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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
CHINESE WANT>.THE
LIZARD hrs ARARlLLA

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Lizards, dressed, dried and bound on
pieces of bamboo, will be, imported by
the Chinese doctors of the twin cities
at 10 per cent adj valorern as an I'M
enumerated unmanufactured article.
The importation hitherto has been re-
stricted because the customs inspectors
have declared dried lizards to be medi-
cine: It is now ruled that the lizards
are not used as medicine, but as an
Ingredient to be cooked with herbs to
make medicine. Such ingredients are
not specially provided for in the duti-
able schedules. .< sQ,S,st 1ssst;f#" /.
The lizards are imported in pairs.
They are prescribed by Chinese ply
sicians, and are supposed to have some
pagan essence derived from the gods.
The lizards and herbs are brewed and
the broth administered to the patient
as a tonic. A Chinaman without his
lizards soon becomes afflicted with a
disease entitled ergomania, which means
THAT tired feeling There has been
9! loud cutlery for lizards in Minneapo.
lis for some time. ..s.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
IN CHICAGO PULPIT
DR.. Latham A. .Crandan to Serve as
University Preacher in Anri1

Or. Latham A. Crandall, pastor of
Trinity Baptist church, leaves on Thurs
day with his family for Chicago, where
DR.. Crandall serves as university
preacher for the first three Sundays in
sity are chosen without reference to
creed or locality, Unitarians and Ro-
man Catholics having been represented
by such men as Edward Everett Hale
and Bishop Spaulding. During the
week the preacher in residence meets
students personally and delivers adj
dresses to student bodies.
DR.. and Mrs. Crandall are to be
guests of honor at the Chicago Baptist
Social union at the Auditorium hotel
Tuesday evening, April 4, at which
time Dr.. CrandaH is to deliver one of
the addresses.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
BEGIN FIGHT ON
The OIL TRUST
DISCRIMINATION IN RATES IS
ALLEGED.
File Formal Complaint with State Rail
I road and Warehouse Commission
Dealers Of Twin Cities Combine for
Fight classification Of Commodities
on Tariff Schedules Condemned.

Independent oil companies of Mime.
sofa have declared war against the oil
trust. They have filed formal com.
plant with the railroad and warehouse
commission, alleging that because Of
excessive freight rates charged them
for less than carload lots to local points,
they are unable to compete with the
trust. 49,. ~f9
The name Of the Standard Oil trust is
not used directly in the compliant, but
the use of the term independents in
ferentially draws. attention to the exist
ence of the combine.
The complaint, in which all the indie
pendent. oil dealers Of, the twin cities
united, is directed against all the roads
operating in Minnesota, some thirty.
The complaint pays special attention to
the classification of commodities Of the
third class, when shipped in less than
carloads, the contention being that the
fair and reasonable compensation for,
transporting such merchandise would
commodities Of the fourth class. Such
a, classification would reduce existing
rates from 20 to- rs per cent. s,S.-. u.
Of oil; one is founded upon the third
classification, and applies to shipments
in less than carload lots; the other is
founded upon the fifth classification
IS GREAT The f atter '4 rate
is fully SO per cent less than the former.
The complaint is based upon this diff
ference. The Standard Oil company,
by reason Of it's better facilities for
shipping and unloading at all stations
class rate, while the independent deal
ers, who. have no such facilities for
shipping and unloading in carload lots,
must pay third class rates. - - =
The independent dealers do not ask
for carload rates on smaller shipments.
But they do assert there is too great a
discrepancy disc at present between n, carload
commodity. The Standard Oil COM
pany has tank stations at all i'm
portant railroad towns in the north
west with a capacity. sufficient to re-
ceive and store until disposed of, the
contents Of a tank car. Such conven
fences enable the trust to enjoy rates
sumption far below those paid by in
dependent companies. a.
The latter, for want of such facilities
at interior points, must unload their
tank cars at St. Paul, Minneapolis or
Duluth, then barrel and ship to suit the
wants Of customers. "a It is on this sort
of shipment that the third class rate
applies, giving Luelr cOupoClCOI d IIo-
-mendous advantage which would be
greatly modified if they would distrib-
ute on fourth class rates.
Among the companies joining in the
complaint are the Bartles Oil company,
the Cornplanter Oil company and the
Craig Oil company Of st. Paul, and the
Pennsylvania Oil and Supply company,
Ltd; Climax Refining company, Kunz
Oil company and the. Crescent Oil COM
pany Of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29

