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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
FROM FAR:OFF GERMANY .
:. SHE SEEKS LOVER HERE

Absence has made Emma Lissey' s
heart grow fonder, and altho she may
be forgotten by her former sweetheart,
she has sent from her home in Ham
burg, Germany, to find out his Mime
apolis address, and'why he has ceased 10
write. The letter. written in German,
was sent to the German consul in ST..
Paul, and was turned over to Sheriff j..
w. Dreger, German correspondent for
.Hennepin county. -.
The young woman evidently is dis
traught about her verlobter' and has
no hesitancy in avowing her love and
concern. She says that she has read
Of a big fire in a Minneapolis hote]
and fears that her lover may have per.
Sished in the flames. H..
She says that the man slA seeks came
to Minneapolis last September and i:
working for a large local milling com
spany He promised to marry her be
fore he left her in her home across the
waters to seek fortune in America
but, she says, since Dec. 1 she has haC
no word from him. Her letters have
continued to be sent and have not beer
returned. altho there has been no reply
She implores the German consul to hell
her in her search, as it means every
thing to her and her happiness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
WANT SLATER IN
FEDERAL SERVICE
STATE COMMISSIONER REFUSES
# FLATTERING OFFER.
Was Asked to Take Hold of New In
spection Bureau at New York, but
Declined in Order TO Stay by De-
partment Here - Will Recommend
Another Minnesotan.

The United States department of ag-
riculture has been trying to steal p.
K. Slater, state dairy and food commits
sioner, from the Minnesota service, but
Mr.. Slater stated today that he had
declined the position offered, and would
stick to the ship
The department under Secretary Will
son is about to install an inspection and
grading bureau at New York for butter
received there. The idea is to grade
butter if desired by the trade, and to
conduct IAN educational bureau, noting
the faults in butter received and no
tifying the shipper how to correct
them. Mr.. Slater was wanted as the
head of this new service, and the po-
sition was rendered by p. W. Webster,
chief of the dairy division. No sal
airy was named, except to say that the
salary would be made an inducement.
Mr.. Slater believes that a Minnesota
man will be selected for the place.
Since turning down the offer he has
been asked by Mr.. Webster to recon-
mend some competent butter man for
the place. We have plenty of them
in Minnesota said Mr.. Slater today,
Hand / hope some one from this state
will be selected. Mr.. Webster has sent
word that he will be here to see me
Wednesday, -.
The offer is highly appreciated as a
compliment to Minnesota butter max
ers and the Minnesota dairy inspection
service -s-."1 E. - e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
REAL ESTATE FUND
TO Be SPENT HERE
MINNEAPOLIS PEOPLE WILL
HAVE THEIR EYES OPENED.
Value Of Home Realty, Beauty of City,
Glories CT Climate and Every Other
Good Feature Will Be Shown in Glow
ing Colors to Unappreciative Resi-
dents.

With $4,000 already subscribed and
more coming, the executive committee
of the Minneapolis Real Estate board
has a tremendous fund in prospect to
be used in advertising real estate.
The purpose of the committee is said
to be to advertise Minneapolis real es-
tate among Minneapolis people. To
this end the fund will be used in judi
cious newspaper advertising and in
other approved methods for putting
real estate in right light before the
people.
The enthusiasm manifested at the spe-
cial meeting Saturday night, when the
fund was started, has not abated today
by any means, and the topic Of CONVEX
sation is the outburst of local pride
that was shown at that time.
The meeting Saturday night was al
most as spontaneous as the subscrip-
lions to the advertising fund. 1t was
decided upon only three days before,
and when President w. Y. Chute called
the meeting to order only a few present
were aware of the purpose Of the call
For this reason the executive commit
tee is not yet prepared to announce
plans for the use Of the fund, except in
a general way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
PLEDGE COMES in
FROM UNIQUE CLUB
GRAND ARMY FUND BOOSTED
FROM UNEXPECTED QUARTER.
First Generation Members Discuss
Civil War and Then Send $40 to Help
Entertain Old Soldiers-Many Checks
Sent by Private Men Who Wish to
Help.

