The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-24
JAIL FULL OF SONERS
Federal Term Of Court at Fergus VIII BE
Iona One.


a Long One =. -.
FERGUS FALLS, MINN.-They spring
term of the United States court promises
to be an unusually. long one. There are
twenty-four prisoners in the county jail,i
and several others are expected as soon
as the term opens. Among the prisoners
are Frank LaMott, who Is charged with
forging the name of M. P. Gray to a.
$40 money order and cashing it at the
Bemidji postoffice; Henry Martin. who is
charged with slashing an Indian with in
tent to kill; H. r. How. who is charged
with cutting timber on government land;
John Sayers and some companions, who
arc charged with stealing whisky, and the
usual complement Of those who have been
introducing liquor on the reservation.
The civil calendar consists largely of
damage cases, and among these is: the
action brought by Thomas O'Neil against
the Crookston Lumber company: The
complaint has just been filed and Mr..
ONeil asks for damages Of $51 ,000: He
was crushed and disabled by the break.
ing of q truck while In ths employ of
the company and Congressman Steiner
son will act as his attorney. stipulation
was filed Friday whereby it was agreed
that the case Of George Miller against
the city of Moorhead will be brought to
trial. Miller fell through a bridge with
a threshing outfit and asks for $4,000
damages
The case of Minnie Helms VS.. the
Northern Pacific, r. A. Graves VS.. the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company, Mary E: Graves vs.. the same
company, Vim. J. Nelson VS.. the Crooks
| ton Lumber company, Frank @. Cronkite,
homestead and timber cases brought by
the, United States government complete
the civil calendar. =. Z.
| Debate to Go Over,
| The next debate in the state high school
series was to have been held in this city
on Friday evening, but owing to the fact
that the Lyceum theater IS engaged for
that evening, the debate will probably be
postponed until April ;. This debate is
between the Fergus Falls and Minneapolis
high schools and the Fergus debaters will
Charles Bayley, while Clarence = Harter,
Walter Badger. and G. Gardner, will repre-
sent Minnea polls. Minneapolis had, the
| choice of sides and chose the affirmative
| A caucus in the second ward resulted
in the nomination of =. M. Brown for. the
four-year aldermanic term and p. A
Tenant for the two-year term: The
election is going to be strictly non parti
zan but there are now. two sets OF candi
dates in every ward.
| VIM. Butter, who was until recent,
engaged in the temperance saloon sbusi
ness in Henning; has filed a petition IL
bankruptcy, placing his assets at $50, al
exempt and his liabilities at $2,65s.
The high school students who will take
part in the declamatory contest on Tues
day Of commencement week have beer
selected as follows: Theodore @Paufson
David Brown, Harry Jacobson, TOdir
Sundness Georgia Lee, Florence Under
wood, May Wessberg and Huldas.iBa t
son. " .s<+ -. ~ ~
Miss Olga Johnson has been aWerded the
prize for the best essay on a patriotic sub.
ject, which was recently offered by the
local chapter of the. Daughters Of the
American Revolution. fsSlr 49,