The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-04
LOST MONEY IN OPTIONS
Q. l.: Knapp of Osvatonna, Once O.
y Cannon Falls, Kills Himself.

y. L. knapp of OsvatOnna,. Once of
y Cannon Falls, Kills Himself.
.OWATONNA, - MINI. - Orville L..
Knapp committed suicide yesterday by
shooting He had been dealing in op-
tions in corn and oats, and had sold
short He refused to put up more mar
gins, having already lost over 1900. He
Wednesday, evening in q perfectly cool
manner. . 49,,
A servant girl heard shot and Knapp
was found lying dead on the floor, evid-
entity having stood before mirror when
he shot himself.
He left letter to his brother, G. w.
Knapp of Clinton Falls, and to his child
rem, two daughters and one son, in which
he explained his business affairs. He for
merly. lived on and owned farm near
Clinton Falls. He sold the farm a few
years ago for about 100000, and had lived
in this city since. He had dealt in op-
tions for some years.
Merrill J. Odell, one of the oldest
residents Of this city, who came here in
1856, died last evening.
PIERRE, S. d.
When the state normal school for the Black
Hills was established at Spearf1sh the people
OF that town entered into an agreement to
furnish the school a perpetual supply of
water, free of charge if the state would lay
the mains to connect with the city system.
In the session of 1899, an appropriation was
provided for the erection of new building,
and this, as we'll as the original buildings,
has been furnished with water under the
agreement with the town. The new mayor
holds that the new building was not included
in the contract, and threatens to shut off the
water from the whole school unless water
rent is paid on the new building.-The only
| application for loan from the permanent
school fund which has come in for some time
is from Fall River county, which took $4,000:
Articles Of incorporation have been filed
for the Adams Morrow Land company, at
tors, G. W. Morrow, F. E. Martin and 6. H.
Michler For the Interstate Investment com
pany, at Vermillion, with a capital of $780,
Ooe; incorporators. E. H. Lewis. S: E; Brown,
S. J. Lewis. c. E. Dawson and E. F: Daw-
son. For the United company, at Huron,
With a capital of $loo oOo ineoTporators 1l
and Philip Lawrence the Colorado Min
ing and Oil company. at Pierre. with a capt.
tai of s25OOC0; incorporators, James McCart-
ney, J. F. McBrady ann Ivan w. Goodner.
MARsHALLTOWN,I IOWA
The school board has run up against a
coal trust all the dealers of the city having
entered into a combine. When the bids were
opened it was found they were all much
higher than last year and varied less than
cents a ton. All the bids were rejected. One
of the dealers went to the president OF the
board and explained he originally intended to
send in his bid the same as last year. but
that he was visited by a committee of the
dealers and they prevailed upon him to alter
his prices to conform with the others.-The
strike situation shows no improvement. Both
sides have submitted their terms and neither
is inclined to make any concessions The
struggle, therefore, promises to be prolonged.
General Superint endent Sweeney says he will
give the men reasonable time in wh ich to
accept the companys offer. If they fail to
accept he will then begin the work of secur-
ing mon to fill their places. The men say
they will accept nothing less than their de-
mands.-The attendance at the carnival this
week is phenomenal, considering the weather.
The D. D. o. K. excursion yesterday brought
in thousands A Kangaroo court was one of
the attractions at the grounds in the fore
noon.