The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
THE NONPAREJL MAN

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DetroltTcity Becker County, Mimi, Cap.
tured by Cigarette Fiends-The slum-
bering Qsetude OF our Peaceful City
Disturbed sbyya Fire Flend Who. Was
Turned Loose on us by the Cigarette
Fiend---A Cigarette, Den In Merry
Opera House Block. sf
Detroit City, Mich, has been stirred to
its depth by a fire set by kid cigarette
fends The Detroit Standard this week.
in opening its description of this sad af-
fair. says:
The slumbering luietude of our peaceful city
was very much disturbed last Sunday evening
about 10 o'clock by the Changing of the fire bell
and the blowing OF the power house whistle, to
arouse the citizens Of Detroit to prepare for the
danger that confronted them.
After the fire was put out, the facts
all came to light. A number.'of boys from
to Is years of age had been using a
room in the Opera block as ''clubroom''
where they. congregated to smoke cigar
cites tor, to use the stern language of the
Detroit Standard, ITO suck the rotten
spoils Of the obnoxious weed That pa
per adds:
The Standard understands that the floor of this
room was not very neat and tidy one, but was
cafpeted With cigarette and tissue paper and in
several spots was well nailed down with tobacco
juice. -
To draw the sad story to a quick con-
cluson the. cigarette fend gave place one
night to he*fire fiend, the flames gaining
a terrific hold and leaping from the sky
light. "But: under the able leadership
of the heroic fire captain, w, H. Mozart,
the fire company soon had the grave stu
alton in their control and with the water
power in a perfect condition, the flames
To-
time and over 100000 worth of property
saved from a cruel conf1agration."
| But the end was not yet. So bold had
| the piratical youth Of Detroit City be-
come in the ways of crime that it pro-
ceeded s'sto congregate' on the Monday
night after the fire in the opera house
hallway Marshal Larson boldly ordered
the youth to move on - and Allan Rob-
erts who, SO the Detroit Standard says,
| :has lost all respect for law and order"
refused to do SO. Marshal Larson imrne-
diately mounted him and proceeded to
| take him home vi ct arms. A fierce out
cry arose. The Standard tells the story
as follows: ~ = s'''-',' "@
The boy burst forth with fearful shrieks in
/ tones such as 'the ma rshal is killing me, the
marshal is killing me- and his little brother
had called Captain Roberts to the scene. For
strength in trying to ''down'' the marshal and
as result Of the ENHANCEMENT the young dragon
applied his sharp. poisonous tooth to Mr.. Lar
sons hand, rendering painful cash. Instead of
the boy then being taken home, the marshal sue
ceeded in landing him in the ''eooler-'
He was afterwards released, but this
was not the end. Warrants Of arrest were
issued for both father and son.. Mr.. Lar
son informs the Standard that he will
have Justice if it costs him $500 or more
in. order to get it. .o.t a. .,.e--
1 TO such depths of lawlessness and
Il strife has the cigarette reduced the usu-
ally peaceful and quiet city of Detroit
City. Well may Paul F. Dehuel, able
guage Of the late Colonel Cicero of Tus-
culum: = :. &.~-, -
% Temporal, o Mosesr' = =
Ii sI'egt 'I 1t1he 3. street commissioners either
lsprinkle the streets or shovel the snow off
1--WE have really forgotten which subject
1--we were going to kick about to-day. Any
, iheva We1 kick. .'s.'- -- -. -..' I.
II District Attorney Jerome Of New York
Etold the Yale students how it was done
s'While we, reformers,'' said Mr.. Jerome,
: with biting sarcasm, ARE writing essays
! Ito science .quarterlies on the science OF
! ! government, the practical politician is
Egetting out the vote.'' --.,-. -
; srWoters who never heard of the Political
Science Quarterly are often much moved
by the ca didat e who IS willing. nay eager.
TO set up the peer. --~ -'--~- --7--
Mr.. 1bsen'sf ;"Ghosts' is being given In
I Chicago: =. People, who are not already
well acquainted with the ethics of degen-
eracy may enjoy these studies. i
e DR.. G: S. Hall of Clark university says
f that dancing is one of the keys to para
< disc. It may be, If the fat girl doesn't
!, step on you!
A few robins who showed up during the
I thaw< are wearing red flannel chest protec.
tors: " -
q Louis Shelby of Baudette, Mimi, ha!
v established a; skunk ranch on Half Moor
island, in the Lake Of the Woods. H
e is breeding a black animal whose pelts
bring 81 each. Last year Louis tool
r $1,000 income from his place. No matter
how hard the times are, if there Is an,
q money at all Louis is always able to gel
q a smell. > +: r." f,fs-
Vladivostok newspapers are in a peel
9 OF trouble. The supply of paper is prac
tically rexhausted;. they cannot get VI
g steam IN the press boilers because thu
. horses which carted the water have gone
: no news is allowed to filter in; most O
II the reporters; and compositors have eithe
4 been called to the colors or have bolted
anu the advertisers, having no business
q have quit as one man. 1t is now abou,
time for ''Old Subscriber" who hasn'
;. paid for his paper for fifteen years, t.
:: write in: ''You may stop my paper,'1
;, Our new automobile, '"The Roaring Pea
, nut, all painted blood red. and lurit
;, bruise blue, came out of the works thi:
!, week and we took our first gasoline shake
= = Of the season. s ,n
= We came out of our private palace
: with ground-glass goggles on and Lit
; tauers to protect our hands, leaped int
the chugger, pulled the explosion tanl
/ wide open and tore several mud puddle!
: in twain at the first dash The Roarins
;, Peanut. is a stanch craft warranted t,
- stand almost any pavement the city faith
- ers see fit to lay. In future articl,
= we may tell how we ran down poor OLE
- % Mrs. .Mulcahey and crippled Willie Bin.
e for life. a. T.. R,
y WAsHTNGToN's TITLE 60
~ 1t nearly makes US laugh now to re
member thai Washfngtons inauguratio,