The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-04
THE NONPAREIL MAN

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How Miller, S. D., is Putting In a Noisy
Fourth with A.. e. Bills Old Barker Do
Ing Woman servIce-story Of an Old
Cannon that Was First Used to Awake
on Sinners to Their Great Perll-Why
Conversion by Artillery Proved to Be
Unpopular.
Miller, S. D., is celebrating today. No
matter what other effete towns may do.
Miller is making noise. Professor Gage
of Huron has been engaged for some time
to deliver the fapdoodle and the town
cannon has been kerosened and cleaned
up in an endeavor to awaken the eagle
before daybreak.
This cannon certainly has a remark
able history. The Miller Sun gives por-
tons Of it. 1t seems that the barker was
Hrst secured by A. e. Bills several years
ago to awaken sinners to their great peril.
There was a revival on the boards at
Miller and the sunrise prayer meeting was
being held every morning. Bills was
strong on religion and he thought the
people ought to turn out the same as he
did. There were too many sleepers. So
he loaded the big gun to the muzzle and
at sunrise he pulled UP the anchor. A
sound like two large planets clashing to-
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rushed out in their nightclothes, believing
great trouble was near. The attendance
at that service was good, altho the people
were mad. Finally the cannon broke out
several panes In the church windows. The
affair ended when the mouth of the
awakener was pounded full Of stones by
people who desired little repose. It was
thus put out OF commission for three
years. The rocks having been removed,
the cannon is doing it's part today. Mr..
Bills, the gentleman who originated the
idea of waking the people for church with
artillery, is now member Of Dowie's col
ony at Zion, III.
It is reported that Charlie Ross has been
discovered In Philadelphia within the last
few days. Ross has been found so often
that we suspect him.
A character known to the police Of the
larger cities as ''Fainting Bertha" is
causing much trouble. Her favorite stunt
is to faint In the arms of her victim and
snip off his diamond pin or Gull his watch
Also when she is caught in the act OF
with the goods upon her, she faints in the
hope of being sent to the hospital. If any
lady faints in your arms on the street
look out! 49,. # -#s...-. .'
The Hennepin county republicans are
like the prohibitionist who was sent a jail
Of branded peaches. They don't care fo1
tho fruit In its condition and they don't
appreciate the spirit in which it is sent
| Louis Olson's team Of Spirited 4-year.
olds" from West Rock caused quite hub
bub in the crowded streets of Pine City
last week. While weighing In on the Big
| Store scales, the critters got an idea that
something dangerous was around and
made hot Dash thru town with Mr.. Olson
not on the box. While making the TURF
at Breckenridge's store, the wagon struck
| the railing about the Glasgow property
and knocked the same over tearing 8
couple Of planks out Of the sidewalk Mrs
| Gerd 3. Kruse, who was walking alone
the sidewalk near tht point. promptly
tainted and was carried into the drus
store and resuscitated. The Pine Cit,
paper says: .
| Knowing that the case Of Mrs. Krus,
did not result disastrously, the creates
damage done was to mare owned b!
Frank Keene Of Beroun. The Keene team
was standing In the village yards hitchet
| to the rear Of a wagon when the mad
/ dened brutes rushed up and came in con
| tact with the animal in question; the en-
of the wagon tongue was jabbed into tn
mares hip and a wound about foot lon,
and six inches deep was made. Der
Bracket and a horse trader from tn
camp on the Otner SIDE OF the river, wer
called to dress and sew up the ugly CASH.
It was a fierce few moments for Pin
City and everybody will be glad to hea
that there were no serious casualties.
G. Stanley Hall, president Of Clark uni
versity who is an authority on thing
psychological, told the National Educa
tional convention at st. Louis last wee
that we seemed to be developing a re
male sex without the female characte,
Girls manners are roughened," said d.
Hall. land they do not develop pride i
distinctively feminine qualities or in tn
grace and charm Of their young woman