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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
A TIME OF TERROR.

One time girls were out walking. It very
nice out and there big full moon. 1t about
$50 when the fire whistle blew. We all toward
where thought the fire We had just been down
about minutes it seemed when the curfew blew and
we had to 90 home. friend of mine, who going
to stay all night, and I, all alone at
fire did dare to go out because the curfew
had blown Just then the fire whistle blew again and
it gives the shudders just to hear it, let alone being
all alone in the house. Then we began to think
dark shadows and heard queer noises We both sat very
close together and held each other hands Just then
heard the door open. We both sat very still and held
each others hands tightly. Then heard footsteps
The dining door opened and there stood
glad to her before.
Sixth Grade. Beatrice Guinness,
GAINESVILLE, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

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When they in sight Of the city the train went thru
tunnel two miles long. It went sixty miles hour
and dark in the tunnel They said they could hear
the wind whizz Mama afraid the engineer might
be asleep but she heard the sound Of the whistle
and knew he not. Soon they out of the tun
nell and were in the big city. She said that whistle
sounded better than any other she had ever heard
Sixth Grade, Earl Koehler
District 49, Maple Plain, MINI.
BRAVINCS SOME FEARS
- One day company of went out camping
lake. Ny cousin and myself, who always together
grew tired Of the place and wandered off, We to
large grove and wandered around until tired
We found that lost and could not see
a path Then my cousin began to cry but | laughed
not very cheerful laugh, however, for I rather
frightened atho pretended that I did not TO
be cheerful I took out a small tin whistle and
menced to blow My cousin stopped crying listen to
the beautiful &? sound. Soon heard footsteps and
there stood papa. They glad that had my whistle
for it probably saved our folks much anxiety.
Sixth Grade. Florence Lewis,
<--:='o Warren, Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Shoe on the Other Foot.

ssCome come my boy, " said the kindhearted old gen.
tleman II wouldn t cry like that
Cali right said the boy, stopping his blubberng,
femme give you soak back o. the with like
I got an see how you'd do it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
THE EFFECTIVE CALL.

One day out bicycling along the railroad track.
A calf the track and the train coming, I
thought would wait. Presently the locomotive in
sight way up the track. AS it nearing town and
coming down steep track the engineer always watched
closely to if the track clear. He saw the calf
and blew the WHISTLE but the calf paid attention
to it than if had Whsed AS he neared the calf the
engineer, seeing that it did not gradually slowed
up, all the time blowing the whistle =.
At last he come to full stop and get out to
drive it off. Somewhere over the hill faint
:. Moe o,' and the calf answering, Maaaa' off
and the train fastened to make for lost time hay
ing been delayed five minutes. Carl Fosnes
Tenth Grade. Montevideo, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
A THRILL IN THE DARK.

''The sound of a whistler The very words bring
terror I think of the time out in a
launch. It dark evening but in spite Of it
having most enjoyable time. NJ, who helmsman,
left the PROV and back to We speeding
swiftly toward the upper part of the lake when sudden
", "Tooooot! tooot' burst upon our ears loud and
plain. 1t seemed right upon Our signal lights
lit and there nothing to signify presence.
NJ quickly stepped forward, but in his excitement
unable to sound the whistle turn the boat.
s'Toot! tot-oooo-oot!' again louder than
Again and again whistle was tried but without
We could hear the ripple Of the the other
be collision, when luckily, |fTooooo-oot!' went
whistle The other launch made swift turn just in
time to prevent accident. But the memory of the
whistle from the other launch always makes shuder
Ninth Grade. -Huldah Hut gren,
sT ~' ---@--~..-1@@-.*-z. Cokato MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

HE HAD THE FEELING, TOO.
often laughed at nay cousin because she afraid
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
S 22,614.S7
s 19.s4O.15
sSO9.6O6.S4

