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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
sAuLT STE. MARIE, MICH.

s The officials Of the Lake Superior Power.
be present at the opening of the big water
power canal now almost completed. If the
president accepts he will touch the button
chinery connected with the enterprise.
contract for the erection of a new Presbyte-
rian church to cost S300 has been awarded
The edifce will be built OF Portage Entry
sandstone.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
LEAD, s. d.

Pink Cohen, member of the clothing firm
OF Cohen, Gumbiner & Co., here, died in Chi
cago. He was one of the. first business men
in the Black Hills. 81 So .
The Elkhorn railroad is beginning excava-
tions for its new passenger station. which
will be the finest on the company's system
except the one at Lincoln. 1T will be built
of pressed brick and white sandstone. will
face eighty feet on Main street and fifty feet
on Mill street. with main entrances on both
thoroughfares.. At the corner of. the two
streets there will be a tower seventy feet
wood - .-. rs t.Ez-5 - 's-. ----ar
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
STORM LAKE, IOWA

g,hs body Of Daniel Johnson, a farmer liv-
ING ssr Albert City, in this county, was
sols yesterday and an inquest held: Mr..
1ottason and Mrs. Maria Anderson, who were
4 engaged to be married, quarreled recently,
Sand as q result MIS-. Anderson became insane
while MIR. Johnson, who was blamed by his
friends and neighbors for the nlisunder-
standing, became despondent and hanged him
j. eely in his house. --Fg x gS :szi@
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
JAMESTOWN, N. D.

In the case <of Balding VS.. the ANDREWS &
Gage Elevator company, jury awarded the
plaintiff $500 and costs, the amount aemanae9
for the loss of hay and other material which,
caught fire from an elevator belonging to the
company at Melville, which burned last No
vember. The elevator caught ire from a Dc
tained the company was negligent-One hum
dred farmers from stutsman county left on an
excursion to- the state agricultural college, az
ern Pacific The 400 acres on which the best
lot portion of .spiritwood Lake is ated has
been sold .by Mrs j.. T. Gray TO Codrenay
derstood the new owners will endeavor TO
make the lake the leading summer resort OF
The state. - - - q. =,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MARQUETTE, MICH.

This city narrowly escaped visitation Of
death and destruction. yesterday in the guise
of q tornado The twister swept through the
country up the lake shore "a few miles, cutting
woods and disappearing. in the lake. Great
trees were uprooted and. carried as df mere
straws. and hailstones. as large as hens eggs
bombarded the earth. The territory trav-
ersed by the storm is a yeritable wilderness
Here only the fag end Of the storm was ex-
perienced, and while the blow was severe
while It lasted, there was no havoc wrought
The strawberry crop in this section is the
greatest on record. The secson is at its
height and several hum dred cases of the fruit
are being brought to the city daily. II
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
EsCANABA, MICH.

Something of a stir has been caused by a
speech delivered here before the Irish socte,
ties by John Power United States, ex-district
orously scored. The orator asserted that
Carnegie could not with honesty and honor.
have secured his enormous fortune of $780,
900, OOD and declared that his gifts for libra
ries are being made to soothe, the attacks
of his conscience. The Chicago North:
Western road is doing an unusually large
business in the ore-shipping line this sea-
son.. and it is conservatively estimated that
4,500 900 tons will go forward from its docks
before the close of navigation. Il
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
wINoNA, MINI.

The summer. 1arochial school of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church will open Monday
under the direction of sigurd Bockman. who
is a student at the university OF Minnesota
and had charge of the school last year.-A
party of ladies and gentlemen mem
bers Of the Meadowbrook Golf CLUB
Of this city :. will go to La
Crosse on Saturday to play a, return match
The triD will be of a social nature. as It Is
expected the return home in the evening will
be made by launch.--Word comes from Waba.
sha of the theft of -four horses IN the past
week. 1T is said that in the last two months
about forty horses have been stolen: between
Waseca and the Mississippi. 1t is believed "a, an
organized gang OF thieves is operating IN TINS
territory; that the stolen horses are taken to
the barns of unsuspected persons, where they
are secreted for a few days and changed SO
that the owner would not know EN-. and
then shipped out of the country ty tnose who
are buying horses in car load lots. Il
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MANIsTIQUE, MICH.

