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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
NORTH DAKOTA
TAKEN FOR MURDER
John keenan, Of Larimore Arrested
/ for Killing His Partner in
Business.
Violent Death Of Murtaugh Last
September Was Then Declared
Suicide.

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov, 21.--John
Keenan,, for years a prominent resi-
dent of Lartmore. was arrested in that
city last night on a charge of murder,
keenan, Is charged with numbering
William J. Murtaugh ON the afternoon
OF Sept. % last. The complaint was
signed by Chief of Police Patterson
Of Larimore. For fourteen wears will
liam Murtaugh made his home in the
family of JOHN Keenan,, and for the
past few years had been his partner in
the livery business. no the afternoon
of Sept. 20 Murtaugh was found In an
| unconscious condition in his room at
the keenan, residence, and died four
hours later, without regaining con-
sciousness.
Why keenan, Is Accused.
| The theory of the authorities issthat
the shooting was done by John
Keenan, and that jealousy was respon-
sible for the act. Isl i.
quest. and the testimony brought out
| at that time led to a verdict of self
| inflicted death. 1t was shown that
Murtaugh had gone to the Keenan,
residence, where he had a room, for
the purpose of changing his UNDER
wear. This was about 4 o'clock. Later
In the afternoon some one at the liv-
CT y tpo4ll W Tic llcuoC olih
asked for Murtaugh. Mrs. keenan,
replied that he had left there.
| Another call was made some time
after that, and this time Mrs. keenan,
said she would look in his room, and
1t was then that the body was found.
Mrs. keenan, at once gave the alarm
and a physician was summoned. Muir
laugh never regained consciousness.
Death was due to a, bullet wound III
the head, the ball entering an inch
back of the right ear. There was not
a mark on the body made by powder
burns nor was the hair the least Bit
singed by the shot.
Mrs. keenan, swore that she heard
no shot fired in her home on the after
noon of the shooting. She also testi-
fed that Mr.. keenan, was not at home
I Detective Employed.
For some time detective from 81
agency at st. Paul worked on the case
His report was made several days age
and the warrant for the arrest of Mr.
I keenan, resulted.
Murtaugh had no relatives In this
country. He was OF a quiet DISPOSE
ton aud made friends readily. After
the inquest and post norton the body
was sent to Creemore, Ont, where hi:
relatives live. 1t Is said that Keenan,
was jealous Of his business partner
and that they had had frequent quar-.
rels.
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. BLACK RIVER FALLS, WIs.--The funeral. OF
2. f. Oderho1z was held from his home to-day.
He was deputy postmaster under ]. H. Lewis
a second telephone line is being built from
here to Melrose, sixteen miles.
FLORENCE, WIs.-While blasting rock at
J. w. Molley's camp. a woodsman named John.
son was killed and two others were badly in.
iured. $3.50. -.
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WISCONSIN,
$15,0O0,Ooo WANTED
Petitions for More Appropriations TO
the Mississippi LITERALLY Signed.

Pet1t1ons Tor More Appropriations for
the Mississippi Literally Signed.
LA CROSSE, VISA copy Of the
memorial to congress, sent out by the
Upper Mississippi River I'M
proyement association, asking
for an appropriation of $15,-
100000 for river improvements,
is being circulated in this city. Many
signatures Will be secured, after which
the memorial will be forwarded to
Congressman Esch, who will present
1t - congre IS.
Edward Pieck Of this city, who was
found In q, dying condition at Belle
view, Iowa. and was thought to have
committed suicide by taking a dose
of carboiic acid, died from apoplexy
according; to the verdict of the coro-
ner's jury. The case was a mysterious
one and the fact that Picks. 3clothine
contained an odor of carbolic acid
led the officials to believe that he had
committed suicide. "a post. morterla
was, held, which resulted in the YER
dict returned.
Bishop James Schwebacll \ has re.
leased Rev. L. J. Vaughan Of Altoona
Wis. from parish work Father
Vaughan WILL devote his time to plat.
form lecturing. mission work and re,
treats.
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NEW BANK AT JORDAN
Takes the Field of the Failed Scott
County Institution.

