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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
JUDGE HOLT RULES ON ASSESS
MENT CASE.
Who Was Down for $780,
600 in Minneapolis and $4,000 at His
Country Home at Minnetonka Beats
5 City Assessor in Test Case Principle
Is Far-reaching. a..5
THOMAS .7!()l H. sHEvLI7.N1,
orono,
I. y. MINI,
Mimi
...

This revision of a well known man g
calling card by the district court will
surprise many Minneapolitans.
0rono, not Minneapolis, is the legal
residence Of Thomas HI. Shevlin, ac-
cording to decision filed by Judge
Andrew Holt today. This means that
Mr.. Shevlin will be taxed on the $12,-
600 OF personal property assessed
against him at Orono and not on the
$250,000 discovered by the Minneapolis
This decision is the outcome Of a
suit for a writ Of certiorari begun by
Mr.. Shevlin for the purpose Of having
the work Of the Hennepin county board
Of equalization renewed, and to have
his assessment reduced. y. S
While the court did not go into the
question Of the sufficiency Of the Oro-
no assessment he held that Orono was
Mr.. Shevlin s legal residence, and that
his taxes were due there and not in
Minneapolis. 5s% :.
This decision will be hailed with de-
light by many lake jewellers who have
been trying for long time to fix their
residence in the country rather than in
the city, but have failed to make the as.
SCISSOR see that their summer houses at
the lake are their real residences
While this decision. applies directly to
Mr.. Shevlin, it will tend. to establish
a precedent favorable to the claims of
others who live at The lake a large por'
tion Of the year. l.. 80 - 80 -" Re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
COAL BARONS Kill
LOWER COAL RATE.
SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION MEM
BEERS NOT HELPED by OUT.


I The gratuity handed out to the peo-
pie Of Minnesota in the way of reduced
freight rates on soft coal has been alb
sorbed by the coal barons.
The absorption took place last Sat
urday,l slightly in advance of the ac-
ton Of the railroads, which is effective
Oct. 20, Oct. 81, Oct. 80, according to
the action of the different lines. ss
/, It is something Of a somber joke
among the members of the Minnesota
Shippers association that the coal
rate reduction. Lake and rail soft
coal was advanced 45 cents a ton on
Saturday. The reduction in freight
rates averages from 10 cents upward,
as the distance increases from the twin
cities. In some places it practically
offsets the coal advance, but in the ma
jority of places the barons make from
rs, to IS cents more than the consumer
does by the freight rate reduction.
Coal men say that Hooking Is to be
very scarce. this winter. Youghiogheny
is not to be plentiful. Probably for
that reason. the price has been ad-
vanced on the two grades to 81 ton
at Duluth, and $5.25 delivered in Min
neapolis. rr-,a.s. ..=. ..5
1~~t 1t was generally understood that coal
would take an advance this fall, pos
sibly two advances, but the sudden
increase of IS cents a ton was a sur
prise even to the local dealers, to say
nothing of the consumers.
All-rail coal is the only competition
that the consumer can depend on to
keep down the rates, or to furnish
lower priced coal, but the supply is
said to be uncertain, owing to The ext
gencies Of railway traffic.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
HAYNES STUCK IN MUD
"He'u Blame the Polce.'' Was s
Patrolman's Comment.

Going home from the democratic
meeting at 1850 Nicollet avenue last
night, J. G. Haynes and his company
of campaign entertainers chugged into
a mudhole with their automobile, and
after protracted grief, wereepulled; out
Of their predicament by a Washburn
Park car. rgz 5<r 80
"shure, he III lay that onto the police
force,' was the comment Of bystand-
ing patrolman, who had noted the per-
turbation Of the mayoralty candidate
during the delay.
Mr.. Haynes, speech at the meeting
was a repetition of his attacks upon
Minneapolis as safe place of resi-
dence under the present administration.
Accepting the St. Paul Pioneer Press as
an unbiased observer Of Minneapolis
developments, he cited a recent edito-
rial in that publication as evidence that
a change Of mayors was needed.
q OF The other speakers III Us. Mead
claimed the Hon q share ofathe remain
ing limelioht in brief address ad.
vancing the argument that Governor
Johnson should be reelected because
he was good looking and had the gift
of language.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
GUMB0 SOIL MAKES .
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS

