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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

More auction silks at Dayton's Monday
More auction silks at Dayton's Monday
Moon brand brick cheese, pure and
sweet at your grocer's.
For Rent-A fine office, also desk room,
in Oneida Block. Title Insurance Co.
Read with care" Board OF Trade" ad in
business column on Page 2, want Ads, =
to-night's issue. Na.5
Judge j. A. Temple will deliver the
socialist address at As Fourth street S
tomorrow at p. M Subject, 1.-The Llv'
ing Issue"
Subscribe for all magazines, papers.
ETC.. and get your binding done at Cen
fury News Stand. 6 Third street. near
Hennepin avenue.
Pilgrim Congregational church, Lyndale
and Fourteenth avenue NJ, will have
service of song Sunday evening. AL WIG
like to sing are invited. TT . ~.
Dr. Robert Forbes will preach at First
M. E. church Sunday morning and eve
ming. Dedication service will be held IN
the morning. Everybody invited.
Noble Grand Arch Chris Anderson and
Paul next Tuesday evening to institute
new lodge at Vasa hall, 254 F. Seventh
street. 81 -. 1852 .,- 49, u ~
Mrs. Olive NJ. Johnson will speak or
THE Tactics of the Socialist Labor
Party" at the meeting Of the Socialist
labor party at Sc Washington avenue .
to morrow at 3 p. m. -. ~ .s
Air whistles like those used on the Still
water interurban line will be attached tt
all the street cars to act as a supplement-
airy warning when the regular gong does
not serve the purpose. ~. -
The new building for. the boys depart:
.>f $l4
+ night with a program in the main build
ing gymnasium. Parents and friends OF
the boys were present in large numbers
A rummage sale will be held Nov. s.
The second of the Sunday afternoon dis
courses at the Y. M. G. A. on THE Great.
est Story Ever Told" by Rev. DR.. J. IS
Montgomery Of Wesley church, will be
given tomorrow at 3:45. The subject WI
be Spent and Misspent-Death;s In the
Pot" For half ar hour before the lee:
ture Sheibley's orchestra will play sacred
| music. .,*:. 49,.
| DR.. Edwin Phillips, who Joined Mime
haha lodge. No. g. Independent Order o.
Good Templars, thirty eight years ago
was the principal speaker last night a.
Richmond: hall during the exercises D.
which Minnehaha lodge celebrated the for
tieth anniversary of it's organization 9th
er speakers. were Mrs. Olive J. Ogg, presl'
dent of the lodge, and. George H.. Haz'
Zard. 49,. -
The Gideons will have charge Of thu
services at the Highland Park Presbyter
ian church, Emerson and Twenty-t1rs
| avenues N, tomorrow evening. Take the
Cedar and Emerson car north to Twenty
| first avenue. The meeting at Century
hall at. 4 o'clock will be in charge of G
w. Buffers.
The Twin City Luther league will meet
at st. Paurs church, Fifteenth avenue s
and Fourth street, in an all-day. session
Monday. The morning and afternoon SEES
sions will be devoted to the usual ROUTINE
business Of the league. The evening SEES:
sion at o'clock will be addressed by DR.
R. F. Weidner, president of the Chicago
theological seminary. Other prominent
speakers will also be present and address
the meeting. " -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
"IMPR0vlNG ON NATURE
Has Been the BoOtmaker's
Fatal Error

Dryden had the right idea.
These are not exactly his words-but
the idea is conveyed; ~ 49, -
Hunt for health with drugs unbought;
Leave the doctors help unsought;
The wise (for casey on new rubber de-
r. pend; u :
God. never made man for cobblers to mend.
Man was born with natural heel cush-
ion. I'll.
The shoemaker tries to improve on ma
ture with hard leather heels
The O'Sullivan Rubber Company has
brought back the cushion that nature
originally intended for man.
All f1rst-class shoe stores should sup
ply O'Sullivan Rubber Heels for 35c q
pair. 40 < ~
O'sullivan's are ('next to wings'') new
rubber. Substitutes are (nextf to moth
ing) old rubbish.
Send to the makers, Lowell, Mass. II
the dealer does not have them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
.SMOIHERED IN sand
Three Little Children in st. Paul
Buried Alive in an Elk
cavation.
Bodies Not Found Until Several
Hours After the Accident
Occurred.

