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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
She Was the Daughter of Rev. Gid
con III. Pond. the Famous Pioneer
Missionary Among the Sioux Their
Early Home was at Lake Calhoun.

!, 3 Mrs. Sarah Ellison, who died this;
week at her home, 3716 First avenue
S, was one of the first white children
born in the state outside Of the mill
tary reservation at the fort. She. was
the second daughter of Gideon H..
Pond, the first white settler within
the present limits of the city of Min
neapolis, and one of the very first citi-
zen settlers of the state. Mrs. Eli
son was born in 1912 in the old Baker
house, a stone traders house situated
about half way between Fort Smelling
and Minnehaha. This was only a tenn
porary residence for the family, and
the following year Mr.. Pond built his;
home, which was also used for a mis-,
sion at Oak Grove, which Is nearly
opposite Savage, on the Minnesota
river. In this home Sarah Pond grew
UP and lived until her marriage in
1859. The family still retains the old
homestead. The site of the first house,
built Of tamarack logs, was on a high
bluff covered with a fine growth Of
old oaks.
Mr.. Pond came to Minnesota in the
spring of 1884 with his brother, S. W..
Pond, as volunteers to bring the Cos
pei to the Dacotah Indians, who had
received, no missionary attention up
to this time. By the advice Of the In
dian agent, Major Taliaferro, they de-
folded to cast their lot with a band of
Dacotahs, who for several years had
had a summer village on the low land
lying between Lakes Calhoun and Har-
riet, where they cultivated some@of the
land. One reason for the choice was
that the village was nearest to the
fort, where they would have oppor-
tunities of coming. in contact with
! other Indians and of keeping in touch
with life in the Indian country. Also,
the band was a typical one, COM
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16

by Cloud Man, AN Intelligent.
man Of good disposition, who was not
blind to the benehts5of civilizati ion. +
Nell Received by Indians.
From the first the brothers ingra-
tiated themselves with the Indians by
working with them and for them.
Their first contact with them was in
plowing for. them with oxen furnished
by the" government. Gideon Pond
especially succeeded in managing the
Indian farming we'll and for a consid-
cradle part of his connection with the
Dacotah mission he was employed by
the government as Indian farmer,
doing his special missionary work in
addition It was this fact that deter
mined the situation of his permanent
home IL for after the Rum River mas
sacre, the Indian agent moved the
Lake Calhoun band south of the river,
not far from Oak. Grove.
The year following the arrival of
the Ponds, two groups Of mission
aries, sent out officially by mission
airy boards, arrived to share the la
bors of the great Dacotah field. In
one party was DR.. Thomas S. Will
Hanson and Alexander G.. Higgins,
with their wives and young children,
and Miss Sarah Poage, a sister of Mrs.
Williamson. In 1887, Miss Poage was
married to Gideon Pond, at Lac qui
Parle, and was the mother Of Mrs.
Ellison, Mrs. Ruth Goodrich and Mrs.
Mary p. Hynes of California, Mrs.
Ellen P. Miller of Asheville, N. c.,
and Edward r. Pond Of Bloomington.
This party decided to locate at Lac
qui Parle instead of near the fort,
and the journey Of 200 miles be-
tween the places was made frequent
ly Sby the various missionaries, often
under desperately dangerous condi-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16

ters are not in the loafer class, and
that it's necessary to discriminate, or
it may become necessary, in order to
avoid an injustice. So long as the
city loafers are arrested, a SIS fine is
none too large. But if the occasional
splitter, the really ignorant splitter, the
splitter from physical necessity, is to
be brought into court, it may be prop
er to reduce the fine
sTake the boys and young men in a
theater gallery They violate this
ordinance every night; and being
crowded together in air necessarily
Initiated, they: are%very likely to scatter
the germs of tuberculosis. But they
can't step out to the street curb like
men on the sidewalk, and they fool
ishly think, no doubt, that where no
women are present it isn't necessary
to be particular as they would say.
The theater police should regulate
these boys.
.Then there's the man from the
country or the village. On farm, of
course, expectoration would pass al
most unobserved. In small town
legal checks for such faults are hard
~. necessary---there are no city crowds.
Many, Of our country cousins seldom
ride in a street car unless they come
to town. These spitters offend thru
ignorance or inadvertence. Often
they can't realize that they could pos
sibly ;be violating any law. Might as
we'll arrest a man for breathing" pro-
tested one: Jerry Simpson, the other
| day; say, jege, might L ask you,ias a
man what-What do YOU dO?' a..S7
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SAYS COLVILL WAS IN COMMAND

