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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
A RICH VEIN OF LUCK.
Honorable Mention.

(Honorable Mention)
It was streak of luck thru and thru, deep, rich
of purely good luck that carried thru that day
There days. and all high school pupils will corrobor-
my statement when it is impossible to study and the
day looms up black with failures had just passed
day the morning of the next at hand
when my luck began.
To begin with I rose late (alas for my good inten-
ton as to morning study!), but by providence
arrived at my desk just two minutes before ire bell
That was luck. With fearful heart, guided my re
footsteps the where the muse OF history
held sway knew that the lesson followed that OF the
previous day. still and looked visa faculty,
by the way, which recommend all freshmen to acquire
and my plan succeeded escaped without exposing my
ignorance and that luck Caesarcetainy he wrote
to trip such 'Silence is golden at least 1t was
that day did not entertain my neghbors and the fac
ulty member overlooked until the last.
s'Miss WILL construction of sfacta arma' - MY
heart thumped sAbative absolute hazarded in a
timid voice, and that luck 1t was reading day IN
composition class, and that luck. Euclid! Slowly
and surely down the alphabet toward w. The five
minute bell had rung. Miss WILL prove the thirteenth
proposition had but one hope. With careful de
liberation gave each item, therom hypothesis concu-
sion and the bell effected my liberty That also was
luck Title Will,
Eleventh Grade, 1909 Clinton Avenue.
South Side High School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT.

Was there ever continuous finer streak OF
be it rainy and cold outside, lonely
and miserable inside. Who would have thought luck
fingered such days
I could think of nothing to do so I pulled thought
essy the carpet the floor Suddenly out came two
tacks the carpet raised few inches and revealed my
lost locke This my attention to the
delightful process of making fudge. When it cooled
found it really hard enough to eat which was GER
tanly luck me- Mama entered at that moment say
ing that going to the theater in the evening
Papa home with good news he had received, tell
ing of Cousin E. coming stay week two which
would surely be spent enjoyable manner. The
of my pet kitten also be added to the list OF
my days good fortunes AS retired that night again
asked myself the question: Twas there
tinuous or finer streak Of good luck?"
Seventh Grade, Margaret Avery,
g. BRYANT School 1902 First Avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
lN7lVVElPO TOPICS
For Saturday, September 8:
"LEFT BEHIND"


No Junior has been prompt in keeping engage
been left behind
wait. So there in
times when they have Then
too, another kind story pleasant
things happened behind unex
pleasure that helped away
being where expected be- papers
the hands of the editor of The
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. II,
strictly
only of the not in
length, nor 100, words
paper with the school,
the writer together with the
preferred the LIST printed elsewhere papers
rolled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
DOWN A LONG, CROSS FACE.
Honorable Mention.


A streaks Yes, great, long streak of paint away
down long, face and clothes. They
clothes at that and all dressed for Sunday school
Mama had told could go outdoors and walk up and
down if promised not to 60 the house
the street that being painted Of promised
but promises soon fly out of children s brains
the ladder being freshly painted red whether being
told not to tempted cannot tell; but away flew
and up the ladder did not notice that my clothes and
face red from the ladder until reached the top
Then took something that thought water
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
SOMETHING OF A GEM.
Honorable Mention.


els your ma home little girls Waal I'll just step
in and wait Amt this hot day9 I've just about run
my legs gettin' here but then Samanthys too sick
TO help much it all falls onto She's alays tellin
how couldn't can It set still an guess she hit
nail it's head that time Samanthy my girl an
she's mighty nice one. Would you mind gettin' me
drink m just that thirsty that can't wait another
minute There that's good. When you get married II
dance at you weddin' WAL, here's your ma spect
Madam, you look clean tuckered out Wouldn't like
to buy of these newfangled houseceaners m senY
They're just the thing to relieve tired back Just
this crank and they'll do the rest What. Don't
want t9 Why, my goodness, lady, you re gettin bar
gain Everybody long here has bought You see
this is gem. used it, but know by its looks. ;"
ct certainly did look wonderfully
make you, fer never did in maxim folks take
what they can't use Good day.
ssThat woman talked a blue streak, - said to
mama This in house and the good little
girl less person than myself Yes, she GER
tainy did, said she slowly shut the door be-
hind her visitor 'and hope you won't have streak Of
talking when you old as she is.
Eighth Grade, -Bernice /. Pratt,
Madison School. 812 Fifteenth Street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
MORE OR LESS CONTRARY.
Honorable Mention. J

