The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09
DOG HIS ONLY COMPANION
orton's Last Goodbye Was for His Faith
full Animal.


SIOUX CITY, IOWA-John w. Orton,
a unique character, committed suicide
Saturday in a novel manner. He took
dressed himself nicely and
pinned this card to the collar of his dog,
his only companion: "Good-bye, old
friend, goodbye John.'' Orton ran the
finest saloon in the city in the seventies,
and each holiday he gave away thousands
of loaves of bread to the poor.
Separated for twenty-one years, Miss
Mary Berg is soon to meet her brother, |
Louis, whom she supposed dead. The dis |
covery has unsealed dead lips, for her
father died without revealing the where |
abouts of his son.. Her father kidnapped
her infant sister when she was 4 years
old, about the time her brother was taken
to the Eldora reform school. The boy left
that school, but to his dying day the
father refused to tell where either was.
Miss Berg is now searching for her sister.
1t is estimated by railroad men that
so per cent Of the locomotives used by the
Sioux City railroads need shop repairs.
AS each engine requires two weeks to be
overhauled. this means that it would take
thirty-siX weeks of work to put the mo-
tive power into normal condition
Some big, farm deals were financed by
the banks Saturday, nlongS the largest be-
ing the transfer Of the Mark Naughton
farm of $50. acres near Elk. Point, S.. D.,
to Castle & Coyle of Gridley, ILL.,, for $40,-
$50; the John G.. Curry Elk Point farm to
E. J. Staten of Mendoza, ILL.,, for 1853;
a section near Tekama, Neb., from Mr..
Risetter to W. J. Censor of Onawa, for
$26, 800; a section near Parkston, S. D.,
sold to Rust & Bean of Bloomington, ILL.,,
for s26,S35.50; a section near Scitland,
| S. D., from Clarence Darnell of Arming
ton, ILL.,, to L. L. Risetter, for $24,S00
! NEVADA, lOWA-Totten Brothers of
|
against the Western Union Telegraph
company to recover $4,432. The, suit is
the outgrowth Of the crooked dealings of
| F.. S. Barnes, Denison stockman. The
| bank received a telegram from the Deni-
son bank saying to give Barnes all the
| credit he wanted. It developed that Barnes
sent the kilograms himself, signing the
Denison banks name. Barnes got s4432
from the Gilbert bank on the strength of
his forged kilograms. The Gilbert bank
contends that the telegraph company
should have been sure" of the genuineness
of the telegram because of it's impor-
tance.
ELDORA, lOWA-Albert Pieter, who
had both eyes shot out at tournament
and who secureda verdict Of $4,000 against
Herman Lightdeld, who fired the shot,
has brought suit against Lightfeld, Mary
Lightfeld, J. H. Bales, G. W. Lightfield
and others, asking judgment for $4,000
and that certain transfers, of property be
set aside, asserting the defendants con-
spired with Herman Lightfield to make
fraudulent transfers of the property in
order to prevent him from realizing on the
judgment. .'' g.
GRINNELL, IOWA--,rhe March term
of the Powshiek county district court
with Judge Preston presiding, will meet
The docket contains forty-three prOba tc
cases, ninety-six civil cases, seven cases
! of garnishment and nine criminal cases.
t. A summer school Of theology, for the Con:
RI gregational ministers Of Iowa will con
: vene in Grinnel on May II. The Instruct:
ors will be Professors Mckenzie and Har.
| per of the Chicago Theological seminary
: assisted by members of the Iowa college
} faculty. -a> ~. ! -.
EMMETseURG, IoWA-The Armour
J, Percheron Horse company, of Armour, S
l D., has just purchased from Mclaughlin
r Bros. the imported Percheron horse
Pour -Quoi-Pas, for $1,000, which is the
highest price ever paid in America fol
a draft stallion. The highest previou:
r price was $5,500 which was paid by Lau
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA.-F,li Murph,
employed at the new Mercy hospital build
ing crawled into the hospital furnace whil,
! drunk to get4Warm and narrowly ESCAPED
, serious injuries One of his sides wa
, badly burned.
IOWA FALLS, iOWA.-The funeral q
James D. Furman took place to- day.-Th,
next annual picnic of the Northern low;
! Modern Woodmen of America will be hell
t at Waverly on June 8.
HEDRICk, loWA-Mrs. J. T. Stacey
secured judgment of $500 against j.. A
McKelvy because the latter sold her hus
:, band liquor after she had notified him tt
not do SO.
: oskAEooSA, loWA-Mayor w. H
. (rep.) was defeated for nomination for
: third term, Emory Rice being the luck!
: candidate.
e IOWA CITY, IoWA-Mrs. Gallaughe
was found guilty OF perjury committe
during her trial for the murder Of her hus
band.
DEs MONIES, IoWA-The Capital Cit
I. woolen mills were destroyed by fire. Los!
i, $50, 900, covered by insurance.
+ GREENE, ioWA-Fred and Edwar
u Brundige, who were quarantined for small
lpox, made their escape.