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2 NEWS OF THE CITY Fined $50 for Stabbing Companion- Audi, -w George, who stabbed Solomon Antony Sunday afternoon, was fined $50 in police court yesterday. Boy Sent to Training School—John Ryan, thirteen years old. was sentenced to the state training school yesterday for stealing $11 from Wesley Gordon. Live Stock Sanitary Board Meeting— The State Live Stock Sanitary board will bold its regular quarterly mooting at the offices in the oapttol building Oct. 16. —o — Horseshoers' Convention Next Week — The Master Horsesftoera of America will bOM their annual convention at the state capitol from Oct. V 2 to IC. —o— School Board Meeting This Evening— The regular meeting of the board of school Inspectors for this month will be held this evening at S o'clock in the offices of the superintendent in the New York Life building. —o — Is Bringing Machinery Here. —The Northwestern Grass Twine company is now having a portion of the machinery torn mil of its plant at Superior, Wis., to in- brought to tills city and put into its ext< nslve works here. —o — LoComotive Is Derailed—A Great West ern passenger train was derailed at the south end of the drawbridge yesterday morning anil delayed traffic over the bridge for over two hours. The engine of the passenger was thrown from the tracks by a broken frog in a switch. —o— Horse Gets Cut by Grading Machine — A horse attached to a mail wagon was «ut ii ill. fetlocks by the blade of a street grading machine with which it be came entangled yesterday on Seventh Btreet, m-ar Cedar street, and so badly was tli.- horse injured that it had to be killed. The horse in passing the machine became frightened and got its front legs under the blade. VIADUCT COLLAPSES Twelve Workmen Fell With It, but Escape Injury. Twelve workmen employed in tear ing down the Edgerton street viaduct had a oarrrow escape from being seri ously Injured yesterday when a for ty-foot section of the structure col lapsed, throwing all to the ground and < rushing two box cars which stood on the tracks below. The only man in jured was John McNally, who escaped with a scratched face. The section stood upon the bents be low the flooring, and the braces had been removed. The massive timbers left without support swayed sideways, and the whole section with a crash fell eighteen feet to the tracks. The debris blocked seven tracks of the Omaha railroad for two hours. As the bridge is being demolished no great loss was caused by the collapse. The work of wrecking- the structure was being done by Newman & Hoy. The bridge is being torn down to give place to a modern structure. STATE OFFICIALS MUST BUY TRANSPORTATION Railroads Cannot, Under the Law, Let Them Ride Free. Among the former recipients of fa t vors from railroad companies who have fallen afoul of the restrictions im posed by the Elkins law, is W. W. P. McConnell, state dairy and food com missioner. Mr. McConnell left last evening for Larimore, N. D., to assist, in an agita tion in the interests of creameries in that vicinity. As one of the prepara tions for his departure he sent to the passenger department of the Northern Pacific road requesting the customary courtesy of a pass, but in return he re ceived a letter in which the company said it was beyond its lawful power to issue the pass. It has been the practice of the rail roads to issue transportation to the officers of the dairy and food commis sion when they traveled on such bus iness as now takes Mr. McConnell to North Dakota, on the ground that their labors were for the public good and would in the long run redound to the benefit of the railroad companies in in creased business. PLANS TO ESTABLISH A CREDIT BUREAU Commissioner McConnell Proposes to Protect Dairymen. W. W. P. McOonnell, state dairy and food commissioner, has a plan to es tablish a credit bureau as a branch of his department for the benefit of the butter and cheesemakers of the state. Mr. McConnell says that in the past the butter and cheese factories have many times been victimized by com mission dealers in shaky financial con dition who have attracted large ship ments by offering prices higher than the regular market. It is Mr. McConnell's purpose to find Borne means of keeping posted on the financial condition of commission houses and to place his information at tho disposal of the makers of cheese and butter throughout the state. EASTERN STAR HOLDS A RITUAL SCHOOL Instruction Given in the Work of In stallation. The Order of the Eastern Star for the twenty-fifth district held a school of instruction in the conferring of de grees at the Masonic Temple yester day afternoon. The chapters repre