(HonorabIe MentlOn)
It was Monday and mama had big washing to
do wanted to go over to my chum's house. but mama
said, sNo,' and that settled it, My older sister had
out to the lake, the only to help her.
did up the work in the house and mama said, sCome
here Gertrude want to empty the tub and can It do
alone We had the clothes all washed and had the
third line when said, t9Just look at that dress'
that of the chdrens best white dresses had
it streak of grease about five inches long, Mama rubbed
and rubbed, but it would not off. think it
contrary streak By the time she thru wash
pared dinner paid for it because when papa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
THE JOURNAL JUN
so MAVY SIRElKS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Words cannot tell how felt for should late for
party if changed my dress, all hopes of it
given up That afternoon very disappointed lit
tie girl with tear-staned face sat at the window,
thinking only of that horrid streak of paint which
had spoiled all the pleasure for her.
Sixth Grade, Charlotte Wettergren,
Blaine School, 563 Seventh Avenue N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
For Saturday, September 10:

IAN PET.''
Juniors Juniors to
often reignng is odd another
have the pet, something special
happened while you had it. and II know, tell how 1t
final
the editor of The Journal Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING SEPT. 8,
strictly
only Of the n
less than 10o marked with
each signed with the
dress Of the writer. The must not be rolled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY AUGUST 20, 1904

enced to wash my face but it turned out be benzne
and nearly burned my eyes out. flew down the lad
der and home and told all about it. She
stopped the burning eye but she put to bed and
made me stay there all day. Leonard Weiskopf
Seventh Grade, 1914 Nicollet Avenue.
Emerson School
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
WORSE THAN NoAH's STORM.

streak Of lightning tore the skies and a crash Of
thunder resounded the hills and valleys around our
ST. Paul home Soon after that the began to fall IN
torrents am it could not have raned harder dur
ing great flood in Noahs time Another streak Of
lightning another crash of thunder which shook the
earth Lightning and thunder continued to follow each
other all night. Many houses set are that night
and the bark split many of the trees. The rain
fell so hard that food the floor under the
door. .-H1ldur Allen,
3 Seventh Grade, 2511 Thirtieth Avenue s.
Seward School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
Find the lady who is being serenaded.

home mama told him what hard luck we had had and he
put into my hand and said that could do what
wanted with it, Gertrude Lewis,
A Sixth Grade, boy Fifth Avenue >.
Clinton School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
LIKE STICKY FLYPAPER.

1t was the worst streak of bad luck believe any.
one could possess al at time It started out with
hshlng. sat in that scorchng the dock and the
fish just seemed to laugh at me; not bite did get
even tho it ideal day. While rowing across the
lake fell headlong into the water. We were making
grape wine that day. and instead of throwing away the
skins of tie grapes poured all juice from two
bushels Of grapes. And to cap the climax of the I'M
lucky, streaky day stepped into pan Of cooling
lasses candy then in the state that fly is when
on sticky fypaper The next day things went as
smoothly as could be- and such streak have expert
enced since Marion Baernstein
Seventh Grade JOG Sixteenth Street
Emerson Scht-I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
A Eighth Grade,
Bryant School.
a PUSSY LITTLE "FEMININE."

