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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
The State Owns the Ore.

Attorney General Young is being at
tackled by some of the iron range papers
for his announced intention to test the
validity of the mineral-lease law. He
is accused of seeking to do an injustice
to the holders of state leases, which
would become void if the law is de-
clared unconstitutional. The Virginia
Virginian is especially severe, and de-
clares that such action by the state
would be taking property away from
it's rightful owners and reaping the
benefit of millions of dollars that have
been expended in the search for ore
on state lands.'
The "rightful owner' of these ore
properties is the state. Under the pres
emit law the holders of mineral contracts
are allowed to take as much ore as they
please from the tracts they cover at
a fat royalty Of Is cents ton. The
steel trust, which is the holder Of the
most valuable state contracts, has
taken millions Of tons worth several
times the royalty price, and the state,
owner of the ore, has realized for its
school fund a mere fraction Of what
it's property is worth. It is not con
ceivably an injustice to put an end to
this practice and restore the remainder
Of the ore to state control.
There is considerable money spent
in prospecting for ore, and the state
makes liberal allowance for the time
needed to develop a mines value. A
prospecting lease for a year costs only
$25, and contract taken out at
the end Of that time costs only
nominal sum to keep alive until a
railroad is built near the property
Work done in developing such proper
ty ought to have It's reward, and in
the new lease law to be passed in 1907
there should be some prov sion for this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
Unique-Vaudeville.

An appropriate hot-weather program,
consisting Of short, catchy numbers, is
put on at the Unique theater this week.
The Evans trio have a high-class
singing and dancing act which takes
well. Mr.. Evans is clever dancer and
some good baton Juggling is worked into
the act. Irene Little and Harold Beck
row are again retained to sing the illus
trated songs. Their principal number
this week is Z Mid the Orange Trees and
Blossoms She Is Waiting Signor
Franz is an accomplished bicycle equil-
ibrist, but there IS not enough variety
in his work. y ~,
H. B. Riggs has a monolog that takes
well and his par0dies are above the
average. Ethel sIack son sings several
coon songs in an, pstrecEi We manner, al
tho her iselections area "a trife old. Col
ton and Darrow close the. specially list
with a comedy sketch made up Of lit
tie Of everything. The moving pictures
are of good variety. @e$
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
TWO GIRLS DISAPPEAR
Preston Excited Over Departure Of
Daughters of Prominent Families.

PRESTON, MINN.-Millie Jones and Cleo Neh-
ring. 1S-year-old daughters of prominent families
here, have been missing since Thursday night.
and no trace of them can be found Miss Jones
has black hair and fair complexion and is of
medium height, while the Nehring girl is small
and dark. The latter took with her about $i5
of her stepfathers money and silk dress pat
tern belonging to her mother, while the Jones
girl did not carry even change of clothing.
It was supposed they had left with Coll
mars circus, which exhibited here Thursday,
but this theory found to be groundless. All
trace Of them lost at Isinowis.
A barber who here from Minneapolis
about a month ago disappeared last night, carry
ing with his his employers keys. He had been
intimate acquaintance of the Jones girl,
who recently had talked much of going to Chi
cago saying she was going to borrow money
from Cleo Nehring.
The Jones family resided in st. Paul for some
months to give their daughters, one of whom is
row employed In a department store in that
city, educational advantages. DR.. Jones, the
father of the missing girl, is a weli-known
dentist and optician.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
The Park Band.