Russell Anderson, aged years,
Helen Anderson aged 5 years and
Lucy Keogan, aged 5 years, three ST.
Paul children, were smothered in a
sandpit near their homes at Ohio and
George streets, yesterday forenoon.
Their lifeless bodies were not found
until 8 o'clock last night. Coroner
A. w. Miller viewed the bodies and
decided that death was purely acct
dental
Near the Anderson home is a sand
bank and for several months the, chill
dren have been in the habit Of play
ing there. Y yesterday, morning the
three tots went to the bank and moth
ing more was seen Of them until their
bodies were found last night. When
they failed to return home at noon the
parents thought that they were with
nefghbOrs and no alarm was. raised
until o'clock. when the police. were
notified. I'm <-s, E. -
The place where the children were
killed was an excavation only a few
feet deep but quantity of sand pro-
jecting over> the excavation broke
loose and fell upon them, burying
them beneath two feet of earth. No
one saw the accident. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
HALLOWEEN NIGHT.
Clan Gordon viii Celebrate with Good Old

Clan Gordon viii Celebrate with Good Old
-, u H. Scotch Program. -: a.. -.
Clan Gordon No. 49,. O. S. c., the can
niest body Of Scotch folk in the city. will
give Halloween entertainment at Cen
fury hall next Thursday evening. High.
land dances and Highland music, Scotch
songs and Scotch hospitality, will pre-
vail. Addresses will be made by James
Robertson, Rev. G. L. Morrill, and Mayor
James G. Haynes, who boas1, of his
Scotch blood, particularly on occasions
of this charact -... a. -
Pipe Major George Sinclair will skirl on
the pipes: Miss Maggie Russell will trip
the Highland fling. Harry Carroll will
=recite from Burns, and Peter R. Cochran
also has place on the program. The
musical numbers will consist of an ar
rangements Of Scottish airs for the piano
by Miss Jessie Anderson, "The Banks of
Loeb Lomondi'' by Miss Mollie Guth and
other numbers.
The entertainment will close with a
dance, the program including. twelve
dances and three extras. -.
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A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT,

A delightful entertainment was given
last evening in the Church of the Re-
deemer by the Young Peoples Christian
union. Miss Maud Huntington Benjamin,
who is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Palmer,
and who is q clever reader, gave group
OF dialect stories. and also readings from
eugene Field, Bret IIarte, Richard Hard
ing Davis and E. e. Mcdowell. Miss
Benjamin showed great versatility and
gave her numbers with an ease and grace
which greatly pleased her audience. Miss
Gertrude Hale, assisted with an Italian
ara and group:of child songs, and Miss
Gilmore acted as accompanied.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
DINED DR., MCDONALD
Friends Of WelI-known Physician ceIe-
brate His Return =: =


brate His Return. T.: :, .
A number Of East Side physicians and
citizens gave banquet at the CONNER
cial club last evening to DR.. H. N. Nc
Donald, who has just returned from the
northern woods completely restored to
health. 1t was a gay, affair-that is, gay
for lot of dignified and serious business
men and physicians. Every one was COM
PEELED to make ''few remarks,' lust
to show that he was In good condition.
and POSTMASTER .Porteous did not have
difficult position to, fill after the first
round Or two. . . :- 1921 =.
The banquet was provided by Drs.* A.
l.. Aylmer. w. G. Topper, Charles simp-
son, Peter M. Holl c. w. Bishop and G.
G. Eitel and Messrs. w. E. Nelson, Neil
Mcleod and H. c. Smith. The guests.
In addition to DR.. Mcdonald, were Drs.
J. w. Bell, L. A. Nippert, J. D. Simpson,
J. H. Dunn, A. w. Abbott, A. F. Irwin.
w. N. Porteous, G. Dezfel, McLaughltn
and s. E.. Howard, and Messrs. Gould, r,
]. Young, Fred E. Barney and Cooper.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24

Well dressed men are really the
exception in Minneapolis for the sim
pie reason that men think they are
too busy to spend time fussing with
their clothes. If you feel that way 90
to Nicholson Bros, 709 Nicollet ave
nue., and let them do the fussing. You
pick out the cloth and they will do
the rest and you can trust them to
have your clothes right before you
get them home.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
LET DEP0sITORs KNOW
Public Examiner May Notify Them

