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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-27

For sale.-small dry hr wood, at 1926
per cord. Phone Black 2061. t. L.
Davidson, Jr, Morningside. 1-2O-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-27
WANrRp-FRMALR HELP.

WANTED.-H HOusekeeper for country.
References exchanged. Address
"Z," care Of Journal. s-9yt-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-27

For sale.-An upright Weber piano, in
excellent condition. Original cost
$3.50. win sell for 5000. Inquire Of
Henry ". Meyers, care Of Meyers
& Sons. s.4.tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-27

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
FOR HEREFORD EXHIBIT
State Fair Management Clinches Con
tract for Strong Feature.

After four days mid-winter trip to
Kansas City, Secretary E.. w. Randall
Of the Minnesota State fair has reached
home with the intelligence that he has
secured from the American Hereford
Cattle Breeders association an arrange
ment for another great national exhibi-
tion and auction sale at the Minnesota
State fair Of 1905. This means for the
fair a further development of it's great
cattle department and continuance Of
the excellent work for the improvement
Of northwestern livestock, which has
been going on for several years past.
The American Hereford Cattle Breed
ers association is the largest Of it's
kind in existence and has membership
extending into every state of the union
and a financial standing which enables
it to do large work Of promotion in
the way Of holding exhibitions and
special sales. It's influence will be
strongly felt at the coming Minnesota
State fair as the breeders Of other va
rieties of livestock will be interested in
putting up such displays as will not
suffer in comparison with the Herefords.
The American Shorthorn Breeders
association has already agreed to make
national exhibition and hold sale
and some Of the smaller organizations
will undoubtedly fall into line. All this
means that the cattle division Of tie
next Minnesota State fair will, in all
probability, be the largest of it's kind
to be held in the country during 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
HUNGRY HOODOOS
AFTER SKONGARD.
"A COMFoRT-LoVING MILK VEN
DER MEETS DISASTER.
The Little Stove in His Rig Was Upset,
and Combined Fire, Runaway and
Inundation Of Milk Made Excitement
in Plenty on the East Side.

John Skongard, Southeast Mime
apolis milkman, had troubles galore
this morning. He left his covered
sleigh standing in front of the Gould
apartments, Fifteenth avenue southeast
and Fifth street, and went to the rear
to deliver the morning supply of coffee
tanner. In his absence the team started
on the trail of the route.
They wandered out on the tracks OF
the street railway. The runner Of the
sleigh caught in the track. This did
not stop the advance Of the team. They
ambled forward, turning over the milk
studio and allowing gallons of fine Jer-
sey product to mingle with the snow.
Then the team, realizing that SONG
thing was wrong, came to a stop.
Skongard believes in comfort while
making his rounds, and had introduced
small oil stove into the interior Of his
cream bazaar This stove overturned,
with the milk, and the escaping Oil
caught fire. The flames were commu-
nicated to the structural work and that
was soon blazing merrily.
Skongard by this time was having
the time OF his life. The team was
objecting to being hitched to fire,
and Skongard could not hold the horses
and fight the blaze at the same time
He summoned help from passing stu.
dents and in short time the fire and
the team we're under control.
That is why many families in South.
east Minneapolis did not have whipped
| cream on the baked apples today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
CHEAP WATER NEAR
Professor Winchell Sure Of Location of
Underground Basins.

Additional information regarding the
possibilities Of an artesian water supply
for the city was given last evening be-
fore the Academy Of Natural Sciences
by Professor N. H. Winchell. AS a
result of extensive Investigations he is
now satisfied that it is unnecessary to
drill deeper than 400 feet. There are
two well defined basins underlying this
portion of the state, one at 200 and
one at 400 feet. Waters coming from
greater depths, he finds, are SO strong
ly lmpregnated with minerals that they
are unsuited for use in boilers.
After conference with numerous we'll
drillers the professor believes that he
has located the artesian basins with
fair degree Of defniteness. He esti-
mates that in the 2OO-foot basin there
are 100000, gallons, while the
40O-foot basin holds in excess of $685.
000,000,000 gallons. Both are supplied
mainly from the Mississippi. -.
he considers that the city could be
supplied with 3O,000,0O0 gallons daily
from either Of these basins by means
of forty wells, twelve inches in diam
eter. That would make the cost of a
water supply, which could be pumped
directly into the reservoir, if derived
from the 2OO-foot basin, about $4,000,
and the whole expense, including install
lation, could not exceed 100000. Pro
fessor Winchell would use the same
pumping stations and the present reser-
voir, cutting out entirely the filtration
plant. NJ = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07

