 Adephi st. Brooklyn,
says My youthfuness and vigor due to the
of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, my only med
icine." Mrs. Hunt said Il believe my long life
and vigorous constitution due to the use OF
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. which L know has
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] am possessed of all my faculties and other
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old well the young
MARRIED AT 1904. Mr.. Townsend Miller of ia
malca, /. l., who has Just celebrated his 1o4th
birthday and married his third wife, says he is
vigorous and strong when twenty five
years Of age, thanks to Duffys Pure Malt
Whskey.
On May 30 1902. Mr.. Miller wrote: Though
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
TIRED OF PUTTING UP
FOR THE COMMITTEE
Nevertheless Aldermen Allow $500
More for Trans Mississippi Congress.


A year ago the city council gave a cit
liens committee having in charge the
meeting of the Trans Mississippi con-
gress $1,000 from the mayors contin-
gent fund to defray the expenses Of
the convention. Last night the COM
mittee, headed by Thomas Cochrane,
appeared before the board of alder
men and asked for $500 more.
The resolution embodying the re-
quest slipped through the board by a
small majority, and it is expected when
the time comes for the passage of the
regular audited order that 1t will meet
with defeat. Aid. Bantz led the oppo-
sition, and he persuaded enough of the
members to his way of thinking to the
extent that the request of the commit
tee was anything but courteously re-
ceived. The general opinion seemed
to be that enough money had been ap>
propriated.
The committee says it needs the
money to complete the publication Of
the proceedings of the congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
SEWER PICKERS WILL
GET TWO DOLLARSA DAY
Aid. Dahlquist Also Secures New
Schedule for Laborers.

Aid. Dahlquist last night secured the
passage Of resolution by the board
of aldermen placing the wages OF
pickers employed in the sewers at 81
a day and that, Of common laborers at
$1.75 a day.
The board last night placed the con-
tract for the steel superstructure OF
the new Grand avenue bridge with the
st. Paul Foundry company. The price
agreed upon was $5,l13.
In order to remove any legal quib-
bling that might arise, Aid. Dobner
introduced a new order for the propos-
ed sewer system in st. Anthony Park.
The order this time carries with it
the 100000 appropriation voted by the
council to aid in the work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
Situation Is Reversed.

John Costello and ". Elsith. Great
Northern railway employees. were arrested
yesterday morning, charged with stealing
$50 from William Smith, colored por-
ter Smith says the robbery took place
near Barnesville. Both men deny the
charge They will be apTaigned in the
police court this morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
Grip, Colds, Consumption
Duys Pure fialt Whiskey Consumption aar
bronchitis, Asthma All Diseases Lungs

Grip Is an infectious disease which at
tackS weak and strong alike, especially II
the blood is sluggish, and generally in
NolVlng the mucous membrane of the air
passages from the nostrils down and in
Guiding the lungs. Serious complications
are liable to develop in the course OF the
disease, as grip settles in the weakest
part OF the system, sometimes the kid
neys. the brain. the stomach or the
heart resulting often In heart fail
ure. but the most dreaded of all is when
1t settles in the lungs. Consumption is
sure to follow and certain death If prompt
action Is not taken and Duffys Pure Malt
Whiskey administered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
QUICKLY CURED.

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Culars on table about month ago and
read it through. After reading / yveDr
out and bought "A bottle of your whIskev.
which helred me right away. | am now
on my fourth bottle, using IL for so-Called
new man. l think that II / had known OF
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SdSo would have never come out here
for my health.
ED. SCHUBARTH.
loOS Market St, Denver. March 49, 1907
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
OLD LANDMARK TO
BECOME A HEAP
OF BOARDS
st. Paul Auditorium, in
Which During Recent
Years Much of the History
of the City Has Trans
pired, Is Sold for Old
Lumber.

In the sale of the Auditorium and
It's contents yesterday is closed the
eventful and varied career OF one of
st. PauPs most conspicuous, IL not
most important public utilities. Ar
chitecturally, the structure, even when
1T was new, was never an adornment
or q credit to the city, but it has many
times served important purposes and,
like many other homely and humble
conveniences, was found to be indis-
penSable when the need arose.
It's field of usefulness was found to
be almost without limitation, and it
has been used for almost every con-
ceivable purpose, from evangelistic re-
unions, for which it was originally
built, to bicycle races, and round the
uncouth old building cling many meme
cries. From the time it was built it
has never been a paying enterprise
from business standpoint, but it's
usefulness and the necessity for it's
maintenance at whatever cost that
might be necessary has always been
stoutly maintained by the public spir-
tied portion of the community.
Built for Evangeiistic Services.
The Auditorium was built by a
company, of which j. w. Cooper, H
Knox Taylor, D. r. Noyes and others
were members, and was designed for
the purpose of holding a series of
evangelisteic meetings, to be conduct
ed by Fay B. Mills. This was about
1885, and the cost of the building
when completed was somewhere in
the neighborhood of $4,000. 1t is said
that $4,000 worth of lumber alone was
used in its construction.
The evangelistic meetings were held
successfully and after they had been
completed the corporation which built
the Auditorium continued to manage it
as a public meeting place, but it had
sorry financial experience from the
beginning and those who furnished the
labor and material in it's construction
never recovered the full amount OF
their investments. The building went
into the hands of a receiver and its
affairs were in that condition when st.
Paul was selected as the meeting place
for the national organization of the G..
A. r. in 1895 and the Auditorium was
secured for the purposes Of that con-
Vention.
After the encampment the committee
of the local department of the G.. A r.
which had been in charge of the Aud
itorium found itself with funds still on
hand and purchased the building from
the receiver for 1900. For two years
the G. A. r. leased the building to the
Commercial club for a rental of 81 a
year, but under the management of
the Commercial club it was not a sue
cess and in 1898 the property was turn
ed back to the G. A. r. committee, J.
j. McCardy having it in charge as
the representative Of the committee.
Goes Through Many Hands.
From that time on the city council
appropriated each year from its con-
tingent fund such an amount as, added
to the revenues of the building, would
pay for its maintenance.
About three years ago some Of the
members of the Commercial Club and
the city council succeeded in securing for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
HeatwoIe,s wonderfuI lunch.

Representative Heatwole. OF Minnesota.
won the medal today in the house restau-
rant competition for queer lunches. says
Washington paper. He mad milk
punch. g. chicken sandwish, ar oyster
stew and a piece Of custard re.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04
Mrs. ANNIE RENTz, 81 Years Old.
Feels as Well Today as 20 Years Aoo.

Gentlemen:'eI am 81 years old. and have been
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Der OF years l feel as we'll today as I did twenty
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II do say 1t, there are very few people who can
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can Sincerely! yours. Mrs Annie Rentz 953 N 18th
St, Reading, Pa, Sept. H. 1902
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-04

It's stages, says: "Duffys Pure Malt
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1t to throw off the grip germs and pre-
vents bad after effects. because II IS
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