Gumbo soil and Hennepin county
muck make pretty nearly the best roads
in the state and the easiest to take care
of if properly handled. a., ...- . - ~ -.
! This is what George W. Cooley, sec
rotary and engineer Of the state high
way commission, says after making ex-
per1ments in the vicinity of Crookston.
Red river valley and heretofore it has
been considered undesirable for roads,
for when it gets wet it is sticky and
permits Of the sinking Of wagon wheels
and stalling Of loads. 49,,
-"The. trouble with gumbo roads in
the past" said 2, M. Cooley, us that
they have not been attended to proper
": Gumbo roads should be first prop
erly built and graded, then leveled with
be built b to permit the rain to run off
rain they should be dragged and per-
haps a road grader used. # this is
done, gumbo will be found excellent
read soil.1 Ito will pack down hard and
will not wear into ruts. 7zsssSSsfl71tszts = =
The doctrine 3tlle astater highway,
commission sisr trying 1tosspread thruout
the state in regard to roads, lis not one
OF road repairs, but. Of road mainte-
nance. After building road it is in
4nlte!y cheaper TO Keep 1t we'll main
tanned and cared for than 1T is every
few years to dump in goodly sum Of
money In extensive repairs. It has
been demonstrated in Iowa that coun-
try roads can be maintained at an ex-
pense not exceeding $40 a mile year.
In my opinion, Minnesota roads can
easily be maintained in satisfactory
| condition for $3.50 mile.
There is an example Of magnif-
cent gumbo road at the state export.
ment station at Crookston. The road
leads thru the experiment station
grounds. There is not rut in it. It
is as smooth, hard and nice as anyone
could desire. And the only secret to
it is the road is maintained properly
the water drains from it quickly after
every rain, and q scraper is used when.
| ever necessary =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
ALL QUIET In THE FIRST
CONGRESSMAN TAWNEY SAYS
DISTRICT IS GOOD FOR A RE-
PUBLICAN GAIN.

Congressman Tawney was at repub-
Hcan state headquarters in st: Paul TO-
day: He says there is remarkably lit
tie interest in politics in the first dis
trict this year. Owing to the workings
of the primary law, election is over
now in five of the ten counties, as far
as local matters are concerned, and
those are the heavy republican counties.
It will be extremely hard to get out
the vote. -, 4....g2S .-s -. 49,.
- "There is very friendly feeling for
Cole" said Mr.. Tawney, "and he will
get nearly all Of the republican vote
that turns out. I expect to see him
gain over the vote Of two years ago
in every county Of the district except
Fillmore, which gave Dunn a large plu:
rality.''
A. L. Cole was at the state headquar
ters for few hours today, leaving II
the afternoon for Buffalo, where hi
speaks tonight. He has been having
fine meetings and everywhere is as
sured of heavy republican gains. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
IOWA CENTRAL TO
BUILD TO CHICAGO.
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS WILL
GET NEW CONNECTION.
Important Links in Two Hawley Roads
Will Give Big System Entrance to
omahasl Kansas City. Des Moines
and Other Important Cities - How
Lines Will Run. 5,t.

Extensions reported to be under con-
sideration by the management Of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis and the Iowa
Central roads promise Minneapolis a
new route to Chicago, as well as new
connections, to the southwest. One OF
the extensions will give the combined
systems an independent route between
Minneapolis and Chicago over their
own rails.
This will provide against the time
when the Illinois Central will have no
with the Minneapolis & st. Louis, by
which it uses the st. Louis rails from
Albert Lea to Minneapolis, and the St.
Louis uses the Central rails from Albert
Lea to Chicago. That time will come
when the Central has completed the pro-
posed extension into Minneapolis from
Madison, Wis, or some other point on
it's line.
How Route Runs.
The new Chicago route will be Min
neapolis & st. Louis to Albert Lea;
Iowa Central, Albert Lea to Keiths-
burg, Ill; Chicago, Joliet & Kansas
City Keithsburg to Chicago.
To build into Chicago has been the
plan of the managers Of the Iowa Cen.
trail for years; in fact, this purpose was
in mind when their line was built east
from Oskaloosa across the Mississippi
river at Keithsburg, ILL.,, to Peoria. The
Railway Age is authority for the state
ment that the Chicago, Joliet & Kan
sas City railway is to be built from
Chicago to Keithsburg, and that New
York fnanciers have contracted to take
the necessary bonds. The people in
terested in this project are undoubtedly
closely allied to those who control thu
Iowa Central and the Minneapolis s
| st. Louis roads. Tiki 4
It is stated that the new line will be
| continued on from Keithsburg in !
southwesterly direction to Kansas City
but as yet contracts have been made
only for the. line from Chicago t.
Keithsburg. Work will be activel,
under way by Jan. /. The Iowa Cen
trail has bridge across the Mississippi
river at Keithsburg, and as soon as th'
new line is completed to that point, thr'
trains will be put on between Oska
loosa and Chicago, and from point
north of Oskaloosa on the Iowa Cen
| trail. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
THE REAL ISSUE
DEFINED By JONES
SHALL THE CITY MAINTAIN sU-
PREMAUY OVER VICE?
Speaking In the Eleventh Ward, the
Republican Mayoralty Candidate
Emphasizes the Need Of Keeping the
City Clean Regrets Attacks Of Per-
sonal Nature on Either Side.