While loading logs, Charles o. Burley a
farmer residing about five miles from this
city, was struck in the head by skid and
atnly. He had resided here some; twenty years
and was married-John Leonard. who was
injured at the Burrell- Chemical companys
plant by a falling scaffold. some ten days
ago, died: from his injuries yesterday. He
was AZ Nears of age - -. i i: Sd #S
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
CROOKsTON, MINI.

Two masked highwaymen. one tall and the
other short, attempted to hold UP three citi-
Camp, general merchant; John Forsythe,
hotel proprietor at ,Dugdale, and S. w. Fer
rels, who was coming to the city to prove up
up the horses. The tall man was almost
knocked over as the horses jumped forward,
and Mr.. Forsythe, making motion toward
his hip pocket as if to draw a revolver, scared
the hold-up men into dead run across coun-
try. f.==-- ...
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
DULUTH, MINN.

Local reports that the fifth state normal
school, located here, may not be opened on
time are incorrect. The furniture and FIX
lures are ordered and are expected in ample
time for opening on Sept. 2, the date set.
Many inquiries are received as to the school,
and prospects are it willie have good atten-
dance, mostly from Duluth. This sWill be the
first normal school in Minnesota to<start with
a complete course, from the kindergarten and
model school up. No other normal was able
to do this at the beginning.-The city has
balance Of S311, 900 and the big tax apportion-
ment is only month away.
The trial Of E.iJ. Lavine, charged with sell
ing whisky containing fusel oil, resulted /, IN a
made to push an amendment to the state pure
food law through the legislature, as it is now
hard to secure convictions: Agnes I M
and killed herself The motive for the act is
said to have been a fear of sudden death.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.

Serious damage was done by the storm in
Chippewa county Ole Hanson, farmer in
Wheaton. lost one barn 4oxloo feet and an an.
sheds, which were blown down. Loss. So GOO.
Crook & Cummings lost their hay barns, val
struck by lightning and destroyed. Loss,
$ 81 800 In Cooks valley, four barns and other
outbuildings were destroyed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
oNToNAGoN, MICH.

OF Greenland township restraining 1t from
erecting a township hall 1T is the contention
Of citizens that the board pversteDDed its
power in attempting to make the expenditure
without first Submitting the proposition to /
the vote OF the peopfe --ss
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
SIOUX. RAPIDS, IOWA.

FaYille &. Chapman, attorneys for Louis
Brooks and Albert Phillips, the bank robbers
trial on technicality. The law provides
that jurymen must be drawn from each town
ship In the county, which was not done in
this case, Storm Lake Ftownship being omitted.
Phillips. has astonished the authorities at
Anamosa by writing, under the shadow OF the
gallows, poems that have real literary merit:
His writings have attracted attention all over
the: state, but he has absolutely refused to
tell his past. sT&&
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
LADYsNIITH, WIS.

Louis Prentice is much-sought young
man. He' left his home July and since has
not been seen by his friends. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Prentice, offer rewards for
information leading to discovery Of his where
abouts. He is 16 years old, but looks two or
three years older; is about s feet inches
tall and weighs about 145 pounds. ~ s tssz=s=
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
HANCOCK, MICH.

James Moore has received telegram which
Moore, who was severely wounded in skir-.
mish in the Philippiness several weeks ago,
will sail this week ongcnefof the government
transports for San Francisco. 81 . 8 sses
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
DEAL IN SEVEN FIGURES
Iowa and Wisconsin Men Invest In
California Timber.