sented were Plymouth, Lorraine and Palestine, of Minneapolis; Myrtle, of Farrolngton; Excelsior, of Excelsior Constellation, of St. Paul. The officers of Plymouth chapter had charge of the opening exercises and Palestine chapter officiated at the in stallation. Addresses were made by Mrs. Carrie McCauley, grand worthy matron; C. C. Warner, of Arizona, and Mrs. M. L. Levy, past worthy patron, of St. Louis. After the formal exercises a recep tion was held by the local chapter for the visitors, lasting from 5 to 7 o'clock, during which time a supper was served! The entertainment concluded with a number of musical numbers by mem bers of the local chapter. GASOLINE CLAIMS THREE MORE VICTIMS Mrs. Philip F. La Motte and Two Children Seriously Burn ed by an Explosion. Mrs. Philip F. La Motte, 119 Douglas street, and her two children, aged six teen months, and Alma, aged five years, were seriously burned at their home at 10 o'clock yesterday morning as a re sult of the explosion of gasoline. The baby's burns are so severe that his re covery is doubtful. The mother and the girl, however, may recover. Mother and children were in the kitchen together yesterday morning when the explosion occurred. A glass jar in which Mrs. La Motte had placed a quantity of gasoline after filling the stove stood exposed after the fire was lighted. In some manner the jar was overturned and broken, and the fumes ignited from the fire of the stove. In an instant the kitchen was enveloped in flames, and the clothing of mother and children was ablaze. Seizing the baby, who had been sit ting on the floor, the mother made her way to the door, followed by the little daughter, but their agony was so great that the three fell together in the yard, where neighbors, alarmed by the explo sion, came to the rescue. The fire department and police am bulance were summoned and the vic tims were hurried to the city hospital. The fire in the house was extinguished before it had done much damage. The victims were burned about the hands, arms and body. Their faces were blistered by the abes. Mrs. 1., a Motte and little daughter, it is thought, may recover, but the baby, on account of its tender age, is in a much more serious condition. Philip La Motte, the husband, is a motorinan employed by the street rail way company. HON. PETER JANSEN BUYS 50,000 ACRES In the Saskatchewan Valley — To Be Settled by Mennonites. One of the most stupendous land deals ever consummated In this city was made late yesterday afternoon, when The Saskatchewan "Valley and Manitoba Land Company sold to the Hon., Peter Jansen, of Nebraska, 50,000 acres of land in the famous Saskatche wan Valley. The tract of land sold lies just west of Big Quill lake and south of the extension of the main line of the Canadian Northern Railway now being built. The land is in one of the most choice sections of Western Canada, and it is understood that it is to be at once colonized by the Men nonites; in fact, was bought for a col ony of them that has already been formed, as Mr. Jansen, accompanied by five prominent Mennonites, has been in Western Canada for the past two weeks searching for the most favorable location for this colony. It is interest ing to note that the big German colony, to which this same company sold some 112,000 acres about a year ago, lies di rectly north of this proposed Mennon ite colony. The sale of such an enor mous tract of land In this territory is bound to create a fresh impetus to the gigantic movement of settlers that is now on for this Canadian country. SMALLPOX SPREADS IN STEARNS COUNTY Lack of Proper Quarantine Is Re sponsible. Smallpox reports received by the state department of health for the week ending Oct. 5 show a total^ef twenty-two new cases in the state within that period. The largest num ber in any one locality was fourteen, at St. Augusta township, Steams county, where the disease has been prevalent for some time, and where, owing to lack of proper quarantine, the health authorities have had a deal of trouble in dealing with the epi demic. In the same county three cases are reported from St. Cloud township, one from Rockville township and one from Wakefield township. Two cases are reported from Willmar, Kandiyohl county, and one from Hedges town ship, Steams county. Beside the cases mentioned above, record has just been made of eight old cases in Long Prairie township, Todd county, that had not previously been reoorted. