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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
FLETCHER CRIES "HELP!"
Wants Aid to Secure Appropriation for
New Postoffice.

Congressman Loren Fletcher, repre-
senting the fifth district, which is Hen
nepiu county, wants an assistant con-
gresham. An omnibus public building
appropriation bill is to be introduced
and perhaps passed, and it is for the
purpose Of securing a slice Of it for
Hennepin county that assistance is
asked. -, .-
MI. Fletcher has announced that he
will retire at the expiration Of his pres
ent term and wishes to round out his
long public career by securing an ap-
preparation for a new federal building
in Minneapolis.
The first step in the movement will
be to secure an appropriation for a
new site. Mr.. Fletcher has asked the
Commercial club to send a delegate to
Washington to aid in the work Other
cities are after slices, among them
Columbus, with a postoffice delegation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
BANKERS OPPOSE BILL
Postal Savings Bank Bill May Not
Leave Committee -.

WINoNA. MINN.-Replying to constituent
inquiring as to the Postal Savings bank bill.
introduced in the house of representatives at
the present session of congress by Congress
man Snapp, the statement is made by Congress
man James A. Tawney that the bill will proba-
bly, not be considered by this congress-, and
that 1t may not be reported from the commit
tee. There is good deal of opposition to the
measure from lnanciers and bankers, on the
ground that banks conducted in the manner.
provided for in this bill would draw money away
from local Investment and be detrimental to
the development of a city.
Rev. Father J. A. Cummiskey Of this city,
secretary to Bishop Cotter. who is spending
some weeks In the south for the benefit Of his
health, met with unpleasant experience at
Abbeyville, La. The hotel at which he was
stopping burned to the ground. Father Cum
miskey escaped, but lost all his wearing ap-
parel with the exception Of pair of trousers
and fur coat
The life of John Field Of Ro1lingstone was
saved thru the fidelity of friend who held
with his fingers the two ends of severed artery
in the ankle and prevented loss of blood while
physician drove out ten miles from Winona
to give the needed attention But for this
timely aid, Field must have bled to death. He
was chopping a tree when the slipped and
cut deep into the ankle. ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
RrFIING MAILS Is CHARGED
Champion Cornhusker Of Iowa Ar
S%t rested by Inspectors.

. SHENANDOAH, IOWA.-The champion corn
husker Of Iowa is under arrest. charged with
Rannack, who claims to have husked POL bushels
and sixteen pounds of corn in ten hours. and
whose claim to the championship has never been
questioned, has been for several years a letter
carrier. = 1870
! A barber supply house in Kansas City mailed
some souvenir purses to customers at Shenan-
doah. and as two of them never reached their
destination an investigation was made by post
Office inspectors As a result Rannack was ar
to- Council Bluffs, and bound to the grand
Jury, later! being released on $500 bail. T.
Rannack was making a canvass to secure the
nomination for sheriff Of Essex county when
the arrest was made. @ b.. M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
DOLLAR WORSHIP
AS HOMES PERIL
Woman's Club Decides Woman s
Prodigality Is a Menace to
Ideal Home.
Journal Special Service,

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-That woman s
prodigality and the idolatrous worship
OF Ctr the dollars LA are destroying the ideal
among the members of the Ravenswood
Woman s club, as expressed yesterday
afternoon during a symposium on the
Ideal Home. -
One speaker declared that wives
make their husbands work until their
PACKS are bent, so that they may be
able to IS keep up appearances. An
other speaker. said that in accumulat-
ing wealth the man usually is sacri-
need and the home ruined. The third
urged that the woman who spends most
OF Of n her time down town, spending her
husband's earnings, instead of at home
with her children, skaters every ideal
OF home. The fourth asserted that the
fear Of the neighbours criticism holds
most or the women in bondage and de-
stroys the happiness Of the family.
The fifth prescribed the Rooseveltian
family as a prerequisite Of the happy
home. =. ~ IL.
The sixth speaker attacked the hus-
of the home in his mad pursuit Of
money. Then there was trouble. The
seventh speaker rose to defend the
poor, overworked, abused man. She
said he was doing his best, and women
We're demanding too much of him. The
eighth speaker also defended the
abused man, saying his life was hard
enough without having to bear the
sting of constant criticism. Then thu
meeting adjourned.
Summing up the essentials of the
ideal home as named by the eight
speakers, they were: Love, good
woman, good husband, plenty of chill
dpen l., an old maid aunt to- to look dt after
much, simplicity, economy, e1nancipa-
ton from false ideals, immunity from
neighbors' gossip and criticism.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
HAS OLD INSTRUMENTS
Arnold Dolmetsch's Concert Deals with
Music Of Yore,

