The Tomahawk., 1903-09-10
MINNESOTA NEWS.
"A Negro Fiend.

"A NcSTo rAShu'
Struggling in the cruel grasp OF
burly colored man, Ruby Steele, l3
years old, was carried from her home
in Minneapolis at an early hour in the
morning and released only when her
abductor was forced by pursuers 10
abandon hissintent.4 S#
Awakening from a sound sleep at
o'clock in the morning by strong
pressure over her face the young girl
whose home is at s1414 Sixth street Sc.
minneapolis was terriaed by the sight
of negro sitting in the window
She cried out in terror, and the IN
truder leaped to her bed and bearing
her in his arms ran to the swindow,
striking down in his fight the girls
mother, who had rushed to the room,
aroused by her daughters cry.
A strong odor of chloroform perme-
mated the atmosphere. &
Is Hurting gnowathet half conscious child
to the balcony, the negro leaped from
the room. He seized the girl and,
gaining the ground, made OFT in the
darkness ~ M N s.f s3sE s3s,siS.SS SS
The girl by this time had gained Q
better control of her senses and
screamed in terror, the negro striving,
she says, to choke her into silence
Neighbors were attracted to the
scene by the child S crys, and her as
sailant abandoned her, disappearing In
the night.
He was soon arrested and is sharply
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u Coal is. Found.
Reports from the the Coal country
north of Pelican Rapids are to the e1-
feet that several shafts have been sunk
in different places. and coal has been
found insevery instance, the veins .per
ing about three feet in thickness. The
coal is of the Ignite "varirty, but OF
good quality = - SR'"fF
The announcement that coal has
been discovered caused some excitement
here year on two ago, but very little
| has been heard ofsthe matter lately,
and it was generally supposed that the
prospecting had been abandoned until
the blowing up of an engine and the
serious scaldinga Of Engineer Peter Au7,
duholm few days ago called atten-
ton to the fact that work was still In
Isprogress @ H.
/ There is difference of opinion as to
whether itswill pay to, mine goal OF this
thickness at the depth at which it is
being found, but some of the mining
experts hold that it may pay well. The
Duluth company which is pushing the
exploration has recently compelled all
of. the ymenwho enter its employ to take
Ian oatlisto keep still about the discov-.
cries
| Teach Early.
| That Minnesota teachers begin their
| labors at an early age is shown IN
| statement issued by j. w. Olsen, state
superintendent of public instruction.
AT the, 4Moorhead snortnal school,, fos
example, the average age of the teach
ers in attendance as apupilsis seventeen
wears. and tie average Sage sat which
they began to teach was sixteen years.
Of the 4. $50 teachers that attended the
summer training schools not one began
to teach after the, age of nineteen
years. - y =
The enrollme mt at the summer schools
included X l3? graduateS from common
schools, 1'127 from high schools, 21:
from normal schools, and III from col
leges. First grade certificates are held
by only $50 out of 1850 teachers; second
grade by 1,761, and third grade by 436.
The total cost of the summer schools
4 was SIC, BAG. IL. $UsB: El'j
Killed in Collision.
A wrecking car on the Seventh street
line in st. Paul collided with truck No.
of the St. Paul fire department.
Iillerman Patrick Fleming was fatal
ly hurt, dying at noon,a and Lieute-
nent Henry Langevin, sTruckman Os-
ear Peterson and John Costello were
painfully hurt. Captain j. j. Nnlcrone
and the other members of the truck
company we're more or less bruised
and the, truck was completely demol-
ished Louis Hoffman, the moterman,
1 is under arrest. "a esv vgsga e6.5
| Turning to Stone.
It is claimed that Andrew Buchler, .
middle. aged man from the northern
part of the state, is slowly petrifying
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