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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
BIVALVES COME
FROM THE SOUTH
NEW OYSTER FIELDS PREVENT
FAMINE.
Local Dealer Tells of the Freeze-up
Which Closed the Beds in the East
and Turned Attention to the Gulf of
Mexico Prices Expected to Drop
Within Week.

Nil, Within WIN a week the price of oysters
WILL ~ crop from 70 to rs per cent
rms statement was made today by
local packing company manager.
~ The sudden drop,' continued Mr..
heeHer, Will mean great deal to the
wholesaler, who has paid the continued
rise during the winter, believing it
price. .-, -
The present season is probably the
most remarkable in the history Of the
oyster business. Beginning with the
blizzard Of Jan. l, the continued zero
weather has closed up the Atlantic
coast trade so that it was impossible to
OBTAIN an oyster from that source.
Ihlnk OF 1.-THE city Of Baltimore for
one day did not have an oyster for
nome consumption or export trade. I
have newspaper clippings showing to
what straits the trade was reduced.
chesapeake bay was frozen over so that
the oyster men have to tramp miles thru
the snow and over the ice. Even then it
was impossible to supply the demand.
Here are several kilograms that will ex-
plain the situation:
| " Account of severe weather, cannot
ship Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
NO. oysters after today until fur.
Their notice. - "
Continued bad weather. Cannot
fill orders until further advices.'
"What was to be done7 Orders had
to be filled. What did happen was that
the big oyster men began to search fol
new fields. They took up the govern
ment report Of the conditions in the
Gulf Of Mexico and studied them care
fully. The result was that in 6
short time the oyster men were working
all along the gulf and were getting oyss
"The great fact is that these oyster
lare equal if not the superior to the At
llantic oysters. The whole country i
now being supplied from the gulf, and i
is certain that the business will steadi
~ increase. In short time the grea
bulk Of the oyster trade will be settle,
in that region and in the future Their
will be no oyster famine such as has ex
listed this winter and last winter.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
Rooseve1t Club Well Dressed.

The Roosevelt club uniforms were
made by the Plymouth Clothing house
forms used by officers in the regular
army. The coat is single-breasted, and
made Of the new olive auto cloth, as
adopted by the government. On the
collar are the club initials, R. c.,
NJ. P. L.. S., in dull finish bronze, three
fourths inch block letters. The buttons
on coat are in bronze, the new design
as used by officers. The breaches are
similar to those used in the cavalry,
buttoning close at the knee and fitting
into puttees made of tan russia leather.
The tan shoes, which match pnttees,
are Of the latest fashionable cut, rus
STA leather, Butcher style, with heavy
single soles and military heels Regu-
lar officers service hats are worn. The
gauntlets are indian tan buck, the
seams of which are stitched in the club
colors, cavalry yellow. The officers
chevrons. are in cavalry colors. Each
uniform was made to individual meas
ure by the uniform tailor at The
Plymouth Clothing House. @
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
WOULD EXAMINE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
DIR. H. M. BRACKEN'S PLAN WE'LL
RECEIVED BY PUBLIC.
sSlowness" in School Work Often At
tributable to Physical Defects, Which
If Remedied Would Improve the
Scholarship-He Would Garry the
Work Into the Homes of the Pupils.

The plan suggested by DR.. H. M,
Bracken Of the state board of health
at the meeting of the visiting nurse
committee of the Associated Charities,
relative to an inspection of the eyes
of pupils in the schools Of Minneapolis,
may go much farther. 1t may involve
physical test similar to that applied
to an athlete before he is permitted
to enter games Of any sort. 1t may go
to sanitary arrangements for the pur-
pose of correcting conditions which
might tend to spread contagious dis
ease. Schoolmen are discussing the
plan and it is approved by DR.. 2. M.
Hall, commissioner Of health.
DR.. Bracken 8 plan would provide for
thoro inspection of every pupil for de-
fects in eyes, ears and nose which
might interfere with the success of the
idea, DR.. Bracken said that when par
ents were too poor to have these defects
remedied, it should be done at public
expense, the Associated Charities being
called upon to determine the facts.
He takes the position that what
passes for slowness in school studies is
often due to some such physical defect
which, if remedied, would permit the
success Of the pupil s work. The elabo:
take up with DR.. Jordan, superintendent
of schools, is a carrying out of this sug.
gestion. They believe that such ex.
animation would prevent the spread OF
contagious diseases in the schools
would discover conditions among pupils
which should be remedied at once, while
the examination Of the homes, altho fa1
reaching in scope and aim, would dc
much toward banishing unsanitary
evils.
"Of course,' said DIR. Hall, "the de
tails Of such plan would have to b
worked out. Some such effort was made
in a feeble way about ten years ago
but it was dropped. I believe that i,
Boston children are subjected to physi
cal examinations with excellent result
from sanitary standpoint. Too muc]
care cannot be taken in guarding tn
health conditions of schools where al
the children of the city are brought s.
closely together
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
INGLIS ARRIVES
FROM ARGENTINE
CROP EXPERT TELLS OF CROP
CONDITIONS THERE.
Estimates That the Wheat Export Will
Be Less than That of Last Year
Corn Not Doing Well-English Papers
Touchy About the Monroe Doctrine.

