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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
QUEER PROCEEDINGS.

One day last summer automobile went by house.
had been playing ball and threw the rubber ball at the
auto The driver stopped the machine and jumped out
after He chased me about half block; I under
barb wire fence and he after He chased
four wire fences two of which not farther apart
than ten feet for they fenced lane where the
up to drink He chased over both of them and
that again.. I frightened that ran like
deer At last, he gave up, but until out of
to let people the road pass unmoested. am sure
that for at least few moments that the most
interesting person TO- me that have ever seen.
Fifth Grade, t4S@-. --s-Ross Thomas
Margaret Fuller School. 4729 Lyndale Avenue s.
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THE DUCKS DID NOT KNOW.

One day when did not know what to do I took nv
rifle and went hunting. When reached the woods, I
heard some squirrels barking walked
put found no SQUIRRELS After little farther walk thru
the woods to large pond Then suddenly heard
the sound Of duck seemingly coming the grass
near the middle OF the pond sat down to wait In
little While saw ducks fly the tall grass. Then
there was loud report, of the ducks fell the
water and man came out of the grass in boat and
picked them up Then he rowed into shore and showed
them to asked him if he had made the duck call
and he said he had he wanted the ducks fly
He told not only all about duck hunting but many
other kinds He interested than any other per
son had ever done. -A1got Swanson,
: Seventh Grade, 1928 Lyndale Avenue s.
Rosedale School. @ = a. -f. ~ -,
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house next to ours because thought people had
moved there little girl about one year older than Z
stood by the gate She looked lonesome spoke
to her and soon became very good friends She used
to live IN the mountains and she told how they
were covered with all the time She told me about
the flowers that grew there the little friend she had
Soon had forgotten my crossness and went home
Tor dinner told mama about the girl. Every day
after that would 60 to that girls house to play.
Sixth Grade, Anna Panlson -
Holland School 901 1871 Avenue NE.
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A GIGGLING FoUR-PosTER.

Ny grandmother is the most interesting person
have met. She plays games with as tho she as
young am and talks to if old as she
is When she is here she sleeps with After have
gone bed she sits up and reads stories tells
One night when had both retired the bed be-
gan to squeak when moved. We called it ggging. It
made laugh and the laughed the the bed
giggled After awhile my grandma moved the bed little
and it stopped giggling. Then went to sleep.
A Fifth Grade, Esther Wood,
Greeley School. PAS Twelfth Avenue S.
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AMONG THE GUNS.

When was visiting Fort Smelling met interesting
person He soldier who belonged to the field ar
tillery While having conversation together
he said he with the regiment that passed thru
the gates OF Hongkong: He had been to in Cuba,
the Philippines and China also showed me the sol
ders barracks the guardhouse, the officers and
the hospital for soldiers That evening showed me the
soldiers at drill After awhile the soldiers shot the can
non and lowered the flag. think he very inter-
estng soldier and should very like visit Fort
Smelling again. r<-Clarenee Nash
Sixth Grade, 1926 Aldrich Avenue ~
Hawthorne School. -. -.
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A CABIN IN THE SNOW.

When we were on our claim winter, cabin was
showed In and 1T two days before could
path Tn the third day to cabin and said
he had been hunting for rabbits but blocked by the
snow and that he had not had anything to eat for day
and half. We told him to come in and then built
fire and gave him something to eat After he had eaten
he began to tell how he had become
he said had joke in it. After awhile he said he must
go home his wife wouldn know what to do for she
had only expected him to stay day. Then my mother
said that probably he had better meals home that
papa had just gone to town for supplies having
run out during the three days Of staying at home
Ihen she said, We have had an interesting time''
WELL he said, 81 think that could have had no bet
ter time than to the eager the children when
was telling about my hunt ~ Then when he tipped his
hat at the door a wig off and we all shouted,
Papa! " &5t2 = Rachel Perkins
: Seventh Grade, 1915 Fremont Avenue N.
@ss Grant School, =. =
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
a HAPPY ENTHUSIAST.

F. a HAPPY ENTHUSIAST.
When was visiting my aunt this summer became
qnainted with Of the girls the neghborhood She
enthusiastic girl and about my age. She
in the grade that in and 7 had her tell
all about the different places she had visited The
that interested me the most New York, because
have aunt living there Nc friend likes it best of all
the places she has been. My amt very glad that
had made The acquaintance of such entertaining girl
She has interesting have
ever known Irene J Jordan,
Sixth Grade, 1928 Grand Avenue S.
ROsedaIe School. s;-.zz szsz. lSs1s
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SWEET LADY COURTESY.