{Sgf CaA1IOrn1N Tim Def- lss5fs 49,
& ASHLAND, oREGoN--Nego for
the sale of the Scott and Yanarsdale Lum-
ber company's .property in the Met Cloud re-
gion. Siskiyou county, Call which have
been in progress for several months, have
been reported completed, the purchase price
being So, 100000. The purchasers are the
Carpenter Lamb company of Dubuque, Iowa;
the lHixcn Sash and Door company of Mer-
rill, Wis; Curtis Brothers Of Clinton, Iowa; !;
Walter w. Alexander and Stewart Brothers
of Wausau, Wis
The property includes, besides lis, 600 acres
Of timber land. the NcCloud River railroad,
the McCloud River Lumber company, the
Siskiyou Lumber company and. the Siskiyou
Lumber and Mercantile company. There
are, Including spurs, about fifty miles of rail-
road tracks. The mills connected rthe
day. si ~,5ss
DEADWOOD, s. ID.
o. j. Salisbury of Salt Lake City. Utah,
has sold his banking interests in Deadwood
and Lead. He was; president and controlling
Deadwood and the First National Bank Of
Lead, having assisted in the incorporation of
both banks. Harris Franklin has purchased
his interest in the First National at Deadwood
and Thomas ], Grier, Ernest May, p. A. Gus
hurst and Mr.. Franklin, between them, have
taken his interest in the Lead bank. This
is the largest DanklnS deal ever gCOnSuu-
mated in the state Associated with Mr..
Franklin in his purchases are E. H. Harri-
man, the railroad man, and Samuel W: Al
lerton of Chicago. 1t is announced there
will not be any changes in the policies, OF
the two banks at present. Mr.. Franklin has
succeeded Mr.. Salisbury as president OF the
First National of Deadwood, and Mr. Grler
Lead D. A. Mcpherson remains cashier OF
the Deadwood bank and r. H. Driscoll of the
bank in Lead. As5- III II r. - <.T J Eit5z
The Burlington track near the passenger
station is almost completely buried by q rock
slide. IA thousand tons ef rock came down,
and more threatens to fall steam shovel
has been ordered, and the company is pre-
pairing to blast awaS part pf the: hill to pre-
vent further Slides The obstruction does not
interfere with passenger traffic EfT.tsr
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
BUTTE., MONT:

In an explosion in the converter building
Of the Washoe smelling works at Anaconda.
Gallieh probably fatally injured. George Good
win and John Natou were badly burned and
hurt by dytng particles Of molten matter
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
IOWA FALLS, lows

Mrs S. w. Smith died here Yesterday Of
consun1ptio She was born in Illinois. and
was 80 years Of age.--Leon Hezzlewood, who
several years, will retire from educational
work and will engage In the real estate and
insurance business in this city. 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.

The Eau Claire Vitrifed Brick company.
I capital stock $250,OO0, has Incorporated. The
company will manufacture paving brick, fire
prick. building brick, 1reproofing, building
blocks and sewer pipe. Buildings will be
erected and machinery installed inside Of.
ninety days. # s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
osCEoLA, WIS.

4
A man giving the name of Fred Smith at
tempted to get away with a horse, buggy
and harness belonging to HoHman's livery at
Taylors Falls yesterday. He hired the rig
to go to st. Croix Falls and upon reaching
that place decided to skip out, and would have
succeeded mad not Mr.. Hoffmans suspicion
been aroused and the telephone pressed into
service. He made for the interior Of Polk
county, where he thought he could not be
found, but was captured only a few hours
aft erwards near Centuria by B. V. O'Neal. He
acknowledged the crime and was taken to
Taylors Falls for trial. At the hearing he
stated that If he was liberated he could tell
where there were a few other stolen rigs.
He was bound over to the grand jury. .
CALUMET, MICH. -
A Scandinavian-American republican club
has been formed in this city, with Edward
Ulseth as president E. Freeman, vice presi-
dent; NJ. Benson, second vice president; G. A.
Gustafson, secretary Edward Nelson, treasu-
rer, and Rev. I. T. Olander, corresponding
secretary. The organization has member
ship OF about 200 including all the prominent
scandinavians in the township The support
of the club has been pledged Oscar J. Larson
for denomination as prosecuting attorney OF
Houghton county.-JoseDh Eiehr of this city
is back from the Minnesota iron country,
where he took the first prize of $500 in q. Cor
nish wrestling tournament: Dehr. met some
of the best wrestlers In the country. He
threw wrestlers over sixty pounds heavier
than himself. - II. %5 L - 4 a
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
CHICAGO, ILL.

Otto Faust. who came to Chicago Monday
from his home in Valley City. N. D., under
the city, is now at the detention hospital and
will be given a hearing before Judge Jones
in the insane court Tomorrow In the opin-
ion of physicians at the hospital. he is at
he is personal FREUD Of Governor White
of North Dakota and has asked that the
governor be notified of his condition He; is
said to be "a wealthy man and is reputed to
own several farms in North Dakota 2
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MOORHEAD, MINN.

