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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
MINNESOTA PEAT
TO BE EXPLOITED
CHICAGO CONCERN PURCHASES
500 ACRES NEAR osHAWA.
Large Plant Will Be Built with Capa-
city Of 100 Tons Day-Peat Bricks
Will Soon Be on the Market at SIS a
Ton to Compete with Coal. !. 81
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal - |7a
st. Peter, Mimi. Jan. 2e-Nicollet county 8
peat deposits, regarded the richest in Min
nesota, are to be exploited by the United
states Peat Fuel company, with headquarters
| In Chicago. Officers of the Northwestern Peat
| Fuel company, which is soon to begin develop
| Ing the beds near Norwood, also interested
| In the venture. and the promoters purpose eX-
pending $4,000 in purchasing lands and erect
| ing factory near Oshawa, small station ON
! the Northwestern road, seven miles west of
| st. Peter. .,... --... .
Peat is found in various parts of Nicollet
| county, but the most extensive deposits are IN
the Vicinity of Timbre, Oak Leaf, Goose and
Middle Lakes, all of which within easy
| reach Of Oshawa. Many Of the boys cover large
| areas and the peat in them varies from seven
! to twelve feet in depth. Analysis has shown
that the deposits are Of fine quality and ex-
perts claim that the supply Is practically in
| exhaustible. .--.--.,e.s... 1T
In selecting a site for the plant near Osh.
ava station the United States company will
build its plant in the very heart of the peat
beds, and still have the best transportation a..
cilites. 1t has secured options on 500 acr>s
| of land in the immediate vicinity Of Oshawa
and this in ITSELF represents considerable
outlay, as the marshes produce superior
quality of hay, and have agricultural as
| we'll mineral value.
The factory will be erected close to these
boys, as early in the spring as possible, and
the builders expect to have it in operation
within six months. TIL capacity will be 10C
| tons. n DAY, when Will consume the peat IRON
ten of land in year. eat bricquettes
will be manufacturer, and the process uset
will be to thoroly dry the material with arti
fetal heat, pulverize it with powerful crushers
and then compress it into small bricks cubes
under hydraulic pressure Of $4,000 pounds tx
the square inch.
It Is claimed for the commodity by the man
ufacturers that it has all the heating and last
ing qualities Of the best anthracite coal, ant
that it is superior to the Pennsylvania fue
because Of the entire absence of dust and dirt
They estimate the cost of manufacture at S.
a ton, but expect to retail it in the opel
market for SIS, figure that will enable then
, to compete with any of the grades of hart
coal.
This will be one of the first factories to b
opened in the United States. There are sew
| eral plants in successful operation in Canada.
! Fire damaged the residence of Mrs. Margare
| Johnson to the extent of $500 yesterday morn
ing. 1t originated from defective chimney
and had gained considerable Roadway when dis
. covered. The loss is fully covered by insur
]
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
LEAGUE Is GROWING
Law and Order Movement at Winona
Gains Many Adherents.

~ wINoNA. MINN.--The canvass for members
for the Law and. Order league is proceeding
rapidly Tie three hundred mark has been
passed, and within the rext two weeks 1T Is
expected 1000 will be enrolled. The member
ship is being confined strictly to the legal voters
of the city and until the desired membership Is
secured no. movement will be made toward the
object Of the league. the enforcement OF the
law against the saloons of Winona The com,
plete list Of officers will not be selected until
the membership is further increased
The Northwestern has awarded to a. q.
Beyerstedt of this city the contract for putting
up ice for the Minnesota division. some 6.ooo
tons It will be cut from the Minnesota river
at New Ulm and from the Mississippi river IL
this city. Work was begun at New Ulm on
Thursday and cutting will begin here neS'
Monday. ~,
been superintendent Of the Minnesota division o,
the North Western. has been promoted to the
ostion Of superintendent of the Madison diyls
ion. He is succeeded the Minnesota d1Vlsl2l
with Headquarters in this city, by =: G: Sen On.
eyenell who has been the superintendent OF the
Sioux city division F. II. Hamill succeeds
scheveneil W B. Morse, who has been super
intende..t of the Madison division. Is made gen
eral superintendent Of the system.
Wilson. G.. Brown Of this city has oeen ap
pointed land commissioner of the Winona
st. Peter Land company, to succeed the lat
| IfmbertCn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26

