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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-19
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

HON. S. K. REPPl, of De Soto, and B. Il. BOYER Re-
publican nominee for Prosecuting Attoraey and other
candidates on tile Republican county ticket will be
At. the following places at times stated and
address the voters All are invited to
attend these meetings.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-19

It is admitted that Parker's let
ter Of acceptance failed t. put any
ginger in the campaign. Watson $
letter Of acceptance supplies tie
the uecdet! flavor however.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

Fourteenth avenue Sc has expert
enced wonderful growth in the last
three years. The large increase in the
population and the great amount Of
business which is done today have built
most prosperous streets of the classical
East Side. From Fifth street to the
university leading right to the campus
new curbings have been put in and the
street is one Of the most attractive
thorofares in East Minneapolis. Four
full with many new and enterprising
stores, and is suggestive Of splendid
business chances in every line. G. w.
Meneilley, the oldest grocer on Four
teenth avenue, has built a fine corner
block at Fourteenth avenue and Fourth
street Sc, in which he carries on his
grocery business with the freshest and
bought on the market; 325 Fourteenth
ness block in Which H. 3 W. Wilson car
ries on large publication business and
his sign Of the "Gopher Trade Mark
is known all over the country as the
Collins has built on the opposite corner
Of the, Meneilley block a fine business
block in which the Students Bookstore
carries on a large book and stationery
business. Here also is published "The
School of Education,' the leading edu
cational organ this side Of the Rocky
mountains.
W. NJ Simms has built on -Four
teenth avenue the finest and most com
plete retail hardware store in the CITY
at cost Of $4,000. Eight years az,
Mr.. Simms started in that line Of trad,
in small way, business came easy, an(
now the firm operates under the fines
conditions, with the prospects Of ,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

rating. Fred Benjamin, $40 Fourteenth
avenue Sc, is Southeast Minneapolis
boy; was born and raised on the East
Side, and after the death Of his father
became the proprietor Of the firm Of
Fred Benjamin, grocer. The growth OF
management Of Mr.. Benjamin and to
his clean business methods. a-... -.
About one year ago Fourteenth ave-
nue. Sc was in the thralls of the thieves,
and robberies on, the Streets of resi-,
dences and stores were daily occurrences,
until nobody was safe 9of house and
called meeting and subscribed q fund
Of $3.50 to be paid as rewards. for the
capture and conviction of the burglars
who terrorized that, part Of the city.
G. W. Meneilley and H. w. Wilson
thought so we'll Of the plan that thru
their efforts they founded the Univer-
ing that the business men could do more
for the avenue, by getting together and
discussing the needs an ID by inviting
other business men to locate as there are
great many. opportunities to carry. on
a fl Furnishing business. There are thir-
the present time. The officers are L.
G. .Hutchins, presidents; w. M. Simms,
vice PRESIDENT; H. w. Wilson, secretary
and treasurer; P. L. Swain and r. w.
Manuel, directors. The. association has
done great deal Of good in pushing the
work Of paving Fourteenth avenue. It
is to the association s credit that the
burglaries in that vicinity have been
stopped and the members will be pleased
to correspond with any person looking
for frst-class business location. ~
Another prominent and enterprizing
Fourteenth-avenue firm is the Swain
Transfer and Fuel company, dealers in
| coal and wood, and expressing. -a,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
$1,000 IS STILL NEEDED
THE REMAINDER OF THE $4,000
NECESSARY FOR THE STUDENT
MEMORIAL ARRANGED FOR
MODEL AND CONTRACTS ARE
READY. -

Out Of the $4,000 to be raised for
the erection Of the student-soidier me-
mortal $1,000 is still lacking, and Ar
thur b. Haynes, chairman of, the COM
mittee appointed by the regents, has is
sued a circular urging patriotic citizens,
students and former students to send
their share. The amount collected is
$3,445, and pledges of 1856 have been
received. This leaves $1,7O0. The
heirs of the late Governor John S. Pills
bury, who was one of the committee,
have added to the 5000 already given
another $500 to be paid as soon as the
$1,000 has been collected.
The contracts for the memorial are
ready; the model has been made and
approved by the committee and other
authorities consulted, and the commit
tee is DESTROYS Of proceeding, vet it
is deemed advisable to secure the full
amount before going ahead.
Eight Of the young men who met a
soldier g death were students of the
university. The committee is composed
of Governor S. R. Van SAINT, A.. E.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

