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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
UP TO FULL VALUE
State Board May Raise Assessments
to 100 Per Cent Next
~
Increase of Twenty. Millions This
Year in Taxable Valuation of
=" the State.

Next year the. state board Of euualiza-
Clon Will make a still greater increase in
assessments. This year. with only, per-
sonal property assessments to regulate,
the board worked on a basis of 80 per
cent of the actual value At the CLOSING
meeting of the board this morning sew
eral members declared in favor of, a 100
per cent basis next year, when both real
estate and personal property ssessno ents
will come up for review Y I-""~~i
A resolution was adopted by the board
TO- day, directing the state auditor to in
struct all assessing officers next year that
they must return assessments on all prom
erty, from 81 up. They are not to d1sre
saro assessments Of less than 800. It Is
1or tho county auditor and not the as
SCISSOR to make the exemptions: IL
i Inc session closed with several informal
speeches Governor Van SAINT said that
the; work sofrthe; board this year showed
tlat sentiment In favor of tax reform was
SPREADING For, the first time the mem
bers OF the board had shown a. general
disposition to- bring values up where thew
oelong. Heretofore there has been an at
tempt on the part of each member to keen
down values in his section 1t was not
a hardship to make general increase In
assessments, since that makes nossih1e
a decreased tax levy. -'..,.
State Auditor Iverson estimates that the
BOARD added $13, 900, 900 to personal prom
erty values. AS s144,OOo, 900 were returned
the total is brought up to s157 200, 900
Inc deduction on account of the $500 ex
emptlon are estimated at $685. 600, 900, leav-
ing SIS, 100000 Of personal property tax
able: Last year taxes were paid on only
$114, 100000. - -, <,1',''
Real estate was assessed last wear al
$647, 900, 900. Additions made this yea,
brought it up to $3.50, OOO 900, so that the
total taxable valuation of the state viii
pe close to $7Sl 900, oo0 AS the total las
year was .s761, O00,O 600, there should be :
reduction in the average tax levy. Las
year 1t was 4s mills for the entire state
It should be reduced this year about two
| tenths Of a mill =, - <,
The expense Of the, board will be ap
proximately $4,000, Of which s3,41O is TO
per diem and s649.SO for mileage of mem
pers. There is only $500 appropriated
but the $500 balance Governor Van San
W1ll make up out of his contingent fund
The members drew SIS day for thirty
one Gays, meeting Sept. and adjourn
i ing Oct. 1. -, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
TRIAL OF JOHNSON:
Former Superintendent of the Poor
Will Again Come to Trial
This Term.
Captain Hills Case Called-It Will
d, Be Tried as Soon as ....
- 49, . "' 3
- heacueU. IT,:

William H. johnson, formerly superin-
tendent of the poor and secretary of the
board of charities and corrections, will be
tried in this term of court on the charge
of Incorporating public funds. john
son was tried last term and, to the SUIT
prise of even the county attorneys office,
was Convicted New evidence was found
and Judge Elliott granted a new trial. In
the light Of the new evidence 1t seemed to
the county attorney that another trial was
not warranted and defendants counsel
understood that the case would be nolled
this term. After more mature delibera-
ton, however, it has been decided to let
a jury do the deciding and the case will
be moved as soon as it can be reached.
F Cases against Captain Charles r. Hill,
Joseph Cohen and Health Officer P. NJ.
Hall were all called thi smorning and it
was announced that they all stood for
trial and would be reached as soon as
/ Joseph QsBrIeM the. man who did a;
crahHs stunt vi h a shooting iron recently
and is now in jail, his bond being fixed at
1000, will be tried soon. Application to
have the prisoner examined for insanity
was granted, but after a thoro examina-
ton Judge Harrison held that O Brien had
sufficient mentality to justify a trial. A
few days ago his lawyer attempted to
have the case transferred Ito the probate
court. j. To this the county attorney re-
fused to agree and now the defendant
pleads temporary insanity as a defense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
WALKED |. i. x. INTO TROUBLE
a.. -
Gladys Wilson Came for Her
''Dawgs' s,ni Was Promptly
7 Arrested.

