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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
CLEARING THE SNOW
From the Skating Rink and from the Sidewalk.
THE WEEKS ROLL OF HONOR

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.
Ella Gunderson, Seventh Grade Blaine School, 249 Eighth
- Avenue N. 49, -~%
WARS, Sixth Grade Grant School, 1888 Bryant Ave-
N. r.
HONORABLE MENTION. "
Ruth Thompson, Seventh Grade, Calhoun School, 224
S. .-.%. t.~~-
Beeler, Grade, School, 3s47 Oak
land Avenue. ~
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Goodsel, Seventh Grade, Grand Meadow, MIMI
Kenneth Ferguson Grade, Chatfed,
HONORABLE MENTION r
Marguerite Phelps, Grade Central School, Grafton
N. IL
Larson, Eighth Grade, Battle Lake MINI.
Sprague Central School, Grafton N D.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Gertrude Clark, Tenth Grade, Montevdeo, MINI. =.
Alberta A. Dawson, Ninth Grade Hawley, MINI. .5
Edith 3. Lndberg, Tenth Grade Cokato, MINI.
Hannah Tornquist Ninth Grade. Dassel, MINI.
Oscar Wilcox Ninth Grade Larimore, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
HE COULDN'T HELP IT
With Fireman in the Family Every Whistle Is an IRE
-..f sistible Temptation. "
.(Prize.)

:. sistible Temptation
= = (Prize) - = ,.---
T very hot day and was standing in the shade
= of old tree just little way from the fire station
Suddenly the whistle gave few Of its deep snorts and
sprang up and quickly to the frehouse. I had
scarcely reached it when s'Thump! thump' came the
of the horses hoofs the floor and the great
strong horses hitched up in doublequick time
jumped the hook and ladder wagon with my uncle
The chains dropped and went down Broadway fast
the horses could gallop, until to the railroad
track. The people were running and calling to know
where the fire The team became frightened and the
mud almost foot deep We stuck and
fell off, right into the deepest mud there Just then
the train along putting loud as it could and
frightening the than After all the rou
BILE it proved to be only false alarm The fremen
very angry for they had to clean all the mud from the
horses changed my clothes, which muddy enough.
I told my mother at the supper table that did not
to go with the fire department any more. Just
then my uncle came in and asked how Before
had time to the whistle blew again and was
off with undle in spite Of myself
fifth Grade. sts@, Kenneth Ferguson
....--- Chatfed, MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
IT HAD ITS USE
Despised by All It Yet Repays
Evil With Good.

80 lister, come on clam
~ ored my younger brother.
eve III have dandy time. " [
assented, not unwillingly, for the
creek was lovely place and the
woods were delightful. The
smaller children wanted to. go,
too. "You will be drowned or
lost in the woods" I said; but
they were not so easily fright
ened. My brother handed me a
whistle, whose shrill note. was
disliked by all the family. I
laughed as I took it. "You I'll
not have it back so speedily,'' I
said. The creek was low and
taking my little sister I crossed
over on the stones and started
down what we call the "never-
ending road,'' which follows the
creek as far as we ever cared. to
venture. Time went faster than
7 thought. "Where are the
others?' asked my sister. I
started. :t'Stay here while [
find thcm,'. I said; but they were
gone. I had lost them, but I
knew they could find their way
home. I started back to my Sis
ter, but where was she? This was
surely the very spot where I had
left her, but she was not there.
Suddenly the whistle came to my
mind. I placed the little instru-
ment to my lips and blew. [
listened; a frightened cry came in
answer. [ followed the sound
and found my sister.
Frances Goodsell,
Grand Meadow, MINI.
Seventh Grade.
-. -, r.
,rr-1Hr,m r11rD TIT
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
THE SIMPLE SPORT
In Wintry Land She Tried to
Do as Others Did.