81. ~ E
See Downs bargains in household goods
on want page. ~"
DR.. H. P. Rawson, dentist, formerly of
Lenox & Rawson, suite 81, Andrus
building.
$50, 900 to $50, 900 to loan on real estate
at lowest rates. Walter L.. Badger,
Oneida block. -. ,~@ .-..,
Subscriptions to all magazines and pa
pers taken to the Century News Store,
Third street S, near Hennepin avenue,
will receive prompt service.
w. A. Mitchell, the aged paralytic at
Minneapolis poor department much trou-,
BILE the past year, will be taken care of by
the Crystal township authorities.
John and Phillip Yost, Of Maple Grove,
indicted on charges of keeping a ''blind
pig" were arraigned before Judge H. D.
Dickinson yesterday. Each pleaded not
guilty and was released on $3.50 bonds.
Isaac Williams, driver for the Wash
burn Fuel company, had his leg broken
yesterday. by the overturning of his
wagon on East Twenty-first street. He
was removed to his home, 816 Fifth
street N.
An order requiring all policemen to get
new bonds was issued yesterday. City
Clerk Lydiard informed Mayor Jones that
many Of the officers are working under
bonds that have long ago expired and the
law which requires officers to be bonded
is being violated.
Ex- Senator e. F. Greeley will lecture in
Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran church,
Fourteenth avenue and Eighteenth
street, this evening. His subject will be
"The American Boy and the Land at
Home" Mrs. Bertha Dahl Laws will
speak at the same place on 1.-THE Ameri-
can Boy and theo Home" Admission free.
Magician-A neat, clean, full dress,
pure sleight-of- hand entertainment for
lodges, clubs, parties, etc. Specialties-
coin sleights, handkerchief, billiard ball
and card manipulation and many others
Charges very moderate for an evening
For further information address E. L.
Winters, 3216 Hennepin avenue
R. G. Stretch and R. E. Clapp, formerly
proprietors Of a restaurant at Nicollet
avenue and Thirty-irst street, who were
arrested for selling mortgaged property
were held to the grand jury yesterday by
Judge Waite of the municipal court. Judge
Waite said that there wsy no evidence
| Of an intention to defraud, but the case
was one for the grand jury to pass on, as
there was technical violation of tn,
| law.
Residents Of st. Louis Park are anxiou:
to secure improvements on the old Mime
tonka boulevard from Lake street to tn
| park. With this end in view a delegation
| waited on the county commissioners yes
| terday afternoon and asked for an ap
| preparation. The matter was referred t,
the committee on roads and bridges AM
will be taken up when the weather per
mits. ..... .-."
Riverside lodge, No. 1874, l. O. G. T.
last night elected officers for the ensuing
three months as follows: William Ne
Nelly, chief templar; Lottie Hammer, pas
chief templar; Mary Leona, vice templar
Mrs 8. R. Tate, chaplain; Ida Natlestad
secretary; J. P. Brown, assistant secre
tary; Anna Blegan, financial secretary; j
| H. Claspiel, treasurer; Levi Thompson
guard; F. L. Prior, sentinel; Mrs. B. Prior
marshal. They were installed by. Lodg
Deputy Lindsay N. B. Campbell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
WILL HEAR PROTESTS
Customs Appraisers to Journey from
Manhattan to st. Paul.

Charles P. McClelland, member Of
the board of general appraisers of the
customs service Of the port of New
York, will be in st. Paul, Feb. 10, to
hold hearings on protests made by i'm
porters with reference to rulings made
by the local customs officers. Owing to
the fact that protests made by import
ers in Minneapolis have not yet been
taken up in Washington, it is not likely
that Mr.. McClelland will hold hearings
in this city. It has been stated that
while in the twin cities Mr.. Nc lelland
will make. a study Of the situation in
the local -four mills in reference to the
new mixed wheat draw back rule.
/ do not expect to hear the regula-
tions accompanying the new law until
next Thursday said Clayton r. Cool
ey, deputy collector of customs, this
morning, . when they are made public
in the weekly publication Of the treas.
ury decisions.
9sOf course the new law will increase
the work of this office in clerical way.
IF it is necessary to keep a man in each
mill that imports wheat from Canada
the work will be immense. However,
| it is probable that the millers will be
allowed to turn in their own records,
altho 7 can make no positive state.
mentS. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
TAXES $l,000,00O MORE
INCREASE ADDS $242,635 TO HEM
NEPIN COUNTY'S CONTRIBU-
TION TO THE STATE. ...-~

