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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
WISCONSIN.
STATE LANDS TO BE SOLD
Why the Farmers OF Burnett County
Are Pleased.

I. GRANTsBURG, WIS. -There is much good
Ieeifng among the settlers of Burnett county
q over ths announcement that the state lands are
70 ,o ssoaa THIS fall Many OF the sand farmers
stunity to add a forty OF eighty Of swamp; Or
meadow to their farms, which will produce the
hay needed to feed the stock. l.l 3
$ steps are being taken to organize a drainage
district In the town of Marshfeld by which it is
proposed to drain several thousand acres Of low
lands OF great fertility. r. g. Erbes, the owner
Ct large tract is the chief promoter of this
drainage scheme, and he is meeting with much
encouragement among the farmers. The sale OF
me STATE LANDS and their drainage and conversion
% agricultural uses means new Industrial era
IN the history Of the county ea#
On sept. y the county clerk issued marriage
eease TO John Willard and Fife Fox prominent
papers reached the county officials showing that
me I couple mad been married by Rev. Fr Odoric
Darenthal, OF Ashland on Oct 2, four days after
the issuance Of the license. The laws Of Wis
c 6. say that five days must elapse between
the time Of the issuing Of the license and the
u OF lne ceremony under penalty Of $500 fine
or one year In states prison. The general I'm
performed over 3 ~ ~ =, n II
section Of land north of the, village has
IS, 100. ~ -, g -, -
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+: DIVORCED IN THREE HOURS
Quick Work in the Case of the Fren-
= s@tE,st-a cites at Fargo :. ss

FARGO. N. D.-one Of the quickest divorce
cases on record in Fargo was: that secured by|
1 Rr; J. Z, p E Ere, well known dentist ot
divorce and three hours afterwards the Judge
had signed 1.-THE decree. The couple were mar
ried in Hudson; Wis: =, iii 1891 They lived in
Minneapolis and Grafton before coming to Fargo
several years ago. Mrs Frenette will return to-
minneapolis. a. sEs $50 ~
William Scott, the negro arrested for shoot
ing at John Fisher, Lisbon coal dealer, has
been held to the district court. Fisher is posi-;
tive in his identification. ~ F>o
George and Judd Briggs have been arrested
at Pine River, Mimi. and will be returned to
Fargo f; for trial for manning Foreman Howard Of
The United States grand jury has ground out
several indictments and the deputy marshals are
serving warrants. It is expected that the greater
part Of the criminal cases will be disposed Of on
pleas of guilty.
The Fargo land office has been affirned by the
commissioner in the contest of Oliphant VS.. Roll
land for a. claim in Eddy county. ROLAND made
an entry in March, 1901, and bought some old
buildings, to- move upon: his homestead They
were, attached on Some, liens and held for
months by the court and he did not get them
ppont the claim TIL April, 1902, The day after
he and his family had located notice of the
oHphant contest was served: The officials de-
cidcd in favor of ROLAND and held he had acted
in! good faith s-'.Ff t=i-t ~
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ALBERT LEA, MINI The county commits
sioners have ordered all work upon the fair
grounds stopped for this season. They also
ordered p Inst tnted recover the
work under the petition for the (eneY Moscow
a4 ditch The work vas done and lot
icided that it was not feasible to construct the
ditch, according to. the petition, and further
work was abandoned. ~ - %.slg.s 49, ~
!. 4. gasolene lamp exploded In B, H Knatvold' IS
furniture store and The burning fluid was thrown
company adjusted the loss at $500. rs.,.EsE =?
: The Winona presbytery and Young Peoples
union have been holding "a meeting here Many
matters of business connected with the adminis-
tration Of the church We're considered. and
last night there were addresses by Miss Baker
of Cambridge and Milo fiske Of Northteld
: Additional reports ere coming in Of damage by
the storm OF Tuesday. Only a few Of those
suffering 8: loss had tornado insurance, I,
The Danish Baptist church of Clarks Grove,
this county, Is forty Years old and the congre-
CATION is preparing to celebrate tn event. The
first meeting will be held Friday evening and the
exercises will continue over Sunday. The church
has large membership and is very prosperous.
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FOURTH BRICK BLOCK
Outside Capital Not Required at
-. H1fcIiIlSnI1 .N---I