Is please don't send me to the work.
house," pleaded Gladys Wilson, a.*colored
woman who for several years kept a
Tesort in Jumbo alley, and who was ar
Talgned IN police court this morning on a
charge of disorderly conduct. II JUS came
pack to the city to get ma dawgs and
would have gone without any trouble if
ne would have given them to me. don't
mean to stay here
~. Il guess YOU will stay in the city for
ninety days" replied Clerk Nelson, az he
dug up commitment to the workhouse
which had been. held over the woman's
mead when she left the city. "You were
told that If you left the city and stayed
away, this sentence would not be put into
effect. But as you have come back, there
Us nothing else to do but to send you to
1.-THE works. So get ready"
The Wilson woman arrested. last night
Sby Patrolmen Flood and Erickson, who
Mound her quarreling on the street with
hWilliam K1dder. She explained that she
had come over from st. Paul to get ,her
three dogs, which had been left with Kid
der. One had died. another had. been
stolen and Kidder refused to give I'D the
third. When he tried to lead the ANNA,
away, the woman angrily assaulted him
RIhe two were engaged in a heated quar-.
rel when the officers appeared. =:
Kidder pleaded guilty and Judge Dick.
dnson fined him SO. The Wilson WON ar
Eentered a plea Of not guilty, but as the
suspended sentence was put into force
Hhe disorderly charge was dismissed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
ADDITION TO MENU
State Wards Will Have Some Choice
Game on the Bill Of Fare.

Sam F. Fullerton has turned over to the
state board of central $500 ducks seized
by Captain William Bird of Fairnont, and
now in cold storage in st. Paul. They will
be distributed to several of the state in
situations, along with 100 prairie chickens
and other conf1scated game in storage.
|: Evidence has been obtained against VIII
liam Kerr, the Lakef1eld game dealer who
shipped the five wagon loads of ducks,
and warrant will be issued for his ar
rest. He is liable to fine Of $40 to s25
for each bird, so he could be assessed
something like 100000 if convicted OF
making the shipment.
The seizure was actually made in Iowa,
as the pursuing party did not reach the
wagons till they were across the line and
waiting at the railroad station in Mont
gomery, Iowa. The largest seizure ever
made up to this time was 1900 ducks near
yMoorhead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
AN HEIRES'S SENT UP
Carousal of a Woman and Six Men
. Leads to Wholesale
Arrests.
Misfortune Follows the Woman's
Family-A Dramatic Incident
e., of the Trial. y.

Mary Peterson, alias Mary Holmson---
la woman with a fortune coming to her
was in police court this morning charged
with keeping a disorderly house at 215
Fifth street S. She was arrested last
night. by. Detectives Hansen and HELM,
who found her in a room with six men.
The men were also in court this morn
ing charged with being found in a dis
orderly house. They were all drinking
together and making a great deal of noise
when the detectives broke in. The woman
was given sixty days In the worl1house
and the men were fined IS each.
In police court the men said that they
had met the Peterson woman in the base
ment Of a saloon at Thirteenth avenue s
and Washington, where they saw her and
two other women. She invited them to
go home with her and they all went.
They had never seen her before and knew
nothing about her. tfT.".es i, 4 80 -. "
| lice court often.st The sentence she re-
ceived this morning is her eighth. Her
husband, fell" from a scaffold while work.
ing as a painter at the state fair grounds
yesterday and broke his leg, Mrs. Holm %
sons brother, Ole Bakken, 1925 Adams
street NE, dropped dead a few weeks ago
and left $500 in cash, which will go to
her as soon as the estate can be adjusted,
/ One Of tho dramatic features Of the case
was that the woman, years ago, before
her fall, was the sweetheart of one OF
the detectives who had to appear against
her. = as
South Side. police officers say that the
basement has been the breeding place OF
trouble, and that. several complaints have
been received concerning 1t. They say
that the place Is frequented by women OF
bad character. Judge Dickinson, in pri-
waite conversation after the court had ad
journed, suggested that it. be investigated
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
which time he crossed swords with the

which time he crossed swords with the
best Of all Europe.
Messrs. Edwards and Timme came next
with a boxing exhibition. Mr.. Edwards,
who is the boxing instructor for the insti-
tute, took the defensive and guarded
himself with ease against Timme, who is
one of his pupils. Timme, however, dem
onstrated that he Is a conner of no mean
ability.
7 DR.. L. J. Cooke, physical director of the
state university and founder of the insti-
tute gave a short illustrated talk on body
building and health maintaining by pre-
scribed exercises. The talk, while not
long or detailed, was very instructive and
was most enthusiastically received by his
The entertainment wound up
with further demonstrations of skill by
the university students and fast game Of
handball interspersed with music. This
handball court is the finest in the north
west. Everybody expressed entire salts
faction with the evenings entertainment
and several voluntarily applied for men,
bership in the institute.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
School Needs Estimated.
Where slncrea Are

