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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
TEST THE RIGHT
TO SPOIL TREES
WORKMEN ARE ARRESTED ON
HOUsEHOLDER's COMPLAINT.
Case Will Decide What the Rights of
Property Owners Are-Theory Is
That Trees on the Boulevard Belong
to Park Board.

A test case of vital interest to prop
erty owners who for years have fought
against having the trees in front OF
their houses cut to make room for
telephone wires will be tried before
Judge Andrew H. Holt in police court
Monday, when Peter Lee and Andrew
Thaleen are to appear as defendants
charged with violating the park ordi-
nances.
George L. Christian, 42S Eighth
street S, the complainant alleges that
these men, employees of the Twin City
Telephone company, have ruined sew
eral trees in front of his house, in or
der to keep the branches from inter-
fering with the wires.
{ Many attorneys say that altho the
trees are outside of the walk they be-
long to the owner kof the property
while others claim that they belong to
the city. It has been the custom
however, for the city to have control
Of them and they have been cared for
by the park board. Acting on this
supposition Mr.. Christian has charged
the men with damaging the city's
trees and not his own. If it Is de-
cided by the court that the trees are
personal property the only recourse
for the complainant will be to sue for
damages.
The two men were arraigned this
morning and the cases continued until
next Wednesday,. i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
BY AUTO TO MONTANA
TOURISTS LEFT MINNEAPOLIS
THIS AFTERNOON FOR AN 500.
MILE RUN-ROUTE AND PLANS.

"Automobiling Pioneers of the
Northwest Trail" is a fitting title for
a party Of tourists that left Mime
apolis this afternoon. 1t was made
up Of w. H. Freeman, Wibaux, Mont. ;
Mrs. E.. G. Holden, st. Paul; Mrs.
Bartlett, Hector, Mimi; Miss Free
man and Arthur. Coates, st. Cloud.
The party will travel in a big thirty
horse power car, and its destination
is Wibaux, Mont, where Mr.. Free
man conducts a 30,O00-acre sheep
ranch. The proposed route will car
ry them thru st. Cloud, to Fargo, to
Jamestown, to Dickinson From the
latter place a wide detour will be
made by the way of the "H. To- ranch
to avoid the bad lands, and the road
will lead the tourists into Montana
thru the Beaver valley.
No attempt will be made at fast
time, as. the journey is a pleasure
trip. An attempt will be made to
reach the larger towns and cities for
the night stopover, and every precau-
ton has been taken against accidents.
The car carries extra parts and tires
and Mr.. Freeman, who will act as
driver, expects to make the trip in
one week. 2Sf
This will be the first time big car
will have been driven this distance
over 500 miles-over northwestern
roads, and the progress Of the tour
will be watched closely by local auto
CT Z ~. :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
HURLEY rs SENTENCED
Object Of Mob's Wrath. Terror
Stricken mills Cell.

After spending the night Of terror in
cell at Central station, Juhn Hurley,
who was accused of attempted assault
upon a 6-year-old5 girl near Sixth ave-
nue. N and Fifth street, was arraigned
in police court this morning on a
charge Of disorderly conduct. He
pleaded guilty and refused to offer any
excuse for his actions. He was
sentenced to sixty days in the work
house.
Altho no one saw Hurley attempt
any violence when the little girl re-
ported the mans actions the neigh
borhood became incensed and he was
soon surrounded by an angry mob. He
was rescued with difficulty by a detail
of policemen from central station.
Hurley affirmed that he was not
guilty, but he feared that a mob
would attack the station and he
begged the officers to guard his cell
during the night. He was unable to
sleep and was SO exhausted when he
appeared in court that he could
scarcely stand on his feet long enough
to make his plea.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
C0LORED BISHOP ACCUSED
REV. PHILIP HUBERT AR
RESTED ON GRAVE CHARGE
MADE IN LINCOLN, NEB.

