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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
WIcHITA THE WINNER.
Awarded First Prize in Drill Contest
of Outside Teams.

of Outside Teams.
The preliminary drills for the prize
cup We're held Monday afternoon in
Metropolitan hall.
The Wichita team won the first prize
of 800, Leavenworth second prize of $75
Lawrence third prize of $50 The win
ming team will meet the team from Up
church lodge No. PA of Topeka on We'd
nesday evening at Representative hall
in the final competition. The winner
will receive the cup. The following
teams took part in Mondays drill:
Wichita, No. civ. c. Minnick, cap
tain; Fred Ewing, F. Nicholson, Fred
Bell, N. G. Burnett, J. Shreve, 6. NJ.
Powell. H. Davis, o. E. Waterbury, r.
n. Door, A. ]. Lines, N. Rooney.
Chanute. No. 96-Roscoe Anderson,
captain; H. Mechem, E. Ashcroft, P. S.
Sibert. F. Gray, J. H. Foster. Will
Reeves, John Mitchell, n. Axcell, John
Terbert, VIII Brown, F Wilson.
Galena. No. 9-W. c. Carey, captain;
A. Ludlow, G. Carey. c. Dale, W.
Weaver, J. LOOMS, Bert Hubbard, J.
Carey, E. Julian. J. Vert, H. Baugh, J.
Dockery. A. Downing.
tain; S. Dick, w. r. Langley, o. ].
Lane. E. F. Keith, o. E. Bryan, r. D.
Combs, w L. Cooper, F. Meierhoffer,
w H. Johns, c. B. Hill, o. c. Stewart.
Leavenworth, No. 122-Charles F'ergu-
son, captain; Joseph Eckert. c. Stone,
H. Smith, E. H. Lightner, H. Abbott,
J. A Downey. John Bell. A. Powers, P.
Deveson, John Donavan, H. Kinsley, e.
l. Gowns.
Holton, No. iii. A. Rakes, captain;
A. 6. Huff. T. D. Maloney. Francis
Bateman, Joe Bundy. Charles Nc
Kenzie, L Turner, s. Kinds, Fred
Staufieback. Austin Bundy, Fred Coul-
son, Jacob Knapp, John Rooney.
The judges were Past Grand Master
Workmen Ed II. Miller of Kansas City,
A. P. Riddle of Minneapolis, and T. A
Beck of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Feb. 7.-WHEAT-The steadi-
ness of Liverpool and the northwest and
covering by shorts were supporting in
fiuences in wheat early, May opening &c
over yesterday at 65A@7sc. Foreigners
We're credited with moderate buying. May
touched 6534c shortly after the opening.
rose to 661sd14c and reacted to 66c. Trade
was rather narrow. Local receipts were
So cars, one of contract grade. Minneap-
oils and Duluth reported 592 cars against
472 last week and 1874 a year ago.
CORN-Corn opened firm on higher Iiv-
erpool cables and light country offerings.
demand was small, which largely offset
the light offerings and on profit-ta6ing
ket steadied. Trade was fairly active.
Receipts were 945 cars, IS cars over the
estimate.
OATS-Oats were quiet but firm. there
being a fair shipping demand, while offer
ings were not free. May opened unchang-
ed at 233sc and advanced to PESO &c, but
eased off to sc. with the break in
steady. Local receipts were ga cars SO
cars over the estimate
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
opened firm because hog receipts were
caused a small decline after which the
market was again steady. May pork
opened a shade S oyer yesterday at 5000,
higher at s5.s215 easing off to $1,000; May
lard cents higher at s5.S212, easing off
to $5.75d5.7712, and May ribs cents better
q $5.S212. selling off to $5.75.
BARLEY.Cash, 36d45c.
TIMOTHY-March, 2.55.
The market ruled quiet but FIRM to the
end, covering by shorts the feature. Some
help near the finish May touched e57sc
shortly before noon and advanced to 6614c
and closed firm sc over yesterday at
Corn closed steady. May touched si94c.
but recovered to 35c, at which it closed,
FLAX~Cash: n W, $,i6O; s. w, SLIGO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

