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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Rats Are All HoaA

The. war on rats in Gothenborg, Sweden.
Is ended! It began May "a, 1901, and was
vigorously prosecuted. The city since
that time has paid bounties on S1,3O2 dead
rats and If the city has not been ENTIRELY
rid of the pest, the war of extermina ton
has yet had most beneficial results. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Won't Carry a Gun.

sweden's compulsory military service
law does not meet with the approval Of
M. A. Hanson, a. Baptist preacher Of
Vasa. He has persistently refused and
eight sentences of arrest have recently
been passed on him. They aggregate 164
days, which he will be compelled to serve
for his seruples. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
EXTENDING Votinq Franchise.

,nounced at one Of the early sessions of the
foykething that the government would
propose a law relating to electoral fran
chise in municipal affairs as soon as there
was an opportunity to pass it. Announce
ment was also made of law reorganizing
the pilot, service. ag<
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Death, OF Danish Soldier.

A cable dispatch from. Bangkok an
nounces the death Of Officer Jensen of the
Siamese gensdarmerie. He was killed in
an assault on Sham Dakoith in northern
Siam. Jensen was native of Denmark
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Z Mot One:

but choice of three through tourist cars
to California is offered by the Chicago
Great Western railway. Ask any Grcat
Western agent about them =. G. Rains,
agent, corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth
street, Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
DOUBLE TRACK FOR N. p.
Report Says 1t VIII Be Begun In tn,
Snrinn

The statement that work on the double
tracking of the east end Of the Northern
Pacific is to begin in the spring is said to
be authoritative. President c. S. Mellen
stated in his annual report that the limit
Of the capacity of the eastern end of the
line had been reached. The Fargo Mime
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Opposition to Merger Lines.

Opposition to, the merger group Of roads
is said to be the cause of the friendly
attitude Of the Minneapolis Chicago lines
toward the 500, Canadian Pacific and the
Canadian Northern. immigration in the
spring months WILL therefore, be directed
to the territory of these roads by the
Chicago lines, except where worked up
by the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern roads, ~. -. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
RAILROAD NOTES.

Minneapolis & st. Louis earnings for the
first week of November were $S0,37 an increase
of SIS, 223. r.. :. .<-... I. f-'.E,4-zs.. .G#
Earnings of the Great Western for the first
week Of November show a slight decrease. The
figures $143,346 decrease of $6,596
G. w. Mott, general immigration agent of the
Northern Pacific has issued new edition Of
Words Of Praise From the. New Settlers Of
North Dakota" .,- =. ..4
H. NJ. Breneman, of the mechanical depart
ment of the Erie at Newark, n. j.. has been
made assistant superintendent Of motive power
of the Milwaukee system. The position has
been vacant for some time.
The Northern Central and the Philadelphia.
Baltimore & Washington roads have announced
10 per cent increase in wages of all employees
1. This announcement affects 10000 employees.
Attorneys NJ. D. Mum and George P. Wilson
have gone to New York to- attend the hearing
before Special Examiner Ingerson in the suit Of
the state OF Minnesota against the Northern Sc
curities company. The taking of testimony will
begin not later than Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14

Song recital Of Joseph Baernstein and
Sara Anderson Nov Is. at First Baptist
church. So 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
CONCERT TONIGHT

A Fine Program by Prominent Sololsts
~ and Big Chorus.
r.. The Wennerberg memorial chorus, num-
tbering over 400 voices, will hold its con-
scert in the Exposition building this eve
ming. In addition to the five numbers to
Sbe rendered by the mixed chorus, which
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Weak Stomach,
Impaired Digestion,
Disordered Liver.

they act like magic-a few doses will work
wonders upon the Vital Organs; Strengthen
Ing the muscular System, restoring the long
edge of appetite, and arousing with the
Rosebud of Health the whole ply.
steal energy of the human frame. These
, classes Of society, and one, OF the best guar
antees to the Nervous and Debilitated Ii
that BEECHAM'S PILLS have the
Largest Sale of any Patent
Medicines in the World. ,;
$ Beecham's Pills have been before
the public for half a century, and
are the most popular family medicine.
Beecham's Pills ::
Recommend THEMSELVES.
Prepared only by Thomas Beechan. st.
Heiens, Eng, and 365 Canal ST.. New
Sold everywhere In boxes. 1oc. and 25c.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
S4minst cine i@arfe Mrt.

