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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
MINNESOTA
GRATING CHARGED
Many Misdoings Laid at the Door
Of the Mayor Of East
Grand Forks.
Reform League Enters Upon It's
Campaign and Council Fixes a
Date for a Hearing.

East Grand Forks, Mimi, Nov 49,
Charges that promise to be followed by a
sensa tional story of municipal graft and
corruption We're filed last night against
Reform league. The charges specify
bribery, open violation Of city ordinances.
the collection of thush money from ilie-
gal resorts negligence. failure to perform
his duties and corrupt personal conduct.
The charges are contained in formal
petition to the city council praying for the
removal of Mayor Brandt and are as fol-
lows:
Mayor Arraigned.
That the mayor has permitted saloons to re-
main open at unlawful hours, and that he has
patronized them during those hours.
That he permitted gambling to be conducted
and has been in the places where 1t was going
OH.
That he has permitted winerooms to be main
tanned as resorts for dissolute women In connec-
ton with saloons.
That he permits houses of i'll fame to be
maintained and that he has frequented those
places, one of which is named.
That he maintains on the police force persons
who are not residents of the city.
That he failed to Issue proelana tion order
That he caused to be issued city warrant
| for $3.50 without authority from the council.
That he has for nearly Two years received
| from 500 to 5000 a month hush money! from
gamblers and saloon keepers.
That he bribed voter by paying him SIS
and that he bribed another voter by paying him
$50.
The request of the petitioners that a day
be set for a hearing was granted by a vote
of to 2, Nov. 81 being the date set.
/ The name at the head of the list Of sign
| ers Is that of John O'Leary, the candidate
4 of the reform element for mayor, who was
defeated by tWenty-four votes at the re-
cent municipal election. The league has
announced its purpose to see that the city
| is given q, clean government and this is
the first formal movement in that dlrec-
ltion.
/ The league. has retained Bronson &
4 Margeson of East Grand Forks and Guy
I CHI. Corliss, former chief justice of North
/ Dakota, as counsel.
Mayor Brandt is a young hardware mer-
chant who has lived in Grand Forks and
in East Grand Forks several years. He
has been mayor since 1901. He was cap
tain Of the Fifteenth Minnesota volunteers
which attracted a good deal of attention
/ by rioting when one of it's members was
assaulted by a .saloonkeeper in Georgia for
4 insulting his wife.
1 Spite" Says Brandt.
j Mr. Brandt asserts in a public state
ment that the sensational charges are the
result Of spite work and soreness as a re-
suit Of the defeat of the reform league at
the recent election.
i The affair has caused a tremendous
sensation in both East Grand Forks and
rGand Forks where Mayor Brandt is
4 prominent in both business and social cir
cles. 1t will no doubt result in the airing
East Grand Forks city affairs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
MONTANA
LIVES WITHOUT a HEAD
Turtle Is Still Alive, Tho Decapitated
Several DAYS Ago.

Several Days Ago.
MENOMINEB, MICH.-C. r.. Smith has a
turtle whose head was cut of four days ago
and it is. still alive. He had fattened It for
meat, as it was variety good for that purpose.
He cut its head off, intending to kill it in that
manner. but the body proceeded to crawl away.
Il was left the ground Just to see how long
life would remain, and yesterday, when poked
with a stick, 1t drew its neck In and extended
its claws as If to prepare for battle.
Another week will probably see the end of
saving on the Menominee river for the season of
1903 The a. Spies company's mill has closed,
the ]. w. Wells company's mill will close to-
morrow nor the Bay Shore eompany's mill closed
last night and the II. Whitbeck company will
soon cease operations. The N Ludington com.
pany may have enough logs to run part of next
week. The Sawyer-Goodman company will keep
cutting until the freeze-up
There will be some winter saving. The Mari
nette Lumber company and the Sawyer Goodman
company, in Marinette. and the J. w. Wells
company and the Bay Shore company, in this
city, will run during the winter. The N. Lud
lngton company may operate part of the winter
The logs will be brought in by rail-
The ne amount Of lumber that will be carriad over
in the yards Of the two cities this season will
probably be between 1000 900 and 750ooOOi
feet. This will be largely increased by next
spring by the winter saving,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
ELEVATOR BURNED
Loss to the McCaull-Webster Compan,
at HOlinauist, S. ID.