J. The park board is discussing the mat
ter of extending the season of park
music and incidentally the question has
been brought up whether it would not
be well to get band from away. This
point was raised without prejudice to
the band which is now at Lake Harriet.
It came up in connection with the COM
parative drawing powers Of home
or a foreign band.
There is, perhaps, no doubt that for
eign organizations attract more atten-
ton and draw more people for a time
because of their novelty, but in the
long run the larger: cities have preferred
to develop their own musical organiza-
lions and stick to them. Smaller places
which can support but short season,
as a rule prefer foreign bands because
they can be had ready made, while
local organization must be developed.
So far as Minneapolis is concerned, it
has entered upon the creative period in
music. The band now playing at Lake
Harriet. is already a satisfying one. It's
leader is an enterprising musician. The
band is capable Of great development.
To insure that development, it requires
8 only regular employment and popular
support.
A certain down east man brought
rocky hillside near Boston and hauled
dirt upon it, planted trees and put in
an elaborate watering system, erected
buildings and finally made a desolate
scene to blossom in it's every part. In
explaining his motive he said: g Any
body with money can buy farm, but
to make one takes, besides money, pa
thence, time, taste and love of the job.
Z I went into it from love Of the job
It is much the same with music. ANY
city the size Of Minneapolis can hire a
band, the best band in the world, and
listen lazily while it discourses sweet
d. music. But it takes time, patience and
I love of the job to create musical
organization and to- sustain it. Yet
there is no, question that the latter is
the true way to develop musical taste
in a city. Minneapolis has gotten past
the organization period. The city has
band which is satisfying. It can
\ have one which will be eminent by
h pursuing the policy begun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
VETERAN SCHOOL DIRECTOR
j. H. Sharp of Moorhead Retires After
Thirty-three Years Service.

. MOORHEAD, MINN.-After thirty three years
of service the Moorhead schooltoard, James
H. Sharp has retired with the distinction of
having been schoolboard longer than any
other man in Minnesota. Mr.. Sharp was on the
first schoolboard here and since then has served
continuously cont with the exception OF one year, in
1885, When he left the board at that time.
citizens gave him beautiful gold-headed cane
and the high school building was named in
honor of him.
c. c. Shapleigh and P. H. Lamb were elected
members Of the board TO serve for three years.
c. c. Shapleigh, who was reelected, and
James H. Sharp were the members whose terms
had expired.
Burglars entered the residence Of John Holzer
in this city during the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holzer. Everything in the house was
turned upside down. Upon the return Of Mrs,
Holzer the police were notified, and they Went
ON the back porch devouring the contents Vt
q bottle of beer. At the hearing Me gave his
name as Frank Shepard. He was held to dis
trict court in 81 900 bonds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
HIS AUTO BROKE;
HE HIRED TRAIN
INSISTED ON REACHING LAKE
GENEVA ON TIME.
Automobile Party at Milwaukee, I'M
able to Go Farther in Machine, Is
Whisked to It's Destination in Record
Time by Special Train on the North
Western,
New York Sun Special Service.

Ne" 1orR DUN special service.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 1S.-Because his auto
bile broke down in Milwaukee, A. w. Brand Of
New York hired a special train on the North
Western road Sunday evening to take his guests
back to Lake Geneva.
Mr.. Brand and his guests Sunday noon left
the lake in Mr.. Brands big touring and
made a rapid trip to Milwaukee. When they
started back to Lake Geneva, however, a shaft
In the big machine broke and the automobile
was helpless. RI.
II must be back at Lake Geneva before II
o'clock" declared Mr.. Brand to his guests. But
there was no night train to Geneva. So Mr..
Brand appealed to the station agent Of the North
Western road at the Lake Shore station tG
make up speciaI train, but the latter had never
ordered one in his life. He thereupon telephoned
to John w. O'Brien, a passenger agent Of the
road, and the latter made post-haste trip to
the station.
ut will cost you $780," said Mr.. o'Brien to
Mr.. Brand.
'.You might as we'll have said 5000, for I've
got to get back tonight" responded the latter
as he pulled out roll of hundred-dolar bills that
made Mr.. O'Briep envious Then things began
to move, and at $40 the train had been made up
with big compound engine, such as is used to
pull the company's limited trains At O'Clock
the signal was given to start and at 1O:45 the
party was at Lake Geneva, having made the
fastest trip ever made between Milwaukee and
the resort. .r "+
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
BxoURs1oNIsTs SAVED
Attempt to Wreck Heavy Train Fooled
! hY Engineer.

