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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
HANCOCK, MICH.

HANCOCh, MICH.
Passengers on a Calumet -Houghton street
ran m into a. Gov COW. The animal was killed and,
dragging under the Wheels derailed the ear,
which ran twenty feet before stopped No
one was injured.-Postcftice Inspector S; p.
will recommend ito Postmaster General Payne
that free delivery route be started with
opened Sept with a production of THE
Tempest, given by Louis James and Fred
erick Warde. It is expected the seating
will be sold for $50 each, while all the chairs
in the orchestra, parquet and three front
rows OF the balcony will be sold for $40 each.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
GRAFTON, N. ID.


The teachers training school closed at noon
to-day. The enrolment reached ninety five,
which was largely In excess OF the expected
number The work Was that of elementary
normal training, designed to aid beginners
and the younger teachers. w. M. Sawyer
who was one Of the instructors, leaves to-
night for Bottineau, where he will conduct an
institute. Miss Ella Stout. OF Fargo the
primary instructor, will spend the remainder
Of her vacation in Chicago.
The past week has been an. exceptionally
good one for crops. The weather has been
cool, with one or two light showers-just
such weather as is needed to till the wheat.
The barley harvest is already begun. Early
oats will be cut next week. and some early
wheat, but the harvest will not be general be-
fore the goth: H. v Jones Of Minneapolis 20 s.. was
question Of yield, but of acreage. However.
this lis true only of the eastern m end enc d1 OF the
line the acreage lis as great as formerly. and
the yield from prs,ent indcatiShns liens WIN e1 BE
Of This county has never been surpassed As
yet there is no great influx of harvest hands
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
WILLMAR, MINI.


Ben Waterman, the notorious blind pi&ger,
is again in the tolls. On Thursday after
noon he was found guilty in justice court on
the charge Of selling liquor illegally to Anton
Jonson, Finlander. Judge Bitterness i'm
posed a fine Of s1Oo or ninety days in Jail:
bonds. Thursday night his place of business
was raided by the city authorities. The off,
cials found a complete outfit and among the
articles seized were twenty y-nine quart bottles
Of beer, nineteen pint bottles Of beer, three
barrels Of beer twenty-one bottles of wine,
four bottles of cordials and many empty
glasses, bottles and beer mugs. The entire
paraphernalia, including the bar and fixtures,
are now in possession of the sheriff. Re
plevin papers were issued to-day by Attorney
Muller for Ole Barnstad, owner of the build
ing. Some sensational developments are ex-
pected to follow.-Ole Anderson, resident Of
Webster, S. D., had a wallet containing $50
in bills taken by pickpockets at the passen-s
ger station here-A rural mail route, to be
called rural route No. 3, will soon be estah-
lshed south OF Willmar.-Judge Bitterness has
made a decision in the Norway lake ditch
case of Even Railson against the town board
|of supervisors. The plaintiff was awarded
damages in the sum of $2.-superior attrac-
tions have been engaged for the Willmar
street fair, Sept. II, 18 and 10. Lionel Le-
gare, the phenomenal equtlibrist will be one
Of the chief in his great spiral tower act.
The Renix brothers, comedians, vocalists, In
strumentalists, dancers and mandolin plays Is
ers, will also be here
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
HASTINGS, MINN.

The following county committee has been
appointed by John Pennington Of Waterford.
chairman Of the late democratic convention:
A. J. Schaler, John Heinen, Owen Austin,
Hastings; .. c. Thompson, D. l.. Sullivan,
Pennington: Charles Kuhn, Miesville; }. }.
Giefer, Hampton; Thomas Kennedy, Mendoza;
P. p. Veins, South st. Paul; Bernard Wurst,
West st. Paul; William Cadzon, Rosemount;
j. J. Gergen, Vermillion; John Tourson, Cas-
tie Rock Patrick Mulligan, Greenvale; j. H.
Sullivan, Notwithstanding In this vi
cnity is we'll under way and threshing is in
full blast with good yields thus tar, oats
averaging from fifty to sixty bushels an acre:
A r. Burr of this city, one. Of the postal
clerks on the river division of the MilWau-
kee road, has been promoted to postottce in
spector.-C. w. Meyer, county superintendent
Of schools of Dakota county, will hold a
teachers examination in this city and Farm
ington at their respective high schools, next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.-H. j..
Ormsby, special agent of the rural free deliv"
cry service, is here. An examination for
appointment as carriers is being held at the
postolfce.-Rev. R. H. Beattey, president of
the State Antisaloon League, will speak at
the union service to be held at the Presbyte-
rian church on Sunday evening.-Frank
Rartz, who escaped from the Anoka asylum,
was taken in custody 10y Chief of Police Will
liam Nolan, and sent to Hastings asylum for
safe keeping. He is 80 years Of age. He Is
seemingly harmless. but his strange actions
around town caused the arrest and ldentihca-
tion.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
DURBIN. N. d.

