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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-30
VETERAN IS SLATED
FOR P0STMASTERSH|P
Robertson of Fort Dodge Figured
in the Capture of Jeff
Davis.
Special to The Journal.


Fort Dodge, Iowa, Dec 29.-While it
known beyond doubt that s. J. Robert
son of this city will enter upon his du-
ties as postmaster on or about Jan /.
He will succeed Mrs. Susan Carpenter,
widow of the former governor, C. c..
Carpenter.
MI. Robertson is a veteran of the
civil war with record of distinction.
Wearing a suit of butternut, which af-
forded disguise that permitted him to
rningle with rebel soldiers for days, he
acquired information which resulted in
the capture Of Jeff Davis, the confeder-
ate president.
est member of his regiment. There
were three other boys of the same age,
II, who enlisted in the spring of 1864,
but Of the three Samuel was the young
err. He was member Of the First Ohio
cavalry at the time he was assigned for
the special detail dispatched to cap
ture, the confederate president.
Davis and his party camped short
dstance from where; a skirnlish took
place between two details of union
men who had come together in the early
hours OF the morning and mistaken each
Gther Tor rebel soldiers, and shortly af-
ter the officers and their men rode into
the Davis camp. The first person met
was John 81. Reagan, the postmaster
general of the confederacy.
wen, you have taken the old man
at last he. said. =. 80,
asked. ,.1 'A0 snef Oh
~ mean President Davis said he.
"Please point him out, 'j suggested
the general. ... 49, ~
"There he stands, ''said he. pointing
to a tall, elderly and rather dignifed-
Looking gentleman. standing a short
distance away. They rode up. dis.
mounted and saluted and asked if it
was Mr.. Davis = 90.
NY mles;' he replied, IT am President
At this. the soldiers set up a shout
that Jeff Davis was captured. i. -"
One soldier said. "Whatq That Jeff
Davis7 That's the old fellow who
when l stopped him, had his wife s
In the background some of the SOL
dlers began to sing, "We will, hang
did not add to Mr.. Davis comfort in
the least. '-.'S, : -, : :
1t appears that when the skirnfish
began between the two detachments
Mr.. Davis was sleeping in his tent
Alarmed at the noise, he hastily arose
threw shawl around him and started
out, but, meeting, the soldiers, was
stopped and ordered back into. his tent
1t WAS this incident that caused The
report to become circulated thru the
north. and which is supposed to be true
to this day, that Davis was 'disguisnf
in female attire.
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Special to The Journal.


Havre, Mont, Dec. 29.-stock con-
ditions in Montana were never better.
Stockmen are well supplied with hay
and there is no reason to fear losses
because Of lack of feed. Men having
the largest ranches in the northern
part Of the state have sufficient hay
on hand for what is known as tthos-
pital herds" stock which needs special
care because Of weakened constitutions,
even should these herds be unusually
large ~.
There has not been an epidemic
among the stock on the ranges or in
the feed lots. There have been falls
OF snow, but the warm chinook winds
from the mountains are frequent, the
weather changing from, the extreme
cold Of a. western winter to almost
springlike warmth in a few hours. The
herds seek the corrals and the wooded
belts along the rivers in extreme
weather and forage the range during
the day. The outlook for getting stock
thru the winter in excellent shape is
very bright.
The class Of horses now being raised
upon the ranges is far superior to
that of but a few years ago. The
bucking: broncho: has given way to a
more so Der and dignifed type of the
horse family, larger in bone and
making a general purpose horse which
eastern buyers. are glad to get. =:
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HULL OF OLD PIRATE
SHIP DUG FROM SAND
Recalls Bloody Deeds Of Lake
Captain and Mormon Strong
hold on an Island.
Special to The Journal. g..

