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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
POLICE SAVE GIRL.
FROM DESIGNING MAN
Victim Comes to City on Promise Of
50 Marriage.

The same old story, Of the trusting
country girl and broken promises on
the part Of a city man was told to the
police last night by Anna Borgeson, II
years old, who was arrested in a Wash
ington avenue lodginghouse on charge
of vagrancy. =
j. She was found there last night In
company with two men and she was
taken to the Central station by Patrol
man Dudrey, who had been working on
the case. At the station the girl broke
down and told her story.
just as she commenced, the young
man himself appeared, and tried to per-
suade the police to allow the girl to
go. He was also locked up to await
| the action of City Prosecutor Al Fin
ney. He was marked S1held'' on the
station tab and gave his name as John
| Molten. IS
In his presence tie girl said that she
had become acquainted with him at
Cass Lake some time ago, and that re
1 Gently he asked her to come to Mime
| apolis and marry him. She agreed, but
when she arrived Friday evening, he
4 made the usual excuses and promised
! to obtain the license the following day
She says he did not keep his promise
and she is. glad the police interfered in
her behalf. Her parents have beer
notified and will probably come to the
city to defend her.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
WALKS MANY MILES
THO FEET ARE FROZEN
Mike Smith Tramps to Minneapolis
From Frazee, Mimi.


i Tramping his way from Frazee to
Minneapolis on frozen feet, Mike
Smith, who. claims New Zealand as his
birth place, was picked up exhausted
by a kind-hearted freight conductor
somewhere between St. Cloud and Elk
River and turned over to the State
Free Employment bureau. Smith $
feet were in such bad condition that he
was unfit for work and he was placed
in the care of Staff Captain W. H.
Gooding Of the Salvation Army's in
dustrial home.
After 8 full meal and good night 3
rest Smith IS able to hobble about and
to tell his story. Hearing that men
were wanted in the lumber camps ne
tramped to Frazee and applied for
work. . Finding none, he started to
walk back, and crossing swamp broke
thru the ice. In the intense cold his
wet feet were soon frozen and whes
he reached Walker he had to be carried
to the hospital.
Smith will not lose his feet as re
suit of his hardships but it probably
will be some time before he is able tt
walk long distances. Captain Goodins
is seeking employment for Smith eithe,
as dairy hand or in a livery stable
He is an experienced man in both line
of work and in a few days his feet vii
have improved enough to permit. hi
working. "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
INVENT -SEYENTH fire
FINISHES iron WORKS.
DIAMOND PLANT Is NOW HEAP
OF RUINS.
Firemen Who Threw Water on Twenty
six Previous Blazes Heave Sigh Of
JOY to sec Last Wall Tumble LOSS
Confined to Empty Building.

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After having resisted twenty-six fires
in the short period Of twelve months,
the old wooden plant Of the Diamond
Iron Works company, Eighteenth
street N and the Great Northern tracks,
was totally destroyed by the twenty
seventh attack Of the FIRE fend last
night, and lies today heap Of ashes
and twisted iron, monumental of the
most fre-ridden building in the city Of
Minneapolis.
Men, women, small girls and boys,
firemen and policemen and propriez
tors and employees Of the company who
have raced over a score of times sin
response to alarms from that building,
joined in fervent sigh Of relief when
the last wall fell during last night g
blaze. Several fremen were even
heard to mutter, saThank Heaven,
we've made our last trip to this old
shack
Origin Again a Mystery.
The fire started about pm It's
origin, as has been the case in major.
ity Of the twenty-six other blazes OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
NORTH SIDE OFFICER !
BLUFFED BY PRISONER
Young Man Believed to Be a Forger
.-1-,... Makes Good on Nerve.


