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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-19
FRAUDS ON THE GOVERNMENT
Land Laws Ignored-Many Complaints
Filled by Actual Settlers.


Filled by Actual Settlers.
JAMESTOWN. N. ,D.-Colonel Louns-
berry. special agent of the general land
office, was in the city last night, ON his
way north to look up matters connected
with the ALLEGED failure of certain persons
to conform to the government land laws.
The land department is receiving more
complaints than ever before from actual
settlers concerning clerks. teachers. type
writer's and others who expect to get title
to ella inns by simply filing and not living on
the land as the law requires. Colonel
Lounsberry has sixty cases Of this kind for
hearing and new contests are being filed
every day. Some Of the cases are in Fos-
ter. Wells and stutman counties.
Actual settlers are making the majority
Of the protests over the unfair and irregu-
lar way that many claims are being held.
The department is sustaining these pro-
tests by more rigid enforcement of the
laws and Colonel Lounsberry says that it
will be practically impossible for any of
the claimants who are not complying with
the law to"get patents. In several cases
patents issued have been cancelled after
contest. The hearings are coming up all
the time and the special agent is kept busy
before the various land offices and in in
vestigating charges Of failure Ito comply
with the laws. r.a ii .s-. .s5 ~
Timothy Sullivan. who was bound over
on charge of attempting to assault his
step daughter. Bertha Larson. was given
a trial yesterday on a, charge of wife beat
| ing. A jury found him guilty and he was
| sentenced to serve thirty days in the
| county Jail. r. -. E-4-t
I Frank Fret of Montpelier is in the
| county jail at Jamestown. charged. with
| having sold liquor Illegally F'reit has
been running a small store at Montpelie,
and. it is alleged. carried stock of liuuor
as a paying side-lne. ~-
| At the annual meeting OF Fort Seward
post G.. A. r.. Captain S. K. McGinnis
was elected commander
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MONTANA

= sIoCkETT,r MoNT.-The Cottonwood
Coal company has purchased the Mime
apolis coal fields, a short distance from
this city. The price Is Eunderst GOD to be
in the neighborhood of $40. 900. But one
mine in the fields has been developed
showing the presence OF well defined coal
veins of magnitude. The company has
two diamond drills and win thoroughly
prospect the new property The Mime
-apolis fields we're owned chiefly by Min
nesota and Nebraska people,,
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NEBRASKA

FREMONT, NEB.-Miss Anna Strell-
ner is here to push her case against ex-
Superintendent r. B. Weber of the state
industrial school at Genoa, for $4,000
damages for injuries received while in the
school. She alleges that Weber ordered
her confined in a stone cell for seven days
without covering or any food except
bread
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NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA-John Fer
guson of Minneapolis and Miss Emma
Harris of this city were married at the
home of the brides parents last night in
the presence of a large number Of guests.
Presiding Elder J. G. Van Nees of the
Cedar Rapids district performed the cere-
mony. After short honeymoon the
young couple will take up their residence
in Minneapolis.
ANACONDA, MONT.-Roderick Nor
gan of this city and Miss Annie Lindsay
Of Minneapolis were married at midnight,
eliminating pretty. romance which began
at the meeting of the Elks at Salt Lake
last summer, to which gathering Morgan
was a delegate. The bridegroom is fore
man In the big WaShOe SmelterS and Is
prominent in Anaconda circles. Miss
Lindsay came directly from Minneapolis.
| INWOOD, IOWA-Miss Mytra Erickson
and E. w. Oates were married at the
home Of the brides parents. the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Mr.. Jordan Of
Sioux Falls. g.. "a
JAMESTOWN. N. D-The wedding Of
Robert J. Derby and Miss Leila Brown.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Brown. took
place at the Congregational parsonage,
Rev. c. ii. Phillips officiating.
CANNON FALLS. M1NN.-Miss Marian
Price and Robert p. Yale were married at
the home of Mrs. A. J.. Clifford, aunt Of
the bride. Fred Valentine of Minneapolis
acted as best man and Miss katherine
| Clifford as bridesmaid. After a wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Yale viii be a home to
their friends at Usage, Iowa. where Mr..
Yale holds a position with the Chicago
Great Western railway.
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IOWA CITY, ioWA-John Fry. pio-
neer of johnson county, died to-day. aged
50. He was the father of eighteen chill
dren sixteen Of whom are living. His
wife also survives.-Rev.. George B. Hew-
etson. rector of Trinity church. resigned
to-day and will soon leave for England
His sons Illness and his wifes poor health
necessitated the step.-A band of horse
and sleigh thieves is at work The police
are on the train of three men. who are
suspected Of several crimes, involving the
theft of farmers property. 4:
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WATERLOO, IOWA-Miss Clara Belle
Munsey has started a suit for $4,000
damages for breach of promise. The de-
PENDANT is a well-known and prosperous
real estate man.-E. l.. Boies, son Of eX-
Governor Horace Boies, is very i'll Of pneu-
monia.
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COLUMBUS, NEB.-The parents OIL
Mrs. Jessie Henry, nee Dussell, have sued
to annul the marriage, and the case is on
trial. Mrs. Henry and her husband are
resisting the suit, and Henry has sued
the Dussells for large damages for at
tempting to ALLEVIATE his wife's affec-
tions.
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AGRICULTURAL YEAR BOOKS.
From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build

