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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
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BUTTER MUST Be !. !. !.
OF FULL WEIGHT

E. K. Slater, state dairy commission
er, is going to start a crusade against
short-weight gbutter men. The ;provis-
ions Of the revised code, he believes,
give him authority.
"a great deal Of the print butter on
the market is short weight,' said Mr..
Slater today. "It is an easy way to
make illegal profit. When butter is "a
cents a pound, the man who only puts
fifteen ounces in a pound print is MAX
ing an extra profit of a cent and a half
on every print. Such practice comes
under the prohibition of section :5lI5
Of the new code, which makes it a mis-
'delneanor to sell, goods or: products la
beled or represented to be certain
weight, if they do not come up to the
weight stated. This section is not in
the chapter on food laws. but the code
provides that the commissioner shall
enforce the provisions of that chapter,
and all other laws designed to prevent
fraud in the manufacture and sale of
articles of food.
Under this provision, the, department
inspectors will hereafter check up the
weights on pound and .half-pound prints
of butter, and will make :, complaint
against sellers of short-weight prints.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
SHERIFF Is NOT SURE
Arkansas Officer Arrives at Mankato
to See Prisoner.

MANKATO, MINN.-Sherf j. B. King of
Johnson county. Arkansas, arrived here late yes
ferday afternoon to try to identify Lawrence
sullivan as John B. Dunn, who is wanted at
Clarksville. that state. the charge of uur-
dering Sheriff John H. Powers while attempt
sng to burglarize a bank there Feb. s. 1902 He
mas conVersed with Sullivan and as vet is unable
20 say definitely whether he is the man wanted
He answers the description of Dunn very closely
but claims an alibi, and Sheriff King will sat
tsfT- himself to this before applying for
Eequisition papers.
Sullivan claims that he was serving SOW
enteen-year sentence in the Joliet (IiI) penf-
tentiary at the time Of the Clarksville mur
ger ana that he was not released until last
May: he claims that he received his bullet
wound at Elk River. Mnn. some twenty wears
ago, ana that he was sent from there to Still
water prison under the name of w J. Sherdon
1or four years. Both times he was sentenced
for bank robbery
telegraphic description of Sullivan was re-
celVed this evening from Joliet but it does not
correspond fully with the suspect -
SherlT King sta; les that four desDeradoes nar
s1clpated IN the Clarksville affair All We're
captured; but Dunn. who was the lender and
I the cne who fired the fatal shot. escaned from,
tne hospital at Wichita. Kan. where he Went
90 90 De treated for wound inflicted on him bv
sher1h Powers. OF the three others, C,aoroo
Durham and Fred Underwood were hanred ~ I,,se
10 1908, and Joe Clark who Turned s+otn!e
evidence, was sentenced to the pen:tentiarv for
tWenty-one years. t'i
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
REDEEMs: TITLE TO LAND
Mrs. Clara Gibbs of Minneapolis Wins
Duluth Suit. -!

DULUTH, MINN.-Mrs.7 Clara ]. Gibbs. of
Minnea polls, sister of AlonZo j. Whiteman, yes
telduy paid into the United States circuit court
So. 1GO.75 and thereby redeemed his title a to
5000 acres Of valuable timber land in St.
Louis county. ii i'S
About two years ago Philip J. Riordan brought
suit against Mrs, Gibbs on account of attor-
neys fees claimed by John r. Vanderlip and
Tyron & Booth of Minneapolis who had acted.
as counsel fsEi Mrs, Gibbs in her case case
sought to attach the land for the benefit Of
creditors of Alonzo Whiteman. Riordanr. OBJ,
tnined judgment of 81 800 and costs and. under
that Judgment levied execution upon thei
land and bought it in at the execution sale sn
March, 1905. The year rof redemntion:: being
about to expire Mrs. Gibbs yesterday paid
the Judgment and retained the land. I'D tf>
The fight for the land has been going on in!
the courts for five years., and few days. ago
Judge Morris rendered decision favorable to
Mrs. Gibbs. = 80 :..' @t'. l"., .
The land was conveyed to Mrs. Gibbs by her
brother part payment Of indebtedness to
her. Perkins claimed that this transfer was
fraudulent and made with intent to defraud
Whiteman's creditors. After being sentenced
to Auburn prison for forgery, ~Alonzo Whiteman
turned against his sister and made All affidavit
sustaining the contention of Perkins, but Judge
Morris refused to attach any Importance to it.!
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
: WEATHER PLEAsEs LoGGGERs
Operations in Northern Minnesota Go
;*s, Forward Rapidly. =:

CROOKSTON, MINN.-Mell Barnard returned
to the city last evening from the lumber camps
near Walker, MINI. In speaking of the logging
operations he said:
The recent return of cold weather has been
blessing to the logging contractors and the
great majority Of them will have completed
their contracts by the middle of the month, tho
few of them can keep busy until the last of
March if the weather holds cold enough. which
it probably will not. Had it not been for the
last cold the winter would have been dis
astrous for the log haulers, the vast majority
Of whom would have: lost much money: AS it
is most Of them will get out of it with bal
ance the right side of the ledger, barring
those wko took their work too cheap. .
''The first part of the winter. because Of the
fact that snow fell before the ground was
frozen. making the construction Of good roads a
hard proposition. was not favorable to logging.
and later the continued warm weather made op-
erations difficult. 1t was; absolutely necessary
that the latter part Of the season should be fa-
gorable to save loss ON the work. We got the
good spell and the outcome is all right %''; I
-. Another unusual expense is the high price
which labor demanded. The men have been
we'll paid and the lumberjacks leaving the woods
for western. Minnesota and North Dakota or
heading for railroad work. all have fat rolls to
dispose of. The movement of men west already
is well started and. every train from Benidji
Walker and other numbering points is we'll laden
with thenr''
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
TELLS COURT HIS STORY
Iowa Boy Arrested as Vagrant Wins
: Friendship of Judge.

CLINTON. IowA.-Patsy o'Neii. little =, Iowa wa
country. This is the opinion Of the Clinton po-
lice. Patsy. who is IA years Of age, was
arrested in the North Western yards last night
and taken to the police station, where he was
locked up on the charge Of yagrancy In court I
today he told Judge Fink his story. and the
judge immediately released him. The boy lived
at Eagle Grove till three years ago, when his
father died. His mother soon followed and the
boy thrown on his own resources Nothing
daunted, he started out to earn living, and in
the intervening years he has travelled all over
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin. Michigan and Indi-
ana, doing odd jobs and endeavoring to put by
enough money to enable him to complete his
education
81 want to he an electrical engineer he told
the Judge. The manly bearing Of the little fel-
low won for him the friendship Of the judge,
officers and others in the courtroom, land Patsy
departed with the best wishes Of many new
friends.
In furtherance of the good roads movement in
Iowa. the Township Trustees and Clerks as
ISOLATION Clinton county will hold meet
ing in this city on Wednesday, March IA. at
which plans for the Improvement of county roads
will be considered. Professor T.. H. Mcdonald
of Ames has been engaged to deliver the prin-
cipal address Of the day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
'SOUTHTOWN FOLK
HOLD Up COUNCIL
DELEGATION DEMANDS HALT IN
GRADE CROSSING PLANS.
Alderman Holmes Meets Opposition to
the Milwaukee Track Changes, by
Drawing a Parallel on Typhoid Fever
Epidemic, Declaring Council Would
Not Be Murderer This Time.