Because he was able to bluff a North
Side policeman, who had arrested him
for trying to pass a forged, check, a
dangerous crook is at large in the city.
To protect other merchants and bust
ness men who may be tempted to cash
checks without Identification the pro-
tective committee Of the Minnesota
Bankers association sends out warn
ing.
The forger, who is about % years of
age, wearing dark derby and dark
overcoat with a fur collar. tried yes
terday to realize on a note at the
Farmers and Mechanics bank. The
company purporting to sign the note
had no account at the bank and the
paper was refused.
Later the man offered check for
800 on the First National bank pur-
| porting to be drawn by Hunt g Pro
gressive Baking Powder company. 1t
was counter check and the clerk be-
came suspicious. He refused to cash it
and. calling an officer, followed the
Young man to Twenty sixth street and
Washington avenue N. There the police
| man made the arrest, but later let the
| forger go. ,.. !,
| The young fellow was careless in the
use Of names. The check was slgnec
4 by K. G. Rittenhouse. Pit, while the
real initials are G. E. It was drawn
in favor of, A. Z. Miers, while thu
/ name should be A. L. Myers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Intending to maintain it as per-
manent institution, John G. Lund, pres
ident of the Lund Land company, yes
terday purchased the stock, fixtures
aud all other property and assumed all
obligations Of the New Store. Roth
brothers Of Superior, who have held the
store for little over q week, thru It's
purchase at receivers sale, accepted
100000 cash, for a free title and sthe
new Lund management will assume
charge Of the store Monday morning.
Mr.. Lund will put an experienced
manager in charge Of the store and will
operate it along lines similar to the
Evans J ohnson-Sloane management. The
same classes Of merchandise will be
carried.
The first step Of Mr.: Lund will be
the closing out of the. present stock
at prices which will make it move.
Careful buyers will regulate the influx
of new goods, and thru the pursuit OF
business methods that have proved
highly successful in his other large
dealings, Mr.. Lund expects,to make his
store a profitable investment and a
popular retail mart.
Together with the stock, fixtures, etc,
that are assumed, Mr.. Lund gets lots
Nos. "a and Is, in block s, Oak Lake
addition, which are in the tangie
town. district, and on which stand the
barns of the company. IS z>
| Tho the question of the validity 81
the lease of portion Of the New Store
property is at present pending in tn
| United States district court, MI
Lund's agents declare that Mr.aLund'
possession of the building will not b.
affected by the litigation. s1* 5 y =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
BUYS STORE LEG
Thomas Murray Realizes Hope After
Much Self Denial. -: -. 5

After six months of saving Thomas
Murray, better known as Peg Voting
ton" an inmate of the. Salvation Army
Industrial home, has gathered the ssI5
necessary to purchase an artificial leg.
This means a return to life Of activity
and usefulness, for Murray, who Is a
bright young fellow, is fully competent
to hold down any job short of manual
labor now that he, has a store leg, -
which will lenable him to move about like
other men.
Murray has been constantly employed
by Staff Captain w. H. Gooding Of the
Industrial home, and has been able to
earn small weekly sum in addition to
his board and lodgings. Every cent OF
this weekly stipend, which never ex-
ceeded $3.50 went into the 'leg fund. -
His companions in the home contributed
to the fund from their scanty earnings
and the regular formula on pay nights
was, "Take Qslt two bits for Peg"
I Murray saved $50 out of his own earn
ings and the contributors of friends
added $25. He. now has the long sought
limb and is holding dress rehearsals
every evening, tho he still finds the ole
Hpeg' more serviceable for day time
work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

more or less Importance, is mystery.
At the time it was deserted and no one
observed the blaze until it had assumed
threatening proportions. A Waterman
ascribed its start to a switch engine,
at the time. Strong evidences Of in
eendiarism have been found at other
times, when the firemen made quick
stops, despite the hazards. But the old
landmark was afre from stem to gud-
geon when the first engine arrived last
night, and whether or not the origin
was incendiary probably never will be
known.
Insurance Is Cancelled.
The loss was nominal for the reason
that nearly all the machinery had been
removed to a new building diagonally
across from the old plant. The build
ing and its meager contents, it is esti-
mated, might have been worth from
1000 to $4,000 to wreckers. It is
understood that the insurance on the
building was cancelled following the
fire of a little over month ago, and
the loss will be total.
That the building was doomed was
certain when the first company Of fire.
| men arrived. Its long use as machine
shop had spattered it's interior with oil
and the flames burned like finder. The
| efforts of the iremen were directed
| toward saving the building of the Dia-
mond boiled works, which adjoins, and
this was accomplished with remarkable
success, the company suffering only a
slight loss from water.
Traffic on the Great Northern line
that passes the building was inter
rupted for an hour.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
CHILD Is ASSAULTED
IN MOTHERS ABSENCE.
Man Supposed to Be Assailant Is Ar
rested by Police.

