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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28

swered advertisements and purchased
proverb books at Toledo and Chicago.
These did not give me the assistance
had anticipated, however, and the city
library was the source of my deepest
inspiration in guessing the correct an
SwerS.
Il admit that my wife came to my
rescue several times when was about
to despair and give up the contest. and
together We kept on to the close of the
contest.
Il sent in a total of 212 answers, or
AZ to a proverb, and you may be as
sured that this meant hard work. 1
kept carefully prepared duplicate list
OF all my answers in the event that
there might arise dispute, but / am
happy to say that T h G o b e's list
exactly agrees with my list of the an
swers l submitted. / have no doubt
it was one of the most honestly con-
Quoted contests ever held in the coun-
try.
I'm answer to the proverb. the cor
rect answer to which is a barking dog
never bites 1 submitted three answers.
none of which was the correct one. My
answers were:
"A muzzled dog cannot bite
Barking dogs never bite
A barking dog seldom bites
For No. &c. BY uniting we stand. by
dividing we fall 1 submitted two an
swers. One is the familiar United we
stand. divided we fall and the other is
In union there is strength
Close to No. SO
Replying to No. 2S, Patriotism is
the last refuge of a scoundrel,'
guessed. Against the wild fire OF the
mob there is no Defense / came close
to getting No. SO, emitting the last
clause from A tree is known by its
fruit, and not by its leaves For No.
3S. All cats are gray in the dark re-
piled. All cats are alike gray in the
night spelling gray both with an "a
and an e.
This air is like spring." Mr.. Skill
man said as he shifted the breeze COM
ing up the river laden with its breath
of perfume from the bursting buds on
Raspberry island. Guess I'll take a
vacation. My wife and / plan to go
to the country for few days. My
success in the pFoverb contest will pay
the expenses of a few days at the lake. "
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28

That the two st. Paul men winning
two-thirds of the total OF the first prize
money in he Globe proverb con-
est should both be employed by the
same company in this city is remark
able.
More striking still is the fact that the
two men. working under the same roof
for five years, have not a speaking ac-
quaintance.
The men are utter strangers and
their success in solving the proverbs of
7 e G i o b e S famous contest was
Independent of each other.
Frank McKernan, 224 Virginia ave-
nue., is a proofreader for the West
Publishing company.
H. B. Skillman, % Nelson avenue, is
a law editor in the service of the West
company.
Mr.. McKernan has been in the en-
ploy of the company for the past eleven
years as proOfreader. He is q graduate
of a high school and later of n law
college He lives with a devoted moth
er, who has a Just pride in the success
of her son in furnishing forty-five cor
rect answers to the fifty proverbs Of
fered by T h G o b e for correct solu-
ton.
Mr.. Skillman is a graduate of the
class of '98, University of Michigan
law school, Ann Arbor. He came to
st. Paul five years ago and is married.
He confesses to valuable assistance on
the part of his wife, Michigan coed,
who varied her domestic duties by
guessing the correct answers to the
problems.
Both men are in modest circum-
stances and T h e G. 10 b e. S liberality
in awarding $3.50 to each for two of
the three nearest correct lists of prov
CRIBS in answer to the contest is duly
appreciated by the recipients of the
money.
Working in an atmosphere that is
surcharged with good fellowship be-
tween fellow employees. McKernan
and Skillman were kept busy yester-
day receiving the congratulations OF
their associates on their good fortune.
How McKernan Won
81 availed myself of the books in the
city library" said Mr.. McKernan, when
asked yesterday what had been his
system in guessing SO nearly correctly
the list of proverbs submitted by T h e
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
CHICAGO GOES WILD
OVER ST. PAUL TOUI
Date for Start Fixed and an
Attendance of Five Hundred
Cars Assured

