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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
FINAL TRIUMPH
ON ASSESSMENTS
CLOSING BUSINESS OF THE FOR
ESTERs' CONVENTION.
Mrs. Rodgers and Her Friends Have
Been Successful in Gaining Almost
Every Point for Which They Con-
tended-New Assessment Plan Not
Adopted-Delegates Leaving.

The third biennial convention of the
Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters
closed this afternoon with the install
lation of officers. It has been tri-
umph for Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers, the
high chief ranger, and her friends, for
they have secured the adoption of
nearly everything they favored.
This morning they won their final
triumph when the matter of the as
sessments was brought before the
convention. Mrs. Rodgers and her
friends favored the present system
which calls for the same rate from
every member, regardless of age
The opposing element wanted a
graded system, as they felt that ii
would offer more inducement to the
younger women to join. There was
but half-hearted objection, and the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
POLITICAL. NOTES.

The Eleventh Ward Republican club met last
evening and listened to addresses made by
aspirants for legislative and congressional nomi-
nation on the republican ticket
The Twelfth Ward Swedish American league
will give Dunn-Roosevelt SeSa' "Wednesday
evening Sept. 9. at the leagues new home,
Monitor hail. 2517 Twenty seyenth avenue ). An
excellent program is in preparation.
The Schlener Republican club with headquar-
tiers at All Nicollet. was organized last evening
with seventy-flve members, all young men who
will vote for the first time at the coming cleo
ton The officers elected are: President, Charles
S. Lee: secretary Harry BRAZIL
One of the most successfuI and best attended
house parties of the present campaign was held
last night at the home of J. f. Quinn, $50 Sixth
avenue n. About 200 voters were present from
the fifteenth precinct of the third ward and
some nine candidates made short speeches.
The Cannon Republican club of the eleventh
ward will hold meeting Iext Wednesday eve.
ming at Franklin hall, Seventeenth avenue and
Franklin The club is organized particularly to
stimulate interest among the young men of the
ward in city and ward affairs and to provide
information for them public questions.
a special meeting of the Union Veterans and
Sons league will be held this evening at
AIexander's hall, So Sixth street S, to permit the
members of the league and their friends to be-
come better acquainted with the candidates for.
republican nomination for county and city Of
fees,
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RINEHARTs COMMITTEE NAMED
John Burns Is Chairman-Claims of
Great Gains Made.

Orville Rinehart's supporters are
beginning to make loud claims for
their man, asserting that each day
more democrats are f1ocking to the
democratic mayoralty candidate of the
Municipal Ownership league. A
committee is now busy looking at
vacant offices and Rinehart headquar-
ters will be opened somewhere in the
business center Of the city within a
few days.
The following committee has been
selected to manage the Rinehart cam
paign: John Burns, chairman: w. H.
Williams, Edward Clement, Harry
Mead, James Gray, j. R. Corrigan,
Frank Larrabee Brocius M Bres-
lauer. George Porter. The finance
committee consists of Burns, Bres-
lauer and Porter.
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present plan will remain in force.
The invitation to hold the next BIZ
ennial in Milwaukee was accepted,
and the last Tuesday in September
was the date chosen.
The matter of extending the order
into Canada was discussed, as was
state jurisdiction, but no action taken.
There is a strong feeling that trien-
NAL conventions, would be better than
biennials, but when put to a vote the
motion was lost.
By this evening many of the dele
gates will have left for home.
Mrs. Rodgers Hits Opposition.
In her speech of acceptance yester-
day afternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth Rod
gers, who had just been reelected
high chief ranger, expressed her
thanks to her friends, and then told
plainly what she thought of the oppo-
sition to her. Her remarks included
an attack on the local press, which,
she stated, had been bought by the
oposition.
81 don't mean to say that the pa
pers had been bought with money"
she said; there are many other ways
in which a paper can be bought up.
What I did mean was that the ma
jority of the Minneapolis Foresters
belonged to the opposition and they
brought their influence to bear upon
the papers and in that manner in
duced them to do everything in their
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,ower to put me and my followers in