The tax list abstract of the state,
sent in to the legislature today by State
Auditor Iverson, shows the total as
sessed valuation Of the state to be
$845, 1897 ITO and the tax levied $780,
$50, 645.17. The average rate for 1904
is 24.77 mills, compared with 1882
mills in 1908, so that not only the val.
uation, but the rate, is increased, and
the amount Of taxes levied is nearly
100000 greater. -.+...
Hennepin's valuation is $147 ,979, 941,
and the taxes levied amount to $685.
954.6l-an increase Of $242,635.91 over
the previous year. Ramsey's valuation
is sos, 240, 1885, and St.. Louis county,
with the iron mines returned at over
$30,O00,000, comes to a total of $92,-
l9S,199. The tax rate of Hennepin is
$500, Of Ramsey 26.76, and of St..
Louis 1915. - - >~'.>..
The. total valuation Of acre property
in the state. is $43l,032, 1856, and the
number of acres assessed is 38, 944, 729,
making the average value $ll.06 an
with buildings, is $270,l76,562.
; The taxes levied are distributed
among the different funds as follows:
State Taxes-Revenue, soldiers relief and
funding tax funds, $1,264, 671.06; school and
university tax, s1,04O 403.27; interest and
principal on state loans, $3O9,9S6.72.
County Taxes-Revenue. $2,485, S19. %;
road and bridge, $462,343.96; poor, $17s,-
3s9.43; bonds and interest other than state
loans, $1,133, 34257; local assessments,
1856, 761.2S; other special taxes, $780,
770.S4. ~: -. - -
Township-Revenue, s591, 616.2O; road
and bridge. $S1S,09442; poor, $47,o02.54;
bonds and interest other than state loans,
$63,11S.43; delinquent road, $l99,3S4.1S;
other special taxes. $56,955.39. e."
School district, 45,2s1.41; bonds and
interest other than state loan, $240, 3O0.1S;
other special taxes, $5,39S, 35O.05. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
OPPOSE MERIT SYSTEM
st. Paul Teachers Ask Principals Some
Pertinent Questions.

The proposed merit system for the
advancement of teachers in the graded
schools of St. Paul, which has been
recommended by the principals, was
roundly scored by 400 teachers who
met yesterday in, the Commercial club,
st. Paul. Each section was taken up
separately and severely criticized. The
following questions will be asked Of the
principals:
Why should frst-class teachers have
to work for two years before their sal
aries reach the present fgure7
How can petty examinations show
teachers ability to manage children
Why should q discrimination be made
between university graduates and those
who have not been SO fortunate in edu-
cational opportunities, if in practice
certain university graduates are less
suG MSw ahd IN 55eaeh1ng than ma otherss
one teacher is first class and another
one is ranked third class7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
MORE GRAIN GOES
TO The FAR EAST.
NOT LESS THAN 100000 BUSHELS
HAVE GONE THAT WAY.
Oriental Trade Is the Feature Of the
Market in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
Getting the Exports, Tho She Is Buy
1 ing Thru Local Brokers and Keeping
nnrlr 5e@si II

Not less than 100000 bushels Of
oats and barley have been sold in Min
neapolis within the past few weeks for
oriental shipment. This morning fur
Their inquiry was received, and it also
developed that 1000 tons of oats were
done in tons and not in bushels. One
firm sold 10000 tons to 20 out about
week ago.
The present demand makes the big
gest coarse grain trade ever known
here. It comes from direction oppo-
site to that from which inquiry is or
dinarily received, opens up new out
let, runs to large volume and into big
money, and is the feature of the day
There is no direct evidence to show
that the stuff is going to Japan, but
everybody on change knows that it is.
A broker in Seattle buys the grain and
pays for it,. It is billed from here to
Puget Sound ports and most Of it leaves
the west coast under Manila billing.
No one here has tried to trace it to its
ultimate destination. The local firms
get their money promptly and forget
about it. There is a cloud of secrecy
about the business While ostensibly
the grain goes to the Philippines, every
one knows that the Philippines have no
need for any such quantity Of feed
SUITS, ana InaI our government DuyS
what it needs for our small cavalry
force in the islands, and sends it out
principally thru San Francisco.
No buyers representing Japan have
as yet turned up in Minneapolis. The
Japanese government appears to nave
given the business into the hands of
an American broker on the Pacific
coast, who has plenty Of money to pay
for everything.
The Minneapolis end Of the business
! has been handled chiefly by Adolph G.
! Moritz, president of the Atlas Elevator
company, who for the past six weeks
has been in closest touch with the
situation.
Mr.. Moritz has had experience in the
European export trade and understands
the fnesse Of the business. He is re.
ported on the floor to have handled at
least 100000 bushels Of oats and bar
ley in the last week or ten days, send
| ing it west, but is noncommittal as tc
| destination of the shipments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
AL LEIGH AT HOME
TO THE NEWSBOYS.
JOURNAL NEWsBoYs ENTER
TANNED AT METROPOLITAN.
The Genial Comedian Of Girls Well Be
Girls Meets the Boys Personally
After the Performance and Gives
Them Talk on How to Get Ahead.