GRAND RAPIDS, visa most horrible rail- al
evening by the vigilance and quick action OF
Engineer Thompson who was running the Green Green
Bay & Western Railroad company,s excursion
came me to a sharp curve of the track three miles
west Of schiocton about half-past I he observed served
put on the brakes on his heavy train that was
rushing on at almost full speed. He managed
to bring the seven crowded coaches to stop
tion found four railroad ties bound to the rails
with a steel cable. There is no question but
that the train would have been totally wrecked
and the several hundred pleasureseekers fright
fully mangled but for the timely discovery: a
very lonely spot was selected by the Would-pe
felOnS,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18

France, par excellence the land of the
tip, Is willing enough to mulct travellers
home folks having to pay, pay, pay every
time they turn around, France begins to
count the cost. The estimate of the cost
of tips is $50, ooo,0 900 annually. In Paris
alone $16,Oo0,oo0 a year or s44, 900 a day
porters and others who look to have their
palms creased. The French don't pro-
pose to stand 1t any longer and are or
ganizing to diminish if they cannot abol-
ish the evil
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
VALLEY DIVORCE CASE
Prominent Farmers Wife Makes SEN
sational Charges.

CROoKSTON MINN.-Alleging that her hus-
band. David Ferguson. a prosperous Polk coun-
driven her from his home by harsh and cruel
treatment, Mrs. Maude Ferguson has commenced
an action for divorce and alimony. which Will
be tried in district court here next week and
promises to bring with it number of sensa-
tons
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson are among the most
prominent and wealthy farmers of Red River
Valley and have for years lived upon one of
the finest farms in northern Minnesota near
Fisher this county. The farm has made the
defendant in the divorce action rich man and
he is now worth In the neighborhood of $40, 900.
The wife seeking the divorce says she advanced
her husband So, 300 just after her marriage to
him and that with this sum he purchased his
farm and was enabled to make his start in life.
She wants the two children, alimony for life
and the $500 which she says she gave her
husband -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
GOING TO BAHAMAS
Saltwater People Will Found New
n. Town There.

SALTWATER, NINA. j. hammers and
and his son Walter will sail from New YORK
July % for the island Of Abaco, one Of the
twenty seven in the Bahama group, where a
syndicate of saltwater, st. Paul, Duluth and
Ashland lumbermen have erected a sawmtll
The hammers will take swith them machinery
to add planning mill and "a resaws mill, The
syndicate has acquired about 2,00O,OOO acres of
standing timber on the islansd Of Abaco, An
drus and Greater Bahama. They will establish
a town on Abaco island and will call it Will
son. in honor Of the governor general Of the
entire group Of islands.
John McNerney, aged 90 years, was acei-
dentally drowned in Long lake Saturday. He
waded beyond his depth. His daughter found
him in the water and he was taken out alive,
but died an hour later. N
Guy NJ Salisbury, aged 80 years, died at the
city hospital Saturday night of paralysis. For
many years he conducted a restaurant in st.
Paul, but moved to Lakeland dozen years
ago. He was resident of Minnesota for half
a century. His second wife and the sons
James, an attorney of Eau Claire, and George
survive him. The funeral was held this after
noon at Lakeland. s51.-. .----s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
STORM UPsETs STEAMER
Crew Of Twenty-Seven Has Narrow
Escape at Minnesota.

wABASHA, NINA tornado which struck
the Mississippi river at point opposite Min
neiska, eighteen miles from here at 10 am.
yesterday, overturned the steamboat Clyde,
which was bound for Saltwater in command Of
Captain Wittenhall and towing the bowboat
Mary B. The craft was sunk In eighteen feet
of water. Altho there crew of twenty
seven men on board the steamer all escaped
without serious injury. The bowboat was seri-
ously damaged.
John Walker, the chief engineer of the steam
boat, and several other men, when picked up
by rescuers, were in an exhausted condition.
The path of the storm, which was twister,
was plainly discernible in the township of
Greenfield where it fattened crops, but did no
domage to buildings in this vicinity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
SODA WATER BLOWS UP
The Explosion Nearly Kills La Crosse
Barkeeper,

LA CROSSE, WIS.-The explosion Of bottle
Of saltwater nearly ended the life of William
Freise, bartender. The bottle was blown to
fl pigments and long thin piece of glass was
driven into his neck Just below the left ear. He
nearly bled to death before the arrival Of a
physician.
The S. Y. Hyde Elevator company has sold
thirteen elevators in Minnesota between Rush
ford and Alden to the Stephenson Elevator
company of La Crosse. The considera ton was
SIS, 600: The Hyde company is disposing of its
line of elevators thru Minnesota and the Dako-
tas valued at S250,O00 of which eight remain to
be sold. -
The Pierce-Stephenson Elevator company has
been incorporated here by W. 81. Pierce and
Martin Stephenson of Dexter, Mimi; capital,
$1OO, 900.
The school census for La Crosse has just been
completed which shows that there are lo,lO2
school children in this city,, as compared Win
To- 32 in 1904. OF this number there 4,911
boys and 5,191 girls
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18