John Inglis, the crop expert, who has
been travelling thru Argentine sizing up
the crops, came on change here today.
Mr.. Inglis left Minneapolis in October
last, and after four weeks sea voy-,
age, arrived in Buenos Aires in Novem-
Der. From there he covered the prov
inces of Buenos Aires, Entire Rios, Cor
country from end to end thru the agrl-
cultural districts. Leaving Buenos
Aires on Jan. 81, Mr.. Inglis reached
New York on Sunday last and Mime
apolis this morning.
Mr.. Inglis says: "Entre Rios, Santa
Fe and ICardoba are decreasing. their
acreage yearly, while Buenos Aires is
largely Increasing. Flax is also de
creasing and will continue to do So"
Mr.. 1nglis, estimate on flax is for
an exportable surplus of 30,000,OO0
bushels as against 40,00O,00O bushels
! last year. .,..
The late wheat in the extreme, south
ripened prematureiy, as 1T turned very
MI. Danvers, editor Of the Review of
the River Platte, is the chief crop au-
wheat estimate is for an exporta BILE sur.
plus of 100000 tons. "a ton is 1920
pounds, i 900 kilos.) Mr.. Inglis' esti-
mate is for 2,2OO,OOO tons. Last year
exports were 2,4O5,000 tons.
The arrivals of new wheat at Ros-
ario, Mr.. Inglis says, show poor quail
ity. Several machine" men are down
there for the international Harvesting
company. They all seem to think it
will be disappointing crop when
shocked. Those up to Buenos Aires
from the south had better reports, but
admit heavy losses by frost, and re-
marked about the late wheat ripenlng
too quickly.
Corn is very poor especially in the
southern half of Buenos Aires.
"The English papers, said Mr.. In
glis, "seem to take delight in never
mentioning the United States. If Roose
welt refers to the Monroe doctrine they
talk that up. The SPANS h papers have
requested the Argentine government to
: ask the president Of the United States
to define what he means by the Monroe
doctrine.'
"Quite g. number Of the American
threshing machine men have been sick
Bad water, greasy food and some in
tensely hot days Knocked them out. An
glad to say my health was perfect, ant
[ found no great inconvenience, .bu
rather enjoyed the experience, alth'
sometimes rough.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
SUSPECT WEAKENING
UNDER THIRD DEGREE

Edward Gottchalk, the accused muir
derer of Christian H. Schindeldecker,
the St. Paul butcher whose body was
hacked to pieces Feb. IS, is said to be
weakening under the strain of .confine-
,nent and repeated "sweatings'' by the
police. Notwithstanding this, he has
not said one word, the police say, which
would connect him with the atrocious
murder.
The police have abandoned the theory
that Joseph Hartman, his alleged COM
panion, is dead. 1t has been learned
that before he left his home, he burned
his clothing and picture. Report had
him in Austin, Mimi, and later at Wa
basha, but investigation proved the ru-
mors wrong.
The officers say that two days after
the murder, Gottchalk, Hartman and a
third man were seen leaving Gott-
chalk's rooms on Goodhue street. Tho
third man was short, had a dark COM
plezion and was a tough looking char
acter.
The inquest on the remains Of Schin-
deldecker will be held Friday. Gott-
chalk will be arraigned in st. Paul po-
lice court Saturday on a charge Of
murder in the second degree.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
WILL BID FOR
SHARE OF TRADE
SIMMONS HARDWARE co. Sc
CURES FOOTHOLD.
Purchases Local Business with Estab-
lished Trade and Will Make Mime
apolis the Northwestern Distributing
Point for the Largest Wholesale
Hardware Company in the Country