1t was only streak of vanity, but SO
delicious and amusing that I noticed the
owner Of the vanity, little girl Of three.
She was one Of those children of whom the
world thinks well and who thinks well of
herself. She wore a very pretty embroi-
derry hat with long ties and she had red
curls, but anyone would have noticed that.
She sat primly in her seat patting each
curl with genuine affection and surveying
it with satisfied smile. Her hat needed
to be readjusted, and in placing it at a be-
coming and fashionable angle the strings
became united. This dear little "femi-
nine" fused and fumed over the tying of
that bow and her baby face became quite
old and serious. The strings were tied and
then a flower had to be fastened to the
ties so she cast down her eyes to put that
flower under her chin. At last, with a
flourish of her skirts, a pull at her sash
and the donning of a very necessary
smile, the little girl felt prepared to face
the most critical critic.
O, vain little maid Of three! Regarder-
of the worlds opinion! If you have
streak of vanity while walking in the
paths of babyhood, you may prepare your
self for hard struggle, contest between
the world s critical ideal and your own
feeble efforts. So says a philosopher,
sage who has versed herself in the prob
n existence-the streaks
Grade, Wanda I. Fraiken.
O Hi oh School S091 Sivfoanth Ave-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20

large ninety headed it. And that amless wrigge-Mr
L. had kindly supplied the letters and finished it, After
class took up him to explain. ~ don't quite
dersand, " he said. tYou say you did it with your eyes
closed Mr. L. replied desperately, it isn't
diagram at all; it s nothing but streak!''
B Tenth Grade, Margaret Clark
East Side High School. Route l. Box a.
Excelsior MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20

very busy painting little Drown house
and taking great pains when something
hit my elbow. Later it proved to be a boy
passing down the aisle. Alas, my painting
was ruined. A big streak of brown paint
ran up and down the painting, and that
was the end of my good specimen.
Elsie Emerson,
3248 Clinton Avenue,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
A DEBT OF THANKS.

Once upon time walking with some boys
who were talking of going to picnic the boys
had taken his Watercolors with him intending draw
pictures OF trees and flowers When he done
ing picture took it up to look fell out Of
my hand When [ picked it up there large streak
on It. The boy it and he very angry said,
John, see if you can It draw better one than that
When he done drawing is better than the first
Then said John you ought to thank me for that
Sixth Grade, Jack Friedman
Adams School. 21l5 Sixteenth Avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
A sPECIMEN FINISHED.

slight rafting Of paint boxes and pans told that it
the drawing hour But in three minutes everything
quiet for Miss s. to give painting lesson.
the right perspective for trees houses etc. began Miss
S. 'And hope will obtain good results After
few more hints from her began painting Mean
while she passed up and down the ases criticsng and
also praising paintings AS she looked at mine she
said, Your perspective is good. Make your colors
trae stronger when finished it will be good spec
men, felt rather proud such praise, 1 dare say,
and therefore set to work with renewed efforts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
A BUSY FLASH OF MGHT.

The streak that remember best streak Of
lightning It about years ago October that
storm with thunder and Lightning commenced in the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20

lens of human existence-the streaks
B Twelfth Grade, Wanda T. Fraiken
South Side High School. 1884 Sixteenth Ave S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
THE JoLLEsT OF FUN.

One day was playing outdoors and enjoying very
much The air soft and warm the grass was green
and everything seemed pleasant, when my mother
called me- Mama, what do you need for9'' asked
mpatiently eco and tell the painter want him to
paint house. said s7Al right, answered.
81 will 60"
When I went home said to my sister Della do
want to watch the painter paint
answered Della, IT would be glad to him because
think painting is the jolliest fun" When the painter
began to paint Della and each took brush and we be-
gan to paint too. We had good time till something
happened to me. painting, not looking at what
on my clothes. dropped my brush the ground and
began to Della dropped her brush the paint
and ran away At last she went into the house
ceived a punishment from mother.
Sixth Grade Morris Friedman,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
NOTHING BUT A WRIGGLE.