Upon Geographic advice received
from Lincoln, Neb., Rev. Philip HUI
bert, colored, .who$says he is bishop
OF the African Methodist Episcopal
church, was today arrested by Detect
ives Helm and Hanson, on a charge of
criminal assault upon young col
ored woman of that city. He is held
atsCentral station until an officer from
Lincoln arrives.
Rev. Mr.. Hubert was walking in
company with Rev. d. E. Butler, pas
tor of the ST. James Methodist church
OF this city, when he was arrested, and
both men talked freely. Hubert de-
clares the whole thing is the result of
spite work on the part Of his enemies
1nIlncoln, his former home. He saws
ne was engaged to the young woman
who makes the complaint and always
conducted himself as a minister
should He said he would fight ex-
tradition and if that fails will put I'D
strong defense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
Congressman Leave st. Paul for st.
Louis


After a thoro inspection Of northern
waters and harbors the congressional
committee started at am. today
from st. Paul on the barge Katherine,
conveyed by the steamer Louisiana,
for a look at the Mississippi as far
south as st. Louis.
Last night they attended a banquet
at st. Paul and army officers from the
department Of tDakota and For
Smelling were present. Congressman
Burton reiterated what he said to
T h e Journ a yesterday regard
ing the future Of the upper river as a
freight carrier. He summed up thus:
The people of Minnesota may rest as
sured that in the matter Of making the
great main waterway of the country
available for freight traffic, whatsver is
rational will be done.
But whatever congress does, let the res
idents of this part Of the country under
stand that it Is strictly up to them to take
advantage of what Is done, so that the
national government may not count the
money lost. The gods help those who HELP
| themselves.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
Weather Conditions.

Clear weather is general in New Eng
land, the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
lake region and in much of the regioi !
west of the Mississippi valley. Rain has
fallen since yesterday morning In Sas-
katchewan and in the gulf and south Al
lantic states and rain was still falling
this morning at Asheville, n. c.; Atlanta,
Ca, and Prince Albert, Sask. The rains
were light. except for EOS inches at At
lanta. The temperatures have risen raps
idly In the lake region, Minnesota and
the Dakotas, and they are lower In the
Atlantic coast states. This morning
temperatures are below normal In the
middle and lower Mississippi valley and
thence eastward and above normal in
most of the region west and southwest
Of Minnesota. IT. s. Outram,
Section Director
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.
ANNOUNCED To-
DAY BY GOV. VAN SAINT.
Five New Names on the Board Which
Will Assemble for Its Important
Task Sept. s, at the Capitol Build
Governor Van SAINT amour

Governor Van SAINT announced his
appointments for the state board of
equalization to-day. One-half the
board retires this year, and five Of the
nine retiring members were reap
pointed. The board will meet to or
ganize and begin work on Sept. 6.
The appointments are as follows:
First judicial district, 3. J. Johnson,
Cannon Falls; third, j. q. Lawrence
iWabasha; fifth, Louis e.. Nelson, Owa-
tonna; seventh, G. M. Sprague, Sank
Center; ninth, Hans Mo- Sleepy Eye,
succeeding Thomas Hodgson, Nicol-
let; eleventh, j. E. Cooley, Duluth;
thirteenth, A. H. Fowler, Slayton, sue
ceeding G. E. Dinehart, Fulda; four
lteenth, John Peterson, Mcintosh, sue
ceeding N. S. Gordon, Crookston; fif-
teenth, George w. Knox, Aitkin, sue
ceeding r. M. Shook, Aitkin; seven
teenth, G.. H. Draper, Wells, succeed
Ing A. II. Strong, Jackson.
The holdover members are: Sec
ond district, II. w. Lagley, st. Paul;
fourth, Emerson Cole, Minneapolis;
sixth, Nels J. Nelson, West Sweadahl;
eighth, Fred Gruner, Chaska; tenth
T. Paulson, Spring Grove; twelfth, L
l.. Philley, Louisberg; sixteenth, j. c.
Thorpe, Hancock; eighteenth
Daniel Anderson, Cambridge
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
ANOTHER FACTORY COMING
Electrical Specialties to Be Manufac-
tured on a Large Scale.

Negotiations between the public af-
fairs committee of the Commercial club
and persons interested in the manufac-
ture of electrical specialties and sup
plies, seem likely to result in the es-
adjustment Of such plant here.
Altho negotiations have not pro-
gresseI far enough to make a, complete
are ready to consider sites. IF plans
1naterial iZc Minneapolis will gain an ex-
tensive factory. The field seems to be
desirable one and there has been nc
difficulty in securing the necessary
financial backing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
BANK CLERKS COME HERE
INSTITUTE MEETING AT ST. LOUIS
VOTES FOR MINNEAPOLIS AS
THE 1905 GATHERING PLACE.

