The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-02
A COUP BY PROUTY MEN


hSy SCSuIS SOIitIOI OI Tic FOIk SOAnty
Republican Committee.
DIES MONIES, IOWA-The Prouty
forces have gained control of the Polk
county republican committee, a triumph
that is rated as of no little Importance
in it's bearings on the congressional con-
test that is expected to develop next
year between Prouty and Hull THE
Prouty men were enabled to gain control
by the election of committeeman in two>
precincts where there were vacancies.
The control of. the committee by the
Prouty men is said to insure the election
Of Charles Murrow for county treasurer
and his nomination over Al Layman, who
was recently appointed to the office to
succeed John Mckay. Layman was re-
publican county chairman during the last
Iu]l-Prouty compaign, and was the tool
Of the Hull leaders in the alleged burning
Of the poll books. While Layman denies
destroying the books he has never pro-
duced them for the public examination
demanded by Judge Prouty.
It is expected the executive council will
take up and dispose Of the complaints
against Auditor Of State Merriam to-day.
The matter has been hanging fire owing to
the delay of the attorney general in get
1 ting: out his opinion. That opinion has
been delivered under seal to the secretary
of the executive council and it's contents
| will not be made public until the cOun-
| Gil meets. Nevertheless, there seems little
| doubt the opinion is favorable to the audi
| tor. 49, .... .. .,--. 81
The nominating committee of the Iowa
Teachers association decided to report
the following list Of officers for cons
| firmation by the associations: President,
F. M Witter, Muscatine; vice presidents,
A. NJ. Couch, Sioux City; Amy Boggs,
1 West Waterloo, and o. E. Smith, Shen-
andoah; executive committee, short term
and chairman, ]. J. Mcconnell, Cedar
Rapids; long term w. N. Clifford, Coun-
Gil Bluffs; members of educational coun-
Gil, o. M. Weyer, Keokuk, and President
Dan Bradley, Iowa college, Grinnell. Lo-
RADIO Taft Of Chicago lectured before the
general association last night.
SIOUX CITY. IoWA-James ]. Sherley
undertook to blackmail John Arensdorff
president of the Arensdorff Mercantile
company and is in Jail a warrant
! sworn out by the federal authorities
Sherley wrote unsigned letters to Arens-
dorff,- claiming to have evidence of his
liason with a married woman, and threat:
ening to expose him if not paid $150.--Tht
St. Thomas Episcopal church has extend:
ed a call to Rev. R. P. Smith to succeed
Dr. G.. H. Cornell. resigned. Rev. MI
Smith was last vice rector of the Shat
tuck Military academy at Faribault
MIMI. was instructor in German at thu
University OIL ILLINOIS, dllU lletu p6SlOl q u
. in Cincinnati. He will either come t.
Sioux City or go to Boston.
GRINNELL. IOWA.-The trustees Q
f Iowa college have accepted a proposition
e from the heirs of the late Edwin Mannin
to settle the claim of the college agains
j the estate About $4,000 In Iowa farm
e was involved. The heirs offered $500
cash, which the trustees accepted. Th
S Judgment will be entered at once and tn
= money received soon.-Hotel Monroe wi
e have an electric light plant Of its owr
d The contract has been let. The dyanamO
r will be run by a fifteen horse power gas
e olene engine. 1t is expected the plan
q will be ready by the 1st of February.
IOWA FALLS, IoWA-Lewis William!
: a homeless negro, will have to underg
@ the amputation Of portions of his toes an
;; | fingers as a result of exposure durin
e the recent severe cold Weather.-Herma
). Granner, member Of the board of super
n visors from Hubbard, will have oppos
t ton at the primaries. for another nom
e nation G. E. Butler of New Providence
|. has announced his candidacy.-Tf
d Knights, of Pythias and their ladie
: watched the old year out and the ne
Il year i'm at castle hall. There was
4 large company present
It WILLIAMS, IOWA-Archbishop Kear
il has been defeated in a suit brought /
lie c.. j. Sherman and John Hanfeldt, to II
re cover $2,430, which the plaintiffs sui
,e scrbed to build a church at William
Judge, George Dyer held they were el
~ titled ito recover this amount, with inte
S, est The plaintiffs made their subscri
r. ton conditional upon the assignment
= Williams of a priest who should speak tv
l. languages and hold the church did n
keep it's part of the contract.
ELDORA, lOWA-John T. Boylan h
" / his possession a rare old deed. 1t W
n written entirely with quill on leath
i'm parchment about two feet square It
g; dated Aug. z, 1852. and was acknowledg
an before a justice Of the, peace Of his maje
IN ty, George the third king Of Great Br
~ ain, France and ireland. 60
nm MASON CITY, IOWA-Ton Duffy, t
re agent at Portland Tor the Milwaukee roa
IS was held up lass night by two mask
2s7l robbers and robbed of S165 and his waite
. This station wa 5 robbed only two wee
go ago of s35 from the express company, a.
M M a quantity of valuable merchandise.
n nt EsTHERNIl.LE, loWA--ndrs E. J IN
,o2 Farland committed suicide yesterday
re- lcutting her throat with a. razor: She "
found dead by her children in an. Q,
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