South Minneapolis sent large dele
cation to Yesterdays, meeting OF the
council committee on grade crossings.
In the main the merchants and property
owners of south town are opposed to
any change in the Milwaukee railway
tracks. and they came to tell the alder
men to leave the tracks alone. The
strongest opposition is from the. owners
of the various industrial plants and
warehouses along the right of-way, VINO
will be compelled to alter their plants
to comply with the proposed change OF
grade.
If the tracks are raised only nine feet
as has bene suggested, the streets must
be lowered seven feet at the crossings,
and this cut will affect the value di
abutting property. Then there is the
old "Chinese wall' argument which is
industriously used.
Alderman G.. B. Holmes drew a paral-
lei between the present movement and
similar one for providing the city with
filtration plant for purifying the city
water. During the typhoid fever cpl
demic Of two years ago the aldermen
were branded as a band of murderers
and held directly responsible for the
many deaths. When the council, after
a careful investigation finally evolved a
solution and submitted it. to the people
it was rejected. If nothing is done ito
abolish grade crossings in South Mime
apolis, the blood Of the future victims
will be on the heads of the people them
selves, the alderman said.
The new plans Of the Milwaukee road
as outlined in T lie Journ al yester-
day,were presented by NJ. D. Rhame, di-
vision eng gineer for the Milwaukee sys-
tenn. They attracted much interest,
but were not generally approved on
account Of the large number Of street
vacations demanded.
On motion of Alderman Lars M. Rand
all action was deferred until the people
Of southtown get together on definite
plan. 1t has been suggested that the
Switching operations be limited to GER
tain hours when he traffic across the
streets was at minimum.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that tlsehar-
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize its value when taken into
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal is remedy that the more
you take Of it the better; it is not
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present in
the stomach and intestines and carries
them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating
onions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Inn
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural and
eminently safe cathartic. as
1t absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; 1T
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the best,
charcoal and the most for the money
is in Stuart Is Charcoal Lozenges; they
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal, and other harmless an
tiseptics in tablet form, or. rather in
the form of large, pleasant tasting loz-
enges, the charcoal being mixed with
honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell in much improved condition
of the general health, better complex
ion, sweeter breath and purer blood,
and the beauty Of it is that no pos,
sible harm can result from their con-
tinued use, but, on the contrary, great
| benefit.
| A Buffalo physician, in speaking Of
| the benefits of charcoal, says: ad-
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath, mouth and
throat; ! also believe the liver. is great
ly benefited by the daily. use of them;
they cost but twenty-five cents "a box
sense a patent preparation, yet be
lieve |. get more and better charcoal; in
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in any
4 of the ordinary charcoal tablets. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
WILL WORK FOR CITY
La Crosse Business Men Merge Inter
-. - ests in New Association. ~.

: LA CROSSE, WIS.-The La Crosse board. Of
trade and the: La Crosse Progressive association
have been amalsamated under the name of the
La Crosse Business Mems association, and Its
objects will be to promote the interests of the
city. The organization starts out with mem
hership% of about 500 and it IS expected to
double that number in the next few months.
The following officers have been elected: Presi-
dent. George H. Ray: vice president, p. c.
Wiggenhorn; secretary. r. s. Reid: treasurer,
W. S. Woods ..t +,
The. annual report of Secretary r. Calvert
of the board Of trade just issued shows nearly
81 800 600 was left In La Crosse last year as the
citys balance in its commercial industrial and
financial transactions. A corresponding growth
is seen in the industrial side $500 persons being
employed and So, 600 $40 being paid in wages
in turning out the product Of which the total
value was $14,7s5, ISL. The figures show an in
crease of over $4,000, 600 in the value Of the
products Of 1905 over. 1904. growth of over
,l5 ner cent. - --- ..-
= COW owned by J.. P. Dorais was bitten by a
dog about month ago and yesterday the animal
became afflicted with the rabies and was ordered
Killed Another COW owned by the same man
was bitten at. the. same time but uD to the
present time it has not shown symptoms Of the
disease.
Ever since the arrest Of Il, NJ. Behr. charged
with using the United States mails for fraudu-
lent purposes all mail addressed to him has been
turned over to ,Postoffice Inspector Fraser, VINO
opened the letters and returned all money sent
turned by the postal authorities. Since the
fraud order was issued by the postal department
at Washington, Behr's mail has been entirely CUT
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
FOR INTERURBAN LINE
Railroad Man Submits Proposition to
Marshalltown City Council.

ID M&RSHALLTOWN.- -I0WA-Hamilton Brown.
who built the Newton & Northwestern and other
railroads. has submitted proposition to the cit.
izens of Marshaltown to build an interurban
line from this city to connect with the main line
of the Milwaukee system at either Ferguson or
-Haverhill. In brief the proposition is for this
city to- vote a per cent tax, to be collected
i per- cent a year. the money to be placed in
a trust fund for the payment Of interest on the
bonds and preferred stock and to,@subscribe for
$35. 900 worth of stock in the company. Brown
and his associates agree to take $4,000 wcrth
of stock and bond the company for sufficient
sum to pay for construction and equipment and
place the line in operation.
The proposition is favorably considered here
and massmeeting will be held at which Mr.
Brown will explain lin detail the features of his
proposal. Marshalltow has LONG desired a con
nectiens with the Milwaukee. which runs within
ten miles of the city, but Inducements held out
have had no OBJECT the railroad company. pre-
sumably because of an understanding which is
supposed TO exist between the Milwaukee and
th-Western regarding Iowa territory If the
line is built it is the intention to ultimately
extend to Newton to connect with the system
that enters Des Moines. 6sy t
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
g 50 FELL III WATER TANK
Details of ST. Peter Mans Death Re
ceiyed at His Home.