Burglars went through the postoflce at
Durbin, which is. in the general store Of J.
F.. Sullivan. Besides taking lot of knives,
revolyers and some sjewels. the burglars
tapped the till containing some postofice
funds and took about $40 in change. This
will make the offense one against the United
States, and give the authorities better op-
portunity to prosecute the men If they are
caught. 49,. EEI--
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
WkBASHA, MINI.

The rapid fall in the stage Of water in the
Mississippi river has caused the West Newton
rafting works to shut down for the season:
The water is down to three-fcot stage above
low water mark and it is impossible to run
the works. Some of the logs expected down
got tied up on the Chippewa above the works
The total output for the season has been
ia. COO, 600 feet of logs, which is fair sea-
sons run for the present condition of logging
on the Chippewa. The Diamond 10 packets
are experiencing trouble from low water.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
ABERDEEN, S. ID.

AbEHDEEN, .. 1s
,nternol revenue for the Dakotas for the
YEAR ending June 80, shows collections of al
most $3.50, OOO about two-thirds OF winch
were from South Dakota. This state pays the
largest share on account of having breWeries
and more cigar factories than North nakots s
The total number OF government lcehaes as1 's s.
which 1,o51 were in the south state and $50 In
North Dakota, where prohibition is on the
statute books North Dakota had no brew
cries, while South Dakota had Ave licenses
issued OF cigar factories, the north hzaat state
one. Banks in North Dakota number POI,
and in South Dakota 26s.-Dr. Howard, a
practicing physician at ESisseton, has been
lodged in the Brown county jail to- await trial
before the United States court on the charge
of selling liquor to Indians. 1t Is alleged that
Howard has been drinking very heavily of
late and had lost his practice to a large ex-
tent. Another federal prisoner r. brought t. to Q
Aberdeen is L. w. Walker of Webster, who
is charged with mailing an obscene letter. He
was bound over, but relatives provided bail.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
BEMIDJI, MINN.

The teachers training school at this place
closed its work to-day. A reception was given
to the members Of the school last evening by
the Epworth League and Christian Endeavor
Society. The city hall was we'll filed with
the teachers and their friends. and an inter
esting program was rendered. Seventy three
teachers enrolled during the term, the greater
number of whom will remain for the state
examinations next week. E...F 49,. ~: Is
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.

Notwithstanding that Minnehaha county has
over $50, 900 in its treasury, it is unable, to
take up outstanding bonds, for the reason
until they become DUE Some Of the bonds
will not mature tor, two years. while the
remainder will run until 1909. AS the hold.
ers of the bonds consider them such good
Investment that they will not permit them
to be paid until they become due, the county
will be required to keep on paying interest IN
the face of having an overhoWlng treasury.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
PARK. RIVER, N. d.

Chairman W. N. Smith, of the Independent
mass mass convention CO to be held IN Park River,
Aug 16, to take action toward perfecting the
organization and to transact any business that
the Independents would cease to exist. and
those who had formerly acted with them
would hnd their way Into one Of the two
great parties. Fusion, at least, Is thing
Of the past in Walsh, county. ,5s- z.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
"THE LAWS DELAY
Life of a Prisoner at the Canadian
4 Al,< Gnlk /.