Inclement weather could not keep the \
eleventh ward voters from the repub-
evening. Mayor David P. Jones, Judge
A. M. Harrison and Frank M. Nye,
with local candidates, supplied the ora
tory and it was Of a quality that held
the audience until nearly II O'Clock.
/ Mr.. Jones delivered the most forcible
Seventh wara Il Th eae EVENTS entsn Of his ad
ministration were succinctly reviewed,
attention being called to the reorgani-
zation Of the police force, the closing
of thes Winerooms, the driving Of inn
moral women from the retail district
and segregating them as far from pub
lie view as possible, and finally the
Sunday closing.
"Mr. Haynes is pleased to call this
a continuous vaudeville performance,
but I do not feel like vaudeville per-
former at the present time. I am too
much in earnest,'' said MI. Jones.
The Real Issue.
Attention was called to certain
stories which had connected the mayor
with renting houses for immoral pur-
poses and writing insurance on them.
He declared that the statements were
positively false and made demand for
proofs. @r
"Lest there be any Misunderstanding
on this point, [ want to say now that
these ISLANDERS are not made by Mr..
Haynes said the speaker. "He is too
much of a gentleman. But they are
made by his supporters, and 7 want him
to help in dragging these rescals out
in the light so that we can see who
they are and hurl them back into the
abyss of nastiness, where they belong.
It is pity that a contest Of this kind
cannot be conducted in a clean and
dignifed manner. ' ~ /.
"This contest is not a question of the
Neither is essential to Minneapolis. The
question is as to whether the high re-
pute attained by Minneapolis from one
end Of the country as the city which
has secured the upper hand Of vice
and immortality shall retain that dis
tinction.'' - r. <
Mr.. Jones warned the people against
the attacks on the police force. The
force was highly complimented for its
efficiency on numerous occasions, par
! ticularly during the G. A. R. week and
Lfair week, and it was strange that not
until two or three week before election
was there any fault to be found: ~
triotic address, as did Judge A. M.
Harrison, who most successfully pune
tured the story that he, as receiver fo1
the Coe Commission company, had not
paid anything to the creditors. Judge
Harrison was receiver for only a few
days, in which he took in about $4,000
He was superseded by T. Il. Salmon
appointed receiver by the federal
court, and to whom he turned owe,
EVERY cent he had collected. NJ
Other speakers were Marley L. Eos
seen, Swan Nelson, WI Nolan, A. P
I Ortquist and j. W. Williams. r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
Weather Conditions.

The storm north Of Duluth yesterday
morning has increased considerably in
energy and Is now central over lower
Michigan; it is accompanied by high
winds in the lake region. and the middle
and upper Mississippi and the Missouri
valleys; the highest velocity reported be-
ing sixty miles per hour at ST. Louis.
There have been rains during the last
twenty-four hours in the lake region and
thence westward into South Dakota. The
temperatures are higher than they were
yesterday morning east Of the Mississippi
river, and in the extreme south and west,
and they are lower in the Canadian north
west and thence southwark into Missouri,
Kansas and Colorado. Fair weather is
expected tonight and Sunday, due to the
high pressure area, with colder Sunday
morning and somewhat warmer Sunday
afternoon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
CARL BLAKE DISMISSED
Judge Smith Decides Evidence Of Gam
bling Was Insufficient.