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD WILL BEGIN TONIGHT Rev. John M. Fulton Will Preach at Central Church. The Presbyterian synod of the state will open this evening at the Central Prebyterian church, when Rev. John M. Fulton will deliver the opening ser mon. The synod will be in session today, Friday and Saturday, and will be tak en up chiefly with the discussion of the educational and evangelical work of the church in this state. Rev. W. H. W. Boyle will address the meeting tomorrow afternoon on the "Real Advance Guard of a Conquering Cause," and will make a report of the work of the church in this city. Saturday will be devoted to the sub ject of evangelistic worK In the state, and papers will be read by Rev. R. A. Montgomery, Rev. A. B. Marshall and Rev. J. E. Bushnell on the work for the past year. The sessions will be concluded on Sunday, when there will be religious services for those attending the synod. ■ '•—> Civil Service Examinations. Civil service examinations for teach ers in the Philippine service will be held in the federal building in St. Paul, Oct. 19 and 20. There are 150 vacan cies to be filled, the positions paying from $900 to $1,200 per year. The civil service commission announces an examination on Nov. 11 for inspector of rubber in the Quartermaster's depart ment at Schuylkill arsenal, Philadel phia, at a salary of $1,500. Oct. 31 an examination will be held for the posi tion of assistant farmer and dairyman at the Fort Lewis Indian school at $600 per year. Segal's Condition Still Critical. Louis Segal, who was struck on tho head by R. J. Mills in a fight at 1343 Uni versity avenue last Friday night, is still in a critical condition at the city hos pital. He remains in a comatose state. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1903. PETER POWER CASE COMES UP TODAY Was Brought Against Northern Pacific Two Yeafs Ago to Defeat Merger Project. The "Peter Power case," which at tracted so much attention at the time it was instituted two years ago, will be argued before the United States cir cuit court of appeals in St. Paul today. The title of the case is "Camille Weid enfeld against The Northern Pacific Railway Company," and the case "is appealed from the United States cir cuit court, where the suit was decided in favor of the Northern Pacific The object of the suit was to prevent the organization of the Northern Se curities company. It was charged in the complaint that the Northern Pacific was about to illegally effect the retire ment of $75,000,000 preferred stock, and that the object in retiring this stock was for the purpose of effecting a combination between the Northern Pa cific and the Great Northern Railway companies. Case Attracted Much Attention. The suit attracted considerable at tention at the time it was brought be cause of the disappearance of Peter Power, who appeared as plaintiff in the original suit. Power was supposed to be a clerk in Weidenfeld's office in New York, and it was stated that he might be eligible to bring suit as a stockholder, none of the Wall street brokers who were alleged to have been behind the deal desiring to enter into the suit personally. Later, however, upon the failure of Power to put in an appearance, Weidenfeld, who was a Wall street broker, entered the suit as intervenor. In the circuit court, where the suit was tried, the Northern Pacific won, and the victory made possible the or ganization of the Northern Securities company, the legality of which was later attacked by both the state and fed^-al governments. Securities Appeal Filed in Supreme Court. In the government case the Northern Securities company was declared ille gal, but in the state case, tried before Judge Lochren, it was held that the combination was a legal one. Both of these suits are now pending In the United States supreme court, the ap peal in the state case having been docketed in Washington yesterday. In the Peier Power case, which will be argued before the court of appeals today, the judges will be Sanborn, Van Deventer and Cook, Judge Cook having been appointed to the place on the bench filled by Judge Caldwell, who re cently retired. Judge Cook's home la in Leavenworth, Kan. John D. Jordan, clerk of the court of appeals, arrived in St. Paul yestevday from Denver, and the first session of the court will be held today. The Weid enfeld case is the only one which will be heard at the present session of the court. The case will be argued by Attorneys C. W. Bunn and F. B. Kellogg in behalf, of the Northern Pacific, and by M. H. Boutelle and A. W. Buckley for the plaintiff. SUGGESTS A MEDAL President Warner,of Fire Board, Would Reward Bravery. Gold medals, bearing on the face the Maltese cross and on the reverse the figure of a fireman, with suitable in scription, will be the reward for deeds of heroism by fire fighters in St. Paul, if the recommendation of F. G. Warner, president