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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
SPREADING CONTENT.

My cousin, PEARL born lame and at the age OF ten
tend school, Pearls taught She
very fond Of reading and had quite library OF her own
Pearl was happy when among her books but she told
that when watching her younger sisters at play feel
ing of sadness would creep her and she would feel
left behind She enved them because they able
to run about while her movements very limited
That autumn her sisters and going nutting
expedition mile from home. She wished very much to
90 ALSO when smaller her father had taken
her with him and she had enjoyed it. Now the distance
was greater and she very weak she had to stay at
home The day before the picnic PEARLS Uncle Jack
came to visit them. Altho had lost leg in acct
DENT he was very jolly and kind hearted He loved Pearl
dearly and wished to make her contented the
day of the picnic he took her out into hammock and
talked long earnestly with her His last words were
Remember you not the only that suffers,
tho Won are lame you make sunshine for your mother
instead of making distressed by being unhappy
Pearl told me that she again felt left behind.
: Seventh Grade -Efie ]. Olson
Rothsay MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
DRIFTING HIS LONE CANOE.

q. y :.
We had been fishing trip and it growing
pretty dark when started for home sat in
that fastened at the stern Of the launch and expected
to go home that way. We had gone about hundred
rods when the united and left drift
ing behind called to friends in the launch but
ceived and gave up and decided to float
home It being dark supposed they could not that
had left them and account of the continuous pound
ing of the engine my calls have been useless The
mosquitoes very bothersome at first, but while
drifting down the shore found big slab Of wood
which pulled out in the river and taking damp
hay from the bottom Of the canoe put it the slab
and set it fire while drfted alongside the floating
smudge. The mosquitoes must have staken to the
woods,' for the smoke in such big white clouds
throw little the Ere in order to
come anywhere the floating mosquito chaser" my
self. The boat drfted on and after awhile the
came out, but still drifted and drfted. In hour
passed the town but it quite dark and in five
minutes the form of the bulky and clumsy boahouse
into view. Carl SCHNEIDER,
Tenth Grade Wabasha MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
A CATTIEMAN'S TRIP.

One day fall, when cattle nice and fat,
my father thought he would ship them We loaded them
In the and going to take them to Chicago AT
being served when the train whstled We did not wait
to eat but the train We reached there all right
and were in the caboose when they switched onto
sdetraek left there They took larger caboose
and pulled with the CATTLE but were left behind
We went back finished dinner and went on later
tra the cattle, caught
and boarded the right train. Clinton Perry,
Sixth Grade Larimore, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
THEIR I.ADDIE's VACATION.

Donald's father and mother to make
tended visit Europe and their little boy Of FIVE to
stay with his grandparents farm some distance from
city in which he lived last
him to start and he put the train IN Of tho
conductor with all his belongings in tiny trunk The
Donald knew was his destination On leaving the train
he was by his grandpa with large grain wagon.
This something to him and extremely Interest,"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
S, MINNESOTA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER Is, 1908

ng out of the little village out to the green woodlands
they oted and presently grandpa announced that they
almost home. What pretty place it with it's
large house and barns, with cattle grazing the hill
side Donald had much to and attend to that
scarcely had time to eat his meals There the
pigs to feed lend and he ofe1 the
the hlsdes Better than this was feeding grandma 8
little chickens especially there few scraps Of
meat from the table. AS the summer on, haying
was commenced and nothing pleased Donald more than
going out to the field with the hired and driving
home load of fragrant hay But this enjoyment
last forever. Soon the end of August brought
father and mother back and Donald had to go
school, With many tears the little boy bade farewell to
happy vacation even tho he had been left behind.
Ninth Grade. Olive Southwell,
Hawley MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

