The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-08

ment. "-Jacob Winston was severely in
jured by being caught between the top of
a load of lumber and an arched gateway
while driving from the lumber yard
Miss Dora Reynolds gave a, pleasing re-
1cital to a good sized audience at the Con-
gregational church. Her program. con-
tanned selections from Lew Wallace,
Ralph Conner, and James Whitcomb
T,iley.-The Magazine Club met at the
residence Of Rev. A. Traut.-J. c. Timber
lake. who was manager of the st. Louis
hotel last summer, will manage it next
season He is now running 2 tourist no
tel in Florida. Commodore Sampson OF the
Excelsior Ice Yacht club has challenged
the Minnetonka Ice Yacht club to series
of races soon as conditions are favor
able. The lake froze over Wednesday
night are on foot Tor a
grand ball at the town hall Christmas eve
The ladies of st. Martha's Guild have
been hard at work for several months pre-
pairing a lot Of beautiful fancy work,
which they will offer for sale at Odd Eel
lows hall on the afternoon and evening OF
Dec. e.-The forty-eighth annual meeting
of the Congregational church will be held
Tuesday evening. Supper will be served
at six, and the annual business meeting
will be held at 7:3O.-Mrs. Carl .Puckett
who has been patient at the Northwest
ern Hospital in Minneapolis for ten weeks,
has recovered sufficient to be allowed to
join her husband at the Sampson house.
FERGUS FALLS; MlNN.-C. J. Carlson.
of the town of Elizabeth, was fined $50
and costs for fishing with more nets than
the law allows. Deputy Warden Jones
states that there are miles Of nets in
Long Lake alone, and unless the law Is
changed a great many lakes will soon be
stripped of their fish.-The Fergus Falls
lodge of the Daughters of Rebekah has
elected officers as follows: Mrs. Amanda
Butler P. c.. of H, Mrs. Margaret Chap
man, C. of H; Mrs. Cornelia F. Titus, L.
of H.; Mrs. Sophia Holstrom, c.. Of c.:
Mrs. S. Luella Balfour, u; Mrs. Elsie
Halves, I. W.; Miss Amelia Peterson, 0.
W.-Cornerstone lodge, A. F. & A: NJ
elected officers as follows: J. A. Van
dyke, w. NJ; E. A. Brown, S. w.; J. r.
Leach, J. w; r. E. Lincoln, &c.,; E. A.
Jewett. treasurer.-Sheriff Hardy was
down from Cass county last week with
Mrs. Abbie Harrington, who was adjudged
insane and committed to the hospital
Two Of Mrs. Harrington's grandchildren
were drowned in Cass Lake last summer
and her grief has finally unbalanced her
mind.-Wolves are becoming numerous in
outlying sections of the country J. W.
Woods, who resides near Battle Lake, re-
ports the loss of eighty sheep. 1t is prob
able that an effort will be made to have
the bounty law restored at the coming ses-
sion of the legislature.
ALBERT LEA, MINN.-The grand jury
has adjourned. William Hanson, indicted
for burglary, took until to-day to plead
and John Wiedehoeft,' who is alleged to
have committed an assault upon Sander
Johnson at Alden, pleaded not guilty. Clar-
ence Miller indicted for an unnatural Of
tense, pleaded guilty and will be sentenced
later The case Of W. M. Wasgatt VS.. the
Higgins Wasgatt Hardware company,
Wherein the plaintiff demands an account
ing, the appointment Of trustee or re-
ceiver and the dissolution of the corpora
| ton, has taken up much time, and the end
is not yet, as the plaintiff could not get
all his witnesses together.
BRECKENRIDGE, MINN.-A second
mass meeting in the interest Of the pro-
jected railway from Breckenridge tc
GAINESVILLE was held at the city hall Sat
urday evening. There was large attend
ance OF business men. A committee OF
nine was appointed to solicit subscriptions
and $1,000 was pledged in less than ter
minutes. Many expressed their intention
| of subscribing to the fund later. Another
meeting will be held at the Mansion schoo
| house. several miles from Breckenridge or
! Dec. 10. The farmers along the proposed
line are willing to subscribe literally.
DULUTH, MINN.-The most wonton
| crime In Duluth in many years was com
| mltted In the lookup at the central sta
| tlon A man whose identity has not
been establihed was arrested for drunk
| enness. A-woodsman named Silas Logan
| was also arrested for drunkenness and
was LYNX on bench with his head nea.
the cell occupied by tn estranger. The
latter tore a splinter off the bench and
1on cho
| Wh1le ne was sleeping. The splinter went
into the eyeball and penetrated more
| than an inch.
MAD!ElIA, 'MiNN.-A basket social was
| held for the benefit of the football team
Inc baskets sold we'll, some of them TO,
| ". About $55 was raised.-The farmers
institute, Saturday, was we'll attended
| despite the cold weather, and all were
deeply interested in what was said. The
best farmers in the county attended. '
! MELRosE, MINN.-Peter Tremmel
who has been stopping at Hotel Melros
making arrangements for an evening en-
tertalnment, died very suddenly. Hi
home was in Syracuse, N. Y, to which
his remains were sent to-day. He wa
accompanied here by a son and daughter
both Of whom are blind.
name as Orner O'Ne1n pleaded guilty t.
a charge Of grand larceny and was sen
fenced to four years and six months H
was convicted of the theft Of three horses
harness and wagon from a. farmer nance
Gould on Nov. %. He was captured o.
Nov 26 and indicted Dec 4. ~ =
ELY, 'MINN.-A fatal accident occure
at the Zenith mine. An Austrian, Rudol
Sterlick by name, fell down the shaft all
was insanity killed. He was 40 years O
age and leaves a wife and several sn,a,
children. The funeral was held from tn
Catholic church this afternoon.
TWO HAR1oRs, 5MlNN.-with tn
clearing Of the City of Naples and Lans
ing for Lake Erie ports with ore cargoe
the business at this port closes for tn
season. The total shipments amounted t
! 5,605,21S tons, compared with 5,O1O,S4O ton
, last year. g.. p. e .-.s-'.'. -
AlTkIN, MINN.-The funeral of Levi +
Bryant, who was burned to death thre
| days ago while in an epileptic flt wa
Elleld to-day from the Congregations
church, under the auspices of Genera
Sumner post, G. A. R., of which he was
member. 49,. : @'-s .=E~. Z.