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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
SHANCHA|ED, STARVED;
Boys WILD A I'||I TuRE
Nebraska Bank Presidents Son
Wanted a Touch of High
-.- =. Life and Got It. So s. s..:s
Special to. The journal. =.

Dakota City, Neb., Dec. 8.-Shang-
hated by the crew Of an English tramp
steamer, sailing from Portland around
the "Horn'' last March; escaping with
his companions by jumping into the
ocean near! Valdiva, South: America,
the continents, where; he secured pass
age on a;sSpanish ship, bound&for Aus
tralia, Edgar Ayers, son Of MO. Ayers,
president Of a Dakota City bank, has
arrived at Somerset, Australia, after q
voyage of 104 days, during which he
was shamefully treated and put on
fnrIthtelass, rations:: 81: ,rs ssi,<<S.:s
.s 6. YoIln has notified hasfather,
who is serioaIsly i'll, of his condiM5n, and
Of he%treatment he received on board
the efce SEA W oGt?V the oeo famous nous
Jack London story.<*2 But he does not
believe he will need assistance, declar-
ing that he intends coming home by
way Of london, and that he can work
around all right. +. ~: 3
Previous to being dragged on board
the English5 tramp ship at Portland,
Ayers, who is but 20 years of age,
served two years in Uncle Sans navy
IN Che far east, and his release was Sc
brakeman on the Kansas City Limited,
the fastest train on, the Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad; was timekeeper in
the, Omaha plant Of Armour & Co.;
waiter in restaurant: at Billings,
Mont; 8 cow puncher on his father IS
Wyoming ranch, and when shanghaied
a musician in a circus band. =.
:; The Spanish ship, which was a mere
tub of sailboat, left, Rawson, in South
America, on Aug. 10. Whether this ac-
counted fer the i'll luck Of the craft or
not, is matter Of conjecture, but the
boat was at sea lob DAYS, and out Of
sight of land 9S days. The crew was in
actual want before the boat had been
out SO days. =. When the 18th day ar
rived, all the men who had been taken
on in South. America were kept in the
hole to keep them from jumping over
board in their desperation. while they
were fortunate to receive fourth class
rations until few days before they ar
rived on the north coast of Australia.
7 Young Ayers seamanship assisted
him to a great extent. Even the Span
iards know how to appreciate the men
whom Uncle Sam trains in his navy,
not only because they have reason to do
SO from an experience still fresh in
mind, but from the fact that young
Ayers assisted them in keeping the old
tub in the course, when it seemed it
would go to the, bottom. This gave him
something better than the common sail
or received, and he escaped with his
life, seeing two Of his comrades sewed
in sailcloth and tossed overheard.
Their death, young Ayers declares, was
due to starvation. and abuse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
M|CH|CAN'S PINE CUT
DOOMED TO FALL OFF
Increased Cost of Operating Is
Driving Some Jobbers and
Contractors from Field.
Special to The journal.

6pSClhA IL LILO couIAaA' .
Houghton, Mich, Dec. S.-Indica-
tions point to a reduction in the, cut Of
logs in the upper peninsula this winter.
The shortage Of labor and increased
cost of carrying on operations have re-
suited in a number Of jobbers and con-
tractors leaving the woods. -.
Climatic conditions are good just at
present. There was an early fall Of
snow, too early, in fact, to suit opera
tors who are cutting in low ground,
but the weather holds cold. There has
been some easing w" in the labor situa-
tion. With the arrival of snow and
cold weather open pit mines in the
iron country have closed down and
surface operation at the underground
properties have been curtailed. This
has released many men.
The construction Of the Keweenaw
Central railroad, in Keweenaw county,
has opened up new field which here
tofore was somewhat inaccessible to
lc,ggers There is a, large acreage of
virgin cumberland in that section.
Much Of this is owned by Lake
Superior copper mining companies,
which will eventually cut the logs and
use them in their mining work. ="
Cedar operations in Menominee
county will be heavy this season. s.
Crawford & Sons, Of Cedar River, are
the largest operators. Perrizo & Sons,
of :Daggett, are also, heavy producers.
The Oliver Mining company, which re-
Gently purchased the lands Of the Cedar
River Land company, also will log. d
4 i, y & ~ 3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

Her Family the First to Take a
Prairie Homestead Husband
Killed by Indians. a.
Special to The Journal.


