The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
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MINNESOTA
sTEENERsoN's CAMPAIGN


srEENERsoN's CAMPAIGN
Ninth District, Ills Said. VIII Show
Largely Increases G. O. p. Vote.
CROOKSTON, MINN.-Fialvor STEINER
son has announced the names of the men
who viii compose his campaign commit
tee in the ninth. The chairman is John
Peterson and secretary, Fred Dennis, Of
this city. The members at large are
Owen Wangensteen3 Becker county; l.. II. |
Bailey, Beltrami county; D. w. Meeker,
Clay county; j. D. Henry. ,Kittson coun-
ty; George E. Ericsson, Marshall county:
A. D. Gray Norman county; j. T. john
son, Ottertail county; G. G. Rapp, Red
Lake county; Harry E. Sanders, Roseau
county; E.. Madison, Wilkin county. i
Mr.. Stesnerson spoke Friday night at
Beaudette, Saturday night being given to
the people Of Warroad. He will return
by the. way Of Winnipeg, and deliver
speeches as follows. Fra1ee. Oct. s; Au-
dubon, Oct. :9;!iGlyndon. Oct. 10; Barnes
Vile, Oct. 11;tthe 1ath 14th and 18th will
be spent In '0ttertail county, the places
not yet being determined upon. On the
10th Mr.. STEVENSON will be at Foxhome.
at Campbell and Breckenridge on the
18th, and at Kent and Newtonville on the
18th. He Is billed to speak at Warren on
the 21st in company with Senator Nell
The campaign in the ninth district is
progressing along most favorable lines,
and the party Is presenting a united
front. There Is not doubt that the dis
trct will show a largely increased re-
publican vote. and that Mr.. Stevenson
will be elected by rousing majority.
Alexander McKinnon, the democratic
candidate, has also decided to make an
aggressive campaign, and has named the
following committee to assist him: Sam
o1,n trx1,r IOo11r
county, Nat. Campbell. A. R. Holston,
William Anglm, M. Kaveney Fisher;
Martin Lynch, East Grand Forks; K. O.
Flakne, Beltrami; G. D. McLennan,
Angus. Ottertai Jesse Billings, II. NJ.
Wheelock Fergus Falls. Marshall. John
Hstrum. Warren: Kittson, Fred Mcken-
:. Hallock; E. j. Russell. Stephen. Bel
trami, P. j. RUSSELL Bemidji. Red Lake.
John Morgan, Thief River Falls: Theo.
La Bissoniere and w. P. OBrien, Red
Lake Falls. Wilkin, Charles Westphal,
Breckenridge. Norman, William Patter-
son. Ada. Clay, p. H. Lamb. Moorhead.
Becker, E. w. Davis, Detroit.
FERGUS FALLS, MlNN-Jens Brorby
was brought from Trondhpem and COM
mitted to the insane hospital. He had made
two Intellectual attempts to hang himself,
using a rope on one occasion and a rein
from a harness on the other. His insanity
he received while scuffllng with COM
panion.-Governor Van SAINT will deliver
an address al Underwood on the afternoon
Of Oct. and will speak in this city on the
evening of the same day.-The United
Norwegian Lutheran churches Of this sec
ton of the state have decided to erect a
general hospital in this city.-William Bru-
nette was convicted of selling liquor to
Indians and sentenced to pay a fine Of $40O
and to spend five months in the Becker
county jail.
Arthur Hendrickson, a bricklayer, was
taken to the police station for lodging
last night, and this morning the police
found he was dead. Death IS attributed
to heart disease.
REDWOOD FALLS, MiNN.-Redwoot
county still holds the banner In the mat
ter Of the state appropriation for rura
schools. the county having forty eigh
rural schools that will receive the specia
state aid for schools having advanced con
ditions. Hennepin county comes mex
with thirty eight, five less than Red
wood county, while Otter Tail trails alons
with twenty-four. Olmstead with twenty
three, and Blue Earth and Wright coun
ties twenty two each. Superintendent
Race in his annual report, states tina
Redwood county made greater progress
last year than during any previous one
He faVors the consolidation Of rura
schools, and believes that the system vii
be put into effect. He also say
that compulsory education in the county
and probably in the state at large.
not fact, producing figures to show tina
trustees and other officers do not enforc
the law.
NEW ULM ,MINN.-Christ Schwere sho
and fatally wounded Ed Lemk. The bulle
struck Lemk in the face below the RICH
eye and lodged beneath the brain bac
of the ear. He has but one chance in
hundred Of recovery. The men were in
brewery drinking beer, and a witnes
says they quarreled about some girls
when Schwere called Lemk names and sal
he would shoot him, at the same tim
drawing his revolver and firing. SchWer
gave himself up.-The authorities made
thorough investigation Of the Kachelmie
case, but have made no arrests. This
the case where Mrs. Kachelmier died un
der suspicious circumstances. Neighbo1
say she was killed by abuse.
FAIRMONT, MINN.-Sheriff Ward ha
In the county jail here Frank Wendal
Frank Bowman, Victor Carnes, John Der
and Roy Williams, charged with Robin
Wherland's hardware store at Alpha
merchandise valued at $500. The captur
was made at Mountain Lake with til
assistance Of Sheriff Dunn of Cottonwoo
COunty.-NeN. y. ~. OultOn, pastor OF tI
Methodist church for two years. who WE
assigned to Lake City by the recent Mil
nesOta conference. has accepted q call
Port Townsend, Wash, and will leave fl
his field this week. He expects tt
western climate will prove beneficial
his wifeS health.
WINONA, MlNN.-Dr. Irwin Shepar
secretary of the National Educational a.
ISOLATION, left to-day for Boston to me
with the other members of the executi'
committee to determine the place f
holding the annual convention next Jul
He will visit Washington and arrange f
the transfer of the repository of the ass
citation from there to Winona. -Edwa
Murphy, charged with the murder Of w
liam Pfanschmdt, was found guilty
murder in the third degree. 1t Is thong
he Will be sentenced to ten years in t
penitentiary.
MANkATO, MlNN.-The steel bear
supporting the roof Of the public libra
building gave way, causing the roof
fall and damaging some Of the walls S
workmen were caught underneath t
beams and debris--George Vosbeck, w
liam OConnell, William Hobbs, Hen
Smith. Peter Carlson and Hans Nelsc
One O'Connel whose home was al Ia
bault, died yesterday afternoon. The OF