A new and pleasing feature of the
Grand Army encampment fund collec-
ton has come into prominence. Pledges
are coming in every day from people
who were not on the general business
lists drawn up by the committee. While
many of those who were asked to assist
in the raising of the fund have failed to
respond, there are many who from
patriotic motives are contributing vol
unfairly according to their means.
l. In a short time the committee will
make a public announcement asking
all those who were not reached and
who may care to subscribe to do so. In
the meantime, many of these voluntary
pledges from private parties are COM
ing in.
: Club Sends Pledge.
! The patriotism of the call does not
ccn1ine itself wholly to those who are
Americans by birth and descent. There
has been no drawing of national lines
| and today an unsolicited4 pledge from
most unexpected source was received.
! The First Generation club of Northeast
! Minneapolis sent in pledge Of $50 for
| the fund.
This organization is unique and has
never been heard from before. 1T IS
composed wholly of young men whose
themselves native born They discuss
American history and politics and ques-
tions Of good citizenship that they may
become better and more intelligent
Americans. The nationalities predomi-
mating in, the club are Polish, Russian,
Bohemian, Slavonic and Scandinavian
THE approaching Grand Army encamp.
ment and the part played by the Grand
! Army in the history Of the country
were discussed at recent meeting. The
500 was voted from the treasury. 1t
was found that the treasury was
somewhat SHY the amount, SO the
balance was raised by passing the hat
amongothe members. &
! Labor Unions Help Cause.
! The Trades and Labor assembly, rep
resenting the labor organizations of the
city, has notified Secretary W. G.. Nyt
/: that these organizations will raise {
! fund as a reciprocation for the assist
ance offered by the Commercial club il
| the entertainment of labor conventions
A call will be made on each union am
a public meeting to boost the cause viii
be held April 49,. % ~. ~.
The committee still urges create
promptness on the part of those VIII
have been called upon. Pledges only hr'
asked now, but it is important tina
they should be turned in without delay
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
FLORENCE W ALTON AGAIN
GETS DOG LICENSE NO. |

Dog licenses were placed on sale to-
day by City Clerk L.. A. Lydiard;
bicycle tags may be secured next
Wednesday and the office will be pre-
pared to issue automobile licenses. This
is a matter Of some Importance to own
,ers Of new machines as they have been
warned by policemen for not having
displayed their license numbers.
The officers have not been inclined
to accept the excuse that licenses were
not obtainable, but such is the fact,
nevertheless. ....=.s-s
There are five dog licenses which
are not available Miss Florence Walton
already has secured the promise of No.
l, Emil Ferrant No. 2, while Aldermen
A. G.. Vaughan, Peter Mccoy and 6. A;
Westphal have secured numbers 7, 9 and
II, respectively. - #l..uz ~
The dog catcher will start out on May
1 and will pursue different tactics this
year. It was discovered that many own
ers kept their dogs tied up in the early
part Of the summer until the dog
catchers had been retired, and the re-
suit was large number21of unlicensed
dogs. This year the officer will be on
dlty until SeDtember. 1rE1Tc3cr 7rt -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
HERMANN'S MAGIC SAVED
DOCTOR FROM SWIN!DLER

Hermann III, this week at the Or
pheum, claims to have saved a Detroit,
Mich, physician from squandering his
entire fortune on so-called spiritual
list. 49,
"Some time ago. said Hermann to-
day, " this physician had lost his daugh
ter, an only child. Someone told him
that if he went to certain Detroit
spiritualist he could converse with the
soul of his beloved child. The man Wis
tied the spiritualist and was so i'm
pressed with the manifestations and
writings, presumably by the spirit Of
his child, that he visited the place al
most daily and up to the time of my
arrival in the city had spent $4,000.
was neglecting his business and was
on the road to ruin.
Friends explained his case to me,
and asked if I would be willing to visit
the spiritualist with the physician, and
later, if I could, expose it all as magic.
[ do not believe in trying. to expose
mediums, but because of the pathetic
feature of this case | consented. l dis
guised myself and attended a. seance.
There were strange knockings, presum-
ably from the, spirit of the dead daugh-
ter, mysterious slate writings, and, fin
ally, a ray Of light Illuminated a dark
corner and there was mystic picture
of the departed. -
| 3HThe physician returned to the hotel
with me- There was able to dupli-
! cate all he had seen. He knew that
what I did was simply magic and
sleight Of hand, nothing spiritualistic
about it.
81 an not believer in spiritualism
myself. There may be. something tc
it; I am not saying there is not. But
I have yet to see or hear Of the seance
performance where the strange things
accredited there to spirits cannot BIT
duplicated by myself by sleight OF
hand. - -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
FAT GIRL SECURES A JOB
CIRCUS MANAGER WILL HEFT
- HER AS A PROSPECTIVE FAT
LADY,