Mankato, MINI, Dec. s.-The death
moves woman about whose life much
historic interest from local point Of
view hangs. She was born in Wales
eighty four years ago, and after coming
to America settled in Cambria Wis.
From there she moved with her husband
and children to Blue Earth county in.
the spring Of 1861.
They were the first family to take
purely prairie homestead, and for that
r reason es:9 Mr. Jones went by the name Of
Sidney Jones, prairie'' In SeptemS
Der, 1862, while Jones was on his way
to assist neighbor to do his stacking,
ne was murdered by the Sioux indians
who also killed four or five other set
tiers on the same raid. The bodies Of
Jones and three others were buried in
one grave. ~S.s,-,
Mrs. Jones took her six small children
and went to South Bend. where settlers
were more numerous. She had little or
no means, and her struggle to rear her
ehi1dren was a hard one. When she
had accomplished it, she was; forced to
see them die from tuberculosis. one
after the other, until but one was left,
Edward Jones, who is now prominent
farmer of Cambria -. ~ 49, 80 s:
Mrs. Jones returned to live on the
homestead when the Indian war was
over. Having no timber to build
fences, Mr.. Jones had followed the Eng
lish custom of building a stone fence,
but having little or no stone on his
place, he used much sod, and by infinite
labor, constructed a sod fence around
the farm. The remains of this fence
can still be seen.
The funeral of Mrs. Jones was held
yesterday, the remains being placed
beside those Of her husband in Jerusa-
lem cemetery
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09


With the materials for history and
those in touch with the actual history
at the present time. - : 49,.
y Pupils in high schools ought to. feel
2 pride in this work and gather and
collect material w Y lie. is fresh. =:
! .AllaPhases Of. Life. 7.s..:> ::
North Dakota has here communities
representing the, aboriginal hunting
l1fezo the indians, the pastoral life Of
herder and Eranchman5R all phases Of
agricultural conquest of the soil, and, a
rapidly developing city and industrial
life. All this the historical society
can record and note the, offending ana
anterlocking Of the various stages, part
OF which will soon have disappeared
EVERY loyal citizen of North Dakota
should help in this work which will be
the glory of theEcommo to have
done and an irreparableslo loss to neglect.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

Strange Manifestations Seen
When the Mercury Sinks to
60 Degrees Below Zero.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. -.'.- 40. l,a
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. Sc. L. Par
sons, an old-time Yukon miner, has ar
tells some remarkable stories of hap
/ penings at Dawson City, when the Their
mometer drops many degrees below the
zero mark. He says:
Strange manifestations appear as
result of the extreme cold; one is the
way fire burns in the stove. 1t
roars and crackles like great forge
and wood in the stove seems to dis
solve in the flames like chunk of ice;
the wood is gone and we wonder where
the heat went. At 80 below, every
stovepipe throws out great white
cloud of smoke and vapor.
Exposed hands, ears and noses
freeze while one. is going few yards:
The breath roars like a mild Jet of
steam, while a dipper Of boiling water
thrown out into the air emits a pecu-
liar whistling hiss as it drops thru the
frosty atmosphere.
"Prospectors in attempting to boil
a dish Of rice or beans upon camp
find that the side of the dish. which is
in the fire will boil while the part Of
the dish exposed to the weather will
freeze. Edged tools subjected to this
temperature become as hard and as
brittle as glass and will break as readi-
" under strain. With the temperature
60 below zero, 1 have seen safety
valve blowing off steam, with icicles
hanging to the valve, having formed
from condensation, the icicles not melt
ing. with the outrushing steam, but re-
naming there many days.
Mr. Parsons tells some remarkable
stories of thawing out a frozen foot,
ear or hand by immersing the frozen
member in coal oil for some time
often for several hours. He says:
"This is absolutely a safe remedy and
one thus escapes the surgeons knife,
as no bad results follow
4 IA man from our camp was found
after he had been out all night with
the thermometer so degrees below zero
and both his hands were frozen to the
wrists He was taken into camp and
his hands soaked in coal oil for five
hours and all the frost came out and he
did not lose even. a fnger tip. The
doctors were amazed; they thought am
putation would have to be resorted
to.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
IS GAINING GROUND
First Volume for North Dakota in
Press-What Is Contemplated
by the Society.
- -
Special to The Journal.