Public Examiner ! May Notify Them Of
Their Balances,
8. T. johnson, public examiner, SAYS
there is only one way to guard banks
against such defalcations as the Mapleton
State Bank fell q victim to. It is for the
examiner, when he has gone thru the
books, to mail to each depositor q state-
ment showing what his balance Is at the
bank. This verifcation will require con-
siderable extra time and expense, but it
will be an, important safeguard for the
been six other instances OF double ball
ances, in which the bank escaped serious
consequences. t 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
49, WHITES PLACE FILLED r.
Company Elects Officers Who Are Sat-
-~y isfactory to Authorities. ): ~s-ss-

The difficulty over the selection Of a
first lieutenant for Company F Of the First
regiment, N. G. S. M, was overcome last
night by the promotion OF Second Lieuten-
ant George Egbert and the election Of
First Sergeant Frank Jones to the vacancy
created by Lieutenant ,Egbert's promotion
Altho former First Lieutenant r. II.
Whyte resigned under pressure soon after
the Lake City encampment last summer.
he was reelected to his commission about
five weeks ago. Major Oscar Seebach, as.
sistant adjutant general, entered, pro-
test, and Governor Van SAINT refused to
sign the commission.
Second Lieutenant III. B. Dyer of Com
pany I will remain with his company.
He recently removed to Hopkins and re-
signed because of the difficulty OF attend
ing drill, but the company refuses to
lose him, - -
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S0LOISTS ENGAGED
Artistic Treat Insured for the Wennerbere
~ Memorial! Concert Nov, ~. -

' - Memorial! Concert Nov. az.
Mamie swanberg.- the popular piano
teacher at Johnson's School Of Music, has
been. engaged as piano accompanist for
the Wennerberg memorial concert to be
given in the International auditorium on
Friday evening, Nov. 81. William Wrie
ley, the noted German violinist, who is
now touring the northwest with the Or
pheus Concert company, has also been
engaged. Mrs. Augusta -Wicklund- Matt
son, contralto with an unusually sweet
voice, will sing solo, number and the
solo parts in one Of David's Psalms set
to music by Wennerberg, with the large
chorus. The grand chorus is much larger
this year than on previous years, and the
numbers to be rendered by the chorus
have been selected with great care. There
is already great demand for tickets. and
the outlook is that the concert will be
we'll patronized and a handsome sum real
lied for the Swedish hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
THE WEATHER PREDICTIONS

Minnesota. North and South Dakota
Fair tonight and Sunday; fresh SOUTH
west to west winds. Wisconsin-Fair TO-
night and Sunday; warmer tonight; fresh
southwest winds. Upper Michigan-Fair
south portions tonight; fresh southwest
winds. Iowa--Fair Tonight and Sunday;
warmer In east and central portions to-
night; fresh southwest winds. Montana
Fair tonight and Sunday; westerly winds:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24

The directors OF the Twin City
Telephone company have declared a
quarterly dividend at the rate OF Z
per cent, payable Nov. 1. Stock books
will be closed Oct. 26 and open again
Nov. !. 3s sS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24

Az per cent on time deposits. The
Savings Bank OF Minneapolis. Adam
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
j., r SHERWIN CODY'S. =
j. CRITICISMS OF BUSINESS
LETTERS. 80" . .1,' :
,JE'E.. -, 800 NO. g. ~>s4-sa &a@

BUSINESS men are in the habit of
using an abbreviated lingo which
sounds to them very business-like and
hust1ng,' but which produces anything
.put a pleasant impression on an ordi-
narlly educated reader. In the first
place. this lingo is often not under
stood at all outside of the particular
trade In which it is used. In writing.
to others in that trade it may do well
enough; but if one gets into the habit
or using 1t, he will certainly EMPLOY
1t IN writing to ordinary outsiders, who
will be decidedly puzzled. Besides.
why use t. lingo when simple English
will do as well-in fact, Will do 50
very much better.
The following letter. from, the branch
office of prominent life insurance
office in this city illustrates in a mild
way what Is meant. ~. w
Letter from Life Insurance Agent.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 28th
inst, regarding payment Of. claim I'M
der policy No. 236425 aon the life Of
James Roe, Is to hand. (1) Company
say go they WILL immediately upon
receipt Of policy receipted (3) by Mary
Roe, send check for $1,O0426 in set
tlement Of the claim. All the divi-
dends, except the one which has been
placed to the credit of the policy as
additional insurance, have been used.
Send us the policy so receipted and
we will receipt you for it (4) and for
ward at once for payment of claim.
Very truly yours
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
Rolls. Sores and E,elon

