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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
|BRY IDEA
FINALLY !! !! L, 1 ADOPTED ]
After Trans Mississippi Resolu.
tions Committee Had Thrown
Them Down.

Kansas City, Nov. 24.-After elect
ing H. D. Loveland of San Francisco
president for the ensuing year: adopt-
ing two resolutions by William j. BY
an after they had been voted down by
the committee On resolutions, and af-
ter adopting a set of resolutions. in
Guiding an Endorsement Of the PROPOSE
tion submitted by Secretary Of State
Elihu Root for encouraging our mer-
chant marine and for increasing our
tercourse with South America BY ad-
equate mail facilities, the Trans Mis-
sissippi Commercial congress adjourned
to meet in 1907 at Muskogee. /. y.
The full list Of officers follows:
President, Colonel n. d. Loveland,
San Francisco; first. vicepresident, +.
Bradford Prince, Sante Fe. N. M: sec
ond vicepresident, N. G. Larimore,
LariNore, n. D.; secretary, Arthur F.
Francis, Cripple Creek, COT.
The Bryan !, resolutions, finally
adopted, favored the Endorsement Of
the resolution adopted by the Inter.
parliamentary union. in favor Of. set
Ting international questions by q court
or commission Of Investigation before
declaration Of war, and, second, placed
the congress on record as being OPP
posed to private monopolies and, be
Aev1HS tAoH 4AueleHSlDle ana 1ntOl-
cradle, favored the enforcement of ex-
listing laws and the enactment Of such
new laws as may be necessary to pro-
tect industry from the menace offered
by the trusts I es4%4 s
Other resolutions favored a more
effective consular service, an intercon-
tinental railway, development Of riv-
ers and harbors, Endorsed the proposed
intercostal canal, nine feet in depth
and about. 500 miles in length, from
the Mississippi 5 river to the Rio
Grande, as one Of the most beneficial
waterway improvements in the union,
and a more flexible currency. The
beet sugar industry was also favored,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Land Values Are Low.

The land about Fort Worth, in fact all
through Lamont county, Is growing con-
stantly in value, but it Is still at a very
reasonable figure; The unimproyed d.t tracts IS
to $40 per acre, and the improved land,
oven including the truck farms, can be
purchased from $50 and from that to $l0O
per acre. Near the city there is a large
amount Of truck farming, for the market
is excellent for such produce. ..
The soil throughout the country is va
ried in character, but very productive.
and is not to be surpassed for diversified
farming Cotton, corn, wheat, and oats
all yield we'll and find a ready market in
the city, - +r. *. -
The United States government is to es-
tablish two large experimental farms in
this county and these will aid materially
in the development of the resources to ths
very best advantage. -, a:.,~.-..~' IT,
The Pan Handle country has so long
been recognized as q, wonderful section for
and unusually rich, nutritious qualities OF
its grasses, that people are slow to think
that it is suited to any other industries,
but that is a great mistake The natural
wealth Of the region is undoubtedly in its
which produces these can also be made
to yield abundantly of other produce. The
soil is generally rich loan, Of varying
kind. with excellent subsoi1s, and beneath
is fed by the tributary streams of the Red
river, and by the Canadian river, with it's
tributaries In these sections, where the
an almost ae Unlimited suppy There yes is
plenty of sunshine. and the air Is clear
and sinvigorating. Apparently there is mo
reason why farming should not flourish
along with the cattle industry. deriving
ity, because grain and hay are in constant
demand at all the ranches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
LEFT SPONGE IN MANS
BODY; WIFE NOW SUES
Special to Tho Journal.

Special to Tho Journal.
Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 24.-Alleging
that the death Of her husband was the
result Of a surgical sponge being left
in his body after an operation had
been performed. Mrs. Annie Arp has
brought suit against several prominent
$4,000. ~ =.
Mrs. Arp alleges that an operation
was performed upon her husband in
1905 by the defendants and that a
sponge was left in his body and the
incision closed up. The sponge caused
an abscess to form and last month it
was necessary to perform a second
The sponge was then discovered and
removed, but the abscess had caused
such a. condition Of health that her
husband could not withstand the
shock Of the second operation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
AGAINST REBATING.
stillwell, Railroad President, Condemns
Plan as Crime.