: -.--
JORDAN, MINN.--The Peoples
State bank of Jordan has opened for
business. Its president is Theo. Wei
land, of Shakopee and Geo. C. Schn1itt
and F. FL. Juergens, of this city are
vice president and cashier, respective
". On the directorate appears the
names of Julius A. Collier and j. III.
Moore, of Shakopee and Jos. Kehrer,
of Jordan. A. NJ. Schaefer, who kept
the books of the late Scott County
bank, will act in a, like capacity for
the new institution. IT is capitalized
at $4,000.
The first meeting of the creditors of
n. Burton Strait will be held before
Referee Merriman in Minneapolis on
Nov. 80, The depositors' committee
has taken action to force HI, S.
Schreiner, cashier into bankruptcy
the proceedings to be IN the court of
Referee Doran, Of st. Paul.
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MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA
WILD HOGS ATTACK
Herd Just Over the Line in South
Dakota Has Frightened All
the Countryside.
One Farmer Is Dying Of Injuries
Neighbors Will Organize to
Exterminate Them.
Special to The Journal.

Browns Valley Mimi. Nov. 21.--
Farmers tributary to Window post
office in Roberts county, S. D., ten
miles north of this city, are agitated
over the fact that fully 100 hogs that
have been running at large have re-
Gently become so wild and fierce that
they attack human beings who happen
to come near them.
Marion Barker, a weII-knoWn farm
.er, was attacked in a most vicious
manner by one of the wild boars, re-
ceiving an ugly wound in the knee.
Blood poisoning followed and Mr..
Bankers death is hourly expected.
This incident has 50 aroused Bankers
former. neighbors that many Of them
have armed themselves and intend to
hunt down and exterminate the hogs.
Nobody appears to claim ownership
to the animals For several weeks
they obtained food from various corn
fields in the neighborhood but since
the corn has been picked they are. in
a starving condition and are made
mad from the pangs Of hunger.
( They resemble the razorback specie
land can scale a four-rail fence with
Lease.
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MORTARS OF THE REE-NLANDANS
Minnesota Historical Society's Party
.t Finds Several Specimens.

/ MANDAN. N. Drew. 6. L. Will
son and e. r. and George Stein
brueck have just returned from a trip
la the Knife River region, where they
have been exploring in the interests Of
the Minnesota Historical society's mu-
scum. The object OF the party was to
obtain an example of Ree-Mandall
stone corn-mortars. Several speci-
mems were found, and arrangements
made to have them hauled to Man
dan.
These nortars were usually made
from hard, green stone Of very firm
and were placed near the
1sseplace in the center or the lodge
No specimens have been found In this
neighborhood recently, and the party
was fortunate. They c1mped for sew.
eral days In the Missouri bottoms.
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MoRGAN's MOOSE
Albert Lea Senator Wounded Larges
in the Woods, but It Escaped.

LUTSEN, MINIS. F. Fullerton,
state game warden. and Senator Hen
ry Morgan. Of Albert Lea, Mimi, who
have been in this vicinity the past two
weeks, came In. from their camp to-
day and left for Duluth. They were
successful in bringing in a moose and
two deer. Senator Morgan wounded
one of the largest moose seen In this
section. but it succeeded in getting
into an impenatrable swamp. Mr..
Fullerton fell while going into camp,
wrenching his back:
Hunters are numerous and are
meeting with fair success. Every boat
landing from Duluth to Port Arthur
will ship several moose.
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SEWER FOR ANoKA
Plans for Building, Objections to tho
Contrary Notwithstanding.

ANOKA. MINN.--It looks now as
tho Anoka will have the much talked
of sewer. Minneapolis objected ia
flowing the sewage into Rum river
and Just what the action of the state
board will be is not known.
The pipe has arrived and the sewer
will be laid from the junction of Main
street and Second avenue down MAR
to the river below the bridge. Next
year the mains will probably be Elk,
tended.
I,r. j. H. Shetland will preach in
the M. E. church Sunday. The church
is still without a regular pastor.
The annual Thanksgiving services
will be held in the Baptist church
and Rev. A. w. Bond of the Congre,
gational church will preach the ser
mon.
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TRIED TO BURY HERSELF
Woman Suicide Dug Her Own Gray'
in Her Cellar.