CHICAGO OFFICE. Tribune building.
49, W. Y. PERRY, Manager.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
PACKERS ARE OUT
FOR RECIPROCITY
TO CONGRESSMAN TO AID
BEEF INDUSTRY.
Letter to an Iowa Congressman Urges
the Necessity Of Keeping Germany,
France and Austria on the Friendliest
Terms with America by Reciprocal
Treaties.
Special to The Journal.

Sioux City, Iowa, July 1s.-Because the for
eign meat trade is threatened the packers in.
cluded in the socalled beef trust will devote
themselves earnestly this winter to the cause
of reciprocity. This fact disclosed yester-
day when Congressman E. II. Hubbard Of this
city received an urgent request from a packing
company to attend the session of the reciprocity
congress in Chicago Aug. 10 and 16 and do all
in his power to secure reciprocal commercial
treaties.
In the letter to Mr.. Hubbard the company
calls attention to the vital necessity of the
stock-rasing west in keeping the markets Of
Germany, France and Austria open to the beef
and pork products of this country.
These countries seem determined by high
duties and all sorts of restrictive measures to
prevent expansion of this trade and to curtail
land we fear that unless action is taken this
fall when the negotiations for new commercial
treaties will be made with Germany, we will
be barred from the markets of Europe, except
for cotton. which Germany must have from this
country"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
HOT IN MADISON
Two Succumb to Observation-Disclosures
4..E'..- -..,-= Meet. 2,rf@ a.-- =. =

MADISON, WIS.-The record for continuous
heat in the past four years ct Madison has been
broken during the past three days, the mercury
Italian iaborer, was overcome by the heat today
Late Monday F. e. Soden. carpenter, was
also overcome by the heat.
About 200 landseekers met here today to
form an association. James L. Gates Of Mil
waukee will be elected president of the asso-
citation. He will appear before the new rate
probation of law allowing railroads to give them
one and one-third rate, the railroads refus-
from. ...-
Lille Johnson, aged 16. employed at the Sher-
lock hotel. has written to her mother at Wau-
pun, Wis: "YOu may never see me again.
and has suddenly disappeared from Madison. A
thoro search by Chief Of Police Baker and City
Detective Boyd has failed to reveal the where
abouts of the girl. The heart-broken mother
assisted In the search.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
Don't annoy the iceman.
Industrial Facts About Scandi-
navia.

The department. of commerce and
labor has issued a bulletin showing in
dustrial facts about TIE Scandinavian
peninsula, which is of great interest
just now while the eyes Of the world
are turned upon Norway and Sweden.
The statistics of immigration from
these two countries into the United
States are given for but ten years
from 1893 to 19O3-and show that we
have received in that period l76,857
citizens from Sweden and 100, 311 from
Norway. But this is not an adequate
showing of the number of persons who.
have entered the United States from
the peninsula, for the heavy immigra-
ton from those countries occurred ear
ier The last census report shows that
total of 573,O40 persons had come to
this country from Sweden up to 1900
and 336,9s5 from Norway. There were
then living in America total of nearly
two million persons descendants Of
Swedish and Norwegian immigrants.
The Scandinavian peninsula has to-
day a population of 7 ,484,00O, or about
the same as New York state. The area
of Norway and Sweden however, ex-
ceeds thateof Texas, and is nearly three
times that of Minnesota. A large part
of the land of Norway, about rs per
cent, is unproductive. The people are
thrown upon other resources, but the
genius of the Norwegian people has
been equal to the task. Her merchant
marine is the fourth in size among the
| nations of the earth, being exceeded
only by Great Britain, the United
States and Germany. It's total tonnage
is nearly three times that of Sweden
and it's earnings more than twice.
Sweden has in addition to her lum-
bering, agriculture and coastwise trade
extensive mining Industries. Her i'm
ports amount to about $142,O00,000 and
her exports to $11s,O0O,OOO. Norway Is
imports are >$7S,O0O,O0O and her exports
$46, 100000. Each country does an i'm
port business of about five or six mill
ions with the United States, and each
sends to this country from two to -four
million dollars worth of it's products
We are exporting to those countries a
little more than twice our imports from
them. There was, however, money
balance Of 100000 in favor of Swe
den alone in 1894, showing that Swedish
gemigrants are sending back their earn
ings here to care for some relatives al
home, and to bring others out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
.JAPs MARCHING THRU GEORGIA