An increase of s$75. 600 is wanted in the
teachers salary fund, .5of which S15. 900 Is
due to the graded salary schedules ,o00
to the level raise in all salaries .putFinto
effect last April and the remainder for
about 45 new teachers In the same way
about $4,000 Is wanted for four new. jan
itors and the incrsase;yin pay to- ninety
others. Otherwise thief Items run about
the same with the exception of the item
for new buildings! It is the general opin-
ion in the board of seduca ton that new
buildings should be erected from funds
secured by taxa ton rather than thru bond
issues. New buildings are wanted In vari-
GUS parts of the city. p: 81 .. f'' 'f'
In the Laurel and Jefferson districts
new buildings are needed and there is a
demand for another in the territory be-
tween the Sumner Harrison and Grant
districts. Below the Jackson school a ten
room building is also needed.
The item asked for new buildings, Mr..
Marchbank said, was to supply present
deficiencies in school room but made no
provisions for the increase In the number
of pupils in the coming year. At present
sixty nine basement rooms, nineteen an
nexes, mostly vacant stores, and five reel
tation rooms were In use for school pur-
poses, tho very poorly adapted. There
were now about 900 pupils on single ses-
sions In districts which were SO over
crowded that they could not give proper
acconm OdatiOns. . g. s@'fz'F
| Chairman Merrill asked Clerk March
bank to supply the board with the salary
| account of the board for the past year. the
items of supervisors, principals, high
school teachers and grade teachers geine
separated. '* ~
Park Board Levy Reduced.
/ In the absence of President A s
| Adams, who as chairman of the council
committee on fire department was com.
PEELED to attend the fire department in
spection, the members agreed to reduce
the park board levy from to rs mills
I This may be revised, however. - f.:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
PRESSURE IS OFF
That Is Why Some Gas Lights Are
Poor

It is, not poor fas but poor pressure
that accounts for the dim light thrown
Sout from the gas burners in certain parts
2of the city from 6 to IS p. m. No one Is
to blame for this State of affairs except
the: contracting companies who have been
unable to furnish the material for the
snew holder of the Minneapolis Gas Light
scompany on Lyndale avenue N, owing
ITO labor troubles in the east.
Meanwhile the company is using all
ssortssof makeshifts Now when all the
consumers light gas about the same time
DIN the evening, the effect is more notice.
able than in the twilight evenings Of sum
%mer. Night crews are employed at the
works and other schemes are being tried
ito help out until Jan. 1, when the new
holders will be done. Few mains have
been laid lately and in other ways the
capacity has been conserved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
RAISED ONE COMPANY

Board Adds to the Assessment Of the
Minnesota Loan and Trust Company.
The board yesterday afternoon voted an
increase of=33 1-3 per cent on the assess
ment Of the Minnesota Loan and Trust
company under the head of credits rails
ing that item from $147,e25 to s1s6 s3a.
and bringing the total assessment of the
company up to $2O2,333. 70 -. :,
The assessment of the North American
Telegraph company was fixed at 100000.
ment yesterday. afternoon the members
rendered. a vote of thanks to Emerson
Cole of Minneapolis and Joseph G. Nc
klbb1n of St. Paul for their entertain
ment to the outside members. - - -. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
HER ROMANCE FADES
A Stacy Girl Asks to Be Sent
Home

9 .Iilda, Anderson ICED IS. came into cen-
trail police station this morning and
asked Police Matron Schaefer to make
arrangements to send her back to her
home in Stacy. MINI.
She said that she had been induced to
come to. Minneapolis by a young man
from that place and that he had deserted
her shortly after their arrival. She had
no money and after undergoing many
hardships,l she had at last appealed to
the police.
The officers are unable to find the man
and decided to send the girl home Her
parents. have been notified and she will
leave tonight
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
NEUROLOGICAL
MRS. MARTHA J. SHARBANO
She Dies at Staples, MInn.-Leaves TWO
= Sons In Minneapolis.