o fthe fire board, is adopted. In his report last night to the board President Warner presented a plan by which honors are to be distributed among the members of the fire depart ment in recognition of signal deeds of bravery and self-sacrifice. The gold medals are to be awarded for saving life, and, in certain cases, actions of exceptional daring on the part of firemen actively engaged in fire duty. A roll of merit, to be incorporat ed in the annual report of the depart ment, is to be kept, in which the names of all firemen performing meritorious services are to be inscribed. When a fireman has had his name in the roll of honor for three successive years he Is entitled to a medal. Honors are to be awarded by a four fifth's vote of the board of fire com missioners, after investigation of the circumstances attending the action. Reports must be made in writing by an officer of the department or by a witness of the deed. . The board deferred formal adoption of the plan last night after a discus sion, and the report will be up for fur ther consideration at the next meet ing. LIBRARY BOARD HOLDS A BRIEF SESSION Arranges for Equipment of New Read ing Room. The library board held a regular meeting last evening, but as several of the members were unable to be present, by reason of illness or absence from the city, only business of a routine character was transacted. The monthly budget of bills was ap proved and provision was made for the equipment of the new addition to the reading room with radiators and such furniture as may be necessary. MANKATO TO HAVE A SAVINGS BANK Application Made for Incorporation of Institution. Public Examiner Johnson yesterday took the final steps necessary in the incorporation of the Citizens' Saving Bank of Mankato. The trustees of the bank are William Thomas, Nicholas Wefs, I. D. Webster, Lawrence Henlein, Felix Meagher Hugh A. Patterson, William J. Hoerr H. R. Wiecking, A. G. Meyer, T. R. CoughKn, L. P. Hunt, Gus Wldell and Judge Loren Cray. Class of 1904 Elects Officers. The class of 1904 of the Central high school yesterday elected the following officers: President. Jule Hanaford; vice president, Myra Buell; secretary, Helen Fuller; treasurer, Hayden Trowbridge finance and auditing committee, Harvey Fuller, Edmund Kibble, Harry Melby It was announced that hereafter no member of one class will be allowed to attend the meetings of another unless on interclass business. ARGI^I&NTSJIADEIN CAPITOL SITE CASE PropeHjlQj&iers- Contend That They're •" ■ * AJkrng, Only a Fair Price. 'r" The artprassers appointed by the dis trict court, [whose duty it is to con demn lajd fbr the approach to the new state capitol, held another meeting yes terday and listened to arguments by counsel for both the property owners and the.stAtje. Mr. Holman and Mr. Childs represented the property own ers and Assistant Attorney General W. J. Donahower argued in behalf of the state. It was contended by the coun sel for the*owners that the property holders were about to the dispossessed by the state, to their great disadvan tage. The people did not wish to sell their property and would not do so if not compelled to by the state. For these and other reasons it was argued that the state should be willing to pay a fair price for the property to be taken. Mr. Donahower argued that the state was being asked to pay a bounty, and intimated-that higher prices were be ing asked of the state than private in dividuals would be asked to pay. This was because the state had plenty of money. Mr. Donahower argued that the state should not be asked to pay more than a private individual would have to pay. HE DEFIES THE COURT Refuses to Put Up Bail on Non- Support Charge. The second venture of Dr. Sylvanus Robillard' into the marital relation with the woman frpm whom he had been di vorced has been, apparently, as un pleasant :a* the first. Remarried six months ago to the wife from whom he had been, separated by a decree of the court he. was yesterday arrested on her charge of non-support. Arraigned in the police court yester day, Dr. Robillard pleaded guilty,and re fusing to"deposit $300 bail, was com mitted to tile county jail, when his case was remaVded to the district court by Judge Hine. Mrs. Emma Robillard, the complain ant, alleges that the doctor has refused to contribute to her support, and that during the last three weeks she has received but 20 cents from him. She also asserted that he had refused to pay the rent, saying that the place had not been-rented by him. In pleading guilty in the police court yesterday afternoon the doctor declar ed that he did not know why he should support his wife, and Judge Kine then promptly