I have little friend living in Duluth that have
known for several But she has been puzzle too
She is extraordinarily polite Every word that she
uses but when she plays she jolly
full OF fun She is pretty, with big dmples in both
cheeks and long light hair She very pleasant to talk
to and very nice to have for companion Every time
go to Duluth for visit always have time to-
gether. She is very interesting little girl to be with
A Sixth Grade, - 3 a-Bernadette Meara
- Whittier School, zE=3O13 Pil1sbury Avenue.
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THE .toID TIMERs, ;, HoIIDAY.

About two years ago, when I was out of the city
my vacation attended old settlers y picnic While
was walking around, passed old sitting in the
shade As had nothing to do turned back and began
each year. and he began talk Of early days. when
he first out there's how there trees except
around the lakes and how the wide stretches
prairie looked compared with what they do now. He
also told Of the great prairie fires which he had fought
and feared of the houses built of sod which they lived in
and all Of the hardshps which he well Others had
gone thru in order to make living and open up the
frontier to civilization. He certainly interesting
person. ~. ="%-- Oscar Knudson
Eighth Grade 1900 Seventeenth Avenue S. I
Adams School. - = Er --. @- --s--
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FROM OTHER LANDS.

Last summer when went to spend my vacation in the
country there lived not far from my uncle young girl
in whom I was very interested She had not gone to
school more than nine months in her whole fe she
knew so much about books that always liked to have
her read me stories Everybody liked to have her
them because she could read WELL and all inter
ested in her and loved her because she knew much
She had travelled around Europe and told many wonder
full things about she had seen there She told us of
other beautiful things she had elsewhere that
liked to hear about too Annie Nelson
fifth Grade, 2609 University Avenue NE.
Schiller School. . - [>--
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THE MAN WITH A QUEUE.

1 met a very interesting when in Los An
gefes, Cal He was Chinaman who drove around from
house to house in quite large covered selling fruit
and vegetables "bellybees,' - he called them). He
was mediumaized man. with his queue braided in long
piga tied with sheestring and pinned up around his
head The skin his hands very brown and hard,
and wrinked which made it look like old leather
His finger nails long and looked like pieces of
One day went to his and asked him if he had any
bananas, and he said, Banana got. high
Banana too He called Strawberries STRAW
beiles He had two other fruits that not buy
this part OF the country They guavas loquats
can not tell you how strangely he pronounced those
words. Fl s. Ruth March,
Sixth Grade, 1907 Park Avenue
Madison School. - X. e.Gz-5.- ~.
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HEARTHsIDE FABLES.

The most interesting person have met is teacher
whom have known since remember. She is
the best storyteer know and every evening she
had spare time she would gather the smaller children
around her and tell such beautiful stories Fairy tales
to be sure but that served to make them all the
fascinating remember distinctly cold winter even
ing when sitting before great roaring fire in
the oldfashioned fireplace that she told wonderful
story about two sisters who much alike that
with difficulty stranger could tell them apart There
bear the story ALSO to suit the boys After the
story roasted apples the and
altogether, spent a very pleasant evening
Eighth Grade, Dorothy Overmire,
Madison School, Hotel Summers.
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A FOREIGN WAY.

One day mama hired woman to wash the blankets.
She washed them very peculiar way After every
thing ready she in where sitting and
said, 'Mrs Moeller may wash in the sheds' Mama
said she might tho she wondered why the wanted
to do that After while out to see what she
doing and found to her great dispeasure that the
door locked and the shade pulled down
dow Then mama went around to the other window and
that the barefooted stamping in the
with her skirts up to her knees. Mama called and
showed me the woman stamping. After she thru
asked her why she had done in queer way
She said That is the way taught to wash Scot
land, where born.'' After mama's blankets
done up they were just lovely, and good
thought that washerwoman the most interesting person
ever had met. LILLIAN Moeller,
= A Fifth Grade, ~: 1905 Park Avenue
Garfield School. r. ....-se=-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
TIE MOUNTAIN MAIDEN,

One day when was years old, was very cross and
did not want to play with my dolls walked toward the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
!. ACROSS THE PLAINS.

o My uncle from Wisconsin visited about two years
ago He is the most interesting person have met
travelled from Wisconsin to California when was
old In 1848 they with
by to the gold fields Of California On the way they
were attacked by Indians several times Some Of The
rode horses Sometimes they without days
Some of the men became weak and tired Of carrying
their guns that they threw them away, kept
until the journey hope he will up again
and tell about it. -Douq1as Mcbride
B Sixth Grade, .*c - 1928 Nicollet Avenue.
aiaB Bryant Scheol, lxzo;s ~~%".--@
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IN A PALACE OF SWEETS.