Word was received last night from
3. A. Ledy, secretary of the automobile
club Of St Paul, that the, general plan
submitted by him to the directors of
the Windy city club had met with APP
proval and that Chicago was enthu-
siastic over the prospects of the big
road tour which will be held in July.
The meeting yesterday at Chicago
selected July Z as the most appropriate
day upon which to begin the run to St
Paul. When the result of the confer
ence was announced in the club Mr..
Ledy was given an ovation and assured
him that the delegation of machines
from Chicago alone would be at least
500.
If this is so the road tour will be a
greater success than even Mr.. Ledy
thought it would be when he took the
preliminary steps at the suggestion of
the st. Paul organization to secure
the big run. He figures that if 500
machines come from Chicago that an
other hundred from points east will
start from Chicago with the local au-
tos. With 200 from the northern sec
ton and $50 from the west and at least
300 from the south and southwest he
IS assured of more than 1900 cars
from outside of the Twin Cities in the
big parade in St Paul.
1t was announced after the meeting
that John E. Fry and Robert w. Spang-
Ter, officers of the Chicago Automo-
bile club, and n. H. Van Sicklen and
e. Ralph Estep, owner and editor of
the Motor Age, respectively, would
start on a preliminary tour of the Chi
cago-St. Paul route May 4. They will
use 40 horsepower car and during
their stay in st. Paul will be the guests
of the st. Paul club.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
GETS BIC VERDICT
Railway Mail Clerk Wins DAM
age Suit Against 500

A sealed verdict of $500 was brought
in by a jury in Judge Hallam's court yes
terday morning in favor of the plaintiff in
the suit of Frank b. MCCOrd. a railway
mail clerk, against the St Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie railway company.
McCord sued for $4,000. He was work.
ing in a mail car running on the 500
line, when a wreck occurred at Bulwer
Junction, Mimi. Dec. 81, 1904. He was
eXtricated from the debris with difficulty
and sent to st. Barnabas hospital in Min
neapOlis. from whence he emerged shortly
after in apparently good health. About
geek after his discharge he began to
complain of pains in head and spine and
slowly became a physical wreck. He is %
years of age.
Drs. Sweeney and OhaGe who testified
in the case Wednesday, stated that they
could find no organic ailment in McCOrd
and that his condition was the result of
mental shock. DR.. Sweeney suggested a
change of climate and complete rest for
several weeks as a cure McCord tainted
away once while the trial was on and
SiStance could be secured
The 500 road has given notice Of appeal
and a stay Of thirty days was granted Ly
the court.
Another case in which the plaintiff. Ar
thur b. Mcknight was injured i'm the
same accident while working by the side
of McCOrd. is being tried in the district
court. Mcknight was also a mail clerk
and sues for $4,000 damages for injuries
alleged to have been received.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
RARE BOOK BOUGHT
Historical Society Buys Old
Volume ofWestern Adventure

The State Historical society has lust
purchased a rare book which was pub
hshed In 1881 and deals with travels
and scenes west of the Mississippi
river at that time. 1t is written by
William j. Smelling. under the pen
name of Solomon Bell. He was a son
of Col. Josiah Smelling, after whom the
fort was named
The book is evidently one of a series
of adventures and travels While the
records of the society do not show so
much concerning the author as of his
two brothers. il is evidently because he
was rover and a world wide traveller.
Judging from the preface to the book
the author had visited nearly every
land in the world in search of adven-
ture.
The book is small volume. about
the size of the present day editions of
short stories. which would be called
pocket size" Its reading matter is
largely in the form of anecdotes. There
are some quaint illustrations. The
curio dealers had a price of SIS on the
book. but allowed the society to take it
for 1880
The general nature of the country,
the Indians and the animals and prod
ucts are dealt with Much of it is de-
voted to a gossipy account of the
Lewis and Clark expedition. Another
chapter tells of the journey of Lieut..
u. NJ. Pike up the Mississippi river.
The author mentions that he was in
the battle of TippecanOe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
SHOW SCORES A HIT
knights of Pythias Entertain
ment Wins the Audience

Amateur and mediocre are not al
ways synonymous adjectives in de-
scribing theatrical efforts. This fact
will be promptly attested by the good
sized audience that greeted the initial
performance of the musical comedy,
The Rough Mr.. Rider" which was
presented at Mozart hall last evening
by st. Paul Lodge No. Knights Of
Pythias.
A rollicking comedy filled with many
good songs was shown to good adj
vantage by a large and charming fe-
male chorus. handsomely gowned and
an adequate male cast.
DR.. John Davern as The Rough Mr..
Ryder, the bogus hero, was, through
the many humorous complications in
which he was placed by the stories he
told of San Juan Hill, obliged to con-
feSs that he was never there.
The Gum Shoe Man, as sang by Mr..
L. LIE Clair, and chorus of little girls,
the Hebrew parodies by Morey
Abrams, and the dialogue. singing and
dancing of Arthur White and Jim
Silke were enthusiastically encored.
The singing of Mrs. A. P. Herschler.
in the ''Bogie Man." with a chorus of
girls, and Miss Violet King of Violet
Was a Maiden Fair" accompanied by
six young men in chorus, made decid-
ed hits
The performance will be repeated
Friday and Saturday evening and Sat-
urday matinee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
GAS COMPANY CANNOT
COLLECT FROM COMFORT
Motion to Force Plaintiff to Pay Cur
rent Charges Denied by Judge Lewis

