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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
FINEST STORE
BUILDING EVER
MANAGER OF THE
"PORCELAlN PALACE"
r. {. Powers, of the Powers Mercantile
Company, Manager of Retail House In
Pittsburg Which Employs a Thousand
Persons and Is Little World in Itself.

Many novelties are included in the
makeup Of the "Porcelain Palace" the
new dry goods store that the Clafin
company is to open in Pittsburg, under
the style and firm name Of McCreery
& Co. The following, copied from the
Pittsburg Gazette, is of special interest
the head Of the store is Minneapolitan
II. E. Powers. Altho Mr.. Powers is
now vice president and manager of the
McCreery company in .Pittsburg, and
Big Department Store,' he still holds
bis position of vice president of oi the
aud considers Minneapolis his home. -.
Burnham & e., Chicago, started the
plans for the building until the present,
it has been the opinion Of experts that
it will be by far the finest store build
ing is wonder in many ways. Altho
it is known as a thirteen story build
ing, it is higher than the average sky
scraper of twenty stories This is owing
to tho fact that it's ceilings are four
teen to- twenty feet in height.
1.-The windows on the Wood street
gest panes Of glass in the world. Each
is IA by 234 inches, or IL feet by 10
feet inches. Special. cars were built
to bring the glass from Charleroi, where
it WIS manufactured. Each pane rested
in :. deep groove in the center of the
car, as the BE- panes when Loaded led on the
NIT their passing under the bridges
&nl tbru the tunnels between ,Charleroi
and Pittsburg. A special crew Of ex'
port men was employed to place the
glass in position, the weight being SO
great that slight careening to either
O., = 10Th mi 10sc IF
over 5000 on each pane, but would be
likely to cause a loss Of several lives.
1.-THE fixtures are being placed IN.
der the direct supervision of 81: j.
White Of Burnham & Co., and Of FREQ
E, Powers, vice president and general
If their task can be obtained from the
fact that the store fixtures alone are
costing over $45O,OOO, and that the con
tracts for the cases and shelving are
! the largest store. contracts ever giver
out. Eighty carloads Of fixtures have
GUIDED four carloads of mirrors an{
glasses fer. the showcases. There will
be a,Ouc lineal feet Of counters. ant
at least 10000 feet Of cases. Clever
floors Ct the building will be supplied
J, with solid mahogany fixtures. The frs
and third floor fixtures are inlaid will
building IS the : circular incline 70 70
packages, doing away with a vas
amount Of confusion, and another cir
cular incline into which the dirt an
! debris Of the store will be swept an
| carried to the basement. An automati
> sprinlsling system is provided on ever
floor, DIS we'll as two six-inch fire hose
) Automatic fire doors preclude any dan
: ger of fire communicating to the floor
from the ten elevator shafts. The Ell
tire building is as freproof as moder
3 science knows how to make it. IL
. e. The provision made for manager
:, and employees Of the great store sui
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06

passes aovtn;rg of it's kind in the coun-
try. The managers quarters are pro-
vi,te:l with shower b aths and: toilet:
rooms. Every buyer in the store will
h?ye a seps late roopa! of his own espe.
restaurant fo1 public Use will be pro-
vided, aud another lrnchrooSmt for, the
use of the 0tt' employees Of the store.
The finishing touches are now being put
to a kitchna that for size. and convent
euce rivals ANY hotel kitchen in the
city. It's floor Of white enamel tile and
make it one of the most interesting
SPOTS in the store. A large laundry
will also help to make the store a little
world iu itself On one floor of the
build,Sag there is Icing fitted up hos
cry detail. that will add to their safety
anil comfort. This hospital will be in
charge Of a trained nurse, who will
have entire supervision Of the sanitary
arrangements OF the building; A social
secretary, is also to be installed to look
after tho moral interests of the clerks.
The store will be opened Sept. IA. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
LAC" DESCRIBES TRIP
Mr.. Stafford's Breezy Account of His
Wanderings Abroad.

