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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
GENEROSITY LED
TO HIS DOWNFALL
SAM FURBUSH DISTRIBUTED HOS
IERY WITH LAVISH HAND.
Three Hundred Pairs Of Feet In North
Minneapolis Made Warmer by Philan-
thropist Who Had Perverted Sense
Of the Rights Of Property-A Long
Vacation.

Thru the generosity of Sam Kurdish,
a l2-year-old boy, who was arraigned in
police court this morning, nearly 800
school children of North Minneapolis
have been supplied with stockings, free
of charge. Someone, however, was un-
grateful and told Detective George 'Ba-
han, who in this way learned who broke
into the Minneapolis Knitting Works
warehouse.
Sam is thoroly bad, and admitted it to
Judge G. l.. Smith this morning. Sew
eral months ago he forged a letter which
said that he would be away from school,
on visit, for several months. This
he took to his teacher. The day fol-
lowing he quit school with light heart,
knowing that no questions would be
In company with Phineas Israel he
broke into the knitting plant warehouse
and stole nearly 800 pairs Of stockings.
These. Sam took and passed around to
his acquaintance. This philanthropy
led to his downfall.
Phineas was sentenced to the training
school for one year, but will have his
freedom on probation. Judge Smith
postponed decision in Sam s case for a
week to see if his parents, who live in
Saltwater, can be made to take care Of
him.
Six years ago he was brought to the
home Of laboring man in North Min
neapolis by his mother, who agreed to
pay for his board. She paid for few
weeks and since then he has been cared
for by his foster-father, who was heart
broken when he learned Of the boy 8 ac-
tions. Until his parents can be found
he will be in the care Of the Humane So
ciatv "|-r s.r.... ... = ....=
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
THE UNIVERSITY
GIRL ORATOR In CONTEST
MISS FLIGELMAN SETS A PRICE,
DENT FOR CO-EDS-IS AFTER
PILLSBURY PRIZE.

Custom has been cast to the winds
and university girl will compete for
the 800 prize in the Pillsbury orator.
cal contest at the 'sU. u.
The Pillsbury contest is the. feature
Of the year in oratorical circles, and
hitherto the fight for the three prizes,
which aggregate $l75, has been limited
to men. Believing that the coed should
not be barred from contest of this
character, Miss Fannie Fligelman, 1918
Ninth avenue s, has announced her
intention Of setting precedent for the
girls of the university and has com
pleted an Grafton on, "The Jews in
Russia which she submitted to the
faculty committee today. Miss Fligel-
man is graduate Of the South. Side
high school and member of the junior
class at the university. XIII. =
Competitors for the Pillsbury con-
test must have their orations in by to-
morrow night. They will then be ex-
amined by faculty committee and the
result of the examination of tbs itera-
ry character of the orations will figure
in announcing the result after the con-
test takes place.
No date has yet been determined on
for the contest, but it will take place
some time this month. aIss.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
FRANCHISE REQUEST DUE
New Line May Apply to Minneapolis
Council Tonight. e..

Altho definite announcement has not
been made by the promoters of the new
trolley line to Excelsior and Mankato,
it is expected that notice will be given
at the council meeting tonight that a
request will be made for a franchise
allowing the company to enter Mime
apolis. If such notice is given, an or
dinance will be drawn up and sub
mitted to the council. .ys .... :
A recommendation from the grade
crossing committee will come up for
consideration tonight. The committee
wants the city to draw it's own plans
for abolishing the crossings.
City Engineer Rinker will be asked
to make such plans and estimate the
cost of carrying them out.
The council will also vote on the rec
ommendation of the railroad commit
tee to allow the Great Northern to build
a spur track between Third and Fourth
streets north, as far as Tenth avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
TIE UP AT BUSY HOUR
REFRACTORY ENGINE AT STREET
RAILWAY PoWERHoUsE CAUSED
TEMPORARY DELAY.