power to put me and my followers in
disrepute.
Her statement was Endorsed by
Francis Mcdonnell, the attorney, who
further said that in no other city in
the United States would the Foresters
have received such treatment.
Mrs. Rosa D.Rittman of Minneapolis,
the newly elected vice high chief
ranger, made a defense of both the
city and the press and asked any dele
gate who believed she could buy up
the Minneapolis press to stand up.
There was, no response, but the dis.
cussion did not tend to smooth the
troubled waters which have made this
biennial mem ora BILE.
There seems to be a general feeling
among the opposition that Mrs.
Rodgers success will cause a split in
the order. No definite plans have
been made, but it is whispered that
the seceders will form new
benevolent association for Catholic
women.
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CITY Ne VS.
THE WEATHER

. ( fOTGCdSIs
Enthusiastically and unsettled and
probably local showers tonight and Sun
day; cooler Sunday and In south and west
portions tonight northwest winds.
Upper Michigan-Cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Sunday with showers; brisk
north winds.
Wisconsin-Cloudy and unsettled to-
night and Sunday continued cool, probably
cooler by Sunday night northerly winds.
Iowa-Partly cloudy and unsettled with
local showers tonight and Sunday.
North Dakota-Showers and cooler to-
night; Sunday generally fair, northerly
winds.
South Dakota-Shawers tonight Sun
day generally fair; cooler. Generally fair.
"a Montana-Showers in east. fair in west
portion tonight; Suday fair, cooler in east
and south portion tonight, northerly winds
Upper Lakes-Fresh northwest winds.
except brisk on Huron, cloudy and threat
ening tonight and Sunday.
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TWENTY YEARS OLD
Emanue J. Lutheran Congrega tional
Church Will Celebrate Three Days.

Beginning with concert at 8
CLOCK this evening the dedication
services of the new Emanuel Lutheran
Congress church Thirteenth av-
tend thru three days in celebration of
the twentieth anniversary of the
founding of the church.
At the concert the singers are Pro-
fessor S. sHolingvist, {. f. Dahl and
Mrs. Maud Ulmer Jones. They will be
accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Sophie Dahl and on the violin by Pro-
fessor F. Zedeler.
Communion services will be celebrated
tomorrow morning and at pm. dedi-
cation services will be held. There
will be an evening service.
Monday will be devoted to the
outing of the Sunday school classes at
Minnehah. At pm. memorial exer-
cises will be held. The public is in
yited, 81
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DECENT BURIAL ASSURED
Bodies Of the Hillmers Won't Lie In
Paupers' Graves.


poverty and that the kilograms an
nouncing the sad news to relatives re-
manned unanswered, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin R. Hillmer, the old couple found
dead in their humble home, 242O Port
land avenue, las Thursday, will have
decent burial. Thru the efforts of
Police Matron Sarah Schaeffer, ex-.
penses of the funeral have been met
and the old couple will lie side by
The contributors were: Hume & Da-
vies,.J. Amor & Co., the Northwestern
Casket Co., Washburn- Crosby company,
the Sunshine society and Police Matron
Schaeffer. Rev. William Wilkinson Of
fered his services. The funeral will
be held from Amor Is undertaking
parlors, 502 Second avenue S, some
time Monday.
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GINSENG CORPORATION
Company Organized to Raise China
FayOrite Root

Ginseng farming on large scale
is to be conducted by a new corpora
ton at Red Wing. Whether the COM
pany filing articles with the secretary
of state today is destined for ginseng
trust does not appear, but it will have
$4,000 capital stock. 1t will pay spe-
cial attention to planting and produc-
ing ginseng, snake rootand. golden
seal.
Wilmer w. Hill of Minneapolis is
president of the company, w. E. Scott
Of Red Wing, vice president, and
George A. Campbell of Minneapolis,
secretary.
The Free E4nmanuels Society of
Germantown in st. Louis county was
incorporated today for the purpose of
building a church to be opened for
divine worship by any sect.
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STUNNED BY A BOLT
Miss Virgie Laurent Rendered Uncon-
scious While in Her Bed.