steady increase. Another good example
Of Fourteenth avenue Sc prosperity.
Shaw & Bertsch, three years ago had
practically nothing backing them in the
way of business. They opened a small
repair shop on Fourteenth avenue Sc,
9eod Gprth street. Today they have
nue., covering 5000 square feet of floor
space and carrying a frst-class line of
housefurnishing goods at the most rea-
sonable prices. First-class workmanship
and a strict attention to business are
claimed by the owners as. the means to
success. They still continue their re-
pairing and upholstering department..
Chris johnson, proprietor Of the U. Of
M Shoe store, is an enterprising and
up-to- date shoe dealer. He prospers I'M
der the patronage Of great many of
the young university people and does
excellent work. ~. - ~ r. 3. = j
A. F. Palmer & Go. is an enterpris-
ing firm, which started in business on
Fourteenth avenue three years ago and
have built up large grocery trade
thru their courteous and painstaking
efforts. Comfort &. Burns, plumbers
and gasftters, is a firm Of two young
Southeast Minneapolis business men,
who, by their OWL enterprise, are build
At 14O5 Fourth street Sc, A. r. Fiji
PEEK is running the North Star Meat
Market. Mr.. Filipek started in bust.
ness two years ago with practically no
capital to speak Of, and is today. oper.
ating a very successful business. L.
G. & W. L. Hutchins, painters and dec.
orators, few years ago started in a
| very small way a paint store on Fourth
street, near Fourteenth avenue. Today
they have large store, 429 Fourteenth
avenue Sc, and they carry most com
plete, line of wall paper, painters ma.
! terials, paints, and do frst-class deco
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

Rice, Arthur E. Haynes and A. F. Pills
bury, the last being named to succeed
his father, the late Governor Pillsbury.
. Two prominent universities have al
handsome mem memorials for students i killed
in the, Spanish-American war. 1%.s
One class at Yale has erected beau
tiful memorial gate for the campus in
memory of students at Yale who died at
their posts of duty and the University
Of Michigan comes to the front with
$4,000 raised by the alumni to erect a
low students who died in the Philip
pines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
ENGLISH OF A KIND
Peculiar Specimens Found in Land of
Japanese. IL =. ~:
Cassel'S Journal.

-, Cassel's Journal.
f"rhe Jap has a mania for putting up
English notices, and he foods one s
rooms at hotel with English cards
such English!" remarks man from
Chrysanthemum land. -
Zone day I said to the waiter:
'Kishi, the rolls are cold.'
Yes he answered; "a good deal
Of not cooling, the cakes is good.
I'm the same hotel was displayed a
notice which ran: -"
'On the dining-time nobody shall
be enter to the dining and drawing-room
without the guests allow
Gone Of the articles in the municipal
laws of Kioto reads: -,
"sAny dealer shall be honestly by
his trade. Of course the sold one shall
prepare to make up. the safe package
A Toxic dentists circular was
handed to me; it read:
j." Our tooth is an important organ
for human life and countenance, as
you know; therefore,. when it is at.
tack by disease or injury, artificial
tooth is also very useful: 7 am engaged
your purpose. ~ SH4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
WHAT PROMINENT EDUCATORS SAY:

WHAT PROMINENT EDUCATORS SAY:
President CYRUS NoRTHRoP, of the Univers-
ity Of Minnesota, in speaking of PROF g. C:CUR-
TISS, Supervisor Of Commercial Dept, says: ST
know of no better man earth to take position
connection with Schools
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
FACTS ABOUT THIS COLLEGE.

FACTS ABOUT THIS COLLEGE.
l. This college has the largest and strongest
Faculty of any Business College in the Northwest.
4ss g. This college has the LARGEST, FINEST,
BEST LIGHTED and MOST SANITARY QUAR-
TIERS of any Business College in the Northwest
q g. This college maintains an employment bu-
reau which assists it's graduates positions free
charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07

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"Visit the Old FolNsD

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
THE DAY IN COURT.
Considerable Falling OF in the
Crowd in Attendance.

f CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, October 81
After spending quiet and uneventful
Sunday. the town awakfd this morning
with apparently marked falling off OF
interest In the case, The discussions
were more subdued, and the early crowd
was not one-half OF what 1t had been for
The past week
It was, perhaps, an indication in a new
form of what the most casual OF obscrv-
em has been compelled to note. The
populace. believing McCue guilty, was
vastly more interested In the PROSECUTION
than in the defense, and while 1t had
fought for entrance during the one, 1t
was now, at the beginning of the other,
slow to turr out and slower still to grow
animated "a Interested Besides this
the wear VI two long weeks was be
ginning to have It's effect, 1t Is q re.
markable case. indeed that can drag
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01

who read 1T aloud to the court. Here, Is
what the letter said:
charlottesville, Va, Sept ~, lgoi.
tIocar Aunt Sallie:
II received your kind and affecttonate
letter few minutes ago. and VIII am
swer now, as ain AFRAID l Will Ior-
get IT. ~
1--WE are now ut home Win ), Aunl
sammle (Mrs. Marshall Dinwiddie) and
tIncle Marshall YDinwidde, who arc
very kind and good to u.s.; but | came
home and miss my dear mother, %honl
nit before my God, and who miss
many times in the day.
Aunt Salle / am fighting one or
the greatest battles now. ain among
all my fathers people. and they. OF
course, wonder why took sucn a
step III this case. But | am going TO
do what I thlnk Is right IN Gods call
II never will be in worse trouble
than this. cannot sleep, and Wien
II go to bed and wake up with the same
trouble. I feel as though cannot
stand 1t. I have got only one thing TO
live FOR now--,ny little sister--wfo is
z dearer to me than ever before,
'syollr affectionate nephew,
~. WILLIAM N1'CUE,
The witness stated that lie had written
the note, and shortly afterwards ie1t .uo
stand The letter reached Charlottesville
yesterday morning By special delivery.
It was addressed to Ernest Crawford.
Mrs. Griggs Is a sister Of Crawford. and,
therefore, OF the murdered woman.
Examined the Roof.
still another witness was introduced BY
the Commonwealth. Mr.. John IA. Gil
more, Of the Gilmore Furniture Com-
pany, took the stand. Ho stated that on
the forenoon OF the day after the murder
he and two others, all members Of me
coroner's jury. made an inspection OF the
roof OF the back porch. which led from
tho open window in Ruby's room. The
porch showed no signs OF any ones hav-
ing passed over 1t.
"Dld you observe the condition Of the
window itselfr' 4A
"Yes There was d nower-pot in the
window and an :lnbroken cobweb on ono
side"
The witness arose, went to window
and Illustrated to the jury. When lie
returned to his seat, he stated further
that he had also examined the locust
tree at tho end of the porch to try 10
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Ing as jc the prosecution may have an
other word to say, and q pretty impor-
tant word. before the defense begins.
If tho reports ARE correct, Ernest CraW-
ford and Willie McCue both Will flgure
In this late deyelopment.sTh The day VIII
probably show the truth. or the untruth
of these rumOrs. s3{s} ri ttt
Willie McCue Called.
The announcement of Commemorative
Attorney Gilner that he desired the pres
cnce OF Willie McCue at once caused q
little STIR The sergeant WIS bustled out
10 hunt him up. The inquiry for the son
OF the accused referred directly to the
matter in hand. While the boy was peihg
hunted up the session Of the court pc
gan. -,
ncss-like way, and at once introduced
witness in the person OF Dr. J. vs.
NIalctt. professor Of chemistry at the
University. At the request Of Common
wealths Attorney Gilmer, Dr.. Mallett had
examined the blood-stained bat, with
which McCue once saldr he had been
struck. and which is claimed by the de-
tense 10 have been weapon used by me
prisoner against his wife.
There was some question as 70 Inc
character Of the stains upon the SUCK.
DR.. Mallett said the stains were certain
ly Of blood, and that the blood was not
chicken blood, as was at one time SUE
cested. DR.. Mallett could not, however,
saw with positive1lcss whether or not the
blood was that OF the human body. 1t
was of the class to which human blood
l,n,onred--mamn,alion blood. Dr.. Mallett
! explained the chemical process OF the eS-
animation he had made, ana then lelt
| the stand without being cross-questioned.
=. Letter to His Aunt.
Willie McCue entered smiling and went
at once to the witness chair. the exam
nation, that was directly In the line of
what was currently reported on the
streets yesterday, began ut once.
Have you an aunt living N Alhehs,
Ga.?" asked Captain Woods.
Yes SIR
"What Is her manner"
( "Ars. IT, y. Grggs,'
| '.WhatHi Is maiden name?'
| Mrs. Sallie Griggs."
"Will you take the letter.
The defense interrupted Captain Woods
| and asked to SEQ the letter. Both MT.
Lee and Mr.. Coleman read It carefully,
/ Then they passed It to Judge Morris at
! the Same time making objection to the
l Introduction of the letter The court over
y ruled the objection but again stated &c
the Jury that the letter could not he
held as evidence against the prisoner. bu,
could be used simply for the purpose OF
impcachng the witness, Mr.. Lee noted
M exception.
Reaching forward, Willie McCue tool
the letter and identified 1t as his own
Then he passed 1t back to Captain Woods
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MEN 4 BOYS ourF'T1ras