Minneapolis walked last night-for
twenty minutes. For the second time
in two days, the street railway system
had a. tie-up. It lasted from 6:10 to
$3.50, just as the days traffic was heav
lest. The serious part Of the delay was
that the bitter northwest wind was
given chance to pile the newly fallen
snow in huge drifts over the tracks. The
first cars sent out were the plows.
At the company's offices it was said
that the tie-up was due to the fact that
the company is forced. to depend on
their steam plant since the recent trou-
BILE, and when one Of the three engines
bucked there was no reserve power to
fall back upon.
The Washington avenue N and
Bloomington lines suffered most severe
ly. On the Hopkins line the snow
drifts were serious. In one case the
trip took little over two hours, the
conductor ana motorman having to
clear the track with shovels.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
FIRE WAS STUBBORN
Four Calls for Apparatus Necessary at s.
..s.. ParI This MornIno

Four Calls for Apparatus Necessary at St.
-: Paul This Morning.
The story brick building at the
northeast corner Of Rice and University
avenue, st. Paul, was badly damaged
by a fire which began before o'clock this
morning. The building is owned by the
Norman estate. The first floor was &C.
cupied by the grocery of John w. Lux and
the neatshop and sausage factory Of
H. w. Jansen. The fire proved stubborn,
the dense smoke making it difficult to To-
cate. ...1 r.
The rear Of the first floor caved into the
basement carrying large part of the gro
Gerry and meat stocks with it, which was
total loss. Lux estimates his loss at
$500 with insurance of $4,000. jan
sens loss was $4,000, with insurance Of
$1,000. &@ ,,e---.s:.:~.,ss
The loss on the building was about
$4,000. Four special calls for apparatus
were required. ....z-s e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
in BIG
BUSINESS DEAL
WHERE DID EKBERe GET PROP
ERTY TO TRANSFER?
He Is Kept by the County at the Poor
Farm, but Gave q Deed to Several
Minneapolis Lots-No the First sus-
picion Pointing His Way-Case Now
in Court.

Solomon Ekberg, resident at the
county poor farm, has again bobbed
up as the conveyor of questionable
title to real estate.
Where an object Of the county's char
lty is able to secure property to con-
vey is a question which is being lnves-
tigated and which suggests some in
teresting answers.
Ekberg appeared as one of the princl-
pal actors in the forged deed drama
Berglund AND g 9ehn Ras last year.
Bosquet went to prison. Berglund left
the city between days. He is under in
dictment, but cannot be found. Ek-
berg is said to have appeared as the
owner of the imaginary property. 1t IS
declared that he has figured IN others
of Berglund's questionable deals.
ehe agsns f slss sRtSa ax
and others, Ekburg has given the plain
tiff a deed to several lots IN a. Y.
Davidson 8 sresubdivision to Mime
apolis., It now appears that there IS
defect in the title back in 1886 and
this the plaintiff seeks to have cleared
up in the present suit, heard before
Judge John Day Smith.
It is ofrecord that, in May, 1886, the
property in question was decided to
luIuQu4SI DIOCucIS, uAO1 SA"iA0 oeS-Av "
It was little later transferred to Mar
ton B. Connolly, but only one brother
and his wife joined in the deed.
Since then the property has passed
thru several hands and only now,
twenty years later, has the Turnquist
claim become known. Alma w. Turn.
quist, the widow Of the brother who did
not sign the deed, and other heirs OF
the late John A. Turnquist claim title.
Realizing the defect and wishing to
the supposed owners transferred the
property to Solomon Ekberg,. who in
turn sold it to the present holder who
took it in good faith. -
There are some interesting questions
of law concerning the statute OF hml'
tations involved. -.-.--- -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
PLACED
UNDER The BAN
HARD LINES FOR THE MENDI.
CANT IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Professional IIoafers Who Seek Food
and Shelter At the Union Mission Are
Turned Out into the. Cold-Distin-
gushing Between the Worthy aud
Unworthy a Ticklish Task.