Judge Lewis yesterday denied the
motion of the defendant in the case of
H. M. Comfort against the ST. Paul
Gas Light company and the Edison
Electric Light company, to amend the
findings in the case so as to order the
payment to the defendant of $131SS.
Comfort, who lives at 1873 Smith ave-
nue. north, fitted up a telegraph out
fit in his home and bought current
from the defendants. They alleged
that he violated the contract in sup
plying other persons with the current,
and stopped the service.
Comfort brought three separate
suits against the company which were
settled out Of court by the payment of
$50 attorneys fees to the plaintiff, and
the service reinStated.
Later the company alleged that
Comfort again violated the contract
and supplied outsiders and the service
was discontinued and Comfort again
brought suit and mandamus proceed
lngs against the companies. The court
found that the plaintiff had violated
the contract and brought in a verdict
for the defendant.
The defendants then entered a mo-
ton TO amend the findings so as to
include $133.SS alleged due for current,
but the court denied the motion yes
terday in filing the order.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
GOLD IS PLENTIFUL
Veteran Alaskan Says Years
Cleanup Is Large

The winters cleanup of gold in the
Nome district has been the largest for
the past winter in the history of the
Alaskan gold fields, according to Capt
:. E. Lewis of Nome, who is at the
Ryan hotel on his way back to Nome
fl ON a business trip to New York.
Capt. Lewis was the owner of the
steamship Discovery that achieved
fame in the pioneer days of the Alaskan
excitement. and which. later was lost
at sea. He has retired from the steam
ship business and now devotes his time
TO railroad and mining enterprises
with headquarters at Nome. Capt
Lewis has a number of old friends
among St Paul business men and his
quarters at the Ryan yesterday were a
rendezvous for st. Paul friends.
The gold output of the district dur
ing last winter broke all records" Capt
Lewis said. land reliable estimates
place the money value of the gold TAX
en- out of the frozen ground at $4,000
600. The gold is taken out with blast,
pick and shovel and is washed from
the dirt as soon as the SHOWS melt and
water is available for sluicing. The
work of separating the gold from the
dirt has already commenced. The prob
lem of getting water to the alluvial
gravel beds is being solved by digging
great bitches, and several millions of
season in developing these bitches
The Miocene ditch is fifty-six miles
in length and the Solomon river and
Giffen bitches are long enough to be
known all over Alaska. 1t is known
that there is gold in abundance in the
gravel in these gravel beds, but water
is absolutely necessary to their being
worked to insure results.
THE boomers who flooded the Nome
country az "a first discovery IF GOLD
have left and the men who are now
there are Industrious. sober miners
who are working intelligently to get
the best results from their labors.
Nome has settled down to a prosperous
mining camp, with business being done
on a business basis. Capital is being
invested from the states and it is ex-
pected that the active mining season,
to open June 1. will be the most sue
cessful in the history of the new coun-
try. The harbor at Nome will open
June 1, and the steamers leaving Seat
tie for Nome will be crowded to their
capacity. Possibly all their available
passenger space has been taken before
this. The fare is 800, but men who
have spent the winter in the states are
anxious to get back to their labors and
the place where they have their money
invested"
Capt. Lewis, who is interested in the
Council City & Solomon River railroad,
running sixty miles into the interior
from Nome. is confident that the ma
tional government will give Alaska a
home rule government as soon as the
Alaskans determine what they want.
He says that opinion as to what is
best is widely divided. and that con-
gresS cannot be expected to determine
what to do for the Alaskans until they
themselves agree as to what they want.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
CONTRACTS AWARDED BY
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
p. H. Thornton Will Do the Grading on
Thomas Street

