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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
CHURCH DEDICATION
Conference of Swedish LutheranS of
the Lake SUPERIOR District

TWO HARBORS, MINN.-The Swedish Luz
theran conference of the Lake Superior district
of Minnesota held its regular meeting at Vir
ginia last week. Among the attendants were
Rev. John Truedson of Hibbing, Rev. S. v.
Anderson of Moose Lake, Rev. J. V. Soderman
of Superior Rev. C. A. Carlsbad of Ashland
Rev. ]. A. Krantz Of West Duluth, Rev. DR.. A.
F. Elmquist and Rev. Carl Solomonson of Du-
luth, and Rev. J. D. Nelsenius of Two Harbors
Gated, the sermon being preached by Rev. ]. D.
Soderman of Superior, after which he conducted
the dedication rites assisted by Rev. j. D.
Nelsenius of Two Harbors, Rev. Carl Solomonson
Of Duluth and Rev. p. o. Hanson, pastor of the
church. The church erected in 1894, but
not fully completed and paid for until last
winter.
The Presbyterian society of Hibbing is to
have new church. Rev. Mr.. Jamison, pastor
at-large for the district is aiding w G. Noathy,
James A. Robinson and local workers in solicit
their to the erection of an
edifce that will be a credit to the society and
the village. Rev. Mr. Mitchell Of Minneapolis
is candidate for the pastOrate.
The annual meeting Of the Duluth deanery Of
the Episcopal church closed at Hibbing on Sat
urday. Rev. Frank Coolbaugh Of Cloquet read
paper on what Shall We Teach in the Sun
day School?'' Rev. George e. Renison of Two
Harbors made address what Shall Gil
dren Read?
The Methodist church of Eveleth was dedicated
yesterday. Many of the neighboring pastors
participated in the exercises.
John Anderson Finnish laborer who was
injured by being caught between In the
yards of the Virginia Lumber company, is dead.
He was single man and, SO far as known, had
relatives in this country.
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GAS PLANT TEARS
BUILDING IN BITS
THREE HAVE MIRACULOUS ES-
CAPE AT CASS LAKE.
Early Report of One Death Not Con-
firmed by Search of the Ruins -
Two-Story Brick Used as a Saloon
Wrecked by Explosion of Acetylene
Plant.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Cass Lake, Mimi, Aug. ga terrific
explosion of an acetelyne gas plant in the
two-story brick building owned by Rivard
& Void and known as the Bank saloon
wrecked the interior Of the building The
Strawbridge buildings west wall was Sc
riously damaged. The loss on the Rivard
& Void building is about $4,000, covered
by insurance
Messrs. Rivard & Void and John John
son, who were in the building at the time,
had miraculous escape. The roof and
brick sidewalks are piled in tiers three
feet deep, and how any human being
could lie in the falling mass and escape
being mashed to pulp is unexplainable.
When the explosion occurred, Void and
Johnson were in the basement, but a
few feet from the carbide gas plant, and
altho badly frightened and in the midst
Of falling timbers, managed to eXtricate
themselves and made their way to a win
dow in the rear, where persons from out
side assisted them.
Mr. Rivard was in the front room on the
first floor of the saloon, which was used
as an office. The walls and ceiling fell
around him. and he was pinioned in the
mass Of brick and timber. His cries
for help were heard and he was immedi-
! ately taken to place of safety. All
three men, altho badly hurt, will recover.
A workingman, after the explosion, de-
clared that he and companion were in
| the lot in the rear Of the saloon rushing
the cam and that his partner had started
into the saloon from the rear door to
replenish the can, when the explosion
came. According to this man, his COM
panion went down in the ruins. Diligent
search has been made among the debris,
but no trace of any human being has
been found, altho several Of the fremen
declare they heard groans in the rear OF
| the building after the fire started.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA OPTICIANS
aberdeen for Next Meeting Place
New Officers Elected.

SIOUX FALLS, S: D.-Thes South Dakota Opti-
cal association, at its annual meeting here Sc
Iected Aberdeen as the place for holding the
next annual meeting. The following officers
were elected: President, W. H. Fritz; vice
presidents. Guy Livingston, Fl. d. Horton; see
mart An executive committee of three mem
bers, legislative committee, convention com
mlttses a committee on membership and trus-
tees OF the defence fund We're also selected.
has filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy. He
schedules his liabilities at So 1893. so and his as
sets at S14S The creditors are principally S.,
francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore and
New York men. similar petition has been
filed by Nels p Cronlokken of Summit who
places his liabilities at $1,311.3S and his assets
at $2,OST.