Kansas City, Nov. 24.-Arthur. E.
Stillwell, president of the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient railroad, addressing
the Railroad club here last night, de-
nounced the practice of rebating. He
siad: ac,a ,,.,.s =. os...
E:sOf all the crimes in the whole cate
CORY, the Relating crime is the most
unjust, Relating strikes at the. people
the fountain head Of the rights dele
assassin of old may be. pictured as q
white-robed saint compared to the re-
batter. Rebating is a crime for which no
punishment is too. severe. I'd like to
see the rebater get twenty, yes, fifty
years in the penitentiary." ~. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
LABOR UNION STORE FAILS
Business Venture at Mankato Turns
Out Disappointingly.

Mankato, Mimi, Nov. 24.-The In
dustrial Mercantile company, q stock
company composed of labor union
members that has been conducting a
dry goods and novelty store in this
city since July, fled petition in
bankruptcy today, signed by several
stockholders. The assets are given as
the stock valued at $1,000, and fixtures
valued at $780,. while the liabilities are
$1,1S3, all unsecured. The venture
proved a great disappointment to the
proprietors, as the store had little pat
ronage from laboring men or others.
It was managed by NJ. j. Cuddy, pres
ident of the Laborers' Patriotic union.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
EBEN BUTLER A SUICIDE
Unique Christmas Gift Leaves Wyoming
Ranch for a Castle in Scotland.

Special to The Journal < ~ 81. st.,,
Stewart MINI, Nov. 24.-When
amos Avery, editor of the Tribune,
hour this morning, he found the dead
bodyh of. his foreman, Eben~ Butler.
hanging from eoathook on the wall
by a small u1cord tqaround his. neck.
Death, was caused by 1strangulation, the
body hanging sos shat the knees almost
touched the floor. .:@~~ - 1ess -
Mr.@Avery slept in rooms above the
office and the tragedy by which his
employee ended his life was enacted
without attracting his attentions 81 Z
Young Butler was well Thought of
had been in poor health, and bTooding
over, his condition is the only cause
known for his rash act T.. ..l,&
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Growth Of Fort Worth, Texas.
Greatly Stimulated by the Big
Plants Established There by
Chicago Firms.
rs ALSO THE RAILROAD
CENTER OF THE STATE
Holds Key to Commerce Between
North and South Because Of It's
Transportation Facilities-Pan
:. Handle Country.
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Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. "< - 80.
Worth has been called the ''capital of the
range country Of Texas and there is no
question that it fully deserves this title.
i it is fast becoming one Of the most
good map of Texas, and you will be sur
prised to find the number Of railroads
which center in Fort Worth, giving direct
communication with the Pan Handle re-
Of the gulf cities, and even with far off
Ell Paso.. It does not take very keen rea-
son to discover the inevitable result of all
this traffic upon the growth Of the city.
Her commercial activity soon will rival
that of many Of our great cities Of the
north and east Her location makes this
development a foregone conclusion. for
she holds the key to the intercourse be-
tween southwestern Texas and the north,
and her markets are the natural distrib-
uting centers of the Pan Handle country.
u The progress Of Fort Worth during the
last ten or twelve years has been marvel
ous-to one unfamiliar with the rapid rise
Of western cities, it would seem almost
impossible, for such great changes toehave
taken place in so short time. There
were many forces at work to assist in this
growth. and nd, be Of the many varied
to prophesy that Fort Worth's greatness
is to be Of lasting quality, not mere
meteoric flash Of superiority and then OBJ
security. ,~-ei'.
|, In enumerating these influences one
first turns to the great cattle raising in
terests, for undoubtedly these have been
the most powerful so far. The vast
ranges Of northern Texas have long been
the feeding ground OF countless herds of
cattle, and today, though the old-time
long horned Varieties have disappeared,
and with them most of the enormous
ranches, the new short-horned cattle are
just as numerous and their market values
have increased many fold The building
of the immense packing houses at Fort
Worth by the two great firms Of Swift
and Armour FASTENED the final completion
Of this change in the industry and ma
terially raised the value of the herds, for
it gave the cattlemen an Immediate mar
ket for all that they wished to sell. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
NEW COPPER COMPANY
Superior & Boston organized by North.
:.s. 3 ern Michigan Men.