State" Historical ies ~ society 20 Of NORTH
Dakota, established in 1895 and re.
organized in 1903, has attained a; mem:
bership of 1870. Incorporated under
the laws Of the state, and supported by
a small annual appropriation therefrom
the society is by law the state reposi
tory for historical material, books
charts and papers. ~" w.
The society represents splendid work
on the part Of the officers. Among
Charles f.. Amidon, federal Judge, presi
G., Libby Of the University Of North
Dakota, the. enthusiastic and indie.
fatigable secretary: DR.. Libby has
given the: state yeoman service :: in
tracing out and preserving antiquities
which. as time passes will, be Of inestim.
able value for the writing Of the his
tory of North Dakota. Already &C.
cumulations have been made for7which
eastern universities would give 1, a
princely sum. j H.:
.. Its Aims. = LIZ: = s. - =
The purpose Of the society is two.
fold: -.--.~ .. -, = '~sssz. 55s::{
First-To maintain a state deposi.
tory at Bismarck where a vault and
rooms have been reserved in the capitol
for the use of the society. -..:t.s
Second-Exploration: The gather:
ing of materials illustrative Of the life
Of the Indians and the earliest times
to prepare and to publish accounts Of
these remains with maps and pictures;
to prepare history of towns, counties
and communities, which latter work is
Of especial interest and difficulty owing
to the exceedingly varied character Of
the foreign populations. There are nc
fewer than twenty three languages
spoken and used by the residents of
| North Dakota.
First Volume in Press.
The society has in press the first
volume containing sketches, addresses
and articles covering the archaeological
discoveries within the state. This
work: is largely a matter Of voluntary
contributions, made because of state
pride Other achievements Of the
society are:
First-A collection of the news.
papers Of the state. It is the purpose
to receive, bind and preserve complete
files of all the newspapers Of North
Second-The collection of thousands
Of photographs, maps and charts illus.
trait ing the early life of the state. the
Indians and the enterprises of settle
ment, and discovery. .s..4. s. :.
The societYiis making every effort to
work in conjunctiont with those whose
profession brings them into contact
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
DUMPED ABOUT As ORE,
DRUNKEN FINN LIVES
Miraculous Escape: Of Michigan
Man Thrown Into Chute and
Loaded Into Ore Car.
- u
Special to The Journal.

OpeC1dl 70 1u0 JOuTua4,
Calumet, Mich, Dec. ga mirac-
ulous escape from a horrible death oc-
Cured at Amasa few days ago, when
a drunken Finn went to the Hemlock
mine shaft at night and rang .''stop''
to the engineer as he was lowering the
empty skip. The fellow then caught
hold of the rope and slid to the bottom
and lay down TO- sleep. The engineer
held the skip at the spot long time
and: getting :. no signal, went: to the
formed by the lander that no signal
had been given from that point. The
engineer then lowered the skip yerv
cautiously to the bottom.
The delay to the skip had caused a
congestion Of cars on the plat below
and as soon as it rested on the bear
ers, a car of ore, holding two tons,
that had been waiting on the plat was
dumped into the skip, the sleeping man
in the bottom not having been de.
tected by the skiptender. .., -
The skip was "rung up,' hauled to
the surface and it's contents dumped
into the pocket. The ore fell out first
and after it the man who had been
thoroly awakened and sobered by this
time: He followed the ore as it de.
seended into the pocket and thru q
chute into another compartment of the
pocket, and then out thru the main
chute into the railroad car. XIII
The fellow had no sooner alighted
in the. car than he sprang to his feet
jumped off the car and ran to his board
ing, house. Except for a few slight
bruises, he was uninjured, and went tt
work the next day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
a,@assAzeN High School at -Jt@phe1a
TURNER COUNTY: | 7. HAS
BEsT-kEPI|'. FARMS
Hill Prize Money ofE$45o Goes to
Farmers Residing Near =
..@. = Hurley, s. D. 80:
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Hurley, S. D., Dec. s.---Turner county
has the two best-kept farms in South
Dakota.
This is the verdict of the prize con-
test instituted last spring by J.. J. Hill
OF the Great Northern road. The first
prize of 5000 went to S.,E. Mccullough
who has a farm east Of here, and the
second of $3.50 went to John Lakings
residing south Of Hurley. The third
prize was awarded A. L. johnson, liv-
ing near Lennox. Farmers from all
over South Dakota entered the con-
test.
Mccullough came here from Greene
county, Iowa, and purchased a farm
that was run down, and brought it to a
high state Of efficiency. Every animal
on the place is thorobred, even to the
ducks and Chickens: while fences and
buildings are in perfect condition.
Professor Thomas Shaw Of Mime
apolis was chairman of the Judges and
made personal visit to the farms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
cR|AW F0RD VISITS ALL
STATE INSTITUTIONS
s. D. Governor-elect Makes the
Rounds to See and Know
for Himself.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal. "
Mitchell, S: D., Dec. 7.-Governor-
elect Crawford is personally .investigat-
ing all state institutions. He has Just
reform school and was here on his way
to inspect the insane hospital at Yank-
ton, and was going from there to the
state university at Vermillion. During
the campaign he visited all the insti-
buttons in the Black Hills. - -,
Mr.. Crawford says it is his object,
and he feels it to be his duty, to know
thoroly the needs and the conditions
surrounding each institution, and he
believes that he cannot ascertain them
better than by a personal investiga-
tion. - n. b., = ,-..5. Il -
The reports that are made by the
heads Of the institutions, - said Mr..
Crawford, edo not convey the same
information that I can get by going
over the buildings. When the appro,
priations are up at the coming session
[ will be in a position to know some
thing of the requirements Of each case
act as a pretty safe guide. = d - =
This is the first time in the history
of the state that a governor elect has
made such a trip.
Frame County Option Law.
Officers Of the State Anti-Saloon
league and representatives Of Che w.
9. I. q. and Of the prohibition party
were in conference in this. city concern
ing the formation sof a county option
bill as an amendment to the present
state liquor law.ts. ssss
The. bill is designed to, give every
voter in the county an opportunity to
vote on the question whether licenses
shall be issued in any town in the
county. Il is well known that the
sentiment in the country precincts IS
against license, and with the farming
element 6 Ia T voting, the promoters Of the
will be defeated in most Of the; towns
Of the state. The liquor men will fight
the bill when 1t is presented and say
they can defeat this sweeping reform.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
SALT PLANT NEAR AT HOME.
snacial to The journal. -