Daniel Q. Harper of Spearfsh has been granted
discharge from bankruptcy by Judge Garland.
Labor Day. j. H. Black viii make Ike the the in.
e. emss be th Charles
W. H. Russell and Mrs. Nettie E. Gross were
arrested by deputy sheriff ON statutory
charge preferred by w. E. Gross, the husband
of the woman.
Much business was transacted at regular
meeting OF the state board Of railroad commits
sioners in this city. The Farmers, Elevator
company Of Lane filed petition asking that ii
be granted an elevator site on the right way
OF the Milwaukee Railroad company at that
place. The board granted the petition. III
the case of petition Of citizens of Booge, ask.
Ing that the company reinstate an agent at that
place, the petition was granted by the board.
The application of Thomas Engebretson for an
elevator site on the right-of-way of the MflWau.
kee company at Naples was also granted A
hearing Will be held by the commissioners at
zeml1cka for warehouse site on the right-of
way or the Milwaukee at that place.
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FORGET YOUR STOMACH
Summer Best Time to Cure Dyspep-
STA. Mi-o-na the One Guaranteed

STA. Ni-o-na the One Guaranteed
Cure.
Outdoor life, fruit and berries in
plenty, light clothing and change
from the hearty diet Of winter, make
the summer months the best time Of
the whole year to cure dyspepsia.
a Mi-o-na tablet taken after each
meal will soothe and heal the in
famed stomach lining, aid in assimila-
ton and digestion will increase the
vitality and give strength and tone
to all the digestive organs, SO that
you can forget your stomach. MILO
ma is the one remedy for the cure of
dyspepsia that is sold on an absolute
guarantee by Dillin Drug Co., to re-
fund the money in case it does not
cure.
If after you have used Mi-o-na for
a month you do not feel satisfied that
1T has done all you expected, take back
the empty boxes (each box contains
two weeks treatment) to the Dillin
Drug Co., corner 1st av S and Wash
ington, and they will refund your
money without question. The risk is
all theirs, and you aresthe sole judge
as to whether the remedy costs you
ANYTHING or nd6.
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4 The growing scarcity of lum Der and
its rapid rise in prices, as we'll as the
high price of brick, stone and terra
Gotta, have driven builders to seek
substitute that is both cheaper and
more reliable, and we know of no
material that can fill this want bet
ter than concrete in it's various forms.
The improved machinery for the man
ufacture Of Portland cement has re-
duced the cost Of this product to a
minimum, SO that now Portland Ger
ment, which ten years ago cost from
$500 to $500 a barrel, can be had
at from $3.50 to $500 barrel. 1t is
found that the most desirable way in
which to use concrete for building
purposes is in the form of Hollow
Blocks. Thousands Of plants for the
Blocks have sprung up all over the
country, and all Of them are doing
a thriving business. In Iowa alone
there are nearly five hundred of these
factories, and they are all having all
the trade they can handle.
The Pantheon at Rome and the
Baltimore and other recent fires at
test to the fireproof and everlasting
qualities of concrete. The residence
of John Bigelow, at 929 Hennepin
building blocks thirty two years ago.
The woodwork was burned out short
ly after the building was erected and
the walls were not damaged in the
least by fire or water. The wood
work was replaced and the building
stands today as perfect as the day it
was completed.
The question of how best to manu-
facture this material and place it on
the market is stimulating all kinds
of experiments and invention, the
principal difficulty with the material
being the fact that it is porous and
quite susceptible to moisture, and in
erecting buildings of the common
style Of !. Hollow Concrete Blocks, it
has been necessary, in order to secure
a dry WALL to lath and furr the inside
of the wall before plastering. This
expense has been entirely eliminated
in very simple manner in a very in
genious form of concrete building
block now being exhibited at the state
fair by the Miracle Pressed Stone
vention of O. U. Miracle, a former
Iowa boy.
It will be noted by the accompany
ing illustration that in this form Of
block, which is now known all over
Miracle Block, there are two rows
Of air spaces are overlapped by the
intervals or necks between one row
of air spaces are operlapped by the
openings in the other row, so that
in wall made of these blocks there
is no continuous or solid line Of ma
terial running through the structure
at any point. In other words, it is
impossible to pierce a wall made of
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this material without striking an air
space.
