The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-05
STATEWIDE MOVEMENT
Nandiyohi County Organizing for Relief OF
Sweden's Destitute

kandlyohI County Organizing for Relief o,
Sweden's Destitute,
W1LLMAR, MINN.-Kandiyohi county
citizens will make a general canvass to
TeheVe want and hunger in stricken Scan
dlnavla. The following have been select
ed as an executive committee to head the
organization the county: A. Z. Rich
chairman; l.. O. Thorpe. treasurer: Ed
1tor '. E. Lawson. secretary. This com
mlttee will al once address a circular LET
Ter TO the solicitors appointed giving gen
eral information and suggestions for the
work.
cable message has been sent to Min
lister Thomas at Stockholm and when he
confirms the reports Of restitution con
tanned in the newspapers, Governor Van
SAINT will be requested to name a com
throughout the state.
Local Scandinavian church societies are
soilcltlng subscriptions. movement
winch was begun some time ago.
1t will be remembered that several
years ago kandiyohi county was among
the largest contributors to a fund for the
relief of the ne-stricken in Russia
and II present plans can he carried out
there will no doubt be even a more lib
eral donation this time.
WlNONA, MlNN.-The expense ac-
counts of most Of the candidates at the
recent election have now been filed. Con
gresham Tawney's successful campaign
for reelection cost him 1926. The next
largest expenditure was made by Arthur
III. Snow. who to be reelected district
judge expended s479. 05.-The manufac tur-
Ing business in which Stott & Son en-
gagged on a small scale a year ago Is to
be enlarged and will give employment
to some fifty persons. The firm is making
horse blankets. gloves and mittens.-A
further delay to the construction Of the
ditch to shorten the course of the Roll
ingstone creek has developed. The SUI
preme court recently decided that the law
under which this could he done was con-
stitutional and the county commissioners
were preparing to 60 ahead with the i'm
provement, but now David MILESTONE, one
of the interested persons, has demanded
a jury trial Of his objections to proceed
ing with the work on the ground that the
award Of benefits made against his prop
erty was too high when compared with
the damages assessed
AUSTIN, MiNN.-Patrick Barrett, an
old soldier in the Seventh Wisconsin Iron
Brigade, and an old settler of Austin,
died at the home Of his daughter in Wells
Wednesday.-The Austin Elks will observe
next Sunday as a memorial day and will
meet at the M. E. church at o'clock
The address Will be by A. Fl. Hall Of Min
apolis.-There are 275 students in the
Southern Minnesota Normal college this
term and the 800 mark will soon be
reached. The new $4,000 building will
be ready to occupy about Jan. 10.-Mrs
Maude Timer Jones Of Minneapolis will
sing in concert at the Congregational
church this evening.-The ladies Of the
CCngregat ional church have raised fund
for fine new pipe organ, the first in
the county, and it will be put in next
month.
FERGUS FALLS, MlNN.-Deputy Mar
shall Tufts was in the city to-day with a
boy named Calvin Sarff, who has been
bound over to the grand jury on the
charge Of destroying mail boxes on a I'LL
raj route in Todd county.-The Merchants
association has decided to make an effort
to have daily train service restored be-
tween this city and Barnesville.-The Roy
al Arcanum, at it's meeting last night
elected officers for the ensuing year as
follows: Regent. Cyrus Beall; V. R., c.
l.. Hilton: P. R., G.. O. WEIGH; S., J. F,
Nangle; c., c. w. Kemnler; r., e. A
Jewett; O., j. A. vandyke; c., E. A
Skinner; W., e. V. Comstock; S., A. J.
Surratt; T., Peter Jung; representative
Cyrus Beall; alternate, w. L. Parsons.