The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27

HASTINGS, MlNN.-Philip Hartie, who
had broken his parole at the state train
ing school at Red Wing. was taken in
custody here and returned to that insti-
tution.-Attorney w. De W. Pringle and
wife celebrated the twentieth anniversary
of their marriage last evening.-Dr. j..
G. Fitch of the Hastings Surgical and
Medical Institute left last evening for
Chicago, where he will take course in the
Dearborn Post Graduate Medical School.
His wife accompanied hln.-Ehe Elk
change hotel has been reopened with Bat
Steffen roprietor.-Chiquet Bros.
agents for the Copenhagen Hot Journal
and Fire Alarm system have installed hot
journal alarms on the main shafting and
water wheels of the Gardner mill.
DULUTH, MINN.-Leif Talackson, ar
rested and charged with the robbery ofthe
Swedish mission church in the West End
on Dec. g.. changed his plea from not
guilty to guilty, and was sentenced to
sixty days Observation-Disclosures
calls himself an "evangelist in the cause
of the Sons of Rest. From papers found
on the body Of George Pleydell, who was
found frozen to death on his own doorstep
yesterday, it is learned that he was the
son of the late Major Thomas B. Pleydell
of Acton, Middlesex, England, and, is a
brother-in law of Colonel Edward Tai :.
bot Thackary of the Royal engineers. 4
BAGLEY, MINIMIZING new county of
Clearwater, with Bagley as the seat, was
born this week, when four of the county
commissioners qualified and appointed
the following officers: Auditor, Edward
Groven, Bagley; treasurer, Torkel
Tweite. Eddy; register of deeds, DR..
P. G. Bjorneby. Bagley;- sheriff, Swan
Torkelson, Bagley; attorney, A. R. I1ol-
| stem, Crookston; superintendent of
schools, John Somerweld, Nora; surveyor,
| Thomas Wiltse, Bagley; judge of probate,
7. X. Berglund, Teckla; coroner, DR.. L.
L. Maryland, Bagley; court commissioner,
William A. McGlennon, Shevlir. J
! ALBERT LEA, MINN.-The commits
| sioners to recount the ballots cast for
| sheriff went through the townships of
Hayward, Pickerel Lake, Albert Lea, Shell
Rock, Bancroft and Riceland. In Albert
| Lea A. P. Fosson, the present sheriff and
contestee, lost one, but in Shell Rock he
! gained two, one ballot cast for him having
been counted for his opponent, giving
him a net gain Of one, and his majority
was thus increased to ten. ..,. @' -"
WARASHA, MlNN.-Mr. and Mrs
James Paine celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of their wedding surrounded BY
all their children, grandchildren and great.
| grandchildren, except two, and by the las
members Of their own families. Theil
| wedding took place at Lisbon, Wis, Dec
| rs, 1852. They are both natives of Sus.
sex, England. Mr.. Paine was born Jan
25, 1925, and his wife, Catherine Cosham
was born July 81, 1884. .... ~:,...
LITcHFIELD, MINI. - The Great
Northery flyer, heavily loaded with Christ
| mas passengers, collided with the rear end
of a freight train, completely demolishing
the caboOse and one car filled with flour.
The passengers were shaken up, but none
! was seriously hurt The caboose and car
were burned to clear the track
| HOUSTON, MINN.-The Citizens Stat.
bank has been organized by Theodore
Void, H. c. Garvin and Charles T. Olson
Of Winona. 1t is capitalized at $25, 900
| and will begin business March l.. The of
fcers are: President, Theodore Void
vice president, j.. @. Briggs; cashier, w
j. Taylor. -. -~t >-,~[..
fSANTI, MINN.-Fire early this morn.
ing destroyed the warehouse of j. Il
! Belts, also over 500 bushels of potatoes
owned by E.. c. Brandes. The Pioneer
hotel narrowly escaped destruction, the
water supply giving out. The burned
building was insured for $780,. *
eBAUDETTE, MINN.-SpeciaI Govern
ment Agent M. D. McEniry has made in.
vestigations in the vicinity Of Baudette o1
alleged timber depredations on govern
ment land. He found places where thous
ands of feet of white and Norway pine
and cedar, were cut
EAST GRAND FORKS, MINN.-The
Central hotel was. destroyed by fire yes.
terday. The building belonged to G. P
NARROW, and was occupied by Knauf
Brothers. The total loss is $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance. The fire originated from
| a defective f1ue. -.@a .
AITkIN, MINN.-Mystic lodge, A. F
and A. NJ, and Woodland chapter, O. E
S.; Jointly installed their officers for tn,
ensuing year last evening. The installa
ton ceremony was followed by a banque
and ball. ''' .F>E. s.s* o"
SPRING GROVE, MINT. T. Berg]
gave as a Christmas present a beautiful
Koehler piano to the Dorcas Pegeforenin,
of the Lutheran cfurch.-G. G. Ristey ha
opened his new harness store on Mali
street. ~ . ..#ts.5 -
LANGDON, MINN.-Roger S. .Mackin
tosh, a former Langdon boy assistan