One Of the most unique personalities
who has visited America in years is
Arnold Dolmetsch, *F'The Last. of the
Lutte. Players" Mr.. Dolmetsch can
rightly claim the position of being the
greatest authority in the world on the
instrumental music of the sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
He is in possession Of some Of the best
instruments in existence Mr. Dolmetsch
introduces his recitals with an interest
ing explanation of his instruments and
the music which was written for them.
He is assisted in giving his programs
by Mrs. Mabel Dolmetsch and Miss
Kathleen Salmon, both of whom are en-
thusiasts on the music Of the olden
times.
The concert recital in Minneapolis
will be given by the Dometsch trio this
evening in Plymouth church. Seats are
on sale at the Metropolitan music store.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
FIREMEN WILL COMPETE
Iowa Association Announces Program
for Clinton Tournament. s5.-,


CLINTON, IOWA-The program of the TWEEN
ty-eighth annual tournament Of the. Iowa State
Firemens association. to be held in this city
June 10, 20. q and %, has Just been an
rounced; 1t is expected that teams FROM Chi
cago, Peoria, Dixon and other Illinois cities
to the world. Purses aggregatipg $500 will be
distributed in prizes. The racing program will
be follows: .~tt-. =--
Wednesday, June 2o.-Straight away hub and
hub hose race; purses. $40, $50: $40: novelty
fire department race; purses $500. S125, SIS.
Thursday. June 21.--Amateur hose race, purses
$50, $40, $40; hook and ladder race, purse $3.50;
first state race, purses $780,, $50, $25. S15: paid
fire department. race. free for-all. open to the
world. pu-seG $500 5000, 800. &tE
Friday June 22.-Hose race. 40 class, purses
$50, $40, $50: second state hose race. purses
$50. 500 silver belt; $50 $25, Si5; paid fire
department hub and hub race, purses 500, $50;
SIS; hub and hub race between two teams max
ing fastest time at tournament. purse $40;
and hub. ..-.--.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
MORTGAGE FOR 100000
Company Gives Lien I,
~ Cover Bond Issue.

. DULUTH. AtINN.-A mortgage for s. 600, 900
by the Sheuango Furnace company and In favor
OF the Union Trust company of Pittsburg was
filed here yesterday. 1t involves the company
iron mines in the lake region as we'll as Hts
steel plants in Pennsylvania. af4se
The mortgage covers an issue of gold bonds
which bear interest at 5 .>er cent and mat
in fifteen years 1t is attested by w P sny-
der. president of the Shenango Furnace conn
pany and other officials of that corporation.
The most valuable individual property con-
trolled by the Shenango company in Minnesota !
IS the Shenango iron mine at Chisholm on the
Mesaba range. ." g.. ~. = = Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
CUTS PAY OF NURSES
City Hospital Apprentices Put on Plane
81 a.. r.. with Others.

In order. to place the city hospital
on the same footing as the other hospi-
tails, the scale Of allowances for. the ap-
prentice nurses, which has been from
So to $40 per month, was reduced to So
by the board of charities and correc-
lions. The higher pay at the city hos
pital naturally brings out larger class
of applicants to that institution and
DR.. E. H. Beckman, city physician, be-
lieves that many are actuated rather
by mercenary than humanitarian mo-
The board discussed at some length
the revised plans for the administration
wing of the hospital. DR.. E. II. Beck
man has recently visited the east in
the company Of an architect and has
brought back some new ideas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
BANQUET FOUNDERS
Odin Club Have Charter Members as
Guests of Honor.

Charter members of the Odin club
will be the guests of the active body at
a banquet which will be held in the
club rooms tonight to commemorate
the seventh anniversary of the club s
founding Covers will be laid for sew
enty-fve and the charter members,
twelve in number, will be the guests of
honor. :. W.. -.-.
President Edgar Mattson will act as
POSTMASTER, and the following will re-
sp9nd to MS T fa f9F t9a Rann 94dge ue
Gjertson and Harry Swenson. The ar
rangements are in charge Of commit
tee under the Craftsmanship Of F. o.
Moren. f. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
SURVEYING FOR BIG DITCH
Engineers Begin Work Under Orders of
District Court.