KINDRED, N. D.--Mrs. Huvstad,
living on a farm near Colfax, has COM
mitted suicide. A week ago she told
her neighbors she was going on a visit.
She went to the barn and fed hay and
feed to the stock and disappeared. Her
neighbors then instituted search.
They entered the cellar under the
house and found that she had COM
but no knife or other instrument was
found.
She had dug a hole and succeeded
in partially burying herself. Her hus-
band died about two months ago and
since that time she had been de-
nented.
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The hunting season promises to b,

The hunting season promises to be
a good one. Deer are plentiful and
seem to be increasing In number each
year. Many of them are killed by
wolves during the cold months Of
winter.
Men for the woods are plentiful
and wages are somewhat less than a
year ago. Some of the men who have
been working In the iron mines In
this district have gone to the woods.
The Minnesota Iron company will
do a great deal of development work
Many new shafts will be sunk and
much territory opened up. Under
ground mining and stripping will be
carried on as late as the weather will
hermit
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
CARUTH ESTATE
Widow Sues for a Share Which She
Once Surrendered.

b ! = d :
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA.--Mrs. Su-
sanah Caruth, widow of the late An
drew Caruth, has filed suit in the dis
trict court, asking that a. contract,
which she made with her husband in
1886. be set aside and that she be al
lowed her share Of the Caruth estate.
In f886~Mr. and Mrs. Caruth separated.
Mrs. Garuth was given a share Of the
estate and under the contract which
she had signed she was to receive
nothing more than the small share all
loted her. Upon the death of Mr.. Ca
ruth it was expected: that the remain
der would go to other heirs. 1t is to
break this contract and get her share
which is valued at over $4,000 that
suit has been brought.
The suit, is brought against w. J,
Caruth, administrator Of the estate
who resides near; harrisburg. III her
petition Mrs. Caruth alleges that she
made the contract with her husband
when. they separated, not knowing the
full force of 1T
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: n. - ( $50 1.,s = /. n -
secretary places the amount Of his
benevolences during life at half a
1nillion.
He Had promised to do something
unprecedented for Drake University,
and the trustees of the institution.
while not Informed as to the amounts,
will not sbe surprised if they receive
from half ambition to a round mil
lion.
The Christian church Of Iowa, of
which Governor Drake had been for
many years president, will also
doubtless receive further substantial
remer,o = s. nces.
Those who know best about his af-
fairs estimate that the former gov
ernor's estate will figure from $3.OOO,-
900 to $4,000, 900, and possibly
100000. OF this it is commonly
believed about half will be given for
the Various purposes to which he
had donated In the past.
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IOWA
FORTUNE OF DRAKE
University Founded BY Him and the
!; Christian Church Will Re
ceiye Large Sums.
Estate Estimated at $S,ooo,0oo to
!: $4,000, 900 Half Million
!: Already Given Away.
Special to The journal.

rPec1HI Co 1He gJuuFHaI' 1I.7 y E1-r "A y
Centerville, Iowa, 4 Nov. 21.--The
will of Ex-Governor Drake, who died
yesterday, is expected to be docu-
ment of great interest, because 1t is
known from assurances in the past
and from the .liberality with which he
has bestowed benefactions on educa-
tional. religious and charitable insti-
tutions that a part of his fortune Will
be distributed to these ends. A care
full estimate by his former. private
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ECHO OF BUCKS FLIGHT
Suit to Recover on Check Casl1ed by
q n Him at Walker, Mimi.


= MAPLETON, MINN.-Suit has been
brought against r. B. Hanna. and the
Mapleton State bank by e. 7. P. Steade
Of Mankato to recover $1,850. This
action arises thru Alfred A. Bucks
defalcation. r. B. Hanna purchased
q farm of Buck previous to the lat
ter's departure and issued a check as
part payment. The money was on
deposit in the State bank and was at
tacI1ed at the time that Bucks defal-
cation became known. The check was
cashed at Mr.. Steade's bank at Walker,
Mimi, by Buck where he was last
seen.
C. l.. Sellers has filed notice of for
fixture to Alfred A. Buck to recover
possession of business block and
electric light plant. The property
was sold to Buck March Us, 1908, for
s9,197.60. A payment Of $1,000 has
been made.
= u
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FIGHT FOR A FARM
Hard Fought Battle for Tract Near
RAYMOND, MINI.

WILLMAR, MINN.--A legal battle
for the possession Of the Joseph Lo-
bins farm, half mile north Of Ray
mond. between D. erasmus, represent
ing the German-American Bank OF
Clara city, and "A. H. Rosenquist OF
Raymond. who it LIS thought represents
the State Bank Of Raymond, Is In the
courts and will be fought to a finish
The sum of s73,4s24o was paid out
this week as the monthly pay to rail-
way employees on the Willmar & Sioux
Falls divisions of the Great Northern
J.. L. Lindner, is laid UP. with a frac-
tured leg, received in a jumping
match.
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MRS. WATTS WINS HER CASE
Liquor Man Must Pay $1,000 Because
He Sold to Her Husband.