Special to The Journal -:
Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 2e-President Erien of
this city and Secretary Wilson Of Brookings
have been at work the program for the an
nual meeting Of the South Dakota Improved
Livestock association, which will be held in
this city Jan. 80, 81 and Feb. 1 and 2. What
will make the meeting a particularly important
one this year. will be the dedication Of the new
stock pavilion that was recently completed at
cost of $4,000, paid by the state. IT, f.
South Dakota is unique in this respect, as it
is the only state in the union that has build
ing of this character erected solely for the
benefit Of the livestock interests. There is
plenty of room for the present amount of stock
offered for sale, as the rules for entering live.
stock have been drawn very closely and nothing
but the best will be permitted to be sold: As
the .blooded stock In the state increases the
building will have to- be. enlarged to, meet the
demand u ~, - 1i.,7-. +. -, ~ - -.s-
Governor Samuel r. Elrod has accepted the
invitation Of the officers to attend the dedica
ton Of the building Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 80
and he will deliver. the address. In the morn
| ing and evening OF each day papers by. expert
enced livestock men will be read, and In ,the
afternoons the sale Of stock will be held ii
| the pavilion. The building is steam-heated an(
lighted with electricity. - . -s.s.s !;
. - Progransfor Convention. +:
Following is -thes programitls.na ....53 ,i>eti
Tuesday, Jan. 30&Dedicationt> exercises in th
I acceptance by J. NJ. Erion, president Of tn,
| association; ten-nlinute addresses by M: T
Lightner Of Roscoe, w. n, Brown Of Woon
socket. o. L. Branson of Mitchell and A. u
Van Osdel Of Mission Hill. In the evening
| Glow to Feed Show Herd Albert Hill
Alexandria,; .Ideals in. Rural Life" a. a
Bodice, Forestburg. ~"
| Wednesday, Jana. 81.-"How to Breed an
Feed Hog for Best Results as Breeder,
S. A.. Braa Artesian: sale Of sheep and hog
in stock pavilion; "Why Breeders Should Elk
hibit at the State Fair" George McEathron
Huron; "How Best to Improve Horse Breedin
in South Dakota A. e. Chamberlain, Howard
1.-THE Livestock Industry and Its Influence o
| the Future Of South Da kota,'' 0. L. Branson o
Mitchell. ' g. ...E-.-E j.
Thursday, Feb. 1-'Importance Of Standar
Bred Poultry to the South Dakota Farmer
stock pavilion; Coarse Feed and Coarse Feet
ers,'' M. +. Greeley, Gary; discussion; genera
business meeting and election Of officers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 26.-Before an audi
ence that included the present governor Of Iowa.
two former governors and several men influential
in state politics, Major S. H. NJ. Byers, former
United States consul general to Switzerland
and famous as the author of the war poem,
''Sherman's March to the Sea- crawled thru
the identical hole that afforded him his escape
from the walls Of southern prison in the
stirring wartime days.
Major Byers is one of the best known Of the
Iowa veterans, and the honors he won as n
soldier are dearer to him than those he has
acquired as diplomat and author In the piping
times of peace. One Of his dearest reminis-
cences is of the time when, while soldier
with Shermans army, he was captured by the
| rebels and confined in the confederate prison
| at Charleston, s. G. He escaped, with several
others, by saving a hole with such rude instru-
ments as could be gathered thru the wall of the
old warehouse that served as his dungeon.
| Some months ago Major Byers made a trip
thru the south, visiting places that were closely
| associated with his wartime experiences. When
he reached Charleston his first care was to
| learn whether his old prison was still standing.
To his joy he discovered it restored to It's former
use, and readily obtained permission to go thru
! it. The employees watched with interest the
| white-haired veteran with the G. A. r.. button
| as he located wel1-remembered places, and finally
came to stand before certain point In the
room that had formerly been his cell:
Purchases Odd Relic.
| temporary partition covered the place where
the majors memory told him the hole should
be: At his request the rude boarding was re
moved. and when the original wall Of the. build
ing came in view gaping aperture was dis
closed. The major bartered for it, secured it
and when he left for the north had the salts
! faction Of knowing that the original hole thrl
which he escaped from durance vile was follow
ing hard on his heels.
Since that time the hole has been his choices
relic. He proudly exhibited it to the distin
guished company gathered at his home. In tn
party was Governor A. B. Cummins, forme
Governors William Larrabee and Frank D. Jack
son and several prominent state senators ant
editors. - ---'-
! "Crawl thru it, major, and show us how yo
did it, was the happy suggestion of Governo
Cummins.
Major Byers has retained the figure Of hi
youth in great measure He yielded to tn
general request and made the essay. The hol
was tighter fit than it had been to the slende
soldier of the early sixties, but It proved gra
cious, and the hairbreadth escape of the time
of reproduced in the parlor of
luxuriously- appointed Des Moines home in time
Of peace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
ATTEMPT MADE TO
BURN IOWA TOWN
VARINA rs THE SCENE OF MANY
MYSTERIOUS FIRES.
Six Blazes in One Night Arouse Citizens
to Necessity of Guarding the Place
Elevator, Lrlmberyard and Several
Homes Visited by Firebug, Who Uses
Coal Oil in His Work.