day after day and still hold the crowd in
its thrall.
When McCue entered minute before 10
o'clock, there wero perhaps one hundred
or one hundred and fifty people on the
lower floor. The call Of the court bell
drew n half dozen others inside, but when
tho session began about one-ha1f the seats
were vacant. There were a number Of
people in the galleries, including several
ladies'
Various new rumors have sprung up
since yesterday. and 1t looks at this writ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01

There Is certainly going to be Some
thing. doing IN this month, but Uncle
Sam can AFFORD to keep calm and whittle.
Our customers have been
whiting awayiatt our stock OF
overcoats SO we've had to get
in "a new lot OF the popular
Craven ettes--also a few novel
patterns in m ediurn len gths.
Every size is here. II youap-i
preciate q pattern somewhat
differentfron1tne others, come
right In.
Our special to.day-Men's Hose, two
pairs for a quarter.
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begin fuss?n
mo, sir"
Stand aside, !. .,,.
There were two other witnesses IN th Is
connect on. Mrs NJ. II. Crawford. oI
Stanton. whose husband was q relative
OF Mrs. McCue's said she had known the
couple for many years. y never, saw SAW =
more loving husband or more deYo'e9a
wife, g. !,
She declared; "And this is the TRUTH q! n, !.
Size added us an .atterthou& nj :5s iie
ether was Mr. Browning. It was u ~ his
home. about nine niles down tn Mcr r,n,,
children were staying when the m 1C,
She SAID MI and Week Meek Sefors
the homicide. They had been there ire Z
qasnty aRa ho had ot aad y the 9
het ween the two appeared to pc very
friendly and affectionate,
The Telephone Message.
Charming little Willie irving, w SnG
claims fourteen years red sweater hI ha
a pretty, piquant race to!d VIM
Z "
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gay about marr,ages2" asked Captain

