The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
PACKING HOUSE FOR FA,RMoNr
Plant Costing $4,000 VIII Be Started
Early In March.

Plant Costing $4,000 VIII Be Started
Early In March.
FATRMONT, MINING. I. Houseman,
promoter Of the packing house project,
has the work on the buildings Well under
way. The plant will cost about SIS, 900
and have capacity for killing and curing
100 hogs day. March 1 is the date set
for starting the machinery.
The farmers club. under the direotion
{of the State Agricultural school, held a
injecting here Tuesday for the benefit Of
Martin county farmers. There were able
talks on da1rying, poultry raising, for
age crops, and diversified farming. A
large attendance at the three meetings
OF the day attests the interest taken in
this work Of the agricultural school.
Early closing seems popular here as
business houses have returned to the
practice of closing at D. M
The projected improvement of the cleo
trio light and water plants, both owned
by the city. has awakened some opposi-
tion but as both plants are inefficient and
'ant1quated. there Is good reason to expect
the enterprisinga citizens will overcome OBJ
stacles and install plants equal to or in
IN advance Of present demands and do it
without surrendering these valuable fran
chlses to private corporations.
WINoNA, MfNN.-A canvass of the
-
lhat there are several measures which
they will specially work to secure First
Oh these Is an appropriation of, $50, 900 to
purchase a site for a. ladies' home for the
yWnona school, A small appropriation
will also be asked for the installation of
separate heating plant. Winona f1remen
are interested III legislation to set aside
an Increased sum for benefits to firemen's
associations, and to bring fire organiza-
lions under civil service rules. The park
commissioners desire to have the law as
TO taking Of property for park purposes
amended so as to remove the objection
found by Judge Snow when he set aside
an appraisement because the ,scrlptions
were not given with enough particularity.
Another bill favored by this city. is one
authorizing cities to construct conduits
and charge rental to the several companies
using them.-hf1ss Joy Lombard Of this
city. who has been teaching in the schools
come member of the faculty of the state
normal college at Ypsilanti Mich.
FERGUS FALLS, MlNN.-The city
council decided to call a special election
for the double purpose of voting on the
adoption of the new charter and the oues-
zion of refunding the city's permanent
Improvement bonds. The date will be
liked next Monday.-A deed was fled to-
day transferring all Of the remaining
Northern Pacific lands in this county to
The Minnesota Land and Colonization
company. The deed transfers 2,157 acres.
&C. F. Staples of the state railway COM
mission was in the city to-day to inspect
the new interlocking switches at the in
tersection Of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern roads. He found every
thing satisfaction and the switch was
placed in opera were grant
ed to Mary 3. Cary from Gilbert Cary, and
n It'll
drich, both actions being brought on the
ground Of desertion.T -"..
(. FAR1BAULT, Minnie. A. Sarius, q
bookkeeper at the schimmel piano factory
died yesterday at the age Of IS. He
leaves 8, widow and three children. Tho
remains will be taken to Chicago for in
tterment.-One hundred and eighty-eight
marriage licenses were issued by the clerk
Of court Of Rice county during 1902.-st
George Court, Catholic Foresters, have
elected J. A. Plante chief ranger; J. F.
McMahon,i recording secretary; M. L.
Payant financial secretary; and N. Offer
man, treasurer.-Henry Hill, boy,
dropped about twenty feet from Second
street while coasting yesterday and had
one leg broken and his head badly cut
His condition is critical. ~ ~ #
Z SPRiNGFfELD, MINN.-Mr and Mrs
IN. Lef1re celebrated the twentieth ami
versary Of their marriage and received
some handsome gfts.--Miss Anna Ander-
son was married Wednesday to Henry
Barnard, a teacher from Clements
Dombronski was frozen so badly he will
probably be a cripple.-Friends of Mr. and
Mrs. J b. Schmid Joined them in cele-
Drafting the thirtieth anniversary Of their
marriagt.--The Womans Club used it's
surplus means this year to send Christ
mas box to the little ones at the Orphan
asylum at Lamberton.
BRAlNERD, MINN.-Fred Smith. a
tailor, was taken with stroke of apo
plexy and It is not expected he will sur
Wives. r. Adair left on Sunday night
for Owen Sound. Ont, where he was
called by the sudden death of his mother.
The first log train of the season from
the north has reached Brainerd The
season will be an unusually busy one
Judge McC1erahan left for Duluth yes
terday where a hearing is scheduled In
the case of Silt & Howe VS.. the Rat
Portage Logsing company. The case
grows out of large logging contracts en-
tered into between two; companies.
Judge Fleming has located the owner OF
the dam near the Brainerd Lumber com