Thomas Murphy bought a horse which he
intends exhibiting at the fairs this fall. It
weighs 2,4so pounds and stands twenty-five
hands high. ~ : =.-.sE
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
NEWBERRY, MICH. !

s. N.FDutcher, a banker who was defeated
for the nomination for lieutenant governor at
the recent state. republican convention, has
announced himself. as a. candidate for state
treasurer two years hence: He has already
received pledges for support from several up
per peninsula counties 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA

Silas johnson, II years old, drowned him
self in Mud lake. He was under indictment
for having placed distractions on the Chi
cago & North Western tracks north Of Jewell
stones and debris on a bridge. He was tried
in April, but the jury disagreed. The reading
Of cheap novels put the idea into his head that
he could become a desperate. 4%.yl::.s
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
IOWA CITY, IOWA

Jacob stonebarger was arrested and placed
in the county Jail under a charge of forgery.
The prisoner is. accused Of forging the name
Of his brother. A. j. Stonebarger, Leading
farmer of Lone Tree. johnson county, to a
note for S115. He was formerly a farmer OF
prominence, but both means and prestige have
vanished in the course of several years odd
Baker, but when the latter presented it to
the >trothers recently, the signature was at
once disclaimed. The forgerysis is clumsy and
self-evident.4 Justice Barber demanded a bond
of $500 pending q preliminary examin alton,
which will be held July II. Lacking the bond,
Stonebarger went to jail. 4.
James w. Jones' baby son. aged months,
was burned to death in West Lucas, Johnson
county, to-day "a gasolene stove exploded
when the schild's mother filled the tank with
out first shutting off the light. The blazing
oil envelooed, the child and set the house on
fire. The flames were speedily exiting guished,
but the babe was SO frightfully burned from
head to foot. 4 - 1a 81 4s,.. -ss.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
pRAJRIE DUs CHEN. WIS.

The largest globe pearl taken from a Mis-
sissippi clam was found by Frank Ferguson
The pearl is blush in color, almost round, and
weighs El549 grains Ferguson sold it to j.,
w. Burd of Black Rock Ark, for 81, $50. :
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
FERGUS FALLS, MINI.

The Fergus sash and door factory which
be replaced at once and the capacity in
creased. It was feared the factory would not
be rebuilt and its loss would have been a
Gutorm Aastad, one of the pioneer settlers
Of the county, died at his home in the town
of Aastad yesterday from kidney trouble re-
sulting from a fall. He was "a years of age
and leaves family of two children.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
IRONWOOD, MICH.

4. Several months ago man named Stone
tobacco and Confectionery p,1 stand on the day
of President McKinley's funeral His action
aroused the citizens and a PRACTICAL boycott
now he has departed for another location,
having lNeraldy been; stryed out of town.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
WOMEN IN THE GANG
Twin City Pickpockets Said to 81
working Milyyaukee Trains.

Twin City PiclSDockets Said to BE
Working Milvaukee Trains.
LA CROSSE. WIS. Many robberies have
been committed on trains running between
Minneapolis and Milwaukee,, and the matter
has been brought to the attention Of the rail-
way officials. Reports have come to the
train men repeatedly that passengers had
their pockets picked. 1t is believed that the
pickpockets belong to a gang which has it's
headquarters In the twin cities. 3 1t is sup
posed that in the gang are several clever
women pickpackets. A North Dakota cattle
man was relieved of his pocketbook contain
ing several hundred dollars Another victim
was woman residing at Ripon,s who lost a
pocketbook containing $685. q
q The Assyrian troublesis not yet over. The
members of the south side colony started a
quarrel among themselves yesterday and
knives and fists were used One man was
severely cut about the. arms and face and
others were bruised. A. dozen took part in
the fight. Arrests will follow.
Charles La Bell, aged 16 years, was ar
raigned before Judge Daniels yesterday
charged with criminally assaulting Agnes
Funger, aged 16, while the latter was driving
home her. father s COWS on French Island
few days ago. La Bell was icaptured at
Cass Lake. Mimi, where he went to escape
justice. He was traced to o&Galesville, then
TO Irempealeau and from there he went to
sCass Lake, 800 miles north of here He was
brought here and pleaded not guilty. His
trial was adjourned until July 10 and bail
was fxed at 1000. .--.-
S While handling a 22-caliber revolver Earl
DeLapp OF Caledonia came near ending the
life of both himself and Albert Solberg. The
boys, aged 10 and Is years respectively, were
in swimming when DeLapp remembered the
revolver in his clothes together with a few
cartridges left over. from the Fourth. The
gun was accidentally discharged and the bull
let pierced DeLapp's little finger, grazed his
face while he was stopping over and entered
the feshy part of solberg's leg.
Otto, the 8-year-old son Of M. Madigan of
Caledonia, picked UP "a giant. arecracker yes
terday whfc. he supposed had gone out. The
fireworks exploded and a large piece of the
end was driven into his breast 80 deep that it
took a surgeon several hours to remove it.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
cLERGUE's PLANS
They'll Make the 500 an Industrial
Center of First Magnitude.