Lac Stafford did double-turn mono
log stunt last night at the Metropolitan
before a group of reporters, Keeling off
the story Of his personally conducted
tour thru Europe with a vivacity that
would have been creditable to an
Italian courier or Turkish dragoman.
In three months Lac saw every cross
road and corner on the continent and
had time to imbibe several deep
draughts of English culture.
You re mistaken if you think that
the people of Europe are for the Rus
sians,'' said he; Nv by, they are so glad
that the Japs called Russia s four card
flush that they fall over themselves try
ing to congratulate each other. But,
really, one American paper has more
about the war in one issue than Europe
has had altogether.
"After becoming familiar with the
art galleries Of the continent we passed
over to old England and began to re-
alize that they have way that is all
their own, which is not so speedy as the
American way, but may have a great
deal more common sense back Of it.
Of course, I did all the theaters, and
enjoyed it immensely. Most Of the
things will be over here in time, includ-
ing the "Duke of -zillakranie, y with
John Drew in the leading part, and
"Sunday' with Maud Adams.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
ARMORY BONDS SOLD
ENTIRE ISSUE OF $4,000 DIS
POSED OF AT A TOTAL PREMIUM
OF $16,245.

:. N. W. Halsey &; Co., who turned down
the MINNEAPOLIS armory bonds some
Dickey company Of Minneapolis, bought
the whole issue Of $l50,000 yesterday
afternoon, at 110.8. The bonds bear
per centinterest and run for thirty years
a an the premium which aggregates $fl6,.
were nineteen bids and all except two
offered premiums in excess of $4,000.
When a portion of these bonds we're
offered for sale last fall N. W. Halsey
& Co; were the highest, bidders, but de-
clined to take the bonds until the ques-
tion of the constitutionality of the act
authorizing their issuance had been set
tied. The matter was taken into courts
and the act Of the legislature was sus-
tanned by Judge A. NJ: Harrison, who
was in turn sustained by the supreme
court of the state. =. -
The armory board will purchase site
within q few days, and take steps to
derstood that a plot of ground facing
the new Lowry park will be PURCHASED
for about $4,000, leaving $154,000 fol-
the armory.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
COST OF STATES
WARDS is HIGHER
EXPENSES GREATER THAN LAST
FISCAL YEAR.
Increase in Price of Provisions and in
Insurance Rates and Raising of Sal
aries the, Causes-Board Of Control
Preparing It's Report to the Governor.

= The state board Of control is busy
preparing the extensive manuscript for
its second biennial report to the gov
ernor: The first report issued by the
board covered about one year of the
boards existence. The fiscal year end
year of the boards care Of state insti-
tutlons, and its coming report will &C
cordingly cover twice the period re-
ported on in the first statement to the
governor. -..
Altho the report is as yet immature,
it can be stated that financially it will
not show the wards of the state to have
been cared for the past two years as
cheaply as during the first year of the
boards administration. The first year
the board showed net saving to the
state Of $l05,615, as compared with the
expenditures of the old institution
boards. But since then prices Of pro-
visions and fuel scared, and insurance
rates have increased. And that the en-
ployees of the state might be fairly
dealt with, in view of the increased cost
of living, horizontal increase Of 10 per
cent in salaries was made, and later
salaries were increased where especially
deserved, 50 that the salary pay roll to-
day will show up about 20 per cent
higher on the average than during the
first year of the boards administra-
ton.
All these things will go to make the
cost to the state of it's wards much
higher than two or three years ago,
and yet the figures, it is said, will not
be as great as the total cost during the
last year of the existence Of the insti-
tutional boards, in spite of the low pur-
chasing market then existing.
The board has not yet prepared any
recommendatio but it is understood
that one Of them will follow that of
the first report in recommending that
the management of the state university
| by . divided AUTHORITATIVE different
boards-be discontinued.
The board Of controls report will be
issued probably about Dec. i.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06

Intelligent and Conscientious Statesmen are also
at your service. Our Usual Exchange and Approval
Privileges suspended Wednesday. 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
ADAMS SCHOOL OPENS
Several Rooms Not Ready Yet-Condi-
lions at Emerson.

at the Adams school this morning, but
the enti,e building will not be ready
for occupancy until next week. ,.
Altho four rooms at the Emerson
school are still in the hands of working
men, all classes were started today, sew
eral on halliday sessions only.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06

The Savings Bank Of Minneapolis.
Adam Hannah, Treas. Pays 4 per Ct.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
ACCUSED OF CRUELTY
Humane Society Officer Temporarily in
Peculiar Predicament.