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A 12-year-old girl living with her
parents in one of the lonesome dis
tricts in the thirteenth ward was brutal
" assaulted yesterday afternoon by a
strange man who entered the house
while her mother was away.
The mother had gone to neighbor 8
and in her absence the man entered
and attacked the child. The mother
on returning surprised the man, who
ran out of the back door and escaped
for the time being. Shortly afterward
the Fifth precinct police were notified
and searching party was organized to
look for the girls assailant. A man
answering his description, and who is
said to have been identified by the girl,
is held at the station, but the officers
refuse to give out his name.
Every precaution was taken by the
officers to prevent the spreading OF
the news as. demonstration by the
men in the neighborhood was feared
Early this morning the man was takel
to Central station where he is carefully
guarded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
PROMINENT MAN Is 81
CHARGED A SMUGGLER

Charles A. Moody, Former Customs
Official at Warroad, Arraigned in
st. Paul.
Charles A. Moody, a prominent busi-
ness man Of Warroad, Mimi, and until
recently deputy collector of customs at
that place, was given a hearing in ST.
Paul Saturday morning before United
States Court Commissioner Charles u.
Spencer on the charge of smuggling a
case of whisky into the port Of War
road from Canada. He was bound over
to await the action of the federal grand
Jury at Fergus Falls next May.
In his examination Saturday morn
ing Mr.. Moody waived examination
and was placed under $1,000 bail
which was furnished. This prosecution
explains the reason for Moody S recent
resignation of his federal position,
which resignation had not been made
public. .
The smuggling with which Moody is
charged is alleged to have taken place
July i, 1905. The complaint was made
by w. r. Chance of the federal customs
department.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
v1s1T1NG MINISTER'S II 9. s. I
f. WIIsLsPREACH TODAY
Pulpits Of Augustana Churches Filled
s - by Members Of Synod. 81.

s DR.. Karl Fries; secretary of the
Stockholm Y. M. G. A. and president
Of the Association Of Christian Stu
dents Of the World, will occupy the pull
pit of the Augustana Swedish Luther
an church, Seventh street and Eleventh
avenue s, this morning. He has trav-
eled extensively in this country, visit
ing the various Y. M. C. A. and educa-
tional institutions At the evening
services the Rev. Messrs. G. B. L. Bob
man, Bernadotte, MINI, and Alfred
Nelson, Rock Island, ILL.,, will preach.
Other Swedish Lutheran churches in
Minneapolis will be served today by
the clergymen in attendance at the
Minnesota conference in st. Paul, as
follows:z
Bethlehem church, Lyndale and
Fourteenth avenues N, morning, the
Rev. G. B. L. Bohman, Bernadotte,
| Mimi; evening, the Rev. A. Hult,
Trade Lake, Wis.
| st. Paul's, Bloomington avenue and
Twenty fifth street, morning, the Rev.
Swan johnson, Moore g Prairie, Mimi;
evening, President P. A. Mattson Of
Gustavus Adolphus college, st. Peter.
| Ebenezer, Twenty second street and
Twenty avenue S, morning, the
Rev. G. Peterson, Wilmar, Mimi; even.
ing, the Rev. 9. E. Shaleen, Clarkfeld
MINI.
| Emanuel, Monroe street and Thir
teenth avenue NE, morning, the Rev
J. A. johnson, Rush Point, Mimi; even
ing, the Rev. J. A. Gustafson, Amory
Wis.
! Salem, Dupont and Forty-second ave
nues N camden Place), morning, tn
Rev. o. Wallin, North Crow River
Mimi; evening, the Rev. J. 0. Lund
berg, Swea, MINI. 81
Zion, Pillsbury avenue and Thirty
!, third street, morning, the Rev. F.
Fard, Lafayette, and the Rev. F. J
Kronberg, North Branch, MINI; even
! ing, the Rev. J. Lundquist, Chisag
City, MINI.
At the conference meeting yesterda
afternoon notice was given Of the re
consideration Of the vote by which tn
report Of the board Of directors Of Mil
: nesota college was adopted. This wi
precipitate warm debate at the ope1
s ing session tomorrow 81 sss.
: The following were elected to. th
: directory Of the Gustavus Adolphr
:. . college: The Rev. !. G. sSwenson, Eas
Q Union, Mimi; the Rev. Carl Kraf
d West sweadahl, MINI. s; 3. stoh
= berg, Harris, MINI. ictor Oiso
Sioux Falls, s. D. ...4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
RENT TILE LYCEUM