The Simmons Hardware company of
st. Louis, capital $4,500,000, has in
vaded Minnea polls. The first step in
the company's aggressive bid for a
larger share of the business in hard
ware and allied lines which the north
west affords was completed with the
purchase of the -Bouquet-Holl Dill
street n. \
This announcement will be interest
ing to the hardware trade and to bust
ness men, generally. Great significance
attaches to the fact that the largest
wholesale hardware house in
the world has selected Min
neapolis, for r it's northwestern
distributing point. It means that
one Of the largest jobbing firms in the
United States is to become factor
in the city, as it's interests will be
closely allied with the welfare Of Min
neapolis. The company's influence will
manufacturing and jobbing mart. A
powerful ally has been added to the
list of firms with foreign headquar-
tiers that have established northwestern
Headquarters in Minneapolis. r."..@s..
Already two of the largest hardware
firms in the United Statese are estab-
lished in the twin cities-Janney, Sem
pie, Hill & Co., in Minneapolis, and Far
we'll, Ozmun, Kirk & Co., in st. Paul.
The addition of the Simmons hardware
company, the recognized leader in the
business, results in making the twin
cities one of the chief hardware buying
centers Of the country. -.
The full import of this fact will not
be thoroly grasped until the company
has had time to develop it's Minneapolis
business. While the recently absorbed
firm has been factor in the twin city
market for local and northwest bust
ness, it's competition was a mere baga
telle compared with what the new com
pany with it's unlimited capital will
officer. F..
The Bouquet Holiday com
pany was the outcome of the retail
business of Nelson & Bouquet at DIVA
tonna and upon its removal to Mime
apolis about three years ago the firm
entered the wholesale trade.
Instead of entering,as a new company
the Simmons people have secured .
well established business with a large
clienage. 1t is understood, that unit
the company has sized up the situation
NO great change is to take place in the
business or the amount of stock car
ried. It is expected that at no distan
/ time the new Simmons company will
put it's Minneapolis branch on a greatly
expended basis and will enter the north
west competition with vigor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
LAKEWOOD CATHOLICS TO BUILD
Contract for $4,000 Church Awarded
to Grafton Builders.

GRAFTON, n. D.-Nollman & Lewis Of Graf
the Catholic church at lakewood, the contract
price being SIP, $50.
The members Of Company c have organized an
indoor tennis club and have laid out courts In
the armory. go
A spfrited game of basketball will be played
here Monday evening" when the celebrated uni
yersity team comes from Grand Forks to play
Company C.'s team. The university has been
Victorious in every game it has played this
season, while Company has won six out OF
seven games played.
Since the sale Of the late Judge Cochrane's
library to the state for the law department OF
the North Dakota university. c. A. NJ Spencer
Of this city has the distinction OF possessing the
finest private library in North Dakota. There
are over 1000 volumes in his collection.
Albert Sundby, the 19-yearold son Of CLAUS
Sundby a farmer, has recently received patent
on a curryconb which he has invented.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
GRAIN MEN ORGANIZE
AMERICAN GRAIN BUYERS AssO-
CITATION HAS ITS BIRTH IN MIN
NEAp0TTS

More than one hundred grain buyers
of the northwest met in Kimball hall
yesterday and organized the American
Grain Buyers association.
The organization will extent into all
Of the grain.raising states and will be
Of Importance to~the elevator and grain
The following were elected officers Of
the new associations:
President, Charles L. Ward, Glendale,
N. D.; vice president, William Steele,
Delhi, Mimi; secretary, Edward Barrett,
Atwater, Mimi; treasurer, E. H. Fuller,
Wheaton, MIMI Minnesota member Of
advisory board, G. C. Gleason, Kasson.
The following officers Of the Minnesota
division were elected:
President, Andrew Frederickson, Dodge
Center; vice president, O. F. Johnson,
Reading: secretary Milo Billings, Bing-
ham Lake; treasurer, Charles lien, Bing-
ham Lake. .eg",. .'-
The first convention will be held in
Minneapolis on July II, 1905.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
ECHO OF DISASTER
Falling Walls Of: Peck Building De.
prived Woman of Support.

