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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
CONCRETE is A SUCCESS
NEW BUILDING OF N. w. KNIT
TING COMPANY PROVES THE
NEW IDEA PRACTICAL.

Reinforced concrete construction in
Minneapolis is expected to receive an
impetus in the successful completion of
the first building Of the kind in the
northwest. John Wunder, the contrac-
tor, is just finishing the warehouse Of
the Northwestern Knitting compa ny, at
Western avenue and Lyndale. As an
the structure is the wonder of the pub
lie generally. To the uninitiated it
has seemed almost impossible that a
building could stand without steel or
wood framework. The structure is
practically imperishable and is abso-
lutely freproof because of the entire
absence Of the usual infammable &C.
compartments Of building construction.
The only metal used lin the building
is the series Of reinforcing steel rods,
with bent ends unattached, except for
being imbedded in the concrete.
The city has been familiar with the
tion for twenty years or so. Many fine
samples Of this work are to be found
such as the Chamber Of Commerce, Au
ditorium and the two new theaters
But in these cases cement Is laid on
wires and meshinga connected with cir.
ders. In the reinforcad concrete build.
ing the cement lis po4lred} in forms to
make the pillars and Egirders and the
floor is poured onrfalse frame work
In this cement the reinforcing rods are
imbedded. >~9t.- d 9oTaH~.,~@ >>~"
The interior of the new warehouse
appears to have been cut from solid
cement. The testses which have beer
applied to the floors have showed nc
appreciable detection mad no failures
Of the concrete. Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk
e. Co. of ST. Paul after inSnactino the
work, have decided TO build their half
million-dol]ar building in St. Paul OF
reinforced concrete, and the street rail
way company is going to use 1t in flu
ture buildings.
Bertrand & Chamberlin were the
architects for the Knitting company
and G. A: ?. Turner the consulting en-
gineer. The work was superintendent
by John Wunder, who worked out the
system, and had such faith in the meth
cd that he erected the building subject
to to 4 If it did 9 Sot' prove salts
| it has been accepted,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
WORKING A MINE
IN CITY'S HEART
REMARKABLE DIS Gov ERIE 8
MADE IN THE BOUTELL RUINS.
Since First Finds Of Uninjured Rugs
and Carpets, Debris Has Been Mi
nutely Rummaged and the Search
Has Been Richly Rewarded-Salvage
Pays for Moving Wreckage.

Right in the heart Of the city a score
richest mines ever discovered on the
American continent. Strangely enough,
the output, which has already ex-
ceeded $4,000 in value, is not in the
shape OF precious metals or gems, but
is made up of carpet, mattings orien-
tai rugs, silverware and kitchen ranges.
When the big Boutell house furnish
ing store went down into the basement
at Fifth street and First avenue S on
the night of Dec. 10, few expected to
see cents worth Of salvage. The
ruin was apparently complete for the
fire was an unusually fierce one and
seemed to have done it's work thoroly.
AS soon as the debris had cooled suffi-
GENTLY for workmen to excavate, the
the idea of clearing up the place for
rebuilding than in the hope that any
thing Of value would be recovered.
Among the first things dug out were
a dozen dray loads Of iron bedsteads,
which were almost unrecognizable,
being fused and bent into shapeless
mass Of waste metal. Nevertheless the
debris was searched carefully as it was
moved bit bY bit, and finally the work
of rugs, mating and carpets which
were uninjured except on the edges or
outside Of the rolls. !
Since the discovery Of these valuable
goods the search has assumed differ
ent aspect. Every shovelful of disin-
tegrated brick and mortar has been
handled twice and has been searched as
carefully as the famous African blue
clay which, bears the diamonds.< The
search has been well rewarded, for
many smaller articles which were be-
lieved, to have been utterly destroyed
have been found intact. One Of the
finds of yesterday was a large assert
ment Of silver spoons many of which
were in as good condition as they ever
were, altho it took vigorous Furnishing
to restore the metal to it's original lus-
ter. A silver tray which had been
bought and packed to be sent as a
Christmas gift, was found. absolutely
unframed, even to the case in which it
was packed. '-A.
It now appears that the salvage of
the stock will more than paw for all the
work Of clearing out the ruin and leave
something over. There is, an old theory
among fire insurance adjusters that
nothing ever burns up completely. This
has been amply verified by the revela.
tions In this case and in addition the
collection of freak fire stories has been
| considerably enriched.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
WINTER n mi E TOURS BY
AUTO ARE POPULAR
MANY MINNEAPOLIS MACHINES
SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA.
AT Least Eight Different Parties viii
Make Their Headquarters at ~Pasa-
dena and Will Tour Out From There
One Minneapolis Party Plans an
Auto Tour of Southern Italy.