Wiuioneu i~tauuen iiber bic Waiie
BON &rantbeiten, Die pon Or. Sings
Nem Site piQen beieitist merben-
aud bic %elsnoeiten. Wtasenleiben,
eeberleiben unh Sdmersen In ben
@tn9ewetoe, n6a,tleibiateit, Nppstiilo=
ltsfett, @elbludt. @alIenfiebe,. Sic
Der, Malaria. Gle miiien bteien NUM-
beruoGen Irbeite,n weiden. 25cts in
W. S 9ubn's Npolbete.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

8rtngt Cure Gtnscwetoe nit Ga8edretS In
Orannng.
Ganbp Gatbartic beilt unperbault1teit fiji
INNER. los, 25@. Wenn 8. =. 6. ni1t mid
bilft, 9ebeu bic gpotbefer bas @elb aurid.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
Notes rom Ahroad.

Denmark has ordered from the Es-
sen works 128 Krupp field guns and
1872 ammunition wagons.
The pope praises the United States
government for its generosity toward
the church In Cuba and Porto Rico.
There has been fighting between the
trcsssssS ana strikers at Genera. Many
casualties but no killing reported.
Manchester has been selected as the
English terminal of the Morgan line of
steamers from Boston and New York.
In response to the porte's circular,
Bulgaria has promised in the future to
close her frontier against maraudering
bands.
Count Esterhazy has left the order
OF Jesuits, and demands the return of
the $4,000 he gave the society when
he joined II In 1856.
A dispatch from Paris says It is as
serted that the German government
has contrived to obtain possession of
all the plans of all the French submar-
inc boats.
United States Minister Bowen, at
Caracas, has cabled to Washington. re-
Questin that Warships be sent to La
guaya. The situation there is ex-
tIemely critical.
The British feet lately maneuvering
in the Mediterranean has been ordered
TO take up strategical positions near
the| Dardaneiles, to Offset a Russo
Turkish compact.
The Rome Tribuna says that the
Italian brigand, Mussolino, who was
recently sentenced to imprisonment
for life, has gone f~uriously mad and is
not expected to live long.
The duke Of Connaught narrowly es-
capped an accident while riding in a
motor car from Killarney TO Mallow
The car skidded and collided with a
wall. 1t was disabled, but the duke
was not hurt.
The O~sseryatore Romano, the organ
Of the Vatican, strongly attacks Hall
Gaines play, 'srhe Eternal city" 1t
calls the work a mere tissue Of Inn
probabilities and indecencies, and says
that Mr.. Gaines insults cannot reach
the papacy.
Statistics show tina. there were 1872.
100 miners employed In France at the
end of 1901, of which number only Co.,
GOO belonged to the trade union. The
average wage was barely 81 per day,
end the hours were usually from eight
and a hal1 to ten daily.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
People Talked About.