He Sold to Her Husband. :.
DEADWOoD, S. D.--Mrs. Anna
Watts was awarded a, verdict against
William Feiler, proprietor Of the
Family Liquor Store for damages
of $1,000 for having sold liquor to
Christ e. Watts, husband of the plain
tiff. subsequent to a notice served at
the instance of the wife not to sell.
This is the first lease of the kind In
western South Dakota. lti4l
Another case, la which Mrs. Watts is
plaintiff and Max Friedwald is de-
PENDANT, in which $1,000 is asked. Is
pending. Mrs. Watts alleges that be-
cause Of liquor sold her husband he
was unable to support her and five
children.
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VERDICT FOR. DAnIPIER
Attempt to Defrand Not Shown In His
Case.

FERGUS FALLS, MIN The case
of the state against q. r.. Dampier,
the Pelican Rapids attorney who was
accused OF changing the name OF the
grantee in a deed, came on for trial
in the district court yesterday.
Danpier was indicted on the charge
of forgery. but the court directed a
verdict for the defendant on the
ground that an attempt to defraud had
not been proven
The case or Paul Meyer, who was
accused OF partridge shooting, oc-
cupied much time. there being a
Iwagonload OF witnesses on each side,
| The Jury is out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

GREAT IS THE FAYAL
Mine of the U. $. Steel Corporation
Shipped 1,4eo,sl5 Tons During
the Season,
Total Minnesota Shipments by the
Steel Company Amounted to
9,227,ooo Tons.
Special to The Journal


Duluth, Mimi, Nov, 21.--About half
a dozen mines of the Mesaba still for
ward ore. and possibly twice as many
on other ranges. The greatest mines
of the United States Steel corpora
ton have shipped as follows. Mesaba
Adams, 1.109,79s; Spruce, 5S6,Sae;
Mountain Iron. 1.342,6s1; Hull. 45S,-
302 Vermillion Range-Chandler
460,54S tons; Pioneer, 5S6,1S0. THESE
are all in this county. Michigan: Go
gebic Range--Norrie, I0O,S9l tons.
group, 100000. Menominee Range
Chaplin, 7o4,114; Aragon, 522,oSS,
These are not, of course. all the
mines of the corporation, or a ma
jority of them. They include simply,
the shippers of many hundreds OF
thousands Of tons apiece me nse Is
unique In that no other country can
furnish anything like 1t. and IN that y
Is all from one company. The total
Minnesota shipments by the corpora
ton were 9,227,ooo tons.
Great Western Flooded
At Great Western mine, Crystal
Falls. they have pulled their pumps
and the workings are MED Win
water A serious cave has taken place
about the shaft and 1t is expected 1t
will cause much trouble.
Exploration on the Gibson mine.
Menoninee range, by the Oliver Iron
Mining company, has ceased, as late
results are most unsatisfactory, and
the option Is surrendered. The COM
pany has worked under this option
about four years and has done a most
thoro job. The property has been
peculiarly encouraging, at all times,
leading on by the highest promise of
ore in quantity and high grade Just
ahead.
Cleveland Cliffs Lake mine is to be
equipped with a fine new power sta
ton Of the latest design. Fuel will
be fed by mechanical stokers. The
hoist will be a Sullivan with 7-feet
drums, driven by a 20x42 Corliss en-
CINE A 5o-drill Nordberg compress
sor will be installed. The new 400
foot vertical shaft close by the station
will be topped by q. steel head frame.
At this mine they have a. distnace of
5000 feet from the slopes to the shaft
and tramming Is by electric power.
Ore is mined on the second and third
levels t.
Barasa Mine Explorations.
Explorations by drill are, to be re-
newed at Barasa mine, by the operat-
ing company. This property has been
under exploration by both the Oliver
and Cleveland Cliffs companies, who
found nothing to warrant taking the
property. Indications at this prop
erty have always been fine.
Republic mine has cleaned up Its
stockpile and Is closed for the winter
es far as shipments are concerned.
Hemlock, at Arnasa, Is increasing it's
underground force and will operate
heavily thru the season stocking a
large amount of ore.
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MICHIGAN