Minneapolis bank clerks won out at
the national convention of the Ameri-
can Institute of Bank Clerks at st.
Louis, and the local chapter will en-
terrain the next convention
Agitation was begun a year ago, and
it was thought at Cleveland that Min
neapolis would get the convention for
thisyear, as Minneapolis is the home
of the parent chapter. The backing
Of the Commercial club was secured
and the prize was landed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
KNIGHTS SEE THE SIGHTS
Party on It's Way West Visits Mime
haha and Harriet.

Knights Templars from Pittsburg to
the number Of 260 spent yesterday in
Minneapolis on their way to the con-
cl;.ve at San Francisco. In the after
noon, in chartered cars, they visited
Minnehaha Falls and Lake Harriet.
They took lunch at the pavilion there
and enjoyed program of music The
party returned to the West hotel in
time for late supper. The knights
left for the west by special train at 10
clock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
ERRED CI1ARK,s sTATEN1ENT.

TO Tho Editor OF TIE journaI:
I wish to correct, thru your col
umns, an article which appeared in
The j ournal of Aug. IT regard
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Neidt Of Waseca.
The writer was evidently misinformed
in the matter. Fired Clark.
Minnehaha. Aug, 27,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
LET OFF WITH LIGHT FINE.

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 27.-M. G.
Keans of Minneapolis, who attempted
to use a revolver at the Brandon fair
was today convicted of shooting with
intent to do grievous bodily harm
and fined $50 and costs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27

merly soprano in that church.
Daires In Good Shape.-George Staples,
Inspector for the state dairy and food
commission, after inspecting the dairies
of Minneapolis, declares their sanitary
condition better than ever before. He
has found that Minneapolis consumes
$4,000 gallons of milk daily-more thai,
any city in the country except Boston
and Louisville
New Metal Trades Council.-Represen-
tatives from twelve local unions Of metal
workers met in Alexander hall last night
and launched the new Metal Trades Coun-
Gil. An open meeting will be held In Hol-
comb hall next Wednesday evening and
the purposes and aims of the council will
be explained. A similar council was or
ganized in ST. Paul recently.
Waconia Relief Meeting caIIed.-Mayor
J. G. Haynes telephoned to his secretary,
Mr.. Douglas, from Duluth this morning
to call meeting of citizens to consider
the organizing of a committee to collect
funds for the storm sufferers at Waconia
and elsewhere. The meeting will be held
at the mayors office at the city hail next
Monday at 2 pm. The Commercial club,
Retail Dealers association and other or
CARNATIONS will be requested to send
representatives Waconia citizens will
also attend
s5E-4a Hs
Crazy Swltchman's Pranks.-With q
strange reversion to the vocation he fol-
Z lowed before losing his mind Henry Han
son, an inmate of the Ramsey county
almshouse, has endangered the lives OF
passengers on trains running between
Minneapolis and ST. Paul. Several times
he has escaped and gone to the tracks
where he turned switches to suit his crazy
fancy A pursuing attendant has ca cT
time righted the switches before trains
passed. Hanson is Al, and was yesterday
committed to the insane hospital al
Rochester.
Johnnie carroIrs PerII.-Johnnie Car
roll 16 years DID, was near drowning al
Nicollet island yesterday afternoon. He
allowed a man to attempt to- carry hin
across the river on his back. Carroll anI
other boys were enjoying swim wher
they were joined by a strange man. He
was an excellent swimmer and offered tt
take Carroll across. The boy could no
swim, but accepted In the middle O.
the current the lad became frightened
and grasped the mans neck so tightly
that the latter had to throw off his loa,
to- save himself. CAROLS boy friends
rescued him, and the man disappeared.
Drink His NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THOMPSON
who fell beneath the wheels of a freigh
train in the Milwaukee yards Thursda,
night, died at the city hospital last eve
ming. The man was at one time book
keeper for milling company here ant
had good chances for promotion. but h,
TOOK to drink and soon became a lunch
counter tender on Washington avenue
He is said to have been under the inf1u
ence of liquor at the time of the acct
dent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
NEUROLOGICAL

GUERDoN E. FRAVoR.-Funeral at
1:5O pm. tomorrow from the Baptist
church at Thirty-second street and Chi
cemetery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
The Jubilee Singers,

The Jubilee Singers.
The Jubilee Singers of North Caro-
lima will sing two or three of their re-
ligious songs at the close of the
service tomorrow morning in the First
Baptist church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27

Weather Now and Then.
Today-MaXimum, 80 degrees; mini
mum, g. Year Ago-Maximum, 81 de-
srees; minimum, Sc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
PERMANENT AQUARIUM
Tanks at st. Louis to Be Transferred
to State Fair.