"A Mark Of Gentility.
The Dunlap hat carries with it a SUI
periority found in no other Derby. The
1905 Dunlaps are ready at BarnabY Is.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
.SPLENDOR RISES
FROM WRECKAGE
SYSTEM AND BEAUTY FOLLOW A
FIRE DISASTER.

The Great Powers Store Emerging from
the Ordeal of December Greater and
Better than Ever Before-Cost I'm
thought-of in Preparing the Big Es-
adjustment for Its Patrons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
Children Like Music.

Little Louise Homer, as she calls her
self, a pretty 9-year-old, gives promise
Of inheriting the musical abilities of
her parents. She has a clear, sweet
little son, Sidney, is not years old, but
even his baby tastes show a strong mu-
steal bent 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer leave tonight for
Kansas City, having remained over to
have as. much time as possible to see
Minneapolis and their friends, old and
new. Mr.. Homer is especially pleased
with:the city on account Of it's substan-
tial character and agreeable optimism,
carping cynicism : prevailing in many
cities. -. +. ...s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
KERWIN Is GOING
Member Of Attorney Generals Staff
Not Pleased with Work.

P; J. Kerwin Of LIE sueur is said to
second assistant attorney general. Mr..
Kerwin was named on the staff Of the
attorney general as result Of an ante
convention promise made by supporters
Of E. T.. Young. He has not been sat-
listed with the place, and has objected
to the heavy work entailed, and it has
said he was already made his chief ac-
quainted with his intention to return
to lie Sueur.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29

"System" and Beauty" the twin
sisters Of mercantile success, have
sprung full-growp from the wreckage
Of the Powers store, partially destroyed
last December by fire and water. In
three months, improvements which
would have taken years to install I'M
der ordinary conditions, have been al
most completed. In a few weeks the
store will be entirely remodeled, re-
fitted, and will stand not only among
the foremost department. stores of the
northwest, but Of the entire country.
From the concrete foundation, fifty
feet below the sidewalk, to the hospi-
tai and restaurant for employees on
the top floor; from the imposing arcade
on Nicollet to the entrances on First
avenue s, no expense has been spared
to equip the building with every de-
vice to please the eye and every equip
ment to facilitate purchases with the
greatest ease to the buyer. =, :,
Altho it was known that the build
ing was Of solid construction, some
fear was expressed that there might
be weakening Of strength after the
ordeal Of fire and water. A careful
investigation failed to show the slight
est deterioration. The first day that
the store was opened after the fire,
100000 people passed thru the build.
ing, and at one time there were $4,000
people on the floors. Not the slightest
oscillation was felt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
CITY NEWS
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater ~ Mother
Goose. s.-
Orpheum Theater-Modern vaude-
vile. ~.
Bijou Theater-"More to Be Pitied
than Scorned."
Lyceum Theater-"Camille."
Unique Theater-Vaudevills.
Dewey Theater-Knickerbo Bur
lesquers.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church-Organ
recital, Gottfried H. Federlein.
Minnesota College Hall-Recital, ad-
vanced pupils Of j. Victor. Bergquist.
House of Faith Presbyterian Church
Entertainment, Y. P. c. E.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29

Crawford Shoes" Spring Styles Ready
Agent. Hoffman s Toggery Shops.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
Interior Arrangements.