One Of the most familiar sights to be
seen on the good wagon roads OF Cali
fornia this winter will be an automobile
bearing a license number between 400
and 1000. Especially will this be true
in the vicinity Of Pasadena, where a
number Of Mineapolitans are spending
the winter and incidentally touring that
section Of the state. -. ~ :.
The latest departure for the sunny
climate of southern California was that
Of Messrs, and Mines. Thomas Shevlin
and G. s. Bracket, who left last night
! for Pasadena. Mr.. 'Shevlin shipped his
large touring car two weeks ago, and
while they are in California they will
visit all the interesting spots that are
return to Minneapolis about April Is.
Another accession to the Minneapolis
colony in Pasadena will be Mr.. and
Mrs. John See, who will leave Mime
apolis tonight. They will visit the
Grand canyon Of Colorado and then pro-
ceed to the famous winter resort. Mr..
See shipped his machine several days
ago and it is already in California
awaiting the arrival Of the owner, who
in it.
! F. B. Wells and Ben Woodworth, both
Chamber Of Commerce men, have gone
to Pasadena. Mr.. Wells family has
been there for several weeks, while Mr..
Woodwork g mother is awaiting his ar
rival. Mr.. Wells shipped his touring
car about two weeks ago.
Dan Raymond and L. B. Newell will
leave Minneapolis in about two weeks
and will join the colony. Mr.. Raymond
, will take his machine and expects to
make the trip to San Francisco. before
returning to Minneapolis. 81.
J.. H. Queal has. already taken his
machine to California. A. II. Matschke
will soon join him.
In addition to tho California colony,
Minneapolis people are making auto
mobile tours in other parts Of the. coun-
try. George Christian and tfami1ly
have been in Arizona for several weeks
and are visiting the places Of interest in
that section in their auto,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Shull are the, only
Minneapolis people who will make a
foreign tour BY automobile. They viii!
leave Minneapolis about Mare?h Is
in company with party Of Californi-
ans and will go to southern Italy, where
| they will spend about three months;
They will also tour the Alpine district
Of italy and Switzerland.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR IMMENSE DAM

Tie closing Of the final contracts
with the Canadian government for a
dam at Koochiching Falls at the 800
bench mark is the beginning Of an i'm
mense amount Of expensive work by the
Backus-Brooks company Of Minneapo-
lis in the development Of the industries
to use the water power.
q. w. Backus has just closed a con.
tract in New York with Penniman &
Mcclure, Of Providence, R. l., a big
masonry and concrete re e., contracting 5 frm 3;
be entirely of the modern concrete con.
struction. He closed yesterday also a
contract for the installation of the
power machinery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
DRIYER0D BROKE ON
SPEEDING G. n, ENGINE

. Great Northern passenger train No.
~, on the Hutchinson division, met
with an accident this morning just this
s est of goSG ane Gn fE e the Great
and fireman alive to tell the story.
The right-hand driving,rod broke off
close to the wheel as the train was
rounding a curve and with terrific
force the longer end swung around
ripping the cylinder and the whole of
the running gear from that side. For
tunately the piece attached to the fast
driver was shorter, and it swung up
ward, merely ripping a hole thru the
floor of the cab.
The breakdown caused e. delay Of two
hours, but crowd Of college men on
the train organized an impromptr
quartet and the time passed quickly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
RECRUITS FOR CHINA
' ARE NOW GOING WEST

Recruits for the mysterious Imperial
the city daily on their way to the Pacific
coast. Within the last few days Lou
R.. Dennis Of st. Louis, a nephew of
General E. F. English, who is the Chin
csc impressario, and A. A. Fairchild of
Sioux Falls, have Joined the movement.
Both are. experienced army men and
United States army 1N to ' take up D. this his
work. But one Minnesota man has been
discovered on the lists, Walter E. Mel
son Of Grove City, MINI. Nelson was
with the Fifteenth Minnesota on it's
trip to the south and from there OBJ
tanned transfer to the Thirteenth Min
nesota in the Philippines. At the time
Of mastering out, he was first sergeant
He is said to be rated for a second lieu
tenancy in the Imperial army.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
BAD MONEY OUT
Counterfeiters Circulating Bogus Gold
l. Coins in Minneapolis.