:..>-.s ern Michigan Men.
Special to The Journal. ssvg
III Houghton, Mich, Nov 24-The Su-
perior & Boston Copper company was
organized here today with .capitaliza-
ton Of 81, 500, 900 land shares at $40
par. Captain James Chynoweth, gen
eral superintendent of the Centennial
and Al1ouez mines, is president. Will
The other directors are Judge Norman
Whaire, general manager Of the. Tam
arack, Osceola, Ahmeek and Isle Royal
mines; John II. Rice Of the Houghton
National bank, and Henry Smell Of the
Arizona Commercial Copper company.
The property consists of forty-one
claims adjoining the Arizona CONNER.
cial at Globe, Ariz., with ore proven by
the workings of the latter to the boun-
dairy line. Vigorous development is to
be begun at once.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
LEFT FORTUNE TO NEGROES
Southern Schools Remembered in Will
Of Wisconsin Man. .,..s-> ~

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 24.-Celadon
Bassett, the wealthy wholesale sad
dlery dealer who, died on Sunday, left
a portion of his fortune to|three south
ern negro institutions. They are the
the Beloit school at Beloit, Ala, and
the Utica normal and industrial school
at Utica, N. Y. ~. '., ,s....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
MABEL DAVIDSON TO WE'D
WISCONSIN Executive Announces En-
<gagement Of His Daughter, I

Special to The Journal. -
Madison, Wis, Nov. 24.-The engage
ment Of Mabel Davidson, daughter of
Governor and Mrs. James o. David
son, to Frederick G. .Inbush was an
nounced at a party given at the ex-
ecutive mansion this afternoon, -
Mr.. 1nbush was graduated at the
University of Wisconsin in 1904, and
comes from one of the wealthiest fam
lies III Milwaukee. : = -: :.
Miss Davidson will finish her college
course in February. She is one Of the
most popular girls in the state uniyer-
sity.. She is a handsome brunette, and
20 years old. 'H'4: NJ. q '
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
TWO CUBS FOR MY LADY
His Body Found Hanging in Stewards
Newspaper Office. t~ H..
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal s--.
Butte, Mont, Nov. 24.-Advices from
Sheridan, Wyo., just across the Mon
tana line, state that a unique Christmas
for Stobo castle in Peebleshire, Scot
land, in the shape Of two mountain
lion cubs and two deer, intended as a
Christmas gift for Lady Graham Mont
gomery, an ardent lover Of outdoor life.
Lady Montgomery graced the noted
Moncrieffe ranch, near Sheridan, with
her. presence last year, and her fond
ness and delight for hunting trips in
spired the management Of the ranch to
send her the menagerie mentioned. The
cubs were lassoed without difficulty
and the deer were driven into corral.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
FOR FUNERAL REFORM
Ministers Of Boone, Iowa, Lead Off in
F. Unique Movement. '> r

Special to The Journal. .-- ea,~ D. ... ..
- Boone, Iowa.. Nov. .24.-Protesting
against Sunday funerals; favoring the
adjustment Of the custom Of opening
the baskets and exposing the bodies,
and declaring for simplicity and the
exclusion of .eulogistic reference, the
ministers Of Boone. have gone on rec
ord for funeral reform. j So: Z.
At the regular weekly meeting Of
the Ministerial association, set Of
resolutions embodying the views Of the
ministers was issued for the informa-
tion Of the public. ;. !. ss5zs @
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
What the Packers Have Done.

Through the influence of the packers
the raising of hogs was undertaken, and
with the greatest success. At once there
was a marked increase in the already rap
fodder to- fattan the cattle, and corn for
the hogs. This stimulated the. efforts OF
the farmers from the other states, who
had been coming into northern Texas in:
tracted by the fertility Of the soil and the
low prices at which the land could be OBJ
tanned. The result has been to make
Fort Worth a great center for the. mar
keting of grain and produce OF all kinds.
AS these two great classes Of industry
grew they created demand for hundreds:
OF manufactured u articles. which before
had been used in very limited quantities.
and shrewd, far-sighted business, men
readily recognized the opportunity for
starting new enterprises and were not
slow to grasp the chances thus presented
to them. Each succeeding year has seen
a great increase in the business wealth OF
Fort Worth-new jobblng houses are be-.
ing opened, factories Of various kinds and
mills are being established, and innumer-,
toners. So closely are all these various
interests interviewer in the growth of the
city that 1t is impossible to untangle the
web and find out just how much each
contributes to the fast increasing strength
of the city. < = . -:5ft r.
Through all this great activity the beau.
looked, and Fort Worth can point with
pride to many fine buildings and beauti-
full residences. The courthouse is espe-
cially worthy of mention, simple and mas
sive in its architecture.
time is not far. distant when the country.
at large will recognize it as one Of the
most important distributing centers. in
the United States. "A" 49, p" -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
success Of the Farmers.

