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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
DEADwOOD, S. D.

The republican central committee of Law
renee county met in Deadwood. Lead was
chosen for the county convention, which is to
be held Thursday, Aug. 2S. The primaries
will be held Aug. 23.-The remains of Gladys
Rheutan, the young woman who committed
suicide at the Combination theater, have reen
sent to Monmouth, ILL.,, where her parents re-
side.-The funeral of the late John Maxton,
who was found dead in his cabin at Engle-
wood, was held in Deadwood to-day, and the
remains were taken in charge by a brother,
of Bloomington, ILL.,. for shipment to that
point.-Presdent John r. Wilson of the Dead
wood Business Club has appointed delegates
They are D. A. Mcpherson, Edward McDon-
AID N. E. FRANKLIN, Robert N. Ogden and
Sol Star
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
DIES MONIES, IOWA

:, Suit for $4,000 has been begun against
Mayor Brenton and officials Of the police de-
partment by Harvey McClurg, SEXTON of a
church in Valley Junction. AT the time of
the Peterson murder, bloodhounds were
brought to the, city. One night they were
used to trail down chicken thieves. They
traced the alleged thieves to McClurg's door,
and the officers forced their way into his
house and examined the premises. He was
indignant. and in consequence of being held
up to public contumely is seeking damages
The matrimonial record in Des Mones has
been broken by Louis J; Brendel, 22-year-
old youth, who has just teen married to Miss
Gertrude Hunt Both residents of this
city. Brendel, on applying for his license.
was recognized by the county clerk as an in
dividual who had been before him several
times on similar mission. Inquiry and in
vestigation showed he was getting his fourth
marriage license.-A meeting of the new Com
| mercial Association Of Iowa was held in Des
Moines Aug. 26. There are ninety organized
| commercial bodies in the cities Of Iowa, and
each of these will be urged to send repre-
| sentative.-Word has been received OF the
death in California OF Isaac Cooper, one Of
the most prominent of the pioneers Of Des
Moines. He was the father of Mrs. F. M
| Hubbell, wife of the noted millionaire Of this
| city. He came to Des Moines In 1845.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
ON A MURDER CHARGE
Two Citizens of Boscobe1, Wis.,, Are
Under Arrest.

BOSCOBEL, WIS.-Tobias Eckenberger,
aged so, a Scandinavian. met death at
Blue River from a wound in the head. He
laid nine hours before being discovered
He had been dragged from the center Of
the street to pile of wood and weeds.
He had been drinking until a late hour
and was boisterous and had an alteration
with Charles McMilllen and Sherman
Streeter, Boscobel painters.
Witnesses say they heard blow struck
and saw Eckenberger fall. A warrant was
issued by Justice Of Peace Fred Adkins,
on complain of John Proctor and McMillen
and Streetor were arrested by Constable
Sayler, charged with the killing of Ecken-
berger. A post mortem examination was
| started and testimony of two witnesses
heard when continuance was taken to
| Wednesday, Aug. 20. H. w. Brown OF
Lancaster appears for the state and w
E. Howe of Boscobel for the defense.
The murdered man was single and
homeless and had no known relatives ir
the state. He was buried to-day by the
health officer. Streetor and McGMille1
were taken to Lancaster Jail. Both have
families living in Boscobel. The public
does not look upon them as being the per.
petratcrs Of the crime charged.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
CENTURY AND EIGHT YEARS
Mrs. Noonan of Lime Springs, Iowa,
Oldest Woman in Northwest.

LIME SPRINGS, IOWA-Mrs. Michael
Noonan celebrated her 108th birthday yes
terday. She is the oldest living white
woman in the northwest.
Born in Woodford county, Galloway,
Ireland, Aug. IA, 1894, she has seen five
successive monarchs rule over her native
country, George III, George w., William
w., Victoria and Edward VII. "And I
just think I'll outlive Edward, too," she
says, cheerily.
Indeed she seems better equipped for
the contest than the new king, for this
redoubtable old woman of two centuries
ago, sews without glasses, rises with the
birds, makes her own bed, eats at the
| table with the family, walks about the
house supported only by her cane, and
talks as intelligently and easily as any
| of her descendants. She spends much of
| her time doing fine needle work and one
of her pieces Of fancy work took first prize
at the Howard county fair of 1901. She
owes her long life to the eating of plain
/ food and the blood of ancestors who
passed the 100 mark. She spurns physi-
| clans and has never had a really serious
sick spell in all her long years.
| Eightyone years ago last March Julia
Lynch married Michael Noonan, superin-
tendent Of roads in Ireland. In 1854 they
| emigrated to Newark, Ohio, and three
| years later went to Warnersvi!le, Wis.
! and in 1872 came to Chester. Iowa Mr.
Noonan died in 1882. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
Low GRADES SELLING
Good Market, for Lumber Once Ac-
-, counted Almost Valueless.