She Dies at Staples, MInn.-Leaves TWO
= Sons In Minneapolis.
Mrs. Martha j.. Sharbano: for many
years a resident of River Falls, Wis, died
at the home Of her sister, Mrs J. F. Plem-
men, Staples, MIMI. Sept. 81
Mrs. Sharbano was born at Cannon Falls,
Mimi, March 4, 1857, At the, age of 4
years she moved with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Clark, to Wisconsin, in
which state she spent most Of her life
She was married. to James Sharbano Nov.
., 1874. She leaves a husband and two
sons, Claude c.. 3Sharbano and Arthur
fSharbano, Of Minnea polls. She also leaves
an aged mother and two sisters, Mrs. j
IT. Pleman of Staples and Mrs. M M
Calnra of River Falls, Wis
: Mrs. Sharbano had been a great sufferer
for many years but had lived life o1
extreme patience, for her many friends
a, noble example Of Christian fOrtitude.,
MRS. HELEN FRANCES coNLEY,
aged 81" died yesterday at her residence,
! 70S Twenty sixth avenue NE. Funeral
from Church Of st. Clements tomorrow
INat 8 a. m. 81.
< MRS. ISABELLA C. RAMSEY mother
OF w: A. Ramsey. died at her home on
Chiffon avenue, Sept. 80, at O'Clock D.
IN. Mrs. Ramsey was In her seventy
sixth year. Funeral Friday, Oct. 2, at
I:So p. M, at her late residence In
inmate. friends: Of the family invited,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
TWO R. R. MEN GO HIGHER
They Are Fred w. Caldwell Of the
R. I. and w. L. Hathaway
of M. & st. L.

Two interesting and entirely unexpected
changes in local railroad circles are an
nounced. Fred w. Caldwell, city pas
senger agent Of the Rock Island goes to
San Francisco to take charge of the Cali
fornia excursion business Of the system;
w. l.. Hathaway, city passenger and tick
ct agent of the Minneapolis & ST. Louis,
succeeds Mr.. Caldwell. Mr.. Hathaway
this afternoon presented his resignation
to "A. 3. Cults, general passenger agent
ticket agent Of the st. Louis, to take ef-
feet about Oct. 10, when Mr.. Caldwell
leaves for the coast.
+ In railroad circles the advancements are
taken to be proper tributes to the effici-
ency of the two men.
Mr.. Hathaway goes from a system of
about 1900 miles to one six times larger.
Mr.. Caldwell returns to his home state
and takes up a work with which he is
thoroly familiar. Both are young men,
but both have served their individual lines
for many years.. Mr.. Hathaway has been
with the ST. Louis nineteen years, save
fora short interval, and Mr.. Caldwell has
been in the employ of the Rock Island for
fourteen years. &
Mr., Hathaway began the railroad busi-
ness at Boston in the office Of the general
passenger and ticket agent of the Boston
& Maine He came to Minneapolis in 1882,
was associated one year with the North
ern Pacific and served one year in the
auditing department. Of the Great North
Eern. In 1884 Mr.. Hathaway was appointed
assistant city ticket agent of the st.
| Louis. Four years later he resigned to
become city ticket agent Of the Chicago,
st. Paul & Kansas City, but after two
years returned to the st. Louis as city
ticket agent.
MIR. Caldwell in his comparatively short
residence in Minneapolis has proved his
claim to distinction as a f1rst-class pas
L Nov r11<s5r III
| first office of the Rock Island In Mime
apolis. This was a, very difficult position
as the road was the seventh Chicago line
Ito enter the city. Results show his eff
cheney.
/ CowIes, Neb.-The body Of Tom Madison, the
supposed slayer of three women In Smith county
/ Kansas was found In a field. He had beer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
AFTER AGENT MICHELET
Sam Fullerton Wants Him Indicted
for Shooting Prairie Chickens
in August.

The feud between s. T. Fullerton. state
game warden, and Simon Michelet, Indian
agent at the White Earth reservation, has
broken out in a rev place A warrant
was issued some time ago for MicheIet
on the charge of shooting prairie chickens
before Sept. L. He secured a change OF
venue to a Justice court in Detroit. moi
considered friendly to the game laws So
Fullerton allowed the case to be dismissed
He will bring it before the Becker county
grand jury and endeavoring to- have the
Indian agent indicted for breaking the
game laws. i az s=-57 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
COST or. ALL-NIGHT LIGHTS
statement Made Before Board by the Gas
= - ~ Inspector. 80. q =