The aquarium located for Mime
sofas fish exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position is to become the permanent
property of the staet fair. 3 After the
fair is over at st. Louis it will be
brought to Minnesota and installed at
one Of the state fair buildings A
fish exhibit will be regular feature
Of the fairs after this year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27
AROUND THE TOWN

Miss Thomson to Sing.-Miss Mary
Peck Thomson of Chicago will sing the
offertory at Westminster church tomor-
row morning. Miss Thomson was for
merly soprano in that church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27

Department. School Of Music oay and
Mrs Waterman pursued he
America For
Of Monsieur Buhy
dction
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
FINDS GOLD ON FARM
Gold Has Been Discovered on the
Old Nickerson Farm in the
Town of LivOnia.
While Excavating in the Sand and
Gravel the Precious Yellow
r1etal is Discovered.

Are there gold fields in Livoniao
Recent discoveries of the precious
metal that has blasted human hopes
and made paupers plutocrats would
Indicate that if there are not gold
fields in Livonia there are unmistak-
able signs of yellow drift-perhaps
wash from the Swanville fields
where the discovery of gold caused so
much excitement short time ago.
Not long since while excavating on
the old Nickerson farm in Livonia
workmen discovered in the sand and
gravel tiny bits Of yellow metal in
considerable quantity. The owner
of the farm washed out a lot of the
metal and sent it to an assay Office
where it was discovered that the yell
low deposits were pure gold and what
was sent to the assayer proved to be
worth SS5.
1t is not known whether the owner
OF the farm intends to make further ex-
plorations or not. The proba abilities
are that the portion of the farm where
the gold was discovered contains
slight traces of the precious metal
just enough to make fellow remark
80 near and vet so far.D
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
Acting In Good Faith.

There is nothing strange in the fact
that Jim Martin has taken up the
work of rolling up a majority for Mr..
Dunn. Mr.. Martin was the leader of
the Collins forces at and prior to the
convention and as such leader pledged
the united support of the Collins fac
ton to the nominee of the convention
whoever that might be. When the test
vote was taken and it was shown that
Mr.. Dunn had the convention it was
James A. Martin who made the mo-
tion that r. G. Dunn be nominated
by reclamation: He acted inveood
faith then and he is acting in good
faith now by promptly responding to
the request of his old friends and put
ting his shoulder to the wheel to give
the State ticket a boost. In keeping
his pledge by responding at once,
when called upon, Martin has. dem
onstrated that he places principle
above everything else, and when the
votes are counted in November our
friends, the enemy, will find that there
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
CULVERT WASHED OUT.
New Culvert Over Greenbush Ditch Car
ried Away.

New Cu1vert Over Greenbush Ditch Car
ried Away.
The new culvert over the Greenbush
ditch was carried away by the high
water last Friday and totally de-
stroyed. The bridge and culvert was
built of stone abutments and brick
and heavy plank, and the walls were
set two feet below the bottom of the
ditch, but the unusually heavy rains
made such a head of water that when
1t started down the ditch toward Rum
river it made quick work of the cul-
vert. A temporary bridge has been
constructed over the ditch above the
old crossing and will have to be used
until a new bridge can be built.
There IS no blame to be attached to
anyone it would seem, for the loss OF
the bridge. Many better culverts and
bridges than was the one over the new
ditch have been destroyed by floods
and freshets. 1t is one of those cases
where the only test is the elements
themselves. It will probably be a
long time before there will ever be so
much water pass through the ditch as
went through it like a raging torrent
last week. The current tore away the
banks OF the ditch and carried away
thousands of cubic feet Of dirt which
was washed into Rum river, and a
sandbar forty or fifty feet long has
been formed in the channel of the river
where the water was quite deep. The
county board had accepted the ditch
| and the work from the contractors
only few days before the food came
and the loss falls on the county. A
new bridge with pilings will be built
over the ditch but it will be some time
before new bridge can be constructed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
IS MOURNED BY MANY
nrs. Louis Robideau Dies at Her
Home in Princeton After
Long Illness.
Was Buried Yesterday From Prince
ton Catholic Church-.Inter-
nent in Oak Knoll.