3 ALBERT, LEA. MINN.-Engineers ]. w. Dap
pert Of Taylorville. Ill. and F. H. Fisk Of
this city. with force Of men. are at work
surveying for the big ditch proposed to drain
and improve asout $1,000 acres of land in
this county, located in the townships of Geneva,
Riceland and Moscow. The ditch will also be
constructed into Mower county.
This is the second time this ditch has been
proposed. The first time the petition pre-
sented to the county commissioners, but this
time the petitioners went directly to the dis
trict court and the proceedings will be under
Of ders of JUICE Nathan Kingsley.
The first estimate Of the cost was about $780,.
900. and the commissioners Objected to in
curing such a large expense lest the land
owners decline to pay and the county bsye TO
bear the cost OF the work
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14

Houghton, Mich, Feb. 14-Many miners are
resigning their positions in the copper mines
in this vicinity, owing to continued earthquakes
air blasts which have become frequent
and dangerous that the miners fear for their
lives. ~r ..'s
Until last week particular damage was
done, but In the past few days there has been
a series Of shocks, much more violent than at
any time in the past, and of such nature
as to drive terror in the hearts of many. Houses
were shaken, dishes were ratified and in many
Instances knocked from shelves and wild disorder
reigned. @s-o * ~, ~ y
The worst disturbance began week ago
shortly after midnight. and continued with
marked frequency thruout the entire day. Since
then there have been several shocks felt every
day and many residents have become so alarmed
they planning to move from the district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
FATHER ACCUSES HIS SON
Aged Farmer Says He Was Fleeced of
e.. His Property -s< -

SALTWATER, NINA fathers generosity
and sons ingratitude is the theme of "a
story related in the complaint in an action.
begun In the district court by Nicholas Brech..
man against Peter Brochman and his wife The
father alleges that he is So years of age intirnla
IN health and does not speak or write the Eng
lsh languages; that his son Peter induced hf1u.,
agreement for an equal division of his farm in
the town Of Oakdale. worth $1,000. among air
his children. with reservation for his own
support while life lasted 1t turned out the
complaint alleges. that he signed deed for the
property and the son has mortgaged the farm
for $1,000 The court is asked to order AN
accounting of rents and profits with view to
taking judgment against the son Peter for the
amount OF them and the mortgage and to compel
the son to reconyey the farm to the father
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
VICTIM OF ASSAULT
Milwaukee Man, Beaten by Chicago
Thugs, Is Badly Hurt.

MILWAUKEE, WIS:-Willam G. Hazard,
agent for a textbook publishing house, who has
been prominent In political circles, the
victim of brutal midnight assault on South
Clark street, Chicago, a week ago SATURDAY.;
and was laid up in Knowlton hospital here until
eye, the fingers Of his left hand were broken
and his right hand was severely injured.
r Hazard played football on the Leland Stanford
team in 1895 and 1885,, filling the positions Of
guard and center. .ss@ =
DR.. Milton Rice has accepted the chair of
clinical materia medica at Herring. college,, Chi
cago. He is Milwaukee physician, but went
to Hawaii ten years ago to investigate the dis
ease of leprosy. He was superintendent Of the
sanitarium at Hilo, where he treated ten lepers
for several years and succeeded in arresting the
disease in many Of his patients According to
medical authority this is the first step toward
its Obliteration. ~ ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
QUARREL ENDS IN SUICIDE
Minnesota Man Shoots at Woman,
Then Kills Himself.

