Saturday, December 30, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 30

December 30, 1910 – If Henri Mosse, globe trotter, native of France, succeeds in getting back to Paris before 10 a.m., June 10, 1912; he will win 50,000 francs ($10,000) as a prize offered by Henri Rochefort, editor of La Patrie.

Mosse arrived in Minneapolis today, confident he is on schedule. Using his own two legs as his sole means of transportation, the little Frenchman is contented with his lot and believes that globe-trotting is the best exercise. Mosse started out from Lyons, France, June 10, 1908. Since then he has visited every nation on the globe.




The globe trotter makes his living giving lectures and exhibition walking stunts.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Globe Trotter Visits City. Henri Mosse, Walking Around the World, Must Arrive in France June 10, 1912, to win Prize.”; Dec. 31, 1910; p. 5.
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Friday, December 29, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 29

December 29, 1909 – Fire broke out in the McAlpine Building in Grand Rapids, Minn., this morning, completely gutting the structure occupied by M. McAlpine as a saloon, John Billodeau as a restaurant with rooms upstairs and H. W. Willing as a confectionery. The fire started in the restaurant from the explosion of gasoline in a coffee percolator.

The firemen had difficulty in getting water as the hydrants and hose were frozen, and the fire got a good start before the firemen could get water to it.

The fire department struggled for five hours with hose, ladders and hooks, trying to confine the fire to the one building, which was a complete loss.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Grand Rapids Has $4,000 Fire. Several Firms Lose When One Building is Destroyed.”; Dec. 30, 1909; p. 11.



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Thursday, December 28, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 28

December 28, 2012 – Duluth’s Lakeview Christian Academy senior guard Anders Broman became Minnesota’s all-time leading boys basketball scorer. Broman scored 42 points in the Lions’ 100-87 victory in the opening round of the Hibbing Holiday Tournament before a near-sellout crowd at Lincoln Elementary School, giving him 4,122 career points to surpass the 4,086 credited to Minnesota Transitions’ Kevin Noreen.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/254028/


Anders Broman
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 27

December 27, 1909 – A racial controversy with the attack directed against a minister of the gospel is gripping the attention of the residents in a section of the Lake Harriet district in much the same way that a similar affair affected residents in Prospect Park a short time ago.

The minister is Rev. W. S. Malone of a Methodist Episcopal church at 107 Washington Ave. N., who has an office at 112 Washington Ave. N. where he is said to publish a religious paper. The trouble has arisen over his buying a residence in the district and announcing an intention to occupy it as a home.



Washington Ave. North1

An indignation meeting was held this evening at the home of Oscar V. Carlson, Zenith Ave. S., almost directly across the street from property that the Negro minister had purchased.

Over 100 of the residents of the neighborhood, many of them owners of property and some coming from blocks away, gathered at the meeting place in a surprisingly short time after word was sent out that there was to be concerted action against the Negro’s settling in the neighborhood.

Through advice from another Negro, who asserted that the Rev. Malone had moved into other cities to secure exorbitant sums for property he had bought in highly respectable neighborhoods, Carlson secured Attorney Morris, a colored attorney, who has offices in the Metropolitan building, to advise the other residents how to best get rid of the man of the lawyer’s own race. Morris was a conspicuous figure at the indignation meeting.


Lake Harriet Parkway1

Morris declared that if the property owners would restrain their feelings in the matter, he was confident he could take their case and persuade Rev. Malone not to move into his new house. He said further that he was sure that if Malone did take possession of the property before this could be accomplished, he could persuade him to leave without trouble.

The keys have already been delivered to Rev. Malone and yesterday he made a visit to his prospective home. He was met by several of the men living near the house and informed that members of his race were not wanted. He said he was surprised as he had been given to understand that Negroes were welcomed by the other residents.

It is understood that the minister intends to move his household goods into his new home tomorrow morning.

According to the universal expression of those at Carson’s home, this present controversy and the problem they now find before them of getting rid of the Negro is the outcome of a number of troubles that have risen in the neighborhood during several weeks; specifically revenge. Their story is as follows:

Mrs. Marie A Canfield, who formerly occupied the house, sold it to the minister. Several weeks ago she brought suit against a local furniture concern for damages on account of a defective gas stove. She maintained that the stove leaked gas and that she would have been asphyxiated but or a pet cat’s stroking her face and waking her from her stupor.

During the trial a large number of her neighbors were subpoenaed to appear as witnesses. In all cases they testified that Mrs. Canfield was a habitual user of opiates.

A short time later she advertised her property for sale, to Negroes only. The purchase of the house by the minister and plans to make his home in the neighborhood resulted.

Unlike the Prospect Park situation, there have not yet been any proposals for the residents to pool their money to buy out the Negro. It was said this evening that this would not be done, but that the colored man would not be tolerated, nevertheless.

