davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

The report of the judge advocate,
B. A. Mann Of Winona, opened the
morning session of the Grand Army en-,
campment today, and it was followed
by the visit Of a delegation from the
convention of the Women's Relief
Corps, Mines, M. D. Fritz of Mankato,
Ell Torrance and NJ. A. Guild of Min
neapolis. Mrs. Fritz made an address
stating that the corps had extended
aid to veterans and their families dur
ing the last year Of: 1854 900. The work
in Minnesota was epitomized IN the
report Of the department president, one
soldiers home furnishing fund; ex,
over to posts, $1,137.47.
The address of Mrs. Ell Torrance was
eloquent and patriotic, and was re-.
ceived with enthusiastic applause.
Mrs. Guild s remarks were more brief,
but pointed. George A. Whitney re-
sponded for the encampment, the
ladies were decorated with the en-.
campment badge and escorted from the
hall. ..... = -
New Department officers. l..
of Minneapolis was unanimously, elect
When the commander announced the
arrival Of the hour set apart for the
election of officers, Levi Longfeliow
ed department commander on motion
A. Grant. Commander Longfel-
low was vociferously called for and re-
| sponded in speech that endeared him
| to the hearts Of every. veteran present.
J. A. Everett of Fairmont was NOM
mated for senior vice commander by
w. H. Harries of Caledonia and elected
by a unanimous vote.
| D. B. Searle nominated Duro COrbln
of Little Falls for the position of jun
ior. vice commander and his nomination
followed the course Of his predecessors.
| Charles T. Taylor nominated for re-
election Medical Director j. F. Locke
| of Long Prairie. After his unanimous
reelection he made his report for last
year, in which he stated that he had
treated twenty comrades and the fami:
lies of many others and that they all
survived.
w. F. Stockdill Of Hamline was Sc
lected department chaplain in the same
manner as were the members of the
council Of administration, j. 0. Milne
of Duluth, A. w. Guild of Minneap
oils. E. F. Kenrick Of st. Paul, James
A. Norris Of Sank Center, G. F. Green
ing of Grand Meadow. -..-
B. R. Cameron of st. Peter and j. W
Bishop of st. Paul were elected dele
gates at large to the national encamp
ment. and the veterans took a recess
until 71:30. ~,-t3s = ?. -.:ota.z} guns,
Denver Encampment Medals.
At the Denver encampment the dele
gates were each presented with bronz'
medal as a souvenir. There were NOR
of the medals than members in attend
ance and these were distributed among
the different encampments pro rata
twenty one falling to Minnesota
share. It was decided to offer these a
J prizes to the posts showing the larges
pro rata gain during the past year an
they were won by Posts 81, Littl
Falls; 13. Duluth; SO, Northfeld; q
Minneapolis; "a, Chatfeld; ll9, Min
neapolis; "a, Chatfeld; IS, Redwood
, Falls; 4, Minneapolis; 1874. St. Cloud
! 142, Princeton; 1854, Buffalo; %, Glen
coe; As, Winona; 81, Winnebago City
Ga. Austin; IL Sleepy Eye. 70, Mime
apolis; III, Hughett; so, Minneapolis
II 147 Pine (sity - '-> II
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
HE WAS FROM MISSOURI

Columbus Dispatch
Green Gin factory)-What kind Of 4
machine is that7
Brown-It's a stationary engine.
Green-Get out! How can it be- sta
tionary when it IS runningq
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
KILLED BY GAS
Benson Man Meets Accidental Death In
p - St. Paul Hotel.

= 81 Fdul T 1UteT'
W. j. Connolly of Benson, Mimi. was
found dead from gas asphyxiaton in his
room at the Grand Central hotel, St.
Paul, shortly before am. today Coro-
ner Miller. after an investigation, ad-
vanced the opinion that death was acct
dental
Connolly came to the hotel last night
about II o'clock and secured a room. Ac-
cording to the rules the night clerk, wher
he took Mr. Connolly to the room, in
structed him to turn out the gas ant
cautioned him against blowing it out
Connolly laughed at the clerk and said
DO you take me for a rube?"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
Hold PRAYER Meeting.