Deadwood, S. D.. Dec. s.Much inter
est is being taken in the operations Of
anew salt plant at Cambria, Wyo., Just
short distance from the South Dakota
line. A test run was made and only a
few changes in the machinery will be
ity in almost unlimited quantity and at
reasonable price.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
ALMOST KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
special to The Journal. 80

st. Peter MINI. - Dee. s-:Jamess
Picker, a farmer Of Nicollet TOWNSHIP
narrowly escaped being killed In a run.
away accident in this city His team
sprinted several blocks, and when they
attempted to turn corner Picker wasa
thrown out, his head striking the curb
He was picked up unconscious. No
bones We're broken, a1tho he received
several slight scalp wounds and a deem
cash across his cheek
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
BIG CISTERN FULL OF CIDER
Iowa Mans Place VIII Be a Mecca If
No Lid Is Clapped On. - .-.~

Special to The Journal. -.
!: Lake City, Iowa, Dec. 8.-The home
OF Alfred Fulliss, near this place, will
winter if no one puts the lid on.
/, Not being able to market all his
apples from his lO0-acre orchard at a
price that would net him proper re.
turns, he dug a. .cistern ten feet in
diameter and twelve feet deep, had ii
cemented and installed pump and has
made the entiressiremnant Of his apple
crop into ciderSa1 stored it in the big
underground Jug: A chemical treat.
ment keeps the cider from becoming
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
NINTH DISTRICTS FIRST DEBATE.
Enanial a. nh. rn..~,, Al

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Dec. The first
high school debate Of the state league
series in the ninth district will be held
at Ada on Friday evening, Jan. s21 /, !.
between the Fergus Falls and Ada high
school teams The winning team will
to decide the championship Of the dis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

During the nineteenth century fifty
two new islands rose from the sea bv
volcanic action and sixteen disap-
peared. -. -. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

Frank B. Chapman of Buford, N. D.,
who was reelected as representative
from his district, is candidate for
speaker of the next North Dakota
house, and his frien DIS all over the
state are making vigorous campaign
in his behalf. Mr.. Chapman was bank
examiner in North Dakota for two
years and was prominent as a member
of the house in the advancement of the
irrigation project which is now under
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

construction in this section of the state.
He is a skilled parliamentarian and q
conspicuous figure in any body in which
he may sit.
M. J. CLANCY of Wakonda, s. D., is
seasoned legislator and a man of
much ability and force Of character. He
early announced his candidacy for
speaker of the South Dakota house ard
has a strong and enthusiastic follow
ing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

Special to The Journal.
. St. Peter, Mimi, Dec. 5.-Thirty
years Of married life were completed
yesterday by Rev. and Mrs. L.. g..
Almen, who celebrated the anniversary
friends.
Mr.. Almen is widely known swed-
ish Lutheran minister. While pastor of
the Swedish Lutheran church at Bala-
ton, he was elected president of The
Gustavus Adolphus college board and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
NEW BLOOD IN LEAD FIELD
Upper Michigan Men Prepare to De-
velop Wisconsin Mine.
Special to The Journa.

