The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-12-03
IN THE LARG. CITIES.
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. Special Telegram, Nov.

Minneapolis. Special Telegram, Nov. b
The First annual congress OF that new
and ambitious organization. the Woman's
council, was begun yesterday aud proved
an event of unusual interest to the sex and
the means for a good deal of enlightenment
on various phases of work having special
interest and significance to m The
meetings are being held at the Hennepin
Avenue N. T.. church. Mrs. 7. e. Walker,
the president, presiding.
The session was opened with prayer by
the venerable Mrs. Van CIcve. after which
sion were read in their order. All had been
prepared with much care. Mrs. +. 5. Will:
Jams told of "Woman's Work in Missions"
reviewing the wonderful development in
this line during the past twenty-five years.
Mons Hansen. one OF the capitalists OF
Norcross. Grant county. Mimi, Is bewailing
a loss of over 800 which some sharp man
robbed him of in the city yesterday. Han
sen Is engaged i'm the lumber and Irvine bus
iness at Norcross and bought T.. large bill Of
goods, OF the National Cordage company. of
months ago. giving as security notes to the
extent of 1864. The notes fell due some
days ago and We're sent to the Metropolitan
S Were IN rstn M%Innea POI h. for r collection l n od They
them. Twa men went to Norcross to collect
the money, but as Hansen did not have the
cash he arranged to meet them ut a hotel in
Hanson drew over 500 from the Metropol-
itan bank with which to meet his obliga-
llons. ms occurred at 10 a. m. and the
names to Hanson. gave credit on the back
OF the notes for the amount received. and
then invited him to dine with them at the
hotel. The invitation was accepted by Han
son. and after waiting in vain for the APP
pearance of his guests reported the trans
actions at the branch Office of the cordage
house at : Third street north. They wired
the house In Chicago and it was learned by
wire that the collectors were ilnposetrs. It
is alleged that the collectors were ex-em-
Pioyes OF the cordage company.
a smallpox case was discovered Yesterday.
The sick man is Fred Pitts, a waiter Mt the
Nicollet house lunch counter. The news was
communicated To the health department by
l,r. L.. IL. Allen. who was called to attend
inc patient at his rooms over the Criterion
Ivy proceeded to take the customary precau-
tons. and had the patient removed to the
quarantine hospital at st: Louis Park. The
burned. The disease is in it's first stages,
AMI 1t II not believed to have developed far
enough to be infectious. DIR. Kelley stated
that the case was of a mild type and he did
not believe that any of those who came in
contact with the patient would suffer.
St. Paul.
ST. Paul. Special Telegram, Nov. o9.---
Gov. Merriam yesterday committed the
sentence of Albert Rolph, sent up from Cot
cuitt HI 1Sspl 1oI tuc crime O1
arson in the second degree and sentenced to
seven years in the reformasory, to two wears.
The pardon was based on the recommends.
ton of the warden of the r~eformatory. of
the judge who tried the case and ais. in
consideration of ROlph's youth, he bcin"
only seventeen years of age.
George f. Duggan of New York. who came
to st. Paul 10 represent the North American
Review some months since, has been col
Letting money from St. Paul citizens since
the magazine dispensed with his services.
Inc peculiar transactions of Mr.. Duggan
came to light Yesterday when Secretary
Beck. OF the chamber Of issued q
I,ctice warming the public against paying
Duggan for subscriptions to the magazine
or paying him any money. inaSmuch as he
was no longer in the employ of the Review.
Inc notice also stated that the endorsement
or Duggan by the chamber of has
been withdrawn. This document caused
some surprise, for Mr.. Duggan came here
well recommended and had made many
Duluth. Special. Nov. 29.-To-day as the
steamer Hiram Il. Dixon, of Booths North
Sfore line. was lying at Sargent's dock
the main steam feed pipe burst with a ter
rife report. instantly killing two people
and injuring others. The dead are: Willy
Brooks. an eighteen-year-old, boy: William
McNul+y, the fireman, 10th of this city.
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