The entire arrangement of tn sell
ing counters has been changed, the
aisles widened, and every department
confined to blocks with the aisles run
ming at right angles. The mosaic floor
ing in the arcade has been declared I'M
satisfactory, and will be changed to
maple to correspond with the main
floor. The number Of square feet of new
maple flooring will be $4,000. All
panels on the main floor will be Of solid
mahogany. The quality will be Of the
finest piano panel selection, and to fill
the order for the supply practically ex7
hansted, the stock Of several large deal
|%ers. There will be 900 square feet
Of mahogany panel backgrounds in the
show windows alone and 4,785 feet of
new paneled counters. The moulding
has been carved by hand.
The second floor will be carpeted,
$500 yards of royal Wilton being used.
Hundreds Of yards of green silk velour
will be consumed in the window decora-
tions. Four hundred and fifty buff
windowshades, to correspond to the in
terror decorations will be used, and $50
yards Of Wilton carpet will be put down
in the show windows. The windows
will have 400 new electric lights, and
there will be $500 new electric lights
| in the arcade. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
Will Add Another Story.

I. The H. N. Leighton company has the
contract for adding another story to
the building after plans by KEGS &
The new floor will contain hospital
for employees, lunch and recreation
room for the girl employees, with wait
ing, retiring and lavatory rooms for
lady customers. The exterior will be re-
modelled to give more solid and i'm
posing appearance. The cupolas will be
removed and the corners squared with
heavy overhanging cornices.
The first feature to attract the atten-
ton Of the customer entering the main
floor will be the 1872 pillars cased in or
namental stucco of the italian renais-
sance period. Formerly the iron col
umns were round and unsightly. Now
their delicate design and carefully grad
uated color from a pale cream at the
top to a dark ecru at the foot, give an
air of classic beauty. The new steel
ceilings preserve the same general de-
sign, and cover $4,000 square feet. The
large circular air well, which opened to
the dome, has been converted into floor
space, adding greatly to the systematic
arrangement. This has given $3.50
feet Of additional floor space. -"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-29
Varying Decorative Schemes.

Different schemes of decoration will
be found on the several floors. The
basement will be newly decorated in
white. the main floor in three shades
with the ceilings in Ii ght buff and the
Of the basement has been altered. AS
the rooms under the arcade were con-
sidered inconvenient for customers,
they have been changed into storage
rooms for crockery and glassware and
a sufficient, stock to supply large
wholesale store is kept. The selling
eled with sliding doors SO that all
wrapping paper and stock not required
for Immediate exhibit is kept out of
view. The departments of the base
ment have been remodeled, including
the meat and grocery departments. The
trunk, travelling bag, suit case, picture,
scutglass and crockery, departments have
been rearranged. The restaurant has
that it is always crowded. A new mir
ror space has been added to the cut
glass department.. In the hardware de-
partment 235 900 feet of new showcases
have been installed, the best possible
to obtain. ~-..5 ....,...
Off the basement is found one of the
finest shipping rooms in the country.
down on chute which does away with
the dragging Of trucks across the floor
In the endorsement three new cleo
trio dynamos of 1875 horsepower each
have been installed. In case of acct
den THE city current or the Edison
can be turned on at a moments notice.
In addition to the electric light the
store is, equipped with gas fixtures.
Other improvements.
Among other improvements are $4,000
feet more shelving in the shoe depart
ment, new mahogany cases for display
ing women's suits and cloaks; new ma
hogany millinery show cases, $4,000 adj
ditional square feet of mirrors inside
the store, and 2,15O square feet of
space for the girls lunch and recreation
ROOM New rooms and departments
added include ladies reception and
toiletrooms on the second floor, four fine
art rooms, drapery department. on the
third floor, the nursery, reftted and fin
ished, the soda fountain remodeled and
finished, and new bedding department
on the third floor.
70 operate this immense store A. J.
Powers has devised a system Of check.
ing and auditing which is unexcelled
The store closes at $3.50. At 6 O'Clock
every itemized account and the totals
are on Mr.. Powers desk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03

Leo Jeide of Baraboo came
home Wednesday night for a short
visit with his parents.
Ralph Ray visited at Fenni-
more yesterday. He expects to de-
part for Spain Saturday of next
week.
Clyde. Pigg left Thursday
morning for Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
where he will join the ball team of
that city.
j. M. Teesdale went to Madison
Thursday. He will be employed by
the International Harvester Co. for
a month or more.
Mrs. Geo. Mills of Mancos, COL,
is guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jed Barnett. She will pass
most of the summer here.
An ice wagon doesn't always
move slowly. Horace Hampton's
team demonstrated that fact Thurs
day when they took little run all
by themselves, but were captured
down town without doing any great
damage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03
Small Pox Communication.