ID PERHAPS you will smile
L when ] tell you that the
thing [ wonder most at is how
people can skate. [ came from
California two months ago,
where people never think of
skating, SO when the creek froze
over l went to watch the chill
dren skate. It seemed so simple
and easy that I decided [ must
skate, too. I borrowed a pair of
skates and started for the creek.
Some boys, seeing me, laughed
and said, "Oh, GREENE, you
can't skate.'' So confident was
L that I knew how that 1 polite
ly told them to attend to their
OWL affairs. I strapped the
skates on and started, as I
thought, to skate. The next
hing I knew I was in the mid
die of the. creek staring about
me like a stupid owl. At last I
came to my senses and slowly
unstrapped the skates, and start
ed home amid the laughs and
jests Of the boys. With every
bone in my body aching, I firmly
resolved then and there to at
tempt skating no more. I have
since gone several times to
watch the skaters, but each time
my wonder has been increased
tenfold. Ella Gunderson,
249 Eighth Avenue N.
Seventh Grade, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

course, but troubles are not so
bad after all if one ignores them
and "weeps' were meant to be
taken alone, so if you write
grumbling, wailing paper, unless
it happens to be a funny grumble
which you do not take quite Sc
riously yourself, you may be al
most sure that it will not appear.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Seventh Grade,
Blaine School.
THE TREES AND THINGS
Hard to Tell How Natures Children Keep Their Proper
Compilations in All Weather.
(Prize.)

(Prize)
T HAVE often wondered about nature and how
l. fully everything is kept have wondered why the
trees grasses do not freeze thru the long and cold
winter have often watched trees in spring they
shoot out their buds and grow larger and larger
day until they become flowers and the small leaves grow
slowly and at last become large leaves How evergreen
trees the far north keep their pretty color all the
year round and how the peoples far far north spring
up such short there is there. No man has
yet found out how nature grows in all its beauty and
therefore it is wonder to .-lvar lvars,
Sixth Grade 1138 Bryant Avenue N.
Grant School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
A PUZZLED BRAIN.
Honorable Mention.)

Of many things, wonder most about my brain. How
can it carry all that it does? It does not there
could be for ALL but there is and also room for
more. The studies,-arithmetc, geography, grammar,
spelling and all the have to learn Then there
the lessons have to learn at cooking school and they
have place and there are, beside quotations and
poems to store away. How can it all be. simply can
understand and find it the greatest puzzle in the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
SORT O. SERIOUS.

(HOn0Table MentlOn.) : -
AS the term draws its close, begin to have
feelings of anxiety to where my lot will be cast next
semester. I recall to mind my failures and be-
gin to wonder most not about what going to get for
Christmas but whether going to pass not. make
two coumns in put each dreaded cup and in the
other the welcome but slowcomng 49,. Then my heart
begins to grow faint find that the 'U'' column far
outnumbers the 'S'' column. then begin to consider
that my only hope lies in the report for the last month
CONTINUED on Sixth Page) :"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
"A SHRIL L ~ OIS E.
Most All the Whistles Known Blew Far and
Wide and Thereby Hang These Tales of North
western Juniors r.
TOPIC: 1.-THE SOUND OF A WHISTLER
western Juniors.

would not have been truly "Juniory,' of
course, if the writer's had not managed to
find their way so far into mischief as to be
almost on. the ragged edge Of an acct
dent. The best places for these thrilling
happenings Juniors found were out On the.
lake, or in painless woods on hunting trips
or just On every day walks along rail
road tracks. Wherever they were, they
were almost sure to set various. whistles
a blowing as timely and welcome warn
-ings Perhans it WAS because whistles are
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

things because kind is very dear
to all boys and girls that the stories nat
uray and delightfully."- told. The ones that revealed
aruous hours spent in learning to whistle especially
amusing and when at last the HIGH trilng notes would
clearly onetime grumblers quickly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
PUZZLES FOR WITS

When Minneapolis Juniors Let Their Wits Go
Wool Gathering, They Often Find Facts Hard
to Understand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

yE Junior wonder was, s'Why is my story
not published?'' The brave ones, after
asking this number Of times, still ap-
piled the, "Try, try again. motto.
Sometimes without success, however, and
no wonder, for something more than just
trying is needed to make an acceptable
paper The cheerful spirit is perhaps the
charm. Juniors write mostly about their
personal experiences and of course they
have some disagreeable But pouts
and tears DISTINGUISHING and busting and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

general grumbling not whit more entertaining on
paper than they any other way you know You may
make long, long wall over your own busting or wood
saving feel somewhat relieved but if you remember
when your chum did the you found the wall rather
tresome listen It unsympathetic of you, of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12

architect, who is to complete the plans
for this building, recently visited
jamestown and is very enthusiastic
about the work and thoroughly in SYM
pathy with the ideas of the associa.
tion for the preservation of Virginia
antiquities. The tower is, Of course.
not to be touched. The walls are to
built with specially made bricks Of o
size to correspond with the bricks In
the tower, which are somewhat thinner
than the modern standard bricks. These
will be interspersed with some ancient
glazed bricks taken from some old
wrecks Of houses which will be bought
for tho purpose. The new building
will probably be, TO n great extent, a
copy of the Smithfeld church.
The interior Of the present founda-
tions, with tho remains Of the church
in which the first legislature assembled,
the old chancel and the tombs, will
be preserved intact. A flooring Of
granolithic or some such substance
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12
Getting Ready at Jamestown.