On way from Portland last fall, mama and I
stopped Seattle My cousin had candy factory there
where spent most Of my time watching them make
candy. My cousin told how to make all kinds and
intended experiment with all the different recipes For
in my life had enough candy for while. When
went home they gave each box of candy to eat
ing person had met for having fully satisfied my
sssweet tooth. ''ss%s@@ Alice Munson,
Sixth Grade 1139 Aldrich Avenue N.
IS Grant School, 80 4a5z@s
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AGREED. ABOUT TREES.

-. was in the third grade when met her. Miss N
asked me to show her the to the cloak when she
very round hand tablet The removal of her hood
showed profusion Of brown curly hair. at liked
her, maybe because liked her hair and her brown eyes
learned that she lived and every day she grew
more interesting She liked to climb trees did l. So
we got along very nicely and claim her my first
chum,-one OF the most interesting girls have
met. - :. ~ -. f-.1 Linda McLain
Eighth Grade, 2507 Hennepin Avenue.
Douglas School. Il. - -. =. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-08
MOB WANTED TO
LYNCH A MANIAC
HOW A SHERIFF WITH AN AUTO
PREVENTED IT.
Fourteen Year. Old South Dakota Girl
Fights Off Stranger Who Attacked
Her in a Lonely Place, and Man
Hunt Was Organized When She
Reached Her Home.

-
Howard, 8. D., Oct. s.--This town and the
neighborhood north Of here were wrought up
yesterday on account OF an assault upon a a.
year.old girl named Skyberg, and for time
there threatened to he lynchins. @
The little girl was returning home Alone
driving a team hitched to a farm wagon. On
the road she overlook man about So years DID,
who asked for a ride.
AT lonely spot in the road the man attacked
the girl, choking her. She fought hard to escape
from him, and when she reached home her cloth
Ing was torn to shreds, and she was bruised and
scratched. r. - - .-57--' !. E
Her young brothers armed themselves with
p1tchforks and Immediately started in pursuit
of the man, who took refuge In cornheld.
The neighborhood was aroused and citizens Of
Howard were notified by telephone, and a reg
ular man hunt ensued. Sherin Clark heard Of
the trouble and started for the scene In an au.
tomobile. He plunged into the cornheld and
soon had his man under arrest. .2 : -
There was an immediate rush to gain posses
sion Of the prisoner, the crowd yelling lynch
him. and the brothers of his victim attempting
to run their pitchforks into him. Clark, how
ever, succeeded in making his way to his auto.
mobile, where he placed the prisoner, and jump
ing In beside him was soon beyond reach.
Upon arrival ut Howard, an investigation
showed that the man was an escaped inmate OF
the Yankton insane asylum. Communication by
, telephone with the hospital authorities brought
the information that the prisoner was a resi-
dent Of Day county, who had escaped from
custody and probably was making his way
toward home when he met the girl.
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WILL MAKE ALCOHOL =
Experiment Plant Put In at North Da-
kota Agricultural School.

FARGO. N. D-North Dakotans are to be
given all the pointers obtainabie on the aues.
ton Of denatured alcohol: To this purpose the
chemical departlne of tine North Dakota agri-
cultural college. has put In fully equipped
plant for: the manufacture Of alcohol and will
qualities of North Dakota products. -&tge a :,
The total number Of pos toffce robberies in this
state increased by three the past week So far
during the year about thirty places have been
robbed. The offices robbed last week were those
at Hastings Barnes county; Cayuga, Sargent
county, and Gardena. Bottineau county. The
crooks secured $500 at the latter place and
smaller amounts at the others.
Fargo members of the North Dakota Fedora
ton of Women's clubs expect q great meeting
when the tenth annual session is held here Oct.
ls17-19.. The program includes many interesting
speakers and there Will be series Of entertain
sments for. the visitors by the members Of the
| local clubs. $50 u ~ ,4g5 t.g.ti
! The murder theory held by some. OF the
friends of Albert g., Lund. formerly Of Aber-
| crombie this state, has been exploded by the
! discovery that Lund Is now resident. OF Wis
| cousin. Lund took claim in northwest Canada
and came here with friends to secure q thresll-
ing machine. making payment and ordering the
friends thought he had been murdered somewhere
I in this vicinity
SIX months in jail was the sentence imposed
by Judge Anlfdon ON Andrew B. Hansen. who
| pleaded guilty to q shortage Of nearly $1,000
in his accounts while postmaster at Martin. Nc
Lean county. ssF
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!. Mrs Fannie lEx

z so-called 6 wandering palms, may
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well. Fannie D. Fox, Chestnut Street,
Bradford, Pa.
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ALL INVESTED BUT SEVEN CENTS
How South Dakota Commissioner Has
Kept the School Fund at Interest.