Lie OF u PRISONER AT the CaHuulHH
500 the Forfeit.
sAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.-Yesterday
afternoon saw enacted the final scenes In as
sad an incident as ever transpired in the
Canadian 500, when Malgaloric Viliancourt
was liberated from Jail and taken to the
general hospital, where he died this morning.
Last winter Villiancourt, in defending his
family from the attack of a drunken Italian,
killed the man, and since then has been
confined in Jail. When first committed ne
was in robust health, but the laws delay
dispirited him and he gradually failed until
now there Is no hope for his recovery:
Red tape is responsible for his condition
The coroner's jury yindicated him, but he
was compelled to lie In Jail for the court to
convene. When the assizes opened the grand
jury returned mo bill' against him. but the
Judge would not let him go and continued
the case until the next assizes, not even al
lowing bail that could be secured g..
Then citizens took the matter UP and a pc
tition In the prisoners behalf with the sig
natures of 200 of the Soo's most prominent
citizens was sent to Toronto. He was released
on his own recognizance as the result, but 1t
was too late. - il. .sI.t..
The contract for the construction OF the
street railway will be awarded to a Chicago
concern in a day or two by the Trans-St
Mary's Traction company, which holds local
and Canadian 500 franchises The cosc VIII
|-be in the neghborhood of $4,000. The work
includes the building of about eight miles
of track, extending from the country club
grounds to Eureka and Fort streets, witt
loop on the south side It Is expected thai
| the, cars will be running by Oct l. The cars
and other equipment have been ordered. II
| the Canadian 500 about a mile of track ha
| been laid and the work is being pushed. &
William Payne, known in police circle
here as bad Bill" Payne, has been adjudget
| to be insane and committed to the tnsan
asylum at Newberry. Payne has been tn
| most ineorrigib1e drunkard the local authori
| ties have ever known Since the organiza
ton of the present force. only few year
| ago, he has been arrested more than fit
| times. He but recently became known as
third offense man." and was hooked for
term in the penitentiary at Marquette as a
| habitual drunkard had his brain not give
way under the strain of a long life of dis
sipat:on. :
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
CoKATO, N1INN.
DELAyAN, MINI.

G.. R. Peterson has announced himself a
candidate for representative from Wright
county at the republican primaries.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
FORT BENTON, MONT.

$ William Barhydt, who was last night SEN
fenced to four years in the Montana peniten-
tiary by Judge Tattan, acknowledged that he
he is now out ou parole from the saltwater
penitentiary. He was arrested as d deserter
from Fort Assiniboine, near Havre,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
DUDLEY. N. ID.

Dudley has finally won out In the townsite
heht with Goodrich, in Mclean county. The
Northern. Pacific has installed an agent here
and the postoffice department has located the
postoffice Goodrich business men Will move
to Dudley The branch west of Bowden on
v hich Dudley is located has been turned over
to the operating department of the Northern
Pacific. H.. g.. 80. !,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
HOKAH, MIMI

Thomas Commit, son of Patrick Conniff, a
almost pulled off while oiling a wind mill,
His hand caught an the gearing and was
crushed to a pulp. He could not release his
that time the arm was almost pulled off, He
was taken to La Crosse and 1t is believed
amputation will be necessary.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
CREIGHTON. NEB,

+ ~ S. Wasser, liyirg at Plainyiew, shot and
fatally wounded e. F. Finson barber of this
place. %Wasser said Finson had deceived Miss
Wasser, his daughter. Doctors say Finson
can live but short time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
MILLsTON, WIS.

Alta Cox, young woman, took paris green,
then walked to. her uncle's house and died.
She left request for no flowers and no sing
ing or music at her funeral e" -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
sAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.

After working continuously since Septem-
Der, 1898, the contractors on the excavattng
for the big waterpower canal have completed
their task and within a short time water from
Lake Superior will be lowing through the
great waterway, which is to develop LOO, 900
horse power. The canal Is about Ave miles
long aud twenty five feet deep.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
CUMBERLAND, WIS.

J, H. Bowman of Ladysmith, aged 20, while
attempting to board freight train at Clay
ton. was thrown under the cars and had leg
cut off. His recovery Is doubtful.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
EAU CLAIRE, WIS. !

Should the common council grant the Min
nesota and Wisconsin Telephone company a
franchise to enter Eau Claire, fthe Postal
Telegraph company will also seek an entrance,
It is said, usnig the trunk line poles so:
the telephone company on which to string Its
wires.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
wAHPETON, N. d.

J. W. Fischer, barber, employed by B. r.
Esche, was found dead in bed yesterday He
had been drinking heavily and excessive use
of bay rum caused death
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
RHINELANDER, WIS.

Nels Bergmen, farmer, brought to the city
specimens Of iron ore taken from a few feet
feiow tho surface on his land, running better
than 40 per cent iron. local capitalists have
gone to the scene. = q = t p
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
owAToNNA, NIINN.

A meeting of the first district democratic
committee has been called at Owatonna on
Tuesday, Aug. 12. The call is made by Mr.
Belden of Caledonia, the chairman Of the
committee, and John Dietz of Winona, the
secretary-treasurer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
GRAND FORKS, N. d.

Abbott representing the national, agricultural
department., were here in conference with
citizens concerning demonstration Of road
roads train will stop week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
ALBERT LEA, MINI.

The residence Of "a. g. yoigt was entered
through the cellar and ,ransacked, although
three OF four people were sleeping in various
apartments. Four pocketbooks and about s65
In money were taken.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
wILMOT. 8. ID.