IS WEBSTER, S. DAT Holmquist, a small
station six miles west, the McCaull- Webster
company's elevator burned together with 6O0t
bushels of grain and two railroad cars. The orr
gin Of the fire is mystery but some suspicious
cfrcunst ances point to incendiarism.
The Webster fire department, with chemical
engine, started to give relief, but were recalled
after going four miles, the surrounding building!
being then out of danger.
John Tofey, one of the Oldest and wealthies
farmers of the county, will move next week t.
Idaho
The movement of grain thru the elevators II
becoming heavy. Forty-hve thousand bushel.
were loaded out in two days this week.
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WISCONSIN
FORM OF POLICIES CHANGED
Minneapolis Insurance Company DE-

Minneapolis Insurance Company De-
PENDANT in Cases at Madison.
ToWNER, n. D.--Work began YESTERDAY on
the new local telephone system. The line is
being built by home capital. Crais Of Leeds
has the contract. 1t is the Intention to ha ye
the system completed by Dec. 10. s.ssttss
Thomas Allenson, aged "a. was brought over
from Balfour. on the charge of Insanity. He
was taken before the county board of insanity to-
day and abridged insane.
The board of county commissioners is in
session and more than the usual amount of
business is before it.
In view of the number of brick buildings which
are contemplated for Towner next year, local
capitalists are figuring on opening a brick yard
in the spring.
STEVENS POINT, wIs.-After wild ride
over q country road, Sheriff Algie Bourne over.
took and stopped hack in which. it is said,
16-year-old Bessie Eggleston drugged and un-
conscious, was being carried away by travelling
men,. = ". 5as. go n
FOND DU LAC, visa man carving letters
addressed to Herman Kuhn of Grand Rapids
front of the Chicago-Green Bay passenger train.
EAU CLAIRE, Is.--About seventy Of the
eighty male employees at Cutters shoe factor,
cent increase in wages and recognition of the
union.
4 MADISON, visit is reported that Governor
third term. The belief Is held that. he will
not oppose the reelection of Senator Quaries.
( RIVER FALLS, wIs.-G. r. Griffin, aged q
died last night. He had been resident here
since 1851 =
sPAAaTA, WIS ,--sirs, p. r. Jones died yester
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THREW ACID IN HIS FACE
Family Quarrel at St. Cloud Gull
inmates in a Sensation 'l'r4 II

ST. CLOUD, MINN.--Mrs. Minnie Howard
threw carbolic acid in the face Of her husband,
George Howard, after a family quarrel at the
ity in the probate court the medical commits
sion decided she was not insane. She says that
Howard married her some years ago at Berlin.
VT, under the name of Johnson. and has since
changed the marriage certificate so that his
pension claim would not be pretudiced. Howard
denies her story and says he was never really
married to the woman.
W. S. sartell, member Of the firm of sar-
tell Brothers. sawmill nen, was seriously injured
in a fall from the loft of planning mill. He
will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
70. CHARGED WITH BIGANIY
Bert Smith Has His Wife and Frank
Carpenter Arrested at Aitl1in.

Carpenter Arrested at Aitl1in.
AITKIN, MINN.--Frank Carpenter and Mrs.
Smith were arrested by the sheriff yesterday,
charged with bgamy, under warrant issued
at the instance Of Bert Smith, Mrs. Smith S hus-
band.
Smith and his wife once lived in Aitkin. but
removed to Michigan. While there Mrs. Smith
attempted to obtain divorce, but failing, de-
serted her husband who was unable to ascertain
her whereabouts until an Aitkin acquaintance
wrote him that his wife was living here with
Carpenter. Smith at once came to Aitkn and
caused the arrest of the couple.
Carpenter and Mrs Smith were bound oyer
to appear before Judge Harrison on SATURDAY. for
a preliminary shearing.& ,tsSt 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