PIERRE, S. D-The biennial report of State
Land Commissioner G. J. Pach is out, and it
Is shown that the permanent school fund at the
end OF the fiscal year amounted to $4,s07,-
6S7.Os and Of this total but cents was lying
idle in the state treasury at the close Of the
year. About half OF this is drawing per
cent, the rest per cent Within a year or
two as loans and deferred payments mateure
the whole fund will be at the per cent rate.
In the last three years there has not been at
any time as much as $1,000 of the fund lying
idle for greater period than thirty days, and
applications are now in for loans which take
up the accumulated fund rapidly as it
comes in.
The matter of stopping the sale of the school
lands is discussed and Commissioner Bach thinks
that it would be advisable, to continue sales
for the present, but that the minimum price
should be Increased from $40 to $50 an acre.
To support this position he shows that the
sales from 1908 to 1905. inclusive. averaged the
state $685. an acre, and he favors the in.
crease in the minimum. '
The killing Of Frank Lund at Midland, Fri
day night appears to have been a murder.
Under had charge Of restaurant belonging to
his brother, and Of a gang of toughs who
hang about the place raised row, ending
with the killing Of Linder. The tough fed and
has not yet been captured. -
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Firebugs at Work.
BENA rs BOOMING
New Town in Woods Has 800 Residents
and More Moving In Daily.

BENA, MINN.-Bena is making preparations
to organise as village, elect officers and have
full-hedged municipal organization.
A petition to the board Of county commits
sioners to order an election to vote on the
question of organization has been granted.
There are nearly three hundred actual resi-
dents On the TOWNSHIP to be embraced in the
village, many more than the required number
Tor legal organization, and there are more
coming to the place daily.
The proposition of Sam Simpson for the pur-
chase OF the pine on the TOWNSHIP, with the
proviso that the timber be manufactured in
Bena, was accepted, Simpson paying $4,000 for
proposition. offering $4,000 for the timber Dt to
be disposed Of as he saw fit. Simpson sold
| tho timber to George Cochran, formerly Of Chip
pewa Falls, who has contract to cut timber
On the coded Chippewa reservation for the j.
Neils Lumber company. Cochran agreed to
of two mill plants on which he has an option
and move it to this place One of the plants
has a capacity Of 10000 feet a day, the other
26OOO feet Cochran will have the mill on
the ground and ready for saving lumber early
| next spring: and it Will be- erected on Lake
| Sixty lots have been sold since the sa1iowafc,
| Of the townsite by the government a month
| ago. and several business houses are now il
| course of construction. W. J. johnson an,
Thomas Sheehy Of Cass Lake are putting vi
! two substantial blocks Henry Logan Of Gran
| Rapids and Sam Simpson have recently CON
! pleted places Of business
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MYSTERY IN A
DEATH At BEMIDJI
WILLIAM g. BERRY, A STRANGER,
FOUND IN LAKE.
No Marks Of iolVence or Evidence Of
Any Kind to Show. Foul Play-Iden-
LITIGATION Made Complete by Note
book and Letters in the Pockets
Relatives in the East. ...~ @&-:r

Bemidji, Mimi, Oct. 8.-The dead body Of
man who was subsequently identified as william
c. Berry, found yesterday in two feet Of
water, under the Red Lake railroad BRIDGE
back of the Swedback mill. There were no
marks Of violence on the body and nothing to
indicate that the man had met with foul play
or had been killed by a. train. 4sg liz
A. o. Clyde, an employee at the Swedback
mill, was pulling up ''deadheads' when he dis
lowered a, shoe on log and looking further
saw mans body lying face downward. ",'
-, Identified.
In vest pocket was found a notebook, which
contained cnrd with the name William c..
Berry and on the first leaf Of the book was
the following: "In Of injury death no.
Hovey, Pittsburg, Pa =
There was also a letter in one Of the pockets
from Marion, Ohio, addressed to Thomas Berry,
The letter began with the salutation, 'Dear
brother" and the writer expressed surprise at
hearing from the person addressed, believing
that he was lost or had passed away.
Firebugs at Work. 80:
Two attempts We're made last night to set
fire to the Nanagle store building and the Grill
restaurant block and had it not been for the
| alertness Of Captain Norman Helmer and Pa.
| trolman D. Z. Smith serious fire might have
| resulted. -,-.f $500 ~.
The first attempt was made about 1890 at the
due. The fire had been lighted and was burning
| slowly when discovered and extinguished.
The second attempt was made at $3.50, about
| the hour that the west-bound passenger train
| arrives, but the train was late and the police
| discovered the fire before 1t gained Roadway.
! attempt and the rear Of the Grill building was
set on fire last F..