ST. PETER. MINN.-Detailed accounts have
lust been received here of the death Of Percy
Hanna of this city, who lost his life in Great
Northern railway tunnel in Montana. Young
Hanna, who was 20 years of age. went to
Butte Mont. in the early winter and had since
been employed as locomotive firen,an !
He met death In curious manner. AS the
freight train which he working pass
ing thru long tunnel. both of the men in the
cab of the engine were overcome by coal gas.
1t is supposed that when Hanna noticed the
engineer topple from his seat. he made a des-
perate effort to escape the fumes of the gas and
reach a place where he could fill his lungs with
pure air. Clambering cut on the tender he
took a few staggering STEPS and then pitched
headlong into the water tank, where he was
drowned. kts@
( ALE the members of the train -7crew were
affected sto a5,1gfeater. or less extent by the
fumes of the coal gas and the engineer nearly
died of suffocation. Strangely enough. young
Hanna lost his life while in the performance of
extra duty. Only the day before, he had re-
turned from his regular run, but at midnight he
took the place Of sick friend.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
BURIED ALIVE IN WE'LL =
Sauk Rapids Man Meets With a Tragic
- Death. 3:

ST. CLOUD. MINI. .---SN illialn Welk Of Sank
RAPIDS met with a sudden and tragic death late
yesterday afternoon He was sat the bottom Of
a thirty foot we'll when 1t caved in and buried
him under twenty feet of earth 1t will be
several days before the body can be recovered
as the we'll will have to be curbed In to that
depth. He leaves invalid wife.
After searching for a year for pure water
supply the contractors who have been sinking
wells for the city have struck flowing we'll
at depth of thirty feet below the Mississippi
river bed. 1t is thought that the flow is sufi.
cent to supply the city and If it is, 1T will
save the city about one hundred thousand. dol
lars as this would be the expense Of building
and maintaining filter that being the only
alternative. -.
John e. Hill has resigned as city engineer of
st. Cloud and will remove to Anoka.
Fully $50 people attended the nineteenth an
nual reunion of the Congregational church at
Clearwater. which society dates back to 1858
Hubert Hansen Of the town of Luxembourg
of the pioneers of Stearns county, is dead
at the age of so years. =.
During the past year the city Of St. Cloud has
built fourteen miles Of tile sidewalk
The commission which is ; framing new
charter for the city has adopted provision to
make all the city officers hereafter elective.
Under the present charter the offices of clerk
attorney. assessor and several others are, filed
by vote of the council.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
COULBY AT DULUTH
Steamship Official Pays Visit to Boats
r. ',-" Winter Quarters - l.,

DULUTH. MINN.--Howard Coulby president
and general manager of the Pittsburg Steamship
company. arrived here today from Cleveland to
look over the work the company's boats. He
declared that his, presence in the city had no
particular Significance. he being here merely to
see how work is progressing on the different
craft wintering here. The engineers are now oi,
the boats getting them ready for the opening
of navigation, by ~ .-7z .z-, e,,.S: -.
Frank A. Jones Of San Frapcisco.t president of
the, National. Marine Engineers Beneficiary asso
ciation. addressed large meeting of head Of the
lakes members last night. He Will visit the
lake locals and 60 to the Atlantic coast.
:, 'Our association has no grievances this year,
said President Jones. "and we are a contented
company The NJ E.. 3. A.. row has II, ,O0O
members belonging to 1O3 LOCALS. Three thou
sand of our 11,OO0 members are employed on the
great lakes H.. s.. : ~. ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
WANTS SPECIAL ELECTION
Village of Hugo Petitions County Com
nissioners to Incorporate -