There are many large and prosperous
farms throughout the region, and, ask
these farmers of their opinion Of the pos
sibilities for the future, and you will in
variably receive the same enthusiastic
reply.
"Would I sell my land and move into
some other part of the state, where rice
or cotton, or fruits are grown with the
greatest SUGGEST? Indeed, I would not
part with these acres for five times what
I paid for them, and why should I? They
will yield just as good returns as I can
get from the soil In any other region Of
Texas" 5$ 1t
Alfalfa is one Of the most profitable
crops which farmer can plant In these
Pan Handle counties, but Kaffir corn,
wheat, oats, and in some sections cotton,
are bringing good returns to the acre.
Experiments are constantly being tried
with various fruits and vegetables, and
success has been attained almost inva-
riably. $685.
While the country has not much tim
Der, great efforts are being made to sup
ply this deficiency, and young cottonwood,
mulberry, and black locust grow very rap
idly. ,q- ..
The future Of the Pan Handle OF Texas
is very bright, and the men who have set
tied there will live to see the day. when
the land they have bought at such low
figures will have risen in volume q hum
dredfold, - 81 $s Ia 5i2s9 IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
P0TTED HAM SERVED AT
SOCIAL KILLS A WOMAN
Specials to The journal.

Specials to The journal. ~. ... t.
Atlantic, Iowa, Nov. 24.-supposedly
poisoned by eating potted ham at a
church sociable, Mrs. s. s.. Cassidy,
living near Cumberland, is dead. She
of the. ham and on returning to her
home became violently ill, death re-
sulting a few hours later. Others who
ate Of the ham also were made sick,
but none is in dangerous condition. 81
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Nov. 24.-As
the result of eating canned lobster,
which is supposed to Have been in
ifecteds with ptomaine poison, r. A.
IIPiiggett, wife = and children, living in
were made violently i'll. They will re-.
cover.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
MUST FIGHT FOR SUCCESS

Many a man has tried to justify his
failure on the ground that he was
doomed by the cards which fate dealt
him, that he must pick them up and
play the game, and that no effort,
however great, on his part could ma
terially change the result, says a
writer in Success. But, my young
friend, the fate that deals your cards
is in the main your own resolution.
The result of the game does not rest
with fate or destiny, but with you.
You will take the trick if you have
the superior energy, ability and deter
mination requisite to take it. You
have the power within yourself to
change the value of the cards which,
you say, fate has dealt you. The game
depends upon your training, upon the
way you are disciplined to seize and
use your opportunities and upon your
ability to put grit in the place of su-
perior advantages.
Just because circumstances do
sometimes give clients to lawyers and
patients to physicians, put common
place clergymen in uncommon pulpits,
and place the sons of the rich at the
head of great corporations even when
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

they have only average ability and
scarcely any experience, while poor
youths with greater ability and more
experience often have to fight their
way for years to obtain ordinary sit
uations, are you justified in starting
out without a chart or in leaving
place for luck in your program? What
would you think of the captain of a
great liner who would start out to
sea without any port in view and trust
to luck to, land his precious cargo
safely?
Did you ever know OF strong
young man making out his life pro-
gram and depending upon chance TO
carry out any part of it? Men who
depend upon "luck" do not think it
worth while to make a thorough prep-
aration for success. They are not
willing to pay the regular price for It.
They are looking for bargains. They
are hunting for short cuts to success.
Power gravitates to the man who
knows how. Luck is the tide. moth
ing more. The strong man rows with
it if it makes toward his mort. he
rows against it if it flows the other
way"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
THE DISCONTINUED ROOSTER AND CAT
BY EUGENE o. nAYrrELD Rrx M