Spurious gold pieces in large numbers
are in circulation again, and their
source is mystery. A bad ten dollar
piece was passed on John Lund, a gro
Ger at 1900 Washington avenue N, yes
terday, and within the past month a
great many have been handed in to
the Standard Oil company by drivers,
who received them on their routes.
nominations, tho evidently manufac-
tured in different plants. The smaller
denominations seem to be much nearer
perfect in form and weight than the
larger. 2.5r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
TAKES PROMINENT PART
Minneapolis Man Interested in Fight
Against Private Car. Line.

the LongfegW gro 81 mln9sapos
company, is taking vigorous part in
the fight which the fruit men Of the
country are making against the private
car evil.
It devolved upon Mr.. Longfellow to
make the response to the address Of
welcome made by Mayor Behrman Of
New Orleans to the National League
of Commission Merchants, which met
in that city Jan. IL. Since then Mr..
Longfellow has gone to Washington
with Special Representative Ferguson
OF Duluth to present the grievance Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
NEW BROKERAGE FIRM
Piper, johnson e. Co. VIII Begin Business
at the Chamber.

Arrangements were completed at moor
today by which a strong new firm will be.
gin business at the Chamber of Com
merce. Piper, Johnson & Co. will be the
style of the new house George F. Piper
vice president of the chamber, will be al
the head. Walter D. Douglas of Ceda,
Rapids Iowa will be a member, and E. G.
Warner, president of the Midland Linseed
Oil company, will also be a partner. The
Junior member will be Denman F. John
son. at present Minneapolis representa-
tive of Finley, Darrell & Co., of Chicago
The firm will do a general grain com
mission and stock brokerage business. and
will have private wires to New York, Chi
cago, St. Louis and Kansas City, and tic
the New York, Philadelphia and Boston
stock exchanges.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21

The records Of the day-deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail.
road time tables, real estate transfers,
building permits and other information
Of interest be found together with
want advertisements on page 16 Of this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
Victim pisappears.-A mysterious rob
NEUROLOGICAL

SIDNEY |. PETERSON, son of John
F. Peterson, former county auditor. died
Wednesday at Cass Lake, MINI. The
funeral services will be held in Lakewood
cemetery chapel, Minneapolis Sunday al
2 pm. Friends invited
/. DAVID BRESLER died this morning Al
his residence, 51S Eighth street S
Funeral notice later. %,%# -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
AMES BEGINS HIS SUIT
Asks City to Pay Him Mayors Salary
While He Was a Fugitive.

Former Mayor A. A. Ames has at last
kept his word and yesterday took the
first step in an action to collect $499.98
from the city for three months pay in
1902 after he had left the city when
the expose came.
The claimant yesterday had a sum-
mons served upon Mayor D. P. Jones,
who acted as mayor during Dr.. Ames
uncompleted term, to appear in the dis
trict court and show cause why the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21

Mabel Kelley, 1919 Second street NE,
Is missing from her home and her parents
have asked the police to search for her.
They said she did not return home from
her work last evening and it is feared that
,shs has met with satna accident,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
A MID-WINTER PICNIC
Market Gardeners and Their Families
Have a. jolly Dav 1ndoors

The midwinter picnic of the Mime
epolis Market Gardn ers' association was
held at the Fourth ward wigwam today.
The association was well represented
and several addresses of interest to
members were delivered by professors
of the agricultural school,
Prizes were awarded for the best
well as for the best samples of cooking
and baking by the wives and daughters
of the members. The picnic will end
with a dance tonight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21

The final account in the estate Of
Cynthia A. Lillibridge, was fled in the
probate court his morning and shows q
value o2 SIC. 900.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
Summoned to Answer.