Make it harder for man to bum
living than to earn it, said T. ..
hughes, spresident of the Union City
mission this morning. "The interviews
with w, several professional beggars pub
lIshed in The ur,nal Of Feb.
state the truth when they say that the
mission does not shelter impostors. beg
CARS, and men of that stamp. :
Many people have told me that
when they tell beggar on the street
mat ne can get night S lodging at the
MISSION ne replies that nothing can be
obtained from that institution without
paying. for it.. That is not true. We
never turn hungry or shelterless man
FOUNDERS and trampsare not encouraged,
however. When a man comes for the first
time, no questions beyond his name are
asked, but it he returns and does not
show any inclination to work and pre-.
fers begging, our funds are not spent
for him.
The problem of discriminating he.
tween the worthy and the unworthy is
beset with difficulties. 1t is not re.
markable that we make mistakes in our
endeavor to furnish relief to the worthy
unfortunates, and at the same time
avoid the wrong Of encouraging beg.
gary. But it is fair to say that an in.
stltution in charge of sympathetic men
such as Superintendent G. M. Stocking
and George Callahan, are by experience
better fitted to judge than the average
kind-hearted person to whom appeals
are made. = =.
At present our facilities are some.
what cramped as we are endeavoring to
pay up our mortgaged debt, but as soon
as that is accomplished we will have
more ready money to devote to relief
work. In order to secure the co-opera
tion Of the public we issue books free OF
charge, which contain tickets. If these
tickets are given to an unfortunate
they will be honored at the mission un
less the recipient is known to be ar
imposter.' $50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
LACKS TEAM WORK
How the Mayor Of Saltwater Has Grol
.>s-r.. In Greatness.

How the Mayor of Saltwater Has Grown
In Greatness. = i,..-
There will be at least one man at the
smoker of the Minneapolis City Salesmen's
association Tuesday night who will not
be dressed up-to-date, or, at least, not up
to size. That man will be Mayor J. G.
Armson of Saltwater. who is to be, the
special guest Of the association.
Several years ago the association held a
meeting In saltwater and presented a red
vest of brilliant hue to Mayor Armson
At that time Mayor Armson was just
starting his public career, and since then
has grown more rotund. The vest has
not grown, and now lacks four inches
Of meeting. in front. The invitation to
smoke with the Minneapolis statesmen re-
quested him to wear the vest and he will
do SO, notwithstanding its meager proper
tion0,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
Weather Conditions,

The cold wave has caused this morn
ing's temperatures to fall below zero as
far east as western Michigan and northern
Illinois, and southwark into central Iowa
and central Nebraska. with temperatures
below 20 degrees below in northern and
western Minnesota, the eastern parts of
the Dakotas and much of the British pos
sessions; the lowest temperatures this
morning are 80 degrees below at Calgary
and % degrees ebelow in Assiniboia and
Manitoba. The falling temperatures are
extending eastward and southwark to-
wards the gulf and Atlantic coasts. There
has been snow since yesterday morning
(generally Light, from the upper Rocky
mountains to the middle and north At
lantic coast with snow falling this morn
ing just east Of the Rocky mountains as
far south as Kansas, and also in western
New York and western Pennsylvania.
II. S. Outram, Local Forecaster
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
TALK OF MERGING
TWO Minnesota Poultry Associations May
~ Get Together. srsr

To merge or not to merge with the Min
nesota State Poultry association was the
question seriously considered by members
of the Minnesota Fanciers' association at
the annual business meeting last night In
the Windsor hotel, ST. Paul. The general
opinion seemed to be that It was a case
Of getting together or one of the asso-
Citations going under. No action was
taken.
are: Mic Strenck, president; A. J. Fitch.
vice president; w. B. Klein. second vice
president; II. B. Cote secretary treas
urer; Arnold Jungmann, superintendent.
E. w. Rankin. editor of the Poultry Her
aid, Of st. Paul, and w. 8. Russell Of OF
tumwa, Iowa, were elected judges for the
next annual show.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
SUPPORTED BY CLASSES
Girls Basketball Teams Recognized
for First Time.

For the first time in the history of
the girls basketball tournament, the
team will be recognized by the classes
and given official support. At a meet
ing Of the senior class yesterday, funds
were appropriated from the class treas
ury to pay the expenses Of securing
suitable decorations for the senior cor
ner of the armory. Other classes will
follow suit and the four corners Of the
athletic hall at the armory will be gay
with class colors.
The tournament will be held Feb.
IS, and instead of being the usual invi-
tation affair, will be open to all. A
small admission fee will be charged.
The university band will be present
and after the. decisive game there will
be dancing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
WILL VGT OOT I116 N1zkV
University Girls Will Publish It as a
Building Benefit.