Philip Diets committed suicide. He leaves
wife aud seven children 1T is supposed he
became overheated in the harvest field He
has one brother. Fred Diets Of Beardsley,
MINI. .-.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
vERMILLIoN, 8. d.

Gilmore, alias Proctor, alias Porter, the al
inst ance OF Maggie Armstrong, q nltlliners Of
this city, who says he swindled her out OF SIS, 4
was brought to Vermillion for preliminary
hearing on Monday, ss-szt5tz 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
MINI.

Extensive preparations are being made for
an old settlers picnic, to be held here on the
18th. Special rates have been secured on the
railroad ball game will be played by the
Waseca and Algona crack mines. The gay
will end with a great display Of fireworks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
BELOIT, WIS.

During fit of anger over the ruin of her
bert Halvorson was stricken with apoplexy,
and died yesterday. Her father, Carl "a. Cole,
once owned farm in the heart of Milwaukee,
a part of which is the site of Juneau park. :;
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

The Delayan Herald, owned by G. A. Tay--.
lor, has been sold to G. Eugene Barnes Of
Mankato.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
JURORS FROM ENTIRE STATE
Drawn for First Time Under the Re-
cent Act of Congress-.

s. --" cent AcS III SOh8feSSs+
SIOUX FALAS, 8. D.-For the first time
a grand and petit jury for term of United
States court in South Dakota has been drawn
under the recent act Of congress authorizing
the drawing from the entire state instead Of
from the particular district in which term
of court is to be held. The jury Is that for
the regular September term of federal court
at Deadwood, and has just been drawn by o..
s. Pendar, clerk OF the United States court
IN this city, and Jury Commissioner D. s.
Glidden. The grand jury will be required to
report on the morning Of Sept. 2, while the
petit jury will report Sept. g. The list Is as
follows: t.]. y. Hgs r.
Grand Jurors-William Connelley, Elkton
Mat PlunRett. Deadwood; Henry Nelson,
Elliott, Dell RAPIDS; August Koenig, Tyndall
Holland Wheeler. Huron; Theodore Dean,
Washington Springs, I,d ~ N. sloeum Herred
Sioux Fails: p, f. Mcclure, Pierre: NJ. A.
Willis, Custer; Andrew Bray, Deadwood: G.
H.. Longstaff, Huron; N. G. Connors, Spear
by, Parker William Olin, Montrose; John A.
Blatt, Lead J. H~Sogn, Moe '<',-
ker: j. B. Clark, Sioux Falls; Teen Fenenga.
Iona; A. A. jackson, Whitewood: Andrew
Lingreen, Bridsewater: -
1er, Spokane; B. +. Nichols, Fiandreau; John
Katen, Deadwood Jules Hendricks, Lead
John Becker, Yankton; George Daniels, Sioux
Parker; Walter Morrisey, Garden City;:J: N
Cornwell, Bridgewaterr;, H. 4: .Meacham, Get,
tysburg; NJ: H. ;skelly, Bridgewater; JohI
E: Walden, Madison; Albert johnson, Spear:
fish, James 3. Dunlap. Vermllion; James J
Knester, Lead A. Peterson, Gettysburg; J. Q
| port; John McElroy. Rapid City; w: S. Stew
art, Woonsocket; w. n. Kelley. New Hope
II. P. Hoard. Aleesteri J. "A. Richardson
Burch; K o. Stake, sWo Woonsocket; T. H
Harrison, White Lake; Elmer Barnhart. Sa
| lem; frank Leonard, Mellette; otto Peemil
Ter, Yankton; William Cuppett. Canton
| George Wright, Chamberlain: B. F. Filbert
! Willow Lakes; Fred Hepperle, Eureka.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
FERGUS FALLS, MINI

The corner stone Of the new PRESBYTERIAN
church was laid last night in the presence
of large audience. A musical program and
the reading of brief history of the church
preceded the formal laying of the stone' Rev.
E, H. Moore, formerly pastor here; but now of
Red Wing, and Rev. Mr.: Rider, the local
pastor, being in charge Of the exercises. The
.ttone was laid by Mr.. Ridel, and before seal
ing it up a list of the church members and
those who contributed was placed in box
and deposited in a}'niche reserved for the
purpose-The city council held a meeting last
night and decided to place all electric light
consumers on a meter basis after Oct. |. 1t
has been found difficult to secure SUFFICIENT
power and It is thought ugh the her. meters aho Will
50O consumers In the city, and only about
100 Of them using meters The o
Kind and will buy the meters and sell them
to the on monthly instslmendts T..
work after raising the county's valuation
IS 32O, sol. Annie Hoite has begun an action
to secure a divorce from her husband, Erick
Holte, on the ground Of cruelty.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
WISCONSIN COPPER
Shafts to BE Sunk on the Weyer-
+' - haeuser Property.