HUTCHINSON MINN.--O: E. Merriman, the
confectioner, being no longer able to rent store
room in Hutchinson is moving to Velva, N. d.
The frame building he has occupied will be dis
the MAKING XII puf y for
brick building erected this fail by home capital.
Orders were received this week for FIVE rura!
Nov. Il. r : f,4sEs n
Work is being pushed on the west wing to
time for the opening Of the winter term. 4
me orchard planted by the late w. W.. PEN
dergast produced 150 bushels Of standard apples,
and small fruits aa& ~ #g-5a.Ee7 3 80
:, Farmers say that a month Of good weather will
be necessary to wind up threshing.
hunters are compensated for poor chicken
SNORING BY fine bags OF northern ducks. The
lakes swarm with mallard teal and bluebills
and an occasional canvassback is brought down !
Hutchinson lumber yards are doing fine fall
business notwith standing stiffening prices Sales
are chiefly to farmers. II & 5.z-is 80
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SOUTH DAKOTA
CITY LOSES
The Council Exceeded It's Power in
Granting and Refusing Certain
Liquor Licenses.
Circuit Court Ruling in an Action
Which Had Attracted State
&. &. Wide Notice.

Special to The Journal.
Parker, S. d, Oct. s.-Judge Smith has
made his decision in the Mccormick vs.
Parker case, which has attracted state
wide notice. Last spring the town voted
license and the council granted a permit
to Mat Anton of Marion. John McCor-
mick of Bridgewater asked for a permit
and was refused. 1s:>s
He then applied to the courts for a
writ of mandamus to COMPEL the. council
to grant him a permit. The judge in his
decision orders the council to grant Mo-
Corm1ck license or show good cause why
it does not, thus taking away the arbitrary
power which it had used
.Arne Baker, an aged Norwegian, living
a few miles northwest Of Parker, was
found deadyin bed this morning. Some
time ago robbers visited his home and
| secured $500 and recently he persuaded a
neighbor, Ollie Roberts, to take, him into
! his home, the understanding being that
the old mans money, about $4,000, was
to go to Roberts The two were here yes
| terday in consultation with Banker Dan
forth regarding the drawing of the neces-
| sary papers ard the matter was to be set
| tied some day. this week. r
Upon returning home Baker said he de-
|s1red: to stay alone one more night. His
! death Is ascrtbed to heart disease.
| The commissioners have accepted Tur-
ner eeuntys new $4,000 stone courthouse,
claiming $4O0 damages for overtime: on
contract There, is in the treasury $4,000
due the contractor, j. w. Detwiler, and
there are liens and other claims against
| the building amounting to 100000 The
courts must decide what claims will be
paid. - -. ~ ~
Rain is greatly delaying threshing and
is causing the potatoes. which were 4
! bumper crop, to rot in the ground. The
yield of wheat was good, but the quality
poor. Corn is about the average in both
quantity and quality. t.@5
Parker's new $4,000 system of water
| works is rapidly going forward and will be
finished this fall. ~ ,
A saloon, hardware store and the sta
ton at Chancellor were broken into and
some plumber taken away.
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GREAT COUNCIL OF IOWA
Redmen to Meet on Happy Hunting
Grounds at Des MOines

DIES MO1NES gTOWA-The twentieth sun SEES
sion Of the great council of Iowa, Improved Order
Of Red Men; will be held in the happy hunting
grounds of Des Moines Oct. 13 and H. bring
ing from: over the praires of Iowa some 400
modern Indians to bow before the great sachem
and deliberate in his council. = q "
The subject of creating state death benefit is
to be considered and some lively discussions are
expected 1t has been the policy of the order to
provide a sick relief fund for its members, and
up to the present funeral benefits have been
provided only at the discretion of the local wig
vans. 1t has now been suggested that an
amendment to the bylaws be made providing
for a state fund to be used in payment to the
relatives Of deceased members for funeral bene-
fit. The plan is to have this sum. which is a
practical insurance. range from $500 to 81 900,
but as yet no fixed amount has been considered.
mill to the extent Of $12, 900. Insurance Sc, 600.
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ANOTHER BISHOPRIC
News from Rome Is Favorable to AS
pirations of Des Moines. .