The University Woman's league yes
terday elected board of editors for
the woman's issue Of the Minnesota
Magazine, which will be published in
tion will 60 into the fund for the wom-
ans building.
The girls who will have charge Of
the publication are Josephine Schain,
business manager; Madge Bogart, as
sistant business manager; Margaret
Bell, managing editor; Maud Stewart,
chief; Catherine Rittenhouse,
artist; Amy Oliver, Ruth Philips, Mar
jory Billiard and Miriam Clark, asso-
ciate editors Il: ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
CITY We us
Notice to Subscribers
If tbe dslive,y Of The journal
to yoa is in any svay unsati5-
acto,y, drop a postal to
The Circulation Manager
and the matter rOiA reeeive i'm
mediate attention.
THE WEATHER
The Predictions,

!. The Predictions.
Minnesota and North Enthusiastically
fair and continued cold tonight and Sat-
urday; fresh northwest winds.
Upper Michigan-Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday, with probably snow near
Lake Superior; colder in east and south
portions tonight; fresh northwest winds.
Wisconsin-Fair tonight and Saturday;
not quite so cold Saturday; fresh north
west winds.
Iowa-Fair weather, except snow fur
ries in west portion Saturday and ex-
IRENE west portion tonight; not so cold
Saturday; variable winds.
South Dakota-Continued cold and gen
orally fair weather tonight and Saturday,
except snow in south portion; easterly
Winds 4.4 ~sez
Montana-Probably snow tonight and
Saturday; continued cold: variable winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
GET HOPKINS FRANCHISE
Messrs. Kenaston and Phelps Obtain
Privileges for Trolley Line.

F. E. Kenaston and E. J. Phelps,
promoters of the proposed trolley line
from Minneapolis to Mankato, yester-
day obtained a franchise from the vii
lag council Of Hopkins to use six of the
principal streets for laying their tracks.
These six streets, however, are about
the only ones that could possibly be
used by the company and the grant is
almost exclusive in its nature.
The five eoqncmeP Pau s Wi3;e
Hosp and Edward Close, all voted to
grant the franchise The people of
Hopkins were willing that the franchise
should be granted, as they are dissat-
isfed with the service given by the
independent line running from Mime
apolis to Hopkins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
WILL FIGHT IT NOW
St. Paul Determined to Make Street
Railway Company Yield.

halfway company 41elQ.
The joint committee Of the st. Paul
council and assembly which is consider.
ing the street railway problem, has
failed to get q concession from the
street railway company as to the pay.
cided TO- report emo progress. ~
This is. taken to mean that Corpora.
tion Attorney Muchael will be in
structed to take an appeal to the United
States supreme court from the decision
Of Judge Lochren holding the gross
earnings clause in the st. Paul franchise
to be Of no force as applied to the
street railway, company because it. was
operating under a frdhchis fgranted be.
fore the charter was adopted.
: The street railway company has been
willing to- compromise and has made
various concessions. The committee,
however, representing majority of
both bodies, declines to accept any.
thing less than submission to the gross
earnings tax.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
MINERVA VS.. FORUM
Literary Society to Grapple In Debate
In the Chapel.

The first of the intersociety debates
will be held tonight when the teams Of
the Forum and Minerva literary socie-
ties will meet in the chapel for the dis
cussion Of the question, Resolved,
That the Federal Government Should
Grant Articles of Incorporation to
Corporations Doing Interstate Bust.
ness. Minerva society is a girls or
ganization and the team will be com
posed Of Inez Kelsey, N ellie Elliot and
Grace Dickinson. The members Of the
Forum team are G. r. Thompson, @. ID.
Houck and u. ID. Robinson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
FALSE RUMoR ABROAD ]
Millers Say Only Shutdown Will Be on
Legal Holiday.

Rumor that the Minneapolis flour mills will
close down for time account Of quiet trade
is not substantiated by the millers, who say
the mills will so down for a Lincoln's birthday
significance ~ !
At present seventeen mills of the twenty two
are IN operation including four Of the North
Pillsbury- W ashburn group and the Anoka mill
Of the same company. The mills of the Barber
Christian, National and Phoenix companies are
grinding. The Washburn- Crosby company is on.
Grating its five Minneapolis mills and Its Buffalo
and Louisville snlants @sEa}951 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
ENJOYED AN. INFORMAL
Press Club at the Banquet Board and the
---.. Theater.