Mr.. Miracle stated to the writer that
he was prompted in this matter by the
steady advance in the price Of lumber
and that during his connection with
the firm of Miracle & Miracle in the
retail lumber trade in six years prices
advanced a total of over ST per thous-
and feet. Altho the Miracle block
has been on the market but short
time, the patents covering the same
being issued as recent as June 9, 1903,
this block is now being manufactured
from Maine to California, and the
company has met with an enormous
and successful sale of it's machines
and territorial rights. A large meas
ure of this success is due to the sim
plicity of the outfit for the manufac-
ture of these blocks and the assistance
rendered customers in getting started
in the proper manner.
We know Of no business that can
be handled with so small an amount
of capital that offers such large re-
turn for the amount of money in
vested. Five men operating one of the
hand outfits will turn out 240 to 800
blocks per day. The usual sizes of
the Miracle blocks are 12x24xS and
9-inch walls. These blocks are laid in
the wall at less than one-half the cost
for labor and mortar or laying brick.
They make a lighter wall than brick,
as a block equal to thirty bricks,
weighs but 100 pounds, whereas thirty
bricks weigh from 100 to lao pounds.
The Miracle" outfit is complete in
every detail, including plates for max
ing every. desired face of block, such
as plain, panel rock and hammered
face designs. With the first machines
put on the market for making the old
fashioned single air-spaced blocks it is
necessary to make an investment, after
buying a machine, of from $500 to
$1,000 in iron bottom plates on which
the blocks are carried away. In the
Miracle" outfit this expense is en-
tirely eliminated, as the blocks are re-
moved on wooden pallets made by
mailing together a strip 2x6 and 2xS,
each % inches long, with two pieces of
2x2 3 inches long. These pallets will
cost about lie to 15c each and 300 to
500 are needed with an outfit.
Plants for the manufacture of the
Miracle blocks have been established
States and Canada, and may be found
at the following nearby points in this
state:
Princeton, Wadana, Duluth Bemid-
| il, Grand Rapids, Austin, international
Falls, Crookston, Lyle.
A large power machine. operating
on the principle of the Pressed Brick
Machine, is also gotten out by this
concern, and they have just installed
one in New York and have others in
operation in Pittsburg, Pa, and ST.
Paul, Mimi, Redfield, S. D., and Sc
attic, Wash.
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The following are fair samples Of
the letters received daily from their
customers by the Miracle Pressed
Stone Company:
Perry, Iowa, July %, 1904.
Miracle Pressed Stone Co.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Gentlemen: On June 18th your Mr..
c. e. Dallison was here and set up
your handtamping machine for the
manufacture of Cement Blocks. We
are more than pleased with the out
fit. We are furnishing all the
blocks for the new Baptist church.
Congregational church. We are Civ
ing steady employment to five men
and are still nearly two thousand
blocks behind in our orders. From
present indications the machine will
see but few idle days. We have seen
many of the other outfits, but consider
the Miracle Block 1.-THE Best on
Earth
Respectfully,
WINNER & WILLIAMS.
Emerson, Manitoba, July 81, 1904.
Miracle Pressed Stone Co..
602-6O3 Northwestern Building,
Minneapolis.
Gentlemen: The -tamping,
outfit we purchased from you is a per-
feet success. There is no trouble in
making from 100 to 125 blocks per
day with three men-if good cement
is used. We have made about $500
blocks.
We have one house about COM
pleted and the other we'll under way.
The double air space is the grand
feature of the mold-is so easily
worked-makes such a perfectly even
square block, and so simple in its
working. We are highly pleased
with it and expect to go into the
manufacturing of blocks for SALE We
find that blocks should be five days
sprinkled with water. We purchased
the molds on the well known reputa-
ton of Mr.. J. A. Watterworth of Du-
luth, and are highly pleased and find
them more than we expected. Wish
ing you every success 8
Yours Truly.
r. IRVINE,
T: e. CASSELMAN.,
The headquarters of the company
are 602-603 Northwestern building,
Minneapolis. The exhibit at the Fair
is one of the most interesting on the
grounds and will be the center of in
terest to builders, contractors, archi-
tects and all who are interested in
economical building material.