G. A. Bayer, n wealthy retired pio-
neer merchant, died at La Crosse, Wis.
George A. Owens was nominated for
congress by the Republican CONVEX
ton of the Second district of New
York.
DR.. William Riddick Whitehead, a
distinguished physician and author of
many works on medicine and surgery,
died at Denver, aged seventy. !,
Mrs. Alexander Small, sister of
United States Senator Shelby M. Gull
lom, died at her home in Chicago. She
was seyenty.four years of age.
Lieut.. Col. Charles Porter, u. s. A,
retired, died in Washington, after a
long illness. His remains will be in.
TERED in the national cemetery at Ar
lington with military honors.
Frederick A. Keener, one of Denver's
most prominent citizens, is dead of
heart disease, aged s~eventy-fye years.
MI. Keener, prior to coming 10 Denver
In 1874, was in the grain business in
Illinois.
Andrew Creelman. a wtn known tel
egrapher and electrical engineer, died
in Los Angeles, CAL, of heart failure.
Creelman recently lived in Chicago,
where he was employed by the West
ern Union cor 2any.
Maj. M. b. G. Wright died suddenly
In. Washington. He was a native of
Ohio and was sixty years of age. At
the time of his death he held a posi-
ton on the board OF review in the
United states pension office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
Grimes and CRIMINALS.

F. j. Field has been arrested at New
castle, Pa, charged with the murder of
John Bleyins in January, 1899.
Having made and lost four fortunes,
and finding himself broken In health
and almost penniless at the age of sew
enty, Charles w. Lewis, a well known
promoter and member of a leading
Fifth avenue club of New York, ended
his life with morphine.
a dozen big rolls of greenbacks were
found, according to District Attorney
Jerome, In the safes of two OF the Ave
alleged New York gambling houses,
which were the scenes of raids by or
ders OF the district attorney. The to-
tai amount found in the safes is about
$250,000.
A. b. Chinn, a prominent merchant,
was murdered, and Asa Chinn, his son,
fatally shot by masked burglars, in
thei home at Lexington, Ky. The
burglars demanded money, and the
elder Chinn told them to search the
place. The young man then opened
fire, which they returned with fatal
results.
The defense in the Masonic Temple
tax case at Chicago was taken com
pletely by surprise recently, when ]. B.
Hoy, n of the defendants in the case,
announced through his attorney, that
he would be a witness for the state.
At the same time a request for a sep
arate trial was made, and Judge Chef
lain at once granted the motion.
William Caotes, aged eighteen, was
convicted at st. Joseph, Mo-, of muir
dering his mother, Eliza Coates, three
months ago. The boy had been anx-
nous to obtain the property held by his
mother, and choked her to death, with
the expectation that he would not be
detected in the crime and would be-
come the principal beneficiary of the
estate.
In a secluded farm house, two miles
from the village of Rochester, Lorain
county, Ohio, a terrible battle was
fought last Tuesday night between
three aged mel named Meach and four
robbers. OF these, two are dead, a
third was captured during the night
and is dying, and a fourth, filed with
buckshot and suffering greatly, was
found hiding In the stock yards at
wellington.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
scALPED WITH A HOE.

Eau Claire, Wis, Oct. 81. - Oscar
Straight and Anton Thorpe, farmers.
fought on a farm north of the city
over the possession of some wood.
Straight was nearly scalped by a
blow on the head inflicted with a hoe.
One OF the men had a revolver and
fired three shots, none of which took
effect. Straight applied here for a
warrant, but the trouble appears to
haze occurred in Chippewa county,
n he was referred to the Chippewa
county authorities.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
MAY GRACE sIAMEsE THRONE.
Runoors About Gen. Wilson's Dauah-
ter and Crown Prince.

SHAAiI
ter and Grown Prince.
Philadelphia Oct. 21.-Is the crown
prince of Siam in love with Miss
Eleanor Wilson, the daughter of Cen.
James l.. Wilson, with whom the
prince and his brother, Prince Clark.
arbongse, stopped while in Washing
ton? Many residents of Wilmington
say he is. According to rumor Miss
Wilson met the prince at the corona.
ton Of King Edward, and it is said II
was a case of love at first sight. They
were much together, and those who
were asked to dinners given in honor
OF the crown prince by her father
say he paid marked attention to the
charming daughter Of his host. Miss
Wilson is a pretty blonde. about
twenty years old. 1t is known that
she likes the crown prince. In her
autograph album Miss Wilson has .
poem written by his royal highness
ard dedicated to herself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