HoUGHToN, MIcH.-The Bovine case.
which has figured In the courts Of Houghton
preme court by the Houghton County Street
Railway company. The jury gave 81. 800 dam
ages to the administrator of Cyrille Boivines
estate. Boivine was killed on the street rail-
way.
IRON MOUNTAIN, MIcH.-Iwo hundred and
fifty deer have been shipped into Iron Mountain
since the hunting season opened. In Mtuntgan.
The county clerk Of Dickinson has sold between
$50 and 100 resident licenses and four non
resident thus far. Several attempts have been
made to ship venisop thru here to points out
side of the state,
CALUMET. MICH.-Dr. J. w. Moore, chief
OF the medical staff of the Atlantic mine, killed
a, buck weighing 45o pounds and having one of
the finest heads ever seen in this section. There
are i've prongs on each side, all being very
large and almost perfect.
..IR0NWo0D, MICH.-Alex Punkarinen, exam
tned for completely in the murder of Constant
Moki and the burning Of the latter's saloon
building last Sunday night, was held to circuit
court
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
The Surer Way

Have your cake, mullins, and tea biscuit home
made. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and
wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to
produce at home, quickly and economically, fine and
tasty cake, the raised hot biscuit, buildings, the
frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, cruers, cr1sts and
mullins, with which the readyrnade food found at
the bake-shop or grocerysdoes not compare.
Royal is the greatest Of bake-day helps.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

FIRST UNDER CAREY ACT
Patent for Reclaimed Arid Land Re.
ceiyed by Montana Authorities.

ceived by Montana Authorities.
HELENA, MONT.--Patent No. 1,
the first ever issued to Montana un-
der the Carey act for the reclamation
Of arid land, has been received by
Governor Toole from Acting Commits
sioner Tinple of the land department
at Washington. 1t embraces 10,104
acres, land which has been reclaimed
by digging the Dearborn canal and
most of which is in Lewis and Clarke
county. A communication received by
Governor Toole with the patent states
that it is in accordance with congress
sional land acts.
Patent No. / is of Importance be-
cause it is the first one received by
the state and speaks for the success
of the reclamation work, which is
being carried on. There are numerous
settlers on the patented tract who
are under contract with the land
board to receive title to the lands they
occupy.
GLASGOW, MoNT.-The jury in the Great
Northern holdup case found the defendant,
Henry Bowers. guilty of attempt to rob.
aud fixed the penalty at one years Imprisonment.
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YANKToN, 8. D.--Robert n LaFollette gov
ernor Of Wisconsin, 1ectured to a large audience
last evening.--Under the direction Of the South
Dakota Sunday School association. religious
census OF this city was taken to-day by a board
OF canvassers numbering about fifty.
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WATERLOO, IoWA--R. T.. Babcock post
master OF Denver, fourteen miles north, left
for parts unknown last night. The postoffice
obligations. FL
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FORT DODGE, IoWA.--The case Of Hanley
vs. the Fort Dodge Street Railway company re-
suited IN a verdict for the plaintiff. The suit
VAS fof $4,000 damages for the death of a b.
year-old boy,
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$3.50 TO Chicago and Return

The North Western Line will sell
round trip tickets to Chicago at $3.50.
on Nov. 20, 80 and Dec. i. Tickets
at reduced rates, good on North-West-
ern Limited. For sleeping ear reser-
yations and any information call at
600 Nicollet av, Minneapolis.
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PIPESToNE, MINN.--Ralph Berstler died ct
the poor farm this week. He was - and had
been working with threshing crew. His parents
live at Guernsey. Iowa, TO which place the body
was taken-Over 300 assembled at the city hall
Thursday evening to listen TO an interesting pro-
gram which opened the annual Catholic bazaar.
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HASTINGS, MINN,--Max Albert OF Ravenna
has sold b36 acres In sections 20 and II, IN that
0oo~A dispatch announces the death Of Mrs,
Emma V. pa1mstrom Of Rochester, At the hos
tion.-Rev. D. r. Lathrop will preach the. urion
Thanksgiving sermon at the Presbyterian church.
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oTTUMWA, IowA-The water supply has
been cut OF by a break In the dam and the city
is without fire, protection The factories may
close as a result N u S.fa5s7 :
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LITTLE FALLS, MINN.--State Auditor Iver.
son held a sale of state lands for Morrison
county and disposed Of about ao0o acres. mostly
to actual settlers.
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BENT ON MARRYING
Young Wisconsin Girl Finally Eludes
Parents and Officers.

Parents and Officers.
GAINESVILLE, WIS.-opaI Beal-
veal, the 16-year-old Evansville girl
who ran away from home two weeks
ago to find her sweetheart in Chicago.
and who was arrested and brought
back by special officers, eloped again
to Rockford yesterday afternoon and
married Bert Bratt, telegraph oper-
ator, who lives In Chicago.
Bratt siss25 and is the man the girl
was to meet in Chicago when she ran
away before. He is said to have re-
Gently been left some property by his
father.