LUVERNE, MINN.ANiss Minnie Mier-
cort, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Miercort and Sidney Clark of ST. Paul
We're united in marriage at the home Of
the BRIDES parents. Rev. q. H Bronson
performed the ceremony. assisted by Rev
DR.. Burns, pastor of the M. E. church.
Miss Ethel Burlingame. violinist, and Miss
Edia Graaf, pianist, played Mendelssohn' S
Wedding March. while the briday cou-
pie. unattended, took their places in a,
prettily decorated alcoye. After the we'd
doing breakfast Mr.. and Mrs. Clark left
for St. Paul. where they will be at home
after Jan 1stfat 9S West Congress street.
10 MAPLEToN. MIN N.--Miss Tilda ofte-
dahl sof Cream and Gilbert Weland of
HanleH Falls We're married at the Medic
Lutheran church. They will make their
home at Hanley Falls. f 5ss.s 49,.
MIR. and Mrs. A. J. Guddal of Cream. an
nounce the double wedding Of their daugh-
tiers, Miss Sophia to John w. Clausen. and
Miss Alice to Edwin Olson. The ceremony
will take place at the Medo Lutheran
church. on Nov. 1S.
SALEM. S. Dbl. s. Chase and Miss
Sarah Albertson were married by Rev.
S. J. Watson, at the M. E. parsonage
The marriage of Miss Dora Krebs and
Guy Mershon at Sioux Falls was a surprise
to relatives and friends. The bride is the
daughter of Marshal N. Krebs.
NAYYIILE, N. D.Professor Daniel e.
Willard, formerly of the state normal fac
ulty in this place, but now OF the Agri-
cultural college, Fargo, and Miss NJ. Emma
Davis. former teacher of music and draw
ing in the normal, were married last even
ing at stl,e home Of the brides parents at
Nebra ska City, Neb. They will live in
the Oldest residents Of the county died yesterday
w II. Dawson @of Minneapolis deputy head
consul of the M w a., addressed large audi
ence here last night nton Eystad. a farmer
LOT Synnss fell from ass load of grain yesterday
and was run over by eaking seye4al
thought he will recoyets5s ss ~ ss
Ribs and INJECTING internal injuries It Il
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TELEPHONE FOR TOWNER
Home I1'o9 n Men VIII Have the System
Ready in December.

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MADISON, WIS.-The question of the vnliditv
OF the ABSORPTION of the Northwestern National
Lille insurance company Of Madison by the
northwestern National Life Insurance company
OF Mlnneapol1s In August 1901, will come up
the circuit court here by Judge Tarrant Of
Milwaukee, s1EJs.- - :
Since absorbing the Madison company the Min
neapol1s company has changed the form of policy
IN TINS state from the mutual assessment to the
change, it is said that the rates, especially for
the older policy holders, 7, were materially in
creased and many persons In Wisconsin who
held policies in the old Madison company pro-
tested but to no effect. E#'.7-Es -.
=, Inc cases In which this point comes up are
who allege that the agents or the Madison com,
pany thru Misrepresentation induced them to
change the form Of their, two policies of 81 900
each from the old assessment to the stipulated
H. Smith of this city is plaintiff, ana asserts
that he was wrongfully dropped by the com.
pany because he failed to get one Of his7 prem
tums on a $4,000 policy to its offices in Mime
apolis before the expiration Of the time stfpu-
lated In the contract. He alleges that the fault
to collect the premium. = IT. s;l
The plaintiff in the fourth case is Frank
Gallagher OF the town of Cottage Grove who
alleges that tho he paid his premiums on his
W 600 policy before the expiration of the date
him. It developed in his case that the com
pany had made a mistake in declaring that he
had not paid. his premium and 1t offered to re
instate him. The hearing in the cases was
closed to-day and the judge. reserved his de
Judge W A. Wade Of Minneapolis and Former
sented the defendant and Frank B. Parkinson Of
| this city the plaintiffs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
PRISON coNFRoNTs HIM
Frank Davis Convicted at WATERFOWL
t445 of a Vicious Assault.

WATERFOWL, S. D.-The regular fall term
Of circuit court is in session in this CITY. There
Of criminal. The most important work that
the court has completed thus far was the con-
yiction of Frank Davis for assault with a
dangerous weapon. Davis stabbed man by the
name anne Of William Riley at Henry on July 4.
The jury yesterday afternoon returned YER
dict of not guilty in the case of the city of
Watertown vs.. syl Bellatti: Bellatti was ar
rested last April on the charge Of operating
a gambling device He was convicted in the
police court. appealed the case and won out be-
fore jury.
ssS A party of wholesome merchants OF Sioux
Falls spent Wednesday night in WATERFOWL.
They were guests Of the Rock Island railroad,
having made the trip to interview retail mer-
chants along the line.
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but three drills are working and those
on section 30-63-11. All others have
stopped, On the Mesaba one contracting
firm has laid of forty drills and another
half as many, while nearly all the outside
concerns that had been drilling have
ceased all work
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-13
SCHOOL BOARD UP A TREE
It Has Two Teachers Under Contract
and No Scholars.