than their own honorable motives in
seeking an adjustment of the differ
ences is not only untruthful but it is
unfair and baseless. The gentlemen
representing the cattlemen transacted
their business in a legitimate and hon
orable manner
THE members of that committee and
the constituency which they repre-
sented at this conference were given no
special rate; discrimination was
made; the adjustment was effected as
was outlined in the general proposition
and charges of favoritism, special rates
and other things of a questionable char
acter are without the slightest founda-
ton"
The real origin of the complaint from
the shippers was the abolition of the
feeding in transit rate, under which cat
tie could be billed to the feeding sta
ton at the full Missouri river rate, and
afterwards go forward as fat cattle
billed at the feeding charge originally
SO per car and later $15 per car from
the feeding stations. When feeding in
transit was cancelled it left only full
local rates to feeding stations plus full
local rates from feeding stations on the
Ond to market.
The greatest complaint, as a natural
result, came from men who shipped in
to feed on pasture and then shipped
out the fat stock. The new seven cents
pasturage rate agreed upon at the con-
ference is material concession to the
cattle shippers, as compared with full
local rates to the pasture first and sec
ond to mraket.
During the period of feed in transit
rates, many thousands of car loads of
stock cattle moved and will continue to
move to Missouri river markets paying
the full beef cattle rate from point
of origin and the rate back to feed lot
from 100 to 200 miles west of the Mis-
souri, river. from which they would
finally be reforwarded as fat cattle to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

orator Of the evening. J. W. Gibbons
said: In selecting a brother to well
come you we have chosen one of the
ablest orators in the order. 1 introduce
Judge FOOte."
In prefacing his remarks Judge Foote
said: THE able brother who preceded
me, forgot to hand over to you the keys
of the city. I would say that if you are
short on keys you can apply to Bob
Semple."
Following Judge Foote, Past Grand
Master George w. Reed read an Origi-
nal poem entitled Fair Kansas"
Grand Master Criden responded to the
welcome on behalf of the order. At the
conclusion of the exercises the grand
lodge degree was conferred upon all
master Workmen who were entitled to a
seat in the grand lodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-CATTLE Receipts,
$500. Steady. Good to prime steers, 800
$500; poor to medium. $4.OOd4 10: stockers
and feeders S3509475; cows, SS.o0q4 g;
heifers, S3.2504.75; Gamers. 81. 25n2 80;
bulls, 81 500420: calves, S5.O0a7.50; Texas
fed steers, S3.90Q4.90; Texas bulls, IS. 454
HOGS Receipts today, o 900: tomorrow,
Sc. 900: left over, 1895. Strong to cents
higher. Mixed and butchers. S4.70G4 9212;
good to choice heavy 81. scat 9212: rough
heavy. s4.eSa4. 70; light, $4-60G4-s5; bulk of
sales. $4.75d4.S5.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000. Sheep steady
to 10 cents lower. Lambs, 15G25c lower:
fancy, 81: Is; good to choice wethers. s5;35
ass. fair to choice mixed, 81. 40G5. %:
western sheep. s5.eOQ565 yearlings, s.. IS
06-35 native lambs, s5.00p7-10; western
lambs. Sc 00d700.
OfficiaI receipts and shipments for yes
terday.
Cattle-Receipts, L. 500; shipments, 1922
Hogs-Receipts, 26.971: shipments, 6437.
Sheep-Reeeipts. Is e6S: shipments. $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Market Gossip.