Carl Blake, arrested Oct. Is, charged
with running a gambling house at Al
Third street 5, will not serve straight
sentence in the workhouse. Judge @.
+. Smith today fled an order dismiss
ing the case on motion Of Blake s at
torney, who claimed that sthe evidence
submitted when the case was tried was
not sufficient to prove the charge
against Blake. N.5T~z "
In his memorandum, Judge Smith re-.
men who were playing cards in Blake g
place when The police made the raid
were put on the stand as witnesses or
charged with gamblino. Reference IS
also made to the, fact that Blake, with
his wife, lives in the apartments raided
by the police and that, little or no
gambling paraphernalia was found in
the rooms. 81 as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
NORTH DAKOTA TOWN :.
SUFFERS FROM FIRE

Tolley, N. D., Oct. 27.-Tol1ey's first
disastrous fire broke out in W. @. Pat
terson's bakery, rapidly spreading to
was in flames. Owing to the scarcity
Of water, nothing was saved.
. For time it seemed that the whole
town was doomed. Fortunately, the
wind changed and the fire was con-
trolled when 1t had reached the store
of Christian & Sankey. The following
business places were burned: il a. J I
: Patterson = bakery, loss, $4,000 Lar
son & Jensen Is meat market, $4,000;
Jordan & Barrick, harness shop, $4,000;
L. E. Lyele, millinery, 1000. =,
Very little insurance was carried on
the property.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
JOHNSON DATES
Governors Itinerary Up to Election Is
Announced.


Governor Johnson's itinerary for the
closing days of the campaign was an
p me dHmoeratle stae com
&s Monday,ZOct. 29-Blooming Prairie,
afternoon; Faribault, evening" ~
Tuesday:-St. James, afternoon; Man
kato, evening.
dnesday-Anoka, afternoon; Still
water, evening.
Thursday, Nov. Pine City, North
Branch and Duluth.
Friday---St. Paul. -. IT,. r.~
Saturday ,Cokato, afternoon; Mime
apolis, evening.
Monday, Nov. ,5--Sstt. Paul.
8. M Owen will make a series of
fet neH wsf e. begins inns ansh d
Underwood and Battle Lake, speaks
Tuesday at Vining and Henning, and
Wednesday at >Detroit and Moorhead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
City News
THE WEATHER
The Predictions.

Minnesota Generally fair tonight and
Sunday; cooler tonight; warmer Sunday
afternoon. sa
Upper Michigan-Rain and colder to-
night; Sunday threatening, with snow
near lake Superior
Wisconsin-Gene fair tonight ana
Sunday, except snow near Lake Superior;
colder tonight; high northwest winds
diminishing.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Sunday; colder
tonight; warmer Sunday.
North and South Dakota-Fair tonight
and Sunday; colder in east portion to-
night; warmer Sunday.
Montana-Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer in east portion. <s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
TWO GROCERY STORES.
= RAIDED BY BURGLARS

Thieves in search for money broke
into two Minneapolis grocery stores
Lake street and Myers store at 1870
Fourth avenue S were entered, during
the night and at the Dahl store the till
was rifed and a small amount Of
change was taken. - II
The man who broke into the Myers
store. was surprised while at his work.
He is described as a small negro,
wearing dark clothes and sa light hat.
He escaped altho. haseds by The police
man on The beat. It is believed that he
can be arrested, as tho police have a
complete description of him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
FAREWELL OF "PEANUTS''
Bail-Jumper Wrote Goodbye Letter
to His Attorney.

elm going away from here, - wrote
peanuts otherwise Mr., Robinson
Of the late lamented Vaughan & Co.
mail order bucket shop swindle, who
faded away from Minneapolis the night
before his case was called at the last
term of the United States district court.
The letter has been received by his at
torney, Homer Morris. Peanuts =
as to the particular direction in which
he was going, but intimated that it
would be to some place uncontaminated
by the activities Of deputy United
States marshals and other intrusive rep
resentatives Of the department Of jus
tice.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
POWER IS ABUNDANT
Business Men Are Shown Electrical
Possibilities Of Taylors Falls.

Sixty prominent Minneapolis business
men, most Of them members Of the
Real Estate board, were busy yesterday
telling Of the great future Of Minneap-
oils as the electrical manufacturing
city Of the northwest. Thursday they
were guests Of the Minneapolis General
Electric company. at it's new power de-
.yelopment in the st. Croix river at
sTaylors Falls, where several million
dollars have been expended by. Stone
and Webster Of Boston, general man
ayers Of the local company, and 25,-
900 horsepower Of electrical energy has
been placed within reach Of Minneapo-
lis for general purposes, but especially
power. I. A
Yesterday a similar trip and inspec-
ton was enjoyed by the members Of the
Six O'Clock club and a number Of
prominent business men. Every fla
ture Of. the work was explained by The
engineers in charge.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
JUNK LITTER GETS BUSY
Took Parlor Lamp, Furniture and
:, Wash Boiler Last Night,