Alfred Williams, son-inlaw of J.
W. Croker, whose hotel was demol-
s an n ns iap ec wes Of bhs psst
ing charged with neglecting his infant
son. He was found guilty and was
sentenced to ninety days in the work
house. Sentence was suspended for one
year with the understanding that he is
to pay his wife Sc per week for the
support of herself and child.
He has never even seen the baby,'
said Mrs. Williams. "My father sup
ported me and the baby, but since he
was injured by the falling walls and
lost all of his property, he has not been
able. to do SO, and now neither the child
nor have anything to eat.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
DIED AMONG STRANGERS
''Mrs. Stewart Buried at Huron, Hid
True Name and Relatives Addresses,

HURON, s. D:-A woman answering to the
name Of Gertie Stewart, an inmate Of public
and, altho efforts were made to ascertain her
true name and the home Of her relatives, She
declined to make any statements. 1t was learned
that she had a husband and two children also
father, mother, sister and brother living in
California, but she would not give the addresses
and nothing has been found among her effects
to establish her identity.
Mrs. Stewart was about 35 or 80, medium
size: brown hair and fair complexion. She was
well cared Tor during her Illness, and ladies Of
for burial.
The Methodist church is crowded every night
by persons anxious to hear Evangelist Smith,
who is Apnducting a series Of union gospel meet
ings. Me services commenced Sunday night,
and have steadily increased in interest and at
tendance. Rev. Mr.. Smith is assisted by Pro-
fessor Holden: a singer, and pastors Of the Pro-
testant churches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
CAR SERVICE BETTER
Improvement Results from Commercial
Clubs Agitation.

Thru the efforts Of few energetic
business men of the North Side the
street railway, thru Willard J. HELD,
has consented to grant many improve
ments that have been sought for by the
people for some time. The matter was
discussed by the Commercial club and
placed before the street railway COM
pany in a businesslike way.
t'There has already been a big i'm
provement,' said F. A. Gross, cashier
of the German American bank, today.
"The most evident change is the fire.
quent service during business hours.
The jamming and crowding has been re-
lieved. The other Improvements will be
forthcoming in short time.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
CITY NEWS
THE WEATHER
Weather Conditions.

This mornings weather Is clear along
the Atlantic coast, in the Ohio and Mis-
souri, valleys and in much OF the Rocky
mountain region; elsewhere there IS con-
siderable cloudy weather. Snow was fall
ing this morning on Lakes Michigan and
Superior. and during the past twenty-four
hours rain has fallen in New Mexico and
Arizona. The temperatures have fallen
since yesterday morning in the middle
Mississippi valley and thence eastward to
the middle and New England coasts; 1t is
warmer in South Dakota, northern Mon
tana and western Assiniboia, with tenn
perature of 81 degrees this morning at
Havre and Medicine Hat.
II S, Outram, Local ForecaSter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
LAWYERS ARE ELOQUENT.
Mabel Scofield Murder Case Will Reach
the Jury Today.

Special to The Journal. ..- -E
Des Moines, Iowa, March with a
remarkably eloquent peroration, Walter
McHenry closed the argument for the
defense in the Scofeld murder trial at
10 o'clock this morning. ...-.
Judge Spurier, chief counsel for the
state, then began the final address to
the jury. His reply to the scathing at
tacks of McHenry were equally sensa-
tional and his summary of the evidence
apparently left little room to doubt
that Charles Thomas was responsible
for Miss Scofeld's death. It is believed
the case will 60 to the jury this after
noon or evening. .... =-.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
GREAT NORTHERN BUYS
SIOUX CITY TERMINALS
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Sioux City, Iowa. March 2;-With
B. s. Josselyn Of the Union Terminal
Railway company to perfect titles, it
became known that the Great Northern
railway has purchased the property Of
the Union Terminal company. AS an
independent concern this company has
owned the most valuable terminals in
the city, and the deal gives the Great
Northern their , control of the local railroad
Ashland, Neb., to link with the Bur-
lington system. The price is unknown,
but cannot be less than $l,25O,OOO.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02

The records Of the day-deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail
road time tables, re real-essate transfers
of interest-will be found, together
with want advertisements, on page IL
Of this issue. s god
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
G. Hanson Must Explain.