bound him over for trial before the district court, fixing the bail at $300. The doctor refused to put up the amount and was taken to jail. Under the new law dealing: with non-support cases, enacted at the last session of the legislature, the defend ant must agree to support his wife in a manner satisfactory.to.the court, and complainant before he can secure his liberty. He must also furnish a bond satisfactory to the.court as surety for carrying out the agreement, and, in the event of failure to comply with the terms of the agreement, the bond be comes forfeited to the state. HAMLINE GRANDMAS ARE ENTERTAINED Mothers' Club.. Devotes a Day to the Elder Generation. Hamline has a Grandmothers' club which is the only organization of ita kind in the Northwest, and yesterday the club held its annual meeting and was entertained by the Mothers' club, of Hamlne, at ttye home of Mrs. Putz, 1515 Minnehaha street. Although confined strictly to grand mothers, tiie : -membership of the club presents quite a range of ages, the oldest of its number being Mrs. Mary Wilson, aged ninety-nine, and the youngest Mrs. North and Mrs. Mur phy, neither of whom is more than forty yeara old. In the course of the past year the membership dt the club has been in creased by the admission of one grand mother. ' COOK IS FINED AND BARTENDER ACQUITTED Court Disposes of Sandberg Assault Case. Benson Boyd, cook at Fredman's sa loon, Third and Sibley streets, was fin ed $15 in the police court yesterday on a charge of assaulting Ed Sandburg, who claims he was robbed in Fredman's saloon Sunday. T. Bergquist, the bartender, was dis missed. Though Sandburg claimed he had been swindled out of $20 in the saloon, he had not sufficient evidence to prove it to the satisfaction of the court. WILL SETTLE DAMAGE CASES OUT OF COURT Plaintiffs in; Street Railway Damage Cases Ask Postponement. The trial of the case of Annetta M. McKenzie against the street railway company, in w^iich the plaintiff asks for damage in the sum of 515,000, will probably be* settled out of court. The case was called for trial before Judge Brill, In the district court, yesterday, but after a jury had been empaneled the attorneys' held a consultation, after which the cdujt was asked to grant a continuance 2, It being understood that a settlement \?ould be effected. The suit of Peter J. McKenzie, the woman's hiisband, who sued for $5,000, wili also be settled. MERCHANTS- AND BUSINESS MEN When they feel fagged out and jaded from the car^s, responsibilities,, anx ieties, worries. etc.. find a ben efactor in ' Rea " Bros.' Cascarin. It Is not a stimulant but ar taste less laxative tonic and cathartic. At druggists, price. 50 costs, or sample,seat free. Rea Bros. & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. .. NATURAL APPEARING! —vjwAi Poreelaln Fill in* saret • iffhTT" "^JIIJ badly decayed tertii, ' Flno : HtSsPSFfSsP (jo!d Killings. Gold or Por • lJr.lJ' celalD Crowns. Tectb and JT*^S6Hy-^,,- piataa. that look, fit . and. • V wear well. Painless Extraction 50c. tExam^-j ': nation free. No students employed. . ; : ., No teetb »o baUl I can't lmVr»*« (bent. Dr. B. C. CornweH, Dentist. : • «10-*I2 Cktßtxr of CoJimert* Bi4g^ ecb 4 BoMlt. . TAKE A LOOK AT THE WATER Si PLY City Officials and Guests Find Supply Inexhaustible and Plant In Good Order. Members of the city council, the heads of several city departments and a delegation from the Commercial club and the Chamber of Commerce learned yesterday that St. Paul has one of the greatest water systems in the United States. As guests of the board of water com missioners they visited the half dozen or more big lakes which the water board has jurisdiction over, saw the miles of costly mains or conduits through which St. Paul's supply of cold water is received, and inspected the pumping machinery in three big sta tions, which are capable, if put to the test, of supplying St. Paul with 50,000, --000 gallons of water every day in the year. St. Paul people in general probably have little knowledge of the immense amount of labor and planning that has been going on during the life of the present plant: and even that of the present water board, to provide St. Paul with an almost inexhaustible sup ply of water, and the trip arranged yesterday by the water board was for the purpose of making the city offi cials and citizens aware of its extent. Arrangements had been made by the board for a party of about eighty, but owing to the inclement weather only about half that number answered the invitation. Seven roomy carriages, in cluding a well supplied commissary, provided the means of transportation and sustenance, and the delegation was