eral Harrow personally and directed
r. resume command Of his regiment.
Colonel Colvill reported his release
from arrest to Lieutenant Colohel
Adams before z o'clock the same
morning and at on once ard Iesum for detail.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock Companies
r. and L were sent out on skirmlsh
lines and the remaining elgnt com
panies, with Colonel Colv1ll IN COM
1nand, We're ordered to the front TO
support Battery C, United States ar
tillery.
The "charge" occurred about sun
SET. or some twelve hours after Col
onel Colvill's release from arrest. me
order to charge was given by General!
Hancock in person directly to Coloneii
Colvill, altho, not knowing OF Col
was Adams. At the time, Colonel
Coiyill was in his place in the imme:-
date rear and near the center of the
regiment; Lieutenant ColoneI Adams
was in his place at the rlght ana
Major Downie at his place at the left;
known to need repetition here sf-
flee it, that during the charge all the
field officers were wounded and Cap
tain Nathan S. Messick. as senior
captain, assumed command.
It was my fortune to serve contln-
uOuSly WIN -IHG IcSllilCllI lIOLl It's
original muster in, April 20, 1851, to
its muster out at Fort Smelling May
2, 1864, and to become familiar with
all the movements of the regiment. Al
Gettysburg I was in command OF
Company D, the Minneapolis com
pany, before and during the charge
on July 2, and General Pickett,s
charge on the Sd, the high-water
mark of the rebellion" know that
whereof speak.
There can be no mistake as to who
commanded the regiment during the
charge at Gettysburg. It was Colonel
William Colvill and not the lieutenant
colonel. The facts, as recorded in
Judge Lochren's history of the Gettys-s
burg campaign (see Minnesota in the
Civil War; PIP 32-3S) were we'll
known to and not disputed by Lieu
tenant Colonel Adams during his life
tine-facts which can be readily verb
fed by the survivors in our midst.
There was glory enough for all; let
not the living be denied their proper
share. &C. B. Heffelhngers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
BALL CARTRIDGES RECALLED

Manufactured During War with Spain and
Found Defective.
New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Eight million
rounds of ammunition hurriedly pur-
chased during the war with Spain have
been found defective. An order issued by
the war department says:
"All ball cartridges for United States
magazine rifles and carbines, models 1896
1893 and 1899, caliber 80, marked with
W.zR. A. 80 u. S. C. on the cartridge, now
in the possession of the troops, will be
turned into the nearest arsenal or post fol
shipment to Frankfort arsenal
The defect is regarded as natural re.
suit of inadequate ordnance manufactur.
ing facilities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
A SOCIETY DIVORCE

Prominent Boston Family viii Air Its
Troubles in Court.
New York Sun Special Service.
Boston, JAM 16.-Mrs. Rosamond Tude1
Higginson, wife of Alexander Henry Hig-
gibson, has instituted divorce proceedings,
charging cruelty. She asks for the GUS
tody of the S-year-old child
Mr.. and Mrs. Higginson have been lead
ers Of local society. The wife is one OF
the Tuder girls, and at the time Of her
marriage in 1899 was: considered one Of
the beauties of the season The husband
has long been prominent in sporting cir
cles. AS an amateur yachtsman he has
competed for the Seawanhaka Corinthian
cup, besides capturing the Quincy chal-
lenge cup and retaining it in a series of
races. He is a Harvard man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
AvICTORY FOR FAIRMONT
Winnebago City Defeated in First De-
j.. bate In Second District.