The police took a horse which was
standing in frot of the Pausy hotel, Mic
ollet avenue and High street, last night
and accused the owner of being in
human in letting it stand out in the
rain. The horse belonged to j. M.
Adams, agent for the Humane Society,
and Mr.. Adams explained this morning.
yesterday at $40 pm, to meet the
Great Northern train from Maple Plain,
to meet a blind woman. He was told
that the train would be few minutes
late. He covered his horse with his lap
robe and returned to the station to wait.
ly before 9 O'Clock he went out and
found his horse gone. He learned later
that the police had taken the animal to
livery barn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
TO ORGANIZE SIN GERS
North Side High School Alumni Will
Support Plan.

A meeting will be held in the North
Side library Friday at pm to estab-
lish an effective musical organization.
1t is planned to unite the interests Of
the North High School Glee club, which
is of long standing, with the Alumni as
ISOLATION of the same school,
The meeting has been called by Ar
mold r.. Guesmer, alumni president. The
club is to be called the North High
School Alumni Glee club. It is to run
it's own affairs, but the club is to sing
for alumni entertainments and in turn
the alumni are to aid the organization.
the alumni, and from the members of
present and future glee clubs of the
school
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
CITY NE VS.
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater Chauncey
Olcott in a Romance of Athlone."
Bijou Theater-Gertrude Swiggert
in '"rilly Olson" -.
Lyceum Theater-Ferris players in
"Pudd' nhead Wilson" IS E#
Dewey Theater-Frank B. Carr's
"Thoroughbreds."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
TRAINS VICTIM KNOWN
Man Run Over at Wilson Siding Was
- SaYard Olson. u =. = !

The body. Of the man who was killed
at Wilson Siding, near New Brighton,
{hs RAMSEY county, mas last ng5
as that of Sayard Olson of Fairfax
Mimi.
Coroner Miller decided net to hold
an inquest, as it was evident that the
man was Intoxicated when he was run
over. Et.E III 54
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
Address for the Medics.

The college Of medicine and surgery
will open with an address in the medical
hall at 8 o'clock this evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
sINCLAIRE BOY MAY DIE
Lad Accidentally Shot by His Brother
in Precarious Condition,

Norman 0. Sinclair who was accident.
ally shot yesterday, by his elder brother,
at their home, 1913 Aldrich avenue S, is
still in a precarious condition at the city
hospital, and it is feared that he will
not recover. The bullet entered his
head Just. above the right eye and il
complications set in there will be no
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06
NEW JAPANESE STORE
A. Richmond Arrives from West to Open
Establishment.

A. Richmond Of San Francisco and
Yokohoma who is about to open an ex-
tensive Japanese. and Chinese fancy
goods store at SIS Nicollet avenue, ar
rived in the city today to attend to the
changes in the building and the prepara-
ton for the opening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-06

Have You Considered the Advantages
of having The Minnesota Loan & Trust
Company as your Executor or Trustees
Write for Trust Prospectus
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-13
Transfers of Real Estate.

The following notes of transfers of
real estate are of more or less interest:
tllytoh purneli, trustee, to Margaret u.
Reese, property on Eowery, Frostburg,
: ! %
Maryland Coal Company to IL. II. War
nick, property partly III Garrett and partly
i'll Ailcgany county, $1,000.
John Wagus to Richard Harris, lot in
Frostburg, $500.
consolidation Coal Company to Davis
Smith, lease of lot Ill Woodland.
West Virginia Central and PittSburg Rail
road company to Michael i. Cannon, lease
of a SiX-toot vein Of coal near Franklin at Il
cents Il ton royalty.
o. II. Frost It a. to Philip &. Martin, tract
i'll Alle%any county, $50.
Thomas +. DeNaouley to Matte De-
other considerations.
Clayton Purnell and Charles q. Watson,
trustees, to Thomas +. DeNaouley. same
property, consideration 81, etc.
Charles q. Watson AMI Clayton Purnell,
trustees to George +. Dundon. property
near FroStburg. 81 and other considerations.
William L. G.. IIitchins to Jane Hurley,
lot in Frostburg, 500
Penn State Construction Company to
William Harvey, lot in Pekin, $500.
+. \. Thayer ri al trustees, to Hayes
Carter, lot III Westernpnrt, 100.
Alden G. Grove ~ Alden &. Grove, lot in
IImmond'S addition. Wcstcrnport 81, etc
Edwin w. Whitworth to Alden c. Grove
same. 500
Elizabeth Felsing to I. NJ Spanglcr prop
cry in Frost adj ition, FroSrhurg, 81 go.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-13
Obituary.
HUGII Men ULLEN.


