The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-02
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Mayor erenton With His 800 Pounds VIII
Essay the Role.
DIES MONIES, lOWA.-Mayor James
Brenton, with his 800 pounds avoirdu-
pos, has arranged with the republican
state headquarters to take the stump be-
ginning next week and continuing until
election. He will make addresses In the
sixth district where he Is expected to
do much to hold the miners in line for
Congressman Lacey, as he is considered
Influential with union labor. One Of the
principal reasons why the state campaign
management is anxious to have Brenton
get into the sixth district is to have him
help counteract the influence Of Mother
Jones, the noted organizer from the an
thracite regions, who is speaking In the
district. Mother Jones opened at Colfax
and Abba and will speak In Ottumwa to-
day. She Is openly urging the election Of
John F. Reese of Abba, the democratic
candidate and former president Of the
Iowa Missouri district of the United
Mine Workers. =
A sense ton has been caused by the ar
rest under the new dipsomaniac law Of
A. I. Johnson, for a long time expert taxi
dermist at the state historical depart
ment. His case win be heard In the dis
trict court Saturday His wife has filed
information against him, charging him
with using liquor to- excess. If the
charges are found true, he will be sent
to the dipsomaniac ward at the Mt.
Pleasant hospital for treatment.
Beginning yesterday, the trains Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the
Keol1uk e Western have been using the
union station in this city. This station. lis
also used by the Great Western, the Mil
waukee, the Wabash and all lines enter:
ing the city. but the Rock Island and the
Northwestern. The Burlington has been
negotiating for the use Of the union sta
tion for more than a year. 49,.
! A quarrel between Custodian? T. E. Nc
Curdy Of the capitol and Chief Of Police
James Parmelee. has ended in the dis
charge of Parmelee, who Is alleged to be
guilty of 1nsubordination., It is charged
he refused to obey the orders of the GUS
tOdian and that on at least one occasion
he invited the custodian out to fight.
Thomas Longshore of Dallas county has
replaced Parmelee. Captain Thomas
Graham Of DEBORAH, a. we'll -known poll
stored to his place as night Waterman,
from which he was recently discharged
IOWA FALLS, IoWA-As a. result of
an alteration between Frank Radke and
Charles Cessna, the former lost his index
finger and is badly cut up and bruised
and his assailant IS missing. Both were
employed In the iowa Falls Manufacture
| ing company's plant, and got into quar-
rel over the use Of a pot Of glue-Repub-
| licans opened the campaign in this city
this afternoon with q meeting and will
have another this evening. The speakers
are Judge Birdsall, the nominee for con-
gress, Congressman Lacey and Congress-
man Watson Of Indiana.-The reviva,
meetings arranged by the churches
will open Tomorrow. They will be
held in the Metropolitan opera house
and will continue throughout the
month. Billy Sunday, the ex-basebal
evangelist, has been engaged to lead. A
chorus Of one hundred voices is being
drilled. -.
MARsHALLToWN, IoWA-Judge Cas-
we'll made a decision Of importance in {
building and loan case yesterday. Thu
loan company sought to foreclose mort
cages on certain property, holding its con
tract should extend until each share hat
matured, regardless Of the limit of eighty
1 four payments specified. The defense helt
the contract was limitedi to eighty-fou
payments, and was usurious, and that NJ
sum was due because of payments mad,
on shares Of stocks. The judge found TIN
PLAINTIFF was not entitled to relief and dis
missed the action-John Cownie an
State Architect Liebbe came to Marshall
town yesterday to let the contract for tn
heating and plumbing of the new build
ings being erected at the Soldiers Home
Upon opening the bids, however, it wa
discovered all were too high, SO proposal
will be readvertised.
!: Sou CITY, IoWA-The democrats Q
this county, after holding a county con
vention without being able to find enoug
: members Of the party to take the nomi
nations for county offices, will probabl
secure ticket to-day by choosing candi
dates whether or no. Leading democrat
met last night and made out a ticket, an
this will be ratified by the central com
mittee.-Jdge Wakefield OF the Sdistric
court yesterday made sweeping decision
interpreting the state mulct law. He de
cided all the injunction suits against tn
, saloon men. The most remarkable find
l ing was that saloons cannot have bac
} doors even II they are nailed up; the
they must be obliterated. This will max
a great deal of trouble for the hotels
Thomas Slaughter, q retired farmer. ros
early yesterday and swallowed f1ftee
grains Of morphine. He died in the aftel
noon. =. ~ T.r.g--. 49,.
DUBUQUE, IOWA = "A rock weighin
forty pounds struck Stephen Morgan,
: Chicago, an employee OF the Chicago Gre'
| Western, in the back, breaking the spin
!. column and killing him outright. = II
!: largest bet so far made In the canpaie
Z: Is 81. 900 to $500 that Birdsall will defe,
: Boies by 1000 majority. This bet WI
:. made last night between Al Mackert, a l,
!: cal sport. and George Pilking ton.-Lill
: Tschudi 1S years old, the daughter Of OF
:: Of Dubuque's prominent citizens, elope
2 with Fred Markle, q ball player, and &c
5 man society circles are enjoying a sens'
Z ton. ezs7
-.
. ORANGE, CITY; IoWA-.3ecause 81
!; was defeated in a conspiracy: to obta
Y ALL Of her husbands property, valued
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