The board of public works awarded
the contract for grading Thomas
street, from Hamline avenue to Smell
ling avenue, to P. II. Thornton, for
$3,727.08. The city engineers estimate
on the contract was $4,000. other bids
were received as follows:
Christ Johnson, $500; James For
restal Co., $4,257.90; c. A. Fleming.
$4,195; Nels Larson, S4,504; Thomas
Keough, $3,745; Thomas Garrick, s4.-
$50; p. J. Ryan, $5,421, and Newman
& Hoy, $1,000.
Bids were opened and taken under
consideration for the construction of
the following sewers:
Sewer on Arch street, from a point
2SS feet east of Rice street, thence to
Rice street; Christ Johnson, $47S.42;
John Lind, $500, and p. ]. Ryan. $537.
Engineers estimate, $500.
Sewer on Delos street, from Bidweli
to Bellows street: Christ Johnson,
$2,4S0, and John Lind, $4,000. Engi-
neer'S estimate, $1,6S3.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
GUARDSMEN'S BALL
State Soldier Boys Open97Ar.
mOry to the Ladies

Company D of the national guard
gave the first ball in the new Armory
building last night. 1t was the TWEEN
ty-fourth annual formal military ball
of the company. The affair is the So
cial occasion of the year for the COM
pany.
The hall was appropriately decorated
with plants, bunting and flags. The
arrangement committee included Corpl.
J. f. Thiebaud, Sergt. c. A. Iltner.
Sergt. c. w. Albrecht and Privates r.
r. Godfrey, F. ]. Daw and f. +. Smith.
The reception committee: Capt. H. V.
Knocke, master of ceremonies; Lieut..
Charles French, Lieut. Martin Early,
Sergt. Iltner, Sergt. Albrecht, Corpl.
Thiebaud and Privates Godfrey, Peter,
Smith and Krembs.
Light refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
SMALLPOX KILLS TWO
DURING THE WEEK
There Are Now Over Hundred Cases
in the State

The past week was productive of
much smallpox in the state. The
weekly report of Secretary H. NJ.
Bracken of the state board of health
shows that there were los cases with
two deaths.
In Martin county, Nashville town
ship, there were fourteen cases. In
Polk county, Crookston. there was one
death. There were ten cases in
Stearns county, Luxumburg township.
and in Wright county, Victor town
ship, there were seven cases with one
death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
RUNOLETT SUBMITS
COST OF ROAD WORK
Estimate Made on the Crawling of
Marshall Street

City Engineer Rundlett submitted to
the board of public works yesterday
an estimate of the cost of graveling
Marshall street, from Grotto street to
the river.
For putting in a six inch macadam
base with a three inch layer of gravel
for a thirty foot strip in the center of
the road from Grotto street to Fair
view avenue, and from thence to the
river full width street, the estimated
cost is $50. 600. If the same kind Of
road is built the entire distance for the
full width of the street the cost is es-
timated at S50,500.
The cost per front foot to the prop
erty owners in accordance with the
estimate of the city engineer will be
about 95 cents. as the contemplated
improvement of the street will extend
for about three miles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Transfer of Church Property

Judge Brill yesterday filed an order set
ting May q as the date for the hearing of
the petition to transfer the ownership of
certain real estate belonging to the Sec
Episcopal church. which now exists only
legally, having ceased business in 1897.
after twenty-one years OF existence The
petition filed by Herman z. Young, a
director of the society. requests that the
property be turned over to the North
German Congress of the German NJ e.
church. Since 1897 a meeting of the
board of directors of the society was held
annually to maintain the organization
legally, to evade the payment of taxes.
taking advantage of the law which frees
church property used for religious pur-
poses from taxation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
STREETS VACATED FOR
CEMETERY PURPOSES
Petition of German Lutheran Associa
ton Favored by Council Committee

The petition of the German Luther
an Cemetery association for the vaca-
ton OF portions of Mackubin, Kent
and Idaho streets, for cemetery pur-
poses, was favorably reported on by
the committee on streets of the COM
mon council. Aid. Lynch opposed the
vacation of these streets. II was stated
by member of the association that
the part of Kent street which was ask
ed TO be vacated had been used for a
long time for cemetery purposes, and
that there were at the present time
many graves there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
AGED MAN Is RUN
DOWN BY WHEEL MAN
Morris kanovsky Is A rested, Charged
With Violating Bicycle Ordinance

Joseph Bergfeld. an aged man living
at 29S Elm street, was knocked down
and painfully injured yesterday even
ing by Morris Kanovsky, a bicyclist-
Kanovsky. it is said. was scorching
down East Fourth street and collided
with Bergfeld at Minnesota street
Bergfeld was taken to a nearby store
and after having his wounds, which
consisted of scratches and bruises,
dressed, was taken home in a buggy
Kanoysky was locked up at the CEN
trail station. charged with violating the
bicycle ordinance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
JUDGE LEWIS REJECTS
TAX SALE OF PROPERTY