DUBUQUE, IOWA-News has been received
from Rome that the congregation Of the propa
ganda at It's November meeting will erect por
ton Of the see of Dubuque into separat tie Dish
opric. Local priests construe this to NEAR
that there will he another diocese Of the Cathy
lie church created in Iowa before many months
The see of Dubuque embraces the dioceses Of
Sioux City. Davenport, Omaha, Lincoln ant
Cheyenne. The supposition Is that the Davenport
diocese will be divided and Des Moines will b.
1nadc a bishoprc. ~ Z;
With the division of the Davenport diocese tn,
question to who will be the bishop is brough
up. It is understood that the strongest candi
dates for the appointment are Rev. DR.. Carroll
president of st. JossSh's college, and Very Rev
Dean Mclaughlin of Clinton
Judge Mcpherson of the federal court has de
cided that the United States has Jurisdiction il
the case Of Frank Earl, an Indian charged will
the murder OF John Sepoo, another Indian am
1t will be tried at the October term of court.
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SUPERIOR, visa loss of probably SIG, 900
Ill result from the burning Of a lot of slack
II the East End coal dock - 4. e., f. -
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$3 for the round trip. The entire advanced class
vii take advantage Of 1t to visit the famous
Of the excellent specimens Of horses, cattle.
sheep, and swine which are to be exhibited there
They will have an opportunity of studying the
best animals that man can produce as. the
champions Of both Great Britain and America
assemble on this occasion for the supremacy Of
the world.y& SO ,.{ 80
This Will make the third annual trip for tie
Iowa students to this great stock show. While
work under the direction of their Instructors.
They will be required to pass Judgment upon at
least twenty different classes of stock and write
full reasons for their decisions,
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SALARIES AFFECTED
Validity of a New Law About to Be
Passed UDOn H..

SIOUX FALLS. S. .D.-A case OF the highest
Importance to various county officers has been
argued pc before Judge Jones in this city, 1t In
legislatur fixing a basis for computing the
amount to be paid in salaries to judges Of pro-
bate, county superitendents and county commits
sioners Tie suit originated in McCook county.
I, The officers OF the county whose salaries were
based on the new law presented bills to the
county FOR the additional compensation provided
by the law. The commissioners allowed the
b bills, put some of the taxpayers objected and
the suit was the result of their objections. The
lidity Of the law. In addition to the argu-
ments the attorneys will soon submit briefs,
after which Judge Jones will make his de.
cision. '-- 't'T7 -, -. -
BY a unanimous vote the fourth quarterly con.
ference Of the Methodist church, held in this
city, requested the bishop to reappoint Rev, S.
2: Weaver as pastor Of the Jordan Methodist
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FIFTEEN YEARS
Long Term for Despicable Criminal
5a-- at GIendiye EH

GLENDIyE, MONT: Judge Loud convened
court here yesterday and the case of Eugene Jor-
dan, charged with sodonly, was called = Jordan
pleaded guilty and the Judge sentenced him to
fifteen years at hard labor. =, -. ~ :. 3,
On; Aug; 6. Jordan enticed three small boys
into his shack with promises of one kind and
another. .and made. inhumane advances, Two Of
the oid s boys managed to escape, leaving
the door. The damnable crime accomplished
the little; fellow was turned out and staggered to
his home, ~. ~ J. - -
Jordan had adlnonished him not to tell any one
under dire threats the parents. had great
difficulty in getting him to tell the story OF the
crime. He was examined and found in a dan
Il Jordan,s arrest quickly followed and the mat
Ter was kept secret until the next day, wien
the condition Tito of the boy had improved: Had
the boy died, Jordan would perhaps have suffered
MOP d., violence !e &C. as the feeling ran high
This IS the second crime Of this nature com
mitted in I'll this place. Jordan having been con
y1cted IN 1880 on a similar charge and sentenced
to eight years in the penitentia,y He was,
however,, pa rdoneds on petition that was freely
signed by: shlE trends, they contending that the
Evidence was insufficient to warrant nenat
serve the full sentence this time < - ~ a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
ROCK COUNTY'S INSTITUTE
State superintendent to Be Present
% d. and 100 to Attend. IS

LUVERNE, MINN.--The state teachers' in;
st1tute for Rock county will open here next Mon
gay morning, and continue one week 1t will he
held in the courtroom instead of in the high.
school building as heretofore. State superintend-
ent j.: W.. Olson will be in attendance and as
s1st the instructors, who are Miss Ellen NJ
Wright, county superintendent; Mrs. %. K
jacques and Mrs. j.. II. Skinner.
study, the following subjects viii receive espe-
cial attention and consideration: 1.-THE Cons
solidation Of Schools and Transportation of Pu-
pills, " Special Aid to Rural Schools y School
Text Books and libraries, 2 School Apparatus,
Respective Duties OF Teacher, Parent and
School .Ofhcers.n There are 100 teachers n
Rock county, all Of whom are expected to be
In II. attendance, as all schools viii be- closed
during the week. tS4fs l-5.s 8. -
The offices and exchange Of the Enterprise
telephone pelp ne company were moved to-day to the
| r. B. Hnck1y for the especial accommoda ton
Of the company The building is brick struct
OF %lOOx26 feet. Mrs. LILLIAN Camel has charge
Of the exchange - 20 4 lsAssleoN
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TOO GOOD AN ADVERTISER
Goodhue County Doctors Bar. Clay
don from Their AssOria On 3s.l5s