Furnished by J. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
Liverpool: Wheat. sd lower to I'D
Chicago: Wheat, 50 cars, graded /:
corn. 945 cars, graded 4; oats, S44 cars.
Liverpool: Wheat. I'D lower; corn. I'd
higher.
Duluth: Receipts today, wheat, 424 cars;
last year 233 cars
Kansas city: Hogs, 1900 head.
Omaha: Hogs. 800 head.
Minneapolis Receipts today, wheat, 16s
cars; last year. ISL cars.
Kansas City cash market: No. hard
wheat 59-Ibs test, 62d621ac: No. 2 mixed
corn, 317zc; No. white corn, 32l44zsc.
Topeka cash markets: No. hard
wheat. 59-lbs test. 60c: No. 2 mixed corn,
26c: No. 2 mixed oats, 24c.
ST Louis close3 Wheaalto-F'ebruary, 9S1sc;
Nay r,s sgasc MY MY Sss@se eids cg 2rIv
397sd34c bid. oats-February. 241sc; May,
241sc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. 27.-AIONEY-M Money on
call nominally, 2d21z per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 41Aq51z per cent. Sterling
exchange. firm with actual business in
bankers bills at S4S6s4 64.S7 for demand
and at S4S3120tA for 60 days; posted rates,
$4.S4Q4.S5 and $4.S712q4.SS; commercial bills
a. S3a12.
bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dollars, 47alc.
BONDS-Governme bonds strong; Is,
registered, JOB; IS, registered. III; coupon.
III; new As, registered. 1871: coupon, 1371z;
old As, registered, 11714: old As, coupon,
117A; IS, registered, 115s4; 5s,. coupon, 151z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

A o. u w lodges for the entertain
ment of the grand lodge delegates and
will be free to them.
The first floor is reserved for the Wis
iting delegates. The boxes will b. re-
served for the grand officers and their
ladies. The balcony and gallery will
be for the Topeka workmen and their
families. The permanent password
must be given by those desiring ad-
mission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Kansas Citv Produce Market.

Kansas City, Feb. 27.-WHEAT-May,
621zc. Cash: No. ? hard. 62lac; No. 3, 500
SIC; No. 2 red, zoe; No. 3, 65d6sc.
CORN-May. 317sc. Cash: No. 2 mixed,
BIC: No , white, 21zGssc: No. g. 22QAc
OATS-No. > white, 24az d25c.
RYE-NO. 2, SIC.
HAY-Choice timothy, s.. 25Q5. 10; choice
prairie. S700d725
UTTER-Creamery. 2OQ2se: dairy. 1sc
EGGS-Fresh, 111zc;
ceipts-Wheat- rs cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka. Feb. q.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
lions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT -CURED-S34 cents.
GREEN SALT HALF CURED-Sc.
GREEN UNSALTED-7A cents.
NO. TALLOW-4% cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
A.O.U.W. OFFICERS
Nominations For Official Posi-
lions Made Today.
Grand Lodge A. 0. Q. w. Form
ally Received in Behalf of City.
FOR LOCAL LODGES.
Judge G. E. FOOte Spokesman
For the LOdgemen.
Grand Master Crider Replies to
Address of Welcome.
FOR LOCAL LODGES.

The twenty-second annual session of
the A o. U. w grand lodge was for
mally opened at Representative hall
last night by the welcoming of the del
egates.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
flags and the emblems of the order.
Between twelve and fifteen hundred
delegates We're present. An attempt
was made to leave space enough in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

George H. Brown.
R. A. McElenny.
]. w Porter.
w. r. Griffin.
Samuel Stitt.
F. H. Martin.
H. E. Potter.
Thomas Kirk
G. p. Howard.
J. a. Milligan.
W. B. Willard.
S. n. Burger.
J. J. Eds.
c. ". Brooks.
Representative to supreme grand
lodge Three to elect:
E H. Wheeler, Kansas City.
T. A Beck, Topeka.
Geo. W. Reed. Topeka
Ed z. Murphy, Leavenworth.
w. NJ. Wallace, Kingman-
Judge w. D. Gilbert. Atchison-
E. s. Bertram, Council Grove
Congressman J. s. Miller, Council
Grove.
Trustee. One to elect for three years:
Gay A. Spencer, Mound City. Present
trustee.
Peter Bernard, Holton-
John Dome, Salina-
NJ. Phillip, Kansas City
The afternoon session viii be spent in
receiving reports of committees and in
balloting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Toneka Markets Today.