- -: 49, + 5&I.s :. - 80.
Preliminary. to the convention, a
short service >ofS.prayer and praise was
led, bv Bishop J. II. Vincent. The for
NAL morning program of the conven-
ton opened shortly after 9 O'Clock,
Bishop d. d Anidr eWs,, of New York,
the Venerable Senior bishop Of the
Methodist church. announcing; the
various numbers, IS s3ss:> ,:,.2~ -.
Rev: H, y. E,%Leuring. Of Singapore
was the first speaker His address was
wholly devoted TO- Borneo. where he
". t 'heen n'paoroas forssome time
R;shon william 4. McDoWell of Chi
1000" d;sc,,ssad The naoro nroblem> 49,
ff'sInt tSs sneoro ouestion,- Cod has
,r;ran re. - /. IA ~ overwb elmino
gr roIan us Ia vsss u.s. Ion5
On po i as ! GRAFT re anrorf,1nifv' We have
IN IN o0o 0o0 5nnroaa3 ~ AInar;ca T,et us
aU, snos1;za ~ NV, than 70.
Jea,n +hair i hrotHars Tho oraat con.
t;nan+ nfa Afr;caHr1f we lcannot evan.
gene H1ale ga f4oa 1--WE gan never
.u.,,-s .... Z.
'''u Se''''"'S "4As' :.
B. Caldwell of Chattanooga, for years
a missionary in the Foochow confer
nte sggn he has m9eh as t%S
secretary. 80 4--.. e..
+ tfMany believe in the old rule" he
said, Hthat, scharity begins at home
Therefore a large number should take
interest in our work in the south.'' He
spoke Of the poverty of the south at
the close of the civil war, when the
Methodist work began, and Of the pref.
udice felt against ministers who came
from the north, in many instances doors
era +S Tiooo4 tba i ~ th as aa,t gen
hoan nans+ .n i,onnssf,,,iLr .e sgu.n naS
men nat; NV f fba snm4hern E4
b;ch thev ~ ~ Sou' sein,; sa -
adeomata and IN wanv d;strnfs are IN III,
exceed $l2l a, year; :,
Inc speaker log Of what mad peer e
s.GI.14 ne 5o!d IN detail OF tn
Iul1 conference, where a m1sslona
ry, started out with $40 am
NOT conVeII- IN ls1gnt. IN sever
months ne had several churches wei
established.
/ WORK IN: Cities.
tben snoke of sIM;s . H w VOL ~ J.
49, Snun C Sp4no j, u 1Ai'eion"ly "olA l.
w ~ tl; - Ia, - a4ro4o - o4o.
tho bos 10 a. isW nu u s',a'SgS 10 ptosee
TIE pase o. supPnes, ne SAD, an
our cities. A failure TO protect tn
base Of supplies would: be TO- Great
ta1 n I for the whole campaign
Dr. NORM commented on the great
ness OF the Cath0llc church In man
ner 20 orlng forth applause;
IA A1te a;n ms aaorsss Inc t audience aIos
hnu JotnsSn III sangihg Inc me n Mss
n ny;nn; N'oon :inay VIC iaSV ga" Son
aiAoo' p,,,a, = r.,,.o.,o
'0"oo III o4"o''ion'
S. Earl Taylor of New York was in
troduced by Bishop Andrews as ga so
of a Methodist minister, and here onl
because. physicians refuse to let hi1
go to the foreign missionary, field.'.
What is the greatest obstacle t
the speedy 3evyangelization, Of tn
world? asked the speaker. - 1t IS tina
those IN the nome chulrch thru 1gno
ance or some other reason, are not az
ing what they might; prejudice an
. lndltference on the part Of the hAa
3 church. II TINS pc true ana lgnoran I!
IS tne hi3tner OF preluo1Ge and -1ndi
to to- insurance. The onlv' way wa to to hav Az
: to study. Therefore 1 consider mi
sion study, especially by young peopl
G = r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

Wesley church was well filed this
morning with the large audience Of
delegates to the Minnesota Wisconsin
interstate Methodist missionary conven-
ton. ,.-~ T..
Most appropriate to missionary con-
vention were the elaborate decorations
Of the church. American flags Of every
size were draped on walls and balcony
rails, while. scores of smaller, gay-col-
ored flags of foreign, lands were in
friendly proximity to- the stars and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

g. A. r. DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
elected Today.)
Department commander-Levi Long
fellow, Minneapolis. - =
Senior Vice.. A. Everett, Fair .
mont. ~
Junior vice-Duro Corbln, Little
Falls. -.
Medical Dlrector-Dr. J. r. Locke,
Long Prairie.
Chapiain-W. r. StockdiII, Hamlne.
| Council of Administrations. O.
Milne, Duluth; A. w. Guild, Mlnneap-
| oils; e. F. kenrIck st. Paul; James
A. Norris, Sank Center; c. F. Green
Ing, Grand Meadow. g. =. 49,.
| Delegates at Large TO- National
| ConventIon-W. 3. McCord, Min
neapoIIs; B.. r. Cameron, St. Peter;
j. w. Bishop, ST. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
CONVERSATION.