jamestown. Va, May 12.-Several
thousand visitors, who came here with
the excursion of the association for the
preservation of Virginia antiquities, to
visit the interesting historical relies
with which jamestown and surround.
ings abound and to inspect the site of
the coming exposition. They swarmed
through the town all forenoon and Wis
tied every thing Of historical interest,
Particular interest was shown in the
ruins of the old Smithfeld church, on
the site Of which the building Of the
National Society of Colonial Danes is
to be erected.
Before the building will be begun,
il will be necessary 20 take down the
present shed and box over the founda-
tions, chancel and tombs. Arrange
ments have been made to begin the
work in a few days Edmund NJ.
Wheelwright Of Boston, the eminent
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12

the general land commissioner you
will see i is 81 years the End Of May
since the railroad filed its selections
for these lands, and about seven years
afterwards they were cancelled and the
land opened to settlement, and 20 years
after these selections were made the
government again Acknowledges the
railroad has a title for these lands.
This last ruling was April 25, 1905.
When man looks at these dates and
these changed rulings IL makes him
wonder if the child is yet born that
will live long enough to see a perfect
title to their homes.
l realize l have taken great deal
of space to tell this history, but /
could see no way to abbreviate and
tell all the facts,
Mr.. Editor. you deserve thanks for
keeping your readers posted, but II
seems to me it is time the people with
one accord demand Of our government
a final settlement soon. l do not mean
by this that we should indulge in
harsh criticism of those high in auth.
ority for placing settlers on these
lands. because all men are human and
make mistakes, hut / do mean that we
should, as emphaticslly as possible, de-
mand that the title TO the lands should
be perfected at an early date, and that
those who lost their homes should be
promptly paid what is justly due
them.
Long delayed justice is almost cruel.
ty, rather than justice.
J. Z. DAVID.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12
Tory OF
HE NORTHERN
II OVERLAP

the overlap on The Dalles military road
eompany's grant that, "It was formal.
ly held by the department that be.
cause of the fact that the grant to
aid in the construction Of the North
ern Pacific was prior in point of time
it defeated the grant for The Dalles
military road and following the pas.
sage of the forfeiture act of Septem-
Der 20, 1890, the unpatented lands
were ordered restored to entry as a
part of the forfeited lands.'
This proved an erroneous opinion
for the supreme court in the ease of
Wilcox VS.. Eastern Oregon Land COM
pany (176 U. S. sly gave the land to
the company. As a result of this de-
cision about 100 families were turned
out of their homes where some of them
had resided for years and had improve
ments upon their lands of from a value
of a few hundred dollars to four
thousand dollars, and to this day the
government has never paid them. one
cent for these improvements. These
men were all homesteaders, and in ad.
dition to these there were claimants
who had made cash entry or intended
to do so, making the total number of
claimants EOS.
This is sad result of an erroneous
ruling Of the department. Some of
these people were old and to a great
extent these lands and their improve
ments was all they had. They had
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12
Postmaster Robbed.

G. W. Nouts. postmaster at Riverton,
Ia, nearly lost his life and was robbed
Of all comfort, according to his letter.
which says: "For 90 years I had
chronic liver complaint, which led to
such severe case of jaundice that ev.
en- my finger nails turned yellow; when
my doctor prescribed Electric Bitters;
which cured me and have kept me well
for IL years. Sure cure for bilious
ness, neuralgia, weakness and all stom.
ach, liver, kidney and bladder troubles
A wonderful tonic. At ]. @. Perry 3
drug store. 30 cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12