went to Philadelphia When arrived in Columbus
Ohio the train stopped for supper and fast asleep
of the seats Then mother asked of the por
ters if would be all right He said yes and then she
went to eat her supper When she back the that
was in gone She asked Of the porters where
was e is in he yards, will be
back again. Then she went to the yards and found the
Of the sidetracks She want into the and
found still asleep the seat and kind beside
Tho I left behind out all right
Fifth Grade, Delaney Maggrah,
Central School. Grafton, n D.
HARDLY UH1FoRTUNATE
One time was to visit friend who lived in town
about eleven miles away When arrived my friend was
very glad to ''How long you stayf' said
Emily. CT must return the freight tomorrow, - 1
said. "Oh no. don II" said Emily. 'Indeed, must
said t'Well, you stay till tomorrow anyway
eyes" We had very nice time Her father was
travelling and the next day she wanted to show
his samples did not want to because afraid
my train would Emily phoned to the station agent
and asked him what time the freight arrived He said
it would arrive at five six O'Clock, it late We
went down to the sample and were very much IN
terested in looking at the different dry goods samples
when happened to glance out of one of the windows
and train passing over the bridge.
''There goes my tran!'' I said.
''Oh no. it can't be-, said Emily She 'phoned again
to the station agent and he said train had The
only way to reach home to drive. We had supper
downtown and when went home found some young
folks there to spend the evening. had been left be-
hind, but it gave the pleasure of party.
Eighth Grade Anna Prindiville,
Rutland, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
HURRY sKuRRY TIME.

jumped out of bed in hurry that morning.
going to pienic or at least thought was It
already half and to at nine CLOCK
ate my breakfast in hurry, did everything else.
had to wash great many dishes, because had
had company the night before. Then cleared the
naming things off the table, picked up the jelly dish
and started for the cupboard, but fell the rug,
spilng jelly and all. went to little store
house to buy things. When Icame back it
half past nine-too late to CO. Oh, dear! left
behind. Hazel Watson
Fifth Grade, Anoka MINI.
Washington School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
AT RAILROAD SPEED,

It about four clock in the morning and
going away the train. We had many things to do
went down to the depot to find out when the train
would come They said it would be IN at o'clock
sharp. Then thought that there would be plenty Of
time for to go to the hotel for breakfast had to
wait long time before the waiter As left the
hotel looked at my watch and it six O'Clock. I
home packed my satchel fixed little luncheon and
ran down to the depot Leaving my satchel outside
upstairs for my ticket By that time the train
in thought there plenty of time, because they had
to change engines. When came down again, found
that my satchel gone. Learning it nowhere to
be found, told Of the in the ticket Office and
he said to Your satchel put the train and
afraid you have been Left behind. =
Fifth Grade. -Sverre Olaf Saxgrd,
Glendive, Mont.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
A PONY JOKER.

One day papa walking to North Branch from a
little town five miles from home in the country.
lady driving behind him and could not make her
horse trot she got out for stick. When. she
the buggy the horse started and trotted he
quite long distance ahead of her, then he walked
he kept that up until he up to papa. Then papa
caught the horse and let the lady get into her buggy
When she was in she took the lines whipped the horse
and made him all the way to North Branch
Fifth Grade -Cle1la Warner,
Pleasant Valley School. Harris, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

mobile. Their horse Florie very much frightened
Olive thought it would be safe stand back in the bug
gy, she crawled the seat into the box behind
Suddenly Forrie stopped. Fred hit her with the whip
Florie started forward at great pace, which gave the
Forie galloped down the road poor Olive left
behind. Chester Tyedt,
Seventh Grade. Hendrum, MINI.
A WIIFU1, WEE THING.
One day my chum and were going to pick flowers.
My sister, who about two years DID, wished to go
with u.s. but did not want her, so I told her
had candy and she went in the house While she
gone Lilly and climbed the woodple, into the
pasture and up the hill. We stopped our way for
another girl who going with us. When were half
way to the prairie looked around and there the
baby coming after fast she could Then I
had to take baby back home and stay with her. The
girls went and did wait for After that did
not try to away from baby.
Fifth Grad -Itouisa
Cannon Falls, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
A LONG JOB.