Hugh McMullcn, ST., whose serious
illness was noted last week died at ,
clock Saturday afternoon, Feb. &, 1904.
at his residence, west Union street, III
the 18th wear of his age. lie is sur
vived by one brother-,Joseph, of Bridge
Vile, Pa; three sons-Hugh \. and
John P, of Cumberland, and Daniel F.,
of this place, and two daughters-Mrs.
James Barrett and Miss Catherine, both
residing here.
During the past rs years Mr.. Me
Mullen has lived Il retired life. He was
a devoted son of the Catholic Church
and during all these quiet years daily
attendant at the early service. No
morning so cold, stormy, or wet to pre-
vent the matutinal visit.
Mr.. McMullcn was born i'll Camlough,
County Antrim, in December, lS21. He
left his home at rs years of age and
landed in Canada. In 1915 he came to
Mt. Savage, this county, and when war
was declared with Mexico, having just
become "A citizen Of his adopted country,
he enlisted in the United States Army.
After the War he returned to Mi.
Savage and engaged i'll business.
In 1879 he married Miss Elizabeth
RYAN, who died abuut / years ago.
After marriage he sold mis- business at
Mt. Savage and removed to Western
port, where he engaged i'll the hotel
business He lived al that place during
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-13

the trOublOuS days of the Civil War,
and was Il warm personal friend of Col.
Mulligau, who was stationed at New
Creek, now Keyser, w. Va.
In 1872 he removed with his family to
Homecoming, and i'll 1879, with his sons,
ne went to Colorado where he engaged
i'll mining and contracting.
In 1882 he returned to this county,
where he had since resided.
In his younger days he was a fine type
of the physical man-stalWart, active,
intelligent He was Il great friend and
strong political supporter Of the late
Hon. William Walsh.
He lived to enjoy the prosperity and
success of his children, and TO him the
assurance of their future welfare was Il
comfort which solaced his dying hours.
To these his greatest legacy are Il life
to be remembered as blamelcSS, an un-
daunted courage, and Il faith "pertect
in hope" as we'll as love for all.
The funeral was held Tuesday at st.
Michael's church. large attendance
testifying thus their reverence for his
memory.
HARRY OpGEES
At his home, this place, Tuesday
night, Feb. s., 1904, Mr.. Harry Olgers,
aged about 60 years. Mr.. Odgers had
been i'll several months. He was a
native of iannonstovn. Cornwall, Eng
land, where he lived until manhood.
He came TO this country during the civil
war and TO this vicinity in 1856. Miss
Mary T. Edwards became his wife
shortly after. She. with ? daughters
and ! sons. suryiyes-NIissps Stella and
Flora. and Messrs. John. Walter E..
William II. and Charles. of this place,
and prof Harry f.. of Wheeling. w. Va.
Mr.. Odgers. thou.,h quiet in manner and
movement, was socIable, liberal, kind
Though of strong CONVICTIONS, he dld
not obtrude them upon anyone, and 1t
Is most probable that, Ike the t""
'hrlstlaii' ne lell h"i an enemy; re
was Il consistent lheilber Oh the NJ. Il:
Church Tor many years. The funeral
took place Yesterday afternoon from the
residence. Rev. J. w. K. Sumwalt,
nnStnr cnndnctiur tha services
MIS- MARGARET COOPER.
After an illness of two weeks Mrs
MARGARET Cooper died Tuesday evening
E.h q 1oo1 IL, tho 5lth ve,r IF nor o,,r
c,,,' ;..,,.,,;,,ad ho, L,;,l,,,,,d VIM,
1he II SUI 'l'''t ~ il'i ""H'"h''' w ,li'"'ii
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-13