...' fe.-~ haeuser Property. '
WEST SUPERIOR, WIS.-The order has
been placed for machinery with which to sink
two shafts and do a large amount OF drift
Ing on tho Weyerhaeuser copper property In
this county. The order given by Cap
tain Dunn, who has charge of the work, after
a consultation with Mr.. Mckenzie, the repre-
sentative of the interests which have the op-
ton on the property. Mr.. Mckenzie says his
people consider the showing made in the
forty-foo shaft as phenomenal. The quartz
rock Is full Of copper and two or three tons
of mass copper have already been taken out
Of this shaft. A six-compressor drill plant
and hoistlng apparatus for two shafs with
an eighty-horse power boiler to run them,
will be put in in time to get the men under
ground, where the frost cannot interfere with
the work.
Eward Collins, a sick man waiting to be
tried for highway robbery, escaped from his
bed in the hospital here this morning. He
cannot be found, although men have been
looking for him all day. Collins had been
in bed several weeks and got up Wednesday
to waive his examination in the lower court
only to go back to bed again until this chance
to escape was presented. He Is charged with
having held UP residents of Foxboro, near
this city, in March of last year.
1ver 1ngeboigtsCn, demented farmer bach
elor living near this city, was killed by a
Great Northern train while he was trying to
hoard it to get away from supposed pursuers.
He had been missed from his place and
neighboring farmers were searching for him.
They came here to-day and Identified his
clothes and two watches taken from the per-
son of one supposed to be Albert Olson, who
was buried here few days ago. The man
was conscious when brought in and muttered
the name of Albert Olson. 1t is thought Oh
son was a friend of Ingeboigtson
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09
FARGO, N. d.

There is much agitation over the prolific
crop of weeds which fills the back lots and
side streets. Ordinarily, the conditions are
and good growing weather have caused the
growth to be unusually luxuriant The city
officials are being condemned for tardiness in
for permitting their lots to become SO foul.
Mayor Sweet has appealed to the citizens to
do something before the weeds ripen aud go
to seed.-The Pennsylvania capitalists inter-
ested in the street franchise have Off
cially accepted the action Of the council and
deposited $4,000 in cash to guarantee the
completion of the contract according to the
terms of the franchise.-Judson Harmon, OF
Cincinnati, ex-attorney general of the United
States under President Cleveland, was in
He was accompanied by l.. c. Black the law
partner Of Senator Foraker. Mr.. Black will
remain in Fargo some time. He is the head
Stevenson lands last spring, and is here on
business connected with that investment.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-09

Carey Flexible Cement Roofing best on
earth. W. s. Mott Co. Tel. 376.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-08
FOR sALe-asAL ESTATE.
ron SALE By Hrousc 3 noIllngcr

FOR SALE BY Brousc a. HOlllngcr.
$40 =. College, new, . rooms, hot
and cold water, quarter sawed onk,
finish, well, everything up to date,
$4,000.
13l james st., rooms, bath, gas
furnace, well, $4,000.
10 Baldwin. nice property, only 5000.
202 Water st.. Z rooms nice lot wa.
ter, gas, sewer, $lT00
30: II. South, Sii0O; worth $500
Who wants II better home than 220
Wooster ave. $ rooms, fine finish big
lot, furnace, feet stone foundation,
improved street, $1,000.
2O5 y. Maple, $100, worth 5000.
Before buying see 107 Erie ST., and
get our price
800 Sumner ST., If rooms, gas, 3
kinds water, flag walks, $2500.
800 Il. South, rooms. sewer, water,
gas, furnace, well, $1,000.
1903 Locust, q rooms, newly painted,
in fine shape, $500.
600 W. Exchange, 9 rooms. water
gas, bath, sewer, nice lot, $500.
$500 for III Fay, is cheap.
121 w. Miller ave, rooms, gas
sewer, barn, all for $500.
1O4 James St. Il rooms, $500.
I03 Snyder, 8 rooms, well, cistern
gas, lot nicely improved, $500.
| 20S Bachtel ave, new house, every
! thing In fine shape, S14j0.
io6 Bellows, q rooms, nice lot.
| line lots Oh East Market st, wesI
of and near Buchtel ave. the finest To-
cation in the city, $1,000 each.
| With the number OF properties we
have for sale all over the city. we ought
to be able to suit all. See our list.
BROUSE IL HOLLlNGER.
226 South Main st Telephone .
302-303