The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-03
SHERIFF IS INDEPENDENT
Board Cut His Income, but He Pays
No Attention.

Board Cut His Income, but He Pays
No Attention.
WEST SUPERIOR, wIs.-The sheriff
OF Douglas county Is pursuing an even
tenor. just as though the county board
had not put him on a salary of $500 a
year and allowed him expenses and only
one deputy besides the >undersheriff. Law
yers maintain that the measure goes into
effect at once, although the majority Of
the county board thought it was passing
something that would not go into effect
until January The situation could not
be more badly mixed. Last spring the
supreme court held that the sheriff was
already on a salary basis and now he
holds the board cannot change his salary
during his term, He says the board can
take either horn call 1t fee basis up
to this time and hencefOrth $4,000 a year,
or give him the basis named by the SUI
preme court for the entire term.
Rev F. D. Hale Of the African Methodist
Episcopal church. died to-day from heart
disease. He attended the conference Of
his church in ST. Paul only two weeks
ago and preached the annual sermon. He
leaves a wife, but they had separated
The assessment rolls We're to-day turned
over to the board of review. The total
show that the assessors have dropped back
to the old figure, slightly over $l3, 900, OOO
Last year, unQer Impulse lIOIl Tic lIcN
law, which said they must list property at
its actual value, assessments were raised
to about SIS, 900, 900. but the board of re-
view cut the figures to about $15,500, 900
Now the assessors themselves have es-
sayed to do the reviewing. and little is
left for the board to do. Some taxpayers
are protesting the reduced assessment,
as the rate goes up, and there may be
pressure on the reviewers to raise some
assessm entS.
Men from this city are going to the ST..
Croix boom near Saltwater to take the
place of strikers. says information re-
ceved by labor union men here to-day.
The strikers sent word to union men here
asking them to head off the movement.
PIERRE, S. D.-The total rainfall at
this station during August amounted TO
4.S2 inches, which Is a heavier fall for
the month than for any other season since
the weather bureau was established at
Fort Sully in 1872. The nearest approach
to 1t was In 1885, with a record of 450
inches. The total rainfall at this station
since the 1st Of January has been 1890
inches.-Henry Hausmann was caught at
tempting to get ahead Of other hun tiers
for chickens and was found in Peoria
township with two birds in his possession,
and paid fine of s10.-Persons who have
secured leases on the Cheyenne river res
ervation are hustlng to get their fences
completed before cold weather. Hundreds
of miles of fence have been constructed
the tracts being cut into several pastures.
besides being surrounded by fence.
OSHKOSH, WIS.-The case of Thoma s
kellett VS.. Cora Tremaine, set for trial
Sept. % in circuit court, promises to be
one of the most sensa tional ever brought
in Winnebago county. The principals are
prominent society people Of Neenah. The
Dlaintiff Is the of of the wealth. l.
est merchants Of that place In his COM
plant Kelett alleges that, although he
and the defendant have lived together as
man and wife for six years, they never
were married, but admits he acknowl-
edged her as his wife. The defendant al
leges a marriage, cruel and inhuman
treatment, and desertion, and asks for di-
vorce and alinOny. She also asks for the
return of a document that the plaintiff
has In his possession, which document
was presented to an ancestor by Milard
Fillmore, q relative Of said ancestor, and
which Is said to be valuable.
cASS LAKE, MiNN.-The schools OF
independent district, No. 3, embraced II
the village of Cass Lake, began Monday
with the following corps Of teachers
Principal, Miss Berry; seventh grade, Miss
Ella Johnson; intermediate, Miss Lulu b
Tuttle; primary Miss Rae Johnson.-Th,
Farris congregation of the M. E. church
of which Rev J. r. B. Smith Is pastor
adopted a resolution on Sunday request
ing the bishop to return the pastor to this
charge for another year. A similar reso
luton was adopted by the congrega tio
of Cass Lake, of which Mr.. Smith Is ais
the pastor.
BESSEMER, MlCH.-J. r. Thompson
superintendent for the Schlessinger mine
on the Gogebic, has been appointed gen
eral manager for the Ashland Iron an
Steel company's mines also. The princi
pal mines Of this concern on the Gogebi
is the Yale at Bessemer, formerly tn
Valley, and one of the early John E. Bur
ton properties. Mr.. Thompson spent las
week in examining and estimating tn
property developed, and 1t is under
stood. pronounced it capable of beconl
Ing another Norrie as producer.
OMAHA, NEB.-Half an hour afte
midnight two masked men held up
motor car on the line to Council Bluffs
three miles east of here. John Wyatt,
Waterman, was shot in the arm.
ESDAIEE, WIS.-Burglars blew tn
safe in Amundson G. Stogdells genera
store but secured only $50. There is n
clue to the burglars but they are suppose
to be professionals.
DEADLY ILLUMINATING-GAS
Success.
1t is asserted by a writer in America
medical weekly that cases Of poisoning
illuminating gas are on the increase, and