Special to The Journal.
Spencer, Iowa., Jan. 26.-Someone Is trying to
burn the town Of Varina. south of Spencer in
Pocahontas county
One night this week citizens discovered an
incendiary fire in store, and had hardly ex-
tinguished the blaze there before a fire was
seen at another place. Before morning fire
broke out in four more places and the whole
town was aroused and kept on guard the re-
matnder of the night. Coal oil was used in all
the cases, and so far no progress seems to have
been made in finding the guilty person.
few days before this the De Wolf & Wells
elevator was burned, and about the same time
fire was started in a lumberyard. Varina has
population Of only $50. All of the fires are
charged to the unknown incendiary.
The Upper Des Moines Medical association held
its regular meeting at Spencer, members being
here from Milford Montgomery, Spirit Lake,
Estherville and Greenville. The next meeting
will be held at Spirit Lake in June. ~
The northern Iowa poultry exhibit will be
held here Feb. 1. and 8. s@ts
Mrs. Ackley Hubbard has resigned as mem.
Der of the Spencer library board and Mayor
Martin has appointed Mrs. J. W. Cory to fill the
vacancy. Mrs. Hubbard will soon remove to
Sioux City. - - :
7. L. Cummings Of Spencer is The inventor
of a feeder to be attached to threshing ma.
chimes. The feeder is equipped with band-cutter.
and carries the grain directly to the cylinder
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
FORTUNE FOR IOWA MAN
H. G.. Thorn Of Clinton Left $252,000
for Befriending Stranger.

CLINTON, IOWA.-H G. Thorn checker
employed in the stockyards Of the Northwestern
railroad in this city. has fallen heir to fortune
Of $252,O0 bequeathed to him by aged Ohio
man whom he had befriended twenty years ago
T1ibrn has just learned Of the windfall that will
make him independently rich for life. The
money was left by J. w. Woodbridge, who died
in Ohio recently. He came to this section OF
the state in canvas-covered wagon twenty
years ago and settled on a small farm between
Lawton and Massilon, near where the Thorn
family lived. Another neighbor John Sharr
Of Nassilon, Iowa, who also comes In for a large
fortune. The Thorn and Sharp families befriend
ed the arrival and performed many little
acts Of kindness for him. He remained in the
neighborhood for five years, then left and moth
when the two families received tidings Of thu
death of their former Friends and the beauest:
he had made them. Woodbridge invested n
mines and left fortune of 81 100000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
SNOW SAVES A LIFE
Engineer Falls Into Pit and Escapes
with Few Injuries, +

+, TWO HARBORS, MENN.-Norman Martinson,
q wears Of age owes his life today to the
presence of about three feet of snow at the bot
tom Of a test pit ninety-one feet deep, into
which he accidentally fell. The accident &C.
Cured at the Burt mine on the Mesaba range
where he is engaged in surveying drill work.
He is now at d hospital suffering from frac-
ture of the thigh bone Of the right leg, a
broken knee and many bruises There are sew
eral test pits insthe vicinity. of the Burt mine.
The one into which Martinson fell the snow had
combed over SO that its edges could not be
defniteIy located, and In working thereabouts
he Slipped on this treacherous covering and
was precipitated to the bottom Of the hole.
ninety-one feet below. He was able to call
for help, and those who were with, him soon
secured a rope which he attached to his waist
and his rescue followed. Martinson is a civil
engineer employed by the Oliver Iron Mining
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
WHERE rs MILDRED oWEN7
Wisconsin Girl Has Not Been Seen
Since Nov. II.