The class sat silently writing. looked up from my
paper All appeared to be busy perhaps they had
studied the lesson than myself How to diagram
that example than could tell. I had not
worked it the day before should have done.
regretted it now. the starting point . murmured
stY is the-the whats,' drew frantic designs
scratch paper could not get idea of the way the
diagram should CO. The class prodigy laid down her
Gil with sigh Of relief It was very aggravating
The first bell rang. I was getting desperate shut
them and perceived number Of curves and angles.
your papers, said Mr.. l. In wild despair passed
my paper in. The next morning MIR. L. returned the
papers. As gave mine he remarked, Your dia-
gram was not finished but it very original and
made it out Horrfed, glanced at the sheet. A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
THE CONSOLIDATED
COMPANY

1t is an encouraging sight to see the
entire Wisconsin river going through
the wheels OF this large institution.
For the past few days nearly all the
water in the river has been used for
the manufacturing of paper by this
company. They are now engaged in
putting in more machinery to in
crease their output of paper and use
all the available power at their dis
posal. Two new barking machines
have been lately added and two more
grinders will soon be installed. The
finishing room has lately been equip
ped with machines for cutting paper,
and preparing it for the small country
press. Several ladies are employed
and it is quite treat to watch them
counting the sheets of paper: 1T
certainly requires much practice and
skill to attain the speed and accuracy
of these nimbled fingered young
ladies, and if you are fortunate enough
to secure pass through the large
institution it will well repay you to
step in and see them work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
OFFICIAL OPINION
ON PRIMARY ELECTION
Attorney General Sturdevant
Will Advise ii Special Election
Must be Held.

Secretary of State Houser today
called upon A ttorney General Sturde-
want for an official opinion as to
whether the primary election law
becomes effective at once and whether
it applies to the election of United
States senator in place of j. Y.
Quarles The secretary Of state de-
SireS that this question be officially
determined in order that he prepare
the required blanks if a special prim-
airy election is to be held.
Attorney General Sturdevant said
today that the law became effective
and operative Immediately upon the
official determination of the fact that
it had been approved by the voters OF
the state. This would be as soon as
the canvassing board had announced
its decision. This fact the attorney
general said was apparent from the
plain language of the law. Whether
or not this involved special election
for senator in this immediate situa-
ton, he had not decided and would
carefully examine the law for that
purpose. Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
ABOUT SIDEWALKS

In every city the size uf Grand
Rapids here is a sound and honest
public sen: inient Some times it is
dormant. but II i there nevertheless
and ali THAT il It quired is an awaken
ing bg the appearance of some
righteous canSn. Public sentiment
can probably lnc defined by saying
hat it is the best judgment OF the
people expressed without wordS-the
great moral force of every community
Indeed it may he called the safety
valve Of the city. state or nation.
It's power for good is almost unlimited
and hence the great necessity for
well defined public sentiment. 1t is
the one great silent force that stamps
its approval or disapproval on every
public enterprise. Public sentiment
is nearly always right. 1t may be
slow TO move but when it does move
il generally succeeds in accomplishing
fer the good of humanity and the
moral and material advancement Of
every city is accomplished by public
sentiment. The lack of sidewalks in
our city especially on the east side is
not Jack Of thrift or of wealth. or of
appreciation. 1t is lack of well
defined public sentiment. But few
| people who have lived here in Grand
| Rapids for ten or twenty-five years
realize the vast number of blocks and
! still greater number Of good homes
| that are entirely without the cOnven-
fence and be necessity Of sidewalk.
Take the five streets leading east from
the business portion and we fiEd two
| lines Of sidewalks which end shortly
after reaching the top of the hill.
Take the streets running north and
south from the Howe school building
east and the sidewalks are conspicuous
only by their absence.
There are plenty of homes in our
city valued at from three to four
| thousand dollars that are without a
| Sidewalk. IuoS6 COnQlUlODS CdQHOU
long remain. They are accounted
for in part by the fact, that the city
in the past three years has been
making many improvements which
are now being paid on the inStallment
plan, bringing the annual taxes some
what high. When this has passed or
| been partially reduced it will be an
excellent plan to ask that more
attention be given to our sidewalks
but for the present very much i'm
provement along this line seems
improbable. The cement sidewalk
man is abroad in the land, be has got
his eye on the old Indian trails that
for fifty years has answered for
sidewalks ard we are in hopes that by
another summer we will see a public
sentiment awakened along this line
to such an extent that we can see the
beginning of better things. All that
is lacking to bring about these results
is wholesome, energetic, public
sentiment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
THE MILLING COMPANY