Washington. Dec. 19.-Representative Mar
shall OF North Dakota will in day or two intro
duce resolution providing that the department
of agriculture shall issue additional number Of
agricultural Year Books annually to the agri-
cultural colleges Of all the states in the union.
Mr.. Marshall will do this at the request of Sec
rotary Wilson, with whom he has discussed the
matter. and who will make favorable report
on the measure when it is refererd to him for an
opinion. MIR. Marshall introduces this resolution
because of the demand for it from the North Da-
kota agricultural college, which has filed a re-
quest for allotment of 900 copies from the
congressnlan's quota. The college authorities
want them for distribution among the students,
for whom the year book is valuable as a text
book.
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BESsEMER, MIcH.-The Oliver mining
company is going into the lumber business
Oh large scale. having big camps at Mar
inette, twenty-five miles east of Bessemer
in full operation. Two hundred lumber
jacks and some fifty teams and teamsters
will be employed all winter getting out
timber for the conpany's Bessemer and
Ironwood mines. Louis Dukes. an ex-
perienced logger, is foreman Of its timber
work
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Croix Lumber company's yard in this city.
John Hauge Of Minneapolis will be man

oRToNvILLE, MIMI. - There have
been several burglaries, and local men
were suspected. A detective was en-
ployed, and Wednesday night Gale Russell
Browns jewelry store. They had been
I Swallowed by the detective, and the mar
shall and sheriff were on hand to make
the arrest. In so doing the sheriff acct
dentally shot Craig through the hand.
! Russell received about $1,000 a few
| months ago from his mothers estate, and
| has run through every penny of 1t.
EEMlDJi, MINN.-Paul LeMay, who is
| held for the murder Of Girls Knudsen at
Blackjack on the night Of Nov 26, has
| been bound over to the grand jury,
charged with assault, and has been COM
mitted to the county Jail to await his trial
| In March. The prosecuting attorney in
| the meantime will endeavor to secure an
! indictment for murder in the first degree.
Jim Doyle, the most important witness,
| has been released on $500 bonds.
WORTHlNGTON, MlNN.-Fire Of I'M
known origin started this morning in DR..
A. d. Hard's drug store. The loss on
drugs, holiday goods. paper, paints. ETC.,
| is $1,000; insurance, $500 in three COM
panies. 1t required efficient work on the
part Of the department to save the block.
| Birkebak & Booth, jewelers., in the same
building, sustained a loss of $1,000. cov-
cred by insurance in two companies.
DULUTH, MINN.-Although it has been
! strenuously denied that the Clergue syndi-
cate is behind the option for lease Of Sec
ton 80, the $4,000, 900 iron property on the
| Vermillion range, there is no longer any
| doubt about the matter. The Clergues
| figure on building a road from Ely to a
connection with the Port Arthur, Duluth
& Western line, a distance Of forty miles.
| FERTILE, MIMI. - The 6-year-od
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Herbison
died Of diphtheria. Investigation proved
| the fanny to be in most distressing and
negected condition.-John Hagberg and
Jorgenia Nelson were married at the vii
lage hall this afternoon. Many friends
and relatives were present. Rev. Mr..
! Amdahlsrud read the service.
NORTHFlELD, Misunderstanding Ell
der F. NJ. Rule will preach at the M: E.
church Sunday morning. In the evening
the pastor, +. A. Cone, will speak on the
subject. Girl Wanted" it being one in
the series now being given.--St. Olaf col
lege closed to-day for the holiday vaca-
ton. most of the students returning to
their homes.
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IRON MOUNTAIN, MicH.-Nels Erick-
son was arrested last night charged with
the murder Of his father johnson Erick-
son. who disappeared May %. The body
was found Nov IL, under a. brush pile.
with bullet holes in the heart.
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GLADSTONE, MlCH.-The Gladstone
Business Mems association became a legal
and incorporated body last night. The as
sociation will promote the project of get
ting a beet sugar factory for Gladstone
All BIT 100000 of the necessary $500. 600
has been subscribed. A goodly acreage
las beer secured and this will be planted
Y, neither the factory is secured the com
ing season or not. If it is not secured
the beets will be shipped to some other
factory. ..
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CENTERVlLLE, S. D.-Miss Deutch.
teacher Of the fourth grade, has resigned.
and Miss Amanda Schuneman of James
vile, Iowa, will succeed her.-The city
council passed an ordinance prohibiting