4 SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.-In an off,
cial statement before the county board of SUI
pervisors, a representative Of the Michigan
Lake. Superior Power company, the Clergue
ssyndicate,a has divulged that the company's
plans includes the construction of many
mammoth industries on this side of st. Mary's
river. It was estimated that for this pur-
pose 200 acres of land would be needed, and
that the completion Of the plants, practically
all of which are to be operated by water
power, would double the valuation of every
acre Of land in Chippewa county.
The official stated that the important dis
coveries Of iron ore in the Mchipicoten dis
trict of Canada, now reached by the Clergue
syndicate railroad, and the unexpected ex-
tent OF the copper mines being developed in
Canada by the company, had materially
changed It's plans relative to the Industries
to be established here,s the great difference
in import duties on manufactured and raw
material making it desirable to manufacture
in the United States the goods and products
to be put on the markets in this country. &
The definite statement Of the inteptlon OF
the company, which is backed by ample capi-
tai to carry out its gigantic plans, makes 1t
assured that the 500 is to become by far
the largest industrial center in northern
Michigan, and population of a quarter OF q
million people in ten years is predicted.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MUNIsING, MICH.

a While Edward Robinson, a business man,
was fishing q few miles from town, he shot
and killed a monstrous timber wolf which
was In chase of a. deer. The animal was
female and measured sSalmost seven feet IN
length. Mr. Robinson drew $40 bounty on
the pelt.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
CUSTER. 5. d.

The excavations are under way for the new
water reservoir, and 800 feet of the ditch has
been built. Pumps have been purchased and
we'll is to be put down to supply the water.
fire protection, and bonds were recently voted
to install waterworks. S4Fs
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
RED JACKET, MICH.

The Scandinavian Republican club has
unanimously indorsed o.. J. Larsen as a cam
didate to succeed himself as prosecuting at
torney Of Houghton county This action was,
taken without the knowledge OF Mr. Larson,
who has not as yet announced his ddacy.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MIsSOULA, MONT.

MISSOULA, MONT. ..]t e..
| George Rowan, northwestern manager for.
the Swift Packing company, was killed in a
runaway here Lo-day. - .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MORRIS, MINI.

by y ohm Grove, changed hands to-day. Rich
ard p. Dorgan, an experienced hotel man
from Rice Lake, Wis, has purchased the fur.
niture and leased the building and will take
immediate possession. The La Grande, under
the Grove, management, has been pronounced
by travelling men to be the best outside the
cities except the Waldorf of Fargo.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
HERMAN. MINN.

| The H. months-old baby Of Fred Spears
was drowned by falling head foremost into a,
pail while the family was out.-The station
at eNorcross was robbed by o Minneapolis lad:
Hessecured $40. so from the till. Heswas caught,
by Deputy Sheriff Cater near Tintah and
confessed. 81 s:s.s ssts .sss s:s3l
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
sTURGIs, S. D.

Caldwell, one of the prisoners who escaped
from the Meade county Jail several weeks
ago. has been captpred at Norfolk, Neb., and
is being brought back. He is one sof the
men wanted, for stealing several carloads or
horses and shipping them into Iowa. 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
PORTAGE, WIS.

PORTAGE, WIS. ys y
* Fred W. Stephenson who, it is alleged, shot
ana killed Deputy Sheriff William Cooper at
Waterloo on the evening Of Feb. 8, and who
escaped from the Jefferson Jail on June rs,
was captured two miles from here yesterday.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
MILWAUKEE, WIS.

FIRE in the Windsor Hotel caused panic
among theater people who were asleep in the
rooms, and they elambered out on the fire
gage into the, alley. The blaze threatened at
one time to destroy the building, but the loss
was kept down to few hundred dollars.
William Rotlrdanz an etcher in the Evening
Wisconsin Office fell five stories, passing
through a glass roof over the ground floor of
n building and striking the floor ina heap.
His legs and arms were broken and his face
and head Were cut, but he will recover.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10
HASTINGS. MINN.

"A man thought to be Carl Stromberg, Of.
Kewanee, ILL.,, was killed by a Great Western
train at South Park yesterday.-Thet body of
John Buckley of Minneapolis who was
drowned in Lake St. Croix on the Fourth,
from an excursion on, the steamer Cyclone.
was recovered yesterday. s
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