CATTLE.
COWS-$2. 50a3. so.
STEERS-S3. 50I4 90.
HEIFERS- .O0d rs.
HOGS.
LIGHT-s4 $50
HEAVY AND MEDIUM-$f 40I14.55.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-61a16c
NO. 2 CORN-26 cents.
NO. 2 OA1 sac.
HAYS. 5OQ6- 90.
PRODUCE.
EGGS-13 cents.
CHICK NS-66615 cents.
BUTTER-20 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

Kansas city, Feb 27-CATTLE@Re-
ceipts, 1000. Market steady. Native
steers, s.. 75G5-25: Texas steers. s.. 25d4.45:
Texas COWS. s.. 6503So native COWS and
heifers. S25oG4.35: stockers and feeders,
g 25G5 %: bulls, 250d3. rs.
Receipts. 1900 Market strong,
active Bulk Of sales. 81 .621z0475. heavy.
81. 6564.S0: packers, $4-627zQ4.75: mixed, S4.55
qz.70; light, s4.15Q4-65: workers.. $4.60g465;
sHEEP@Receipts 5000. Market strong.
Lambs, $5.50Q6.50, muttons, $. 75Q6.05.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

ter caused by the interruption. ct be-
heve two men have touched it 1 be-
lieve d. o. McCray and Judge Foote.
McNalPs road agents. were the only
two that ever got at the surplus Ne
Nall was as much amused as the other
members of the audience
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Butter Market.

New York, Feb. 27.-BUTTER-Irregu
lar; June creamery, 1Sd227ac; western
creamery, 19024c; factory, 16l5Q19c.
Elgin Ill, Feb. q.
BUTTER-Creamery, 24c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Cotton Market.

Furnished BY ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka.
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
Liverpool Feb. 27.-COTTON-Spo cot
ton quiet; prices higher; middling, 5-32d.
Galveston. Feb 27--COTTON-Quiet and
New YORK. Feb. 27-CoTroN-spo cot
ton closed dull: Middling uplands, 3-16c;
middling gulf, 7-16c. Sales, none.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Sugar Market.

New York, Feb. 27-sUGAR-Raw
quiet: refined quiet.
COFFEE-Quiet; No. Z Rio s5s. nominal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
Range of Prices.

Furnished by J. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka.
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
ONLY LODGE MEMBERS.
No One Else to Be Admitted at Grand
Opera House Tonight.

The entertainment at the Grand opera
house tonight is given by the Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27
New york Uptown Gossip.

Furnished by ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper Of grain
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

b The stray COW advertised last
week by T. J. Hall was claimed
Tuesday by John Frieberg, a
large cattle owner in the west
part Of the county. Mr.. Frel-
berg read the advertisement in
the Grit Advocate, the best ad-
vertising medium in northeastern
Colorado. Now is the time to
advertise your stray stock and
your brands.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

w. H. Kortz presented us last
Tuesday with basket of large
red plums. They were of the
Desota variety and were of a very
fine flavor. Mr.. Kortz has an
exceedingly fine fruit farm west
of town and devotes much atten-
ton to its cultivation. His va
rieties of fruit are numerous. and
while the grasshoppers injured
his crop to a great extent this
season he was still able to market
quite a large amount of plums
and other smaller fruits.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07
&. NJ. BRAXTAN, Proprietor.
Last Sunday afternoon we took

Last Sunday afternoon we took
a drive to the south divide-the
paradise of the stockman. 1t
was our first trip to that locality
and we were surprised at the
splendid opportunity it offers for
the stock business. The locality
is thinly settled and no large
herds of cattle range there. In
consequence the buffalo and wild
grasses are luxuriant, there be-
ing enough pasturage for thous-
ands Of head of stock in addition
to those already there. While
on our trip we enjoyed a short
visit at the homes of P. Cranley
and Harry Davis, being court
eousIy received at each place.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