- Want any ice?o
"How much?'
"Fifty cents! -
Nope!''
"Gid ap!'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
=. 4 =
NECROLOGIO

JAMES D. STEVENSON, for twenty
years a resident of the twin cities, died
suddenly last evening from heart fail
IRE at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. S. B. Howarth, 1885 Rondo street,
st. Paul. He had been in good health
until a few hours previously to his
death. He was "A years old and is sur
:vived by Mrs. S. B. Howarth, Mrs. E.
A. Reed, st. Paul, and W. A. Stevenson
of Cedarville, Kan.
r JAMES D. STEVENSON died March
81 at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. S. B. Howarth, 1886 Rondo street,
St. Paul, aged "a years. Funsral from
the residence Friday at pm. y
David M. Anderson, died March 20,
aged "a years. The funeral will take
place from the residence, 2102 Russell
avenue N, Fridav at 2:3O pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
JUST LIKE A DOG.

fs@.+ Milwaukee Sentinel.
What a miserable life Brown lives.
It 8 a veritable dogs existence. -
!, why sou
His wife is forever calling him pet
names.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

els it expensive sending your girls
to college2'
~ should say so! Ny wife takes ad-
vantage of their absence to dress about
twenty years younger than she really is.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
IN 1860.
Judge

Auto Passenger Gosh! what was
that we just passed.
The Chauffeur Bufa1o, Laks Erie,
Detroit and Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
Weather Now and Then.

, Today, maximum II, minimum 2 de-
grees; a year ago, maximum so, mini
mum SO degrees. ....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

The "Diamond'' Stands for Quality.
Stetson shoes, SIS, 81: "Sole agents. -
Hoffman s Toggery Shops, So 4th st s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
g. A. R. DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

(For yesterdays proceedings Of the G. A. r
convention see page ~ .-- ~-.,... :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
PROBES SALOON BUSINESS
superintendent Doyle Investigates Wher
Boy Is Found Dead Drunk.

Z Police Superintendent Doyle is inves-
tigating the business methods of Pat
Hyland, who conducts saloon at 91S
Cedar avenue. A boy of lS, who was
taken home dead drunk by his compan-
obtained the liquor at Hyland's place.
The parents Immediately made COM
plant to the mayor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

- NEW INcoRPoRATloNs.4
+: Bronson Folsom Towing ss com pany,
Saltwater; capital stock, $4,000: Is Incor7
pora tors, David Bronson, James D.4Bron
son and Edward A. Folsom. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

Rifed Cigar Case.-James Hunt, 20
years old, was caught in the act of
stealing several boxes of cigars from
the Beaufort hotel, on Third Street s,
early this morning, and was later ar
raigned in police court on charge Of
petty larceny. Hunt pleaded not
guilty and his case was continued.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
URGES TO GREAT, EFFORT
Bishop Andrews Delivers Stirring Ad-
dress at Opening Meeting.

With the large audience room of
Wesley NJ. 2. church paeked, with del
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

Lecture for Art Students.-William
Youngbauer of St. Paul will address
the students of the art school tomorrow
afternoon in the directors room at the
public library, taking for his subject
the. History and the Making of Fur
> niture. - The lecture will be given at
- p. M, and is free to the students and
{ the members of the Society of Fine
IT'S. Three or four additional lee
res are planned for the remainder of
re present. winter term. Vi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
AROUND THE TOWN

, Carpenters Will Smoke.-Carpen-
ters' Union No. will hold a smoker
in Alexander hall Friday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22

Oppose New Hospital. in
the vicinity of Sixth street and Sixth
avenue S are circulating a petition
protesting against the location Of a
hospital in the old Wilcox home. They
cite that the institution would tend to
detract from the desirability of we'll
built residence section.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-01
GREAT GOVERNMENT
DRAINAGE PROJECTS

win be deserving of the praise Of not
only this but future generations. His
bin is a practical extension Of the old
homestead idea, or rather, perhaps,
an application to the vast areas of
our swamp lands Of the idea en-
bodied in the national irrigation law.
There are in the neighbOrhood of
100, OO0, 900 acres Of swamp lands in
the United States. some 100000 of
which have been surveyed, and the
great bulk would make splendid
farms il the excess of water were
drained off.
The Stevenson bill provides for
the beginning Of the work Of recla-
nation Of these huge areas. The
measure is framed after the irTiga-
ton law; it provides that the receipts
from the sales Of public land in the
nOn-irrigation states shall constitute
a drainage" fund to be expended by
the Government in great drainage
works. and further, that the cost of
such drainage shall be pro-rated
among the land benefited and paid
back by the settlers into the fund"
to be used over again for additional
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-01