Addie Boyd, the young woman who
has been a patient at the city hospital
because she is too fat to perform any
kind Of work, is no longer to be a de-
pendent on charity.
A good salary and chance to see the
world have. been offered by a western
circus manager who says he is unable to
find fat lady for the side show. For
some time the Associated Charities and
the poor department have been trying
to find some way in which she can make
q living. While they have been plan
ming the woman has been at the hospi-
tai taking treatment to lessen her
weight. -"
Now she can make good living with
out so much, as turning her hand, pro-
viding she is fat enough, and the man
ager is soon to come to Minneapolis to
see if she can pass the examination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
Weather Conditions.

A large low-pressure area extends
from southern Minnesota to Oklahoma,
attended by cloudy and unsettled
weather over much Of the United States
and the Canadian northwest. Rain has
fallen during the past twenty-four hours
in the upper lake region, the upper and
middle Mississippi valley, eastern and
central South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyo-
ming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma,
northern New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada and California, and rain was
still falling this morning in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Michigan, eastern Missouri,
South Dakota, Arizona and southern
California The rains in Wisconsin,
northern Michigan and southern Cali
fornia were heavy, lao inches being re-
ported at Green Bay, 1.52 at La Crosse,
1.30 at Escanaba, and LOS at Los An
geles. This mornings temperatures
.are above 80 degrees, except in northern
Minnesota, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
and they are above 60 degrees in the
middle and west gulf states. The preci-
pitation will continue in this vicinity
today, probably turning to snow tonight
with the falling temperature due to a
small "high' over northern Saskatche-
wan; Tuesday will be fair.
IT. S. Outram, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
DEFIES BULLETS TO
FLEE FROM SMELLING

Mark E. Christensen, general pris-
oner at Fort Smelling, escaped Sunday
morning while working with two other
prisoners. near the river bank.
"Goodby, boys; L m going!'' he
shouted to the guards, who Immediately
began firing at him, but without effect.
Christensen disappeared in the direc-
ton Of Minnehaha park. The escaped
prisoner was serving a two-year SEN
Vermont.
Detachments were Immediately dis
patched in the direction of Minnehaha
park and Minneapolis, but the fugitive
has not been captured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
City News
THE WEATHER

Threatening and colder
ing to snow; Tuesday, fair, brisk north
west winds.
Wisconsin-Rain turning to snow to-
night, followed by fair Tuesday; cold
er; high southerly shifting to north
winds.
Upper Michigan-Rain tonight, turn
ing to snow and colder Tuesday; winds
becoming high northwest.
Iowa0Threatening and colder to-
night, with rain in east portion, turn
ing to snow; Tuesday, fair, with colder
in east portion.
North and South Internationally
fair tonight and Tuesday; colder to-
night, warmer Tuesday afternoon:
Enthusiastically fair tonight and
Tuesday, except probably rain in west
portion Tuesday; warmer Tuesday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
UPHoLDs COMMISSION
Judge Crosby Holds the Elective Law
Is Constitutional.

Judge Crosby of Hastings decided the
Otisville sidetrack case at Saltwater
Saturday, and incidentally disposed of
house commission is an unconsti-
tional body.
The point was raised by attorneys
for the 500 road. They claimed that as
the constitution does not provide for
election of the commissioners, but
gives the appointing power in general
to the governor, the act of 1899, max
ing the commission elective, is uncon-
stitutionaI Judge Crosby overrules
the point without comment. He upholds
the order of the commission prohibiting
the road from removing the sidetrack
at Otisville.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
ASKS CHAPERONES
FOR ALL BAD ROYS
PROBATION OFFICER WOULD I'M.
PROVE JUvENILE-CoURT PLAN.
NH. Chamberlain Appeals to Ministers
to Secure $50 Voluntary Workers
Who Will Take Personal Interest in
Each Juvenile Observation-Disclosures
Pledged by Pastors.