NEILLSvILLB, WIS.-Miss Mildred Owen, a
16-year-old girl, has been missing since Nov.
II, and her relatives fear she has met with foul
play She had been visiting near Waupaca and
on the day she disappeared had left to take the
train for home. sd Z ~ sa IA
She is said to have told a friend before leav-s
fare to Afarshfield, but that she would meet
friend there who would supply her with funds.
Since then nothing 1has been seen or heard OF
her, and the most persistent search has been
linayai ling, ~ II s$al sfjaSts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
TROUBLE OVER MAIL SERVICE
Lakeland and Alton Protest Against
Change of System. ~

HUDSON, WIs.-Citizens Of eastern Washing
ton county,, Mimi, just across the st. Croix
river from Hudson, up in arms against the
Washington authorities for disseminating the
mail service on the Milwaukee trains running
between saltwater and Alton, Mimi. and sub
stituting for it star route from Hudson. The
change took place Jan. II and is dspleasing
to the residents of Lakeland and Alton, who
now get only mail day instead Of two
as heretofore. -. .>.. r. -.--.. ~ r.. SO
They are circulating petitions that are being
signed by everybody, irrespective of age sex,
to be presented to Congressman Stevens, whom
they will urge to protest to the department at
Washington The reason for the change on the
part Of the government was the fact that the
railroad company charged 81, 400 and the star
route costs only 5000 year. 81 .. w.. r., =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
COLD KILLS a GIRL
Little Amy Gustafson Of Dovre, Mimi,
Wanders to Her Death.

WILLMAR, MINN.-Amy Gustafson. the
s-year-old daughter of Mrs. Nels Grstafson of
the town of Dovre, froze to death while walk
ing from her grandmother's to her motner
home, a distance of about four miles.
With a 1Oyear-o1d cousin she had been stay
ing at the grandmother's home. The two chill
dren started out to examine traps they had set
for small game and then decided to walk to
Amy's home.
After wandering about for about four hours
they reached the home of Henry Carlson. where
Amy collapsed, utterly exhausted and numbed
by the cold. Every effort was made to revive
her, but she died in few moments,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
RELIEF FOR FARMERS
Elevator Stockholders Will Help SUI
ferers from Storms.

ST. PETER, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator company . at
Springfield have sanctioned piece of practical
While the grain was ripening near Springfield
last year hail and wind storms worked havoc
with the fields. Several large areas we're laid
waste and in many instances the farmers were
unable to realize enough from their planting to
give them seed for this year.
Because Of this condition, and also from the
fact that many Of the men are renters and are
not in a position to raise money without great
deal Of trouble. the members of the Farmers,
Elevator company, at their annual meeting. voted
grain to seed their land. Their action promises
relief for a situation that was really alarming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
WOULD KILL INCURABLY SICK
DR.. Kempster Tells Of Instance When
+ He Administered Morphine.

MILWAUKEE, WIs.-Dr. Walter Kempster,
one of the experts in the Guiteau trial for the
proposed law to allow the killing Of the incur
ably SICK said that he had himself given a
woman fatal dose of morphine, when she had
been fatally burned He says the woman's body
was so frightfully burned that the flesh fell off
when she lifted her hand to shake his. He
asked her doctor what he would do and the doc
tor said to give normal dose of morphine.
When the doctor would not take the responsible
ity Kempster administered the treatment him
self. He says he is not sure whether the woman
died Of the burns or the morphine, but he
thought it the burns. #
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
FRAZER Is MISSING
Searching Party in Wisconsin Woods
/. Looking for Lost Hunter.

ASHLAND, WIS-William Frazer Of Mellen
has been lost in the woods since last Satur-
day, and grave fears are entertained for his
safety. Frazer started out Saturday morning
On his skis with a revolver and some poisoned
bait with which he said. he was going to kill
wolves. Since then nothing has been heard of
him, and it is thought that be lost his way and
persisted. A searching party is looking for him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
90 SISTERS RUN LIGHT PLANT
Institution s Service to Be Extended to
.s.3.' Supply st. Joseph.