These blocks are being manufac-
tured and placed on the market in
the Twin Cities, by Milford Bros, COS
Oneida Block, Minneapolis and the
Pressed Stone Manufacturing Com
pany of 401 Drake Block, st. Paul,
MINI.
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HURLEY OFFICERS
ARE ON THE RACK
EVIDENCE TAKEN BY THE
ORDER OF GOV. LA TOILETTE.
Sheriff and District Attorney
Charged With Closing Their Eyes
to Public Gambling and Grating
Taken by the Administration Ennis
SarieS,
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Hurley, Wis, Aug. 29.-With the ar
rival of Rufus B. Smith of Madison and
Law Examiner Frank Tucker, the sole
topic of conversation is the case of Sheriff
John e. Sealy and District Attorney
George c. Foster both of Iron courky,
against whom charges of mala dministra-
ton have been preferred. The courtroom
was packed by a throng which closely
followed the taking Of evidence by Mr..
Smith, who has been commissioned to
represent the state in that capacity by
Governor La Toilette. Mr.. Tucker was
assisted by Attorney William F. Shea of
Ashland In the examination, which Attor-
ney HI. Sleight. also of Ashland, repre-
sents. The six wide-open gamblinghouses
are closed, but the saloons are still carry
ing on their business.
In the case of District Attorney Foster
the principal evidence introduced was to
the effect that he had been frequently
seen in gamblinghouses while gambling
was going on. The district attorney spoke
in his own defense, and disputed most of
the evidence, and declared. that 1t was not
Tor him to prosecute when no one made
complaint. This ended the hearing.
Mr.. Smith will form an opinion on this
matter and lay it before the governor.
1T will then rest solely with the governor
to remove the officials from office or to
refuse to do so. It is rumored that if
Foster and Sealy should be removed and
successors appointed, they will be renom-
mated at the next election. Z fa
Charles have also been preferred against
William B. Walter, chairman of the town
OF Hurley, and he has been summoned
TO appear before Circuit Judge Parish on
Sept. 10.
When the Gogebic Iron range was dis
covered some twenty years ago brook
trout were unknown OF late Years the
Wisconsin fish hatchery has been plant
Ing spawn In this district. and all streams
or any size have many trout.
The Ottawa mine. near Hurley, is rap
Idly getting rid of it's stockpiles, and II
IS supposed the property will resume
work in the near future.
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SYSTEMATIC RELIEF
County Commissioners Of Mcleod
Act for Tornado Sufferers.

HUTCHINSON, MINN.-The county commits
committee consisting of the chairmen of the
boards of supervisors in the several towns and
assisted by two Others for the purpose of solic-
itng relief funds for the tornado sufferers of the
Central central committee Of five. " 'i SeN " :
Hutchinson city has already raised $1,000 to
aid in rebuilding houses: and providing the neces-
saries Of life for those in need. TO give an idea
of the destructiyeness Of the storm it may be
said that thirty farms in four townships were
swept of every building.
The majority of farmers suffering losses were
in comfortable circumstances and will be able to
replace their buildings. hut were renters
and others had mortgages on their farms. 1t is
intended to give generous aid to the latter
classes
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EVERY COUNTY
TO BE ORGANIZED.
MEAT PRODUCERS RESOLVE ON
AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.
All the Ninety-nine Counties in Iowa
to Be Organized With Member
ship of Not Less Than 500 in Each
County Estate of the Late Jacob
M. Funk Divided Among the Heirs.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Webster City, Iowa, Aug. 29.-The
board of directors of the Iowa Corn Belt
Meat Producers association has decided
upon regular method Of extending it's
membership and operation over the state
for the purpose OF attaining the ends
sought by it's original organization. The
organization will be extended from the
present sixty-five mounties Of the state
to the entire ninety nine, and in no coun-
present sixty-five counties of the state
ty will there be member of less than 800.
Hamilton county has an active local or
ganization, but efforts will be made to in
crease the membershi pand INTEREST,"
The campaign for further organization
will be an aggressive one This is part
Of the. plan of the directors, who have
talked the matter over thOroly, and be-
lieve, as result, that great ends can be
gained thru an association composed Of
practically every meat producer in the
state of Iowa.