Last night at the Metropolitan
theater, Al Leech, the star Of g Girls
Will Be Girls and Colonel w. "a.
Thompson, manager Of the company, as
well as Messrs.. I. N. Scott and Robert
Scott of the theater, played hosts to a
party Of 500 Journal newsboys who
were provided with good seats in the
say the popular star and managers en-
joyed the enthusiasm shown by the
youngsters as much as the youngsters
enjoyed the clever musical comedy. En-
core followed encore and it was difficult
to prove to the young men Of the street
the meaning Of the word sufficiency.D
After the performance the boys at
the invitation of Mr.. Leech assembled
on the Metropolitan stage and listened
ial comedian. Without resorting to
platitudes or wearisome homilies Mr..
Leech wove into his talk some of his
own experiences while pushing up from
the street to his prominent place on
the stage Of today and indicated how
each boy present could himself 90 up
the ladder of fame and fortune.
NStrict attention to what you are
doing'' was his text. and he made a
sermonette on the subject.
Boys, / hope you will all be indus
trious and honest, save your money and
succeed said Mr.. Leech.
"The same to you piped a young;
ster about two feet' high, whereat Of
course there was much merriment.
After shaking hands with the news
les, who gave him a vigorous tiger, Mr..
Leech said goodnight to his guests
and the ceremonies came to close.
Mnay thanks are due Robert Scott,
assistant manager Of the Metropolitan
for the efforts he took to bring the
evening g, pleasure about and for his
palnstaking care in making the boys
| evenings entertainment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
SPRUNG A SURPRISE
Council Committee Tosses a Bomb into
4. the Cement Settlement.

u To prevent combine Of cement deal.
ers, who have sometimes co-operated
in the spring when bidding for city
contracts, the council committee on sew
ers at a meeting held yesterday in
structed the city engineer. to advertise
Immediately for bids on Portland and
natural cement. The bids have usually
been made in the spring after the
cement men have had time to get to-
gether and fix the prices. The bids are
to be handed in at once and no chance
to "fx" prices will be given. About
$4,000 will be spent for sewer work
this summer. us
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
,"U" ALUMNI REUNION
Annual Meeting Will Be Held at the
Armory Feb. II. g

Graduates of the university will meet
at the armory on the evening Of Feb.
IL for the annual dinner and business
meeting of the General Alumni asso-
citation. The dinner will be served at
$3.50, and the business and social SEES
sions will follow. There will be ad-
dresses by several prominent alumni on
subjects of Importance to the univer-
sity. -..-
advertising the reunion extensively and
believes that the attendance will be
large, not only from the twin cities, but
from various parts of the state: An
effort will be made to secure the at
tendance of many "old grads who
are state officials and members Of the
Legislature. S"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
NO FUNDS TO BACK CHECK
Man from waterloo Using Letter for
Wrong Purposes.

q A man giving the name Of Robert
e. Corbett, claiming to be salesman
for the Waterloo Register company,
Waterloo, Iowa, called at the First Ma
tional bank the other day with a check
for $50. He presented letter Of in.
bank Of Waterloo, Iowa. Payment On
the check was made, and later it was
found there were no funds. Advices
from Waterloo say that, while the let
ter Of introduction is genuine. it is be,
in2 used for wrong purposea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
WRAPPED IN FOG
Streets Were Something Of a Maze for
Three Hours.