TEN STRIKE. MINN.--After attempting to
take the life Of woman with whom he had
been living George Wilson. aged 80 years, a
well known character about this place commit
ted suicide by shooting. Wilson is said to have
quarreled with the woman and left the house
to secure revolver. He went to a hotel: got
possession Of weapon, returned to the house
and opened fire his companion He fred
twice, but both bullets went wide of the max. !
and the woman made her escape. Then Wilson
zle under his chin and sending a bullet upward
thru his brain. Death was almost instanta-
neOuS. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal
Morshalltown, Iowa, Feb. lathe trfennial
convention of the Iowa Court of Honor closed its
session here last evening With the election of
officers and delegates to the supreme session,
to be held in Detroit in May. The next meeting
will be held at Creston Following are the new
officers and Delegates
State chancellor, John w. wells, Marshall
town; state recorder, Mary e. Dutton Des
Mones; state treasurer Anna e. Irons, Toledo;
supreme delegates, ]. H. Knoblauch, Emmets.
burg; George Goodrich, Creston; J. N. Day, Clln-
ton; Rev. Mr. Brown, Osceola; Mary F.. Dutton,
Des Moines; J. w. Well Marshalltown; Frank
Bailey, Davenport; J. W. Marshall, Storm Lake.
J. A. Ryan, Charles City.
The order is strong one and the attendance
at the meeting the largest In it's history
banquet given last night. .s-
Oppose Removal of Dam. :
The state of Iowa., thru Attorney General Null
Ian, today interviewed in the of the city
against G. W. tn Plant to prevent the removal
of the dam in the Iowa river at this point The
state seeks to prevent such removal because OF
its interest at the Soldiers Home, claiming that
lowering of the stage of water would be Sc
rious detriment to the home. The city is fight
Ing the removal to preserve it's water supply.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
WOULD DYNAMITE TOWN
Unknown Man Said to Have ATTEMPTED,
Destruction of Village. =

: CRoOKSFoN. misunderstanding to- a mes
sage received by the sheriff, unknown man
Inade an attempt to blow uD the town. of
logging spur. The man had secured a guam
uty OF dynamite and was proceeding to plant
1t under several buildings in the town when
some citizens became aware of his intention
and removed the dynamite. The man, it Is.
SAID then declared he would secure moe and
carry out his plan. County Attorney Mcdonald
OF Bem1d1i left for Fowlds on receipt of the.
message and will make complete investigators. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
u.s. GRAFT rs CHARGED
Case Against Fond du Lac Official Will
49,. ytZ.f e Come to Trial.

GREEN BAY, WIS.-The only Green Bay al
legged graft case to be tried at Fond du Lac
will be that Of City Assessor x. Parmentier
Of 500 from Henry Mu1lers proprietor Of a
general store. Another case, charging Parmen-
tier with accepting bribes Of $50 from the
Jorgensen- Bleseh company, will be nolled at the
opening Of the term.
The three cases against former Alderman
A. l.. Gray and one against former City At
torney A. B. Fontaine will be continued by
agreement.
The Germania society, organized in this city
ffty-six years ago with a membership Of 120,
is about to disband, owing to loss of members.
The Youngest member is so years of age Pa
pers for the dissolution of the society Nave
been sent to Madison. and the formal disband-
ing will take place at the next meeting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
BUTTE MYSTERY CLEARED
Chinarnan Thought to Have Been Muir
~->. dered Is Safe. 81

BUTTE, MONT.-The excitement created in
Climate by the disappearance Of Dr.. Wong
has been allayed, the doctor having telephoned
from Gregson Springs that he is safe and recu-
perating at that resort. The doctor had not been
feeling we'll and determined to 80 to the springs.
Not wishing to alarm Ills friends with regard to
the state Of his health, he departed quietly, not
informing even his most intimate friends. As
consequence hey became alarmed over his dis
appearance, and advanced theory that he had
been robbed, murdered and his body spirited
away. ~ % -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal. !. - M. &ss
Hudson, Wis, Feb. 14Astate Senator James
A. Frear Of Hudson has announced his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination for secretary
of state. He has always been strong supporter
OF Senator r. NJ. La Toilette, but in his an
nouncement he shows q disposition to promote
political harmony in the state He has been
brought prominently before the public the past
month by reason of his position as chairman Of
the special legislative committee to probe life
Insurance companies of Wisconsin.
Senator Frear was born in this city Oct o.
1861. He studied in Lawrence university and
graduated FROM the national law university OF
washington. He was In the law office Of
Senator John c. Spooner at Hudson for a year,
has served as district attorney of st. Croix
years, and was elected state senator in 1904
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
WISCONSIN
ENTERS RACE FOR
STATE SECRETARY
HUDSON MAN ANNOUNCES CAN
DIDACY FOR NOMINATION.

