The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-12
! WISCONSIN
I ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
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WEST SUPERIOR. VISA poor at
| tempt at suicide was made to-day by
Frank Troy, a laborer at the shipyards.
He afterwards confessed that he was
ashamed OF himself, and the coroner was
Disguised with the exhibition The man
tried to sever his jugular and hardly cut
into the flesh. He bled some, however,
and as he expected to die he laid down
and closed his eyes. and kept still. His
family notified the coroner. who hurried
there with his deadlock. Troy has a wife
and five children and domestic infelicity is
the only cause that can be assigned. -.
Not coal boat arrived at the harbor
yesterday, but late to-day several of those
that have been held back at the 500 are
expected. OF this fleet of eight or ten
boats, probably three OF four will have
hard coal. When this fleet has arrived.
local coal men do not hope for more than
three or four more coal boats. In all per-
haps $4,000 tons of the 100000 that the
Steel company's boats were to have
brought here, will be received.
Judge Vinje of the circuit court has
been asked to appoint the fifth man for a
board of arbitration which is to pass upon
the matter of the purchase of the water
works plant by the village Of Rice Lake.
The village appoints two. the company
The Dedham mining company, which
recently organized under a plan different
from any other to float a copper PROPOSE
ton is almost ready to let the contract
for enough shafting and drifting to show
up $500. 600 worth of ore if the ore is there.
Experts have agreed that it will be found
near the surface. The company's stock
sells at 50 per cent of par now.
MENOMONlE, WlS.-Two deaths in one
family within three days took place at Me-
| nomonie Junction this week-Andrew
Gresvig. aged %, and his son Antoine, aged
%. About two weeks ago the son was
attacked with quinsy and scarlet fever,
and during his illness took some ammonia
by mistake in place Of his medicine.
Emetics were promptly administered and
IT was thought he was out of danger. but
relapse followed. On the day of his
funeral. the father, injured his hand and
bloodpoison set in, and he died Yesterday.
ole Erickson and c. c. Barnes Of Min
neapolis and c. f. HEREIN of this city
nave formed a. co-partnership and will
operate the planning mill in this place
Line members of the Dunn County
Agricultural society elected the follow
ing onicers: President, J. B. Chicken
ing; vice president, Stephen Davenport;
vice president. A. d. Simpson: secre-
tary. George Galway; treasurer. f.. A.
Varsey.-The Dunn County Agricultural
school has decided to give a, short course
this winter for the benefit of farmers
their wives and children, who have not
time to attend at any other season of
the year. Agriculture. shop work and
homework will be studied and it is
expected there will be lareg attendance
The course will open Jan. and continue
to March 81. and will be in charge Of
Professor K. G. Davis.--Michael Young
and Miss Mary Kramer were married. .
kENOSHA, WlS-The recent dance
given by young women. at which
half OF them donned male attire. has
brought q deluge Of letters upon Mayor
Charles III. Pfenning from all over the
country, written by men in search Of
while others are undoubtedly written by
practical jokers. All offer marriage to the
young women. The girls who gave the
dance positively refuse the offers. but
other women in the city have taken them
up, and it is thought several weddings will
result. .
,> OSHKOSH, VISA verdict of acouit
tai was returned In the case of Rev Nor
| ton G.. Andrews. rector of ST. Pauls
church. Mr.. Andrews was charged with
consorting with lewd women and with be-
ing careless in the matter Of discharging
financial obligations An investigation
|
reux of Stevens Point was appointed Judge
advocate. After hearing all the evidence,
he recommended that the case be dis
missed. .-
! MILWAUKEE, WIS.-Complaint will BIZ
| filed aga inst fone Of the big life insurance
| companies of New York by an attorney
acting for various policy holders asking
that the company show cause why il
should not distribute it's undivided sur
| plus Of many millions Of dollars among its
policy holders. The action will affect over,
| mutual insura nee organiza ton doing bust
| ness in Wisconsin.
GRANTSRURG, WIS.-Ed l.. Peet. sec.
rotary Of the Burnett county board of i'm
migration. has just issued a 150- page book
with 200 half-tone cuts. descriptive of Bur.
nett county. There will be about 10000
copies which will be used to induce peo-
pie to settle in northern Wisconsin.
BLOOMINGTON, WIs.-B BARLEY, :
banker has begun action against officer:
of the University Of Chicago for $500,
damages. alleging the injury of his son or
the university grounds Nov. 1, while wit
Messing the Wisconsin Michigan football
game.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, WIs.-Mayo
Charles Crelle. expired suddenly. He wa
serving his sixth term. He was nearl,
So years of age and is survived by {
! widow, three sons and three daughters