The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-01
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
IOWA FAIR OFFICERS
Slate Made Up for the Election in
November. 81 -

SUtCQ1UC4s
DIES MONIES, IOWA.-The state fair
| has closed with q surplus of about SIS, 900.
| The exhibition was the best in the history
| of the state and one of the most largely
| attended. The slate of new directors and
officers Of the state department of agrtcul-
ture, who will be elected at the annual
| agricultural convention in November, has
been pretty thoroughly made up while the
| fair has been In progress. President j. e.
Frasier of Bloomfield has declined to be
candidate for another term W. w.
| Morrow of Alton, now Vice president, will
be made president. G. e. Cameron of AL
| ia will in all probability be elected vice
president, though J. w. Wadsworth Of AL
| COMA is an avowed candidate. Both are
now directors. ]. C. Simpson will be
reelected secretary r ..-r.s-.s,
The directors whose terms will expire
this year will be G. w. Phillips Of the
| second district, r. T. st. John of the
fourth, T. G. Legoe Of the sixth, john
| Ledgerwood of the eighth and Wadsworth
of the tenth. All are likely to be re-
elected, though w. M. McFadden of West
Liberty, superintendent of the swine de-
partment Of the fair, will be candidate
against c. w. Phillips. There is talk
of opposition to St. John. If Wadsworth
continues in the field as candidate for
the vicepresidency. It is probable Senator
E. K. Whine Of Humboldt will be brought
out for the dictatorship from the tenth
district. .! ~ -. = - -:
The fair management, which consists of
| the executive committee of the directors,
| contemplates important Improvements to
| the grounds next year. At the next ses-
| sion of the legislature, an appropriation
! will be asked for a machinery hail.
The Des Moines2 Waterworks company
| has abandoned the attempt to get $50, 900
out Of the special waterworks sinking
fund, to aid It in laying Its mains to the
army post.
Several years ago, in the administration
Of Mayor John MacVicar, there was ac-
cumulated about $4,000 in a special wat
erworks fund in Des Moines, to be used
| eventually to. erect a. municipal water
works plant. The opponents of municipal
ownership made repeated efforts to get
this money diverted to some other use.
| Finally, last winter, an enabling act was
passed by the general ASSEMBLY" that al
lowed this fund, to, the, amount Of $4,000
! to be loaned to the water company 1t
was the opinion of many Des Moines peo-
| pie at the time the real object of the
movement was to head off municipal own
ership. But the army post sentiment
was so strong, and the cry that If this
money was not loaned the company 1t
could not provide a water supply for the
post was SO loud. that the measure went
through.
Recently, the city council instructed the
| city auditor, John Lucas, and the city
treasurer, Harry Gross. to turn over the
money to the water company. Both re-
fused. holding the measure Of the assem-
bly, was illegal and that acting on legal
advice, for the protection of their bonds
men, they would not turn over the money
unless compelled to do SO by the courts.
The water company has given it out now
that it will not go to the courts. In the
meantime, it has bought water pipes and
| to 70 yi,,or fhav,o to no hA
water will be furnished the military re-
servation, even If the city retains its
money. - =
FARGO, N. DRANK l.. Andrews o.
Fargo, who reported at Fort Smelling to-
day for examination for a lieutenancy ir
the regular army, was born at old For
Lincoln in this state, when his father was
in the regular service. He served in the
Phiippines.-Cass countY's jail is almos
full as a result of recent arrests s. There
are now thirty three risoners.-Eelel
Oden, q 17-year-old Gem inad St
the police and caused tie arrest Of a fel
low, named Walter Skinner. 3she*said sh'
was employee In a hotel at Little Fails
and was induced to leave there on prom
Use of marriage by Skinner, who had com
PEELED her to lead a life Of shame AM
; threatened to kill her #on her refusal t.
obey his commands Skinner was sent t.
:, jail:--J. Brown, alleged 10 be a bItndpig
! ger, reached Fargo accompanied by Mrs
Henry, the wife of a 500 brakeman, an,
Miss Haynes, a young daughter Of a.
, Enderlin man.. The trio was placed unde
arrest and the husband of the Henry wo
man and the father Of the girl are here
{ 1t is probable Henry will be content t
take his wife back, but the father may asl
that the girl be sent to the reform sehoo
: on the charge OF = incorrigibility job
Consldine Of Erie, Iistenedygto the tale Q
woe Of two strangers and paid for thei
l lodgings at a hotel in which all three slep
, In one room. The next morning ST. i
0 money was missing from his pockets an
later he discovered the men spending tn
i coin In Moorhead saloon, They were ar
. A. 0. U. w. has formulated plans fo
. booming the order in this state. TIL
l jurisdiction will be divided into six dis
tr1cts and organizers will boom the mem
bership In an effort to capture the $1,000
offered by the supreme lodge for tn
greatest increase in percentage from an
state.-The railroads have granted a. rat
= of one fare for the round trip for til
! good roads meet here during the wee
Of Sept Is. The Great Northern has ais
- made cheap rate on building material t
be brought here from st. Cloud. A pro
> gram is being arranged by the local com
= mittee. Governor White and state off
Gals have promised to attend, and J.
Hill may make an address,.
: SIOUX FALLS, s. DIN view of tn
destruction by fire Of the Great Norther
9 station, it is said to be the purpose
O the company to erect a modern brio
p passenger and freight building near tt
:, heart Of the business district. Pending il
/. erection the Great Northen company
= operating its trains from the station ,
v the Omaha road.-The work of enlargin
and otherwise improving the First Metl
odist Episcopal church building was con
II pleted few days ago. and yesterday, #
d the first time in several months, service
\. were again held in the edifice which
h one of the largest and finest in the state.
n The Modern Woodmen of. the central no