Two hundred and fifty chaperones,
to play the BIG brother to lads who
have come within the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile court, could be used to advan-
tage in dealing with the juvenile de-
linquentsa of Minneapolis, according to
H. B. Chamberlain, legal adviser of the
probation office. At meeting OF the
Minister'S alliance today, Mr.. Chamber
lain appealed to the pastors to recon-
mend this work to the young people,
and particularly the young men, OF
their churches The task Of these
chaperones would be to become init
mately acquainted with the boys as
signed to them and lead the lads into
a proper course of conduct by example.
Mr.. Chamberlain pointed out that the
difficulty with the juvenile court as
now organized is that it is next to i'm
possible to keep in personal touch with
the boys who come before it. A staff
Of voluntary workers who would as
sumo personal responsibility for the
boys assigned to them would do away
with this weakness. 1t would be no
part of the scheme to have the volun-
teer worker act as either a guardian
or a teacher. His work would be en-
Of his young charge and leading his
tastes into wholesome channels.
Pastors Pledge Aid.
This suggestion was we'll received by
the assembled ministers, who signifeC
their willingness to recommend thl!
work to their young men. Some of them
suggested that the work might be con
Quoted thru the Christian Endeavor so
cieties. 49,
In addition to making plea for vol
unteer workers, Mr.. Chamberlain. ex
planned the working of the court ane
urged the necessity Of having one judge
permanently assigned to the work in
stead Of allowing the regular distric
court judges to attend to it in rotation
He also described the proposed deten
tion home at considerable length an'
| outlined the campaign which will b.
conducted by the, new juvenile cour
committee. There was nothing forma
about this talk, and the frequent ques
| tions which interrupted the speake
evidenced the keen interest of his au
ditors.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Chamberlain
no resolutions were passed and no fol-
NAL action was taken, but each minis
| ter present was requested to lay tn
matter before his own church. Preced
| ing Mr.. Chamberlain s talk, O. w. Stew
art, the prohibition organizer, was In
troduced. His remarks were confne
to greeting to the alliance. He mad
no reference to the question of prohj
bition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
ELECTRICITY CHEAP HERE
Chicago's Fight for Liver Rate Opens
p. r. Interesting Comparisons.

Chicago is in the midst of an electric
light controversy in the hope Of securing
cheaper rate. The council committee
on lighting adopted a scale on Saturday
to be proposed to the. Chicago council to-
night that cuts the maximum rate for
small consumers from 20 cents to IA cents
net a kilowatt hour.
The Minneapolis council has still
chea per light resolution before it. and
comparison shows that Minneapolis now
is enjoying a cheaper light rate on the
present schedule4 than Chicago will have
under its new schedule, if it passes. The
present Minneapolis rate is 1872 cents net
as against the Accent rate proposed for
Chicago. The same is true of the power
rates. the. Minneapolis rate being slightly
less per kilowatt hour than the proposed
Chicago rate. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
FINE COUPE BURNS VI
IN DRIVERS ABSENCE

Without betraying semblance Of
fear or. concern, flea bitten team Of
horses, hitched to hack, stood i'm
mobile while the carriage was de-
stroyed sby fire at Fourth street and
Seventh avenue S, about il pm. Sun
day. ..
Passersby saw the flames and turned
in an alarm, but before the department
responded the absent driver had re-
turned and taken his fiery chariot away.
It is said that the hack, valued at from
$500 to $780, was practically ruined.
The owner is unknown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
OLD GLORY NEGLECTED
Difference Enough Is Not Paid City
Hall Flag,

Old soldiers and other patriotic citi-
zens are glad to see the flag fly from
such dominant position as the top of
the courthouse tower, but they stoutly
declare that the treatment it receives
is almost an insult. Instead of being
hauled down at sunset, the flag is left
out all night in wind and rain until it
has been torn into shreds and now pre-
sents a ragged appearance.
They suggest that the flag should be
hoisted every morning and when the
wind is high storm flag, which is much
smaller in size than the regulation
standard, should replace the regular
flag This is the correct army rule and
should be observed here, say the critics
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
POLICE QUOTA FULL
BY April 1 26O Men Will Be On Duty
in CITY,