I noticed in the Herald a few days
ago that there was small pox some
place, don't remember where, but
I am satisfied there is lots of it nearer
home. The most Of it has been in a
light form and good many have
had no doctor, SO they have not
been quarantined or fumigated and
the only way to stamp it out is for
every one to do their share to stop
it and if any one will rep }rt a case
Of small pox to the board OF health
Of any town no doubt but they will
be seen to. The town officers are
being blamed by some people in the
town of Potosi for not quarantining
more people. Every case reported
that I know of has been quaran-
tined but what can you. do with
people that have it and you don't
know it until they are over it. My
advice is this: II you know of a
house where there has been small
pox keep out Of it until it is fumi-
gated and if they won't do their
own cleaning up notify the board of
health no matter if they have had
no doctor.
Your correspondent had a double
dose of the genuine article and
have heard Of others that had all
they wanted of it and if you don't
believe | had it ask DR.. Doolittle
what | did have. Any way was
quarantined and fumigated without
any cost to the town and | am not
afraid of any one taking it from the
house. I have heard there has been
people from other towns as we'll as
Potosi running loose with small pox
Any such hereafter found at large
in the town Of Potosi will be quar-
antined if it takes the law to do it.
If every. one would do the fair
thing and clean up after contagious
diseases in a short time there would
be no such disease.
Yours Respectfully,
EDWIN PIERCE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03
COYOTE BITES CHILD.
Son OF Walter Knox Narrowly Es-
capes Serious Injuries.

The tanned coyote that Walter
Knox has kept in confinement at
his home in the fourth ward severely
bit his 10-year-old son Willis Thurs
day and it was only prompt action
on part of witnesses of the act
that saved the boys life.
The apimal is the mother of three
young half-breed coyotes and she
is extremely watchful of them. The
brute instinct of native ugliness has
overcome the small portion of
domestication possessed since the
offspring have taken her attention,
and when young Knox and COM
panlon entered her private domain
Thursday afternoon to fondle the
pups the mother sprang for them
like a wolf. The chain that held
her in subsection was broken and
with the fury of a panther she
leaped for the boys throat. The
lad ran from the inclosure, protect
ing his head and face with his arms,
calling Justify for help in the mean
time. Messrs. Peacock and Tresham,
happened to be near, witnessed his
predicament and fastened to his as
sistance. Before they arrived the
infurlated beast had thrown the boy
to the ground and was biting and
swapping at him, vainly endeavor-
ing to get to his throat.
It took the combined strength of
the two men to pull the animal from
the child and it was imprisoned only
by great effort and danger.
The child was picked up, carried
to the house and DR.. Doolittle sum-
moned. The animal, had bitten the
boy quite severely on the arm and
leg, but fortunately none were of
serious nature and prompt attention
relieved any apprehension.
Unless other complications set in
the victim will recover.
The ferocious assailant will be
killed before further depredat1ons
are committed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03
LIVINGSTON.

The Livingston ball team is now
known as the Livingston White Sox.
They have an excellent line up and
several good players. They won
the first game Of the season here
Saturday from the Cocker nine.
Score IL to 3. They will play the
Platteville Normal at Livingston
Saturday at two thirty p. m. on the
base ball diamond.
Chas. Thompson has the new
restaurant opened up, and carries a
new and complete line of goods.
The building is well fitted out, Ben
Mable takes charge of the butcher
ing business for him, and Miss Jen
Raine is the waitress at the Ice
cream tables.
Misses Name Kirk and Nellie
Livingston attended the closing
exercises of the Martinville school
and enjoyed a picnic with the school.
Miss Janet Allen is the teacher.
Ed Sleep of Galena, fireman on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03
BLOOMER GIRLS BEATEN.
Lancaster Wins bya Score of 8 to z
in Eleven Inning Game.