Marching Thru Georgia" is the ia
vorite band tune of the Japanese soldiers
There Is no such thing as time" in the
native Japanese music Since the war
came, however, Japanese composers have
written a number of patriotic airs, in
which the characteristics of the native
music have been blended with some Of
ours, notably the rhythmic swing of our
march pieces. These airs have been put
to patriotic songs and the men sing them
with great delight, picking up the new
tunes readily and shouting them at the
top of their voices
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
MORE TRUE BILLS COMING
Grand Jury Expected to Re-
turn Scores Yet.

New York Sun Special Service.
Milwaukee, July 1S.-The grand jury did not
return indictments yesterday as expected. but
it is reported at the city hall that a batch
of about forty. containing names that have here
tofore not appeared in the graft lists. Will be
reported to the municipal court some time before
next Saturday 1t is said that most of the true
bills will be for crookedness discovered in the
county board
Six witnesses were examined by the grand
jury yesterday, Charles FRANKIE, former SUPER
visor was first called and questioned about
county deals. L. II. Sollenberg and Charles
Pulenik, county plumbers, were questioned about
gave some testimony that will be of use to the
Jury. Charles Jacobus, E. f. Straus and R. ].
Wagner were the other witnesses, all testify
ing about county affairs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18

Nicholas F. Brady Of New York, a son
of the governor of Alaska, has shown
his interest in suffering brute life by
buying up all the broken-down horses Of
the New York fire department and turn
ing them out in his meadow lots to live
in peace and comfort the rest Of their
days., Some of the broken down old peo-
pie of New York might appreciate q
thoughtfulness Of this kind.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
CATTLE SMOTHER
Crowd Into Barn to Escape Mosquitoes
and Die Of Heat.

FERGUS FALLS, M1NN.-Seven head Of cat
tie belonging to John Mehl smothered to death
In closed barn here during the night. The
animals crowded in to take refuge from mos
excessive heat causing death. The same night
lightning struck and killed ten head of cattle
the Vollbrecht farm, six miles south of the
city. The animals were standing in the yard
near a barn when struck. but the barn was
uninjured. The cattle lay dead in row In
the morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
FERN NEARLY READY
Ship for Duluth Naval Reserve Starts
for West Tomorrow.

DULUTH, NINA letter received this morn
ing from Commander Guy a, Eaton of the
Duluth naval reserve, who is at the Norfolk
navy yard overseeing the outftting of the train
ing ship Fern, which is to be brought up the
lakes to Duluth, indicates that the boat will
probably leave there tomorrow for its trip up
the Atlantic coast. He requests that eight of
the best seamen of the reserves be sent to
Montreal to meet the boat. Navigator B. +.
Howard of Duluth will take charge of her at
Ogdensburg. Commander Eaton complains
sderably of the red tape he has encountered.
He cannot get even marlinespike aboard the
boat without an order from Washington.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-18
SMALL BOY BROWNS
Inmate Of State School at Owatonna
Loses Life. ~. .sal

owAToNNA, MINN.-Joseph woz, aged 9
years, an inmate of the state school here, was
drowned in deep hole in the Straight river
yesterday. The matron of the school took the
children to the river bank on picnic. The
waters Of the stream are swollen by recent
rains, and the Woz child, in wading, fell into
a hole and met death before assistance could
be rendered. The boy was committed from st.
Louis county. ~ .-..- r-...
under advisement the in which number
of ball players charged with playing on
Sunday At hearing counsel for the boys
argued that the statute cited by the prosecution
was unconstitutional and that the case should
be dismissed. The boys declare they will take
the case to the supreme court If the lower
courts ruling is against them. .ss