The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
FREIGHT WAS TOO FAST
One" Killed In a Northern Pacific Collision
Another MAY Die.

-Ahother May Die.
ST. CLOUD, MINN.-John Siefert, a
farmer living at st. Joseph, was killed and
brakeman, whose name is unknown,
probably fatally injured in wreck on the
Northern Pacific road last night near Wa
tab, nine miles north of st. Cloud.
The wreck was caused by rear-end
collision between two freights, both bound
for St. Cloud. No. So left Brainerd for
4 the south early in the evening, followed
all hour later by No. 81, which is a fast
freight. Siefert boarded the slow train
at Rice station and was coming to ST..
/, Cloud. While No. SIS was climbing a hill
and rounding a sharp curve near Watab,
the fast freight approached at great speed.
The bluff and the turn completely hid
train that was ahead and the fast freight
crashed into No. So.
The caboose was demolished and sew
eral cars overturned, while in the debris
We're discovered the remains of Siefert.
A brakeman in the rear end sustained in
iuries from which it is feared he will die.
Siefert was SO years old and leaves
large family. ,-...
EXCELSIOR, MINN.-The ladies OF
the Eastern Star have issued invitations
to a ball at Odd Fellows hall New Year s
Eve. An orchestra from Minneapolis Will
furnish the music.-The M. e. Sunday
lean Tract society Of fifty-six new books.
The funeral of Mrs. Atwood Of Minneap-
oils was held from the. congregational
church. She was born at Minnetonka
Mills and had lived ten years In Excelsior.
Lake Minnetonka was stocked with
about $1,000 fish this week, mostly bass
crappies.-Evangelist Peterson of Wau-
paca, Wis, will arrive Jan. and assist
in a series of revival meetings at the M
E. church.-Commodore Sampson and
Charles Chalmers are at work on a new
iceboat She will have 22-foot runner
plank, will be 35 feet and 6 inches over
all and will carry near 500 feet OF sal
as possible and remain in the seconc
class.-Joseph U. Willford Of Minneapolis
has purchased the Uton cottage at Mime
tonka Beach for $2,150.-J. F. Wilcox, the
sash and door manufacturer of Minneapo.
About fifty guests were brought out from
the city on a special train
MILAcA, MINNIE. w. Cundy, post
master and merchant at Onama, Mile
Laos lake, has left for parts unknown
He is supposed to be mentally unbalanced
because Of financial difficulties He lef
a note saying he would never return. H
has a family.-A company recently incOr
porated to manufacture syrup and suga
from pumpkins by a patent process intend
to locate factory here If a site and bonu
.
taken to task for selling liquor to minor
and prosecutions will Iollow.-The electri
light plant will be rebuilt at once. TIL
present system is too small for the need
Of the village. e sf = '"
WINoNA, MIMI. N. Maybury
specification man at the st. Louis world!
fair, is spending the holidays. with hi
family. The contract, for the big trans
portation building has been let, also tn,
contracts for the refreshment pavilion
and the state buildings for the fourteen
states included in the Louisiana purchase
al lof which will be located on Art hill
the most commanding seminence on tn
fair grounds.-A notable reunion of tn,
family of J. M. Roberts and wife was helt
this week and attended by the six chill
dren and twelve grandchildren, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Roberts have been welded for forty
u eight years and there has never been
death in the family. The children pres
ent were Messrs. and Mesdames C. A
Clark Of Menominee, Wis; F. s. Lander
of DEBORAH, Iowa: E. M. Roberts of Wi
mona; w. S. Roberts Of Merrill, Wis; J. D
Hollowell Of Winona and Allan Potter o
st. Louis.-At Fountain City to-day tn
golden wedding anniversary of Mr. an
Mrs. George Sexauer was celebrated Th