Judge Lewis yesterday filed an order in
the circuit court in which he held that
the tax Judgment sale through which
Asley Coffman secured lots II and 1S in
block 4, Elmer and Morrlsson's rearranGe-
ment of part of Manchester Park, was
not legal in that the announcement of the
proposed sale was only published once.
The ownership of the property is held to
be invested in the defendant. the Reserve
Loan, Investment and Improvement com
pany.
The same is held in the case of Coffman
against Thomas Cochran. in which lot
of block s of the same locality is con-
cerned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
DATE FOR TRIAL OF
GOHSCHAlk IS FIXED
Attorney for Suspect and County Attorney
Will Have Case Called May

Stan Donnelly. attorney for Edward
Gottschalk. and County Attorney Kane
have agreed upon Monday. May 8. as the
date for the trial of the murder suspect.
Unless unforeseen incidents arise the trial
will be set for that date when the calen-
OAR is called on Monday.
The state will undoubtedly proceed
against the alleged murderer under the
indictment charging him with the muir
der of Hartman. as IL is contended by the
police that they have a stronger case
against GottSchalk on that ground than
on the murder Of Christian Schindledeck-
er, the Seventh street butcher.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Judge Voting Machines

Prof. John F'lather OF the state uni
versity has been appointed a member
of the voting machine commission by
Atty. Gen. Young. Gov. Johnson will
appoint a member who. with the at
torney general. will constitute the
board authorized by the last legisla-
tuTe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
May Term of Court

The calendar of the May term of
the district court, issued yesterday.
shows lis court cases and 113 jury
cases TO come to trial. Next Monday
the calendar will be called and the
cases set for hearing The grand jury
will also convene again next Monday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Mrs. Nelson Granted Divorce

Cordelia E. Nelson was yesterday
granted a divorce from George o. Mel
son, whom she married at Eau Claire,
Wis, April 81, 1895, when she was II
years of age and he "a. In her COM
plant she alleged that he had mis-
treated her for five years and that on
one occasion he picked up a pair of
scissors and cut off her hair. The
children are given into the custody of
the father and the mother is allowed
to visit them each week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28

G o b e. 81 purchased a number of
books advertised in the newspapers as
being helpful, but found that the city
library contained the volumes which
gave me the most light on the subject.
mo. l had no assistance. / had in
tended to enlist the services of my sis
ter and to send in the list in her name.
but because our family moved about
the opening of the contest she did not
find time to aid me, and the results are
my own. l sent in. all told, $50 an
swers and kept duplicate records of the
answers that l filed with the newspa-
per Comparison shows that 7 h e
c. o b e S record, so far as my an
swerS are concerned, is absolutely cor
rect.
First Mistake
where did I fail? Well. lost out
on No. 26, BY uniting we stand. by di-
viding we fall My answer was United
we stand; divided we fall
MY next failure was No. %, Pa
triotism is the last refuge of a scoun-
drel.' / sent in as the answer, Pa
triotism is the last resort of a dema-
gogue.' Then 1 failed on No. Sc. "A
tree is known by its fruit and not by
its leaves / sent in as the correct
answer. "A tree is known by its fruit
but not by its leaves On No. IS, All
cats are gray in the dark i answered
All cats are alike gray in the night.
and on the final proverb of the series
failed
My explanation of the picture was
"A miss is good as mile The correct
reply is a miss is as good as a mile.
The omission of that little as cost me
just $50. But 1 have no complaint to
make. The contest was certainly con-
Quoted along honorable lines and l fee
very grateful indeed to T h e G b c
for the opportunity to win a share In
the distribution of the money. 1t will
come in very handily these times of in
creased cost of living"
Mr.. SkiIIman's Mistakes
Mr.. Skillman failed to guess the cor
rect answers to Nos. 9. 26, %. SO and
80 of the series of proverbs. He con-
fesses to having expended some little
money in the purchase of proverh
books to aid him in the work.
Il got away from the idea of asking
my friends what the pictures meant
early in the contest" Mr.. Skillmar
said yesterday in explaining his sue
cess. 81 found that no two agreed and
ii was left to me TO make the final de-
cision in each case anyway. l an