The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-03
MINNESOTA
FOREST RESERVE sEDEcTIo
Work Cannot Be Completed Until Flowaae
Lines Are Marked.

Lines Are Marked.
CAsS LAKE. MINN.-Eugene S. Bruce,
IN charge of the selection of lands for the
forest reserve under the provision of the
Morris law, has completed his e.samira-
ton In those parts of the reservation that
were most accessible by boat and he and
his men are enerSetcally at work near
the towns on the reservation
Various difficulties have arisen in the
selection OF lands. but they are giving
way to the perseverance and tact of the
officials in charge. 1t is not probable that
the final selection can be made until the
government surveyors have completed
their work and the flowage lines are prop
erly delineated SO that the lands belonging
to the war department for the purpose
or raising the water in the government
dams are ascertained.
This work not being completed delays
the forestry men. but will not delay the
classifying of the remaining unclassified
lands by Chief Inspector e. l.. Warren and
his force. The forestry officials are max
Ing a. special effort to get the different
departments to remove speedily these OBJ
stacles and then the wor- can be quickly
accomplished and that permanently. The
Indians have not all been allotted rs yet.
and when their lands are selected there
Will remain on the reserva ton about 300.-
900 acres to be classified by. Chief CLASH
fer Warren
The Indians have also their sacred spots
where they have buried their dead, and
these are being taken up by them as In
dian alotments. The islands that are re-
served are places Of beauty and are a
great addition to the reserve.
FERGUS FALLS, MIMI. c. John
son. who is known throughout this Sec
ton Of the state as MINNESOTA Johnson
died yesterday from asthma and COM
plications. He came to this section in
1865, taking homestead near Evansville.
Five years later he moved to this city and
built log hotel in what is now the center
OF the business section. The hotel was
known as the Minnesota house. and from
1t he came to be known as minnesota"
Johnson. He leaves wife and eight
chlldren.-A. A. Koehnlien was in from
the town of Elizabeth to-day and reports
that his father, John Koehnlien. aged 70,
disappeared Nov. % and no trace of him
can be found.-As result of the recent
arrests and convictions for violat ions of
the liquor laws. a movement is on foot
which may result in the revocation of one
or two liquor licenses. council commit
tee has been appointed to investigate and
report.-A dispatch was received from
New York announcing the sudden death of
A.. G. Brown from heart disease Mr.
Brown was at one time in partnership
with United States District Attorney G.
G. Houpt.
FRONTENAC, MINN.-At the last mus
1cale of 1902 improvement was shown in
every number Of the program. Little
Katharine Hayden Of Duluth. the young
est pupil at the Villa, made her first APP.
pearance. Those who took part were
Josephine Emerson, Florence Garrett,
Evelyn Tregilgas. st. Paul; Gertrude Nc
Graw, Bernice Wadleigh, Vivian Ryan,
Molly Ward, Minneapolis; Gertrude Col
Inns. Grand Forks. N. D.; Lillian Mack
miller, Iron River. Wis; leila Meudc
Nickerson. Gertrude Gilbert, Grand Rap
Ids; Mary McAlpine, Katharine Hayden,
Duluth; Beulah Garrard. Frontenac The
honors of the evening were carried off by
Miss Maude. Miss Mackmiller. Miss Emer-
son. Gertrude Collins. Molly Ward, Evelyn
Tregilgas, Vivian Ryan and Katharine
Hayden On Dec. 20 the Villa girls will
return to the cities for the holiday sea-
Hon.
GLENWOOD, MINN.-District court
convened yesterday with Judge s. A.
Flaherty presiding. Only a petit jury
was summoned, there being no work for
a grand jury. The calendar consists Of
but five civil and one criminal case
Farmers throughout the state who hold
loss claims for the season of 1902 against
the Park Region Mutual Hail Insurance
association of this place, will be glad to
learn that the company has resolved to
pay all It's losses in full and is engaged
fr sending out it's checks.-The Webster
block. a solid brick store and office
building. 90X44 feet, two stories and
basement. has been completed. It was
built by Frank Hancock Of Morris and is
owned by E. M. Webster. and with the
lots cost $14,500-G. B. Wolan Of this