Special to The Journal H.. 49,.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 3d.
j. B. Eddy, Charles II. Chapman, Judge
Joseph H: Steere and Chase S. Osborn
Of this. city have secured portions of
the hull of the boat Eclipse, which was
captained by "Pirate King" Strang of
Beaver island and captured by officers
and partly burned after bloody fight
in 1855, when the Mormon reign in
the island came to an end. The pieces
have been made into canes for souve-
Mrs. 49,. a-,..-.- -.-- s-.z-- .r
The discovery of the partly burned
hull buried in the sands of the Beaver
island shore recalls chapter in the
history of Lake Michigan which reads
like an .. ancient romance Captain
Strang ruled over the island with an
iron hand and headed one OF the most
desperate gangs of pirates which ever
infested American waters. =,
1t was the custom to sail forth upon
the great lake and lie in wait for un-
lucky vessels that passed that way,
capture the craft and crew and either
murder the sailors or make them come
to the island and conform TO the Nor
mon faith. The true story of the hor-
rors of Beaver island in it's ancient
days will probably never be written.
But enough has been learned to show
that the reign Of Strang was Of a most
heartless and treacherous nature.
Many skeletons have been uncovered
supposed to be the remains of the vic
Tins of the pirate band. Numerous old
hulls have also been found beneath the
waves, the relics Of Inflated vessels
which were destroyed by the pirate
crews.
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no active, part in the management of
the paper, which was edited by Mr..
brown, who assumed the entire owner
ship in November, 1861, and changed
the name to Central Republican.
On Sept. l, 1858, the paper had been
count of the scarcity. of money the pub
Usher advertised to take at their high
est market price oats, wheat, corn, -four,
meal, beef, pork, butter and wood, etc.,
payable always in advance.
In the summer Of 1856 the first place
church, was erected, with Rev. Lauren
Armsby as pastor. This same year the
foundations were laid whereupon the
state schools for the deaf and dumb,
the band, the feeble-minded, and the
Shattuck military school. Seabury di-
yyinity school and St. Mary's Hall were
The first Indian SCARE in Faribault
news was brought that the Indians had
devastated Mankato and st. Peter and
were headed for Faribault. General
Shields took command of the, town, and
guns and ammunition of all kinds were
Collected
i On the first night Of ItheBexcitement
1t; was suggested that a messenger be
sent to St: Peter to find out the true
state Of affairs. Chaska, a young In
dian who was employed occasionally. as
devil ''"of the printing office, was
chosen messenger and made the round
trip in three days, bringing back news
that the massacre began at Spirit Lake,
about one hundred miles southwest of
Faribault, and ended at Lake Shetek,
in Murray county, Minnesota, -
Five. years later Chaska, who had
been the. playmate Of all the boys in
town, was one of the foremost in the
greatest Indian massacre in North
America. d. .4...-..--. 49, "
The next transfer Of the paper was
in 1865, when it was purchased by A.
": MeKinstry, it's present proprietor.
Mr.. McKinstry entered the office of
the Fredonia Censor N. Y, in. 1874.
as apprentice, and has ever since been
engaged in the newspaper business.
When the paper was started Mime
sofa was a territory and not a mile of
railroad had been constructed within
its borders. The goods received in Fart
bault were hauled from Hastings, sew
enty miles, by team, the trip requir-
ing three or four days. The town con
tanned about $50 buildings and an esti
mated population of 1880. Now the
city has all the modern improvements
and three; trunk lines of railroads op
Grating ten passenger trains a day fur
nish connection with Chicago and the
twin cities. ...s. srszy. s,s; -. -.
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PORT ARTHUR FURNACE
SOON TO Be BLOWN IN
Atikokan District Will Furnish
Iron Ore for a Big Plant at
. ....... Port Arthur.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ." - 4,
Calumet, Mich, Dec. 29.-The blast
furnace plant of the Atikokan , Iron
company, at Port Arthur, Ont, is al
most completed and it is expected that
in the course Of week it will be ready
to be blown. It is not known exactly
when the fire will be started, but it
will not be long after the opening Of
the new year, as then the first shipment
Of iron ore will be brought to Port
Arthur from the company's mines at
<Atikokan. ...,. - :.,.,......,
Great interest is being manifested in
the iron resources of that district. The
largest concerns of the continent are
prospecting there and heavy develop
ment work will be carried on in the
spring. The steel trust has had men
on the ground for some time. Macken-
gle & Mann, who are becoming largely
interested in iron manufacturing, have
had prospectors out, and have secured
control Of a large area of iron lands.
The Clergue people have also had
their attention drawn toward the dis
trict and have secured control Of sew
eral thousand acres in close proximity
to the town. Cleveland men have had
their attention drawn to the district
and recently R. s. Rose Of Marquette
looked over some properties ~
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Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Dec. 29.-With the