carried over practically the entire sys tem. McCarron's Lake Head of the System. MeCarron's lake and the pumping station at that point was the first vis ited, and' from here the party traversed the right of way to Vadnais and Cen terville lakes, the latter practically the head of the St. Paul water system, though, if necessity demanded it, the St. C'roix river, fifteen miles away, could be drawn upon. At McCarron's lake the principal station is located, and with the exception of Phalen lake, all drinking water destined for St. Paul Is received. The party there saw the three mammoth pumps, the delicate machines used for registering the amount of water consumed every hour in the day by St. Paul, and the simple effective way in which every ounce of water sent through the conduits is scoured and cleaned of its impurities. At Centerville lake, the latest acqui sition to the St. Paul water supply, which was reached about 2 o'clock, luncheon was served, and following this, the delegation took advantage of the rest to congratulate the board for its work in providing St. Paul with such a fine water system. Secretary Stine, Assemblyman Van Slyke and others of the delegation spoke in glow ing terms of the system and the care that had been exercised in keeping it up to a high standard, and happy re sponses were made by Vice President Dwyer, Secretary John Caulfield and others, of the water board. The im promptu meeting was held in the boil er room of the pumping station, and a feature of. the gathering was that it included four persons, each of whom had in a manner been instrumental in the acquisition by the city of the orig inal water plant. They were W. P. Murray, Assemblyman Van Slyke, John Caulfield and Thomas Prendergast. Mr. | Murray, as the senior member of the party, gave a brief talk, and with Sec retary Stlne, of the Commercial club, was selected to prepare resolutions congratulatory of the water board and its care and entertainment of the dele gation. The return trip was made about 8 o'clock last night. Has Superabundant Supply. The system now has a superabun dance of water, the greatest in the his tory of the water department. Outside of Phalen lake, which is drawn on for the section known as "Old Town," Vad nais lake is now supplying about all the water that St. Paul consumes. The other lakes, which represent a supply of water almost inexhaustible, are idle. Three of the five pumping stations were visited and each was found in a condition that brought forth favorable comment. At the McCarron'a lake station, which is in care of Engineer Marin Feist, the three big pumps sup ply every gallon of water furnished both high and low service, and the party saw to the gallon the amount of water each district consumes every hour in the day. In the running of the boilers every shovel of coal con sumed is weighed, and when it is con verted into ash the same operation prevails. There is no guesswork. Fig ures alone give the conclusion. Every man's work is mapped out for him, and should any fail registering ma chines tell of the dereliction. System Extends Into Anoka County. Few in St. Paul have any idea of the acres of water and land in control of the board or the care exercised in protecting the water supply. Of the half-dozen or more lakes controlled by the board, practically every bit of shore belongs to the city, and care is taken to prevent trespass or contami nation. The system extends even into Anoka county, and the board, if it ever wants to, has the right to extend its operations to other counties. St. Paul is now consuming on an aver age of 6.600.000 gallons of water a day. but it could have 40,000.000 more if it needed that amount. There are pumps and machinery enough to provide it. At the McCarrori's lake pumping station there are three pumps the combined ca pacity of which is 20,000,000 gallons a day. At Vadnais. Centerville and Rice lakes there are also big pumping machines. At every intake there are screens that free the water from drift, and this is supple mented at McCarron's lake by a chamber that practically scours and cleans every gallon of water sent through into the city. Many Artesian. Wells Also. In addition to the lake supply there are over thirty artesian wells, twenty-eight of which are constantly pouring streams of ice cold water into CenterviUe lake. At Lake Vadnais are three monster wells, and these are known as the reserves, used only in summer. The summer warmth also causes a vegetable growth in the water, mains, and the cold water from these wells kills it. Despite the inclement weather the trip was greatly enjoyed. Vice President Dwyer, Secretary Caulfield. J. C. Dona hower, of the