The Minneapolis journal., 1901-02-07
Washington Small TnIk.

A. D. Tinsley, Senator Kyle's private secre-
tary, is another of the many sufferers from,
grip in Washington.
- A favorable report was made to-day on the
HeatWole bill to allow the Medawakanton
sioux to sell tract of land in Redwood
county.
The secretary of the interior has approved
for patent to the state of Montana a list of
lands selected under the grant to aid the
state deaf and dumb asylum, embracing 1880
acres in the Bozeman district.
c. A. Pidgeon, of Buffalo, Wright county.
is in Washington to-day en- route home from
New York. He will leave tonight, but he
will visit his parents in Ohio for a few days
reaching Minneapolis early next week.
Ole G.. Dale of Madison and A. ]. Peterson
of Dawson, two well-to-do second Minnesota
district business men, are in Washington to-
day on the way home from pleasure trip to
Cuba. They will reach home in few days.
The South Dakota senators and representa-
tives to-day filed memorials Of the legislature
in favor OF the appropriation for a permanent
military post at Fort Meade, and for the
Evarts.
The controller Of the currency has author
ized the Waterloo National bank, formerly
the Waterloo State bank OF Waterloo, Iowa.
to begin business with capital of $1,000
Richard Holmes is president and j. D. Easton
cashier of the bank.
The secretary of war has transmitted to
congress a recommendation for the appro-
priation of $519, 900 for the erection of build
ings at the new military post near Des
Moines. Iowa, for the accommodation of one
squadron Of cavalry, which it is proposed to
station there.
Representative Spalding has recommended
the establishment Of a postofice at Norwich,
McHenry county, Frederick Blocher, post
master; at Norton, Burleigh county Michael
Wolf, postmaster. He also recommended Ed
gar H. Badger for postmaster at Colgate
Steele county Ole D. Hoff at Hoffiund, VIII
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at Medina, Stutsman county.
The controller of the currency has ap-
proved the Continental National bank of
Chicago as reserve agent for the CONNER
cial National bank of Appleton; the First
National bank and the Commercial National
bank of Chicago for the Northern National
bank of Ashland, and the Corn Exchange
National bank of Chicago for the German
National bank OF Ripon, Wis.
One additional rural free delivery route has
been ordered established at Chippewa Falls.
Wis, March l. with Joseph Dane as carrier
Two additional routes are to be established
at Tama, Iowa, March l, with James Marshall
and L. H. Brannen as carriers. One addi-
tional route is to be established at Spring
Green, Sauk county, Wis, on the same date,
with H. B. Newell as carrier.
The Hansbrough irrigation bill has been
referred by its author to the secretary of ag-
riculture, with request that he examine it
carefully and compare it with existing stat
utes for the purpose Of ascertaining whether
there is any conflict. BY the time the secre-
tary is ready to report it is likely the sanate
will have the sundry civil appropriations bill
up for consideration. 1t Is now proposed to
make the irrigation bill an amendment to the
sundry civil bill.
Postmas:ers appointed to-day: Minnesota
Bradford. Isanti county, John Hendricks
Iowa-Bismarck, Clayton county, Daniel
Cook; Coloma, Marion county, c. D. Gustin; /;
David, Mitchell county, E. 4. Pickering;
Herring. Sac county, j. o. Benson; High
Point Decatur county, A. E. Northrup; Ivey-
Vile, Adams county, c. W. Harlow; Weset
Phali Shelby county, Peter Goeser South
Dakota-Brisbrine, Sanborn county, j. o.
Johnson; Flint, Campbell county, Lars Lar
son; Hetland. Kingsbury county, A. j. Olsen !:
Hooker, Turner county, N j. Svenstrup;
Medas, Sanborn county, N w Armstrong
Roosevelt, Miner county, NJ E Bigelow
Worthing, Lincoln county, H. G. Gerber
Bohri.