~ .. bate In Second District.
Special to The Journal. ...s,.
Fairmont Mimi, Jan. 16.-The de-
bate last night between the Winneba-
go City and Fairmont high school
teams was a great success. The opera
house was filled. A delegation of 100
came from Winnebago City, also thir-
ty from Granada. Much interest was
shown and the question of municipal
ownership and the operation of public
utilities was ably handled by the pu-
pills.
The gathering was called to order
by Professor P. p. Kennedy of Fair
mont, who introduced Professor J. E.
Mcconnell of Winnebago, who briefly
spoke of the benefits. to be accom-
plished by the series of debates. At
torney Palmer of Fairmont was an
nounced as clerk and A. E. Clark Of
Mankato, E. M. Phillips of Albert Lea
and G. M. Phillips of Mortified
judges.
The Winenbago team, Frank Hath
away, Cleon Headley and Grace Will
liams, with Mary Smith as alternate,
had the, affirmative. The Fairmont
team was composed Of John Norris,
| Frank Tonne and Benedicta A. Moen,
| with Ralph Richardson as alternate.
The debate was ably waged on both
sides and every phase of the question
| at home and abroad was thoroly can
vassed. After the first speeches it was
| evident that Fairmont had the best
| team, and so the judges decided.
Ralph Richardson and chorus
from the grades, under the direction
of Miss Griffin, sang several selections
which were highly appreciated. Con.
stance Day and Nina Johnson present
ed an instrumental duet and Mis-!
Weeks had an instrumental selection
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all the vicious, they're proudest of
their vices; like all the vulgar, they
hate refined people even more than:
they hate refinement. They: spit be-.
cause it annoys decent citizens, and
any widespread sentiment against the
custom will only make these creatures
spit the more unless the law asserts
itself
1.-THE same description applies to
most of the men that have been
brought before me for splitting on
the floor or on the platforms Of the
street cars. Nothing ;. would please
them more than to think that they
were making themselves detested :by
clean people, especially by women
with womanly refinement. If these
offenders could convey any disease,
thru expectoration, tot any healthier
person; it would s,1ss. oubt please them
4 have, 10 desire. therefore. to deal
leniently with the professional ex-
pectorator, who knows just What IS
doing, Such men will get the MAXI
mum fine whenever I recognize them; ;
they'll get something more, If necas-
sary. .,3-.s,s.s
but I don't forget that many spit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
Major G. B. Heffelfnger Writes to Cor
rect Statement of w. H. Adams
Concerning the Old First at Gettys-
burg.
To the Editor Of The Journal.

To the Editor Of The Journal.
My attention has been called to an
article in your issueSOf Dec. 2, headed
Commander at Gettysburg-Some
Prevalent Misconceptions Cleared up
by Official Records in which w. H.
Adams, son of the late Charles P.
Adams, formerly lieutenant colonel OF
the First Minnesota regiment, claims
that his father, and not Colonel Col
will commanded the regiment during
the now famous charge at Gettsburg
on July 2, 1863. Mr.. Adams makes
this claim 'inSdefense of one whose
lips are closed in DEATH" and doubt
less believes his statement to be true,
but the late Lieutenant Colonel
Adams needs no defense at the ex-
pense of the living, and in justice to
Colonel William Collvill and the sur
vivors of the regiment, it should be
known that the claim is not only in
correct, but wholly unwarranted.
At the time, the First Minnesota
regiment was a part of the Second bril-
gade, second division, second army
corps, Major, General Hancock being
in command of the corps, while Gener-
al Gibbon commanded the division
and General Harrow the brigade.
While on the march thru, Maryland, a
general order was issued by the COM
handing general directing all troops
TO maTcH III clOSe= column ana TO IOIQ
all streams. On June 20 it was re-
ported to General Harrow that Colonel
Colvills regiment was crossing the
Monocacy on the footbridge instead of
by fording.. Altho the report was in
correct, Colonel Colvill was ordered
under arrest by one of General Har-
rows staff officers and remained un-
der arrest, but with the regiment un-
til the morning of July 2, during
which period Lieutenant Colonel
Adams was in command.
The regiment arrived on the field
Of Gettysburg early on the morning
of July 2, whereupon, seeing that a
battle was Imminent, Colonel Colvill
requested that he be released from
arrest and was SO released by Gen
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
EAST HIGH ARGUMENTS
Convinced Judges That Municipal
Ownership Is Not Expedient.