Wednesday evening. We boarded a
street car at q. and c. r. station, rode
for Il mile or more, reaching the foot of
incline road whose upper terminal is at
top of historic Lookout mountain. This
plane is 200 feet long and ii portion of
it is very nearly perpendicular. Ascend
ing the latter part sends chill over a
sensitive or scary person that is not
easily forgotten. This should not be, as
many of our party ride on elevators to
their places of business without Il tremor.
1t being dark when we reached the
summit of Lookout mountain we could
not tell much about the topography of
surrounding territory other than that
we We're much elevated, as shown by
the lights at foot of mountain III Chatta-
nooga and suburbs. We We're housed
at Lookout Mountain Inn," IA hostelry
right on crest of the mountain and a
stupendous and imposing structure,
richly furnished and capable Of comfort
ably accommodating 800 people. We
retired late Wednesday evening antici-
pating and hoping for Il sunny day
following. Up i'll good time Thursday
morning we found the fog thick as you
have witnessed it in the hollow at
Grahamton when it did its level best.
This was disappointment but on
the other hand it verified our recol-
lection of history by teaching us through
our own observation that the Union
army was favored by the elements when
they took Lookout mountain from the
Confederate army during the civil war.
1t is said that the fog was so thick near
top of the mountain on morning that
Union forces scaled the hill at Craven
house that no sentry, however vigilant
could see the enemys approach. On the
other hand, the valley below the clouds
was clear and the Union Amy could
see for miles around, and Grant, at Or
chard Knob, had no difficulty in discern
ing the movements of HOOker'S troops
scaling the mountain while Gen. Thomas
men guarded the valley at Ross Gap
from the approach of Longstreet and
other brave and bold CoufederateS at
Chickamauga. Grants quarters at Or
chard Knob also prevented the Confed-
crate General, Bragg, who was in com
mand. from reaching Chattanooga by
road leading from his headquarters to
that place.
After being on the spot and having
the positions of both armies pointed out
one can understand what strenuous
work was done by both sides to retain
Chattanooga.
We drove over the battle field of
Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge
Were at top of monument erected tC
Col. Wilder and also on summit of steel
towers erected oh SurdSraSS Hill, head
quarters of General Thomas, and a
similar structure of equal height erected
on SPOT on Missionary Ridge where len
lCnnrlnlrl on Ill narn.l
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-13
Golden Wedding.

At Borden Shaft Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad Brode celebrated the rare fcstivity
of the tiftieth anniversary of their mar
ried life Thursday evening, llth inst.
The presence of children, grand children
and great grandchildren many friends,
and Is of the Sisters Rebecca, of Frost
burg. of which Mrs Brode has been a
member for many years, added very
greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion.
The parlor was beautifully decorated
with an arch under which the venerable
bridal pair was seated while addressed
by Rev. w. II. Lair, of the Reformed
church of Frostburg. An elaborate
feast was most heartily enjoyed by the
many guests. Many beautiful presents
were received by Mr.. and Mrs. Brodr.
a very happy time was spent until H.
o'clock, when most of the friends went
their homeward way wishing the happy
couple many returns of the day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-13
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Personal.


Mrs. Mary Daley, of Homecoming,
formerly resident of Frostburg, was
here Monday evening calling on friends.
She was accompanied by Miss Katie
Harvey, of Massillon, Ohio.
"Miss Alice Huston, of Frostbu
Nd" says the Salisbury (Pa.) STIR. "is
here visiting her brother George, one of
the genial clerks of the Elk Lick Supply
Company"
Mrs. Etfie Thomas left Tuesday for
Hagerstown to visit her sister, Mrs.
Frank A. Mum.
Miss Elizabeth f. Barrett, home from
school to attend funeral of her grand
father, Mr.. Hugh McMullcn, returned
Thursday.
Mrs. j. T. Miller, of Homecoming, was
in town Thursday attending Mrs. w.
J. Cooper's funeral
Miss Elizabeth Stewart, of Ohio Pyle,
Pa, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George
w. McCulloh.
A. c. Wilson was here Saturday
evening, last week. Apparently I'M
disturbed by criticism of his intentions,
real and suspected, he talked assuringly
of the perpetuity OF the State Normal
School, and told the JOURNAL of bill
partly looking to that end and which
will go into the Legislature from the
right quarter. AS to the outcome he
felt no apprehension. The JOURNAL
may be mistaken, but if Wilson isn't
an earnest, capable, enterprising school
man, he is the most accomplished
counterfeit in the State.
Thomas NJ. Thomas, of Barrelville
Md, was here Thursday attending the
funeral of Mrs. William j. Cooper He
reports that "Barrelviile would be all
right if it had church."
Rev. John Edwards and family of
eastern Maryland. are here attending
funeral of Harry Odgers. Mr. Edwards
is brother of Mrs. Odgers.