say about marriages?" asked Captain
Woods. 9. x !. nos q, right"
declared Miss Moore, VIII . ttss157a.#5s1it, I5
Shortly ll afterwards she left the sta s.a t,n.
Throughout the examination, r su Word had
s nea p9sshs a de CT M that young man
had frequently referred g 80
hMaHp ep atiI1 now veered of IN another
d,rction. Witness after witness came ,tne
forward to toll what they had op 3i,s W.!
Of Of the the relations existing between Inc ac-
cused and his dead WIG. :, {. u, !, I, ! ,,nen
negro, named an xd rt!r West Virginia
I,o odd hi ~ voice to tho chorus. For nine
Years We and a. half. Frank had lbse a'n nutleF
and man about ne ouso nice eie as married
neopl .es eo Ria do, he SAID. q never heard
a quarrel or a fuss. They were y e. N MY
lovn couple Three s,o, ystaus had hsd spent sa
Wna .. dolegate to tho y. "A. r. convention
In charlottesville, To-day she snla til s
far rs she observed tGs pe We're Of "a
very cordial character. Miss Lucy lay
ior' a seaInstress, who, at odd times,
during the past eight years mas Il ! w2 nnvar
in the McCue house, saam ,1 SIZE iiti ''es9'
seen a more congenlal coupe
Cordial Relations.
Mrs =. %. sMcCue took the stand and
said abe was intimate with the Wllc ., q
the accused and had made FREQUENT visits ,sas,
IL tho house and bsol, on frequent drives
with her Tho utmost cordlailty eAisteu
bit wee the accused and his wife,
but during the past year, you Iiau ,nu !;
visited your sister-in-laW SO mucL, nuu
Won Mrs. McCue" asked Captain Woods.
ION the contrary, had heea there very
frequently, Indeed. she said,
81 II stayed IN the house and LOOK care nS' "
the children when Mr.. ana MIS-; Mc '.,'.a
were in Atlantic CITY. together. ! Whs VI
the house a week before tho MURDER.
In the interim between, tho depa1ure
OF one Witness ana the nIFlya! o. allotl.ur,
the defense avalled ITSELF Or Inc p!ese!, ~
OF Captain Grady. the heayyWcigh. pa,
trolnian, Grady said no had seen MI M a a!d
Mrs. Mccue frequently on the streets an a1!a
In public places Their conduct, ne !, SAC y 40
They were as loving as any couple coula
be.
The witness srec!ted a few incidents,
tending to show tho lloughtfulness or tlle
accused, where his VIE was concernSsa,
Grady said The had been at the McCue
house at all hours, of the night on nlsl,
ness, when the prisoner was Mayor alld
police justice, but, had never seen any
Thing OF theereported disorders.
sisg No FUSES in Public,
"And you say asked Captain Ser.
dryly, that Mr.. and Mrs. McCue never,
had fuss IN the streets OF Charlottesr
vile, or at the theatre?" u
!. mo, sir" said Grady; =
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The hpuse that night. The talk was
light and rambling and occurred four
or five years ago. Crawford was not
even talking to Waller. The latter over
heard the remark. His attention had been
recalled to the incident by reading In the
newspapers what Ernest Crawford had
recently said about the N1cCues. Mr..
Waller said that while he was at the
University he knew Crawford quite well,
and had been frequently entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. McCue, who were very
nice to him.
Insurance on Life.
At this point the defense introduced the
insurance policies to which reference was
made several days ago They showed
that NlcCue carried q totalEof about $685.
600 upon his life, and that his wife was
made In nearly every case the beneflci-
AIRY. The policies were held by tho fol-
lowing companies:
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of Milwaukee, Wis, t15.000,
payable to the McCue estate policy dated
March Ii, 1904.
Equitable Life Assurance Society Of
United States policy dated March2. 1906,
for $4,000; payable In event of his death
after the tontine period to wife OF McCue
In annual installmcnts Of $500 each, and
In the event Of his death before the ex-
pirationJ OF this period, payable to the
wife In an annuity bond for $4,000. The
Commonwealth called attention to a
clause providing that after three years
loans would be made on the policy.
New York Life: Policy in hands OF
company, which required 1t MS collateral
for u loan sufficient to cover a payment
due; policy dated October 16, 1888; for
$4,000 payable to Fannie NJ. N1cCue, wife
Of the assured.
Fidelity and Casualty Company OF New
York: Accident and health policy for
$40, 900 in event Of death on train and
IS 600 for death by other means; dated
March II, 1904, and payable on the dealt!
OF the assured to his wife. Fannie M. Nc
Cue; and In the cvent8of the prior death
of the beneficiary, to the executors. at.t
ministrators or assigns of the assured.
Travellers Insurance Company OF Hart
ford, Conn: Policy, dated February
1908 for $4,000. payable in event Of death
OF the Insured to his wife, Fannie NJ,
McCue or to such other benoficiaries as
may be designated in accordance with with
the terms Of the policy. az Il
Life Insurance Company OF Virginia
Policy for SIS, 900 dated February Fl. 4-O3;
insurance payable to Fannie McNutt Nc
Cue and In event OF her prior death to the;
executors or assigns Of the insured.
Royal Arcanum: Benefit certificate Tor
$4,000 payable to FannieiMcNutts McCue;
paper dated April 10, 1896.
i Fidelity Mutual Lilo Association OF
Philadelphia: policy for SO 600 dated June
s, 1907; amount payable In event Of death.
Of insured to his. wife, Fannie Men,
McCue. 5ii s. .sif39
This, citation is interesting, IN view OF,
the complication that might arise y Mcri
tho complication that might arise II Nc
Cue were convicted and sentenced 70
death. II declared by. many here TO pc
a nice question, whether q, not the com.
panies under such conditions could De
held for the payment Of the sums men men
toned IN the policies.