The railroad commission today served
notice on all the defendants, calling
upon each either to satisfy the COM
plant or to file an answer within ten
days.
The complaint explains that all the
the Terminal Dispatch association. This
association requires that all freights
not unloaded within fortyeight hours
after arrival at the terminals Sundays
and holidays excepted) be subject to car
service and trackage charges for all
time the cars are held beyond the limit
According to the Dispatch association
rules the charges are not to be less than
s. fer each day R%t off, of 6 day
only at Minnesota Transfer, but over
all points within a radius of fifteen
miles.
The Specific Charges.
The complaint. charges the discern.
charges on "sugar, salt, rolled oats,
pancake flour. and other products Of
grain, dried fruits and peanuts, nails
and manufactured products of iron,
ware and whisky.'H
The Shippers association further
complains that this free storage Of
freight in cars for favored parties Gre
ates- such a shortage of cars that mem
bers Of the association are unable to
get cars with reasonable promptness,
and say that this use Of cars for stor-
age Is with the consent of all the roads,
but is especially practiced by the Great
Western, Burlington, Wisconsin Central
and 500 lines.
The association asks for an order pro-
hibiting such discrimination "and for
such other relief as may be just.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT OR sALE-AN s-RooM, ALL-MoD.
ern house. brand new, will sell on monthly
payments at a bargain, rent for $25 pei
month. R. r. Betcher s. Co., 5O7 Phoenix
building.
ADHESIVE, INVISIBLE, REFINED; SATIN.
Skin Powder adds irresistible attractions
fesh white or brunei. 25c.
LosT-sETTER PUP, 8 MONTHS OLD; WHITE
black ears, black and tan muzzle. Return fol
reward to 1903 w 31st st,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
AROUND THE TOWN

= Municipal Court Moves.-The municipal
court. both the criminal and OWL
! branches. moved to It's new quarters on
1.-THE fourth floor Of the city hall this AFTER
moon and court will be held there Monday.
1.-THE clerk and his force also moved up.
- More Protection for Observation-Disclosures
/. E. B. Waite OF the police court has raised
( the penalty for hitching horses to shade
trees from So to IS. The crusade con-
Quoted by the park board is still on and
Park Officer Harris is bringing two or
three drivers and teamsters into the po-
llice court every week. Since last summer,
Mr.: Harris has secured more than $50 con.
'viotions.
Victim pisappears.-A mysterious rob.
{ berry at the Brunswick hotel was reported
to the police this morning, but so far
1.-THE detectives have been unable to
find either the guest who claimed to have
been robbed Or the guilty person. Early
this morning young man told the clerk
that some one had stolen $3.50 while he
was out Of the room and asked that the
police be notified. The clerk did as he
I was asked, but when the officers arrived
the room was empty and the man who
made the complaint could not be found.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
ALL RAILROADS
FACE CHARGES
MINNESOTA SHIPPERS ASSOCIA-
TON FILES CHARGES.
Asks Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sion to Force Roads to Remedy AL
legged Discrimination in Car Service
Charges Commission Takes Imme-
diate Action.

The Minnesota Shippers association
railroad and warehouse commission
against every railroad in the state, al
leging determinations in favor of Ger
tain shippers not members of the asso-
citation, in the waving Of car service
charges,
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-05-11
4reiSaefrDntcr 3pnSuftcur.

Sine @iener 3eitung bate brei
PreiIe ausgei9rieben fir cine @rbsit
iiber bie 9eoeutune rS9iGers als
@olts0i9ter." Die brei preisseptn>
ner tparen elm 8iirserf6uuebrer, Elm
Observation-Disclosures uno Elm S4affner
Namens Sran5 Spobooa. Die Sade
erreste natirli9 @uffeben.- Wer Oa
peib, pie antrenseno uno aufreibenb
ser Oienft zines giienbabnf9 affners
in Seiterrei9 lit, Der allein miro Die
9eseifterunssfabigteit 6es Mannes err
meHen f0nnen, Der bel 70 erf6Dpfer>
Dem Beirut nod 3eit uno Mube fin<
set, f6 eingebenb nit S9iner gu be-
faFen unb cine 10 ernfte, tii9tise Or
belt iiber Sen Oi6ter fertig gu brin>
gen. bab ibr elm preis 5uertannt ipers
Sen mub. Srans Spobood tpurbe cine
Before Grsiebuns gu She'll, bod oes
2ebens Not6 5pans ibn in Den Srpbns
oienft barter Mrbeit. Gr arbeitete piele
Sabre lang als f9le9t besablter g.
bilfe I'm gilobauerseperbe, uno Die
anffenuns als @6affnsr bel ben
Staotsbabnen, mo er iubraus, iabrein
NIT Den 2at5iigen fdbrt, mar fir i'm
elm 9liidsfan. Seine targen Mubez
ftunSen tpiOmete sr Der gei6Gftigung
nit Der Si6tfunit uno namentli9 nit
@9iGer, ben er defenders in iein 9era
eef6loHen bat. Spobood, Der bon
flabii6en @ltern abftdmmt, bat fl
ieIbft i'm Seuti6en berponfommnet
uno bebsrrf6t ~boatdnbig Die beutide
Spra9e, in Der er piele @eoi9te per<
fdbt bat.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-05-11
Duno ais Shlahttbifr.
SntereFante SabIen tetrefs oes Sunoes
Hetfds ais Eabrune sutttteI.