The Stevenson bill places the en-
tire management of the work in the
hands of the Reclamation Service and
the plan of operation follows very
closely the irrigation work now being
by that branch OF the Interior De-
partment. Government lands, coded
Indian lands and private lands may
be included in any drainage project,
but in each. case the cost of the
drainage improvement is to be borne
by the owner of the land and no set
tier can have drainage provided for
more than 100 acres. thus insuring
the division of the tracts into small
farms which must be actually settled
upon and titled.
Work Already in Progress.
This work the Reclamation Service
is qualified to do at this very moment
While preliminary an engineering
bureau it has, in all its great irriga-
ton projects. to detl directly with
the farmer. II must outline a com
prehensive drainage system for each
irrigation project. since there rs as
much danger from too much irriga-
ton as too little, and to do this the
Service has its own farm and soil ex-
perts. Some of the irrigation pro.
5ects have distinctively drainage
features. in fact are almost as much
drainage as they are irrigation pro-
jects. In the klamath project 1885,
600 acres, or more than half of the
area of the total project, is rich
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-01
reclamation work.
Create Thousands Of Homes.

Create Thousands Of Homes.
This plan of developing the inter
nal resources of the country and
making homes Of waste places is
splendid in its scope, and appears to
be entirely practicable and profitable.
Take for instance, the single example
of the swamp lands of the Kankakee
River basin in Indiana and Illinois.
Here are some 100000 acres of the
very richest of bottom lands. but sub
ject to overflow. They are worthless
except where they have been re-
claimed through expensive private
drainage works. when they have be-
come worth 800 and $50 an acre.
Yet it is estimated by the Govern
ment surveyors and engineers that
the entire system could be effectively
drained at a cost in the neighborhood
of SO dollars an acre. The same can
be said of the lands of the Red River
Valley in Minnesota. These include
the finest grain and farm lands in
the northwest except that they are
frequently overlooked 1t would be
worth millions of dollars to the
farmers and settlers dho would oc-
cupy these lands in small tracts, to
have a perfect system of drainage
provided. These extensive systems,
however, especially where they are
interstate. seem to be feasible for
handling only by the general govern
ment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-01
Seventy Millions Acres in United
States Would Make Fine
Farms if Drained.
GREAT GOOD THAT WOULD RE-
SUIT From PASSAGE OF REP
REsENTATIVE sTEENERsoN'S
SWAMP RECLAMATION MEAS
URE-INLAND EMPIRE OF THE
FLORIDA EVERGLADES.
Rv guy Elliot MitchsII.

The man who can provide homes
Tor industrious and strOng-armeI cit
szens is a benefactor to the race. II
Representative Stevenson Of Mime
sofa can push his swamp reclamation
measure to enactment into law he
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-01
Another Inland Empire.

In Florida the Everglades alone
almost solid muck beds-would aft
ford an empire of some 1000 600
acres; in New Jersey and Virginia
are vast swamps. Among them the
famous Dismal Swamp. In Illinois
which is generally regarded as a
well-settled agricultural state. there
are 4,000p00 acres of swamp land: in
Michigan there are nearly 100000
acres. Fertile Iowa has about 2.0OO.-
600 acres Of swamp land. In Mime
sofa there are almost 100000 acres
Of rich surveyea lands and huge
areas not yet surveyed. Arkansas
has tremendous swamp areas which
could not be drained and made habf-
table and in all there is a swamp
area in the eastern half of the United
states which is equal in extent to the
great agricultural states of Indiana.
Illinois and Iowa, with three or four
smaller eastern states thrown in.
II. the STEVENSON bill demonstrates
that the Government can transform
swamps into fertile farm land and
that the settler or owner will paw
back to the Government the relative
IL small cost Of the improvement.
there seems to be no reason WHY
this work of creation of value out OF
worthless waste should not 20 on in
definitely and provide homes for mil.
lions more of rural population.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-04-01

