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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
BETTER MAIL SERVICE +
Dakota Central Line Trains Mus
Have More Mail Cars.

OWATONNA, MINN.-Commencing today,
towns on the North Western line between Man.
kate and WnonP will haye greatly
issued an order that all trains this division
carry either full or apartment mail cars. This
viii eas. ano Mese d eH
Dakota points and Elroy, Wis.
A beautiful boulevard will be built this sum-
Of TINS e to the Springs park ar
prettiest spots in this section, and in it are
many natural springs, the water from which is
similar in medicinal properties to French yichy
councilmen are anxious to open the new road
to the resort. 1t will be especially designed
creek, thru many picturesque spots. The city
has secured transfers of the necessary land for
the boulevard and work will be begun soon
Judge Buekham has filed an order giving a
John G. Jahreiss, contestee, in the fourth ward
aldern.anir election contest. Jahreiss was de-
By the 81 judges Sf
several disputed ballots and Pegg, the republi
can candidate, appealed to the court. Jahreiss
may appeal.
The funeral Of James Brown took place yes
terday. Mr.. Brown died early Wednesday NOR
ming, after three years of illness with asthma
and native Of Lisbon, n Y. He was chosel
| alderman three times and was often called upol
| to serve appraisal boards and engage in othe
| public work.
This was week of weddings in Steele county
and those who took marriage vows included w
w. Arms and S. Ellen Ring, L. W. Thompso
| and Lena Anderson, Carl Rasmussen and Sen
Jorgenson, and William Hargefeld and IDA MAJ
| tin. -
The streets being strung with electri
lights for the special iluminations for Owa
tomas big Fourth of July celebration. Mel
chants have decorated their display windows
Excursion trains will be run on three railroads
and large delegations from Waseca, Albert Les
Faribault and other cities hereabouts viii spen
the Fourth in. Owatonna.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
. ANOKA'S FOURTH
Celebration at Crooked Lake and
Races at the Driving Park.

q F.. .7. re- .
ANOKA, MINN.-The Fourth Of July will be
celebrated at Crooked Lake, where there will
be contests and dancing at the pavilion. Also
at the driving park, where extensive program
Of races will be held. r-...r $50 =.
DR.. Hagaman Of southern Minnesota has pur-
chased the medical practice of DR.. c.. F. Ewing,
who, with his wife, will go east for an extended
trip. NJ 8. .Er-
owen Grafton of Minneapolis has purchased
over 800 acres Of land in Blaine and will 80 into
the stock-raisng business. a.I s.:4
k, Mrs. Augustus Ringhand died at her home in
Ramsey, aged 49, Five children and husband
survive her. .s =, .rs - c
The shoe factory shut down today, but will
open again July IL. During the interval ac
count of stock will be taken
The school board will meet tonight to decide
on the architects plans for the high
school.
The high school pupils held informal dan
cling party at the city hall.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs E. L
Wrial, July 1, when the subject OF ''Trut
Patriotism" will be considered.
Mrs. Myrtle Downs and son Roy will spent
the summer with relatives at Lime Lake, N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
PROVES AN ALIBI
sigsworth Was in Prison When New
Richmond Theft Was Committed.