proverbial luck which has attended
his every undertaking, Peter Larson to-
day walks the streets of Helena with
all the vigor of a youth of 20, despite
the fact that less than a year ago medi-
cal experts in Helena, Chicago and
Rochester, Mimi, told him he could not
survive a month. Except for Senator
W. A. Clark, Mr.. Larson is the wealth.
est man in Montana. He has appar-
emily entirely recovered from his afflic-
tlon, by the adoption of simple home
remedies
AS the result Of the Clallam disaster
In the straits of San Juan de Fuca,
where he foated in the icy waters for
hours before being rescued, Mr.. Lar
son recently underwent a surgical oper-
alton which at first it was thought
would terminate fatally.
Born on the Danish island Of Funen
nifty years ago; landed in New
York at the age of 20, untutored save
as to the duties of a peasant 5 son, un-
able to speak the English language and
practically penniless.
thirty tive years later in the same
city Of New York, with his partner he
company at q figure which 50 far far as as
northwestern mines are concerned has
not been equaled since the Amalgamat-
ed Copper company took over the Ana
conda and Boston & Montana proper
ties.
Mr.. Larson s wealth is not alone at
tributable to mining ventures, however.
Indeed, railroad contracting might
more properly be termed his forte, al
tho it may be said in truth that after
ne once gained foothold, everything
he touched turned to gold. This in
GUIDES banking, numbering, mailing and
brewing, real estate, and railroading.
Coear d 'Alenes, he became interested
IN mining and with his partner paid
$4,000 for the Morning and You Like
mines. For twelve years they have
paid profit of $4,000 month, and it
was these mines that he and T. L..
Greenough of Missoula, sold to the Fed
eral company for 100000 cash.
Mr.. Larson is the largest stakeholder
IN the National bank of Montana in
Helena, the Old National bank Of Spo-
kane, the First National Of Billings,
and the Cascade bank of Great Fails.
He also owns several large Touring
mills in Seattle and Spokane.
from $lo,ooo,ooo to $25,ooo,OoO It is
doubtful if even Larson himself could
determine exactly what he is worth, so
varied are his Interests He is unos-
tentatlous to degree. He is a large
contributor to charity, but his name
never appears as a donor.
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HID LIES SECRETS
UNTIL NEAR DEATH
Strange Career Ends at Negaunee Son
Finds His Father as the Latter was
on Brink Of the Grave, a.- -,
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. T.: 49, 49,.
@Negaunee, Mich, Dec. 29.-Not until
convinced that he was on his deathbed
could any inkling Of the whereabouts of
his family or his former place Of resi-
dence. be obtained from aged Duncan
McFadden, despite that he had lived in
this part of the state for over two. dec
AIDES. - -
I'll for some weeks, McFadden was
brought into the city for hospital treat
ment,, but only when the danger of his
condition was made plain to him would
he dlvulge the fact that his old home
was in Bad. Axe, Mich. Then a letter
brought his son, who remained in at
tendance on his father the last two
weeks Of his illness and who, When the
old man died, took the remains back
with him for burial.
McFadden was rs years of age. He
was most interesting story teller, and
had a fund of "reminiscences to draw
from. the result of life Of more than
forty years as saltwater sailor, in
which capacity he visited distant lands
IN all the seas. His relatives had long
ago lost all track of him..
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Huron, s. D., Dec. 29.-Coe /. Craw-
ford, governor elect, is preparing his
message to the legislature, which con-
venes in Pierre on Jan. g. With all his
press of business Mr.. Crawford finds
time to devote to his family, which is
one of the happiest in existence Mr..
and Mrs Crawford have five children.
the Oldest being Miriam, a student In
Huron college; the next, Irving W.. then
Robert and Curtis, followed by Jean
cite, all bright and energetic children.
It is Mr.. Crawford's purpose to spend
much Of his time In Pierre. but his wife
will remain here until the close OF the
school year, the parents dislilsing to
take their children to smother schoAl,
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Special 70 The Journal.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. PA news
paper change of interest in Minnesota
will come the first Of the year, when
J., P. Dotson of this city takes over
the controlling, interest and manage
ment, editoria! and business, OF the
Crookston, MINI, Times, daily and
weekly. '@'.i -. ~
Mr.. Mckenzie, the present owner Of
the Times, will retain an interest in
the paper, but will not be actively as
ISOLATED in its management.
Mr.. Dotson, the new owner, has been
business manager Of the Marshalltown
Times Republican for ten years. He ID
thoroly equipped for the work by rea-
son Of long experience, and is a good
hustler, 50 that the Times fa1s into.
good hands. He expects to make some.
improvements in the paper, including q
daily news service from the capital and
possibly an Associated Press report.
Mr.. Dotson is thru and thru Roose-
tinue to be republican in politics.
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GROW CORN AND WRITE
Z - ESSAYS FOR PRIZES
Nearly Forty Pupils In the Contest in
Cass County, N. D.-Boy Of 13 Years
Wins First Prize Of $12. ..r ~,