tule land covered by eight or ten feet
of water and is to be drained and
converted into over a thousand farms.
The topographic branch of the Geolo-
gical Survey engineers will be ready
to launch out into immed:7=te activity
in drainage projects.
Start With a Million Dollars.
The fund provided by the bill would
be small as compared with the irriga-
ton fund-it would approximate half
million dollars a year and would
start off with about S1,OOO0OO the re-
ceipts from the sales for the fiscal
year 1905 being included-but on the
other hand the cost of drainage
would not be so great as that of irri-
CATION.
The Importance Of this work of
wholesale drainage, in order to pro-
vide homes for increased population.
is scarcely second in Importance
to the irrigation work. 1t means that
tens of millions of acres of the most
~ ANAttAo 4A1Aolt5AAAdDAEt W1llCu has
lain idle for ages, may be converted
from dismal and pestilential swamps
useless boys into highly prosperous
homes, to become the garden spots OF
the nation.
The Dutch have reclaimed vast
areas in Holland from the encroach-
ments of the ocean. Thousands of
families live and farm below the sea
level, gaining their security by mag
niticent feats of engineering and per-
sistence. They now contemplate the
drainage of the Zuyder Zee, reclaim
ing some 100000 additional acres
OF meadow land. American drainage
in most cases would be far more sim
pie and less expensive; it is simply a
question as to whether the nation
win see the wisdom Of setting its
hand to the work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-07
Simple Hospitality.

One reason why we fail TO take al
the comfort and enjoyment we might
from our friends and neighbors is chat
we are ambitious TO make our social
entertainments too elaborate. They soon
become burden and an expense TO al
but the very well-to-do. There is good
sense in having a little something to
eat when a few friends visit you in
the evening. Nobody has satisfactorily
explained why the act of eating to-
gether promotes good fellowship, but
we all know that it does. To secure
this result, however, it is not in tie
le9st necessary that what Is eaten be
rare or expensive. Crackers and cheese,
provided they are good and dainty
served, will do quite as well as pate 1e
fois gras or broiled mushrooms. The
maia thing is that what Is eaten be rel.
ishable A chatting dish is great in
yention for neighborly sociability. The
iroment the little company Is gathered
about the little dining room table inter
est centers in the manipulations of the
far hostess That is one of the mo-
ments when woman looks most engag-
iag. And when the plates are filled
with the toothsome morSels, the spirit
of neighborly friendliness and good
cheer is at high tide. A little money
will go a long way in pleasant enter
tanning, if we are sensible enough to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-07
LIQUID AIR I'M MEDICINE.
Experiments Show 1t VIII Benefit
in Many Cases.
Ito be continued.)

Experiments show 1t VIII Benefit
in Many Cases.
Valuable experiments have been
made in the therapeutic value of liquid
air, says the New York Herald In an
account of the work with this medium
specialist says: ANY infammatory
process where cold applications in any
form are a desirable part of the treat
ment can be administered more salts
factorily with some form of liquid air
in application than in any other way.
For example, an inflamed knee or other
joint can be exposed to the dry, cold
vapor emanating from a vessel of boil
ing liquid air and any degree of tenn
perature can be given and the tempera-
ture of the joint or part can be reduced
to any desirable point. Another meth
cd, quicker in its after effects, is TO
soak a towel in the liquid and apply it
quickly and internationally till the part
has been thoroughly chilled. A glass
bulb filed with the liquid and rolled
over the surface Of the joint is another
suit. A current Of air can be sent
through the ice coil, providing there is
protection between the coil and the
skin, to great advantage when cold is
desirable adjunct as in the case of
acute abdominal troubles, such as ap-
pendicitis.
TO produce an infiammable or slim
ulating effect the liquid air must be
applied directly and internationally to
the skin. The best example of this eff
feet is seen in chronic indolent ulcerat-
ing surfaces, when by spraying here
and there over the surface Just sufIj-
GENTLY to freeze for a second only a
good, healthy, granulating surface will
be obtained after only a few treatments
Of this character.
1T can be readily understood that
any foreign growth upon the skin or
within reach of operation can be de-
stroyed by liquid air. 1t may take two,
three or more applications. The only
danger to be avoided is excessive freez-
ing, which results in inflammation. The
air inflammation subsidies quickly and
responds readily to hot boracic acid or
carbolic fermentation. If such a growth
as n9vus or any birthmark or tumor
be treated judiciously it can be removed
much more quickly and with less pain
than by any other method. If not done
too rapidly no scar is left to show its
location"