The Giraffe-say doc, have dshbone stuck in my
throat which want you to remove-Judge. Copyright,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
A CHANGE OF STAFF
An Old Gentleman Had Novel Way Of Filling Ills Of
-. fees With Desirable Help,

An Old Gentleman Had way Filling
fees With Desirable Help.
- portly and peppery old gentleman halted one
morning outside of newspaper office in Manchester
England according Pearson s. He sharply scanned
the men who studying the "help wanted" bulle-
tins and after time accosted three Of the group:
'tStand the edge of the sidewalk there he said
seekers who along selected in similar fashion,
until the group numbered six boy
"Now," said the old gentleman, CURLY, "foQow
me-"
Without word the wondering followed their
guide into odfasoned suite of Offices in street not
hundred yards distant Then the old gentleman made
them address, brief but to the point.
Half hour before, he said, he had found it
sary account of gross dsobedenee, to discharge his
entire staff of clerks at moments warning He had
grown tired Of clerks who very respectfully con-
neced had sunexceptonabe references, and SO forth
he the conclusion that he could not be
served than he had been lately he took his whole staff
out Of the street.
the day each Of the tested and had work al
lotted to at salary that made his eyes brighten,
while the Lad became Office boy What nore,
they have nearly all proved good and "sickers, SO
that tho old gentleman has had every to be salts
fed with the results Of his experiment.
Yet even less radical measures might have worked
well In another instance the clerks of foundry near
Birmingham unsatisfactory but they were not dis
Charged staff
into the Hworks' FOR month, as laborers.
Their places in the office filled by eager volun.
from among the workmen and in this their employ
ers tskied two birds with stone Clerks and work
men had previously held poor opinions of each others
work. but when the month up the employees almost
without exception resumed their respective places with
aacrity born of extreme gladness
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

NOT TEE SAFEST PLACE, At ALI.
One night as three Of my schoomates, Fred Ruby
and Olive were driving home from school, they heard
something coming putting along the road They looked
to see what It was and right before them auto
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
TIE REAL PICNIC LACKING.

The day was ideal picnic day. Seven Of us girls
had planned the picnic for weeks and overjoyed
found that at last anticipatons about
be realized At nine o'clock the hayrack at the
door and happy girls scrambled into it. Words
could not describe the ride to the Horses and cat
tie that grazing in the pastures scampered away
when they heard joyous shouts and merry aughter
people stopped their work and gazed at if they had
load of happy girls before At last ar
rived at the and the remainder of the morning was
developing good appetite, which not OF
the seven failed to do But, horror of horrors! When
we went to prepare lunch discovered it had been
left behind. -Carice B: Pfund,
Tenth Grade. Ada, MINI.
SOCIAL lime, AfTEB ALL
When was ten years of age my brother and were
going on sleighrde party with boys and girls.
We all supposed to have horns but brother and
off in such ashurry forgot Then my bro
ther went back home for them and just as we
ing off him running fast he could, about two
blocks behind us. We two three blocks
ahead of him and he was left far behind When
home my Rob and Ned there and they were
listening the story about my brother being left behind
He said me, ''I have had nearly much fun with
Rob and Ned as I would have had with you people if
had not been left behind" -Isa Putnam,
Sixth Grade, Superior, Wis
State Normal School. s:..-s.....s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
It Interfered With Business:

small boy, just old enough to go to school, came
home day and said:
.Papa, don't Like to 60 to school, @<Why1', 70
piled his father.
"Because it breaks up the day The Little
Chronicle
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01
WIFE ACCUSES
HUSBAND SONS

Hamilton w. Gray, owner of farm
near Fresno, lots in Marin and gold in
bank, who resides at 1911 Polk street,
has been enticed away from his young
wife, Olga G. Gray, by his two sons
by a former marriage, A. William and
H H. Gray, according to complaint
filed by her yesterday for maintenance.
The object of the sons, Mrs. Gray al
leges, is to secure possession of their
fathers property and deny her the
pleasure of her husbands company, the
right of his support and the hope OF
his bequest.
In her complaint for maintenance
she names her husband. his two sons,
the Bank of California and the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany as defendants. The banks are
Joined in the case on the claim that
their vaults hold some of the wealth
of defendant Gray, said to aggregate
about $500
Mrs. Gray says she was married to
g. 1904 enticed by his two sons, he
abandoned her. He remained away,
she says, until November l of that
year, when he returned, and she again
received him as her husband. But the
sons again brought their influence to
bear, she says, ana again ne deserted
her and has since refused to return to
her and has failed to maintain her.
Since then, she further alleges, the sons
have used every endeavor to get their
father to place his property in, their
hands, that her rights to even her
share of the community property may
be defeated.
She asks that the court award her
permanent alimony in the sum of 800
a month and $3.50 counsel fees and that
the sons and the banks be restrained
from disposing of any of the properties
of the defendant that may have come
into their possession since she was de-
serted by her husband.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01