The City salesmens association has
the Lyceum theater for Monday night Of
next week, Feb rs, when 1.-THE Courier
of Fortune, a melodrama concerning
which there is SO much, expectation, Is to
be presented by the Ralph Stuart stock
company for the first time on any stage.
Nearly all the city statesmen are also
members Of the United Commercial
Travellers, and members Of the latter or
ganization can be relied upon to aid in
the selling Of seats. The net proceeds OF
the evening will be for the benefit of the
tsalesmen's association. 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
EuR ms |TUTE
SECURED n. |! FOR u"
OPERATION TO BE BY STATE
BOARD oF HEALTH.
Location of Hospital at University
Means Much TO People of State and
Northwest Saves Time and Expense
for Those Exposed to Rabies.
Iospital at Uuiyersity

Dogs delight to bark and bite but
the latter canine propensity will have
little terrcr for Minneapolitans in the
future, for fully equipped Pasteur in
stitute is to he established at the uni
versity and the Pasteur treatment, the
only successful check to zhydrophobia,
will be installed as a permanent feat
ure in the. Minneapolis medical field.
This announcement will come as
welcome surprise not only to those peo-
f1icted with rabies and who have been
compelled to journey to Chicago for
treatment, but it will ease the minds of
those who live in perpetual fear of dog
bites and who have daily visions of
hydrophobia.
The Minneapolis Pasteur institute
is to be established in connection with
the institute of public health and path
ology, the new building at the univer-
sity which is to be occupied in the
spring by the university archaeological
and pathological departments. The
state board Of health laboratories are
to be situated in the new building and
the Pasteur institute is to be operated
by the state board.
~, , Need Is Urgent.
That the new institute will fill
long-felt want in medical circles is
shown by the fact that during the past
over one hundred citizens Of Mime
sofa have been compelled to seek the
Pasteur treatment in an institution
situated in neiQhboring state. Vixen
the fact is taken into consideration
that this number Of >Nfinnesotans have
j been treated in one institute and that
i there have been numberless cases Of
Encyclopaedia where it has been impos-
sible for the patient to make the trip
4 to receive treatment, it can be seen
that the establishment of Pasteur
instisute in Minneapolis will be an: i'm
! portant step in the work of the state
board of health.
d At present there are four Pasteu1
!, Institutes in the United States. They
}, are situated in New York city, under
!, the control of the board Of health; IL
s Baltimore, at the city hospital; in EAn1
! Arbor, in connection with the Bniver
| sity Of Michigan, and in Chicago,
r Eprivate institution. >
Origin of Treatment.
The Pasteur treatment was intro
duced by, Louis Pasteur, French
{ chemist, and since its introduction thu
l percentage of deaths in cases of PEG
} pie bitten by dogs afflicted with rabie
? has been decreased from II per cent t.
between threatening and fourteenth
Of ] per cent. The process is one o
incubation, and while the treatmen
r lasts two weeks in ordinary cases,
y does not necessitate the confinement
of the patient. e.
5 Final arrang ements in regard to tn
management Of the Pasteur institut
\ to be installed at the university hav
a not been made, but if the system
s operation at the University Of Mich
i gan is followed, residents Of Mimi
" sofa will be treated free Of charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
NELSON BECOMES AN INDIAN.

Peter Nelson, municipal court clerk,
has gone on the war path At least he
has become an Indian, and his friends
say that he will make nothing il not a
good Indian. & Pete" has joined the
band Of hfghrollers known as The In
dams His tribe. will go to Winona and
there endeavor to take everyoness scalp.
just how the genial municipal court clerk
will assist In a matter for conjecture, but
his fellow braves say that they can de-
pend on him to do his share and take
his required part in the "pow-wow. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Burning Of Farmhouse of Gottlieb
Kottke on Night Of Dec. 20 Raises
Question Of Tncendiarism and All
thorities are Attempting to Ferret
Out Mystery.