During the terrific thunderstorm that
broke over Minneapolis last night,
struck the residence Of Da-
vid Gagne, $50 Fourth street NE, and
seriously shocked Miss Virgie Laurent,
who was asleep. The family found
her lying senseless on the bed, which
was covered with plaster. She soon
regained consciousness but was suffer
lightning also struck the residence
Of Mrs. E. B. Day, 1926 Fillmore street
NE. and man named Anderson, who
is taking care of the house while Mrs
Day is at the lake, was stunned.
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Charged with Forgery.-Ienry Hanson,
Arrested yesterday afternoon after an ex-
citing chase of ten blocks, was arraigned
In police court this morning on charge
of forgery. His case was continued.
Choral Clubs FestivaI.-The Wenner-
berg Choral club will give lawn festival
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Axel An
aerson. 927 Thirteenth avenue S, next
Tuesday evening. David P. Jones and
Albert H. Hall will speak. o ur-
n a band will play and the well known
oarytone, Albin Ogren will sing. Refresh
nents will be served.
Robbed Burning House.-Walter Orr
and Albert Harris, employees at Min
enehaha Park concern, were convicted In
police court this morning of entering a
burning house near there and stealing 4
gold watch. Orr took the watch and gave
it to Harris who sold it in a pawnshop for
IS. Orr was given a sentence of S75 Or
eighty days and Harris $50 or sixty days.
e VIII Close Wlnerooms. = Instructions
were given to license inspector by the
council committee on license yesterday to
see to the removal of the winerooms or
stalls in the Empire buffet, saloon adj
Joining the Empire theater, formerly the
old Columbia. The place is patronized by
the actresses and their friends. Alder
man Clark, who had been Summing,
vouched for the existence of wine rooms
Thomas n. shevlin, Jr., Home-Thomas
H. Shevlin, Jr., arrived in Minneapolis this
morning. He is in excellent health and
speaks enthusiastically Of the treatment
seceived by the American collegians in
England. After the games in which the
Minneapolis athlete assisted in winning
by taking the hammer throw, Mr.. Shevlin
made a short tour of the continent. He
twill return to Yale in the fall
Pirates MAKE Hit"-'"The Pirates Of
Penzance'' at the Garden theater last
evening proved to be a great artistic sue
cess. nearly every musical number being
encored by the large and fashionable aud
4ience. The cast was the same as at the
earlier production some weeks ago, with
the exception of the pirate king, which
was sung and acted by James Stevens. AS
the police S geant C. A. Parker gave a
fine rendition of the part. The same bill
will be played tonight.
To Open New school-Rev. E. O..
Stone, acting president Of the Minnesota
college which is to be established in this
city by the Swedish Lutherans of the
Minnesota district of the Augustana
synod, announces that the school will
open on Oot A. The upper floors of the
Franklin building, Franklin and Sex
feenth avenues S, have been fitted out for
the college, There will be three courses,
academic, musical and commercial. j
Victor Bergquist will have charge of the
music department.
& Laurel Clubs Excurslon.-The Laurel
Social club of South Minneapolis will give
its first annual steamboat excursion to-
morrow on the steamer Saturn and barge
Venus. The trip will be made down the
Mississippi and UP to the Dalles Of the
st. Croix. P. Hammersten will De ir
charge, assisted by fifty members of the
club. A twelve-page program has beer
issued giving a brief history Of the club
the names of members, and also includes
halftones of the elegantly furnished hal
and clubrooms and group picture Of the
members.
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METEOROLOGICAL

I g.
L. K. LovEJoY-H the remains arrive
tonight, funeral services will be held Sun
day at 2:30 pm, from the family resi-
dence, 2316 Fremont avenue S. Elks are
invited to attend. Further notice in Sun
day papers.
z LARS A. OSTLUND-Funera1 Sunday
at 2:3O pm. from rooms of Amor Co. sos
Second avenue S. Services in charge Of
Calhoun Camp, w. o. w. Interment at
Layman's cemetery.
3 MARTHA RHoADEs, aged rs, died
Thursday at the family residence, 2111
Fifth street 8. Funeral Sunday from the
residence at 3 pm. Interment at Lake
wood
GEORGE ACKNOWLEDGMENT Sun
day afternoon Members Of Anchor Lodge
]. o. o. F. will meet at their hall, 1851 q
Franklin avenue, at 1880 pm. to attend.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
DEM. PRIMARIES TONIGHT
Delegates to County Convention VIII
Be Elected.

