The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-02

repaid every one for the time spent.
| There were few miShaps during the
| hunt, but nothing serious.
| Great Falls, Mont.-Joe Weir was
brought up in the district court last
night and received life sentence for as
saulting the 7-year-old daughter of
! Frank Cults. Weir pleaded for light
sentence but got the limit
Duluth-A. G. Highton, who made Il
| somewhat sensational exit from Duluth
| year ago on a special car on the Omaha
| road, was here today trying to get war
! rant issued for Ticket Agent Whitten's
arrest on charge Of perjury in connec-
| ton with Highton's trial in the district
| court.
LeMars, Iowa--The German Metho-
dist Episcopal conference for the district
composed of Iowa, South Dakota, North
ern Illinois, Souther Wisconsin, Bishop
Joyce presiding, elected Rev. F. w.
Henke, presiding elder of the Galena
district, to be delegate to the general
conference. Rev. William Koener, pre-
siding elder of the Upper Iowa district,
was elected as a reserve The confer
ence decided unanimously against the
admission of women to the general con-
ference.
AnOka, Minn.-The fine residence of
F. l.. Pinney was badly damaged by fire
and water The barn and outsheds were
ruined, and being attached to the house,
the damage to the interior furnishings
was considerable. During the fire three
nozzlemen narrowly escaped injuries and
death from falling roof.
Duluth-Through the railroads which
connect Duluth with the wheat country
comes the report that farmers are pre-
pairing to hold their wheat for higher
prices, now that their greatest needs
nave been relieved. They are scraping
together money for the purchase of lum-
Der with which to provide storage for
their wheat, and are even utilizing old
boxes and even barrels in providing tenn
porary bins for keeping their grain until
a better price can be obtained. AS a re-
suit inspection here is showing a smaller
movement than a year ago.
Butte, Mont Two masked robbers
this morning attempted to hold up SIX
miners and saloonkeeper in miners
boarding house, but M. J. Duggan,
miner, knocked down one of the robbers,
took his gun away from him and went
through his pockets and secured $40 in
cash. The second robber then took a
shot at Duggan, but missed, and both
robbers escaped
st. Peter, Minn.-The Nicollet county
fair opened yesterday with the best at
tendance for several years. Exhibits
were unusually large. A baseball game
between the Maroons, of Mankato, and a
team representing the Minneapolis
league, was won by the former, score II
to 3. Perry Werden pitched the last two
innings.
Benson, Minn.-The 14th annual fair
of Swift county is in progress with a good
display in all departments, although
threshing keeps many away. The special
feature yesterday was Miss Helen Bald
win in bicycle relay race against three
of Swift countys best riders in three
mile handicap. Johnson, of W:lmar,
won.
Cherokee, Iowa-Dr Guy S. Archer, of
this place, and Miss Lydia E. Berrett
were married at the home of the parents
at Sanborn yesterday. They will reside
at Cherokee.
West Superior, Wis.-The rise in the
wholesale price of coal, which was order
ed from New York two days ago, is now
in force at the head of the lake, which
has the effect of raising the retail prices
here and at tributary points
Racine, Wis.-The hardware company
Of A. Kraupa & Son was seized by the
sheriff in claims of SO 900 in favor of the
Union National Bank and John Pritzelaff
& Co., of Milwaukee. for $472. The house
is one of the oldest of the kind in the
state and usually carries stock of from
So 900 to $4,000
Eau Claire, Wis.,. r. Farr, of Phil
lips, who has been engaged with others
on the investigation of trespasses on
Wisconsin state lands, says that they
have heavy case against certain Still
water, Mimi, lumbermen who, he says.
are backed by the Chicago, ST. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha: that the facts have
all been laid before the state authorities,
who seem to be very slow about COM
mencing an action.
GAINESVILLE, Wis. John Riley, of Beloit,
was convicted of burglarizing a Be!oit
in the states prison at Waupun.
Madison Wis.-The state fish commits
siOners tonight decided to locate the new
fish hatchery on tract of land donated
by Bayfield,. The location is said to be
an ideal one for the propagation of fish.
A number of cities in the northern por-
ton of the state have been competing
for the prize
BarabOo, Wis.-Ex-City Treasurer
Henry j. Watson, who was an engineer
on the Chicago and Northwestern road
for % years, and who ran the first train
into Baraboo, died suddenly of heart
failure last night.
Hudson, Wis.-The September term of
the circuit court convened here this week
Hon. E. B. Bundy presiding. and an un-
usual amount OF business has been tran
sacted. hTe criminal calendar has been
set for next Monday.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-Delois Burling-
ten, farm hand. was arrested TODAY.
charged with attempted assault upon
Miss Jessie Cornell, Is years old. of the
town of Eagle Point.
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 2S-A special from
Dallas, Tex, says that the Florida Attn
letic club and its friends will make an
appeal to the law makers of the twenty
fourth legislature not to pass a bill with
an emergency clause attached prohibit
ing pugilistic exhibitions. A bill without
oil