aloons from doing business on Main
street. =
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CALUMET, MICH.-The Calumet and
Hecla Mining company has succeeded in
perfecting all electric pump that will meet
the demands of the mine. A new style Of
electric pump has been installed in No.
shaft Of the Hecla branch, and the work
performed for the past few days is entirely
satisfactory. 1t is likely that the entire
mine will be drained by electric pumps
The Calumet and British Columbia Gold
Mines company has completed the Decem-
Der payment on the property. In all,
$685. 900 has been paid.-Frank s. Carlton
has returned from the mine of the Lake
Superior and Arizona company. Of which
he is president. The stock is owned in
this city. and it is believed the property
will be producing on large scale in a few
months.-The bad weather has interfered
with work at the Victoria mine. A large
force of men is employed on the power
canal. which will be mile long.
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III
lit
Now

Advertise Your sleighs, hobs or cutters
in The Journal classified columns and you
can -maketa deal. The Journal Want Page
is read by thousands every night II you
can't bring your ad. telephone either line
No 8 and the Journal will trust YOU
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block, Sc, 900; an elevator by the Canton
Grain company, $4,000; M. e. parsonage,
So, 900; residence of G.. H. CasSell, 1900;
improvements on city waterworks and
sewerage system, $1,000. making $18,5O0.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Members of the
Congregational church at their annual
meeting, were called upon to settle the
question Of whether or not church SER
temporary financial embarrassment. They
decided by practically a unanimous vote
to continue the work. AS the first step
term of Rev. w. N. Moore, the present
pastor, has been continued indefinitely.
A committee pas appointed to raise funds.
| Judge Jones upon application of attcr-
neys representing residents on Duluth av.
| enue, has granted temporary restraining
| order preventing workmen in the employ
| of the Independent Telephone company,
from erecting poles on the street. It is
said the workmen have been cutting trees
and damaging property. .s..- w. ~.
ESTElLINE, S. D.-Estellne has just
receiver it's first car of hard coal. 1t sold
for $12 ton. The Journal correspond
ent at Toronto wrote several days ago
that Toronto had received three car loads
and that it sold for $1,000 a ton. The
towns are but thirteen miles apart-To-
ronto on the Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern and Esteline on the North
Western. -.s -=- r.. -
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J. X. Richardson of this city has been
chosen to fill his place temporarily. A
committee of prominent Baptists, headed
by President Harper of Chicago Uni
versity, has been named to select a
new president. - ~. HM--lt -
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The supreme court to-day admitted to
practice James Hickman of White Rock,
on certificate from the supreme court
of Illinois.
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BANCROFT, loWA.-J. B. johnson,
vice president of the First National bank
Of Bancroft, died on Wednesday, He was
postmaster and prominent in banking cir
cles. He had an interest In banks = at
Ringsted and Swea City, being an officer
in each. ''"s-. -.' 'I's.f'
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ASHLAND, NEB.-Dr. A. H. Vonmans
folde and son Charles, and Nelson Shelter
left Tuesday for Aledo. III. They are
witnesses on the part of the defense in
the trial of Miss iona Dunlap for poison
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EAU CLAIRE, WIS.-The board of d.
rectors Of the Eau Claire Commercial
association elected officers as follows
President. David Douglas; vice president
Gunder Thompson; treasurer. w. X. COT
1n;~ secretary. George B. Wheeler
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To get relief from indigestion, bilious
ness. constipation or torpid liver without
disturbing the stomach or purging the
bowels, take a few doses Of Carriers Little
Liver Pills; they will please you.
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PRAIRIE DU SAC, WIS.-Edward J..
Buehler. restaurant keeper was robbed
of $1S5 in cash and a gold watch last night
The burglars took his trousers from his
bedroom and rifled the pockets.
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Double Amount Green Trading Stamps.
The Nicollet Clothing House (Third St.
Corner). gives twice as many Green Trad
ing Stamps as any store Offering equal
values #
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.ARTEsIAN, S. D.-The young mel