H. M. Ferguson, the gentleman
who recently purchased quarter
section of farm land in the west
part of the county from Geo. d.
White. was in Julesburg last Sat
urday and enrolled himself among
the honored cash subscribers to
the Grit Advocate. Mr.. Fergu-
son is pleasant person to meet;
he is a stalnch republican and
will prove a valuable addition to
the population Of Sedgwick coun-
tV.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

Ned Barton, a prosperous
ranchman of the sonth part of
the county, has our thanks for a
dollar paid on subscription last
Tuesday.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

Fred Meincke, prosperous
cattle owner of the west part of
the county, has our thanks for Il
dollar paid on subscription last
Saturday.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

w. Fl. Wallace informs us that
he found a great change in the
political sentiment Of the people
in the towns he recently visited
in Nebraska. Mr.. Wallace usu-
ally makes visit to his old home
each year, and this year he found
quite change from the senti-
ment Of one year ago and espec-
tally of four years ago. During
the campaign Of 1896 the people
in Nebraska were nearly all con-
tident of the election of Bryan.
They could not see how he could
be defeated. Today they are
doubtful, and many who were the
most sanguine in 1896 now believe
that Mckinley will win.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

The assessed valuation is about one
third of the real value:
Ag 'cultl land 24,942 acres $ 49,159 90
Grazing land 2l2,O3O acres l59.O22 90
Improvements on land 200 90
Imp mtS on public land 727 90
Town and city lots 1904 90
Imp'mts town and city lots lO,o95 90
NJ les of r. r. 3l07 25S,l1S 90
Miles Of telegraph wire 1856 20
Average valne m'ch 'dse $500 90
Horse 96' head 1852 90
Mules Is head pa 90
Cattle 6,375 head ga Dos OO
sheep DOS head 3,52S 90
swine 2ol head $40 90
Musical instruments 81 500 90
Clocks and watches 36 1S1 90
Money, notes, credits 1000 10
Carriages ana vehicles l12 l,96o 90
Household property 100 90
All other property 900 OO
Proprietary car lines 5,oOO l.
Iotal G0230S I.
Military Polls, 13l.
Old papers for sale at this Office
at 10 cents per hundred.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

At the state election held in
Vermont last Tuesday the repub-
lican ticket was elected by ma:
iOrity of about 10000.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07

1t is no joke or dream, but a
hard cold fact, that many of the
Filippinos think that AguinaIdo
is running on the ticket with
Bryan.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-07
Assessed Valuation of Property
in Sedgwick County.

The following list is furnished by
B. F. Engelhardt, county assessor.
The assessed valuation is about one
third of the real value:
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-04-27
RUSHING THE WORK.
Winston Brothers Have Seventy Men
and Sixty Teams at Work on
the Grade.

The Winston Brothers are rushing
the work on the grade for the Wash
burn road. They have seventy men
and sixty teams at work and Foreman
Jackson is ready to engage men and
teams who want work. The crews
are working east from the city ter
minals of the road at the stage barn.
Rails will be laid at this place out
ward as soon az possible in order that
construction cars may be put on. The
spur to the N. P. tracks will also be
built as 500 as possible to transfer
cars of supplies from one road to the
other. The contractors will have 100
teams at work by the end of the week,
and it will not be long after that I'M
til substantial advance will be seer in
the work.
Contractor Tom Winston came in
yesterday. He is here to oversee the
laying of the rails and the building of
the bridges and %culverts. General
Washburn is expected to arrive in a
few days, and he has directed the con-
tractors to spare no pains to push the
work to completion.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-04-27
BOUGHT THE PLANT.
General Hughes Purchases the Electric
Light Plant at Dickinson.