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.-When Nate Slgs
worth under arrest for the theft Of team OF
horses and buggy from D; D. H. MINER, New
tomorrow he will be liberated without further
proceeding. sgsworth has long prison record
and his defense in this case Is that at the
in the Auburn. N. Y. penitentary. a transcript
of Slgsworth's prison record in New York shows
an employee Of the livery stable and another
man positively Identified Sigsworth as the man
who hired the rig in 1898. and failed to re-
turn IT.
Mrs Ann NJ. Harlor Lapham, widow Of the
late William Lapham, died at the home OF her
daughter Mrs. s. S. Beebe in this city. of old
age Mrs. Lapham was born ninety-six years
ago In England, settled in st. Croix county IN
1850 and at the time of her death the old
est woman in the county. There surviving
her four sons and daughters, thirty-six graudchtl
dren and twenty-six great grandchildren.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
DENIS, SIT UP
AND TAKE NOTICE
REPUBLICANS TO DRAW LINES
OF DIVISION IN COUNTIES.
La Toilette Men VIII Have Their Own
Tickets in "Stalwart'' Counties and
Vice Versa-Democrats Certain to
Profit by This Schism.
Special. to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 1.-The Milwaukee
county La Toilette men will name an in
dependent republican ticket and Will con-
test for the place under the regular party
designation Similar action will be taken
in every one of the seventy-two counties
OF the state, making 1t almost certain that
the democrats will elect their county tick
cts as well having a more than even
chance Of electing their state ticket.
In Milwaukee county the party ma
chinery is controlled by the anti-La Fol-
lette men. In the counties where the
La Toilette Inen control the party ma
chinery, it Is expected that the anti-La
Toilette. faction Will name rival tickets.
In every county in the state the courts
will be asked to settle the question OF
party right.
Wisconsin republicans are waiting fol
the statement of the ''stalwart" central
committee, which Is being prepared
by Theodore w. Goldin Of GAINESVILLE
chairman of the committee. assisted by
M. c.. Jeffris of GAINESVILLE. Senator Quarle<
Of Milwaukee and P. l.. Spooner OF Madi'
son, brother of Senator Spooner. The
senator himself has gone east ant
will spend the summer on his estate IN the
mountains Of New Hampshire, but will
be urged to return to the state to help II
the spellbnding campaign.
The 'stalwart" statement will be a re
ply to the recent defiance issued by Gov
ernor La Toilette. It will declare that thu
La Toilette men are boilers from the ma
tional Organization, that the national com
mittee at Chicago, also the committee OF
credentials, examined carefully into tn
merits of the Wisconsin contest and upo
the merits decided it. instead of upon tn
pull of Senator Spooner and Congress
man Babcock, as charged by La Toilette
A surprising statement has come fror
John M. DIN, attorney for the 'stalwarts,
that no attempt may be made in tn
courts to secure the recognition Of tn
''stalwart" ticket as the regular rcpubli
can slate. La Toilette men say thoy be
lieve this and declare 1t is the determ
nation Of the "stalwarts' to hand tn
state over to the democrats
Attorney General Sturdevant and Sec
rotary of State Houser, who are on til
La Toilette ticket, say they will assis
the "stalwarts' in every reasonable wa
to get the case into the supreme cour
The attorney general declares that tt
"stalwarts" are afraid to stand up an
be counted, and therefore they will stan
on the trust-dictated decision of the Oh
cago convention 1t is probable, how
ever, that the "stalwarts'' will bring mai
damus proceedings to compel the seer
tary Of state to place their ticket on tt
official ballot as regular. and make tt
La Toilette candidates run independent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
SKULL TAKEN FROM RIVER
Thought at La Crosse to Be Head O.
Segell1e, Who Was Drowned.

I LA CROSSE, VISA human skull thought
to be that of c. F. segelke, of the Segelke &
Kohihaus Manufacturing company, who was
drowned in the Mississippi about a year and
a half ago, has been found by two fishermen a
few miles below this city.
The Milwaukee road and the city authorities
have cashed over the ownership of property
along the river front. The land has been
formed by the government work in dredging the
La Crosse harbor and throwing sand along the
levee. The company claims that 1T holds title
to the land by deed while the city also claims
title. The latter has begun grading the land
for the purpose Of laying out park, and notice
has been served by the company to cease work.
The matter will be taken into the courts.
All of the temperance societies In this city
have united in a movement to bring about the
closing of saloons Sundays 1t Is purposed
to hold mass meeting on the 18th.
Charles and Peter Stein, aged and ID years
have been arrested charged with burglary. They
entered three houses in one night and stole all
sorts of articles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

camp ON section 9-143-31. about two miles south
Of Wilkinson. It is the intention to do sum
mer logging, and the camp is now in readiness
to care for the various employees. Work will
be commenced in earnest the first of next week.
There are 5000 900 feet of pine to be cut on
that section. In order to facilitate the handling
of the timber, two spurs of track, one each side
Of the main line, have been constructed, and
will be used logging roads. The Standard
company has much timber in the immediate
company will log portion of it this summer,
in addition to the cutting which will be done
in town 1881.
There has been run,or that the Standard COM
pany would purchase site and erect mill at
Cass Lake, but so far as can be learned this
statement is without foundation, and the COM
pany will drive its logs down the river to Du-
buque, where they will be sawed.
LITTLE FALLS, MINN.-The inquest over
the body Of Frank Wiener resulted in verdict
that he probably murdered by his wife. She
is still in jail waiting preliminary examina-
ton. ss
BEMIDJI, Administrations effected an en-.
| trance to the postoffice, blew open the safe.
rihed the mail pouches and escaped, They secured
registered letters, small quantity of stamps and
| $50 in cash.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
gUPERIOR'S STUBBORN FIRE :
Empire Block Saved by Hard Work
s Firemen Overcome by Smoke.