On April the police force will have
it's quota of men for the first time
since Mayor D. P. Jones took charge.
The force will then number 260 men, of
which forty-six are new appointments
by Mayor Jones. Of the latter eight are
5 feet 10 inches; thirteen are 5 feet II ;
nine are feet: six are feet ! inch
six are 6 feet 2 inches and four are 6
feet inches.
All the new men are under 40 years
twenty-one being 80 years. Twenty -six
weigh between ITO and 200 pounds and
the remainder weigh between 200 and
22O pounds.
It is announced from headquarters
that discipline will be much stricte,
from now on than it has been here
tOfOre
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
GUTTERSON DECIDES
TO OPPOSE MCCLEARY

Gilbert Gutterson of Lake Crystal,
who has intentions hostile to Congress-
man j. 7; McCleary, called at the office
Of the secretary Of state today and in
terviewed J. J. Lomen, the assistant
secretary, but did not file. his affidavit
as a candidate. To friends about the
capitol, however, he admitted his in
tention to run. He declared that when
he did file for the nomination he would
resign as rural-route inspector, which
is civilservice position.
Announcement of his candidacy for
the second district nomination is ex-
pected this week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
LEADING WOMAN LEAVES

Miss Margaret Ellington Leaves 'The
Lion and the Mouse. =
Margaret Ellington, who played the
part Of the mouse in 'eThe Lion and
the Mouse' last week at the Metro
politan theater, left Sunday morning
for New York city Miss I'll i'm gton
who is known in private life as Mrs.
Daniel Frohman, is related to. the. Car
penter family Of Minneapolis and was
entertained while here by Mrs. IS. M.
Yale, 2702 Portland avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
BETTER MAIL SERVICE
Three Trips Day to BE Made Between
Stations D and F.

The contract for hauling the mail
between Station d, Nicollet avenue and
Thirty first street. and Station + Lyn-
dale avenue and Fifty-fourth street. is
to be relet. The service at present con
sists of two trips daily, but in order
to improve the delivery service from
Station F., the postoffice authorities
have decided to increase the wagon
trips to three day..
Proposals for the service on the new
schedule will be received at@the post
office until April 5. Pratt's express
company is the present contractor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
SWITCHMAN Is KILLED

Charles Peterson Falls in Front of En-
CINE, Receiving Fatal Hurt.
Charles Peterson. a switchman for
the Northern Pacific road, was killed
while at work in the yards in North
east Minneapolis yesterday.
& He was crossing the tracks, and in
attempting to get out of the way of
approaching engine, slipped on the glare
Of. ice and fell. The engine ran into
him, mangling his body. He was taken
to Asbury hospital, where he died a
few minutes later.
Peterson was widower about so
ago and he was boarding at 927 Wash
ington avenue n He had one son,
Charles Peterson, who will make the
funeral arrangements.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE
III Health Causes Michigan Man to
Shoot Himself.

Special to The journal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, March 90
Because he was respondent over loss
of health, Samuel Peterman, a farmer
of Bruce township, placed rifle to his
mouth and blew out his brains The
bullet passed thru his head and thru
the ceiling, finally lodging in pillow
under the head of son who was asleep
without arousing him. Feterman was
60 years of age and leaves wife and
five children.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
Weather Now and Then,

Today, maximum 80, minimum 33 de-
grees; year ago, maximum 81, mini
mum 81 degrees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
SEATS FOR MOTOR,MEN

Rest for Weary Car Drivers Beginning
. .I : Next Wednesday. = :.
Motormen of the Twin City Rapid
Transit 70 company's system Of street.
cars are to have seats after Wednesday
and thereafter will not be compelled to
stand up all the time while on duty.
Some years ago ehe motormen had
stools and were allowed to sit down
during the hours when business was
lightest. The custom is to be resumed
and when drivers have long runs with
few stops they will be allowed to sit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere APP
probation to our many friends for the
kindness and heartfelt sympathy shown
to US in our recent bereavement.
David M. Anderson and Family.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-26

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