. .Fy counted Almost NaAueless.
DULUTH, 7 MINN. There were I, some
sales Of lumber the past week. mostly
low grades andtat former prices. The No.
As have been pretty wei ltspicked up, and
buyers are. now taking in 5s and Is, as
some manufacturers say. A class of lum-
Der is now being sold that was looked on
as practically valueless not long ago, and
that still later furnished payment for the
saving bills. 1t is class OF stuff that,
on account Of freight, cannot be shipped
from west coast mills, but it Is good
enough for the purposes 1t is used for, and
should not be thrown away, as was the
case when things were different. Ship
nents are close to the saw and much
green lumber is being sent down lakes.
This condition will continue to the close
of navigation, and good deal of the
dryest lumber left over at the close will
probably go forward by rail in the win
ter. ..: ..- =.
During July, 1850 carloads of lumber
were handled into or out of Duluth, most
ly into the city from interior milling
points for the shipment east But con-
siderable quantity, more than would be
expected, was shipped all-rail east and
southeast. The total was an increase OF
1240 carloads over this month last year.
Lake shipments the past week have been
q, 900, 600 feet in all.
Members or the Schofleld Lumber COM
pany of West Superior are buying Idaho
timber in large amounts. They have
bought about 30,0O0,000 feet of yellow pine
in northern Idaho and are now engaged
in colonizing a township Of unsurveyed
land with settlers and farmers from Wis
consin. On this township there is claimed
to be not less than 400, 900, 900 feet of yel-
low pine, the stand being immensely
heavy. A survey of this land will prob
ably be made the coming winter.
stream is to be improved and mill
will be built next year.
The Minnesota Wood Pulp company
incorporators, G. w., T. q. and l.. R
Martin of Duluth, capital $4,000, has beer
formed here to carry on the business its
name suggests.
| William Carson Of Burlington, Iowa, ha:
sold to Cook & flourish of Duluth timber
in 6017 and 61-17 for 100000. Some
other sales are pending.
The Lake Superior Timber company
which has works down the north shore
has sold to the canadian Pacific roat
5000 piles each fifty five feet long, fol
the foundation Of its large grain elevator
at Fort William. The company is putin,
IN large amount Of pulp wood near tn,
Nepigon and its officers are now ther,
| from their homes at Detroit.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
IRONwOOD, MICH.

Oscar Fieldseth, 16-year-old boy, was &C.
cidentalIy shot through the face. The wound
is not dangerous, though the lad has lost his
speech temporarily is to have.
local business man, has offered to put UP
$12,50o provided citizens subscribe, an equa
amount, and his signed papers to that ERECT
Subscriptions amounting to about $1,000 have
already been made.--Dr. Hotchkiss, veter'
mary and well-known character about town
was arrested yesterday for stealing wood from
the ward of the D. W. Bundy company. He
was bound over in the sum Of 500 and has
since left town.-Alderman William. R. Rog.
ers. highly respected citizen, died last weel
Of consumption, aged 80 years. He left {
wife and Ave children. The funeral was
held under the auspices of the Sons of St
George
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
SIOUX CITY. IOWA

Separated from her father since babyhoon,
not knowing whether he was alive dead,
Miss AdeIina Bousum of this city has just
returned from Sumpter, Oregon, where she
found her father, and they were reunited after
twenty years-The Warfeld- Pratt Howell
company, wholesale grocers, have bought look
100 feet of ground upon which it will erect
six-story warehouse to cost 100000. Work
begins in two weeks. This makes the third
new sx-story warehouse for Sioux City with
in a year. The c. Shenkberg company is
enlarging its house to six stories; the Ma
tional Biscuit company is buying ground for
a six-story house, and the William Tacka-
berry company has bought ground on which
to build next year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
ABERDEEN. s. ID.