It was stated that the property was probably worth about $1,600 and that the Rev. Malone says he paid $2,600 for it. It was also stated by one that the minister has said he would sell the house and lot for $2,900.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Negro Minister Is Under Exclusion Ban. Lake Harriet Now Has a Problem Like That in Prospect Park. Rev. W. S. Malone Starts Racial Conflicts by Securing Home There. Colored Lawyer Called In to Advise Protestants at Meeting.”; Dec. 28, 1909; p. 1.

1Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Dec. 28, 2016, as long as acknowledgement included.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 26

December 26, 1917 – Red Cross knitting to occupy patients at the St. Peter State Hospital for the insane has changed one ward from the noisiest to the quietest in the institution, Miss M. J. Carey, in charge of Red Cross activities at the state institutions, reported today to the State Board of Control. About 25 patients at the St. Peter Hospital have knitted 191 sweaters for the soldiers and the local Red Cross chapter doesn’t want to lose their help through the organization of a separate chapter there.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Noisiest Insane Patients Become Quietest After Knitting for Red Cross”; Dec. 27, 1917; p. 5.


St. Peter State Hospital

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Monday, December 25, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 25

December 25, 1964 - Fred Hargesheimer, Rochester, Minn., native, appeared on the nationally televised “Jack Paar Show”. He recounted his World War II story of being shot down over New Guinea and saved by friendly natives.

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Fred Hargesheimer

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Sunday, December 24, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: December 24

December 24, 1906 – Elias Jobes, a well-known farmer living near Maple Grove, a small town three miles west of Osseo, was shot and killed this afternoon by his brother-in-law, Clyde King, after the two had quarreled.

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Jobes died instantly in the sight of his wife. King was immediately captured by William Leisen, a neighbor, and taken to Osseo, where he was placed to jail. Later he was brought to Minneapolis.

The murder has stirred Osseo and Maple Grove and a rigid investigation is promised by those interested.

King has been living at the Jobes’ house for five weeks. During that time, they often quarreled, but never, so far as known, did King ever attempt violence.


Today the two went to Osseo to buy Christmas presents. While there they made the rounds of the saloons, drinking freely. When they finally got ready to go home they bought a large bottle of whiskey. At that time there was no sign of trouble. Both seemed to be on the best of terms.

What happened on the way home or what was said is not known. The men were alone, and King, who is now in jail, refuses to talk, except to say he acted in self-defense.

When the men reached their home they were in an ugly mood. They went immediately into the house, where they met Mrs. Jobes and her three children. Jobes attempted to order King around and the two again wrangled.

Finally Jobes attacked King. The latter defended himself as best he could with his fists, but being weaker than his opponent, was gradually being forced to the floor. Seeing that he was mastered and in grave danger of receiving a severe beating, King seized a double barreled shotgun and, pointing it at Jobes, fired both barrels.

The charges entered the latter’s breast and he fell to the floor, dead. Mrs. Jobes and her children, who saw the tragedy, quickly went to the fallen man’s assistance. They lifted him up, hoping to find him only slightly injured. However, they found he was dead, and ran outside to get help. King, in the meantime, stood beside the dead body as if stunned. He did not say a word to his sister or the children. Apparently he was bewildered over the tragic turn of events.

Neighbor William Leisen, a farmer living across the road, heard the shots and ran to the house. He went inside and seeing King standing there, made him a prisoner. King did not resist and quietly submitted to being loaded into a wagon and taken to Osseo.

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Marshal Meachan of that place met Leisen and his prisoner some distance out in the country and took the latter to the village jail, where he was held.

Coroner Kistler of Minneapolis went out to view the remains of the dead man. He will swear in a jury room and hold an inquest. Assistant County Attorney Bernhagen was with him. He questioned the prisoner carefully and also gathered facts from Mrs. Jobes and her children.

King is sullen, and says he acted in self-defense.

The men had not been on good terms for some time and neighbors had constantly expected trouble between them. King came to Hennepin County five weeks ago from Tower City, ND, to live with Jobes. He is 25 years old and single.

Mrs. Jobes is on the verge of nervous prostration as the result of the tragedy and is under a physician’s care. The county officials will question her closely and she will probably be the chief witness against her brother when he is taken into court for trial.

King was brought to Minneapolis this evening by Coroner Kistler and Deputy Prosecutor Bernhagen and will be kept here for safety.

The Minneapolis Tribune; “Shoots Brother-In-Law; Is Captured; Confesses. Clyde King Kills Elias Jobes Near Osseo, Minn., in the Presence of His Victim’s Wife and Children—Assailant Admonished for Drinking So Much—He Took Offense At Advice and Surrendered to Wild Desire to Kill Relative.”; December 25, 1906; p. 1.
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On Feb. 13, 1907, King was found guilty of murder in the second degree, the jury returning a verdict after an all-night session.

King was found to be sane at the time of the murder, and sentenced to hard labor for the rest of his life at the state prison in Stillwater.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Killed His Brother-In-Law. Clyde King Convicted of Murder at Minneapolis.”; February 13, 1907; p. 4.

The Minneapolis Tribune; “Not Insane, So Goes to the State Prison”; Feb. 22, 1907; p. 7.

*Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Dec. 24, 2017, as long as acknowledgement included. 

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