The effort of the farmers of the state
to secure the cooperation of the rail-
roads on the smaller branches of. the state
in tie shipments of stock failed in a great
degree, and this is one of the reasons why
the association demands a strong organ
ization before any work will be under
taken for the better scheduling of stock
trains on the smaller branch road.
The real estate belonging to the estate
of the late Jacob M. Funk has been di
vided among the heirs. The property di-
vided was appraised in the sum of $780,,
$780, The heirs of the large estate, which
is worth more than half million of dol
lars, are: w. w Funk, Webster City;
Thomas D. Funk Williams Corners, Pa;
John w. Funk, Glen Hall, Pa; Acis Jen-
kinson, Germantown, Pa; Benjamin En-
triken, Los Angeles, CAL; Chatwein Jen-
kinson, Philadelphia, Pa; Frank Entriken,
Jewell; Mary D. Fisher, Phoenixville, Pa;
Mrs. James Hurnbert. Webster City; Mrs.
H. r. Dodge Webster City; Mrs. J. G..
Billings, Webster City; Mrs. w. A. john
son, Webster City.
The heirs are divided into five families,
and the real estate was divided into that
number Of parts. Each family received
real property to the appraised value Of
$4,000. This division was so carefully
done that the share Of one family did not
exceed that Of another by more than So.
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BACKED INTO THE LAKE
Ballxy Team Gives Young Picnickers
Bad Fright.

sisting of Clifford Sawyer Miss Alma Sawyer
and some young lady friends, had disagreeable
experience with a balky seam. The party drove
safely in the shade of the trees, Sawyer at
tempted to drive the team to an old shanty.
The horses were contrary minded and went back
ward instead of ahead.
1t but few feet to the lake. where the
bank was steep. and in moment the wagon was
out of sight and all visible of Sawyer and the
horses were their heads. They were rescued and
the ride home was uneventful.
j. S. Hedditch died at his home of apoplexy,
aged rs. The remains We're taken to Clinton,
Wis. his former home. He was vice president
of the First National bank of Park Rapids.
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SPENCER MURDER TRIAL
Weignan, Who Killed Alleged Black.
mailer, to Be Tried This Week.

SPENCER. IoWA.-Conrad Weigman will be
tried here this his week for the murder of Henry
package of $1,000 from threshing machine.
Deeter was prominent farmer.
J. A. Spies, who lives near Graettinger, re-
ceived a lette. about April / telling him to de-
posit $1,000 in the weight box of a stacker. He
Tor a detective from Chicago. A dummy pack
age was made up and placed by Mr.. Spies in the
weigh box. 81 -
The Chicago detective mid in the straw stock
near the stacker till 10 clock in the morning,
when Weigman took His place. Soon after the
gun in hand and, took. the dummy package from
the box and left, He was ordered to halt and
put down the gun. Weigman says that instead
Of complying Deter shifted the gun, as tho
to use it, and that he then shot Deter to
protect himself
Officers sought to secure confession from
Deeter, but he denied writing the letter and
asserted ne had merely taken wrench from
the box
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HEAD STRUCK A BEAM
Young Woman Instantly Killed at
Evansville Station.

FERGUS FALLS. MINN-Clara Anderson,
about 49, stepped off the local train on the Great
Northern at Evansville before it stopped and
struck her head against beam of a coalshed.
The blow killed her instantly. She boarded
tie train at Brandon.
James Smith, a saloonkeeper of Bertha, filed
petition in bankruptcy today placing his
assets at S2O3. of which $1o1.5O is exempt, and
his liabilities at $2.G7S.08.
DR.. ]. e. Metcalf has purchased the Aberle
block on Lincoln avenue L for $4,000.
John Willis, the 15-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Willis was sent to the state school
at Red Wing today. for incorrigibility.
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WINNEsHIEK REPUBLICANS
Field of Twenty-Five Candidates for
Five Offices.

DEBORAH, IOWA-The republican county
We're twentytwo e candidates for f Offices six
for county attorney, three for clerk of court,
three for auditor, five for recorder and five for
supervisor from district. W. NJ. Strand was
nominated for attorney on the third ballot, and
s. Brickner for clerk of court, and l. Linneyold,
county auditor. It took three ballots to nominate
=. S. Stirson for recorder of deeds. B. r. Bar
foot defeated his four opponents for county SUI
peryisor OH the secold ballot. H. J. Green, B..
H. Adams and 1. Linnevold We're elected mem
bers of the county central committee from the
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