dllel ISO SCllOldIS. ~
s YANKToN, s. D--The school In district No.
8 Of Gregory county is. in q peculiar condition.
having two teachers and no scholars. During
the summer the district board employed Mrs:
Worcester Of Fairfax and later made a contract
with Miss Dolly Pierce of BonesteeL
When the time came for the opening Of the
school, both presented themselves, contracts In
hand. and each asserted the right to teach the
school Neither would surrender and both are
occupying the sehooihouse from until each
day. while the children are enjoying a forced
vacation. 80
. So long as no pupils are in ATTENDANCE, the
two teachers, who bear each other no Ill will,
kill the time by doing fancy work and playing
pingpong. Meanwhile the school board Is sadly
puzzled to find means to satisfy the rivals
HURON, s. D-The death Of William Walt,
was shock TO the community He was one
Of the early settlers Of Beadle county, and among
its foremost and thrifty farmers.--A large class
initiated into the order Of Elgs last even
sontng. His recovery is doubtful. Arrange
ments are under way for the first annual recep-
tion and ball BY the Huron concert orchestra,
on the evening Of Nov. 10. Ssss3s
SALEM, 81 8. Circuit is nearing the end of
the session. The cases OF the state. against u.
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SALEM, s. D.--Company e, Second regiment,
at Canistota, having been disbanded, 1t will be
issued to NJ Claude Sweinhart as captain and
to Frank Harold Putnam as second lieutenant.
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oAKEs, N. D.-Business men have formed an
city by means of artificial gas. Stock Of $4,000
has already been subscribed. Work will com
will be in operation inside Of thirty days
Friedman Bros. will open clothin. house In
Cakes March ]. occupying the new Locke brick
block 't'1t' ~ ~ ss1s35E
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disappeared from his home in Aruar, about eight
miles north of here. Sunday afternoon and no
trace of him has been found. The neighbors
have been searching the woods They fear he
has met with an accident or has been foully
dealt with. 1890
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LAKE CRAFT SUFFERED
Losses on Wooden Tonnage and Car
goes Aggregated $S57,OOO.

TWO HARBORS,' MINN.--During the past sea-
son losses on boats and cargoes on the Great
Lakes have been exceptionally heavy. and the
number of accidents thru which vessels have
been disabled has been excessive. The casualty
list Is already ahead Of the preceding year Nj
merous gales and collisions are responsible for
the greater portion of the loss. AS usual,
wooden boats have. suffered more seriously.
Seven of the boats owned by the Gilchrist
company sunk during the year. and 1t is prob
ably the heaviest loser. The total losses on
wooden tonnage during the year foot up $6O3, 900,
and the loss on cargoes of wooden craft amounts
to S254, 900. -. ~ -
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LUvERNE, MINIMIZING ownership of the
Journal has passed from Dan Gagen to p l.
Neister of Sioux Falls and J. Edward Jensen of
0akes, n. D. Mr.. Gagen has published the
Journal for six months and will continue as ed
;tor--Putnam & Dunn. proprietors of the Phoe
nix drug store. have sold their stock and bust
ness to J. G. kaplau. Mr. Putnam will remain
with the new proprietor, having charge of the
jewelry department. IL
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g. Fleming for secreting mortgaged property
obtaining money under false pretenses and sell
Ing mortgaged property, were continued. In
that against A. w. Perry of Montrose, for SELL
Ing liquor without license, demurrer was en-
tered by the defendant and sustained.
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MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN IS =
AMERICA HIS ASYLUM
Haapakaski, One of the Foremost O