1t will be noted that in less than
eleven months of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1906. to wit, the period from
July /, 1905. to May 27, 1906, inclusive
the postal receipts of the Los Angeles
office increased $153,O94.49 by far the
greatest gain ever shown in this city.
Notable are the receipts for this
month May compared to same month
last year. One year ago a great anti
saloon campaign was waged and hum
dreds of thousands of letters were
mailed by those interested on both
sides of the controversy. Notwith-
standing this loss of postal revenue
for the present month May and hav-
ing in view the disaster of April is
last at San Francisco and the con-
tinuation of legal holidays. the postal
receipts continue to increase with a
larger percentage than before. Here
is the comparison
Postal receipts of the Los Angeles
postoffice for the year ended May 81
1906, $SO9, 6O6. S4. yet Detroit. Mich, in
1900. with a population of 2S5,704. had
postal receipts that year of only
S762. .412.45. Washington. d. c., in 1900,
population, 27S.71S; postal receipts,
$3.50, 65s 65. Minneapolis, Mimi, in 1900,
population, 2O2.718: postal receipts.
1868, ,205.52 Milwaukee, Wis, i'm 1900
population, 2S5,315; postal receipts,
$63S, ,S94,9O.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
REOPEN WAR ON THE
UNSIGHTLY BILLB0ARDS
Thousands Pledge Themselves to Re-
fraln From Patronizing Firms That
Advertise on Landscape Destroy
ers-WilI Petition Council

Women Of the outdoor art section of the
CIVIC association have buckled on their
nghtlng armor and under the general
ship of Mrs. John F. Kanst they are going
70 wage war on the billboard corpora
tions.
It has been the aim of the ASSOCIATE on
for several months to abolish the bill
boards. but yesterday the question was
brought before the meeting in the assem-
bly, room Of the chamber of commerce ano
the movement was given new impetus.
Since the San Francisco earthquake
Mrs. Kanst and her associates on the
committee have been devoting their time
10 relief work but the cruside against
the billboard nuisance has not been for
gotten.
There is to be battle royal between
the outdoor art section and the billboard
corporations and we mean to win." said
nies are grabbers of public franchises.
The blllboards work a great Injustice to
the people. One house has been vacant for
three three years because of the billboards on
'At first it seemedl las if there could be
no remedy for the nuisance because peo-
pie say they have the right to do what
they want with their own property but
our plan TO put a tax OF 81 per SQUARE foot
per quarter on all billboards other than
Tor sale or for rent signs should do
away with this difficulty.
Petitions are now being circulated and
three thousand women have pledged
themselves to refrain from patronizing
firms that advertise on billboards.'
The petition will be presented TO the
city council and if this method does not
meet with success the women say they
will have another one ready.
Mrs. Willoughby ROdman was re-
elected president OF the outdoor art sec
tion and the secretary, Miss Evelyn Stod-
dard was also reelected. Mrs. r. B.
Lippincott was chosen treasurer
Mrs. III. &. Terrill reported good re-
suits from the garden contest and an
nounced June 10 as the date for the
awarding Of prizes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
MONKEY GETS HIS REVENGE
Seatters Bus of Paper for the Col.
leetor Of Waste In the
Park
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK. Nay 2S.-The maddest
man at the Bronx geological park yes
terday was the official paper picker, the
man who goes around picking up the
lunch baskets and waste left by the
visitors.
-There has been long standing
grudge between him and the man-faced
Drill monkey from West Africa, the
creature which is probably called man
faced because his coutenance looks like
a burned fritter and has the map of the
great West Africa jungle clearly
marked all over his phiz. Mr. Drill be-
gan the quarrel by reaching through
the bars of his cage and emptying the
paper picker's bag all overIthe ground
one day when it was left too near the
cage. Since then the paper picker has
cast surly glances at Mr. Drill and
scolded him occasionally for the way he
scattered straw and hay around his
cage and out on the ground.
Mr.. Drill has taken the lectures and
hard looks and waited his time. Yes
terday morning a visitor with three big
fat papers under his arm paused in
front of the cage and laughed at Mr..
Drill. The latter held out his arms for
the papers, which were promptly hand
ed to him. Retreating TO a perch high
Mr.. Drill began slowly tearing the pa
pers into bits about as large as postage
stamps and scattering them to the wind
which whistled through his cage.
The wind whisked them out of the
cage and over the ground until that
part of the park looked like one of Mr.
Woodbury's dump heaps on a breezy
day. There wasn't square foot any
where around that didn't have it's little
bit of white paper. The crowd laughed,
not comprehending the joke Mr.. Drill
curled himself up on the perch and
waited for the appearance of his enemy.
the paper picker. Pretty soon he APP
peared, painfully toiling across the
park, stopping here and there to cpear
bits of white with his stick. Tht
monkey showed a strange animation as
he approached.
When the man with the stick saw
the acre of white paper dotting the park
like daisies in a meadow, he straight
ened up with an angry flush on his
face.
"Ker-rah- -rah! HUH" screamed the
monkey, dashing up and down the side
of his cage and turning handsprings in
hilarious joy.
Then he sat grinning and chattering
while the paper picker toiled.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
REPORT MANY PETTY THEFTs
Police Kept Busy Running Down
clews 20 Minor Crimes
and Criminals