Superior delivery, greater readiness
in reply and better exhibition of re-
source enabled the East High de-
batting team to win from the Central
High trio in the East High hall last
night. With the exception of Harvey
Estep, leader for Central, the East
High speakers made much the better
Impression. s-.'-
g. Opening for the affirmative, Estep
sought to show that municipal owner
ship of lighting plants would cause a
reduction in prices, and cited the Du-
luth and Minneapolis prices for gas as
an example of what municipal owner
ship of gas plant might do. He also
maintained that cheaper lighting
meant an improved condition among
the tenement-house jewellers and
lessening of crime in the community.
He also thought that municipal own
ership of all public utilities would bet
ter city government, because corpora
tons were now largely responsible
for the corruption in city govern
ments.
Earle F. Wyman of East High,
opening for the negative, contended
that while the cOnstitutionality of mu-
nicipal ownership was unquestioned,
there rested on the affirmative the
necessity of proving it's eXpediency
were dangerous and expensive and
should not be made unless absolutely
| necessary. At the present time the
| dangers were greater in making a
change than in retaining the present
system. Municipal ownership is but
| a dream Of socialists and g. scheme
of grabbers. A change Of system will
not reform boodlers; only education
| will do that" he said.
p11hIio Sorvion cornorat iOn has
two ways of making money; high
prices and poor service, and the city
get BOTH" said Theodore Thompson,
for the affirmative. He referred to
| the large number of strikes due to
| private ownership,
For the negative, J. Cecil McKer-
cher explained that Duluth had cheap
| err gas because Of natural conditions,
and not by virtue of municipal own
ership. dwelt on the poor service NJ
the municipality owned street car sys-
tenn in Glasgow as compared with the
service here, the enormous expense
to which public service corporations
were put and the large sums of money
they paid into city treasures.
Public control of a public service
corporation was failure, public own
ership was the only solution of the
problem, was Wilbur Shaw's conten
ton. The necessity Of maintaining
political pull would ruin public serv
ice corporations owned by the cit.
and Differed by politicians, was Har
old G. behring's answer.
The judges were Representative
George Armstrong, Senator Henri,
Gjertsen and Frank Holton of tn
, Northwestern National bank. The vot
| stood two to one in favor of the mega
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Jordon presided, and briefly intro,
Gerald Young produced, a table of
duced the speakers. The three judges
were Frank w. Wadsworth, F. w.
Carleton and c. w. Gardner: The
South High orchestra gave several
musical numbers exceptionally we'll.
Chester Pratt opened the debate for
the affirmative, and, after emphatical-
ly maintaining that public utilities
were inherent monopolies, he pro
ceeded to show how infinitely SUI
perior to private monopolies are those
controlled by the civic machinery.
With rapid flow of statistical argu-
ment, the speaker depicted the bene-
fits of municipal ownership, chief
among which was the doing away
with strikes.
Brewer Goodsell followed for the
negative, and, after refuting the argu-
ments, advanced and prospective, of
his opponents, he offered as a sOlu-
ton of present difficulties the state
supervision of public utilities, backing
up his suggestions with convincing
logic and statistics.
Ralph Turner, in an enthusiastic
| burst of eloquence, pictured the evils
of the present operation of ''monopo-
listic gluttons" and corrupt capital
lists who plumber the public purse,
| STATISTICS 70 prove lndL private owner
ship is cheaper for the consumer than
is municipal ownership, and both he
and his colleague, Arthur Anderson
dwelt at length and eloquently upon
the "hotbeds of corruption" which
civic governments would become upor
! the introduction Of municipal owner
ship of public utilities. The "spoi
system" was elaborated upon, and mu-
nicipal ownership was depicted as of.
fering untold opportunities for an6
! putting a premium upon official mu-
nicipal corruption. Donald Hughes
4 gave a strong statistical argument
showing the success of public owner
ship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
FOREIGN FLASHES