board, and City Engineer Rundlett beaded the party and explained everything connected with the system. The party included Assemblymen Van Slyke and Haas. Aldermen Hinkens and Dahlquist. Commissioners Van Hoven and Grode, of the board of public works. City Treasurer Brenner, City Comptroller Betz, Secretary Coply, of the police commis sion. City Engineer Rundlett and Martin Feist, engineer at the McCarron's lake pumping station, J. W. Dwyer, J. C. Don ahower. Thomas Prendergast, Secretary Caulfield and Assistant Secretary Crowley, of the water department. Secretary Stine, of the Commercial club, and H. P. Murry, of the Chamber of Commerce. Teachers Receive $50,000 Salary. Teachers and other employes of the board of education were yesterday paid their salaries for September. The aggregate amount of the pay roll wa» $50,644.33. St. Paul's Silk Selling Store. Field, Scbiick $ Co. Entrances—Wabasha, Fourth, Fifth and St. Peter Streets. SdJe Jouvin kid gloves at This sale has been a most extraordinary success! ftow y^. could it be otherwise? Never in our recollection, were such llfiA swell, desirable, correct style kid gloves sold at so low a V/IIC ?II? c- Ant ey re the genuine imported "Jouvin" gloves— ™t Ln eill Wd—it's true they're marked seconds, we could I^ll _ »n»,f • »m at haf pric * unless the were so marked. |1 f\ I I *\T Deuxieme" is the French word for '-Seconds," but the UVUOI gloves are in style and appearance and in wearing quali- S. as per ,Ct as any fflove in our stock. If our expert «- «% #v *«« youwiU? Can find nO fau!t in them ' ls lt likely nat Si POir 2.00 Jouvin gloves 1.00 the pair Outing flannels, 5c Another 50 pieces for today's sale. Of the same high quality outing flannel—2B inches wide—and in a grand 50c fleeced vests 25c IlC&ll-DriCe and ever woman in town should be at the sale— «hn,,iri th *^ x 7^ There's a goodly quantity for one days sale, but should the day be fine they may not last that long. They're odd vests-we 11 »l P£ n that account—but they're splendid values, ribbed and heavily fleeced—Every one worth 50c, sale price 26c. A great stocking s&le fully believe that our "True Merit" stocking for women the best twisted hi- 6,* Sell i ay! 2r a Pt i I r- M:lde of 2-thread Egyptian yam. hard twisted, high spliced heels, double soles and toes —Absolute- ly fast black! We want you to know about this great value— WP"9 *I. VVe want you to wear, and know by wearing, what it is and }I MM^ have made the price for today only & M Vkf Six pairs will be sold for 1.00 and a dollar's worth is the limit to one person. Mens LOO union suits for 58c They're medium winter weight and ribbed, blue color and / #%. fleeced This line is marked "seconds." but the Im- B^ ) perfections are of such a trifling nature that most mak- IgJ^^na^^^ ers would say nothing about them. 1.00 values, but you IS buy them., today at N^^ Men's heavy wool fleeced Shirts and I Men's heavy wool plate Shirts and Drawers, good regular 50c ~ ■ Drawers, soft and warm _. *\ garments, down <O/* 7r>c garments, IX*n to •• •• OX^|at 3OLi SEVERS FIVE PAIRS Court Has Busy Day Hearing Divorce Cases. Yesterday was another busy day in the divorce court, five decrees being granted and two other cases contin ued. Judges Lewis and Jaggard were both engaged the greater part of the day in hearing testimony in the cases, and when the day's work was finished more divorces had been granted than there had been marriage licenses issued on the floor below, where but three couples applied for permission to wed. At the hour for convening court yes terday morning, Judge Jaggard's court room was crowded, wronged wives and deserted husbands, together with their friends and witnesses, tilling the room. As the docket was called and the cases sent to Judge Lewis\or set for a later hour, the different parties left the room along with their attorneys. Probably the most interesting rase in the divorce court yesterday was that of Mrs. Hulda Blood, who secured a divorce from George W. Blood» a well known real estate man whom she charged with infidelity. The story told by Mrs. Blood /.nd her witnesses bordered on the sensational, and its recital was eagerly listened to by the audience which half filled the court room. Mrs. Blood Is twenty-six and her husband's age thirty-nine. They were married at Hudson, Wls., In 1897. There are two children, a girl of five and a boy of two. For more than a year Mr. Blood and his wife had not lived together. Judge Lewis was satisfied with the testimony furnished and granted the prayer of the petitioner. The Christie case was heard by Judge Jaggard. In this case it was the husband, Willis L. Christie, who wanted a divorce. They