Members Of the Press club, forty
strong, dined at Schrapp's last night. 1t
was the first festal occasion since the be-
ginning of the administration Of President
r. w. Wheelock, and proved a pleasing
event President Wheeloek outlined his
plans for the club year and the good OF
the order was discussed in an informal
manner 1t was decided to hold another
meeting in a short time and lay plans to
wind up the winter season with a blaze
of glory.
the club followed the drolleries of Al
Leech and the Three Rosebuds, at the
Metropolitan. as guests Of the manage
ment
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
oDELL SUES AMEs

R. r. Odell today filed. q complaint
in suit brought to collect 81 $40 in
fees alleged to be due him by DR.. A. A.
Ames. The plaintiff alleges that in the
second trial of the former mayor he
spent stwo-t thirds of his time in work
any compensation therefor. Mr. OdeI
has garnished the claim the defendant
is prosecuting against the city for I'M.
paid salary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
NEUROLOGICAL

JAMES D. MoULDER, agent for the
International Harvester company, died
yesterday at Aurora, ILL., The body will
reach Minneapolis over the Burlington at
IS am, Saturday, and services will be
held at Imma culate Conception chapel at
8 am. Interment at st. Mary's cemetery.
Mr.. Moulder was known by many Of the
old members ofk'this parish.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
HUSBAND Is MISSING
Dying Woman Calls for Her Life Con-
panlon In Vain. -

Dying Woman Calls Tor Her Life COM
panion In Vain. ~s~~s
Mrs. Frances Hoffman is dying in Min
neapolis, while her husband, veteran of
the civil war, is somewhere in st. Paul,
ignorant Of her condition. The dying
woman pathetically asks that he be
found, but the Women's Relief Corps,
which is taking care Of her, Is unable
to find him. t
The aged couple were living in tent
at St. Louis Park last summer, but the
women Of the Relief Corps prevailed upon
Mrs. Hoffman to leave her husband, fear
ing that such life would cause the death
which has come even in more comfortable
surroundings.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
HAVE NOVEL CHORUS
Swedish Women Organize to Study the
Northern Music.

" Northern Music.
A chorus of twenty-four Swedish
women was organized at meeting held
at 6201s Nicollet avenue last night. The
chorus will study the works of Scandi-
nav1an composers in the original tongue,
but will not confine itself to the northern
school of music. Rehearsals will be held
every Thursday evening at the Brooks &
Evans music rooms, 6201s Nicollet ave-
nue.. Efforts will be made to secure
Hjalmar Nilsson as instructor.
Following are the officers elected last
evening: President, Miss Anna Rosen-
berg; secretary, Miss Lydia Newstrom;
treasurer, :" Miss Mathilda Tigerhielm.
Music committee. Miss Anna Asplund
Miss Edna Holcomb. Miss Signe Ander-
SON Accompanist, Miss Christine Nils
son..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
WILL HEAR HEKKING
celist Plays In Mime.
apolls Tonight.

Anton Hekking, cellist and Nine. Isa-
bella Bouton, mezzo soprano, will give a
concert in the Teachers club course to-
night at First Baptist church. Hekking
has not been heard in Minneapolis, altho
he is known and esteemed wherever the
Boston Symphony orchestra was known a
decade ago. He spent five years in that
organization as its first cello. He has
not been in America since that time, I'M
til this season. Altho Dutchman, he has
been living in Berlin the peer of any living
cellist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-10
BY AMATEUR PLAYERS
HOLY ROSARY DRAMATIC CLUB SCORES A
BIG SUCCESS

The folly Rosary Dramatic club scored big
success last evening with its presentation of the
play, An American Gentleman in Holy Rosary
hall, for the benefit of Holy Rosary church
was we'll cast and the amateur actors took their
parts with professional ease and assurance The
players were j.. Earle Lawler, Thomas F.
Swift. Albert H. Scallen, George O. Leonard
Joseph J. Lawlss, James E. Trow Misses Rose
mary Malloy. Blanche W. Scallen and Teresa L..
Flahaven. Miss Frances Vincent sang several
delightful solos between the acts -
The play will be repeated tonight and again
tomorrow afternoon - -