The much touted Lady Champions
of the United States met defeat
Wednesday afternoon at the fair
grounds in fast game of baseball
which lasted eleven innings. The
game was called at 2:3O with the
largest crowd on the grounds that
has attended ball games IN years.
The girls went to bat first and in
the first three innings through
errors and poor pitching scored six
runs while Lancaster secured but
two. In the fourth inning Ivey
was put in the box in place Of Pigg
and Lancaster's chances frightened
considerable. Punk was in fine
form and pitched the best ball of
any game he has pitched this
spring. In the fourth the girls got
one hit and in the fifth through a
hit by their pitcher, stolen base
and another hit scored another run.
This was the last of their run get
ting as Ivey did not allow another
hit. In the meantime Lancaster
had been getting in some good stick
work off the man put in the box for
the girls and in the ninth the score
stood to z. In the tenth both sides
went out on good work in the field
and in the eleventh couple of hits
by the home team brought in the
winning run leaving the score to z
in favor of the home team.
The game was a good clean one
throughout and was a good one to
watch. Several decisions by Umpire
Shimmin were objected to by both
sides but one side came out as we'll
as the other in this respect. For the
girls the four men who played with
them played good games as did two
or three of the girls. For Lancaster
Rhodes played star game making
one error but accepting five hard
chances in the field with out a sign
of mistake. He also did we'll
with the stick. Ivey also played a
fine game and his pitching was of a
high class. Hartline also played
good ball and started couple of
fast double plays at opportune
times in the game. The girls were
defeated the day before by High
land by a score Of 3 to 2. They left
the next morning for Fennimore
where they were defeated Thursday
by a score of 10 to s. The receipts
Of the game here were about $95 OF
which the home team got Is per
cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03
High School Notes.

Examinations were started Friday
afternoon the Seniors writing in
English Literature.
The commencement invitations
will be out today and also the Junior
reception invitations.
The Botany class wrote examina-
ton Thursday afternoon.
The Seniors decided on class
pictures at class meeting Thurs
day noon.
Rev. Morgans will preach the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday even
ing June 4th. The service will be
a Union meeting and all are invited.
The service will be held in the
Methodist church and the music
will probably be furnished by the
choir from the Congregational
church.
Prof. Slothower went to Madison
Friday on business in regard to a
teacher to take Prof. Duncalf's
place next year.
The class work for the year is
over. All that will be done in class
from now on will be in the way Of
review.
A good many got excused on
Wednesday afternoon to take in the
ball game.
The board is in receipt of several
applications for Mr.. Duncalf's posi-
ton but as yet no one has been Sc
lected.
The book reviews handed in by
the different classes we're handed
back on Thursday. Of course every
one will keep them as valuable pa
pers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-03

john Stoll and wife were up
from Potosi Thursday.
DIR. Critchlow and daughter
were over from Patch Grove Thurs
day.
Mrs. r. N. Trentzsch and sou
Fay were at Sitter for a visit yes
terday.
The seventeen year locusts are
making their appearance as pre-
dicted.
John Orion has started work III
the Hub taking Harrison Gamers
position.
"A class of Il will be confirmed
at the Norwegian church at Homer
tomorrow.
Wool is rolling in lively. Good
feeces brought 80 cents per pound
here yesterday.
Road tax is payable. About
49,, 418 is expected to be received by
City Treas Dyer.
"A total of 159 will graduate
from the several schools in Rich
land county this year.
The state camp of Rebekahs
will hold their annual meeting at
Milwaukee next week.
Will Macke decided not to leave
Lancaster after all deciding that his
chance here was better one.
Editor Henry Roethe, the per-
ambulating pencil pusher of the
Fennimore Times, took one of his
constitutionals from this city Thurs
day morning.
Richard Meyer and Robert
BROKER went to Darlington
Wednesday where Mr.. BROKER was
to put in a bid for the building of
the new court house. They re-
turned Thursday afternoon.
-Dode Fisk of fair and circus
fame who had trick horse killed
in railroad accident two years ago
on the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern road has been awarded a
verdict of $4,000 damages against
the company in lieu of. his loss.
Geo. Muesse is entertaining
Frederick Deinst, Louis Strackeein
and Geo. Humrighouse, all of
Wheatland, Ia. Mr.. Deinst was
formerly citizen of Grant county,
a resident of Liberty township. He
and and Louis Alt were old-time
chums when boys.