William Smerling, harvest hand, was shot
Saturday night by a hold-up gang. The ball
entered his leg below the knee and broke
the smaller bone. Smerling and a compan-
ion who had been working near town climbed
on top of "a car in the Milwaukee yards to
get a. ride to Montevideo, and three men held
them up After getting their loose change,
amounting to about IS, the men were let 60,
and as they started off on run, smerling
was shot. Two of the hold-up men were ar
rested and are in jail.-Five train loads OF
cattle went out from here Saturday night fol
Chicago and Sioux City. Three of these were
range cattle and the others local shipments
| Two train loads Sunday and two more to-day
made up the shipments of $50 cars in three
days.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
MARsHALLTOWN, IOWA

l. w. s.. Robbins, for many years treasurer
of thsIetts- Fletcher Wholesale Grocery com
The recent heavy rains north Of here have
caused heavy rises in the Iowa river, which
has cut new. channels. :. At the Benson mills
at Union great deal of damage was done in
the early spring by the river cutting a. chan
mel around one end Of the bridge. thus leav-
ing the dam outside the river channel The
work of forcing the river back into the old
channel had just been completed when the
big rains of last week again Hooded the river.
and the dixie which had been built was car
ried away. 1t will cost $4,000 to repair the
damage.-Henry Martin of Oskaloosa, who
was arrested by the authorities here, has
been bound over. He is accused of having
stolen from North Western merchandise
car a quantity of ladies' cloaks and shoes
consiged to merchants at Ames.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
BATTLE LAKE, MINI.

H. Steenerson, candidate for, congress, spoke
here and made good impression He favored
tariff revision SO as to adjust schedules to
monopolistic combinations or trusts, yet pro-
tecting American labor from the competition
of the cheap labor OF other lands: He favored
reciprocity in general and especially with
Canada, and he Endorsed the position OF Pres
ident Roosevelt on the Cuban question. and
promised, if elected. to support measures to
carry that policy into effect. Trusts, he de-
ciared, originated largely in railroad discrim-
ination, and he favors as a remedy the resto-
ration ]of equal rights and privileges IN the
olared that under the commerce clause of the
United States constitution congress had power
TO deal with these questions. and that con-
gressional legislation in this direction eoulo
and his reference to-, Cuba was especially
cheered by the audience.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
.AMEs, IOWA. g

An annual convention of Iowa Adventists
will be held in Ames, commencing Aug. n
and continuing ten days. Over 1000 people
are expected to attend. The meeting will be
held in tents erected in the college park addi-
ton, between the city and the college
grounds-The temporary Injunction which the
board of: supervisors held against the Des
Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern railway
against further work on the new road unless
an overhead crossing was built at the Indian
creek bridge, has been dissolved by Judge
duct will be decided by the court later. This
is considered a victory for the railroad com
pany as it is not believed it will be forced to
construct the viaduct, as the railroad commits
sioners have accepted the offer of the COM
pany to put in electric gong and flash
light at the crossing.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
REDWOOD FALLS, MINI.

The Chicago Bridge and Iron Works is
si1o, balance alleged to be due on the con
tract for the erection of new steel water
tower. One. hundred dollars has been with
The other $6lO has been retained to reim-
burse the city for expenses incurred in con-
tinuous pumping from the time that the
tower was to have been completed until the
time when it-was actually completed, a Pc
riod of about five months. In the contract
between the company and the city, the COM
pany agreed to have the tower ready for use
Jan. is last. 1t was not finished until about
July /. The Chicago company will hold that
the clause in the contract whereby it was
to be released from the strict requirements
of the contract, in case Of strikes, warning
elements, etc., relieves it from a claim for
damages.S
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
FERGUS FALLS, MINN.

%lBernt Thompson, one Of the early settlers Of
this vicinity, died from old age. He was, so
He left family of six children, all Of whom
are well-known residents of this vicinity
"a telephone message was received from Vern-
dale announcing the death of Humphrey Lord,
who was until recently prominent citizen of
this vicinity. He visiting in Verndale
and was stricken with paralysis. He leaves
wife and three daughters.-County Treas
urer Butler and County Auditor Lincoln filed
affidavits for, denomination for the present
offices. G. G. Opsahl also filed as: a tcandi-
date for the populist nomination for register
of deeds. -7~t- - =. 4 .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
DULUTH, MINI.

