The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09

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broken while moving building He is 70
years old-The Rice County Medical So
ciety held its first meeting Yesterday at
the Arlington hotel-The Scandinavian
Harmonic society. has elected the follow
ing oficers:. Martin Torp, president; Nils
Wick, vice president; IA. Hendrickson,
secretary "A. K. Rygg, treasurer; L. Mel
Holmen and Jacob Flaa, trustees.-The
following are the officers Of the St. Law
renee Benevolent society: 70. Kaul,
president; v. >Volz, vice president; P.
Lomieu, secretary Mic Weber treasur-
err; c. H. Emge, Mic Becker and Me OF
ferman, managers.
BRECKENRIDGE, MINN.--The Roth
say Record. purchased by R. j. Wells,
Henry j.. <WyveH and others has been
moved to Breckenridge. A. c.. ErockWell,
will act as editor.-The county printing
has hitherto been awarded to the Gazette,
and Telegram at full legal rates. This
year their bid was As per cent of maximum
legal rates. Messrs. Wells and Wyvell
Of the Record bid 60 per cent and were
awarded the contract except the del1n-
quent tax list. --ssss =
The claim of c.. H. Anderson to the
office Of county superintendent of schools
will be contested by w. J. Champion, the
former superintendent. Mr.. Champion
bases his. contest on the ground that Mr..
Anderson has never taken out his second
papers. The Knights Of Pythias installed
officers, Edward Balentine. D. G. C., hav-
I ing charge, as follows: p. E.. Truax, &C.
c.; G. w, Barrows v: C.; j. D. Ross
prelate; F. c. Mullen, M. A; William
Slichter, K. of R. S.; J.. T. Wells, NJ. F.;
Howard Dykeman, M. E.; Charles Hunk
ms, M. W.; P. F. Jurgens, l.. G.; Jesse
Aldrich o. G. -, -: - 80
| DULUTH, MINN.-R. B. Whiteside Sc
cured an option from the Mesaba Iron
! company, Of which Alexander Ramsey of
| st. Paul is president, to purchase the 9 900
acres of land which the company owns
| in 6O-12 and 6013, on the eastern MeSab
range, for $500, 000.-Abraham Abraham
son, a Woodsman, was shot and killed
near Mountain Iron by William Jackson.
Abrahamson and John Lake were set upon
by jackson and an unknown man. Abra-
hanson refused to throw up his hands
and was killed. The murderer and his
companion escaped. -: t. ...'i'
EXCELSIOR, MINIMIZE Andrews
Opera company sang Martha to good
sized audience at the opera house-The
Odd Fellows installed the following Off
GERS: Jacob Wilson, N. G.; o. o. w. Siga-
foos, v. G.; A: F. Moore, recording sec
rotary; Charles I. Chiefly, permanent Sec
rotary; Lewis Hanson, treasurer; F.
Rosenquist, warden; George P. Dickin-
son, commander; George T. Filth, r. S.
N. G.; G. Hoal, L. S.. N. G.; S., S. Smith,
r. S. V. c.; R. T. Mann, L. S. " G.;
H. Way, r. S. S.; F. L. Perkins, 0. S. G.
:WILLMAR, MINIMIZING resignation Of
E. F. Fink, county superintendent, was
received to-day from Dallas, Texas where
he has permanently located in the lanc
business The resignation was accepted
by the county commissioners. The can
didates for the position are Professor o.
car A. Omlie of the Willmar seminary
Professor w. r. Dobbyn, principal of the
Atwater schools; Adolph Lundquist, teach
er at Gustavus Adolphus college, st. Pc
ter; Herbert L. Quist, editor of the Isant
County Press of Cambridge.
PIPEsToNE, MlNN-Rev. w. G. Con
nell of the First Presbyterian church ha
resigned to accept the pastorate of
/ church at Grants Pass, Oregon.-Th
Horribly, Nichols, Parker company. whole
sale grocers, purposes to deal extensivel
/ in fruit 1t will erect cold storage hous
2 3Ox6O feet in size. The annual meetin
of the stockholders will be held in thi
2 city on Jan. II, when proposition to rails
l the capital from $4,000 to 100000 wi
? be considered. ~ ,. {. ...~-. e.
? WiNoNA;. MiNN.-Winona,, is to hav
another new. launch building establish
l ment to. take the place Of that CT Trautne
I & Gardner, moved to Red Wing. Nj
;, Schneider willstbe foreman in the ne'
concern, the Management of which will b
S in the hands Of Alex Artz.r The firm ha
"a oYfor ir1 cfr nd "a
commenced construction Of a twenty-fv
foot launch and will close orders fC
| other craft in a short slime.
t ALEXANDRIA,, MlNN.--Two member
of the state board Of health arrived We:
E terday. 1t is reported that about sixty
. | five families in the village are infecte
= with smallpox of a very mild form. tt
- public library has been closed indefnite
y and the members Of the board are consit
: ering the advisability of closing tt
- schools and all places of public meeting
Alarm is felt lest the officials determir
Q to quarantine the whole Village e..
g RED WING, MlNN.-The body of Wa
! ter Story arrived from Manila and VIZ
~ transferred and sent to Eau Claire. Sto1
! was a private in Company H, Twent!
e eighth infantry, in the philippines ar
C committed suicide.-S NJ. Hazlett. chi
ulSpd lCIlei Oh the treat w eSLern, VINO n;
+ been in poor health for some time, h;
e gone to Chicago for medical treatmen
/, Mr.. Imhoff, his assistant, is filling his pos
10 ton. - 3 b.. 90, -= II
= CASS LAKE, MINI. - The Mason
It social dance was, suddenly. broken up
% fire. The ladies were hurriedly. take
from the hall and the fire was quenche
! with difficulty. Investigation showed tn;
is the fire was the work of an incendiar
l. who left a two-gallon can of kerosel
is where it would have exploded in. a fe
e. minutes. 80 H. 49,,
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IS ST. CLOUD, MINN.-T. C. Wings res
dence was DANA ged to the extent of 81, o
by fire at l. o'clock this morning! It stan
- near. Lawrence hall. the ladies' dormito
of the normal school, which was soon fill
with smoke. About 200 girls packed the
effects and made ready to leave. The 10