State Senator Frear, a Strong Sup
porter of La Toilette, Seeks Honors
in Badger State, and Will Make Eff
fort to Promote Political Harmony
Is Chairman of Committee Probing
Insurance Companies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
IOWA BOY SHOOTS AND
KILLS HIS OWN MOTHER
Srtcial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Guthrie Center, Iowa, Feb. 14.-Her-
mann Reese. Is years of age, shot and
last night at his home at Beargrove,
near Guthrie Center. The family was
gathered about the CRATE in the sitting
room Hermann was examining re-
volvers which he thought nnloaded and
pointed it at his mother in a playful
mood. It went off and the aged woman
dropped dead at his feet, shot thru the
heart. The boy is Frustrated with
grief. 5s5 .s 3stz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
SHOW FARMERS HOW
TO DESTROY SMUT
LECTURERS VISIT MANY TOWNS
IN MINNESOTA.
Seed Special on Minneapolis Road
Takes Party Of Professors Thru
Farming Districts to Instruct in
Treatment Of Grain Enthusiastic
Meetings Reported from All Points
and Good Results Are Expected. ~.
Special to The Journal.

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Special to The Journal. ess
Morton, Mimi, Feb. 14.-Large crowds of In &
terested farmers have met the Minneapolis ~
ST. Louis good seed special train at every point.
on the line Nine lectures have been given with
an average attendance of 200 at EACH EighteelfS.
hundred people nave heard the latest ideas zeni
seed selection and have received instructions 6nt
the treatment of seed grain for smut. .ssf5aSS
Smutted grain has caused the loss of thousands
of dollars turnout the western section of the
state this year, and the farmers are ready to
adopt every known means to prevent repetition.
of the loss III the future. The lecturers from.
the state experiment station advise strongly the,
thoro cleaning of seed grain and its treatmen4a
with fomaldehyde. To make sure that the5
method of treatment is we'll understood practiear
demonstrations given by the speak ers. sacsss
of wheat are dumped on the floor of the balls or,
on the station platforms, when the meetings are
held in coaches, and treated before the eyes of
the farmer. +. ~ -e,a
Farmers Enthusiastic.
The questions aroused by these .demonstra lions.
show that those who attend the good seed ineef-s
1ngs are there because they want information
and that they are going to the INSTRUCTIONS
given them. The work has been successful be4s
yond expectations. Every town between Young
America and Morton has been visited and stems
viii be made at; all towns the WATERFOWL tij.:
vision Farmers and grain men. are enthusiastic
over the value Of the instructions given and;
expect large increase in yield and better quality
of grain as result. .-----. AsgS
The party is made up of Professors Andrew
Boss, E. G: Parker and A. D. Wilson of the state
experiment station, who give the lectures: r. J.s
Quinn. secretary of the Tri-State Grain Dealers.E
association: ". A. Molmqust and E. L. Weich~
Of Minneapolis. |.. zr-.-s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
FIND DEAD MAN IN BRUSH
Dog Attracts Ranchmen to Body Hang
ing to Tree.

STEVENSvILLE. MONT.--Attracted by the
barking of dog, Thomas McDonah and Sterling
Dobbins, who were hauling hay on the McDonah
the animal into the brush and there, hanging by
the to tree discovered the dead body of
arm was twined about the limb of the tree and
his knees almost touched the ground The
coroner was summoned and after investiga-
ton decided that the man had died from heart
failure. He had been in town the day before,
apparently in the best Of health. It is supposed
that while walking home he suddenly felt i'll and
went into tho brush to rest. death overtaking
him suddenly. >ss,E#
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
ORPHANS DECORATE oAsKET
Children Of South Dakota Home Honor
:. Institutions Donor.

4 SIOUX FALLS. s. D.--The remains Of Irving
D.. Smith. the farmer millionaire, were inferred
here this afternoon under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows of Madison and Sioux Falls. A
special train brought four coach loads of mourn
ers and others from Madison to pay their last
respects to the 9ead. .Ns -
pathetic incident of the funeral march from
procession reached the South Dakota Childrens
home, where it was halted for the little inmates
Of the home to place floral offerings on the
casket of the man whose philanthropy had
tended to the home In substantial manner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
FIRED JAIL AT. LANCASTER
Serious Charge Against Farmer Held
to Grand Jury.

HALLOCK, MINN.-Wflliam Amos; a farmer
was held to the grand jury In $500 bonds on
the charge Of setting fire to the village Jail at
Lancaster. It appears that Amos was arrested
because Of being drunk and disorderly, and
when locked up, 1t Is said. he set fire to the
jail While the fremen were putting out the
fire Amos escaped. but was brought to Hallock
by Sheriff Anderson today -