'H N flon d. 2. David in Arlington
wa Record)
~ Editor Record: Agreeable to prom
q, as requested, 1 write for your pa.
70 isr history Of the conflict about odd
|, :. ambsrsd sections of land within the
-rfeited portion of the Northern Pa.
fc railroad grapt.
10 fully understand this conflict it
well 10 remember the fact, univer.
seAlly known. that if the President of
Me United States makes mistake and
Mzecutes patent for land not belong.
hag to the public domain, it has no
y6ower to give a title to said land to
.(,ay settler. While mistakes have not
4 teen many there are some, and these
lave all 40 far as / know occurred
sksithiu the limits Of the Northern Pa
szife railroad grant, and these mis-
$SJakes have been made because the de-
ssoartment Of the interior s opinion was
erroneous in regard to the effect of the
,forfeiture act Of September %, 1890
(26 stat. 496) forfeiting main line
grant from Wallula to Portland.
Within the limits of this forfeited
portion Of this grant are two over
Aap grants, one for The Dalles Military
Road company and the other for the
constructed branch of the Northern
Pacific grant
March 23, 1906, the general land
commissioner wrote Hon. J. P. Dolli.
Nver, senator from Iowa, in regard to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12

will cover most of the space within tho
foundations, and a railing running
around inside will protect the ruins.
Al the last session Of congress $780,.
600 was appropriated for monument
at jamestown. provided site was
donated. The association for the pres.
ervation Of Virginia antiquities has Of
fered for that purpose a site at tho
eastern end OF the grounds, on high
level point. II this offer Is accepted.
the fence of the A. +. v. A. can he
moved a little westward and tho
grounds be preserved intact as at pres
ent. The proposed monument will bo
of an artistic and impressive character.
IL will be reduced copy Of the Wash.
ington monument in Washington AMI
will be about 100 feet in heigl..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12
SOCIALISTS
ADVERTISING
tThis space is hired by the Socialist committee.)

here with the notorious Mclaughlin,
Of Grand Central fame. He, to the
knowledge of our people, was engaged
in the commission of almost all crimes
known to criminal law. He suddenly
departed from the city nearly twenty
years ago, and We knew naught of his
whereabouts until we heard of him in
connection with thise case. While we
have not sufficient knowledge Of the
facts regarding the Steunenberg mur
der to warrant us in making a posi-
tive statement as to the guilt or in
nocence of Meyer, Haywood or Petit.
bone, such limited information as we
possess leads us to believe in their
innocence; therefore,
Be it resolved by this meeting, that
we warn the courts and law officers
of Idaho 70 be watchful Of every move
made by James Mcfarland, as we
unhesitatingly declare that where there
is a money consideration he will do
anything, no matter how low or vile,
to accomplish his purpose. We eau
tion all persons that have any con
nection with the trial Of these men,
that there is not today in the United
States, outside prison walls, a more
conscieneeless and desperate criminal
than Mcfarland. F. A. Matthes.
p. c. Larsen, secretary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-12
McPxrtiand rs Seen by His Fellow
Townsmen.

: Townsmen.
Just how James Mcfarland. Of Pin
1kerton infamy, is regarded by those
who knew him best in his former home,
is fully evidenced by the resolutions
Hsdopted ct q mass meeting of citizens
X Parsone. Kan, April 12, held to con-
sder the cases against Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone. The leading citizens Of
the place took active part in the dem
onstration, and among the speakers
were the Rev. Pyle, pastor of the
Christian church, and Judge Sheppard,
one Of the most prominent members
of the Kansas bar. Every phase Of
-.he case was thoroughly discussed, af
;er which the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas IL has come to our knowl
&dce that one James Mcfarland, who
fcrnerly lived in this city, is the chief
Navigator in procuring the arrest Of,
,4n6 Is now trying to convict, Charles
Ucyer. William Haywood and George
a. Pcttibone, citizens of Colorado, for
the nurder of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg of Idaho; and,
Whereas, while said Mcfarland
lived among us be was of infamously
bad character, being associated while
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-05-23
De LLU-
via en- Ia isIa en- Ia
paSada Semana.
EI tempo fu6 generaImente nubIadO
en- Ia division Norte.
En- Ia division Sur fue CIaro J calurOso, con fuer-
tss VientOS del Este.
(Del "TEeather Bureau.