Copenhagen-King Christian has recovered
from his attack of govt.
London-King Edward has been under treat
ment for slight throat affection.
Berlin-Emperor William took part in the
meeting of the Black Eagle yesterday.
Valparaiso, Chle-The president of the repub-
lis has sent message to congress asking authori-
Zation open tenders for the construction of the
Tc..ts of Valparaiso according to surveys and
plans by Jacob Krass. director of the Polytechnic
school of the Netherlands. The work will cost
about $11 .00O, 900.
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In the Best of Health. and sptrits-Ran-
cuet In His Honor. -
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. l6.-William Jen
nings Bryan returned to Lincoln to-day
and went Immediately to his home at
Fairview. He was in fine health and spir-
it's and said he had never enjoyed any
thing more than his quick trip to Europe.
He confirmed the statement that he will
issue the Commoner in st. Louis as daily
during the democratic convention. A ban
quet in his honor will be given here Mon
day night.
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resented East Grand Forks were by
no means deficient, however, and
made highly creditable closing argu-
ments.
The decision Of the judges was
unanimous for Fergus Falls, and
after prolonged cheering, the school
Joined in it's favorite chorus:
Hickey, Pokey, Roxey, Mickey,
We're the people, smooth and foxy.
Always ready, hot cool:
Fergus Falls high school.
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Elm the matter of salivary indiscre-
ton, that is to say, spitting,' = observed
Judge H. D. Dickinson of the mu-
nicipal court the other day while out
lining in the air, with folded com
mitment," an unconscious sixty
Gin this as in swearing, - drinking
whisky, playing poker, and many 9TH
er vices, a novice may be excused,
but professional should be pun
ished.
IT have been glad to assist the
health department recently in check
ing the repulsive expectoration that
violates both decency and hygiene:
I have hoped that the police would
pay special attention to the habltual
offenders, the fellows that hang about
saloon doors and hotel entrances,
about theaters, the street corners, and
the public buildings. These loafers-
for that's what they are as "a class
are in greatest need of punishment
because they are old enough and they
have seen enough Of social life to UNI
derstand that splitting on the side
walk is the worst of bad manners.
They know that, just as they know the
vileness of profanity. But that's the
very reason they spit and swear. Like
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
TROOPS MUTiNY
Turkish: Army Men Want Their I
Threaten to Sack Bank. 9

Threaten to Sack a Bank. 81
Constantinople, Jan. 16.-Mutinous
Turkish troops have been terrorizlng
Beirut, Syria, for several days. About
1900 men landed Jan. II from Yemen,
Arabia, Immediately besieged the . gov
errors palace, demanding the payment OF
about $4,000 in arrears and threatening
to sack the town.
The governor pacified the men by daily
small advances, borrowed from the branch
of the Ottoman bank until Thursday
when the bank was closed for a holiday.
The latest accounts received here said the
mutineers were threatening to sack the
bank. -+ =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16

Four high Falls
in
The debates
competition several
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
SOUTH HIGHS VICTORY
Her Debaters Win from the North
High Team.

With marked ability and boundless
enthusiasm. Brewer Goodsell, Gerald
Young and Arthur Anderson of the
South High school last evening, at the
South High school hall, defended the
negative of the same question against
the North Side team, consisting of
Chester Pratt, Ralph Turner and
Donald Hughes. The victory went to
the South High.
Several hundred friends and parti-
sans of the two high schools gath
cred to listen to the youthful de-
baters. The supporters of each team
were very much in evidence, and the
friendly spirit of rivalry between the
schools added much life and interest
to the event. Superintendent c.. M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16

The South Dakota delegation yesterday held
an informal conference relative to the Yankton
of an agent at Yankton will be fought out be-
fore President Roosevelt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
PLEsKE IS DYING
Russian Minister of Finance Fatally Ill
Czarina Is Indisposed.

st. Petersburg, JAM 16.-Reports have
been received from Berlin giving bad
account of the condition Of NJ Pleske,
minister of finance, who is said to be dy
ing. peritonitis having set in.
The czarina is confined to her room by
ear trouble while dispatches from Cannes
where Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch is i'll, say the condition of the car
uncle is serious.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
#ge QUESTION
* American Cities and villages Should
Y own Operate Their Public Utilities
THE QUESTION
THE RESULTS

RESULTS
At Minneapolis: High defeats North High
At Minneapolis: High defeats Central High
At Fairmont: Fairmont defeats Wnnebago CITY
At Fergus Falls: defeats East Grand Forks
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FOUR DEBATES ON
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

High Held the First Round OF the
on for the Silver Ownership of Public Utilities
VI in EVERY Instance.
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BRYAN AT FAIRVIEW

But I don't forget that many spit
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tons. Previous to the building Of
the Oak Grove mission house, the
brothers of both of them spent con-
siderable time at Lac qui Parle, as
they might be needed