The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-11
GOPHERs WON HANDILY
Forty Points Ahead of Wisconsin in
Artillerymen's Contest.

Artillerymen's Contest.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.-Minnesota ar
tillery team won the final contest yester-
day by score of 50 to 80. The highest
scores Of both teams were made on this,
the last day Of the competition, Captain
Ludington scoring Fl for Wisconsin, and
Corporal Blaisdell 80 for Minnesota.
The gophers won not because the Mil
waukee men did not shoot well, but be-
cause Of Minnesota's remarkable success
in scoring hits. The Wisconsin men s
achievement In the competition is far bet
ter than their score of last year, which
was 81. The score made by the crack
marksmen from the neighboring state is
the best ever heard Of in this section.
Their record of yesterday, in watch they
scored twenty hits in thirty shots, scor-
ing 50 points, is remarkable one ,
The final score for the contest is 1877
to 81. Last years contest was won by
Wisconsin with a score of 81 to 20. The
third and final competition of the series
will next year be held at Lake City, MINI.
Total score-Wisconsin, Captain Lud-
ington. 21; Lieutenant Armitage, II; Ser
geant Comstock, 13; Sergeant Steinet, 10;
Sergeant Roesler, 8; Corporal Offenbacher,
IA. Total 81. <.
Minnesota-Major Lambert, 26: Captain
Bennett, 16; Captain Larson, 16; Sergeant
Wilson. 10; Sergeant Mason 13; Corporal
1877.
Minnesota made total of II hits, av-
erage value Of 1.95. Wisconsin made %
hits, average value Of 1.3S. Captain E.
g. Falk, adjutant of the First Minnesota
infantry, acted as referee.
PIERRE, S. D.-Certificates Of nenina-
t1on have been filed with the secretary of
state for the prohibition, republican and
democratic state tickets. The vote west
of the river is going to be much larger this
year than for any former election on ac-
count Of the heavy homestead settlement.
Those who have filed on claims in Stan
ley and Lyman counties will vote in No.
VemDer, and as over thousand home
steads have been taken since the first of
the year there will be q rush of new
votes This will make the returns from
those counties hard to estimate this fall
-Ihe democratic ticket nominated in
Stanley county is as follows: Treasurer,
Anderson Michaels; register OF deers,
Clepphus Rousseau; auditor, W. H. Frost;
| sheriff, Andrew Feeny; assessor, l.. q.
| Henphlll; clerk of courts, VIM. Quinn; at
torney, NJ. G. Simon; surveyor, E. J. Lacy:
superintendent Of schools, Mrs. Nellie
| Douglass; coroner, c. J. Lavery.-Arttcles
OF incorporation have been filed for the
Burt Electric Heating and Lighting COM
| pany at Pierre, with a capital of 100000,
600; incorporators. George Gilbert, Peter
Scheckman. J. f. Evans. The Carter
| Bailey Oil Burner company at Huron, with
capital of s1.000,0O0. The Mercantile
| Express company at Huron, with a capital
Of S15,O0O,0 00O The Peoples Grocery and
| Supply company at Huron, with a capital
| of $1,000, 0O0.7 The Iron Duke Gold Mining
company at Deadwood, with capital Of
| 81, 900, 900.
DEADWooD, S. D.-Allen Walking
Shield, a Sioux Indian, was convicted OF
murder in United States court and the
death penalty imposed. He killed Sarah
Ghost Face Bear on the Rosebud reserva-
ton, May last, because she objected to
his marrying her daughter.-Robert w.
Coulter and James H. Mccoy pleaded
guilty to the robbery Of Thomas Walton
The former was sentenced to seven and
the latter to three years. Coulter, It is
said, was formerly associated with Harry
| Tracey in the holdup business, and served
a term in the Wyoming penitentiary.
G. w. Clark, congressional game war
den, has secured several indictments
against persons for violation of the inter-
state game laws. Two were returned
! against ]. E. Neagle of Trip. s. D., for
| shipping game out Of the state; one
against William Jennings Of Chamberlain
one against H. T. Berger OF Elk Point and
one against J. H. Troch.-Louis Court
wright and James Edwards were arrested
for selling liquor to Indians in attendance
upon United States court. They were
sent to jail In lieu Of $500 bonds each. One
Of the prisoners was dressed in the uni.
| form Of a private In the army and it Il
believed he is deserter.
WEST SUPERIOR, WIs.-The farmers
Of the town of Nebagamon refuse to hell
pay for waterworks for the village OF
Lake Nebagamon. An election was helG
yesterday in which the question at issue
was whether the town as whole should
be bonded to the extent of $1,000. The
voters Of the village Of Lake Nebagamo1
were mostly in favor Of the proposition.
This is where the Weyerhaeuser lumber
mill is located and there are about 1,20l
people living there People in the tow1
outside the settlement. however, were
against giving the village system a
waterworks unless the residents ,.woult
pay for it themselves. They maintained
that this plan Of issuing bonds was {
scheme on the part Of the Weyerhaeuse
interests to avoid payment of their por
tion Of the cost. The bond proposition
was defeated by vote Of $50 to 1856.
BLUE EARTH, MlNN.-Rev. aarr,
Schuler, a missionary from Teheran, Per
sia. has been visiting his parents AM
friends here for several weeks. He2start
on his return journey to-day. He viii
stop at New York, where he is to he mar
| TleQ. his DrlQG mas alSU DGen a mission
ary in Persia and will return with him
At Mr.. Schuler's solicitation the Presby
terian church pledged 5000 year to sup
/ port another missionary in the field. Thi
pledge was for three years.
Y BESSEMER, MICh.-David MacFar
lane, the leading druggist and jewele
, here, also agent for the American an
; National Express companies, has filed
;, general assignment for the benefit of pre-
4 ferred creditors with H. M. Norris and s
< s. Cooper as trustees. The preferre
creditors have claims amounting t
$2676.0S. Other claims involving 81, 90
s are also held against MacFariaue an
n litigation Is in progress upon them.
MUScATINE, IOWA-Because a swee
and winsome telephone girl answered hi
: calls promptly, and always looked to
, that he was given his right number, Jane
- L. Giesler, a wealthy banker, fell in loy
: with the little girl and they were marie
9 yesterday afternoon. Her name was Mis-
Ida Shafnit. Mr.. Giesler Is president
the Germania American Savings bank
s cRookSTON, MfNN.-Julius Volker
e wealthy German farmer, attempted to bes
q his brains out by hammering himself {
II the head with heavy sledge. Being u1
8 able to accomplish his purpose, he cut h
| throat with a pocket knife and the
stabbed himself In the abdomen. H
" mind has been unbalanced for some tim
+ He will probably die. sz ri