y SUPERIOR, WIS.--Fire last night threatened
several hundred thousand dollars worth of prop
erty in the Empire block, including the block
itself which Is a large three-story brick and
atone structure Hard work saved the property,
altho great damage was done by smoke and
water.
The flames broke out in the basement of the
Pease- Humphrey hardware store and the oil,
far and rope created smoke which made 1t almost
impossible for the firemen to work. -Four of
them were carried out thru windows. overcome
fby smoke The insurance probably covers the
loss. .."..H
PRAIRIE, DU CHEN, WIs.-Mrs. John
Hart who sought death by lying down the
track In front OF Ca moving train at steuben
and later ran away from the police, was found
violently insane, wandering with her children
ten miles from here.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
STEEL MEN: ON "A TRIP
Annual Meeting Of Range Road Fol-
lowed by Jallnt to Ore Points

TWO HARBORs, MINN.--The annual meeting
of the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad company
took place this week and was followed by a trip
of inspection Of theSy United States Steel
corporation holdings up the ranges. The party
consisted Of James Gayley, hrst vice president
Of the United States Steel corporation; David
Garrick Kerr: ore agent from New York, and
D. NJ. Clemson of Pittsburg. one of the high
officials. They were under, the escort of Presi-
dent Thomas T. Cole Gf the Oliver Mining COM
pany and President F. E. House of the Duluth
The trip is q sort Of, annual inspection on the tn
part Of Mr.. !Gayley, who comes to survey the
conditions and changes q. the mines
EXCELSIOR, M1NN.-Rev c. j. Swain o.
Sank Eapids has accepted the call to the pas
torate of the Excelsior congregational church
lions are being made for the celebration Of tn
Fourth. Rev G. L. Morrill, of Minneapolis vii
deliver the grafton, and Freeman P. Lane vii
read the Declaration. A program Of contest
| has been arranged, and IN the evening there vii
be fireworks. ~
MORTIFIED, NN7-During the absence 0
Professor Payne and Dr., Wilson on special wor
in Montana for two MONTHS, Miss Jennie Lash!
| will have charge Of the Goodsen observatory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

ALBERT LEA, MINN-.The newspaper men
of the county are agitating the establishment of
a press. club. Candidates for county offices are
developing rapidly. Already there are four can
didates for sheriff and three or four for county
attorney, while there are two each for register
of deeds, treasurer and clerk Of the court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
IOWA
CUMMINS MEN WIN OUT
Floyd County Republicans Nominate
at Charles City.

CHARLES CITY, IowA.-,The republican
county convention met here today. Justin Lam
berson, Nora Springs, was chairman, and Rob
ert Fl. Nicol, Charles City. and George w. Gates
Marble Rock, secretaries. Willard Perrin for
clerk, Harry Rosenkrans for auditor, A. L. Dodd
for recorder and l.. T. Hoffman for Of the
two supervisors were nominated BY acclamation:
L. o. Rue won on the second ballot for county
attorney. He is from Nora Springs. George
Heitz was renomina ted for supervisor after two
ballots. He was opposed by William Boyer and
Henry Webster. The delegates to the state con
vention are o. ]. Fluent, Robert H.. N1col,
George e: May, all OF Charles City, and IN J: M.
Powersville; Justin Lamberson Nora Springs; q.
d. Merrck and H. N. Merrick. Rockford. They
favor G. s. Gilbertson and William B. Martin
for treasurer Of state and secretary Of state re-
spectively. The convention was controlled by the
followers of Governor Il. B. .Cummins.
Mayor Ellis has published the following: 1T
| having come to nay knowledge that there has
been published a statement in a Greent pape,
and elsewhere that there is smallpox in Charles
/ City, and that the Fourth Of July celebration
will be called / the rndersgaed Ia as mayGr o. o.
health hereby state that there is not case O
smallpox in Charles City or case Of any othe
infectious or dangebus disease, and that there
has not been to my knowledge during the yea
| last past"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

MOUNT VERNON, 1owA.-Howard Kepler,
aged 50, committed suicide by hanging. A pc
culiar feature Of his case was the fact that
| the coroner was not notified until after the
| funeral. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

