The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-12

| his lunefai VIII De held mere some time
next week under Masonic direction.
! d. w. Stebbins. cashier Of the Stevens
county bank. and DR.. O.. c. Nelson.
dentist have obtained permission to open
a public skating rink.-S. Stewart has
asked the city council y allow him to
string electric wires on the telephone
poles to supply the business portion Of
the town with light at reduced prices.
| The Fowler Electric company. which
holds the franchise for lighting the town.
objects. The council has not yet decided
what it will do. -rs:
FERGUS FALLS AND ADA
| Debating Teams OF the High School
League Ready for Battle. -,
FERGUS FALLS, MINN.--The FERGUS
Falls debating team left this morning for
Ada to meet the debating team of the
high school of that place. The Fergus
| Falls team consists of Charles Bayley
Caleb Hogan and Hans Hanson while the
Ada school will be represented by Miss
| Hattie HetlanI. Charles G. Allen and
Theodore Torgerson. The judges will be
Rev. Mr.. Fisher Of Crookston, Mr.. Angus
OF Warren, and a third gentleman who has
not as yet accepted. The Fergus team
is considered fully as strong as that of
| last year.
Jesse Billings. Jr, returned home to-
| QdS ne Was III the Car WHICH TOleO over
| the eTnhankplent at Bemidji. and had one
ear partially torn off and sustained sew
eral severe bruises.--The marriage Of
| Miss Tilla Void and Gustave Robson took
place at the home Of the brides sister.
Mrs. Anton Anderson, yesterday after
noon.
The Woman's Relief Corps has elected
| officers for the ensuing year as follows:
| President. Mrs. Butler; senior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Della Chase: junior vice presi
dent. Mrs. Fannie Clarke; trea surer. Mrs.
| S. l.. Balfour: cha plain. Mrs. Mary JEFF
| fers; conductor. Mrs. J.. Niahels; guard.
Mrs. J. X. Wyatt.
WATERVILLE, MINN.-special Agent
Gilbert Gutterson has established route
No. south from this city.--A board Of
arbitration tried a sidewalk damage case
yesterday and a verdict of $3.50 was
awarded the plaintiff. This is the cheap
est case the city ever had, and the set
| Element the most sfactory.--Cieneral
6. W. Bailey of this city died suddenly
at Omaha on Wednesday. morning. He
had been from home for ten weeks on
a lecture trip He was So years Of age.
He was born In New York. but when 8
years old was taken to China, where he
was carefully educated by Chinese mis-
sionares. FIe was christened Yankee
and when Young placed In the Chinese
| army where he rose to rank of general.
| For twenty-siN years he had travelled
extensively lecturing on the Chinese. He
was married in this city three years ago.
and recently completed an elegant home.
He was a. prominent Mason. Odd Fellow
and knight of Pythas. The body wa
| brought from Omaha to this city. F. l..
Everett accompanying the remains The
! funeral service will be held Saturday
morning with the intcrment in sokotoh
cemetery.
|
! WlNoNA, MiNN.--The removal Of the
| bodybuilding establishment of Trautner
& Gardner to Red Wing will not put an
end to this industry in Winona. There is
another launch building establishment OPP
Grated by Peter Steffes and plans are be-
ing made for It's enlargement.--Mrs. j. J..
Gicse died yesterday at the advanced age
! of SO years. She was born in Germany
and came to this country in 1885, having
been a resident of Winona ever since
c. II. Woofranl. who has been postmaster
| of the town of Hart for twenty-five years,
has retired. giving place to his son. Ernest
| Wolfram. the position thus remaining in
| the family.-At a special meeting Of the
, city council, plans and. specifica tons for
a city lighting plant were considered. The
capacity will be 800 street lights of 1000
candle power each. If everything is IA y
raroble it is expected to have the plant in
operation by May 1.
| NORTHFlELD, MiNN.--Dr. Pauline
| Root member Of the national executive
committee Of the student volunteer move
ment, gave very interesting address to
me young ladies of Carleton at Gridle,
Hall last evening. She is visiting the col
| leSes and universities of the country and
came here from the state university. with
Madison as her next OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rates will be given by the railroads for the
benefit of the students Of Carleton and st.
Olaf colleges during the holiday vacation.
tine annual meeting Of the First Con-
gat1onal church was held to-day. A bas
ket dinner was followed by business
meeting for the hearing Of reports and the
election of ofticers.--1'he regular meeting
OF the Town and Country Club will be held
WIN mrs. r. Z. Dow tomorrow at 2:3O
p. m.
| ELY, MINN.---One more ia tai accident
was added yesterday to the number when
Mike Simonick was killed at the Savoy
mine. A fall of rock struck him in the
breast. He was about IS years old and
unmarried. His remains We're sent tr
Tower and will be buried under the aus
pices of the Slavonic society of that place
OF which he was menber.---M. d. Gala
gher has disposed Of his telephone fran
chise to the Duluth & Iron Range Rail
road company and the central office will
be at the station. Mr.. and Mrs Grover
have arrived from Duluth and will have
charge Of the exchange.--Typlloid fever
claimed victim al the l1ospital-Milc
tdaianen. young man. He had only beer
q. month III America. He was buried If
the new cemetery yesterday afternoon.
BRECKENRIDGE. MINN.-A meeting
in the interest of the contemplated road
from Breckenridge to GAINESVILLE was held
at Mansion last night. There was a large
attendance of representative farmers. who
pledged their hearty support to the enter;
prise. A second meeting. when subscrip
lions will be received, will be held mex.
Tuesday evening.-Stickney & Dahlquist
Of Tintah have bought the lumber yard Of
@. T. Lansen at Duran, Minn.--The granG
jury made its final report and adjourned
yesterday afternoon. after recommending
several improvements for the courthouse
No bills were retired against James Nor
an and VIII Burk who have been confined
in jail on charges Of larceny.
THIEF RIVER FAILS, MINN.-A new
atriety Of an old game was sprung upon
this community last week by a sharper
who is roaming at large in northern Min
nesota and North Dakota. The sharp
who gave his name as F. H. Stevens. rep
resented himself to be the Junior partner
Of the firm of Farwell. Mandel & Stevens