The democratic primaries to elect
delegates to the democratic county
convention will take place this even
ing. The polls will be open from 8
till 9 o'clock
The county convention will take
place at Normanna hall Monday
morning, opening at II o'clock. Dele
gates will there be elected to the
democratic state convention, which
will in turn nominate a state ticket.
In Hennepin county there is no con-
test in sight either for the primaries
or for the convention.
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Weather Conditions.

The rains of yesterday or last night ex
tended from the Red River valley, east
ward and southeastward across Minneso-
TIA into Wisconsin, the lake region, Ohio
valley and to the New England coast:
there were rains also at scattered points
in northeastern and northwestern North
Dakota, in Montana and Nebraska. The
heaviest rains were 2.06 inches at Detroit,
Mich, Las at ST. Louis 1870 at Minneapo-
lis, 1872 at Devils Lake, 1.04 at Cairo, 1903
at Chicago, 1.34 at Milwaukee, and go at
Duluth. This mornings temperatures are
below normal in Minnesota and thence
northward and westward, and they are
above normal in the southern states.
IT. S. Outram, Section Director.
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TYPHOID rs LEsSENING
Crusade Against Impure Well Water
Is Bearing Fruit.

Up to date the health department
has condemned 306 wells as danger
Gus. This work was begun in the
typhoid epidemic of last winter and
every well condemned was tagged
with a abig brass tag conspicuously
announcing that the water was i'm
pure.
DR.. P. M. Hall thinks the abandon
ing of bad wells had as much to do
with restricting the typhoid epidemic
as the closing Of the East Side pump
ing station, which was really respon-
sible for only part of the cases.
The number of typhoid deaths in
July was only four, and thus far in
August there have been but two
deaths.
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FINE AURORA SEEN

Scientists Say This Is Good Year for
Them.
"a brilliant aurora borealis was visible last
night in the northern skies, lasting from about
$50 to 10 o'clock, when the rising mtsts and
clouds hid it from view.
It was a gigantic arc, and Chartered In color.
Bands of lighter color gave 1t the appearance
Of a conyoluted curtain. Beneath the arch and
surrounding it the intensity of the black was
vivifed.
The aurora borealis appears with frequency
the present fall and wintAr will be replete with
these displays.
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STILL TALKING AUTO
Motorists "Funing' Over Thursdays
Races at Hamline.

Races at Haml1ne.
Automobile owners of Minneapolis
are still talking Of the races of Thurs
day. Those who are familiar with
spark plugs, mufflers and the general
fittings Of the machines cannot get
thru discussing the merits of the va
rious cars. Thru the lack of numbers
on the machines The Journal was
led into stating that Dick Ferris and
Precoast fought it out for second
place in the ten-mile touring car
derby, when in fact Bergstrom with
his Peerless was the second man,
putting up a wonderful race after a
bad start. When the leaders crossed
the wire at the start Bergstrom was
three-sixteenths of mile behind. He
was compelled to thread his way thru
the maze Of "also rans,' and finished
less than one-sixteenth Of mile
back Of Pence, who won. Ferris and
Precoast had their battle over third
place, Ferris winning.
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William Dorian withdraws.

The twelfth ward democrats organized
last night. electing Martin McHale chair
man. and Charles Crewe secretary. Head
quarters will be established at 2601 Twen-
ty-fifth avenue S.
William Dorian withdrew as candidate
for alderman, leaving the field open to
StockMell and Nels Nelson.
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g. A. R. CONVENTIONS ARE OVER.

Boston, Aug. 2O.-The thirty -eighth annual
encampnent of the G.. A. r. is only memory.
the last of the veterans having departed and
the conventions of various affiliated organiza.
tions having come to an end. The Sons Of
Veterans elected William e. Dustin of Dwight,
ILL.,, COMMUNICATIVE The Daughters of the
Revolution elected Ida e. Warren of Worcester,
Mass. their president.
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FAMOUS BOTANIsT HERE
DI, de Vries OF Holland Comes to Stud,
Plant Breeding.

faculty of the University of Amsterdam, Hol-
land. spent Friday at St. Anthony Park as guest
of Professor Hayes of the state agricultural
school, and left early this morning for Chicago
DIR. de vries has attained special fame for his
practical invtstigat lions and writings on plant
hercdity and plant breeding
I Dr.. de yries' visit to the Minnnnesota institu-
ton was especially to receive explanation first
hand from Professor Hayes of that gentleman's
theories on plant breeding.
At Chicago Dr. de Yries will lecture for two
weeks at the Chicago university. then go to St.
Louis to address meeting at tht worlds tair
of plant and animal breeders.
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BONDS ARE SOLD
State Now Has Funds to Apply on
Capitol Certificates.