The murderer Of Sheriff Harris is also
wanted at Havre, Mont, for killing Off
Ger Stevens in that city on May 1e. The
portrait was sent to T h e J ournal by
its correspondent at Havre and is a faith
full likeness Of the outlaw Dispatches
from La Crosse and Black River Falls
say that the manhunt has been abandoned
and the bloodhoundse returned to Su-
periOr.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

CEDAR RAPIDS, IowA-The body Of Carl
Siechert who disappeared last week, was found
yesterday. He had committed suicide In cluml
Of woods about two miles from the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

HAYWARD, WIS Peter Sturgeon, pioneer
lumberjack was fatally injured by a log fall
ing upon him while he was engaged in unloading
cars. f5 5gsa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

IOWA CITY, IowA.-A telegram announces
that George Schuyler Schaeffer has been seen
in India. He was buying ticket, says the
message, at a seaport preparatory to sailing for
England Schaeffer is the young man who mys
teriously disappeared from his mothers home In
Philadelphia two years ago. He is the son OF
the late Dr.. Charles A. Schaefter, once president
Of the Iowa university.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

MARsHALLTowN, 1owA.-The Marshalltow,
Chautauaua assembly convened today. lee.
ture by William Jennings Bryan is the principal
attraction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
MICHIGAN
POLITICIAN SHOOTS HIS WIFE
Isaac Eagle, Prominent in Chippewa
County, Is i'm Jail.
MICHIGAN

! sAULr STE. MARIE MIcH.-Isaac Eagle,
former county road commissioner and a promt-
1nent politician and business man Of Chippewa
county is in Jail here charged with shooting his
wife in the head.
Mrs Eagle is in critical condition and prob
ably will die. She is the mother Of thirteen
children.
: Family trouble, which eliminated in divorce
proceedings, is given as the cause of the shoot
attempt was being made to deprive him Of hi
property. 49, ayaI a , 20
f. MARQUETTE, MIoH-The Steel Corporation
will begin operations at once onicits Voluntee
mine. south of fNegaanee ss2s :s
CALUMET, M1ctl-No traos has been foun,
Of Donald Mackenzie, 8syear-old son Of Mrs. Muir
dock Mackenzie of Duluth. UThe boy wandered
away from his mother while she was shopping
here with a friend whom s h4s,i II visiting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

LAKE PARK, IowA-Jesse Hunt, aged Z,
fell from boat and was drowned in Silver
Lake. n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
ACCIDENT IN A MILL
Chief Engineer Howe of Faribault il
Critical Condition.

FARIBAULT, MINN.--While hosting the PTS
ton head for new engine at the Sheffield King
the overhead work and crashed down, striking d
workman and the chief engineer, Mr.. Howe. Mr.
Howe struck in the head and thrown about
twelve feet His condition is considered criti-
cal, he is suffering from partial paralysi
senseless, but suffered serious injuries.
MFR. Howe, was for several years chief engineer
of the Northwestern Consolidated Milling COM
pany Of this city. He is 60.
AAsTlNGs, MINH.-The jury In the case OF
abuse Of Pearl Mercer, 13-year-old daughter OF
William Mercer, returned verdict of guilty.
Four other similar indictments are pending
against the defendant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01

Fl. P. Packard of Redfeld. just installed
as commander Of the G. A. r., Depart
ment Of South Dakota, was born at Mad
rid, N. Y, in 1S45. He moved to Mime
sofa in 1868, and to Redfield in 1881,
where he has since resided. He was a
private volunteer soldier, a member OF
Company B, Fiftieth New York engineer
CORDS. ..rr
Bisbee daily review., 1904-01-05