en- ein5eInen @ebietstheilen Seutf9s
lambs miro Der Suno als S6la9ttbier
betra9tet, ia, man %unterpirft ibn TO-
gar reselre9t Der amtli9en 6leii9bes
f9au. 5reili9 iinb Die amtli4en Cab
len iiber Die 9enubuns bes 9unbss als
S9lo6ttbier i'm 8erslei9 gu ben ses
paltigen Mengen anberer S9la9tz
THERE nidt iebr beoeuteno, oenn Die i'm
lebten 9ierteliabre 1904 unteriu9ten
1852 !9unoe perfapinoen fat sesens
iiber oen 1859 Yferoen uno anbern
Ginbufern, 4,4OO,26O S9psinen,
999,291 aGlbern IL. (. m. Sn preue
BEN gibt es mod gauge Yropinsen, Die
osn !Sunb aIs S6la9ttbisr nidt fem
men, 10 Ofpreuben, Berlin, pom<
merrl, @6lespigz9olitein, WeitfaIen,
9eFensRaHau uno 9oben5pIern; in
onbern, 10 in Weftpreuben 60. 8rau>
benburg (31), poien o., Sa4fcn
90, 6annober % uno &beinlano
15) 1T er in bieier gisenf9aft ipGrs
li9 bertreten.
Sppeit preuben in 8etra6t fommt,
finbet ods 9unoefleif9 feline Sablrei6s
item 2iebhaber in S9leiien nit 232
unterfudten Sunoen, BON benen allein
1853 ouf oen 8esirf 8reslau fallen.
SIM porbersesonsenen Nuartul fell
ten ii6 Die 3iffern fir gang preuben
auf 237, fir S9leiien auf 203 uno
fir 8reslau auf IA; Die 3unabme
betrGst alfo i'm eonSen @taate nur SO
Sbiere. InNis i'm ibri5en &eide, no
Ole Sobl De, @6la6tuneen pom 8.
gum 4. NuN.tal Oes Sa6res 1904 BON
525 auf 1872 geitieeen lit, Ii9 alio
nabe3u ~perOoppelt bat. 8apern tpeiit
bier npn einem Quartal gum an6ern
cine 3una1me bon 1873 ouf 184 auf
Gallo Elm Gbnli6es @erbGltnib pie
9reuben), Sudfen bagegen mo6t
einen @pruns bon 81 auf 1913
Sbiere. 8eionoers lit BORT Der 8eSirt
gbemniB itarf pertreten Omit 116 unn
428 unterIu9ten 9unoen). 8ereins
selte G4la9tuneen fommen Damn mod
in Wiirttemberg go, Inhalt (25),
Sa9ien : Soburg : Gotbd 60, Heub
jiingere 60 unb Gltere 2inie o. unb
in MISUNDERSTANDING (3) ppr. Die
miteetbeiIten 3ablen fino peber obfoz
tut nod relatib irgenbpie beoeutenO,
aber fe laFen bod S6liife 81 auf cine
arheblihe Summe foaialsn Glen0s.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-05-11
0eruiiuffiacr Serspd.

@eranIabt bur9 einen fiirali9 POM
@emeinoeratb in &0tben, 9efaoetbum
Mnbalt. sefabten 8ef9lub, anldblid
bes ertparteten 8efu9s oes reeierenz
oen 0er5ogs cine Summe Biz su 5000
Mart fir Iusf9miiduns Der Straben
uuf5utpenoen, 1T iest an bic &reis>
bireftoren uno Sberbiirsermeiiter Der
9aupttGote bes 9erSogtbums bon
Seiten Der &eeierung cine @erfiigung
ergangen, in Der Dies @prbaben als
ni9t 6em Winen bes 2anbesberrn entz
fpre9eno besei6net miro. Gs beibt
peiter oarin, oaB fommunale Mittel
CUR @usi6miidune Ser Srte. Die Der
Sersog bsfudt, niht pertpanot tperoen
fonen. Wenn Dies isitens Der 3irse-=
i9dft eef9Gbs, 70 liebe fi6 baeegen
ni6ts einpenoen, Dffentli9e @eloer
bGtten aber anbere 8eitimmungen.