The state board of investment has
sold $564,O0O of Alabama state bonds
recently offered to Blodgett, Merritt
& Co. Of Boston, the successful bid
ders, and State Treasurer Block is now
in correspondence with the brokers
concerning the manner Of delivery The
board will now bid on the 100000 of
capitol certificates to be offered this
fall, running twenty-five years at 80
per cent
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GRADER for SURVEYOR.

Albert GRADER has fled as a republican
candidate for county surveyor Thru a
confusion of names it was made to appear
in a recent item that he had filed for the
position of coroner. which is not the case.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
WASHINGTON NOTES

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington. Aug. 2O-Gust Swanson has been
appointed Waterman in the Minneapolis federal
building at $500 per annum.
The heads of the bureaus of navigation ara
supplies and accounts of the navy department.
are arranging the itinerary for the naval re-
cruiting parties which will enable the members
Of them to pay expenses with the mileage al
lowed by law. The party assigned to duty IN
the middle west will have its central station at
Minneapolis from Sept. / to Oct. 8.
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT HUDSON.

Hudson, Wis, Aug. 2o.-Symon. Olish was
found dead at the electric powerhouse last night
1t was at first thought he had come in contact
with live wire, but as there was none near
where he was found and no marks indicating con-
tact with electricity the cause Of his death is a
mystery. An inquest will be held
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20
ELECTION LAWS CONFLICT
May Candidates Name Appear on Two
TIckets7

City Attorney Frank Healy was asked by in
terested politicians this morning to construe
two conflicting chapters in the General Laws Of
1908 relating to general elections. Chapter 232
in seemingly clear language prohibits can
dfdate's name from appearing more than
one ticket Chapter ia has proviso which,
by implication at least. recognizes that the
same candidates name may appear on two or
all the tickets III the field.
Mr.. Healy declined to make official ruling
as it is not within his province to construe laws
affecting the whole state and referred the poll
ticians to the secretary of state.
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ASSESSMENTS FIXED
What VIII Be Asked for Eighth Ward
Park Movement,

Park Movement.
The assessors for the Eighth Ward park will
conine their work to limited area. There is
only about $4,000 to be raised or $1,000 q
year for ten years. The individual yearly as
sessments Will range from $3.50 per lot for
property fronting the proposed park be
tween Thirty first and Thirty-second streets and
Aldrich and Bryant avenues, to 80 cents lots
at the limit Of the assessment district. This
will extend to Twenty ninth street on the north
Thirty-frst stree on the south and about the
same distance east and west.
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I'd Weather Now and Then.
Today: maximum Is degrees; mini
mum, 81 degrees A year ago: maximum,
30; minimum, 60.
A year ago: maximum, 80; minimum, so.
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WANT CIRCUS PARADE
East Side Business Men Ask That Rout.
Be Extended

Delegates appointed by the East Side Bust
ness Mems association asked Mayor Haynes and
Police Superintendent Conroy this morning if
they couldn't have the route of the circus parade
that such feature always attracts crowds and
stimulates business and that this additional
Gals said they would ask the circus management
to make the change
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There are $4,000 Indian children in
school, 62616 Indians who can speak Eng
| lish and 143, s74 Indians who wear civilized
dress.
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AROUND THE TOWN

Charged with Forgery.-Henry Hanson,
Arrested yesterday afternoon after an ex-
citing chase of ten blocks, was arraigned
In police court this morning on a charge
of forgery. His case was continued.
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Faberdashers to "Men Who Know"
Scarfs, SOC, 81, $3.50. Hoff's Tog-
gerry Shop.