= Inspector
Reports and arguments by Gas In
:spector w. H. Roberts, and the officers Of
the board. of corrections and charities
were heard by the board Of tax. levy yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Roberts stated that
to light the whole city on the al1-night
system would cost s47, $40 additional and
increase the lighting bill to s1S4,e62. The
board Of tax levy will Undoubtedly in
crease the lighting fund.- but it may be
found necessary to, deprive some portions
of the city of the, benefits, sof all-night
lighting for yet another year In order to
keep the rate Of taxation down.
City Physician George f.: Kicker and
Commissioners woodward and Rinehart
represented the board Of charities and
corrections They were chiefly interested
in the city hospital which they explained
was far from complete. Mr.. Rinehart an
ticipated another outbreak Of the people
They will jump on sus when there is
trouble he said, 'but when we want the
money to prepare for these things they
oppose us before the board of tax levy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
DERMIDY'S CASE ON
He rs eBing Tried for Burglary Of a
!: ~ =. - go, & Drug Store. - - :.s,i

- = : Drug Store.7 ~ !
If James Dermidy is convicted of burg
larry, it will be entirely due to the efforts
and the testimony Of his pal Joseph
Hencir. Dernidy is on trial to-day be-
fore Judge Pond, charged with steal
ing cigars and other articles from the
drug store at SO Western avenue. Hencir,
arrested another offense. informed the
police of his partners crimes, and went
with the officers to arrest him and search
his room where strong circumstancial
evidence was discovered. This morning
the former friend took the witness stand
and related all he knew of Dermidy S
plan for the burglary and it's result
Alexander Reid, who recently pleaded
guilty Of grand larceny in the second de-
gree, was this morning sentenced by
Judge Pond to four months in the city
workhouse. sz ...- o., 49,. ..-
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4. Mr.. Arnold Goes to New York--Th omas
b. Arfiold{o of Indianapolis. well tknown in
minneapolis. having visited the city often
and having entertained the Commercial
Club with his clever sleight OF, hand per
tformance, has accepted opposition as the
New York representative Of the Latrobe
Steel company. He was to assume the
duties Of his new position to-day.
"New Light on Old Scenes"-Next Sun
day evening, Oct. 4, Rev. Father .Cleary
will give hissnew Illustrated lecture, New
Lights on Old Scenes" in his church, of
st. Charles, Fourth street and Thirteenth
avenue S. The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the church debt fund. Over
geo beautiful Views OF old world scenes
will be presented These views were COL
elected by Father 'Cleary at different times
an his travels about Europe. He promises
4his friends rare treat next Sunday. evena
ing. Some very choice music, both vocal
Nand instrumental, will. be furnished by
Mrs. Parks and Miss Eulalie Chenevert. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
REGENTS IN SESSION
Full Attendance May Indicate I'm
portant Business on the docket

The regular quarterly session Of the
university board of regents was called to
order this morning in President Nor
throp's office, all being in attendance
except Theodore Schurmeier Of st. Paul.
Governor Van SAINT was present.
The morning session was devoted to
a discussion of the report of the executive
committee. A vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the local lodge Of B'nai Britt
for the Jewish encyclopedias presented t.
the university. 20 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
HE WAS RUSTY

% Kansas CITY JOuf1laf. n
Papa" said Archie after pouring over
his atlas for several minutes where is
Botany bay2s
Botany bay?'' replied papa; .why. it's
forgotten Just, where. It's
lbeen q long time since I studied botany
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
NEEDS OF SCHOOLS
They're; Boiled Down Hard and
Submitted to Tax Levy
Board. :s---zzs.
Estimates Run Nearly $4,000
Above the Expenses for Last
: 5E .> Is Year. X -..s:y ~: p 80.

School affairs were considered by the
board Of tax levy this morning. It was
the worst problem yet considered. The
fiscal year Of the school board is fixed by
the law to end on June 80, while the
tax year ends on Dec. 81. Hence, to those
unfamiliar with school board bookkeeping
1t Is puzzlfng matter to keep the figures
properly balanced -. 49,. -,
N. F. sHawley, chairman Of the school
boards committee on finance, stated that
the board did not ask for. any more than
was absolutely necessary, The board had
no other purpose in making the estimates
than to get down to bed rock. The board
also believed that funds for new schools
should be obtained from taxation instead
Of bonds. t.
~. = School Needs Estimated.
+. It devolved on Clerk H. B.. Marchbank
to outline and, amplify. the school board
estimates which are summarized as fol-
lows: --...-. s.... 49, $50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-01
! Sues for Expenses,

.. Zimmerman has brought, an action in the
district court to recover 1910 from the Protective
ssociety Of Detroit Mich. Plaintiff says he was
society under contract providing for office, rent
and necessary expenses, and that these latter
items have never been paid by the society.