Boletfn semanal del tempo, de la sema-
ma que termin6 eI / 8 de Mayo.-En las
temperatures de esta semana ha habido so.
lamente poca diferencia de las temperatu-
ras anotadas en- la semana anterior pero la
precipitation ha sido decididamente menor.
La precipitation total fue enteramente ba-
jo la normal en- todas las secciones. El
premedio de la iluvia en- toda la isla fu6
0 46 pulgada.
San Juan. La temperature media en-
la semana fu6 77.2 g, 8 IL baio la nor
NAL. La temperature maxima fu6 83.1o,
el dia is; Ia mfnima, 7O.3o, Ell dia 19.
Precipitation total, 0.21 pulgada, 8 0.84
pulgada bajo la normal
Division Norte. Ell tempo fu6 general
mente nublado = con amenazas de lluvia,
pero la precipitation fue ligera en- casi to-
das las estaciones. El promedio de la
precipitation en- la division fu6 0.46 pull
gada. Promedio de dias lluviosos, T. La
temperature maxima fu6 91o minima,
$50.
Division Este Rein6 Iun tempo par
cialmente nublado, con ligeros aguaceros
en- todas las estaciones Ell promedio de
la precipitation fu6 0.74 pulgada. FL
promedio de dias lluviosos fue 4. Tenn
peratura maxima, $50; mfnima, 60.
Division Sur. El tempo fu6 general
mente claro caluroso, con fuertes vientos
del E., De tres estaciones informan que
no llovi6 la cantidad que Sc ha registra-
do fue Oh pulgada en- Yauco. Ell pro
medic de la precipitation en- la division
fu6 0.04 pulgada. Temperature maxima,
92o; mfnima, $40.
Division Oeste. En- los distritos del
S. no llovi6, mientras que en- Las Marfas
y Afiasco cayeron buenos agiaceros eD
varios dfas. Ell promedio de la precipita-
ci6n fu6 0.61 pulgada. Temperatera ma
xima, 89; mfnima, 81.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-05-23
Ell PRESUPUES-
TO INCLES.
Ell a6O finanCiero de I9O5-l9O6.
Grandes benetlClos.

Mr.. Asquith, Ministro de Hacienda, ha
publicado hace pocos dfas la nota annual de
los benefcios que resultaron en- el balance
del presupuesto del alo fnanciero 1905,
1906. Esa nota es demasiado satisfacto-
ria. Deducidos todos los cargos, restan al
Tesoro 121 882,258 de frances
Dicen de Londres:
Los promotores del proyecto del tlinel a
trav6s de Ia Mancha, proyecto de que Sc
ocupara pr6ximamente la Camara de los
Comunes, cuentan con seis miemb1os, 10
menos, del Gabinete actual: el Primer Mi
nistro ell Canciller del Echiquier, Ell Sub
secretario de Estado por la India, ell Secre-
tario del Interior, el Jefe Secretario por
Irlanda y 81 Presidente del "Board of
Trade"
Hace ounce amor, cuando Sc someti6
por primera vez el proyecto al estudio de
la Cdmara, todos los citados votaron en-
favor de la aprobaci6n; pero gan6 Ia ma
yoria por 234 votos contra 153. De los
opositores la apfobaci6n solo 19 quedan
en- el Parlamento, On tanto que 81 miem-
bros de los que estan en- favor del proyec-
to, triunfaron en- las tiltimas elecciones.
Muy en- breye Sc presentara de nuevo
la proposition Sc espera, con fundamen-
to, que esta vez sea aprobada.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-05-23
EL BARRIO YAHUE-
cas- de Adjuntas,
uniOniSta.
Era antes una espeGie de baIUarte
republican,.
El domingo tuyO Iugsr en- diCho bariO IN
meeting" de propaganda que rssuIto es
plendldO.
{ De " J7no de Yahuecas. :"
ayo 2I.-Log tiempos cambian.

Mayo 2l.-Los tiempos cambian.
Hace muy POGO tempo el barrio de Va
huecas, de esta iurisdieci6n era una espe-
Gle de baluarte republican,.
Pero la "Uni6n", que es respecto al
patriotismo 10 que el rocfo viyiicador 4
las plantas, ha penetrado en- aquel barrio,
habitado por patrietas de coraz5n y
sentimientos, hacienda derroche de sus
saludables eneenanzas ha llevado el con.
vencimiento la luz un gran ndmero
de compatriotas que miiitaban en- Ell campo
adversaTio.
E domingo tuvo lugar en- aquel barrio
un meeting" de propaganda que result6
espl6ndido
Sc puede asegurar sin eXageraci6n que
concurrieron mas de mil quinientas perso-
mas. ayidas de escuchar las patri6ticas pre-.
dicas de nuestros oradores.
La manifestation, portando banderas y
galardetes, recorri6 ell barrio depositando
la simiente del patriotismo verdadero en- el
coraz6n de aqueIlos compotriotas pronto
germinard.
Los baluartes republicanos van ca
yepdo.
El republicanismo abandona sus tiItimas
trincheras.
Ben por Yahuecas, que asf responde
Ia vca dc Ia patria!