It is said that the seven Ringing
brothers who run a circus have
always got along together without the
least friction or discord. In other
words. the Ringlings have no wrangl-
ings.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The meanest man living is the one
who tells his street car acquaint-
ances that he bought his coal last
spring and could now make SO or 81
a ton on 1t II he chose to sell 1t to
his less fore-handed n~eighbors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The accounts of the battles in some
Of the South American republics
leads to the belief that q good sprint-
er ought to be able to win something
there.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

When 1t is remembered that a CEN
u bureau would be required to count
Brigham Ynsng's grandsons 1t is not
so very surprising that one of them
should go wrong.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Announcement is made Of the
fourth elopement Of Grand Duke Paul
Of Russia. Unless tae dukes matri-
monial proclivities can be restrained
In some way the czar viii quit trying
to maintain a court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

A dissatisfied guest at a Washington
hotel blew up the establishment with
dynamite. He got tired OF blowing up
the clerk and the head waiter I'M
dcrbtedly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
HIS HEAD IS SMASHED.

Cokato, MINI, Oct. 21.--while re-
moving a bel. on his threshing
rator about fifteen miles north OF this
place Albert Bjorklund was fatally "a.
lured His head was caught between
the belt and pulley and the skull was
fractured. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Earthquakes are reported from diff
ferent parts of Mexico, but, thanks
to Diaz, these are the only disturb
ances that are likely to occur In the
~neighboring republic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The mayor of Emilard In France.
finding that he could not please every.
body. hanged himself by his scarf Of
Office. Evidently Lamartine's Aesop
was not part Of the mayors library.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

There may be a slight shortage In
turkeys this year. but the pumpkin
pie crop, thanks to a gracious proyi-
dence promises to be large and
luscious.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

King Alfonso wants to rebuild the
Spanish navy. All right. Alley; re-
build it II you want to, but when yop
have rebuilt be careful that it shall
never got into a fight.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

A contest is likely to ensue over
Millionaire Stratton's will. Men
without fortunes do not bother their
descendants with litigation Of this
sort,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

England's war secretary, Mr.. Brod.
rick, has determined to enlist an
automobile corps in the English armsS.
What has become Of those rules OF
civilized warfare?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The egg dealers, it Is said, are get
ting together, which probably means
that eggs and the people viii be far
tier apart,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

King Edwards govt has returned.
II is apparent that his majesty is not
giving proper attention to the new
cereal foods.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Complaint is made at Harvard that
the members of the football eleven
this year are not beefy enough. But
consider it. they are not millionaires.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Now that lola is dead and gone
the nti-Dreyfusards win probably
make Dreyfus wish he were back at
the lie de Diable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Undergraduates OF the Western
university who were hit with the
yolks of stale eggs understand some-
thing Of the yellow peril.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

II King Leopold hears what Marse
Watterson said of the -four hundred"
he will take the next ship for New
York.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

King Alfonso has moi yet found a
bride to his liking. The discovery has
been made that most OF the eligib,es
arc addicted TO the cigarette habit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Mr.. Baer has not as yet expressed
any fear of what may happen to a
man who dies rich.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The Missouri clergyman who has q
scheme to merge Eve churches is en-
titled to be called a theological cap
tain of industry.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Although the season is early, most
of the Arctic explorers are home
from their summer vacations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The earthquakes must be making q
tour of the world. They have jumped
to Turkestan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Lace boleros are much worn" says
q fashion item. Some of US also have
fall o~yercoats that are.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Peary says the north pole can be
reached. There are others who say
that perpetual motion can be solved.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

May Yohe and Capt. Strong are re-
naming decent a long while this time
for them
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

Europe is always making com
plants about the Monroe Doctrine.
but she can't do any d~octorin' to it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

The pen is mightier than the sword,
but the abscess knocks them both
OF.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
Casualties.