Wins First Prize Of $12. ....r ~.
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 29.-The first
corn-growing contest conducted among
the pupils Of the schools in this county
by Mrs. Matte M: Davis, the superin-
tendent, was success. About forty
contestants were present. The awards
were made on an average for the best
corn and for the best essay describing
the work and methods of the pupil.
John DALEY, 1S years Of age, OF
Normana township, won first prize, $12;
Theodore Martin, sl6, Of .Walburg
township, second, So; Alton Barker, 16,
Berlin township, third, SIS. Seven other
contestants received honorable mem
ton. f&a l..
The contest was based on the COM
petition Of pupils on corn growing con
Quoted from seed given out last spring
by the: supe rintend ent, and the require.
ment that each pupil must do the work;
and write the essays alone. =
Mrs. Davis expects q great number
for next years competition. The con-.
tests were started several years ago by
Superintendent Heller of Trail county,
and have been successful in several
counties. so -5 =
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Herald, Changed to the Repub-
lican, First Printed Near
Tepees Of the Reds.
Special to The Journal.


Faribault, Mimi, Dec: 29.-Near the
Herald, A. w. Frink, founder, came
into existence in the little village of
Faribault. He describes the TOWNSHIP
as he saw, it from the bluff year
previous as follows:
Choking across the valley the most
conspicuous objects that met my sight
were numerous scaffoldings elevating
by rude pole structures, zen or twelve
feet from the ground, the bodies Of
dead Indians. All along the river were
the tepees of the Wa-pe-con-tas, far
more numerous than the habitations of
the white man, and the intermingling
of tepees, log cabins, frame houses Just
begun, with four or five sawmills, pic
tured a blending Of civilization and
this cOntinent.' ..s
Mr.. Frink, in his Recollections Of
a Pioneer" tells of the trials and
troubles an editor had in starting a
paper in the early days. He says: =.
FfAfter about six weeks of prepara-
ton 1 issued the first number of the
Rice County Herald. It cost consid.
cradle more then to establish print
ing office than now, the cost Of haul
ing the material from Hastings being 81
hundred and the freight from Galena
to Hastings $25 a ton. I walked all
the way from Hastings to Faribault to
save expense, but sent the foreman,
whom I had hired in Galena, thru by
stage.''
Primitive Outfit.
The office equipment SO far as made
of wood was largely the product of
local mechanics Some Of the cases
were of oak plank perforated with two
inch auger holes for the type compart-
ments: The press was small, No. 4
Washington, worked by hand. When
the paper was enlarged another hand
press was procured, which in turn gave
place to the Cincinnati cylinder, upon
which the paper is. now printed. -
A partial offset to his sacrifices and
tribulations was experienced. on the
publication day of his first issue when
he stood at his office window and saw
lining each side Of Main street men,
women and children each carrying a
copy Of the first paper issued in Rice
county. The paper was six-column
folio and carried at it's head its pledge
of independence in the motto: :.
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the counters to be of marble and iron.
\ Back-of this will be the cashiers
room, which can be entered from Sec
sond street, and will also be headquar-
tiers of the Marshall Nc Cartney com
3pany. This will be 14x22, and in the,
farther corner will be the presidents
room, l5x15.
The cost Of the building, with tx
lures and furniture, will be $4,000.
M. =. Beebe Of Fargo Is architect. {
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CAUGHT IN OMAHA
$500 In Cash and q Partnership are
! Issues for the Court.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 29.-Lemuel Tim.
norman has been arrested in Omaha on
complaint Of Chief Wade of Fargo.
and claimed to have partnership with
81. s. Diesem, which the latter denies.
Zimmerman took 800 of the firm q
money and came to Fargo. Efforts
were made to locate him here, but he
left suddenly for Omaha.
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Name Twice Changed.

