The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-11
MINNESOTA
RETURNS ARE MISSING
Thirty Precincts in Polk Did Not Report
on County Division.

on County Division. -.
CROOKSTON, MINI. when the can
wasting board met to- gorover the returns
for Polk county to-day, Sthe members
found three townships had not reported at
all and thirty, out of the seventy five had
failed to returnth vote the county
division propositions. This is a very i'm
portant point and special messengers
were at once dispatched to the places to
secure the necessary papers from the
judges of election. =.
Both Fosston and Mcintosh. prospective
county seats, have attorneys before the
board to watch the count, and a sharp
legal battle is assured before Polk county
loses slice of it's territory as either Co.
lumbia or Nelson counties.
The mills of the Crookston Lumber
company have closed down for the season
after the longest continuous run they have
ever made Since April Is but one day
has been lost in the running and that was
a legal holiday. The company is complet-
Ing q spur by which it will be able to Sc
cure logs by rail to open the coming saw
ing season.
1t cost the voters of Beltrami county
sass vote to pay for getting the re-
turns to the county seat Bemidu from
LIE Claire. a precinct on Lake OF the
Woods. There were thirtytwo votes cast
Van SAINT securing every one, and Halvor
STEVENSON for congress all but one, and
the expenses of William ripple who car
Ileu the returns, amounted TO S9l.bU.
In order to reach Bemidji the messenger
was compelled to travel forty miles to
Warroad, and there take the Canadian
Northern for Winnipeg, coming thence
through Crookston to Bemidji and return,
distance Of upwards of 900 miles, MI
Ripple Is engaged in the fisheries on Lake
or the Woods, and "a large share Of the
business is securing the roe of the stur-
geon that abound In the northern waters,
and shipping it to Europe, where it is
canned and resold to American dealers
as the imported article
HANCOCK, MlNN.-The Twin City
Clerks union has started movement
looking to a o'clock closing hour during
the winter. The clerks assert the mer-
chants will make just as many sales under
the proposed arrangement and expert
mentS have borne out their assertion
The. cause Of the unaccOuntable shock
which shook houses in Hancock and
Houghton al o'clock Friday night has
been discovered. 1t proved to have been
due to the bursting of a supporting pillar
in the fifty ninth level Of the Quincy mine
Miners working in the same level and
within few hundred feet Of the pillar
saw the phenomenon, but they were
neither injured nor greatly alarmed
Neither was the shock so violent in the
mine as it was on the surface.
DULUTH, MINN.-Lee Sou, a China
man. was arrested for smuggling an un-
known Chinaman across the Canadian
boundary line.--Chinamen of Hibbing fear
to trust the local banks with their money,
and one Of their own number, Lee John,
does their banking for them. Lee Sou
went to the Chinese banker several days
ago and obtained 5000, under false pre-
lenses. it is said. After getting the money
Lee Sou left for Cass Lake, but returned
in few days his way to Chisholm.
In order to avenge himself, Lee John
placed information in the hands of the
federal authorities that resulted In the ar
rest Of Lee Sou. The Chinaman case has
been set for preliminary hearing. Nov. II.
FERGUS FALLS, MlNN.-Theodore
TOllefson. who was the first settler in the
town Of Trondhjem died at the home Of his
doughter, Mrs. o. E. Rockwog in this city
yesterday from heart disease. He was "a
years of age and has been a resident Of
Trondhjam for over thirty years. He
came originally from Trondhjem, Norway
and named the town after his former
i1ome.-Stephen H. Hopkins Of Gracevile.
has leased StOrerOOm in the Park hotel
building here and will open flour and
feed store.-The damage suit brought by
Albert c. Maier against A. M. Sanvall for
assault, and the counter suit brought by
Mr.. Sanvall against Mr.. Maer, have been
dropped.
WiNONA, MINN.-Miss Anna Rothwell
Stewart. field secretary of the young
Women's branch of the National w. G. Z.
L.. spent two days In Winona this week
and addressed a meeting of the West End
w. {. +. I. AS a result a branch of
the Young Women's Christian Union, with
n1teen members. was formed. Several
young men joined as honorary members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Riebe to-day cele-
brated their diamond wedding anniver-
sary. A service in their honor will be held
at st. Martins German Lutheran church
this evening.
AUSTIN, MlNN.-McIntyre Woman's
Relief Corps was officially inspected last
evening by Mrs Sophia c. Fisher. state in
spector Of st. Paul There was a large at
tendance and many compliments were be-
slowed on account Of the efficiency of the
corps. The inspection was followed by a
banquet at which the members of the DOS,
and other visitors were invited. A post
prand1al program was given as follows
Report Of National w. C. T. L. convention
Mrs. S. c. Fisher, addresses by c. D. Bel
den, j. c. hawkins, Of Austin; Dr. J. P
Johnson, Owatonna; music, Miss Sanborn
reading, Mrs. Augusta Sargent.
NORTHFIELD, MlNN.-The MONTH,
meeting of the State Student Volunteer
band, was held at Carleton college yester
day. Miss Margaret J. Evans spoke tt
the student volunteers concerning the
work. the workers. and the preparation fo
the missionary field. DR.. Lyman also gave
short address. There We're about eight
cen volunteers at Grdley hall. after which
social time was enjoyed in the Gridle.
parlors. .~- -r-n -. q. =.
BLUE EARTH, IMlNN.-The progress
Study circle has arranged. to have the
Philharmonic Ladies' quartet Nov. IS TO,
the benefit Of the public library.-Three
- schools in this district are to enter the de
batting league, Faifmont Wirnebago City
and Blue Earyh-Blue Earth's elegant
opera house, which has been in construc