General Hughes returned last night
from Dickinson where he consum-
mated a deal for the purchase of the
Dickinson electric light plant. This
plant was constructed by a local syn
dictate. General Hughes will put in
improved machinery and otherwise
improve it. The Dickinson Press
says:
Gen. Alex. Hughes has bought the
Dickinson Electric Light Co. stock
and franchise on terms that are salts
factory to the stockholders. The cor
poration will be continued under the
present name. Mr.. Hughes will take
immediate steps to secure the neces-
sary machinery for the eqdipping of
a first class plant and men will be
here within two weeks to commence
wiring. Mr.. Hughes has electric light
plants in Fargo and Bismarck and is
interested in the Mandan plant and
the Dickinson business will be run in
connection with their series of plants.
1t is we'll for our people that Mr..
Hughes has become identified with
Dickinson. He is a man Of means
and experience and his coming here
is not only the assurance of one of the
best electric plants in the northwest
but it will bring other industries.
General Hughes returns to Fargo
tonight and from there will go east to
secure additional machinery.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-04-27
ROUNDED UP.
Deserter, Forger and Amateur Detec-
tive Rounded up by the Police at
Fargo.

Earl H. Wilson vas arrested at Far
go, charged with forgery committed
there. With him were Leon Hoyt, a
deserter from Fort Keogh and w. j..
Kendrick, an amateur detective. Will
son passed a check in Moorhead, and
was taken into custody Of the Fargo
officials.
1t seems that the men have had a
long chase. A short time ago Hoyt
and another deserter from Fort Keogh,
Mont, came to Bismarck. About this
time Wilson was under the ban of the
law for forgery, and the three Joined
forces. Sheriff Bogue gave them a
chase, but they escaped and came to
Jamestown. In the meantime, Ken
drick, in view of the reward offered,
struck up an acquaintance with the
men, and rendered material aid to
Sheriff Severn of jamestown in cap
turing one of the men. The other two
escaped, and Kendrick Joined them
again with the result that they are
now in Jail.
Sheriff Severn was telephoned and
he corroborated Hendricks story, and
stated that Major Warde was en- route
from Fort Keogh to take charge Of
the prisoner at jamestown, and that
he would also come for Hoyt. There
is a reward of 500 for the %deserters,
and Kendrick of course is entitled to
the larger share of this.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-04-27
TOWN WIPED OUT.
Town Of Edinburg, Walsh County, is
Destroyed BY Fire and Immense
Damage Done.
Two Women Lose Their Lives, I'm
prisoned in a Building, Are
Burned to Death.

The little city of Edinburg, located
in Walsh county, about fifty miles
north of Larimore on the Great Nor
thern, was almost totally destroyed by
fire yesterday afternoon, the blaze
starting in a rear room in the drug
store of Bonstad & Co., presumably
from spontaneous combination.
Mrs. Jacob Lindal, the wife of a
prominent merchant, and a bride of
six months, and her. guest, Mrs. B.
Bjerson, of Gardner, this county, were
burned to death.
The two women we're in the second
story of Edward h.eld's general store.
They either became so excited as to
lose their presence of mind, or were
paralyzed with fear, for they simply
stayed there and were burned alive.
1t seems if they had attempted to get
out they could easily have done so,
as the building in which they were
caught in the south, while they were
in the north end. Egress from the
portion of the building in which they
were would have been easy, and the
only solution is one Of the two above.
The remains of the unfortunate
women have not been recovered vet.
For a time the widest excitement pre-
vailed, and in a short time the flames,
famed by a brisk breeze, had almost
covered the little town, and help was
asked from Larimore. To add to the
seriousness of the situation, it was
found on trial that the fire apparatus
would not work.
Superintendent Donkin of the Great
Northern had a special train made
ready, and in a very short time after
the call for help was received the train
was speeding northward. There was
little to be done after the arrival of
the train. The flames had begun to
die out on account of there being moth
ing left to feed the hungry nav of the
fire iend. The Great Northern COM
pany lost one engine and a fiat car in
the fire and the large Peavey elevator,
loaded to the top with wheat, was also
destroyed.
A hastily arranged list of the losses
and the insurance carried shows that
a loss of about four hundred thousand
dollars was sustained, and that less
than a hundred thousand dollars of in
surance was carried.