Find prompt, sure cure In Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, also eczema, salt rheum,
burns. bruises, and piles, or no pay.
CSC.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24
POULTRY SHOW PLANS
International Auditorium May He Secured
for the Event, =

Preparations now being made for the
annual poultry show to be held in Janu-
airy Will probably include the, engagement
Of the International auditorium as. the
show place, and of a military band as an
additional attraction. In this event there
will be considerable rivalry between the
gentlemen poultry with the dark red
combs and the gentlemanly musicians
with the healthy lungs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24

New Cigar In Town.
where. -.
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Your Collars and Shirts VIII Last =
Long Numbered at Phoenix laundr dry
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I'D. New Cigar in Town -,
Philadelphia Special, SC. Sold every
where. ~''m - =. :. 49,
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Mr.. Cody's Criticism.

% It is an affectation Of some busi-
ness men to say "is to hand" but this
use Of ito" is absolutely wrong. We
may say at hand" or .'has come to
hand" To" indicates motion and
should be used only after. verb Of
the commercial lingo. I should say
here, "has been received" ,~.'.-. 80.
90. Company" here is not plural
but singular and should be followed
by Says" The fashion OF clipping
off the "the'' in a case like this is a
characteristic Of the commercial lin
go. I should change this sentence so
that the company will, send check for
$1,004.26 Immediately upon receipt
etc. :, s:a -.
(s) Receipt and .treceipted" are
the same word used in two entirely
different senses. While the English
language permits one word to do duty
for dozen ideas, it is not allowab BILE
to use the same word in entirely diff
ferent senses In the same sentence, or
In positions near together. Signed
in this case would serve exactly the
some purpose as ''receipted" and avoid
the confusion.
a. Receipt you for it" is another
instance Of the commercial lingo. ]
should word this sentence thus: "Send
uS tAo pOllCy properly signed, ana we
will give you a receipt for it and for
ward it at once to the home office
for payment.
II a business letter can be written In
a simple, natural, easy free style, II
will produce pleasant impression
whether, the person to whom it goes
knows the reason for that pleasant i'm
preston or not. There is an erroneous
idea that II ones customers are ig-
norant Of good usage, it is not wortI1
while to make any: effort to speak to
them or write to them In a language
better than their own. No greater mis-
take could be made. Even if the GUS
toner does not know the good form
he feels it the moment he hears it OF
sees It, and it produces q. winning eff
feet upon him. Even the most ordi.
nary quickly see the different between
1 common" and "high-class."
SherWin Cody. Il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28

Sporting News.

work of our southpaw he picked off
Gussie Klopf's pets like ten-pins in
a bowling alley.
But things were change around so
in the afternoon game that even
Schafer got the blues for a while, and
stopped his Interpretation of the can
can dance and started back and forth
on the coaching line near first like
a Gagged monkey trying to initiate
Mary Mclean on her midnight prom
enade up Dublin gulch. saying dam
to herself.
The best game of the series went
Off like fireworks on a Fourth of
July morning. and the miners had
about as good a show TO win out as
cake of Ice in the sun.
Slagle courted the Mary Macs. and
threw them all down in a heap. while
Wiimot, way out in left field, argued
with the chalk-boy on the movements
of some of the metoric shoots and
bents handed out by Slagle. 1t was
the fair-haired pitchers second game
against Butte. and he took them
down the ladder a peg Just for the
sensation. Bowling. for Butte, had
his OF day. ana OF course the Spo-
kane team had to be nttired In their
batting rags.
Buckshot. the little chunk OF mid
night. who he's been adopted for the
Indians mascot by Klopf. appeared
in brand new white uniform. letter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
Trestle IS Feet hIull
Over Peone Creek.

