The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-18

BRECKENRIDGE, MINN.-Rev. w. H.
Prugh Of Lake Park, Iowa, has accepted
call to the pulpit of the Methodist
church.-Commencem exercises of the
high school will be held Thursday even
ing, May 28.-A meeting to organize a
Commercial club will be held Wednesday
evening.-The business men Of Wahpeton
and Breckenridge played a match game of
baseball the score standing II to II.
ORTONVILLE, MINN.-District court
is in session. Judge Flaherty presiding
A special train was run from Aberdeen
to Ortonville, carrying teachers and stu
dents Of the Northern Normal and differ
ent high schools along the line to this city
tonville high school Joined the party here
and they took a steamer for Simpson park,
Manhattan island and the peninsula.
TAYLoRs FALLS, MlNN.-Memorial
exercises are to be held, and In addition
to the regular program the reinterment Of
Joshua L. Taylor will take place with APP
was the warden Of the state prison at
saltwater. He died about two years ago
at Ashland, Wis, and the remains are to
be laid at rest near his old home here
WADENA, MINN.-work will be COM
week.-Wiliam Hoff has sold his livery
stable to ]. M. Fuller and will 60 to Ten
nessee.-Leaf River townsite has been
sold to Chicago men by Fred Bigelow Of
| this city.-Mrs. Twiss, who was visiting
her sister, Mrs E. p. Lindsly. died last
week.
MARSHALL, MlNN.-The body Of
Major John W. Blake arrived from Dali
ton. Go. He was once senator from Lyon
| county. He served in the civil war as
major of the Twenty wiscon-
| sin. He was buried yesterday under the
| auspices of D. F. Markham post, G. A. r.
OF which he was member.
LONG PRAIRIE, MlNN.-The district
court has sentenced F. c.. Owens, who
| goes under several aliases, for nine
months. Owens hired a livery team at
Staples. skipped a board bill at Hewitt,
and was arrested to pay the hotel bill.
He pawned the team to raise the money,
BEMiDJI, MINN.-At a special meet
| Ing OF the fire department Harvey Wood
ward was elected captain of the running
team to succeed Earl Cell, resigned. The
department Is in fine form and It's chances
| for carrying off the honors at the coming
tournament at Park Rapids are good
SPHtN6 VALLEY, MlNN.-Memoria,
services will be held in the opera house
next Sunday morning. Rev. Everett a.
Lesher Of the Congregational church will
deliver the address, promising youne
trotting horse was stolen from a barn al
the race track Saturday night.
RED WING, MINN.--George c. Dick
enson. who had lived here about forty
years, died at the age of rs years He
left a wife and two sons, George w. Dick
enson OF New York and James H. Dicken-
son OF ST. Paul, and one daughter, Mrs
Isl. s. Chase Of Grand Forks.
APPLETON, MlNN.-Jerry Nissen's -
year-old son attempted to take a loaded
shotgun from the wall, when 1t was acct
dentally discharged, the entire charge en-
i ter1ng the head of another son wears old
killing him instantly.
i cRookSToN, MlNN.-Mr.s strasburge,
refuses to believe that his daughters BODY
IS IN the river or that the skirt recently
/ found was part Of her clothing. He be-
lieves the suggestion is entirely baseless.
/ BEMiDJl, MlNN.-The launch Range,
has made her trial trip. She is seventy
five feet in length and is built on the
most approved lines
LINDsTRoM, MINN.-Emilv corne,,a
wife OF General f. w. Seeley and mother
of Mrs. George A. Allen Of st. Paul. is
i dead.
DULUTH, MiNN.-Geo w. Rents.
cheler of Marquette was arrested here On
i the charge Of forgery and check raising
i MORRIS, MINN.--The residences q
i Rev. s.. s. Farley and A. A. Stone were
Z Iquarantined last evening for smallpox.
# $PlLLAGER, MI NN.-The village voted
Il pons of $1,000 to aid In the construction 8