Several rooms at Hotel Blakesly. Third
and Main streets. were entered Monday
night and quantity Of clothing stolen.
A. Osburn, n negro reported to the
police that burglar entered his room at
l26 South San Pedro street Monday night
and secured nearly $50 and pair of gold
shirt studs.
II. G. Carcey was arrested yesterday
by Detectives Boyd and Jones and booked
for petty larceny. He is charged with
stealing n watch from Miss Nellie Lenne-
han at the Hotel Lockwood, Seventh and
Olive streets
Owing to the length of time that has
elapsed since the alleged theft Carcey will
probably not be prosecuted.
A. Julian Of 1903 El Moino street told
the police that someone stole a harness
from his barn the other night.
Morris HARDEN was given thirty days
on the chain gang yesterday by Justice
Rose on the defendants plea Of guilty.
The police caught him in the act of steal
ing some sutings from a tailor shop at
10S East Fourth street
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
OLD SOLDIER DROPS
DEAD ON MAIN STREET
HURT BY FALL FROM ELECTRIC
CAR RECENTLY
Furlough From Home at SawteIIe
Brought to Sudden Termination by
Grim Reaper-Heart Failure Given
as Cause of Demise

Edwin E. Brown. a 65-year-old soldier,
dropped dead at First and Main streets
man passed Patrolman Peterson he was
attacked by heart failure and expired inn
mediately.
Browns remains at the receiving hospital.
According to Hill the mans death was
hastened by a fan from an electric car
three weeks ago at which time he sus-
tanned three fractured ribs.
From what could be learned from the
deceased's friends last evening he had
been living at the Soldiers home for some
time but recently secured a furlogh and
has been residing with the Floy family,
living in the eastern part OF Los Angeles.
Everything you want you will find In
die classified DaGe. One cent = word
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
DEADLY ASSAULT is CHARGE
Austrian Accused OF Shooting Wife
In Head Held Under $4,000
Bond

A complaint charging Michael
Cserepes with assault with q deadly
weapon on his wife was issued yes
terday by Deputy District Attorney
Keyes and bond was fixed in the sum
Of $4,000.
In fit Of insane rage Csercpes is all
legged to have shot his wife Thursday
tieth street
Although shot twice in the head
Mrs. Cserepes is expected to recover.
She is bitter against her husband.
from whom she separated some time
ago, and says she will prove dam
aging witness when the case comes
to trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
Hawaiian Band Arrives

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29-The Ha-
waiian government band arrived here on
the steamer Korea for tour of the
United States under four months leave
of absence. The band recently was en-
larged to sixty members. 1t will visit all
the large cities between here and New
York but before leaving the coast will
give series of concerts in the Greek
theater at Berkeley and at Piedmont
park in aid of the sufferers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
SAY TOURIST CROP
WILL Be LARGE
OUTLOOK MORE PROMISING
THAN EVER
Popularity Of Los Angeles for Sum-
ner as Well as Winter Re-
sort Grows With Each
Year