G. Hanson mas been cited to appear in
the district court next Saturday and show
why he is not in contempt for falling to
comply with the terms Of judgment Sc
cured in the municipal court by G. Jacob
son. The plaintiff sued to recover a
barytone horn or SIS in cash. He secured
but the defendant has refused
to deliver either the instrument or the
money,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
NORTH SIDE NEWS

cial club and the fact that bill is be-
fore the state legislature to prohibit
house to house distribution of patent
medicines for advertising purposes, the
evil has not been abated on the North
Side. Several cases have been reported
where children have found the samples
and have become i'll. If the bill is not
passed at the present session of the leg
islature it will be brought up again
and again until something has been
done to stop the abuse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
NORTH SIDE NOTES.

The Plymouth camp. No. 1915, Royal Neigh.
bors of America, will give musical and literary
n, Monday evening. March 6. Among the at
fractions will be the North Side quartet. read
ings by Miss Hazel Carroll, posing by Mildred
Laird. instrumental and vocal solos. and buck
and wing dancing.
The A. L. Bistodeau baseball team. which won
twenty out OF twenty-six games played last
season, has begun organization for the coming
season. st. Patrick's dance will be given
March II by the club at the Third Ward Repub-
lican hall. Members of last years team who
will be in uniform this year George Brighton,
Max Krantikz, Frank Grays, Will Iinscott. Ed
Leighton and ". Dryer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
PAVING FOR PLYMOUTH
Commercial Club Working Hard fo
This IMPROVEMENT,

hard at work to secure the paving of
Plymouth avenue. A special meeting
of the club was held last night at the
Third Ward Republican hall, to discuss
the best method of placing the PROPOSE
ton before the city council. If it is
not possible to have the entire street
paved it is desired that only one-half
be paved if it can be extended twice as
far as if both sides were paved.
is a necessity said A. E. Barker to-
day. "Twentieth avenue N is only
paved on one side, but that has been
found to answer the purpose for the
present. There is just as much traffic
on Plymouth, and the heavy wagons are
cutting up the road.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
MORE FORGERIES APPEAR
"Ebert' Worked Merchants in Various
of Hi+n

ALBERT Worked Merchants in Various
# Parts of the City,
& Two more of the rubber stamped
checks purporting to have been issued by
the Lauritzen Malt company have ap-
peared. Like the others, they are pay
able to William Ebert, and have been
cashed by grocers in various parts Of the
}city.
{ One of the victims is grocer in North
east Minneapolis, from whom Ebert
bought a few articles to the value of SO
cents. In another grocery store in South
east Minneapolis he bought cigars. The
last victim says that he has seen the
account that he had no hesitancy in ca sh-
ing the check. Mr.. Ebert is described
bhs being about 20 years old and is be-
lieved to be a resident of the East Side
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
QUITS RAIL.ROADING
Jack Schurch Goes Into the Insurance
Business.

Jack Schurch, the well-known rail
road man, contracting freight agent for
the Sool inc, is to leave the railroad
business for the insurance field. He
will ally himself with Frederick s.
Head Of N. s. Head & Son, in the fire
insurance business, Phoenix building.
For eleven years Mr.. Schurch was
chief clerk to w. r. Galloway, general
passenger agent of the 500 line. Of
late he has been in the freight depart
ment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02

The records of the day-deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail-
road time tables, real-estate transfers,
building permits and other information
of interest-will be found, together
with want advertisements, on page IL
of this issue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
HOBSON SAT- UPON
School Principal Balks Plan to Have
Him Speak to Pupils.

Special to The Journal.
La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 2.-Captain
Richmond Pearson bison, who delivered
a lecture here last evening, was refused
the privilege of speaking before the
high school today by Professor R. Hem
minway, principal. The arrangements
had been made by a committee of the
Y. M. c. A., under whose auspices Cap
tain Hobson was brought to the city.
The affair created sensation in the
school and among citizens generally.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02

The records Of the day-deaths,
births, marriages, hotel arrivals, rail.
road timetables, real-estate transfers,
building permits and other information
of interest-will be found, together
with want advertisements, on page u
of this issue. 49, n