County Surveyor Snow has finished
his plans and specifications for the
trestle work over Peone creek. the
most ambitious piece of high trest-
ling to be undertaken by the county
of Spokane. 4S9 feet long and IS
feet high at it's highest point. The
engineer finds that $4,000 feet Of
lumber. mostly tamarack except the
flooring, is needed. and $500 pounds
of nuts. bolts and washers. The ium-
Der, aside from the pianklng Will be
l2x12 inch stills an1 1Ox10 inch posts
and caps. .fff
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
SILvER|STS
SOCIALISTS COMBINE

and referendum are some of the polit-
ical tenets to be included in the polit-
ical platform Of the new party. Prom
inent leaders whose names are men,
toned in. connection with the move
ment. some Of whom are here in per-
son while others have sent letters
embodying their views, are E. Benja-
min Andrews, president Of Nebraska
university; Clarence g. barrow of
Chicago, George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts,, former Governor
Poynter OF Nebraska and Edward At
kinson Of Boston, president of the
Anti-Imperialist league,
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DENVER, Col, July 27.-The pro-
posed consolidation Of the populists.
bimetalists and modern socialists, 1t
Is hoped by the promoters of the
movement, will be cemented as an
outcome of the national conference
In progress here today between rep
resentative members of the organiza-
lions concerned. The movement is
designed to embrace all the so-called
reform elements and the primary aim
lie to overthrow the ''old parties"
Bimetalism, government ownership.
anti-imperialism and the initiative
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
Kearsarge Arrives
Making Good Time

BAR HARBOR, July 27.-The bat
tleship Kearsarge arrived yesterday,
having completed a run from Need
les Of 1900 miles in nine days, four
and one-half hours. The average
speed was 1915 miles an hour. The
highest speed attained was a little
over Is knots, the lowest 10. The
test is considered highly satisfactory
in every way.
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C. II. Williams of the Spokane
Baseball club is making all efforts to
entertain Fantown these days. He
has hit upon new scheme that is
somewhat novel in the way of open
ing a series. Tomorrow there will
be music at the park by Hopes
band. This should enthuse enough
ginger into the indians so they could
just have a walk away with the
bunch from the orange country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
Boat capsIzes
Three Are Drowned

SEATTLE. July 27.--The steamer
Excelsior. which arrived from Valdez
yesterday, brings news Of the drown
ing Of a woman and two men at Naz-
ina river, in the early part of jan
uary. Their names are Miss Lou
Wheeler of Seattle. Henry and Paul
Weidmer OF Valdez. The boat was
upset in the rapids.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
Fatal St. Paul Wreck.

ST. PAUL, July 27.--A head on col
lision between two trains OF the Chi
cago & Great Western occurred here
yesterday morning. Four persons
were killed and more than score
seriously injured, some Of whom will
die. The collision ID due to a mis-
take In orders, ak
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
Messenger Boy 10
Now Superintendent

From messenger boy to general
superintendent Of the New York Cen
trail railroad" represents briefly the
rapid strides made in the railroad
world by ]. p. Bradfield, whose ap-
pointment to the latter position be-
came effective on July 1. Mr.. Brad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28

q Spokane; Wash; Oldest HI bank in
Alfred lif Coolidge prss SSSS x Kuca.
vice PRESIDENT Charles b. nitings'
cashier; J. Elmer West, assistant
cashier Directors--Alfred Coolidge.
a. Kuhn, N. M. Cowley. Patrick Clark.
James Nom CHAN.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
CHOLERA INFArru1r.

This has long been regarded as one
diseases to which infants are sub
ject 1t can be cured, however, when
properly treated. All that is neces-
sary is to give Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil, as directed with each bot
tie, and a cure Is certain. For sale
by all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-28
sPoxANE FALLS b NORTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY sPxoxAL
TRAIN SERVICE sPoxAMH
TO LooM LAKE.

During months of July and August
special train will leave Spokane for
Loon Lake at p. m. Saturdays; re-
turning. leave Loon Lake midnight
Saturdays and p. m. Sundays.
Round trip fare. s1.25.
H. A. JACKSON.
General Passenger Agent.
Spokane. Wash.
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arose to be assistant division super
intendent, now becoming general su-
perintendent through the promotion
of A. II. Smith. who has been appoint
ed general manager Of the New York
Central.
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field has moved his quarters from
Syracuse to the Grand Central sta
ton In New York city. While he was
acting as messenger for the New
York Central Mr.. Bradfeld studied
telegraphy and subsequently became
dispatcher and trainmaster He then
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cAsR 1A1aAms,

California; prunes, lb. ...........8 80
lib. can Hunts baking powder. 400
1-gal. can pie apples ............ aSo
Home made jelly. per glass. 80. 400
Brown bread, TIM. 80
Sublime cream. 8 tins ........ ..aBo