The Cat and the Rooster were visit
ing in the back yard. They would
have visited in the front yard, but the
Lady would not allow it.
Il am getting tired of being bossed
by Woman" said the Rooster.
What is the trouble now?" inquired
the Cat
Nothing more than usual" was the
reply. But, just the same, am tired
of it all, and if She don't stop "shoo-
ing me every time peep around the
corner of the house, there's going to
be war"
What would you do?" laughed the
Cat
Il would do lots of things if
dared" said the Rooster, Tapping his
wings. in the first place I'd scratch
all the covering off the bulb beds But
| dare not do that, as I'd be caught,
sure, and l might be served up for a
Sunday dinner for the minister, in or
der to keep me from making further
raids"
THAT would be a joke on the, min
lister" mewed the Cat.
The Rooster was so angry that the
Cat should think him tough, that he
flew up on the fence, and crowed
three times, as loud as he could.
For several minutes not word was
said by either the Cat or the Rooster.
Finally the Cat apologized and the
Rooster flew down, and the two were
seon on friendly terms again.
All of sudden, a brilliant idea
struck the Cat "I'll tell you what
Wen do, he said. 1--WE will run away,
and go to the woods, and gather nuts,
and have fine time, with no one to
shoe, you or scat me-"
Agreed" exclaimed the Rooster,
and they started.
1t was almost dark when the woods
were reached-such big, dark woods
that even the Rooster was afraid to
look to either the right or left. and the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
QUEER GIFTS TO JOCKEYS

One of the greatest of living jock
eys has most remarkable collection
of tributes from admirers, unknown
and otherwise. 1t contains, among
other strange things, pawn tickets,
writs and summonses contributed by
unsuccessful hackers of his mounts,
talismans of all kinds to bring him
luck in his races, sermons and tracts
for his spiritual welfare, recipes for
all kinds of ailments from coughs to
a tendency to corpulence, forms for in
surfing against accidents, offers of
marriage accompanied by bundles of
photographs of would-be wives, welsh
ers' tickets and pair of wornout
boots with the legend: "All that is
left of them after walking from
York to London; backed all your
mounts"
A few years ago, after his horse had
lost an important race, a well-known
turfman went up to the jockey and
made him a formal and public presen-
tation of a silver snuffbox, saying
that If he would look inside he would
see the kind of horse he ought to ride
in future. The jockey opened the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
FOR THE HANDY CHILD.
To Make an AeoIlan Harp.

This instrument can be made by
almost any ingenious boy. 1t consists
of long, narrow box of very thin
wood, about five or six inches deep,
with circle in the middle OF the up
per side an inch and a half in diane
ter, in which are to be drilled small
holes. In this side seven, ten or more
strings, of very fine gut, are stretched
over bridges at each end, like the
bridges of fiddle, and screwed up or
relaxed with screw pins.
The strings should all be tuned
to the same note, and the instrument
be placed in some current of air,
where the wind can pass oyer its
strings with freedom. A window, the
width of which is equal to the length
of the harp, with the sash just raised
to give the. air admission, is proper
situation. When the air blows upon
lhe strings Of the harp, with different
degrees of force, it will excite different
degrees of sound; sometimes the blast
brings out all the tones in full concert,
and sometimes it sinks to the softest
murmurs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

A whisky bottle is filed away with
care among the archives of the Ha-
waiian government, as are also two of
the nodding chicken feather helmet
adornments formerly worn by King
Kalakaua on state occasions. The
bottle is certainly a unique "docu-
mont" for the archives, but a written
statement across the face of the label
shows that it played an important
part in the revolution of 1895. when
the attempt was made to overthrow
the republic and restore the queen to
her throne.
TIL bottle is an ordinary one, with
bullying cork, and is about half full
of liquid of which, for some reason
or another no one in the capitol is
willing to partake.
Across the face. is the following
written with pen and ink
In re treason of Gulick ct al. Elk
B. Filed this 21st day of January,
1895. j. w. Jones, LIST Lieut. Co. D.,
NJ G. H., Recorder"
After the death of Charles Carter
at Diamond Head, who was killed by
revolutionists, the government troops