&. ARTESIAN, S. D.-The young men in
retalition for the young ladies having
organized club exclusively for them
selves, recently organized a club of their
own. The strife between the two was
not long-lived, for it has been decided
to merge them into one for the purpose
of giving an entertainment.
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Coal MUST BE CoNFIsCArED.

Philadelphia, Dec. 19.-The government has no
tilted coal shippers and operators that unless the
contracts to supply naval coaing stations are
kept coal will be ccn6scated in transit, owing
TO the situation in Venezuela. -
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500 Line Holiday Rates One Fare

for the round trip to points in eastern
Canada. Why not go back east, spend
Christmas and take advantage Of the very
low rate? Tickets on sale Dec. II to 20.
Get Christmas booklets, etc., at the ticket
office, 119 Third street S.
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Pocket Knives Guaranteed Internationally
At Gardner Hardware Co., 304-6 Hen. av.
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BIG STONE, S. D.-The Epworth
League has elected the following officers:
President. George K. Clark; vice presi-
inridge. Miss Kolshorn, Mr.. Hicks; secre-
tary. Charles Phillips; trea surer, Henry
Moore.
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ELK POINT, S. D.-M. Ricard has sold
his farm for $3.50 an acre. He bought 1t
a year and a half ago at $37 an acre. G.
j. johnson of Sioux Valley bought thirty
seven acres near Big Springs, this county,
at s55 an acre.--R. M. Crowder. M. B.
Kent and Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Ringsrud
were visitors at the international stock
show last week. John w. Reedy Of Beres-
ford took over $400 in cash prizes.-Big
Springs, Garland and Lamont postofices
have been discontinued on account of the
rural free delivery routes better serving
these neighborhoods.-M Almon Gore,
wife of a, pioneer Methodist minister. died
and was buried here. The Cores had lived
in South Dakota most Of the time since
1868, Mr.: Gore dying in 1SS8-Mr and
Mrs. Alexander Hughes of Minneapolis
visited with their old friends here. In
territorial days Mr.. Hughes was receiver
Of the United States land office, and at
torney general and prominent in terri
torial politics.
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BARABOO, WISE. II. Huebing, whose
term as clerk of Sank county will expire
Jan. LIST. has been appointed assistant SUI
perintendent of the Industrial school at
WaukeSlla
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lRONWOOD, MICH.-D. E. Sutherland,
mayor. and captain of the East Norrie
mine, was yesterday appointed assistant
superintendent of the Oliver Mining COM
pany's Gogebic range mines. He is one
of the best mining men in the country.
His successor has not been appointed
Speculation is rife as to the future plans
Of the Twin City General Electric com
pany and the Ironwood Waterworks COM
pany. doing business in Ironwood and
Hurley. Last summer a corps of engi
neers ran lines to the Montreal river falls,
and took measurements and ran a survey
from Island lake. the headwaters of the
Montreal, to the east branch Of the river.
which flows through Ironwood. If the
plan proves feasible, the water will be
diverted from Island lake to the east
branch of the river and the water power
at the Montreal river falls developed and
utilized to furnish additional power for
the street railway, several extensions OF
which are contemplated in the spring
The street railway company will also put
on larger cars and improve the equipment
in every way.
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LETCHER, S. D.-The new telephone
system is nearly ready. Miss Iva Kirkpat-
rick will have charge of the central office.
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HASTINGS, MlNN.---The will of J. r.
Hartshorn, late Of Allegany county. New
York. was admitted to probate yesterday.
with decree determining the descent of
certain lands in Dakota county. Frank
W. Berfelz and Miss Wilheme j. RAIN
of West St. Paul have. been licensed to
wed.-'The Thompson Lumber company
has sold it's branch lumber yards on the
line of, the Hastings & Dakota and other
railway divisions and purchased the st.
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MARsHALLToWN, IOWA. - While
showing a young hmse at public sale
near here, Harvey st. Clair. ager 81. was
kicked just over the heart, dying instant
ly. He was married, about two weeks ago,
and his brides father died just month
ago. H. Brock was robbed by burglars
of s35 in cash and a check for $109.-
United States District Attorney Milen has
been III the city examining the titles to
the lots chosen for the. site of the ne"
public building. He has found no serious
flaws in the titles ard with the corfec-
ton of a few little technicalities the title
to tn property will be perfected and turned
over to the government.
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WISCONSIN
SETTLERS LOSE THEIR SUITS,