". One hundred and ten feet of plate glass show windows will face Main street and with the immense stocks of dry goods, furnishing goods fancy groceries. etc. carried by this company, the display win be a sight worth seeing. The show win dows will be the largest in the ter ritory and will fill long felt want at the Copper Queen store.
 The plans for remodeling call for the extension Of the present furniture store ten feet into the street which will place that structure on a line with the present drygoSds and gro cery store. The space now oc- cupied by the car tracks, Is to be converted into an immense ship ping and receiving department The end of the present tracks will be at the depot or about opposite the iron house.
 The first floor will have a space of 110x135 feet and on this floor will be located all of the different retail de partments with the exception of the furniture and crockery. There will be enc main entrance. little to the left of the present one- and broad stair case in the center of the first floor, will lead to the second floor.
 Brass pneumatic tubes for carry ing the cash sales tickets are to be placed throughout the building and the very latest furnishings ard con veniences are to be installed.
 It is expected that the work Of re modelling will be completed abou March l, and the new store. large and better than ever, will be throwI open to the purchasing public of Bis bee where they can sure enough bu! from knitting needle to a shelter
Bisbee daily review., 1904-01-05
Copper Queen Store
 Will be a Beauty
SHOW WINDOWS ONE HUNDRED
 AND TEN FEET LONG WILL r. OPEN ON MAIN STREET.
Force of Workmen Night and Day Are Engaged in Excavatinq for the Foundations-Present Main Floor of the Store Will Be Connected With the Furniture Department.

By the aid of arc lights a large number of laborers have been at work day and night since last Satur- day, making excavations for the new store of the Copper Queen Co, and removing the cement wall that has formed a miniature plaza around the Bank of Bisbee building.
 By an arrangement with the city council of Bisbee the furniture store Of the Copper Queen is to be extended ten feet into the street and similar amount of street space .is to be re turned to the city by the Bank oi Bisbee which faces opposite.
 The new Copper Queen store when remodeied and completed will be one of the most comodious and roomy mer. cantile establishments in the territo'
Bisbee daily review., 1904-01-05
HOW To PREVENT GROUP.

1t will be good news to the moth CTS of small children to learn that croup can be prevented. The first sign of croup is hoarseness. cay or two before the attack the child becomes hoarse. This is soon fol- lowed by a peculiar cough. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy freely as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the rough cough ap- pears, and it will dispel all symptoms of croup. In this way all danger and anxiety may be avoided. This rem edy is used by many thousands of mothers and has never been known
Bisbee daily review., 1904-01-05

tIOutlllGI rom rage ONP.l out the country at large can be sui ficiently impressed with McCarren's fitness for the place is Q matter oI doubt It is believed that the south ern and western democrats would much prefer a man better known, to the country at large and it is more than possible that this sentiment is strong enough to defeat the plans o1 McCarren supporters.
 Aside from the reorganization con ference tonights banquet at Sherry s will be of national importance in itself. MT Clevelard's acceptance of an invitation to speak is taken to mean that the banquet will mark the formal opening of the Democratic National campaign. There has been a two fold plan in the minds of the prcmot. CTS of the banquet; first, to start the National ;campaign along sagacious and conservative lines, and second to bring the new Mayor of New York into further National prominence, not that there is any intention of groom ing him for the Presidential nomina tion this year. for that. in the minds of the Democratic leaders would weak en the Tammany organization by tax ing Col. Mcclellan from the mayors chair,
 Democrats of prominence from the city, state and nation were assembled when the invited guests sat down to dinner at Sherry's. Among those present were Richard Olney. of Mass achusetts; David B Hill, of New York; Congressman De Armond. oi Missouri; Chas. A Towne, ex-Gover. nor Pattison of Pennsylvania, Wm. A Gaston, of Boston; and Chas. F. Mur phy, leader of Tammany Hall Gro yer Cleveland, Judge Alton B. Park CT, Senator German. of Maryland. and Senator Morgan of Alabama, sent let tters of regret.
 Richard Olney. in his speech. spoke of Grover Cleveland as a representa- tive Democrat, and practically advo cated a return to his leadership.
 David B. Hill made the speech o the evening, roasting the administra tion, particularly for it's treatment O Colombia in regard to Panama.
 Suggesting a Democratic platform Hill urged blanks for Tariff revision which shall secure equal privileges tt all; revenues limited to the necessi ties of the treasury, and an equitable adjustment of exorbitant duties. ant adequate laws for the regulation ant control of combinations of capital
 "In regard to the money question, he went on, "our differences art greatly exaggerated. There ough not to be any difficulty at this tint in framing a financial plank accepta ble to every intelligent and reasonable Democrat. The logic of events na' cleared The situation. It is not be ilieved that any further monetary legis llation is now desirable. If specid plank on this subject is needed, theI a simple declaration in favor of inter national bimetallism. to be secure' by an agreement between the leadinI } nations of the world, in the event tha P further coinage legislation become necessary, would be unobjectionable- Hill also favors the admission | statehood of Oklahoma, New Mexic and Arizona.