The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-02

Crookston will have a better water supply
than any other city in Minnesota. The
organization of Crookston's new militia
company Is complete H. L. KELLER Is cap
tain, Mayor G. A. Hitchcock first lieu
tenant, and Frank S. Neptune second lieu
tenant. Captain Keller has seen service
in the Philippines.
HANCOCK, MINN.-Fire starting in
Schliep's saloon, wiped out an entire busi-
ness block except the corner store.
brick building Occupied by Wilcox & Wells
Among the buildings burned was one
owned by &C. Thorpe and Occupied by
the Stone-Stebbins company y hardware,
farm implements and furniture. This was
a total loss, $4,000; stored machinery and
stock. loss. $4,000. DR.. Gates office, loss
on building, furniture and fixtures, $500.
Schliep's saloon, total loss. building and
stock $4,000. E. A. butcher G. Sons, land
office, building owned by G. c. Thorpe,
81, 500; contents, including 1000 bushels
Of wheat and furniture Of family on sec
ond floor, $500. J.. T. Tollifson and L.
B. Wheeler drugs, $4,000: building, owned
by Mrs Brevig. $1,000. Herman Schliep,
building and stock, $4,000. The total loss
is 100000, with insurance of about IS, 900.
William Schliep was lighting a lamp on
the bar when a drunken man walked in
and threw his coat over the lamp. 1t ex-
ploded and in an instant the building was
,--,.'s
FERGUS FALLS, MlNN.-John R.
Kiewel had his preliminary hearing on a
charge of selling liquor without a license
on Sunday and was bound over. He has
charge of a bottling works and the evidence
went to show that he sold to several per-
sons.-The GAINESVILLE debating team has
Withdrawn from the state league and the
Fergus Falls team will be pitted against
the Ada team in the preliminary contest
on Friday evening of this week.-Mrs.
Sadie Louisa Barnes has begun an action
| to secure a divorce from her husband, W.
R. Barnes, on the ground of desertion.-
| The Fergus Caskct company purchased
the south half of the Page block to-day
and will begin the erection of a new fac
tory to replace the building recently de-
stroyed by fire. 1t will be Of brick, three
stories in height and, with necessary ma
chinery, will cost over $4,000.
| BEMIDJT, MINN.-Andy Hanson, a
| Norwegian lumberjack,- was found dead
underneath the city dock. On his person
were watch and IS. The body was found
frozen in the ice and it Is supposed he met
his death Saturday,. He was seen drink
ing in a saloon and he, gave $40 to the
barkeeper for safekeeping. The body was
identified by Halver Hanson, chrm, both
having arrived here from Hillsboro, N. D.,
Friday On their way to the woods. The
coroner found that death was accidental.
The bartender at J. P. Taylor's saloon
was accoSted by two masked men, who
demanded whatever cash there might be
| about the place. In the face of two big
guns the bartender opened the cash regis
ter and gave them $25. Hoidups have be-
| come a common occurrence of late in this
| section.
WINoNA, MINN.-Reports from along
| tho linz Of ho "
Of this city are to the effect that fall
work is unusually we'll along, all blowing
being done and threshing generally COM
pleted.-Frank Marosnek, the Minnesota
City saloankeeper who was given a trough
house last Friday evening, has become sc
disguised with the situation that he has
sold his saloon to Charles Daering and
has removed to Winona.-The winter term
at the Winona normal school opened to-
day with little change in the enrolment
from the fall term. Regular studies will
be taken up tomorrow. - Fred Kohlepp
who was accidentally shot near. Lewiston
Sunday by his friend, Conrad Newman OF
this city, while hunting for quail, died Al
the general hospital last night.
! NORTHFfELD, MlNN.-The Mortified
Choral Union, a chorus Of $50 voices, will
give Handels Messiah on Dec. 10. The
soloists will be- Mrs. Mary Latimer. Gray,
| N a.,
) cago, contralto; Edward Strong, New
) York, tenor; and Gustav IIonqulst, Chi.
cago, basso.-The city indoor ball club has
| elected Will Tosney manager and ID
Fremoun captain. 1t played game witt
, Owatonna to-day.-The. summers work Of
| the district Sunday school missionary re-
, suited in the starting Of nine schools witt
a membership of 305 in Riot county.
HALSTAD, MINN.-The Halstad schoo
district recently voted $14, 900 bonds TO
the building of a high school building
Some of the patrons thought the expendl
ture excessive and served an injunction
, on the board of education to prevent tn
sale of bonds. This week Judge Watt
sustained the injunction and another vot
will be taken sOon.-To-morrow the pat
rons of the Halstad creamery will .hol'
: a meeting to discuss the adv1sabll1ty
y taking advantage Of the present low price
of COWS in Iowa and buying more animal
: for this district ..E ,-
COTTONWOOD, MiNN.-Mrs. *Brough
! ton, an old lady, attempted to pass il
i front of q freight train and as a, result
suffered injuries that will probably PROV
e fatal. Her Injuries consist. Of a fractur
e between the knee and ankle and a broker
wrist She was also badly bruised TIL
engine carried a: snow plow which un
n doubtedy saved her from being Instantly
= crushed by the wheels. She was carrie!
D about three rods! and then thrown owe
the embankrnent. 80 I. q.
r LAKE CRYSTAL, MiNN.-The openin
. of the new high school building took plac
e to- day. Prominent educators from al
r parts of the state were in attendance
: among them being State Superintendent
Olson, Inspector George B. Alton, Distric
% School Inspector A. r. Rankin and Coun
| ty Superintendent We. Freeman. Man.
' superintendents Of high schools in tn
/ southern part of the state were also il
t the company. s. -.... 90, -. 49, s>~%t.'
f DULUTH, MINN.-A. highwayman he'll
up J. H. BuseH. a street car conductor an
!. robbed him of $50 Nine passengers wer
= in the car. ., r. - ./<
r SPRING VALLEY, MlNN.-Impressiv
l dedicatory services were held when tn
, new German Lutheran church was opened
e Hundreds were in attendance and man
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