Charles Kaskela fell twenty five feet and
was klled.-The4 socialist-labor party has
nominated v. G. Konezny, Of Two Harbors,
as candidate. for congress.-The democratic
county committee formally called upon John
Jenswold, Jr, with a request that he become
the party candidate in this district for con-
gress-An unknown man was drowned in St.
Louis bay. He was in a rowboat which was
waterogged and the crew Of the tug towing
made an effectual effort to rescue him.-The
Highland Canal and Power company is reach
Northern Pacific and Great Northern in the
matter Of extending it's pipe lines for con-
veying water across their respective proper
10000 900 bu and costing about 81 100000 will
be under way in Duluth next winter. The
promoters of the new elevators are Mccarthy
& Co., with a 1900 600 -bushel house, and the
Great Eastern Elevator company, with a
house of the same size.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
NEHAWKA. NEB.

Professor Winchel, president of the Ameri-
can Geological society; Professor Upham,
president Of the Minnesota State Historical
society; J. V. Brower Minnesota state archae-
ologist; Professors Barbour and Caldwell Of
the Nebraska state university: J. o. Barnett,
librarian of the State Historical society, and
E. E. Blackmore, state archaeologist. COM
prised party Of scientists that spent last
week at this point investigating the ancient
diggings. There was a question to whether
they are Of drift formation the work of
man. The party unanimously decided they
are artificial.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
PIERRE, S. d.

Governor Herreid has issued commission
to David Helm Of Mound City game warden
for Campbell county-It has been decided to
sink another well in this city and increase
the gas supply to a point where inducements
can be offered manufactures to locate. The
we'll which has just been completed by Nor
beck & Nicholson having proved to be such
a success, the same outfit will doubt be
use In the sinking of the new well-Articles
of incorporation have been filed for the Rogue
River Lumber company at Armour with a
capital of $100,000.~ Incorporators, B. w. La
Shier, c. E. Huston and E. P. Wanzer. The
Brookingss, County Immigration ono company, at
tors, "A. E. Whitney, W. III. Lohman, p. l..
schoep. The La Fortuna Gold and Silver
Mining company at Pierre, with capital Of
81 800, 900. Incorporators, Alfred Neuman,
James Bamler, L. L. Stephens. The Ma
tionaI Light, Heat and Power company, at
Pierre, with capital of s5,000,000. Incorpo-
rators, William T. Croslen, James w. Boyd,
G. w. Sanders. The Coffeyville Vitrifed Brick
and Tile company, at pierre, with a capital
of seOoooo. Incorporators, "A. c. Stitch, a. w.
Shutters l.. L. Stephens.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
LUVERNE, MINI.

Two of the worst electrical storms that
have ever visited this section occurred late
Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morn
ing. In the afternoon storm the electrical
disturbances lasted about hour and was
accompanied by heavy rain fall. Little
damage was done during this storm. The
second, however, was much more severe and
Of longer duration. The storm broke about
1870 a. NJ, and for over two hours and a half
the heavens seemed to be const antly illumi-
mated. The steeple on the First Baptist
church was twice struck by lightning and
totally destroyed. A piece of debris was
driven through the roof Of a nearby dwelling
house The electric light plant was entirely
disabled, the transformer at the powerhouse
being burned out, as were also the fuses, con-
nectons and meter boxes all over the city.
The telephone system also suffered severely.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
IOWA FALLS, IOWA

Another hard rain fell in this part of the
state Saturday night and Sunday, the govern
inches of water. Thus far August has been
an unusual month for moisture, there hav-
ing BEEN fall of 5.45 inches.-The thirty
second annual meeting of the Hardin County
row, and, with good weather, the meeting will
be the biggest success Of recent years.-A con-
vention of the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor of Harding county opens
at Ackley this evening and will continue to-
morrow.-A mass convention of the democratic
Eof Hardin county has been called to meet at
Eldora on Aug. 20, to select delegates to the
state convention and to place in the field a
county ticket.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
SPRING GROVE, MINN.

Many citizens, accompanied by the. cornet
band, the orchestra and the baseball team,
drove to dorchester. Iowa. to assist in cele-
brating Catholic feast. The ball team
played against the Waukon team, and won
by a score of to 1.-The Lutheran choir has
made arran ngennents to institute a course of
lectures and musical entertainments during
the winter. Sufficient tickets have been sold
to insure financial success.-Iver Bitterness,
living north of town, enters the race for rep
resentatiye. This makes four candidates for
that position on the republican ticket in
Houston county.-C. F: Metcaf has taken
charge of the elevator so long under the op-
Grafton of o. 20. Rope.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
HAMILTON. MINI.

church, to replace the one DESTROYED by Are.
has begun. The former edifce was a mile
south of this Village, but the new one is
finished by fall, will the thoroughly modern,
with basement and furnace heat of pressed
brick throughout, and 4OxS0 feet in dinen-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
MADISON, WIS.