Tourist travel I'm Los Angeles IS COM
pared to that Of previous summers is
at its top notch, say persons who have
studied the situation. According to
clerks and proprietors of the leading
hostelries in the city, Los Angeles is
stepping to the front rapidly as sum
mer tourists center and the trade for
the coming season will be greater than
that OF any other city in the world.
The California promotion committee,
formerly located at 25 New Montgomery
street San Francisco, through its local
agents say that applications for in
formation on Los Angeles are many
for other California points. This, ac-
cording to the local agents, is an indi-
cation that Los Angeles Is rapidly grow
ing to be recognized as a summer re-
sort of popularity equal to it as a win
ter resort.
Real estate men of this city are unan-
imous in the opinion that the coming
season will witness greater sales in
property than that of any other pre-
vious summer. They look upon the out
look as one of the most profitable
ever seen in Los Angeles.
Tourists Flock Here
Situated as Los Angeles is, it is the
natural point for tourists who wish to
terror states. In the southwestern and
western states the heat during the sum-
mer months is not only uncomfort-
able, but unhealthy. Residents of these
portions have but one place to which
they may turn and that is Los Angeles.
If the tourist wishes to go into the
southern states he must be prepared to
face a case of yellow fever or the dis
agreeable features of the winds which
pass over swampy regions.
Residents of the central part of Cal
ifornia also complain of the intense
summer heat, and according to the
number of arrivals from the central
Part of the state at this early date. 1t
points to a heavy local tourist traffic
for the coming summer.
The beaches, with the balmy breezes
and the surf bathing, the southwestern
part of the state, particularly the
regions about Los Angeles, are becom-
ing more and more known throughout
the entire country and the favorable
reports that have been circulated by
the tourists of former seasons are be-
ginning to bear their fruits.
Fiesta Visitors Linger
Compared to the tourist travel in Los
Angeles during the past winter season,
the summer tourist travel at this early
date has decreased about fifty per cent.
But compared to the summer tourist
travel of former years it has incseased
about one hundred per cent
All the hotels in the city are
cognizant of this fact and during the
past week, being the week after Fiesta.
are surprised at the number of persons
who have remained here since the fes-
tival closed. In many instances these
persons intended to return at once to
their eastern homes.
With the present indications Los An
geles will be filled to it's capacity dur
ing the summer season of 1906 and the
enormous growth and upbuilding of last
year will be surpassed with an in
crease of population equal to or greater
than that of the past year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
CRACK HORSES FOR MRS. EDDY
Texas Lumberman Presents Head of
Christian Science Church With
Blue Ribbon Team
Special to The Herald.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 2S.-L. l..
Temple a TeXarkana, Tex, lumberman,
bought fine pair of harness horses
here today to be presented to Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy of Concord, N. H.,
head of the Christian Science church.
The horses are known as Tattersall and
Eckersall. They have never been de-
feated in the show ring. The price
paid wos $4,000. They were shipped to
Mrs Eddy tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
RECEIPTS
ARE QUAORUPLED
YET LOS ANGELES PUBLIC
BUILDING DELAYED
Facts That viii Be Used In Con-
gress Put CALIFORNIA; Metrop-
oils Far In the Lead
In Growth

If Postmaster M. II. Flint has his
way, Los Angeles will have an in
creased appropriation for Its public
building.
Bids have been advertised for, but
contracts cannot be let, for the rea-
son that the figures are in excess of
the appropriation.
When the appropriation was made
the 1900 census Q02, 479) and the postal
receipts for the year ended June 30,
1900 ($245, ,03443), were used. The re-
ceipts since then have been remarka-
BILE. being $500 606.S4.
This steady and substantial increase
will doubtless be an important factor
in assisting the California delegation
in it's work for the public building.
Here are the figures:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
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This means that yen will re-
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the price established by the
manufacturers. No more. No
Less. You pay for records
only, and you must have them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30

Population Postal Rcpts
1900 (Sale of Postage
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30

The postal receipts, as stated, for
Los Angeles for the year ended June
80, 1900, were $245, ,O3443. since which
time they have increased very rapidly
and for the year ended June 80, 1905,
amounted to 646,512.36.
From July l, 1905. up to the present
writing the ratio of increase still con-
tinues, and even greater than any
previous year since 1900, as will be
shown by the following monthly state
ment:
Do.+,, nooo;,.+- ,-oo, o,,do1 1,.. On
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25

itor is George Granville, an American
who, while holding a secret commission
as colonel in the Mexican army, affects
keen sympathy with the struggles of
the Americans; and at the same time
he is also Josocos chief This Ameri-
can is infatuated with Eleanore.
Before Captain Courtesy appears on
the scene the padre and Eleanore are
discussing the highwayman's latest ad-
venture. He has held up a Mexican
courier and relieved him of gold and
saddle-bags containing important dis
patches, but meeting with loyal revo-
lutionist on the road, he turns them all
over to him. This revolutionist proves
to be Tim, the Irish member of the
PADRES household, who brings Courte-
sy's spoils to the mission. There Gran
Vile, the traitor, is for taking charge
| of the gold and dispatches. but the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25
LOCAL INTEREST
IN NEW DRAMA
REPLICA OF OLD MISSION IS
ITS FEATURE
Play Relates to the Days in Los AM
geles when the Americans Wrested
California from Spanish Rule.
city's Capture Depicted