Special to The Journal
Crystal Falls, Mich, Dec. s.-For the
purpose Of taking over and operating
the Graham & stephens lead and zinc
mine, near Platteville, Wis, the Lake
Superior & Platteville company has
been organized at Crystal Falls, and
capitalized at 100000. The property
consists Of 100 acres, and has been but
meagerly. developed. 1t will now be
opened on an extensive scale.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-28

\ Prominent South Carolina News
paper Man Visits Raleigh, Makes
IL Study and Writes His I'M
DreSSiOnS.

The Columbia State is the most
vigorous and consistent opponent of
the South Carolina d~ispensaFy, and a
member of its staff. Mr.. lack
McGhee, spent several days in
Raleigh last week investigating he
~dispensary. He writes an elaborate
article under the Raleigh date tine
from which the following extract is
taken
80 for as l can see and hear-and
| have now spent two whole days and
upwards into the night talking with
many dozen representative citizens of
Raleigh, men of every profession and
station in society and OF every school
Of thought upon the liquor question
the diSpenSarN operated by the city
of Raleigh under the local option law
and wholly under local control is as
clean a business as there is in Raleigh.
| mean as a business, you understand,
without regard TO The physical or
The ~dispensary has been in operation
since January /, 1905. NJ accusation
of graft or of i~ncompetency or loose
ness, or mismanagement Of any kind
IS anywhere card, there is no faint
upon any OF the men who conduct ii,
nor ever has been, and when one
mentions "diSpenSarN" in Raleigh it
IS not z signal for everybody to hold
his nose.
And. so far as / am able to learn
oIb L Io'h particular pains 10 inquire
concerning this from friends and ene
mies-the ~dispensarN here is managed
by as clean a set of men. as hOnor-
able and as highly respected in
church, in business and in society, as
there are in Raleigh. They are not
politicians, in the usual sense, Ger
tainly not III the South Carolina sense
they were not selected because of their
political Affiliations or for any service
they rendered TO the aus or to
| hA- l - L Anin tlA<.
They do not seem. in fact. 10 have
been, nor are they now, special
champions Of the ~dispensary idea.
But the seem to have been selected
because of their proved character,
for their high standing in the COM
munity and their business capacity.
This is saying Il good deal, but | get
it from men who are lighting the
d~iSpensary, from prohibitionists.
from eN~-barkeepers, from State n
city officials from newspaper men on
9th sides of the question and from
others
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-28
TO IMPROVE JAIL
Contract Awarded by the
County Commits
SIOneTS.

A contract has been awarded to the
e. f. Smith Fire Construction Com
pany, Of Washington, D.. c., for i'm
proving the county Jail, n $4,000
has been appropriated by the com
lnissiOners for this work. The con-
tractors We're required to give u BOND
of So, The improvements Will be
made according to the plans submit
ted by Barrett and Thompson. archi-
tects, Raleigh.
Nj commissioners authorized the
expenditure OF $625 for the erection
of q chapel at the County Home, and
the contract for this work was Re
by MI. j. S. Allen, Of this city.
The contract to enlarge the Va}slt
in the office of the register of deeds
was given to Messrs. E. D.. Fam and
j. G.. Council, the cost not to exceed
$974.
Glenn & Williams, of Raleigh, got
the contract to paint the exterior of
the court house, the cost to be 1927.
The commissioners rejected the bids
for Installing plants for heating the
court house and Jail.
The purchasing Ommittee was in
structed to correspond with iron bridge
builders relative to the construction
of an iron bridge across Neuse river
at Lawrence bridge.
The commissioners set aside $500
for improving the Adkin road in Swift
Greek township, and the county SUI
pe~rintendent was ordered to employ
q supervisor; and q similar sum was
also appOrtiOned for the completion
of the Penny road from Yates mill
to the MOrdecai road.