Who wore the tspussy hood and
the long black coat while walking down
the Hanover road near Osseo Gu the
night of Dec 29s
Thatfis the question that the county
authorities and the grand jury is at
present seeking to answer. When
identified, this person will undoubtedly
be named as the defendant in an In
dictment that will result in one of the
most interesting and sensational arson
trials ever held in Hennepin county,
The property burned was the farm
house of Gottlieb Kottke. Il
Evidence as cleaned after careful in
vestigation by First Assistant County
Attorney John F. Dahl constitutes a
most interesting and strong chain of
>circumstantial evidence against sus-
pect concerning whom many witnesses
are already under subpoena to testify
this week before the grand jury. a.
The Kottke house was originally oc-
cupied by Pauline and Herman Kottke
and their aged father, Gottlieb Kottke.
Pauline married a neighboring farmer
named krinke and the new husband
lived. with the Kottkes. Later Herman
married a widow who had four chill
dren and the old home ceased to be
large enough for the increased faml- J
and Pauline and her husband moved tc
their own farm.
Who Set the Fire?
On Dec, % Gottlieb, the father, went
to St. Peter. On the night of Dec. q
the Kottke house burned down and the
inmates barely escaped with their lives
The circumstances all tend to prov,
that the fire was set from the outside
A roll Of blankets was stolen from thu
barn, but nothing else was disturbed
Tie fire was seen over. the country
side far and wide, and manyFso tn
neighbors fastened to the scene. o.
the way, not far from the fire, g farme
passed figure clad in a 'spnssy hood
and long black coat, walking toWar
the fire. Happening to turn aro1ln
after he had passed the figure ssa1
that instead Of coming toward the fir
the figure was moving in thesopoposit
direction A little later and furthe
down the road, another farmer had
similar experience, and there was sti
a third who will testify to a simila
meeting. In each case the figure wor
a "pussy hood'' and was carrying
large bundle under it's arm. q
, I Two days later Mrs. Krinke is, re
ported to have told her sister-in-law o
a tramp who had visited her house o
the evening Of the fire, had asked t
borrow "pussy hood' and lon
black coat, and asked for matches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Penwell brothers., daring steeple-
jacks, furnished ia most thrilling en-
tertainment Wednesday afternoon to
those who were fortunate enough to see
them climb the Flagstaff Of the court
house, 400 feet into the air. They were
sent up to repair the halyards and as
cended to the dizzy height with as
much nonchalance as an ordinary man
walks up a fight Of stairs. The &C
companying illustration shows Claude
Penwell perched at the top hauling up
the rope, while his brother Charles is
some distance, down the mast handling
the line. r& as
While the big crowd in the; streets
stood with batedabreath, the Penwells
rapidly strung the halyards and made
everything secure The temperature
OH Wednesday was down around zero
e. 49, - - .F.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
HELP THE FUND
plymouth Sunday School chlldren coh-
tribute to FIreman's Family.

plymouth Sunday SchooIsChlIdren@CuH Z.
tribute to FIreman's Family.
One Of the most interesting exhibitions
Of human sympathy developed by the
raising OF the BerWin fund is the deci-
sion Of the children Of the Plymouth Sun =
day school to devote the collection of that
school for the month OF February to this.
fund. 80 & g asss
The expenses of conducting the Plym-
south Bible school are borne by the truss
tees OF the church. SO that the contribu-
tons Of the children themselves may be
dren had the option of devoting their
contributions for the month to one of
two or three purposes, but they enthusi-
astically selected the Berwin fund, be-
cause they wanted to show their appre-
citation Of the sacrifice that Captain Ber-
win made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

. s.
Thru the working out of most gen
erous custom of his employer, Presi-
dent Charles NJ. Way Of the Mime
apois Bedding company, Gus johnson,
mill foreman in the woodworking de-
partment of the concern, owns home.
The nucleus that made possible Mr..
Johnson s Punishment Of a landlord,
was a present of $1,000 from Mr.. Way.
Six years ago President Way pre-
sented his oldest employee, in point of
service with the corporation, with a
check for $1,000. The only Stirring"
attached to the gift was the under
standing that the, money be devoted 20
the building or purchase of a home.
Each succeeding year Mr.. Way has fol-
lowed the precedent, the next oldest
employee of the company receiving the
present. Mr.. johnson was the sixth to
benefit by the generosity Of his en-
| ployer,j which, virtually, is the annual
4 presentation of a home to employees.
Mr.. johnson did not tarry after re-
ceiving his check. He straightway pur-
| chased comfortable house7at 1915 Lin
| coin street NE, which he now occupies
| But for the generosity OF Mr.. Way he
| could not have owned his home fol
4 some time at least.
! The good will that exists between
Mr.. Way and his employees is made
stronger and more enduring by this
generous custom. Mr.. Way was not
actuated by selfish motives in starting
the practice, but the plan has accom-
plished even more than could be ex
pected by a designing employer. The
six men who now possess their owl
homes are perpetually knitted in friend
ship to Mr.. Way, but the employer has
obliterated all sense of obligation, hav
| ing it distinctly understood that tn
gifts are merely evidence Of apprecia
ton Of past service.