SALTWATER. MINN.-Resdents Of the vii
lage of Hugo to the number OF three score,
headed by Joseph. George and Edward Carpenter
have petiticned the board Of county commission
to provide for special election there to in
corporate the village. Action IN the matter has
it is proposed to Incorporate in the limits 2 500
acres of plated lots. The population numbers
291. and incorporation, it is claimed, would be
advantageous. s....as.-. i d
Andrew Anderson and others have ,petitioncd
the board of county commissioners to create a
in the town of Forest Lake, Washington county.
and part of district No 0 in Chisago county.
The new district would have regulation 'of
eighty and have twenty children of school age.
Notice of hearing the petition has been or
dered posted - -
Commissioner Philip J. Houle of Arolla county
interviewed the board Of county commissioners
here on the subject OF assessment for repairs of
judicial ditch No. 10. located partly il Wash
Grandstrand will confer with him on the sub
iact - ...E. -E
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
PLANS FOR AUDITORIUM -;
Steel Structure to Be Built at Cedar
River Park. Iowa. -. =.

WATERLOO IOWA-Plans have been pre-.
pared for new steel auditorium to be
erected this spring at the Chautauqua grounds
at Cedar River Park. The plans shaw circu-
lar assembly room, 175 feet in diameter, with
a seuting capacity Of 5000 in the amphitheater
and 1000 On the platform. There will be no
posts or pillars to obstruct the view, and the
acoustic properties of the building are ex-
pected to be perfect.
The amphtheater will be SO constructed as to
make 1t possible for the sides to be raised or
lowered, so that the building may be open in
warm weather and closed in cool or inclement
weather. A novelty of the plan is the floor.
The old amphitheater was foored with cement
but the new structure will have sawdust
floor. 1t was decided that sawdust would be
much cleaner and far less noisy than the
cement.
The new building is expected to be completed
In time for the opening of the assembly, July A.
It VIII be erected of structural steel and the
best of other materials. and is expected to he
the finest and largest amphitheater in the
state, II not in the middle west.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
Will Build New School.
.BEER SOLD TO AID CHURCH
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Failure to Take Out a License Causes
4. Trouble.

ABERDEEN, s. D.--John Schoenborn, the aged
man who was brought to Aberdeen from Frank
in Day county, the charge Of selling liquor
al retail without a government license, was
discharged by United States Commissioner Will
liam Wallace However, other arrests may fol-
low over the affair ~
1t develops that Schoenbo"n did rot sell the
liquor in question It sfalleged that prominent
woman member of the church of which Schoen-
born was also a member, asked the old man for
permission to leave several kegs Of beer on
his premises. to be sold TO: the benefit of the
church. Schoenborn Snssented. and the beer was
bartenders, the proceeds being turned over to
the church planned. - : -. ~
As the church people. probably thru ignorance
of the federal statutes, failed to take out a
government license, all concerned likely will be
hauled before tire federal authorities. They are
Germans and did not regard the matter rs out
of. the ordinary until the deputy United States
marshal Harrested Schoenborn. tfT"- IL
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08

Special to The Journal. 4s
nomination paper was filed with the city clerk
in the time limit fixed by law for the primary
election to select nominees for the coming city
election, and the primary, which Is to be held
March 20, will be allowed to go by default
This feeling of apathy is general among the
voters OF all classes, nationalities and parties
turnout the city, and the campaign, if there
is to be any, will be waged along non artizan
lines. Two years ago 0. ]. Williams, republican,
was elected without opposition.
City Pays All Debts.
The last regular monthly meeting of the pres
ent common council has been held and a review
of the years work and of the city's finances
shows a gratifying condition of affairs. Every
item of outstanding indebtedness has been paid
and there still remains cash balance in the
city treasury This is surprising, considering the
large amount of permanent improvement work
that has been done. The cty's electric lighting
plant has been rebuilt more substantial and
modern basis, nearly a mile of sewer has been
constructed and lot of pavement has been laid.
There also built by the school district,
Prairie Stanton and Richmond a new $45 600
high-school building the past year. ~>...
Methodist Pastor Resigns.
Rev. Louis B. Colman, now serving his third
year as pastor of the local Methodist church.
has resigned owing to i'll health. He came here
known members of the West Wisconsin confer
ence. Rev. H. P. Blake of this city will fill
the vacancy for the remainder of the conference
wear.