some safe place Of confinement until he
has paid 500 to Mary E. Partridge.
who divorced him on May l. 1903. Mrs
Partridge was given the custody of her
minor child and Partridge was or
dered to pay $25 a month for its sup
port. On the 10Th of last month Mrs.
Partridge complained that Partridge
had refused to obey the order of court
and that there was 1916 due and un-
paid Judge Trout then gave Pat
fridge four weeks within which to pay
$1O0 ON account. He paid no atten-
ton to this order and married again
in the meantime. Now the patience Of
the court is exhausted and Partridge
must pay up or go to Jail.
James G. Grannis of the firm of j.
G. Grannis & Co, plumbing contractors
at 565 Mission street, is also threat
ened with being declared guilty of con-
tempt for failing to pay his former
wife, Amelia B. Grannis. alimony as
ordered. Mrs. Grannis alleges that
though the rent of the premises she
occupies is but $26 month, she is un-
able TO meet this obligation and is
threatened with eviction. Judge Heb
bard gave Grannis until next Monday
to pay his wife s100, and if he fails
to do so he must give a good reason for
his failure or go to Jail.
Forrest Dale Lowry, a sporting writ
er, VINO mas Deen creQlIe0 Win SUD-
stantial winnings at the Los Angeles
meet, is another of the alimony-avoid-
ing ex-husbands. He Is indebted to his
former wife. Gertrude Genevieve
Lowry for $172 and she says she is in
need of the money. Judge Hebbard
gave Lowry one week in which to- set
tie with his wife, or failing to do so,
the court will settle with him.
Mary Newson alleges that her former
husband, Johnson G.. Newson, is be-
hind $3.50 in his alimony payments and
she asks that he be summoned TO show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt of court.
Hattie A. Clark was granted a di-
vorce yesterday from George w.
Clark for extreme cruelty by Judge
Graham. In this case the breach be-
tween the litigants was too wide for
the judicial engineer to bridge. Della
Larsen has sued Otto Larsen for di-
vorce, alleging cruelty.
Suits for divorce on the ground Of
desertion were filed by Peter Schmidt
against Lily Schmidt and Mrs. A.
Chatfield against William Chatfeld.
Mrs. NJ. Carter asks for a divorce from
Willis F. Carter on the ground OF
cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01
STR ANGER GETS
HUNTERS COIN

John Hunter, wealthy business
man of New Zealand, who has been
guest at the California Hotel for
several days. has met the cunning
American bunko man and as a result
he now mourns the loss of $50 in coin
and certificates of exchange amount
ing to $1,000. Yesterday Hunter, who
arrived here on the steamship Sono
ma last Tuesday from the colonies
; woefully related his experiences of the
previous night to the management of
the California Hotel and showed his
empty wallet as proof of the declara-
ton that he had been robbed.
He told of how he had met a
stranger on the street the previous
evening, of how the fellow had ac-
costed him in a familiar manner,
called him by name, referred to in
innate friends at home in New Zea
land, and finally induced him to take
walk. Hunter, at first suspicious of
his new acquaintance, was finally per-
suaded to believe that the latter had
known him in New Zealand and read
lily discussed with his companion mat
tiers in which both seemed interested.
From this point in his story Hunt
er'S experiences are those OF nearly
every man who has been the victim
of a bunkO man. A third party was
finally encountered and introduced to
Hunter, and then followed the sugges-
ton of a poker game. Hunter admits
that he knows little about the
American game and also confesses
that he hoped that the god of fortune
would kindly direct the cards in his
favor. There is where his fondest
hopes were shattered. The trio
agreed to rent a room in the lodging
house, the location of which Hunter
cannot remember, and there they sat
down to play. Drugged wine was ad-
ministered to the unsuspecting New
Zealander, whose cash was then TAX
en-, along with his certificates of ex-
change.
Hunter was a picture of distress
when he returned to the California
Hotel yesterday. and Immediately af-
ter he had told his story he was ad-
vised to report his case to the police.
The best the latter could do was to
| detail two detectives to accompany
| the New Zealander around the hotels
and public resorts with the hope that
he might recognize his acquaintance
of the previous night. Several hours
Of this tiresome task however, proved
fruitless and the disgusted colonist
finally returned to his apartments al
the California for well deserved
| rest The local bank upon which the
certificates were drawn has been ad-
vised not to cash them.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01
FIRE DEPARTMENTS WORK
RECEIVES APPRECIATION
Battalion Chief Walters Is Presented
With Beautiful Loving Cup by
His Associates.