Statute OF Limitation Urged Against the
N. p. Held Not to Be Good.
WEST SUPERIOR, WIS.-The North
ern Pacific is entitled to title to strip
of land extending for 200 feet each side
Of the center of it's tracks in this as we'll
as other counties where the grant was
made. The fact that settlers may have
occupied portions Of this strip for ten
years or more does not give them right
to- acquire title even if their possession
has not, during that time, been disputed
This decision has been handed down by
Judge Vinje Of the circuit court in the
case Of the Northern Pacific against Bow
by the railroad which sought their legal
ejectment for the purpose merely of gain
ing title. The company had asked that
the settlers take leases a nominal figures,
but the latter refused to do so, claiming
they had q right to the land themselves.
The defendants, who are settlers around
Poplar in this county, held that as they
had occupied the land ten years and more
! without remonstrance from the road they
were entitled to possession under the
statute of limitation. The court, however,
held against them and the case is likely
to go to the supreme court
There are(hundreds of acres Of land af-
fected indirectly by this decision, but it is
not expected that it will make any great
difference with the settlers in the actual
use OF" the land.
About 500 employees of the shipyards
I continue to be locked out. They are not
striking, but simply refuse to go back to
work unless they be allowed time to get
warm dinners. They offer to do with As
minutes, but will not accept 80 1t is
| not likely their positions will be filed by
| new men. They hope for a settlement
when President Wolvin returns from the
| east.
| Mayor O'Hara to-day appointed Attor-
| ney A. T. Rock a member Of the police
| and fire commission to succeed Sheriff
| elect Ed McKinnon, resigned. There arc
| now two O'Hara appointees OH the board,
mission will meet soon and some depart
| ment changes are expected.
| STEVENS POINT, WlS.-Hundreds O.
settlers on the Wisconsin railroad land:
are interested in the bill before the United
| States senate to permit qualified settlers
| to make entry on the lands they now holc
or 20 homestead other lands and give then
credit for the time they have lived wher.
I they now are.-The city council has insti
| tuted proceedings against the Wisconsin
| Central railroad to recover possession o
a large tract of land within the city limits
| granted to the company for car shops
roundhouses and other buildings for div
ision town. The suit has been brought o,
| the ground that the company violated it
contract when it moved it's shops to Fol
| du Lac
FOND DU LAG, WIs.-ole Gilbertso1
of Stevens Point committed suicide here
by hanging himself to a bed post HI
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