THE new Belasco play, captain
Courtesy" which is to have lts
initial production on any stage To-
morrow night. Is taxing the abilities OF
not only Stage Director George Dg o..
mum. but of the mechanical stau OF me
tbcoter-rneaning the stage carpenters,
the prouertv men and the electricians
"Captain Courtesy" is brand new
dramatic product fresh from tIe per
of Playwright Edward Childs Sarpeh-
ter In every instance IlIeC'oi %, iiuli' ,
on, Of tbis city has some precedent
tn guide him i'm his work; and while in
r,ost cases the productions at the Be
lasco have been the creations of the
12nrnum brain, he has mot been called
unon to provide all the situations ana
The many bits of business that are so
vitality important to the success of a
play.
on account of the locale of Captain
Courtesy"-the scenes are all laid at
the neighboring San Gabriel mission
Barnum and the Belasco management
have recognized that the stage pictures
must be absolutely correct. In the case
of "The Pit" played last week, the
scenes representing the foyer of the
Auditorium, Chicago, and the wheat pit
of the board of trade of the Windy City,
were splendid specimens of the skill of
the Belasco scene builders, but they did
not bear the slightest resemblance to
the Chicago originals, even though few
people in the audience were aware of
the fact.
But the case of the San Gabriel mis-
sion scenes of Captain Courtesy is
entirely different. Everybody in South
ern California can tell at glance to-
morrow night just how we'll Barnum
and his assistants have done their work,
and with this fact before them the
Belasco people have gone to the uncom-
mon trouble of sending their carpenters
and artists out to the mission, accom-
panied by an expert photographer, so
that when the curtain is lifted on Cap
tain Courtesy" no criticism can be had
with the pictures on the stage. Even in
the matter of costumes for the play, the
actors have sought histories of early
California, and in number of instances
the clothes which will be worn in the
piece are exact duplicates of those
shown in pictures of the days when
California was a part of Mexico
The hero of Captain Courtesy is
Leonard Davis, an outlaw whose pc
culiar characteristics are paralleled only
in the case of Robin Hood. Davis re-
turned to his home one night to flud
the murdered body of his father and
mother. The outrage had been COM
mitted by a band of Mexicans, led by a
renegade American. From that day
Davis swore eternal vengeance on the
race that had obli+erated his family.
With sort of cynical humor he sought
to accomplish 1t chiefly by waylaying
wealthy Mexicans and devoting his
spolls to the cause of Californias free
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25

dom. That he spared Americans and
was gallant to all women. won for him
the sobriquet Captain Courtesy. Never
theless, through the stories of his enc
mics his name struck terror into every
Mexican heart.
The opening of the play, the scene of
which is laid at the mission of San
Gabriel Archangel, finds Davis, or Cap
tain Courtesy, seeking shelter there
from Mexican pursuit. The mission is
presided over by Padre Reinaldo, and
the household includes his ward, Flea
more Brinton, a pretty American girl;
Viviena Marshall, dashing young
widow; Tim, an Irishman; Black Moe
casin and his daughter, Gray Feather.
A frequent visitor is Lieutenant Jo-
coso, commanding the 7Texican regiment
quartered at the pres. 10 close by, who
is in love with Viviena. Another Wis
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25
The MayfloWer Consolidated Mines ~: ~:

in reduction plant at once and to have it in
nety days The ore is in the "Mayflower" in
been fully proven, for over $4,000 has been
g the Bon Ton group-10 shafts have been
I made and that group of mines consisting Of
lily developed up to the point of the inaugu
ring out the values With this valuable prop
CUP of mines consisting of seven claims, lying
Consolidated mines. This group contains rich
re, but very rich.
the Eldorado group ore was struck recently
run of the mine at certain points is $1,000 per