An explosion which shook the county court
house and Jail and broke several windows in
both buildings, as we'll as in residences for
ming on E. Main street. IReports of a boiler
explosion and that an attempt had been made
to blow up the Jail spread rapidly, and a
crowd of 1900 collected 1t, DEVELOPED that
the explosion was that of bottle of nitro
'glycerin which Sheriff Burmester had care
lessly tossed into the street. Fortunately no
one was injured, though the sheriff was
thrown twenty five feet The explosive was
some which the sheriff had taken from gang
of safe blowers
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA

After drilling to a depth of ITS feet for oil
in the neighborhood of Frederika, the Pioneer
Prospecting Oil company has ceased opera
tions for a lack of funds, and the machinery
has been loaded on the cars and shipped to
streeter, ILL., The Wapsie Valley company Is
still drilling at Frederika. The state geoio-
gist has proved that his knowledge of the
BIOLOGICAL structure of this part of Iowa was
Of more certain value than the faith the
The oil question in Iowa has been settled for
a time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
PELICAN RAPIDS, MINI

The remains of Mrs. Vincent Market, who
saooI exuodne ara III rorsht ~ pS S3 can al
father William Holman, and the funeral SER
vices held on Saturday. Her husband died
in the city hospital in st. Paul two months
ago. Three children, baby,6 weeks old one,
year old and one under s., are left orphans.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
OACOMA, S. d.

Amos Yellow Hawk, graduate of Carlisle
met and fell in love with Mary Ann big
Woman, the wife of chief Mrs: Big-Wom-
an reciprocated the affection and they pro
ceeded to disregard the fact that both were
elope. Relays Of ponies were arranged, an6
all made ready for the most rapid Sioux tran
sit One night Amos went to the tepee OF his
adored, and she, eluding the traditional vigi
lance Of her band, slipped out and the two
left for parts remote from Scalp Creek, where
both resided. They had not counted upon tn
speed of the telephone and were soon caught
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
WATERFOWL. WIS.

unearshed by the discovery Of human bones
in the ruins of house. The building was
destroyed by fire and the only occupant,
Oestrict is supposed to have perished He
was known to have money, and it is possi-
Bile he may have been murdered and fire start
ed to cover the crime.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
.MUSCATINE. IOWA

The decomposed body Of Mrs. Jessie Tuman
was found a hundred yards from her home,
near here, and her husband, unconscious and
with: mortal wounds, was found on the foor
in the house: Signs Of a desperate struggle
lanneared q" Z The couple had 3 considerable.
money:c-.The money cannot be found, and Dan
Williams, who for two weeks made his home
with the. Tumans has dlsappeaFed. 80, !
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
TACOMA, WA SH.

A letter descriptive Of the new Nazina dis
trict, its remarkable riches land the manner
of the discovery Of the country, has been re-
ceived in this city by a personal friend from
George M. Esterly, a well-known Copper river
operator. The gold is bright yellow and very
coarse. 1T is only about three feet to he'd
rock and they have had pans that ran as high
as SAT. Many of them run from 81 to $40,
and the remainder from cents to 81.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
NEW MARKET, MINI.

Several weeks ago, Knute Knutson, of this
place, had one or two of his cattle bitten by
a mad dog. The dog was followed and killed
Mr. Knutsons cattle have been developing
symptoms of hydrophobia., and later dying
one by one, although the greatest care was
taken in segregating those supposed to have
been bitten. Mr.. Knutson has lost fully a
dozen head
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
HUMBOLDT, IOWA

One man was killed and several injured in a
read-end collision between two east-bound
special stock trains the North Western.
Conductor Roe Harlan, of the head train,
jumped and his head was crushed The Ca
boose hurled thirty feet. Six stock
men were slightly bruised. Engineer E. C.
Norris, of the second train. jumped and his
arm was broken. The fireman escaped.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
WORTHINGTON. MINI.

Sheriff Mike Reiter had wild ride on an
rious pickpockets, who had robbed Roadmas-
ter Dunbar of the Omaha. He found them
at Heron Lake, eighteen miles east, and
brought them back and has them lodged in
picked out Mr. Dunbar as a 'tsure thing
showing the men had knowledge of the money
he carried. Part of the money has been re-
covered.