CALUMET, MICH.-Among the Firms who
have taken refuge in the Lake Superior copper
district, none is more widely known among his
countrymen than Kalle Haapakaski editor OF
the Suometar, and the only Finnish poet in the
United States. :15 = =,
He is the author of several volumes Of poetry
which are popular with the Finnish people and
Is recognized as one Of the foremost writer's OF
his nationality. He is graduate of the Uni
yyersity Of Helsingfors, the highest educationa
institution in Finland.
T Prior to coming to the United States, in 1891
he was Identified with the press of Finland fol
several years. His Independent editorials ant
subsequent persecution by the cars official.
made his native land untenable for him. So.
John Hammer of Herman died on a Chicago &
Northwestern passenger train while on his wa,
to the Northern Michigan general hospital ii
this city. It was some time before the passen
gers noticed that they were riding with corpsa
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NEcHE, N. D.-AIrs. w y J.. Briden, pio-
neer and long prominent in social circles Of this
county, died yesterday afternoon at Gretna
Man, of pneumonia
FLAXToN, N. .D.-The Minnesota Fiber com
pany is building a tow plant in this place with
a capacity for consuming 100, 900 tons Of fax
straw year $50 sEiiEE
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BRAINERD, MINN.-Ernest Rhind who has
been clerk at the National hotel has resigned
and VIII take the management of the Foley hotel
at Aitkin.-The price of hay has gone soaring
on account of the wet season, Thousands Of
acres of meadow were never cut and as a couse-
luence the price of wild hay is from $40 to
ST., and tame hay from $12 to S14 a ton
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SAW HORN Do MURDER
Affidavits and Arguments Against a
Communication of Sentence

CHEYENNE, WYO.--The states attorney
yesterday argued against the appeal of Tom
mutation of his death sentence. Affdayts and
arguments We're submitted against the defense
crime upon Victor Miller, boy
Charles Fletcher swore that he and compan-
ion We're trailing thru the Iron mountain country
and saw Horn kill Willie Nickel. Gus Lund also
swore that he met Horn in the vicinity of the
KEELING few minutes after the shots were
morrow. . . q
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NoRTHFIELD, MINI. The e. A. r. and
wv r, G entertained the posts from Farming.
principal speakers were Colonel Trowbridge of
st. Paul and Mrs. Fisher president aof theSstatc
W, r. G. 5t3 ,5'.s5 ~ SssN1
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PIERRE, s. D.-Deputy Sheriff Moore Of STAN
ley county has brought to the jail In this city
for safe Keeping Sam Dolphus and Louis La
breck, or Boucher, arrested on charge Of horse
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PRESTON, NINA convention is in session
for the purpose of organizing an antsaloon lea cue
Rev. NIessrs. Lasher of Spring Valley. THOMPSON
OF Harmony and Crawford of Minneapolis The
business men of Wyko6 and Preston played n
game of indoor ball last evening The score stood
II to in favor of Preston $500
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FARIBAULT, MINN.-The November term Of
district court has opened There are forty-two
cases on the civil calendar and three on the
criminal David McCardle died of peritonitis.
aged aged 81 The funeral was held yesterday af.
selling meat from diseased calf was ined 50,
and costs. D1 IF $500
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ROCK RAPIDS, IowA-AI Tony fell from !
four foot scaffolding a few days ago and broke
his leg. between the ankle and knee the hone
protrudtng. The physicians found it necessary
10 amputate at the knee yesterday as gangrene
had set tn-Ratrick Kernes sustained fall in
his barn and his condition is critical.
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LYLE, MINN--Professor Memo Francis. SUI
perintendent of the Lyle schools. was attacked
by several of his pupils He received no serious
injuries but was cut and scratched on the face
Fife johnson, the alleged ringleader of the chill
Gren, Is under arrest, feEs
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MILLER, s. DIS. Schepps, a picture agent
was arrested for peddling without a license under
the state law. He paid fine and costs and
took out license
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fond DU Lac, Wis man carving letters
| Wis., committed suicide by throwing himself in
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MARSHALL. MINN.-,John N. Jones of Rus
sell has been appointed county commissioner from
the third district2g;ce Charles W. Candee, de-
ceased.
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HASTINGS, MINN.--George W. Gardner Of
Frank fnnz Tor Sc, 600. .5 - ~
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No direct threats were made as to what
the Scandinavians will do in case their
demands are not conceded, butt is under
stood that the possibility of new political
organization in the state have been dis
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5I MADISON, visit is reported tia Governors
La Toilette will announce his cantlidacys for
third term. The belief is held thats he will
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-02-28
PEOPLE YOU KNOW : :

M. Garatta of Carlin Is in town.
w. s. Johnson is in from Clear
Creek.
r. T. Evans is spending few days
in San Jose.
M. J. Murphy of Battle Mountain
is at the Lafayette.
Prinipal G.. Fred Long OF Golconda
ia a visitor to Reno today.
A. TN.bLay and F.. S. Connors OF
McDermit are at the Busch.
B. F.. Gillian of Paradise reisgtered
at the Winnemucca hotel today.