ST. CLOUD. M1NN.-A municipal lightning
business is about to be conducted by the Sisters
Of st. Benedict at ST. Joseph. The ST. Bene
diet Sisters h, We been operating power plant
to light the academy at st. Joseph. and on
agreed to extend the service to the streets and
business houses of the municipality. Plans for
the extension have Leen completed and it is
expected that ~ the end of the week the
service will be begun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

NEW ULM, MINN.-At the honesof Mr.. and
Mrs Carl Crone In this city Miss Antoinette
!Crone was married to Dr. Joseph H. Vogel.
Rev. G. J.sAlbrecht officiated.t
s. DEADWOOD. S. D.-Phlip Bpouett and Miss
. Genevieve Flanagan were married at the resi-
dence of Bishop Stariha by Rev. Father Murphy
Joseph Hilton, engineer of fhe North
Western road, and Miss Annie Meckler were
married at Chadron Neb.
9i s2 FERGUS FALLSs MINN.--The marriage of
Gilmore j. Scott and Miss Daisy Dewey was
held at the home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. w. Dewey, last evening, Rev. j. G.
Morrison officiating. 4.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
BUY JAP VILLAGE

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.-Chicago persons
who own beautiful island Of some five acres
at Lake Pokegama. Chetek. are said to have
purchased the Japanese village. which was at the
it to the island and restore it to all its original
beauty and uniqueness. They are said to have
paid $1,000 for the village as 1t stood: II IN
incident to a genuine Japanese village. 1t will
be set in landscape garden necessary 70 give
it effective and artistic surroundings. sH
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
, LOSES HIS LIFE
Mine Laborer Fatally Injured by
-. Dynamite Blast. ,s.'.

TWO HARBORS, MINN.-A Scandinavian
named Nels Erickson, about 40 years of age,
is dead from injuries sustained while at work
for the Drake & Stratton company at Alborn,
in northern st. Louis county. He was en-
ployed as common laborer, was struck by a
blast of dynamite and fatally injured. Both
eyes were destroyed and nearly all the skin
was scraped from his face by the gravel
thrown by the shot. His left hand was shat
tered so that amputation was necessary, and
some toes were taken off the left foot. The
left leg was, broken near the ankle, When the
cry of fire was given, 1T is thought Erickson
did not hear or that he was ignorant of the
location of the shot, ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
EXPLOSION IN SALOON j.
One Fatally Burned and Another Seri-
ously Injured in Accident.

FORT DODGE, 1OWA.-Fred Francis was
fatally burned and Lewis Chapman. who tried
to save Francis life, was badly burned as
result Of gasolene explosion in the Colby
brothers. saloon here yesterday.
Francis. who is bartender in the saloon. tried
to light fire with gasoene The explosion fol-.
lowed ard Francis ran out Of the building a
human torch. He ran half block before he be-
came exhausted. Chapman was badly burned in
putting out the fire Francis, who will died
from his INJURIES The saloon was wrecked.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
DYNAMITE IN A SCHOOL
Explosives Found in Room Where Chill
dren Were Playing.

MARSHALLToWN, IOWA.-Ten sticks of
dynamite were found in country schoolhouse
near this city yesterday. 1t is supposed they
were left there by burglars who wanted to
have them handy for job they evidently con-
templated. There was enough explosive to have
blown the schoolhoEse and all the occupants to
| atoms. Two coils Of fuse We're also found with
the dynamite. They were lying in corner of
| the where children were playing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
EXPLOSION HURTS WOMAN :
Lighted Match Ignites Gasolene and
Wrecks Washing Machine.

MANITOWOC, WIS-Mrs Bernard Jacobs has
badly lacerated face and neck and may lose
one eye as the result Of an explosion of a
washing machine. 81 :
Mrs Jacobs had been cleaning the machine
tightly covered the machine. When her hus-
band came home from work in the evening she
told him Of her achievement, and together they
went to inspect the machine. = -
AS it had become dark Mr.. Jacobs struck a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
INJURED IN WRECK
La Crosse Man Hurt in Freight Col
lision at Portage.

PORTAGE, VISA misplaced switch in the
Milwaukee road yards resulted in collision be-
tween two freight trains and the probably fatal
injury of Engineer Richard Hurley Of La Crosse.
struck by the engine Of east-bound No. es. the
fast freight The caboose Of the waiting train
was demolished and the fire department was
summoned to put out the fire that followed the
cra