RED WING, NINA great deal Of bitter
Goodhue Medical association in refusing Dr.
i. n. Clayton membership in the association.
Owing to this action the other n embers of
the firm with which DR.. Clayton is connected will
withdraw from the, association. The reason for
the refusal was that the newspapers, every
now and then. published accounts of the opera
tons which Dr.. Clay don's firm performed, the
ethical. DR.: Claydo said to the association
that he believed n the ewspapers and the fact
himself and his partners had assisted them In
building d; up an extensive nl practice. NJ, i
public lis waiting for Developments. Membership
IN the county association is necessary In order
to obtain It in the state ociation. Il
homestead In Spring g, Garden this county. He
was born in Torsking S1na land, Sweden, Nov. IA.
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DOLL CARRIED SMALLPOX
More Cases in Boys and Girls Home
49, at Sioux City

i SIOUX CITY, IOWA--A rag doll was respon-
sible fof communicating smallpox to twelve of
the twenty-seven inmates of the Boys and Girls
hospital yesterday. A rag doll was contributed
to the home by a family in which there was
smallpox last winter, and it Is the opinion of
the attending physician that this was the ORR
gin of the disease.
p l.. A.. Foote, former state senator of Brule
county, and a banker at Kimball S. D.. has
purchased Unity Place, fashionable fiat build
Ing, for $50. 900, and will move to Sioux City.
The passing of $50 homeseekers thru Sioux City
to South Dakota this week, the Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad, is an indication that the
land boom Is mot over In thatrstate. The great
crop showing of the state this year Is considered
responsible for the rush OF buyers. 5'-t
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ARRESTED FOR PERJURY
Lansberry CeEtified to the Age of a
~ Girl Bride. aa.-

MADISON, S. DIV. c. Lansberry, of Ra-
mona, who accompanied Arthur Dresden to the
clerk Of courts office and certified that Miss
arrested for perjury. and has been bound over
to the next term of court The young man is
in the employ of William Carmody, near Ra-
mona, and Is expecting bail. e.s'@ i. ..sF's.s.N
Madison postoffce was moved to its new quar-
tiers In the Hundemer block last night, and
boxes under the new conditions. The new
equipment gives much added space for boxes as
we'll as room in the lobby, and the working
forces have greatly increased space in which to
transact business The rear of the office is
occupied by the rural delivery carriers, Of whom
there are three working out of Madison. There
is ample vault room for the safe keeping of all
property, and the public is carefully screened
Which the old quarters We're deficient The new "
building has been leased by the government Of
Mr.. Hundemer for five years.. !. -
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SKULL IN AN ATTIC sss-4.sss
Suspicion at Hot Springs that a Crime
49, dz' Was Committed, ~ r

= HOTESPRINGS, s. D.--While searching for the
lost man., r. L. Mapcs, Will Furgeson entered
the old S. b. Clark house up the canyon about
six miles and in the attic found human SKULL
which Is pronounced to be that of a young
woman. This house has been: declared by some
to be haunted and has not been occupied for two
years Oliver Clark, son, has lived in that
vicinity, but not in the house. 49,, H. Z,
b = When the skull was found the authorities OF
custer, county were notified and upon their re-
quest oliver Clark was placed under arrest, but
soon released: All sorts of stories are told
of the probabilities OF a murder, and some. can
recall that girl made her home with the
elarks and that she suddenly disappeared about
five years ago. 49, ~ t"-t,S-s ~ :<if -,
P. L. Mapes, who escaped from Sloan sarite-
found after he had wandered over the mountains
four days and nights. He has been In serious
condition since, but Is getting better =. = -
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/: rss Fa&s. GROUND ALMONDS s.
New Crop Tried Out by Newcomer Of

MILLER, s. DIP. A Newcomer has raised
distinctly new crop for this section. It is called
ground almond, the product being the size Of
and growing in the ground like peanuts, on the
roots of grass resembling slough grass, which is
eaten greedily by horses and cattle.
/ Mr.. Newcomer raised 300 nuts from one seed
at which rate he figures a pint Of seed will
produce three bushels. He thinks they are equal
to chestnuts, roasted for eating purposes
In the home. 9s5 ftf
| The fact that they make desirable stock food
| and that the plant Is good for hay would place
| the ground almond in the front row If developed
and grown large scale. -,s4E42- + u Z
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BOODLERS TO BE INVESTIGATED
Committee of Five Will Do the Work
in Milwaukee County -.