Two men were killed and six badly
injured In a head-end collision on the
Big Four line at Terre Haute, Ind.
Ex-secre AIRY of the Treasury Chas.
8 Fairchild was severely injured about
the head by being knocked down by a
trolley car in New York.
The most destructive fire In the his
tory Of Northern California visited the
town OF Klamathon, Siskiyou county,
wiping out the entire business portion,
with a loss estimated at $3.50, 900.
Two men were killed and four fatal
~ and others seriously injured In an
explosion at the Victor mine, &C Paw
nee, eighteen miles from Springfield,
Ill.
Edward G. Morlatt, q machinist and
repair man at the Atkins Saw works,
indianapolis, Ind, while repairing a
belt in the engine room of the plant,
WAS caught In the betting, drawn over
the large pulley wheel and thrown into
the rapidly-reyolving fly wheel on. the
mammoth engine and ground to death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23
Resume Of the ncWS.
Washington Notes


Surgeon General Rixey recommends
the establishment of a woman's nurse
corps for the navy.
Boys in the special delivery service
of the postofiice department are TO be
uniformed and the service materially
improved.
Germany is the greatest competitor
of the United States in the field of
electrical engineering, according to a
long report made public at the state
department from United States Agent
Harris at Eibenstock.
The navy department is in receipt
OF many anxious inquiries from rela-
tives and friends of persons on the
Island Of. Guam. In regard to the re-
cent earthquakes there the depart
ment wishes 1t to be known that none
OF its advices to date tell Of a single
casualty as the result Of the shock.
The Cuban situation at present is
such Is to give grea tconcern. Evil
dence is multiplying day by day to
mark the growth of a spirit of indiffer-
ence toward the cultivation of friendly
commercial relations with the United
States that almost borders on hostil-
lty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-23

tit" Is no longer lieutenant but
means left tackle" now.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-31
Glucose and starch Trust.

Chicago, JAM 2s.-The Tribune says;
Plans for the consolidation OF the great
Glucose Sugar Refining company, the Ma
tional Starch company and several outside
plants have made such progress that large
stockholders in the glucose concern have
been asked to sign an agreement that they
viii participate in the deal This provides
that in the exchange of sureties Glucose
preferred will receive l26 in the preferred
shares Of the new corporation Glucose
common will get 40 in the new common
stock. The capital stock of the new com
pany win be s70,ooo,ooo. The larger
part of it will be common stock, of which
the glucose company alone viii absorb
$40,OOO,0OO with its issue. The company
will be entirely a stockholding company.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-31
Mrs. richardson i. Free.

Plattsburg, Mo-, Jan 2s.-Mrs- Ada
Richardson was acquitted of the charge
OF numbering her husband, Frank W
Richardson, wealthy merchant, who was
shot and killed on Christmas eve, 1900
as he was entering his home at Savan-
nah, No. A dramatic scene followed the
rendering of the verdict. Mrs Richardson
was overwhelmed with congratulations
from friends who crowded the courtroom
to wait the arrival OF the jury.
The jury went out at $50 and returned
with a verdict IS minutes later.
Mrs. Richardson was indicted for muir
der in the first degree The state endeay-
ored to prove as motive that she had
sustained improper relations with Stewart
Fife, young former business associate OF
Fife was arrested recently at
North Yakima, Wash, on charge of
in the crime and is now in Jail
at Savannah awaiting trial.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-31

Asotin, Wash. Jan. 27.--Report has
reached here Of the accidental death o:
Frank Onstat ut the Parrish mill. Onssat
was working in the mill and Just after
dinner stepped into the office. a revolver
was lying on the table, and it Is thought
that he picked the weapon up to examine
it, when it was accidentally discharged,
the bullet entering the temple, resulting
in almost instant death.
Onstat's death followed that Of Albert
Van Candy, who was working in the Ha.
Der mill, but a few hours. Van Candy
was killed by being struck BY a falling
tree. He vas y years old and prior to
last fan had resided in the Paiouse coun.
try