1t will assist us in approaching the
worth of an institution like the Mill
ing Company if we will take a stroll
over to this ever busy plant any Satur-
day and note the number of farmers
teams seen unloading and waiting to
unload in front of the mill. The
average is from 100 to lis teams that
visit this mill each Saturday and any
institution that will call or assist in
calling that number of farmers to our
city is a great help to the business
interests of that city. The Milling
Company are running their plant
night and day for six days in the
week. manufacturing $50 barrels of
-four every twenty-four hours, using
over 1900 bushels of wheat for the
same. Besides this large amount of
rye is ground into flour and a large
amount of custom grinding done.
The mill is turning out an excellent
grade of flour, which finds a ready
market in the adjoining villages and
city. 1t is one of our valuable
plants to the city, but is of vastly
more value to the farming community
of this vicinity. It. is however highly
appreciated not only by the farmers
but by the business man and every
citizen of our city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
READY FOR WINTER

Farmers in Wood County are pretty
we'll ready for winter now, and if hard
frOStS and snow come any time they
will not be unprepared for them. A
trip through the country Eow shows
corn husking mostly completed and
only little blowing being done here
and there, which can be stopped as
soon as the weather demands without
causing any Inconvenience Thresh-
ing was completed some weeks ago.
and as the potatoes have all been
stored away beyond danger from frost
there is little left for the farmer to do
except d few odds and ends of work
around he place that can generally
be done IL wei in III" winter as th,.
summer and are left until TINT time.
One Of Tia. ID, soon to b. bhgun il
that of cutting the green g.rnl, that
will appear on tie local markets after
the holidays. Many farmers who have
timbered land on their farms make
quite little money off their sales of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
OCCUPY THEIR NEW HOME

j. G. Bell who has been for the
past few weeks erecting one of the
pleasant homes in the city, on Oak
street, opposite the NJ. E. church has
the same completed and is now being
occupied by his family. 1t is model
home in every respect with every
modern improvement. Down stairs
there are seven rooms, conveniently
arranged, all finished in birch. The
floors are all hard wood and the win
doWs are large and furnish and abund-
ance of light. Upstairs there are
four splendid sleeping rooms with
several closets, the finishing is also of
birch. The house has all the modern
convenienceS such as electric lights.
city water, sewerage, etc. The base
ment under the entire building
furnishes large furnace room as well
as large room for laundry. A f.
Billmyre of this city had charge of
the construction. The material and
labor are of the best. Edward Fall
did the painting and finishing. The
wall was constructed by Messrs.
Westover and Peterson, and the wood
work was furnished by John Thomp-
son. The building is one of the
complete homes of this city. 1t is
erected on one of the pleasantest
corners of this city and one would
hardly think in passing through that
part of the city that this building is
erected where fifty years ago good
sized stream of water was flowing.
In the early settlement of the City
this stream was filled up with hem
lock ies>. HAT at lime WAS duubtIes,
Considered well nigh worthless L.
eNcavating for the cellar several large
logs were removed, seemingly as sound
us ever M and Mrs Bill will SOON
be entirely settled in their new home
and they are to be congratulated on
SO pleasant and convenient a location.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-11-22
Calumet
Bakiing
Powder
Perfect In quality.
Moderate In prioes
Perfect In quality.
Moderate In prioes

wood. Those having dry wood will
very soon begin hauling it to market.
In fact few loads were seen on the
local wood market for the first time
this season last week.