were married at Council Bluffs, lowa, In 1900, and less than a year after their marriage he says his wife ran away with a man named A. B. Moore. Moore was a boarder in the Christie home and the pair are believed to be now living in Omaha. Other witnesses will be heard today. Other oases disposed of yesterday in the divorce court were those of Louis K. Campbell against Katharine Camp bell, in which desertion was charged; Louise M. Kay against William Kay; Arvilla Brooks against Thomas Brooks, desertion; Nina J. Scott against Archie Scott, cruelty. The case of Lizzie E. Cartell against John T. Cartel], charg ed with desertions, was only partially heard. BRONSON SUCCUMBS TO BLOOD POISON Victim Was Brought Here From Ncr- strand for Treatment. T. A. Bronson, of Nerstrand, Minn., who was brought to Bethesda hospital suffering from blood poisoning as a re sult of a scratch from a horseshoe nail two weeks ago, died at the hospital yesterday morning. He was brought to the hospital sev eral days ago as a last resort, and the physicians could offer little hope of saving his life. The body will be taken to Nerstrand for burial. Woman's Christian Home Benefit. A rummage sale for the benefit cf the Woman's Christian home will be held Oct. 14, 15 and 16, at 80 South Robert. Contributions may be left with Mrs. M. A. S'hriber, 727 Fairmount avenue; Mrs. G. M. Sawyer, 61 Dale; Mrs. J. E. White, 969 Goodrich; Mrs. F. W. Tuley, 563 Central, or if the home at 480 North street is notified by phone the donations will be called for. AJwayt. Remember the Pall .Name /% f axative ftromo Quinine JQ (VLj^f onevery Cores a tow in One Day, v»np in 2 Days ASKS FOR A DITCH Clay County Wants Some Land Reclaimed. George E. Perley, of Moor head, who was a member of the house of repre sentatives in the legislative session last winter, appeared before the .stat* drainage board yesterday to uigf* the extension of a drainage ditch in <'lay county, near Averill, not far north of Glyndon. Gov. Van Sant was not present at the meeting, but Secretary Hanson and State Auditor Iverson, th- other two members were, and Gforgp Ralph, chief engineer for th»> board. Mr ley presented a numerously si;;ii<- : <i pe tition from residents of his district, asking for the improvement, and At torney General Douglas, wlios** home la in <"lay county, made a strong argu ment in favor of it. The work proposed is an fxt^nslon of an old ditch constructed under the supervision of the former drainage commission, and those who favor it are of the opinion that it will not entail heavy expense. The original dlt<h is seven or eight mil"S In length, and r.he desired extension would be about thiee miles long. Mr. Perley represented to the board that this improvement Is very much needed, and that there Is a large I of country which the farmers will pos itively have to abandon unless some thing is promptly done to relieve iht present condition. The members of the board wore so far convinced of the merits of the case that Secretary Hanson and Mr. Iverson will leave tonight to view the situation. They will be met at Ulyn don by Mr. Ralph and Mr. Perley, and tomorrow morning the party will thor oughly inspect the scene of th« posed work. The current drainage fund — whicb was established by an appropriation bill providing $50,000 to be spent In 1902 and T9o3—is now practically ( - x . --hausted, and the board ha<l decided thai no now work could be undi rtaken. But if it should be found that the need for this Improvement la so pressing as has been represented, arid that the work can be done at small expense, It is probable that it may be pr< : for without further delay. FARMERS ORGANIZE FOR CO-OPERATION Take the Name of Minnesota Farmers' Exchange. As an outcome Qf the gathering of farmers held at the office of Qov. Van Sant Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Farmers' exchange was formally or ganized yesterd-iy morning, in an ?•] --journed meeting which took plat the Merchants hotel. Following are the officers r-lr^ted: President, C. E. Jackson, Bnckman; vice president, J. P. Carey, Glen. ■.:><,; secretary, J. S. McDonald. Rush <"tty; treasurer, W. S. Wetheratine, West Concord. The officers were appointed as a spe cial committee to frame a constitu tion and by-laws. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itchinff. Blind. Rl^eding or I'p.trucHng Piles. Your druggist will nfund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you !n 6 to 14 days. 50c. Manual Training Course Is Begun. George Foth, the newly appointed teacher of manual training for the seventh and eighth grades A the pub- I Mi: schools, arrived yesterday and en tered upon his duties.