The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14

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statement. that Mr.. Hills ores and mines
would soon land in the bosom Of the
United States Steel corporation, Is good
deal further from the truth and indi-
Yates a total lack Of knowledge of the
situation. The Steel corporation will not
want any mines unless 1t can have the
ore from them, and nearly all Of the mines
opened on the Hill lands, or from which
the Hill road gets It's traffic, are owned by
or under lease to Independent steel max
ing concerns, competitors. each In Its way,
with the Steel corporation. This being
the case, these mines will be Of no value
! to the latter unless it can get possession
Of the stocks of the steel companies con-
trolling them. Then, too, Mr.. Hill will
never sell his mines unless he sells with
| them his road to the range and the Steel
| corporation now has two double tracked
roads between Duluth and the mines and
Is in no immediate need of third.
large and important sale Of ore lands
| near Negaunee has been made by the
Barasa Mining company and the Escan-
aba River Land company to the Cleveland
Cliffs Mining company, which has now
possession of both those properties. Ex-
plorations will be carried on at once.
w. P. Snyder and associates have taken
the old Arcturus mine under option and
| have moved in drills and outfits for a
careful examination.
BRAINERD, MINN.-The farmers have
| organized for mutual interest and one of
the first steps taken was the signing of
an agreement not to haul rock for use in
| macademiZing streets for less than 81
| cord. having been paid 50 so heretofore
| AS result OF the entangled condition of
| affairs the work Of maca demizing the
streets has ceased, and the plans Of finish
| ing certain districts this fall will have to
be Observation-Disclosures McClenahan gave a
decision In suit between school district
| NO. l. OF Cass county, and Crow Wing
| county. Some years ago some seventeen
| towns on the west side of the Mississippi
river In Cass were attached to Crow Wing
| county for judicial purposes. The school
board brought suit against Crow Wing
! county recently to recover taxes and
| levies made in the so-called seventeen
towns for school purposes and demanded
an accounting of such collections during
| the time the case was being settled in the
supreme court. To this the attorneys for
Crow Wing demurred and Judge McClen-
ahan sustained the demurrer on the
ground that the school board had not
shown cause for action.-Attorney T. G..
Blewitt to-day received the decision of
the interior department in the contest
case of Alfred Montiney VS.. I.enora Money.
The department reVerseS both the St.
Cloud office and Commissioner Hermann
and the land reverts back to Miss Doney.
Mary Blowers has brought suit for di-
vorce against her husband W. 3. Blowers
on the ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. He has filed counter charge.
The Blowers lived at Faribault for some
time.
FERGUS FALLS, MlNN.-A freight
wreck occurred on the Great Northern
near Garfield last night Nine cars were
demolished, but no one was injured. The
wreck was due to a broken tlange. Traffic
was at a standstill all nfght-The grand
jury adjourned this afternoon Eight, in
dictments were returned, but three have
not been made public. The case Of the
Gugler Electric company VS.. Drs. King &
King was won by the defendants. In the
case Of J. D. Slnkler vs.. Walter Gloden
the jury awarded the plaintiff damages
Of $50. Mr.. Gloden set a fire which
spread and burned some Of Mr.. Sinkler's
: wood-County Auditor Lincoln has issued
o total Of 1852 deer hunters licenses.-Miss
Nellie Leidal gave a shower party las
evening in honor of Miss-Bertha Assem-
whose engagement to Dr. Oskar L. Belt
, elson was recently announced. Sixteer
, young lady friends were In attendance
A. G. Anderson has sold his store ir
Story City, Iowa. and will become cashier
II WINoNA, MiNN.-The time for hold
ing the next street fair in Winona ha!
been fixed for the second week in Septem
r Der of 1908. The: cash expenditures o
!. this years fair were $46S277 The fol
lowing directors for next year were elect
8 ed: Joseph Schlingerman. e. M. Roberts
0 q. W. Foster, Henry Hess and Davi,
kahn.-Albert Kirchner Of Fountain Cit,
= will this winter provide the steame
Q Percy Swain with a new hull. AS it wa
4 last winter provided with new engines
y this will practically make it a new boat
a The government fleets Of Captain D.
$ Shane and Captain w. A.. Thompson hav
e gone into winter quarters at Fountain
City bay.-A meeting of the Kinderfreun
: Gesellschaft Of the German Lutherans .
s Minnesota and Wisconsin was held in Wi
r mona. The mission Of the society Is t
= provide homes for homeless children.
1t AUSTIN, MlNN.-The executive com
y mlttee of the Southeast Minnesota Horti
cultural society held a meeting yesterda
n to arrange the program for the annus
6 meeting in Albert Lea the second wee
e of January. The territory of the soc1et
p covers Freeborn, Mower and Fillmor
X counties.
2. The second term of the S. M. norm.
'e college opened Tuesday with the large:
20 attendance yet recorded.-Miss Downe,
d NHlcdSo evangelist, is holding reViE:
y meetings at the NJ. E. church this week.
'e Rev. L. G. Leggett Of Albany, N. Y
e opened special meetings in the Presby
p. terrain church last evening.-The soci
Three gave ball at Music hall last ever
ing.-C. H. Thomas has sold his dry goot
stock and business to Albert Thon ,
- Minneapolis and N. Kingsley Of this cit
the former to be manager.
es LAKE CITY, MiNN.-The play, ''B
81 cause She Loved Him So" was or,
ID scented last night under the auspices
rs the Ladies Library association to
i crowded house. All the characters we
4 taken by Lake City residents with gre
Re credit and the undertaking was the SUI
ar cess of the season here.-Mrs F.
Id Coons gave reception in Degree
l. Honor hall yesterday afternoon to abo
ESQ society ladies'. The hall was beaut
90 fully decorated and all the appointment
ar were IN excellent taste.
I'll NEW UIM, MINN.-A boiler exnlos,,
u at. the Eagle mill yesterday afterno,
made almost a complete wreck of Il
III engine house and fatally injured one m,
81 and seriously injured another. Geor
ne Ebenhoh, the fireman, was blown TWEEN
an feet through the door entrance, where
ne was QiScOVarad opscio,,s r11. -.