Mr.. Frink conducted the paper for
about six months, when he accepted an
offer for it's purchase from M. W.
and I: S. S. Pond, who kept it for about
a week and then sold it to R. A. Mott,
who changed the name to the sFaribault
Herald. It was conducted under this
management till June %, 1858, when
it, was sold to Holly & Brown. The
former was a civil engineer and took
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lily. trimmed with Bedford stone. The
building is, Of one, high story with full
basement. In front and facing the
main street, will be a8porticos supported
byafour Corinthian columns Of Bedford
stone. The bankingsr DOM proper will
be 1880 @, feet: H :e counters will
rear, with lobby on three sides. The
floor will be finished with mosaic tile
and the furniture will be Of mahogany,
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CRUSHED BY LOGS.

Special to The Journal .ssf3 $3.50
Norway, Mich, Dec. pa. B. Mac
Kinnon, an Iron River young man, is
dead from an accident sustained while
at work in the lumber woods. He was
employed as a scaler. and was caught be-
tween two logs fl
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BACK BROKEN BY FALL
Miner Found Crippled and Dying at
i = i Bottom of Ore Chute. 1872 ~

Special to The JournaI,. - > - =.
Iron Mountain. Mich, Dec. .2s.-Their
attention attracted to the fact that the
man was missing from his work in No.
shaft of ,the Aragon mine at Norway,
fellow employees of Paul Meskej insti-
tuted a search for him and found his
MANNED body at the bottom Of a t168-foot
'Winze used as an ore chute " 49,. .f-
Meskej was alive and was taken to the
surface. His back is broken and there
is no hope Of recovery. g.. :, --..'.
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NEW o. E. s. CHAPTER.

Iowa Falls, Iowa, Dec. 29.-The
Order of the Eeastern Star will install
new chapter at AckIey on Monday
The installing officer will be Mrs.
Allena Ward, the grand worthy matron
of Iowa.
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4 e LnGAES


Special to The journal. 90 ....-.z .. .... ~
Mason City, Iowa, Dec. 29.-General
chairrn J. F. Hughes OF, this city, who
retires on Jan. 1 from his office because
ne loves his engine and run on the road
better than to be head of the Milwaukee
brotherhood, is 80 years of age. He was
born near McGregor, and at the age of
10 began railroading as a water boy for
a gravel train. He has been an engineer
tWenty-eight years. His father was a
section foreman and was killed near Nc
Gregor while on duty ss
MI. Hughes is chief engineer of d.
vision No. 229 at sanborn, and has been
Tor hfteen years. He is a member Of the
legislative board for the brotherhood at
Des Moines and is past chief ranger of
the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Last year he was elected general chair
man and reelected this year at an in
grease OF salary, but declined. t
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WALKED INTO ELEVATOR SHAFT.

1shpeming, Mich, Dec. 2s.-Not notic-
Ing In the dim light at the rear OF this
store that the lift was raised, Fred De-
caire, clerk in the employ OF the A.
w. Myers Mercantile company, walked
into the basement. He sustained broken
ribs and was badly injured Internally.
His recovery is doubtful.
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WAIT AS CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

Brainerd, Mimi, Dec. ga baby
boy was left at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. K. Hansen on Christmas eve.
The little one is apparently over a
week old. There lis no clue to his
parentage. Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen will
rear him as their own.
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Special to The Journal.
+ Cakes, N. D., Dec. 29.-The Mar
shall McCartney company of this place
is to have the finest alI-bank building
in the state: The cut herewith shows
First National of Cakes, of which Con
gresham Marshall is president and
II. G. Mccartney cashier. The dimen-
sions are 2511ax7811a feet, and the walls
are Of gray Roman pressed brick, heay-
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FOUR DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY

Iowa Falls, Iowa, Dec. 29-The death
Of Mrs. Ed Thorn pson Of East Iowa
Falls is the fourth in the family in ten
months. Mrs. Thompson IS death fol-
lows that of three of her children. The
husband and one child survive.
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SECTION MEN GET MORE PAY.

6peclal 20 Tue JoUfnal.
Newberry, Mich, Dec. 2s.-The section
men In the employ Of the Duluth. South
Shore & Atlantic railroad have beer
given an increase in wages Of rs cents
a day. They now draw Sits a day.
year or two ago all the men required
could be secured for $1.1O and 31.25 q
day.