A thick opaque fog settled over the
city last night: at g CLOCK, carrying
the smoke with it. For three hours it
held everything in it's folds and rem
dered traffic on the busy. streets almost
impossible. So dense was the fog that
signs on the streetcars could not be
seen from the sidewalks, and the bawl-
know where the cars were going sound
ed like an angry day at the wheat pit.
There was continual din Of jangling
bells which reached it's climax as the
crowds were leaving the theaters. Short
lysafter midnight the fog lifted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
AN EASY CONVERT
Bloomington, ILL.,, Man Sought Saliva
tion'' With Mercenary Intent.

" Converted at street prayer meet
ings, and then living on the charity Of
his benefactors, is the latest game Of
the fakirs in Minneapolis. Frank j.
Brewer of Bloomington, ILL.,, is the first
Of his class to be apprehended.
After being welcomed, clothed, and
fed, he demonstrated his enthusiasm by
singing at the prayer meetings, but as
soon as his enthusiasm cooled, he ap-
piled to the Associated Charities. An
investigation was made and it was dis
covered that he had deserted his wife
and family. at Bloomington and had led
generally worthless and dissolute life
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
LOCAL BONDS SELL WELL
Hennepin County Issues Go Rapidly il
-, - Boston.

A dispatch from. Boston says that
courthouse and city hall bonds, offered
on the Boston market, is being rapidly
picked up by small investors, in com
pany with other gilt-edge municipal is
sues. Bond houses state that several
million dollars worth are being sold
of various issues. The Hennepin bonds
are the AZ per, cent, maturing in April,
1924, and sell at 1852, yielding the
investor about $40 per cent income.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
CT We US
TOWN TALK.
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-" Girls Will
Be Girls.
Bijou Theater-'Fritz and Smith,
Orpheum Theater-Modern vaude-
vile.
Lyceum Theater-''Blue Jeans
Unique Theater-Vaudeville.
Dewey Observation-Disclosures Van
ity Fair Extravaganza company.
Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran
Church-Lecture, 1.-The American Boy
and the Land at Home" ex-senator
E. F. Greeley.
First Unitarian Church-Piano re-
cital, Bernard Dahl.
First Baptist Church 80 Concert,
Apollo club.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
A LINCOLN MEMORIAL
- .--.. ...y. a. ss.53:~s, I. aStt
Veterans Will Attend
Service Here Feb. IL.

A Lincoln memorial service in which
distinguished Minneapolitans will take
part will be held at 1880 pm, rFebs IL,
at the Thirteenth Avenue M. E. church.
(. Among those who will take part are:
General T.. A. Grant, late assistant sec-
adiutant general, department of Mime
sofa, G.. A. R.; w. P. Roberts, past com
mander, Morgan post, G.. A. R.; the
Bryant post G. A. r. quartet, and G. L..
Graves of the Morgan post drum corps,
who will sound the army bugle calls.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
BLIGHT rs OBDURATE
Refuses to Be Destroyed by Experiment
Station Scientists.

Experts at the Minnesota agricultural
experimental station, after a series of
used during the past few years ya 1 FOR id %.
tato growing has become SO badly In
tested with germs of potato blight that
it will not be suitable for replanting.
All efforts to discover methods of secur-
ing the crop from attacks have been un-
availing. However, it is recommended
that the vines he sprayed every two
weeks. 49, 2s, #
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
BIRDS TO WEAR MITTS
Gamecocks Will Give Humane Exhibi
ton Fights at ST.. Paul.

Cockfghts are to e put on at the
which opened yesterday at St. Paul in
the Ingersoll block, Third and Waba-
sha streets. The fights will be gloved
contests That is, the birds spurs will
be muffed and the fights well within
the law. $3.50 4.
Judges of the show, in which there
are many entries, are T. +. Riggs, b.
w. Rankin, W. B. Klein, Henry Schroe-
der, r. A. Pike and J. P. Johnston.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
CHILD SAVED FROM FIRE
Infant Carried from Burning Home o
K @e'*'' - - = - 5e.Jofm Huston, ~ ~,

The infant of John Huston, 1929 Gin
ton avenue, came, near being burned to
death last night in fire which nearly
destroyed the Huston residence. It was
rescued thru the efforts of several young
men, who were playing cards at the Del
Monta club, 80 East Lake street.
When the fire broke out, Mr.. and Mrs.
Huston ran out. Remembering the child,
they told several men in the crowd
about it. The young men plunged thru
the fire and smoke, and carried the babe
The fire did $500 damage. <s aes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-07
STATE BUTTER CONTEST.

E. K Slater dairy and food commits
sioner has announced the first prize but>
ter-scoring contest to take place during
his administration. Samples are to be all
in by Feb. 81 for scoring Feb. %.