MILWAUKEE, VISA committee of five
has been appointed by, the county board to in
gestigate the conduct Of every county office and
talk Of Doodle and Acknowledgement that the board
has ben forced to act. The committee IS Messrs.
BECKER, chairman, Paulu, Lenichek, Schultz and
Eerts, and 1t Is authorized to employ stenogra-
pher and will go to work at once 4 a - !
$, Another phase OF the reform movement now be-
rious gambling house kept by John Slaughter a
negro Court Commissioner Kannenberg asked
Tor the warrant as citizen and Their ewere So
many obstacles put in his way that by the time
1t was Issued and the raid made there was
neither gambler nor gambling implement in
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SIXTEEN ROUTES
yt r5;%stt3 n. .. .----------g. tg:,,@
Union County Well Supplied With
zs' ,s.'. Rural Mail Deliveries. WV a f.

cry routes will go into operation Oct rs at the
Jefferson postofhce. They will cover the south
portion b Of finn county and strip
serving 900 families and being fortythree miles
in length. The McCook postoffce Will be dis
continued. Union county is probably better
covered with rural mail deliveries than any other
county in the state, having less than sixteen.
county, are prospecting In Isanti county, Mimi,
and expect to locate there another year.
i Charles Rosenbaum, a farmer living south OF
this city, is building a So, 600 home 81 3
VIM; F: Curtis, Of the Sioux City Tribune,
who died suddenly this week, learned his trade
In the Courier office in this city.
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ANOTHER DEATH
'Blankenburg Expires at st. Charles
i Helm MAY Recover II.

= Helm May RECOVER. 49,
WINONA,: MIMI, Blankenburg is the
seventh victim Of the st. Charles tornado He
It now develops that Jacob Helm, who was
reported among the dead, is alive and has. q
chance for recovery. He has been taken to
The relief work is systematized here. Mayor
Brown has appointed the banks to receive the
contributions 60 which have already begun to flow
warded to Mayor speeter of St. Charles, chair.
man Of the relief committee Of that place.
Twenty-Five men employed on a rush lob OF
storm sewer work under Contractor John Geg.
n na5d struck truck that they
month. It was impossible to bay than. as e tbe
contractor has not received his money from the
council, and the inch left the work. FaFs-- 4 :
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BLoOMER, W1s.--Tfomas WhippIe a. bridge
foreman, had his right leg broken here Por-
lions Of tie old wooden bridge which was being
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LA CROSSE, WIs.-The marriage of
Herbert Balloon Of Chatheld, Mimi, and
Miss Carrie 6. Wier of stewartville,
Mimi, took place, in this city yesterday,
Rev. j. K. Fowler officiating a.
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Cobb,s Select Excursion Parties.

Mr.. H. J.. Cobb, the California ex-
cursion agent. will accompany his sec
ondS select party to California, leaving
Minneapolis in thru tourist car Thurs
day, Oct. 20, via Minneapolis & ST.
Louis railroad. For berth reserva-
tons call at No. i Washington avet
nue. S. s,.
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GAoToN. S. D.-The son sons ,ect,,

GROToN. s. D.-The seasons lecture course
was opened Tuesday night by the Columbian
furnished very pleasing entertainment The FL.
neral of NJ. A. Heath one Of the early settlers,
morning from, blood poisoning, resulting from an
operation to relieve a severe attack Of quinsy.
Miss Edith Leabeck died of spinal trouble at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Roy Northield,
aged about % years.
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LIVINGSTON, MoNT.-Emil Johnson. a
company; met his death Tuesday night while
driving b his freishting outfit from Gardiner to
Mammoth Hot Springs. One Of the front wheels
struck piece Of wood and the wagon vas can.
sized johnson was caught under it and was
SO badiy injured that he died before help could
reach him. Hef was about 6S .5Ss7I ~ : :