The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-18
HIGH SCHOOLS PAIRED
Preparations in the Ninth District for
Annual State Debate.


LITTLE FALLS. Mlnn.-The pre-
lminary contests for the debating cham
pionship of the ninth congressional dis
trict are to be held Friday evening, Dec.
8. The subject this year will be: Re
solved, That United States senators
should be elected by direct vote Of the
people," Director Vandylle Of this city
has paired the high schools of the district
for the preliminary debate as follows:
GAINESVILLE vs. Fergus Falls; Perham vs.
Detroit; Crookston VS.. East Grand Forks;
Moorhead vs. Ada.
Mr.. Greaser Of Duluth was In the city
Saturday on his return from Scambler and
Humboldt townships where he has been
securing mineral leases on several farms
with view to finding out how much coal
there is in that vicinity. He says that
contracts for sinking test shafts have been
let and the extent Of the find will be
known in two weeks. The specimens thus
far brought to the surface are not con-
sdered equal to the Pennsylvania anthra-
cite, but are about equal to what is
known as Cascade anthracite, which is
found in some localities in the west.
WINONA, MlNN.-At the beginning Of
this month the street car company dis
continued it's service across Lake Winona.
Heretofore when the service has been dis
continued, the company has run cars to
the shore of the lake. but this year they
have stopped half a mile short Of there.
Residents along this section Of track last
evening petitioned the city council to com
pei the car company TO operate this strip
Of track-if necessary that the matter
be taken to the courts to enforce the run
ming Of cars. The company says the
patronage is not sufficient to warrant the
expense of operation.-The annual meet
ing of the Southeastern Minnesota Bee
Keepers Association will be held In this
city the third week in January. A
meeting of the executive committee will
be held this week to map out the program
The funeral of the late w. M. Hurlbert
was held this afternoon. Mr.. Hurlbert
was born and reared in Vermont and came
to Winona In 1854, when he became the
first master mechanic Of the Winona & St
Peter, now the northwestern shops. He
then established the Phoenix iron works
which he managed up to his death.
PRESTON, MINN.-The grand jury has
found indictments as follows: Thomas Mo
ran, horse stealing; George L. Brown
horse stealing; Henry Brown and Ira
Hare, criminal assault. Moran was ar
raigned and made a full confession. Ir
1898 he was mixed up in a fight at Ora nc
Forks. N. D., and bit a mans ear off, fol
which he was sentenced for one year
About Sept. / last he stole two sets Of
harness near Mabel and was caught at Ii
Crosse and got out Of the difficulty by
paying the owners for their expenses ant
returning the harness. Sept. 16 he Wen
to Winona and was married. On the 1871
he stole bay horse near St. Charles, ant
a night or two later he. stole a pony anC
saddle and buggy and harness. He thel
proceeded to Spring Valley, and on thu
night of Sept. p he and another stole
team from John c. Keenan,, and anothe
from MI. McNair, and proceeded towart
Northwood, Iowa. The following weel
he was caught with the horses in his pos
session, one having died from fast driving
He was sentenced for three years and 81.
months.