Mrs. Mary Jane Robideau, wife OF
Louis Robideau, died at her home in
Princeton on Monday evening OF
Bright's disease. She had been a
sufferer for long time before her
death. While she had not been in the
best of health for some time, the fatal
malady did not lay hold on her until
several weeks ago. Since moving to
Princeton she had become much worse
and was confined to her bed most OF
the time.
The funeral was held yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Catholic
church in Princeton, FIR. Levings
officiating. Interment was in Oak
Knoll.
Mrs. Robideau was the daughter OF
the late Joseph Jesmer. She was
born October 18th, 1860: at Hogans-
burg, N. Y, and was married October
2Sth, 1882, to Louis Robideau.
Seven children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Robideau, five of whom are
living at the present time, four boys
and one girl.
Mr.. Robideau had just about COM
pleted a new house in which he in
tended to move his family soon, and
the death of his young wife was sad
blow to him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
CAMPAIGN COMMENT.
(From the Yellow Jacket.)

(f'rom the Yellow Jacket.)
There is no past tense in the Demo-
cratic grammar.
Ever hear of a Democrat asking for
support on account of his party's
record?
A party fit to govern must have
convictions and the courage to main
tain them.
Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
proves that he has got over the STAN
mering habit, but not much else.
In all seriousness, the Democratic
party believes, apparently, in vaude-
vile politics, new bill at each per-
Torrance.
The public seems to take but very
little interest in Judge Parker's spec
ulations as to who will have a place
in his cabinet. The making of Park
er's cabinet is. a thing which can
safely be put Off for several years yet.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
A MIDNIGHT CALL.
Fire Department Called Out to Extinsuisf,
Blaze in Dry Goods Boxes.

Blaze in Dry Goods Boxes.
Shortly after one O'Clock Wednesday
morning the fire whistle sounded the
fire alarm and it only required a few
minutes for most of the members of
the fire department to get into their
clothes and turn out.
The fire was found to be in the rear
OF the Newbert building, in which
Sjoblom's saloon is located. A large
pile of boxes and barrels were all
burning. briskly, but the flames we're
quickly extinguished as soon as the
water was thrown on the ignited pile.
It was found that few young mis-
creants had collected the pile of boxes
and barrels, and ignited them for
josh to see the fire department turn out.
The village authorities are pretty
we'll worked up over the affair and
have the names of those who leopard
lied public property for the purpose
of giving the fire department a mid
night run. The young sports may find
that such capers are costly affairs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-27
A TRAVELLING MANS OPINION,
One Who Says the Travelling Men Will be
.5 Loyal to Dunn.

One Who Says the Travelling Men Will be
"5 Loyal to Dunn.
S. M. Anderson, who travels for
the fruit firm of J. W. Fellebrown &
Co. of St. Paul, was in Princeton
Tuesday, and like most all travelling
men at the present time he was talking
politics:
u know it is said that many of the
travelling men of the State are against
Mr. Dunn, but I do not believe that
there are many of the knights of the
grip who will vote for Johnson for
governor, all statements to the con-
trary notwithstanding. There are
over 5000 travelling men in this State
and of these probably 5000 will vote
for Roosevelt for president. They
are staunch Republicans and never
vote any other ticket. I am safe in
saying that Mr.. Dunn will receive the
support at the polls of at least
seventy-fve per cent of the travelling
men OF the State who vote the Repub-
lican ticket. The travelling men are
not as rule a class who will vote for
Republican president and then turn
around and place a political club in
the hands of the Democrats to attack
President Roosevelt and that is Just
what all Republicans will be doing
who vote for Roosevelt and Johnson.
Mr.. Dunn's record is too we'll known
by the travelling men of this State.
There may be few knocking him but
you can rest assured that on election
day r. c. Dunn will receive loyal sun
port from many of the travelling men
Of Minnesota