The police are looking for thief who COM
hines domestic instincts with sporting proclivi-
not give satisfactory explanation of his doings
last night he Will be summarily locked in the
a e II
tude Of the police: A parlor lamp and the table
upon which it stood, copper boiler, an over.
coat, an alarm clock, fifteen red pool balls and
thirty five boxes Of cigars, most Of them stolen
In different places "..
Mrs F1nnity, 20 Western avenue, reported the
theft Of the lamp and table; Mrs. Jacobs, 2a14
Twenty fourth avenue s. asserts that her cop.
per boiler was stolen; A. P. Doves, 712 Fifth
street s, claims the alarm clock and overcoat;
Fred Gonne11a, 80 First avenue s, mourns the
loss of the red pool balls, and D. s. Trump,
HOG Main street NE, Is the owner Of the cigars
than those taken were left untouched.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL
9. w. Gordon Elected President Of st.
:. Paul Town and Country.

At the eighteenth annual meeting Of
the Town and Country club Of st. Paul,
which was held last night, 9. W. Cor
don was elected president to succeed W.
H. Lightner. In his report, the retir-
ing president noted the growth Of the
club in the last five years and called
attention to the fact that 108 acres Of
land are included in the grounds at
present. He suggested that the stables
posite the clubhouse, and that the
grounds be fenced. ,...
The other officers elected were: L. A..
Robinson, vicepresident; F. E.. Han
son, secretary and treasurer; O. B. Oh
son, T. L. Blood, w, Fl. Lightner, s. G..
Strickland and J. D. Lewis, executive
committee. t:5@lg y. ! -.4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
REGISTER TODAY

Today is the last registration
/, day.
Ali persons entitled to a vote
must register today to qualify, il
they have not already done so.
4 Register at the regular polling
place Of your precinct.
Polls will be open until 8 pm.
You cannot vote in the election,
Nov. 6, unless you register.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
NO WHEAT; CAN'T GRIND
Some of the Flour Mills Will Remain
Down Next Week.

Three of the local -four mills will remain
closed when grinding is resumed by the others
on Monday unless conditions improve materially
over Sunday. Three mills are already down
and the coming week promises the operation Of
only sixteen Of the twenty-five mills here.
The Pillsbury Washburn, Consolidated and
Washburn Crosby companies all complain Of the
dull trade, a1tho the latter company. still has
all its plants running. 5Ess5 s. z5s4 II .5s#s
Demand for -four Is slow and as little wheat
is moving to market, owing to car shortage,
conditions do not favor heavy grinding.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
TO HANDLE tTOWNSITEs

The town site business Of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis road is to be handled from Mime
apolis. On the st. Louis roads western ex.
tension the sale Of town lots is handled apar,
from the railroad business. It Is in charge OF
the Dakota Town Lot company, Incorporated II
South Dakota, Of which Thomas A. Way il
president. G. q. Stevens, the general manager
will have management OF the Minneapolis end
with an office in the Metropolitan Life build
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
N. w. NATIONAL SUES
Action for Restitution Against Former
officers Soon to Be Tried.

Suits for restitution Of Northwestern Ma
misappropriated by the former management
viii probably come to trial at the present term
of court. sEsssas
s- Notes OF issue have been fled in the district;
court by the. company ndicating action against
s"W. E Bechte1 let 81. z, and the cases Will be.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
:. TIE ACHERs ARE FIXED
State Board of Examiners Grants Pro-
fessional Certificates.

1esslonal Celt1ncaIes.
The state board Of examiners has
granted six professional teachers GER
tifcates. Those who received certif
Gates are, -. ~. r Fra
Alice B. Dixie, Northheld, two years; q. p.
Hendricks, Sleepy Eye, five years; Margaret Nil
lie, Long Prairie, five years; II. O.. Poehler,
yon, five years; Florence Wells, st. Paul, five
years. ..- g. 49, 81
4 The following were granted; certificates for
the first time: Edna e. Bell, Marshall, two
years; George NJ. Brace, Duluth, five years;
H. e: Griebnow, st. Peter. two years; Pauline
J. Haynes, lie sueur, two years; Emily F..
Janney, Minneapolis, two years; NJ. Cressa Lee,
Madelia, two years; W. A. Nonnamaker, Little
Falls, two years; May Eva Raw, Henderson,
two years; Lulu I. Rumsey, Truman, two years;
Nellie 4. Rumsey, Spring Valley, two years;
Mary A. Simpson, Amboy, two years; Agnes
Well, Duluth, two years; Lydia Woodbridge,
Duluth, two years. 49,