The Fire Commissioners received
two checks of 500 each yesterday,
one from the California Sulphur
Works, the other from the San Fran
cisco Brick Company. The checks
were presented for meritorious service
performed by the Fire Department.
The money was ordered turned over
to the mutual aid fund and the wild
ows' and orphans fund.
On motion of Commissioner Parry
it was decided that all claims for in
debtedness against f1remen must be
presented to Chief Sullivan.
The following appointments were
made from the eligible lis.: j. w.
Beldin, engineer; Edward F. Downs.
hoseman; Charles H. Rochette, hose
man, and NJ. ]. Dolan, hoseman. The
Civil Service Commission approved of
the dismissal of Frank L. Stahl and
John Barry.
Chief Sullivan was ordered to report
the matter of annual vacations for
members of the department. There Is
still some doubt in the minds of the
Commissioners as to the length of
time man should serve before he is
considered deserving of a vacation.
The matter of days off for employees of
the corporation yard was left to the
discretion OF the superintendent.
Battalion Chief Walters received a
beautiful loving cup last night from
the men working with him. The pres
entation was. made at Engine House
No. 81. Chief Sullivan and Commits
sioner Wreden were among those
preSent
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01
GRAHAM CAUSES
RECONCILIATION
Judge Brings Together Two
Couples That Were Litigat-
ing in the Divorce Court
PARTRIDGE IN TROUBLE
Term in Prison Threatens to
Bring His Second Honey
moon to an Abrupt End

Two more reconciliatio stand to
the credit of Superior Judge Graham.
Sylvia Cheadle was before him yester-
day morning to press her suit for di-
vorce against Ernest r. Cheadle, but
after listening to the reasoning Of the
court for a while she admitted that she
had no real grievance against her hus-
band and, as he had none against her,
their differences were soon patched up
and they left the court together.
Cheadle is a Southern Pacific brake
man. On February 20 last he went
away on northbound. train ard as
he did not return when his wife ex-
pected him she concluded that he had
deserted her. and wired to her mother
at Butte, Mont. asking what was best
to be done Her mother Immediately
directed her to sue for divorce. This
she did, naming cruelty as the cause
of action. Cheadle returned shortly
after the suit was filed and sought a
reconciliation, but his wife was obdur-
ate. Judge Grahams suggestion that
she go back to her husband gave moral
support to her desire to return to him,
however, so she yielded and all is well
again in the family of Cheadle.
1t developed that the trouble that
CduSCQ hdIy H. OludIL 10 sue w IL
liam Stuart, a foreman Of longshore-
men, for divorce, centered around a
piece of property in Berkeley, half Of
which the husband claimed. AS the
value of the, property is not great
enough to wrangle over, Judge Graham
suggested to Stuart that he give his
wife deed quieting claim to the prop
erty. She promised to return to him
If this was done and he showed his
good faith and confidence in her. He
promised to give the property back,
so they left the court together and
from appearances their reconciliation
has been effected. They have six chill
dren and this fact appealed to the
court as the principal reason why they
should forget their woes and go back
to their home.
Though in debt for alimony due his
former wife, Robert K. Partridge mar
ried again. His honeymoon, however,
threatens to be cut short by term in
Jail for contempt of court. Judge
Trout issued an order directing the
Sheriff to proceed to Petaluma, take
Partridge into custody and hold him in